"Jer! Come on! We're going to be late for school!" Emily yelled at the bottom of the stairs while slipping on her jacket. Emily sighed when she didn't hear her brother coming down the stairs. She glanced beside her once she heard footsteps that came from the living room. Emily sighed thankfully when she saw her sister, "at least you know how to get ready on time," Emily mumbled towards Elena.
Elena shook her head and widened her eyes jokingly, "maybe it's a twin thing," Elena told her sister with a serious expression before breaking into a chuckle.
Emily rolled her eyes and pushed Elena's shoulder lightly. Before Emily could say anything, Jenna came jogging from the kitchen with a metal thermos. "Forgot this," Jenna mumbled towards the younger twin before handing over the hot coffee.
"Thank you," Elena smiled.
Emily shook her head, "I don't think it's a twin thing if you are forgetting stuff. I don't do that," Emily joked before pulling the front door open. Emily's eyes widened once she saw who was stood in front of her. Someone who she didn't think she'd see for a long time.
"Emily. Elena," the man spoke with a bright smile.
"Uncle John," the two Gilbert sisters mumbled out at the same time with the same amount of shock that was in their voice, you could also see the shock in their eyes, one set of green eyes and one set of brown eyes. Emily recovered faster than Elena, and quickly gave her uncle a small smile. As for the girls in the Gilbert house, none of them particularly liked John. When he would come into town, he would only start problems with as many people as he could. Emily never trusted the man, she always felt like he was hiding something.
John turned his blue eyes from the two sisters towards the strawberry blonde that was standing directly behind them. "Jenna," John smiled at the older women.
"John," Jenna mumbled out. "You made it," she commented.
"I'd said I'll be here before noon," John told the women before slowly making his way through the doorway. As soon as the man was through the doorway, Emily closed the door and looked over at Jenna with wide eyes and mouthed, "you knew?" But all Emily got was a short nod before Jenna walked away and towards the man she hated. Emily groaned quietly, she wished she knew John was coming. She wondered why John had came back so soon to the small town, he would only visit a few times per year, now he's here two times in the last six months. Something was wrong if John was back already, Emily thought.
"Oh what you say and what you do are typically two very different things," Jenna mumbled out towards John.
"Uncle John, what's up?" Jeremy spoke out loud while stomping down the large, wooden stairs.
"Hey!" John smiled at his nephew. Jeremy didn't respond or make a facial expression, but he did slap the back of his uncle's shoulder before quickly walking out the front door.
"I had some business in town," John spoke up towards the three girls that stood looking at him with similar confused expressions. "I thought a visit was in order."
Emily twitched her head to the side, "how long are you staying?"
John shook his head and answered, "I don't know yet."
"Well, we are going to be late for school," Emily told John before looking over to Jenna and mouthing, "good luck." Emily turned and smiled over at the blonde man, before quickly pulling Elena out of the house.
"He said his trip is open-ended," Elena mumbled out towards Matt with a sigh.
Matt looked up from his locker and towards the two sisters that were leaning against the wall. He thought for a moment before shaking his head, "uncle John, I never really liked that guy."
"This is why we're friends, Matty," Emily joked towards the blonde.
Matt rolled his eyes before chuckling at the green eyed Gilbert. He placed another heavy book into his locker before focusing his eyes on the younger sister with soft expression, "I'm here for moral support if you need me."
"Thanks," Elena mumbled. She glanced over at her sister before telling Matt, "I think we'll suffer this one alone, you've been through enough."
Emily nodded while looking at her blonde friend with soft eyes, "don't worry about us, we can handle uncle John alone," Emily smiled.
Matt looked up the two girls, "thank you, by the way, for just - for everything." Matt looked over at the older sister, "how you helped me with Vicki's funereal and the memorial, I can't thank you enough."
"I was happy to help you, Matt," Emily told her friend with a bright smile. "I promised I would be there for you."
"So, is Caroline still baking for you guys, around the clock?" Elena asked Matt with an amused expression.
