These chappies are so short - I can't help it.

Chapter 2 - I Hate Birds

"Take your dress off."

Stefan softly shut the door behind us, careful not to make too much noise. A needy moan slipped out of him as our entangled bodies waded through the darkness of my room.

"Can't," I breathed, mind malfunctioning at the feel of his fingertips skimming beneath the hem of my dress. Tugging at the ends of his hair, I was fighting a losing battle to make even the slightest protest. Stefan made saying a simple sentence the impossible. "Caroline. House. Graduation party."

I was not about to risk missing a second of Caroline's graduation party. Or the fact that my entire family would most likely hear us bone.

"I don't remember asking." His lips broke from mine on a mission to find new areas to explore. "Take it off."

For a split second my mind and body were willing and ready to do just as Stefan ordered me to. I was going to give him what he wanted and I was going to take exactly what I deserved. Fuck getting caught.

"Lea, have you seen my-ohmygawdI'msosorry!"

Abort fucking mission.

My sister of all people barged into the room unannounced. Liv's high-heels scuffled against the hard wood floors before she came to a screeching halt. She didn't even take a full step in.

Everything became so quiet. Frighteningly so. I could feel everyone's mind swarming with thoughts. I could hear Stefan's not-so-soft breathing and Liv, she wasn't breathing at all.

"Guys," Liv said, taking a knife to the thick tension. "What're you two doing in the dark."

You couldn't tell me my heart didn't break the speed of light by how fast it shot out of my chest. Anxiety hollowed my stomach like acid. The thought of throwing up had me feeling woozy and even in the blackness the room was still spinning.

Luckily Stefan came up with an excuse.

"Lea and I were just playing hide and seek."

What kind of fucking answer?

Coughing, Stefan removed his hand from between my legs. "I found her."

"Oh this is hilarious, baby sis." Liv flicked on the lights. I had to shield my eyes partially from the drastic change in brightness, but more so to cover up my embarrassment. "At least someone's getting some. And I like Stefan, he's cool."

Stefan smiled. "Thank you."

"Are you out of your mind?" I scoffed. "We were telling ghost stories."

Grinning out of her mind, Liv leaned against the doorway and placed her hand against her barely-there hip. "I am going to blackmail you so hard."

Very quickly, I spat out a spell that caused my sister to forget everything that she saw. It wasn't that I was ashamed of my relationship with Stefan, we just thought it'd be a lot less awkward on the everyone (Elena) if we kept the PDA to a minimum. It eliminated the messiness.

Not to mention that we didn't really know what to make of our relationship. We were more than friends, but nothing that a facebook status could describe.

"Anybody know what's going on right now?" Liv asked, scratching the back of her head. Her eyes were squinted and dazed as if she'd just woken up from a good night's sleep. "Why are we all just chilling it in your room?"

Stefan side-eyed me, slowly shaking his head at my actions before giving a curt smile. "Lea wanted your opinion on her dress."

"Oh," Cocking her head, Liv examined my body like a Med. Student does a cadaver. My sister wasn't a fashonista by any means, but when any opportunity to take a jab at my self-confidence arose, she'd mount that shit like a jockey does their horse. I could only bit my tongue and let it happen. "You look cute."

Wow. She actually proved me wrong.

"Except you don't fill out the bust that well. And your green hair doesn't go with the pattern of your dress. And you should wear flats because you know heels are your enemy. But other than that, you're beautiful."

And just like that, my confidence was shattered into irretrievable pieces. I rubbed the sides of my head and counted to ten. Partially because I didn't want to call my lovely sister out of her name, also because I didn't want anyone to see me cry.

"Well I think she's flawless." Stefan kissed my head and I couldn't melted. "I'll be waiting in the car, Lea." He joined my sister at the door, ushering her out of my room and he followed behind.

As soon as I heard the click of the door closing, I let loose a hard, guttural sigh. I flopped onto my bed and sunk deeply into it. Throw pillows and a lush comforter swallowed me whole and I reveled in the few moments of peace and quiet I had.

Lord knew they wouldn't last very long.

"Hey." Cracking open the door, Stefan popped only his head inside. "We're finishing what we started tonight."

"Really, you came back in here just to tell me that?"

"I'm a gentleman and thought it would be polite to forewarn you. Sue me."

"Goodbye, Stefan."

"Fine. Kick me out."

Five minutes was all I wanted to free my mind. To really let everything set in. That I'd graduated from four years of hell, that I didn't know what the future brought because I hadn't applied to college, and that my summer would be spent being Klaus' bitch.

"Caw."

A slow shiver slinked up my spine and I gripped my stomach. Like being sucker-punched in the gut, the wind was knocked out of me. I sat up in disbelief and searched my room like horrified girl checks her room for monsters. I had to have been imagining things.

My palms grew clammy and cold with sweat once I saw all the validation I needed.

A black crow.

C . B . D

Yeeeah, still don't know where this is headed. Hopefully I'll figure it out soon. Hope these chapters are good though.

Are Stefan and Lea together? They were making out pretty hard.

Is Damon back? Is that what that crow means?

Who knows.

Smell ya later. Thanks for reading.