*The Next Day at School
**Stefan's POV
I pull into my parking spot and do my normal routine of meeting Lexi. It's the first day back since Dad died and I know Jake and I are going to be given those sympathetic pity looks. I told Lexi all about this yesterday when she called and asked if I was finally coming back. She bumps my shoulder as I take a deep breath before walking into school. Everyone turns to stare and it's not the normal stare I get.
"Ignore them," she says. "Look Coach Tanner is at your locker. Focus on that."
I nod and walk at a normal pace to my locker.
"Hey Kid," Tanner says slapping my shoulder as I get to my locker. "I have a request for you."
"Yeah what's that coach?" I ask opening my locker and grabbing my notebook.
"Play QB this season. Please when you played QB Freshman year we went to States. Matty hasn't even gotten us past sectionals. We could go to Nationals," he rambles on begging. I look down the hall and see Matt talking with Rebekah. I look at Lexi who is eagerly awaiting my answer. Then I turn back to Tanner only to see Elena walk in laughing with Care, Bonny, Kol, and ELIJAH?! Mr. Freaking Perfect of course. I guess I have to amp up my resume because star running back and valedictorian obviously isn't English Pre-Law Super Hero status.
"You know what I'll do it," I say. Lexi clasps her hands together and lets out a breath I didn't know she was holding. Tanner slaps me on the shoulder proudly.
"Good man," he says walking away as Elena and her posse join us.
"Hey what'd Coach want?" Kol asks going over and wrapping his arm around Lexi.
"Oh just to put the Golden Boy back into the pocket," Lexi says.
"Really?! You're gonna be quarterback again?" Elena asks excitedly. I smirk and nod in response. I close my locker and give her a kiss on the cheek before turning on my heel to get to my first class. I'm about to leave when Kensi struts over and Elena wraps her arm around
my waist. I try not to laugh.
"Mr. Salvatore how nice to see you back in school," Kensi says seductively. "I came over to ask what your talent for the Mr. Mystic competition is going to be."
"Of course you're still apart of that chauvinistic competition," Elijah says scoffing.
"You're just mad that he beat you last year," Lexi says noticing me tense a little. Elena notices too and rubs her hand in a small circle on my back. I know I don't have to be jealous of Elijah but he was her first love how am I suppose to compete with that?
"Anyways what's your talent?" Kensi says eyeing Elena jealously.
"Okay I couldn't get them to seperate for more than the formal and swimwear portion so Nik and Stefan are singing a song," Care says as she pulls of the notebook she kept for Mr. Mystic. Care was my mentor and Lena was Nik's so Nik and I planned a little surprise. Seeing as Klaus came clean about his crush on Care we were going to make him absolutely irresistible.
"Okay thanks. I look forward to you winning for the fourth consecutive year Stefan," Kensi says biting her lip before turning and leaving. Damn the girl had game but she was nothing compared to my baby.
"What are you two idiots going to sing? A Bieber song?" Elijah jokes.
"Oh wow take shots at the biebs. He's only a multimillionaire popstar as a teenager," I say sarcastically. Elena laughs into my side. She thinks its funny that I get mad because Bieber stole my hair but then ten minutes later I'll sing along to one of his songs. It's not my fault his songs are catchy.
"First of all you and 'the biebs'" Elijah says angrily, "are just womanizing man whores. Oh and you both probably can't sing to save your life."
"You wanna bet?" I say removing myself from Elena and stepping face to face with Elijah.
"What are you going to do about it SALVAWHORE?" He spits back and I almost lose it. I almost punch him right then and there. But miraculously I don't I turn and walk away from him with Nik in tow and everyone else standing by my locker.
"We're not actually doing a Bieber song right?" he asks legitimately concerned.
"No we're not," I respond laughing at him.
*Care's POV
"What the hell is your problem?" Lexi yells at Elijah slamming her finger into his chest with each word. I don't get to hear his response as Elena turns to face me.
"Um so what just happened?" she asks not quite sure how to react.
