She heads downstairs, feeling a little nervous but hopeful as she strolls into the kitchen not to surprised to see her aunt and her twin sister already in there. She heads straight to the fridge, pulling out a container of food she prepared last night for breakfast, knowing that in the morning she probably wouldn't have been up to making anything and she needs it today since its not only the first day back at school but she's also eating for two.
She grabs a fork from one of the draws, spinning on her feet before she sits down on the chair at the counter. Her twin sister is watching her, it makes Alexis feel uneasy because she can tell Elena's been getting increasingly worried about her as of late. Alexis has getting more and more distant from her sister than normal but the truth is Elena is probably one of the ones she most scared of telling what happened because in a way she feels she did wrong by her sister.
Alexis slowly starts eating her food, stomach still feeling queasy as she looks up, as she chews her food, to her auburn haired aunt who seems to be peering into the pantry as if what is inside will change. Jenna presses her lips together before looking over her shoulder at her niece that stands by the coffee maker with a thoughtful look.
"Toast, I can make toast." Jenna offers trying to do the right thing and make sure the children she are now responsible have eaten before school. Alexis puts another small forkful of food in her mouth as she looks over to Elena, seeing her older twin sister pouring herself a cup of coffee. Coffee, a luxury Alexis has quit consuming, among other things, since she found out she was pregnant, subconsciously doing it even when she was in denial of her situation but it's not much of a big deal as she didn't drink it often anyway.
"It's all about the Coffee, Aunt Jenna." Elena remarks with a tilt of her head as she pours herself a mug. Jenna shrugs and turns away from the pantry to look at the younger twin, seeing she already has food but she looks so tired and worn, struggling to eat the food before her.
"Are you okay, Alexis?" Jenna asks softly, knowing the girl hasn't been okay lately, acting really off and that scares Jenna because she's not sure how she can help her or even how bad it is. The youngest brunette looks up at her, nodding slowly.
"Yeah... just a little under the weather." She breaths out, a little nervous but just playing it off a little as she looks back down and concentrates harder on eating more food before she looses her appetite. Elena frowns at her sisters response, her brow creasing.
"She's been really sick lately, Jen." Elena speaks up, concern laced in her voice as she looks to her sister with a frown. She's worried about her little sister and who came blame her, she has every right to be. Alexis has always been good at hiding things when she needed to but this isn't something as easily hidden, especially when she's throwing up and feeling more fatigued lately. Those are some psychically things that are hard to hide not words which are easy.
The girl feels caught beneath her sister's scrutiny because it's Elena she wants to hid the truth from most. She doesn't know what to say in response but Jenna cuts in.
"Really?" Jenna frowns, worry creeping to her eyes as she looks between the twins while Jeremy strolls into the kitchen, bag slung over his shoulder. Elena parts her lips, about to continue but she's promptly cut off by her younger brother.
"Is there coffee?" Jeremy ponders aloud walking over to Elena, who passing him the coffee pot, having just finished pouring herself a mug, without a second glance and Alexis takes the opportunity to speak up.
"I'm fine, Jen, Elena, really." Alexis speaks out a little defensively, looking to her aunt and sister, wanting to get away from this topic but that just causes her sister to frown harder and her brother to jump into the conversation.
"What's going on?" Jeremy interrupts, furrowing his brow and Elena turns her head to him.
"Alexis is sick. She's also been throwing up allot lately." Elena remarks in a sigh, shaking her head and Alexis sighs at that before turning her eyes to her aunt. Alexis knows how to hide a secret but this isn't something she can hide much longer, she looks at her aunt, knowing she is going to tell the women the truth before tomorrow begins.
"Look, I'll tell you everything but can we do this after school please, Jenna?" Alexis pleads, giving her aunt a soft look. Jenna sees the look in her eyes and honestly on her face and just knows to drop it, not to push her more because Alexis will tell her tonight. The red head nods slowly, pressing her lips together, accepting that.
"Okay..." Jenna assures her and Alexis breaths out a sigh in relief, picking up her fork to eat more, still eating slowly but knowing she needs to eat. Elena follows Jenna's lead and drops the topic for now yet still throws her sister another worried glance. Jenna shakes her head after a moment letting out a loud breath. "It's your first day on school and I'm totally unprepared." Jenna confesses to the trio, shaking her head as she walks over to her own bag and riffles though it, pulling out her purse. "Lunch money?" She offers walking over to the twins first at the counter, pulling out a few notes.
