Once again, I was in a good mood in the morning. Stefan seemed to have a habit of doing that to me. Now we were officially together and I couldn't wait to see him at school. I walked to school with an actual smile. I was wearing a light blue knee-length dress with a leather jacket and blue heels. Once I got to school, I was met by Bonnie and Elena.
"Hey, Mary, I need to talk to you." Bonnie remarked.
"What about?" I questioned. We hadn't really talked since well…ever, so I didn't know why she wanted to now.
"Stefan. I heard that you're dating him now." She stated as I glared at Elena. "I'm not sure if it's such a good idea. I mean you just got out of a relationship with Tyler. I'm not saying don't date the guy, I'm just saying take it so slow."
"Why exactly should I care what you think about him?" I asked her.
"I think I have to agree with her on this one, Bon." Elena chimed in. "Why don't know want her to date him?"
"I touched Stefan the other night and I got this really bad feeling." She explained.
"What?" I responded in confusion.
"Bonnie apparently has witch powers." Elena said. "According to her Grams, anyway."
"I'm just concerned. I've known you so long and I don't want to see you get hurt." Bonnie argued. That was kind of thoughtful.
"Bonnie, I've been depressed a lot less since I've gotten to know Stefan. You can't ask me to give him up." I told her.
At that point, Stefan walked over and gave me a kiss. I really didn't care if anyone saw our display of affection.
"Hello, Elena, Bonnie." He greeted them after we were done kissing. I couldn't see why she wouldn't like him. He was polite and funny.
"I have to go do something…somewhere." Bonnie announced before she walked away.
"She doesn't like me very much." Stefan noted.
"She doesn't really know you." Elena pointed out. "I like you. You know I have an idea. How about you come over for dinner and I can invite her."
"Is that what you want to do?" Stefan asked me.
"Yeah, I guess we can do that. I didn't have any plans." I told him. "I mean I don't need anyone to approve of you, but I guess it wouldn't hurt."
Suddenly, a ball came flying at us. Stefan managed to instinctively turn around and catch it. How did he do that? I then noticed that Tyler was the one who had thrown it. I looked at him angrily as Stefan prepared to throw it back.
"Let me." I offered as I took the ball from him. Besides drinking and having sex, one thing that Tyler had taught me was how to throw a football. I was aiming for one spot in particular. I really didn't like jealous people. I threw it and I missed his groin, but did hit his gut.
We then walked into school together.
"That catch was amazing." Elena gushed. "You should try out for the team."
"I don't think so." Stefan replied.
"So do you not like football?" I asked him as I headed to my locker.
"No, I love football." He answered. "It's just in this case I don't think that football likes me. Something tells me being on the same team as your ex-boyfriend isn't a very good idea."
"Fuck him. If you want to play football you shouldn't let something like that stop you." I argued.
"Plus it might be good to get involved in the school."
"I don't see you joining the cheerleading squad." Stefan quipped.
"Well Elena is the cheerleader and I couldn't join if I wanted to." I pointed out. "Our team sucks, so they could really use you. Anyway, I'm thinking about actually going to class today, so see ya."
I didn't do much in school, but I did notice that Tanner seemed to be particularly pissed off. I couldn't help but wonder why. No one seemed to know the answers to any of his questions. Maybe that was because we were his only sophomore class. I couldn't but laugh at his pitiful attempts at sarcasm.
"Miss Gilbert, I see you decided to grace us with your presence today." He remarked. "Since you seem to be such a smart Alec, how about you tell us about the Berlin Wall."
"Communism. The Russians wanted Germany to be communists, but only half of the Germans liked it. So, they built a wall dividing the city and Ronald Reagan later yelled this guy named Gorbachev to tear it down." I explained. "Is that enough?"
He seemed unhappy. Did he not like that someone actually knew the answer to something? I just smirked at him.
I wasn't exactly sure what I should do after school. It seemed like Stefan wanted to try out for football. There seemed to be just one problem. Tanner was the football coach. Apparently he thought the secret to being a good coach was yelling at people. Hasn't he seen Friday Night Lights? The secret to being a good coach is obviously being compassionate toward your players like they're your children, even when your star quarterback ends up getting paralyzed in the first game of your career. That was probably why the team hadn't won a game in two years. Or maybe it was just because we didn't have any good players. I couldn't help but notice that he finally let Stefan on the field.
It turned out that Stefan was more athletic than I thought he was. He kept catching passes and he really showed Tyler up, which I also happened to like. As long as Tyler was an asshole, I didn't care what happened to him. Though there was one ball where Stefan went up in the air for it and Tyler hit him before he even caught it. That was pass interference! I looked at Stefan, who looked like he was in a little bit of pain. Tyler was really started to get on my nerves.
