Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 53

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).

Elena had just finished her Occult studies class with Ric who was trying to discover who the undercover Gemini witches were. Fortunately for Ric, he wouldn't have to work too hard to get an invite into Whitmore House as there had been a staff meeting there that morning and the owner of the house, had inadvertently asked him. That meant they just needed to get Elena, Caroline and Stefan an invite onto the property as Damon intended to be invited in via a different method.

Elena was on her way to Caroline and Bonnie's dorm, where she was also due to meet Damon and Stefan to meet up for the bonfire, when she noticed a guy knelt at the ever growing shrine to Megan. Wondering if he knew Megan, Elena walked over to him and decided to try to find out who he was. Confirming her suspicions, he sighed at the memorial as she approached

"Hey." Elena said to him.

"Hey." the guy replied, not turning to look at Elena, instead continuing to stare at the memorial.

"I'm Elena." Elena introduced herself. Megan used to be my roommate. Did you know her?" she asked.

"We knew each other growing up." he told her.

"Oh, wow. I'm sorry." Elena winced, realizing this might be the one other person who Megan had claimed to know on campus, which according to Megan's phone, just happened to be Aaron Whitmore. But Elena knew she needed to play ignorant of that fact, and get him to introduce himself.

Still seemingly ignoring her, the guy, who Elena believed to be Aaron, grabbed an old wilted flower from the shrine and stood up.

"Pretty sad memorial, huh?" Aaron said sadly. "Guess it's not exactly cool to mourn during fall rush." he huffed.

"Everyone mourns differently. Some do flowers. Others do what their loved ones would've wanted." Elena sighed wistfully.

"Yeah. Well, what Megan would have wanted was to still be here alive." Aaron said through gritted teeth.

"They said she committed suicide." Elena frowned.

"Yeah. I know. That's what they said." Aaron replied sarcastically, however he didn't venture any other suggestions.

"So then, what do you think happened?" Elena asked curiously as he picked his bag up from the floor.

"Yeah. If you care about her, get her sunflowers." Aaron told her. "She liked those." he nodded as he rudely turned around and walked away.

"Hey, do you have a name?" Elena called out to him, hoping he'd confirm her suspicions.

"Yeah. I do." Aaron said, once again refusing to divulge any further information as he kept walking away.

Elena sighed and shrugged. She needed to know if that guy was Aaron, because if it was, she would try and find a way to get to know him, meaning she'd get an invite into Whitmore House. If Elena was in the house, she stood a better chance of helping rescue Enzo. She figured if she was directly involved in the rescue mission and Enzo knew that, there was less of a chance Enzo would want to enact revenge on those who helped him escape, and hopefully that would extend to the family of those who helped him. She just wanted to make sure the baby and Jeremy were safe.

Elena turned around and started back to the dorm when she heard a voice from behind her.

"I didn't think Elena Gilbert would give up so easily." Dr. Maxfield said, causing her to turn around.. "Sorry about being a hard-ass earlier. It's kind of my thing. You're Grayson Gilbert's daughter, aren't you?" he smiled apologetically.