The Gilbert twins Ch.4
Avalon's POV
"Scum ball. Scum bucket." We heard Jenna say. We exchanged confused looks as we headed into the kitchen. "Who are you talking to?" I asked. "Him."She said referring to the TV screen. "The news guy?" I said. "Also known as Logan "Scum" Fell." She replied. "Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?"She asked. "Oh no way. You and him? He's cute." Elena said sitting sitting down.
"He is not cute. There's nothing cute about him. What are you doing with that?" "I went yesterday and got it from the safe deposit box. Mom had told Mrs. Lockwood she would loan it to the Founder's Council for their heritage display." Elena explained. I sat down and helped her polish the antiquities. "Is that Grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Jenna asked. Jeremy walked in. "Originally it was Great Great Grandma Mary's wedding ring." I said. "How much do you think this stuff is worth you know, like on Ebay?" Jeremy said taking the pocket watch. "You're not going to find out."Elena snatched it back.
"That stuff is mom and dad's you can't just give it away."he said. "I'm not giving it away. It's called a loan Jeremy." The doorbell rang and Elena went to go get it. Judging by how long she took, I'm guessing it was Stefan. So I headed outside for a walk. And then I realized something. I got in my car and drove over to the boarding house.
Luckily the person who I wanted to see answered the door. "Hello, Ava." "Hello, Damon." I smiled at him. "What brings you here?Miss my company already?" He smirked. I scoffed. "Would you like to come in?" He asked, gesturing me towards the door. "Nope, because we aren't staying here." I grabbed his arm adn dragged him outside. "What are you doing?"He asked.
I whirled around to face him. "Are you my friend?" I asked him in a serious tone. "Do you want me to be?"He smirked. "Damon, I'm serious. To me, you're my friend and there's something that I do for all my friends. So, Damon Salvatore do you consider me to be your friend?" He thought about it for a moment. "I don't have any friends." he said. "Well, I'm offering to be your friend." I stated. He thought about it again before nodding.
I got in the car and Damon followed doing the same. We drove in silence before we finally arrived to where I wanted to go. I stepped out and walked towards the lake. "What are we doing here?" He said looking around. "Have you been here before?" I asked. "Many, many years ago." he looked pained so I didn't ask him to elaborate.
"Well this is something I do with all my friends. After I officially consider them to be my friend, I take them to a special place and we spend the day getting to know each other, bonding. I chose this place for us to bond because of the scenery." I sat down on the ground overlooking the lake, getting out my sketchpad. Damon sat down beside me. "Alright, what's with the sketchpad?" He asked. "Well I have a portrait of all my family and friends. So I'm going to do one of you." He smirked. "Alright but get my good side." I rolled my eyes.
"You know I don't have much friends either." I admitted. He looked at me curiously. "How so?" I sighed, getting ready to explain my lonely life. "Well, I had my dad. He was technically my bestest friend. He would hang out with me after school and whenever I had free time but he had work also so he wasn't always available. Then there was my mom. She always played with Elena, me not so much. Elena and I were thick as thieves, twins that never separated. Jeremy and I were tight as well. Bonnie was Elena's friend first. I hung around them so much that she just became my friend too. Same with Caroline, although I could never really stand Caroline's need for clothes and constant yapping." He laughed at that. "Now that is true." I smiled and continued on.
"Then came the car crash. Everything changed after that. I lost my dad who was my best friend. My mom was gone and I became distant with Elena. Jeremy never really talked to me but we had an understanding. I would be there for him if he needed it and vice versa. As for Bonnie and Caroline, I became distant with them as well. I shut myself out from everyone. I stayed in my room most of the days, sketching and listening to sad music. Even at the funeral, I stayed only for a little while. Once the coffin was lowered into the ground, I ran home and locked myself inside. I broke down and cried and cried. But then, I thought I saw what looked like my dad. That day I made a promise to stay strong for Elena and Jeremy. I got my act together and was there for them when they needed it but we never really reconnected our sibling bond. You're actually my only true friend." I fought back the tears was I was done explaining.
He stared at me and then reached for my hand. It felt comforting and I relaxed a little. "My whole life everyone has chose Stefan as a first choice. My father, Katherine, I was always used to being the second choice." he said. "Well your my friend and not Stefan if that makes you feel any better." I told him. "Why are you my friend?" He asked me. I thought about it for a bit before answering.
