Highway To Hell ━ elena gilbert [1] ✔

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛

[ Chapter Thriteen ]

Just One Question, Okay, More Than One Question

Preston walked into the house, noticing Elena on the phone. She assumed it was either Damon or Stefan, so she tried her best to not listen- okay, she tried. No, she did not try at all, she purposely tried to listen in the best she could. Dean taught her most of everything she knew, she blamed him.

Elena turned around, a bit surprised at Preston standing in her house, but she was happy to see her. The Gilbert girl had a smile on her face that made Preston feel safe, but she didn't fully understand how that was even possible. It was just a facial expression, yet it brought her comfort.

"Where were you the past couple of days? I was worried. Not in a weird, creepy way, just wondering if you were okay and I'm rambling now... great." Elena explained.

Preston fiddled with the fabric of her Metallica shirt. "I needed a couple of days to just rest for once." Elena nodded in understanding.

Silence surrounded them, until Elena asked Preston another question, "Do you want to help me with something. I have to do it or else Caroline will be at my neck." Elena looked down, then up again at Preston with a look of innocence on her face.

"Depends... what is it?" Preston questioned. Depending on what it was, she would either do it or not.

"You'll see. It will be fun!"

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"You and I have VERY different ideas of what fun means." Preston stood in the parking lot with Elena. All she could do now was be dragged by Elena to go help her.

"Hey, Mr. Saltzman. I brought Preston here to help."

"Come with me, we need to talk." Elena and Preston looked at each other, but followed the hunter. They arrived in his classroom, and they sat there in silence. Preston sat down in that chair for one second, and got up almost right away.

"Those chairs are really, really uncomfortable." She muttered, standing at the wall.

"Stefan, Damon. Thanks for coming." Alaric thanked. "Sorry I'm late. The dog ate my, uh... nevermind. What's all the furrowed brows?" Damon asked.

"I saw Isobel last night." "Isobel's here?"

Preston raised her hand in a mocking way of a student, much like Dean taught her to do. "Hi, yeah... just one question... who the hell is Isobel? What happened? Why are we confused as to her being here?" She questioned, not in a rude way. She was only curious.

"Isobel is my biological mother." Elena answered, still in hidden shock. Well, it wasn't hidden shock, it was really easy to see, but Preston could tell she was trying to hide the shock factor.

"Did you ask about Uncle John. Are they working together?" "No."

"No, they're not?" "No, I didn't ask."

Preston furrowed her brows, she had missed a lot just being up in her room. Alaric kept getting asked questions by Damon, leading to him saying 'no' and 'I don't know', shit like that.

Damon turned to Elena, "What did she want?" He asked.

"She wants to see me, Damon." Preston looked at Elena, a slight hint of worry in her eyes.

"Alaric is supposed to arrange a meeting. We don't know what she wants." Stefan told Damon. Right, Stefan was here. Preston forgot about that.

"You don't have to see her if you don't want to." Damon assured her, still looking at the Gilbert. It led to Stefan being confused by Damon's sudden sensitivity. He looked at Damon, then Elena.

"I don't really have a choice." Elena explained. "She's threatened to go on a killing spree." Alaric told Damon.

"Oh! I take it that's not okay with you guys."

"I want to do it. I want to meet her. If I don't. I know I'll regret it."

Elena and Preston looked at each other, sharing the same look in their eyes. The two felt a sense of comfort with each other, which led to Elena asking Preston something to Preston once they got out of the school.

"So, Stefan's coming with me to the grill, but I want you to come with me too. I'll pay for whatever food you want, or something. I just want you there as well-"

"Elena, of course I'll go." Preston responded.

Preston is just confused all the time.

I was up at 4 am today, that's very important.

Okay, bye!