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First can I just say thank you so much for all of reviews and follows, the response to this story has been overwhelming. I never thought I'd hit a hundred reviews but thanks to all of my readers, the people who supported me, Daughter of Darkness has hit over 400 reviews! I couldn't believe it when I saw that number, but I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea how much this means to me.
Careena1: Yes it's coming!
christopher03: I know! Even I'm relieved that they're finally together and I'm the one writing this, Damon was taking his sweet time!
xoxoKaraKxoxo: I had a little free time so I could just write! I know, he didn't throw a tantrum, but I think that's more because he'd set things up to happen and didn't want to change the outcome. I love Jenna and Maya together, and as I move the story into Mystic Falls, we should get more of it, coupled with finally integrating Elena and Bonnie into the story. The Denzo cuteness just popped into my head and it had to be done, especially because Katherine will inevitably show up to try and ruin Denzo just because she can.
lillen20: Thank you, I am doing my best.
Saiyanprincess1511: I know! I know! I made you all wait 26 chapters for them to get together! I'm excited for cannon too because there will be changes thanks to Maya.
muneey20: She's so cute! I just imagine Luna using her puppy dog eyes on Klaus and getting her way…OMG I just had a thought about Kol and Luna using their combined powers on Klaus! He is so screwed!
RoseHana: Thank you so much, I appreciate every one of my readers. I'm looking forward to S1 starting too, because there will be changes that Denzo brings in.
Dark Angels and Light Angels: I know technically, there's probably a bunch of vampires that exist that Elijah doesn't know about, I just feel like Elijah's snobby enough that he'd believe that Klaus would only hang around people 'worth knowing' and if none of the Originals knew them, then they must be baby vampires. I feel like maybe that's a character flaw that Elijah has, like he believes that he'd know everyone that Klaus could possibly hang around with, and if he doesn't then they must be new.
Nozomi Akiyama: Thank you!
Heroina: I know right! I just had such a vision of Luna being super trusting of Klaus since he saved her life, and beginning to open up, so being really adorable with Klaus, like she's honed in on the fact that it might be his weakness. But I agree, these kids are gonna have Klaus wrapped around their little finger! The Hybrid babies thing I'm unsure of, it seems like in the show only Klaus could have a kid, and only one, and that was because Hope was needed to kill Malivore, because it was never addressed that any of the other Hybrids could have children. But I do know that in a lot of fanfic's I've seen, Tyler is able to have children with Haley (like the witches in New Orleans mistake Hope for being Klaus's when it's actually Tylers) so I don't know what my stance is on it. I like to make sure that there's a good solid background to why things happen, so I'll have to think about it for a while before I make a decision on which way I'll go. I love Maya and Jenna scenes, and now that things are moving back towards Mystic Falls, they'll be more of them, but Maya is going to lose her shit when she finds out about Jenna and Elijah's bedroom fun! And yes canon is starting! WHOO!
CloudZzFluffyBedsOfWhite: I don't know, do you? She was mostly just interested because from what I understand, the French Quarter Coven kept the girls pretty separate from the rest of the world, and Davina's just branching out into getting to know people and spreading her wings as a person. Plus it's nice that she and Jeremy are the same age, so she'll have someone that is growing up just like her as a friend. Davina didn't leave NOLA because as an Ancestral Witch she would have lost her magic, and I think the disasters would have occurred in NOLA even if she wasn't there because it's where all that magic originated from. I like TO up to the end of Season 2, after that I was vastly turned off by how much the Originals were weakened and how easy it was to destroy them despite the fact that they were meant to be the strongest out there. I also have that problem in TVD when Kol and Finn die at the hands of a human and a baby hunter, but that is Mystic Falls Gang plot armour that is definitely going to be changed! But I didn't enjoy how all of the Originals basically became weak beings that could easily be defeated, and a major thing for me is, why didn't they put the Hollow in Aurora when Klaus had her captured? She's just as old as him and super strong! The twins could have put the Hollow in her and then Klaus could have killed her! There was absolutely no reason for him to die!
Jamie Gemini: We are about to hit canon! I think that Kol and Freya could potentially grow close, simply because of his love of magic, and I really love the fact that Freya ended up having a son that she named after Klaus, like behind the scenes they became close, and I would love for that to still be the case. You'll have to wait and see for Damon's and Klaus's reaction to Elena… hope you enjoy what I'll give you!