"Well believe it or not, you're not bad company. You seem to understand my weirdness and you can be nice when you want to. I mean unless you're going to drag me around to shop, then really you're only flaws are being cocky and egotistical. You act before you think. But you're not as bad as you think you are." I gave him a smile.
We continued talking for a while. I told him about sketching, and he told me about some of his travels over the years. For some reason, I felt very at home with him. He made me laugh and genuinely happy which is something I haven't felt in a long time. After all that talking, I finally finished the portrait by the time we finished talking. I closed my sketch pad and put it away. "What? I don't get to see it?" I turned to see Damon pouting. I giggled at his face. "Nope." He pouted again. "Please?" I looked at him. Hesitantly, I got the sketch pad out, turned to his portrait and handed it to him.
Damon's POV
"Please?" I asked her. Reluctantly, she took out her sketchpad and gave it to me. I looked down. It was an exact copy of me in charcoal etching form. It was absolutely amazing. And she got my good side. I smirked. I looked over at her, she was staring out into the lake. This girl is so weird. Willingly becoming my friend? She caught my eyes and smiled at me. A genuine happy smile. I smiled back at her. This girl is something special. "Well we better get going if you don't want to be late for the Founder's party." I said. She groaned. "Ughh, I hate that party." "Well, I'll be there this time so it should be interesting." I smirked. "See, egotistical." She rolled her eyes. "Come on." I got up and I helped her up. I gave her back the sketchpad and she drove me back to the Salvatore boarding house.
"Here you are." She said as she got out of the car and walked with me to the door. "Alright, well today was fun. I guess I'll see you at the Founder's party." She reached up and hugged me. Wow this girl really has a habit of hugging. I hugged her back and she let go. "Why do you always hug me goodbye?"I asked. The question has been nagging at me. "Uhh, I don't really know. I always hug people, usually when they're feeling down though. But since you're my friend and you haven't been sad, I hug you goodbye instead. Hopefully it shows that when you need me, I'll be there to hug you and comfort you." She smiled. I looked at her questioningly.
"Come on Damon. Can't a girl hug her friend? And I mean it, if you need me I'll be there. I take friendship seriously, alright?" I nodded at her and smiled. She is definitely a keeper. I heard the sound of footsteps and a smirk played its way onto my face. "Can I have one more hug?" I asked. She smiled and hugged me once again. This time I hugged her back and held her until the door opened to reveal an annoyed Stefan. Avalon pulled back but not in embarrassment. "Hi Stefan." he nodded back at her. "Well I better get going." She said. "See you at the Founder's Party. I promise I'll make it a fun night." I said smirking. "Alright. Bye. Bye Stefan." She hugged me once again and then waved at Stefan before strolling back to her car.
I looked at Stefan who was not happy. "What?" I asked him. "You know what." "No I don't." I shoved past him and headed to get ready for the Founder's Party.
Avalon's POV
Bonnie, Elena, and I were getting ready for the Founder's Party in the bathroom. Bonnie and I were curling our hair while Elena went to answer the phone. Then she stormed through and went into Jeremy's room. I followed her just in case something happened. She slapped off his earphones. "Ahh! God what now?" he asked. "The pocket watch. Where is it?" Elena said. "What watch?" Jeremy asked.
"The one you stole from Mom's box. Look, Mrs. Lockwood just called me, freaking out. It was on the list Jeremy and she can't find it. And she thinks she's the one who lost it." Elena explained. "Maybe she did. Maybe Tyler took it." He said. "Don't even play that card. Jeremy, you took it. If i go online, am I going to find it on eBay? Is that how you pay for your pot?" She said. "Elena!" I scolded.
She ignored me though. "Screw you." Jeremy said before getting up. He reached behind one of his shelves and took out the hidden pocket watch. "I would never sell this, okay?" He said. "Because it's supposed to be mine. Dad said it goes to the firstborn son. His father gave it to him and now what?" He said putting the pocket watch in Elena's hand. "And he was going to give it to you." She said. "Yeah." He answered before putting his earphones back on. "Look Jeremy, it's still yours okay? Mom promised Mrs. Lockwood. What do you want me to do?" Elena said, trying to fix this. "Just take it and get out." I walked out of the room with Elena. I felt bad for Jeremy, I had to give him the pocket watch.
I finally finished getting ready and walked into the bathroom where the pocket watch was. I took it in my hand. Elena came in and looked at it. She nodded in approval about what I was going to do. I smiled back at her before heading into Jeremy's room. I placed it on his desk and then walked away.
