*Stefan's POV*
I could hear the chatting from Damon's room and found myself trying not to puke. Damon talked about me and Kait! Him flirting with Vicky was just what I needed. Kait was right, he really isn't that great. Kait smiled at me mischievously and walked over the wall. She pressed her ear to it, trying to make out what Damon and Vicky were saying. I laughed at how adorable she looked doing that. She scowled at me. "I thought you said you were going to be good." I said, and she giggled. "That was yesterday. I said nothing about today!" She said, standing up and sitting on the bed next to me.
"You find a way out of everything, don't you?" I asked, the tease apparent in my voice. She stuck her tongue out at me, but nodded. "I guess you could say that." She said, laying down and resting her head on her hand to look at me. "That was something really nice you did, you know. Helping Vicky. You're not as cold as you play off to be." I said, and she shrugged. "Vicky's my best friend. I'd always help her. Even with someone, wait, something like your brother." She said, and I smiled at her. In my head, I couldn't help but agree with what she said. She had no idea how right she was about my brother, my whole family, being something. I moved that thought out of my head, deciding to focus on Kaitlyn instead.
I found myself staring at her again and again. She was just so beautiful. I loved everything about her: her smile, her laugh, her personality, the way she would tilt her head to the side when she was nervous or confused. I had never been this infatuated before. I wanted so badly to kiss her, but I had to stop myself. The minute I kissed her, it would be like signing her death warrant. She couldn't be a part of my world, no matter how much I yearned for it. She closed her eyes and began to smile. "You're staring..." She said playfully, and I laughed nervously. "No one told you to wear that this morning. It's not my fault." I said in defense, and she opened her eyes, giggling. "Hm, then what's your excuse for yesterday?" She asked teasingly. "I'll tell you that as soon as I think of one." I said, and she laughed, hitting me with a pillow.
I laughed and smiled at her, giving her a playful look. "You are so going down, Kait!" I said, grabbing a pillow. She squealed and jumped off the bed, running to the other side of the room. I got off the bed and started walking towards her, smiling. She tried to move around me, but failed at the attempt. She tried running to the other side of the room and I caught her by the waist, lifting her off the ground and spinning her around. "Ah! Stefan! Come on! Put me down!" Kait said in between giggles. "Nope. This is revenge!" I said, hitting her lightly with the pillow. "Abuse!" She yelled, and I laughed, setting her back on the ground, but not letting go of her waist.
"So it's not abuse when you do it to me, is it?" I whispered into her ear. Her cheeks turned red, and she turned to me, smiling. "Of course it isn't! That was defense for your horrible excuses!" She said, and I laughed. "Hm, you need to stop having an answer for everything..." I said into her ear, and she smiled. "Oh, please, Stefan. You know me not having answers is like Damon being nice from his heart!" She said, and I laughed.
"Oh, shut it, Kait! I am nice! And you two better not be doing anything in there! I hear too many noises!" Damon called from his room, and I could hear Vicky giggling. "You're one to talk, Damon! It's a bit too quiet in your room!" I yelled back at him, and Kait and I erupted into laughter. I could hear Damon scoffing at my comment, returning his attention to Vicky. Kait turned around to face me, my arms still around her waist. She smiled, and we stared into each other's eyes. We started to lean closer to one another, when a phone's ringing distracted us. "Animal" by Neon Trees echoed in my room, and Kaitlyn sighed, looking away from me, getting out of my grasp. She walked to her purse and took out her phone. Her eyes widened, but she quickly recovered. "Is everything okay?" I asked.
"Oh. Um, yeah. Everything's okay. Stefan...I um, have to go. I'll see you...some other time. Tell Vicky I'll see her at the house later." She said, standing up. "Kait, you just got here. What's wrong? Tell me." I said, moving closer to her. She shook her head. "It's nothing, Stefan. I said everything's okay. Thanks for today, but I have to go...Bye." She said, and I could sense the sadness in her voice. She gave me a small hug, and hugged her back tightly. She looked at me one last time, the sadness clearly visible in her eyes. She turned around, opened the door, and walked downstairs.
I felt myself wince as I heard the front door close. There were two things I was sure of at that moment. The first was that I was in love with Kait, and when she left, I felt my heart slowly tear. The second was that she had a secret, and she wouldn't tell me. I couldn't understand what in the world her secret could be, and I felt sad knowing she was keeping something. Then, I remembered what I was. Who was I to judge Kaitlyn? I was doing the same thing, and my secret would put her life in jeopardy. Maybe this was how she felt thinking about me, if she even thought about me at all. I sat down, a sudden wave of guilt and disappointment flooding over me.
