Emily groaned sleepily as she stretched and forced herself out of bed to get dressed for the day. She sighed when her memories from last night came back to her. But she knew that she couldn't stop all the bad things from happening, so she just had to push through them and move forward.
Emily grabbed her black and blue purse once she finished getting dressed and went to head downstairs. But before she could even take one step out of her bedroom, Jenna instantly grabbed her arm and asked, "do I look adult? As in respectfully parental?"
Emily looked down at her aunt's outfit and saw a blue knee length dress and her strawberry blonde hair lightly curled down her back. Emily smirked, "I don't know about parental, but you look hot."
Jenna rolled her eyes playfully at her oldest niece before walking towards the hallway mirror and began to mess with her hair. "I have to go to Jeremy's parent-teacher conference," Jenna explained. "Hair up or down?" She questioned as she turned towards Emily with anxiety shining through her eyes.
Emily twitched her head to the side as Jenna placed all of her strawberry blonde hair on the top of her head. She grinned at her aunt as she stated, "sexy stewardess."
Suddenly Elena walked out of her room and made her way towards the two girls after hearing their conversation. "Boozy housewife," she commented with a small smile as she saw Jenna flatten out her hair.
"Up it is," Jenna mumbled. She looked over at Elena in surprise, "you're feisty today."
Emily smirked over at her sister as she threw an arm over Elena's shoulder, "you totally are. And I'm loving it."
Elena rolled her eyes at her sister, before she turned back to her aunt with a bright smile. "I feel good, which is rare," Elena exclaimed, "so I've decided to go with it. Fly free, walk on sunshine, and all that stuff." Elena looked down the hallway before turning towards Jenna in confusion as she questioned, "where's Jeremy?"
"He left early," Jenna told Elena as she stared into the mirror. "Something about getting to wood shop early to finish a birdhouse," she explained. When Jenna didn't hear anything from the two sisters, she glanced behind her in the mirror and saw two very confused faces. "There is no wood shop, is there?" Jenna mumbled.
"No," Elena whispered as she shook her head.
"Yeah," Jenna muttered in disappointment.
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"I'm confused," Caroline spoke as she walked through the crowded hallways with her two best friends, Bonnie and Emily. She looked towards the brown eyed girl with furrowed brows. "Are you psychic or clairvoyant?" She questioned.
"She's psychic!" Emily exclaimed as she gave Bonnie an award winning grin.
Bonnie chuckled at the brunette before turning towards Caroline as she explained, "technically, Grams says I'm a witch. My ancestors were these cool Salem witch chicks or something." Bonnie shook her head, "Grams tried to explain it all, but she was looped on the liquor, so I kinda tuned out. Crazy family, yes. Witches? I don't think so."
"Yeah, well, feel free to conjure up the name and number of that guy from last night," Caroline pleaded.
Emily quickly jumped in front of the duo and stared at Caroline with her eyes widened. "Woah, woah, woah. What guy? And why am I just hearing about this now, Caroline Forbes?" Emily scolded the blonde.
Caroline couldn't help but chuckle at her best friend. "Just some extremely hot guy from the Grill last night," she explained before shrugging slightly, "I didn't get his number, so it doesn't matter."
Emily looked at the blonde like she grew another head. "Excuse me, but when does Caroline Forbes ever pass on a hot guy? Why didn't you get his number?" Emily interrogated.
Caroline shrugged, "I don't know. I was drunk."
Emily and Bonnie stared at each other for a long moment, before they both broke into laughter. Anyone that knew Caroline, knew that nothing would stop her from talking to someone she thought was hot. Caroline rolled her eyes at her two best friends, before she made her way out of Mystic Falls High School with the two amused girls following behind.
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Outside of Mystic Grill sat the four girls as they enjoyed the warm weather that has graced the small town. Emily had her twin sister and two best friends help with folding pamphlets for the large celebration that was going to take place tomorrow for the Night of the Comet. The four girls sat in peaceful silence before Bonnie began, "well, I was talking to Grams, and she said the comet is a sign of impending doom. The last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage, it created a bed of paranormal activity."
