Elena's POV

I threw myself on my full size bed facing up to the ceiling. I sighed looking over at Caroline who's rummaging through my drawers and closet, looking for my outfit for the party.

"Ugh, Elena don't you have anything… Feminine." She cried out from inside my closet throwing clothes on the floor.

"You're going to have to fold that and put it back you know." I gave her a pointed look. She gave a wave of her hand and mumbled, 'yeah,yeah.' I rolled my eyes smiling at her.

"I don't know why I have to dress differently this is just Matt he's seen me in boxers and a t-shirt." I got up off my bed and sat on the floor next to a pile of clothes. I knew Caroline wasn't going to do it and beats doing it later while the pile grows.

I took a long sleeve navy blue and teal stripped sweater with an anchor on the left breast that went past my waist it still had its tag on. I lifted it up and tried to get Caroline's attention. She tilted her head from side to side weighing the options.

"It has potential." She spoke before looking back in my closet. I put the sweater aside on my bed and looked at my favorite t-shirt and put it next to it on my white and purple floral blanket.

After an hour sitting on the floor and Caroline going through my closet she gave up and let me wear just an Aerosmith loose shirt, black skinny jeans and my black suede Reeboks. Caroline went home and I went to take a shower.

xxxx

I sat on the couch waiting for Matt to arrive. My parents took Jeremy and Jenna to Merlots's in the next town over. I was watching The Sixth Sense on Lifetime when the doorbell rang. I turned off the tv and went to answer it. Matt was standing there in blue jeans, black and grey Jordan's with a blue Nautica button up shirt with his hair gelled to one side and lifted up in the front.

My breath got caught in my throat, he looked like a million bucks. I was staring at him to long because when his eyes caught mine and I had to fight off the faint blush that was attacking my cheeks.

I looked down at my jeans and took off the lint that it had.

"You look nice Matt I like this shirt on you." I smiled up at him since he was a maybe a foot taller than me.

"Thank you. I like your shirt too." I just smiled at him as we walked to his car. The whole way to the party we talked about the time in third grade when he were performing King Arthur and he accidentally threw up on stage because he forgot his lines. We laughed the whole way to the party even though it was just across the cemetery.

We had to park at the end of the block because the whole street was filled with cars and we got here relatively early.

We walked down the street smiling at each other. I bumped my shoulder with his arm he looked down at me, smiled and bumped me back.

"I wonder which house is Caroline's?" I asked trying to contain myself. Obviously it was the one with the multi-color lights and the music basting.

"I wonder? Maybe its this one with all the lights off and the crickets?" He said a face breaking smile becoming loose on his face.

As we walked up her graveled driveway people were making out on her lawn not having a care in the world. We walked throw the tall, wide double white doors and straight towards the kitchen. Matt asked me what I wanted to drink and I just said to give me whatever. He opened himself a beer and offered me a coke.

I mean someone has to drive us home. I gingerly took sips of the soft drink as we went to go find a seat on the couch. We talked about our friends around us and we kind of made a game of it guessing what was going through their mind at that moment.

"Becky looks bored as hell. She's probably wondering why she bothers coming to these parties." I commented.

"Did you know Steve has been eyeing her the whole night I think he's going to make a move soon." He nodded his head in Steve's direction and indeed it looked like he was struggling on what to do.

HIs Voice seemed closer when he spoke again. " In 10..9…" I kept my eyes looking between the two watching as Steve took a deep breaths in and out.

"7…6…5…" Matt breath was warm and hit the back of my neck. Steve moved threw the crowd making his way to her.

"4… 3…" He didn't even finish counting when Steve had Becky pinned to the wall kissing her roughly as she accepted it.

"How did you…?" My voice got caught in my throat as I was met with ocean blue eyes. His eyes caught mine and was holding on. We were maybe three inches apart. And I could see his eyes moving from mine to my lips.

