Unexpected Dangers

Chapter 14 - Yelling, Tears and Every Emotion in Between

Last Chapter: After a few moments of shock, I ran to Damon to make sure he was alright. I knelt beside him and was glad to see him staring back at me. "You really need to stop with the chest wounds and the scaring me half to death, Damon. You okay?"

"Yeah, I think so. Need blood, though. How about you?" He answered, looking over me.

"I'm fine. Drained but fine. Want mine again?" I replied, referring to the blood comment. All I received in reply was a glare.

(Break)

An hour or so after the fight, all of that time spent putting the office into some semblance of control, the Guardians, Rose and Matt were all sitting down staring at me like I had eight heads. It's kind of unnerving.

"What are you all staring at?" I finally yelled. Seriously, after ten minutes, you'd think they'd get bored.

"How the hell did you do that?" Matt asked, amazed and a little scared. Of me?

"Do what?" I softly asked.

"What Mr. Roberts is trying to ask is, how did you throw Edward off of Damon?" Sarge asked, more eloquently than Matt.

"I don't know. I didn't even think about it, it just happened. I felt all of this power and it took over. What's happening to me?" I said, voice cracking. I felt Damon's arms wrap around me, and him kiss the top of my head. He was still bloody but I didn't really care, I needed him here. Sarge looked at Roxanne, I guess since I used telekinesis, and she understands that.

"I honestly have no idea. I mean, I've never seen an Enchantress before, so I don't know if it's normal for the powers to manifest this fast. If it is, you'll probably end up figuring most of your powers out on your own. Not even I'm that powerful, and I've been doing it for centuries." She responded, confusion and awe apparent in her voice.

"Great. So I'm some kind of freak of nature. To you guys, who are the epitome of freaks." I said, sardonically and a little meanly.

"No need to get mean, Jess. They're just trying to help and understand, we all are." Rose said quietly.

"I know, and I'm sorry. It's just, I'm scared. My brother's not my brother anymore and I have to find someway to explain all of this to my parents. And on top of it all, I have powers that I don't understand, and that can hurt people if I don't know how to control them. I think I'm just going to go get some sleep. I'll see you later." And with that I got up and went to my room, and promptly started to sob my eyes out.

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Someone knocking on my door pulled me out of my fitful dreams. I sat up and called out, "Come in!", the door swung open and Damon walked in, closing it behind him. I fell back onto the bed with a sigh and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. My cheeks felt wet, which meant me crying wasn't a dream. "Did you come to yell at me? Cause if you did I deserve it." I asked him softly, staring at the ceiling. I felt the bed dip with his weight and saw his face come into view. He looked worried.

"Why would I yell at you, Angel? You haven't done anything wrong."

"Yes I have! I yelled at everyone for absolutely no reason, I called you and the other Guardians freaks, and I got all hysterical." I all but yelled.

"You're scared, honey. People do those things when they're afraid. And no one took any offense to it. We understand." Damon replied softly. His voice, the way he was being so nice to me when I didn't deserve it was the straw that broke the camels back and I started to cry….again. Damon wiped away my tears and fresh ones kept coming. I buried my head in his neck and cried.

"I'm sorry Damon, I'm sorry for every thing." I cried, words almost completely incoherent. "Everyone's been nothing but nice and understandable and I've been a complete bitch and a crybaby. Everyone must hate me, including you." I sniffled and tried to pull away. He wouldn't let me.

"No one hates you, angel, least of all me. We're all scared and we don't know how to help you. This is new territory for everyone, we're kind of making all of this up as we go along. Look at me honey," I looked up into his face, he had a very earnest expression on it, "I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, no matter what happens. And I'll do my best to help you understand what's going on and help you control it. And as for the crying, that's what I'm here for, I'll catch you whenever you fall apart." His eyes were filled with that mysterious emotion again, and I got the incredible urge to kiss him. So I did. I sat up and placed a light kiss at the corner of his mouth. He pulled me closer and turned my chaste kiss into a passionate one and laid down on the bed, with me under him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and returned the kiss eagerly. He ran his hands up and down my sides, and slipped his hands under my shirt, touching my bare skin.

I gasped, the sensation new and took my breath away. Damon started to pull away, misinterpreting my gasp. I pulled his lips back to mine, not wanting the moment to end. I moaned as he continued to caress my side, his lips moving to kiss my neck. I felt his teeth graze my neck, tongue going over the same spot soothing the pain. Without warning Damon jumped off of me and sat down, looking like nothing had happened. I sat up and threw him a questioning look, but my question was soon answered when there was a knock at the door.

