Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries and never will, but I do own Charlene Davis and Megan Swann and any other characters I come up with.

Author's Note: Hope you love the updated version! :D

Charlene finally was able to get a decent night sleep without any dreams or nightmares. So, she woke up with a smile on her face as she stretched her body, her feet bumping into the person who was in bed with her. It was Megan, she hadn't wanted to go home after the party was over, so she had been staying the night over at Charlene's house for the past couple days. Charlene understood. After what happened with Stefan, she didn't blame her best friend for needing comfort.

Yeah, Megan could have gotten it from her sister, but it just wouldn't be the same. Speaking of the younger Salvatore, Stefan hadn't been in contact with Megan at all. The last time she heard from him was at the founder's party, which had just been a couple days ago. Anyone would have thought that Megan shouldn't be upset about it, especially after what happened between them, but Charlene knew Megan better than anyone. So, it made sense that she would be.

Being careful not wake up Megan, Charlene climbed out of bed before going over to her drawers to pull out a pair of sleep shorts. She slipped them on, then she headed out of the bedroom to use the restroom. Charlene opened the door to the bathroom and was in for the shock of her life, something that one didn't want so early in the morning. Vicki Donavan was using the restroom, brushing her teeth. She paused as Charlene gaped at her, eyes wide. Pulling the toothbrush away, Vicki rolled her eyes.

"Do you Gilbert girls ever knock?" she asked in annoyance. This made Charlene realize that Elena must have walked in on her too.

"Sorry…" the blonde muttered, embarrassed as she closed the door. So much for no nightmares. After she used the other restroom, she headed downstairs where Elena and Jenna were gathered in the kitchen. Elena saw the look her face.

"You too?" her sister asked, and she knew what Elena meant.

Charlene nodded. "Yep. That's gonna give me nightmares for days!" Maybe that was bit overdramatic, but the point still stands. Elena smiled into her cup of coffee in response. "Did you know she was here?" She asked Jenna, moving over to pour herself her own cup of coffee.

"Yeah, he didn't do a good job hiding it." Her aunt joked.

This made Charlene snort. "I bet…" she muttered.

Jenna laughed, then changed the subject. "Oh, and just so you know, I won't be home for dinner."

Elena grinned at her teasingly. "Oh? So, you're actually going to do it. You're going out with Logan."

Charlene looked surprised. This was news to her. "Are you serious?" she asked her aunt.

"I'm going to show up and torture him, yes." Charlene knew that was a bad idea, but she couldn't tell her that she couldn't go. Her aunt was an adult, so she could do whatever she wanted to do.

Just then, Megan bounced down the stairs and came into the kitchen, actually smiling. It actually took all of them by surprise, considering how depressed she was the past couple days.

"Morning!" Megan chirped.

"You look like you're feeling better." Jenna commented as she poured herself a cup of coffee.

Megan grinned up at her. "Yep, much better now."

"Did Stefan finally call?" Charlene questioned, thinking that was why she was so happy.

Her grin fell at this, and the blonde winced at the sight as she regretted even mentioning Stefan.

"No." Megan said quietly. "Not since he left that very vague message three days ago." Charlene's mouth made a 'o' shape, now remembering her best friend mentioning that. "'He was like, 'Hi, um, Meg, I, um, have something I have to do. I'll, uh, explain in a few days."

Charlene stifled a laugh. She did a good Stefan impression.

"Haven't you called him?" Jenna asked.

"No, and I'm not going to. If he really does want to call, then he will. When the thing with Josh happened, I called him and called him to get him to talk to me, so I'm not gonna make the same mistake with Stefan." Megan sighed heavily, then she shook her head before she brought the smile back to her face. "And you know what, I decided that this time, I'm not going to be one of those girls who has their world crash down, just because some guy isn't paying them any attention."

This was definitely a different reaction that she had with Josh. She was depressed for weeks and weeks, barely even talking to anyone, not even Charlene. So, she was glad that Megan was reacting to this differently.