"She finally went to her dad's," Matt began, "which is a good thing because my mom was about to strangle her if she drops off one more lasagna."
Emily chuckled lowly, she knew how Caroline could be when she cared deeply for someone. And when they are going through something or sad, she likes to help as much as she can. Emily remembered Caroline did the same thing when their parents passed away.
"I made a copy of a paper Jeremy wrote for me," Mr. Saltzman told the Gilbert sisters. "I think you should take a look at it."
Emily glanced over at Elena with a worried expression before taking the paper from the history teacher's large hands. Emily's eyes widened once she saw the title, 'Fact or Fiction: The Truth About Vampires in Mystic Falls.' She handed over the paper to Elena before crossing her arms over her chest, "Jeremy wrote this?" Emily asked the history teacher in shock.
"He's very clear that he didn't think it was real," Mr. Saltzman explained to the two sisters.
Emily sighed and crossed her arms over her chest, "I really hope you are right." She shook her head and glanced over at the nervous Elena before looking back at the history teacher, "we didn't go through all this trouble in protecting him, just so he could become in harm's way."
Once Elena handed Mr. Saltzman back the paper that the youngest Gilbert, he furrowed his eyebrows in wonder at the two sisters, "so, how do you deal with it?"
"What do you mean?" Elena asked quietly.
Mr. Saltzman shrugged his shoulders lightly, "with all the lies and the secrets. You have to lie to everyone who's important to you."
"It's not safe for them to know the truth," Elena spoke up. "So, yes, I keep it from them, but it's only because I love them," Elena explained to the history teacher slash vampire hunter
"If all the lies and the secrets keep them safe, then it's worth it," Emily added on. That was the only reason why she lied to everyone she loved, it was to keep them safe from what they didn't know existed. If it kept them from being hurt, she would without a doubt, continue to lie.
Mr. Saltzman nodded his head before stating after a moment, "I think Stefan is a good guy. But, uh, at the end of the day, he's still a vampire," Mr. Saltzman told the two girls but stared hard into Elena's brown eyes.
"I know it's hard to understand," Elena told the teacher, "but Stefan is different." Elena shook her head quickly, "he would never do anything to hurt me."
"I have no interest in the Founder's Day Kick-Off Party," Jeremy exclaimed with a mouth full of chinese noodles. Emily rolled her eyes at her brother and reached next to her to slap the back on Jeremy's head. The younger Gilbert glared at his oldest sister before purposely shoving more noodles in his mouth with a bright smile.
John chuckled at the two children before stating seriously to his nephew, "sure, you do. It's tradition."
"Far be it for us to break from tradition," Jenna spoke sarcastically from the kitchen sink.
"The Gilberts have been apart of this town for a hundred and fifty years," John began to explain to the young boy, "we're one of the founding families and with that distinction comes certain obligations, including going to the party." John paused to take a quick bite before continuing towards the Gilbert boy, "one day, when you can appreciate the significance, I'll tell you about your heritage."
"Hmm, the Gilbert family legacy," Jenna spoke up with a small smile. "I forgot how sacred it was." Jenna looked over towards the confused Jeremy, "I'm not a Gilbert, so I was never cool enough to hear it."
Jeremy chuckled before turning towards his uncle, "why does she hate you?"
Emily smirked, remembering once when John was visiting the same time Jenna was, Emily finally got it out of Jenna after a few large glasses of wine. Emily glanced over at Jenna, who had wide eyes and quickly shook her head repeatedly. Emily shrugged lightly, this was payback for Jenna when she didn't tell her Jenna was coming. She turned towards her brother and stated with a large smirk, "they used to sleep together."
"Emily!" Jenna scolded her oldest niece with wide eyes. Everyone had a different expression on their face. Of course, Jenna was shocked and felt betrayed but knew she deserved that from her niece, John's eyes were wide while looking at Emily, not knowing that she knew about that, and there was Jeremy who was laughing at the adults.