Caroline nodded her head lightly before she smirked as she looked over at Bonnie, "yeah, and then you poured Grams another shot and she told you about the aliens." She quickly turned towards Elena and questioned, "so then what?"
Elena shook her head, "so then nothing."
"You and Stefan talked all night?" Caroline questioned as she stared at Elena in confusion, "there was no sloppy first kiss or touchy feely of any kind?"
"Nope," Elena responded as she shook her head once more, "we didn't go there."
Emily nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I would have heard if they did do anything," she joked.
Caroline continued to stare hard at Elena as she questioned, "not even a handshake?" When Elena only shook her head, Caroline glanced over at the other two girls in shock before turning back to the brunette. "I mean, Elena, we are your friends and Emily's your sister. Okay? You are supposed to share the smut," she exclaimed.
Emily looked at the blonde in disgust, "I don't want to know about my sister's sex life, thank you very much."
"We just talked for hours," Elena tried to explain to Caroline.
Caroline looked at Elena with wide eyes as she yelped, "okay, what is with the blockage? Just jump his bones already!" She shook her head as she explained, "okay, it's easy. Boy likes girl, girl likes boy, sex!"
Emily and Elena glanced at each other before looking towards the blonde as they mumbled together, "profound."
It was quiet once Caroline gave up on trying to find juicy details on Elena's relationship, so the four girls went back to folding the pamphlets together. But not even a minute goes by before Elena suddenly jumps to her feet. Bonnie looked over at youngest Gilbert in confusion as she questioned, "where are you going?"
Elena grabbed her bag from the back her chair before she turned towards the three girls. "Caroline's right," she declared, "it is easy. If I sit here long enough, I'll end up talking myself out of it instead of doing what I started the day saying what I was going to do." Elena turned to her sister before grabbing Emily's arm and pulling her up. "And you are coming with me," she commanded.
Emily pulled her hand out of Elena's as she looked at her sister weirdly, "you're serious, aren't you?" Emily watched Elena nod her head once before she groaned, "I don't want to listen to you have sex with Stefan."
Elena looked at her sister pleadingly, "please, Emmie." She quickly shook her head as she explained, "you don't even have to stay, just make sure I get in."
Emily looked at her sister and saw that she was pulling out her only weakness, her brown doe eyes. Emily rolled her eyes before mumbling, "fine." She pointed at Elena as she ordered, "and never word it like that again, it sounds so wrong."
Elena gave her sister a bright smile as she quickly grabbed her arm and pulled Emily towards her car. Bonnie and Caroline both watched the two sisters make their way to Elena's car, one sister willingly and the other being pulled, as they laughed in amusement before focusing their attention back on the pamphlets.
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After a few short minutes, but what felt like forever for the excited younger sister, the two girls finally pulled in front of the Salvatore boarding house. As Emily got out of her sister's car, she couldn't help but be amazed by the size of the large house. Once Emily closed the passenger door and looked around, she soon realized that her sister was nowhere to be found. She furrowed her brows before rolling her eyes as she spotted Elena walking quickly as possible towards the entrance. Emily swiftly jogged up to her sister as they both reached the front door at the same time.
Elena looked at her sister with a nervous smile before she turned around and spotted a doorbell hanging right above her head. She pulled as hard as she could two times, however when no one came to the door, Elena decided to use the metal doorbell that was attached to the large oak. But when she knocked, the door slowly pushed open by itself. While Elena took a step back, Emily cautiously making her way inside the large house.
"Emily!" Elena scolded her sister before quickly following closely behind.
