Second day of school
Come on, Elena, only twenty minutes left. You will go through this torture. That’s what Elena kept repeating in herself, while checking her watch every five minutes. She felt like Alaric was dragging his class out, but maybe that was because she couldn’t wait to go home to meet a certain someone. Not that she couldn’t live without him for a little while, but their relationship was still early on and they hadn’t seen each other since breakfast.
She jumped up when someone tapped her arm and looked aside. Caroline passed her a note. She opened it and read: ‘Seen Bonnie?’ She looked up and shook her head. She checked her watch again. Ten minutes.
“Miss Gilbert, are we stalling you? You need to be somewhere right now?”
Elena blushed and swallowed. “No, mister Saltzman”
Alaric carried on with his teaching and nine minutes later the school bell rang. Elena put away her books and walked to Alaric.
“Can I help you, miss Gilbert?” Alaric asked while he put away his stuff as well. Elena raised her eyebrows. “Can you knock it off with the miss Gilbert crap?”
Alaric crossed his arms and looked at Elena.
“You should go talk to Damon. He misses you” Elena said. Alaric averted his head. “Oh, well, last time I checked Damon has a phone himself and I’m pretty sure he knows how to use it” he said.
Elena shrugged. “He thinks you haven’t forgiven him yet for stabbing Jeremy” she explained. Alaric looked back at her, a confused expression on his face. “What? Why? I know he didn’t do it. It was Emily” he said.
“Then call him and tell him” Elena said soft, laying her hand on Alaric’s arm. Alaric shook his head. “I can’t” he said. “Why not?” Elena asked desperate. Alaric closed his schoolbag and sighed. “I should’ve listened to him. When I thought he had tried to kill Jeremy he wanted to explain. I saw the confusion on his face, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. I should’ve trusted him. If I wouldn’t have send him away those things might have never happened to him. I’m just as responsible as Bonnie and Stefan”
Elena grabbed Alaric’s arms and shook him. “Are you being serious? Come on, Ric, you know that’s not true. Damon isn’t angry with you, not at all. You have to stop beating yourself up like that”
She let go of him. “You know what? Why don’t you come over tonight, so you and Damon can talk”
Alaric frowned. “I thought today was the day you and Damon met a year ago”
Elena made a step backwards. “How do you know that?” she asked surprised. “Caroline” was all Alaric said. “Naturally” Elena sighed obvious. “Well, anyways we’re not doing something big. It’s just going to be me and Damon” She smiled as she said his name.
“Yeah, I wouldn’t count on it” Alaric said and he searched in his desk drawer. He pulled something out and showed it to Elena. It was a flyer saying DAMON AND ELENA ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT THE BOARDING HOUSE TONIGHT AT TEN. “Caroline’s been handing this out this morning and during lunch break and I’m pretty sure I saw a pile of them lying in the Grill last night”
Come on, Elena, only twenty minutes left. You will go through this torture. That’s what Elena kept repeating in herself, while checking her watch every five minutes. She felt like Alaric was dragging his class out, but maybe that was because she couldn’t wait to go home to meet a certain someone. Not that she couldn’t live without him for a little while, but their relationship was still early on and they hadn’t seen each other since breakfast.
She jumped up when someone tapped her arm and looked aside. Caroline passed her a note. She opened it and read: ‘Seen Bonnie?’ She looked up and shook her head. She checked her watch again. Ten minutes.
“Miss Gilbert, are we stalling you? You need to be somewhere right now?”
Elena blushed and swallowed. “No, mister Saltzman”
Alaric carried on with his teaching and nine minutes later the school bell rang. Elena put away her books and walked to Alaric.
“Can I help you, miss Gilbert?” Alaric asked while he put away his stuff as well. Elena raised her eyebrows. “Can you knock it off with the miss Gilbert crap?”
Alaric crossed his arms and looked at Elena.
“You should go talk to Damon. He misses you” Elena said. Alaric averted his head. “Oh, well, last time I checked Damon has a phone himself and I’m pretty sure he knows how to use it” he said.
Elena shrugged. “He thinks you haven’t forgiven him yet for stabbing Jeremy” she explained. Alaric looked back at her, a confused expression on his face. “What? Why? I know he didn’t do it. It was Emily” he said.
