Jeremy:
"Elena!"You run to her and hug from behind, resting your head on her shoulder.

"Wow! Are you guys going to start making out?"Jeremy asks with a smirk as he walks in. You roll your eyes and throw a wooden spoon at him. "Shut up, Jeremy!"You glare at him with a slight playful look in your eyes.

"Yes we are going to make out though. Right y/n?"Elena giggles and puckers her lips. You giggle. "Yup,"You kiss the air making a loud kissing noise. Elena laughs.

"Trust me, Jeremy. You won't have to worry about me and your sister making out. She has her eyes sent on one boy,"You mock Elena as you bat your eyelashes, place your hand on your chest where your heart is, and sigh contently. Elena glares at you and elbows your side.

"Hey!"You shout in pain as you grab your side. "You know what they say about karma,"Elena says matter of factly. "I didn't even do anything to you,"You mutter before going to the island table in their kitchen, sitting down on it.

Jeremy just laughed his head off and snorted when he was finished laughing causing you to giggle. He sits down across from you and begins to look you over for the millionth time that night. The same smirk on his face as before.
You rolled your eyes then you smirked.

Elena wasn't paying attention to anything other than her cooking. You weren't sure whether that was a good thing or bad thing. You have never let Elena cook before so you weren't sure if this would go well but since she was distracted with her cooking it gave you time to hangout with Jeremy.

You go over and sit down beside Jeremy. "Hey Jer Bear,"You smile as you teasingly put your hand on his lap. You lean close to his ear.

"If you keep smirking like that, Elena will know something is up. And also, you are starting to sound like Damon. Especially with that stupid smirk on your face. I have no problem with Damon but you are not him. I get that you're completely high and you are having the time of your life but Elena will sure ruin your buzz if she finds out about your Thanks Giving treat,"You whisper into his ear, your lips just hovering over his ear. Your breath making him shiver.

He rubbed his arm as if lost in thought. He looked at you for a moment. Something, a feeling, flashing in his eyes... You just weren't sure what it was. But what you saw was something that you wouldn't have guessed to see from him.

You saw a hurt boy calling out for some people to care for him. People who want to care for him instead of people, like Elena, who have to take care of him. You saw a boy who did drugs only to get away from the world. The world he came to know as cruel and unjustified. You saw a boy lost in a battle with his own mind. You saw all of his suffering in just that one simple look. That lost puppy look.

You wanted to hug him, tell him everything will be alright. But hugging him would be too easy. You can't let him think that he won you over. And you would be lying to him.

Everything might not be alright. Of course you had a little hope but deep down you knew there would be more troubles.

He closed up. His face then became blank and a fake smile quickly grew on his lips. You shake your head and bite your lip. You take his hand into yours under the table and look into those beautiful, adorable brown sparkling eyes of his.

"Don't lie to me and don't lie to yourself. I can see past that fake smile. Your not fooling me,"You take your other hand and rest it on his cheek, slowly pecking his forehead.

You knew you shouldn't have done that. The hug would have been a better option. But you couldn't help it. Everything except your brain told you to do it and majority rules.

He smiled. It wasn't fake. It wasn't him pretending to seem okay so that people would leave him alone. It was a real, genuine smile. You could hear his heart beating rapidly. You smiled back. You both got lost in each other's eyes, deep in thought.

"So the turkey's almost ready. The mash potatoes are done. The stuffing is cooked to perfection. The gravy looks amazing. Corn is just right. I think I can say that I did a pretty great job,"Elena says beginning to turn around, snapping you and Jeremy out of your thoughts and back into reality.

You used your vamp-speed and raced over to the other side of the table and sat down. Elena looked at you and Jeremy and just smiled. Jeremy looked a bit nervous and you just tapped your fingers on the table.

"I'm sure it will be great,"You assure her causing Elena to smile more. Jeremy seemed to relax a bit and smiled but he seemed confused to how you looked so calm and relaxed.

He was entranced by your beauty. He felt giggly and ready to run a race but you seemed to slow the world, make everything more interesting and beautiful. He couldn't let Elena find out that he still did drugs. If she did then he would never get out of the house.

