"Do I look adult? As in respectfully parental?" Jenna questioned, stopping Elena.

"Depends on where you're going." Elena replied.

"Jeremy's parent-teacher conference. Hair up or down?" Jenna put it up.

"Sexy stewardess."

Jenna puts it down.

"Boozy housewife."

"Up it is. You're feisty today." Jenna commented with a smile.

"I feel good, which is rare. So I've decided to go with it. Fly free, walk on the sunshine, and all that stuff. Where is Jeremy? And Ember?"

"Aw, you miss me?" Ember asked.

"No."

"Ember said she was taking him to visit Vicki." Jenna replied.

~🌎~

Ember and Jeremy stood outside Vicki's room in the hospital.

"You can't be in here, hon. Visiting hours don't start till 9:00." The nurse told the two teens.

"I just...how is she?" Jeremy asked, worried.

"She's lost a lot of blood." The Nurse stated to them.

"Ghee, thanks, like we didn't know that." Ember rolled her eyes.

"I mean it's not like they were there." Davina said, sarcastically.

"See! Thank you!"

"but she's gonna be OK, right?" Jeremy cut in.

"She needs her rest. So you come back later. Come on." The nurse said.

"This was pointless." Ember muttered.

~😥~

"Well, I was talking to Grams, and she said the comet is a sign of impending doom. The last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage, it created a bed of paranormal activity." Bonnie explained to Elena, Ember and Caroline.

"Yeah, and then you poured Grams another shot and she told you about the aliens. So then what?" Caroline said before turning to Elena.

Elena shook her head. "Then nothing."

"You and Stefan talked all night? There was no sloppy first kiss or touchy feely of any kind?" Caroline said, skeptical.

"Nope. We didn't go there." Elena said.

"Wait, not even some weird handshake?" Ember questioned.

"What does that even mean?" Jenna questioned.

"I don't know!"

"I mean, Elena, we are your friends. Ok? You are supposed to share the smut." Caroline says to her. "OK, what is with the blockage? Just jump his bones already! Ok, it's easy. Boy likes girl, girl likes boy, sex!"

"Really? Caroline?" Liz looked at her daughter with a look.

"What? Am I wrong?" Caroline smirked.

"Care, you described a hookup." Ember replied to her best friend.

Elena got up, gaining their attention.

"Where are you going?" Bonnie asked, gaining a smile.

"Caroline's right. It is easy. If I sit here long enough, I'll end up talking myself out of it instead of doing what I started the day saying what I was going to do. Em, come with me?" Elena gave her sister puppy dog eyes.

"Ugh, fine. But you owe me!" Ember pointed at her sister, getting up.

"Yes! Thank you!" Elena smiled.

"You're lucky I love you." Ember mumbles, lowly.

"Love you too, sis." Elena says, grinning.

~👫~

Elena knocked on the door but it opened.

"Um, Stefan? Stefan?" Elena questioned as she walked in.

Ember rolled her eyes. "Elena!" She chased after nonetheless.

"I...I'm sorry for barging in. The door was...open." Elena said to Stefan's older brother.

"You must be Elena and your Ember. I'm Damon, Stefan's brother." He introduced himself.

"He didn't tell me he had a brother." Elena mumbles.

"Um, yes he did. He said, none that he talks with." Ember corrected her twin.

"Thank you for that." Elena grinned, awkwardly at her twin sister.

"Of course, my sis."

"Please, come. I'm sure Stefan will be along any second."

"Wow. This is your living room?" Elena questions, impressed.

"Living room, parlor, Sotheby's auction. It's a little kitschy for my taste. I see why my brother's so smitten. It's about time. For a while there, I never thought he'd get over the last one. Nearly destroyed him." Damon informed the teenage girl.

"The last one?"

"Yeah. Katherine, his girlfriend? Oh, you two haven't had the awkward exes conversation yet?" Damon asked, knowing full well what he was doing.

Elena shook her head. "Nope."

"Oops. Well, I'm sure it'll come up now. Or maybe he didn't want to tell you because he didn't want you to think he was on the rebound. We all know how those relationships end."

Ember scoffed. "You say it like every relationship is doomed to end."

"I'm a fatalist. Hello, Stefan."

"Elena. Ember. I didn't know you were coming over." Stefan said, gaining their attention.

"I know. I should have called, I just..." Elena trialed off.

"She doesn't have your number, remember?" Ember cut in.

"Uh, yes?"

"Oh, don't be silly. You're welcome any time. Isn't she, Stefan? You know, I should break out the family photo albums or some home movies. But...I have to warn you. He wasn't always such a looker." Damon grinned.

