Morning came and Jeremy lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He hadn’t slept at all. Not that he hadn’t tried, but every time he just closed his eyes something happened. His bed would start shaking, the windows collapsed and let’s not forget the strange noises he had heard. He knew what it was, but that didn’t make it any less scary. At some point Anna and Vicky had to understand he had to sleep. He couldn’t stay awake forever. Though the girls did a very good attempt to postpone bedtime as long as possible. He got out of bed and went downstairs, finding Alaric all dressed up, but Elena was absent. “Good morning, Jeremy” Alaric said. “Hi” Jeremy said and he sank down on a chair. “Where’s Elena?” he asked as he shoved the bread to him. “She’s at Stefan’s house” Alaric said. Jeremy raised his eyebrows. “Stefan’s house, huh? So, she’s with Damon. Did she spend the night there?” “Well, yeah, but Katherine’s there, too. And there are plenty of rooms there. And don’t forget Elena is still Stefan’s girlfriend and Damon knows that” Alaric said feeling uneasy. Though Jeremy still wasn’t convinced he shut up about it. “I’m going to see Bonnie. I have to talk to her” Alaric looked up. “Something important?” he asked trying to sound casual. “Maybe” Jeremy said avoiding. He didn’t want too many people to get involved into this. He couldn’t lose anyone else. And Alaric was in no position to help. “Bonnie is the only one that can help me” he decided.
“Where’s Barbie?” Katherine asked when Stefan was standing on the front porch of the Boarding House. She had gotten used to the sight of him with Rebekah.
“She’s out, doing something” Stefan explained vague. “Can I come in?”
Katherine shrugged and let him pass. Stefan turned around. “I’m looking for Elena. Is she here?”
“No, she’s at school. You should know that” Katherine said uninterested.
“Not anymore she isn’t” Stefan said. “School’s over”
“Then she’s probably at the Grill” Katherine said, a little annoyed. “What do you need her for anyway?”
“I want to apologize for what happened last time she came over” Stefan said. “And I want to make sure she’s okay. I mean, I know Rebekah’s blood already left her system by now, but still, it must have freaked her out”
He looked at Katherine who stared at some point behind Stefan. Stefan quickly turned around and saw Damon standing in the doorway.
“She’s out, doing something” Stefan explained vague. “Can I come in?”
Katherine shrugged and let him pass. Stefan turned around. “I’m looking for Elena. Is she here?”
“No, she’s at school. You should know that” Katherine said uninterested.
“Not anymore she isn’t” Stefan said. “School’s over”
“Then she’s probably at the Grill” Katherine said, a little annoyed. “What do you need her for anyway?”
“I want to apologize for what happened last time she came over” Stefan said. “And I want to make sure she’s okay. I mean, I know Rebekah’s blood already left her system by now, but still, it must have freaked her out”
He looked at Katherine who stared at some point behind Stefan. Stefan quickly turned around and saw Damon standing in the doorway.