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chapter nine - "Alright let's go Spike."

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Clementine let the hot water flow over her body as she ran her fingers through her hair she didn't sleep her mind focused on nothing but what happened last night.

The kissed depended as she wrapped her arm's around his neck. And Damon started pulling her closer.

She held the bath towel around herself while whipping the stem off the mirror. Her bags under her eye's were prominent. Stress always made them worse.

She sighed lightly, before drying herself off and with ever touch she could feel his hand on her skin. It was like electricity ran through her veins with every touch.

His hands roamed her back as she pulled at the hairs at the base of his neck.

She had now moved to her room finding something to wear. She stood in her closet finding an outfit that looked like herself and not like there was a constant loop running through he head.

The two rested their foreheads on each other as they struggled to catch their breaths.

She slung her bag over her shoulder taking one last look in the mirror. She did a little bit extra make-up and made sure her outfit wouldn't raise any red flags.

She walked out of the run jogging down the stairs before walking towards the front door.

"Clementine, honey is that you?" Prue called.

"Yup," She walked standing in the door frame.

Seeing her family doing their morning routine. Prue cooking, Mack doing her last minute homework, Melissa was getting Millie ready for daycare. And her dad was doing that last of his research. Since Logan disappeared he took over until they found his replacement.

"Are you going to join us?" She asked turning towards her resting her hand on her hip.

"Uh, no. I gotta get to school." She said as she looked at her for a moment. "Did you take your meds?"

"Yes, ma'am." She said nodding.

"Okay, do you want some coffee or a muffin?" She offered as Clem shook her head smiling lightly. "I'm good, but thanks. Love y'all!" She called before grabbing her keys and walking out the door.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on with her. "Is everyone thinking what I'm thinking?" Prue asked at loud.

"Body snatchers?" Melissa and Mack asked in unison looking at their mother.

Prue shook her head going back to the food on the stove. "What's a body snat-cher?" Millie asked sounding it out making everyone smile.

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Clem walked down the hall with her headphones in. Reaching her locker and she put her combination in.

"37-15-6," She whispered.

She had to always whisper as it was the only way she could remember it.

Her finger trailed her jaw the same way he did. She was spaced out as the little sparks of electricity sparked with ever trail.

He left small kisses on her jawline before she pushed him back to face her. "We can't do this," She shook her head while panting trying to catch her breath.

"I know," He said softly trailing his hand across his jaw till it rested on her cheek. "Let me at least walk you home?"

She nodded smiling lightly, she could tell that he actually wanted to. That he actually meant everything he was saying.

He helped her up before she linked her arm with his as they walked to the Lightwood House in silence. Once they reached her front porch he walked he up to her door. "Goodnight Damon." She said looking up at him. "Goodnight Clementine." He said before leaning down to kiss her one last time.

"Clementine?" Bonnie asked snapping her from her thoughts.

"Hmm?" She asked turning towards her.

"I asked if you were okay, I saw you staring off in your locker." She cleared her throat while nodding her head. "Yeah," She said closing her backpack and shutting her locker shut.

"So you ready for the Lightwood crash course?" She asked sighing lightly.

"I guess,"

She linked her arm as the two went off into a corner away from everyone. "Okay so you know the Lightwood legacy?" She asked as Bonnie nodded. "Yes the Lightwood founding family helped hunt down all the vampires." She raised a brow, "Yeah expect they were actually vampires. And for each generation of Lightwood's they taught the oldest how everything. My dad took it more seriously and tried to teach Mel but she didn't believe him. So he taught me, and at first I didn't truly believe it but after Vicki turned into a vampire I had to kill her."

"That was you?"

"She hurt Jeremy and was biting Elena so I had to do something. But I knew about Stefan and Damon. Which I almost staked him after you passed out." She whispered leaving out what she did afterwards.

"Thank you," She said before the bell ringed.

Clem took her arm through her and started walking to their class. "Remind me to show you my basement when we have a chance." She whispered leaning in.

"The basement we weren't supposed to go down when we came over?" She asked as she smiled nodding her head.

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"Dad!" Clem called running up and hugging Michael who was standing behind the news booth.

