Twin Gilbert

Secrets

I fell back onto my bed and huffed. Caroline wouldn't stay with someone like Damon. Especially with the way he was treating her. I didn't understand... Why would she stay in a relationship like that? He obviously wasn't a very friendly, or nice, person.

"Veena?" A voice called out about ten minutes later. The door opened and Elena walked in. "Hey, you're missing dessert."

"Not hungry anymore." I replied simply and stared up at the ceiling.

I felt the bed shift as she sat on the edge of the bed. "Is something wrong? Everybody misses you, we wish you would converse a little." I looked over at her and raised an eyebrow. "Okay fine, I need your help with dishes."

I laughed and stood up from the bed. "Always needed for something."

"Don't get too cocky." She warned with a smile as we walked out of my bedroom.

"Look who decided to return!" Bonnie said as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Only to do dishes." I informed her. "I don't know how she survived without me." I whispered.

Bonnie let out a laugh as Elena shot me a glare.

"Just help me with the dishes." She said. I held up my hands in surrender and followed her into the kitchen.

She handed me a dish a couple minutes later and after some small talk, she started to bring up more touchy subjects.

"I know why you left... But I just wish you hadn't."

"Looking back now," I replied with a sigh. "I wish I hadn't either. But what's done is done."

"I know that." She sighed heavily. I stopped what I was doing and looked at her.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, of course." She said as she handed me a plate. I dried it and put it in the cabinet, turning to her.

"Why don't you let me take over?" I offered. "I can handle it."

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"Go talk with your boyfriend Elena." I looked out into the family room where Stefan, Damon and Caroline were in a heated conversation, talking in low voices. "It looks like he could use a break from... whatever that is."

She smiled and hugged me. "Thanks."

"Err, yeah of course..." I patted her back and slapped her butt. "Now get a move on it!" Elena left the kitchen laughing.

I turned back to the dishes and kept on scrubbing. Not ten seconds later, someone decided to join me.

"Need a little help with that?"

I held in a groan and turned around.

Damon shrugged. "I can do the washing part."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Why?"

"You know, normally when someone offers you help, especially with something as tedious as dishes, you would accept." He said with a smirk.

I turned back to the sink and continued with the dishes. "Normally, people are supposed to be nice to the person they're with, but that didn't work out for you, now did it?"

"I see. So we're just going to rip off the bandage then?"

"What are you suggesting?" I said. No reply came from him and I let out a sigh. "I wash. You dry."

"Yes ma'am." I rolled my eyes before he stood beside me and I handed him a bowl that I had just finished washing.

"So Veena, why did you move back to Mystic Falls?" He asked. It seemed he was trying to make conversation, which honestly annoyed the living hell out of me. "Or maybe I should be asking why you left?"