“Then call him and tell him” Elena said soft, laying her hand on Alaric’s arm. Alaric shook his head. “I can’t” he said. “Why not?” Elena asked desperate. Alaric closed his schoolbag and sighed. “I should’ve listened to him. When I thought he had tried to kill Jeremy he wanted to explain. I saw the confusion on his face, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. I should’ve trusted him. If I wouldn’t have send him away those things might have never happened to him. I’m just as responsible as Bonnie and Stefan”
Elena grabbed Alaric’s arms and shook him. “Are you being serious? Come on, Ric, you know that’s not true. Damon isn’t angry with you, not at all. You have to stop beating yourself up like that”
She let go of him. “You know what? Why don’t you come over tonight, so you and Damon can talk”
Alaric frowned. “I thought today was the day you and Damon met a year ago”
Elena made a step backwards. “How do you know that?” she asked surprised. “Caroline” was all Alaric said. “Naturally” Elena sighed obvious. “Well, anyways we’re not doing something big. It’s just going to be me and Damon” She smiled as she said his name.
“Yeah, I wouldn’t count on it” Alaric said and he searched in his desk drawer. He pulled something out and showed it to Elena. It was a flyer saying DAMON AND ELENA ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT THE BOARDING HOUSE TONIGHT AT TEN. “Caroline’s been handing this out this morning and during lunch break and I’m pretty sure I saw a pile of them lying in the Grill last night”
Elena and Bonnie were sitting outside the Grill, both having a lemonade, when both their phones rang.
“Bonnie” Bonnie said.
“Hello, Elena speaking” Elena said, trying not to give away anything and hoping Bonnie would be too caught up in her own conversation.
“It’s time” Damon said. “Meet me at the Boarding House. I’ll be in the car” He ended the conversation.
And so did Bonnie. “Elena, I’m so sorry, but I have to go” she apologized.
“Oh?” Elena said sheepish.
“Yeah, I’m having a date tonight” Bonnie blushed.
“Really? That’s great! Who’s the lucky one?” Elena fired her curiosity.
“Ehm, I rather not say. At least not until it’s official” Bonnie said.
“Of course, I get it” Elena said. Bonnie put some money on the table. “See you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, tell me all that happened” Elena waved as Bonnie walked away. The moment she was gone Elena jumped up and ran away as if she was being chased.
“Bonnie” Bonnie said.
“Hello, Elena speaking” Elena said, trying not to give away anything and hoping Bonnie would be too caught up in her own conversation.
“It’s time” Damon said. “Meet me at the Boarding House. I’ll be in the car” He ended the conversation.
And so did Bonnie. “Elena, I’m so sorry, but I have to go” she apologized.
“Oh?” Elena said sheepish.
“Yeah, I’m having a date tonight” Bonnie blushed.
“Really? That’s great! Who’s the lucky one?” Elena fired her curiosity.
“Ehm, I rather not say. At least not until it’s official” Bonnie said.
“Of course, I get it” Elena said. Bonnie put some money on the table. “See you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, tell me all that happened” Elena waved as Bonnie walked away. The moment she was gone Elena jumped up and ran away as if she was being chased.
Present Day
“She suggested to stay with her so we could catch up, but I already promised Keith to stay with him. But we spent more time together. When Mayor Lockwood died I returned, but you know that. You basically stalked me with your calls to get you out of trouble. How many nights did you spend in jail?” Kelsey chuckled. Then she sighed. “If I had foreseen this I would’ve enjoyed those little moments”
Amber didn’t react.
“Amber, sweetie, did you fall asleep?” Kelsey asked with a squeezed voice, knowing better. She pulled her sister up, taking her face in her hands. “Come on, it’s night. You’re a vampire, you should be awake” she said with a trembling voice.
But Amber still didn’t show any sign of life.
“Amber?” Kelsey sobbed, tears rolling over her cheeks and she held her little sister tightly in her arms. The moon slowly rose…
“She suggested to stay with her so we could catch up, but I already promised Keith to stay with him. But we spent more time together. When Mayor Lockwood died I returned, but you know that. You basically stalked me with your calls to get you out of trouble. How many nights did you spend in jail?” Kelsey chuckled. Then she sighed. “If I had foreseen this I would’ve enjoyed those little moments”
Amber didn’t react.
“Amber, sweetie, did you fall asleep?” Kelsey asked with a squeezed voice, knowing better. She pulled her sister up, taking her face in her hands. “Come on, it’s night. You’re a vampire, you should be awake” she said with a trembling voice.
But Amber still didn’t show any sign of life.
“Amber?” Kelsey sobbed, tears rolling over her cheeks and she held her little sister tightly in her arms. The moon slowly rose…