WiseGirlDivergence46: I know! Damon took FOREVER! And I had to throw in a bit of troublemaking from Maya!
.Winchester.17: Damon is chill now, but he still harbours a lot of resentment for Stefan, purely for turning him into a vampire when Damon had made his choice. And I know that Damon is enjoying being a vampire now, but just because he likes it now, doesn't wash away that feeling of betrayal that Damon has and hasn't dealt with. So there may be some mischief afoot…
thatonegirwhoyoudontknow: If I kill her off the kids move in with Jenna and Maya in their big house.
Nicolle Cullen Masen: Thank you! Caroline and Maya will probably melt at Klaus being all paternal with the kids.
White Rose Petal: Wow! What a review! I think that Maya is going to change something about that night without knowing it. I think that Elena still needs to be affected by the accident somehow, so that she's still all depressed when she meets Stefan. You are right, I do think that Elena needs a parental figure to cut down on the shenanigans that she and the MFG take part in, I really never liked how she decided that she was the adult, even when there was an actual adult in her life that was supposed to be in charge. I would definitely like a Miranda John throwdown, I doubt that Miranda would be down for half the things that John has pulled. Oh and a whole Miranda vs Isobel thing would be cool. I think I've decided on a pairing for Elijah – can't tell you till it happens! But Gia was a nice addition to The Originals and it sucks that she wasn't there for longer, I always thought that she probably would have brought Elijah out of always being so buttoned up, get him to have a little fun once in a while.
I think in canon Kol is supposed to be 19 when he turned, so technically older than highschool age so if he doesn't want to go, Elijah and Klaus couldn't really make him, but he could probably pull of being Rebekah's twin if he did want to go. He might go, just to annoy/get close to Caroline, plus it would give him another excuse to be around Maya, which would probably make Klaus jealous. Miranda's reaction is going to be fun, but I think it might be especially good when Maya starts things up with Klaus and someone reveals that Klaus is 1000. Matt will make an appearance, he was a big part of the show (even though I'm not a fan) Viki will make a token few appearances with Tyler because they were sort of dating, but Damon's not going to have a reason to turn her… or maybe he will because he's a dick.
And Enzo Stefan face off is in the works, I'm thinking of something close to how Enzo went off on Stefan after Damon 'died' and Stefan upset Caroline, because I think that that was a beautiful speech that made a lot of sense (it made me temporarily ship Caroline/Enzo). And Rebekah/Marcel is definitely completely off the table, it's never happening in this, especially because Elijah gave Rebekah a reality check in how Klaus looks at Marcel and how she should have treated him, vs how she actually did.
KratostheLycan: If she'd said that you can bet that Klaus would have taken full advantage and tried to treat her like his go-to witch all the time. Glad you're enjoying the references.
xotinkerbella: Thank you! I was getting tired of waiting for Damon and Enzo to get together and just had to give them a cute moment. Maya and Jenna have a really good relationship, I feel like Maya can tell Jenna anything, and her mother will do her best to react appropriately, but also Maya still refers to Jenna as her mother and gives her the respect that she deserves because Jenna is the only mother that she really remembers and Jenna takes care of her like a mother should. I doubt the hate for Finn will ever go away, he never got over being locked away for 900 years and I don't think that he wants to get over it, because if he admits that the rest of his family have the same things to be angry about then what has he got? I think that Marcel was always looking for a way to control the witches in the Quarter, even before Davina practically fell in his lap, but I think that the core of him wanting to help her was because she was a child that needed help. When he saved her, he didn't know what she could do. But I do think that the immediate trust isn't going to be there because of Davina's connection to Maya, and what Marcel tried to do.
Felinegreat: Thank you, I like giving people the feels! And if we have to wait for Klaus and Maya, the least I can do is give you Klaus in a cute role that he hasn't even realised that he's taken on yet. Also Damon and Enzo, I'm so happy they're finally together! They're going to make Katherine's life a problem!
voicesofmelodies: Thank you! Hope you enjoy!