My first thought was that he was going to kiss me. I was ready, Matt is the sweetest guy and if anyone was going to kiss me tonight I would be glad it was him. I don't know if it was him or me who was moving in but we were closer now.

I could hear him counting down from five and I smiled internally not wanting to ruin the moment, but looks like it wasn't me who was going to do it. I shot up from my seat as a cold drink landed on my back. I turned around and a drunk Caroline was looking like a deer caught in the headlights. I screeched at the cold beer running down my spine.

I looked around and everyone was busy still partying. Good I don't want them to see me like this. I excused myself from Matt and dragged Bonnie with me to Caroline's room to change.

"What about this one?" She held up a Harvard sweater that belonged to Caroline's dad, I would never think of wearing it. After her parents split up when she was nine she wore that sweater every night in hopes that it would bring her dad back. She wore it to school one time and it ended up getting dirty because of how big it fit her that it dragged along the play ground.

I just shook my head and gave up looking for a guys shirt because 1. She only had a handful and 2. They were all Tyler's the one's he gave her during practices that she didn't bother returning.

"I guess I'll just go home." I sighed getting putting away her clothes back in her white wooden dressers.

"No!" Bonnie shouted shoving me away from the dresser as she rummaged threw it herself. "This is your first date with someone in a while and as your best friend it is my job to help. So you will put on… This." She turned towards me in her hands a pink spaghetti strapped with a layered of free flowing I don't know how to explain it but it was… not me.

"Here put this on in the bathroom I'll wait for you right here."She plopped herself on the bed getting a magazine from the cluttered desk next to the window.

I didn't bother arguing with Bonnie once she has her mind set on something it's extremely hard to get her to change her mind. I did as I was told and walked into the bathroom that was in the bedroom and turning on the light before taking off my Aerosmith shirt that now reeked of booze before putting on the pink blouse. I looked at myself in the small bathroom mirror and I didn't completely hate it.

I walked out to show Bonnie and her mouth was on the floor. "Wow if Matt liked you before he's sure going to love you now." She beamed and I blushed fidgeting with the material on the blouse before my hand was smacked.

"Don't fidget." She said in a stern tone.

"Yes, mom." I joked as we walked back to the party. I couldn't be more happy to see drunk people around me because they were to busy drinking and grinding up on each other to be paying attention to me and for that I was grateful. Someone grabbed my hand and pulled me towards them.

"Hey let me go!" I shouted over the music. Bonnie tried to help me get my arm back but he pulled me closer and pushed her to the ground. I could smell the alcohol on his breath as he grabbed my face forcing me to look at him.

"I haven't seen you around cupcake." He said his breath was worse up close. I smiled up at him, "I'm surprised you don't remember me I kicked your ass once and looks like I'm about to do it again." He looked confused.

I twisted my arm around so I could grab his and twisted it was behind his back and he was against the wall. "Remember me now?" I let go of him and turned around at the small crowd that had formed around us and mouths were dropped and others were looking like fishes. Looks like everyones mouth was dropping tonight.

I gave a tight smile as I excused myself. Someone grabbed my arm again and I was ready to kick someone in the groin.

"Oh its you?" I relaxed and hugged him tight.

"Well,… I'm glad its me too?" He relaxed and hugged me back I moved my head into the crook of his neck and relaxed. I hadn't hugged anyone like this since my grandma Lola passed. I felt like I could stay here a while but someone cleared their throat. We pulled apart and it was Matt and Bonnie. I pulled away from Stefan and I felt like crying at the sight of him. I wrapped my arms around him and whispered that I wanted to go home. He kissed the top of my head and nodded.

I told Bonnie bye and that I'll call her tomorrow. I mouthed to Stefan 'thank you' and he smiled and nodded back. We were walking out the door when Stefan stopped us.

"Hey why don't I take Elena home I'm on my way out anyway and Vicki is dancing on the table in the kitchen." Matt groans and I pull away my hands stilled around him.

