Matt woke up one morning. Everything was exactly the same, but somehow it all seemed different. His summer with Rebekah was over. His friends were in college, while he was left to rot in Mystic Falls. He was always getting involved in supernatural things. Most recently he was supposed to protect Katherine. He was killed by Silas, but was brought back by the Gilbert ring. Katherine wasn't even greatful for his sacrifice. Although, he can't seem to get rid of her though. She's always hanging around the Grill for alcohol. He hated her being there. It was a reminder of Elena ,and all the things he was missing out on. He thought that it was ironic that the vampires got to go to college and live a normal life while he didn't. He wasn't blaming them for his unhappiness. He just wished he was happy too. Matt hasn't been happy for a long time. It just felt like something was missing. Being with Rebekah seemed to fill it, but only for a short while. Was that what was missing? Did he want a girlfriend? He hoped that wasn't it. Girls brought drama in his life. He wanted to avoid as much drama as possible.

He got ready for work and walked out the door. It was a particular sunny day. It made him think of all the vampires that couldn't enjoy the sun because of the lack of a daylight ring. He couldn't believe how much he actually thought about vampires. It was a habit that he might never break despite how much he wanted to. He continued his walk towards the Grill. He liked to walk to clear his was one of the only times he was alone. He liked not having to be around people, so he didn't have to deal with whatever was the next crisis. On the downside, he was alone with his thoughts. Everyone involved vampires. Why had Elena let Stefan save him? He was now responsible for her death, and Damon never let him forget it. I had a ring that brought me back to life from any supernatural death. Sadly, I still felt everytime I died. Ironicly, it sucked.

Matt had made his way to the Mystic Grill. Today he was in charge of opening it up. He didn't mind since he didn't have anything to do anyway. What he did mind was that Katherine was waiting outside for him. Well she wasn't really looking for was looking for a drink. She was a mean drunk by the way. She smiled at him. He knew it was an act to get alcohol. He wasn't actually allowed to serve her since everyone thought she was Elena therefore not old enough to drink. This didn't stop her from nagging him about it. He tried to resist her, but he usually got so annoyed that he would give her anything to shut her up. He unlocked the door, and Katherine pushed past him. Being human didn't make her any nicer. When he walked inside she was already waiting for him at the bar. Matt was surprised that she didn't go ahead and get a drink, but then again that would require her to do something for herself. He walked over to the bar and poured her a drink. She was a little suspicious of this and asked,"What no lecture?"

He sighed."It's to early for me to care."

She smiled and drank.

"Ah. That's much better."

Matt began to wipe down the counter."Glad to hear it."

Then the cooks and waitresses walked in to start work. They glanced at Katherine and started to work.

Matt sighed and said," You know you're going to ruin Elena's reputation."

She grinned."And why would I care?"

"Ofcourse you wouldn't."

"Besides if you cared so much you wouldn't have given me the drink."

"Whatever."

Katherine's eyes were wide opened."Has Matty finally gotten tired of Elena…."

Matt scoffed."Shut up!"

Katherine decided to back off. Usually she would like to push his buttons, but in this case he might stop serving her. She didn't want that. They spent the next few hours in silence. Katherine began to think about her life. She didn't really have anything else to do. People thought she was a cold hearted person. She knew she was, but there was more to her. She didn't want anyone else to know that, but it was true. She had lots of reason to be cold towards each other considering the life and afterlife she's had. Now she was rapidly aging. The great Katherine Pierce was going to die of old age. What a fitting punishment. Well Stefan wasn't going to let her kill herself, so she decided she would drink and have fun until she became ugly and old. She hated to even think about it, but what else she do. She didn't have any distractions, and the only people who would talk to her was Stefan and Matt.

The day was over, and Matt was locking up. He was trying to get Katherine to leave. She had been there all day, and now she was drunk. Matt decided to finish cleaning up ,and then try again with Katherine. While he was wiping off a table, he heard footsteps. He figured she was leaving. Then he felt a tap on his shoulder, and he turned around. Katherine kissed him. Their kissing turned into a make out. It lasted for several minutes. Then Matt snapped back into reality. She was drunk, so he pushed her off of him. She was upset with this and chewed him out about it. He didn't understand why she did it, but he wanted it never to happen again. Not too long afterwards she fell asleep in one of the booths. Now he would have to deal with her whether he wanted to or not. He picked her up, but realized he didn't drive to work. He checked her pockets and saw she had a set of car keys. He figured it was probably stolen, but it was better than nothing. He carried her to the stolen car and drove to his house. He didn't know where she was living, so he guessed his house would have to do. He let her sleep in his bed while he was on the couch. He knew he was being nicer to her than she deserved.

Matt spent the night on the couch thinking about what happened with Katherine. He wasn't sure if she did it on purpose or was it just a side effect from being drunk. He figured it was probably the alcohol, but he couldn't stop thinking about it. It seemed weird to him because she looked so much like Elena. It sounded wrong for him to like her. He didn't like her, but he thought that if he did it would be weird. Then he remembered Damon and Stefan. They basically did the same thing except reverse. He decided to stop thinking about it. He felt like he was trying to convince himself to like her, and he didn't want that to happen.

The next morning Katherine woke up in a room that she didn't recognize. At first she thought that someone had captured her. She slowly got up out of bed. She was suffering from a hangover. She went through the house to find her kidnapper. She went to the kitchen to see Matt making coffee. Then she remembered what happened last night. She was embarrassed ,but she didn't want him to know that. She decided to play it off as best she could. Her hangover was impeding her acting skills. Matt could tell she was hangover ,so he slid her a cup of coffee. She at down and drank the coffee. They stayed silent for a while. She hated that he was staring at her. She could tell that some of it was pity, and she hated that. Then he asked,"Do you remember what happened last night?"

She replied," Ofcourse I do. I just couldn't resist those blue eyes."

He scoffed," You're a total mess."

That angered her." You don't look so good yourself."

"Whatever. Just finish your coffee and go."

"Don't be mad. I'll see you later."

He yelled,"At the Grill, so you can get drunk again! No, I'm done serving you,Katherine! Go home!"

She looked down."I don't have a home."

She could see the concern in his eyes.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but…you can stay here for a while if you need to."

"I don't need your pity."

"Why won't you let people help you."

"I don't need it."

"Fine! Go live on the streets then."

She didn't know which she hated more his kindness or being homeless. Maybe she could use this to her advantage though. Matt started to walk away.

"Matt…."

He turned around."What?"

"I'll stay."

"Don't do me any favors."

"Just for a little bit."

"Fine."

Then he walked off to get ready for work. He had just invited Katherine Pierce to stay with him. What was wrong with him?