Normally Scarlett wasn't one for going to parties but there was something about Lexi that made her agree to come along and to Scarlett's surprise she was actually having a good time at the Grill, especially when Lexi was sneaking her drinks when Stefan wasn't looking. The three of them were all having fun especially Stefan, it was weird to see him so relaxed and easy going but if anyone deserved a night of fun then it was Stefan. The guy was way older than his years and sometimes he needed to be reminded that he was young, in a manner of speaking. Scarlett sat at a table drinking her drink when Damon sat down next to her and swiped her drink. "Hey! That's mine and I was drinking it!"
"You shouldn't be drinking as firstly your underage and secondly it's bad for your health so as your Uncle I'm confiscating the drink for your benefit." Damon quipped as he started drinking Scarlett's drink.
"Well I'll see your underage comment and raise you the fact that this is party full of teenagers and everyone here is underage but getting served with their fake id's with the exception of you, Stefan and Lexi who are seriously overage. And a word of friendly advice Uncle Damon? Bit creepy that you're hanging around at a high school party."
"So I can't celebrate my brother's birthday now?" Damon demanded feigning upset and even pouting for good measure and Scarlett just rolled her eyes, Damon was so over dramatic.
"If I was talking to anyone else I might believe that but this is you were talking about, you have this deep seeded and age long estrangement with your brother which goes beyond the norms of what us regular people define as sibling rivalry. Which brings me on to another manner, how did you find out about this party? And it's rather convenient that a party was just thrown together the same day of Uncle Stefan's birthday by Caroline of all people considering what you did to her." Scarlett couldn't help but point out.
"You know for someone so young, you are awfully cynical and suspicious Red." Damon retorted.
"Being related to vampires tends to do that to you." Scarlett quipped much to the bemusement of Damon and the two of them just looked at each other before laughing. Although Scarlett doubted Damon would be laughing if he found out Violetta had peed on one of his favourite shirts so she'd keep that tiny bit of information to herself.
Damon smirked and patted the top of Scarlett's head in an affectionate manner before standing up. "Well as lovely as this was, I've got to run as I have a couple of things to care off but I will see you later Red so no more drinking.
"Whatever!" Scarlett replied taking her drink back and finishing the rest of it before sticking her tongue out at Damon and walking away from him where she was soon commandeered by Lexi who dragged her over to where she was dancing with Stefan. The three of them dancing and laughing together made everything that had happened recently seem like a memory of a different lifetime. And then they decided to play pool.
"C'mon Scarlett! What do you mean you won't play?" Lexi demanded.
"Um… it requires aim and hand eye co-ordination, something which I severely lack!"
Stefan couldn't help but laugh as he got ready to break. "What are you talking about? You're a waitress Scarlett! In fact you're the best waitress I've ever seen."
"Thank you for the kind words but seriously me and pool are not a good thing." Scarlett said holding her hands up and backing out of the game, instead choosing to watch Lexi and Stefan play instead until Lexi disappeared to go and talk to Elena.
"You seem happier." Scarlett noted. "With Lexi being here."
Stefan smiled. "I am happy that Lexi is here but it doesn't mean that I wasn't happy before she came when it was just the two of us because I was. I have fun with you and I have fun with Lexi, two of my closet friends!"
"This is me you're talking to Uncle Stefan and even I can say these last couple of weeks haven't exactly been fun and most of it's been down to me being all of over the place. But my original point which I failed to convey was that I'm glad that you're happy. You deserve to he happy." Scarlett replied and after her and Stefan fell into a mindless chatter until Scarlett excused herself to go to the bar and order a coffee. There was no way she could drive home like this and she had work in the morning so being hungover or still drunk was not an option.
"Miss Scarlett is that coffee I see in your hands?" Lexi demanded as she approached the bar.
"Someone's got to be the responsible one and drag yours and Stefan's drunken ass' back to the boarding house so alas this is a coffee in my hand." Scarlett quipped and was rewarded with a kiss on the cheek by Lexi who then proceeded to wonder off. So Scarlett sat there at the bar quietly drinking her coffee and sobering up until she noticed Sheriff Forbes and two of her deputies come in and proceeded to drag a weakened Lexi out of the Grill. Looking around Scarlett's eyes met Stefan's and she got up to follow him out of the building.
