Something Different

Chapter IX: Corrupted Memory

Dimitry's POV

When I heard Erica say those words, my heart plummeted into the ground.  

"Erica, it's me, Dimitry, your boyfriend."

"You aren't my boyfriend," she says and looks behind me, "He is."

I turn around and I see Damon and I feel my heart crushed and burned, "I see..." 

I looked at her with sad eyes and she cupped my cheek as a tear rolled down my cheek and asked, "Dimitry, why are you cryin'?" 

I hold her soft, gentle hand against my cheek, and say, "It's nothing, Erica."

I watched as Damon helped her up and he smirked at me and kissed her and she had a small frown on her beautiful face when he pulled away and I knew Damon did something to her and when we got back to my place, I was going to kill him.

It was time for Erica to open her presents and when she opened mine she gasped and said that they were beautiful and she put on the earrings and necklace that I had gotten her and I smiled and after she squealed happily from the books that Stephan had gotten her for her birthday and hugged them to her chest.

I looked at Damon and he was staring at this girl who had long reddish brown hair, blue eyes and was tan and very pretty but in my opinion didn't touch Erica's beauty. He walked over to her and started flirting with her and he leaned in and kissed her right as Erica looked their way and she looked shocked and then like she was going to cry and she ran from the ballroom with her books while Bronwen followed her. 

I felt the anger rise in me, making my blood boil and I saw the girl slap him across the face which was going to look like a soft kiss on the cheek when I finished with him. I walked over to him and dragged him outside and I started beating the crap outta him.

Erica's POV

I ran to my room and started sobbing into my pillows broken-heartedly then I heard Bronwen come in and sit beside me on the bed and rub my back comfortingly.

"Erica, what happened?" she asked me.

"H-he...he kissed April!" I sob.

"Dimitry kissed April?" she asked incredulously.

"W-why would I be crying about Dimitry?" I asked not knowing what she's talking about.

"Because before the party, you said that you love him."

"I-I did?" I ask.

"I'll be right back..." 

She leaves and I get a splitting headache. I get up and walk around the room and I go to my bookcase and I am about to grab my dream sketchbook when Alexy walks in and hugs me. I like Alexy's hugs, they're always so warm and comforting and that's what I needed, I just needed warmth and comfort and suddenly I was at the center of a group hug with Alexy, Armin, Kentin, Castiel, Nathaniel, and Lysander. I was shocked that Castiel and Nathaniel were actually getting along. I realized that they were doing this for me and I felt tears run down my cheeks and I let them hug me. 

"Thanks, guys." I say smiling sadly, "But unfortunately a broken heart isn't mended so easily."

James brings me some Butter Crunch ice cream and a spoon and I thank him and I say, "Guys, can I be alone for a few minutes?" 

They nod and leave the room and I go out onto my balcony and I see Damon fighting that Dimitry boy and I watched as Dimitry was beating him within an inch of his life and I wondered what they were fighting about as I ate my ice cream. Then I realized I was at an extreme point of not giving a flying fuck about what happens to Damon.