"What?" Emily looked over at her aunt with fake shock, "I wasn't just going to lie to my brother."
Jenna rolled her eyes and threw a dish towel at the young girl before turning back to the sink. Emily chuckled at her aunt before looking at her brother with a smirk, who shook his head at his sister before high-fiving her.
Emily was making her way to her bedroom and as she was passing Elena's room, she heard a loud crashing sound. She didn't wait for a second, when vampires were all over Mystic Falls and how fast they are, she quickly slammed Elena's door open and right away, she saw a vamped out Stefan with his back to a wall and a broken lamp next to his shoes. "Stef?" Emily called out quietly and cautiously.
Stefan stared at the older Gilbert sister with dark red eyes and blue veins surrounding his forest green eyes. He realized how scared she looked and glanced over to Elena who was sitting up on her bed with a worried expression, before making his face turn back to normal and dashed out of the room through the window.
Emily stared at the opened window, where Stefan just went through before quickly making her way towards Elena. She grabbed her sister's face softly and looked at her carefully before asking, "what the hell happened?"
Elena's eyes widened in shock, "I-I don't know. We were just kissing and then he just vamped out and freaked out," Elena quickly spoke.
Emily nodded her head and asked softly, "are you okay?"
"Yeah," Elena mumbled. "I'm going to call Damon, see if he can help with Stefan," Elena told her sister.
Emily nodded before looking at her sister in nervousness, "do you think Stefan will be okay?"
Elena looked at her sister with furrowed brows, "he's Stefan, he has to be."
"I hope so," Emily mumbled out while staring at the broken lamp that reminded Emily of what Stefan was going through. She knew Stefan had control issues when it came to human blood, but Elena did the right thing. If her sister didn't do what she did, she would have definitely taken charge and done the same thing no matter Stefan said.
"I think we should tell Jeremy," Elena told her sister after a moment of silence. Emily looked at her sister confused, not knowing what about, so Elena quickly explained, "about us being adopted."
"Are you sure?" Emily questioned her sister.
Elena nodded, "we need to tell him." Elena paused, "and I think you should be the one to tell him." Emily's eyes widened at her sister's statement. She didn't understand why Elena wanted her to tell Jeremy about their biggest secret. Elena sighed, "as bad as hate to admit it, you and Jeremy are closer. I think he would understand better if you were the one to explain it to him."
After a moment of thinking, she knew that Elena was right. Everyone knew that Jeremy looked up to Emily more than anyone else. Emily nodded, "I'll talk to him." But Emily continued to look at her sister in worry. She wanted to be here when she talked when Damon. She trusted the Salvatore a little more after noticing that Damon would protect her sister, but she wanted to help all she could with Stefan. But she knew she had to talk with Jeremy first.
Emily took a deep breath once she reached the outside of Jeremy's bedroom. She was worried what would happen once she told Jeremy the truth about who she really was. Emily didn't want Jeremy to be disappointed or think of her differently. It was now or never, Emily thought.
Emily slowly opened the door and spoke quietly, "hey, Jer."
Jeremy turned around in his desk chair and looked at his nervous sister with furrowed brows, "what's up?"
Emily bit her lip before nodding her head towards the hallway, "come on, let's go somewhere."
Jeremy stood up from his chair and looked at his older sister with suspicious expression, "you aren't going to kill me, are you?"
Emily rolled her eyes at Jeremy's childish statement, "no, I need to tell you something important and I want to spend sometime with my favorite brother."
"I'm your only brother," Jeremy rolled his eyes at his sister before making his way out of his room and towards the wooden stairs.
Emily stayed quiet the whole car ride, trying to think of what she was going to tell Jeremy. She could feel Jeremy's brown eyes staring at the side of her head every couple of minutes, but she kept silent. Finally after another fifteen more minutes, Emily pulled to a stop in front of a parking lot that took you directly towards a wooded area and a large lake. Emily thought it would be a good place to tell him, since the three Gilbert children used to come here often with their parents.