"That's good." Elena spoke first.

"I'll be just fine." Megan stated.

Charlene was sure she would be as she smiled and patted her best friend on the shoulder. "Good, I'm glad. I was worried about you."

She smiled, looking over at her. "I know. Thank you for being there for me."

"Of course! What are best friends for?"

Megan responded the same way as she always did when Charlene asked this question. "Hell if I know."

Now, she was positive Megan would be just fine.

Though she meant every word of what she told her friends and Jenna, Megan couldn't stop herself from looking around for Stefan at school. He was nowhere in sight. Megan sighed in disappointment as she stood with Elena, Charlene, and Bonnie at Elena's locker. In the process of looking for Stefan, she spotted Caroline passing out flyers.

It was for the annual fundraiser the cheerleading team threw every year and with her being the head cheerleader, Caroline was in charge of the whole thing. Of course, she decided on doing a car wash, a sexy suds car wash as she called it. The rest of the cheerleaders agreed with it too.

Megan did as well. She was actually supposed to be helping Caroline hand out the flyers, but the thing with Stefan made her not want to help. She had been pissed off about it until the rest of the cheerleaders decided to help out.

"The sexy suds car wash is tomorrow." Caroline said cheerfully to the cheerleaders as she handed out the flyers to the students. "The football team and the band have committed. Well, not all of the band. Just the ones who could pull off the bikini." She giggled. "I want, in your face, sexy. I mean, it's a fundraiser for god's sake."

Elena shook her head, watching her in disbelief. "Unbelievable." She muttered. "It's like nothing happened."

"She's in denial." Bonnie said.

Charlene nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but I can't say I blame her. After what happened with Damon…" Her face darkened as she mentioned Stefan's brother name. "I think anyone would pretend nothing happened."

"Yeah, Stefan's brother is one sick individual."

As those words left her mouth, Stefan walked up to the group, looking as handsome as ever. Megan had forgotten how gorgeous he was. Though she had been on the lookout for him, she never figured out what she was going to say to him.

"Hey." Stefan greeted softly, meeting Megan's eyes as she bit her bottom lip, still not knowing what to say.

"Hey." Bonnie greeted back, seeing that she wasn't saying anything. There was a pause for a moment. "You know, I gotta go…be somewhere right now."

"Yeah, me too." Elena agreed as she grabbed Char's arm. "Remember that thing we needed to take care of?"

Charlene looked at her, confused for a moment before she nodded. "Oh right! I forgot about that, let's go." The blonde let Elena drag her away but not before, she mouthed to Megan, 'Tell me what happens.' With that, the Gilbert sisters left along with Bonnie, leaving Megan and Stefan alone.

They stood there awkwardly, not saying anything for a few minutes. Those were the longest minutes of Megan's life. Finally, Stefan spoke up.

"I'm so sorry I haven't called." He told her.

"Don't worry about, it wasn't the end of the world." Megan said, trying to sound like she didn't care.

If it didn't work, Stefan didn't act like it did. "I was dealing with Damon."

Megan rose her eyebrows at him, not believing that for even a second. "And it took you four days to do that?"

He sighed. "You have every right to be angry with me. But can I explain it all to you." Megan hesitated. "Please." He sounded desperate and her defenses broke down.

"Alright, fine." She agreed softly. "When?"

Stefan smiled in relief as he fixed his backpack over his shoulder. "I gotta be home after school, but the Grill, around four o'clock?"

Megan nodded. "Okay…sounds alright to me."

She didn't say anything else to him while she brushed by him to go down the hall. Megan didn't walk by herself for long as Charlene caught up to her.

"Meg, what happened?" she questioned immediately.

"Nothing yet…he said he's gonna explain what's going on when we go to the Grill at four." Megan explained.

Charlene stayed silent as she spoke. "So…did he say anything about Damon?"

"Why?"

She looked away. "No reason…" she muttered.