I then looked over on the side of the bleachers where the cheerleaders were practicing. I couldn't help but notice that Elena was really out of sync with the rest of them. She used to be a great cheerleader, but it was kind of her first time doing since Mom and Dad died, so was obviously a bit rusty. She used to make me practice with her.
That night, I noticed that Elena had gotten some takeout and was putting it in a bowl.
"Do you really think that he won't be able to tell the difference between homemade and takeout?" I questioned.
"I want to at least pretend that I made this for you." Elena responded. "Now where are the serving spoons?"
"They're in the second drawer." Bonnie remarked before I could. That was weird.
"You've been like a thousand times." Elena reasoned. That was definitely true.
"Well last night I was watching 90210 and I'm like I bet it's that phone commercial." She responded.
"That's because everyone wants to sell us a phone or a car." I pointed out.
"Well today I'm obsessed with numbers. I've got 8, 14, and 22." Bonnie then explained.
"Let's play the lottery." Elena suggested cheekily. A few minutes later, Stefan arrived.
"Hey." I said as I gave him a kiss. "You're right on time."
"Well I figured it was good to punctual." He replied.
"So I need you to pretend not to notice that Elena bought the food." I told him.
We sat down at the table and it was incredibly awkward. Bonnie didn't really seem to like Stefan anymore and no one was saying anything. I still didn't understand why she needed to like him. He was my boyfriend.
"So did Tanner let you on the team?" Elena asked him. If she had been watching, she would have known he did.
"Yes, so I must have done something right." Stefan responded.
"Bonnie, you should have seen it. Tyler threw this ball…" Elena started.
"I heard." Bonnie interrupted disinterestedly.
"Maybe you should tell Stefan about your family?" Elena suggested. I think if she has to try this hard, it's probably not meant to be.
"Divorced, no mom, I live with my dad." Bonnie muttered. There really wasn't anything interesting about that.
"No the witches." Elena responded. "Bonnie's descended from a line of witches. It's really cool."
"Cool's not the word I would use to describe it." Bonnie declared. Weird seemed to be a more appropriate one. Her Grams was probably just nuts. Actually she was nuts. Jenna took her class once.
"Well it's certainly interesting." Stefan commented. That wasn't the reaction I was expecting. "I'm not entirely versed but I do that a group of Celtic druids migrated to this area."
"My family's from Salem." Bonnie responded. I can't help but wonder why no one things of Salem, Oregon. It was a bigger city.
"Really, Salem witches, that is pretty cool." Stefan agreed.
"Why exactly?" Bonnie asked in confusion.
"Because Salem witches were about nonconformity. They would rather die than admit to gross accusations because they knew that God knew the truth." Stefan explained. It was brave, but pretty stupid, though probably not as stupid as the people who thought they were witches. "They were heroes."
"I guess they were." Bonnie agreed with a smile. Suddenly the doorbell rang.
"Who could that be?" Elena asked as we went to the door. She opened it and there was Caroline…and she had Damon with her. Were they dating?
"Surprise!" The blonde chirped as she stepped inside. "Bonnie said you were having dinner, so we brought dessert."
"Hope you don't mind." Damon added.
"What are you doing here?" Stefan asked his brother.
"Waiting for Elena or Mary to invite me in." Damon replied. You know I didn't picture him as a gentleman.
"Sure, come…" Elena remarked.
"No, he can't stay." Stefan interrupted. "Can you Damon?"
"Get in here." Caroline told him.
"Just come in so we can stop this useless conversation." I instructed. Damon smirked before he stepped into the house. After dessert, we sat in the living room with me on Stefan's lap and Caroline on Damon's.
"I cannot believe Tanner let you on the team." Caroline remarked. She could really talk a mile a minute. "Tyler must have been pissed, but good for you."
"That's what I tell him. You have to go after the things you want." Damon remarked.
"Elena wasn't so lucky, but it's only because she missed summer camp." Caroline explained. "I don't know how she'll ever learn the routine."
"I can teach her." Bonnie said in annoyance as Caroline thought out loud about putting her in the back.
"You know you don't really strike me as the cheerleader type, Elena." Damon commented.
"That's because she's going through a blah phase because her parents died." Caroline piped in. Sometimes she needs to shut up. "She used to be way more fun…and I say that with utmost sensitivity."
"I'm sorry you two." Damon apologized. "Stefan and I have watched just about every we've ever loved die."
