"Why do you think Damon is looking for Stefan?" Elena asked. Caroline shrugged.
"Who even knows. I mean, they probably are having an argument."
"What could they be possibly fighting about?" Elena asked. Bonnie and Caroline just looked at her and she blushed.
"Right..." she muttered.
"It's probably nothing" Bonnie said.
"Yeah. So what did you want to tell us Bon?" Elena gushed, trying to change the subject.
"Well, this isn't going to be exactly goo news guys but, my dad has resigned from his job as Mayor."
"Oh, well i mean i guess. Can't he just get another job?" Caroline said, confused as to what the big deal was.
"Well that's just it. He did get a new job, but it's not in Mystic Falls" Bonnie said cringing afterwards. Elena stared at Bonnie, a sinking feeling in her stomach. Caroline gave bonnie a pitying look.
"Oh Bon, did he ask you to go with him? Oh god, how are you gonna tell him you're staying?" Caroline asked. Elena bit her lip, sharing a sad look with Bonnie. Caroline didn't seem to quiet get it.
"Um Care," Elena said "Bonnie isn't staying. She's going to go with her dad." Caroline was silent staring at Bonnie.
"WHAT?" she half shouted, half whispered at Bonnie.
"Caroline.." Bonnie said, her eyes shinning.
"Bonnie what the hell? This guy totally ditched you when he found out about the witch stuff, and all has ever done since he became Mayor is boss you around! Why are you picking HIM over US your two best friends since, well, FOREVER!" Bonnie was crying now, silently. Elena silently thanked god that there weren't many people at the Grill at that moment. Although the few people who were there were staring at them.
"Caroline" Elena scolded.
"No Elena, don't Caroline me. We were going to go to college together, be room mates. Now she's ditching us." Caroline stood up from the table and stormed out. As soon as the door slammed behind her Bonnie buried her face in her hands and started sobbing. Elena got up and moved next to Bonnie, putting her arms around her.
"Don't worry about Caroline, it's no excuse, but she's saying those things because she loves you. Neither of us want you to go."
"I don't see you having a fit in public about it" Bonnie said, her voice muffled.
"I think i just get it more Bon. You don't exactly have much family around any more, and you should stick with the family you've got. If Jeremy wanted me to leave town with him i would, in a heart beat." Bonnie looked up and smiled at me.
"I'm glad you understand, because i'm leaving tomorrow night. I'd hoped Care would be more supportive, the we could've had one last sleep over." Her eyes were red and cheeks were streaked with tears.
"We will, you go home and freshen up. Meet me at the boarding house at four." Elena said squeezing Bonnie.
"Ok" Bonnie said, untangling her self from Elena's tight hug. She stood up from the table, hugged Elena, and left.
Elena left the Grill and went straight to Caroline's. But when she got there, no one was home, so she went back to the boarding house. She left Caroline ten text messages and at least six voice mails.
"Damon!" she called out as she walked into the boarding house. no reply. Elena shrugged it off, he was probably looking for Stefan. Elena walked into the cellar, going through the bottles of wine Damon would be less angry about her using. She smiled at the thought of Damon. She'd hurt him, she knew when her emotions were off, and when he found out that she was sired to him-he was constantly wondering whether her love was true.
And it was, she was completely in love with him, she'd never been happier when with him. He consumed her and sometimes he was enough to let her forget all her problems. Elena sighed, grabbing an arm full of bottles and ran upstairs. She set up the bottles in one of the living rooms and went into the other one to grab some glasses. When she walked in she gasped, the entire wall of the fire place was blackened and burned, the couches were also charred and the rug was half missing, a pile of ash in it's place.
Elena walked through the room. What had happened while i was out? Surely Damon and Stefan hadn't done this? Elena shook her head and walked over to the drinks cabinet. Placed on top of the cabinet was a small folded piece of paper with her name on top. She recognised Damon's messy calligraphy immediately. Quickly tore through the letter, reading the words over and over again. She frowned and put the note down.
I'll be gone for a week... A week without Damon. She could do it, she wasn't one of those girls, who freaked out when their boyfriend went away. I mean he's looking for Stefan, checking up on him, you can't be annoyed about that. A knock on the door made Elena snap out of her thoughts.