"Hey, you go take care of your sister she needs you, don't worry Stefan will take me home and well talk tomorrow, but how are you getting home?"

"I'll just stay here and sleep on the floor and Vicki can take the couch, I'm sure Care won't mind." I leaned up and kissed his cheek before letting Stefan take me home.

The car was quiet the music low. We passed down our block for the fifth time already and I was tired of it.

"Just ask already." I turned the music off completely as we parked in his driveway.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I gave him a side way glanced.

"Why were you upset? Who did it, who made you upset?" This is the conversation I was dreading if I tell him who it was he would go over protective and over react.

"If I tell you can't go caveman and beat him up because I'm taking care of it this is my fight and I'll handle it my way. Got it?" I pointed my finger at him with a dead serious look.

"Yes, yes now tell me." I took a deep breath and waited a bit trying to collect my thoughts.

"It… It was Wesley James." Stefan's eye's practically popped out his sockets he knew what our relationship was like because it wasn't that long ago.

"I'll kill him." He said through his teeth his jaw locked.

"Stefan you said you wouldn't intervene. I'm going to handle it, please, I'm not some helpless little girl I'm strong." I leaned my head on his shoulder willing the bad memories away.

Come on I wanna go home. We fist bumped and went our separate ways. I walked through the doors and was glad my parents were out because I would have probably burst into tears just looking at them. I went to the shower and looked at the barely noticeable scar on my shoulder it's healed now but a scar is still a scar. I dressed and went to bed having a dreamless night.

xxxxx

Since it was the weekend I called up Bonnie and Caroline and asked them if they wanted to go to the mall. Seeing Wesley got me thinking and now that me and Matt went out yesterday I thought a small make over would be good for me.

I told them about wanting to get a small make over and I think the word small went right over their heads. We hit up practically every store in the mall. I went with practical clothes like jeans, pants, blouses, tank tops and shorts. I let them pick out my clothes but I drew the line at the color pink.

Ww were walking around, the bags getting heavy and I suggested we go home but instead we went in to Shoe Palace and we each went our separate ways I was looking at a pair of Reeboks when Caroline came over with a stack of boxes.

"What's all this?" I asked shocked as she was struggling with some boxes.

"Your shoes silly you need something to go with your outfits." I looked around for Bonnie for some support but she was flirting with the sales person. I smiled Bonnie doesn't date or hasn't ever dated anyone and its good to her put herself out there.

"If I wanted to twist my ankle I'll go play sports. I let you pick out my clothes but this is where I draw the line." I stood my ground and I wasn't backing down. She saw that and gave up.

I grabbed a pair of Nike Flex Run 2015(black and white) , Adidas Original Superstar (white and black), Reebok LC Court Vulc Low (grey sued), and just a pair of black Converse. Man I wonder how many hours I'm going to have to put in at the coffee shop to make up for this?

We decided to go home and get something to eat instead of at the mall. On the ride home we put the top down and sang crappy songs really loud and off key. When we reached my driveway Stefan was outside playing catch with Damon when I waved at them and asked if they could help me take the bags down.

Damon whispered something to Stefan and he punched him, Damon just laughed it off.

"What was all that about?" I asked as I handed him some bags. He just waved me off and we walked up the stairs to my room. Caroline and Bonnie were already sorting through the clothes.

"What's all this?" Stefan asked putting the bags on my bed.

"It's a makeover. Hold on I wanna show you what I bought." Caroline smiled and raised her brows at me and smiled. I just shook my head and walked to the bathroom. It was a gray crop top with a floral pocket on my right side and a pair of Levi's skinny jeans. I looked myself in the mirror and was pleased with how it looked, I walked out of the room looking at my mixed match socks and when I looked up Caroline and Bonnie were smiling hands over their mouth.

Stefan was just standing there his mouth gapped open and I just smiled if I got Stefan like this I wonder what Matt would think.

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