When I woke up the next morning, it was to Jenna's annoyed voice.
"Alexa Thalia Gilbert, when did you get home last night because I didn't see or hear you come in. Do you know how I felt?!" She was pissed.
"I'm so sorry Aunt Jenna." I apologized. "I came in late and I didn't want to wake anyone up."
Jenna shook her head."Where were you?" She asked.
"I went to the bridge." I said looking down and her expression softened.
"Oh... Okay." She said. I chewed on my lip."You're going to see the comet tonight right?" She asked and I nodded. "That's what I thought. Well, I'm going to run some errands and might not see you until later... So be good." She gave me a half smile but it was mixed with something else. Pity? Yeah, definitely pity.
She left and I grabbed my phone. I had maybe ten texts from Caroline about preparing for the comet celebration. Shit, that was what today was. I racked my brains trying to think of what this episode was about. Vicki went missing... And Bonnie touched Stefan?
No, you perverts! Not in that way! What's wrong with you? Get your goddamn heads out of that gutter. Jeeze!
I was starting to forget things, that's not good. I got out of bed and showered. As I stood in my towel looking at my closet, an idea came into my head. The secret vervain that I could have on me could be in a toe ring. Yeah, weird I know, but I could fashion one to hold a little bit and it'd be pretty hard to get to.
I put on a t-shirt and layered a chunky knit burgundy sweater on top. I wore jeans and my docs. I blew out my hair and put on my makeup. I mixed some reddish and black eyeshadow together so that my makeup would match my clothes. I looked at the time, 10:00 a.m., Caroline said I had to be there at noon. I had two hours to kill and I knew exactly what to do with that time. I put my pipe, a tiny bit of weed, a lighter, perfume, and eye drops into my bag.
I walked about ten minutes until I reached the cemetery and then walked into the woods. I sat down and set up. I smoked about a bowl not wanting to be too high. I then remembered that I had just gotten my medical card back in my old life and groaned. Why was drunk me such an ass? I put in some eye drops before I packed up my stuff and looked at the time, 10:45, and decided on taking a small walk through the woods before going home.
The sun was shining and filtering through the leaves which were greener than ever. There were birds chirping and everything was just perfect. Whenever I get high, it's like there's this warm, fuzzy feeling radiating under my skin all over my body. I checked the time again and decided to head back.
I sprayed myself with perfume maybe ten minutes before I got home. When I did, I went upstairs and Elena called me into her room. She decided that she'd drive the two of us to the town square.
"We're leaving in five!" She called to me as I left her room.
I hid my stash, fixed my hair, and went downstairs. Almost nobody was on the road so it was a fast drive. We got there and Caroline found us almost immediately.
"Okay! Elena you're over there, decorating with Bonnie. Alexa, you're with me making sure everything is perfect." She commanded.
"Yes, m'am!" Elena and I said together.
I rolled my eyes. This was actually getting annoying. I'm going to be real here. Elena pisses me off. I know that she's the main character and everything, but seriously all she talks about is herself. She also gets into everybody else's business and tries to parent Jeremy in the show and now me! She can also be close minded and a little bit of a bitch. AND there's the whole switching Salvatore brothers thing. I mean, in the show, I was really rooting for her and Damon, but I felt bad for Stefan because of the whole "doppelgänger forever love" thing. But, back in my old life, my sister was pretty subpar, so I kind of want to make the whole sister thing work. Besides, I had always wanted a twin. Well, an identical one so that we'd mess around with and confuse people, but I guess this was okay too.
Caroline and I ended up walking around and telling people what to do the entire time. "So where were you yesterday?" She asked quizzically.
"Oh, you know. I just needed a day off." I shrugged.
She looked at me, understanding. "You know I'm here if you ever want to talk, right?" She asked kindly. I was taken aback. Caroline and I were friends. We could actually be friends.
"Yeah, thank you!" I smiled.
We talked about classes, what music we were listening to, all the upcoming Founders Day events, and finally boys. "Yeah, Stefan and I aren't going to happen. I know that now. What about you?" She looked at me with her blue eyes.
"Oh, nobody. Not right now... Oh my god! I forgot to tell you! At the back to school party at the falls, Tyler tried to make a move on me! It was so weird. He asked me if I wanted to go into the woods to find a quieter place!" I rambled.
"Ew! He's such a man whore." Caroline said. "I know!" I replied. I missed this. Well, talking to a friend. Caroline and I talked and walked, finishing up the preparations for tonight before we parted ways to get ready.
