July 8th 2015
New Orleans
(Klaus POV)
Today I was to be taking a rest from Kara because I didn't want to look desperate or anything. And the fact that I slept with her last night. I had given myself a thorough washing before going to bed. I lying in bed still when I heard something ringing. I yawned and moved my hand around to grasp the ringing thing. A phone. I answered it and put it to my face.
"Hello, this is Klaus." I said, trying to keep my yawning down.
"Guess what?" I opened my eyes.
"Caroline?"
"I'm almost done with college! Well, summer college anyway. I can't wait to come see you! It'll be amazing! I've been so busy these last few days! Finals are up and this is the last week of school!" She squealed.
"That's great. I can't wait to see you too. I've been busy myself. I'll be using this whole month to get my brother Elijah married to his… Katerina."
"O… M… G! Elijah's getting married!" She went into hysterics. "That's so great! I'm so happy for- … Elijah! I hope he has a happy marriage. He deserves it." I nodded.
"Uh huh. He does. Then I'm sending them on a honeymoon." She screamed.
(Lily POV)
I was in the kitchen making tea for everyone. It was time for tea. Stefan always joined. Stefan was happy to join. Stefan talked Damon into tea time every now and then, which made me happy. It reminded me of my family. Both of them. I really do miss Julian.
Enzo reminded me of Julian though. Enzo was nice and caring. He would join tea time and he made coffee for coffee time. I was pleased to entertain him. Tea time and Coffee time were times to talk to each other politely about politics and relationships.
I was trying to catch up on today's politics but it seemed quite hard to do. It was the head of the household's job to always stay on top of politics so I didn't feel too bad about it. Though it did bother me that Damon didn't keep up to date on politics. The only politics he cared about keeping up with was Mystic Falls. He has no idea the importance of the Presidency or Vice Presidency.
"Tea's ready." I said, picking up the tea pot carefully. I set it on a tea tray and put cups with tea coasters on the tray. One… two… three… four… five… six… seven… eight… nine… and ten tea cups. I poured sugar into one of two containers that came with the tea set and poured sweetener in the other one. I put some milk in the milk pot before setting it all on the tea tray. I carried the tea tray to the living room and set it on the coffee table and went back into the kitchen to get tea cookies and tea biscuits. Everything one needs for tea time.
"The tea's ready!" I called through out the house. Soon everyone was downstairs. We did this every day since the children appeared in the house. Everyone picked up one cup and I poured tea into their cups. I offered everyone sugar, sweetener, and milk. Then I offered cookies, biscuits, and crackers. Damon handed out plates. "I made a surprise for all of you. I saw this thing on the thing Damon calls internet. It's a cupcake and I decided I'd make some chocolate banana ones. I bought some things at the store yesterday just for this occasion." I went back in the kitchen and retrieved the cupcakes on a different tray. I'd made thirty of them. I didn't know how big of a stomach they had.
I sat down, grabbed my own plate, and put some cookies, crackers, biscuits, and three cupcakes on my plate before making my tea, just the way I liked it. I took a sip of my tea.
"Today I have been in the kitchen all day. I've been making lunch, and this tea time. What have all of you been doing?" They gave me a bunch of different answers. Some short, some long. Some were the same.
"Video games."
"TV."
"Music."
"Reading."
"Playing."
"Trying not to creep my sister out."
"Nothing much."
"I've been on the internet."
"I've been reading this book about a man who's a paid hit man who falls in love with the girl who he grew up with and they're trying to figure out who's trying to kill the hit man's dad. It's really fascinating book." I looked at Elena.
"What is the name of this book Elena?"
"Marriage Most Scandalous." Damon coughed.
"Is something wrong Damon?" I asked, concerned.
"No."
"Perhaps when you are done with this book I might read it too? Is that what people this day are reading?"
"Well you can read anything you want really."
"Did you know you can vote now?" Bonnie asked. I shook my head.
"I didn't. When was this a thing?"
"Sometime in the 1920's." Damon replied. "Don't worry. I don't think we can vote for the president yet."
"Damon, there's more to politics than just voting for the president. You can also vote for other people. Like in mid-election. How many times have you two voted in the past?"
"Never."
"I've voted."
"Good. So whatever happened to Abraham Lincoln?" No one answered my question. I was left curious. They all seemed to freeze up and look at each other. Was it something I said? Or the way I said it?