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Chapter 2
The next day Bonnie and Caroline cornered me in the lunchroom as I was headed to Tyler and my table.
"Elena, we have to talk. This has gone on long enough. We understand that you were grieving after the accident, but you can't keep pushing us away. We are your best friends and we love you. Please let us back in." Bonnie pleaded. She had such a sad look on her face, it made me feel awful. Then Caroline piped in.
"We are going to the Grill tonight to celebrate Matt's birthday. You and Tyler are going to join us. We won't take no for an answer. See you at 7:00." Then she walked away, pulling Bonnie along with her. Ugh. Now let's see if I can actually talk Tyler into this.
"Hey. I saw you get trapped over there. What did the Bobsey Twins want?" Tyler asked as I sat down next to him with my lunch.
"They said we have to go to the Grill tonight for Matt's birthday celebration." I looked to Tyler waiting to see his reaction.
"Hell no. I tried and tried to make things right with that dick. He wanted no part of it, so screw his birthday." Tyler didn't get upset often, but talking about Matt always did the trick. I know he hated the fact that they weren't friends anymore. It really killed him when Matt first started giving him the cold shoulder. Matt just couldn't understand the fact that Tyler and I were friends and ONLY friends. Obviously now there is slightly more between us than friendship, but there wasn't then. Matt was just being jealous and irrational.
"Come on Tyler. I know deep down you want to make up with Matt. And I have to admit I do miss them all. We have done a pretty good job of alienating ourselves the last few months." I gave him my best sad eyes and hoped he would give in.
"Fine! But you owe me big time!" He finally conceded.
Later that night Tyler picked me up and we headed towards the Grill. As we were walking in he said, "I can't believe I let you talk me into this. It's not going to end well, I'm sure."
"Come on, maybe it will be like old times. We'll play some pool, have a few drinks, just hang out with our friends. At least try to have a good time."
As we entered the Grill Caroline let out a high pitched scream and ran over to us. "Oh, I'm so glad you guys came! I mean, I knew you would after our chat. But I still had my doubts. We are going to have so much fun tonight!"
"Take it down a notch Carol. We can hear you just fine without your high pitch squealing." Tyler deadpanned. Caroline just rolled her eyes and linked her arms with both of ours and pulled us over to the pool table where Bonnie and Matt were waiting.
"Hi guys." I said uncomfortably. I was okay with Bonnie and Caroline but I still felt pretty awkward around Matt. We hadn't talked much since we broke up, and I'm sure that me arriving with Tyler didn't help matters much. They both said hi and then another person joined our group.
"Elena, Tyler, this is Stefan Salvatore. He's new in town, living at the old Boarding House out by Wickery Bridge. I invited him to hang out with us so he could get to know some of our classmates." Caroline told us with a huge smile on her face. It was obvious she was into this guy.
"Yeah, we met this morning. Sorry again for flying into you like that. I was in a hurry and wasn't watching where I was going." I couldn't stop thinking about how hard he was when I ran into him. Maybe it was just my imagination.
"It's no problem. Did you leave early for an appointment or something? They called your name in a few of my classes but you weren't there." Tyler and I gave each other a look and started busting up laughing.
"Well, Tyler didn't feel like going to class so we ditched. Went to a bar a few towns over, had some drinks and I kicked his ass at pool." I laughed again thinking about what we were really doing during our day off.
"Okay, well let's play a game. Bonnie, you and Matt will be partners. I will be with Stefan, and Elena will be with Tyler. You four are up first. Stefan and I will go get us all some drinks." Caroline said as she grabbed Stefan and dragged him up to the bar with her. Stefan kept looking at me as he walked away with a strange look on his face. It was as if he was in pain, but not physical pain, more like emotional pain about something. Oh well, Caroline will help him forget all about whatever it is.
I turned to Bonnie and Matt and said, "You guys ready to play? You're going down!" Tyler and I bust up laughing again at the inside joke. Bonnie and Matt just rolled their eyes and the game began. Tyler and I basically ran the table and beat them in about ten minutes. Next up was Stefan and Caroline. As Stefan was racking, Vickie walked into the Grill. I noticed Tyler's demeanor change immediately. I pulled him over to the hallway by the bathroom so we could talk.
"Go talk to her Tyler. Obviously you still want to be with her. And from the way she kept looking back at you, she feels the same way."
"It's just all so complicated. There's me and you, which drives her nuts. There's the fact that Matt is her brother and he hates me. I just don't know if we can make it work."
"Tell her that I am just a friend. What happened yesterday was nothing, she will never know about it. I'm sure not going to tell anyone and neither are you, so we have no problem. We both know we don't have feelings for each other, so tell her that."
"Fine. But if you tell anyone about this whole conversation, I will deny deny deny."
"Of course you will! Don't want anyone thinking that Tyler Lockwood has feelings for another human being!" I laughed and gave him a little push in her direction. Then he caught me by surprise when he grabbed my hand and said, 'Hey. You know I have feelings for you too, right? They may not be feelings of wanting to be your boyfriend, but you're my best friend and I love you for that."
"I know. I love you too. Now go get your woman before that guy next to her has a chance to buy her a drink!"
I went back to the pool table and met an annoyed Bonnie and Matt, an anxious looking Stefan, and an oblivious Caroline. "Where have you been? We're ready to start the game." Matt said as he shot a death stare at Tyler's back.