I walked into the Lockwood mansion solo seeing as I didn't have a date. I found Elena and Stefan staring at the Original Guest Registry. "Is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan Salvatore?I heard her say. "What?" I interrupted as I went over to her. She moved aside so I could see. Strange.
"The original Salvatore Brothers. Our ancestors. Tragic story, actually." Damon said as he walked in with Caroline. "We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Stefan said. I kind of felt like the fifth wheel standing next to Elena. Stefan and Elena were standing next to each other in front of Damon and Caroline who were standing the same way. "It's not boring Stefan.I'd love to hear more about your family." Elena said.
"Well, I'm bored. I want to dance and Damon won't dance with me." Caroline whined. He shook his head. "Could I just borrow your date?" She asked Elena. Whoa that's kind of out of line. "Oh, uh" Elena stammered. "I don't really dance." Stefan said. i could tell he was uncomfortable by this and trying to get out of it. "Oh, sure he does. You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk, he does it all." Damon said. "You wouldn't mind would you, Elena?" Caroline asked. "It's up to Stefan." She said. I could tell she was getting annoyed. "Well, sorry but I'm not going to take no for an answer." Caroline said, dragging Stefan away with her.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry for being such a world class jerk the other night when I tried to kiss you. There's no excuse. My therapist says I'm acting out, trying to punish Stefan." Damon said. Great, now only if I could get Elena to apologize for slapping him. "For what?" She asked. "It's all in the past. I don't even want to talk about it. Let's just say that the men in the Salvatore family have been cursed with sibling rivalry. And it all started with the original Salvatore brothers." He said.
Damon proceeded telling us a little bit more about the original Salvatore brothers. Then Elena left and Damon went to find Caroline so I was left alone. I sighed and went to find one of them. I found Damon watching Stefan and Elena. "Hi." I said walking up to him. He raised his glass at me. "Want one?" He said. "No I'm underage and even if I wasn't, i wouldn't drink." I said. "Alright but you won't have any fun without it." He said. I laughed. I saw that Elena had stormed away from Stefan. Stefan stared at Damon before walking away as well.
"What was that about?" I asked Damon. "I have no idea." He set his drink down and held his hand out towards me. "Come on." I looked at him confused. "Dance with me." He said. I looked at his hand and then back at him. "Why?" I asked. "To have fun." He stated simply. I looked at his hand again before taking it. He led me over to the dance floor. He placed his hands on my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck."I'm not very good at this." i told him. "Awe, come on, you're doing fine."
We waltzed around for a bit before Damon said he had to go. But before he left, he spun me around and then I landed into a dip. His face was very close to mine and he was leaning in. He kissed my cheek then pulled me back up. He smiled then left me standing there. oddly, I felt cold suddenly, like the warmth just left my body. I shook it off and walked around the property. I was staring at the fountain when I felt a presence behind me.
"Well, what are you doing out here all by your lonesome?" The voice said. I jumped and turned to see Damon standing there smirking. "God, Damon you scared me." He chuckled. "Sorry." I put an arm around my waist and led me back to the crowd of people. "So what were you doing?" he said. "passing time till I can leave this place." I told him. He laughed. "That bad of a night?" He asked. "Well aside from the history lesson about your ancestors and dancing with you, yea it's pretty boring." I said honestly. "Ah but I did make your night much better didn't I?" "Yes you did." I smiled at him which he returned.
We stood there for a bit before Elena came over looking very mad. She pushed Damon back. "Elena!" I said. She ignored me, yet again. "There is something seriously wrong with you. You stay away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, the sheriff. You got it? Stay away from her." Elena warned before walking away. "Uhm, i'm sorry for my sister's rude behavior. So what'd you do to Caroline?" I asked. "Uhh, I may have bit her a few times." He said hesitantly.
I groaned. "Ew that is not something I needed to have in my head." "Well you asked." He said. "Could you warn a girl next time." He rolled his eyes. "But why is Elena so mad?" I asked. "I honestly don't know. I'm going to go find out. I hope you had a nice night." He said. "Well thanks to you, I did." I pressed a kiss to his cheek and hugged him before he walked away.
I headed home after that in my car since Elena should be getting a ride home from Stefan. Tonight was actually okay. I used to dread these Founder's Parties but tonight was different. I guess Damon had a big part of that. Oh well, I changed clothes and then headed to sleep.