Be Careful When You Bite Me novel Chapter 5

I knew I was restless so I stood up and walked over to the window. I struggled with the hinges but managed to crack it open a little bit. I remembered Damon's warning to keep it closed but decided to ignore it. Outside was dark but you can see the sun was beginning to come up. It looked like the castle was hidden deep inside the woods because all I could see for miles were trees. I looked down to see that I was so high up that the ground was nowhere to be seen. I shut the window and walked over to the door and to my surprise, they were not locked. I peeked out into the halls but all I saw was black. The deafening silence was almost too loud and I decided that I would rather go back to bed than to risk walking down those halls.

A couple of hours later, and not a minute of sleep later, I was startled by someone opening the door.

A maid barged into my room and placed a tray of something on my dresser. I opened my mouth to ask her anything but she hurried out almost as if purposely. Confused, I stood up and walked over to the dresser removing the stainless steel tops from the tray to reveal a sandwich, some water, and fruit. I felt my stomach ache as if to remind me that I haven't eaten in over twenty-four hours. I sipped on some water that was almost painful to digest and nibbled on the sandwich. A couple of minutes later I decided to explore the many doors out in the halls in hopes of finding a shower.

Finally, I found a door that looked like it could be a bathroom.I opened it and gasped when I realized that it was a bedroom and there were people inside. Panic built up in me and I began cursing in my mind. I shut the door immediately and hurried down the hall, worried that they had seen me. Suddenly, the door nearest to me barged open and arms reached out and pulled me into a dark room. I let out a scream that was quickly stifled by the other person. Frightened, I struggled to shove the person off of me and searched for the light switch.

A frustrated sigh came from my attacker and suddenly, the room was filled with light.

"Damon!"I felt relieved even though I knew better," What are you doing!?"

"Just be quiet for a second!" he snapped, placing his palm over my lips. I couldn't help but be aware of the short distance between us. We were standing almost chest to chest, his white tee pressed softly against my black sweater. His hair was messier today as if he had been brushing it back more frequently.

When I stayed silent, he continued.

"Why did you leave your room?" he snapped. I scrunched my face up and waited for him to move his hand. When he did, I replied with," Because I had to use the bathroom."

"I told you not to leave, why do you make life difficult?"

"Are you kidding me!" I snapped," First I can't leave this place and now I can't even pee?"

"What did you see?" he demanded.

I turned away," I don't know what you're talking about."

He growled under his breath," Don't mess with me, human."

"Why don't you go see for yourself instead of lingering here like some sad and lonely-" Damon cut my rattling off with a snarl that quickly reminded me who I was speaking with," Watch it, or else the next time you are out of your room will be at your funeral."

My eyes widened in horror and I tried to turn around towards the exit but his firm grip held me in place.

"What," I spoke through gritted teeth.

"When you opened the door, what did you see?"

"It sounds like you already know-."

"Holly!"

I'm not sure why hearing my own name made me flinch. Maybe it was the way he said it that sounded foreign or maybe part of me was surprised that he remembered.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me close," If you don't tell me now, I'll do a lot worse than kill you."

I was almost trapped by his gaze and couldn't look away. It was like trying to break a spell to do anything other than stare back at him in awe. My words were forming at the tip of my tongue but what came out was merely a breathless whisper," What more can you do to me. We stared at each other for what felt like a couple of minutes. He finally retrieved his hands off my body and took a few steps back. He ran his fingers through his hair in distress and stared down at the ground.

"I'm sorry," he said, throwing me off guard completely.

"They were in the middle of...it," I decided to finally answer his question.

"It?" he asked," Must you speak in riddles?"

I sighed.

Is he really going to make me explain?

The image of Seth and Isabelle in a compromising embrace returned to my head and I shook it off.

"It Damon," I pressed not wanting to say the word," Sex-"

He shut his eyes and clenched his fists.

"Holly!" you could hear both the worry and the relief in her voice," honey, where are you! We were so worried when you didn't call us yesterday."

"I'm so sorry Mom, my phone died, I'm using a friend's but I'm alright-"

"Where are you and when are you coming home?"

"Soon," I was suddenly lost for words," I'm not sure, maybe a couple of days, I'm at a motel in this small town-"

"Holly this is ridiculous, I understand that breakups are painful but come home! Come clear your thoughts here where you can be with your family."

How do I tell her that my boyfriend cheating on me has suddenly become the last thing that I was worried about?

"I know mom, and I will," I reassured her," but here it's peaceful, and I don't start school again for a couple of days, I think I'll stay out here until I'm ready okay?"

"Holly-"

I didn't let her finish. I felt fresh tears pooling in my eyes and slowly trickle down my face," Mom, I-I gotta go, just tell everyone I'm alright okay? I'll see you soon."

"Holly-"

I hung up before she could finish her sentence. I wiped the tears from my face and placed the cellphone on the dresser. It felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulder to be able to reassure my mother, not that I felt I did a great job at doing so.

Hey mom, I'm alright, stuck at a castle with some vampires who wanna erase my memory before they let me go, I'll see you soon.

I sighed once again.

I stood up and decided to raid the closet to keep my mind off my parents.

Surprisingly, there weren't any corsets and ball gowns. I was able to find a clean pair of black leggings and a baggy white t-shirt. I wondered if they belonged to Isabella and if Damon would feel some way if I put them on. A mirror hung by the closet and I wondered, do vampires have reflections or was that a myth.