*Damon's POV*
She was so cute when she giggled. Having her here brightened up my day completely. Usually I wasn't the one to get all soft around a girl, but Victoria was definitely different than any other girl I have ever met. I loved her eyes. They reminded me of my own. And her personality was just so bubbly and fun, like nothing could bring her down. She was amazingly beautiful. More beautiful than any girl. Her new makeover made her even brighter and prettier. I have to make a mental note to thank Kait for that later. I really don't want to thank her though. She annoys me too much.
Victoria was laughing about what she was hearing in the room next to us. I didn't even want to know what they were arguing about once I heard 'Abuse' being yelled by Katy. Then I heard 'Oh, please, Stefan. You know me not having answers is like Damon being nice from his heart' i had to get in this. "Oh, shut it, Kait! I am nice! And you two better not be doing anything in there! I hear too many noises!" Vicky started giggling and Kait answered back : "You're one to talk, Damon! It's a bit too quiet in your room!" Vicky covered her mouth and looked at me. I brushed off the comment and concentrated on Vicky again. "You really are mean sometimes", Vicky said out of nowhere. I gave her an evil look and she covered her face when I came closer to her. I whispered into her ear: "You know you love it." She giggled and made a high-pitched squeak when I pressed my lips against the spot below her ear.
She turned and smiled at me. Her face was so close and I was so tempted to kiss her and some other dirty things that no one will ever find out about. She stared into my eyes then glanced down at my lips and swallowed. I knew she wanted the same thing as me, so I went for it. I kissed her. I have never been so nervous to kiss a girl in my entire life. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around my neck as I pulled her closer with my arms around her waist. Her lips were very soft, almost as soft as her skin. And they molded perfectly with my own. She shifted her position so she was half sitting on my bed. She grabbed the top of my shirt and pulled me down onto the bed with her. I lay next to her and pulled away. She smiled and looked at me with these most loving eyes.
I stroked her face and she closed her eyes. She looked beautiful. I opened my mouth to say something when I heard a loud door slam from downstairs. Vicky jumped and opened her eyes, and they were filled with confusion. "I'm going to go check what happened", I kissed her forehead and she smiled again. "Hurry back" she said. I winked at her and went to go check on Stefan. I looked into the room and saw that Stefan was alone and his head was hanging in his hands. "What's up, Bro? You looked depressed." I leaned against the door frame and watched him. "I don't know but something's wrong with Kait. She picked up her phone and she suddenly was sad. I don't know what's wrong with her." I decided to keep up this nice act and help my brother with his girl since I have my own. "Fine. I'll go see what's wrong with her." I walked back into my room and stood behind Victoria on my bed. I leaned over and kissed her cheek. "My brother wants me to find out about what's wrong with your sister." She pouted and sighed.
"Maybe I should go, Damon..." Victoria said, standing up. "No! Why would you do that?" I asked, trying to hide the disappointment in my voice. "Kait's never sad like that. Something must seriously be wrong. I have to find out if she's okay..." She said. I was sure she didn't want to leave either. I went closer to her and kissed her forehead lightly. "That's what I'm going to do. Just stay here...I'll let you know, Vicky." I said, and she smiled. I walked out of my room and headed downstairs. I'm going to smack Kaitlyn if it was something stupid! I yelled in my head, crossing the street to the girls' house.
I knocked on the door, harder than I should have. I glared at the house when I got no answer. I heard Kait's voice, so she couldn't have been alone. 'Hey, maybe she is. Who knows? She's probably a demented freak, anyway...' I thought. I smiled to myself. I was going to use that next time she annoyed me. I walked around the house and into the backyard, following Kait's voice. Hm, sounds cool. How's everything going?" I heard Kait's voice ask. I noticed that she was talking into her phone from her balcony. "That's good. Tell Jason and Ally I said hi. Oh, and tell Jason I haven't forgotten about our bet. I'm still pale." She said into the phone, and I smirked. Kait wasn't getting any darker, even in California.
"Aw, I miss you, too. A lot, actually. I really need someone to make me smile now..." She said, and my eyebrow rose. Who did she miss, exactly? She started to smile. "Thanks, Jake. You're the world's best boyfriend, too, trust me." She said, and my knuckles cracked. Now I understood everything. Kaitlyn had a boyfriend back in Washington, and she had just broken my brother's heart. Kait looked down to where I was and her eyes widened in shock. "Um, Jake, I have to call you back...Yeah, I love you, too...Bye." She said, hanging up the phone to glare at me. "What the hell are you doing here, Damon!" She exclaimed, more shocked than angry. I returned the glare. I returned the glare. "I think a better question is what you are doing flirting with my brother when you have a boyfriend!" I yelled back at her, and her eyes widened. "I...It's not what it sounds like..." She said, and I scoffed. "Really? Because sounds like someone's got a guy on the side! I would've never thought that you would be one of those girls to have another guy and treat someone who's fallen for you like that..." I said, and then I just couldn't hold it in anymore. I paused and laughed out loud. "Oh who am i kidding? I knew that! Really, Kaitlyn? You really thought I wasn't going to find out? 'Ya know what? This is so funny that I'm going to tell Stefan for you! I'll save you the trouble, sweetheart." I said coldly, turning around to head back to my house.
