162 Candles pt.2

I dropped Caroline home, all of it was hard for her. It would have been hard for anyone, but I did have hope that might bounce back from it. On hindsight it was an ass move for me to ask her to throw a party for Stefan. But she sounded so much better on the phone. Anyway I might need to think of something else for Stefan.

I reached home and I got the hefty bag of clothes out and got inside and as soon as I did I found the perpetrator of the chaos caused in my life as well as others. "Where were you?" Damon looked at the bags and said, "Did you finally decided to become a drag queen." He smiled and blissfully sighed and said, "I support it."

"What do you want? I don't have time for this."

"Okay, where is the vervain?"

I scrunched my eyebrows and said, "Why do you want to kill yourself now of all time?" I started walking up the stairs.

"Funny." He sighed and said, "I have some use for it, not like you and Bambi. But I think it will help us."

I hummed and nodded, I opened the door to my room and got inside and he stood outside and leaned on the door. I put the bags down and asked, "So where is it?"

I looked at him and said, "Is it about the council?"

He smiled and said, "Sharp as ever… so if you will."

I opened the door to the closet and he said, "I looked in it already."

I ignored it and got 2 handfuls out of the drawer and gave it to him in a paper bag and he asked, "Odd…"

"How so?"

He shrugged and said, "I don't know I just thought it would be a little hard to get this out of you."

I closed the doors and said, "It's simple, the faster you get what you want the faster I'm relived of you."

He looked at me for a second and then hummed and I said, "Don't tell them that we know about… well us."

He smirked and said, "Im not an idiot... I know what I'm doing." He was about to leave but he Thurber around and asked, "By the way where were you? I thought you were going to be all hands on with your new pet."

I sighed and said, "Just go... before I pop a vein."

He left with his usual smirk and I looked at the bags and remembered who I bought all of these for. I got up and took the bags to Vicki's room. I opened the door and found her laying on bed with headphones on.

She saw me and got upright and asked, "Where were you? I was bored as fuck." She saw the bags and got curious and tossed them to her bed and said, "Let me know if they are a fit or I might need to return them."

She started to go through the bags and a look of surprise was plastered on her face. I smiled and asked her, "So you like them?"

She looked at me and asked, "How much did all this cost?"

I shrugged it off and said, "Don't sweat it. It wasn't much."

She looked at me and said in a soft tone, "Thanks."

I nodded and smiled, "You're welcome... get dressed after sun down. We'll go for our usual drill. You eat anything yet."

She nodded and I said, "Okay." I walked out of her room. She looked happy, she is simpler than most people I've met.

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After my workout session with Vicki I was in my room reading the journals. I have been putting off this for a few days but things have been too hectic for me to do anything about it. Training Vicki putting out Damon fires and the occasional drama with Stefan and his girlfriend. It's all too annoying.

As I was reading my cellphone rang and I saw that Caroline was calling me. I picked up the phone and answered it.

"Hello"

"Hey" she paused for a moment and said, "About what happed today..." she sighed

"You don't have to worry about it. It's all fine and I'm kinda sorry for asking you to throw that part. It was inconsiderate of me."

She quickly refuted "No that's not... it's fine. I'm kinda glad that you did ask me."

I was a little confused and she said, "Planing parties is what I do... so yeah I'm up for it. Would be fun to get all the sad stuff out of the way."

I hummed and said, "I mean you don't have to if you feel like pressured or anything."

"No, it's fine really."

I hummed and said, "Okay then I suppose..."

She cheered up a bit and said, "Don't forget to bring the cake or you know what I can get it you just come and help with the decorations."

I straightened my posture and said, "Where exactly are we throwing the party if I may ask?"

"Your house silly"

I sucked my teeth and said, "Yeah that won't be possible. Zack isn't here and I don't want to clean up after a huge mess"

"Oh" she paused for a moment and then suggested, "How about the grill then. Then you won't have to worry about anything..."

"Yeah, I think that would be for the best."

"Okay... I'll call you tomorrow to go over the plans again."

I nodded and said, "Alright."

"Bye"

"Bye"

I hung up the phone and looked at it and wondered how did she like did a 180 on that. Was she sad or not. It's hard to understand teenagers. I put my phone down and went back to reading and then again I heard a knock on my door I turned around and it was Lexi.

She had bottle of whiskey in her hand and asked, "You busy?" She held up the bottle and I closed the journals and I said, "Come on in."

She sat down on the bed and opened the bottle and poured it and gave one to me. I took a sniff and it was okay-ish. It did have an oaky smell to it. I took a sip and it was nice with hints of vanilla to it.

"Like it?" She asked

I nodded she smiled and took a sip as well, "So how have you been enjoying yourself at our home."

"A bit too big for me but it's nice and thanks for all the blood. Even though I brought my own it doesn't hurt to know there is more."

I smiled and nodded she looked at me for a moment and I looked at her and she asked, "Sorry, it's just that I've heard a lot about you from both the Salvatore's but it's kinda weird now that I am seeing you."

I chucked and asked, "Why? What were you imagining?"

"Not much really, I mean I've only heard what they know about you. And this is what like the first time in decades all three of the Salvatore brothers are under one roof. Does raised some questions."

I sighed and looked at her, "I am just here to see my brother and as for Damon he's here for something else."

"What is it?"

"Kinda personal and I'm not too sure if it's feasible as well so..." I took a sip and looked at her and said, "Thank you"

She looked at me strangely and smiled, "What for?"

"For taking care of him for so long... must have been hard... given his tendencies."

"He's a friend..."

She too a sip and tapped on her glass and I smiled and said, "What is it?"

"I know it is rude but have you heard of someone called the witch eater?"

I scrunched my eyebrows and she continued, "I heard whispers from some witches they think that he's in mystic falls... but I haven't seen him."

I looked at her and asked, "You've seen him before?"

She shook her head and said, "No, and I don't want to... the things that he has done is far too terrible and terrifying... it's just that my friend was sure he was here."

"Must be a rumor then..."

She chucked awkwardly and said, "It's kinda weird cause you match his exact description you know." I looked at her and she quickly said, "I mean without the whole hand of death things and all."

I chuckled and hummed as I sipped some whiskey. Things are heating up I might need to hurry and get that thing before someone else does.