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Chapter 14

      I woke up, feeling the weight from yesterday sitting on my shoulders. Elena, idiotically, went to see my brother Elijah, making a deal with him. How stupid! Personally I'm quite hurt that she doesn't think that I can handle myself, when in all honesty I can. I get up, putting on my baggy sweater, leaving my short shorts on. I walk down the long hallway, walking into Stefans room. He wasn't there.
       "Stefan?" I called out. I feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise. "You're standing right behind me, aren't you?"
        "Yep." I heard his voice say. I smiled, turning around. Stefan looked at me for a good second, before leaning in and kissing me. "Good morning."
       "Let's just say that after yesterday, none of us should be apart. Even Elena. No scratch that, especially Elena!" I said. Stefan looked at me sighing softly.
          "Me neither... but..."
          "Nope! Don't burst my bubble! Not allowed!" I said. Stefan gave me a look, cocking his head to the side a bit. "You're gonna burst my bubble, aren't you."
          "I'm totally ruining the moment. Look, I can't just pretend like everything is okay." Stefan said to me. I rolled my eyes, groaning dramatically, falling onto Stefans bed.
          "Look, Katherine is stuck in the tomb." I said. Besides that, nothing else is going right. Fuck.
           " I know but we still have this pressing little issue of Elena being Klaus' human sacrifice." Stefan said.
         "Look, Elena promised that Elijah will keep all of us safe as long as she follows by his rules." Stefan goes to a drawer, pulling out a vial of vervain. I sit up in his bed, staring at the vial.
          "You know what... I'm gonna burst your bubble." I said, speeding up to Stefan, stealing the container out of his hand.
          "Really?" He asked, rolling his eyes, clearly annoyed with me.
         "Stefan I listened to you and Katherine bicker for hours yesterday, but I also know what she told you about Isobel. Do not go after her. You'll get yourself killed, or Elijah pissed, and that means he will go after you. Personally I don't want to commit Fratricide this week." I said to Stefan, who took the vial out of my hand.
          "Katherine said Isobel could have some answers and I just have a couple questions, that's all."
         "Those questions are gonna get you killed." I said as he opened up the vial, pouring a small amount of the liquid into a glass of water, mixing the contents, he takes a big sip coughing.
           "You good?" I asked him. He looks up at me, nodding.
"How does Elijah compel other vampires?" Stefan asked me after a few beats of silence.
"We all can." I said to him. "We are originals."
"What does that even mean?" He asked me.
"Personally I don't know how to answer that question." I said to him.
"I'm gonna head out." Stefan said. I nodded, smiling at him. He kissed me quickly and walked out of the room. My biggest question is, are we a thing Stefan? I mean even in 1864, he never even asked me. Huh.
I walked out of Stefans room, hoping Damon wouldn't see me, cause I know for a fact he would suspect we are hooking up. I made my way down the beautiful hallway, walking into the library where Damon and Rose stood. Roses arm is bitten, puffy, and just plain gross. Ew. That is one nasty wolf bite.
"How is it?" Rose asked me, she was sweating profusely. She looked to be in a lot of pain, and I can't help but feel bad for her. Rose pisses me off, but I don't want her to die. Besides, her and Damon have gotten a good friendship going. If Damon wasn't dating Elena, I would think him and rose were a thing.
"It's definitely better, right Iris? Right elena?" Damon asked. Elena was sitting in the far corner of the room. The bitch radiating off her like the warmth from the sun.
"It's not bad." I said to rose, and Elena rolled her eyes, knowing that I was lying straight to roses face.
"Where is Stefan?" Damon asked me. I shrugged, not knowing the exact answer.
"He left. Pretty sure he's going to talk to Isobel." I said. Elenas eyes widen.
"Damon you need to go stop him. I think he's gonna make Elijah mad." Elena said, pleading to her boyfriend.
"Which is exactly why I was coming down here, to tell you to talk some damn sense into your brother." I said to Damon.
"You do it. He's head over heals for you." Damon said to me, taking a sip of bourbon.
"What? Stefan is what?" Elena asked me, glaring.
"Look man I tried. Didn't work." I said.
"I'm with Stefan on this one. And Elena play nurse for a bit." Damon says, rushing quickly out of the room before Elena has time to tell him no. I walk quickly after Damon.
"I made that promise hoping I'd never have to hurt Eli." I said to Damon.
"I can not control Stefan." Damon said, walking away from me.
"Good talk." I called out to Damon.

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I was sitting in my room, reading a entry of mine from 1864. Christmas time to be exact. I was spending it with the Salvatores.
December 25th, 1864
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Today was Christmas! Over the centuries it has come to be my favorite celebration, and today I got to spend it with my favorite people. The Salvatores. Mr. Giuseppe Salvatore decided to get very drunk, late last night, so I know he won't be up until midday. The best thing about this Christmas morning was the fact that I woke up to Mr. Stefan Salvatore! I know Miss Katherine and Mr. Damon Salvatore were all snuggled up in the next room over, but here with me is a man that I truly love. This is the first Christmas in years that I'm not alone, and it is so very nice. Refreshing even.

"Iris. We have a bit of an issue." Elena said to me, pulling me from my entry.
"What's up?" I asked her.

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ELENA LOST ROSE?!" Damon asked me, yelling at me over the phone.
"It's not my fucking job to watch elena so how the heck would I know?!" I asked frustrated.
"Keep Elena at the Boarding House. Bring yourself to the high school."
"Why are we going to the high school?"
"Well before you called, Sheriff Forbes called, told me there had been an animal attack at the school."
"Do you think it's rose?"
"No it's fucking Gumby. Yes it's rose."
"Shut up. I'll be there in five."