"Damon, wait!" She called, running from her balcony to her living room. She came outside and ran over to me in the backyard. "Damon...Please don't tell Stefan." She said in a whisper. "Why? So you can keep on hurting him? You want me to help you hurt my brother?" I asked her harshly. She looked down. "Of course I don't want that! I just...I've hurt him so much already. I can't keep doing that. Honestly, why do you think I left so quickly? I can't stand hurting him, Damon! That's why I left..." She said, her eyes filling with tears. 'Damn it...I can't deal with water works' I thought to myself. Maybe what she said made a tiny bit of sense...Still, she hurt Stefan. I couldn't just let that go. She'd been lying to him! "Damon, please...I'm begging you. Don't tell Stefan..." She said, looking up at me.
I sighed, not wanting to meet her watery eyes. I absolutely despised crying. I looked at Kait, and saw that a tear was threatening to fall down her cheek. I had no idea what was wrong with me at that point. I stared at her, and thought about how much she looked like Vicky. I shivered, dismissing that thought. I hadn't thought it was possible for Kait to sound and look so small and fragile. "What's in it for me if I help you?" I asked, and she looked down, thinking of what she could say. "I'll...I'll help you with Vicky. I'll tell you everything you want to know about her. I'll let you know her favorite things, what she wants in a guy...Just please...Don't tell Stefan..." She begged. Had I heard her correctly? She was begging me? Offering to help me? "Fine, Kaitlyn. That deal sounds...agreeable. Look, for some stupid reason, Stefan misses you. He wants you to come back to the house, despite the fact that you hurt him. So, just...Come back. Okay?" I said, and she nodded slowly.
"Okay...Just tell him not to be depressed. I'll be over there in a few." She said, and I nodded, turning around. I took a few steps towards the house and heard her mutter: "Thank you, Damon..." I froze in my tracks, but I knew she'd suspect if I heard from that far. I smirked to myself and walked towards my house, opening the front door. I was never going to let Kait live that thank you down. But, I had discovered a new, strange feeling inside me. Maybe, just maybe, Kait and I had a lot more in common than I thought. And maybe, just maybe, she and I could be...nice to each other?
*Kait's POV*
I had to be insane. I knew that the minute I said, "Please, Damon..." I should've been admitted into a mental institution right there and then. But, no such luck. Did I really trust Damon with my darkest secret? And what was that weird feeling I got when I talked to him? Was it possible that he and I could possibly tolerate each other? I shivered. I did not need that thought right now. What I needed to think about was how exactly I would choose. Stefan or Jake? Was choosing even possible? However, my mind wanted to bother me. Stefan's broken face kept haunting my mind. I couldn't stand myself for hurting him that bad. The killer part was that I seemed to do it so easily. I sighed, walking into our new house. I went upstairs to my room and stood in front of the mirror.
I straightened myself up and grabbed my bag. That was the second warning that I was insane. I was going back to the house of the man whose heart I had just torn. Stefan's sad face reappeared in my mind, but it still wasn't enough. There were too many positive memories he and I shared. I couldn't stop thinking about his adorable smile. Just seeing him smile made my day worth it. His hand felt so right in mine, and I had wanted so badly to kiss him. His lips were just...there! It's like they just wanted to tease me. I picked up my bag and took out my phone. I decided to turn it off. I couldn't have it making me hurt Stefan again.
I walked out of the house and locked the door behind me, crossing the street to the Salvatore house. I knocked lightly, and Melanie answered the door. "Kaitlyn! You're back!" She said, hugging me. I half smiled at her, and she winked at me. "Stefan's been asking for you. He's upstairs." She said, and I nodded. I watched her walk into the kitchen and kiss a guy that looked an awful lot like me. Wait that was Logan! My face must've been priceless because I saw Melanie look back at me and laugh. I walked into the kitchen and saw her seated on my brother's lap. "Um, wow. When did you even get here?" I asked, and he smiled at my confusion. "I've been here since this morning. Mel invited me over." He said, smiling at Melanie. "So, you're...together?" I asked, and when they both nodded, I jumped up happily. "Oh my god! Yay!" I squealed, giving Melanie a hug. She smiled, hugging me back.
"I'm so happy for you. Both of you!" I said, giving my brother a light hug. He laughed. "Someone's a little too happy about this..." He said, and I rolled my eyes playfully. "Of course I'm happy! My brother has a girlfriend that I completely adore!" I said, and Melanie laughed. "Well, I'll see you guys later." I said, walking up the stairs. I stopped before entering Stefan's room. "Hey! No funny business down there! I want to go home without being traumatized!" I yelled at them from downstairs, and Logan and Melanie laughed. Before I could place my hand on the door to knock, it flew open. "Holy crap!" I yelled, my eyes widening at how fast the door was open.
