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The next morning I had to drag myself out of bed to get ready. Today Lexi shows up and I want to meet her, give her two daylight rings, and tell Damon not to kill her. So that's what I did. I got dressed told Jer I would meet him later in the party and apparated to the boarding house. I walked in (manners be damned I want to meet Sexy Lexi) and called out for the brothers. And wasn't I lucky (*wink*wink*) to see a girl appearing in a towel in the hallway?

"Hi!" I call out to her and she's just staring at me agape, "Look I know I'm gorgeous, but you need to bring the staring down a tad." I smirk.

"Um- I – Huh?" She asks confused.

"I'm Ellie." I grin.

"Oh... Ellie... I'm Lexi a friend of Stefan's" She introduces herself.

"Well, all of Cool Jacket's friends are friends of mine." I grin, "By the way, Sexy Lexi, I noticed you don't actually have a ring..." I frown totally faking confusion.

"Not all of us are lucky like the brothers." She shrugs. "Cool Jacket?"

"Oh yeah, that's what I call Stefanie. That or Ed. But he's not fond of that name."

"Ed, like in Twilight?" She grins.

"Duh. Vampire stalker? But Stef doesn't shine. He's not a fairy." I grin back. Then I go into my purse and take out the rings. "Here, have these" I hand them to her.

"What?" She frowns.

"Yeah, you deserve it. Feel the sun. The other one is for that special someone. The human not so human anymore." I smirk.

"How did you-?"

"Know? Eh." I shrug, "I just know stuff. Like I know there's a party tonight and you shouldn't miss it."

"Thank you so much, Ellie." She beams.

"No biggie. Do you know where Damon is?" I ask her.

"I think he's in his room." She shrugs, "I'll see you later Ellie." And she whooshes away so I apparate to Damon's room.

"Ocean Eyes?" I call out for him and see him getting out of the shower with a towel hanging loose on his hips.

"Ellie, can I do anything for you?" Let the towel fall? Ahem, head in the game El.

"Uh- Don't kill Lexi."

"Why do you think I would do that?" He smirks.

"Cause you want to get the council off you. Just turn someone and turn them in. Don't kill Lexi."

"And why would I listen to you?" He says as he gets close to me.

"Because," I say simply.

"Because what?"

"Just because. Besides I can easily kill you."

"But you wouldn't."

"If you don't kill Lexi I won't."

"Even if I kill Lexi you wouldn't."

"Maybe. Maybe not. Just don't kill her and we won't have to find out."

"Fine." He sighs. "I'll just turn some random person."

"Not one of my friends though. Thanks, Dames" I grin at him then I kiss him on the cheek and apparate. Mission Complete. Sexy Lexi's surviving. Yay me!

The rest of Stefan's b-day was a lot of fun. The party was awesome we all got a tad drunk. Caroline and Matt are beginning to hit it off and almost becoming something... Lexi didn't die just a plumber or whatever. And everything is fine in the world. I think. I don't know where Klaus is...

Now it's been a month since Steffy's b-day. Alaric is here already which is great. I'll tell him everything afterward. Not right now though. We did have the whole Logan Fell thing again on the Career night and Care was pretty shaken up but then we had milkshakes and she was better. Also, Rick killed Logan 'Scum' Fell. But when I was driving away from Care's house, fucking Noah got to me, the only time in a long time that I drove and made me crash. My luck with cars isn't the best. Damon saved me though and now I woke up in his car on our way to Georgia.

"Urgh. My head hurts." I groan.

"You did have quite the crash." Damon states.

"No shit, Captain Obvious." I snort.

"No need for that language Ellie." He smirks.

"We're going to Georgia aren't we?"

"Yup."

"You could've just asked me you know?" I tell him and he opens his mouth in realization. "Eh. It'll be fun. Besides I want to meet Bree." I grin.

"Of course you know about her." He sighs.

"I know everything Damie," I smirk. "But why did you bring me?"

"You're fun."

"Yeah, I am. I'm awesome." I grin.

"Let's just have fun then!" He smirks.

