Our life (The Vampire Diaries)

Chapter 3

It's the next morning and once again Zira and Stefan are writing in their diaries.

Zira: Dear diary, this morning is...different. There is change. I can sense it, feel it.
Stefan: I'm awake. For the first time in a long time, I feel completely and undeniably wide awake.
Zira: For once, I don't regret the day before it begins.
Zira: I welcome the day...
Stefan/Zira: Because I know...
Stefan: I will see her again.
Zira: I will see him again. For the first time in a long time, I feel good.

She looks to her bed where Jermey lays. She closes her diary and makes her way to him. She has an idea that she feels will help the both.

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Later that morning. Elena goes out of her room and into the hallway to find Jenna dressed up and looking in the mirror.

Jenna asks. "Do I look adult? As in respectfully parental?"

Elena smiles. "Depends on where you're going."

Jenna sighs. "Jeremy's parent-teacher conference. Hair up or down? Jenna puts her hair up."

Elena smirks. "Sexy stewardess." Jenna lets it down. "Boozy housewife."

Jenna scoffs out a laugh. "Up it is. You're feisty today."

Elena nods her head. "I feel good, which is rare. So I've decided to go with it. Fly free, walk on the sunshine, and all that stuff. Where is Jeremy?"

Jenna us fixing her hair. "He left early. Something about getting to wood shop early to finish a birdhouse." She pauses. "There is no wood shop, is there?"

Elena shakes her head. "No."

Jenna sighs. "Yeah."

Elena's phone starts to ring. "It's Zira. Hello Zira. I thought you were in your room." Jenna raised an eyebrow.

'I'm with Jermey. I thought I should tells you guys that we woke up early and went into the woods.'

"The woods for what?" Elena asked her.

'To paint. I haven't done it since before... Anyway I brought Jermey cause I'm trying to get him to stop smoking and decide that a distraction was the best way. There's nothing like finding and making a paint. So we'll be there soon.'

"Ok." Elena says. See you in a bit.

"She hasn't went to the woods to paint since your parents." Jenna says.

"I think we're finally moving on." Elena smiles.

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In history class, Elena and Stefan look at each other while their teacher lectures.

Tanner drowns on. "Originally discovered nearly 5 centuries ago, it hasn't been over Mystic Falls in over 145 years. Now, the comet will be its brightest right after dusk during tomorrow's celebration. Are we bothering you, Mr. Salvatore? Ms. Gilbert?"

Elena and Stefan drop their gazes. The bell rings.

In the hallway.

Stefan smiles. 'I brought it." Hands Zira a book. "Told you."

Zira reads. "'Wuthering Heights' by Ellis Bell. You know, I can't believe she didn't use her real name."

Stefan nods. "All the Bronte sisters used pseudonyms. It was the time. Female writers weren't very accepted then."

Elena walks up to them. "Where did you get it?"

Stefan hesitates. "Uh, it was passed down. Through the family."