JUICY

ch 36

Sitting at the grill in the back near the speakers, Kayla sipped her lemonade chatting with Caroline

"So it's Stefan's Birthday, and we're not having a party?"
"Unfortunately that's not really his vibe and I want him to actually enjoy his birthday"

Caroline nodded "Okay yea I can understand. Anyways onto the important stuff. I didn't see you after Jeremy pulled you away from us and then Victoria is like missing now?"

Kayla sat her glass down sighed "That's a whole situation in itself that I totally need to fill you in on"
"Okay so spill!"

"Jeremy and I had broken away from the crowd and went to the back of the school"
"By the buses? You freak"
"Like you're any better"

Caroline snorted "Continue"

"We may have been heading towards a little heavy petting but it didn't get far before that gelatinous brain bitch pounced on me"
Kayla scoffed
"What?! She tried to kill you?!"

Caroline's voice raised in shock as Kayla reached across the table to pop her hand "Shhh Care!"
"Im sorry okay but you can't just drop a bomb on me like that. So if she bit you, are you gonna be one of them now?"

Kayla shook her head at the blondes question "No, that's not how that works remember. I'd have to basically die and come back to be one of them"
"Okay wait wait wait. So where is she?"

Tensing Kayla frowned not sure how to put the words but she ended up not needing to as Caroline gasped "Oh no"
"Yea, I feel bad for her and for Matt. Neither of them deserved this"

Caroline shocked head, hands covering her mouth before she stopped "When you talk to my mom...what will you say?"
"Well I can't exactly tell her who exactly offed her or that she was offed to begin with"

Caroline nods preparing to speak with she makes eye contact with Damon

"Kayla, Kayla's friend" Damon greeted the two
"What do you want Damon?"

"Just to let you both know how stupid it is for you to talk about this out in the open. What if someone heard you?"
"What human possibly could have strong enough ears to hear us" Kayla rolled her eyes at her cousin as Caroline chimed in "Aren't you and Stefan the only vampires in town?"

"Besides the point, I don't think Stefan will do well in prison, so let's keep this in the 'Do not discuss in public spaces' or better yet the 'don't discuss at all ever pile'"

Sighing the too girls nodded

Smirking Damon placed his arm behind the seat of Kayla "Now let's talk birthday boy. I know you have reservations or whatever but how does a party sound instead. Right here at the Grill"

Crossing her arms Caroline scoffs "Why can't you do it?"
"If I do it goldilocks, the birthday boy and his best friend won't show. Then I would have thrown a birthday party with cake and the whole 9 yards for nothing."

Kayla eyed Damon "For some reason I can't seem to vision you wanting to surprise Stefan with a party"
"That hurts kid. I love my baby brother"

"Why do you really want this party Damon?" Ignoring his pouting look Kayla pressed the question further
"Fine" Damon sighs removing his arm from the chair

"I'm trying to solve this towns little vampire problem"
"You are the vampire problem"
"Potato Tomato"

Caroline's phone rings and she gets up to excuse herself as Kayla adjusts herself to face Damon in the chair

"You aren't gonna do anything ignorant like you always do right?"
"When have I ever-"
"Seriously Damon. I know you've got some grand scheme planned but don't do anything to hurt Stefan"

Damon's eyes squint so subtly Kayla would've missed it had she not been staring him down
"I won't hurt good ole saint Ebenezer. I won't lay a hand on him actually"

Done with the conversation, the oldest Salvatore stood up, ready to leave when Kayla grabbed his arm
"Look, I know it's only been like 2 or 3 months but I'm starting to learn you. Don't take me not wanting you to hurt Stefan as me picking one of you over the other. While I'm still not exactly comfortable with the whole undead thing, you're my family and I care about you too"

Damon's glare lessened as he sighed "I know kid. I care about you too and I won't hurt Stefan. I promise"
"Or his blonde friend?"
"Yes"

Knowing that was as good of an answer as she would get Kayla let go of his arm and turnt her body back to the table as Caroline came back

"Are we really throwing a party?" The blonde questioned as Damon walked past her with a smirk

"Chile, I don't know"
"I'm always down for a party"
"I need a drink"

Grinning at her friend Caroline hopped back up out her seat
"I'll call the manager and get the space expanded"
"Tell him he can put everything on Damon's Master Card"

Pursing her lips, Caroline squinted as Kayla handed her his card "How in the world did you get this?"
"He gave it to me last month, think of it as 'i'm sorry for attempting to ruin your life by hurting your father figure' tax or favorite cousin tax"

Instead of replying, the blonde just spun on her heels and made her way to the manager space while Kayla smirked pulling her phone out to text Liz that she'd be ok her way soon