The night of the comet and everyone seemed to be out in the town square to witness this monumental moment. What a load of shit. It's a rock in the sky, big deal. I fiddle with the bags of chips, bored as I wait for Kevin to come into the back.

How long does it take to serve a customer?

What feels like an eternity later, Kevin comes bustling through the doors one tray of empty glasses in his hand and the other holding a fresh bottle of scotch. Scotch? Finally, Kevin is learning how to pick out some decent liquor.

"Thank you," I smirk reaching for the bottle but he pulls it away.

"Your sister is here." He explains simply, handing the bottle over to me after giving me the warning.

Oh great. How am I going to smuggle this out without her knowing?

Shoving the bottle up my top, I wrap my arms around my stomach trying my hardest to conceal it. Using my hip, I push open the door and the noise from the grill fills my ears. I can immediately see my sister at a table staring star eyed at Stefan along with Caroline and Bonnie.

Just walk Scar.

I make my way out from behind the bar, seeing the exit right before my eyes. I hate having to hide from my sister by this is how it must be. She doesn't understand me and Jeremy...I don't think she ever will. She and Jenna will always just expect the best from us.

"Hey, Scar!" Tyler waves me over from the other side of the grill.

Fucking hell. Matt, who is sitting across from him, shakes his head telling Tyler something. That fucking asshole, why couldn't he just keep quiet. Sheepishly, I start to slowly turn around and I see everyone including my beady eyed sister staring at me.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

"Scar, what are you doing here?" Elena questions, coming over to where I am standing.

I told her I was helping to hand out leaflets all day for the comet tonight. Of course, it was an easy lie that Elena shouldn't have believed in the first place. Handing out leaflets? Since when was Scar Gilbert one with the community?

"I was just...coming to talk to Jeremy." I quickly lie, grabbing Jeremy's arm as he tries to walk by. "Right Jer?"

"No," He mutters trying to get out of my grasp.

I pull him to me and give him the stink eye. He has the audacity to raise his eyebrow as if saying 'What'.

"For this I'm telling aunt Jenna where you keep your weed stash," I harshly whisper at him, letting go of his arm.

He laughs it off mumbling, "Whatever," as he walks over to Viki.

He's gonna regret crossing me when his high comes down. No amount of drugs will save him from the hell I'll put him through.

"Scar-" Elena says, this disappointment evident on her face."What did you get this time huh? Vodka, Brandy-"

"Elena come on, don't start." I roll my eyes, hugging the hidden bottle closer to me.

"You know what I'm sick of giving you and Jeremy the tough love speech because it's clearly not doing anything." She rants.

I look down shaking my head in disbelief. "Then just give up already."

"Sure, we could send you to a therapist instead where you will be forced to deal with it. Or in rehab where you'll have to talk to a bunch of strangers about how your life fell apart," She throws her hands up and sighs. "Or you could talk to me."

I look at her in the eyes wondering how she does it. I know deep inside that Elena is looking out for me, but I don't want her help. I don't want anyone's help.

"I vote for none of the above. Enjoy the comet guys." I call out, waving goodbye to the table full of worried eyes.

Stefan's frown being the most prominent amongst them.

When I am finally outside I can loosen the grip on the bottle underneath my jacket. I hold it by the neck, walking casually back towards home. I know that the police in Mystic falls are going to be surrounding the town square, so I keep to the back roads in the dark.

I grin looking down at the bottle knowing I'm going to have a peaceful sleep tonight thanks to Kevin.

When I get home, less than fifteen minutes later of walking, I can clearly hear Jenner in the Kitchen cooking and singing along to the radio. A bit uncharacteristic of Jenner, but I don't think much of it. There's something I've got to do.

"Oh, Jenner I'm home," I say in a sing-song voice, swaying at the kitchen threshold.

I hold the bottle behind my back, making sure she can't see it.

"Aren't you meant to be handing out leaflets?" She questions, looking up at me with a raised eyebrow.

"I finished early. Anyway, I just thought you should know that Jeremy keeps his stash in his sock draw, his boots and I'm pretty sure he's got a bong up there, not hard to miss," I list off,keeping at least one of his hiding places a secret.

I'm mean, yes, but he is my brother.

"Wait!" Jenner calls out as I try to leave. "Why are you telling me this? What happened?"

"Nothing. Just thought you should know. Goodnight Jenner." I call out, making my escape.

"You're not going to watch the comet?" She shouts out after me.

"It's a rock in the sky, I'm not missing much," I shout back, running up the stairs.