As Emily took a few steps inside the house, she paused with Elena right on her tail, as she looked around. When she didn't see or hear anyone, Emily called out loudly, "Stefan?" But when she didn't get a response, Emily began her journey further into the Salvatore boarding house before trying one last time, "Stefan?" When no one answered once again, Emily looked back at her sister, before shrugging as they slowly began to look around the house with interest shining through their eyes. But Emily suddenly turned around when she heard a creaking sound in the very quiet house. She furrowed her brows as she noticed that the front door was wide open instead of partially as they had left it.
Elena quickly latched herself onto her sister's arm in worry as the two girls cautiously made their way towards the front door. But as they took a few steps, a crow suddenly flew across the room, causing the two girls to duck as quickly as they could. Once the room was filled with silence, instead of a squawking crow, the two Gilbert sisters slowly stood up and turned around. But when they did, they jumped in fright as they noticed someone standing directly in front of them.
With the hand Elena had securely wrapped around her sister's, she pulled Emily with her as she took a step back before looking up at the stranger. "I'm sorry for bargaining in. The door was..." Elena apologized as she glanced back at the door, but was confused when she saw that it was fully closed as she mumbled, "open."
The stranger stared deeply into Elena's eyes for a moment before commenting, "you must be Elena." He turned his head and looked at the other girl as he smirked, "and you must be Emily." When the two sisters stayed silent, the man introduced himself, "I'm Damon, Stefan's brother."
Emily glanced over at Elena in confusion as she questioned, "did you know he had a brother?"
Elena shook her head as she responded, "no, he never told me."
Damon shrugged, "well, Stefan's not one to brag." He held his arm out as he exclaimed, "please, come. I'm sure Stefan will be along any second."
As Damon walked through a large room with the two girls, Emily couldn't help but look around the inside of the boarding house in amazement. "Is this your living room?" She questioned in shock. She had never been in a house that was so big and decorative before, well besides the Lockwood Mansion but everyone has been inside the mayor's house one time or another.
"Living room, parlor, Sotheby's auction," Damon listed. "It's a little kitschy for my taste," he commented. Damon turned around and glanced between the two girls before he settled his blue eyes on Elena as he spoke, "I can see why my brother's so smitten." Once Elena's eyes were focused on him, he continued, "for a while there, I never thought he'd get over the last one. Nearly destroyed him."
"The last one?" Elena questioned nervously.
Damon nodded his head as he stated, "yeah. Katherine, his girlfriend." But when Elena didn't say anything, he concluded, "oh, you two haven't had the awkward exes conversation yet."
Elena looked away as she mumbled, "nope."
"Oops," Damon muttered. "Well, I'm sure it'll come up now," he exclaimed. Damon looked down at Elena as he thought out loud, "or maybe he didn't want to tell you because he didn't want you to think he was on the rebound. We all know how those relationships end."
Emily twitched her head to the side as she studied Damon before commenting, "you say that like every relationship is doomed to end."
Damon moved his eyes towards the older Gilbert sister before shrugging, "I'm a fatalist." He kept his eyes on Emily as he greeted his brother, "hello, Stefan."
Emily quickly turned around once Damon had spoke, and sure enough, Stefan was standing in the doorway as he stared hard at the blue eyed man that stood next to her.
"Elena, Emily. I didn't know you guys were coming over," Stefan commented as he kept his eyes on his brother with a strong glare.
Elena shook her head softly as she made her way closer towards Stefan. "I know. I should have called, I just..." she started to explain.
But before Elena could finish her sentence, Damon interrupted, "oh, don't be silly. You're welcome anytime. Aren't they, Stefan?" But when his brother didn't say anything, Damon glanced over at the two girls and commented, "you know, I should break out the family photo albums or some home movies. But..." Damon glanced over at Stefan with a mischievous grin, "I have to warn you. He wasn't always such a looker."
Emily rose an eyebrow as she smirked over at Damon, "oh, and you were?"
Damon smirked right back at the brunette as he moved closer towards Emily and stated, "I like you. You're feisty."