It was May 24th when Maya heard a car pull up outside of the house, smiling at her mother she rushed downstairs and flung open the front door, where Damon and Enzo stood. "You're here!" she cheered, she'd been so excited to have them come to Mystic Falls on a more permanent basis, to have the rest of her family together, finally. She hugged them both, first Enzo and then Damon, and pulled back to look at them. "Hang on, something's different about you two." She said, giving them both a suspicious look.
"Well-"
"Oh. My. God!" Maya said, eyes wide as she realised what she was seeing, "You finally said the 'L' word! You both did!" she squealed in delight.
"Maybe," Enzo conceded, grinning in response to her happiness.
"I can't believe this I'm so happy for you! Oh I have to call Nik! And Kol! And Sunshine!"
"Hold up there Sabrina!" Damon grabbed the back of her T-shirt before she could go back in the house and pulled her to him, "Why exactly do you have to go and call everybody?"
"…To tell them the good news.."
"I don't believe that for a second," Damon said, "I know when you're up to something! What did you do?"
Maya looked up at both of them innocently and Enzo crossed his arms over his chest, "Spill little lady."
"Fine," she admitted, "We all bet when you were going to get together…"
"And you won?" Damon asked, amusement in his eyes.
"Of course I won! You're my guys, I know you." Damon threw his arm around her neck and pulled her in close, "Ack! Damon!"
"Spill, who bet what?"
"Oh my God! Damon, let go!" she grumbled, "Enzo! Help!"
"No way!" Enzo refused, "Give the dirt Love, tell us who thought what."
"Fine!" Maya managed to get her arms between her body and Damon's and shoved him away, "I'll tell you, you just have to ruin all my fun," she pouted.
"Stop stalling," Enzo said.
"Kol thought that you were both too stupid to see that you love each other and would never say a word."
"Hey!"
"Arse!"
"Nik thought that it would take like a serious emergency, and not like Damon getting kidnapped, he thought that something would have to happen to Enzo before Damon would ever admit it."
"That sounds fair," Enzo agreed, he could definitely see that happening.
"C'mon! I'm not that bad!" Damon protested.
"You are Damon."
"Definitely," Maya said, "and Care thought it would be at least another year before you two finally said the 'L' word."
Damon shook his head, "Can you believe this, our friends, all betting on our love lives."
Enzo tried to look offended, but he couldn't "How much did you win?"
"Enough to take us all out for a celebratory dinner tonight," she replied innocently.
"You're paying for our drinks."
"Of course."
"Then we're good, let's get our stuff inside." He grabbed his bag and moved past the threshold.
"Hey!" Damon cried out, "I'm still waiting on an invite here!"
"Oh yeah!" Maya smirked at the Salvatore, "Mom! Damon's here!"
Jenna came down the stairs, having just finished setting up the guest rooms and smirked at Damon stood just outside the house, mirroring the look on Maya's face, "Well, well, what do we have here?"
"Oh come on Jenna, just invite me in," he scowled.
"Is that Damon Salvatore? At my door? Begging for an invite?" Jenna was loving this.
"Jenna!"
"I'm sorry but I don't see the benefit of letting you in, don't you have a house that you could stay in?"
"Oh my God!" Damon scrubbed his hands over his face.
Maya and Enzo were cracking up behind the Sommers matriarch, "How long do you think she can keep this up?" Enzo whispered.
"Well if I know my mom, and I do, she can do this for hours!" Maya replied, "Mom's a younger sibling, she can keep up the annoyance factor for as long as she wants."
"Huh, you wanna get some popcorn and watch the show?"
"Totally," Maya nodded, the two of them heading to the kitchen.
"Hey! Where are you two going?!" Damon called, "Damn it Jenna, let me in!"
The property that Klaus had in Arizona was more of a compound than a home, nestled in some hills in Scottsdale, right next a vast expanse of forest that he owned. It was one of the only homes he had that the rest of the family didn't know about, purchasing it in the century that he and Elijah had been apart and the rest of his siblings had been daggered. It was actually one of his favourites, secluded enough that he wasn't bothered by anyone, but near enough to civilisation that he could pop into the nearest town and grab a 'bite'. He'd brought the pack there simply because he knew that none of his siblings would bother him there, he didn't want Rebekah or Elijah knowing that he had a pack that belonged to him, and the pack was his, despite the Elders having issues with him, Klaus was the only one capable of taking care of them, now that the Alpha, Beta and several upstarts were dead, and the rest had abandoned their heritage.
