JUICY

ch 6

The next morning Kayla walked down stairs to see Zach in the kitchen reading a newspaper holding a cup of coffee
"Hey kid"
"Hey Zach"

Kayla grabbed a banana and stood next to Zach giving him a hug as he kissed her head
"Your up early"
"It's like 7:15?"
"Yea you usually don't get up till 7:30"

"Hardy har har. You got jokes huh?" Kayla rolled her eyes as Zach chuckled stopping when Stefan came down stairs

"Morning" the two Salvatores nodded at each other.

The teen girl stood by the door peeling her banana with squinted eyes as she watched the two before she spoke "You ready Stefan?"

Zach's head sprung to her direction "You two ridding together?"

Stefan nodded as he left the kitchen to get his bag as Kayla and Zach followed
"Yup, we're getting in some much needed cousin time"
"Oh?"
"Mhmm. We gotta get going, Stefan will freak if he doesn't see Elena before classes start" Kayla grinned as Stefan snapped his head to her with a blank face

Zach smiled "I'll be back late today so I'll see you tomorrow morning"

"Oh speaking of late....Stefan and I will be late too..the white teens of mystic falls is having a woods party and Bonnies going..so i'm going"
Zach frowned looking at Stefan

"I'll watch after her" Stefan reassured his 'Uncle'
Zach nodded as the two teens left the boarding house, Kayla skipping to the car "You can drive bestie"

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Later that day in Tanners classroom everyone sat listening to his lecture.

"The Battle of Willow Creek took place right at the end of the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in this battle? Ms. Bennett?" Tanner paced the floor stopping in front of Bonnie's row

"Um...a lot? I'm not sure. Like a whole lot."
Tanner fake smiled "Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Ms. Bennett."

the teacher then turned to Matt "Mr. Donovan? Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?"
"It's okay, Mr. Tanner, I'm cool with it." Matt grinned

Scanning the room Tanner stopped at Kayla as she shook her head at him mouthing "Don't try it" causing him to roll his eyes and look at Elena who was laughing at the response of her friends
"Hmm. Elena? Surely you can enlighten us about one of the town's most significantly historical events?"
The Gilbert sank back in her chair "'m sorry, I--I don't know"

Tanner sighed as he walked to his desk "I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons, Elena. But the personal excuses ended with summer break."

Elena looked down embarrassed before she glanced up upon hearing Stefan's voice behind her
"There were 346 casualties. Unless you're counting local civilians."
"That's correct. Mister...?"
"Salvatore."
"Salvatore. Any relation to the original settlers here at Mystic Falls?"

"Distant" Stefan shrugged
Nodding Tanner responded "Well, very good. Except, of course, there were no civilian casualties in this battle."

Tilting his head Stefan responded "Actually, there were 27, sir. Confederate soldiers, they fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons. They were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founder's archives are, uh, stored in civil hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts, Mr. Tanner"

The class chuckled at the teen for correcting the teacher as the bell rang, signally the end of the class.

Bonnie and Kayla stood up to exit the room with Kayla thinking out loud.
"Heels in the woods is a no go. If I have to run for my life and my heel sinks into the dirt, Imma be pissed"

Bonnie smirked "So wear flats"
"Nah, I don't have woodsy bottoms for flats"
Bonnie rolled her eyes "Girl. What the hell is woodsy bottoms?"
Kayla shrugged "The girls that get it, get it"
Bonnie looked at her and raised a hand to smack her shoulder when the Salvatore girl jumped back bitting back a laugh as she sped down the hall

The Bennett laughed as she turned to walk to her next class.

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When the day was over Kayla walked to the car out the front door when someone called out to her.

"Kayla! Hey"

Turning around Kayla spotted the emo Gilbert in the crowd of students lingering outside
"Jer, what's up?"
"You going to the party at the falls tonight?"

Kayla rose and eyebrow "You're asking me...if i'm going to a party?"
"Mhmm" Jeremy ginned
"Don't play with me boy. What do you want?" Kayla rested all her weight on one leg, hip poked out

Jeremy glanced down at her and tilted his head "I was just tryna catch up with you. Jenna's been asking about you"

Kayla pursed her lips "Mhmm, im sure she has"
"You should stop by sometime and see her"
"See her?"
"See us"
"Oh okay. So you wanna see me? Thought you were too strung up on Miss Victoria Donald's Van" Kayla grinned

Jeremy rolled his eyes "It's not even like that"
"Right" Kayla winked causing Jeremy to nudge her as he fought a smile

"I'll stop by soon...but just know, your pants will be staying on" Kayla pointed her manicured nails at the boy causing him to raise his hands in defense with an amused look
"Yours might not tho"

"Mhmm bye Jeremy" Kayla turned to walk away towards her car spotting Stefan who looked at her with a disgusted frown

"Hey Stef" Kayla smiled as she reached her cousin who stared at the boy behind her
"I think you should transfer schools"
"Stefan. What?"
He turned from the youngest Gilbert who was walking away to look at Kayla
"Maybe to an Art school? You like art? Maybe Fashion? An all girls school or maybe homeschool"

Kayla shook her head "Get in the car weirdo"
"Is this the only school in town? Maybe you would do well abroad. Away from that Jeremy kid"
"Drive the car Stefan"