Secrets of a Salvatore Sister

Distractions

I walk up to the Boarding House, finding the door wide open, Elena standing outside. Walking up behind her I find Rebekah with a ripped gown and Damon beside her shirtless in the foyer. Damon shoots me a smirk while Rebekah smiles at Elena before slipping past me, avoiding my eye contact. Elena shoots me a look as if asking if I had any knowledge of this, I simply shake my head no.

Moving into the living room, Elena waits impatiently for Damon to button his shirt, talking his ear off. I bypass their lovers quarrel, heading to my room to change. Once I am dressed in some fresh clothes, I walk back downstairs. Grateful that Elena is here to distract Damon so he can't ask me why I was still in last night's clothes.

"Well, maybe, for once, something I did had nothing to do with you," Damon tells Elena as I enter the living room. He takes a sip of his drink. I'm tempted to laugh at the blow to Elena, but decide to remain quiet for now, not ready to draw attention to myself yet.

"You should know," Elena starts, taking a step closer to Damon, "that Esther is planning on killing her entire family. She's linked them all together with a spell. Whatever happens to one, happens to all of them."

"Well, that's great! Klaus will finally be dead. We win," Damon drinks again. "Why do you look like someone just shot a panda bear?" He asks her. I can't see her expression from my place by the stairs, but I'm sure it's a somber one. But I don't understand why this isn't good news, doesn't she want the Originals dead?

"Uh, because to kill Klaus she has to kill all of them, including Elijah. And he doesn't deserve this!" Elena states, like it's a known fact.

"I don't think you know Elijah as well as you think you do," I speak up, catching the two's attention as I walk into the room. "Trust me when I say that Elijah may come off as high and mighty, but he's still a monster inside. They all are." Elena seems conflicted at my words, while Damon just watches me. I meet his eyes briefly before turning to watch Elena as she talks.

"Shouldn't you at least care about Rebekah," she directs her words to Damon, a sharp bitterness in her tone. Sounds to me as though she's jealous. I roll my eyes at the thought, walking over to take a seat on the armchair of the couch.

"Two seconds ago, you were pissed that she attacked you," Damon walks closer to her, getting in her face. "It's a win-win." Elena shakes her head at him, turning to leave but Damon vamp speeds in front of her, blocking her path. "Don't do anything to screw this up, Elena," he says, pointing at her with a harsh stare.

"Why are you doing this?" Elena questions, her back to me now. I watch as Stefan appears behind Damon. He must of heard the drama and come down to see it for himself.

"They're right, you know," he tells Elena. "Klaus has to die. They all do."

"See? It's democracy in action," Damon quips at her. Elena angered by these words leaves, knocking into Damon on the way past, causing him to spill his drink. My brothers watch her go.

It's a little later and I'm sitting in the library reading a book in front of the fireplace. Stefan stands in front of me, lost in thought. He's been acting weird lately.

"Join me for a little victory drink?" Damon enters the room. I look back at him to see three glasses full of blood in his hands.

Stefan turns away from him, his face grim as the flames cast shadows on his figure, "Should wait until Klaus is dead."

Damon puts a hand on the back of the couch I'm sitting on, giving Stefan a look. "Why are you so extra broody? Did you see the way we stood up to Elena? I like both of you on my team. Must have driven her nuts." He grins, taking a sip of his drink.

"You still think she's gonna screw this up, don't you?" Stefan asks, turning to face Damon. I stand up from the couch, laying my book down on my spot. Here we go, I think, feeling the tension between the two.

"I think somebody needs to talk to her. She's not gonna listen to anything I say."

"Is it because of your little sleepover?"

"It's not my fault she decided to get jealous," Damon defends himself against Stefan's accusations.

"Well, given who you chose to sleep with, I would say it's one hundred percent your fault," Stefan retorts.

"Whatever," Damon says, shrugging Stefan off. "Did you a favor. Now you can come in and sweep her off her feet." Knowing I'm going to have to step in soon, I take a step closer to Damon.

"Nah. She's better off without me. Sure as hell better off without you," Stefan shoots at Damon, playing to get a reaction out of him.

Damon is about to say something but I cut him off, "Would you two knock it off! Whatever happened to bros against hoes? I mean, seriously," I sigh. "I've been here, what two days? And already you two have gotten into too many fights, and over a girl? It's ridiculous." I glance at both of them before looking at Damon, "And Rebekah? Are you kidding me? What happened to not sleeping with the enemy?"

Damon glares at me, "Shouldn't I be asking you the same?"

I cross my arms, staring at him. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means, that after my sister spent the whole night flirting with Originals and then comes home in the morning with the same dress on from last night, I have questions. Like who did you sleep with? Was it Kol? You spent a few hot minutes with him. Or what about Klaus? Don't think that I didn't see you two disappear together. Oh, but better yet, was it Elijah? You seemed pretty angry with him this morning. Was it because he told you to get out-" I slap Damon, hard. He turns away, putting a hand to his cheek before looking at me with slight surprise.

I glare at him, furious. "I'll have you know that I didn't sleep with any of them. I'm not you! I hate them! And what you saw last night was me keeping up appearances while you two fought like little kids over Elena!"

I can feel Damon's anger radiate off of him as he steps closer to me. "Really? Then why the sneaking off? I mean you come to town seeming to know so much about them and then sneak off with Klaus. Klaus? Why? What are you hiding? What aren't you telling us?"

"That is none of your business. I'm on your side, so stop trying to indite me! I'm here to kill them, just like you."

"Just like that, huh?" Damon asks me in a calm voice, getting in my face. "After last night and how close you seemed with all of them, you are just going to let them die. You're ready to stand back and watch Esther kill each of them?" Damon challenges me.

Gritting my teeth, I get in his face. "Yes."

Damon watches me for a second before stepping away. "Fine," he says to me before looking at Stefan. "Neither of us get Elena. Just make sure she doesn't screw up Esther's plan." And with that, Damon leaves the library, but not before slamming two of the glasses filled with blood onto a table on his way out. I watch Stefan look at the glass for a second before turning away from it.

"Ugh!" I groan, picking up my book and throwing it in the direction Damon left. "He irritates me!"

"Yeah, that's his specialty," Stefan mutters from behind me. "He knows just how to get under your skin."