Reincarnated Love

Chapter 21: Plan B & Masquerade

EDITED OCT22

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"Any time this year boys," Brea tried to motivate Tyler and Matt as they carried a heavy table.

"You could try helping," Matt suggested.

"Excuse me! I'm supervising," Brea glared, putting her hands on her hips and Tyler scoffed.

"Wait, wait, wait, Tyler!" Matt called as Tyler tried to move too fast.

"Boys!" Mrs Lockwood called out concerned. "Be careful with that, it's from the 1800s," she scolded. "Excuse me," she said to Jenna before coming over to the group. "Tyler!"

"Mom, we got it," Tyler assured.

"It's ok Mrs Lockwood. I'm keeping an eye on them, I won't let them break your table," Brea said with a smile. "I'll be your eyes and ears."

"Ok, thank you, Brea, sweetie," Mrs Lockwood said walking away.

"Suck up," Tyler scoffed.

"Yeah, I know. But if it means she keeps me on the easy jobs, like supervising you two I'm fine with it," she said as Tyler scowled. "Look busy boys, Mrs Lockwood incoming," Brea hissed as she saw Mrs Lockwood round the corner.

"Tyler! That's not where that table goes," Mrs Lockwood scolded.

"I'm sorry Mrs Lockwood, Elena needs my help unloading a box of decorations, would you mind supervising for a while?" Brea asked sweetly.

"Of course, of course," Mrs Lockwood said waving Brea off. Matt and Tyler's faces both dropped. Brea walked away but before she went around the corner she pointed her finger at the boys and mimed laughing.

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"Elena Helena," Brea rhymed as she found her sister.

"Hey," Elena said as she opened a box.

"How'd it go with Bonnie?" Elena had planned to have a discussion with their supposed friend about her treatment of Caroline.

"Alright actually. I think she's going to make an effort with Caroline soon, so that's good. She felt bad because she didn't know about Stefan and I fighting, she's feeling out of the loop."

"Good," Brea said as she helped her sister pull decorations out of the box. "Caroline's our friend who didn't ask for any of this and Bonnie is being awful."

The girls continued unpacking the box in silence until Elena jumped and Brea looked over, "Damon, what are you doing here?" Elena asked.

"Looking for my baby bro," he answered. "Speaking of, would you tell yours to stop following me around? And while you're at it, tell your twin to stop encouraging him," he said, Elena turned to look at Brea and if looks could kill... Brea would be a goner.

"What's going on?" she asked turning back to Damon.

"Ask eager beaver," Damon said walking away and Jeremy came up to them.

"Jeremy, what is he making you do?" Elena asked angrily.

"He's not making me do anything, Damon and I..." he tried to explain.

Elena cut him off. "Ah, no. No way. No, no, no, no. There is no Damon and you. There's Damon and whoever Damon's using. And those people, they end up dead."

Brea scoffed quietly. "Well he's been there, done that," she muttered but Elena heard and spun around to face Brea.

"So you support him putting himself in danger?" Elena snapped. "He shouldn't be involved," she snapped turning around. "Whatever's going on, Jeremy, I want you to stay out of it."