Disclaimer: I don't own the Vampire Diaries nor am I making any profit from this. Character, etc. all belong to their respective owners.
A/N: What's that? Here with another new fic? Oh, yes! This one's a little bit different than anything I ever wrote, though. I'm writing this one in an epistolary-style (i.e. meaning that it's going to consist of things like journal entries, text messages, newspapers, etc.). It picks up right at the end of season 6 (but before that little flash-forward scene at the very end).
Enjoy!
May 24, 2013
How am I supposed to start this? Beginning with "Dear Diary" is a little too stupid cliché. Maybe I should just write this as a letter? I mean, that's basically what it's supposed to be.
See, this is my way of telling you everything that's happened in the time you've been gone, Elena. Although, you'll have to forgive the quality. The whole writing and journaling stuff was always more your thing.
Believe it or not, though, I actually managed to dig up that old journal your mom gave me. You know, the one with my initials on it that matched the one that she gave you then, too. I had written all of one entry in it (about how I was really made at Caroline for liking the same boy as me) and that had been the extent of my journaling. I still saved it, though.
Anyway, the state of the union is pretty much as expected: Really depressing.
Damon…well, Damon is handling everything in typical Damon fashion. Well, minus the killing and the maiming, thankfully (we were all worried that he'd flip the switch or something). But he's been drinking a lot (okay, so I guess that's not exactly new). There's been a lot of moping and brooding, too.
Alaric…well, I break into his apartment at least once a day to make sure he's still breathing and eating and everything. At first I was afraid he'd drink himself to death or something, but he hasn't been drinking at all, surprisingly. Actually, he doesn't really do anything. I actually tried getting Damon to come with me to see him because he was always way closer to Ric, so I thought maybe he could help out. Except, he decided to be a total asshole. And I'm trying to be understanding, but…
Anyway, Matt is missing Tyler a lot, but he's still in police academy, which I'm super happy about. I know he's going to be such a great police officer.
Stefan and Caroline are awkward as all hell. I know they're going to end up together sooner or later, though. Looking at them, how could they not? Caroline keeps holding back, though. She's afraid to let herself be with Stefan. Something about trying to figure herself out first, which I guess I can understand. Except, she's been going out of her way to avoid him, which is painful to watch.
Caroline is currently living with me at my house since she sold hers. We're talking about maybe getting an apartment near Whitmore when it's time to go back there. We're really hating the thought of having to stare at the empty spot where you're supposed to be and the thought of having to see someone we don't even know possible take that spot is even worse.
You'll also be happy to know that Jeremy went back to art school. And I know you're going to ask and, yeah, things are still weird between us. I guess it's because we never really got our proper closure. We don't really know what to say to each other. We just kinda changed and grew apart. Or at least I changed. The thing is…he expected the girl he loved to come back (which I understand), but part of her died over there in Prison World. But I think that'll end up being a good thing for me.
Except, now I'm left with this million dollar question: Where do I go from here? I don't an answer to that and it's more than a little terrifying.
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:00 AM
Hey, you at home?
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:15 AM
Damon?
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:30 AM
Seriously, if you don't respond to me I'm hunting you down
Damon's Phone - Saturday, 10:34 AM
Why? Coming over to babysit me, Glinda?
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:38 AM
No, I want you to go with me to see Ric. And before you try being a jackass again, I'm not taking no for an answer
Damon's Phone - Saturday, 10:39 AM
No
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:42 AM
What exactly do you think you're accomplishing? Sitting around and brooding isn't changing or helping anything
Bonnie's Phone - Saturday, 10:51 AM
Seriously, Damon. I'm coming over in 20 minutes and I'm dragging you out whether you like it or not
Stefan's Phone – Saturday, 12:23 PM
Uh, Damon, is there a reason why our house is in shambles? Did you get drunk and piss of the wrong person like you always do?
Damon's Phone – Saturday, 12:29 PM
Yeah, and their name is Bonnie fucking Bennett. She kidnapped me and is holding me hostage at Ric's. Send help
Stefan's Phone – Saturday, 12:31 PM
I see
Stefan's Phone – Saturday, 12: 34 PM
Is there a reason why you "kidnapped" my brother and destroyed my home?
Bonnie's Phone – Saturday, 12:38
You're exaggerating. Besides, he needs to do something other than brood and Ric needs to do something other than sit there and breathe
Bonnie's Phone – Saturday, 12:39
Oh, and I gave Damon a fair warning that I'd use force if necessary. It's his own fault, really
May 25, 2013
So, I managed to drag Damon over to Ric's today. And I may or may not have had to use some force. And I may or may not have broken some of the Salvatores' priceless antiques in the process. And I may or may not have burned one of Damon's precious Persian rugs, too. And Damon may or may not be plotting my demise over said precious Persian rug.
And I can't say that it even ended up being all the successful. I made lunch, Damon glared at me the entire time, and Ric kinda just sat there.
I don't know. Am I wrong for doing all this? Am I pushing too much too soon? It's only been like two weeks since everything happened.
I keep thinking about what you would do if you were here, Elena, but I just don't know. I feel like maybe I'm expecting too much, but at the same time, it also doesn't feel right to just sit back and watch everyone fall apart.
