NOTHING CHANGES | e. mikaelson

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The next morning, Arabella woke up to a strong pair of arms wrapped around her middle, holding her firmly in place. When she looked up she seen the brown floppy hair she had gotten used to the past couple of days

She watched as his chest moved up and down from his breathing and how peaceful he looked while he slept. Last night while she slept in his arms, she didn't have one dream about her old life like she has the past while. She had a full night of uninterrupted sleep, something that was hard to come by for her

He door swung open, while a very distort Stefan walked in "Oh, sorry" he apologised,  not knowing the Jones boy had stayed over "I didn't realise you had company"

"It was unplanned" she answered, getting out of James hold, careful not to wake him. Walking over to her wardrobe to pick out her clothes for the day, she could feel Stefan's gaze stay on her the whole time "Your staring"

"Where did you go last night?" he asked, she had gone to get fresh air, and when he went looking for her, she was nowhere to be found

Arabella pause, not wanting to tell him she was spiralling, she simply said "I went to get a drink" she paused "or two"

"Are you okay?" he asked, concern clear in his voice. He knew something had been bothering her the past few days, he also knew he wasn't going to tell him what, but he had to try

"I'm fine" she said simply, but she really wasn't, she hadn't been in a long time "I just wanted a drink"

"So how did James end up here?"

"We didn't have sex, if that's what you're wondering" she told him as she took out a pair of jeans and a top to put on "Damon told him to take me home, and I asked him to stay"

Stefan's eyes widened "Damon asked him to take you home" he repeated, wanting to make sure he heard her right

"I know, I was shocked too"

Slowly nodding his head, he decided to tell her about what he wanted to tell her in the first place "I need your help finding Elena"

Arabella snapped her head around, concern for her friend taking over "Why, what happened?"

"She found the picture of Kathrine last night and took off" the younger Salvatore rolled her eyes at that "somehow she ended up in a car with Damon, I just don't know where they are"

"Why do you still have that picture anyway?" she asked, and it was a valid question. If Stefan was really over the girl, he wouldn't keep old photo's of her in his room

Although she couldn't really say much, somewhere stuffed away in the back of her dresser was a picture of her and Elijah on their wedding day, and the the wardrobe was a box, filled with all the thing that represented their relationship, including her ring

"You gonna help or not" he asked, avoiding the question

Rolling her eyes, she nodded her head "Yeah, yeah. We can ask Bonnie to do a locator spell. Now, get out so I can change"

Stefan left and a few moments later, as she was putting on her shoes, Arabella heard movement from her bed, and looking around to see James waking up

"Good morning, sleeping beauty" James groaned and pushed his head further into her pillow, pulling the blanket over his head, hiding himself from the sun

"It's too bright" his voice muffled from the blanket "turn the lights off"

"That's the sun, dipshit" she pulled the blanket off him, throwing it on the floor, her face being filled with worry as she heard him hiss in pain