"Because. I. Love. Them," as the worlds left his mouth and for a second he wanted to take them back, not because it was a lie but because there had to be a better time to say it. Maybe when he was alone with them or maybe one on one when he could talk to them.

He saw Elena open her mouth, probably to tell him he was wrong and his anger built and it needed out.

"DON'T! You do not get to lecture me on fallen for vampires when you have done the same damn thing!" He slammed is mouth shut.

"I..." He tried to think of something to say, he had never yelled at her like that. He knew he was right but yelling at his sister wasn't going to solve anything. Not all that, but he was afraid to look at the men in the room, he had just blurted that out, he had no idea how they would react. A small ball of panic started in his stomach. He dropped his head and took a breath. Trying to reel in his emotions. He needed to get out of here, away from his disapproving sister and away from the brothers. He need to clear his head.

He turned around to face Elijah, "Please don't let them kill each other." The vampire nodding seeming to understand what Jeremy needed.

As he started to walk for the door he heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Kol trying to follow him. He wanted to smile, because it showed Kol cared.

"Kol, I need some time alone. Stay here." His eye's pleaded for the original to understand. The vampire looked ready to argue, but Klaus appeared behind him and grabbed him by the shoulders dragging him back into the house, turning once to nod to Jeremy.

As he walked around the town he had grown up in, he couldn't help but notice how strange it felt. There was so much more noise here, not just from the cars or people, but it seemed like it was in the air. Maybe it had to do with all the phone wires or whatever. But it just felt loud. Plus, the air wasn't clean here, the pollution over the years made such a huge difference. He couldn't just smell it but he could taste it. He had been so happy to get home but maybe he would miss somethings about the past.

As he walked, he noticed how close everyone lived now. Each house right next to each other, sure there where a few that where more separated, like the boarding house, but they were all still close.

It shouldn't have felt this weird being back home, this was his time, his town, his home, but it was a little overwhelming.

He didn't pay much attention to where he was walking. When he finally came to a stop in front of a large building, it shouldn't have surprised him when he looked up and recognized the Grill.

Resigned he walked in and headed straight for the bar, maybe food would help his mood.

Not expecting his day to get any better he was surprised by the blonde behind the bar.

He let himself smile at the sight of his friend working bar.

He stood unnoticed looking at the only friend to have stayed himself over the last few years. They had each changed, some in more drastic ways than others, but Matt stayed the same. He worked to take care of himself and his mother when she popped up, he never lost his honesty or heart that had been a driving force when he took care of his sister. In fact, Matt seemed to try to take care of everyone if they let him. Maybe that was what he needed right, a friend to just be there for him.

He how Matt felt about vampires, but he seemed to make friends with Stefan so maybe there was hope, maybe not for his friend to like the Mikaelson's but hope that he would react better then Elena.

Matt looked up and waved, when he say Jeremy.

'Maybe I just wouldn't tell him yet,' He thought as he moved towards the bar, 'Maybe ill just hang out with my friend tonight and leave the drama for later.'

"Hey Matt." He said sitting at the bar.

"I'm not giving you alcohol, Jer." Matt said with a smile.

Jeremy laughed, "Not what I'm here for. When are you off?" His friend looked at his watch, "About 12 minutes."

"Wanna hang?" Jeremy asked.

"Sure." Matt said.

Since Jeremy was the only one currently as the bar, he ordered a burger and watched as Matt moved around behind the bar. The blonde seemed to jump from cleaning to stocking to sweeping the floor. He seemed to have a routine down and worked fast but efficiently Jeremy was a little impressed.

He was about half way through his food, when Matt sat down next to him.

"Wanna tell me why I have 10 missed calls from Elena and 4 from Bonnie?" Jeremy groaned and put down his food.

"Can we do this at your place?" Matt nodded. Pushing his food away from him, Jeremy got up and started walking towards the exit, Matt walking right behind him.

