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ANNABEL LEE
007. MISS MYSTIC FALLS
season one, episodes eighteen and nineteen
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BY THE TIME ANNABEL SAW STEFAN AGAIN, an entire week had passed. She hadn't exactly been avoiding the youngest Salvatore, but she wasn't exactly seeking him out either, especially after Damon warned her that Stefan had robbed the hospital's blood bank. But on the day of the Founder's court, it became inevitable for her to see him.
She was in Damon's room, finishing getting ready for the Miss Mystic Falls event they would be attending when she heard the discussion between the two siblings. "You seem awfully chipper lately, less doom and gloom, a little more pep in your step," she heard Damon say.
"And you think it's because I drank human blood again," Stefan concluded, and even through a closed door, she could hear the irritation in his voice.
"You spent the last century and a half being a poster child for Prozac and now you expect me to believe that this new you has nothing to do with human blood. Nothing."
"So what?" Stefan asked angrily. "I'm drinking blood again. You're the one that shoved it on me, what's your problem? I have it under control."
"Under control?!" Damon practically shouted. "You robbed the hospital!"
"So, what's your point?"
"Fine, whatever man, drink up. Just remember, we're trying to keep a low profile. Why don't you just walk up to Sheriff Forbes and ask her to tap a vein?"
"Have my actions negatively impacted you?" Stefan asked, mockingly. "I can't imagine what that must feel like."
"Yeah, what does Elena think about the new you?"
"Nothing's changed, I'm still the same person," Stefan replied.
"Clearly," Damon snapped. "Annabel can't even stand to be next to you after your little stunt at Lockwood's party."
Annabel froze. Had she been that obvious?
Damon clearly struck a nerve, because Stefan's voice changed. "Elena doesn't need to know anything. I know that it pains you to see this but I'm fine, okay? I'm fine. So please, do me a favor and back off."
