Satisfy - Book One Of My TVD Fanfics :)

Ch. 8: 162 Candles

Vicki was dead. I'd compelled Matt basically to forget his feelings for me. Because of well-deserved guilt.

Tonight, though, I heard a girl's laughter, and in confusion, I left my room as Stefan called from downstairs, "Damon? Kaylin?"

Then I heard a vampire's hiss, Stefan's voice asking, "Lexi?"

"Hi," I heard Lexi say.

"What are you doing here?"

"How could you even ask that?"

"I missed you." 

I sped downstairs, smiling at my blond vampire friend, and she smiled back and came to give me a hug. "Kaylin."

"Lexi." I smiled, pulling back and nodding to Stefan. "Don't you have something to say?"

"Oh, right," Lexi said slyly, with a smile, turning to Stefan. "Happy Birthday."

In Stefan's room, Lexi laughed as we sat on Stefan's bed, and she said, "I don't know, okay? If some freak shot at me with wooden bullets, I'd bail in under 60. And why is the news reporter hunting vampires?"

"No clue," I said.

"I don't know," Stefan agreed. "I don't know who knows about us. You know, that guy did, there could be others. Hey, do us a favor, while you're here, please be careful."

"Ugh!" Lexi complained. "Why stay?" She twirled off the bed. "I'm heading to New York for the weekend. Bon Jovi. In the garden." I smiled wildly, raising both arms in the air while Stefan only raised one. "Wanted, Dead or Alive. It's our theme song! It'll be a blast!"

"Hey, do you think he would actually remember us? That was a pretty crazy weekend."

"We can make him remember us. Come on!"

"I'll most definitely, absolutely go with," I said, standing and smiled. "I . . . need a break."

"Or a break from a break-up," Lexi sang, and even though it wasn't that long ago, I still smiled.

I looked at Stefan. "Let's go."

"I mean, what's keeping you here?" Lexi asked him.

"I told you, her name is Elena," Stefan said.

"Well, let's hope she's a better girl than the last one you got all sprung over," Lexi said, turning to face us with Katherine's picture.

Stefan stood, taking the picture from her. "You didn't even know Katherine."

"'Cause if she did, she'd kick her ass," I laughed. "The little bitch."

"Speaking of, where's Damon?" Lexi asked.

"Inflicting misery somewhere," Stefan said, walking past.

"Uh-huh."

"Hey, um, are you gonna be okay here alone?" Stefan asked. "We've got some things we've got to take care of."

"Well, it's not exactly like I can go anywhere," Lexi answered, pointing outside toward the sun. "And you Salvatores are the only ones with these nifty little daylight rings." Lexi gasped, looking up. "I have a mood ring from '75. Trade you?"

I smiled, shaking my head as Stefan said, "Doesn't work that way, and you know it."

"Good try, though," I said.

"Yeah," she said, looking away.

"Hey, Lex," Stefan said.

"Hmm?" Lexi asked, looking back.