The Gilbert Secret

Chapter 19

Standing at the foot of Stefans bed watching Elena and him wake up I look over at Damon who I haven't seen this happy in a while and it warms my heart. "Mmm. Good morning." Elena mumbles to Stefan not noticing we were here "I could get used to this." Stefan replies "Rise and shine, sleepyheads." I blurt out sending the both an overdone, checky smile. Elena and Stefan both sit up, Startled by our presence. They both pull the sheets up to their chins, not wanting Damon or I to see anything

"Aurora! Damon! Please!" "What are you doing?" Stefan Scolds us "Oh, stop being smutty." Damon smirks getting a reaction out of Stefan watching him pull the sheets up checking Elena is properly covered. "Seriously, get out of here!" He snaps at us "If I see something I haven't seen before, I'll throw a dollar at it. Now listen, we have some very important business to discuss." Holding back laughter fishing in my pocket and throwing a coin at Damon now laughing out loud "And it has to be right now?" Elena looks at me not impressed.

"Well, we have lots to do, now that we're all friends and working toward a common goal." Stfan and Elena Exchage a look and Damon stands up from the end of the bed "So, in order to open the tomb, we need to find the journal to get the grimoire to undo the spells. First things first-since you are Elena Gilbert, you're on journal duty." "Since when am I helping?" Elena scoffs "Well, Stefan's helping, and you've taken up residence in Stefan's bed, ergo..." I say smirking at my sister. "You don't have to do anything that you don't want to do." "I'll look for it tonight." Elena lays back down sighing covering her face "Good." I look over at Damon smirking at him. "How do we know that this journal will hold the location of the grimoire? We're really going to take the word of this vampire? He seemed like a bit of a dimwit" " In lieu of any other options."

Elena pulls the sheet off of her face and sits up slightly. "OK, what exactly is a grimoire, anyway?" "It's a witch's cookbook." I say shrugging my shoulders like it's obvious. "Every spell that a witch casts are unique unto itself, so every witch would document their work." "Yeah. Cookbook, like Aurora said" "What about our mystery vampire? Dimwit obviously wasn't working alone, so whoever's out there knows who we are." "And I don't like that disadvantage, so..." Damon claps his hands together "Chop, chop." Damon starts to leaev but then turns around walking backwards talking to them "You know, I really like this whole menage a threesome team thing. It's got a bit of a kink to it." He chuckles and leaves. I turn to Them and give them a threatening look "Don't screw this up." Then I leave finding Damon.

Sitting beside jenna sipping a wine while Damon slicing a tomato "My father never approved of anyone I dated, which only made me want them more. Of course. What about you?" "There were a few guys. Logan isn't the only loser I've dated." shaking my head with a smile hidng it as I sip my wine. "They ever find him? Or is he still missing?" "He's not missing. He's in the Bahamas working on his tan. Very entitled, that one. Marches to his own drum." Jenna tips her head back and finishes the rest of her wine "He's a Fell. They're all snooty."

Damon chuckles and walks over to Jenna, Pouring her and myself another glass. She raises her glass to us both and Damon turns back around to continue cooking. "Hello, Elena." Damon and I speak at the same time. Jenna turns around as Elena walks in shocked to see Damon and me here "Hey. Where have you been? We're cooking dinner." Jenna offers with a smile raising her glass slightly. "Is Stefan with you?" Damon Quizes "Um- He'll be here soon." Eleana leans against the counter which Jenna is sitting on and watches Damon with distaste while I'm observing her trying to figure her out.

Damon places something at the dinner table and heads back to the kitchen. Elena is carrying plates towards the table and Damon deliberately bumps into her. Making me role my eyes

"Whoa. Mmm." Damon speaks looking at Elena, who smiles annoys and shakes her head as she continues past Damon to place the plates at the table. "Don't do that." "Do what?" Damon pushes "You know what? That move was deliberate." She references how Damon bumped into her. "Well, yeah, I was deliberately trying to get to the sink." Elena looks back at Damon and scoffs before looking over at me looking nervous. Damon is at the stove now stirring a pot of boiling water. "Speaking of Stefan, where is he? He's missing family night, which I am enjoying immensely." I speak out catching Elenas Attention Elena walks back into the kitchen to gather more dinnerware. Damon Pauses briefly before changing the topic.