When I get to my room I lock the door, throwing the bottle onto the bed. Kicking off my shoes, I pad across the room to where my stereo is and turn it on. Pop-rock fills the silence and I take in a breather finally feeling the slightest bit relaxed. Reaching down bellow my stereo I pick up a picture of me and Elena.

I can't help but crack a smile.

I never like Elena as a child, I always thought she was the spoilt one who got too much attention. Plus I always felt no quite part of the family. Jeremy has brown eyes and brown hair, as does Elena, whereas I have blonde hair and blue eyes. How did that happen? They share the same genes as mom and dad, yet I'm totally different. I know I probably got it from my grandparent's sides, but it still makes me feel left out.

I look back closely at the picture seeing a younger me pulling on the end of Elena's ponytail with an evil grin.

Things don't change.

Third Person PoV

Stefan who had just been talking to Matt heard in the far distance a cry for help, he soon recognized the sound of his brother's voice muttering soothing words to the woman. Fear immediately rang through Stefan as he worried what his brother was doing, he knew the girl screaming must be Viki. When Damon was involved it could only mean trouble.

Stefan felt even worse knowing her brother was standing before him with clear worry in his eyes, not knowing what's going on.

"Excuse me, Matt," Stefan apologized, before walking away.

Matt wanted to continue to make his point clear but he could see something was troubling Stefan. Matt could only hope that this guy would treat the one he loves with the respect she deserves.

Stefan wanted nothing more then to run to where Damon was right now if it wasn't for the people still in the town square he would have. Following the voice of his brother, he looked up to see Damon holding Viki dangerously close to the edge of a roof.

"I'm not going to drop you," Damon chuckles teasing Viki, as she screamed helplessly for help.

In a second Stefan was on the roof facing his brother, anger in his eyes.

"Not bad, have you been eating bunnies?" Damon teased.

"Let her go," Stefan demand, worried for Viki's safety.

"Really? Okay." Damon says.

He pretends to push Viki closer to the edge to scare his brother, but at the last minute, he pushes Viki towards Stefan. He doesn't want Viki dead, to him she is just another pawn in his plan.

"Relax, I don't need her dead-" Damon tells Stefan walking closer to him. "But you might."

Stefan was confused as to what Damon meant by him needing Viki dead. The compulsion worked, he knew it did.

Damon smirked.

"What attacked you last night?" Damon asks Viki.

"I don't know, an animal," Viki answers through her tears.

"Are you sure?" Damon asks bending down to her height. "Think about it, really think about it. What attacked you?"

"A vampire," Viki blurts out, her thoughts becoming clearer.

"Who did this to you?" Damon shouts the question at her, knowing his brother is becoming worried.

"You did!" She shouts back at him.

"Wrong," Damon says.

Stefan realizes what Damon is doing in that moment, and his heart begins to race. "Don't," He says in hopes his brother will listen to him.

"Stefan-" He begins pulling Viki up to a standing position. "Stefan Salvatore did this to you. He's a vampire. A vicious murderous monster."

"Stefan Salvatore. Vampire." Viki repeats staring into Damon's eyes.

"Please Damon, please don't do this," Stefan begs, hoping that inch of humanity in him will break through.

"You couldn't fix it before, I don't know what you're going to do now," Damon points out to his brother, loving the fact that he knows there are only two things he can do.

Drink human blood or kill her.

To entice him further Damon reaches out and pulls the bandage from Viki's neck revealing her bite wound that Damon left. He pushes Viki into Stefan's arms letting him see the fresh blood oozes from the puncture holes. With the blood so close to him Stefan restrains himself, but his control is slipping. He doesn't know whether he is holding onto Viki for her safety or so his meal doesn't escape.

"Your choice of lifestyle-" Damon says, throwing the bandage to the floor. "-has made you weak. A couple of vampire parlor tricks is nothing compared to the power that you could have. That you now need. But you can change that. Human blood gives you that." Damon attempts to convince him, but Stefan refuses to let the blood lust control him.

Using what little will power he still has control over, he pushes Viki away from him in an attempt to get away from temptation. But Damon won't let this opportunity to break Stefan slip away.

"You have all but two choices. Feed off her then make her forget about all of this. Or you can let her scream vampire all through the town square." Damon tells him.

"That's what this is about, you want to expose me?" Stefan questions in disbelief.

"No. I want you to remember who you are," Damon answers, but Stefan is quick to not believe him.

"Why? So I'll feed? So I'll kill? So I can remember what it's like to be brothers again?" Stefan lists off finally seeing Damon's true intentions. "You know what let her go, let her tell everyone that vampires have returned to mystic falls. Let them chain me up, and let them drive a stake through my heart. Becuase at least I'll be free of you."

