Eleanor Gilbert
Chapter 8 – 162 Candles
I am back! I'm trying to get these up as quick as possible as my first class of the new term is tomorrow,
I am going to say that these chapters will be coming slower now I'm back at university, but I am glad I've gotten eight up in six days.
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any other franchises mentioned within this fiction.
Ellie POV
Elena and I met Stefan outside of the police station early the next morning, the sheriff had called and asked to talk about Vicki. Matt had called the sheriff and told her that Vicki was missing, and it had turned into a huge investigation.
"Come on, let's get in there. Get this over with." Jenna said, ushering us into the police station. I sighed and followed.
The sheriff took us into her office one by one. Matt first, then Jeremy, then Stefan, then me and then Elena.
"Ellie, honey. Thanks for coming down here." The sheriff said as she lead me towards the chair opposite hers.
"It's no problem, honestly." I smiled at her as she sat down in her swivel chair.
"Now then, did Vicki tell you where she was going?" Liz asked and I shook my head.
"No, I only saw her in the daytime with my brother." I said and she nodded, writing something on the paper in front of her.
"And, do you know someone I can talk to about her, any friends that she could have talked to before she left town?" She asked.
"No, I don't think so." I shook my head.
"Matt mentioned something about Stefan Salvatore knowing where she went, he was helping her?" She wondered and I sighed, knowing Matt would say something.
"Elena and I asked Stefan to help Vicki, we thought that by getting her help, it might help Jeremy." Liz smiled before taking another note down.
"Was she acting strange when you saw her? Were there any signs of aggression or violence?" She wondered.
"No."
"So, you believe Vicki has left town?" I nodded.
"Yeah." The sheriff thanked me before she lead me out of her office. I had to sigh a statement confirmation before I left the police station. When I did get outside, Elena and Stefan were waiting with Jenna and Jeremy.
"We'll only be a second." Elena says to Jeremy and Jenna, who turn and walk to the car.
"You two okay? Stefan asked.
"Yeah, I don't think the Sheriff suspected anything. Jeremy had no memory at all. All he knew was what Damon made him know." Elena said, leaning into Stefan when he put his arm around her waist.
"They're waiting, see you later?" I asked Stefan and he nodded. Elena and he kissed once more before she followed me to the car.
When we got to the car, I shot Jeremy a look as he gazed out of the window, I hoped he would be okay.
…
"Why are you wallowing?" Elena called over into the living room as we were cooking dinner.
"I was dumped." Jenna muttered, taking another chocolate from the box on her lap and eating it.
"Yeah, well, Logan is a jerk." I stated as I added peppers to the stir fry.
"Uh, you didn't get a brush-off email saying: "I'm leaving town, see ya." Jenna cried and I laughed, trying to hide the fact that I knew that wasn't the truth.
"Can you guys keep it down?" Jeremy called from where he was sitting at the dining room table.
"What are you doing over there?" I asked, walking over to see what he was doing. I raised my eyebrows when my eyes caught what he was working on.
"Jeremy Gilbert, are you doing homework?" I cried, earning shocked gasps from Jenna and Elena.
"Since when do you do homework?" Elena asked him and he sighed.
"Since I started failing, I'm behind so… if you don't mind." Jeremy said before he picked up his pencil and started working again.
"What are you thinking? Some sort of alien?" Elena whispered to us.
"It's either that or he's a replicant." I whispered back and they laughed.
"Yeah, well. This replicant can hear you." Jeremy said frustrated, not looking up from his work.
…
"Hey, guys." Bonnie said as she walked into my sisters room later that afternoon. Elena and I had been talking, well, Elena was hounding me with questions about what is going on with Damon and I.
"I'm sorry what did you say? You and Damon Salvatore?" Bonnie asked confused.
"How many times do I need to say this guys? There isn't anything going on, we're just good friends." I said, glaring at my sister and daring her to protest.
"Yeah, friends." She smirked at me and I rolled my eyes.
"Can we talk about something else please?" I laughed and leant back against the headboard.
"Just remember you asked for it." Bonnie said as she crossed the room and closed the window before grabbing a pillow, ripping it open.
"Bonnie! What are you doing?" Elena cried, moving to grab the pillow.
"Elena, be patient." Bonnie chided, sitting at the end of the bed, tipping the contents of the pillow case onto the bed in front of her.
"Okay, I need to swear you guys to secrecy." Bonnie asked.
"It's kind of a bad week for that Bonnie." Elena said, sitting up and pulling the fibres from a feather.
"Yeah, well you need to promise me because I'm not supposed to be telling you." Bonnie said, gathering the feathers into a pile in front of her.
"Okay, we swear. What's going on?" I asked, scrunching my eyebrows together.
"So, there are no windows open right? No fan? No air conditioning?" Bonnie asked and Elena nodded.
"What's going on Bonnie?" Elena asked, sitting up straighter, worried about what Bonnie was doing.
