TVD/TO AU
Elijah and his brother Klaus were looking forward to celebrating the 4th of July with a huge ball. Everything was going perfectly.
But then Elijah finds out his girlfriend cheated on him. And Klaus, who was enjoying his life as a womanizer...
"Okay, so Ric and I are gonna be in charge of the drinks, Bonnie, Elena and Lexi take care of the food and Damon and Enzo will cover the music part. That's settled. What else do we need?" Jenna was talking with Elena, Caroline and Damon. Everyone else was busy at the moment.
Caroline and Jenna had called everyone up in order to discuss the organization of the party ahead. Only, almost noone had time. And having Damon and Elena on the same room did not exactly help the situation, as their break-up two years ago had been difficult.
Damon nodded. "I have no idea what else. But now that I know what I'm supposed to do, can I go? I kinda gotta go to a thing." he fibbed and gave a side glance to an obviously uncomfortable Elena.
Caroline huffed, ignoring the unpleasant tension between the two exes. "We are not done here, Damon! You're not leaving before we have this sorted!"
"Actually, if it's urgent, we could do the rest without him. I mean, he already has his task. And if there's something else for him, we can still text him." Elena now pointed out, wanting him to leave but not wanting him to know she did.
"No way! We already had everyone else flaking on us! He can't just-" Caroline protested.
"It's okay, Damon, you can go." Jenna interfered softly.
With a nod, Damon quickly left, before Caroline could stop him again.
Fuming, Caroline turned to Jenna. "Are you mad? He was supposed to help us!"
"Yeah, but with both him and Elena being all awkward, we wouldn't have gotten anywhere. So, I thought it's better this way." Jenna replied, receiving a sigh of frustration from Caroline.
"Umm, perhaps you and Lexi could try and bring some decorations, Care." Elena said, trying to cheer her friend up a little. Caroline gave her a frosty glance, but wrote her idea down.
Then, she put her pen aside and leaned forward. "Okay, I think it's time to set this clear. You, Elena Gilbert, will now tell me why you and Damon are still so awkward with each other, even though it's been two years since your break-up! I mean, I know you don't like to talk about it, but this is getting strange."
Elena was silent for a minute, looking down on her folded hands.
"Uh, I can give you two some space if you need it." Jenna said, getting up from her seat.
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Her words made her niece look up. "No, Jenna, please stay. If I'm gonna talk about it, there's no reason you shouldn't hear it."
Drawing a deep breath, she started to explain. "My relationship with Damon was never perfect, but during the last months, it got really, really toxic. We weren't working anymore at all, but somehow still clinging to each other while making each other miserable. At some point, I couldn't take it anymore and broke up with him. When I explained it to him, he understood what I meant and we parted on good terms. But the heartbreak was still awful. You were there, Caroline, so you know how I was doing. I cried, got drunk, spent my free time in bed feeling down. But after several weeks of crying, eating chocolate and having my friends support me, I got better. Then I visited you and Ric, remember, Jenna?"
