So sorry that today's chapter is so short. My internet is acting up. I really wanted to post something for you guys. My aim is to post everyday until I get it done. I wrote this between my classes today.
SBH:
Damon knew something fishy was going on, he just didn't know what. Stefan's attitude was seriously out of the ordinary, sure he knew that they didn't have the best relationship but he'd thought that they were working on it and quite successfully too.
He had made his way downstairs to fix himself a drink, and was now on his second glass of bourbon when Stefan came downstairs with a duffel bag.
"How, long will you be gone?" Damon asked
"No idea could be anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I'll call you from the road." Stefan replied, without as much as a glance his brother's way.
Damon could tell his brother was hiding something he wouldn't even look at him. "Just tell me what's wrong brother, and we can work it out. Your avoidance tactics are becoming boring."
"You want to know, fine." Looking his brother in the eye Stefan finally confessed "Elena and I broke up."
Damon wasn't quite sure he had heard right, but one look at his brother's face showed that he had. "Oh." Geez was that the best I could do he thought to himself. "Look, I'm sure this is just a rough patch. You two will work it out, you just need some time."
"Let's not pretend like this isn't the best day of your life." Stefan said stiffly before walking away.
'Whoa, that was… bitter' Damon thought. He couldn't believe that Stefan thought that he would be happy, especially when his brother was so broken. 'Besides this has nothing to do with me, Elena always makes her own choices and none of those choices ever bode well for him.' He said to himself.
The dark haired vampire thought it best to ignore the tightness that crept through his limbs and stamp out the hope that spread through his chest. 'Yep it was definitely time to pay Professor Shadypants a visit', and with that thought Damon picked up his leather jacket and headed out the door.
LM:
"I can't believe you agreed to that Caroline. Do you know how dangerous what you're doing is?" Elena screeched incredulously.
"Yes I'm aware of the danger, but I had no choice Elena we needed a vampire to kill." Caroline responded.
"Look I appreciate that my predicament landed you in this situation in the first place, but carrying on this charade in the hopes of distracting Klaus from Tyler's mission is crazy. It's going to get you killed Care." Elena let her concern for her friend bleed into her voice in the hopes that her worry would be enough to sway her from pursuing this suicide mission.
"I know you're worried about me Elena, but I can handle Klaus, trust me. Besides he'll never find out about Tyler and Hayley's plans for the hybrids. So I'm perfectly safe." Caroline tried her best to reassure her friend. It wasn't that she was physically afraid of the Original Hybrid no, it was more like she was mentally and emotionally afraid of him. It was like she told Elena earlier she may not understand it but she certainly got it. There was just something about Klaus that seemed so vulnerable… 'What the hell am I thinking? The guy's a killer and only thought of himself.' Caroline repeated the mantra of "he's evil" until she felt her heart rate calm. It seems that she'd have to be more careful where the hybrid was concerned. She couldn't afford to let him get to her, she couldn't sympathize with him, because if she did where would that leave her?
Elena was not convinced by Caroline's show of bravado, she got the feeling that there was more to it that Caroline was willing to admit. But for the sake of peace decided it was best to drop it. "Just be careful okay." She said to her bubbly friend, as they silently decided to turn the topic to the pageant.
As he drove to Whitmore College Damon could not help but think of what his brother had said, that he and Elena had broken up. Sure he wasn't sorry, but he wasn't happy either. If he had to hazard a guess as to how the information made him feel Damon supposed the best word would to describe it would be neutral. It didn't have anything to do with him, and it only affected him by the level of "brood-age" he would have to plow through to talk to his brother. Yes, he and Elena had shared a moment when he had saved her on the bridge but that only happened because she was mad at Stefan. "Why the hell am I analyzing this fucking shit anyway? 'It'll always be Stefan.' remember. Aw fuck, now I sound like a whiny little girl. I really need to get a grip." The vampire said aloud to himself. 'Well at least I know why they've been AWOL for the past two days.' he thought, as he returned his full attention to the road.
I just wanted to say a special thank you to those who took the time to read/review this story.