I went home and traded my t-shirt and burgundy sweater for a white camisole and a lavender cashmere sweater with bell sleeves. The sweater was a little low-cut but what did it matter? I gots what I got. I also traded my docs for black boots with a heel. Being short kinda sucks. I can't reach things in the store, people rest their elbows on me, and then the whole squatting to get to my height and saying,"So this is what it looks like down here?!". I changed my makeup because the burgundy eyeshadow didn't go anymore. I went with a subtle grey smokey eye and pink lips. I put some defrizz stuff in my hair, sprayed some perfume and I was ready.
Elena and I went together again. This time she was talking about how Stefan doesn't tell her anything about him. I was half listening. Some storylines in the show just had to follow their plots. We got to the town square and met up with everyone except Caroline.
"Hey, where's Caroline?" I asked. A chorus of "I don't know's" replied.
I vaguely recall her and Damon talking in the show. "I'm going to call her." I said to myself more than anyone else. I took my phone out, one bar. I huffed. Stupid 2009 small town with bad reception and shitty phones! I walked away from the group phone held up in the air in front of me. Finally, when I had a better signal, I stopped and started texting. After getting out,"Hey! Where-" I felt a leather covered arm drape over my shoulders. I stiffened, chills going down my back.
"Can. You. Not?" I grit out, my jaw was clenched.
"What? Usually girls melt when I do that." Damon smiled down at me.
"Well I'm not your usual girl remember? I'm from an alternate universe where this world is a mediocre teenage vampire drama." I said sweetly, batting my eyes.
He took his arm off me and touched his heart, mock offended. "Mediocre?" He asked.
"It's kind of like Twilight all over again. Stefan looks a lot like Edward, Elena has brown hair and brown eyes like Bella, and let's not forget the love triangle." I recited the similarities and connected my thumbs and pointer fingers to create the aforementioned three sided shape.
Damon glared at me. "Love triangle?" He asked.
"Yeah, and then all the teenage girls in my old world fantasize about being in Elena's shoes and having two sexy vampires chasing after them..." I trailed of trying not to laugh.
"Oh, sexy? Why did you watch the show and who did you fantasize about?" Damon wiggled his eyebrows.
"I don't really know why I watched it. I was young and naive and needed a new show to start. I wasn't super into it though. I stopped watching it two seasons ago. I had started better shows and gave them priority." I replied.
"Better shows?" Damon asked, a bit offended.
"Yeah, SO much better. In a few years, around 2013-2015 a bunch of great shows are going on. I like to call it the golden age of television," I smiled at my genius. "But those shows aren't around so I can't watch them." I pouted. Why? Why was this happening?
"What shows were they?" Damon asked.
"The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Supergirl, Jessica Jones-"I was cut off.
"Superhero shows?" He asked.
"Yeah. I was confused how you knew the names but then I remember you're over a hundred years old and must get bored." I said. I was rambling. Again.
He nodded."I mean, there was also booze, blood, girls." He said.
"It's okay Damon, you're secret's safe with me." I said seriously.
"Speaking of booze," Damon said changing the subject."Someone isn't drunk tonight." He said with mock surprise before sniffing. "But…. Oh my, Alexa Gilbert, is that the Devil's lettuce I smell?" He gasped,
"That was earlier and I have to be sober around you so that I don't spill anymore secrets." I said defensively.
"But that's when you're fun." He complained. "I like your secrets, they help me." He added.
I rolled my eyes. "My secrets will only help you if I want them to help you." I stiffened. He couldn't know everything, then nobody would be safe. His eyes darkened. Uh, oh. My back suddenly hit a tree as Damon pushed me into it.
"You'll tell me what I want you to tell me. Is that clear?" He growled and glanced at my necklace."Wearing that doesn't mean anything, I can rip it off anytime I want and make you tell me anything I want you to tell me." I glared at him. I was terrified, but there was no way in hell that I was going to show it.
"The things I know would break you," I snarled at him."You'd spiral. Get drunk, and fuck and feed on college girls." I finished unblinking holding my ground. He backed off a little and I freed myself. "Now go take Vicki onto the roof and scare the shit out of Stefan." I whispered venomously to him as I stormed away.
"See? You're more fun when you're drunk!" Damon called to my back. I rolled my eyes.
I found the group, where Caroline had finally joined. "Did you just make up that stuff about his foot fetish so that you could have him? I saw you two over there." Caroline snapped, but she didn't actually seem angry.
My eyes widened,"Care, I would nev-"
"I'm kidding! It's totally okay! I'm just glad things are looking up for you." She laughed and smiled kindly.
"Caroline, no. It's nothing like that, trust me!" I laughed.
