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I stomped down the stairs to see Caroline standing in the living room, tapping her foot impatiently. She and I were supposed to leave for school ten minutes ago but I took longer than usual to get ready this morning. I went through like four outfits before I found one that I liked and then I had to do my hair and makeup so that was another twenty minutes. Yeah, I took longer than I should've but I did look really good.

"I'm sorry but you can't rush perfection, sis," I said, grabbing an apple and following her out to the car. "It's not like Tyler's going to forget about you if you're ten minutes late."

She frowned at me as she pulled out of the driveway and made her way to school. I was tapping out the beat of the song against the door while Caroline was staring out the windshield with a fiery intensity.

"What's wrong with you this morning, Care?" I asked, looking over at her. "I know you're pissed that I made us run late but it seems like it's more than that."

She made a huffing sound and slammed her hands on the steering wheel when we stopped at a red light. "It's Klaus! He's such an asshole, I hate him so much!"

I raised an eyebrow and stared at her knowingly. "Are you sure you're not developing a thing for Mr. Kills-A-Lot?"

"Absolutely not, he is so not my type at all; I mean he's all mean and everything. It's too much to handle," she said but I could see that she wasn't telling me the complete truth.

"You know you can tell me anything and I won't judge you, right?" I asked taking her hand in mine as the light changed. "You're a vampire and you have feelings for the most evil man with a set of fangs. Go ahead and admit it."

She sighed from really deep in her chest before whispering, "I have a thing for him. I'm embarrassed of it but I really do."

I grinned as we pulled into the parking lot. There weren't any people standing around so I knew we were really late. I just shrugged and got out of the car anyway. I walked with Caroline inside and grabbed a couple of notebooks and a pen.

"I'm heading to English, but if you need me text me and I'll go pee. Okay?" I said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

She nodded before heading off to her class. I walked to mine and adjusted my shirt before making my grand entrance. What can I say? I'm a Forbes and I love being the center of attention.

"It's lovely of you to grace us with your presence, Miss Forbes. Just take your seat and pick up your detention slip after the bell," Mr. Carter said, not looking up from his text book.

"But of course, Mr. Carter. Anything I can do to make your day a little bit more livable," I said with as much saccharine as I could muster in my voice.

The class snickered as I walked to the back of the classroom and sat down next to Jeremy Gilbert. He and I were always lumped together as the "little siblings" when it came to Elena and Caroline. So it wasn't any surprise that he was one of my best friends.

"Why are you so late this morning?" he asked as I opened my book to the right page and start 'following along'. "Did something happen with Caroline this morning?"

"You can't rush looks like this, babe. I had to make sure I looked perfect," I grinned, taking notes as Mr. Carter blathered on.

I wasn't really taking notes, I was just doodling absentmindedly. When the bell rang I looked down and saw that I'd drawn an intricate pattern of people and lines that led to a huge X at the end.

"What'd you draw there, Miss Forbes? It's definitely not notes on dangling participles," Mr. Carter said as he approached me with a pink slip in his hands.

"On the contrary, Mr. Carter, they are. They're just written in my own language so I can remember it better. Isn't that what you're always telling everyone to do, sir?" I asked, batting my eyelashes more than necessary.

He swallowed a couple of times and blinked before saying, "Yes, that is definitely what I've been telling you to do. Just get to your next class; I'm giving you an excuse today but no more."

I smiled happily and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Carter! It means the world to me that you're always in my corner."

I walked away and saw Jeremy standing next to the door with an amazed grin on his face. I bowed extravagantly before taking his hand in mine and dragging him towards my locker.

"You're so gifted when it comes to manipulating people, Lex. That has to be a talent," Jeremy laughed, leaning next to me as I dug for my Chemistry book.

"I just didn't want to have detention yet again, I think Matt's getting tired of waiting on me," I said, closing the locker and leaning next to him.

Matt was my boyfriend even though he and Caroline had dated before. We'd bonded over our rare humanity in a town full of vampires, witches, and werewolves and ended up getting really close. He was one of the most amazing people I've ever met and I'm super glad that he's all mine.

"Hey sunshine," speaking of Matt. He placed an arm around my shoulders and dropped a kiss on my head. "Hey Jer, what's new this morning?"

"Well your girlfriend just gave our English teacher new wet dream material," he said, making me laugh along with him despite myself.

"You're a piece of work, Lexi. You're lucky I'm so in love with you," he said, kissing my lips gently and made my knees go weak.

When we pulled away I saw something flash across Jeremy's face but it was gone too fast for me to tell what it was. I just brushed it off and slid my hand into Matt's. We all walked towards Chemistry, a class we all shared.

I saw a familiar bright red head of hair and let go of Matt to run to her. Ali twirled around and wrapped her arms around me. We jumped up and down squealing like total idiots. Everyone was looking at us I'm sure but I didn't care that much, honestly.

"You two are way too excited to see each other considering you saw each other yesterday. You don't see Jeremy and me acting like that when we see each other," Matt said, sitting down at the table behind us with Jeremy next to him.

"You two aren't as cute as us so it wouldn't work," Ali said, sticking her tongue out at them.

"You two are pretty cute," Matt said, winking at me and making me swoon a little more than necessary.

The teacher came in after that and commanded everyone's attention to the front of the room. I turned around and listened to him talk as I twirled my hair around my finger. That was my habit; it got on Jeremy's nerves a lot so he would push my hand down. I glanced back at him and saw him smirking at me, knowing I knew what he was thinking.

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The last bell finally rang and I went to my locker to put up all of my things. I was placing everything I needed inside my backpack when Ali came up beside me. She had her hair in messy ringlets and she was fiddling with them as she waited for me to pay attention to her.

"What's up with you and Jeremy lately?" she asked, chewing on her bottom lip.

I tilted my head to the side and raised a brow. "What are you talking about? You two and Matt are my best friends."

"No, it's different than usual. It's like you two are flirting with each other or something," she said. "If I've noticed it I'm sure Matt has too. All I'm saying is for you to be careful."

Before I could respond to her hands covered my eyes and I felt lips against my ear. "Hey baby, you look gorgeous today. I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, so I figured I'd tell you now."

I shivered and gripped Matt's wrists in my hands, leaning back against him. He lowered his hands to my waist and placed them on my hips. I saw Jeremy walk up with a frown on his lips.

Maybe Ali was right. Was Jeremy developing a crush on me or something?

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