Elena shakes her head, pulling the mug from her lips to answer. "I'm okay." Elena denies the money and Alexis reaches out, grabbing a few of the notes, knowing she will need as much money as she can get, while Jeremy quickly pinches the rest of it when Jenna turns to him. She simply rolls her eyes looking between the teens.
"Anything else a number two pencil? Anything?" Jenna double checks making sure she's fulfilled her parental responsibility for the day, her eyes lingering on Alexis a bit longer than the others. Elena pauses for a moment in thought before speaking up.
"Don't you have that presentation today?" The older twin asks, looking up to the auburn haired woman, with a puzzled look upon her face.
"I'm meeting my thesis adviser at-" She checks her watch as her face drops "-now. Crap" She exclaims hands quickly flying up to let her hair down.
"Go we'll be fine." Elena speaks with a soft smile that only looks half convincing as she looks at Elena then settles on Jenna. Jenna smiles back before half heartedly before looking to Alexis with concern in her eyes, smiling softly then rushing out of the door. Elena looks to her brother catching his eye and he shots her a look.
"You okay?" Elena asks him softly and he is not in the mood.
"Don't even." He warns before stalking out of the house, slamming the front door behind him. Alexis shakes her head at her brothers actions before pushing herself up, having gotten at least half way through her meal before throwing the rest it out because if she takes another bite she knows it will not stay down. Elena looks after her with a soft look.
"Are you really okay, Alexis?" She breaths out, so worried for her younger sister how has become so distant from her. Alexis pauses in her movement before looking up to her sister, unsure look on her face because she is unsure of the answer and what the future holds for her.
"I honestly don't know but I guess the next few days will tell." She admits giving her sister a tight sad smile hoping she'll be able to say yes to that question and actually mean it soon. Elena gives her an understanding look, thinking it's just about their parents but she doesn't understand, she can't as she still doesn't know about what happened with her and Matt, which only Jenna knows, let alone the pregnancy.
Luckily, before some sort of pep talk from her sister, they hear Bonnie's car pull up onto the curb followed momentarily by the sound of her car honking. Both of the sisters head out, Alexis sliding into the back seat while her sister jumps into the front seat. It's not long before conversation easily comes to them, they talk about basic things then cheerleader which Alexis is not too sure about, she loves cheer leading, she really does. There's a suddenly lull in the conversation and Bonnie takes the new chance of silence as her opportunity to bring the topic up that she is so eager about.
"So Grams is telling me I'm psychic. Our ancestors were from Salem, witches and all that, I know, crazy, but she's going on and on about it, and I'm like, put this woman in a home already! But then I started thinking, I predicted Obama and I predicted Heath Ledger, and I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort islands...Elena! Back in the car." She scolds when Elena drifts off and Alexis just lets out an amused huff at it all, clinging to Bonnie's words so she doesn't drift off thinking about all her anxieties but she also finds the whole witch thing pretty interesting.
"I did it again, didn't I? I-I'm sorry, Bonnie. You were telling me that..." She apologizes quietly as she's brought back to reality.
"Bonnie was just saying that she's psychic now." Alexis laughs in a teasing manner, answering for Bonnie. Elena arches an eyebrow and her eyes flick to Bonnie who's looking at the duo in the rear view mirror.
"Right. Okay, then predict something. About me." She smiles playing along.
"I see..." Bonnie starts but with a thud followed as something hit the car.
Suddenly the car jerks as Bonnie looses control, Alexis feels her blood run cold, her body moves on it's on accord, her hands flying to her stomach, she hunches over, her body instinctively moving, protecting her stomach at all cost. The car is spinning, her eyes are closed this time unlike the night her parents were taken, fear drilling into her. The sound screeching ties loud in the ear, she's panicking, her mind going worse scenario.
Luckily and quickly Bonnie manages to regain control of the car and brings it to a sharp halt. The car is silent apart from the labored breaths of all the girls. Alexis eyes open, her hands now gently rest on her small bump when she slowly starts to sit back up.