"Oh, I totally wanna see that!" Ember said, smiling.

"Um, thank you for the offer but we have to go." Elena told him. "But uh, it was nice to meet you."

"Great meeting you, too, Elena. And ember."

~😕~

"He's on the rebound and has raging family issues." Elena told Aunt Jenna.

"Well, I mean, it could be worse." Ember comments.

"Yeah. Wait till you date a guy with mommy issues or cheating issues. Or amphetamine issues." Jenna agreed.

Elena was gonna reply but Jeremy walked in, gaining all of Jenna's attention.

"Jeremy? Jeremy, where were you?"

"More stoner stories? Look, Jenna, I get it, you were cool. And so that's...that's cool." Jeremy said, stopping and turning around.

Jenna threw an apple at him when he tried to walk away.

"Ow! Why? Why...why did you do that?"

"That's great." Caroline laughed.

"Right, like for real."

"Listen up! Quit ditching class or you're grounded. No discussion." Jenna scolded him or tried to.

"Parental authority, I like it. Sleep tight." Jeremy gave her a thumbs up.

Jenna sighed as the twins giggled to themselves, quietly.

~🫢~

"Hey, I got some candles." Caroline said to her best friend, Ember.

"Thank you, deary." Ember smiled.

"Why you're welcome." Caroline replied, before laughing.

~🤭~

"Hey, has anyone seen Vicki?" Jeremy questioned, coming up to Tyler, Matt, Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Ember.

"You're her stalker. You tell us." Tyler replied, snarling.

"Hey, watch it." Ember warned.

"I can't find her." Jeremy stressed.

"She probably found somebody else to party with. Sorry, pill pusher, I guess you've been replaced." Tyler says.

"What's with the pill pusher?" Elena asked, looking at her youngest brother.

"Ask him."

"Tyler."

"You wanna do this right now?"

"Are you dealing?!" Elena exclaimed, angrily.

"Drama." Kai smiled.

"She's never gonna go for you." Tyler commented, ignoring Elena and Ember.

"She already did. Over and over and over again." Jeremy responded.

"Yeah, right."

"You slept with Vicki Donovan? I mean, Vicki Donovan slept with you?" Caroline questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"And I didn't even have to force her into it." Jeremy commented.

Ember looked at Tyler. "What does that mean?"

"What the hell is he talking about, Ty?" Matt questioned, glaring at him.

"Nothing, man, just ignore him, he's a punk." Tyler replied.

"No, he's my brother." Ember defended.

"You know what, how about all of you shut up and help me find my sister?" Matt asked, going off to look.

"We'll check the back."

"Oh, no, no, no. You are coming with me. So that's your game now, dealing?" Elena said, dragging Jeremy with her.

"I'm not dealing." Jeremy declared as ember walked up to the two.

"Ember, did you know about this?!" Elena questioned.

"What? Of course not! He doesn't tell me everything, Elena! I would never have just tell him do it without taking precautions if I did know!" Ember yelled back in disbelief.

"You, Ember and Jenna, between the three of you. Enough already!" Jeremy snapped at the twins.

Jeremy looked down, clearly ashamed of how he was treating his older sisters.

"We can stop if you want. Send you to a therapist where you'll be forced to deal with it or to rehab where you'll sit in group and tell some stranger how you let your life fall apart. Or you could talk to us."

"I vote for none of the above." Jeremy said, walking away.

~😕~

"So, how did yours and Elena's talk with Jeremy go?" Bonnie asked.

"Not good and please can we change the conversation?" Ember questioned.

"Ugh, it's just so much drama. Ever notice how the druggies are the biggest attention whores?" Caroline asked, gaining their attention.

"Damn. She waste no time." Kol commented.

"Damn, Care."

"What?"

"Excuse me. Hi." Stefan said, gaining their attention.

"Hey, Stefan."

"Um, have you guys seen Elena?" Stefan questioned.

"think she went home. I'm gonna give you Elena's cell number and her email. She is big on texting, and you can tell her..."I said so"." Bonnie replied, smirking,

"Thank you." Stefan smiled.

Bonnie touches Stefan's hand and has a vision.

"Oh, she's a physic witch."

"Bonnie? You okay?" Ember spoke, softly.

"What happened to you?" Bonnie asked Stefan, gaining looks from Stefan, Caroline and Ember. "That's so rude. I'm sorry. Excuse me."

"I'm sorry, she's not usually not like that." Ember said before turning to the blonde. "Cmon, Care. Let's go home."

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