Chapter 15: Men in black

MIRANDA'S POV -

I felt myself being whisked out of the open window and landing on the backyard of the campus.

It took me sometime to process that as soon as I had blurted out the sentence, Damon and Kendall had snaked each of their hands protectively around my waist as they jumped onto the ground below. I surveyed all of us when we landed, only then noticing Samarah tugged close to Damon. Strange.

Then I shuddered as numerous screams erupted from the hostel. I had a flashback of what I had witnessed moments earlier; men in black suits bursting through the cafeteria door and beating the fuck out of anyone they could lay their hands on.

Then one of the men looked at me straight in the eyes, smirking slightly. It was at that moment that I knew it was game over for me and I made a dash for it.

I heard one of them yell," Hey, get her. That could be 'her'."

I relaxed ever so slightly realizing that they hadn't quite figured out whether I was 'her'.

Damon tapped me on the shoulder and motioned towards his car parked on the street right on front of us.

We quickly got in with Kendall driving, me sitting on the passenger seat while Damon and Samarah sat at the back.

I noticed Damon discreetly putting a hand on Samarah's upper thigh while the usually touch sensitive Samarah didn't even flinch.

Ok!! THAT'S IT!!!

Either these two have to be dating or this was some sick way of Samrah repaying Damon for saving her life. The latter option seemed too messed up but then how did they get to dating among such chaos.

I had questions. Geaps of them.

" Those have to be vampires as I would have felt them had they been werewolves.", Kendall stated.

Kendall's mother being the leader of the largest pack makes her feel the presence of any nearby werewolf and her advanced hearing senses are just a cherry on top; as I got to know recently.

Damon sighed," Yeah your guess is as good as mine. I am pretty sure they were sent by people who do not support the cause of Luce Mia. "

Kendall took a deep breath trying to calm herself down before speaking again," So what do we do now? Head over to my place for protection?"

Damon answered sharply," No! , that would make the political situation between both of our clans messy. I know a place where we can go and they won't ever find us there as they are not even aware of the existence of this place."

" What place would that be? The Bermuda triangle?", I blurted out, after a long time and all heads turned to me for a split second before turning back to Damon. A small smirk played on Damon's lips before he cheekily replied," You'll see. Now, Kendall get your beauty sleep here and let me drive."

Kendall shrugged before steppind on the brakes and changing seats with Damon. Getting a closer look at him, now, I could tell that something was definitely sus.

A blush crossed his face every now and then as he stole glances at the rear view mirror; I noticed absentmindedly.

I hadn't realized that in order to observe his actions better I had began to stare at him until his deep voice rang," A penny for your thoughts."

I just stared harder at him, exhaling deeply and annoyedly before closing my eyes shut.

With the final energy left in me I made a mental note to ask Kendall what was up before falling into the arms of temporary death.

KENDALL'S POV -

Damn it! That fucking asshole. Couldn't he be more discreet about it.

He had been glancing at Samrah every two seconds as she slept.

That damn bastard! Couldn't he keep it in his pants for a while longer; at least till after things had settled down; so that we could approach it in a normal setting.

But no. He had to break the bed the first chance he got; mates or not.

And I was sure that instead of him explaining this to Miranda, I would be the one doing it. Explaining Luce Mia that my ex fucked my best friend the first chance he got because apparently they were mates.

Judging by Miranda's apparent curious glances towards Damon, I was well aware that it would be the first thing she would ask after waking up.

And all the while all he had to do was throw lovelorn glances at Samarah.

' Fucking cheesy creep!', I thought watching him again try to sneak a glance at the now sleepy Samrah. Although, in hindsight, I was relieved that we had broken up all those years ago because I wouldn't be able to stomach this mush of a man in front of me right now.

Within my internal ranting,I hadn't even realized that we had reached our destination before Damon's voice cackled," You up sleeping beauty?", I punched him on the elbow before getting out of the car ( injuring myself more than him in the process because he was built of rocks), deciding that I would never be this cringey in love.

Hell! I would most probably never be in love.

I stretched a bit and watched Miranda and Samarah groggily getting up and out of the car. Soon, after Damn had joined us as I asked," So what is this place?"

Damon smiled sadly before replying," Well all these people were the ones I was supposed to kill as they were mixedbloods. But this reasoning struck to me as being unjust. Hence, I decided to hide them here."

Well weirdo had actually done a good job for once.

"Did you just compliment me?", Damon's eyes widened as he asked. Shit did I just say that out aloud."Forget it.", I said trying to brush it away.

He snickered as he walked past me before mouthing," Never."

I noticed a pleasant look on his face which I had last seen all those years ago when we were friends.

Then he stepped closer to me before whispering," Good to have you back doll." He referred to me by the pet name he had given me as a child as he found my name difficult to pronounce.

I returned a smile before whispering back," The feeling's mutual."

Then he excitedly strode foreward with his long legs into the village - like setting, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.

One could only see rows of trees as far as the eye went, even with vampire vision.

I noticed as slowly figures stirred and came towards us from the numerous houses scattered haphazardly. I had heard rumours, a long time ago, about mix - bloods being unearthly beautiful; such that even the vampires tasked with killing them failed in their tasks just by looking at them.

