Even vampires can change 18

Even vampires can change 18

Hope’s POV
I heard how Damon pressed the light switch. My eyes grew wide. “What’s this?”I asked. “Your workshop.”he replied. He had thought of everything. All the material I needed for painting, drawing, photography, scrapbooking and decorating were there.
“You don’t like it?”he asked when he saw my expression. “ No, I love it! Every artist dreams of a workshop like this one. It’s just that...”. “What?”. “This”,I pointed at the rooms, “was supposed to be my apartment. Now that you made a workshop from it, where am I going to live?”. Damon smiled again. “You said it yourself. I overthink everything I do. For everything I say or do I have a reason. So, tell me Hope,”he took a stand behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “What is my motive this time.”.
Suddenly the puzzle came together. “You want that I stay at the mansion.”I realized. “Ten points.”he replied. “And Stefan is okay with it?”I asked. “Probably.”Damon said. “You didn’t ask him?”I said turning around in his embrace so I could face him. “Not exactly.”he answered. “Stefan said that you could stay for as long as you wanted. Technically, moving in is staying as long as you want.”. “And what if he doesn’t follow your logic?”. Damon looked at me for a few seconds as if he was thinking.
“Is it still illegal to leave your dog behind bounded at a tree in the forest?”he asked. “Yes.”I replied. “Is it still illegal to leave your brother behind bounded at a tree in the forest?”. “Damon, Stefan is not a dog.”I pointed out. “Hey, I can dream.”he replied. I sighed. Brothers.

Damon’s POV
After showing Hope her new workplace, we returned back to the mansion. Knowing we were alone made me kind of nervous. What if Stefan was wrong? What if I couldn’t control myself and attack Hope?
“Hey, are you okay?”Hope asked. “Yeah, just...”. I took a deep breath. “Just what?”she asked and threw her arms around my neck. I leaned my forehead against hers. “I don’t want to hurt you.”I explained. “You won’t.”she said. “I trust you.”.
I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her into a kiss. I could hear her heartbeat speed up, feel the blood that ran through her veins, smell it... I felt how the black veins around my eyes appeared and how my fangs started to grow. I pushed Hope away and turned towards the wall, taking deep breaths trying to calm myself.
“Don’t hide it from me.”she said and placed a hand on my shoulder. “I never had to hide my powers for you and I want that you can do the same.”. I slowly turned around. Hope gently touched the black lines around my eyes and smiled. “I’m not afraid of you.”she whispered and then kissed me. My fangs and the black veins disappeared suddenly and I deepened the kiss. Then I scooped her up bridal style and brought her to my room.

Stefan’s POV
The next morning I went together with Elena to the mansion. “You really think Damon made his move?”Elena asked. “We’ll know soon enough.”I said when we entered the house. “You wait in the kitchen, I’ll go upstairs.”.
Nearly a second later I stood in front of the door that led to Damon’s room. I knocked. “Go away!”a voice mumbled. Clearly Damon’s. He isn’t such a morning person. Anyhow, I did as if I hadn’t heard him and entered the room. Both Hope and Damon were lying in bed. Damon was laying on his stomach while Hope, who was wearing his shirt, had rested her head on his back and had wrapped her arms around his waist.
“So, I see you don’t sleep on the couch anymore.”I said to my older brother. “Wipe that smirk from your face and let us sleep.”he replied. “No.”I answered and pulled open the curtains. Damon immediately buried his head in his pillow, while Hope buried her head against his back, to shield their eyes from the sunlight.
“Damn it Stefan! Go away!”Damon yelled. “I just love sunny mornings. Don’t you love them too?”I asked smiling. Finally I understood why Damon liked it to tease me with Elena. This was fun. “I’m warning you.”Hope said in a sleepy voice. “If you don’t leave in two minutes, I’ll throw something at you.”. “Why are you home so early anyway?”Damon asked annoyed.
“Because, Elena and me have a task for history together and came here to work on it.”. “Of course.”Damon said in a sarcastic tone. “Only you can be busy with homework so early.”.
Suddenly something flew through the air and hit me right on my head. “Auch!”I yelled and rubbed on the place I got hit. Great, it bled. “I warned you.”Hope said, her eyes still closed. “Now leave.”.