Beacon of Light

All he could do was laugh at her victorious reaction to finally getting her point across. Honestly, it was lucky for him that he had someone like Caroline in his life. She provided the, sometimes, much needed kick in the ass so that he didn’t just glide through college the way that he had done for most of high school. There were areas that he didn’t slack off in, but he didn’t think that anyone had noticed. He was wrong. “I didn’t realize you saw any of that.” He confessed turning his head away from her ever so slightly. His reaction was half bashfulness, and half macho pride as he wouldn’t admit how proud of his work he actually was. This time when he looked at the flier, he actually looked at it, instead of just tossing it aside. “I don’t know,” He laughed, shaking his head at her rhetorical question. “I’m kinda surprised that you didn’t already contact them for me.” He teased, but a moment later, he tilted his head as he asked, “Or did you?”

Jeremy nodded. Of course they shared things, would have shared this. He couldn’t fault Elena. He only hoped Caroline could keep a lid on things for them. “A few, I guess.” Arching an eyebrow, he sat forward some. “We haven’t actually found proof that vampires are real yet, though there are people who believe they are. A lot of the time though, it’s just a story. Myths and stories about them have been around for thousands of years, way back to ancient times, and… you don’t care about that, do you?” Frowning, he shifted some, letting his excitement wane. “Werewolves. Those are real. They’re… they exist. It’s complicated. Witches too.”

His shoulders shook as the only reaction he could give her was the silent laugh that came from him. This wasn’t the first time that he’d heard the ‘best years of our lives’ speech, nor did he think for a minute that it would be the last. “So we’re just onto the new best years, is that what you’re saying?” Something told him that she wouldn’t ever look at the past and think her best years were behind her. He couldn’t blame her for being so excited about college, he wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t looking forward to it as well, but her excitement reached a whole new level. And sometimes, it could be infectious, but he’d never tell her that. “Of course you do, no one is as nosy as you are.” He teased with a tilt of his head. “You been sneaking peaks, going through my stuff?” His eyes widened as if he was catching her red handed. With a low laugh, he shook his head as he breathed out slowly. “Fine. I’ll go. When do they meet?”

“Clumsy? Relentlessly hopeful? Addicted to Shondaland?” Jeremy smiled at her before she continued, letting his smile drop slightly. How did Caroline know anything about that? He shifted slightly, focusing back on what he was working on for a moment. “Uhm, yeah, we have that extracurricular activity in common,” he confirmed. If Caroline knew, then Elena must have shared with her and while Jeremy wouldn’t have picked her to open up to, he trusted Elena’s judgement when it came to her. To anyone, really, except for Stiles. “Did Elena talk to you about it or something?”