Wait why is he worrying? Being told that he can't leave the house has never stopped him before. But he also couldn't let Elena find out about the crush he began to have on you.

You kick Jeremy's leg causing him to come out of his thoughts. "Ya, sure. Great. Whatever you say,"Jeremy nods looking blankly at the table as if he was still deep in thought. Elena rolls her eyes and you glare at him. "What?"He mumbles. You just huff and go over to help Elena with the food.

After a while of cooking and cleaning everything was finished. You made Jeremy set the table and Jeremy made you sit by him in return.

So you all sat down. Damon, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt (who you secretly had a crush on), Tyler, Vicki, Stefan, Alaric, and your best friend Kol Mikaelson (who everyone else at this table hated).

Kol sat across from you. Jeremy sat on your left and Matt sat on your right. Elena sat next to Damon and Alaric. Caroline sat next to Stefan and Vicki. Vickie sat next to Tyler.

Jeremy glanced between you and Vicki. Jealousy began to rise in him when he saw Vicki flirt with Tyler. That causes you to be a little jealous. So you turned to Matt and smiled flirtatiously catching Jeremy's attention.

"It's been a while Y/L/N,"Matt smiles gently at you, placing his hand on top of yours on the table. You look into Matt's eyes and you can just feel yourself blush. "Yes it has, Matty blue eyes,"You giggle and he laughs a bit.

Jeremy had been watching you and Matt, Vicki completely out of his mind. Jeremy couldn't take it anymore. He abruptly stood up and walked out of the room to his room.

You raise an eyebrow and stand up to go after him leaving everyone confused. You didn't care. You saw Jeremy's face when he left. He looked angry, hurt, and confused. You didn't like seeing him like that and honestly, you were worried.

You open his door and knock on it, taking in the scent of alcohol and drugs. The room was dark and it took a little bit for your eyes to adjust to the darkness but eventually you can make out the silhouette of Jeremy sitting on his bed with his hands on his face.

"What do you want?"Jeremy snaps looking up at you with bloodshot eyes. You turn on the light and he winces. You walk over to him and sit down next to him.

You sigh and look straight forward. "What's going on, Jeremy?"You ask taking his hand into yours in which he furiously pulled away. You frowned and looked down.

"Why did you leave the dinner?"You ask but something catches your attention. Since you are a vampire you had pretty good hearing, so you listened in on a conversation with a sick look on your face. You became paler and Jeremy just stared at you, worriedly.

"Babe... I don't think it's right if I just walk in there. No one knows me,"A girl tells Matt nervously. "It's fine, they'll love you. You are my girlfriend after all,"Matt reassures the girl.

You sigh and rub your temples. "What's wrong?"Jeremy asks. "I'm not answering that until you tell me why you just left like that,"You say sternly looking up at him.

Your face showed no emotion but your eyes showed worry and Jeremy saw that causing him to smile. "I don't know what you mean,"He tells you blankly. "You know exactly what I'm talking about Jeremy,"You snap at him, your eyes piercing his.

Jeremy looked away and sighed. "I-I was jealous. Okay! I didn't like you being all giggly and smiley with Matt!"Jeremy flips. You look at him a little shocked. You weren't as shocked that he was jealous but you were a little shocked that he was yelling at you like this.

You quickly got to your feet and Jeremy frantically stood up grabbing your arm to stop you from leaving. "I'm sorry,"He whispers looking down.

You shake your head and close the door. You lock it and take a step closer to Jeremy. You were definitely the one to go fast with a relationship. But you wanted this one to work. You weren't entirely sure what to do.

You felt something for Jeremy that you haven't felt before making you completely forget about Matt.

You leaned in and kissed Jeremy, gently yet passionately. You pull away just a little, resting your forehead on his.

He looked at you surprised but smiles, placing a hand on your cheek caressing it slowly. "Don't be sorry. I understand,"You whisper. His smile grows and it was just so contagious that it made you smile with him.

"So will you tell me what's wrong now?"Jeremy asks. You sigh and look down. "Matt didn't tell me he has a girlfriend. I feel dirty and slutty for flirting with him,"You whisper looking into his eyes ashen.