Cary watched as the pack had finally settled into Klaus's home, the pack had been cautious at first, not used to living in the sort of luxury that Klaus was providing…okay they weren't used to any sort of luxury, always on the move, never settling down. The mansion/compound that Klaus had provided them with was insane, there was a private pool outside that had most of the teenagers in uproar. A wine cellar underground (Cary had caught a few of the children playing hide'n'seek down there and had ushered them out with speed, he didn't even want to think of what Klaus would do if any of those expensive looking bottles had been broken). A gourmet kitchen that had the cooks of the pack thrilled, a games room that had the rest of the kids all excited, a library that he'd actually made his own personal little heaven, not to mention the huge expanse of land the pack had the run of every full moon. It was paradise for a people that had been living untethered for centuries, and that was the harsh truth, when the remnants of the pack had gathered together, after they'd been slaughtered by the father of the Originals, they vowed to never be caught like that again. The pack had never settled, and now, in the home of the son of the man who had slaughtered them like beasts, but also the son of the man that was the Alpha, the pack was finally resting.
Cary had been acting like the defacto Beta of the pack, Klaus hadn't officially been named as Alpha, and wouldn't be until his own wolf was present, but no one was fool enough to challenge him, and he had been acting like a proper Alpha. Taking care of the young, ensuring the safety of everyone (regardless of their feelings towards him) and providing a territory that could belong to them, if they chose it. But he knew that the older members of the pack, the Elders especially, were getting restless, an official announcement would need to be made in order to settle things. So steeling himself, Cary went upstairs and knocked on what he presumed was the Klaus's study, he'd never been inside, but the vampire spent most of his time there when he wasn't with Liam and Luna.
Klaus quirked an eyebrow at the knock, he hadn't specifically said that no one was allowed up to this part of his home (as evidenced by the fact that both Liam and Luna were currently playing together with some spare paint he had lying around), but no one did come up to his studio. He assumed because they were all still afraid of him. "Come in," he said, curious to see which of the wolves had been brave enough to find him.
Cary pushed open the door, stalling for a moment as he took in the room, it was clearly an artist's studio, evidenced by the drawings that littered a table along with paints and canvases tucked away in the corner, he'd never expected that Klaus Mikaelson, 'The Butcher', as some referred to him, to be into this sort of thing. He was further shocked to find the two children that he'd just been thinking about, on one side of the room, playing, while Klaus seemed to be relaxed into a fancy looking couch, quietly reading. "Uh Klaus?" This was weird, Klaus was an Original vampire, one responsible for mayhem and destruction that rang through the ages, but he was just sat there, enjoying a book, like he was a regular person. The view was certainly jarring for Cary, who despite it all, did have an image of who and what Klaus was in his head.
"Cary," Klaus looked up from his book, amusement hidden in his eyes, almost like he knew what the young wolf was thinking. "Is there something you needed?"
"Uh, yeah," Cary shook his head like he was trying to rid himself of his confused thoughts, "The Elders are insisting that a Beta be named, the pack can't be without one."
"I'm surprised they're not insisting that you become the Alpha, after all, you are the only one left of your father's bloodline."
"They did try," Cary nodded, "But I was never cut out to be Alpha, I never really wanted to be, and I'm not the last of my father's bloodline, as you pointed out, you're my blood too. Which is what I told the Elders."
"Let me guess, as much as they hate the idea of me being in charge, they don't have the resources or the backing to attempt a coup."
"And even if they did, they'd just end up dead," Cary finished.
"So what's this about choosing a Beta then?"
"You may not be a vampire, but your wolf's not free yet, there needs to be a chain of command that the wolves can follow. I mean, you're in charge, but do you want everyone coming to you with every little problem that they have? The Beta deals with smaller more petty issues, while the Alpha deals with taking care of the pack. That's how we work."
"If that's the case, then perhaps you should be the Beta." Klaus shrugged, already working out how this would benefit him. Cary was the son of the previous Alpha, he had the Elders' goodwill, he was old enough that it shouldn't be an issue for the older members of the pack, while still being young enough that younger members wouldn't feel alienated by the leadership.
