Elena Gilbert (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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fourcolorlove2012-02-10 04:27 pm
braveandstupid) wrote in fourcolorlove2012-02-10 04:27 pm
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mystic cafe } { can i handle the seasons of my life
It was possible that Elena might have been a little overeager in terms of coffee.
It wasn't necessarily the fact that it was Tyler, exactly. While she was very happy to see him, and it wasn't less because it was him, it was more the fact that it was someone who was part of that group. Who had been through what she had been through and didn't stay away completely. She had always hoped that she wouldn't be alone, stuck in Mystic Falls forever, even though at the same time, she could understand why they wouldn't want to stay. There was still a vampire problem. There were still the Founder's Council and occasionally, even one of the hybrids swung into town that needed to be taken care of.
She was still the doppelganger, and she was still leading a double life whether she wanted to or not.
But it was a lonely double life, and the idea that there was someone in town, someone who could understand, who she could talk to was something she wasn't going to let slip by. She didn't know how long Tyler was going to be here, or what his plans were, and from all she could tell, he didn't really know either. She knew that he was here for his mom, not for her, and that realization was enough to get her to slow down a bit. She took a breath, waited a few days to make the plans, and let him spend time with his mom. A few days, though, was probably all she could have waited for a chance to just be herself again.
She made the call, made plans to meet him at the cafe later, and while she was there, tried not to make it seem like she was arriving too early. Regardless of all that, however, she was excited.
It was the first time she had been excited about something in a really long time.
It wasn't necessarily the fact that it was Tyler, exactly. While she was very happy to see him, and it wasn't less because it was him, it was more the fact that it was someone who was part of that group. Who had been through what she had been through and didn't stay away completely. She had always hoped that she wouldn't be alone, stuck in Mystic Falls forever, even though at the same time, she could understand why they wouldn't want to stay. There was still a vampire problem. There were still the Founder's Council and occasionally, even one of the hybrids swung into town that needed to be taken care of.
She was still the doppelganger, and she was still leading a double life whether she wanted to or not.
But it was a lonely double life, and the idea that there was someone in town, someone who could understand, who she could talk to was something she wasn't going to let slip by. She didn't know how long Tyler was going to be here, or what his plans were, and from all she could tell, he didn't really know either. She knew that he was here for his mom, not for her, and that realization was enough to get her to slow down a bit. She took a breath, waited a few days to make the plans, and let him spend time with his mom. A few days, though, was probably all she could have waited for a chance to just be herself again.
She made the call, made plans to meet him at the cafe later, and while she was there, tried not to make it seem like she was arriving too early. Regardless of all that, however, she was excited.
It was the first time she had been excited about something in a really long time.
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He pauses for a moment, before finally asking.
"How's Caroline been doing, do you two still talk?"
He can't help but ask. Even though he and Caroline were never able to get back what they had lost during his first few months as a hybrid, he still finds himself wondering how she's doing from time to time. He supposes part of him always will.
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"Sometimes," she nodded. "Facebook mostly, and sometimes she comes back for Miss Mystic Falls. She's ... doing really well. She's happy."
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And he was, honestly. Caroline deserved to be happy, after everything she had been through. He was glad to hear she had found happiness.
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She was the last Gilbert standing in Mystic Falls. It was her responsibility.
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"How's Jeremy been doing?"
He and the other Gilbert had never exactly become friends, but they had definitely been on better terms than they had started out with. Though things had become more strained after everything with Klaus.
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And safe. Safe was the important thing as far as Elena was concerned and from what she could tell, there weren't any hybrids or vampires poking around. That much was certain.
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