A/N This is shorter than the other one, but it's still pretty long.
I wake up to a 'good morning' text from Damon and shake my head smiling. I text back then go to the bathroom. I put my clothes on and walk downstairs.
"Do I look adult? As in respectfully parental?" I hear Jenna ask Elena.
"Depends on where you're going," I say.
"Jeremy's parent-teacher conference. Hair up or down?"
Jenna puts her hair up.
"Sexy stewardess," Elena says.
Jenna lets it down.
"Boozy housewife," I say.
"Up it is. You're feisty today Elena," Jenna says.
"I feel good, which is rare. So, I've decided to go with it. Fly free, walk on the sunshine, and all that stuff," Elena says and I roll my eyes.
'So sappy.'
"Where is Jeremy?" I ask.
"He left early. Something about getting to wood shop early to finish a bird house," Jenna says.
Elena looks at me. I quirk a brow and look back at Jenna.
"There is no wood shop, is there?" Jenna asks.
"No," Elena and I say.
"Yeah," Jenna says and sighs.
We go to school and come history class, Elena and Stefan are staring at each other. I roll my eyes and text Damon, who I have texted all day, back. Without the knowledge of our siblings of course. In fact, I haven't even told Elena about Damon.
"Originally discovered nearly 5 centuries ago, it hasn't been over Mystic Falls in over 145 years. Now, the comet will be its brightest right after dusk during tomorrow's celebration. Are we bothering you, Mr. Salvatore? Ms. Gilbert?" Tanner says. I smirk and watch them look away from each other. I catch Stefan's gaze and wink.
"I brought it," Stefan says to Elena and hands her a book, "Told you."
"'Wuthering Heights' by Ellis Bell. You know, I can't believe she didn't use her real name," Elena says.
'Elena, what are you doing?'
"All the Bronte sisters used pseudonyms. It was the time. Female writers weren't very accepted then," Stefan says. I nod.
"Elena, you don't even read," I whisper to her.
She ignores me, but Stefan looks at me smiling like he heard me.
"Where did you get it?" Elena asks.
"Uh, it was passed down. Through the family."
"Ah."
"I have lots of books. Go ahead. Keep it."
"Oh, no. I... but I would like to read it again. I promise I'll give it back."
"Again? You've never read that," I say to myself while walking away.
I walk outside the school and see Jeremy going up to Tyler. I rush to him before someone gets hit.
"Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt. I was just wondering how Vicki's doing, since you guys are so close. Is she okay?" Jeremy asks.
"She's fine. Now get out of here," Tyler says, looking away from the girls he's with to Jeremy.
"How bad is she? Do they know what attacked her? Is she going to make a full recovery? Was she happy to see you? What room number was she in?" Jeremy continues.
I put a hand on his arm and he shakes it off.
"I'm gonna kick your ass," Tyler says.
"Guys," I say in warning.
"Yeah, you keep saying that, but when are you actually going to do it? Huh? 'Cause I vote for right here and right now," Jeremy says and shoves Tyler.
"Jer, stop," I say and pull him back.
"Walk away, Gilbert. It's your final warning," Tyler says.
"No, this is your final warning, dick. I'm sick of watching you play Vicki. If you hurt her one more time, I swear to God, I will kill you," Jeremy warns and walks away.
"Jeremy, wait," I yell. He turns to look at me and shakes his head.
"Damn, that was like a death threat," Tyler says looking at me and then the girls beside him, "Did you hear that?"
I roll my eyes and walk away, ignoring Tyler's protests. I see Elena and Matt talking and walk over to them.
"They're keeping her overnight to make sure there's no infection, but she should be able to come home tomorrow," Matt says.
"That's good news," Elena says and I nod.
"Yeah," Matt says.
"Did you get in touch with your mom?" I ask.
"Called and left a message. She's in Virginia Beach with her boyfriend, so... we'll see how long it takes her to come rushing home," Matt says disgustedly.
"I'm glad she's okay," I say.
"I know, and now there's talk of some missing campers," Matt says.
"Did she say what kind of animal it was that attacked her?" Elena asks.
"She said it was a vampire," Matt says quietly.
"What?" I ask, confused.
"Yeah, she wakes up last night and mutters 'vampire' and then passes out," Matt says.
"OK, that is weird," Elena says.
"You don't say," I say sarcastically.
"I think she was drunk. So what's up with you and the new guy?" Matt asks Elena.
"Matt, the last thing that I want to do is hurt you," Elena says and I roll my eyes.
"You know, I'm... I'm actually gonna go back to the hospital. I want to be there when Vicki wakes up, get the real story about last night," Matt says and walks away.
"Wait! Can I come with you? I want to see Vicki," I say.
"Yeah. Totally," Matt says smiling.
We go to the hospital and talk until Vicki wakes up. Matt rushes to her side.
"Whoa! Vick. Vicki, hey. Vick, it's Matt. Hey, what's wrong?" Matt says
"No! No! Get off! No! No! No!" Vicki screams.
"Whoa, Vicki. Hey. Matt come on. We need a nurse," I say.
