Hey guys! :) So this is my second story, after "Loving You".
This is completely AU and they're all humans. I'm very grateful for all the nice reviews, story and author alerts that "Loving You" is getting, so I hope that this one will get some reviews as well. They mean a lot to me! Okay enough with my talking, lol.
Ps: English isn't my mother language so please, if you find some errors, don't be too mad. I'm trying my best since I love this language very much! Thank you for reading, xoxo.
Graduation. Wow, Elena couldn't believe that the moment had arrived. She, Stefan, Bonnie, Caroline and Katherine were going to finally put an 'end' at the high-school chapter. It was about time! They worked their asses off to have a good gradutation, and here they were.
They were best friends since they were little kids – besides Elena and Katherine, who were actually twins. Stefan was Katherine's boyfriend for a long time now, while her friend Bonnie was with their 'little' brother Jeremy (who by the way, knocked her up). Caroline instead was in the middle of a triangle between Tyler Lockwood, the cocky Mayor's son, and Matt Donovan, a humil boy with lots of familiar problems.
Elena had been dating Stefan's older brother, Damon, for one year. Since she was 17 -, and he'd been her first and only love. Damon was 24 when they got together, and they have had an intense relationship; one of those that consumes you, where you find yourself fighting furiously and the minute after you're making love passionately on the floor. And when it ends it leaves a hole in your stomach. They were confident, lovers – they were meant to be. Elena just knew it.
And if it ended, it sure wasn't because they stopped loving each other…
After taking the diplome and getting all the cheers and congratulations, the guys wrapped up together. They went at the Salvatore's huge boarding house, first with all their other friends from school and then just them – their one and only group.
They were now all in the living room chatting and watching some TV. Katherine and Stefan were laying in one couch in their own bubble, while Jeremy was all caring and protective towards a 2 months pregnant Bonnie.
Elena and Caroline found themselves standing alone in one couch – chitt-chatting and eating popcorns.
"I can't believe that we've really reached the end of everything." Caroline said sadly.
"But this isn't the end, this is just the beginning of something new and better. Caroline, can you imagine! We're finally done with the homeworks, with the teachers, and with all those craps. We're finally going to do something that we really like." Elena replied at her, full of excitement.
"Easy for you to say. You're going to New York, you lucky bitch!"
Elena laughed. "Ha. It's not my fault that they gave me this amazing opportunity.. I'm special like that." she replied to her, faking cockiness.
Caroline hit her with the pillow. "Hey! Joke about it all you want, but we're going to miss you here Miss. Gilbert. I can't believe that we're going to be separated. I'm too used to have all of you around here." Caroline said, suddenly sobbing. "Oh, come here.. don't say that.." Elena said holding her, trying to give her some reassureance. But it was the truth, she was going to New York to study screenwriting all alone, while her beloved were all here. Plus, Caroline had been through a lot during this last year after his father left her mother – for another man! Caroline went in depression, and lots of people at school bullied her when the news came out. Caroline's sobs caught the others attention.
"Hey? What's happening?" Bonnie asked all concerned.
"She's having the crisis, you know, 'it all ended what are we going to do with our lives' stuff!" Elena said giving her friend a knowing look.
"Well, I think that I already have things planned for a while." Bonnie said laughing, caressing her belly. "That's right.." Jeremy said, wrapping his arms around her. "But come on, Car, this is just the beginning of our adults lives. And didn't you want to study desining along with Kath?" Bonnie asked, looking at Katherine who went to them.
"Oh yes baby. We're so going to kick some asses.. I mean, just look at us!" Katherine spat out fiercely. That was who she was. She and Elena were completely different, beside their looks. Katherine was very self-centric, vanish and judgy – while Elena was way more timid, calm and insecure from a lot of aspects. But still she loved her sister.
"Where's Stefan? Weren't you two making out.. as always?" Elena asked amused.
"He's doing some hot chocolates, but not for me, of course. I just want some tea so I'm going to pee a lot and then…" Elena cut her sister off, rolling her eyes. "Yes, Katherine, we got it. So you'll keep your flawless Victoria's Secret top model body." she added sarcastically.
"Exactly." Katherine winked at her.
"Well, anyway.. talking about pee, I have to go to the bathroom!" Elena said, heading for the stairs.
When she went upstairs, she felt the urge of enter in one room. One where she didn't enter for a long time now – it was at least 8 months.
She unconsciously smiled when she got in, lots of memories coming back. The room was the same, beside the fact that it was pratically empty and his smell was vanishing. She opened one of the drawers just to find one of his T-shirts – she took it in her hands, inhaling the scent deeply and closing her eyes. She mentally kicked herself. Damn it, Elena! You have to forget about him, she thought. With that she put the T-shirt in place and went quickly out of the room. She promised to herself to not think about him tonight, and so she did. They kept talking all night while doing their 'sleepover' – about their plannes, what they wanted to become and do in their future, of what they were afraid of and all the other things.
15 days later.
They were all at the airport, saying goodbye to Elena who was finally going to New York. There was who was crying, who was sad, who was excited for her. Lots of mixed feelings from everyone.
"You sure you have everything? Remember 'Lena, call us if there's any problem or you need something, okay?" her aunt Jenna asked her all concerned and anxious. Jenna and her husband Alaric, who happened to be her history teacher, took care of Elena, Katherine and Jeremy after their parents death. Elena owed everything to Jenna, she was so grateful to her.
"Chill Jenna, I'm going to be okay!" Elena told her reassuringly. "My baby…I'm gonna miss you so so much. Call us whenever you want! And I'm sorry that Ric couldn't be here – but you know, his work.." Jenna said, rubbing her shoulders.
"It's okay, and don't worry!" she smiled at her.
Jenna pulled her into a tight hug, only after 2 minutes he let go of her.
Katherine had an amused look on her face – like always – and pulled her sister into a hug too.
"Good luck for everything little sister. And hey, bring home a super hot model or actor or singer. Okay?"
"Little sister? Katherine, we're twins!" Elena replied rolling her eyes.
"I know. But I was born 40 seconds before you 'Lena!"
"Okay, okay.. whatever. And I promise you that I'll bring home an Abercrombie model or something, happy?" she asked laughing.
"Perfect!" Katherine said giving her one last hug.
Elena kept giving hugs and goodbyes to Jeremy, Bonnie, Caroline and even Matt who was there. She felt like she was going to war and nobody would have seen her again! Jeez! Caroline obviously went all emotional, sobbing like crazy – while Bonnie and Jeremy even if a little sad, were still happy and excited for her. The last one that she said goodbye to was Stefan.
"Take care Elena, okay?" he asked, hugging her.
"Sure. You too, keep an eye on everyone." she replied smiling.
He then looked into her eyes carefully, knowing that what he was about to say could annoy her. "You know… Damon is in New York, if you want to be in touch with him, you know what the number is. It's been one year 'Lena.. I don't think that you two should hang out everyday like best friends, but you know, maybe seeing him once in a while..." Elena cut him off immediatly. "No thank you, Stefan. I don't want to feel what I did last year, I don't want to suffer all over again. Not now that I've finally found some stability and I got over him. New York is huge, I'm sure that there won't be any problem." she replied firmly.
"Of course, I didn't want to force you. But if you need anything you know that he's there.. just think about it." he told her, pulling her into one last hug.
She gave everybody one last goodbye before finally boarding into her future.