I woke up dazed and confused, which was understandable. I didn't quite remember what had happened; especially because I was mostly focused on the fact that my head was throbbing.
I vaguely realized I was laying somewhere cushioned, on my back. That had to mean I probably hadn't been kidnapped or thrown into some kind of dungeon. My ears caught on to a conversation, seemingly in another room. I was surprised I could hear it.
"People don't generally just faint out of the blue like that," said one of the voices. It was female, and after a moment I recognized it as my own-or, well, Elena's.
"It's probably just a side effect of being turned back to human. That's a shock to the system," Stefan's voice reasoned.
"I know, that's probably it, but we can't have her falling unconscious at random intervals. How long will this last, do you think?" Elena asked.
Then I remembered. I'd been talking to Stefan and Elena, and had, as Elena put it, fainted out of the blue. That explained the killer headache. I figured it was safe to open my eyes, so I did. I was on the couch in the Boardinghouse.
I sat up and grabbed my head, feeling a large bump on the back left.
Stefan and Elena walked in then. "Hey, you're awake. Are you alright?" Elena asked, a concerned expression on her face.
I rolled my eyes. "Other than the fact that my head is about to explode? Yeah, perfect."
"I have aspirin, if you want. I don't know if it'll help much, though."
I denied the aspirin. Medicine weirded me out a little bit.
"Do you know what that was?" Stefan asked.
"You said it yourself. Probably just some stupid side effect of being human. And, as Elena said, I can't make a habit of it. But I think I know of a solution," I said coyly.
"If that solution involves you becoming a vampire yet again, then just stop talking now," he sighed exasperatedly.
I glared.
"Maybe it's temporary. Or just a one-time thing. Maybe it was caused by something else entirely, like hunger," Elena commented. She was too optimistic.
"And maybe it's not, and I'll spend the rest of my painfully boring, average, short, mortal life just randomly losing consciousness in the middle of conversations."
"Maybe you should look on the bright side for once," Elena growled.
"Maybe you should quit being so obnoxiously peppy," I ground out.
"And maybe both of you should lower your hackles," Stefan cut in.
"And maybe you should mind your own business," Elena said, hand on hip.
"I, for one, find this incredibly amusing," said Damon from the other side of the room. His habit of appearing out of nowhere was something everyone was used to by now.
We all turned to glare at him. I stood up; my headache was pretty much gone by now, though the bump still ached a bit. I'd had much worse in my time, though.
"Well, I was going shopping before, correct? I think I'll be on my way," I said, trying to make my exit seem casual.
Unfortunately, it didn't go unnoticed. "How do we know you won't run away?" asked Stefan yet again.
"I'm not your prisoner, and I don't need a babysitter. It's not like I can find a vampire to turn me in the three or four hours I plan on being gone, anyways."
"Look, just please let me come with you alone." Elena said. "I'll stay out of your hair and everything."
I closed my eyes in frustration. It was like my words went in one ear and out the other. "You know what? Fine, come along. Try and explain to everybody why there's two of you."
Elena groaned. "Oh, God, I forgot about that. We can go out of town somewhere, though. It's not like Mystic Falls has a great selection of clothes anyways," she pointed out. "And, you don't have a car, remember? You have to do this our way."
My fists balled in anger. "Okay, Elena, have it your way. We can even get manicures and talk about all the juiciest gossip if you want."
"I think I'll pass on that part. Now, I'll go get changed, and we can go."
I threw myself back down on the couch. Elena bothered me, for so many reasons. She was too nice, too happy, too stupid. And she was bossy. People telling me what to do was just not okay. Not to mention she pretty much stole Stefan from me.
"I'm not sure if this is a good idea," Stefan said.
"Agreed," I mumbled.
"I just wish I could watch," Damon said, amused. I'd forgotten he was there.
Elena bounded down the stairs then, dressed in a t-shirt, jeans, and Converse. I sighed.
"Ready?" she asked.
I stood back up from the couch. "I'm driving," I told her, in a tone that left no room for argument. She shrugged.
"Can we stop to eat somewhere?" she asked once we were a fair enough distance from Mystic Falls.
I made a disgusted face. "No." Then my stomach growled.
Elena laughed. "Come on, you're hungry too. Is that apple all you've eaten?"
"Yep."
"You need food. Everyone loves French fries," she tried to tempt me.
"Yeah, okay. Whatever." I didn't feel like fainting from hunger.
We pulled over to some fast food restaurant, deciding to eat inside. I ended up getting a salad and, due to Elena's insistence, fries. She got some disgusting greasy hamburger type thing and fries.
I ate the salad first. It really wasn't that bad.
Hesitantly, I picked up a fry. It was greasy and I couldn't imagine it tasting nearly as good as Elena made it sound.
Elena's laugh interrupted my disgusted staring. "You're looking at it like it's a dirty diaper or something."
"It might as well be," I grumbled. Then I took a hesitant bite.
Okay, so it wasn't really disgusting, to my surprise. It was actually pretty good.
Elena was grinning in victory. "I told you they're awesome."
I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye. "Of course, it's not the best thing I've ever tasted, but it's not horrible, either," I admitted.
We finished our food and made our way to the mall.
Shopping was one of my favorite past times. Modern clothes were definitely my favorite, out of all the trends I'd been alive to see.
Thankfully, Elena knew better than to suggest clothes for me. She didn't look around much herself, either, though.
"What's your problem? This is a mall. It's supposed to be teenage girl heaven," I said while I was looking at shoes.
"The stores you shop in aren't really my style."
I rolled my eyes. It was true; I dressed way... edgier than her. She usually wore t shirts and sneakers. Ew. "The stores I shop in are mature. And sexy. You know, Elena, considering you look like me, you're pretty hot. And you know what they say: If you got it, flaunt it."
She just shook her head. Whatever, I thought. Not my problem she dressed like a hobo.
By the end of our little trip, I'd gotten almost an entire new wardrobe. I was quite pleased with myself.
When we got back to the Boardinghouse, Stefan was nowhere to be seen, same as Damon. They were probably off hunting-Stefan for cute little forest animals, Damon for slutty girls. Elena went home, saying something about how Alaric was at their house or something. It effectively ruined the whole point of her going shopping with me, since I ended up being left alone anyways.
About five minutes after she left, I got bored. See, the thing about me is, it's not usually good for other people when I'm bored. I had absolutely no one to bother, seduce, or eat, so I decided to snoop.
Unfortunately, that didn't work so well either. After finding out that Stefan and Damon kept things locked up nice and neat, I sulked around for a while. Anything and everything that could be possibly be even slightly interesting was locked away or hidden, and unfortunately, I'd never learned the art of picking locks, because I was so used to the supernatural strength I used to have. God, being human was just a miserable experience all around.
Then I remembered something Damon always had in stock. Alcohol. I grinned to myself. No one was around, Klaus was most likely off my back for a while, and I was bored-what better to do than get wasted?
Author's Note: I'M SO SORRY. It's been forever, and I don't really have an excuse at all. I just got lazy and bored. And this chapter's pretty short, too. Thing is, I don't really have a plan for this story. I'm just going with the flow. So I really don't know what's going to happen, but I'll try to not take months in between updates anymore.