AN: This is a companion piece to Unsettling. It's the same story retold from Jeremy's POV. I wrote this so I could get an idea of the angle Jeremy was coming from to help with writing the sequel. It's been fun and I thought you guys might enjoy it too so I decided to post it. I probably won't update this regularly because the sequel is what I'm mainly working on. Thanks for reading.
Something's missing. Something fulfilling. There's a gaping hole in Jeremy's life and he has no idea how to fill it. Jeremy hasn't felt content since Damon and Elena showed up in Denver and dragged him back here to Mystic Falls. And for what? So he could sit here alone in this big house and talk to ghosts? Because that's what he does. He listens to Ric rave on about the evil of vampires and how they need to be killed. But Elena's a vampire now and she's not evil, just selfish. Jeremy loves her, she's his sister, but since she was turned he's barely seen her. Klaus is dead, so Jeremy's safe for the moment. But now that he doesn't need protection or isn't part of anyone's plot, he's not important. That's it, that's the answer he's searching for. Jeremy wants to be important to someone. Is it too much to ask? To be wanted and loved. But he's not really important to anyone. He's just Elena's kid brother, kept safe for that reason, not because anyone actually cares about him. God, this is depressing. Jeremy turns his attention to Ric and his plans, needing a distraction.
"Think about it Jeremy," Ric says, "all the terrible things that have happened are because of them. Jenna's gone, and look what they did to me. And what about Elena? You never see her because she'd rather be with them. The world would be a better place without them. You can do this Jeremy." Ric's right. When the Salvatore's showed up things started to turn to shit. Vicki's dead because of them. And then Katherine showed up, followed by the Originals and every time a new vampire hits town things get worse. Maybe it is time Jeremy takes matters into his own hands. It'd make Ric happy and he'd be doing some good. It's a big job though, Mystic Falls is crawling with vampires. But maybe following this path is what Jeremy needs to do to feel some fulfilment, to be important. It's worth a try because when life sucks this much the only way to go is up.
AN: I posted this today because I wanted to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all and the next chapter of Anything For You isn't really appropriate reading material for the day before Christmas. So I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow, that Santa finds you and make sure you eat ridiculous amounts of Christmas food :)