A Couple weeks later...
It had been a hard couple of weeks but eventually things went back to normal or as normal as they could, at least no one was really sad anymore.
Elena climbed the stairs and turned to her right and knocked on Jeremy's door, she wanted to talk to him about the feelings that were talked about the night of murder of John and Jenna, she walked in to see Jeremy sitting on his bed with her best friend sitting in front of him, Bonnie. She found it strange that she was in here and how could she not let her know that she was coming over, Elena stood with confusion.
"Hey Elena, Your probably wondering what I'm doing in your brother's room." Bonnie says frantically as she jumped off the bed and stood up looking at the girl in front of her.
"A little...I didn't know you were coming over, You could have said something." Elena says.
"I know, I'm sorry...It was a last minute decision, I was telling Jeremy about my magic adventures." Bonnie answers. "I've overstayed my welcome, It was good seeing you, Elena but I'm afraid I should get home, Elena, I want you to call me if you need anything...If you want to talk about what happened with Stefan I'm here, If you don't call me I will pester you." Bonnie says a huge smile on her face, she hugs Elena before walking out.
Elena stands and looks back over to Jeremy, she shoves her hands in her pockets nervously, she was never nervous around her brother before but things have changed now that she knew he was in love with her or so she thought, she wondered if he quickly grew out of that stage. All in all what worse is that she might have thought about it and realized she did fall for him.
"What's going on with you and Bonnie?" Elena questions hesitantly.
"Before I answer you, What's going on with you and Stefan...Have you forgotten that I'm still your brother and that I'm here for you...You never talk to me anymore...Why don't you confide in me like you used to?" Jeremy responds.
Elena sighs and sits down at the foot of his bed her hands resting in her lap. "Stefan and I broke up...Katherine gave us no choice she wouldn't stop hurting the people I love, She threatened to come after you...And now we have maniac Originals coming after us there's no time for us to have a relationship...It's dangerous and it's also affecting the people I love..." She says.
"Elena, You know I can handle myself..." Jeremy answers.
"Now that I told you what's going on with myself...What's going on with you and Bonnie? I don't remember you being so close." Elena says repeating her question that's been pooling around in her brain.
Jeremy got up and paced his room while Elena watched his movement until he stopped and turned to her and said. "Bonnie and I are dating." He answers.
Elena got up and looked at him, she felt this burning anger in the pit of her stomach and jealousy stinging her heart. She knew he couldn't wait forever for her and she should have felt this way but it hurt that he moved on so fast.
"Jeremy have you honestly forgotten that you have these feelings for me or have they vanished, Was it just a phase?" Elena asks.
"Elena how could you even think that..Of course they haven't vanished...I need to at least try to get you off my mind and maybe by dating another girl will help or at least set back these feeling I have...And Bonnie happens to like me." Jeremy says.
"It isn't fair to Bonnie." Elena replies.
"I know it isn't fair and I honestly feel bad for it, I really do...Maybe I could like her...Maybe even love her and then I can stop pestering you...I don't know." Jeremy says.
"It isn't fair to me, Jere!" Elena cries. Those words burst out before she could even try to hold them back but the minute they slipped she regretted opening her mouth but it was too late now. Elena turned to walk away but Jeremy pulled her back.
"How is it not fair, You're the one who told me it was so wrong and that I can't have these feelings so I'm trying, Elena." Jeremy says.
Tear's sting at the corner of Elena's eyes and they fall, Jeremy didn't know how to feel but he looked at her with a sorrowful expression moved closer barely any space between them, he wipes her tears away cupping her cheeks. "Elena, Why are you crying, I really thought you would want me to move on...Have you changed your mind about us, Could their be more between us?" Jeremy questions.
Elena looks up at him her light brown eyes meeting with his dark brown ones for a moment she thought she could have let the words of yes escape her lips, that she actually has to admit that she has feelings for him but then she thought of Bonnie, The thoughts of Bonnie held her back. How Bonnie has lost so many things mainly because of her, even though Bonnie would never know it was actually her taking Jeremy away from her, It was selfish of her. But she still couldn't help but feel it would have been wrong to do that to her friend, the girl who did everything for her.
