Chapter 7: Back to School, Like Nothing Happened

While it seemed that all hell had broken out in our home, Stefan and I still had to go to school the next day. We were getting along again, I mean we had all been through worse. When I walked down the steps after one of the worst nights since I'd come back, Stefan was waiting at the kitchen table.

"Izzy, I apologize for freaking out last night after you fed on that man." Stefan said. "I mean after the way you were changed you don't deserve to be treated like that."

"Stefan," I said. "You might forget, but you were changed on the same day as me. So was Damon. I know what it must have been like for you."

"I know Izzy, but that is still no reason for losing it." Stefan said again. "We better go, or we'll be late for school."

Once you've been alive for over 100 years, some arguments are not worth fighting. So, even after the fight we had last night, we were already like we've been since our changes. (And I had a lift to school)

When we got to school, Elena immediately joined us and I gave her and him some time alone. I was able to just know that him and Elena were going to work, and much better than him and Katherine.

When I got to my locker, Dustin was waiting there. For one moment, I wondered how he knew that it was my locker, but that thought left my mind almost as quickly as it entered. "How Izzy." He said.

"Hey Dustin." I replied.

"I guess your feeling better than you were last night." He said sounding a little worried.

"Yeah," I replied. "Guess it was a 24 hour bug, or a traveling thing."

"Maybe." He replied than leaned in and gently kissed me. After that, the homeroom bell rang, and he asked, "Want me to walk you to class?"

"Sure." I replied. I always liked it when a guy offered to walk me somewhere.

The day seemed to rush by, once you've been in school at least once all the lessons seem to be redundant. The only class that I cared about was social studies. There I could see Stefan, Dustin, and Elena at the same time.

This was probably the class that Stefan and I ignored the most, especially considering the lesson, the Civil War. And knowing my luck the first thing we discussed was Gettysburg. I immediately grabbed my stomach from the pain and looked down. Stefan did the same.

There was nothing wrong with me except for the memories from Pickett's Charge. Nothing left from the mortal wound, but a scar. It took all my mental strength but I made it go away to both Stefan's and my relief.

When class ended Stefan, Elena, Dustin, and I all went over to Stefan's car to talk. "Elena," Dustin said. "Did you tell Stefan and Izzy about the party this Friday?"

"That is what I was just about to mention." Elena said.

"Wait, what party?" Stefan and I said almost in sync.

"Well," Elena said. "Every year there is a party in the woods at the beginning of the year. We all get together, drink, and dance. You two want to go?"

"Sure." I answered for both of us, "I mean if you guys are going too."

"We wouldn't miss it for the world." Dustin replied. "Well I better get going."

As he walked away, I followed and said, "Would you mind giving me a lift?"

"Um, I really need to get-" He started.

"I said would you mind giving me a lift?" This time using compulsion, he immediately said that he would.

He opened my car door than got in himself. "Maybe if Stefan stays and talks to Elena we could pick up where you wanted to last night." I said.

"Maybe." He replied. I somehow knew that by the time we got back to the Boarding House Stefan would be there.

The ride was mostly silent until we got there and saw Stefan's car. "So," Dustin said, "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yeah." I said, "I know this is a little early, but you will pick me up for the party right?"

"Yeah of course." He said. Wow no compulsion. Then he leaned in and kissed me Good Bye.

When I walked in the door, Stefan was sitting where I had been the night before. "Hey." I said trying to start a conversation.

"Why do think that it's a good idea to go to a party?" He asked. "I mean you have control, but if you and Dustin end up completely alone, will you be able to stop yourself?"

"I don't know?" I answered, "Would you be able to control yourself alone with Elena?"

"I hope." Then he paused, "I have a feeling that something bad is going top happen at the party. I don't know what but I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with Damon."

"When something bad happens, when doesn't it have something to do with either Damon or me?"

"Sometimes, especially when we first changed." He replied remembering all of the horrible things that he had done when he first found out what he was.

"Stefan," I began and sat next to him, "all of us have made mistakes when we were younger. I mean I killed the person who tried to save me."

"I know. Maybe it will be good to actually meet some people for once."

"Now that's what I'm saying. And if Damon tries anything, we'll both be there. And worse come the worse I can take him down." As long as he hasn't fed too much I added in my head.

So how was it? Sorry I haven't posted a new chapter in a while. Thanks for reading. Next chap will be the party. J