𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 - Klaus Mikaelson (1)

22. The New Deal

3.10
Present
Mystic Falls

Third person p.o.v.
"Uh, you have your choice. Bloody Mary, Screwdriver." Damon points to a variety of bottles in front of him while talking to himself. "Brunch in a bottle."

Damon downed a shot and drank a yellow liquid out of a jar. Arabella cringed next to her brother. "You could've gotten a thousand diseases right now."

Damon smirked. "Good thing I'm a vampire that's sick free!"

"That doesn't save you from death." Arabella reminded him.

Damon's gaze traveled behind Arabella's figure, landing on Alaric seated next to her going through papers.

"Come on, Ric." Damon says with a grunt. "We can't drink all of these on our own. I mean, I can, but then somebody's getting naked."

Damon sends a seductive glance to the bartender, who smiles at him. "Plus, we both know Bella's a lightweight."

Arabella chuckled. "And who do you think taught you how to drink?"

Damon shrugged, slurring over his own words. "Oh man, can't believe Ric's gonna make us drink alone."

"I'm busy." Alaric says pointedly, not looking up from his work.

"It's the eve of Klausageddon. And you're doing homework?" Damon asks.

Arabella's snaps her head to her brother's. "Don't ever mess with Armageddon. That's a beautiful movie."

"You know this may come as a shock, but I am not here to hang out with you. I'm here to see Jeremy, who is an hour late for his shift." Alaric informs.

"Kids today. Where are their values?" Damon jokes.

"Football. Girls. Video games. Makeup." Arabella lists. "Not even about education. In Jeremy's case, hunting."

Alaric put a packet in front of the Salvatores. It looked like a report Jeremy wrote about American History. What drew Arabella's attention was the big F in red.

"That's his midterm paper. Copied it straight off the internet. Didn't even try to hide it."

"Ooh. Somebody's getting grounded." Damon states with a teasing smile.

"Did you say you were waiting for Jeremy, as in Jeremy Gilbert?" The bartender asks, looking at the three.

"Yup." Arabella says with a nod.

"He was fired last week." The girl pouts at them before turning around and walking to another customer.

Damon looks to Alaric, who stares at the spot the girl was at in shock. "Oops."

Alaric turned around, sending a glance to Elena sitting at a table with Bonnie.

Damon pulled up Arabella as they walked up to the dart board. "You remember how to play?"

Arabella scoffed. "It's one of the things I'm actually good at."

Arabella grabbed her share of darts, aiming and throwing at the board, landing in the middle every time. Damon turned and saw Elena approaching them.