After Stefan finished speaking he hoped that Damon would do just that. But of course Damon called his bluff, Damon knew that would be too easy, and he did not want to make thing easy for his baby brother.

Damon laughed off his brother's rant and walked over to pick Viki up off the floor.

"Come on sweetheart," Damon soothed as Viki tried to protest.

Stefan watched in anticipation as his brother whispered into Viki's ear. Her frightful eyes soon turned calm and relaxed with each word Damon spoke to her. As Damon stands and walks away from Viki, she looks around confusedly.

"What happened? Where am I?" Viki questions looking at Stefan. "Ah, I think my stitches opened," She winces bringing her hand to her neck.

"Are you okay?" Stefan asks her, astounded by Damon's actions.

"I took some pills man I'm good." Viki laughs off the pain and stands to find her way back to the grill.

"It feels good to be home," Damon lets out a content sigh smiling at the sight of his annoyed brother.

"What are you doing here Damon?" Stefan asks, hoping for a truthful answer.

"That's for me to know and for to you to dot, dot, dot. Say hello to Scar for me next time you see her," Damon grins, taking a step back he falls from the roof landing gracefully on his feet.

SCAR PoV

"You know I should really invest in buying a car," I mumble to myself, but the pair sat in the front of the car hear me.

"You know you could always walk." Elena points out, to which I stick my tongue out at her.

Bonnie chuckles from the passenger seat, pulling up alongside the curb of our high school. Today is the day I try out for the team, and I hope just for today Caroline can push her bitchy attitude towards me away and actually see the potential I have.

"I'm not saying don't date the guy, I'm just saying to take it slow," Bonnie continues there talk of Stefan.

Fuck my life, thank god I don't have a boyfriend.

"You're the one who told me to go for it," Elena points out, as we all get out of the car, me rushing to get out quicker than them.

"And now I'm saying take it slow."

"What's with the worried face then?" Elena asks her.

Do they have to be in the same class as me? I wish I could just walk off but I know Elena will only pull me back.

"It's not a worried face, I'm just saying you're single for the first time in high school, play the field a little,"

"Oh yeah because I'm that type of girl," Elena laughs, while Bonnie flickers her eyes towards me.

I raise an eyebrow. "Got something to say, Bon Bon?" I ask.

"Well you obviously enjoy being single Scar, help me convince your sister about how great it is,"

"No offense Bonnie, but anything I say about being single will only push Elena to want a boyfriend even more." I shrug.

Being single does have its perks, and those perks have what kept me from being able to tell guys like Kevin and Tyler no since I hit puberty. Every relationship I have witnessed has crashed and burned in some way. Even Elena and Matt the childhood sweethearts who were inseparable broke up eventually.

Why waste time with a person you know you're not going to spend the rest of your life with? I'd rather have fun, and the best way to do that is to be single,

"Bonnie what are you hiding from me?" Elena questions.

"Nothing," Bonnie mutters, not looking at either of us.

I know that voice well, she is hiding something.

"Bonnie, please just tell me, if there's something I should know tell me," Elena pleaded, stopping Bonnie from walking any further.

Maybe I could make my escape now while Elena is preoccupied.

"I touched Stefan and I got a bad feeling." She answers slowly.

"Is that is?" Elena laughs.

"Touched him where?" I question wagging my eyebrows at her.

"Scar," They both say in disgust, shaking their head at me.

"I'm serious guys like this was bad, bad." She empathizes grabbing Elena's forearm.

"Is this your witchy voodoo crap again?" I ask her.

Maybe Jeremy has been giving Bonnie some of those special kinds of drugs. You know the ones that make you think your fucking Dulmobdroe and you can fly a broomstick.

"Nope this is just me expression concern about my best friend's new boyfriend," Bonnie explains.

"And I love you for it, but I feel good Bonnie, I'm happy," Elena tells her smiling.

I roll my eyes, as nice as it is to see my sister happy, I'd rather not have to deal with her like this. But it's good to see that light back in her eyes that she had when she dated Matt. Dare I say the light inside of her looks even brighter than before. I'm happy for her.

But also jealous that she can find happiness so easily after losing it. Closest I got to happiness was last night and that bottle of scotch.

"Okay if were done with all the mushy talk of love, can we get to class?"

"Moring Ladies," Stefan greets, walking over to us, immediately we see Bonnie's eyes widen.

"Um, I have to go," She mutters out in a rush, pushing past Stefan and myself.

"Bonnie,"Elena calls after her.

"She doesn't like me very much does she?" Stefan questions, watching Bonnies quickly retreating figure.

"She just doesn't know you," Elena tries to excuse Bonnie's behavior to Stefan.

"She absolutely loathes you," I say nudge Stefan's side and giving him a wink.