It didn't take long for them to get into Matt's care and then for Matt to drive to his house. The short ride was tense and quiet. Both lost in their heads, Jeremy trying to think of the best way to explain everything and Matt trying to figure out why had Elena and Bonnie freaking and why Jeremy looked scared.

When they pulled into Matt's drive way, he waisted not time getting out of the car and following his friend inside. He had been to Matt's house enough to know where Viki used to hide her booze, so he made his way to her hidey-hole and was grateful to find a bottle borrowed in the back, it was something cheap but drinkable. Matt must have guessed what he was doing because when he entered the living room, his friend had two glasses sitting on the coffee table.

Jeremy smiled and poured them both a drink.

"Matt, I already tried explaining all this to Elena and Bonnie and they just wouldn't listen. Elena started yelling and Bonnie just couldn't believe me, but I'm going to tell you everything okay, even the stuff I left out with them" He fidgeted his fingers, "can you promise to hear me out completely and not just freak out when you hear things I know you won't like." His friend looked concerned but promised.

"Well, I can tell you that time travel totally can fucking happen." And just like that he fell into his story.

When he finished, he was one his feet pacing. He had gotten up at the part in the story well Kol had compelled him to kiss him and had been moving ever since. He wasn't sure why he told Matt about it, he had left it out when he told his sister. He never mentioned being compelled in fear that she would blame that for his feelings.

But he needed someone to know the full story so with Matt he left nothing out.

"Well?" He asked after a few minutes of awkward silence.

"Jesus, Jer, time travel? That's just messed up." His friend looked scared, "Whoever did that, what if they do something like that again? I know Bonnie is powerful but if someone like that comes after us what do we do?" And Jeremy was floored. He had been so focused on his drama with the Mikaelson's and his sister, he had forgotten that someone had done this to them

"But they protected us?" He voiced out loud, "Why protect us if they were an enemy?" He asked sitting down next to his friend.

"I guess that's true, but Jer, why the hell would someone want to send you back in time? I mean what would be the point?"

"I really don't know." They both looked away from each other, each trying process.

"You sure about how you feel?" Matt mumbled.

Jeremy sighed, "Remember when I came back from Denver and I told you about the guy I had a thing for but was to afraid to act on it?" Jeremy felt Matt searching his face trying to figure out why this mattered.

"Yeah?" his friend asked curious.

"And you asked what happened?"

"Yeah?" this time Matt sounded a little annoyed.

"And I said Kol." Jeremy kept his voice even and waited.

Matt looked at him, and it took a minute but then his eyes widen as he finally understood where Jeremy was going, "It was Kol, the friend you liked."

"Yeah." He took a breath, "That's how I know. I liked him before all this crazy shit happened. I think all the spell did was put us together long enough for us to get over all the anger and fighting that has been going on."

"Shit." Matt said then his friend started laughing.

Jeremy couldn't help but chuckle as his friends laugh become contagious, "Elena…." Matt tried to talk through his laughing, "has got to be so pissed." And then he was laughing harder, "She….. has always…. been the center of all the vampires in towns attention…." Matt took a breath trying to stop laughing, "And you just wake up from some freaking spell and have the Mikaelson's all aiming for you." Matt finally pulled back his laughing but wore a huge smile on his face.

One Jeremy returned, "Yeah pissed is one word for it."

"Look Jer," All humor gone from his voice, "I have no idea what you would see in them, but I understand being drawn to someone you shouldn't, hell man, I think I'm still a little hung up on Rebekah. If you are sure about your feelings, I'm not going to get in your way. But I hope you know what you are doing. I mean dealing with just one of them is impossible, I can't imagine trying to mange three." Jeremy turned from where he stood and moved in front of his best friend, in one quick unexpected moment had held Matt in his arms, hugging him tight enough to cut off his air.

Matt smiled and pushed him off, "Yeah love you too, man."

As they parted, Jeremy had a thought, "Hey?" He asked, "Can I crash here for a couple nights? I really don't want to go deal with Elena and I'm not sure asking any if the Mikaelson's if I can sleep at their place is a good idea yet."

"Sure man. Couch is yours as long as you need."