Now And Then - Stefan Salvatore (currently editing)

1.9 Fake Peace

A couple days later. At the Lockwoods. 

I looked at Mason as he was loading boxes into the trunk of his truck. 

Stefan walked closer to us and i frowned, confused. Hadn't seen him since i told him that he had actually hit a nerve the other day. 

"Mason"

Mason looked at me for a second before turning around to Stefan, curious "Stefan, right? The other Salvatore."

"The nice one." added Stefan. " The one offering an apology."

I bit my lip, holding back a laugh. 

Mason shook his head  "Not interested."

Stefan sighed " Look, my brother acted impulsively-"

Mason scoffed "You think?"

Stefan " If you and Damon keep going at each other throats, somebody innocent is going to get hurt and I don't want that. You have family here so I can imagine you'd want that either. So what do you say we just quit the whole alpha male fighting thing and call a truce?"

Mason scoffed  "I made that same offer to your brother. He turned it down with a knife."

Stefan sighed  " He made a mistake. I'm here to make sure that neither one of you make another one."

Mason took a step to Stefan "Tell your brother to watch his back."

Then he went to walk past him but Stefan grabbed Mason's arm, stopping him. 

I pushed myself off the truck. 

Stefan said warningly "Well, I'm guessing that he only has to worry about that during a full moon. Otherwise you're not as strong, am I right? Or you would have killed Damon by now. There's one of you. There's two of us. I think you're the one that needs to watch his back."

Mason looked at Stefan  "If he comes at me-"

"he won't." Stefan assured him before offering his open hand. 

Mason looked at me.

I looked at Stefan before nodding to Mason. 

Mason shook Stefan's hand and then grabbed the other box and left. 

I looked at Stefan, trying to read him. 

"What are you doing?" came from Damon who suddenly appeared next to us. 

Stefan " Negotiating peace on your behalf."

Damon pouted, putting his hands on Stefan's shoulders "i don't want peace"

Stefan put his hands on Damon's shoulder "Consider it's opposite day."

Damon pouted "Stefan, please tell me you don't seriously think a hand shake just solved our problem."

Stefan shook his head " No, actually I think that the first chance Mason Lockwood gets, he's gonna drive a stake through your heart and then through mine, all because you took it upon yourself to try to kill him. So thank you, because we don't have enough problems."

Then he walked off.

 "Haven't seen you in a couple days. Where where you?"

i looked at Damon "Why? missed me?"

Damon frowned "why aren't you staying at the house."

"ask your brother."

Then i tried to walk past him but he grabbed my hand and turned me around. 

I warned "Damon"

"Adelaide" he warned back. 

I shrugged out of his grip.