AN: Jeremy's turn. He didn't actually watch his sister and Damon. And since Anna's part was really all about Damon. It makes sense that Jer's is all about Elena. She's his sister. And he read her diary. Her confided feeling about Damon MAY have been in there! You never know. Read and maybe you'll find out….
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Subtext
Elena danced with Damon instead of Stefan at the ball? Huh. Where was Stefan? Did they break up? Is she dating Damon now? What is with this family and vampiric attraction? Seriously. Old Jonathon with Pearl, Elena with Stefan and Damon, me and Anna.
I kinda liked Damon at first. He came over and cooked an awesome dinner and played Call of Duty with me. But that was before I knew what he was. I mean, obviously, I can't just hate him for being a vampire. I am kinda-sorta almost dating one. But he hurt my sister. Over and over again. And that makes me dislike him. A lot.
But he saved my sister from the humiliation of not having a partner for the dance. And that kinda makes me want to like him again. Anna says he's changed a lot since he got here. And so does Elena, via her diary of course since she still hasn't told me the whole truth yet.
I'm not sure how I feel about him dating my sister though, if he is dating my sister. There are a lot of reasons Stefan would have had to bail on the ball. There aren't as many that wouldn't need Damon too, but there are enough that I don't need to jump to conclusions about Elena's love life.
I'll just read her diary again tomorrow. Hey, I've already violated her privacy; I might as well keep myself up to date. She lied to protect me, well two can play that game. I can lie too. And use my brother advantage to threaten to kill the bastard if he hurts my sister. Again. And he can't do anything about it because if he kills me Elena will never forgive him…
Elena and Damon dancing. She must have smiled the whole time. That stupid little one that just pulls the corners of her lips up when she doesn't realize she's smiling. And she wouldn't have known. I mean the attraction and way more than friendship feelings Elena clearly has for Damon, it's all subtext. The way they have playful, flirty banter. How Damon always manages to touch her at least once every time they're in the same room. How he offers to help her when there's really nothing in it for him. The times he protected her from other vampires, from the world when it became too much, from himself. Oh yeah, the subtext is there. And it's growing. Now, if only she could see it.
It's so obvious that she managed to fall in love with him that I don't know why she bothers with Stefan at all. I mean, I like the guy; it's just she likes Damon better. A lot better. I'm surprised he hasn't noticed. I'm surprised that none of them of noticed. I only read Elena's limited perspective on events and I can see it, why can't they?
Oh, well. It's probably better this way anyway. Stefan is a good guy. He'd never hurt Elena. He's safe and sensible and...okay, he's boring. He'll never last. Damon has already won. Stefan's not even running the race. And Elena doesn't know there is a race.
Even if she never hooks up with Damon, I'm glad Elena got to dance with him. It'll be something she can remember about him with that faint, little smile. That when the chips were down and she needed someone, it was Damon, not Stefan, who was there for her. He saved her. For one moment in his eternal night, he played the shining white knight. For her. Only for her.
AN: Hey, I was thinking of continuing this with Uncle John and Pearl and maybe even Isobel. (I'm assuming John-boy told mummy dearest what Elena got up to.) Feel free to throw out in other names you think would work and I'll try to work on them. Otherwise, this story is just about done...