Well, I'm planning on my next victims being Stefan and Caroline. Even if Caroline isn't ready to be in a relationship with him, she could still at least have him as a friend. I'll set them up at the Grille or something tomorrow.
Wish me luck because it's either going to go very well or be a perfect disaster.
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 4:00 PM
Hey, Care, wanna meet for dinner at the Grillearound 6-ish?
Caroline's Phone – Sunday, 4:08 PM
Sure. There's a bottle of tequila there calling me name
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 4:12 PM
Hey, wanna meet at the Grillearound 6-ish? Maybe we could talk a little?
Stefan's Phone – Sunday, 4:15 PM
Sure, I'll be there
Caroline's Phone – Sunday, 6:05 PM
Bonnie Bennett, you're dead to me. DEAD. D. E. A. D. DEAD
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:11 PM
Look, you weren't going to talk to Stefan on your own, so yeah, I set the both of you up
Caroline's Phone – Sunday, 6:12 PM
Dead. You are so dead
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:15 PM
Look, your romantic status with Stefan might be complicated, but don't you miss his friendship at least a little?
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:25 PM
Elena would be saying the same
Caroline's Phone – Sunday, 6:27 PM
Low blow, Bennett. Low blow
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:30 PM
So, are you and Stefan having a nice dinner?
Caroline's Phone – Sunday, 6:34 PM
It's incredibly awkward since a certain conniving little WITCH set us up and spelled the building so we can't leave
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:36 PM
Well then make it less awkward and actually TALK to him
Stefan's Phone – Sunday, 6:38 PM
When did you become so manipulative? I think Damon's been rubbing off on you and it's a little frightening
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:40 PM
Don't compare me to that leech
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:41 PM
But feel free to thank me for this at your earliest convenience
Stefan's Phone – Sunday, 6:42 PM
Seriously, did you and Damon swap bodies or something?
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:43 PM
Quite texting me and actually talk to Caroline. I'll keep you guys trapped in there for forever if I have to. I've got eyes everywhere
Stefan's Phone – Sunday, 6:46 PM
The Grille closes at midnight, so you can't exactly keep us in there for forever. Also, Matt inconspicuously sitting in the corner and pretending to read the newspaper hardly qualifies as having eyes everywhere
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 6:47 PM
Shut up. Talk to Caroline
Damon's Phone – Sunday, 8:36 PM
What exactly did you do to make Stefan so happy? It's a little creepy
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 8:43 PM
Tricked him and Caroline into going to the Grille, trapped them there with a nifty little spell, and threatened to not let them out until they talked
Damon's Phone – Sunday, 8:45 PM
Huh, I didn't know you could be that scheming. Consider me impressed
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 8:47 PM
Why, thank you. Oh and you're coming with me to Ric's again tomorrow. And you're actually going to talk and stuff. And before you say no, I'll be more than happy to have a repeat of yesterday
Damon's Phone – Sunday, 8:48 PM
You wouldn't dare
Bonnie's Phone – Sunday, 8:50
Think carefully, Damon. Just ask yourself how important your Persian rugs are to you
Damon's Phone – Sunday, 8:52 PM
Suddenly I'm not so impressed with your conniving
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Today, I unexpectedly had dinner with Caroline. Originally Bonnie had asked to meet with me and I'd assumed it was about Damon or something along those lines. Turns out it'd been a ruse to get me and Caroline face to face with one another.
Although, I'd be lying if I said I didn't appreciate it at least a little. I know Caroline has been avoiding me and I don't want to push her. I won't push her.
It was nice, though. We both talked and Caroline admitted that, at the very least, she misses our friendship (I have a feeling Bonnie pushed her into admitting that). We both agreed to at least tentatively be friends again. I didn't exactly make it a secret that I want more than that, but I'm perfectly happy to give Caroline the time she needs.
On another note, Bonnie has been pushing Damon to get out of the house. She thinks that maybe he can help Ric, which honestly could probably go either way. He's been pretty belligerent about the whole ordeal. But I'm confident that if anyone will bring him about, it's Bonnie. She hasn't been taking no for an answer lately, but that seems to be working out for all of us.
Well, except Damon, that is. She actually burned one of his Persian rugs yesterday. I don't even want to know what sort of retribution he's planning over that one.
May 26, 2013
So, operation Steroline—that's what I call Stefan and Caroline…although, honestly it makes me think of hand sanitizer or something…I was never one for the whole name-combining thing—anyway, it was a semi-success.
I say semi because Stefan and Caroline are on speaking terms again and they're friends. But, Caroline's pretty mad about it. She's been giving me the stink eye ever since. In fact, she's giving it to me right now as I'm writing this-
Do you know what this little witch did, Elena? She fricken locked us inside the Grille with magic and wouldn't let us out until Matt gave her the okay! And Matt wouldn't budge either! Can you believe it?
And since when does Bonnie Bennett of all people stick her nose into other people's business? Meddling little-
So, as you can see, Elena, Caroline's a little miffed about it. She'll get over it, though. I hope.
I don't know. Maybe I am pushing too much too soon. I guess we'll see.
A/N: Thanks for reading and, as always, reviews are very much appreciated!