Time to test if the rumours were true.

I noticed the people trickle down their houses and surround us in a circle. I guessed all the rumours were true.

All the people looked fresh out of a fashion magazine and carried a certain kind of elegance with them.

Now, I could see why others thought that vampires and werewolves would be a dangerous combination.

I had been lost in my own thoughts when a blur passed by me into Damon's arms. After dislodging themselves, Damon turned him to me to introduce us.

But I felt the wind being knocked out of my lungs as I drank in his handsome features. He had to be at least 6 feet tall and had a well sculpted body with a wide chest and protruding abs.

I had to fight my hand's as they twitched ever - so - slightly to touch his face with a glowing porcelain skin, deep blue eyes , a straight as fuck nose and rose - petal like fluffy lips.

I felt the heat rush up to my cheeks as I felt his hand hold mine in a short handshake while Damon introduce us.

I had not even heard Damon speak until he nudged me on the shoulder, looking at me for a reply.

I gasped before asking," Ummmm...What?!" He dramatically sighed before saying," I guess Kendall is tired. Ken can you please show Kendall her room."

That was the angel's name.

Ken chirped,"Yeah sure. Let's go.", I didn't even hesitate before turning after him. He took me across the drawing room of a big mansion into one of its many hallways.

I yawned as my tired feet trudged forward; my eyes automatically closing. Then I thought that I had bumped against a wall; only that the wall turned out to be the hard back of him .

I sheepishly stepped back mumbling an apology. Furthermore, he turned towards me after taking a little too long ; with an emotionaless face as he puckered his lips. Great.

I had just met him and also had successfully annoyed him. " Do you have to be carried?", the voice sounded like music to my ears before realsing that he had meant it probably as sarcastic, judging by his looks.

I looked at him, his wavy blonde hair in hindsight before shaking my head and continuing to walk forward, fearing to utter something wrong. He wordlessly opened a door for me to go in.

I took in my luxurious room as he stood at the doorway watching me.

I thought my heart fluttered a bit before his deep tone commenced," I hope that you find your room satisfactory and call for me if you need anything." He followed his curt speech with the banging of the door as he headed out.

I spotted a huge bed in the middle of the room. Then I felt the world around me fade away as my eyelids dropped shut as soon as my head hit the pillow.

SAMARAH'S POV -

I had already been cranky for being unable to complete my sleep in the car and seeing Kendall retire earlier just riled me up even more.

I wanted to rest as well .

'Can we just leave already?', I mentally sighed before I heard Damon answer back, " Yes we sure can lo..."

My eyes almost bulged out at the last word which had slipped from his mouth. And did I just say all that out aloud, I wondered as Damon put his hands on mine for a fleeting second before guiding first me and then Miranda to our respective rooms at the same mansion that Kendall had disappeared into.

After getting to my room, I basked in having a quiet moment to myself. I lay down flat on the cloud like mattress on the bed in a very un-lady like way.

I stared at the ceiling as endless questions crossed my mind.

How did I even create a mate bond when I didn't even what the hell it was? And since no human had ever created one how could I? Where was Damon? Did he just leave me here all alone?

I heard a voice echo back," I will be right back with you my love but I have to explain to the people here about what happened."

I shot up in bed as soon as I heard Damon's voice.

I nervously glanced around the room before realising that I had heard the voice in my head. But how?

"Yes, vampires start hearing each other's thoughts after getting claimed but it usually starts after we drink from each other. But somehow it happened without the both of us doing that in our case.Weird.

"Moreover, in vampire-human couples, the vampires get to hear almost all the thoughts of their significant other .........but strangely in our case I can hear you only when you call out to me. Maybe because you somehow claimed me I guess...." ' Strange has become the second nature of our relationship.

Damon's breath hitched a little in annoyance. Oh shit! he can hear me. And he probably heard this as well. God this is becoming embarrassing.

" Anyways, I am coming now. Keep the door opened.", being thankful of being rescued from my foot in the mouth disease, I hurriedly padded over to the door and unlocked it, again lying down on the comfortable cloud.

Promptly, after a few minutes, I heard the door click open and a heavy indent press down on the bed followed by a heavy hand in my lower back.

A single lazy finger traced up and down my spine. My breath hitched at the seemingly casual but still intimate contact as I asked," What were you upto?", still facing away from him in the hopes that he wouldn't notice the bright blush seep into my cheeks.

Maintining a tone of casualness, he replied," I just went to check on Kendall if she was alright." I became a little agitated as my memory flashed back to when he referred to Kendall as 'doll'.

A certain possessiveness came over me before my chest tightened.

It seemed that Damon had noticed the change in my features as he now turned me to face towards him on the bed; looking at me with concern filled eyes.

I growled," Are you still in love with Kendall?"

" Wait, what.....why would....?",he pathetically managed to squeak. I gritted my teeth as I cut him off," Just answer the damn question Damon."

My voice boomed out of me causing the small objects in my room to shake. I was surprised at my own powers before I looked at Damon, eyes open wide in panic.

But instead, Damon seemed to have missed what had just occurred as he said," I...I.....I didn't think that I would have to break it to you so soon but I have been in love with you since the first time we had crossed paths.