The two teenagers walked through the woods in silence before Emily came to a complete stop in front of the middle of the large lake. "Do you remember when dad taught you how to fish for the first time?" Emily asked Jeremy for the first time since leaving the Gilbert house.
Jeremy looked over at Emily confused before focusing his eyes onto the lake with a small smile, "yeah. Dad said this is where I become a man and I have to protect my sisters."
Emily nodded, "and what did I tell him?"
"That you were the older sister, so you had to protect us," Jeremy recalled while looking back towards Emily. "Why are we out here?" Jeremy questioned in confusion.
Emily bit her lip in nervousness, "what I'm about to tell you, might change what you think of Elena and I." Emily took a deep breath, "Elena and I are adopted." Emily felt like the whole world was in flames while she waited for Jeremy to say something.
Jeremy's eyes widened, but he quickly controlled his shock after seeing the inner struggle Emily was experiencing. "Wow," Jeremy mumbled out, finally after what felt like hours for Emily. "When did you find out?"
Emily let out the large breath she was holding, "I just found out a couple days ago." The two teenagers continued to walk along the lake before Emily exclaimed, "I just didn't know how to tell you."
Jeremy looked at the green eyed girl confused, "why were you so worried about what I thought?"
Emily sighed softly, "me and you are really close, I know you look up to me and I didn't want you to think anything differently about me or Elena." Emily wrapped an arm around Jeremy's shoulder, "even if we aren't related by blood, you will always be my baby brother."
Jeremy rolled his eyes playfully but gave Emily a bright smile and hugged her sister to his side, "you'll always be my big sister."
Emily smiled over at Jeremy while they walked in silence along the lake. She knew now that she was worried for nothing, Jeremy still thought of her in the same way. Emily was glad that there wouldn't be any tension with the three teenagers.
Emily nudged Jeremy's shoulder with a small smile, "so, I heard someone is doing amazing in history now."
Jeremy chuckled but nodded his head, "yeah, yeah. He's really been helping me out. He gave me some extra credit and stuff," Jeremy explained.
"Well, I'm happy you are doing better," Emily told her brother. Emily remembered the whole point Mr. Saltzman told her and Elena about his report, so she decided to speak to Jeremy about it, to make sure that Damon's compulsion was still in effect. "Mr. Saltzman loved your vampire paper," Emily stated.
Jeremy paused while staring at his sister before nodding, "he thought I had a clever angle."
Emily's brows furrowed, "what drew you to that subject matter?"
"Uh, I don't know," Jeremy shrugged, "boredom." Jeremy chuckled lowly, "or maybe I'm just as nuts as the long line of Gilbert crazies."
Emily pushed Jeremy's shoulder, "oh come on, Gilberts aren't crazy."
"Ah, easy for you to say," Jeremy smiled over towards Emily, "you're not one."
Emily paused in her step and looked over at Jeremy's smiling face with an opened mouth, "ouch, you jerk," Emily huffed towards Jeremy. "You're going to pay for that," Emily told her brother before jogging to catch up with the laughing Jeremy.
Emily was making her way through the large building in the middle of town square, the Founder's Hall, with Elena's arm wrapped around hers. With everyone in Mystic Falls in the large building, it felt like it was smaller than it was. Every movement the two sisters made, someone would come to try to talk to them or accidentally bump into someone. Being Mystic Falls' darling child, it was hard for Emily to avoid the people of Mystic Falls. But finally, after politely speaking to a few people, Emily quickly pulled Elena towards the ballroom of the building. She knew no one would want to talk while they are dancing or at the free bar.
Elena sighed once they were freed from all the adults, "I don't know how you do it, having to talk to everyone that comes up to you."
Emily smirked over at her sister, "it's a talent."
Elena chuckled before looking around the room while staying attached to her sister. "Hey, there's Stefan," Elena told Emily before pulling her sister towards her boyfriend with a bright smile. "Hey!" Elena called out to Stefan once they were close enough to the Salvatore.
