A/N: Sorry if this chapter is a bit slow but it's setting the scene of the living arrangements and I know I have not updated in a very long time. Sorry about that! University was hectic and I had a great opportunity and I took it now it's summer so yes I am free mostly -cough cough-
so I updated my story after I finished catching up with The Vampire Diaries.

What did you guys think of this season?

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Chapter 2

Elena stared at Damon for what seemed like eternity had she heard him correctly? Were they really sharing an apartment? Come on this is Damon Salvatore Stefan's brother he was hardly ever serious.

There was no way this was happening she wanted to get rid of every factor that reminded her of Stefan her former flame not invite his brother into the apartment so his face could haunt her of Stefan.

"That is incredibly funny since I thought I heard you say you were living here, yeah you can't live here sorry this is my place now go away shh run along to Stefan bye Damon." She avoided eye contact whilst cutting Damon off from every instance of speech.

Damon stepped away from the female and fiercely pulled his hand away from her hesitant of the contact between them. "Still not over Stefan huh?" Damon smirked, he approached her bed and sat down he crossed his arms and pulled out some gum, and harshly threw two pieces into his mouth. "Honey I'm not going anywhere I am under contract here if we have to share we share understand? Besides, you must be the prick who looked for an apartment last minute."

Elena nodded her head silently noticing the threatening aura around Damon she couldn't disagree after all everything he said was correct who was she to argue with him? It was her fault for being so engrossed with Stefan and pretending to forget him she didn't even look for an apartment early enough.

Damon expecting a sarcastic and witty response waiting patiently for one noticing Elena's diverted eyes he couldn't help but chuckle at her lack of emotion. "Oh the silent treatment? How immature."

"Shut up I am thinking." She immediately snapped hating the fact that he hit a nerve. 'Stupid guy thinks he knows everything.'

"You are thinking? Now there's a surprise." He scoffed in response and approached her as if a lion had found its prey. "I'm going to have a lot of fun Elena at least smile a little." He gave her one of his trademark smirks he glanced at his phone, and started to text someone grinning like an idiot.

She didn't even bother to ask him what he was doing since he would probably make fun of her, what she needed to figure out was how she was going to survive this horrible arrangement. Her and Damon weren't exactly on good terms, and what was worse was that Damon was Stefan's brother.

Elena glanced at her phone whilst observing Damon she needed to vent, she needed her friends right now.

"Oh by the way Stefan says hi."

Screw this cruel world.

Half an hour later...

"Elena! Earth to Elena? So? Who is your roommate is it a girl? Hot guy I bet." Bonnie nudged ordering coffee from the local Starbucks store. "Caroline honey? Calm down the world is not going to end Tyler was just a guy you'll find a new boyfriend." Bonnie diverted her attention to Caroline for a moment, before shifting her eyes back to Elena feeling something was wrong.

After all ever since Elena entered the cafe she was silent the only one who bothered to even vent about their frustrations was none other than Caroline Forbes.

"You guys don't get it this is supposed to be a big year for us you know freedom, parties, and falling in love. Well...guess what my boyfriend just dumped me, and Elena looks like she just saw a ghost, and Bonnie sweetie you need a boyfriend a real one not Jeremy." Caroline moaned holding onto her tissues she made it difficult for every person in the cafe not to look at her.

"Care you are not making it easy for me to feel sorry for yo-" Elena blinked hearing Caroline's last sentence.

'Bonnie and Jeremy?'

'Jeremy and Bonnie?'

What was she thinking her brother was hooking up with her best friend and she didn't even know how could she not know? Jeremy never kept anything from her.

"E-elena I can explain! Care yo-you shut your mouth. We didn't plan for this to happen Jeremy and I were going to tell you. You had your hands full with the Stefan dilemma, and we didn't want to add to your stress."

"I'm not angry." She sighed staring at the ceiling of the store wondering why she wasn't angry as she thought she would be.

"You're not?" Bonnie stared in disbelief switching her glances between Caroline and Elena.

"Bonnie hun see I did you a favour you are welcome." Caroline responded taking credit of the situation.

"I am mad that you two didn't tell me but I forgive you and you two look like a good couple. Just do me a favour and next time something like this happens please tell me I don't want to be left out. I honestly need a life to avoid thinking about Stefan and Damon." Earning glances from both Caroline and Bonnie, Elena realised the consequences of her words.