"Sure it isn't." Caroline winked. Oh, god. This is the last thing I need right now. We followed the group into the Grill and sat there talking for quite a while before Jeremy finally approached us.
"Hey, has anyone seen Vicki?" He asked.
"You're her stalker. You tell us." Tyler replied
"I can't find her." Jeremy ignored him.
"She probably found somebody else to party with. Sorry, pill pusher, I guess you've been replaced." Tyler snarked back, he obviously wanted to get a rise out of Jer. I rolled my eyes.
"What's with the pill pusher?" Elena asked him and glared at me. As if I knew! Well, I did. But not because I was in on it!
"Ask him." Tyler nodded at Jeremy.
"You wanna do this right now?" Jeremy asked.
"Are you dealing?" Elena asked him accusingly.
"She's never gonna go for you." Tyler taunted.
"She already did. Over and over and over again." He bragged.
"Just what a caring older sister wants to hear." I muttered
"You slept with Vicki Donovan? I mean, Vicki Donovan slept with you?" Caroline asked, bewildered. I nudged her.
"There's no way." Tyler said.
"Oh my fucking god, Tyler! Can you for once not act like a total douche and be the bigger person? You're two years older than him. Act like it for once!" I snapped.
"And I didn't even have to force her into it." Jeremy spat.
"What the hell is he talking about, Ty?" Matt said, turning to him.
"Nothing, man, just ignore him, he's a punk." Tyler brushed it off
"You know what, how about all of you shut up and help me find my sister?" There ya go Matty! Getting back on track.
"We'll check the back." Bonnie looked at Caroline
"I'll check the square." Matt added
"I'll come with you." Jeremy made to move towards Matt, but Elena grabbed his arm along with mine when I went to go with Bonnie and Caroline.
"Oh, no, no, no. You are coming with us." She started. Us? US? I didn't want any part of her meddling in other people's business. "So that's your game now, dealing?"
"I'm not dealing." Jeremy was annoyed and so was I.
"Look, I'm sick of the tough love speech, Jer. It's clearly having no impact." Why am I here? I have no reason to be here. Dear Universe, What have I done to deserve getting sucked into a vampire TV show and put in the middle of a fight between siblings that aren't even mine? My insides are crying.
"You and Jenna, between the two of you. Enough already!" Jeremy exclaimed and at that, Elena let go of me and I started inching away.
"We can stop if you want. Send you to a therapist where you'll be forced to deal with it or to rehab where you'll sit in group and tell some stranger how you let your life fall apart. Or you could talk to me." Elena sounded sincere.
"I vote for none of the above." Jeremy walked away.
"What the hell was that? You didn't say anything! Don't you want him to get better?" Elena spun around to me.
"I want him to get better, but with you and Jenna jumping down his throat every time isn't going to help and you know that! Look at it from his point for once and try to see where he's coming from. Yes, we all lost mom and dad, but YOU got to be with them in their final moments, not us! We didn't get to say goodbye, not a real one anyway." My voice cracked and my eyes stung. Elena was stunned and I stalked off, brushing my tears off my cheeks. Why was I crying? Why was I reacting like this? I went outside to the parking lot and the cool air soothed my burning face. I was there for about five minutes wiping my eyes repeatedly, before someone tapped my shoulder. I jumped, thinking it was Damon.
"Hey, Alexa, are you okay?" A soft feminine voice asked. I turned to find a concerned pair of green eyes. She had blonde, wavy hair. She looked familiar, I think we had a couple classes together. "Alexa?"
She asked. Shit! I had been staring, that's not awkward. "Yeah! Sorry, Elena and I got into a fight about...our parents." I looked down.
Lying was starting to get a little old. "Oh, no! I'm sorry!" She genuinely sounded like she cared. Who was she? "Do you need a ride home?" She asked, kindly. I know what y'all are probably thinking,"Alexa, you complete dumbass. Don't accept the ride home! She's clearly some kind of supernatural entity that wants to eat you, put a spell on you, or wants to use you for leverage!" It seemed like Alexa probably knew her, I was getting that Founding-Family-childhood-friend-vibe. Specific, I know.
"Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you." I said. We walked to her small white car.
"Oh sorry! My car's a bit of a mess!" Mystery Pretty Girl said. I open the passenger door and see her backpack on my seat with a binder and two textbooks. The rest of the car was spotless.
"This isn't messy at all..." I saw her name on a piece of paper sticking out of the binder, Grace Fell. I'm extremely lucky,"Grace." Oh my god, I'm psychic. Does this mean that Logan is her uncle? Brother? Cousin? Oh no. "How have you been?" I asked her as she pulled out of the parking spot.
