Fighting Love | Stefan Salvatore

The One With The Fresh Start

Emily was surprised but very thankful that she got some actual sleep last night at the Lockwood mansion. It was exactly what she needed after a tough twenty-four hours. The Gilbert girl woke up fresh and ready to conquer the day with a straight face and a strong heart.

Emily even had a peaceful breakfast of frozen waffles with the Lockwood werewolf while they laughed over Saturday morning cartoons on the couch. The Gilbert girl kept the calm morning going as she helped Tyler clean up the kitchen before Emily decided it was time to finally tell her best friend what happened last night at her and Elena's birthday party.

Emily wasn't surprised at all when the Lockwood werewolf didn't respond well when she told Tyler everything that her boyfriend had been doing over the summer. The Gilbert girl wanted her best friend to know what was going on, so she didn't leave anything out from what Damon had explained to her. It wasn't pretty but it was her reality.

Tyler didn't like the idea of his best friend dating someone without their emotions on. He especially didn't like the fact that Emily still wanted to go after Stefan when he's in this ripper persona. Tyler quickly went into complete protective mode as he told the Gilbert girl that he didn't want her to go anywhere near Stefan.

Thankfully, the Radkova witch knew all the right words to calm Tyler down from his freak out. Emily swore to the Lockwood werewolf that she would be safe and that she wouldn't look for Stefan alone. The Gilbert girl's reassurance luckily calmed Tyler down enough. The last thing Emily needed was for her best friend to go after her boyfriend when Stefan was a dangerous vampire at the moment.

It took some time for Emily to convince the werewolf that she was going to be okay. It wasn't until she promised to call him if she ever felt something wasn't right. After the Lockwood werewolf was calmed down enough, Emily asked him to drive her back to the Salvatore boarding house. Emily had to start her search for her boyfriend at the very beginning, so she needed to get started as soon as possible.

However, Tyler wasn't exactly ready to let the Gilbert girl go just yet. It took a good twenty minutes of Emily cuddling the werewolf before Tyler finally let her go and agreed to drive her back.

It was just turning noon when Tyler's pickup truck slowly pulled to a stop in front of the Salvatore boarding house. It was way later than Emily would have liked but she understood the Lockwood werewolf's worries for her when her boyfriend was kind of a crazy vampire at the moment.

"Thanks for the ride," Emily murmured as she turned towards the driver side and faced her best friend with a grin displayed across her lips.

"Of course," the Lockwood werewolf muttered with his own grin before he quickly grew serious as he grasped a hold of Emily's left hand. Tyler slid his fingers through the Gilbert girl's digits and gave her hand a light squeeze before he requested, "call me later, okay?"

"I will," the Radkova witch swiftly promised as she gave Tyler's hand a squeeze back.

"I'm being serious, Emily," the Lockwood werewolf cautioned. "Stefan isn't himself anymore. We don't know if he's just going to show up out of nowhere," Tyler reminded the Gilbert girl before he advised, "so, you need to be careful."

Emily playfully rolled her green eyes before she cockily uttered, "I'm literally a witch, Ty. I can take down anyone I want."

"Emily," the Lockwood werewolf murmured with a warning tone to his voice as he shot her a glare. Tyler didn't like how the Gilbert girl was trying to make a joke about this. Tyler didn't care that she was a strong witch. It didn't mean anything if she wasn't careful.

The Radkova witch could see the worry in Tyler's brown eyes, so she decided to stop joking for the sake of her best friend. Emily squeezed the werewolf's hand with a small smile before she promised, "I will call you in a few hours."