Transitioning Into The Unknown [Book 2]

After It All

Notes: 

Hello, it's been a while. Honestly, a lot of stuff has been happening. I've been kind of swamped with school work since it's really close to the end of term and technically it's finals week right now. Also, everything that's happening with George Floyd and the whole black lives matter movement. I'm really trying to educate myself and get involved so I've had a little time to really do anything else. But I felt really bad because it's been a long time since I updated. And I really did start this chapter a while ago but I just never finished it. Until today. Obviously.

A little bit of good news. I got one of my grades back, which is in English and I got an A+ and I'm graduating on the 16th from college so yay me. And I start at my new college in July!

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I'm not happy. I mean, I don't know what I really expected. But I thought he'd have more information. Though I doubt he's working too hard on it. It's been a week since the ritual and our ' talk' and he's got nothing new to tell me. I'm so bored; I'm actually doing homework. I finished all the course work for the semester in a week because I was ansty, waiting for information, and I somehow just completed it all. I could graduate. I can ask for an early graduation.

Actually, that's what I was doing. I'm just stuck because I see my cousin in front of the school looking mad as hell. It's not like I knew who the vampire sacrifice was going to be. I sigh as I step out of my trusty ole Jeep. I could see the whole group of them glaring at me, not just Tyler. More of a reason for me to be here and just graduate so Peter and I can leave this town already. Anywhere less supernatural crazy will be suitable for a while.

I try to just trudge on past them, but before I reach the door, Tyler grabs me and pulls me to the side. He pushes me into the wall, very Derek-like, and is suddenly in my face yelling.

"He killed her! And you didn't stop it!"

I could see the rest of them behind him. Luckily no Bonnie. I don't need a rehash of our last encounter. I push him off only to get slammed back into the wall. I'd be putting up more of a fight typically, but I feel bad, it's my cousin.

"Listen, I didn't know who he was going to sacrifice until I got there. I thought I was a sacrifice for a second there. I was only there to be a bodyguard, and I wasn't even going to go because of the full moon originally." I say, pushing Tyler off me again.

"How did you handle yourself so well, it being the full moon and all?" Questioned Damon.

I glared, "Wouldn't you like to know?" I said, pushing Tyler off for good.

"Listen, I'm sorry about your girlfriend; if I'd known beforehand, I would've volunteered Damon in her place, but I didn't know," I say, making a slight jab at Damon because he's annoying.

Tyler was still upset, but at least he looked like he was starting to believe me.

Damon, however, was not as forgiving, "I saw you on the full moon, you were perfectly in control. How the hell did that happen?"

Tyler seemed to latch on to that as well, "Yeah, how did you control yourself?"

I just backed up, well as far as I could.

"I just have better control. I don't know what to tell you. I just concentrated really hard, and eventually, I got the hang of it. I don't have complete control. I definitely want to tear Damon's face off most of the night, but I controlled myself as best as I could. "I spoke more towards Tyler.

Damon, on the other hand, just steadily looked angrier.

"Anyway, I don't even know why you're angry with me. I told you Elena was going to survive, and she did." I said to Damon and partially to Stephan, who was shielding Elena behind him.