"What?!" Cary sputtered, "Me! I can't be the Beta!"
"Why not?" Klaus asked.
"Because-because- because I can't!"
"It seems to me as though you're already fulfilling the duties of a Beta, you made sure that everyone settled in, dealt with any issues that the members have had, and the Elders don't mind speaking with you. What's the downside?"
"Well I- I'm too young, who's going to listen to me? What about Eric? He's a good fit, his grandfather was Beta."
"He also hates vampires."
"But-"
"He can't keep his mouth shut when he gets into the booze."
"What about Regina? She's got authority coming out of her pores."
"Regina scares the children more than I do," Klaus rolled his eyes.
"Well what about-"
"Cary, there's no one better suited to the role, not to mention that if you're the Beta it keeps the power within our bloodline. You're young, you may not understand what that means now, but eventually, you'll understand that any advantage is worth keeping." Klaus stood and motioned for the children to get up, "Now, I do believe that it's nearly time for dinner and Liam and Luna are covered in paint, why don't you take them down to get washed up and I'll join the pack tonight."
Damon unpacked his things quietly, dinner with Jenna and Maya had been... wonderful, Jenna had heard that he and Enzo were together and her response had been unbridled happiness. Damon accepted it with a smile, but it had thrown him off. All his life no one had ever been happy for him the way that Jenna and Maya had, when he was a young boy, he'd fallen for the daughter of the baker in town. His father had put his foot down, no Salvatore would marry anyone so low born he'd said, his mother had told him that it was nothing but puppy love, inconsequential, and shouldn't be mourned. When he was a teen he'd fallen in love with the stable hand, the man had been ten years his senior and they'd had to keep their relationship a secret, both of them could have been killed if it was discovered. Then Damon had gone off to war and when he came back Katherine was in living in his home and he'd fallen for her, and she'd repaid that love by playing with him and his brother Stefan. This was truly the first time anyone had been happy for him to be in love, and he was unsure of how to deal with it.
"You alright?" Enzo asked, walking into their room, closing the door behind him.
"They were really happy for us," Damon said softly, "That's never happened to me before."
Enzo came up behind him, pressing against his back, as Damon turned his head to look at him, "The girl's love us, that's what you do when you love someone, you're happy for their happiness."
"It's just different."
"Good different?"
Damon nodded his head, before leaning in to kiss Enzo, "Yeah, really good." He smirked then, all traces of vulnerability from his features disappearing, "Now how's about you and I test out the soundproofing spell Maya put on this place."
"You read my mind," Enzo smirked right back, pushing Damon towards the bed, "Let's have some fun."
"Alright, let's get this show on the road people!" Jeremy cheered, "Maya and I are on the same team, because we're totally in sync!"
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa there Baby Gilbert, first of all, this is a Backstreet Boys household! There is to be no mention of N'Sync within these four walls!" Jenna cut Jeremy off before he could continue.
"She's right," Maya agreed, "As much as we love Justin, we are Backstreet Boys for life!"
"Second, you and Maya aren't on a team, we're doing Sommers vs Gilberts, that's the only way this is fair!"
"How is that fair?" Jeremy complained, "That leaves me stuck with Mom! She's terrible at Charades!"
"Relax Jer, Mom sucks at Pictionary, it'll be a wash for you."
"Hey!"
"Rude!" Miranda and Jenna protested, offended at their children's insults.
"Oh what are you gonna do, be each other's partners?" Maya asked childishly, "You both suck and you know it!"
"Okay you know what, those are fighting words!" Miranda said, bringing her sister a glass of wine, "You and Jeremy can be partners, but Jenna and I," she gestured to herself and her sister, "We'll kick your butts!"
The faux confidence was enough to send Maya and Jeremy into peals of laughter, the two of them holding onto each other as the two women were pouting at their children, "Oh you were serious!" Maya said wiping away a tear as she tried to calm herself down, "Alright, let's get these games started, and may the best team win."
"Which we will," Jeremy chimed in, ducking the marker that was launched at his head in response.
/ / /
An hour and half later, Jeremy was laughing at his mother as she struggled to guess whatever it was that Jenna was trying to draw for their turn in Pictionary, "I know Elena hates me, but I can't believe that she's missing this!" Maya said.
