So this is Chapter 9, it's a little short and it's mostly Stelena, but don't worry we'll be seeing everyone again very soon! Thank you again for all of your reviews on my last chapter, it really brightens my day!
Damon's POV
Sitting around a table with people being so warm and nice to each other, that's how I would have wanted my breakfasts to be like. Not alone with one of the maids, eating my cereals alone before my personal driver took me to my very elitist private school.
My father would go to work early in the morning and come home late at night, I hardly ever saw him. My mother would get up late and although we would have dinner together almost every evening, she wasn't really talking. That's what being successful real was, having children you can't take care of yourself, and having a wife who has been in depression for so long you can't even remember her smiling.
I was puzzled when I learned Stefan was my brother. But I was also overjoyed. I mean, my father lied to me my whole life, but in the end, Stefan's the one who suffered his mistakes. I really don't blame anything on Stefan. I'm happy I have a brother.
Bonnie put her hand on my knee and it feels great, more than great actually.
Is it so unbelievable that I'd like to wait before I do anything with Bonnie ?
Just having her cuddled next to me was enough. I never thought I'd like Bonnie but I do. When you see her for the first time you think that's she's nice and that's it. But once you get to know her a little better, you discover just how strong,beautiful,fierce and loyal she is.
The way she held me when I discovered Stefan was my brother, I can't explain how right it felt. I was a mess at this very moment, but somehow she knew exactly what to do to make me feel better.
I grab her hand and squeeze it. I don't know what we are exactly, but I know I like being with her.
Jenna's POV
It's so nice to see Elena smile and laugh this easily, and I know it's because of Stefan. The four young adults think they have fooled me and that I don't know who slept where, but let's face it, I was their age once, and I know all the tricks.
However, I'd rather not say anything and see them enjoying their time together. Life is too short to be angry at someone you love.
Besides, Jeremy's okay so everything is fine. Everything is going to be fine.
I am so angry at myself for not seeing anything. When my sister died, the only thing I had to take care of was Elena and Jeremy. I think I did pretty good with Elena I suppose, considering she's doing well in college and has found a great guy but how could I not see that Jeremy was using again? I thought the talk he had about Elena a few months back had calmed him, I was wrong. But it won't happen again, I will keep a very very very close eye on him this time.
''Let's go to the hospital '' I offer, seeing that everyone's finished with breakfast.
They all accept and help me wash the dishes. We all get ready and head to the hospital. When we arrive in Jeremy's room, Rebekah Michaelson is with him.
When Jeremy was admitted, she was the first person to reassure us and explain to us what was going on. I trust her.
''Hello everyone '' She says with her adorable English accent.
Elena's POV
Rebekah is here today, and I'm pleased to see her. She was so nice to me yesterday. I like her. But I still wonder why Stefan and Rebekah quickly changed subjects every time we got close to talking about Junior Year. I didn't want to upset Stefan so I didn't ask him more about it, but I definitely want to know more about what happened back then.
Rebekah tells us that Jeremy will be able to get out soon, in a few days probably, and she gives us the name of a psychiatrist who's apparently good with patients who have substance abuse problems.
We all thank her and with her charming voice she answers '' You're welcome. ''
When she gets out of the room, Stefan follows her and I can't stop myself from eavesdropping, even if I can hardly here anything, the door being closed. I hear them talk about somebody named Klaus, how Stefan thinks she didn't have to do what she did, and that he didn't blame anything on her.
Now I'm even more curious about what happened in Junior Year.
We stay in Jeremy's room for a few hours and talk about everything and nothing. Time flies because after what seems to have been just a few minutes, it's already time to go have lunch.
Everybody leaves except for me and Stefan, because we don't want Jeremy to stay alone. I really have to pee though, and get out of the room for a few minutes.
Stefan's POV
I'm overjoyed to see Rebekah, but her being here brings back a lot of dark memories and thoughts I'd rather keep buried in the back of my head. Junior Year was the worst year of my life, but I can't tell Elena about it, she wouldn't want to see me ever again and I can't live without her. I know it's a cheesy thing to say but it's the truth. Without Elena, I'm nothing.
I bring my chair next to Jeremy's bed when he says ''My sister really likes you, you know? You better not screw this up. ''
I smile '' I really like her too. I'll try not to screw things up. ''
He grins ''At least you aren't in the hospital because of an overdose. ''
When I hear his words, my smile fades. There is so much he doesn't know about me.
At this moment Elena comes in and I'm glad I didn't say anything back.
Before long, everybody's back in the room and it's our turn to have lunch.
We sit in the cafeteria and Rebekah joins us like we had planned. I'm very happy to see that they are getting along well. Rebekah is a great girl and she didn't deserve what life put her through. But when I see she's in medical school and that everything's okay for her now, I'm relieved.
Suddenly, Elena changes the topic of the conversation and asks ''What made you want to be a doctor? ''
Rebekah stiffens and answers ''I wanted to help people. Where I grew up, people had a lot of drug problems and they wouldn't accept any help. I thought that maybe if I was a doctor I could change that. ''
Elena smiles ''That's a great reason to be a doctor. So how did you, Lexi and Stefan become friends?''
There it is, the moment to tell her about Klaus. But I want to be the one to tell her.
''I used to be best friends with this guy named Klaus. We were like brothers. And Rebekah happens to be his sister, and she was best friends with Lexi. So as time went by, we kind of become very tight. '' I say
Rebekah looks at me, and I know she's surprised I didn't tell Elena about Klaus earlier, because he really was an important part of my life. Fortunately, she doesn't make any comment and adds
''When Lexi left for college, we all kind of drifted apart. ''
Elena nods and doesn't ask any other questions. I'm relieved but I know I'll have to tell her someday.