"What was that?! Oh, my god! Girls, are you okay?" Bonnie questions, breathing heavy, in a bit of shock of what just happen and looking every which way concerned as she turns in her seat to look at the girls. Alexis looks in like she's a little in shock, her eyes are wide with panic and slightly watery as she tries to leaving her breathing, calming herself down.
"It's okay. I'm fine." Elena breaths out , not at all sounding convincing, closing her eyes and gripping the car seat harder before she loosens the grip, more panic setting in and looking to her sister. "'Lexis, you okay?" She breaths out, looking at her sister who slowly nods as her eyes search out and meet her twins.
"Yeah." She breaths out before presses her lips together, shaking her head and Elena turns back to look at Bonnie as the girl speaks up.
"It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere." Bonnie breath out trying to calm the girls, her voice sounding a little guilty as Alexis's hand rubs over her bump gently for a moment before she speaks up.
"It's okay.." Alexis breaths out. "I can't be freaked out by cars for the rest of my life." She continues softly and Elena nods in agreement.
"Alexis right, we can't be freak out by cars forever." Elena speaks gently and Bonnie nods slightly.
"I predict this year is going to be kick ass. And I predict all the sad and dark times are over and you and Alexis are going to be beyond happy." Bonnie smiles and Alexis really hopes she's right, that in the end everything will work out.
They get to the school all a little shaken by what had happened but they're okay to say the least but the trio of girls stand in the hall of their school talking about pointless things. Alexis looks out of it, she's leaning a against the locker next to where her sister, Elena, is when Bonnie makes an annoyed noise from the other side of her sister. "Major lack of male real estate. Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a hot- can I still say 'Tranny mess'..? " Bonnie complains arching an eyebrow, half turning to the twins. Elena gives Bonnie a dubious look while Alexis blinks out of her daze.
"No that's uh so over." Alexis tells her friend, mind not really concentrating on her words but the other two girls just assume it's because of her parents death and she's shaken from the car ride.
"Ahh, find a man, coin a phrase. It's a busy year." Bonnie shrugs, knowing Alexis wouldn't want them to get too hung up over whatever she's thinking about but Alexis pauses as she sees him across the hall. Her eyes meet blue and it feels like her heart has stopped.
"I have to go." She breaths out to Elena and Bonnie because she needs to talk to him. She walks over to him, her heart beating loudly in her chest. She comes to a stand still in front of him and he looks at her she looks tired, somethings wrong. She looks up at him, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. "Matt.." She starts, she's nervous and unsure it's clear on her face, it's strange to see those emotions on her face because she's usually so sweet and brave faced but he supposes after what happened he knew things would be awkward although he doesn't want things to be like that.
"Hey, Alexis...Are you okay?"He asks looking at her with concern on his face because somethings off, she isn't okay. She shakes her head, looking at the ground.
"No, I'm not." She admits and he sighs, feeling guilty about all of this, making her feel this way and putting her in such a hard situation with her sister, knowing Alexis wouldn't have told her twin. He remembers that night all too well, the smile she gave him when she tried to make him dance with her, the way she spoke and the look in her eyes right before she kissed him yet he knows he shouldn't have taken it further than that, not when he had just broken up with his ex longtime girlfriend who is Alexis's twin sister.
"Is this about what happened? I'm sorry-"
"Matt.." She interrupts him softly but he keeps going, shaking his head.
"Look, It was a mistake, I shouldn't have let that happen. I don't want you to think I don't car-" He tries to explain but those first words saying it was a mistake hurts so much, she lets out a sharp breath before looking back up to him.
"We need to talk." She cuts him off, voice a little louder and it's the tone she's using, the look on her face, just everything about it makes him just stop in his movement completely. He looks at her, furrowing his brow for some reason now feeling much more uneasy as he could feel the weight of her words strongly.
"Okay, okay we can talk..I have to go right now but later?" He asks, heart pounding in his chest at what her words could mean. She presses her lips together, crossing her arms over her chest as she nods.
"Yeah..later." She breaths out before he gives her a nod and hurries off to whatever it is he needs to do. She runs a hand down her face, giving herself a minute to breath before going back to Bonnie and Elena, looking increasingly more nervous than before.
