Elena's Point of View: Damon and Elena are back in town.
I waved to Damon as he took off down the road. He was going to go home, shower, grab something to eat and then come back later. I looked down at my watch and realized I was counting down the minutes until I knew the inevitable butterflies would return.
"Jeremy?" I called out into a seemingly empty house. I was quickly proven wrong as Jeremy and Tyler came racing down the stairs.
"Oh…you're not the pizza man…" Tyler muttered disappointedly, taking a seat on the couch.
"Uhh…sorry?" I asked sarcastically. Jeremy just shook his head and wrapped his arms around me.
"Hey sis…how was the Big Apple?" he asked. I smiled and thought about everything I wanted to say…but the things I shouldn't because Jeremy doesn't have the strongest stomach.
"It was amazing…definitely the trip of a lifetime!" I gushed.
"Hey, did I just hear…oh hey Elena!" Alaric said as he emerged from the kitchen with a plastic bag full of empty beer cans.
"What's with all the–" I begun before I was interrupted by Matt coming in from the back door.
"Matt?" I asked.
"Elena! You're back! How was your trip with Damien?" he slurred. I cocked my head in confusion and then realized why he was slurring. I averted my gaze back to Alaric who shrugged.
"Damon…" I corrected and watched as he dragged himself across the floor before settling down beside Tyler.
"Yeah that's what I said – Damien…do you think he could bring us a pizza?" he asked, grabbing the phonebook from the end table.
"I uhh – don't know…" I said before turning to Jeremy. "What the hell is going on?" I asked in confusion.
"Guys night," he said with a shrug.
"Guys night?" I asked.
"Yo…Rickster…you should help a guy out and make some more super-duper cool brownies," Matt continued.
"Super-duper cool brownies?" I asked Alaric as he suddenly became very interested in the microwave going off in the kitchen. I grabbed Jeremy's arm and dragged him to the kitchen with me.
"Okay seriously…why is Tyler so quiet and why is Matt's speech impediment back?" I asked before watching as Alaric scrapped the remaining brownies onto a plate, "and why in the hell do you have weed?" I clarified.
"I confiscated it from one of my students," he said simply. I rolled my eyes at the scene that was before me. My stoned and drunk ex boyfriend on my couch complaining about my current boyfriend bringing him a pizza. My vampire best friend's werewolf boyfriend on the other side of the couch, mesmerized by what I could only assume was The Young and the Restless and my late aunt's high-school history teacher boyfriend making pot brownies like it happens every day.
"Where are Bonnie and Caroline?" I asked.
"Bonnie's grounded," Jeremy said as he took a bite out of a brownie. I slapped the brownie out of his hand and threw it in the garbage beside me.
"Hey!" he complained.
"Dude…my mom is out of town tonight…we should let buzz-kill bob get back to her buzz-killing business…" Tyler shouted from the living room.
"I am not a buzz kill!" I complained to Jeremy. His face showed no emotion as he stared into space but before I could say anything, I was quickly interrupted by a stifle of laughter coming from Alaric.
"I beg to differ!" he said.
"Are you stoned too?" I asked him.
"Just off life," he retorted.
"…and we have a pool table and a built in theatre and surround sound…" Tyler continued. I was about to tell him that no one was listening but that would have been a moot point as Matt jumped in;
"We can't…we have more people coming ass hat…" Jeremy muttered, drinking milk straight from the carton.
"More people coming?" I asked.
"Yup…" he said simply. Just then the doorbell rang and because the drugs and alcohol were affecting everyone's reflexes, I was the first one to get the door. As I opened the door, roughly 40 different drunk teens stumbled their way through the door and started the party by blasting the music.
"Jeremy!" I shouted but I then realized that he couldn't hear me as he was right by the speaker. I threw my hands up in defeat and decided to scan the crowd for a familiar face but was distracted by the vibration of my phone.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hey you…" Damon said.
"Jeremy's throwing a rager…no wonder I'm anti social…" I complained.
"Does the princess need rescuing?" he said sarcastically.
"I think I just might…"
"Well I'm just gonna call the other half of Team Badass to see what's up with him and then I'll head over…" Damon stated.
"Alaric's here…making pot brownies…and drinking a martini…" I said, eyeing him from the kitchen.
"That's my boy!" Damon said excitedly. I rolled my eyes and huffed. "Just kidding…I'll be there in 15?" he asked.
"See you then…" I muttered, closing my phone and closing my eyes as I heard the sound of glass break. I was about to grab a broom when my phone went off again.
"What?" I asked, deadpan.
"Don't get too excited…you might pull something…" Caroline said.
"Caroline! Where the hell are you?" I asked.
"That's why we're calling…my mom said that we needed to get away from all the craziness that's Mystic Falls, so she's taking me and Bonnie to a weekend at a spa…" she complained. I rolled my eyes and brought my hand up to rub my temple.
"What's all that noise?" Bonnie asked, taking the phone from Caroline.
"It's the sound of your boyfriend throwing a party…" I muttered.
"Tell Tyler that if he so much as glances at a girl, I will personally neuter him!" Caroline shouted, grabbing the phone from Bonnie.
"He's kind of spaced out on the couch right now…he's with Matt…whose high as a kite…" I explained. I could practically envision Bonnie shaking her head.
"So we just called to tell you that we hoped you had a great time with Damon, and we'd better hear all about the details later…" Bonnie said.
"Okay, thanks! Love you guys…relax for me!" I asked. They both giggled and we all hung up the phone. I grabbed the broom from the kitchen closet and swept up what was left of the lamp. I was startled by a tap on my shoulder and I was faced with a pair of brown eyes.
"Hey Elena! I haven't seen you around in a while…" said Michelle. Michelle and Marissa Jones were a year older than I was, and their mom used to baby sit Jeremy and I after school when we were little. That means I've known them for at least 12 years. We weren't the best of friends, but we were close enough that small talk was inevitable.
"Michelle, hey!" I said, giving her a hug "I know… it's definitely been a long time," I said awkwardly; "what have you been up to?" I asked, making conversation.
"Oh same old, same old…I decided to work for a year and then I'm going to college in the fall…" she said before continuing "oh hey! Maybe we'll end up graduating college in the same class!" she said excitedly. I forced a smile across my face as she gushed about how cool it would be to share a dorm. Thankfully, I was interrupted by Marissa approaching us.
"Hey Elena! Long time no see…" she said.
"Yeah…"
"Anyway, uhm… a really hot guy in a leather jacket just told me to tell you that he's waiting for you upstairs. He said you'd know what he meant…" Marissa explained. I smiled to myself. Leave it to Damon to get a messenger.
"Yeah I do…listen, it was great talking to you guys again! Maybe we could catch up with a cup of coffee or something? But I have to go right now! Enjoy the party…" I said and darted up the stairs before they could say goodbye. I relished in the peace and quiet that was happening upstairs, even if it was very faint. I could hear my heart beat in my chest as I smiled in anticipation of seeing Damon.
I opened the door to my bedroom and my eyes darted to the figure standing in front of my bedroom window. The figure turned around slowly and the moonlight shining in through my window lit his features perfectly.
"Stefan…" I choked out.
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