Addison Gilbert POV*
This morning was a bit different than normal. I woke up at like 5:30, simply because I went to be at like 9 last night. And, Chloe actually sleeps through the night now, a new development in the Gilbert household.
Anyways, since I woke up so early I decided that I was going going to make everyone some breakfast. So, I pulled myself out of bed and started making pancakes at the ripe time of 6.
But of course, Jeremy ran out of the house barely sparring a glance at little old me sitting in the kitchen. And by the time Elena came downstairs, I had gotten Chloe out of bed and I am now currently feeding her a bit of rice cereal.
I made the mistake of speaking to her when she come down the stairs. "Good morning Lena."
"Ugh, I cant believe him!" Wow, okay drama queen.
"Umm... What?"
"Jeremy!" She spat out at me. "He's skipping school today to go look for Vicki."
I raised my eyebrow at her, "Okayyyyy." I said, though it defiantly sounded like a question.
She has that crazed look in her eye again, "Are you about done?" I slightly nodded my head, because I was, in fact, almost done. "Good, your taking me to the boarding house."
"What? NO!"
—~•+•~—
So I'm currently driving Elena to the Salvatore boarding house. We just dropped off Chloe at daycare, and hopefully I can just drop Elena off at the house.
Let me give you some back story. For the last month or so, Damon and I have been completely ignoring each other. Well, more like, I ignore him and he does the smart thing of staying away from me. I'm just a little pissed that he thinks I somehow got pregnant by a different guy the same night that I only slept with him. But its whatever, I'm totally over it.
Okay, maybe I'm not. But that's irrelevant to the situation.
The first thing that my dear sister did when we got there was jump out of her seat and she started walking straight to the door. I slowly followed in her footsteps after turning the car off, and just my luck, the second I got to the door you know who opened the door. Just so you know, I'm not talking about Lord Voldemort, the guy I'm talking about has a nose.
The twin was the first to speak, "Is Stefan here?"
"Yep!" Oh that tone of voice, I bet he just finished up annoying Stef-man to the max.
"Where is he?" Wow Lena, pushy much?
Damon gave his signature 'take you panties off look', "And good morning to you, little miss " I'm on a mission"." His eyes flashed to me, most likely to add more, but all he got was my middle finger raised in his direction.
Lena continued on as if nothing was happening around her, "How can you be so arrogant and glib after everything that you've done?" Wow... go off sis.
"And how can you be so brave and stupid to call a vampire arrogant and glib?" He asked with a very sassy mocking tone.
And for the first time, since we got here, I spoke, "Well, to be fair, said vampire is a shitty example, so I wouldn't be to worried about hurting his poor over a hundred year old feelings." Damon looks shocked, welcome to the shit list buddy.
Elena, once again, just kind of ignoring me said, "If you wanted me dead, I'd be dead."
"Yes, you would." I think I hurt his feelings a little too much. Sorry not sorry.
"But I'm not."
"Yet." Oof.
"Alright, I've heard about enough out of this conversation. Now, where is dear old Steffie?" I cut in when I realized that this is going literally nowhere.
Damon has had enough of me today, and I've been here like a minute, "He's upstairs singing "The rain in Spain". Knock yourself out." And then the blue eyed asshole left.
And yet, my pushy twin walked right in and started asking, "Stefan? Stefan?" So I did the only logical thing, I turned and also left, without even telling Elena. Oh don't look at me like that, just because the majority of the Gilbert kids are skipping school today, doesn't mean that I have to. I just think its a little ironic that the teen mom is setting the good example for the family.
—~•+•~—
When I got to school I went right by the students they were setting up for the Halloween party tonight and made my way to my locker. And just my luck, Caroline was standing there holding a garment bag and she looked to be bothering Bonnie. "I have got your costume. It's all here."
Bonnie got one look at the witch costume that Care was holding and gave her a deadpan look, "Seriously?"
Cares eyes then flipped over to me, but I cut her off before she could even start, "No can do Care."
And now its gone downhill, "Come on. Can someone please be excited that it's Halloween? I just wanna have fun, you know, just some silly, fluffy, Damon free fun."