Megan stared at her, not saying anything for a moment. "He didn't say much…just that he had Damon taken care, that's why I haven't heard from him."

"For four days?" Charlene asked the same question she did, in a disbelieving tone.

"I said the same thing, but like I said, he said he was going to explain." Megan shrugged. "And hopefully he does…and hopefully he tells what he's been keeping from me."

"I hope so too."

So after school, Megan headed over to the Grill and waited for Stefan. Four o'clock came and went and he still hadn't showed up. She wasn't upset the first hour, but as the hours passed, the more pissed off she became. Megan couldn't believe he did this to her. Finally giving up, she stood up from the table and grabbed her purse. Before she could leave, Stefan showed up. The sight of him made her angry.

"I'm so sorry I'm late."

"You've been saying you're sorry a lot lately, but you're doing a damn good job at not showing it." Megan said, barely containing her anger.

"I'm sorry…you're right…but I got held up."

Megan let out a calming breath. It helped but not by much. Megan managed to speak without yelling.

"Well, what happened?"

"There was this thing with my uncle."

Her anger deflated after that. "Then why didn't you call me?" she asked softly. "I would have understood if you had called and told me that. I understand the importance of family. If anything happened to Bonnie, I would blow someone off too."

"I didn't mean to blow you off, Megan." Stefan assured her. "But it was unavoidable."

"And what was unavoidable?" He didn't answer and she sighed sadly. "Okay…" She moved past Stefan, but she didn't get very far.

"Oh, uh, Megan, please." He tried.

She whirled around, glaring at him. "No, Stefan. Do you honestly don't get it? You never open up to me and every single answer you give me, is a vague response. I just want you to be with honest with me. And seriously, what is so awful that you're so afraid to tell me?" Then she softened her glare. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. I can handle it."

Before he could say anything, an old man came up to Stefan, staring at him like he had seen a ghost. "I know you. My God." He breathed.

Megan's eyes furrowed in confusion as Stefan stared at him, just as confused as she was.

"I'm sorry?" He echoed.

"I know you…" The old man shook his head in disbelief. "How can it be?"

"I think you have the wrong person, sir."

In response, the man just shook her head again. "You haven't aged a day."

"I'm sorry. Excuse me." Stefan walked towards Megan. "Hey, can we…can I take you home and we can talk about it? Is that okay?" He tried to push her towards the door, but Megan pulled away from me.

She shook her head. "No, we can't. Not until you tell me what that was about?" She tried yet again to get him to tell her.

"I – I don't know, uh, nothing."

Again, he didn't give her what she wanted. "Right, sure, it was nothing." Megan said sarcastically. Stefan sighed, looking pained. Her heart clenched at the sight of it, but she pushed her feelings away. "Bye, Stefan."

She left him standing there alone. Megan had tried to stay strong all day, but this was the last straw. So, she didn't bother wiping away the tears that slipped down her cheeks.

Charlene was on the couch in the living room, watching Friends while waiting for Megan to call her with the update on what happened with Stefan at the Grill.

When she called, her best friend was in tears. As soon as she told her what happened, Charlene immediately turned on the TV and went to leave the house. She opened the door to leave only to find Stefan on the other side. In response, Charlene tried to shut the door but he stopped it with his foot.

"Wait Charlene…" Stefan tried. He sounded so desperate that Charlene felt bad for him, even though she shouldn't. Not after how he treated Megan.

She sighed and pulled open the door again. "What?"

"I need your help with Megan. I know I messed up with her." Stefan said, adding in the last part when she gave him a look of disbelief. "But I have to make it up to her, can you help me please?"

Charlene stared at him, debating on it. She shouldn't help. He had hurt her best friend but she liked Stefan and she wanted it to work out between him and Megan.

"Alright, I'll help you." He was about to thank her, but then she cut him off. "Don't make me regret it."

"You won't." Stefan promised.

She pursed her lips and sighed. "Okay, come in, and I'll tell you what you have to do…"

TBC...

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You're Undead to Me, Part 2