"It doesn't matter, Jere..." Elena says, she pulls away from him and walks out the door retreating from the difficult conversation.
Jeremy ran out of his bedroom and down the stairs after his sister, he stops immediately in his track by the door seeing Alaric sitting on the couch drinking some bourbon and reading the newspaper, Alaric glanced up putting his paper down to greet the boy.
"Hey Jeremy, Your sister just ran down the stairs crying her eyes out...She didn't even speak to me just ran out the door." Alaric questions.
"Stefan and her broke up...She's having a hard time dealing with it..." Jeremy answers. "I'm going to go track her down and make sure she's okay...I would hate to see her get into trouble." Jeremy answers.
"Alright I would come but as you can see I've been drinking...You can take my car, Jeremy. But drive carefully I honestly don't have the money to get a new one." He says.
Jeremy says nothing and takes Alaric's keys that had been thrown at him and darted out the door, he didn't have look very hard because once he got into the car he had received a text from Elena saying she was at some old abandoned home on 5th street, it was a white rusty mansion. Jeremy took a quick left and sped up, he parked by the side of the road and walked up to the door since it was abandoned no need for knocking, he twisted the knob and walked inside.
"Elena?!" Jeremy called out he looked around taking in his surrounding, the place had no furniture whats so ever it was really bare. He wondered why Elena would choose to come to some old house, he found it a little strange now that he thought about it.
"Jeremy, Thank you for meeting me...I'm sorry for acting like that...Everything's been so hard lately..." She says a small smile on her face.
Jeremy didn't hesitate, he knew Elena felt the same for him with the way she was acting in his room, he ran up and smashed his lips against hers in a rough and passionate kiss. Elena kissed him back a smirk on her face, she took a minute to soak it in by throwing her arms around his neck running her hands through his hair before yanking his head back and pulling away.
"Who would have thought...I thought Elena was the good doppleganger but It seems she's got a little deep dark side falling for her brother...I don't know what to say and I must admit you've really got it bad for your sister, Huh?" She said.
Jeremy glared at her and wiped his mouth of her taste, he tried to move away from her but she only held him in place.
"Katherine...You bitch, Where's the hell is my sister?" Jeremy asked.
"I was watching the two of you from far away how you broke your sisters fragile little heart by dating her witchy friend...How bad of you, Jeremy...You made her run out the door of your home in tears." She said.
"Shut up none of it is your business...Why don't go crawl back into that tomb you were supposed to be in the world would be a better place." Jeremy spat.
Katherine growled. "Is that a way to talk to your elders I thought you'd have respect...Someone outta cut out your tongue...You're sister or whatever the hell she is these days...Is off taking her mind off of you by shopping with the vampire shopping freak Caroline..." Katherine replies.
"Why can't you leave us alone, Leave my sister alone she never did anything to you...Stop tormenting her or I swear I will kill you." Jeremy threatens.
Katherine laughs pushing him against the wall pinning him. "Why don't you just pretend I'm Elena, I wouldn't mind honestly...I could give you everything that she can't...Even better I can hurt you in ways that will make your body ache, It would be fun." She says.
Jeremy glares at her his brown eyes almost turning black from the hatred he was feeling for the woman who held him back. "You're nothing like my sister so you should stop talking to me like that...It's not working."
Katherine sighs and lets up on her grip. "Fine your loss...Let's get into your history teachers car and head on over to the Salvatore's, I want to bargain." Katherine says.
"Screw you, Katherine...I'm not going anywhere with you." Jeremy snaps.
Katherine rolls her eyes and grabs him by the hair dragging him along, "I don't remember asking your opinion...You can either walk yourself or I can drag you by your pretty brown hair either way we are getting in that car together and heading on over to my beloved's house."
