Important: Okay, so 1st of Hi! 2nd off, I don't know how many more chapters I will be able to post if this, I have approx 6 more chapters that I still need to type up and post, but after that I don't know.. Honestly I haven't felt like writing lately.. My job is terrible, all I do is get yelled at and told how terrible I'm doing, so it's made me feel like crap and I haven't really had the heart to write. (Sorry I didn't want this to be a pity party for me). Just wanted to let everyone know that there are at least 6 more chaps to come. I hope you like this story so please review and show me some love!

Chapter 17: Jinx

Elena walked into Alexis' room, noticing that she was staring off into space. She walked over to her, sitting in the chair next to her bed.

"How you feeling?" She asked, Alexis shrugged with her good arm.

"Doctor Rhodes says I have a fever, and he gave me more pain medication." She replied. Elena looked at her, wondering why she seemed so down.

"What's the matter Lexi? You know you can tell me anything." Alexis turned to face her, Elena could see that she was holding back tears.

"I'm a jinx." Elena had to suppress a laugh, that's not what she was expecting her to say.

"What? What are you talking about?"

"I'm a jinx. Something bad happens to everyone I care about…" She said, tears falling down her cheeks. "First, my parents got killed, then I lived with you and your parents died… And now Stefan got hurt looking for me! Who's next Elena? You? Jeremy? Jenna? D-Damon?" She sobbed. Elena got up onto Alexis' bed, gently moving her forward and laying behind her, cradling her.

"None of that was your fault! You had no control over any of it! It's not like you were the one who crashed the cars, and as for Stefan, you didn't shove him into the tree. Lexi, look at me." Alexis turned slightly to face her. "You're not a jinx. And nothing is gonna happen to anyone, we're all safe." Alexis sniffled. "Now tell me, what brought this on? Was it your nightmare?" Alexis turned away from her. "What happened Lexi?" Alexis sighed, and began telling Elena her nightmare.

Stefan walked into the Grill, immediately spotting Caroline with Damon at the bar. She turned around and saw him. She walked over to him.

"Hey Stefan, I was just heading over to the hospital to see Lexi. Damon told me that you guys needed me to keep an eye out for Katherine. He said that she was back in town and that she knew about Lexi." Stefan nodded. She glanced back at Damon. "You might not want to go over there… He's pretty pissed, and he's been drinking… a lot."

"I figured as much. Thanks Caroline." She nodded and left. Stefan took a breath and walked up to the bar. "Figured I'd find you here." He said, standing behind Damon.

"What do you want?" Damon snapped, taking a swig of his Bourbon.

"You know why I'm here Damon.""Yeah, you want to know if I'm going to kill your pretty little girlfriend in her sleep or not."

"Damon-" Stefan began. Damon turned to face him. "You know that's not why I'm here. I'm here to see if you're okay."

"I'm just peachy Stefan. Why wouldn't I be?" He asked, taking another drink. Stefan sighed.

"You're drunk." Damon smiled.

"Just a little bit." He said, his fingers coming up to indicate how 'little' he'd had. He turned to look at the bartender. "Tried to cut me off, but that's the great thing about being a vampire…" He tapped his temple. "Compulsion." Stefan shook his head, and grabbed ahold of Damon, pulling him out of his chair. "Hey! What are you doing?"

"Taking you home, I think you've had enough." He said, pulling Damon towards the door. Damon nodded, letting himself be pulled. His buzz was starting to ware off a little, and he knew he had a better drink selection at the house.

Caroline had came and visited Alexis, using her compulsion to get the nurses to let her visit way "after hours". She was there for about two hours when Alexis had started to drift off. She smiled and told her that she would be back later in the morning. Alexis nodded and fell asleep. Elena pulled her outside.

"Have you seen Stefan or Damon tonight?" She asked her. Caroline nodded.

"Yeah, they were at the grill earlier." Caroline said, avoiding eye contact with Elena.

"What's wrong?" She asked, noticing that something was off with her. Caroline sighed.

"He told me."

"Who told you what?" Elena asked, confused. "That Katherine was back and knew about Lexi?"

"Well yeah that, but…"

"Spit it out Caroline!" Elena said, not wanting to play any games.

"Damon told me what you said to him." Guilt immediately crossed Elena's face. "How could you say that to him? He's not the same guy anymore!"

"Don't you think I know that Caroline!" Elena snapped at her.

"Obviously you don't Elena! Can't you see how guilty he feels? Or the fact that he actually feels something now!" Elena turned away from her.

"I didn't mean it. It just came out." Caroline shook her head. "How did you get him to tell you anyways?" She asked, knowing Damon wasn't the one to 'share' his feelings.

"He was pretty drunk." She admitted, making Elena feel even more guilty.

"I have to go see him. Do you know where they are?" Caroline shook her head. "Okay. Do you mind staying with Lexi?"

"No, that's fine. I was gonna come back in a couple hours anyways." Elena nodded.

"Thanks Caroline." Caroline half nodded and headed back into Alexis' room.

Elena pulled her cell out of her pocket, dialing Stefan. It rang six times and went to voicemail. She hung up and dialed again, once again getting his voicemail. She sighed, putting her phone back in her pocket. "He must be mad at me too." She thought, leaving the hospital and getting in her jeep.