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Just to clear up, what Damon gave Alexis to drink wasn't blood, but his scotch that he always has. Sorry I didn't clarify that! Just wanted everyone to know! Enjoy the next chapter! I hope you all like it! Don't worry, after this chap, things will begin to pick up, I promise! Please Review!
Chapter 5: I'm not 11 anymore
Alexis walked up to the front door of the Gilbert household and knocked. She kinda felt like she should, even though she knew they would probably call her stupid for doing so. The door opened and Elena came into view.
"Lexi? Why are you knocking?" She asked, confusion written on her face.
"Well, I didn't really feel comfortable entering the house without knocking first." She replied, causing Elena to scoff.
"Come on Lexi, you're living here again, you're more than welcome to barge in." Alexis chucked.
"All right then." She said, and entered the house. Elena smiled and started off towards the living room. "Hey Lena, since I'm living here and all, do you mind if I have a little dinner party?" Elena turned around and looked at her.
"Sure! Who do you want to come?"
"Well you can invite Stefan. I'd-"
"Are you sure you want me to? I don't want to you to think I'm going to spend more time with him than you, or something." Elena asked, cutting her off.
"Don't worry, I won't. He really didn't say much earlier, and I want to get to know him better." Elena nodded, even though she wanted Alexis to know Stefan better, she didn't at the same time, for her own protection. "Caroline and Bonnie too, I miss those girls a lot! Mattie can come for Caroline too. What's that guys name… Oh, Alaric! Yeah, he can come for Jen too. Oh, and Damon of course."
"Damon?" Elena asked, she'd hoped that Alexis hadn't met him. Alexis nodded. "How do you know Damon?"
"Well I was at the Grill with Jen today, where I met Alaric, and saw him at the bar. I went to the cemetery to see mom and dad, and he was there."
"He was?" Elena asked, wondering what the hell he was doing there… Thinking that he'd better not have been going after Alexis. She made a mental note to get some vervian for Alexis asap. Alexis nodded. "Do you know why?"
"He said that he was visiting his parents graves, and he'd heard me crying. He wanted to make sure I was okay." Elena shook her head, knowing full well that his parents weren't buried in the same cemetery as Alexis'. "We got talking and I went back to his place."
"You what?" Elena screeched, causing Alexis to cringe. "Please tell me you didn't!" Alexis shrugged. "You didn't sleep with him did you?" Alexis' jaw dropped.
"What? Of course not! What do you take me for Elena?" Alexis yelled, hurt apparent throughout her tone. Elena sighed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way. It's just, Damon can be very…. Well, Damony." Alexis scoffed, rolling her eyes. "He likes to use women." Alexis looked at her, a little confused..
"He was nothing but nice to me today. He never tried anything. We just talked, and danced. It was really fun." Elena took a deep breath, dreading what she was about to say, since she knew Alexis would fall for Damon and his tricks, she always tended to fall for the wrong type of guy.
"You should stay away from him Lexi, he's dangerous." Alexis shook her head.
"I can't believe you Elena… I'm not 11 anymore, I can take care of myself." Alexis said, turning and heading towards the door. She couldn't believe that Elena was treating her like this… She wasn't a child anymore, she could fend for herself.
"Wait! I never said you couldn't Lexi! Where are you going?" Elena asked, turning around and following her. Alexis stopped, opening the door, and turning back to look at Elena.
"I can't say here… I thought it would be good coming back, but I guess not." She said, tears in her eyes, and shut the door. Elena ran towards the door, opening it.
"Lexi, Alexis! Wait! Come back!" She yelled, watching as she drove off. Elena sighed, shutting the door, and pulling her cell out. She'd never meant to hurt Alexis, she just wanted to protect her… She quickly dialed Stefan.
"Hey Elena." Stefan answered.
"Stefan, I need your help." She said, causing him to worry.
"What is it? What's wrong?" He could sense the pain in her voice.
"I just got into a fight with Lexi, and she's leaving…" She replied. Stefan let out a breath, he thought that she was in danger.
"What happened?" He asked, being the concerned boyfriend that he was.
"Well she came back here, and told me she wanted to have a dinner party… She started naming off names, and then she told me she wanted to invite Damon.""Damon? She knows Damon?" Stefan asked, he really didn't think that would've met each other already.
"Yeah, he followed her from the Grill to her parents gravesite." Stefan scoffed, and Elena could just picture him shaking his head. "She told me that she went back to your house with him, and I accused her of sleeping with him."
"Did she?" Stefan asked, wondering if his brother compelled Alexis to come back to the house, or not.
"No, and me asking her that, really hurt her… I really should've known better. She's been used so much in the past that I should've known she wouldn't have slept with him.""Don't blame yourself, she could've easily been compelled to do it. You had every right to ask."
"But Stefan, she didn't, and then I told her to stay away from him because he's dangerous… She got really defensive, and thought that I thought she couldn't protect herself, and then she just left!" She explained. "I have no idea where she's going, and I know that she's really hurting… And when she is hurting, she tends to do stupid things. I-"
"I'll go look for her. Do you know of any places she might be?" Stefan asked, knowing full well that Elena had every right to tell Alexis to be careful, but then again he knew how it sounded to Alexis.
'Um, maybe the Grill… Um.. Actually, check out the watering hole on the old Lockwood property. After her parents died, she spent a lot of time there when she was missing them."
"Okay. I'll find her." He replied.
"Thank you Stefan. I'll go check the grill. Call me if you find her. I'm really worried, with everything that's been happening, and Katherine-"
"I know, I'll find her, don't worry."
"Okay, be careful. I love you."
"Love you too." Stefan replied, and hung up.
Elena grabbed her jacket and purse and headed towards the front door. She opened it and stopped, seeing Damon about to knock.
"Hello Elena."