"My Grams showed me something and you two are going to love it." She grinned wildly and held her hands over the feathers.
My eyes widened and I leant backwards when she levitated a feather, and then she levitated more.
"What my Grams has been telling me, it's true, guys. It's impossible but true at the same time, I'm a witch."
"Yeah, we believe you, Bonnie." I laughed as I plucked a feather out of the air.
"Why are you telling us this?" Elena asked, the shock still evident in her voice.
"You two are my best friends." Bonnie grinned again and I couldn't help but smile back. Elena reached over and hugged Bonnie, shooting me a look. I felt the same, Bonnie was telling us about her but we couldn't say anything, as it was Stefan and Damon's secret to tell.
…
An hour later, Bonnie had left and I was sitting in my bedroom.
"You're coming out tonight, right?" I called to Elena, who was in her room. Jeremy was out, and Jenna was on campus.
"Yes, of course I am." She said as she walked into my room, wearing a black dress and ankle boots.
"Cute boots." I said sarcastically. They were mine.
"You are my sister and you love me, I can't find my black boots." Elena said as she lay down on my bed, her hair splaying out behind her.
"Let's go then." I said as I applied my lipgloss and reached for my phone, that was charging on my vanity.
"We going to the grill? Or are we going to get Stefan?" I asked as she started her car.
"We're going to get Stefan, his car still won't start." Elena said, reversing off the drive and driving away from the house.
"You know it's his birthday right?" I asked her and she nearly went off the road.
"What?" She shouted.
"Stefan doesn't like celebrating his birthday." I said but she still looked frustrated.
"I can't believe he didn't tell me. He actually told me he loved me before telling me his birthday." Elena commented and I laughed.
"Actually, I think you said that first." I joked and Elena shot me a look.
When we got to the boarding house, the driveway was empty which meant Damon was out causing mischief. We walked over and Elena knocked the door.
"It's open! Come on in!" A female voice called from the inside.
We entered the house and Elena stopped in her tracks when she saw a pretty blonde in the hallway wearing nothing but a towel.
'So, this is Lexi.' I thought, smiling in her direction.
"Oh my god! How… how… who?" Lexi stuttered and I laughed, knowing she recognised Elena and I.
"Hey, Lexi. I'm Eleanor." I said, offering her my hand. Lexi smiled quickly before shaking it.
"Elena, go find Stefan." I said and she nodded taking a step back from Lexi before walking quickly to the stairs.
"I'm sorry, how do you know my name?" She asked confused.
"You are Lexi right? Stefan told me about you?" I asked quickly, hoping I got the name right.
"Yeah, I am Lexi. What Stefan failed to mention is who you and your sister look exactly like." Lexi said, chuckling.
"You think he's out of his mind, right?" I laughed and she nodded, making a beeline to Damon's vast collection of bourbon.
"Want one?" She offered, reaching for another glass.
"Please." I replied, smiling when she offered me a glass.
"I've only seen photographs, I never met Alexandria or Katherine, but you could be twins." Lexi said quietly, the shock still evident in her voice.
"I know, I remember Katherine though." I said, the dream of my death flashing through my mind quickly.
"You okay?" Lexi asked, her voice laced with concern.
"Yeah, Stefan told you how Alexandria died right?" I asked and she nodded.
"I get these vision things about Katherine killing me, well Alexandria, it's not nice." I said and Lexi smiled at me grimly.
"What has Stedan told you about Elena?" I wondered.
"That he's madly in love with her, but he didn't need to tell me that, it's written all over his face." Lexi laughed.
"I am so glad I'm not the only person that sees that." I laughed with her.
"And he said that she's nothing like Katherine, little bitch." Lexi muttered and I laughed again.
"Won't argue with you there, Lexi." I said, taking a sip of the bourbon in my hand.
"Speaking of little bitches, one thing I do know about, is you and Damon." Lexi said, a smirk appearing on her face.
"Not you too, Elena has been bugging me all day." I whined and she laughed.
"Because your dating a psychopath." I heard Elena's voice behind me.
"I'm not dating anyone." I cried and she laughed.
Lexi stepped towards Elena hesitantly.
"I'm sorry about acting weird before. I should have realised who you were, Stefan has told me all about you." Lexi said sneakily, glancing over to Stefan who groaned, obviously embarrassed.
"Aw, Stefan." Lexi laughed.
"Actually, can I just get it on record that I'm not the only one that sees the chemistry between the two of you." I said pointing between Elena and Stefan. Lexi walked over and stood beside me, grinning, I knew we would be good friends.
"Really?" Stefan whined.
"Oh, yeah." Lexi said, still grinning.
"Are we going?" Stefan asked, changing the subject.
"We are." I drank the rest of my drink, earning a look from my sister, before retrieving my coat and following the others out of the door.