"Damon?" Bonnie gasped.

"Salvatore? Why mention him? Elena." Caroline had a stern tone in her voice.

"Fine my roommate is a hunky dude, but he is also the brother of my ex-boyfriend. Yes Damon is my roomie you guys happy? That's what I wanted to tell you guys." She rushed frantically trying to grasp the situation herself.

"I am so sorry Lena I mean we didn't know look if you ever need someone we are here for you alright?"

"Thanks Care that means a lot" Elena paid for the bill cracking a rare smile to her two best friends before leaving the store.

"Damon since we are roommates we are going to have to make this work." Elena grabbed a thin string and placed it in the middle of the room forming a line separating the room in half.

"You are kidding right?" He glanced at her in disbelief observing her actions, not appreciating she woke him up from his nap for this she looked a lot more confident than before which only meant one thing- a lunch date with friends.

"I am not joking, do not cross this line okay Damon? I want my privacy."

Damon rolled his eyes and looked down on Elena as if he was speaking to a child. "You have to be fucking with me I don't see how me crossing a stupid string is an invasion of privacy."

"You wouldn't know anything about privacy would you now? You shove your tongue down a girls throat within five minutes of meeting her." She snapped quickly covering her mouth realising the words she just said.

He widened his eyes feeling hurt from the comment it was unnecessary, it wasn't even entirely true sure it had some accuracy, but he wasn't even that bad. He reprimanded her he never had felt so insulted in his life. "Oh come now it's better than only kissing one person in my life span; at least I'm not going to cling to the same person for my entire life." He silently observed her expression for a response before he continued. "I'm sure you would know a thing or two about that."

It stung her that last sentence she could try and deny it all she wanted but it was true. She provoked him, and this was the consequence. She couldn't even refute his argument. Elena dropped to her knees feeling the emotion override her, she felt tears drop onto her blouse but didn't bother to remove them.

Noticing the silence surrounding the room Damon sighed before he kneeled down making eye contact with her. He carefully moved his right hand towards her face, and disposed of her tears.

She shifted away quickly uncomfortable with the contact, and avoided any further eye contact. She refused to look at him she refused to let him see her so vulnerable.

"Look I'm sorry okay? Just can't stand seeing a girl cry before you comment yes I am not a complete jackass like you make me out to be."

She glanced at his face noticing his softer facial expression and calmer tone of voice it soothed her. "You mean the great Damon Salvatore actually is considerate? I mean we all knew that." She retorted sarcastically raising her eyebrows in the process.

He ignored her snide remark not even sure why he actually decided to be considerate, she clearly wasn't appreciating his kind gesture, and he wasn't appreciating her attitude. Nevertheless, he decided to continue his sentence before being disrupted. "We got off on the wrong foot we are going to live together right? So how about we try not to insult each other much yeah? Turn that frown upside down Miss Gilbert! You're a very attractive women your smiling expression suits your adorable face." He ruffled her hair in a childish manner and showed her one of his rare smiles.

Upon silently observing his smile she involuntary blushed, her tears stopped, and she smiled. For what seemed like the first time in her life she thought Damon Salvatore wasn't as bad as he seemed, there was more to him than what meets the eye. "I would like that very much." She chuckled placing her hair back in place.

"That's better! Oh Miss Gilbert was that sunburn or are you blushing? Wait we're indoors oh Miss Gilbert you naughty girl control yourself." He teased her unable to control himself.

"S-shut up!"

"So how do you think Elena is holding up?" Bonnie questioned worry clearly shown on her face. After the brief meeting both her and Caroline felt agitated about their best friends dilemma, they even went to the library to study the material that would be taught once classes start.

Caroline dropped her note pad and looked Bonnie in the eye clearly irritated Elena's crises was given more attention than hers even if she was worried about Elena. "I think you are worried more about her situation than she is, and don't tell me that isn't true because whenever you suggest to go the library, we all know something is wrong with Bonnie Bennet." She spoke clearly and continued her previous task.

Bonnie picked up her phone debating whether to call her other best friend she managed to calm Caroline down slightly. Elena on the other hand seemed more difficult to manage, she often kept to herself unwilling to concern others of her problems.