Rebekah leaves because she has to work and Elena comes sit on my lap. I wrap my arms around her wait and pull her closer. He hands are rubbing my hair. This moment of intimacy between the two of us and only the two of us is very welcome. I want to hold her for the rest of my life.
''I like Rebekah '' She whispers
The feeling of her soft breath on my cheek sends shivers to my entire body and I smile.
''Well I'm glad. '' I answer.
We stay a few minutes like this and then she gets up ''Let's go back''
I nod and grab the hand she's offering me. We walk through the hospital holding hands and it's the best feeling in the world.
We spend the next two days all sitting next to Jeremy's bed and sleeping at Jenna's. But Jenna doesn't want any of this mess to have a bad influence on our grades so she forces us to go.
We've decided to sleep at Jenna's house, then swing by the hospital in the morning to say bye to Jeremy, and then go home in Elena and Damon's cars.
For the fourth night in a row, Elena's sleeping next to me. I hear her inhale and exhale calmly. I don't know why, but I feel like right now is the best time to tell her about Klaus.
I pass my hand through her soft hair, put a small kiss on her cheek and whisper her name. She opens her eyes and says my name with a sleepy voice so sweet I want to hold her and never let go.
''Elena, I need to tell you something important. ''
She passes a hand on her face and when she grabs my hand with it,I know she's wide awake.
''I'm listening. '' She says.
I take a deep breath before beginning my story. I don't want to disappoint her but I know that what I'm going to tell her will do just that.
''It's about Klaus. I want to tell you some things about him. Like I said earlier, we were best friends. But in 10th grade, he started doing drugs. He wasn't using, he was selling. When Lexi, Rebekah and I discovered about it, we did everything we could to help him. He told us he had stopped but a few weeks after, I discovered he had lied. He was still dealing. ''
She squeezes my hand and at this very moment, I know I can trust her.
''I found him one night, on the playground where we used to play when we were kids. He was selling cocaine to a 14 year old. I got extremely mad at him but he would stay cool, telling me that it was no big deal.
I was having a bad night. I had tried to ask questions to my mother about my father but she wouldn't tell me anything. I wanted to forget the pain this whole situation was causing me. Klaus kept telling me that his drugs could help me do that so I gave in. ''
I feel Elena stiffen next to me. I look into her eyes but instead of seeing the disappointment I expected to see, I see concern and understanding. So I keep telling my story.
'' This is the first time I ever bought cocaine. I didn't tell anyone about it, I was too ashamed. Every night for weeks, I would come back for more. I began stealing my mother's money, and one day Lexi caught me with cocaine in my bag. She flushed it down the toilets and I was panicked, so I went back to Klaus and bought more than I ever had. When I came home, I took all of it at once. Next thing I now, I'm waking up in the hospital and Klaus and Rebekah are gone.''
Elena comes closer to me and puts her hand on my cheek. ''I'm sorry '' She says
At this moment I can't even describe how much I'm amazed by her. Elena is so caring, how did I get so lucky?
''Don't be. I'm okay now. '' I answer
''So this was what happened in junior year right ? This is why the four of us drifted apart? '' She asks
I nod ''Yes. Klaus decided it was time for him to leave, and Rebekah decided to come with him. They had other brothers and sisters, but Rebekah and Klaus were always the closest. ''
I kiss the top of her head and add ''Thank you for listening to me.''
She giggles and answers ''Always. ''
We are all tangled up in each other and I can't begin to tell you how right it feels to fall asleep right next to Elena.
Elena's POV
I'm happy that Stefan trusts me enough to confide in me like that. I always felt like there was something he was hiding from me. Not hiding from me, but avoiding to tall to me about. I can't blame him for not wanting to tell him, it must have been a horrible period in his life.
I want to kill that Klaus guy for hurting my Stefan, but at the same time I want to hug Lexi for standing by his side. I promise myself it's the first thing I'll do when I get home: Go to her coffee shop and hug Lexi.
I wake up and we quickly go to the hospital, we have a long ride ahead of us.
We spend a little time with Jeremy and everyone leaves to let me say goodbye alone to my brother.
I get into Jeremy's bed and hug him.
''You know, I really like Stefan. He's good for you. ''
I smile when he says that. Jeremy usually doesn't approve of a lot of people.
''I know. He makes me glad that I'm alive. '' I answer.
''I'm going to go now. But remember what I said okay? Don't be a stranger! ''
He laughs and releases me from his embrace. I get up and walk away. I stumble on Stefan saying goodbye to Rebekah.
''Don't be a stranger okay? '' He says
She answers by hugging him and when she notices that I'm here she hugs me too.
''Take good care of Stefan, he deserves to be treated right . '' She whispers in my ear.
''I will '' I whisper back.
We wave goodbye to Rebekah and get out of the hospital holding hands.
I hug Jenna and Alaric goodbye and they make me promise to skype more.
Bonnie decides to get into Damon's car while Stefan decides to go in mine. Perfect.
Damon and Bonnie have become very close over the past couple of days. They tease each other all the time but it's never mean. And I know that they will be there for each other in time of need.
Stefan offers to drive and I gladly accept. What a gentleman. We talk a little and listen to the sucky music on the radio. We laugh and while I'm looking at his gorgeous face singing some stupid song with all his heart, I realize something.
I'm insanely in love with Stefan Salvatore.
Stefan's POV
Sitting here with Elena next to me feels so right.
I'm happy she's not talking about what I told her last night.
We're not saying anything serious and I'm laughing like there's no tomorrow.
When I take my eyes off the road for a second to catch a glimpse of her smile and her gorgeous fac, I realize something.
I'm insanely in love with Elena Gilbert.
So I hope that Klaus thing wasn't too much, I'm kind of planning to use that later in the story but I'm not telling you more about it because where would be the fun in that?
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