Early in the morning, as the sun began to shine brightly into the sky, there stood Emily with Elena and Bonnie in the middle of town square as they handed out pamphlets for the large celebration of The Night of the Comet. Emily gave a passing stranger a bright smile as she questioned politely, "would you like a pamphlet?"
Bonnie glanced over at Elena as she questioned softly, "he didn't call, huh?"
"Or text," Elena mumbled as she handed someone a pamphlet. "But I realized we never even exchanged that stuff," she recalled, "we've never gotten to the texting part."
"That's an important milestone in any relationship," Bonnie commented.
Elena looked over at Bonnie as she questioned, "isn't it?" She shook her head, "the timing is wrong, anyway."
Emily looked directly into her sister's brown eyes as she stated, "nothing in our lives have ever happened because the timing was right." She shook her head, "it's just not realistic."
"I'm not ready, you guys," Elena mumbled.
"Who is?" Bonnie questioned.
"At least I put myself out there," the younger sister spoke as she tried to explain herself.
Emily rose an eyebrow at her sister as she stated, "we have two very different definitions of putting yourself out there, because you just gave up when things got tough."
Elena quickly looked down at the pamphlet in her hand, as she avoided looking into Emily's green eyes. She knew that her sister was right, but she just didn't want to admit it. Bonnie nodded her head in agreement with the oldest Gilbert as she looked towards Elena with soft eyes, "all I'm hearing is reasons why you can't."
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Emily spent the whole day helping all the volunteers with setting up for The Night of the Comet. Before she knew it, it was dark and everyone was surrounding the town square. Emily smiled as she looked at all the cheerful faces of the Mystic Falls residents. The event looked like it was becoming a major success. Ever since Emily's mother passed away, she decided to step up and help with all the Mystic Falls volunteering and foundations that her mother was apart of.
"Hey, there you are," Caroline called out as she spotted the green eyed Gilbert. "I found the candles you asked for," she informed the brunette as she held a large box filled with white candles.
Emily smiled appreciatively at the blonde as she grabbed a handful of candles. "Thank you for helping me so much today," she praised.
Caroline smiled brightly at her best friend. "I'm happy to help," she told the brunette. The two girls made their way through the crowd and handed out the white candles. Once they were finished, the duo found themselves on the side as they watched all the smiling faces.
Caroline looked over at Emily's happy face with soft eyes as she commented, "I like that look."
Emily looked over at Caroline in confusion as she questioned with furrowed brows, "what look?"
Caroline chuckled before she explained, "you look happy. When you are focusing on all this," she pointed towards the crowd of smiling faces and the different decorations before she continued, "you just look really happy."
Emily looked up at the blonde as she explained, "I just want my mom to be proud, that I didn't live for nothing." She looked at all the happy people as she continued, "she was supposed to be in charge of tonight, and I just wanted it to be perfect like she would have done it."
Caroline pulled Emily into a side hug as she informed the brunette, "your mom would have been so proud of you, Emmie. Everything looks perfect." She chuckled with a bright smile, "now enjoy some fun. You need to relax."
Emily shook her head as she laughed at the blonde, before she linked her arm with Caroline's. "Lead the way," she commanded as she grinned at her best friend.
Caroline smiled brightly before the two girls made their way towards Mystic Grill, that was across the street from the celebration. Once Emily opened the door to the familiar restaurant, she spotted their group of friends right away - Elena, Bonnie, Tyler, and Matt. She pulled Caroline in their direction as the group sat at a couple of tables that littered the crowded Mystic Grill. While Caroline made her way towards Bonnie, Emily went directly towards her twin sister. She pulled the brown eyed girl into a tight side hug, causing Elena to chuckle at her sister but hugged her back just as tight.
Before anyone had the chance to open their mouths, Jeremy came rushing over and quickly asked the group, "hey, has anyone seen Vicki?"
"You're her stalker. You tell us," Tyler barked out as he stared hard at the youngest Gilbert.
Elena glanced over at Tyler in confusion, but before she could question him, Jeremy spoke up again, "I can't find her."
Tyler shrugged lightly as he commented, "she probably found someone else to party with." He smirked, "sorry, pill pusher, I guess you've been replaced."
Emily slapped the back of Tyler's head as she glared at her best friend. Even though she knew about what Jeremy was doing, it didn't mean that Elena knew about their little brother's extracurricular activities and she wanted to keep it that way.