"Scar-"

"I'm joking right Stef?" I ask nudging him again, with a teasing smile on my face.

"Right," He laughs, eyes shining as he looks at me.

"Stefan, are you free tonight?" Elena butts in stealing Stefan's attention back to her.

I purse my lips instead of rolling my eyes like I want to. Jealous Elena is not the kind of Elena I want to meet.

"Um, yes I guess," He chuckles, looking towards me with a raised eyebrow.

I don't know where this is going either.

"Good, because we're having dinner tonight at our house at eight. Just me, you, Bonnie and Scar," Elena grins proudly of her idea.

"Dinner night? I'll pass." I put my hands up dismissing the idea before crossing my arms.

"It will be a good time for us to get to know each other and for Bonnie to get to know you," Elena explains to Stefan.

I still don't see why I need to be there...

Suddenly, out of nowhere Stefan turns around and catches a football in his hands. I didn't even see that coming towards us. Looking around Stefan I see Tyler and Matt looking in this direction there faces full of disbelief.

"Wow, nice catch," Elena praises as Stefan throws them the ball back.

Tyler looks pained as he catches it and the ball hits his chest square on.

"Very nice," I mutter, impressed by his strength and reflexes.

After Stefan's amazing performance I decided to leave the happy couple to their devices and went on my own way towards class. Every lesson that went by all I could think of was the tryouts. It was looming over my head.

I need something to calm my nerves.

As the final bell went I scampered away towards the girl's bathroom. Digging around my messenger bag I pull out the little flash of scotch I poured this morning. I take one swig after another, sighing and relaxing against the stall door.

Okay, let's do this Scar.

When I get outside I see Elena already in her cheerleading uniform stretching alongside Bonnie. Immediately I spot a girl at the helm with a clipboard, uniforms, and water bottles.

"Scar, I'm surprised you actually showed up," the girl says as soon as I approach her.

Who is she?

"Well, I do like to surprise people," I smirk, picking up the outfit that has my name labeled on it.

I look at the classic red and white uniform while walking towards the nearby changing rooms.

"Be quick!" She shouts out to me.

The changing room is filled with only four other girls changing into their costumes their laughter dies down when I walk in. I try to offer a friendly smile, but in the end, I just do what I came in here to do. Get changed.

I feel weird and out of my comfort zone in the cheerleading outfit. The skirt is short, the top pushes my breasts up, and a lot of my stomach is exposed. But I don't bother arguing because my sister has been wearing this crap uniform for years now.

Walking over towards the girls I turn in time to see Stefan running out onto the pitch in full football attire. Cocking an eyebrow I rush over to stand beside Elena who is also watching Stefan.

"When did he decide to join the football, team?" I question her, watching Stefan get into formation.

"He told me about his childhood and how he missed playing football, so I convinced him to join the team," Elena grins.

I continue to watch Stefan as the game starts. He runs down the line with great speed and calls out to Matt to throw him the ball. He catches it easily earning a round of applause from his teammates and an impressed nod from coach tanner.

"It suits him," I tell Elena and she nods in agreement.

"So where is Caroline, I'm starting to get cold," I complain, looking around for the blondie.

"Oh my God," I hear Bonnie mutter.

I follow her gaze watching a blue car pull into the parking lot towards where we are on the outer edge of the football field. We watch Caroline lean over the console kissing the man in the driver's seat before getting out of the car. As soon as Caroline moves, Damon's eyes are on me. I'm certainly surprised, when were Caroline and Damon Salvatore a thing? He just got into town.

His smirk grows wider as his eyes trickle over my body head to toe and back again. With one last smirk in my direction, he is pulling away, out of view.

"That was Damon Salvatore," Elena tells Bonnie.

"Salvatore, as in Stefan's brother?" Bonnie questions and Elena nods as an answer.

"I got the other brother, hope you don't mind." Caroline gloats in Elena's face, before sauntering to the front of us all. "Alright, all tryouts to the left. We're going to go through a simple routine, you copy and execute it right, then you get to go to the freestyle round. Now this year we only have two new spots available on the team, so two of you will be turned away."

All the girls from the dressing room look at each other in worry, wishing each other good luck while I just look ahead. I hope this ends quickly.

"Scar and Layla, well done, you've made the team." Caroline congratulates us and the rest of the team claps for us.

I could feel the sweat dripping down my back from how hard Caroline pushed me to push my limits. A number of backflips, splits, cartwheels, summersaults and all kinds of crazy gymnastics moves she had me do was insane. But it paid off in the end, I'm on the team.

"Well done Scar," Bonnie and Elena come over hugging me and congratulating me.

"Thanks."