"Yes?" I called, sounding breathless even to my own ears. The door opened and Jake stuck his head in.

"Sorry to interrupt," at this I blushed, "but your phone was downstairs, and someone has been calling every five minutes. I thought you might want to check to see who it is." Jake explained, smirking at my blush.

"Thanks." I replied as he tossed me the phone. He nodded, and closed the door behind himself.

I opened my phone, only to see 23 missed calls. "Okay, so someone really wants to talk to me." I mumbled, dialing my voicemail. Of the 23 messages, all were from Dad. Both left short messages saying that I needed to call back as soon as I could. I looked over at Damon, a worried expression on my face, and hurriedly dialed the number. Damon reached for my hand as we listened to the line ring. After 3 rings I heard my Dad's voice come across the line.

"Hello?"

"Dad? What's going on? Is everyone okay?" I asked fast and worriedly.

"We're fine…but we just got a phone call."

"A phone call? From who?" I replied, a sick feeling settling in my stomach. Damon, somehow sensing my unease, squeezed my hand.

"Well that's why we called. It was your brother. Your mom answered the phone, and she's been crying hysterically ever since. She finally fell asleep. What the hell is going on?"

"Jason is still alive, well, kind of."

"Kind of? How is someone kin….oh no, please tell me that he's not a…."

"Vampire? I'm sorry, Daddy. He was just here, he brought the vampire that made him, they tried to kill us."

"Oh god, your mother isn't going to be able to take this…she'll be devastated."

"I know Daddy. Listen, you have to get away from home, go on vacation, somewhere Jason won't be able to find you. If he's tried to kill me most likely he'll go after you guys. He knows I'll try to stop him, so he'll set a trap."

"Kill us? We're his parents, why on Earth would he want us dead?" He asked, incredulous.

"He's not Jase anymore, he's a monster. I'm going to try to get him back, but I'm not sure I can. Please, Dad, just go." I pleaded.

"Okay, Pumpkin, we'll go. Just, be careful. I don't want to loose both of my babies." He whispered, voice cracking on the last word.

"I promise Daddy. I love you." I replied, my eyes spilling over with tears.

"Love you too, Pumpkin." He said, before hanging up.

I sat there for a minute, just listening to the dial tone, trying to force the tears back into my tear ducts. It wasn't working, so I just hung up the phone and stared at the wall.

"Angel? You okay?" Damon hesitantly asked.

"Uh-huh. Just give me a minute, I'll be fine." I replied, my voice weak and completely unconvincing. Traitor.

"Okay."

We sat there in silence for a few seconds, before Damon got impatient, typical male, and pulled me into his lap, rubbing small circles into my back. I wasn't crying, fortunately, but I felt like crap. "I'm sorry, Angel. I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe, and I will help you try to save your brother."

"Thanks, Damon, I don't know what I'd do without you." I replied softly, placing a kiss onto his cheek and snuggling back into his chest.

(Break)

Author's Note: Hey guys! So this chapter has taken me forever to get out, and I'm not so sure it's up to standard. I missed you all, and I feel horrible for keeping you waiting this long. A lot has happened recently, and I've thought a few times about abandoning this story, but I realized two things, one my Mom wouldn't want me to quit something that I love doing and two, I'd miss Jessie and Damon and all of my other characters, but most of all I'd miss my readers. You all have no idea how much your support has meant to me. You all have stuck by me, and for that I am eternally grateful. Gosh, I am really sappy tonight! Fluffy chapter, with a little bit of lemon, some drama and not a lot of plot development. At least it's something, right? Oh, and since I have been insanely bored lately, I made some banners for the story, they are on my homepage under Unexpected Dangers Pics! Okay, so enough with the sappiness.

Much Love,

Carly :3 )

Oh, Herman! I almost forgot about Herman! I am so mean, poor Herman doesn't deserve to have an owner like me. So please feed him, I don't want him to starve!

Okay, I know I said I was done with the sappiness, but I lied. I want to make a few dedications in this chapter. This chapter is dedicated to Sarah, my friend that has listened to me rant and completely understands my insaneness, Herineca, who knows how to make me laugh, even when I don't feel like it, my nephew, Christian, who is sitting in my lap right now, laughing his head off at nothing and just making me feel very happy, and finally, and most importantly, my mommy. She supported me in everything I did, and wanted so much to read my story, but I wouldn't let her until I finished it. Here's hoping she can read it now. Happy Mother's day, Mommy!

Okay, now I'm really done, I promise!