Stefan, Damon, Elena, Bonnie and Caroline sat in the living room talking about the threat of Katherine Pierce plus the original Klaus that they've learned more about after gaining the slight trust of Elijah, they were silenced when the doorbell rang. Stefan walks over opening the door seeing Katherine's face.
"Hello Stefan." She greets.
"Katherine, I have I not made it clear that you are not welcome here...Leave my doorstep." Stefan snaps he was about to slam the door in her smug face but he stopped once Katherine barged in dragging Jeremy along inside.
"That's not a very nice thing to say to someone you once loved...And you were going to slam the door in my face..." Katherine responds. "You know very well that If I don't get my way I could easily snap this kid's neck and I'm not sure you want that...But who knows one less Gilbert maybe I should." She adds.
Elena was the first to rise to her feet running over to join the group, she glared at Katherine and then looked at Jeremy her eyes filling with worry, Jeremy looked back at her.
"Get your hands off my brother, You got what you wanted, Katherine...Stefan and I are broken up...For good." Elena snaps.
"Remember I'm the stronger one of us...You better calm down, Elena...I honestly really don't want to see this precious boys beautiful brown eyes popping out of his head." Katherine responds a wicked smile appearing on her face.
"Jeremy has nothing to do with this, Take me instead just him go...Please." Elena begs.
"No, Elena don't give into this crazy woman." Jeremy said but was silenced by Katherine who yanked at him before he could even go on any further.
"Come on, Kat. Have a heart." Damon speaks up.
Katherine bites down on her wrist and shoves her blood into Jeremy's mouth, she pulls him closer holding him. "I want something...Now that the blah couple is over...I want to be with you, Stefan."
"No way, I told you I hate your guts...I will never love you." Stefan snaps.
Katherine tightens her grip. "You know if he dies with vampire blood in his system...He'll become a vamp." She reminds. "Now Stefan you might want to revise that...If you let Jeremy become a vampire Elena will hate you forever." She adds.
Stefan looks at Elena and then back at Katherine, He couldn't bring himself to say it. Katherine being impatient she was about to snap Jeremy's neck when her head started to hurt, Bonnie was using her magic on her which angered her, she was forced to flee letting Jeremy fall to the ground.
Elena wanted to run to his side and hold him in her arms thankful that he was okay but she was beat, Bonnie had fallen to the ground and held Jeremy in her arms crying over him, Jeremy only smiled softly. Elena watched the two embrace and even though they were embracing Elena had got Jeremy's gaze.
She was happy he was alright but couldn't stick around to celebrate with her friends so the Gilbert girl left the Salvatore house after everything, she entered her home and went up the stairs and into her bedroom shutting the door behind her leaning against it with a sigh escaping her lips, she ran her hands through her long brown hair pushing it out of her face and walked over grabbing her diary taking a seat on the window sill, opening it and flipping to a blank page she began to write.
Dear Diary,
It's has been a while since I've written, You see I've been going through so much as you know from my last entries...But I feel I need to write this down and get it out of my system because it's eating at me...I've been living in sin, feeling things I shouldn't be feeling...Oh how I've tried to push it aside but it's consumed me...Now I know I'm not the only one...I'm afraid of what I'll do, That moment when I was kidnapped and saved coming home all I wanted to do was see Jeremy and the minute he threw his arms around me hugging me tightly I just wanted to break...The hearts I'll break because of my selfish self...What's worse I know he feels the same since he was the first to confess but I can't bring myself to do it...I can't break my best friends heart...And what I have to say is...I have to admit to you diary...I'm in love with Jeremy Gilbert.
Elena stopped and closed her green diary and held it to her chest, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes, Elena opened them again and looked out the window to see Jeremy pull into the parking lot. Jeremy shut the ignition off and stepped out of the car slamming the door shut, he looked up at his home and saw Elena in the window who was looking down at him, he couldn't help but to be caught in Elena's long lingering gaze.