"Hey, how are you?" Stefan spoke before pulling Elena to his side and planting a small kiss on her cheek. Stefan turned over to the green eyed Gilbert and pulled her into a tight hug, "there's my girl," Stefan smiled brightly at Emily.
Elena looked at Stefan weirdly, "are you drunk?"
Stefan cleared his throat and avoided Elena's eyes for a moment before speaking, "okay, I know it's a little weird but it's really helping me. The alcohol," Stefan turned to his amber colored liquor, "takes the edge off."
Emily leaned against the bar and smirked over towards Stefan, "oh my God, you're totally that drunk high school guy at parties sneaking booze."
Stefan stared into Emily's green eyes before nodding his head, "I totally am, yeah."
"How worried do I need to be?" Elena questioned her boyfriend with a serious expression.
Stefan's eyes widened before quickly shaking his head, "oh, no. You don't need to be worried. It's just until the cravings go away." Stefan noticed Elena's uneasiness, so he grabbed onto her shoulders gently, "listen, I think we should enjoy it while it lasts." Stefan looked at Elena with smile and asked, "would you like to dance with me?"
Elena's eyes widened, "you hate dancing. I usually have to beg you."
"No, no, no," Stefan corrected her, "you have to beg the sober me. The drunk me, there is no begging necessary."
Emily rose an eyebrow at Stefan, "do you know, no one is dancing?"
Stefan smirked over towards Emily, "that's because they need something better to dance to." Stefan grabbed Emily's hand, "and you are coming with me. No one can say no to Emily Gilbert."
Emily looked back at her sister while Stefan pulled her across the room. Elena's eyes widened, but Emily gave her sister a small smile and a nod before quickly walking with Stefan. Once they reached the DJ, Stefan called out to him. As soon as the DJ's eyes were locked on Stefan's green eyes, Emily realized that the Salvatore compelled him to change the music.
Emily rolled her eyes and chuckled lowly once she heard the DJ turn the song to something upbeat. "Are you sure you're okay?" Emily questioned Stefan once he turned towards her direction. She was worried about how Stefan was acting, it just wasn't normal for his character.
Stefan waved his hand at the Gilbert girl, "of course I am okay." Stefan held out his hand and spoke poshly, "Emily Gilbert, will you do the honor and dance with me?"
Emily chuckled, "Stefan Salvatore, I would love to dance with you," she spoke with the same posh.
Stefan pulled Emily's hand quickly, making her slam into his chest with wide eyes. "Come on, Emmie. I heard you were a dancer, show me what you got," Stefan smirked at the green eyed girl.
"You're so on Salvatore," Emily told Stefan with a smile. The two moved around each other while dancing with smiles on each of their faces. Emily knew that she was supposed to watch Stefan, to make sure he was okay, but dancing with him was bringing out the fun that Emily used to have.
Emily laughed loudly when Stefan twirled her around before pulling her back to his chest. She felt like she could act like her old self when she got to hang around with Stefan. Emily didn't know why she felt that way or why Stefan's the only person she felt that way around, but she wasn't going to question it at the moment.
Emily was looking at the painting around the Founder's' Hall when Elena suddenly pulled her hand without speaking and made her way towards the older Salvatore. "Have you noticed what your brother has been up to?" Elena questioned Damon at the bar once she and Emily were close enough.
"Nope, I have been too preoccupied with yours," Damon told Elena after taking a drink of his bourbon.
Emily looked over at Damon confused, "why? What has he been doing?" She didn't like Jeremy around Damon, when the vampire didn't mind flaunting what he was.
"Jeremy has been asking questions about Vicki Donovan's death," Damon explained.
"He knows that her death was ruled an overdose," Elena spoke up with confusion.
