The Diary of Mia Salvatore [AU]

35. Hiding

Dear Diary,

Enzo kissed me and I feel terribly guilty for not telling Jeremy. It's not like I enjoyed or something but I know my boyfriend and he would've tried to kill Enzo for what he did. Besides, he tried to kill Elena so everyone hates him for that.

My brother Damon has been slightly distant because he feels like he put Elena in danger. I know he did awful things in the past and, since we're vampires, those things always come back to bite us in the ass. I just hope he realizes she truly loves him despite everything he did.

I reached to the bottom of the stairs and Damon was already up. "Are drinking this early in the morning?" I questioned my brother with a raised eyebrow.

He shook his head and then smirked. "I was thinking about reading a book. My night wasn't very pleasant." He admitted.

"Mine wasn't either." I told him. "But reading a book is something Stefan does whenever he's brooding around the corners." I chuckled and Damon smiled, obviously agreeing with me.

Suddenly, Tyler opened the front door and he was looking disheveled. "Something bad has happened and I need your help." He looked right at us. "The Travelers are stronger than you think and we're all in danger."

Damon looked hella annoyed. "Tell me everything that happened. I hate the Travelers so much!" He stated and I giggled slightly.

Tyler sighed. "They used me for some kind of ritual and told me they plan on breaking the witches' curse using Stefan and Elena's doppelganger blood."

"Okay, they're already using Mystic Falls residents as their passengers and now they intend on breaking a curse that's protecting our town." At this point, I was angry. "There's no way I'm gonna let this happen."

Damon looked at me. "Mia, remember your plan. We need to lay low and protect our brother and Elena." I nodded in agreement. "Barbie can help us. She has a cabin in the woods that belonged to her father." He smirked.

Caroline really does need to help us. If the Travelers get to Stefan and Elena, they're as good as dead and I, for one, do not wish my brother's death.

***

Jeremy was in our bedroom and flinched when he heard me open the door. "Mia!" He looked scared and confused.

I approached my boyfriend and looked at kind brown eyes. "You look worried." I sat next to him. "What's happening?"

He ran his fingers through his hair. "The Other Side is different. I can't hear them clearly like I usually do." He sighed. "What are the Travelers doing? Why do I have a feeling that the Other Side will soon cease to exist?"

I took a deep breath. "The Other Side is collapsing and Bonnie is worried about it. Without the Other Side she will die. Her life's in danger."

Jeremy looked heartbroken by this information. Could he be in love with Bonnie? "What can we do to stop that from happening?"

"We're going to Caroline's cabin to protect Elena and Stefan." I sighed. "The Travelers need their blood to break the witches' curse and take over Mystic Falls."

My boyfriend looked at me confused. "Why do they want to break that curse?"

I looked out the window and stood up to distance myself from him. "After what happened with Silas and Qetsiyah, the witches decided to prevent the Travelers from accessing their full magic by putting Nature against them." I sighed. "Now, they're possessing the residents from our town and taking over the place we were born in."

Jeremy put his arms around my waist and rest his chin on my shoulders. "We can fight this. We faced bigger things and I know for sure that we can stop the Travelers." He kissed my neck to comfort me but I felt even more nervous than before. My boyfriend is in love with another woman and I can't do anything about it.

***

Damon, Caroline, Jeremy and I arrived at the cabin and it looked so cozy and nice. I bet Caroline cleaned it up before we arrived. "This is amazing!" I commented while looking around.

Caroline smiled at me. "My dad loved this cabin and I used to come here when I was little." Her smile faded. "And now we're using it to hide from the Travelers who are taking over our town."

Jeremy grabbed my bag and smiled at me. "I'm gonna put the bag upstairs. What room are we staying in?" He asked.

"The first one you can find." My blonde friend said and Jeremy walked upstairs. She turned to me and looked deep into my brown eyes. "Okay, spill it! I could sense some tension between you two all the way up to the cabin."

I sighed. "Jeremy is in love with Bonnie and I don't know how to act around him." I looked at my brother and Caroline. "He didn't bluntly tell me he was in love with her, but the fear he felt when I told him she would die if the Other Side collapsed was the same as Damon felt when Enzo tried to kill Elena."

Damon furrowed his eyebrows and looked at me. "Jeremy is an idiot! You're way better than the Bennett witch and have always been there for him."

Caroline nodded. "I don't agree with everything that came out of Damon's insensitive mouth but I do agree that you've been there for Jeremy after he came back to life in a way that not even Elena hasn't." She ran her hand across my back. "I do know he cares about you so you two should just be honest."

"I'm scared to know the truth." I blurted out. "Jeremy is the love of my life and if he loves Bonnie, I will be devastated and I don't want to go through that."

Damon pulled me into a hug and ran his fringers through my red hair. "You will always have me by my side. And I can kick his ass if you want." I chuckled at his offer but it made me feel better. My brother always knows what to say to comfort me. Although, I'm still not sure if I should confront Jeremy about this entire situation.