"I'm pretty sure that this just went Glee," I say not even sure how to react either. "Adding to the Glee drama. Can we talk away from the crazy for a sec?" She nods and we walk out to our favorite table in the courtyard. "I think Nik has a thing for me. Like palms sweaty, butterflies in his stomach, tongue tied thing." I blurt it out as soon as we sit down.
"What makes you think that Care?" she asks grabbing my hand reassuringly. Do I tell her the whole truth? Do I leave some out? I mull over my options and decide it's time to tell everything to someone other than Klaus.
"So for the past couple weeks Ty and I have been arguing. I think he's actually sleeping with Vicky Donovan now. We started arguing over how I wasn't his mentor for Mr. Mystic. Then he got mad that I didn't apply to any of his schools but there aren't many colleges that offer my major. I applied to schools around him though but that wasn't good enough for him. The fights got stupider and longer so I started talking to Klaus about them. Well actually he was coming over to Tyler's right when I stormed out of the house. He's been my shoulder to cry on throughout this whole thing and I took advantage of that and now I think he feels these things because I've been feeling them too." She's staring at me her mouth open slightly and her brows furrowed.
"Well that's a lot," she says taking a deep breath. "First if you and Ty are fighting so much maybe you two need a break. Second if Nik has feelings for you that's fantastic he's a wonderful, caring guy. I'm not saying Tyler's a bad guy just that maybe he's not so good for you right now. Third you, me, Bon, and Lex are having a girls night so we can eat ice cream and watch romantic movies and talk tomorrow night." I get a huge grin on my face that is mirrored on hers. She always knows just what I need and I definitely need some chocolate chunk, Ryan Gosling, and girl talk!
"But until tomorrow night call me with your Tyler problems I may have to force myself away from Stefan but I will come be your shoulder to cry on at least until we figure out the Klaus situation," she adds as we get up to go to class before the first bell rings. There's so much drama lately but I'm glad I have my best friend to help me out.
*Lunch
**Bonnie's POV
I was the first one at the table which is never normal. I sit and unpack my lunch as Stefan joins me.
"Hey Bon. Where's everyone?" he asks picking up his apple and taking a bite.
"I have no idea," I answer.
"Cool so you know I love Care and Lexi right?" he asks and I nod before he continues. "But, I need some help with Lena's and my first date and I would really love if you helped me instead of them. Mainly because they're a lot to handle but also because you're amazing and awesome and the best." His eyes are pleading with me and I know why Elena has a hard time saying no to him.
"I'll help but you can keep the compliments coming," I say smiling at him. Just as he was about to continue Elena comes up behind him and wraps her arms around his chest.
"Please tell me Gram Salvatore packed me some leftover pasta too?" She asks. He nods holding his apple in his mouth as he pulls out a plastic container for her. I laugh at how excited she gets as she slides into the seat next to him.
"Awww I think they're even cuter now that they're dating," Lexi says to Care as they join us. We all roll our eyes at them when Matt comes storming over to the table.
"Dude what the hell?" he says hitting Stefan's shoulder. "You're taking QB back!" He stares down at Stefan waiting for an answer but instead Stefan holds up a chocolate chip cookie. Matt takes it and takes and angry bite out of it.
"Coach wants to get to Nationals," Stef says as Matt takes another bite of cookie. "We both know what Coach wants Coach gets."
"That's so true man," Matt replies before fist pounding Stefan and returning to the other football players.
"Is that just a Matt thing or does that work on every guy?" Care asks.
"Well guys are pretty simple we only want three things. One food, Two fast cars, and three to be surrounded by beautiful women," Stefan says wrapping his arm around Elena. "Distract us with one of the three and you can probably get whatever you want."
"You should like write for Cosmo or something," Care says. Lexi erupts into a laugh attack as Stefan spits out his water in shock. Which causes Elena to laugh and Lexi to laugh even harder leaving Care and I to look like the only sane ones at the table. When Elena and Lexi stopped laughing and Stefan had cleaned up the water. Tyler and Nik came over Nik sat next to Stefan and Ty sat near Care but he didn't give her the normal hello kiss he always does. As a matter of fact they haven't even been around each other lately.
"I hear you are having the boys sing," Ty says to no one inparticlar because he didn't even bother looking at Care.