"Nurse!" Matt says and we run out.
We find a nurse and Matt takes her to Vicki's room.
"Nurse! I need help! It's my sister," Matt panics.
"She seems fine," the nurse says we look in the room and Vicki is back in bed.
Matt and I see Stefan and we follow him. We see him walk into a room and go in. When we enter Stefan is gone. I look at Matt curiously and he gives me the same look. I tell Matt goodbye and text Damon asking where he and Stefan live. He tells me the address and drive there.
I get out of the car and Damon answers the door when I knock.
"Why, thank you, Mr. Salvatore," I say with a curtsy and a smirk.
"You're very welcome, Ms. Gilbert," Damon says and bows.
He takes my hand and kisses it, then leads me inside. I giggle at him and he smirks.
"What brings you here?" Damon asks still holding my hand.
He takes me to a living room and sits me on a couch. He lets go of my hand and get a drink for himself and me.
"Well," I hesitate, "I have a question to ask Stefan, but I'm not sure how to go about it."
"Oh," Damon says wiggling his eyebrows.
"Not like that," I protest laughing.
"So you did take my advice? Leave the boring, brooding, younger brother and hang out with the fun, sexy, older brother," he says.
"Oh yeah, Damon. You got me," I say sarcastically.
We hear someone knock on the front door. I look at Damon curiously.
"Wait here," Damon says and I nod.
"Stefan? Stefan?" I hear someone yell.
"Wow. This is your living room?" Elena asks.
"Living room, parlor, Sotheby's auction. It's a little kitschy for my taste."
Elena looks at me when she notices me.
"Meg?" she asks.
I wave, smirking in amusement.
"Hello sister," I drawl.
"What are you doing here?" she asks suspiciously.
"What are you suggesting?" I ask my smirk turning smug.
"Are you here to see Stefan?" she asks looking quite jealous.
"Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not. Or maybe Stefan asked me over," I say.
She bristles visibly and my smirk widens.
"I see why my brother's so smitten with you two. It's about time. For a while there, I never thought he'd get over the last one. Nearly destroyed him," Damon cuts in.
'Oh, I see what you're doing Damon.'
"The last one?" Elena asks. I snicker quietly and sip my drink.
"Yeah. Katherine, his girlfriend? Oh, you two haven't had the awkward exes conversation yet."
"Nope."
"Oops. Well, I'm sure it'll come up now. Or maybe he didn't want to tell you because he didn't want you to think he was on the rebound. We all know how those relationships end."
I chuckle. Elena glares at me while Damon smirks at me and winks.
"You say it like every relationship is doomed to end," Elena says.
"I'm a fatalist. Hello, Stefan," Damon says not taking his eyes off me.
"Meg. Elena. I didn't know you were coming over," Stefan says. Elena glances at me confused and I smirk.
"I know. I should have called, I just... " Elena starts.
"Oh, don't be silly. You're welcome any time. Aren't they, Stefan? You know, I should break out the family photo albums or some home movies. But... I have to warn you. He wasn't always such a looker," Damon interrupts and I laugh.
"Thank you for stopping by, Meg and Elena. Nice to see you two," Stefan says.
"Yeah, I should probably go. It was nice to meet you, Damon," Elena says.
"Great meeting you, too, Elena," Damon says.
Elena starts leaving while I stay in place. Stefan is staring at Damon and blocking Elena's way.
"Stefan... Stefan?" Elena asks.
Stefan moves and she leaves. She looks back at me and I shake my head.
"Meg, aren't you leaving with Elena?" Stefan asks politely, but stiffly.
"I actually needed to talk to you Stefan."
"Well can you ask me later? I need to have a conversation with Damon," Stefan says rudely.
I give him my iciest glare and he flinches back. He has an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean-," Stefan starts.
"No, that's alright Stefan. I'll go. But I will get my answers," I say.
I brush past him and to the front door. I turn to Damon.
"Bye Damon. I'll see you later," I say with a smile.
"I look forward to it," he says smiling back.
I give Stefan one last glare and he looks like I kicked his favorite puppy. I open the door and go to my car. I call Matt and ask how Vicki is.
When I get home Elena is in the kitchen talking to Jenna.
"He's on the rebound and has raging family issues," Elena says.
"Hey," they say in unison and I nod at them.
"Well, at least it's an ex-girlfriend. Wait till you date a guy with mommy issues or cheating issues. Or amphetamine issues," Jenna says.
"Or rage issues," I say thinking of my friend-with-benefits Tyler.
They look at me confused and I just smirk.
The door opens and Jeremy walks in.
"Jeremy? Jeremy, where were you?" Jenna says as we all follow him to the stairs.
"More stoner stories? Look, Jenna, I get it, you were cool. And so that's... that's cool," Jeremy says and I chuckle as he walks up the stairs and I run up them so I can walk beside him.
"Oh, no, no, no!" Jenna says. I hear a thump and I look up to see and apple bounce off Jeremy's head.
"Ow! Why? Why... why did you do that?" Jer complains.
