some roads you really fly

[beanchaointe]

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[moralitypolice]

I trust you.

( And Caroline is there, too. Jo. Buffy is filling glasses.

"That's dedication. Since residency?" )

[braveandstupid]

[Elena nods.]

Who knows, they might have been there my whole life. Mikael found me when I was like ... three, I think? I don't know how he knew, but if he could track me down, witches probably could too.

[Especially since Abby did big magic to put Mikael down.]

[attainathons]

( Underneath Caroline and Elena's seriousness, there is something that's palpable. )

Can I just say you're taking this whole life long stalkery really well. And implementing a plan. If I could only be that graceful when I learned my ex followed me from LA. ( But to her point. ) I was a teenager and - it did feel more starcrossed than stalker.

( As she sips her mimosa, however, she catches something in Caroline and Elena's eyes. )

You two are too glow-y for this conversation. And it's a Sunday. I'm even dragging. What gives?

[braveandstupid]

[Caroline and Elena both look at each other, and then back at their friends. Elena quickly shakes her head as she reaches for her mimosa.]

Don't know what you're talking about.

[Caroline shakes her head as well. "Nope, no glow here."]

[moralitypolice]

Caroline Forbes and Elena Gilbert. Buffy has slayer senses.

( Those work like these, right? )

What are you hiding from us?

[vampireboulevard]

[Both girls remain quiet. Caroline, for reasons that she doesn't want to admit that her friends were right, even though they were. It will come out eventually, but everyone already knows her secret.

No one knows Elena's.

She squints at her best friend, and then her eyes widen.]

You had sex.

[Elena's eyes widen, because how does she do that, but she doesn't say anything, opting to chug her mimosa instead.]

[attainathons]

Who are you doing? Who's doing you!

( "Nobody is doing me." which is Bonnie's way of pushing things along. Let's talk about this. Chop chop! )

[vampireboulevard]

[Elena finally finishes chugging, and she stares back at Caroline helplessly.

"So did ... you?"]

Yes. Maybe. But everyone knows who I'm doing! Who are you doing?

[Elena wrinkles her nose before finally spitting out: "Dean."]

Oh. My. God.

[moralitypolice]

Who's Dean? And - Ryan, Caroline. Finally.

( Girls. Squealing. And Buffy cheers to that! )

[vampireboulevard]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know, you were right.

[Caroline does not want to dwell on that any longer than she has to. Back to deflecting onto Elena!]

Dean Winchester is one of the sexy hot hunter Winchester brothers. And this must have happened very recently.

[Elena rubs the back of her neck to indicate as much. "Last night. It happened last night."]

[moralitypolice]

Elena, you bagged a Winchester? Is he the sexy tall one or the sexy sexy one?

( What, she's heard stories and seen pictures.

"That's a good one, Bonnie." )

[vampireboulevard]

The sexy sexy one.

[Caroline will respond for Elena because she is busy chugging her mimosa again.]

Though the tall sexy one is still very sexy, in the sad broody way.

[moralitypolice]

Elena didn't go for tall and broody? So, then he must be - dangerous and charismatic? Stop me if I'm wrong?

( Not that there are only two male archetypes in the dating pool... )

[vampireboulevard]

[Elena tips her head back and closes her eyes. "I'm not that predictable. I dated Matt once. And Liam."]

Liam doesn't count.

[Elena's brow furrows. "What's that supposed to mean?"]

Oh, don't get me wrong. He was nice. But he had about as much a chance of lasting as you and Matt did.

[moralitypolice]

Liam does not count!

( And she heard about Liam secondhand! )

Liam was nice, Elena. But you didn't have a history with him, like you did Matt. And you didn't have that thing you had with Stefan. That, in front of the girls' bathroom, thing. Liam is probably a respectable doctor now.

( "He's a doctor. He couldn't have been that bad. Who's Matt?" )

[braveandstupid]

Matt was my best friend growing up and my first ... a lot of things.

[Not first real love, that honor goes to Stefan. But that doesn't mean Matt wasn't first for a lot of other things, and she misses him every day.]

He was a good guy. And what's wrong with a respectable doctor? I'm a ... mostly respectable one.

[moralitypolice]

Elena, you're respectable. You're just -- Liam's not you. Not a you-guy.

Can we talk about the sexy sexy Winchester? Caroline. More details.

[braveandstupid]

["Yes! Let me see if I can find a picture!" And no it's not a mugshot. It's more of a family photo that was taken at graduation. She circles Dean's face, and drops it into their WhatsApp chat for Bonnie to see.

Elena squints.]

What did you send her?

[Caroline shrugs as she reaches for her mimosa. "A picture's worth a thousand words."]

[attainathons]

( "Elena." Elena, you did good. Bonnie laughs, grinning. "Wow." )

Right? He's a dish.

[braveandstupid]

[Elena laughs.]

Yes, yes he is.

[But, in order to get the subject off her for a little while.]

What about you, Bonnie? Any hot, European dishes you want to tell us about?

[moralitypolice]

He's cute, but he's way too young for me and we're family friends. Well, he was friends with - his family, my grams. Other than him, Witchness Protection doesn't really lend itself to hot European dishes?

I have eaten hot Europrean dishes. Does that count?

[braveandstupid]

I will take it.

[Because eating European dishes is important too.]

But I hope you're at least having some fun.

[moralitypolice]

With Netflix.

( That counts, right? )

[braveandstupid]

[And that gets her a look, because no that doesn't count.]

I know you're in Witch Protection, but you should still try to have some fun.

[moralitypolice]

Fine. I will take the twenty-something and go see the sights. Happy?