"We don't need to go into that, Damon." Stefan told him. Now I was curious.
"You're right, Stefan." Damon agreed. Aw, I really wanted to know "The last thing that we need to do is bring her up."
Later I found that despite the fact that Elena had only ordered food, I still had to do the dishes. Fortunately, Damon volunteered to help. Who was I to resist his offer of free labor?
"So were you talking about Katherine earlier?" I asked curiously. He nodded. I couldn't believe she was dead. I thought she just dumped him. "How did she die?"
"Fire, tragic fire." He explained.
"You both dated her, didn't you?" I asked. I hoped I was correct in that assumption.
"You're very perceptive." He noted. "Ask Stefan. I'm sure his version differs from mine."
After he and everyone but Elena left, Stefan and I were alone in my room. To be honest, I'd never had a boy in it before Stefan. I wasn't crazy enough to bring Tyler home. We began to talk before we began to kiss and he began to undress me. Then suddenly, he turned into Damon. I woke up in a gasp, wondering why I had had such a nightmare.
The next day, I went to school and was immediately grabbed Caroline.
"I need you to put this in." She told me as she handed me some clothes. Specifically, it was a cheerleading uniform.
"Um, why?" I asked in confusion.
"Because Elena quit the cheerleading squad and now I'm one cheerleader down. Please I'll make it up to you later." She begged.
Within a few minutes, I was a cheerleader, or at least looked like one. I pulled on it because it showed my bellybutton and I didn't like people seeing it because I had an outie. I then found Stefan in his jersey.
"Whoa, this is unexpected." He commented.
"Caroline begged me to do it." I told him with a blush on my face. "Please don't look at my belly."
"You have nothing to be ashamed of Mary." He explained. "Plenty of people have them. I got you something."
He pulled a small box out of his pocket and inside was a necklace.
"I know this is a little weird, but I've had this for a while and thought it would look great on you." He explained.
"It's beautiful." I replied before I let him put it around my neck. There was a scent to it. "What's that smell?"
"It's an herb." He told me.
"So we're not exactly the quarterback and head cheerleader." I joked. "I barely even know the routine."
"We're a work in progress." He told me with a smile as I smiled back at him. "I should go get with the team."
So, if there was one thing that Tanner was good at, it was riling up a crowd. He had a lot of praise for Stefan and his hands. Suddenly, Tyler walked away and a few minutes later, he attacked Stefan. I went towards him ready to punch him, but he shoved me off. I then noticed a broken bottle on the ground and swung it at him, but missed accidentally slicing Stefan's hand.
"What the hell, Ty?" Matt asked his best friend. I then looked at Stefan who had his hand behind his back.
"Stefan, I'm so sorry." I apologized as I reached for his hand. "It is bad? Do you need to see a doctor?"
I then looked at his hand saw…nothing.
"What the fuck? I know I hit you." I replied.
"You missed. I'm fine." He told me. "I need to go to the locker room."
I then realized that there were tissues in Elena's car as I began to wonder if I needed glasses or maybe contacts. After I closed it, I noticed Damon was there.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I'm hiding from Caroline." He said. "I didn't know you were a cheerleader too."
"I wasn't until today and Elena's not anymore." I told him. "Why would you need to hide from her?"
"She talks more than I can listen and she's also awfully young." He explained. "She's really annoying."
"That's why you shouldn't date girls in high school and I don't want to hear you talking about her like this." I responded angrily.
"I'm sorry if I upset you." He apologized. "That's not my intention."
"Yes it is." I argued. "Everything you're saying has this weird double-meaning."
"You want to kiss me right now." He declared, looking me in the eye as he leaned in. I took the opportunity to kick him in the groin.
"I don't know what kind of issue you have with your brother, but you are a creep." I told him before I walked away. I wanted to tell Stefan about it right away, but he was getting changed.
As was about to head to the field for kickoff when I heard some sirens. I then noticed someone lying on the ground. It was Tanner with a bite mark on his neck and his eyes were open. Oh my god, I was gonna be sick. I didn't like the guy, but I didn't want him to die.
Stefan found me shortly after in the parking lot and wrapped his coat over me.
"I don't understand how this happened?" I stated. "How did an animal get all the way out here without anyone noticing it?"
"It's going to be alright." Stefan consoled. "Let me take you home."
"I was positive that I hit you." I told him as I looked over his hand.
"I'm not gonna let anything hurt you." He promised me.
So Damon not wanting Stefan to be happy wants to mess up his relationship with Mary. Also Elena is a big Stefary shipper. Please don't forget to review.