"Really?" Damon whispered towards the younger sister. He changed his voice to imitate Jeremy before speaking, "oh but sheriff, someone buried her. Who would do that?" Damon raised his hand up, "I know I know! Me! I mean, I could compel him but he's wearing vervain."
"We are not compelling him again," Emily glared over at the blue eyed vampire.
"If he keeps asking questions…" Damon trailed off.
"Damon, no," Elena spoke strongly while staring at the older Salvatore. "I don't want him to go through that again." Elena glanced over at her sister, "we'll handle it."
Damon grabbed a small rose from the plant that was sitting next to him and smelled the flower. He turned to Elena and sighed, "okay. But don't say I didn't warn you," before handing her the red rose.
Emily watched with an eyebrow raised as Damon and Elena stared into each others eyes closely. Once Damon left the room, Emily turned to her sister and quickly questioned, "what was that?"
Elena avoided looking into her sister's green eyes and called out, "we need to speak to Jeremy," before quickly walking through the crowded room. Emily decided to not think about how Damon looked at her sister, she quickly followed after Elena to go find Jeremy.
Emily pulled Elena's arm to stop her from walking and pointed with her head towards the opened door. The two sisters looked in carefully and saw Jeremy sitting in front a roaring fire quietly in a dark room.
The two sisters moved towards the white couch, and sat on either side of Jeremy. "Jer," Elena spoke up softly while rubbing Jeremy's back, "we heard about your conversation with Sheriff Forbes."
"No one is trying to figure out what happened to her," Jeremy spoke while looking towards Elena. "They all willing to believe that she OD'ed."
Emily sighed quietly, Jeremy was the last person she wanted to lie to, but she knew it was going to protect him. "The coroner's office confirmed it, Jer. if that's what they said happened, then…"
Jeremy quickly interrupted his older sister and questioned, "is that what you believe?"
"Jeremy, I think if something else happened, then the police would be all over it," Emily told her brother. She didn't feel right to lie to him totally. Emily wanted to be as honest as she could with her little brother without hurting him.
"What do you think happened?" Elena questioned after a moment of silence.
"I think somebody killed her and buried her body and I don't think we should write it off just 'cause it's easy," Jeremy spoke strongly.
"They're just doing what they can to move on," Elena tried to console her brother, so he would stop asking questions.
"The truth is the only thing that's gonna help people to move on," Jeremy tried to explain to his sisters. Emily sighed quietly, if only Jeremy knew the truth then he wouldn't dare say that. It was only going to break his heart more.
"Jer, just - just let it go, okay?" Elena told her brother with a small nervous stutter. "Whatever it was, she's gone now."
Jeremy furrowed his eyebrows, "whatever it was? So you don't think it was an overdose?"
Elena glanced over at her sister with wide eyes, but Emily quickly shook her head. Elena quickly looked over towards Jeremy and mumbled out, "of course, I do."
Jeremy glanced over at his two sisters, "is there something you aren't telling me?" While Elena avoided his gaze, Emily just looked at him with soft eyes. "Why aren't you looking at me?" Jeremy questioned Elena, who looked the most guilty.
Emily quickly jumped in to save Elena, "Jer, it's nothing. The police are handling it, Elena and I don't know anything."
"If there was something else, you would tell me, right?" Jeremy questioned Emily seriously.
Emily hated herself for lying straight to Jeremy's face, but she had to keep telling herself that he was going to be safe every time she didn't tell him the truth. So, Emily squeezed Jeremy's hand with a small smile, "Of course I would, Jer."
Elena sighed quietly while walking through the hallway while her head laid on Emily's shoulder with her arms locked with her sisters. "I hate lying to him. I wish we didn't have to," Elena mumbled out to her sister.
Emily squeezed Elena's arm and mumbled, "I know. But just think we are protecting him." Emily whispered towards Elena, "if he were to find out the real truth, it was crush him. Just remember, we are keeping him safe."
Elena nodded her head, but she didn't have time speak before Matt came walking up to the two sisters. "Who knew I've been missing all the fun at the Founders' parties?" Matt smiled at the two girls.