"She said she wasn't feeling well," Jeremy shrugged, he didn't like being put in the middle of Maya and Elena's weird rivalry, trying to remain as neutral as possible, "Besides, Caroline's missing game night too."
"Yeah but Caroline's missing it because as future Head Cheerleader, she needs to be at all parties, bonfires, and gatherings that are thrown in high school. And there's a huge bonfire happening tonight. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if Elena faked being sick and snuck out."
"Oh come on, Elena's not stupid enough to do that, I mean we're all here, how would she even get there?" Jeremy protested, his sister may have been acting differently since their father's death, but she wasn't stupid, or reckless.
Maya cocked her head to the side as she felt something niggling at the back of her mind, "You know what, I'm going to check on her." She stood and rushed up the stairs of the Gilbert household before Jeremy could stop her.
"Hey!" Jenna called, "Where are you going?! It's your turn!"
Both women turned to look at Jeremy for answers and he rolled his eyes, "She thinks Elena's faking being sick, and snuck out to go to the bonfire."
"Oh for the love of-"
"Okay this problem the girls have with each other is really getting out of hand," Miranda said, standing up so that she could go and fetch her niece.
"Mom! Aunt Miranda!" Maya called and rushed back downstairs, "Elena's gone!"
"What?!" Miranda exclaimed, going upstairs to see for herself. The older woman came back down with a frown on her face, "She's gone!" she confirmed, fuming at her daughter, she'd specifically told her that she couldn't go to the bonfire tonight.
"How did she even leave without us knowing?" Jenna asked.
"Oh the trellis is really sturdy, it can hold two or three people," Jeremy blurted out, and then froze as all three women turned to stare at him in question, "Or…so I've been told."
Maya shook her head as her cousin revealed his own secret exit, "Dumbass," she muttered.
"I'm going to call her!" Miranda said, whipping out her phone and dialing.
"I can't believe she did this," Jeremey complained, "On games night!"
"She's not answering!" Miranda said, coming over to Maya and Jenna, "Do you know where the bonfire is tonight?" While there weren't many places in town where bonfires could be held, there were still enough to be inconvenient if they all had to be searched.
Maya shook her head, "I'll call Care, she's at the party, you should probably keep calling Elena." Maya called her best friend and then shot her a text when her phone call went unanswered. A few minutes later the location came through. "It's at the falls tonight."
"Right," Miranda said, "I'm going to get her, Jenna can you stay with Jeremy and Maya?"
"Wait!" Maya said, "Look, Auntie M, if you show up at that party, you're gonna embarrass Elena, and while usually I'm all for that, Jer's going into high school this year and anything you do will reflect badly on him."
"Well what do you suggest Maya?" Miranda said annoyed, "Let her continue to party it up with her friends when she should be here?!"
"Look I'll go get her, you can be as angry at her as you want, I just want Jeremy to have a good start to high school, these kids are vicious."
"And you think that won't make a scene?"
"Oh it will, but everyone used to us arguing, in fact the upperclassman have a bet on when we'll come to blows, it'll embarrass Elena, but not Jeremy, which can be a part of her punishment if you want."
"It could be a good idea," Jenna said hesitantly, "It might give you time to calm down a little and come up with an appropriate punishment for her."
Miranda hesitated, she was furious at Elena, but she remembered how hard school could be, and she didn't want to be the cause of Jeremy having a hard time when he didn't deserve it. "Fine, you go and get her," she relented, "But you call the moment you get to the party, and call as soon as you are on your way back."
"I'll be back in like, 45 minutes, it'll take you guys that long to argue over what movie to watch tonight anyway." Maya said, rushing out of the house before either her mother or aunt could change their minds. She didn't know why, but she had this feeling in her gut that told her not to let Aunt Miranda leave the house tonight, so she'd volunteered to get her cousin. In fact she was really surprised that her Aunt had relented so easily, both adults knew that they could barely stand one another, how had they just agreed to let Maya go? That was a question she'd have to ponder at a different time, for now she had to go and get her cousin before Aunt Miranda came to her senses.
Elena stumbled away from the party, she and Matt had just gotten into another fight, she wanted to call her mom, but she wasn't supposed to be at the bonfire, "Elena!" Bonnie called, "Wait up!" she ran up to her friend, "What's wrong?"
