Charlie's POV
The silence had grown between you and Jer. And you could feel the awkwardness of the room.
"Please say something Jer," he was standing away from you looking out the window.
"It was a different lifetime. I was a different person. And I didn't know what my brothers had planned until it was to late," you sobbed into your hands trying to wipe some of the tears away with the back of your hand.
"I'm not even upset about that. But she may be. I'm more upset and shocked that you're a vampire and thought you couldn't tell me," he turned around and your heart only broke more if that was possible, seeing the look on his face.
"God I'm such a horrible person," you saw back down on the bed resting your elbows on your knees and your head in your hands.
"You're not horrible Char," you felt him sit down on the bed. The bed making that ugly creaking noise it always did whenever anywhere sat there. "I'm sorry Jeremy," you muttered wiping your face again.
"For what?" You turned towards him making sure he kept eye contact with you. "You won't remember anything I've told you since I came to your house. You don't know about vampires. And Kaylee was just not feeling well so we took her home. You know nothing of the supernatural in mystic falls," you compelled.
"I know nothing of of the supernatural in mystic falls," he echoed his eyes going blank for a few moments. "So what do you want to do? We could crack down on some video games?" He perked back up.
"Yeah I'd like that. Why don't you get it set up and I just need to use the bathroom and then I'll be down," you nodded wrapping one arm around yourself rubbing your other arm. All he did was smile you took that as the cue to excuse yourself to the bathroom. You quickly walked in hoping not to run into Elena. And you closed and locked both doors sliding down and sitting against the one that connected to Elena's room. You covered your mouth trying to contain the noises threatening to come out of your mouth. "God," You whispered exhaling sharply.
Why couldn't you just tell him? Why was he literally the only one if your group that didn't know at his point. Which is messed up to keep him in the dark. After the many times he would have found out, but Elena made the decision to take it away. But it didn't make you feel less worse doing it to him again. But you couldn't have him tell Kaylee. Not right now. You had less than a month to figure out what to do. How to say oh by the way my brothers tricked me and used you to try to get Katherine back and that's why you fucking died. It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. God it had been so long since you were like this. You were always so good at pretending it was all okay. Nothing hurts Charlie. Except for when it came to Kaylee. You two had your time. Even though it was when being gay was punishable by death like obviously now things would be different. Or could be at least. You'll always love it. It just wasn't like that anymore.
You took your moment to cry and feel bad for yourself but knew you needed to go back downstairs. So you grabbed the side of the counter and pulled yourself to your feet. It had been awhile since you had feed so you weren't exactly your strongest. You turned on the sink cupping your hands to collect water and then splashing it in your face. You wiped away the mascara marks clearing away the little remaining make up actually still on your eyes. You took a long deep breath feeling it all the way to your toes and wiped your face before you unlocked the doors and headed downstairs.
Jeremy was already in an intense game of zombies when you came down, "I'm gonna order pizza," you called knowing he wasn't he wasn't gonna answer with how in the zone he was. You rolled your eyes pulling out your phone and dialing your favorite pizza place. "I just wanted to put in a delivery order. Just one large pepperoni pizza," the door bell rang to your left making you turn. "Jen-" you turned to the stairwell and she was already at the end of it. "i got it," she grinned at you walking towards the door and you stepped back into the living room. "okay, it'll be about 20 minutes miss," the man said on the phone. 'Alright thanks," and you hung up going to sit next to Jer to join the next round.
"Hello Jenna." That voice.
"Logan," she replied annoyed.
No. Logan. As in the guy that tried to kill you and your brother and vicki fed on and turned logan? Please be a different Logan. You froze in place listening in on their convo.
'Aren't you gonna invite me in?" He asked smugly. Wait the last time you saw him he was dead? It was the only reason you agreed to feed off him in the first place.
"Why are you here Logan?" God do not invite him in Jenna. You wouldn't let it happen. You would intervene if needed and you knew Jeremy would as well. "I missed you. I was out of town. I-"
"yeah. I got that email."
