Fire in the Water (Book 1)

She is a silver lining

It was a pretty quiet night for Mystic Falls. The universe let them be at peace. They had been through a great deal, so a good night sleep was what they all needed, as  the new day would bring new troubles.

Just before the break of dawn Katherine Pierce walked into the Boarding House. 

She looked around, then she concentrated to listen to hear where the residents are. 

"The cellar?"- she said to herself and quickly found herself there. 

The three vampires slept serenly still intoxicated by the Bourbon. Now there were nine bottles laying on the floor. 

"Great! I know you love to party hard- with Matt Donovan?!" 

Stefan opened his eyes and as he saw the Petrova standing there, he pull himself up- 

"Katherine!" 

"Hungover are we?! Yep, it's me! Had to check for myself if it was really true that you got rid of Klaus!?" 

Not opening his eyes, Damon then said- 

"Don't tell me it's her-ahh, what  did you put in this Bourbon!" 

And when he finally opened he fluttered his eyes open as the sassy vampire stood above him smirking cheekily at the narky ex.

"Leave me here and close the door"

"Come on"- Stefan said to Katherine- " he still has vervain in him. I will fill you in. I need some blood to get this alcohol out of me!" 

Matt didn't move. He was still out.

The other vampire that loved to be up at the break of dawn was Elijah. He loved to watch the sun appear like it is some kind of miracle. He mulled over whether to involve his brother in the search for Klaus' body and their aunt. He knew that Kol couldn't control the explosive part of his personality. He left the thoughts of his family aside for a moment and looked at his wardrobe. He had all his suits handcrafted by the best tailors from Savile Row, London, England, ever since the shop opened in 1771. Even when he was a human, he had impecable taste. Klaus would tease him about the way he always made sure the braids are masterfully done. He chose a dark grey suit. After he got  dressed for the day, he went for a walk, as it  was still to early to call on Elena.

Several hours later most of them were up. 

Elena and Jeremy made breakfast together.  

"If mom and dad could see us now"- Elena said with a sad whiff in her voice.

"They would never believe it." 

"No. It's so sad that you and I are really like brother and sister." 

"And we are not really-cousins"- Jeremy said. 

"Jer, you are my brother! And I love this." 

"Yeah - me, too."- Jeremy then said.

"Can everyone stop asking me or making comments. I mean- sorry. Oh, it doesn't seem so normal, does it?" 

"And you are eating raw sausages by the way!"- Jeremy noticed. 

"Well, nothing is normal anymore! Not like it was. And even before everything was pretty messed up"- Elena slumped down on the chair and put the sausage on the plate. 

"We can still go away!"- Jeremy suggested. 

Elena now looked at him a bit angrily and then said- 

"Don't think that I forgot that you and Matt made a deal to get me away." 

"Can we do this later?!"