Silver Linings: Awakening {A TVD Fanfic trilogy}

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I was laying restless in Stefan's bed. I didn't give much thought into wether he'd want to sleep in it tonight. I laid there for a couple hours thinking the worst. Was he hooking up with Caroline or maybe killing people left the right? He could've been killing people I cared about.

The bed felt so empty without him. Of course there was the lack of person but even the mental feeling of it was gone. The pure joy of his warmth near me, the voice in my head reassuring me I was safe knowing he was right there, all of it. I longed for the feeling of his care, and without it I felt as if I was stuck alone.

The sun had started coming out and I decided to get up. I heard Damon yelling in pain and quickly headed downstairs.

"Do me a favor. Stay out of my way today." I heard Stefan as I looked to see him breaking Damon's hand.

"Stefan, stop." I insisted as he let go of Damon and looked at me.

"I thought I made it clear yesterday?" He asked walking over to me. I stood tall. I wasn't scared of him, and if I was I wasn't going to let him know. "We're broken up. It's over. That means you don't get to tell me what to do anymore." He sighed lightly looking me up and down before walking out of the house.

I held myself watching him go. Humanity-less Stefan was an asshole. I turned to Damon and I watched him pop his bones back in place.

"You okay?" I asked as he winced.

"Peachy." He replied agitated as I nodded. "You?"

I shrugged. "I mean I couldn't sleep at all last night, so I'm going with emotionally unstable because I currently feel nothing." I sighed looking down. Stefan's words felt like daggers in my sides, but when I wasn't near him a certain emptiness consumed me. It felt like nothing was there.

"Only a minor drawback." He replied walking over. "I'm sure you'll be fine soon and you'll be able to get ol' Stef back." He smiled lightly to me as he pat my shoulder.

"Damon we both know I'm not like that." I replied.

"Who knows? Maybe things will be different this time." He optimistically retorted. I breathed lightly and covered my face.

"I don't think I can do it." I shook my head.

"It'll work. We just have to get creative with it." He nodded to me as I nodded once. I would try, that's for sure, but I never doubted anything as much as my ability to help him.

"I need some sleep." I segued and headed to one of the spare rooms this time. I heard a vase smash behind me and figured it was Damon's way of getting out rage. I felt sort of bad knowing I couldn't change Stefan's mind, and I felt like Damon believed it too.

I ended up actually falling asleep and I woke up around 4 which was perfect timing because apparently dad was planning on locking up Caroline and Stefan. I headed to Whitmore to meet him.

I got there and as soon as I saw my dad he came up to hug me. He must've known I was drained. I didn't even bother to acknowledge Enzo standing there. "So it looks like the family business is back." I sighed lightly as I grabbed an arm wrap and a stake, my go to vamp fighting weapons.

"Yeah but I don't plan on it being this way for long." He replied.

"Why?" I asked confused.

"I'll tell you after we find them." He responded with a small nod. I nodded back and we headed out.

"Oh hi, Emma. It's great to see you too." Enzo commented looking at me.