"She is fine okay? It's not like her and Damon are going to insult each other all day long and the fight ends up with her in tears. That is totally not Elena's style."

Bonnie raised an eyebrow Caroline clearly didn't keep tabs on Elena's emotions ever since the eventful break up. She was a piping hot mess more than anything Caroline's statement would prove to be untrue.

"Don't give me that look Bonnie Bennet I know people." Caroline glared at Bonnie not amused by the look she was given.

"Oh yeah then what's this look I'm giving you? Since you know people." She gave Caroline an odd look emphasising her last words sarcastically with hand actions.

Caroline turned her head and gave it some thought before finally deciding to use her vocal chords to voice her thoughts. "That look is the Bonnie Bennet is spying on a hot guy look."

"Wrong."

Caroline picked up one of her pens and playfully threw it at her. "No need to be so blunt Miss Bennet." She pouted a look which suited her natural flawless face.

Bonnie neared her head towards Caroline signaling her to lean forwards before delivering the answer. "The look that I just spotted Stefan here."

"...You are joking."

"You told me I was not funny."

Caroline pondered for a second playing with her fingers amused that she had the strength to even say that in the past. "Haha I was joking-but why would Stefan come here?"

"I don't know why don't you ask him he's right behind you now." Bonnie rolled her eyes avoiding eye contact with the younger Salvatore at all costs.

"Hello ladies."

"Hey!"

"...Yo."

Stefan shot Bonnie a look and shuddered at the threatening expression on her face indicating her displeasure of his arrival. "It seems Bonnie isn't happy to see me."

"No shit Sherlock." She immediately snapped not hiding her displeasure of his appearance.

Caroline covered her best friend's mouth trying to avoid a fight breaking out in the library the last thing they needed was for them to be kicked out. "Bonnie that joker." Caroline laughed in an awkward manner rubbing her head unsure of how to cover up her friends words.

"You told me she was not fun-"

"I was joking!" She bellowed cutting him off at the same time distancing herself from Bonnie afraid to look at her friends face. "Shouldn't you be elsewhere Stefan?"

"I was actually looking for Elena since I thought we could actually talk she has been cutting me off-"

"I wonder why." Bonnie interrupted not feeling any remorse for her words and actions. She liked Stefan a lot despite always feeling he was wrong for Elena, after knowing him for a year she had felt an 'aura' around him and since that discovery she never trusted him.

He winced at her words which stung him despite the interruption he decided to continue he wanted to make things right. "I want her to hear me out but Damon sent me a text telling me she was here with him."

Stefan voluntary pulled his right arm out of his proud black vintage leather jacket showing them both the text he received and was trying to make sense despite informing Damon to send his regards to Elena he was trying to make sense of two acronyms:

'Hello my brother from the same mother-what am I doing? Anyway I moved in and I have a sexy roommate you might be familiar with. By the way I am at the library with Elena we are having so much fun fun fun!

IWJYI

Let's see how long it takes you to figure that out.

By the way Stef

IALWHYI

Ciao,

Damon'

Caroline and Bonnie stared at each other for a couple of seconds which seemed like years in the eyes of the male species and broke out in hysterical laughter gaining a confused look from Stefan who didn't have a clue what they found so funny.

"IWJYI is the Mystic Falls slang for 'I Was Joking You Idiot' like everyone in this city knows that." Bonnie stated in a simple matter-of-fact tone still amused by Stefan's innocence on slang.

"IALWHYI is the Mystic Falls slang for 'I Am Living With Her You Idiot' seriously Stefan dude look it up and Damon in the library? Did you not sense anything wrong with that phrase seriously." Caroline laughed waiting for a typical Stefan reaction.

"That son of a bitch! How the fuck can he not tell me something so serious to my face and making a mockery out of me I am going to fucking mur-"

"Salvatore, Bennet, and Forbes out!" The librarian's voice interrupted Stefan's rant thankfully just in time.

It was all made clear to Stefan though his ex-girlfriend was living with his brother this could not be good.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries I wish I did though.

So guys I want your input what is your take on the relationships?

Hopefully Elena isn't too OOC. :x

Damon and Elena is the main couple but I would love to include another couple or two in development so guys tell me which couple you want to see form the most in the story! As a writer the readers input and comments are very important so please review and I hope you all enjoy your summer and embrace the nice weather cause it's been raining here haha.

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