"Pretty good. I had a pretty fun summer. How was your's?"
I thought for a moment."It was okay." I said. It was quiet for a moment. "Don't you think it's total bullshit that Tanner is having us memorize every single president?" She asked me. History, that's one of the classes we have.
"Oh my god, I know right! We don't even learn about what all of them did, only a few." We continued talking about history as well as english and AP Biology (I don't know who put me in that class, but I want a vampire to drain their blood), until we reached my house. "Hey, thank you so much for driving me home, I really appreciate it." I smiled.
"It's nothing! After all, we've known each other since we were three!" She laughed.
I thanked her again and said bye before leaving the car. I entered the house and saw Jenna on the couch, fast asleep with popcorn in a bowl on her lap. I shook my head. I quietly passed her and went up the stairs. Elena and Jeremy weren't home yet. I got ready for bed in record time and turned of the light. When Elena came home, I figured she might want to talk to me so if I was asleep she wouldn't. It took me an hour to fall asleep, the longest since coming here. Was my insomnia coming back? God, I hope not. Finally, my mind drifted off…
I woke up back on a bus in India. We were going down the mountain, back from Ooty, a town in the hills. I looked around frantically. My brother trying to block out our eleven year old twin cousins that were singing, "Potato, po-tah-to. Potato tato, tah-to tah-to." Over and over again, my dad was talking to his brother, and my mom and aunt were talking about shoes. My sister sat in front of me. I leaned forward. "Hey, Mila! You would not believe the weirdest, most vivid dream I just ha-" I stopped talking as she turned around and she changed into Damon. My heart stopped. "This is a dream isn't it?" I asked him even though the answer was obvious. He nodded and I groaned and shut my eyes, my head hitting the back of my seat. "So this means that not only are you rifling through my subconscious, you're in my room too?" I whined.
"Yep. Cute PJ's." He winked. I rolled my eyes.
"Why are you here?" I glared at him.
"Oh you know, just going back to Bangalore with the rest of the Kapoors- OW!" I smacked the side of his head.
"Damon, stop being an ass." I said.
"Fine, I'm trying to figure out what else your hiding." He gave me an evil smile.
"Stop! You could seriously mess up the show's plot!" I said angrily.
"This isn't a show to me Alexa, this is my life, and I want to be happy and I will do anything to make sure that I will be." He said seriously.
"This is my life though!" I said gesturing to my family in the van."And I can't go back, which means I'm stuck with you and Stefan, and Elena, and everyone else in your world. I'm not going to let you screw up what's supposed to happen." I said.
"You won't tell me what's supposed to happen. I need to know, Alexa." He said almost pleadingly. I looked at him sadly.
"Do you really want to know? Even if it kills you?" I searched his eyes.
"Yes." He said. I took one last look at my surroundings.
"Then wake me up." I said.
I sat up in bed and looked at the time, the clock next to my bed read 2:18 a.m. I looked around the room and jumped when I saw Damon sitting next to me.
"Jeeze! Okay, is personal space not a thing to you?" I asked.
"Tell me what you know." Damon ignored my question. I inched away from him a little.
"I'll tell you, but you have to promise that you won't go on a killing rampage once I tell you. No harming me, my family, or my friends. And none of that spiraling shit that you do where you get drunk and feed off of college girls." I said. God, I talked a lot.
"What?" He asked me.
"Promise first." I responded.
"I promise." He said sarcastically.
"Katherine isn't in the tomb." I whispered.
He stared at me for about thirty seconds. "What?" He whispered. He looked absolutely heartbroken.
"I'm so sorry, she does come back to Mystic Falls though." I rushed. His hands shot forward and grabbed my shoulders.
"When, tell me everything." He said. I gulped.
"The Founder's Day Celebration. You need to open the tomb for her to come back, she'll only come back once the vampires down there are gone." I said.
"Are you positive you're right?" He asked.
I rolled my eyes,"I've seen the first season a few times, I'm 100% right." I said.
What happened next was a literal blur. I felt his arms wrap around me for three seconds and he was gone. I blinked. "Oookay, then." I said before lying back down and falling asleep.
I know, I know! I'm the worst. I should have updated sooner but I had writer's block. IRL Alexa is on board with the story! YAY! I've decided to start writing a sequel to this story so that when I have writer's block, y'all will still be getting something. I'm going to publish the first chapter within the first week of November. Remember to review/follow. I'd appreciate some critique, you guys. Thank's for reading!
