The Vampire Diaries – Every End Has A Start von Asu91 ================================================================================ Kapitel 11: Standing In-Between ------------------------------- Gestern hab ich A Few Good Man geschaut und heute gibts ein neues Kapitel. Ich glaub ich lieg gut in der Zeit ;) Dieses Kapitel ist nicht so lang wie die die davor, weil ich nicht allzu viel in ein Kapitel quetschen wollte. Alles andere folgt also in den nächsten Kapiteln. Ich hab eine Szene aus A Few Good Men mitreingebracht, allerdings nicht in der Form der Folge. Es ist das Gespräch zwischen Jenna und Alaric, wie ich es mir vorgestellt hab, before A Few Good Men ausgestrahlt wurde. Ich hoffe es gefällt euch! _________________________________________________________________________________ The following days Damon and Elena met at school, not spending a single thought on their hunting sessions. Damon had promised to train Elena but he hadn't told her a specific time. Instead they were just spending their time talking about not-vampire-related things, interviewed and got to know each other better. Spending the breaks with Damon also ment a sacrifice and that was Elena's friendship with Bonnie and Caroline. The two girls obviously disapproved of Elena's friendship with Damon. Not only because they thought he was an evil bastard but also because they were missing out because of him in views of hanging out with Elena. They were missing Elena and reproaching her for ignoring and forgetting them and they were blaming Damon for it. What had happened that Elena and Damon had gotten so close over time, was what they were wondering desperately and they almost wished for Stefan to return because he at least had taken their feelings into regard whereas Damon didn't care at all. Every now and then they met Elena in the hall by the lockers alone but those were very rare occasions and when they did they barely talked to her. This morning however they deliberately addressed her. "Good morning, Elena," Caroline said emphatically. "Good morning," Elena greeted back smiling. "How are you?" "Oh, don't pretend to care," Bonnie said pointedly. "What? Of course I care. What's the matter with you?" "Did you by any chance notice that we haven't talked to each other since like forever?" Caroline asked. "Yeah, I did." She looked at them questioningly. "Why?" "Can't you figure it out on your own?" "Well, no. What's your problem?" Elena demanded. "Our problem is your irritating accessory!" Bonnie stated and when Elena didn't understand at first she added "Damon!" "What about him?" Elena didn't understand at all. "You've been spending more time with him than with us!" Caroline flared up. "He's always with you!" "Now I get it," Elena said and almost laughed in relief. "You're jealous." "No, we're not jealous!" Bonnie contradicted. "We just can't understand why you're hanging out with him although you know what a terrible monster he is! A monster who doesn't give a damn about other people and their feelings!" "Bonnie, if you're talking about your Grams, you need to let it go." "I can't!" she shouted. "I'll never be able to forget it and I don't want to, either! I can't believe i! First Grams, now you. I'm losing everyone because of him!" "I'll stick with you, Bonnie," Caroline said soothingly rubbing Bonnie's arm. Elena felt helpless. She hadn't expected such an outburst from her friends. She hadn't noticed that hanging out with Damon was hurting them so much. "You're not losing me," she promised. "You still mean much more to me than Damon and you should never doubt it!" "Well, right now, I find it hard to believe you with him walking straight towards you," Caroline said coldly, looking past Elena to see Damon walking up to them. "Call us when you got rid of your accessory." She gave Elena one last despiteful look before she left, dragging Bonnie along. Elena stared after them, speechless. She felt awful. Her friends had made clear that they believed that she preferred Damon's company over theirs. But she thought differently. Damon could never replace her friends. How could she convince them of that? "Morning. Did something happen? You look down." Damon had reached her and looked at her worryingly. "Don't pretend you didn't listen," Elena snapped irritated. "This is entirely your fault! If you wouldn't bother me at school everything would be fine but you even have to irritate me here. Just go and leave me alone. Call me when you have work for me." And with that left him all alone by the lockers. Elena hurried down the hall into the lunchroom, looking for her friends. She was extremely mad at Damon. He always stepped between her and her friends. She had thought she could keep both friendships intact but it was obviously impossible and if she really had to choose she would rather choose her long-term friends over her recently-found friendship with Damon. As expected she found Bonnie and Caroline in the lunchroom. She walked over to their table, nearly exploding in anger. "What are you doing, Elena?" "I'm proving a point. I hope you're happy with it," she broke it to them. "Hey, where's your accessory?" "That's the point I'm trying to prove!" Elena said angrily. "I made him leave. You mean so much more to me than he does!" "You don't seem very happy about it," Bonnie observed. "Are you falling for him?" "No! I'm not! I'm in love with Stefan as you know well!" "If you're not attracted to him then why do you hang out with him?" Caroline inquired. Elena sighed and sat down opposite them. "He isn't the monster that you imagine him to be. He's different. He's changed." "Did you change him?" "No, he did it all by himself. I think it's because of the whole Katherine story. It took him down, lowered his ego,' Elena explained. 