Here's Where I Belong

Chapter Five

After everyone had started arriving, they eventually migrated outside. The 'girls' showed up with stuff like pasta salad, potato salad, veggie salad, and a multitude of other things. He'd quickly been introduced to the other girl of the group, Bonnie Bennett.

Elijah couldn't remember a time when he and his siblings had been together like this, with friends. They were all laughing, and joking around.

Rebekah, who had always been the 'mean girl' in school, had found her group of friends. He noticed that while she and Elena were the closest, Caroline and Bonnie made a genuine effort to include her in everything.

Kol's bromance with Jeremy was one of the funniest things Elijah had seen in a while. If he didn't know what a womanizer Kol was, he might honestly wonder.

Klaus had always been the temperamental one of the bunch, always being closed off and antisocial, and somewhat standoffish seemed to honestly enjoy himself. He was completely in love with Caroline, who obviously returned the feelings. Elena and Klaus seemed to have the weirdest relationship of all. It was obviously they cared about each other as friends, but it was almost like they couldn't stand each other either. It completely befuddled him, but he decided not to dwell on it too much.

As they sat around the backyard, on the Gilbert's lawn furniture, the conversation flowed freely. It was the pseudo-argument going on between Klaus, Elena, Caroline, and Rebekah that drew his attention.

"But the fact still remains, that you threw your drink in my face and slapped me." Klaus argued, pointing at Elena.

"I thought you had just insulted one of my best friends!" She defended herself, tossing her hands into the air.

"But you didn't even stop to ask any questions sweetheart, you just pounced."

Elena groaned, burying her face in her hands as the rest of the little group laughed. Elijah simply raised an eyebrow before turning to Elena.

"What made you assume that Niklaus had insulted your friend?" he questioned, watching as her cheeks flushed red again.

"He kept sending her drinks, and after consuming a few she decided to confront him. So, she walks over to the bar, turns really red, and storms to the bathroom." Elena said, waving her hands about animatedly as she told the story.

"I did not storm off," Caroline injected.

"Well it looked like it from where I was sitting. How was I to know that you were trying to be 'sexy'." Elena exclaimed.

"I wasn't trying to be sexy. I was sexy." Caroline huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

Klaus chuckled, and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "That you were love," he grinned, leaning over and nipping her jaw, causing the blonde to giggle.

"Ugh. Caroline, you two had both drunk so much that you could have been doing the chicken dance and he would have found it sexy." Elena shook her head, tipping her beer back and taking another swig of it.

Elijah just shook his head, and laughed as Caroline huffed indignantly and Elena winked at the couple.

As Caroline and Klaus turned to Rebekah and started discussing wedding stuff, Elena turned her attention to Elijah.

"So Kol mentioned today that you are going to be moving into your house soon." She said, resting her head on her hand as she turned to him fully.

"Yes, I want to paint some of the rooms, make things a little more lively, but other than that I just need to wait for my brother and his wife to bring all my furniture down."