It seems like it has been a while since I saw Elena. Obviously, that was a bit of an exaggeration, but all of this stuff with Stefan meant that I really only got to see her at school. I really wanted to be jealous of her for spending so much time with her ex, but I would have to remind myself if I hadn't opened the tomb, Frederick wouldn't have kidnapped him and we wouldn't be in this mess. I could say that it wasn't Elena's problem, but I couldn't ask her not to care about him. I also thought that no one else would help Stefan. Damon cared, but probably not to the extent that Elena did. Such a thing would normally be handled by Stefan's best friend Lexi, but Damon killed her. Basically, I would have to wait until this was over, whichever outcome we get.
That didn't mean that I couldn't try to spend time with Elena. Even a few minutes with her would be better than what I was getting now.
"So, what exactly is going on with Stefan." My mother asked me before school.
"Ever since he's turned, he's had problems drinking human blood. It was why he drank animal blood. When Frederick captured him, Elena had to give him her blood to help him beat Frederick." I explained.
"I see. And you're jealous?" She responded.
"I'm trying not to be." I answered.
"Well this is all new to me." She admitted. "I didn't even know that you liked women."
"Right now, I'm just going to hope that this all works out." I admitted before I went to school.
Once I got to school, I decided that I needed to take actions into my own hands. I walked over to Elena and gave her a kiss.
"I'm sorry that I haven't been around much lately." She apologized. "It's just this stuff with Stefan is taking up all of my time."
"Well I know I can't ask you to choose because I'd lose there." I stated. "But I do want to spend some time with you today."
"Well I was going to go home after school today. Maybe you could come with me." She offered.
It wasn't what I wanted because her vampire-hating uncle could be around the house, but I supposed that it was the best that I could get. It seemed like I was whipped.
So, after school I went to Elena's house with her. I managed to get a few minutes worth of makeout time in before she had told me that she had to go. I couldn't keep her away from Stefan. She went to the linen closet when Damon called.
"Where are you?" He asked.
"I'm at home. I just need to get a few things." Elena declared. "Has he eaten yet?"
"No, he hasn't. He's being very pouty." Damon responded.
"Does Stefan have a favorite kind?" She asked. I could not believe that she asked that. Damon also decided to make it worse.
"Get over here quickly. I'm following up a lead with the history teacher." He stated.
"Are you two friends?" Elena questioned with a smile.
"I don't have any friends." He declared. "Stefan likes puppy blood, the really cute ones."
At that point, she hung up on him. Elena closed the closet door and there was John. We both gasped when we saw him.
"Sorry." He apologized. Just being around him made my skin crawl. "I was wondering if you've got a sec."
"I don't really. I've got to run." She told him as she grabbed hold of my hand and started to walk away.
"What would your mother say if she knew that you were dating a vampire?" He asked. That got her to stop in her tracks. I wanted to run.
"Which mother?" She asked before we left and headed out to her car.
We then went to the boarding house. I didn't go down with her and Stefan. I was listening to make sure that nothing bad was going on down there. I heard the sound of the cell opening and I was a little bit scared. I hoped that she knew what she was doing.
Once I found that they were not making out, I decided to head home. I would check back with them later. When I got there, I couldn't help but notice that my mom looked distressed.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Pack your bags. We're leaving town." She told me.
"What? No." I replied.
"I was wrong to think that we could make a home here." She told me. "It's time for us to move on."
"But I don't want to move on. I wanna stay." I declared.
"We can't stay. There's too many people that know the truth." She said as she turned to face me. "Too much history."
"So what? You're just gonna give up, pack us up and move us out?" I asked as I put my purse down.
"It's not safe here. You know that." She remarked.
"Please." I begged.
"This is about Elena." She declared as she turned away.
"No, it's about me finally being able to build a life for myself." I argued as she looked at me again. "Please, Mama."
"You gave me my life back. I am just trying to protect yours." She stated. I looked down. "I can't force you. It's your decision."
I then went back to talk to Elena. This was going to be hard.
"How is he?" I asked.
"I think we might have had a breakthrough." She remarked before she noticed the sad look on my face. "What's wrong?"
"My mom wants to leave town." I explained. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
"Well you don't have to go with her." She pointed out.
"I know, but I don't know what to do." I admitted. "This is even harder for me because I love you."
"Wait, you love me?" She replied. I then realized it was the first time that I had said it.
"I do." I replied. "Do you love me?"
"Yeah." She said. "Let's go upstairs."
Once we got upstairs, we started kissing and making out and then taking each other's clothes off. I knew that she didn't know what she was doing when it came to sex, so I decided to lead. It was the most amazing feeling that I had ever felt. For someone who had never had sex with a girl before, she was amazing at it. Maybe the feeling was enhanced because she was the first person that I had ever been in love with.
"So, I'm gonna try to talk to my mom and at least convince her to stay the night." I declared as I began to get dressed. "Hopefully, I can convince her to stay longer. Damon just walked in."
I then went home and strangely, the door was open. I had a bad feeling about it. I hoped that I was wrong.
"I'm back." I declared as I walked inside. It was then that I noticed a body on the floor. There was Harper with a stake in his heart, but it was what was beside him that was even worse. I rushed over. "Mama…mama…wake up. Please wake up…"
I felt the makeup start to run down my face. I couldn't believe it. My mother was dead. I couldn't take it. I needed not to feel. There was no way that I would be able to make it through this. I was just about to do it.
And I then I remembered the reason not to. Elena. She was my reason to keep feeling. I couldn't let it go. I still had her. I had to see her. I couldn't go stay in case whoever killed my mother and Harper came back.
I went back to the boarding house and found that Damon was in the den.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I need to see Elena." I told him. "Where is she?"
"She went out to try to save Stefan. She left the cage open and he escaped." He explained. "What happened to your face?"
I hadn't even taken the time to wash the streaks of mascara and eyeliner off my face. Still he didn't have to be so insensitive about it.
"I've been crying because my mother is dead, Asshole." I snapped at him.
"Oh…" He remarked in surprise. "Well…Elena is probably going to come back here. If you want to wait, you can."
"Thank you." I told him before I went upstairs. I didn't know how long it would take, but I decided to at least wash my face off.
It was about half in hour before Elena returned with Stefan. Damon told her that I needed to talk to her. She seemed to notice that I was sad.
"So, what happened with your mom?" She asked. That was absolutely the worst possible thing that she could say to me to start the conversation. The tears started to roll down my face again.
"She's dead…" I cried.
"What?" She replied in shock.
"Someone killed her." I replied. "I don't know what to do. The only thing that is keeping me sane is you. I need you right now. Please don't leave me now that Stefan's better."
"Stefan being better doesn't change how I feel about you." She said. "I love you. Nothing is going to change that."
I then leaned into her and started to cry in her arms. Even in the mess that was my life, it was nice to have a moment of clarity.
So, it's an update. To be honest, I was stuck on this chapter for the longest time because Anna couldn't really be involved in the main plot and I didn't want to write it in Elena's POV. I figured just to go with a shorter chapter and this ended up being longer than I thought. It's good that Anna has Elena to help her through the pain and convince her not to turn it off. Please do not forget to review.