𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 - [𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦]

𝟐𝟎

chapter twenty.

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"HARPER, THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE." Elena greeted Harper, who was standing on the patio with Noah.

Elena had invited them for a barbecue, which apparently had been Damon's idea to get to know Mason Lockwood. So, Harper had whipped up a pasta salad and dragged her brother along with her to have a nice meal with their friends.

"We brought pasta salad, I hope that's okay." Harper stated hesitantly, holding the bowl out to Elena, who took it gratefully.

"Don't be too quick to trust it, she's not the best cook." Noah commented, causing Harper to slap his arm in annoyance.

As soon as Noah saw Jeremy, though, he walked past Elena, heading into the house to talk to him.

"Hey, Elena I was just-" Caroline walked out of the kitchen and into the entryway, smiling slightly when she saw Harper. "Oh, hey, Harper. I didn't know you were coming." She greeted her, causing Harper to nod slightly.

"Yeah, I didn't really have anything better to do. Figured I might as well join in on the fun." Harper replied, earning a quiet laugh from Caroline, who nodded a bit.

"Yeah, Damon's here, so, not sure how fun it could be." Caroline retorted, which caused Harper to tense a bit, laughing along with her so it didn't seem like anything was wrong.

"Hey, girls, we're going to start a game of Pictionary, come join!" Jenna called from the living room, causing Harper to finally shuffle inside the house, Elena shutting the front door behind her.

The three girls walked into the living room, where Alaric, Jenna and Mason were all sitting on the couch while Damon was standing next to a drawing board.

Harper sat in between Caroline and Elena on the couch, looking over at Damon, who was already beginning to draw something on the paper.

"Oh, dress! Ballerina! Ballet!" Jenna began guessing, watching as Damon drew what looked like a dog with a tutu on, accompanied by sloppy music notes.

"Puppy! Puppy! Puppy with a tutu?" Caroline guessed, causing Harper to laugh quietly at her enthusiasm.

"No!" Damon replied, shaking his head as he continued to draw on the paper.

"Dog? Hound dog? You ain't nothing but a hound dog!" Jenna kept guessing, but Damon only continued to shake his head at her wrong guesses.

"Dances with wolves." Mason guessed, causing them all to immediately look over at him, a bit surprised.

"Mason wins!" Damon exclaimed, causing Harper to glance at his drawing, realizing exactly what he was doing. She knew he wasn't the type to jump at the chance to play a game, so she figured it made perfect sense, anyways.