The two of them along with Elena tried to go out of the front exit but they were blocked by two other deputies Scarlett led them out of the exit that was at the back of the Grills kitchen and as they did, shots could be heard and the three of them ran round the back of the building to see Damon plunge a stake into Lexi's chest. Scarlett had barely clasped her hands to her mouth when Stefan pulled her and Elena back round a corner so no one would see them. They watched as Lexi's body fell to the ground and after the Sheriff, Damon and the deputies came Scarlett just felt numb as if her insides were frozen. The three of them stood there for about ten minutes trying to let everything sink in before Stefan took off.
"Stefan…" Elena called out as her along with Scarlett followed Stefan to the square and when Elena grabbed him, he just yanked his arm away before turning around to face them. "Stefan!"
"He killed her! He killed Zach, he killed Tanner, he turned Vicki, Scarlett almost died of what Damon has done. I have to kill him." Stefan stated as he voice sounded weary and heartbroken.
"No you can't do that!" Elena stated.
"Everywhere I've been, pain and death follow; Damon follows me. No more." Stefan said in a rather determined manner.
"Stefan please." Elena began. "Please just- just talk to me; let me be here for you. Talk to me!"
"No. You were right to stay away from me." Stefan stated before walking off and whilst Elena just stood there Scarlett followed him, slightly surprised when Stefan stopped right next to her car. "Scarlett give me your keys!"
Digging into her purse Scarlett found her keys and handed them over to Stefan who unlocked the car and climbed in, Scarlett had to quickly jump into the passengers seat as Stefan just started speeding off, disregarding the speed limit. The entire journey Scarlett didn't know what to say because what was there to say? Damon had just killed his brother's best friend. And when Scarlett did attempt to say anything, nothing came out. Less than ten minutes later they arrived back at the house but the second Stefan got out of the car he disappeared. It didn't take long for Scarlett to find him once she had gotten in the house as there was a huge racket coming from Stefan's room and running up there Scarlett to see the two of them going at it with Stefan pinning Damon up against the wall.
"Come on, I did this for you. To get them off our trail." Damon said in an attempt to justify what he had done and it just made Scarlett feel sick to her stomach. Her heart was beating so fast in her chest because everything was spinning out of control and there was nothing she could do about it.
"You never do anything for anyone but yourself." Stefan replied and Scarlett could only watch in horror as Stefan pulled out a stake from his pocket and stabbed Damon is his lower chest.
"Y-You missed." Damon chocked out.
"No. You saved my life, I'm sparing yours we're even. And now we're done."
Scarlett watched as Stefan stormed out of his room leaving her alone with Damon who was in the process of pulling the stake out. Looking at him Scarlett just couldn't believe it, after everything that he had done Damon still insisted on hurting people. "Why?"
"Why what?" Damon questioned as he rose to his feet.
"Why do you keep insisting on ruining our lives?" Scarlett demanded as she walked over to Damon and repeatedly shoved him in his chest. "Lexi was his best friend! So give me this bullshit about how you only did this to cover Uncle Stefan's tracks because there wouldn't be any tracks to cover if it wasn't for you and everything you've done!"
Damon grabbed Scarlett's wrist on order to stop her from hitting him again. "Don't give me the whole high and mighty act Red! The vervain that the Sheriff used on Lexi came from the supply that you handed me today. You helped me in all of this so don't try put all the blame on me."
"Oh god! Oh god…" Scarlett cried out as she pulled her arms out of Damon's grasp and stumbled back a few steps. The vervain that she had given Damon earlier was used to help capture Lexi, she had helped kill Lexi. Scarlett's eyes stung with tears as the realization sunk in as to her involvement and then came the searing pain her chest. She struggled to breath in between the tears and her heart refusing to slow down and Scarlet tried holding on to the desk for support but arm wavered knocking several items to the ground before her knees finally gave out and she fell to the ground.
"Red… it's your heart, do whatever it is you do fix it." Damon said as he came to Scarlett's side but she couldn't do anything. She felt weak and like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. "STEFAN!"
Her head was spinning, she couldn't breath and most importantly her heart was breaking.