It was career night and Michael had told her he would work the news booth. "Please tell me you brought it?" She asked standing on the tips of her toes.

He smiled seeing the giddy girl, "Of course. I had to sneak it past your mother." He said handing the girl an iced coffee.

Her eyes widen as she dropped her bag before taking a sip. "Did you?"

"I got an extra pump of creamer and sugar. Seeing as you were a bit down this morning." She smiled before sitting down next to him. As a few kids came up some to sat hi to Clem and other to ask about the station.

"So have you figured out what you wanna do?" He asked breaking the silence.

"Nope," She sighed sitting back as he took a seat next to her. "I thought maybe nursing school but I can't do blood or vomit. So that's a no. Than I thought maybe becoming a teacher and than realized I would chunk the kid like a football once the kid made me mad."

He chuckled lightly, "Well there go my two idea's."

"Wait really? You think I could be a doctor or teacher?" She asked turning towards him.

"With how well you were with Mack and Millie. And not mention everyone goes to you when they need a home nurse." He said shrugging lightly crossing his arms. "Why wouldn't you?"

"Clementine,"

She looked to see Stefan Salvatore standing in front of her. She looked at him crazy because last she heard him and Damon where going to leave. She thought they were already gone.

"Stefan,"

"Hi, Mr. Lightwood I take it?" He said looking at Michael who was eyeing him up and down.

"Can I help you?" He asked standing up crossing his arm's. "I was hoping to talk to Clem in private?" He asked only making his jaw clench.

Clem noticed this and she stood up, "Right, you wanted to know how to win Elena back right?" She asked making it obvious to her dad that he could back down.

He looked at her before understanding what she meant, "Yeah, right."

"I'll be right, okay?" She said turning towards her dad kissing his cheek before grabbing her bag and quickly walking off with him.

"What's going on?" She whispered as he walked her down the hall.

"Logan is here." He said as she grabbed him and stopped him. "The last I heard he "disappeared" so how is he still alive?" She said putting quotation marks around disappeared. But than it clicked, "You think he's a vampire which is why you found me."

"Good now you're all caught up." He said before walking off to a classroom.

Elena walked out meeting him in the hall, "Stefan what's going on? Clem what are you--?"

"Jenna, are you dodging me?" Logan asked as Clem noticed how close he was to them and seeing Elena Aunt Jenna next to her. "It's a form of self-preservation."

"Um, Elena, why don't you and Jenna go somewhere else." Stefan whispered looking back at her. She looked between him and Clem, getting what he meant. "Let's go." She said walking off with Jenna.

Logan watched them walk off, "What are you doin' here?"

"You know, your brother asked me the same thing. In fact, why don't we just skip past all that who-turned-me stuff and get the answer that I want?" He said as the two had a stare off. "How can I turn into a daywalker?"

"By eating fifty boxes of Lucky Charms." Clem remarked.

"Damon and I are the only two that I know of." Stefan said ignoring what the small girl said.

"But you're both very cagey on the how, which tells me that there is a way." Logan said smirking slightly. "You know, in case you hadn't noticed I'm quite the celebrity in this town. It would be very, very easy for me to expose you. And Clementine how would your dad think when he finds out about you new friends?"

"Please you get in fifty feet of him, my mother, or my siblings you'll be dead before you even hit the floor." She said looking up at him.

"And besides I don't think you're that big of a celebrity if the only thing people know you for is being the weather man." She said as it clearly hit a button.

"You wanna know how you can walk around in the sun?" Stefan asked hoping Logan wouldn't tare him apart.

"I do,"

"You can't. Don't ever threaten her or me again." He said making her smirk before walking off with him.

They walked outside as Stefan had Damon on speaker. "Logan Fell's a vampire, and when I find hin again, I am gonna destroy him limb by limb."

"What happened? Are you ok?" Stefan asked as Clem started picking at her nails.

"No. I'm not ok. I was ambushed, I was shot. Now I'm vengeful. Just gotta find him."

"Well, there's no need for man hunt. He's here at school," Clem said tilting her head.

"You're kidding me. Why the hell is he there?" Damon asked as Clem saw Elena walking over to them. "Wait was that Clem?"