That trip to Georgia was pretty fun and somewhere along the lines, I told Damon I had the crystal but that he didn't need it. He just needed the grimoire and that I would tell him where it was later. I also met Bree and this time she didn't die. She's awesome BTW. We drank and danced. Kind of dirty dance so I'm gonna ignore it... But when I got home Jen was kinda mad. I said I was really, really, sorry and that it wouldn't happen again-ish. She forgave me but gave me that look. Then a couple of days later the Noah guy came with the pizza and I killed him and made his body vanish (I don't know where though). BTW Matty and Vic are now both working at the Grill – they're saving up for their own place. And Matty and Caroline are officially unofficial. But they are together.

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"Flush! I win!" I grin.

"Urgh. You're getting good with the poker face." Nyx smiles.

"It's cause I'm hanging out with uptight Steffy." I shrug.

"Speaking of the Salvawhores-"

"Hades!" Persephone scolds him.

"What is going on with you and the older one?" Hades asks me with a scowl.

"Careful Hades, your fatherly side is showing," Thanatos mutters and I snort.

"No, no. I'm just asking Ellie a question."

"Nothing is going on. He's still hung up on Kitty Kat." I shrug.

"What about you?" Persephone smiles.

"What about me?" I asked confused.

"Are you hung up on this Ocean Eyes?" Nyx asks wiggling her eyebrows.

"No... He's just hot..." I shrug.

"Hot?" Hades says shocked.

"Yeah, you know... Great bod and whatnot." I grin.

"Tell yourself what you want El." Persephone smirks, "You can talk to me if you want."

"I know... There's just nothing to talk about. We're opening the tomb soon." I tell them.

"Are you going to let the vampires out?" Thanatos asks and we look at him like he grew another head (he's not usually interested in the vamp world business) "What? I was just asking."

"Yeah, um, I don't really care." I shrug.

"What? Why?" Nyx asks me.

"'Cause either way the council will get rid of them. I just need to be there for Day. Kitty Kat is not gonna be in the tomb." I tell them.

"Tell him she's a selfish bitch." Hades says.

"Hades!" Persephone scolds while Nyx says,

"She had her reasons. Survival and everything."

"Yeah, but she broke them both anyway. I like her but she's in real need to apologize." I say.

"Urgh. Apologies..." Thanatos mumbles.

"You don't like apologies cause of your God pride. She actually doesn't have that excuse." I say with a grin.

"I'm sorry. God pride?" Hades gasps dramatically. Then there was a whole discussion about that. I won – Persephone and Thanatos were on my side (at least they can admit) while Nyx and Hades were in denial... Hypnos was snoring through everything...

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Right now everything went really fast. I'll make a summary. I got kidnapped as leverage for the grimoire. Killed Ben. Oopsie. Saved Bon-Bon. Told Anna we were going to help her. Told the brothers where the book was. Got it. Got Grams and Bonnie to open the seal and the tomb with me. That way Grams doesn't die. Hades said so at least. So now we're at the entrance of the tomb with Steffy, Dames, and Anna. And we're chanting. Phesmatus and that shit... And poof! The tomb opened (totally opened this time. I convinced Grams to open the seal too).

"I'm gonna get gasoline. I'll be back." Stef says. Then Damon looks at me.

"You ready?" and I nod looking at Anna who's already halfway into the tomb.

"Yeah." So we went into the tomb and I cast a spell to illuminate it. We searched for her – meanwhile Damon getting anxious and more frantic. I also gave pearl my blood so she could wake up and told Anna to take Harper too (which she did. Yay.). And then Damon realized.

"She's not here!" He screamed. "She's... She's not here Ellie..." He said in a whisper falling to his knees and I went up to him and hugged him rubbing his back.

"I know, Day, I know..."

"She's not here..." He whispered. So I apparated with Damon out of the tomb (he was having a fit.). I don't even care if the others get out. The council will kill them for us. I apparated us to the Tree – It's Damon's first time here. "Where are we?" He croaks.

"This Damie is the Tree." I smile softly, "We have all the privacy in the world. So you can cry, scream, break bottles – I'll conjure them for you. You can do whatever you want really."

"But – why?"