"What was that about?" Elena asks arching a brow as she comes back but Alexis just shakes her head, telling her it was nothing. Bonnie doesn't seem convinced at the answer either and she's about to pry when the a beautiful blonde girl practically bounces up to them and the appearance of her best friend makes Alexis relax a little, smile even coming over her face.
Her smile is soft when Caroline is quick to pull her into a hug, tight hug and Caroline stills for a second in the hug before pulling back abruptly with a calculating look on her face because of her suspicions. Alexis's really needs to fill Caroline in because she's the one person she knows won't have a really bad reaction, sure maybe one or two scolding words but that'd be the end of it and she'd be there.
"How are you?" Caroline asks small smile on her lips, but her gaze is calculating as she looks her friend over because she always notices the little things and not to sound rude or anything but Caroline has notice the little bit of weight gain in her friend that usually takes so much care in her body.
"I'm good but Caroline you look...Amazing." Alexis grins and Caroline's eyes light up as she simply laughs, throwing her head back for a moment as she does so. Caroline looks back at her friend with a huge smile and Alexis grabs Caroline's hand. "We have so much to catch up about."
"That's what I though." Caroline chuckles knowingly, making Alexis give a head tilt knowing Caroline would not be too surprised by the information.
"Uh.." Elena starts, wondering what she is missing out on but something distracts the blonde and she frowns, deflating.
"Damn, Well I have to go but we'll talk " The blonde promises her friend before she darts off and the twins turn back to each other.
"Good Batch, man!" She hears someone call then she sees Elena's face drop to one of disappointment and anger. Alexis deflates before she looks over her shoulder at whatever her sisters looking at, she can't help the roll of her eyes as she sees Jeremy entering the bathroom with his hoodie up. Alexis won't go after him, she just won't be able to cope with more stress so she lets Elena take the lead on this.
"Be right back." Elena sighs tiredly as Alexis gives her a look good luck before she leaves to hurry to catch up with Jeremy in the men's room. Alexis's about to make a comment to Bonnie about this all but she feels her phone go off in her pocket. She reaches in and fishes her phone out of her pocket as Bonnie walks off, needing to do some stuff before class begins.
She reads the text on the screen seeing it's from her Uncle John. "Good luck at your first day back at school sweetheart - love you" it reads. She smiles, she's always been very close to her uncle john, hell, growing up she spent most summers with him and she was always so excited when he would visit. He's family and she loves him allot. She types out a response back before putting her phone back into her pocket.
She shakes her head and decides to start walking to class, but someone bumps into her as she walks causing her to be thrown of balance might fall but doesn't find out if she would or not as whoever knocked her had amazing reflexes and reached out. They grab her arm, pulling and anchoring her to balance quickly before she falls. She lets out a breath of relief as she shakes her head, heart pounding wildly but she forces herself to calm quickly as she looks up to the person who takes his grip off of her.
"God...thanks" She breaths out, when she calms but as she looks to the guy she doesn't recognize him, must be a new student.
"No problem but it was kind of my fault." He shrugs, smile making it way on his face. "But are you okay?" He asks looking at her with concern in his eyes and she sighs.
"I'm Alexis, Alexis Gilbert." She ignores his question, introducing herself with a tight lipped smile.
"Stefan, Stefan Salvatore." He introduces himself with a smile and an arched eyebrow as he notice the avoidance of the question but he lets it go.
"See you around then, Stefan." She tells him, giving him a polite nod before heading off to class, he turns around and almost bumps into the other twin.
As class starts their history teacher starts speaking. "Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in 1861, it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state. People in Virginia's northwest region had different ideals than those from the traditional deep south. Then Virginia divided in 1863 with the northwest region joining the union."
She seems distracted in class, Stefan's eyes lingering on the sisters and Matt Donovan shooting her worried looks, seeming on edge himself now yet it's Caroline that makes up some excuse before dragging Alexis out of class.
Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed! Please let me know what you think of this so i'm writing the next chapter (which is going to be quite long) and can't decide if matt should find out before jenna or jenna find out first (they will be finding out about the same time though like same chapter)
Okay so obvious kinda note, this is going to deviate from canon a far bit in the long run as i already have some things 'semi-major in canon' planned to happen, change or not happen at all but i promise it all will go 'smoothly' overall and it'll make sense as i am planning them out in allot of detail and some of the things are ages away also Alexis is going to be very close to 'Uncle' John.
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