"Hey, I already have a costume. I'm not refusing to go." I stopped her before she could get any farther into a rant.
Bon Bon spotted something that I hadn't, "Hey, isn't this the one you got from Damon?" Ah, she's talking about that Amber necklace that he gave to our wonderful Caroline Forbes.
"Yep. Wear it. Toss it. I don't care. I just want it gone." She paused, then asked, "Hey, have you seen Elena? Do we know what she's wearing?"
Bonnie spoke first, "I was with Grams all weekend. I haven't talked to her. Maybe she's with Stefan."
I cut in, "She is with Stefan, but I have no idea what she's wearing."
"Riding to his castle on his white horse." I can see the green on Care, and it doesn't look good, like at all.
"Don't be bitter. It provokes wrinkles." Wow Bon Bon, you beat me to it you sly dog. Bon and I giggled like stereotypical high school girls with each other as she walked away.
—~•+•~—
After getting ready for the schools Halloween party, Care, Bon, Chloe, and myself all made our way to the school event. We were all just chilling, Bonnie and Care dresses as witches, and I was like a wood nymph with a tiny wood nymph baby. All was well when Tyler came up to us and started speaking, "Cider for the ladies. It's a Lockwood special."
Bonnie was the first to shoot him down, and I was the second, "Sorry Ty, no can do."
Caroline scoffed at us, "Lightweight. I am going to drink until someone is hot enough to make out with."
Its comical how Tyler's eyes bugged out, and he tried to compose himself by telling her, "Sounds like a plan."
After that whole thing I had to go to my car to get Chloe's diaper bag, because the little stink bug needs a change believe you me. Once I got it and had everything with my baby nymph settled, I made my way back to the party only to find Elena dressed as a slutty nurse talking to the Stefmiester and baby vamp Vicki. And just as I got to the little group, so had Matt, "What's goin' on?"
"Hey. uh, everything's fine." Stef told the blonde jock, hoping to keep him calm.
Yet Vicki fucked that up right quick, "I told you to quit bothering me."
"Oh shit," I muttered to myself, though I think Stefan heard it because I caught a very disappointed look from him.
On another note, Lena girl was trying to get Vicki to stop her little ploy to get Stef in trouble with Matt, "No. Vicki, don't do this."
"Matt, he won't leave me alone." Shit is about to get so real right now.
"You need to back off, man." Matty threateningly told the forever 17 year old vamp.
"Matt, it's...it's okay." Lena tried to convince Mat to back off, unsuccessfully might I add.
Matt finally snapped though, "No, it's not okay. What the hell is your problem?"
Umm, wasn't Vicki just here a second ago? "Stefan. She's gone." Lena informed. Ahh, so the druggy vamp had gone, this isn't good.
Stefan then shoved Matt off of him, "I'm trying to help her."
I instantly went looking for Bonnie or Caroline, hoping that they could hold onto Chloe for a little while, so if I had too I could do something to help a situation. And luckily I found Bonnie, and was able to hand off the sleepy baby.
And then there was a wild goose chase. Said chase ended when I ran up to the back entrance of the school and found my dear twin smacking Vicki upside the head with a wooden plank to get her off of our baby brother that she is currently draining the blood of. It was kind of like seeing in slow motion when Vicki grabbed Lena and launched her into a pile of garbage.
I ran over to my sister and helped her up and when she was up she grabbed onto Jeremy as Stefan was yelling at us to get inside. And while we were doing as he said Vicki showed up and grabbed Elena. And then she started biting her.
I remember that I went into attack mode, I literally tackled Vicki off of Elena and in doing so we skidded across the ground. I ended up on the bottom and I am doing my best from keeping Vicki from getting a chomp out of all of us Gilberts tonight. and right before she succeeded in almost getting a taste the started to turn all gray and vainy.
She rolled off of me and I scrambled away from her. Behind me I could hear Jeremy screaming about Vicki, I think that Stefan is holding him back right now. I don't know, I just cant seem to take my eyes off of the dead girl I've known all my life in front of me.