"Matt and I got into a fight," she sighed, throwing back the contents of her red solo cup, "He was talking about college and marriage and all the stuff he always talks about, and I just…I couldn't!"
"I don't think he really cares about any of that stuff," Bonnie comforted her friend, "He's just trying to figure out how you feel about him, I mean he's told you he loves you twice and you haven't said it back."
"I don't know how I feel," Elena protested, heading back to the party, intent on getting another drink.
"Yes you do, you're just afraid to say it Elena," Bonnie said, she knew that Elena wasn't in love with Matt anymore.
"I don't want to lose him Bon," Elena said, grabbing another drink and downing it quickly, if she was going to get in trouble for sneaking out, she wasn't going to waste the night.
"You won't lose him Lena, but you should set him free, it's not fair on him otherwise."
"I hate this," Elena sighed.
"Look, we're both gonna to be in trouble for tonight, let's just have some fun now and deal with the consequences tomorrow," Bonnie shrugged, grabbing a beer out of the cooler to drink from, and handing one to her best friend.
"Fine," Elena shrugged, taking the drink and moved in the opposite direction of her current boyfriend.
/ / /
Maya looked around the party, watching as teens danced around the fire and drank beer, "I can't believe Caroline likes coming to these things," she grumbled. Her eyes darted around the bonfire, finally spotting Elena with Bonnie, "Great, looks like those two are drunk already, this'll be fun." She marched over with a scowl, "Elena!" she said, getting the other girl's attention, "It's time to go!"
"Ugh! Maya," Elena glared, "What are you doing here?!"
"You're mom found out that you snuck out," Maya said, "I'm here to take you home."
"Whatever Maya, I bet you told her that Elena went out," Bonnie cut in.
Maya gave her a sarcastic smile, "You're damn right I did, you don't get to avoid family night just because you want to, that's not how family night works."
"Why do you always have to be such a bitch?!" Elena scowled.
"Because I like it, now let's go!"
"I'm not going anywhere with you."
"Oh yes you are!" By now a small crowd had gathered around the girls, hoping to see them come to blows.
"Fuck off Maya! Unlike you, Bonnie and I know how to have fun, we're staying!" She moved to walk away, but Matt showed up.
"Elena?" he asked, "What's going on?"
Elena froze, she wasn't ready to talk to him again, "I have to go," she said, dodging him and heading towards Maya's car.
Rolling her eyes Maya followed her cousin, opening the vehicle, Maya got behind the steering wheel as Elena stumbled into the car.
/ / /
Maya was driving back when she realised that she hadn't called her mom, pulling out her phone she hit redial and her mother quickly picked up. Maya put the phone on speaker and dropped the phone in the armrest. "Mom?"
"Maya? Where are you?" Jenna asked.
"We're on the way back, it looks like we're going to have to take Wickery Bridge, the storm knocked down a couple of trees."
"Ugh you know you shouldn't be on the phone," Elena glowered at her cousin, the alcohol making her act worse than normal.
"And you shouldn't be drunk!" Maya shot back.
"Drunk!" Miranda cut in, "Elena Marie Gilbert! What were you thinking!" Miranda yelled.
"God why do you always have to be such a tattletale?!" Elena complained, shoving her cousin.
"Wh- Back off Elena!" Maya shot out her hand, smacking the older girl away from her.
"No! You're always such a suck up! Why can't you just let me have fun!" Elena smacked back.
"Quit it Elena I'm driving!" Maya shot back, trying to ignore her cousin's drunken antics.
"Elena?! Maya?! What's going on?" Jenna asked, suddenly worried that sending Maya alone had been a bad idea, why had they done that?
"Elena back off!" Maya yelled, feeling her cousin shove her again, "Damn it Elena!" Maya turned to look at the drunk girl and in that moment Elena's hand collided with the steering wheel, causing the car to swerve. "Elen- Aah!"
"Aah!" Both girls screamed as the car spun out of control and crashed through the railings of the bridge, the car hit the water.
"Maya!"
"Elena!" Both mothers called through the phone, "Girls!"
Maya's head hit the driver's door and she'd been knocked unconscious.
"Mom!" Elena called panicked, "We crashed through the bri-" the phone cut off.
Okay I know this was short, but I had to stop there, sorry!
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