"Is it real?" "Is what real?" "This renewed sense of brotherhood." he lifts the spoon from the pot and tastes it "Can I trust him?" Elena looks Damon in the eyes looking confident, strong yet somehow also weak "Yes, you can trust him" I walk over to the table to place napkins down, I see Damon rushing Infront of Elena in the kitchen and turning her to look at him. So, he's as untrusting of them as I am, good. "Can I trust him?" "I'm wearing vervain, Damon. It's not going to work." "I'm not compelling you. I just want you to answer me. Honestly." "Of course, you can" Elena moves around Damon and continues setting up for dinner.

"There was a time when I trusted him more than anyone." Damon says out loud to anyone listening. Elena is in the kitchen still setting up the last touches for dinner. 'Trust breeds trust. You have to give it to get it." "Are you lecturing me?" Elena places her hand on her hip and glares at Damon. "Do you need to be lectured?" Damon look sat Elena pleading and with urt deep behind his eyes. "I just want her back. I'm sure you can understand that." "I can understand that you would do anything for her, yes." Smiling at Damon getting a small smile back as Elena walks passed us to place a bowl on the table. Stepping behind Elena as she's walking, I grip her arm stopping her from moving she looks down and then looks to the food in her hand "Then you must understand as his friend. The lengths I will go to ensure no one gets in his way" I walk away, and Damon follows behind me "Did you just Threaten your sister for me?" "I guess I did... I just don't trust her or Stefan"

Later on, we join Jeremy in the family room where he thought teaching Damon to play video games was a smart idea. "You said you never played this thing before." Jeremy scoffs being a sore loser. "I'm a fast learner. Quick reflexes." he shrugs smirking up at me. Jeremy's phone goes off. So, he passes me the controller and takes out his phone, ignoring the call he tosses his phone to the side and watching us play. "Who are you dodging?" I wonder out loud. "This girl Anna. She can be, uh, persistent." "Is she hot" Damon wonders "Yeah, yeah, but she can be weird." "Hot trumps weird, Trust me" Damon says while meeting my eyes. Jeremy shrugs his shoulders smiling and laughing at Damons comment.

In the kitchen I can hear Jenna and Elena talking so I decide to join them, handing Jeremy back his controller I walk over. Jenna leans in close to us both and whispers "He is ridiculously hot!" "Shh!" Elena elbows Jenna lightly "I Agree with you Jenna" we laugh lightly. "He's an ass and a bad influence" Elena states shrugging her shoulders continuing to dig through a box of our parents stuff. "What are you doing with all this stuff?" "I thought there might be something about my birth parents." "Have you told Jeremy?" "I will. When the time is right." Elena closes the box and the doorbell rings "That's Stefan."

Damon quickly gets up from the couch walking over to the door giving me a quick nod to follow him. Walking over Jeremy watches looking agitated "Dude!" he yells out behind Damon. Elena opens the door With Damon and Myself right behind her. Stefan Looks from Me to Damon confusion written across his face. Elena just shrugs "Well?" Damon asks Stefan shakes his head "It's gone"

Walking out to the front deck with my arms crossed no believing it was just taken "Who took it?" Damons asks "I don't know" Stefan rolls his eyes "You know what. It's that teacher. There's something really off about him" I nod my head agreeing with Damon. "No, he doesn't know anything. Somebody got to it right before me." "Who else knew it was there?" We look towards Jeremy Stefan doesn't say anything, but I start to walk inside. "No, Aurora. let him out of it!" Elena scolds me before I can step inside. "Why, what's the big deal?" I shot back. "Aurora" I walks into the house Damon hot on my heals, Elena and Stefan are right behind him. Damon sits on the arm of the sofa, and I sit in the seat beside Jeremy. "SDamon: So, I heard you found a cool journal from then. Who else did you show it to?" I push him "Huh?" "Don't ask questions, just spill." Jeremy Chuckles

"You're kidding me right" He looks between Myself and Damon. "Jer, did you tell anyone other than Mr. Saltzman about Johnathan Gilbert's journal?" "Why is everybody so obsessed with that thing?" "Who else did you tell?" Elena pushes struggling to show her worry. "Just that girl Anna." he says looking at Damon "The hot, weird one?" "Yeah." "Wait who is anna?" "Poor Stefan, that's what happens when you skip family dinners" I Smirk at myself he just rolls his eyes.

"That's what I want to find out." Elenas phone starts to go off. she walks off leaving us to Question Jeremy "How do you know her?" Damon pushes. "I just know her. She wants me to meet her at the Grill tonight." "Perfect. I'll drive. Come on." I quickly get up with Damon waiting for Jeremy who looks puzzled "O-Okay" we leave the house and make our way to the Mystic Grill.