"Who got your panties in a twist?" I asked Elena from Alaric's couch as she repeatedly punched and kicked the punching bag. "Your going to murder the poor thing!"
"What's wrong with your sister?" Alaric asked as he entered.
"According to her nothing." I said as I twirled my pocket knife in my hand. With all the training I've gotten from Ric it's become like a habit.
"Hey, you're gonna put a hole in that thing!" Alaric said to Elena as he steadied the bag for her. "You want to talk about it?"
"Nothing to talk about." Elena objected as she kicked the bag.
"The murder of the beloved punching bag says other wise."
"So, what's got you all worked up?" Alaric asked.
"I didn't really sleep last night." Elena answered as she kept on with her punches.
Alaric nodded, "Yeah, me neither. Probably something to do with dying..."
"Well you have died an uncanny amount of times." I said as I stood and went towards the kitchen. "How are you since the last time?"
He nodded, "Yeah I'm fine, I'm fine. I think the ring, however, is running low on batteries."
Elena nodded, "Yeah, that's another reason why Jeremy has to get out of town. If those rings have a shelf life, he is not protected, neither are you."
Elena punches the bag with all the strength she can muster which shoves Ric back.
"Nice, nice, you're getting stronger." he complimented as I poured coffee for me and Elena.
"I'm just channeling frustration. I need coffee."
She walks towards the counter and removes her gloves, I handed the coffee over and she took it, taking a sip before pulling back "Wow that is strong."
I smiled, taking my own coffee mug. "The Donovans secret coffee recipe. How do you think we put up with work?"
Elena chuckled "Seems Damon's compulsion worked, Jeremy was packing when I left the house, going on about his new school in Denver." Alaric stated to us.
I nodded, "That's good. I guess."
Elena nodded and looked at Alaric "Have you talked to Damon today?"
Alaric shook his head "No. Why?"
Elena shook her head "No reason."
Oh there is totally a reason.
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"No, it's pink." I argued with Elena as I put up a pink ribbon decoration on Carolines locker. Its her birthday today, October 10 and she's officially 18 years old. And her birthday is as she puts it "The most important date of the year" so we need to get her decorations right.
"Alaright. What about these?" Elena asked, holding up blue corner ribbons. I nodded and we started taping them to her locker.
"Hey, sorry I'm late, I...I got held up." calls out Bonnie when she reaches us. Elena nods understandingly "It's okay. We just got here too." Elena said as she cut tape.
"Can you pass me the balloons?" I asked of Bonnie, she reached down and picked them up, handing them over.
"Thanks." I said and taped them to the top. "What got you running late?" Elena asked Bonnie.
"I was...working on some new spells. You too?"
"Working out with Alaric. So, I have something I need to tell you, and you're not gonna like it." Elena said as she held the board that said "Happy Birthday Caroline" in bright colors and put it on Carolines locker.
Bonnie frowns. "What happened?"
Elena and I look at each other before telling. "Jeremy is gonna be leaving town for a while. He'll be staying with some old family friends in Denver, until this whole Klaus thing blows over."
Bonnie frowns in confusion. "Jeremy wouldn't just leave you to deal with Klaus on your own."
Elena looks down, "I know...I asked Damon to compel him."
Bonnie looks taken back. "You what?"
"I know, Bonnie. But it's not safe for him here anymore. Leaving will give him a better life. The only reason I'm telling you is because I know that you two haven't really worked out your stuff. And I thought that maybe you'd wanna say goodbye."
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