"you got an email?" he asked surprised.
"You didn't send an email?"
You pulled yourself together stepping over the couch an sitting next to Jeremy who of course didn't even notice. "I can explain. Just invite me and I'll tell you everything," he insisted. Man he does not give up. Which made some sense if he just turned. "I'm not gonna invite you in. Forget it." Go aunt Jenna.
"Come on, Jenna. It's me."
"The answer is no."
"I know you. You're always one step away from a maybe. A tiny nudge to yes." Ouch. Great tactic to try to get someone to let you in.
"Heh. You just pointed out that I have no self control. Clever strategy," and then the door slammed. Thank god you didn't want to have to compel Jenna too. Jenna hovered by the door probably contemplating if she made the right call when the door bell rang again. She stomped back over to the door "Logan I swear to god I said no!" She yelled failing to realize it was the guy with your pizza. She gasped, "Oh my god I'm so sorry!" He didn't say anything just handed her the pizza and you saw him from the windows run to his car and peal out of the drive way.
"Nice one Jenna," you teased as she handed you the pizza. She just scoffed and went into the kitchen.
"Alright lets do this," Jeremy said finishing setting up your game and grabbing a piece of pizza.
"You're going down Gilbert."
Kaylee's POV
You woke up alone in Kyle's room. Crashes downstairs shaking you awake or you probably would still be passed out. You sat up letting your feet dangle from the bed. Your head hurt but not nearly as bed as it did when you woke up last night. You got up stretching your aching limbs and padded out the room and down the stairs.
"They're outside sweetheart," Kyle's mother called from the kitchen. "I'll bring you a plate with some breakfast in a minute," and you just smiled you always forgot how kind she was. Curious though you walked through the house to their back door sliding it open. It was beautiful out. Still early but there wasn't a cloud in the bright blue sky.
"Morning sleeping beauty," Megan sat up from Leo's lap on one side of their outdoor dining table. "Morning," you looked till your eyes found Kyle. "Hey love," he grinned up at you and you leaned down and kissed his lips barely before Megan faked throwing up "get a room!" she shouted. "Hanging out without me huh?" you sat on Kyle's lap and he wrapped his arms around you and you put one arm around his neck.
"These two were just hanging around to make sure you were okay," he motioned over them digging his nails in the exposed flesh on your hips. "Yeah I actually gotta get home. Apparently our favorite varsity quarterback snuck into her bed room last night," she shrugged standing up and helping Leo up. "Oooo. Text me later," you winked and she nodded, "you got it. Tell your mom thanks for me Kyle. And we will see you love birds later," she waved.
"I'm glad you're feeling better K. Text me if you need me. And thank you for breakfast," he looked between the two of you and smiled. God he had the most perfect smile. And perfect teeth. You were gonna say something but he ran off to meet Megan and you heard a car pull out of the driveway.
"So how do you feel?" Kyle asked and you re-positioned yourself so you could see each other. "I can remember a rough outline of everything. I remembered that Caroline roped us into doing a stupid seance. And then the stupid necklace. And i found it in the bathroom. And then talking to Emily which I now realize is a little weird since she's a ghost. And then I can remember very little after that. It's like I could kind of see everything but I couldn't hear anything or control my own body. And then slowly I could start hearing everything again and everything went back into focus and then," your fingers grazed across your neck where the blood was when you woke up last night. "Damon bit me," you whispered. He just rubbed your back a couple times, "yes he attacked you. But Charlie healed you before you passed out," your looked to the woods being so close to them gave you a little sense of calmness and clarity.
"She really misses you," he said looking out into the woods as well.