But before Emily could even come up with a remark, Stefan quickly interrupted, not liking how close Damon was to the older Gilbert girl. "Thank you for stopping by, Elena, Emily. Nice to see you," he spoke steadily as he kept his eyes solely on his brother.
Emily noticed the hard glare that Stefan was giving Damon, so she decided that she and Elena should leave the two brothers as she felt the tension grow. Emily looked towards Stefan as she spoke, "we should probably go." She glanced over at Damon, who was only a few feet away, and uttered politely, "it nice to meet you, Damon." Emily didn't like the vibe that Damon gave off, but he was Stefan's brother, so she decided to play nice.
Damon gave Emily a sincere smile as he declared, "it was nice meeting you too, Emily." Once he took his eyes off of the green eyed girl, he smoothly walked directly in front of the younger sister. Damon grabbed Elena's hand before bringing her tan knuckles to his lips and stated, "great meeting you too, Elena."
Elena gave Damon a small smile before turning towards the entrance of the living room, where Stefan was blocking. She looked at him weirdly as she called out, "Stefan... Stefan?"
Finally after a few long and awkward seconds, Stefan moved out of the way as he continued to glare hard at his brother. Elena rolled her eyes in annoyance and in hurt by Stefan's cold attitude. She stomped her way to the door with anger seething through her veins. Emily gave Stefan an apologetic smile before quickly following her upset sister out of the tension filled Salvatore boarding house.
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"He's on the rebound and has raging family issues," Elena grumbled towards her aunt. Once the two sisters had made it home from the Salvatore boarding house, they found their way towards the strawberry blonde in the kitchen, where Elena ranted about Stefan.
Jenna grabbed a bright red apple from a small wooden basket as she leaned against the countertop next to Emily. "Well, at least it's an ex-girlfriend," she consoled the younger sister. "Wait till you date a guy with mommy issues or cheating issues. Or amphetamine issues," Jenna listed.
Emily bumped her shoulder with her aunt's as she smirked, "you would know from experience, wouldn't you, Jenna?"
Before Jenna could even think about denying the question, she heard the front door open and saw the youngest sibling. "Jeremy?" Jenna called out. But when she saw brunette trying to sneak up the stairs quietly, she quickly rushed towards his direction and interrogated, "Jeremy, where were you?"
"More stoner stories?" Jeremy questioned as he looked down at his aunt. He shook his head, "look, Jenna, I get it, you were cool." Jeremy raised his thumb up as he commented, "and so that's... that's cool."
As Jeremy tried to continue his walk up the stairs, Jenna suddenly yelled out in anger, "oh, no, no, no!" Before she threw her barely eaten apple at the back of Jeremy's head.
Emily quickly shoved a spoonful of vanilla ice cream into her mouth as she tried to hold in her laughter while she watched the exchange between her aunt and brother. Jeremy turned towards Jenna and looked at her like she had gone completely crazy. "Ow! Why? Why did you do that?" He questioned.
"Listen up!" Jenna yelled. "Quit ditching class or you're grounded. No discussion," she commanded.
Jeremy smirked as he looked down at his aunt, "parental authority, I like it." He raised his thumb up one last time as he uttered, "sleep tight," before he continued his way up the stairs and towards his bedroom without anymore eruptions.
Emily sighed as she watched Jenna silently walk back into the kitchen with a shocked expression. So she grabbed one of the bowls of ice cream Elena had made before handing it to Jenna with a small smile, "this might help."
Jenna sighed but took the ice cream with a grateful nod before the three girls made their way to the living room with each a bowl of ice cream, where they spent the rest of the night watching their favorite movies. Emily was happy that this was how her night was ending, without anything major going wrong. It almost felt like before the car accident. But it wasn't, her mother wasn't there - but Emily knew that she was there in spirit. The only thing that was missing was her father arguing about watching an action movie instead of a romantic comedy. But Emily still felt a small smile grow on her face as she laid her head on Jenna's shoulder and Elena's on hers. It was the perfect way to end a normal night in the small town of Mystic Falls.