"Listen up! Quit ditching class or you're grounded. No discussion," Jenna says. Jer smirks at me as I giggle.
"Parental authority, I like it. Sleep tight," Jeremy says and drags me into his room.
I wake up to Elena knocking on Jeremy's door.
"Jeremy, open up."
"Go away, Elena," he says.
"I'm coming in," Elena says.
"Uhhh," I complain and snuggle further into Jeremy.
"What are you two doing?" Elena questions.
I look and her and see a confused look on her face.
"We were sleeping, until you so rudely interrupted us," I say. I try to get up and Jer buries his head in my neck.
"No. No leaving," Jeremy says sleepily while he tightens his hold around my waist.
"Jer, I have to hand out stupid pamphlets for the stupid comet," I say.
"Noooo. No, you don't," Jer protests.
"Yes, she does, Jeremy. Let her go," Elena scolds.
Jeremy groans, but ignores Elena and pulls me closer.
"Jer, I know I'm the best snuggle buddy ever, but I really gotta go," I say and he releases me, grumbling.
I chuckle and go to my room. I get ready and meet Elena downstairs.
Elena and Bonnie are handing out pamphlets, while I text Damon. I half-listen to their conversation.
"He didn't call, huh?" Bonnie asks.
"Or text. But I realized we never even exchanged that stuff. We've never gotten to the texting part," Elena says.
"That's an important milestone in any relationship," Bonnie says and I roll my eyes and ignore them again.
I look around and see Caroline looking at something and walking towards it. I look where she is and see Damon. I roll my eyes and scowl at her. She's so annoying. He sees me and smirks. I smirk back and look away. I get a text from Damon and look back up to find him gone. I see Caroline looking confused and I smirk and chuckle evilly.
I look back at the text and read it. 'Look at you all wallflowery.'
I text him back. 'Well, it's better than *shiver* helping townspeople.'
"What's got you smiling?" I hear someone question and I look up to see Caroline.
"I'm just texting someone," I say smirking.
"Oh who?" she pushes.
"That's for me to know and you to-" I trail off and walk away.
'Come hang out with me then.' Damon texts.
'Where are you?' I text back.
"Right here," I hear Damon's voice from in front of me.
I look up and smile.
"Let's go then, Mr. Salvatore," I say and lift my hand in offering.
He takes it and places a kiss to it. He says, "Of course, Ms. Gilbert."
I look back to Caroline to see if she noticed. I see her staring at me angrily and I smirk at her.
Damon and I hang out around town, away from Caroline and my sister, and have a lot of fun.
"I like you," Damon says after I tell a particularly funny and snarky joke.
"I like you as well, Mr. Salvatore," I say smirking.
"Are you ever going to just call me Damon?" he asks amused.
I laugh and say, "What's wrong with being proper, Mr. Salvatore? Don't you like the 1800s?"
"1800s huh?" Damon asks while eying me curiously, "What part is your favorite specifically?"
"Civil war era," I say smiling.
"Oh really," he says his smirk growing.
I narrow my eyes at him and nod.
"Problem, Mr. Salvatore?" I ask.
"No, of course not, Lady Gilbert," he says. I smile and we continue walking around town.
I say goodbye to Damon when it gets dark and head to Elena. I grab a candle on my way to her.
"Hey, I got some candles," Caroline says and hands our friends candles.
"Hi. Hey," Elena and I say.
"Hey," Matt says.
Matt lights Elena's candle and then mine.
"Thank you," I say.
"You're welcome," Matt says smiling at me.
A little while later Stefan comes up to me. I glance at him and raise my eyebrows.
"I'm sorry about yesterday. I wasn't myself," he apologizes.
"It's alright. You were a little rude, but all is forgiven," I say.
"Yesterday, that wasn't about you, okay?"
"It's okay Stefan, really. Elena is the one you should be apologizing to," I say.
"I did. However, she wasn't as forgiving as you."
"Well, her loss. Listen, Stefan, I saw you at the hospital."
"Did you?" he asks looking confused.
"Yeah. What were you doing there?"
"Visiting."
"Okay."
"Okay? That's it you're not going to yell or call me a liar."
"No, Stefan. I believe you okay. Besides even if you are lying it's none of my business."
I walk into the grill and run into Jeremy. He looks upset, but happy to see me.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"Vicki's missing. And Elena threatened me with a therapist and rehab."
"No, Jer, you're not going to either of those things unless you want to. Okay? I won't let her and Jenna force you."
"Thank you," he says smiling and hugs me.
"Let's go find Vicki," I suggest.
Jeremy and I walk into the grill and see Matt with Vicki.
"Oh thank goodness," I say and hug her.
"I'm fine, girl. I took some pills and ripped my stitches it's all good."
"Well, next time take a buddy," I said smiling at her.
I leave as Tyler walks up to her. I drive home and Elena is leaving. 'Hmm.'
I get a text from Damon about an hour later. 'Hey, sorry I didn't say bye before I left.'
I text back 'It's fine, Mr. Salvatore.'
He texts 'Good. I don't want you angry with me. You seem to be my only friend.'
I shake my head and tell him good night.