The Owl Gilbert

3:1: Elena's Birthday

It's summertime and Elena's birthday as I jog to Jeremy's room and pull his curtains open, letting the Sun pour out. "Ugh, early. Bad." He says as I look at him and he's extending his left hand, and I walk over to him, pulling his covers off, sighing. "It's not early. You're late for work. Matt just called." I say and walk over to the door. "Well, maybe they'll fire me." He says and I give a small laugh. "Aim high." I say.

I walk downstairs, pulling out my phone from my left pocket and call Caroline. "What are you doing?" I ask. "Just shopping for the party your sister is trying to bail out on." She says. "She never said yes in the first place." I say. "She was never going to which is why I planned it anyway. And my Mom wants you to call her." She says and I stop as I'm heading towards the kitchen. "Did she find something?" I ask. "An animal attack in Memphis." She says and I continue walking to the kitchen. "It's the third one this week in Tennessee." He says and I see Dad making coffee. "And you're sure it's a vampire?" I ask and Dad and I look at each other. "Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's Klaus." Caroline says and I sigh. "Doesn't mean it's not." I say walking over to Dad and pat his right arm with my right hand, and put my hand down as he moves out of the way. "I'll call her." I say and press the button, and smile at Dad. "Well call her on her cell." Caroline says. "Tell her thank you for her help." I say. "All right. Well, I gotta go. Tell Elena I'll see her in a bit." She says. "Oh, Caroline wait, just.. keep tonight small. Please. It's what Elena wants." I say. "Wear something handsome." She says and hangs up, and I groan, and hang up, and put my phone in my right pocket. "Was that uh.. Stefan news?" Dad asks as I open the cabinet and pull out a mug with my left hand. "Could be more Klaus victims." I say, looking at him and notice he's making his bed, which is the couch. "You're certain Stefan's still with him." He says as I look down, pouring a cup of coffee with my right hand and face him. "Easy to be certain when the alternative is that he's dead." I say and look back down, and up to him, and set the pot back. "Are you sure you're still okay on the couch?" I ask. "Yeah, yeah, I'm good." He says and I walk over to him after picking up the other coffee cup; a travel mug in my left hand, and the regular mug in my right. "Because you spent half the summer on it. If you need your own bedroom--" I say. "And sleep in your dead parent' room or my dead girlfriend's room.." He says and shakes his head. "Nah." He says. "Right." I say, holding out the coffee mug in my right hand. "Got it." I say and he sighs, and walk over to the table, and set my mug down and grab my gray bag.

I soon arrive to the Salvatore Boarding House, adjusting my glasses with my right hand and set my bag down. "Morning." Damon says. "Hi, I was going--" I say, turning around and see him naked, with soap all over him as he's dripping water, smirking. "Ohh!" I exclaim, and turn around. "You heard me." I say, giving a fake laugh. "You knew that I was here." I say. "You know you should learn to knock. What if I was.. risqué?" He asks and I grab a black towel with my right hand, and cover my eyes with my left, and turn around, and throw it at him, and sigh, and so does he. "Ok." He says and I separate my ring finger and pinky with my middle, index, and thumb, looking at him and see he has the towel around his waist, and I put my hand down. "Sheriff Forbes gave us another location to check." I say, pulling out a note from my right pocket. "Memphis." I say. "Another dead end, you mean?" He asks. "You don't know that." I say as he approaches me. "You're right, Adam. This could be the one." He says, getting closer and I look to my right. "Yep. After almost two months, this could be the one clue that tells that Stefan is alive and well and living in Graceland." He says and I look at him, and sigh. "Fine. I'll go by myself." I say as he's smiling and begin to walk off, and he dashes in front of me, and takes the note with his right hand as I gasp. "And let Klaus know you're tracking him. He thinks you and Elena are dead. Let's keep it that way." He says and looks at the note. "It's a new lead, Damon. We haven't had one in a while." I say. "Ok. I'll check it out. If I find anything, I'll call you." He says and walks off. "But--" I say and sigh.

I'm walking around the giant party that Caroline threw for Elena as I heard from Elena that Jeremy is smoking again and I'm looking for Damon, and find him outside with Dad as he's drinking from a beer bottle. "Hello, Smartass." Damon says. "Do I look like my sister?" I ask, crossing my arms at both of them. "What are you talking about?" Damon asks. "I know you and my Dad went to Memphis today." I say and look between both of them. "I'm a very intelligent Doppleganger." I say and Dad sighs. "Fine, but you can't tell Elena. She's more hellbent than any of us tight now." He says and Damon sighs. "Seriously, Ric? Way to go." He says as I look at him. "Don't worry. I'm not telling Elena anything." I say and hold my right hand out. ""Drink." I say and they both look at me, confused. "It's a party and well, I think now is a good time to have one." I say and he hands it to me, and I turn to Dad. "Jeremy's smoking again." I say and take a sip. "Is his stash any good?" Damon asks and I put my hand down, looking at him, giving him the evil eye as I almost cough while I swallow the beer. "You're an ass." I say and turn to Dad, and sigh."Talk to him, please? He looks up to you." I say and turn to Damon, as he holds his right hand out, and I put the glass in, and turn around, and walk off.

I open the door to Damon's room with my left hand as I'm holding a red cup half way full of beer in my left hand, and walk in, looking around. "This room's off limits." Caroline says and I look to my right, and see her holding a blood bag in her right hand. "Caroline?" I ask and she smiles. "Sorry. I just needed to take a beat." She says and sets the bag down, and I smile, and she walks over to me. "Are you hiding?" She asks, crossing her arms and I look down, and back up to him. "I was just looking for Damon." I say, smiling. "Well, he better be here somewhere because we haven't even done the cake yet." She says and puts her arms down. "I think I'm gonna pass on the whole cake thing." I say. "No! No, way, No! It's your sister's birthday." She says and I look down, and back up to her. "No, it's the dawn of a new day, and you can't get on with your life until you doing made a wish and blown out the candles. I had to go all the way to Virginia Beach to find the specific Ice Cream cake she loves. Red Velvet." She says. "I'm sure she appreciates that. I really do. But, is that what you all want me and her to do? Just get on with our lives?" I ask. "No. Maybe. I just don't think anyone wants to see you like guys this." Sbe says. "We're not gonna give up on finding Stefan, Caroline." I say. "Of course not. And you shouldn't." She says and I nod, and look to my right, and begin to walk off. "But you guys have to admit that you kinda just letting your life pass you by." She says as I look at her. "And isn't Stefan the one who wanted to make sure that you two lived it?" She asks. "You want her to make a wish?" I ask and she nods. "I think she just wants to know that he's alive. That's it." I say, shaking my head. "That's her wish." I say and nod, and walk off, and stop at Damon's closet. "I'm sorry, ok? I'm just drunk and dumb tonight." She says and I open the door some with my right hand. "You know.. what are you doing?" She asks and I see a bunch of notes, maps and articles. "What's all that?" She asks and I see a sticky note that says Klaus. "It's Klaus. Damon's been tracking him without Elena and I." I say. "Why wouldn't he just tell her or you?" She asks and I shake my head, and notice a article about a body discovered at a drive in and a sticky on it that says, Stefan, and one with, neck wounds, written on it. "I don't know." I say. Which in fact, I do know because of how hellbent Elena is.