"Yeah," Stefan said clearing his throat glancing at her, "He's workin' the crowd." He said getting back on topic.

"Well, I'll be right there Clementine," Damon said before hanging up.

Stefan looked at her before she shrugged, seeing Elena on the other side of her. "I'll leave you two I got coffee waiting on me." Clem said smiling between the two before running back inside and back to the station booth.

"Sorry, I took so long," She called sitting down next to Michael.

"No need, you didn't mess anything." He said smiling lightly as she brought the straw up to her mouth and started biting it.

Suddenly Sheriff Forbes and Caroline walked up the booth. "There it is!" She said pointing at the sign behind them that read 'BROADCAST JOURNALISM'

"Broadcast journalism?" Sheriff Forbes asked as Caroline nodded, "Yes, Broadcast journalism....Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You don't even read the paper." Forbes said making Caroline walk away.

She sighed before turning towards the Lightwoods at the table. "What did I do wrong?"

"Well if this is what she wants than this is what she wants." Michael said as Clem stayed quite. "I mean who their age reads the paper?"

They both turned towards her, "Umm, I read the Garfield cartoons to Millie when she's in a mood."

"Liz,"

Liz and Michael looked to who said it seeing it was Logan. Clem saw him as well but acted like she didn't know he was already here.

"Logan." She said reaching for her gun. Michael stood up holding an arm in front of his daughter.

"What are you gonna do, stake me? Bury me in another shallow grave? What would the e-mail say this time?" He asked as Michael kept pushing Clem behind him.

"I didn't have a choice." She said making him get closer to her, "You bitch."

"Clementine get out of here," He said looking at her as she nodded grabbing her stuff and running out.

She ran down the hall see Stefan and Elena looking for her. "Clementine," She called holding onto her forearms. "He has her, Logan has Caroline."

"Damn it," She muttered before looking at Stefan. "Take me with you."

"Clem-"

"I've killed a vampire before and I have weapons so either you take me with you or I'll follow you." She said as he sighed before nodding, "Fine come on,"

"Be careful," Elena told the two before they walked off.

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Stefan speeded up to car and opened it pulling Logan out and throwing him down the road.

Clem was already going to Caroline and getting her out. Hearing the gun with wooden bullets that Damon had firing off.

"Payback's a bitch, isn't it." She heard Damon asked just knowing he was grinning. "Get them out of here."

Stefan walked over to the two helping her get Caroline out. "You ready?" He asked getting a hold of both of them. "Yup,"

Damon ran to the phone as she heard Sheriff Forbes on the other end. "Liz, it's--it's Damon."

"Where's Caroline?"

"She's ok." Was the last thing she heard before they reached Caroline's house. Clem stumbled back trying to get her balance back.

"Key under the door mate I'll get the door and than get her in." She said knowing he wasn't invited in.

Clem got her inside and laid her in bed before walking back to Stefan. "School or home?" He asked.

"School. Hey can I ask you something," She said walking down the walkway with him.

"Go for it,"

"Why does Damon like me? I mean he said he'll see me soon." She asked running her fingers through her bangs to detangle them.

"I don't know, I uh, wish I could tell ya." He said giving her a smile.

"Thanks I guess," She said as her swinged an arm around her before speeding them off to the school.

"Are you gunna be okay?" He asked as the two stood in an empty hall. "Yeah, I gotta go back to my dad but I wasn't kidding when i said you should make it up to Elena." She said making him nodded his head. "Thanks for the ride!" She called already half way down the hall.

She walked down the hall and back to the cafeteria. "Clementine!" She turned to see her Dad and Mom standing in a corner.

"Mamma. Dad." She said running up and hugging them tightly.

"How did you- What did you-" Michael stuttered pulling back holding her hands as Prue had an arm wrapped around her.

"Logan, he, uh, took Caroline and I helped the Salvatore's get her back." She said softly as both their eyes widen. "The Salvatore's?" Prue asked.

"Stefan and Damon Salvatore, Damon knew about the founding family stuff and got Stefan to help. Him and I took her home, the only thing she knows is that Logan attacked her. And Damon was dealing with Logan as Liz was on the way." She explained as they both sighed in relief.

