When Two Worlds Collide

History Repeating \\ VIII

A birthday party is supposed to be a place of happiness and harmless fun, right? Well, not this one, especially for Emilia and Stefan, the infamous Salvatore twins. You see, at this specific party, the twins best friend, Lexi, had turned up, surprising them both. But this was going to be the last time they saw her.

Emilia sat next to Lexi at the bar, doing shots for her '17th' birthday. "Three shots of tequila." Lexi ordered, looking around the bar, catching sight of Elena. "Make that four."

"I need to see some ID." The barman said, looking at Emilia suspiciously.

"No you don't." Emilia compelled him.

"That'll be..."

"Free!"

"On the house."

"Thanks!" Lexi smiled as she grabbed the tequila and led Emilia over to Elena, much to her dismay.

"Oh! The famous Elena." Lexi gasped, glancing at Emilia, having heard about what the doppleganger was like from both the twins, meaning she had two different opinions.

"Towel girl." Elena greeted Lexi, nodding civilly at Emilia.

"I've been called worse. Here." Lexi offered Elena one of the tequilas.

Elena took the drink. "I didn't know that you guys could drink." She said, becoming curious about the vampiric lifestyle.

"Oh yeah, it helps curb the cravings, but makes for a lot of lusty vamps." Emilia explained.

Elena laughed. "You know, I've never seen Stefan drunk. He always seems so..."

"Uptight?" Lexi finished for her.

Elena nodded. "Yeah."

"Yeah." Emilia agreed.

"But not with you two." Elena looked a bit hurt by this.

"Well that is the benefit of knowing someone for over a hundred years. You can just be yourself."

"Yeah, he can't be himself with me." Elena said sadly.

"Well not yet. The first step was him telling you. The rest comes with time." Lexi said, feeling sorry for the girl.

"You seem so sure." Elena said, wary of the words that were coming out of both the vampires mouths.

"The love of my life was human. He went through, what I imagine you're going through: denial, anger, et cetera. But at the end of the day, love really did conquer all." Emilia looked at Elena's tequila. "Are you going to drink that?"

"Go for it." Elena said, letting Emilia take the drink. "I'm scared." The girl admitted.

"But you're here... 'cause you're crazy about him, I get it okay? I mean what's not to love." Emilia looked over at Stefan.

"Listen. Take it from someone who's been around a long time. When it's real, you can't walk away." Lexi finished, smiling at her friend.

"You know what, I'm gonna go over to Stef, see if he wants one." Emilia quickly gulped down her shot before going over to the pool table where her twin brother was, the conversation becoming too awkward for her.

As she left, Emilia drank the last tequila, as she returned to the pool table where Stefan and Conrad were playing. "Yep, I drank yours, sorry."

Stefan smiled at his twin sister. "Thank you."

Emilia understood what he was thanking her for straight away. "You weren't supposed to be listening." When she saw her face, she brushed off what she said. "I was feeling epic, whatever."