Sorry For Existing

Lies, Lies, And More Questions

Hey! Hope you like this story! Things are starting to heat up!

Trigger warning that the next chapter is going to have graphic descriptions of violence, sexual assault, and hostage situation so beware and read it at your own accord!

Enjoy this chapter and thank you for reading!

It was the night of the Founders' Party and Heritage Display party and there was a party for it, Elena asked Stefan to be her date at the party and he accepted. Knowing that they should be getting closer and they hadn't had any deep meaningful conversations and she thought that tonight would be a good start. Better late than never. According to the original timeline as Elena remembered she should have already met Damon but he was nowhere in sight now!

Elena was amused by living in the 2009 again instead of the 2020s, they sucked and there was always this uncertainty while 2000s and 2009 specifically felt safe...it all ended with the Brussels, Belgium terrorist attack happened in 2016 and everything went down hills from there.

Getting ready with both Bonnie and Caroline was fun and she had managed to persuade Jeremy to come with her so he can chaperone Caroline and Bonnie. Jeremy looked nice in his suit and Elena had a feeling that it would be a fun and safe night.

Elena, Bonnie, Caroline and Jeremy were looking great and Elena admired them as they walked to the door and she saw Stefan looking fine. Before she left her phone vibrated with a "Have fun" and "Be Careful" texts from Enzo and Slater and she smiled.

The smile didn't go unnoticed by Stefan but didn't say anything. Arriving at the party they entered said pleasantries and separated by Caroline threw her a look and Elena smiled.

"I will keep an eye out for Damon and if anything happen I will look for you." Caroline whispered to her as she and Caroline remained back as they allowed people to go in between them and Elena hoped they were out of his ear shot.

"Thank you and be safe too!" Elena emphasized the words trying to remind Caroline that she's not invincible and Caroline nodded.

The party went without a hitch as she managed to split time between being alone with Stefan and enjoying the exhibit and dancing with him while eating and chatting with her friends. She also noticed an odd dance between Caroline and Jeremy they looked to be very cozy and she looked confused at it for a moment before Stefan directed her attention to him.

"So do you have any more siblings other than Damon? Where is he by the way?" She asked conversationally and Stefan said yes and told her more about Damon.

"Is he here or he lives out of town?" Elena asked feigning intrigue and Stefan nodded.

"He's out of town." Stefan answered shortly which let Elena know that he's either in the dungeon detox program which would leave a huge question as to who is killing all these people.

After that she changed the topic and she didn't pressure.

Stefan escorted all home and they all had a sleepover minus Stefan and Elena was okay with it. And as always she emailed Enzo and Slater about her day before she went to bed.

In the morning she sneaked out of the house to her training session at the ARMORY and she felt particularly in tune with herself and she seemed to be doing amazingly! Avoiding punched, flipping opponents and shooting dead set on the target.

"You're on fire Gilbert!" Michael Salazar exclaimed during lunch as she smiled at him in thanks.

During magic lessons time with Miss Amelia Parrish after lunch she was doing great and she conjured fire and moved two items with her mind and even managed to freeze an arrow mid air!