"Yeah," Lexi says. "What about it?"
"Nothing just wanted to see if I could know what song you guys were doing?" he replies.
"Well Bro, we'd tell you but you're the competition," Stefan says making the bro sound pretty harsh.
"Yeah, mate, we wouldn't want you cheating," Nik says also having mate sound pretty harsh.
"Guys could I borrow you for two seconds?" Elena asks sweetly giving them the 'you're being idiots' look. There would only be one reason those two were being kind of mean to Ty. He must've done something wrong to Care. I that why Elena called the emergency movie night tomorrow?
*Seventh Period
**Jeremy's POV
"You really think this is a good idea?" I ask Stefan ,as he fixes my hair, and Nik, as he hands me flowers.
"Little Gilbert, have I ever steered you wrong?" Stefan asks as he gives up on the strand of hair that wont stand up with the rest of them.
"Yes," I answer.
"When?" Nik and him ask in unison.
"Freshman year you locked me on the roof instead of showing me where my homeroom was. Sophomore year you locked me out of the locker room and stole my towel in front of the cheerleaders instead of showing me where the warmer showers were. This year you guys sat on me to tell Bonnie I liked her,"I list off and I can tell they're holding in their laughter. What ccomedians these two are.
"As the person in a pretty much healthy relationship I think you should trust me," Stefan says after gaining his composure.
"And as an Englishman I am especially talented with the ladies," Nik adds.
"Whatever let me just go in there and make a fool out of myself, AGAIN , thanks to you too," I say walking past them.
"Ah Gilbert don't be so negative," Stefan calls after me as I step into the library. I take a deep breath and walk towards Bonnie who is sitting reading The Cold Mountain by herself at a table. I reach her table and sit in the chair next to her. She looks up from her book and has a small smile.
"Bon please go to dinner with me after the game Saturday?" I ask handing her the flowers. Yellow daffodils are her favorite I have to give the boys props for learning that. I get prepared for the rejection.
"Of course," she says a bright smile bubbling across her face.
"I uh um I'll pick you up at 8," I say before giving her a kiss on the cheek and rushing out to Stefan and Nik who were doing a victory dance in the hall. I join in and we dance down the hall to my locker where we decide we should stop.
* Elena's POV
I walk out of the locker room changed for cheer and see Stefan walking to the field. He's shirtless because he doesn't have his pads on yet and his abs are incredibly distracting. I forget I'm suppose to wait for Care and I jog over to him.
"Damn Gilbert you're pony tail is fantastic," he jokes giving me a kiss as we continue walking.
"Salvatore why do we have to go to practice?" I whine stepping infront of him and wrapping my arms around his neck.
"We have to go so that Saturday after we win the game I can do very naughty things to you," he says giving me an intense kiss.
"We could just go do those things now," I suggest my eyes still closed from the kiss.
"Nope I have to score a goal for you and the only way I can do that is if I go to practice," he says giving me a quick peck before detaching my arms from his neck and holding my hand while we walked to the field.
"How are you going to score me a goal of you're QB?" I ask.
"Easy but it's a surprise just like our date so you'll have to be patient,"he says giving me one last kiss before he lets go of my hand and jogs towards Coach Tanner who is the only other person besides the Defensive Coordinator on the field. Tanner clasps his hand on Stefan's shoulder and pulls out a bag of footballs. He has Stefan practice throwing. I could'e watched the way his muscles moved with each throw for hours.
"Hello Earth to Sex-Crazed Elena," Care says from behind me snapping me out of my daze.
"What? Tell me that's not distracting," I say mimiking the hand on hip pose Care was in.
"Not as distracting as that," She says motioning to Klaus who runs out of the weight room shirtless and dive jumps to catch one of Stefan's throws. He rolls as he lands and pops up onto his feet. Stefan and him run and jump at each other doing a chest bump and Tanner has the biggest smile on his face.
"He's probably shirtless on purpose,"Care says grabbing my arm and pulling me to where we had to set up for cheer.
"Oh yeah it doesn't have to do anything with it being 90 degrees out," I say as she pulls out the radio and I begin to stretch. She shakes her head and mumbles about stupid Englishmen before all the rest of the squad gets out.
