Imagine that Matt, your brother, leaves town for a few nights but turns out you suck at living alone so Jeremy comes to help

"Now, if you get hungry, there's some fries in the freezer, so just shove them in the oven and there you have your dinner for the evening. If you get in trouble call me or if it's urgent, call Elena, Bonnie or Care. The girls have some stuff to do too, so they can't come and spend the whole night with you, but if something bad happens they'll come to rescue. I left some money for you if you want to go and buy some popcorn or ice cream or something while you watch the movie I got you. Just... survive, okay?"

"Matt, stop worrying. I got this."

If only you knew how much you were going to regret saying that. Matt was going away for the night, and probably another night too, so you had to be all alone and to be honest, it was new to you. Sure you were somewhat grown up, at the age where staying home without your big brother looking over your shoulder shouldn't be a problem, but it was going to be. You were used to him cooking, or stopping by Mystic Grill, and used to him taking care of everything and being the adult in your family. You were more of a brat, the immature sibling, you went out and had fun and what not, but tonight, it was time for you to show what a responsible young adult you could be.

How hard could it be to stay alive for a few nights without the help of your brother?

Quite hard, actually.

But you didn't know that, as you set your laptop and speakers on the kitchen table, and put on some music as loud as only possible. With the room trembling, you moved to the freezer from where you took a bag of fries and put half of them on an oven tray. You danced around the kitchen, singing along and after making sure the fries were all set for the oven, you put them in and then, just waited.

It took you two minutes to get the fire alarm on.

You had forgotten to put on the fan in the cooker hood, and the oven was on too hot, causing smoke to flow out of there, and meet the fire alarm which started to blare outrageously loud. It took you a while to understand it was really on, but as soon as you did, you covered your ears and started to panic, not knowing what the hell to do. The fire alarm in your house had only went on once before, and Matt took care of it then, so you were clueless. Sure you had been taught how to react in a situation like this, but who even remembered all those instructions when it was really the time to act?

Not sure what else to do, you grabbed your phone and sent your friends a text message, but none of them replied. After a few minutes, your ears were probably dead, and the neighbors alerted by the loud sounds, so in desperation, you texted Jeremy. He was Matt's friend, and your secret crush, so he was the only choice left. Your best friends didn't reply, and Stefan and Damon were not options in a situations like these. Damon would never stop teasing you about your helpless-ness, and Stefan would get overly worried. So would Matt.

So you picked Jeremy.

Y/N : Jeremy omg help me I'm home alone and the fire alarm just went on I have no idea what to do

Y/N : bro help I'm going deaf !!!

You covered your ears and stared at the phone screen, hoping that Jeremy would answer, and quite quickly, he did.

Jeremy : what the hell Y/N this is what you do when Matt leaves you alone for a moment gosh

Jeremy : how did you even manage to get it on ??

Y/N : I was cooking obviously you dumbass ! and jfc Jeremy stop judging me and tell me WHAT TO DO I'M DYING HERE

Jeremy : jesus okay okay find the fire alarm and idk smash it ?? take it off and the batteries out maybe ?

You did as Jeremy told you, and sighed out in relief when the beeping stopped and your ears were given a rest. You quietly sang along the song that came on to calm yourself down, before walking back to the oven and staring at it in disappointment, as if it had betrayed you, before sending another message to Jeremy.

Y/N : thanks Jer it's overrrrr !! but what should I do now like do I dare to open the oven again or what the hell ?

Jeremy : uh yeah but put on the fan above the oven and open the window maybe so the smoke leaves the house ... make sure the food doesn't burn ++ make sure you don't burn yourself

Y/N : okay so how long should I keep the fries in ?? anddd just uh

Y/N : oh my god Jeremy I'm not going to survive

Jeremy : twenty minutes probably idk just take them out when they look good and

Jeremy : you know what the hell I'm coming over

Y/N : wait what

Jeremy : you're obviously too dumb to survive on your own no offense but babe you need help and I'm just the guy

Jeremy : I'm going to stay with u until Matt returns from wherever he is

Y/N : thanks I guess ??

Jeremy : don't burn down the houseeee I'll be there in five

Y/N : you better

A moment later, the doorbell rang and you went to open it just to see Jeremy standing behind it with ice cream, popcorn, chocolate and what not. You broke into a smile, and let him in gladly - god, he was a gift from heaven.

"Glad to see you're still alive and well. Let's look at those damn fries", he grinned, and walked into the kitchen where he found it not-burned, much to his delight. He took out the fries and turned the oven off after nodding approvingly, and then did a spin to be face to face with you. You looked at the stuff on the table that Jeremy had brought, and blushed while hoping for some good news.

"Looks like you have successfully cooked yourself dinner, Y/N. I'm proud of you. Shall we eat?", he suggested, and while you nodded a bubbly laughter left your mouth, causing Jeremy's smile to widen. He patted your shoulder, and you walked to the tray of fries, happy with what you had done.

"Though I don't remember promising any dinner for you", you pointed out and Jeremy pushed you playfully. His hands found a plate and he threw some food on it, before flashing a smirk at you.

"Yeah, but without me, there wouldn't have been any dinner in the first place, so I've earned it", he said, and put some fries in his mouth. "God, you did a nice job, Y/N. These are delicious", he continued, as you sat down opposite him and laughed.

"Obviously."

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In the evening, you and Jeremy were watching Iron Man and eating some popcorn. You had destroyed the bucket of ice cream he delivered, and went through the chocolate too, and danced and had fun, and played video games, too. It was a fun day after all, and you survived well, even if it wasn't all by yourself.

The movie was about to end, when you felt Jeremy's arm around you, and you bit your lip happily. You had always had a thing for the Gilbert boy, and you were glad and grateful that it was him to spend the day with you. And tomorrow, he'd help you with everything until Matt return from his trip.

"So, should we go to sleep? It's midnight, it appears that we spent more time on the video games than we intended to. Or maybe, I was kicking your ass too hard to notice the time passing by so quickly", you chuckled and looked up at him. Jeremy gave you a horrified look, as if he was greatly insulted by your words, and pushed you away from him gently, before crossing his arms.

"Is that so, Y/N? I believe I was the more victorious one", he said, and laughed with you as he fell on top of you, and held himself up with his hands. Your giggle drifted off as you stared into his eyes and felt your heart fluttering because of his mouth so close to yours, his body on top of yours, his eyes so full of love...

Suddenly, Jeremy's lips met your lips, and you experienced the most perfect kiss of your entire life. His hands intensely roamed your body, and your fingers got tangled in his already messy hair, and the making out continued even when he picked up your body and started to walk you towards the bedroom. He walked into a wall, and you hit your head, causing him to let out a laugh.

"Ow", you mumbled, and he apologized before attacking your soft lips again. He pushed into your room, and dropped you on the bed, where one thing, led to another.

You were really happy that you had texted Jeremy.

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The next morning, or the next evening, really, you woke up to the front door closing. You and Jeremy had slept for longer than you thought, and it was about four p.m when you jumped up from the bed. Jeremy was naked, and he quickly took the cover of your bed and held it in front of him, while you had to stand with your underwear on when the door of your room opened and Matt walked in.

Shock was on his face as he looked at his best friend and his sister stand there, looking guilty but quite satisfied, both naked or at least almost. It was clear to the Donovan boy what had happened, and all he could do was sigh and nod his head.

"S-She had an emergency, I swear!"

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tbh this is based on a true story lmao this happened to me today like for real except that i didn't text jeremy sadly i just texted my mom ((we didn't end up making out tho don't worry))