Elena looked between her twin sister and Tyler in confusion as she questioned, "what's with the pill pusher?"
"Ask him," Tyler responded as he pointed his head in Jeremy's direction.
"You wanna do this right now?" Jeremy growled.
Elena looked at her brother in astonishment before questioning, "are you dealing?"
"She's never gonna go for you," Tyler told Jeremy.
"She already did," Jeremy stated, "over and over and over again."
"Yeah, right," Tyler uttered, not believing a word that was coming out of Jeremy's mouth.
Caroline looked at Jeremy with her eyes widened as she questioned, "you slept with Vicki Donovan?" She chuckled lowly before correcting herself, "I mean, Vicki Donovan slept with you?"
Tyler shook his head, "there's no way."
"And I didn't even have to force her into it," Jeremy growled.
It felt like the whole Grill went silent at Jeremy's confession before Matt turned to his best friend in anger, "what the hell is he talking about, Ty?"
"Nothing, man, just ignore him, he's a punk," Tyler mumbled as he glared at Jeremy.
"You know what," Matt began before anyone had the chance to say anything. "How about you all shut up and help me find my sister?" He questioned irritatingly.
Bonnie nodded her head as she grabbed Caroline's hand. "We'll check the back," she told the blonde before the two girls quickly left.
"I'll check the square," Matt told the group before he jogged towards the door.
"I'll come with you," Jeremy called out before he tried to follow after Matt.
But Elena quickly grabbed Jeremy's arm tightly. "Oh, no, no, no. You're coming with us," she told Jeremy before pulling him to the side of the Grill. Once Elena saw that everyone left, she turned to Jeremy and asked, "so that's your game now, dealing?"
Jeremy rolled his eyes as he denied, "I'm not dealing."
"Look, I'm sick of the tough love speech, Jer," Elena stressed. "It's clearly having no impact," she told Jeremy.
"You and Jenna, between the two of you. Enough already!" Jeremy huffed. "Emily is the only one that understands me and doesn't try tell me what to do," he commented. "Why can't you be more like her," Jeremy bellowed as he glared at Elena before stomping away.
Once they watched Jeremy stomp out of the Grill, Elena turned towards Emily with hurt shining through her brown eyes. Ever since Jeremy could talk, he's always been closer towards the older sister. Emily knew that Elena hated that Jeremy never talked to her in the same way. She looked over at her sister with a small smile, "just let him cool off. You know he didn't mean that, he's just worried about the girl he likes." She wrapped her arm around Elena's shoulder as she stated, "now let's go help find Vicki."
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Emily made her way inside Mystic Grill, after having received a text message from Tyler, as she searched through the town square with Elena, that someone had found Vicki aimlessly walking around. As Emily made her way into the Grill, she spotted Bonnie and Caroline sitting at a small table, so she quietly made her way over and sat across from the two girls.
Caroline groaned as the three girls watched the scene unfold. Matt was helping Vicki with her bandage, when Stefan walked up to the siblings and the two boys spoke quietly. "Ugh, it's just so much drama," Caroline complained. "Ever notice how the druggies are the biggest attention whores?" She questioned.
"Caroline," Emily scolded her best friend. But all Caroline did was shrug her shoulders carelessly. Emily rolled her eyes at the blonde's rudeness. It didn't matter if it was true or not, it's just something you don't say, especially when that person was attacked badly in a matter of days.
"Excuse me," Stefan spoke softly as he walked towards the three girls with a friendly smile, "hi."
Bonnie smiled up at brunette as she greeted, "hi."
"Um, have you guys seen Elena?" Stefan questioned as he glanced at each girl.
"She went home," Emily responded. After Tyler had texted Emily, her sister had told that she was heading home for the night. Emily smirked secretly as she remembered the conversation she had with her sister earlier that day. She quickly slipped a pen from the pocket of her purse and grabbed a napkin that was laying on the table. "Elena forgot to give you this," Emily stated as she began to write. "It's her number," she clarified as she noticed Stefan's furrowed brows. Emily looked up at the brunette with a bright smile as she added, "my sister loves to text," she shrugged lightly, "just so you know."