'I've spent enough time with him to be able to judge him. I saw another side of him. He can be different." "You still haven't told us why you're hanging out with him." Elena sighed again. "Because he's been a great support for me these days. Remember when I holed myself up in my room after Stefan left? If it weren't for Damon I'd still be that miserable." She fumbled on her bracelets while she spoke. "I know Damon cannot replace Stefan and I don't want him to. I like him the way he is. He's funny and caring and protective. And I'd never discovered this side of him if I hadn't hung out with him. Of course he's still a vampire. He killed people to feed on them but that's part of his nature. But, he doesn't kill people randomly anymore. He's over that. I asked him to stick to Stefan's animal blood diet… And believe it or not, spending time with Damon definitely helped getting over my grief," Elena concluded. During her speech Elena had stared at the table but now she looked up to meet her friends' gaze. She expected them to contradict her, tell her that she was wrong about Damon but they didn't. They exchanged a guilty look and pursed their lips. Some more seconds passed before Bonnie spoke. "We didn't know that he means so much to you," she admitted. "We thought he's confused your mind or that you are plain crazy." "But we would have never thought that he can actually help you," Caroline continued. "We'd rather we could help you get over your grief but apparently we can't. If he means so much to you and you he's different now we'll try to believe you. Although it's really hard but maybe you're right." "It's not only that, you know," Elena started again. "It's also kind of relieving to talk to someone who is a vampire about vampires. I didn't see it at first but he's incredibly smart and has so much experience of life. And he can help me investigate my adoption. He knows why I'm looking like Katherine, he told me that, but he doesn't want to tell me because he doesn't want me to be upset. See? He cares. He keeps secrets from me but at least he's not lying to me to make me feel better like Stefan did. He's always honest with me and I can trust him blindly. That's what I really appreciate that." Outside in the hall Damon was listening, using his vampire powers to catch every word of their conversation. He had eavesdropped on them all the time and was glad that he had. He had found out some interesting things about Elena's feelings that could come in handy someday. And he was of course happy that she was returning his trust blindly. He smiled and turned around to leave. After he'd heard that Elena wasn't really mad at him for keeping her company but was actually enjoying it he gladly fulfilled her request to leave her alone until he needed her. At the same time in the streets of Mystic Falls Jenna was on her way to the supermarket to get some groceries. Her thoughts were completely occupied with Elena, her birth mother and her possible connection to Alaric Saltzman via Isabol. After all it would be a big coincidence if there were two people called Isabol who had absolutely no connection to each other. No, Jenna felt sure that Alaric's wife was Elena's birth mother. She just had to prove it. Speaking of the devil Alaric was approaching her in just this moment. His thoughts were occupied with Isabol, too, and his revenge on Damon which he would hopefully have soon. Neither Jenna nor Alaric paid attention to the world around them so they didn't notice each other approaching and were both surprised when they bumped into each other. "Oh, I'm sorry." "Me, too." "Oh, it's you, Jenna." "Hey, Alaric. Sorry for the bump. I completely spaced out," Jenna apologized. "It's okay. Actually, I did, too." They shared a smile. "And, um, where are you headed?" Alaric asked conversationally. "Oh, just to the supermarket. Stock up, you know," she answered. "And you?" "Oh, I was just going to have a coffee. I've got a free period," he explained. He waited for her 'I see' and then added "Care to join me?" "Oh, yes, sure." They smiled again and entered the next café where they took a seat and ordered something to drink. They drank their coffee in silence. None of them said a word. Jenna's thoughts were back to Isabol. "Is something wrong?" Alaric asked after a while. "You're so pensive." "No, it's alright." Jenna quickly waved it off. "I'm sorry. I spaced out again." She took another sip, then she said "No, you're right. There's something. We need to talk. About Isabol." Alaric nearly choked on his coffee. That was completely unexpected for him. "About Isabol?" he repeated suspiciously. "Why?" "Tell me why you came to Mystic Falls," Jenna inquired. "Did you approach me because you hope to find something out about her?" Alaric stared at her for a moment, taken aback by her bluntness and exhaled deeply. "I'm honest with you, Jenna. I came to Mystic Falls to do some research. Something told me I'd find the murderer of my wife here and I did. But I didn't approach you because of it. I'm telling you the truth. Anyway, why do you ask?" "I'll tell you in a minute but first I have to ask you something else," Jenna replied, looking earnest. "Did you and Isabol have a child?" "No, we didn't. In the end we ran out of time," Alaric answered. "But now tell me, why do you ask?" Jenna sighed. "Well, it's about Elena. She's adopted and her birth mother is called Isabol like your wife." Alaric's eyes widened. "What? It must be a coincidence. Isabol never got pregnant." "Do you have a picture of her with you? I'd like to take a look at her just to get sure," Jenna asked. "Yes, of course," Alaric said. "But I'm telling you, it can't be my Isabol." He took a photograph out of his jacket and showed it to her. "Oh my God!" Jenna exclaimed. "That's her!" "What?" "I'm positive. This is the woman who gave birth to Elena. I've seen her picture. My brother showed it to me back then." "But how can that be?" Alaric wondered aghast. "Maybe she hid her pregnancy from you," Jenna suggested. "But why should she have done that?" "I don't know. But the resemblance is too strong and she resembles Elena, too!" Jenna said excitedly. "Look, I know this is a bombshell for you, now but we have to find out if you're Elena's biological father. You have to have you tested. I can help you. I can get her hair–" "Yeah. Yeah, I'll do it," Alaric said absent-mindedly. "I… I need to go now. I'll call you. Bye, Jenna." "Oh, okay. Bye," Jenna said a little disappointed and watched him walk out of the café. 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