"I was talking to Tyler, sorry. And now I have lost my partner anyway so we'll have to forfeit. You four can just play each other."
Just as I was about to turn and head to the bar for a drink, I heard a melodical sounding voice to my right. "I'll be your partner." I turned to see who it was and was face to face with the man from yesterday. He was even more amazing close-up.
"Umm, wh-who are you?" I asked in a stuttered voice. I instantly felt my cheeks grow hot. I can't believe I am blushing over a guy. That hasn't happened to me since junior high!
"Why Stefan, aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" He gave Stefan a slight smirk and Stefan let out a sigh.
"Guys, this is my brother Damon. Damon, this is Elena, Bonnie, Matt, and Caroline. And that over at the bar is Elena's partner Tyler. So I don't think you're needed here." Interesting. Apparently these two do not get along so well. Damon completely ignored Stefan and walked right up to me and grabbed my hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Elena." He then leaned down and kissed my hand. He actually kissed my hand! No one had ever done that to me before. I felt like I was in the 1800's with a boy courting my affections. "Would you give me the honor of being my partner in this game of pool?" He batted his eyelashes at me and waited for my answer.
"Sure, as long as they are fine with me trading partners mid-play." I said and looked to Stefan and Caroline. She nodded her approval but I could tell Stefan was not happy about this situation. We started playing, with me and Damon smoking them, of course. Right as I was getting ready to shoot the 8-ball, Damon leaned in my ear and said "What do you say we make this game a little more interesting?" I completely missed the 8-ball and ended up scratching, causing us to lose the game. I was so in shock that I couldn't help but stare at him. Finally Caroline shook me out of my reverie.
"Earth to Elena! What is going on with you? I can't believe I actually beat you at a game of pool! This is definitely a first! It's going down in the history books!" She said with a laugh. Now that I had lost, Caroline and Stefan were going to play Bonnie and Matt for the championship. This was definitely the first tournament we ever had that I was not in the championship game. Tyler was the only one in our group that could ever beat me. As the next game started I sat down at a nearby table, still thinking about what Damon had said and wondering how on earth he knew that Tyler had said the exact same thing yesterday. I decided I needed to talk to Tyler about this. I saw Vickie head towards the restroom so I hurried over to the bar.
"Ty, he's here."
"Who's here?" He asked with a bewildered look on his face.
"The guy. From the bar yesterday. The one who watched us."
"What? Where is he? Do you think he followed you? Maybe I better have a chat with him." He was getting angry and I knew when Tyler got angry it would most likely end in a fight.
"No, he didn't follow me. He is Stefan's brother. Don't say anything to him either! I don't want you fighting."
"Fine, but if he tries anything with you, his head is mine." Then Tyler paused and just looked at me for a minute, as though he wanted to ask me something but didn't know how. He finally spoke. "Hey, would you mind getting a ride from Bonnie or Caroline? Vickie and I have been talking and I think we're gonna get out of here, go have a long talk about everything and try to work all this shit out." I could tell he felt terrible not taking me home, but I was happy to see him having true feelings for a girl.
"Absolutely, don't even worry about it! I was actually thinking about walking to get a little exercise and fresh air. I'll just see you in the morning." With that I walked back over to the pool tables to let the others know I was heading out. It had been a long confusing night and I needed some fresh air to clear my head.
After assuring Bonnie and Caroline that I was fine walking home, I headed out. I was about three blocks from the Grill when the most amazing black corvette pulled up next to me. For a split second I was a little anxious about who could be in the car, but as soon as the window rolled down I instantly relaxed. I should have known that beautiful man would drive a beautiful car.
"Hey Elena. You want a ride?" Once again he had that trademark smirk on his face, obviously enjoying the double meaning to his statement.
"I'm fine, I don't live too far from here." I said with a shrug. So far he has had the upper hand on me this whole time. It's time for me to turn things around.
"Oh come on. I won't bite...hard." Something about the way he said it made me shiver slightly. I'm not sure if it was out of fear or excitement. Either way, I decided to get in the car. I gave him directions to my house and then we drove for a few blocks in silence. Finally I just had to ask.
"How did you know?"
He looked at me and grinned. For a minute I thought he was going to play dumb but then he said, "I have very good hearing Elena"
"But you weren't even there. Trust me, I would have remembered seeing you. The bar was empty other than me, Tyler, and the bartender."
"I was there, I was just in the back room. And like I said, I have very good hearing." Then he gave that smirk again. The smirk that was equally exhilarating and frustrating at the same time. In this moment I wanted to slap that smirk right off his face.
"You couldn't have heard him from the backroom. He whispered it."
"Well, regardless of how I knew, you definitely seemed to enjoy me watching you. Are you always such a voyeur?"
"No. I've never done anything like that before. I don't know what got into me, I just couldn't pull my eyes away from you." As soon as the words left my mouth I immediately regretted it. Damon is obviously cocky enough without me adding fuel to the fire.
"I do tend to have that effect on women." He said with a grin. We pulled up to my house at that point and I wasn't exactly sure what to do. I wasn't ready to leave the car just yet. Then Damon reached over and grabbed my cell phone out of my hands.
"Hey! What are you doing?" I asked as I tried to grab it back. He typed a few things and the next thing I knew I heard his phone ringing.
"There, now we can call each other anytime. Have a great night Elena. It's been a pleasure."
"Oh, okay. Well thanks for the ride. See you later." With that I ran up to the house and went straight to my room. I had a lot to write about in my diary!