A bit later I was still sitting a couple feet away from the dead Vicki. Stefan somehow managed to find Bonnie and got Chloe home, he's there with her and Jeremy right now. Lena told me this when she came and sat next to me. Now Elena is sitting next to me crying while I just stare into space. I'm also pretty sure that my arm cut on a piece of glass when Vic and I were rolling around earlier, because there's a bunch of blood down my arm.
"You should go. I got this." I jumped.
"What the fuck!" I called out in surprise.
Lena's reaction was a bit different though, "You did this. This is your fault." I think I'm going to just chill here and let things play out.
"You confuse me for someone with remorse." I'm not shocked.
When Lena started to take a swing at Damon, I realized that I probably should've diffused the situation, but at this very moment I cant bring myself to care. So I just kept watching the scene unfolding in front of me.
"None of this matters to me. None of it." The man spat at my taller twin.
She then spat back, "People die around you. How could it not matter? It matters, and you know it." She actually landed the smack she threw at him this time and I had to fight that urge to yell, "Oh damn!"
"You need to leave. Your wounds are bleeding and you need to leave." He slowly told her, and in turn, she left. Yet, I just stayed where I was, staring at the pissed off man in front of me. "You next?" It was phrased like a question, but it sounded like a threat.
"I'm just taking in the little bit of silence I have to try and understand what I watched and did tonight. That alright with you?" I told him seriously, the last part was a bit bitchy though, I'm not ashamed to admit that.
"I guess not." He murmured before turning and dealing with the dead body. We both kind of just did our own thing in silence, I dint think either of us have the energy to deal with each other right now.
Before he took Vickis body away he stopped in front of me, "You gonna stay here all night? Do you need a ride?"
I shook my head and started to stand, "No. I uh, I have to go home. Stefan took Chloe and I need to go make sure my child is still alive."
"Alright. Yeah, I'll see you there." I stood there and watched as he disappeared with the body. Once he was out of sight I started making my way to the car, and once I was inside of the thing I just sat there for a second, gathering myself, then I put my big girl panties on, started the car and started heading home.
—~•+•~—
Once I got home, I went straight passed Stefan on our front porch and went up to my room, and opened the door finding Chloe fast asleep in her crib, pajamas on and everything. Well, im glad that Stef dint kill my kid, I just hope she stays asleep, because I think I need all of the sleep that I can get right now.
But before any of that happens I need to check on my baby brother, tonight was probably more traumatizing for him than it will ever be for me.
When I stepped out of my room, and started to make the journey across the hall to Jeremys room, I came to a dead stop. Let me explain why.
Coming out of my emo little bros room was none other that the oldest Salvatore brother, I think you can see why I might be confused right? Anyways, my first instinct in this situation is to say this, "What the hell were you doing to my brother?" and that ladies and gentleman is exactly what I asked.
"I was compelling him, Elena said that's what you both wanted." He told me like it was obvious.
"Compelling him to do what?" I'm getting pissed, what the fuck did Lena tell him to do?
He looked me right in the eye, "To forget."
"Forget what?"
"Everything, grief, sadness, vampires." And that is when I turned and ran downstairs and out the door to scream at my older sister.
"Elena! Why the fuck would you do that to our baby brother?" I yelled the second I saw her face.
"Addison, calm down." Stefan tried.
I threw my glare at him, "Don't tell me to do anything Stefan." then my sights were back on my controlling sister, "Why would you do that, you didn't give him a choice, he deserves to know what happened, not everything is yours to dictate."
"It was the right thing," she said, trying to reassure me.
"No, that's bullshit. You don't take someone's choice away. I bet you wanted Damon to go in my room next and tell me to forget about me seeing him kill Zach, or that I just watched Vicki get staked on top of me. I bet you wanted him to make me forget about vampires and I bet you would have told him that's what I wanted."
She looked me dead in the eye and said, "It would've been, and is, for the best."
"Fuck you Elena." Was the last thing I said before staring down both Stefan and Damon, and walking inside the house, and into my room, locking the door behind me before I finally broke down and started crying.
God, all of this is so fucked.