Emily chuckled at her blonde friend, "I think that's the alcohol in your system speaking, my dear friend."
"Is it bad that I'm enjoying myself?" Matt questioned after throwing his arm over Emily's shoulder.
Emily shook her head and patted Matt's chest softly, "you deserve to have some fun."
Elena swatted at her sister's hand, "don't encourage him to drink." Elena smiled over at the laugh Matt, "thank you for the dance, by the way."
"Hey, not a problem," Matt smiled drunkenly at his ex-girlfriend before pulling her into a hug. Matt pulled away before glancing at the two sisters, "air, I need some air. Come with me?"
Elena glanced over her shoulder and saw Stefan with another drink in his hand before turning towards the blonde, "sure."
"Emily?" Matt questioned his friend.
Emily looped her arm with the drunken Matt, "of course, Matty." Emily pinched his red cheeks playfully, "I gotta keep an eye on you."
Matt pushed her shoulder before the three began to make their way through the long hallway. "You haven't seen my mom have you?" Matt questioned loudly while walking.
"No, not in a while," Elena shook her head at the blonde.
The three teenagers finally made it to the back door, Emily went first but as soon as felt the air, she froze in her spot. "Oh, my God," Emily mumbled out. She shocked and mildly disgusted, in front of her was Tyler making out with Kelly Donovan.
Matt looked at the two making out in confusion before quickly jogged towards them and pulled Tyler from his mom hard, "what the hell are you doing man?"
"Matt!" Kelly yelped out.
"Mom!" Matt yelled out towards the women in anger.
"Woah. Dude, calm down," Tyler tried to speak to Matt so he would lose his anger. But that was the wrong thing to do to a drunk and angry Matt, because he quickly turned towards the male and swung his fist at Tyler's face.
"Matt!" Elena yelped in shock.
But that wasn't even the worse part of the whole thing. Tyler threw his fist back towards Matt and when he did, Matt ended up slamming into his mom and making her her fall against a small table and crash to the ground. "Tyler!" Emily yelled out, "stop it!"
"Tyler, stop it!" Elena yelled out. "You're hurting him! Somebody help us!"
Luckily Mr. Saltzman was close by, he quickly jumped in and pulled Tyler from sitting on top of Matt and punching at his face. The history teacher slammed Tyler against the wall and questioned, "what the hell was that?"
Emily and Elena quickly jogged towards Matt, who was choking on the hard ground. The two girls helped Matt from the floor and slowly moved him to a chair. Emily didn't bother to listen when Mayor Lockwood began to speak, he probably was trying to make it seem like nothing happened. Emily grabbed Matt's face softly, "are you okay?"
Matt looked around the empty yard and questioned, "where is she?"
Elena looked around and shook her head, "I don't know."
"Come on, put your head up," Emily commanded her friend while tilting his head towards the dark sky. Emily sighed, of course there could never be a drama free day in Mystic Falls.
"Not so excited that we have another month of these Founders' Day events," Jenna huffed while walking up the stairs with Emily.
Emily leaned against the banister with a small smirk, "fingers crossed that uncle John will be gone by then," Emily joked.
"We can only dream," Jenna called out on her way to her bedroom.
Emily chuckled and shook her head before making her way to her bedroom, but before she could reach it, she saw Jeremy sitting at his desk in the dark. Emily furrowed her eyebrows and placed her head in the doorway and called out, "you okay, Jer?"
Jeremy quickly turned around in his chair, "fine."
Emily looked at her brother in worry, "are you sure you are okay?"
"I'm fine, Emily," Jeremy told his sister before turning around in his desk chair.
Emily sighed once she closed her bedroom door. She could feel that Jeremy wasn't okay. Something was wrong, she knew her brother like the back of her hand, he wasn't okay. But she decided to not push it tonight, he's been trying to handle Vicki's death. Everything was spirally out of control, Emily just opened she could fix it before something bad happened.