"But you're okay?"

"Yes, I am. Now tonight has been too long and I'm ready to head home."

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Clementine sat at her desk, reaching her arms up and stretching before saving her homework and shutting her laptop.

She got up about to change in her pj's as her phone started ring. She looked down seeing it was Damon, she smiled before answering. "Hello?"

"Have you seen Romeo and Juliet?" He asked making her raise a brow.

"A weird first words but yes," She said laughing a little.

"Come to your window."

She held the phone between her shoulder and ear. Walking up to the window; pushing the curtains to the side and unlocking and pushing the window up. She saw him in the backyard looking up waving slightly.

"What now?" She whisper into the phone.

"Jump down,"

She scoffed, "I'm sorry? I thought I just heard you say jump down?" He smiled up at her. "I'll catch you." He said as she rolled her eyes making him chuckle.

"And why should I?" She asked leaning her free hand on the window sill.

"Cause I'm meeting up with Logan and I'll like to have Buffy by my side." He said making her smile. She hanged up before walking away.

Damon looked down at the grass knowing that she was probably just going to sleep and that he ruined any chance with her.

"Pst,"

He looked up to see her legs dangling over sill as she smiled from ear to ear. "If I die I'm so haunting your ass," She whispered knowing he would hear her.

He nodded, "I'll take that chance," He whispered loud enough for her.

She giggled looking down, "You ready?" She asked as he nodded.

She took a deep breath before pushing off and jumping forward clenching everything as he caught her in his arms. Their faces inches apart as her hand rested on his chest.

He gently sat her down still holding her arms as she got her balance back. "Alright let's go Spike." She said making him smile before they went off.

After explaining things to her they walked through the woods on there way to the church. The walk was silent neither one knowing what to say to the other. But that's when Clem had enough and decided to just break it. "So, are you staying?"

"I don't know," He said looking down as they continued to walk.

"Oh," She muttered looking forward.

The two kept walking, as Clem grabbed his arm pulling him to face her. "How long are we gunna do this?" She asked holding onto his leather jacket sleeve.

"Do what?" He asked not looking at her.

"This!" She said as her arms fell to her side's. "I mean you can't even look at me."

"Yes I can," He quickly replied looking right above her.

"Damon, you are looking above me not at me." She corrected as he still looked above her. She huffed before grabbing his chin and forcing him to look at her.

And when his eyes met her's he quickly turned around as his eyes turned. She saw a smallest parts of it.

"Damon," She said softly holding onto his jacket.

"Clem don't," He said pushing her away. "I don't want to hurt you."

"You won't. You would have already done it." She said holding onto his arm again. "Damon please," He placed his hand on her's as she gently turned him towards her. She saw his eyes were now red with black veins under them.

"I didn't -- I didn't want you to see me like this." He whisper as she placed a hands on his cheeks letting her fingers trace the veins. "I already know how you feel about this and I don't want to scare you away or get you hurt or--" He rambled off before she pushed on the top of her toes as she pressed her lips onto his.

When she pulled back her eye's fluttered back open to see his eye's were back to normal.

"It's gunna take a lot more to have me running for the hills." She said making him smile.

"Really? Cause I think I need a little bit more convincing." He said as she pushed up wrapping her arms around his waist. "Hmm?" She hummed before they kissed again only Damon's phone ringing back them brake apart. "Hello." He answered.

Clem smiled whipping the corner of her mouth as they continued back on the path to the church.

"Uh, not following." He asked as the ducked under a brunch as they finally reached the old church ruins. "What?" He asked after listening to the other end.

He stood there for a moment before he dropped his arm, hanging up. Clem tilted her head, "What's wrong?"

"Someone killed Logan," He said turning towards her.

"What? Who killed him?" She asked he shrugged, "I don't know. But Sheriff Forbes thinks I did it."

i would like to apologize to -CHERRYGRANDE for pulling at heart strings but i do it because i love and adore you. i swear it's because i love also happy 800 followers i mean holy cow! but also did you see what did with the titles for this chapter and last one. it's cute isn't it?
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