Bonnie shook her head with a small smile as she realized what Emily was doing. Once she saw the oldest Gilbert had wrote Elena's number down, she grabbed the napkin and pen. "This is her email too," Bonnie commented before she handed the napkin over to Stefan. But as the grey napkin reached his hand, Bonnie's finger grazed Stefan's, and pulled her into a familiar deep trance. After only a few short seconds passed by, Bonnie pulled her hand away and looked into Stefan's eyes as she questioned softly, "what happened to you?" As silence grew between the four teenagers, Bonnie realized what she said, so she shook her head and apologized, "that's so rude. I'm sorry." She quickly stood up from the table and grabbed her bag as she mumbled, "excuse me," before rushing away.
As Stefan followed the rushing brunette with only his eyes, Caroline explained, "she kind of wigs out." She shrugged, "it's like her thing."
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Emily sighed tiredly as she finally opened the door of the Gilbert house. It had been a long day, and she was just ready to lay down in her warm and cozy bed. With being up so early to organize The Night of the Comet, and with Vicki going missing for a while, it just wore out the brunette. Emily sluggishly made her way up the stairs, and was about to walk into her bedroom, but froze in her spot when she heard sounds coming from her brother's bedroom.
"Jer?" Emily called out. She wanted to see how her brother was doing, after he exploded on Elena at the Grill. So she quietly made her way towards his bedroom door, but was surprised when she saw that it wasn't Jeremy.
"No, it's me, the hypocrite patrol," Jenna stated as she dug through Jeremy's bedside table.
Emily looked at her aunt in confusion as she questioned, "what are you doing?"
Jenna stood up and looked over at Emily as she confessed, "I've become my worst nightmare." She took a deep sigh before she continued, "the authority figure who has to violate a 15-year-old's privacy." Jenna thought for a moment before she quickly rushed to the corner of the room and pulled out a bong from the inside of a boot. "Jackpot. I see the hiding places haven't gotten any more creative," she commented as she held up the bong in one hand and the boot in the other.
Emily made her way further into Jeremy's bedroom before she questioned, "what brought this on?"
Jenna started moved clothes out of the way as she looked all through Jeremy's dresser before she explained, "your ass-hat of a history teacher shamed me good yesterday."
Emily smirked, "ah, you got Tannered." She waved her hand carelessly, "you shouldn't worry about that, he's never liked anyone in our family," she joked.
"Discover the impossible, Ms. Sommers," Jenna intimidated Mr. Tanner's voice. "Got it. Thanks. Like I didn't know I was screwing up," she sighed.
Emily looked at her aunt with soft eyes as she shook her head, "you're not screwing up."
"Yes, I am. You know why?" Jenna questioned. "Because I'm not her," she trembled. Emily's heart broke as she saw her aunt's sadden face. Jenna took a deep breath before she continued, "she made everything look so easy. You know, high school, marriage, having you." Jenna shook her head, "I can't do it. I'm gonna say or do the wrong thing, and he's gonna get worse, and it's gonna be my fault. It's impossible."
Emily moved towards her teary eyed aunt and grabbed her hand with a small smile. "You're just scared, Jenna. It's okay to be scared," she commented. Emily chuckled lowly as she moved Jenna's sloppy strawberry blonde hair behind her ear as she began, "I mean, come on, you went from only taking care of yourself to taking care of three teenagers. You're doing a good job. Mom would be so proud of you." When Emily noticed Jenna shaking her head with tears in her eyes, she continued, "she wouldn't have left us in your hands if she didn't think you could do it. Jeremy will get better. We all will." Emily pulled Jenna into a tight hug and questioned, "how about we hang out like old times? Just you and me." But she suddenly came up with an idea as she looked up at Jenna with bright eyes. "How about dancing in the living room?" She questioned with a mischievous grin.
Jenna chuckled as she wiped the tears from her glossy hazel eyes and commented, "you were always the dancer in the family." She gasped as she recalled, "remember that time your dad recorded us dancing to Bring It On? Oh, my God! That was so embarrassing!"
Emily couldn't control her laughter as she remembered that day. Her dad had showed everyone that video like it was an award. Who knew that she would become a cheerleader in the future? As Emily thought back to that day that took place so many years ago, she couldn't help but think that her father had always knew that she would become the great cheerleader she is today. Emily had always been the dancer between her and Elena, it was one of her greatest passions.
Emily wrapped an arm around Jenna's waist as the duo made their way down the stairs, and towards the living room. Emily jogged towards the radio and turned it up loudly before she turned back to her aunt while a smirk made its way onto her face. The two girls danced with all their might, just like they did when Emily was only ten years old. Emily knew that this was something that Jenna needed, so she was glad that she could help her aunt get everything off her mind, even if it only for a few hours.