Under Control

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Salvatore Boarding House
Stefan is doing exercises in his bedroom. Damon enters with a glass of blood in his hands with Stella right behind him, giving out a yawn as she leans against the door frame.

Damon walks in deeper into the room. "COULD YOU TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT? It's not annoying.. yet." He says subtlety rolling his eyes.

Stefan jumps off the pillars. "Sorry." He responds as Damon switches off the music.

"When are you going back to school?" Stella finally voices.

"Soon." He moves on to the floor, doing push-ups.

Damon walks up and crouches next to him. "Oh come on. Just drink already. Come on, this self-detox is not natural." He puts the glass next to Stefan. Stella rolls her eyes and shakes her head no.

Stefan looks up at him. "Can you get that away from me please?"

"How long did it take you to wean yourself of it the last time you indulged?"

Stefan continues doing push ups.
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Stefan gets up from the floor and looks down at Damon who had moved on to the couch. "You're really enjoying this, aren't you? Watching me struggle?"

Damon gives a weak smile. "Very much so."

"I hate to break it to you Damon but...I actually have it under complete control."

Damon raises his brows. "You do? Well, then you should just carry on, making the rest of us vampires look bad." He gets up.

"You know... we're not your puppets Damon. It's bad enough that you want to drag Stella to use as your little "vampire killer weapon" instead of getting her the help she needs... Our downfall isn't your entertainment."

"I'm sorry, what??" Stella asks with raised brows and wide open eyes.

Damon gives a smirk. "Have a great day, Stefan."
He leaves the glass of blood on the table and proceeds to leave the room while he softly trails Stella out with him. Stefan stares at the glass.

Stella let's go of Damon's hold and stops right in front of her bedroom door. "So it's true. You were just using me this entire time." Stella asks with anger echoing through the hall.

"Listen Stelz. I lo- mm. I... like to have you as an acquaintance and all and I would love nothing else than to help you through this." He sarcastically puts his hands on his chest as she gives a long eye roll. "Buuut-" His blue eyes slightly bulge for a second before he starts to whisper. "You are a walking wooden stake my friend."

They stare each other down for a second. Damon giving out his infamous "idgaf" smirk while Stella's "I'll kill you in an instant and not think twice about it" look came about.

"A bit quite don't you think." He says starting towards Stefan's room as Stella's face slightly drops and looks into the wide open door just a few feet away from her.

"Oh, hey, almost forgot something. Oops." She could hear him say.

A few seconds pass and Damon walks out the room. Stella's arms folded into her chest with a hostile expression painted across her face.

"Asshole" the words finally slip out of her mouth.

He nods but keeps walking towards the stairs. "Worse has come out of your mouth, sis."

Gilbert Residence
Elena is walking down the stairs. "Come on Jeremy, going to school! Walking out the door now!"

Jenna walks up from the kitchen. "Forgot this." She gives her a thermos.

"Thank you." Elena responds. She opens the door, when a man is revealed, he was about to knock.

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