Caroline
I knew Elena would stand me up, I knew that it was too good to be true. Every time we make plans to go out she backs out and I'm stuck with hanging out with people I don't really get along with. So of course I'm not going to let her get out of it this time, hell no! The last thing I expected to see though, is a dead Stefan Salvatore alive and kissing Elena! I feel sick to my stomach and very confused, what in the actual fuck? "Hey Care, that's all you have to say to me? You're supposed to be dead Stefan Salvatore, not standing on Elena's porch playing tonsil hockey with her!" I march up the porch steps just as they put some space between them, I am so mad right now! Did Stefan fake his death? Did he lead us all to believe that he just died, leaving us all sad and grieving? Especially Elena, she's never gotten over Stefan and now he's here alive and well.
"Caroline, you might want to sit down and here what Stefan has to say." Elena tells me, her eyes are red from crying and she's flushed and yet I see a happiness in her already. "No, no, no. If I am going to listen to what a dead man has to say its going to be at a bar where the drinks keep coming. I am way to sober to hear anything from him." I fold my arms and stare at both of them, I can't believe this is reality right now! Stefan was Elena's everything and she was his. They were perfect for each other, they were perfect together and I shipped the hell out of them. Stefan Salvatore and his brother Damon are my cousins, my mom Liz and their mom Lily were sisters. When their parents died in a boating accident Stefan and Damon came to Mystic Falls to live with my mom and me since we were their only living relatives.
Damon being older than me and Stefan he always did his own thing, but Stefan and I were best friends. Thick as thieves, he and Elena struck up a friendship that blossomed into something much more beautiful. I am so fucking pissed right now, my cousin, my friend who I mourned over isn't dead at all. "I guess we should go out for drinks then." Elena mentions looking at me then at Stefan, I nod my head yes. "We should, so I'm just going to get in my car and I'll meet you two at the Grill." Elena licks her lips and follows me, "I'm riding with you, I think Stefan should take the time alone to think about what he's going to say to you." Stefan smiles and my heart breaks, its really him. "Yeah, I'll follow you."
Elena
The ride to the Grill is silent, Caroline is probably in her own head thinking about how Stefan isn't dead, I know I am. I can't believe how this night has turned out, all this time we all thought that Stefan died and now that he's back and is not dead I am in shock. What he told me, what he said that Damon did and what he went along with... I am trying to understand everything. Not to mention my head is reeling from my kiss with Stefan, I can still feel his lips pressed against mine and I can still taste him. Looking into the side mirror on Caroline's car, I keep checking to see if Stefan is behind us in his expensive car. When we get to the Grill Caroline all but runs out of the driver's seat, I check my face and hair before getting out and I take a deep breath.
"Alright this is just creepy, there I said." I almost laugh at Caroline's statement, but I hold back. "I mean people that we all know still live in this town, they all know what happened to you." Stefan sighs and walks towards the entrance, he looks back at us for a second. "Well I guess I'm going to have to deal with it. I came back to show everyone that I'm not dead starting with the two of you, so I'll just have to reiterate with everyone I see." With that he walks inside leaving both me and Caroline shocked as hell once again. "We better get in there before anyone else decides to kiss lover boy." Caroline giggles out into the night air, my heart flips for a second letting me know that Stefan does that to me. He always has, I'm lucky to have him here after thinking he was dead for so long, but how long will I really have him this time? Will he stay or will he just apologize and continue to live out his new life?
Stefan
We all take our seats at the bar, nothing in here has changed and so far the only new things that I've seen in town are the school and a few homes that had to be rebuilt after the gas leak explosion. I decide to sit in between Elena and Caroline, they're looking everywhere to see if someone will recognize me. "Ladies what will it be? Drinks are on me." Elena bites her bottom lip and I automatically think about our kiss, fuck it felt so damn good to taste her again. Shaking my head I turn to Caroline who wears a smirk, my announcement about buying drinks has her thinking about payback. I can see that she's hurt and confused just like Elena and I meant them no harm, but I chose to stay away for good reasons. Neither woman has sent me on my way with a slap to the face, so maybe this is a good step forward. "Alright Salvatore, I'll have some shots of Tequila." I wink at the girl who I always saw as my sister instead of my cousin, she was my best friend back when we were kids. "Elena?" Clearing her throat Elena grins, "I'll have the same, but I want Patron."
Chuckling I signal for the bartender, "Keep the Patron chilled and keep the shots coming." I slide my credit card to him and he nods his head. Yeah, we're getting wasted tonight.
Some hours later we've migrated to a table and have a whole group of people with us wanting to hear more about my not so dead life. Caroline called Matt, Elena ended up seeing Jeremy who freaked out on me and yelled. He eventually called Jenna and Ric, then Matt's sister Vicky came in now we're all plastered and laughing. "Ok, so tell me one more time Stefan." Caroline giggles while spilling her next shot on the table. I laugh and clear my throat, "I was in the tunnels on my way to meet Elena at the county line when the explosion went off due to the gas leak. The tunnels collapsed and I was buried underneath all of that shit, Damon was on the clean up crew as well as the search and rescue and he found me. I was taken to Richmond where I was basically brought back to life seeing that I truly was close to death, anyway I was in shock from everything. I couldn't speak, I couldn't do anything and Damon took it upon himself to let everyone think I was dead because of my condition. I eventually went along with it because by the time I got to where I am now, everyone was moving on and I was dead to them.
Elena snorts and throws back shot, gathering her purse she wipes her mouth and laughs. "You and Damon are something Stefan you that?" I furrow my eyebrows at her, is she pissed? "You and your asshole brother took it upon yourselves to let us all be in pain over losing you. I've been in so much pain over losing you, then you come back and tell us this story and buy us all drinks and what? Expect us to be alright with what you and Damon did? Sorry Stefan, but you lied and I can't be here with you a second longer." Stumbling around the table Elena then marches out of the restaurant with Jenna and Caroline running after her. Fuck. Me.
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