"Delicate Flower vs Naughty Vixen?" Bonnie asked me and Elena, holding up two different nail varnish bottles.
"Naughty Vixen cause it has an awesome name" I asnwered.
"Can we mix em?" Elena asked, looking at the two closely.
"Aww look at you getting all pretty for you date with Stefan." Bonnie cooed.
"Yeah you look happy." I added smiling at my twin sister.
"I am... Tonights going to be a good night. But dont let that stop you from telling me whatever it is you wanted to tell me as soon as you walked in the door." Elena demanded, taking a seat inbetween and and bonnie at our dining room table.
"What if i tell you in the morning? I dont want to ruin the night?" Bonnie asked. avoiding eye contact with Elena.
"Bonnie out with it." Elena commanded.
"Okay, but it has to go in the vault, because Caroline will kill me if it gets back to Damon that she squealed." Bonnie spoke seriously and looked at both of us.
"So this is something that Damon's said. Yeah i Already dont believe it, and i havent even heard what your about to say." I Expressed. Bonnie and Elena just glared at me.
"Apparently Stefan has a very interesting back story."
"So do most people." I added. Bonnie shot me a nasty look but otherwise ignored my comment.
"Do you know what happened with Kathrine?"
"I know that they both dated her and that's why they have issues."
"Yeah, they both dated her, only she chose Damon. And that drove Stefan mad, he did horrible things to try and break them up. He manipulated Katherine. He filled her head with all these lies until finally it worked and she turned against Damon." Bonnie explained to us. I shook me head and scoffed.
"That sounds like something Damon would say to stir things." I argued. There was no way that Stefan was that much of a dick.
"I just wanted Elena to know." She shrugged, painting her finger nails.
"His past relationships are none of my business." Elena sighed.
"Unless he's a calculating, manipulative liar. That's your business." Bonnie muttered under her breath, just loud enough for us to hear.
"Stefan's none of those things." Elena argued. Bonnie stopped what she was doing and stared intently at Elena.
"Yeah? How do you know?" Bonnie countered. I dont believe what she said about Stefan, but there was no way to deny that fact that Elena really didnt know that much about Stefan.
The lockwood mansion look beautiful...as always. I always hated special gatherings/parties though, especially with the adults, it was never much fun. I snuck a glass of champage of the bar and made my way up the stairs looking for my parents section.
I took me awhile to find it as i wobbled around in heels and on my fourth glass of champagne, but when i did, i was the only one there for a while. I silently stared down at the item that used to belong to my parents. My fingers gentally pressed against the glass, wanting just one touch. I lone tear slid down my cheek splashing against the glass. Immediatly i whiped it away, glad that no one was around. I wasnt one to cry infront of people, i always felt weird and uncomfortable when i did.
"Hey." Elena's soft voice flowed through the air.
"Hey." I responded without turning to face her. I kept my back to her and i heard her heels on the tiled floor as she walked over and looked over my shoulder.
"You know it's okay to cry sometime, right?" She cooed.
"Crying is pain, Lena. When you cry that's when it all breaks loose. I wouldn't be able to stand it." I whispered back. Elena put her arm around my shoulder reasurringly and gave it a squeeze. "I'm sorry i left."
"It's okay. Please dont leave again." She asked quietly.
"Never."
"Still can't believe you got me in a dress." I moaned to Elena as we looked around at the rest of the things in the room. She just laughed.
"Yeah, well be happy that Caroline didn't dress you. I bet you can just guess how short that would be." She joked.
"True, true." I watched Elena wonder back over to our parents items and gazed longingly at them.
"Your parents?" A voice asked from the doorway asked, making me jump. I turned to see Stefan looking dashing in his suit smiling at us both.
"Yeah. There's alot of history here."
"I wanted to apologize fto you for being a world-class jerk the other night when i tried to kiss you." Damon's voice spoke from behind me, making me jump.
"Daym! Seriously, what is it with you and Stefan scaring me!" I exclaimed. "And, yeah it's fine. Ever mention it again though and i'll end you." I said sweetly. Grabbing another champagne from a passing waiter.
"I'd like to see you try." He whispered in my ear. I turned my head and glared at him, taking a few big steps back.
"Seriously?!"
"I'm sorry. My therapist says i'm acting out, trying to punish Stefan." Damon admitted. Although the look in his eye told me straight away that he was speaking absolute bullshit.
"Therapist?" I couldnt help but laugh. He looked at me and raised a dark eyebrow. "I'm sorry. You just dont seem like the type that would go to a therapist...Ever." I admitted as i looked around at all the dancing couples, laughing and having some sort of fun. "Anyway, what aparently trying to punish Stefan for?"
"It's in the past. I dont even want to bring it up."
"Uh-huh. You dont want to bring it up, although you're the one who bought it up. Makes sense." I commented.
"Lets just say that the Salvatores have been cursed with sibling rivalry." Damon informed me. I just nodded along.
"Look im sorry that you and Stefan have this thing between you, but I cant get in the middle of it, Damon. I dont want to get in the middle of it. It's none of my business. But i hope you two can work it out. I dont see why not, Stefan seems awesome." I expressed. Damon clenched his jaw and narrowed his eyes.
"I hope so, too, Ann."
I never thought that i would be hiding out in he toilets on any occasion, but here i was. Sitting on the sinks in the lockwood mansion hoping to avoid everyone. I swung my legs back and forth, kicking the cupboard whilst humming a random song.
"Hey." I looked up to see Caroline strutting in up to the mirror, pouting her lips.
"Hey." I replied. Something seemed off about Caroline lately, she was jumpy. She reached over to pull of some roll and her lace cardigan hitched, exposing a bruised piece of skin. Instantly i jumped from the sink and started pulling it off."
"What the hell, Caroline?" She started fighting me, Pushing me and pulling at her cardi. "
"Just leave me alone!"
"What happened?" I asked frantic.
"Nothing. It's nothing. Oh... my mum would kill me." Caroline started to panic.
"Did Damon do this?" I was seething. I knew there was something wrong with him.
"No, of course not.. Just leave me alone, Lillie!" She snatched her purse and literally ran from the bathroom. I could feel the anger coming off of me in waves. I wanted to hurt Damon, i wanted to hurt him bad.
I went out and searched for him. How could he dissapear like that. Just as i had given up, i caught sight of Elena outside yelling at him. As quickly as i could i made my way over, trying to avoid as many people as i could and trying not to fall in my heels.
I got to them just as Elena was walking away.
"Come on Lils, we're going home." She said, grabbing ahold of my elbow.
"Wait. I have something to say to him first, okay." I didnt wait for a reply, before walking over and punching him in the face...hard. He stumbled back a few steps, held his jaw and looked at me in shock.
"Leave Caroline the fuck alone. Leave everyone alone. No one wants you here, dont you get it." I spat at him. His eye was blazing with fury. "You hurt one more of my friends, i'll hurt you." I warned before having Elena grab me again and walk away.
I was far too angry to be around anyone, so i lost Elena and walked home. My arms across my chest tightly and my head down as the cold wind blew at my hair. I took deep breaths and eventually i calmed down enough to lift my head and walk home.
The walk home didnt take as long as i wanted, but getting home was a kind of relief. I longed to fall into my bed and sleep forever. I closed the door quietly behind me and tip-toes up the stairs. As soon as my bedroom door closed, i sighed and quickly sliped out of my uncomfortable dress, leaving me in my bra and panties. Not being bothered to search for clothes, i Pulled back the covers and sliped in. Quickly being dragging into darkness.