Stefan looked at me. "I...um…hi." I said. I waited for a response, but Stefan was speechless. "Um...Stefan? Look, I'm sorry about having to leave so suddenly...Something came up. But I really want to finish the rest of the day here...If that's okay with you?" I asked in a whisper. Stefan pulled me into a hug and I felt my cheeks burn. "I'm glad you came back." He said, moving aside for me to step in. I smiled at him, and he smiled back. I walked into his room, way happier than I should've been. 'If things keep going like this, my choice will be obvious...' I thought to myself as he closed the door behind me.
*Victoria's POV*
What was taking Damon so long? I was so bored that I went through his room. I opened his closet first and look at his wardrobe. Personally, I liked it. Why did I like it? Because everything was black and neat. They smelled abnormally good for a human. The scent was another reason I liked it so much. I was about to close the closet door when a box fell from the top shelf. I bent down to pick it up when I noticed that there were pictures in it. I picked up the first one and smiled to myself. It was a picture of Damon, Stefan, and Melanie at a party. Damon looked amazing in a simple black suit. I bit my lip as I thought of him. I felt a bit guilty letting him go and comfort my best friend. I should've done that. I shrugged the thought off and picked up the next picture.
The second picture was of Melanie, Stefan, and Damon at what appeared to be Melanie's 16th birthday. She was in the middle, and Damon and Stefan each had their arms around her. I yearned for Damon even more when I saw how amazing he looked in another suit. I noticed a picture sticking out from the bottom. I saw that it was extremely faded, and was about to pick it up when I heard the door open. "Having fun there?" I heard Damon's voice ask. I quickly turned around, wondering how odd I looked sitting on his closet's floor. "Damon! Oh, sorry about this. I got bored." I said, putting the pictures back in the box and standing up.
"No, it's okay. Just put everything back." He said, and I nodded, putting the box back on the shelf and closing the closet doors. "I didn't think you were the kind of guy to keep pictures." I said, and he smirked. "Melanie's forced me to keep them since we were little. I decided that maybe keeping a few wasn't so bad. I look good in a suit, don't I?" He asked, the cocky smile that I loved appearing on his lips. He walked over to me and took my hands in his. I nodded slowly, answering his previous question.
I lost all feeling in my hands and turned red from the stare he was giving me. He knew how easily he intoxicated me, and it wasn't fair. However, I couldn't get enough of it. I loved that feeling he gave me whenever we touched. I averted my eyes from his gaze. "How's Kait?" I asked, and he came a bit closer to me. "She's fine. Most likely enjoying her time in Stefan's room, if you know what I mean..." He said, winking at me. I giggled, and heard Kait's voice say, "Damon! Not funny!" She hollered, and I imagined her and Stefan growing red at Damon's comment. Damon chuckled. "But, you and I were interrupted last time, weren't we?" He asked in a seductive tone. I nodded, giving him a small smile.
He led me over to the bed, and I laid back on it. He gave me soft kisses on my face and near my lips, teasing me badly. I arched my back and he chuckled. "That eager for me?" I smiled and dove in for his lips. He grabbed the sides of my face and arched my back again. Something touched something else and he growled like a hungry animal. His teeth tugged at my bottom lip and I opened my mouth, welcoming him inside of it. My hands traveled up his shirt and he parted from me briefly to take it off. I let his lips travel against my throat as my hands explored his body. Then something clicked. What was I doing? I just met him. It didn't feel quite right to me.
"Wait, Damon!" I said and put my hands against his chest to push him away. "You're not feeling right, are you?" I shook my head. He sighed and rolled onto his side. "Hm...Your bed is extremely comfortable. My bed isn't half as nice as this one...and there are boxes everywhere...I so want to stay here..." I said, and then Damon smirked at me. "If that's the case, you should stay here. I'm sure Kait won't miss you too much. You're a street away. Besides, the way things are going, she'll be sleeping over, too, if you know what I mean." He said, winking at me, and I laughed. "I have no clothes to sleep in though." He squeezed me in his arms and nuzzled his face between my neck. "Just send your sister to your house so you guys can get clothes. Come ooooon!" I laughed and called for my sister. "What?" she yelled once she entered the doorway. Her eyes widened and I knew she felt awkward. "Yeah….But Kait! Can you go to the house to get me some clothes? Damon gave me permission to—why am I telling you all this detail?" I could feel the vibrations from Damon's laughter. Kait sighed and yelled for Stefan. "What? I mean yes?" Kait told him some things and begged please several times before Stefan said yes to going with her to our house to get clothes.
They left after getting their jackets and Kaitlyn blushing a couple of times. I was getting tired by the moment and Damon rubbing my back wasn't helping. I fell into the deepest and most comfortable sleep I've had.
