Chapter 11!
Elena woke up next to Stefan, "Good morning." She whispered in his ear.
Stefan opened his eyes, "Good morning." He groggily replied, "What time is it?"
"Time for you to get up, sleepyhead!" she laughed at him.
Stefan smiled at the beautiful girl beside him, "Whyyyyyy?" He teased her.
"Because I'm going to catch a bunny today."
"Oh are you?"
"Yes, so let's go." She slipped on her clothes and grabbed Stefan's. She pulled him out of the bed and helped him get dressed.
"Are we really doing this?" He smiled.
"Yes." She replied.
Then she heard a knock from downstairs, "That would be Jeremy." She was happy he was here, she hadn't seen him in a few days and hadn't spent much time with him lately.
"Guess that bunny will have to wait." Said Stefan.
Elena rushed down the stairs and opened the door for her brother. He didn't even have to say hello before Elena squeezed him a in gigantic bear hug.
"Hey." He smiled.
"It's so good to see you." She said.
He laughed at her, "I was here only a couple day ago!"
"I know, I just missed you."
"I missed you too, but would you mind letting go? I think you're crushing my ribs."
Elena pulled away quickly, "Oh, yeah. Sorry, I'm still getting used to all this."
He laughed and then walked into the house to the living room where Stefan was waiting. He held up a duffel bag he had brought with him, "I brought a few things I thought you might need."
"Oh, thanks."
"Yeah, so, how long do you think it's gonna be until you come home?"
Elena knew this was coming sooner or later. She couldn't hide out in Stefan's home her whole life.
"Actually, I was thinking tonight."
"Really?" Jeremy was excited, "Awesome!"
Stefan spoke up, "You're going back tonight?"
"You going to be miss me?" she teased.
"Of course." He leaned down to kiss her.
"Well…uh…yeah.." Jeremy was very uncomfortable, "I gotta go, but I'll uh…I'll see you tonight?"
"Definitely." She said.
Jeremy was barely out the door when Elena leaned back to continue what Stefan had started.
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Caroline was driving to school when she heard her phone buzz in the backseat. She hadn't bothered to pick it up the night before.
She pulled into the parking lot and picked it up. It was Klaus. She smiled.
The night before, after they had kissed, Caroline had left quickly. She had enough drama for one night and just wanted to get home. But now she was excited to talk to him again.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hello Caroline. I was wondering if you wanted to uh….. wanted to…join me" He paused, "For a date, tonight."
Caroline was overjoyed, "What did you have in mind?" She asked.
Klaus was excited now, and a lot less nervous about her rejecting him again. "It's a surprise, but don't worry you'll enjoy yourself."
She didn't know how to respond, "Uh..Okay. What time do you want to pick me up?"
"Well, there's a bit of a drive, but how does six sound?"
"Six sounds perfect." She replied.
"Okay, love. I'll see you later."
"See you later." She said and hung up the phone. She was excited for tonight.
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Elena and Stefan stood outside of the Gilbert house. Elena was scared out of her mind and she didn't even know why. It wasn't like the house had done anything to her. It was just that she had put away all the painful memories that past few weeks and now they were all forcing themselves back.
"Are you sure you're ready?" asked Stefan.
"Ready as I'll ever be." She replied.
Stefan was carrying the duffel bag Jeremy had brought and all the other stuff Elena had stashed at his house. He was sad to know she wouldn't be his temporary roommate anymore, but he knew it was for the best.
Elena started walking to her door and Stefan followed her. When she got to the door she tried to open it, but realized she had to be invited in. She knocked on the door.
"Jeremy!" she yelled.
Jeremy came running down the stairs and opened the door, "Why did you knock?"
Elena didn't know what to say, "Uh…"
Jeremy realized, "Oh, yeah, vampire. Well, uh, come in." he laughed.
Elena and Stefan walked in, "I'm going to go put these things in your room." Said Stefan as he started walking up the stairs.
"I'm glad your back." Said Jeremy.
"Me too. It seems like so much has been changing lately, and even though it b rings back some really bad memories, it's nice to feel like this house hasn't changed."
Jeremy laughed. She was right. So much had changed in their lives but this was still their home.
"I'm kinda hungry. I doubt you've gone shopping while I was gone?"
"Just some junk food. You know I don't cook."
Elena laughed, "Well maybe it would do you some good to learn."
Elena walked into the kitchen to see if they had anything. She had gotten used to Stefan's cooking.
She opened the fridge and was surprised when she saw a whole shelf of blood bags. "Jeremy!" She called, "What is this?"
Jeremy walked into the kitchen, "Oh, yeah. I had Stefan bring me some over. I didn't want you to get thirsty."
"Wow." Said Elena.
"What? Is it too much? I just wanted to you to be as comfortable as possible."
"No, it's not too much. Thank you, Jeremy. I'm just surprised how well you're taking this." She walked over to him and grabbed him in another huge hug, "I love you so much."
"I love you too, Elena. No matter what. Remember that, okay?"
"Okay." She smiled at her wonderful brother.
Hey guys, thanks for reading, I hope you liked this chapter. Klaus and Caroline's date will be in the next chapter. I'm also thinking about Bonnie and Damon. Or maybe JEREMY and Bonnie, what do you think?
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Thanks
/Brittany