Who could that be? Bonnie should be arriving around four with Caroline. Elena walked to the front door and swung it open. On the other side was a girl, no one Elena had ever met before. Yet she seems familiar.
"Um hello" Elena greeted. The girl had clear olive skin, wavy light brown hair that framed her heart shaped face like a porcelain doll. Her eyes were wide and a familiar piercing blue, shadowed by long dark lashes. The girl looked about sixteen as she smiled up at Elena, all dimples and pearly white teeth.
"Hello" the girl said, her voice like liquid honey. Elena blinked slowly. The girls eyes looked the exact shade of Damon's. But that wasn't possible, it was probably just a coincidentally similar shade of blue.
"Hi sorry, um, can i help you?" Elena asked.
"Is either of the Salvatore brothers around?" the girl asked, flashing a perfect dimpled smile.
"Um no actually, they're both out" Elena informed. The girl made an 'O' shape with her pink lips and smiled again.
"Perfect. You must be Elena" the girl said. Elena cringed, that sounded awfully similar to the first thing Katherine said to her.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?"Elena asked.
"I'm Madeline."
"Ok Madeline, why do you wanna see Damon and Stefan?"
"I don't want to see Damon and Stefan"the girl, Madeline, said.
"Oh, but you asked where they were?" Elena said becoming increasingly confused.
"I did. But i want to talk to you Elena" Madeline said, her voice sending shivers down Elena's spine.
"How do you know Damon and Stefan?" Elena asked defiantly. Madeline's expression darkened.
"That's not important" she snapped. Madeline's blue eyes flashed and she glared at Elena. Suddenly and an unbelievable pain exploded into Elena's brain and she swore.
"Please let me in Elena" Madeline hissed.
"I ca- can't" Elena gasped "It's not my house." Elena thought she might vomit.
"Hmm, i don't need to be invited in Elena, i just need you to move out of my way." Madeline lifted up her hand and Elena flew backwards, crashing into the ground.
"Wow what a lovely house, it's just the way i remembered" Madeline said, still pinning Elena to the ground. She's a witch. Elena tried to sit up but Madeline was pinning her to the ground with ease. Elena watched Madeline stroll through the house from the comfort of the floor.
Madeline spent fifteen minutes wandering through the house, leaving Elena on the floor. It was so easy to be cruel to this girl for so many reasons. One, she look like Katherine Pierce, Two, her brothers were in love with her, therefore hurting her hurt them and three, because she got on Madeline's nerves.
Madeline walked back to the foyer where Elena remained, pinned to the ground by an invisible force. Madeline flicked her wrist, causing Elena to sit up straight. Madeline sat down opposite her, crossing her legs. She stared into Elena's eyes, using her compulsion. She may not be an original but she'd been around long enough to know a few tricks.
"Elena, starting from now you will tell me the truth and nothing but the truth, understand" Madeline ordered. Elena nodded stiffly, her doughy brown eyes wide.
"Excellent. Okay, first question, Elena do you love Damon?" Madeline said enthusiastically.
"Yes"
"Are you sure you're not in love with him?"
"Both" Elena said, her voice tense.
"Hmm, interesting. And how about Stefan? Do you love him? Or are you in love with him?"
"I love him, I'm not in love with him, not any more"
"Hmm, Okay. And how about Jeremy, do you love him?"
"Yes"
"Would you still love him if he turned out to be a serial killer?" Madeline asked, her question seemingly random.
"What?!" Elena gasped.
"Would you still love him if he had killed your parents, your friends and you?"
"Why are you asking me these questions?"
"Answer the question Elena!" Madeline snapped.
"I don't, I don't know" Elena choked out. Madeline frowned.
"Hmm, new scenario. What if turned out to be this horrible monster, but he hadn't done anything evil, yet. Would you stand by your parents and let them kill him?" Elena looked at Madeline horrified.
"What?!" Elena exclaimed again.
Madeline grimaced and turned away.
"Don't answer that question Elena" Madeline said. What's wrong with me?
"But maybe, when you next see the Salvatore brothers, ask them what they did in that situation. You'll be shocked, i know i was" Madeline added. She clicked her fingers, releasing Elena form her invisible grip
. "You might want to get in touch with Damon, Elena. Tell him he's looking in all the wrong places" Madeline said, strolling out the boarding house.