I Promise You

Chapter 27

Elena's POV:

Since Halloween, we have had normal hunts with no more trials so far. Yet, I am trying not to speak too soon. It's almost Christmas and I am going to try and see if we can have a normal holiday for once. I am really trying to make this work but it has been so hard lately. It just seems that we have been doing nonstop hunting for months now, and that we should have at least one day of normalcy.

"Elena! Get your stuff ready! We have a case." Guess I spoke too soon.

"Seriously?!"

"Ya, come on, we have to go...chop chop chop." I don't know what got into me, but I just needed some air, so I pushed past Dean and went outside. I guess I should have expected this, they are hunters, they basically push past personal feelings and events and go on to save the world.

"What's going on? I don't understand why you just rushed out of there."

"Nothing. I just needed some air."

"You are obviously lying. Now what is seriously going on with you?"

"Why the hell are we going on a hunt Dean! It's Christmas, it just doesn't make any sense."

"We are hunters Elena! What do you expect!"

"I would expect you to have a life outside of hunting Dean! You were the one who didn't want me to give up my life, yet here you are giving up your life to hunt stupid demons!"

"It's my job Elena! I am a hunter, it is what we do!"

"You don't have to! Even hunters deserve a day off, yet here you are and you don't want to take even one day off!"

"You know what Elena, I can't deal with this right now. You are overreacting and I have somewhere to be."

"Fine, go but don't be so sure I will be here when you get back!" Dean then storms off into his car and I slam the door of our motel room. I honestly have no idea what I am going to do, but at the moment I am just too pissed. I have been traveling the country with him and left my family just to be with him, and it seems like he just doesn't care. "God sometimes I wish I never have even met Dean and Sam Winchester!" But I guess that just saying that doesn't mean it would change anything. Maybe if I just go to bed, it would just go away.

The next morning

"Elena! Wake up! It's Christmas and Alaric is cooking stuff for us." Mm... Alaric's amazing French toast. Since Jenna died, he has been staying with us to help support us while we get used to living, basically, alone. I stretch out and decide I might as well get dressed and ready because afterwards I am most likely going to head over to Stefan's. Things have been going great with us, and him being a vampire is no longer a big problem. Since we got rid of Klaus, our life almost seems normal. Granted, I did lose John, my biological father, but he did it to save my life, in which I am forever grateful for. I go for looking casual and decide to just pull on my favorite jeans, a maroon long sleeve shirt, and pull my hair up into a ponytail. I opt for just a little eyeshadow and some mascara and believe I am presentable enough.

"Jesus Elena, how long does it take you to get your lazy butt out of bed?"

"I was actually getting dressed Jer, not trying to go to sleep. Plus, who could sleep when Rick is making breakfast for us."

"I know, that's why I came to check on you" he says, and then laughs and runs back down stairs to help Rick out. Christmas used to not be one of my favorite holidays due to not having my parents around. You would think that it would be the same this year due to Jenna being gone, but I believe that she wouldn't want us to mope around for her. So I am just trying to get back to my normal. I walk out of my room with my converse in my hands and go down the stairs to join the rest of my family.