…
The party was definitely started when we arrived, there were people cramming into the grill, Caroline sure knows how to throw a party.
I walked in and spotted Damon sitting at the bar, a bottle of bourbon in front of him.
"Be back soon." I said before I walked through the crowd towards him, he was talking to Caroline.
"Do you have my crystal?" He asked her, taking a drink of his bourbon.
"No." Caroline replied, reaching out to put her hand on Damon's arm. I stopped walking, an immense feeling of jealousy filling me, what was going on?
"Then, no. I'm not having a good time." Damon replied, somewhat harshly. Caroline sighed and walked away.
"Not having a good time huh? What about now that I'm here?" I laughed and he smiled.
"Where's my brother?" He wondered.
"He's here somewhere with Elena and Lexi." I said, moving to take his bourbon from his hand. Of course his reflexes gave him the advantage and he moved his hand just in time.
"Gonna have to try harder than that, princess." Damon said sarkily before getting down from the bar stool and walking away.
I walked over to Elena, Stefan and Lexi who were over by the pool table.
"Wanna play?" Stefan offered and I nodded, reaching for a pool cue.
"Well I'm going to get a drink, this is a party." Lexi said and I laughed before she pulled Stefan down the steps to the bar.
"You totally thought he was…" I started, but Elena interrupted me.
"Yes, I did. For about thirty seconds and then he explained. Can we please forget it, I hate myself for thinking that about him. He told me he loves me and then I do that, it shouldn't have even gone through my mind that he'd cheat. " Elena cried quietly, burying her face in her hands.
I sighed and pulled her to me tightly.
"Elena, he understands why you thought that, even I thought that until I realised who she was." I whispered in her ear as I wrapped my arms around her.
"I got tequila." Lexi announced as she walked back up the stairs, Stefan walked behind her carrying more shots.
The four of them played pool together, it was Stefan and Elena versus Lexi and me. Stefan and Elena won which meant Lexi and I had to do a shot each.
"What is he up to?" Lexi asked, looking up at Damon who was back at the bar.
"No idea." Stefan muttered, crossing his arms across his chest as he glared at his brother across the grill.
"I'm going to talk to him." Lexi announces, walking away from us and walking to the bar. I watched as she ordered a drink and started to talk to Damon.
"Guys." I said quietly when I saw sheriff Forbes walk towards Lexi and Damon.
They looked up from each other and saw what was happening.
I gasped when the sheriff pushed a needle into Lexi's side.
"What are you doing?" I saw Damon say as he stood up.
"Oh my god!" Stefan said quickly, rushing towards the exit, Elena and I in tow.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry." Stefan apologised as he pushed through the crowds.
"Can't go out this way." The officer guarding the door said and the three of us turned, rushing towards the back exit.
We run outside and before I can turn the corner, Stefan pulled Elena and me to him. Elena's back was to Stefan's chest, his hand over her mouth. My head was on his chest, his hand at the back of my head, he was shielding us from what was going on.
"Thank you, get it in the car quickly." I hear the sheriff say as Stefan let Elena and I go.
"Stefan?" I ask, seeing the look of sheer devastation on his face.
He doesn't answer so I turn and look around the corner. Damon was lifting Lexi's grey corpse into the back of the sheriff's car.
"Damon killed her?" I whispered and Stefan nodded.
"Stefan, I'm so sorry." Elena said quickly, pulling Stefan into her embrace.
"No, I need to go." Stefan said quickly as he pushed Elena away. He walked away angrily.
"Stefan! Stefan!" Elena called, waking after him.
"He killed her! He killed Zach; he killed Tanner; he turned Vicki; I have to kill him!" Stefan cried, turning to face Elena and me.
"No, Stefan you can't do that." I cried.
"Ellie, I know how you feel about him but I have to do this." Stefan said before turning and walking away from us.
"Stefan, wait!" Elena called out and he stopped and turned to face us frustrated.
"Why are you trying to save him?! He's never going to change! Don't you see that? He's never gonna change!" Stefan said sternly.
Elena and I chased after him again.
"I'm not trying to save him, I'm trying to save you! You have no idea what this will do to you, please Stefan." Elena begged and he stopped.
"Everywhere I go, pain and death follow me, Damon follows me. No more, guys." Stefan said quietly, rakeing his hand through his hair angrily.
"Stefan, stop." I shouted and he stopped one more time.
"I'll call you both, later. I need to deal with this." He muttered before he turned and ran into the forest.
"Come on, Elena." I took Elena's hand in mine and lead her to the car, praying that Stefan didn't kill Damon, because it would kill him.
…
Later that night I was laying on my bed when my phone chimed.
'I didn't kill him.'
Stefan's message flashed on my screen and I sighed in relief. But what was I going to do about Damon. My best friend and the person I love, how do you choose between them?
I know that this one is short too, but I wanted to get this up before I start the new term tomorrow, I hope you liked this.
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