"I don't think I've seen ever seen Klaus shirtless at practice," Lexi says as she's the first one to join us.
"I told you Lena," Care shrieks out.
"You're paranoid," I say. Now that I think about it Klaus really has never been shirtless at practice. I look over at Stefan and Klaus taking to Tanner both still shirtless. Damn Klaus told Stefan and now keeping Care's head straight was going to be near impossible.
"It's not him messing with you. It's Stefan," Lexi says noticing the same things as me. "He did the same thing with Kol last year remember?" Two can play that game Mr. Salvatore.
*Klaus's POV
"Stefan Salvatore back in the pocket damn," Kol says running out to join the two of us as we mess around waiting for everyone else.
"You ready for Nationals?" I ask him as he stops next to us.
"Hell yes," he yells. "If we win we should get that tattoo we planned when we were in peewee."
"I'm down," Stefan says. "Klaus I swear it doesn't hurt as much as you think. You were with me when I got this." He turns and points to his rose tattoo. Yeah I was with him when he decided that it was a good idea to have your arm basically stabbed multiple times. I was so afraid of getting tattoos I had to blackout drunk when I got the tribal tattoo on my neck..
"I'll tell you what if you can run in a touchdown from the kick off on Saturday I'll do it," I say. I smirk knowing that the defense we were playing Saturday never lets the return get more than 30 yards.
"It's a deal," he says his eyes sparkling with the thought of a challenge.
"Bro are you sure? You know that defense," Kol says.
"And you know me. When have I ever failed at a challenge?" he counters.
"There's a first for everything," Kol says shrugging. That's true and I'm counting on that.
"Yo what are the girls doing?" Matt says as he appears out of no where.
We turn to see the girls cheer. They're not doing traditional cheer moves and it looks more like a rap music video. To be honest it's pretty distracting especially Care.
"Um is that even a cheer move?" Kol asks tilting his head.
"Looks more like something a stripper would do," Matt says.
"Don't pay it much attention that's their goal," Stefan says. "They're trying to distract us because they can't handle us shirtless."
"Shirtless practice?" I ask turning to the guys and smirking.
"Game on Cheerleaders," Matt says. "Pulling his practice jersey off."
"Well I do need an even tan," Kol says pulling his jersey off too.
The rest of the offense comes out and we get them to go shirtless but we leave the defense fully clothed wouldn't want Ty in on this.
*Care's POV
We stop our cheer all of us mouths open.
"What the hell?" Elena says.
"You wanted to play with Stefan the king of distraction," Lexi says.
"Why is only the offense shirtless?" I ask not taking my eyes off of Klaus as his muscles move beautifully as he runs a route.
"I think they're mad at Tyler," Bonnie says handing me a water bottle.
"That's like Stefan being mad at Klaus it never happens," Lexi laughs out.
I can see Elena start to say something but Tanner is blowing his whistle as a fight breaks out between the boys. I look over and see Stefan and Kol shove Klaus back and Matt and one of the linebackers hold Tyler.
"YOU KNOW WHAT KLAUS YOU'RE LUCKY YOUR LITTLE BROTHER AND YOUR BUTT BUDDY WERE THERE TO SAVE YOU BEFORE YOU GOT YOUR ASS KICKED," Tyler yells shaking Matt and the Linebacker off his arms.
"He didn't just say that did he?" Lexi asks.
"If Stefan doesn't punch him you can punch him Lexi, you and iI can,"Elena says crossing her arms angrily.
We watch as Stefan turns slowly on his heel and walks over to grabs the collar of his jersey and says something to him through gritted teeth. He then shoves Tyler onto the ground and goes over to Tanner and grabs the play book.
"Oh Stefan angry reading isn't the answer," Lexi says shaking her head.
Suddenly we see why Stefan didn't do anything.
"Oh shit there's like twelve scouts over there," Bonnie says as we all watch Tyler basically ruin his football career.
A/N- I feel terrible about taking forever to update ugh! So sorry as usual typical move by me! LOVED the reviews and feedback hopefully you like everything and if not I'll do better I swear! Love you guys