"You didn't know. He didn't tell you. You can't do anything about that. You weren't doing it on purpose,"Jeremy says with a reassuring smile. "Well I sort of did do it on purpose. I was jealous too. I saw you getting jealous of Tyler and Vicki and I just wanted to. To, uh, make you jealous too,"You say blushing, embarrassed.

He chuckles. "What about Vicki, though?"You ask and he chuckles again. "First of all, it looks like we were both going after the Donovan's who are both unavailable. And second of all, Vicki who?"He smirks and winks at you.

You giggle and peck his lips. "You drive me crazy me when you kiss me,"He whispers thinking you wouldn't hear. You bare your fangs and wink. "Vampire remember? I have perfect hearing,"You smirk and put away your fangs.

He blushes with a smile and shakes his head. "Should I be scared?"He asks, raising an eyebrow. "Well as long as you don't want a hickey, you'll be fine,"You wink and he laughs. "What if I do?"He asks with a smirk. "Well then you are going to be very disappointed in the outcome. Your sister would probably not like you to have two holes on the side of your neck and you walking around wearing gay scarves,"You nudge him and he rolls his eyes and laughs.

You look into each other's eyes and you both lean in but suddenly there's a knock at the door. You both sigh. "What?!"Jeremy yells, annoyance clear in his voice. You bite your lip and he looks at you longingly. "It's Elena. What's going on in here?"Elena yells.

"Um, changing my shirt,"Jeremy says nervously. "Say you spilt her gravy on your shirt,"You whisper and he nods. "I spilt some of your gravy on my shirt and man was it hot,"Jeremy yells.

"Then why is it taking so long? And do you know where y/n went?"Elena sighs and leans against the door. "Um I,"Jeremy starts to say but freezes not sure what to say. Elena tries to come in and groans in frustration. "Why is your door locked?"She asks.

"I'm in here Elena. I was yelling at Jeremy for spilling the gravy on my shirt too. He's trying to help me find something to wear. I was going to go to your room to get something but I remembered that I snuck in through Jeremy's window once when I was coming to sleepover and Jenna said no. I must have dropped one of my shirts in here and Jeremy mentioned about it. The doors locked because I saw a rat and panicked and shut the door then locked it, scared that it might be able to open doors. You know how I am,"You tell Elena causing her to giggle.

You smile at Jeremy and he high-fives you. You put your finger on your lips, telling him to be quiet. "Ok, well tell me when your done,"Elena says, her voice growing distant causing you to assume that she's walking down the hall. "Ok!"You yell.

"Well that was close,"Jeremy lets out a sigh of relief. You laugh. "I was the queen of cover stories,"You smirk, confidently. "I'm going to need to get some lessons,"Jeremy winks. "Sounds fun,"You chuckle.

"I'll be right back. I have to go get a new shirt,"You tell him running out of there using your vamp-speed. You get back within seconds with a new shirt.

Jeremy was standing there looking for a shirt without his shirt on. You bit your lip and walked over to him, placing your arm around his waist and your head on his shoulder. Since he was facing away from you he didn't realize you were here. He jumped scared and looked at you then sighed.

"You scared me,"He says placing a hand over his heart. You still had your arm around his waist but now your lips were pressed against his back. He shivered under your touch. "Sorry. Anyways, I like that shirt,"You say pointing towards a light blue shirt. "But I like you without a shirt a lot better,"You whisper and he chuckles, grabbing the shirt, then turning around to face you.

He looked down at you pecked your lips. He slides on his shirt. "We should get back out there,"He sighs. You frown and pout. "I guess you are right,"You say taking his hand into yours then begin to walk out the door.

You freeze and shake your head, letting go of his hand. You sigh and he frowns and pouts this time. 'Sorry' you mouth. You tell him to wait there and walk out to the dining room.

Then mouth for him to come. You sit down and a couple minutes later Jeremy sits down next to you with a small smile.

You look around the table and for the first time in a long time you felt at home. Yes you may have to hide your new crush from everyone. And yes Matt now has a girlfriend. And yes Kol was glancing at you with a look that was like he was asking you a million questions. And yes Elena was annoyingly flirting with Damon every five seconds. And yes you weren't real good friends with everyone here but you finally felt safe, especially by Jeremy's side. You weren't alone. You had people who cared.

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