"You just found out the love of your life abandoned you. So... You need a 'me' time" I shrug, "So I'll leave you here for-"

"Can you stay?" He asks.

"What?"

"Stay. Can you?" Has says.

"Sure I can. I just thought you wouldn't want to see this gorgeous face." I tell him with a sheepish smile.

"You're not the bitch, Ellie" Day says softly, and I snort then he smirks, "Your eyes are different."

"They better be!" I scoff.

"Why did she do it?" He asks after taking a swing of the bourbon – I conjured a bottle – then passing it to me.

"She had her reasons. Survival." I shrug.

"But I – I loved her." He says softly, "I thought she loved me."

"You don't need her Day," I tell him. "She's a selfish bitch. Hades' words." I grin and he snorts. "She's a gorgeous bitch though."

"She was gorgeous" He nods and then drinks again.

"I'm more." I scoff.

"That you are El," he smirks.

"I think it's the eyes. Or the personality... Or just me in general..." I smirk cockily wiping my hair as Damon nods in amusement. "Anyway, moving on from my amazing looks, we might have some other problems."

"Don't you think I got enough already?" He asks.

"I just thought you needed a distraction and to know something." I shrug.

"What Ellie?"

"Oh, you know the usual. Vampire tombs, my bio mumsy, my bio daddy, a device against vampires, werewolves, Kitty Kat..." I muttered the last part, but he heard me cause of his vampy hearing.

"Kitty Kat?"

"She may or may not be returning..." I mutter sheepishly.

"Bitch."

"Yeah... But! The tomb vamps? The council will take care of them for us. Most of them. Some will die if Stefanie is kidnapped."

"Kidnapped? You sure have a way of giving news El."

"I learned from the gods... But we'll save him. We might need to call Sexy Lexi though."

"Why?"

"He might go all rippery, but we won't let him get kidnapped," I tell him.

"What did you mean your bio parents?"

"They're coming to town. You know my uncle daddy John and that bitch Isobel."

"Isobel?"

"Yup. The one you turned." I grin.

"I'm sorry..." He mumbles.

"Why? The bitch abandoned me I couldn't care less." I grin again. "But... This is about you tonight. So lay all your problems on me."

"Actually can I ask you something?"

"Sure. Ask away."

"Do you – You and Stefan, uh, do you-?" He stammers.

"Like him? Nope. We're just friends and I made it clear. Why?"

"I just, Stefan is in love with you." He tells me and I snort.

"No, he's not. He's in love with my face. He's one of my best friends, it's like Ty. Besides he's not my type."

"What is your type?"

"A tad psychotic. Sense of humor. Hot." I smirk. "Steffy is more... uptight and broody. He needs to learn how to laugh without the whole human blood thing."

"That is true..."

"What's your type? I know the physical part and that you have a thing for bitches, but..."

"I don't know... Sense of humor is important. Fun. Sassy..."

"All the good stuff then?" I smirk.

"Uh-huh," He says as he puts a piece of hair behind my ear. When did we get this close? "Ellie?" I hum in response, "Are you in danger?"

"Aren't we all?" I whisper looking into his beautiful eyes.

"You told us you were the main character in this show. Are you in danger?" He asks and I look away not answering. He grabs the side of my face, so I look at him. "You would tell us, right. Right?" He says and his gaze shifts from my eyes to my lips. Oh, God. I can't do this. It's just my face. So I look away.

"Yeah, of course..." I answer off-handily shifting so I'm not so close to him.

"You know we're here for you, right?" He says. "I'm here."

"Yeah, I know, thanks," I say. The rest of the night was totally awkward but after more boose and small talk we ended up falling asleep. And I woke up with my head on his chest and his arm wrapped lazily around my waist. So I did what every normal person would do. I apparated us to his bed and then apparated alone to mine. He might've been awake but... I'm just gonna ignore it.

After that to avoid Damon for a bit I hung out with Ty (the others were off somewhere.) at his place (I had to sneak in). We had a lot of fun and caught up on everything. Apparently, he slept with Vicky. But... they don't want to ruin anything, so it was just a one-night thing. Then he asked me about Damon, and I changed the topic abruptly and started talking about chocolate ice cream with gummy bears.

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