"I don't want to talk about her right now," you heard the sliding glass door open and Mrs. Granger walked out with a huge plate of pancakes and eggs. "Oh my gosh thank you," your mouth instantly started salivating when she set it in front of you. "Of course. Eat up. It will help with your strength and mental clarity," she smiled sweetly before heading back inside. You sat forward still sittin gin his lap as you started literally scarfing down the food taking many moments to stop and appreciate how good it all was. You felt your phone buzz in your back pocket and you stopped really allowing yourself to chew and swallow while you checked who it was.
Jeremy: We're suppose to work on our paper. Ask your mom for your stuff and get over here.
"Crap. I'm suppose to work on my extra credit project for history with Jeremy," you took your fork scarfing down the rest of it. "I gotta go okay?" you got up kissing him quickly. "Ill call you when I'm done," you called jumping off the porch and back to your house.
Everyone was home but they of course didn't care where you had been. they probably could have brought you home unconscious last night and no one wouold have thought twice.
"Hey mom, I need the box of stuff from our ancestors. I have a history project I have to work on and I have to keep it local," you poked your head into the kitchen where she always was. She didn't even look up from her laptop, "they should be in the garage labeled," she answered. "Can I borrow your car?" you asked and she just nodded. It's not like she ever used it anyways they always took dads truck whenever they went anywhere. "Thanks" you shouted heading upstairs.
To: Jeremy
Just need to shower then I'm on my way. Sorry long night I'll explain later. You quickly texted before clicking send.
To: Damon
I need those journals. I'll be at your house soon.
You walked into your room locking your phone and throwing it on your bed before heading into a bathroom. You turned on the shower giving it a few to get extra hot while you stripped. It was exactly what you needed as you stepped under the hot water you felt all your muscles relax as you washed your hair of course watching the purple water run down the drain and quickly washing your body before getting out.
You decided just on some leggings,a gray t shirt, Kyle's jacket and some red converse. You grabbed your bag heading downstairs grabbing your moms keys and heading into the garage. It was always like a museum going in there with how much stuff from all the founding families was in there. Luckily yours had dates.
You looked through the stack finally finding the box for 1864. It was a big year for all the families of Mystic falls. The year vampires ran rampant and they finally put a stop to them. Or so they thought. You yanked the box out quickly so the other didn't fall from it and headed outside.
You put the box in the passenger seat pulling out and heading over to the Salvatore's.
You pulled in behind Charlies gray SUV and got out. You knew damn well that they had heard you pull up and knew you were walking up. And then Damon got your text since he always had his phone in his hand.
"Well good morning to you gorgeous," he called leaning against the door as you walked up. "Damon I just need the box of stuff I dont have time for this. And frankly you're the last person I want to talk to right now," you hissed shoulder checking him as you walked past him.
"Why must you hurt me?" he asked closing the door and looking at you as if you were the most delicious thing he had ever seen. "Why can't you just love me?" he appeared behind you pressing your body into his. You felt your breath catch, "You couldn't handle me."
you felt him kiss your collar bone licking a strip up to your ear, "Oh but I have many times," he whispered biting your ear lobe. "I told you say the words and I'm yours," he wrapped his arms around you.
In a blur you turned and pinned him against the wall, "nice try. But I'm not yours. Nor do i like guys who like to toy with every girl that even looks at him," you rolled your eyes dropping him.
"Baby I'll toy with you anytime," he winked getting to his feet and appearing next to you again. You put one hand to his chest, "Not gonna happen. Oh did you not know? I may have been possessed but I heard when you said you just wanted Katherine. Even attacked and almost killed me over it," you clenched both of your fists as you felt your face flush.
"So stop messing with me. I'm with Kyle," you informed folding your arms over your chest. "The football player? Please," he mocked brushing a finger along your arm as he walked away from you. "He treats me way better than you ever have so I think I'll take my chances thanks," you flashed him a fake smile as he poured himself a drink. "now the box. Tik tok I'm late," you narrowed your eyes at him. "Here you go," you turned and Charlie was in front of you holding a box with your name on the side.
"Be careful what you wish for K," he raised his glass to you.
