Disclaimer: Not mine as much as I wish it. A/N: I've come up with a thousand ideas to adapt as SC movie stories, and this was one of them. I also love the friendships created between the four girls. I hope you enjoy this as much as the others. Reviews welcome. x (P.S I don't want Damon to die, it's just the title of the movie!).

Damon Salvatore Must Die

1.

Caroline Forbes sat beside the other kids at the Spelling Bee, waiting for her turn. Her mother, Liz Forbes, hurried inside the assembly hall, wearing her Sheriff uniform, and an encouraging smile. When it was Caroline's turn to spell the word 'Anonymous', she shed a bright smile, and her dignity. The blast of the horn for her spelling error, and her walk of shame from the stage, gave her nightmares of public speaking. She was five.

It was in 7th Grade when Caroline realized she was invisible, and after turning 17, she moved from Chicago to Mystic Falls. She unpacked a box of her belongings, when she heard a knock on the door. "Ben," the boy mumbled about being their new neighbour and shoved a plate of brownies beneath her nose. "Hi, I'm Caroline, we just moved here," she said, pointing over her shoulder at her mother. "That's your mum!?" Ben stared at Liz Forbes moving furniture around behind them.

His reaction, Caroline was used to; her mother never had trouble landing men, she just had trouble keeping them. There had been so many since her parents' divorce five years ago, Caroline couldn't keep up, so when a new guy popped up in their lives, Caroline called them 'Skip' because that's what they did, and Liz would bake the only thing she knew how: a Sara Lee chocolate cake with frosting, and asked to be transferred to the next town. So, being invisible had its perks, it made leaving town easier, because Caroline had no friends to miss her.

But in the few short months of being at Mystic Falls' High, Caroline went from being invisible to being a legend. She sat watching Damon play basketball, curious to see the hall erupt whenever he got a point. The cheerleaders screamed and waved their pom-poms, the commentator pushed her way onto the sidelines to grab an interview, and a girl in the crowd, waved a poster campaigning for Animal Rights. "Go Damon!" came the collective scream.

Caroline checked the time, she had a shift at the Grill. "Seriously?" She watched Damon's teammates carry him on their shoulders like he was their God, or something. By the time her ears had stopped ringing, she'd made it to work, where she waited tables three nights a week. Matt Donovan, the barman, wiped down the bench as she waited for an order. "Alaric said to tell you to cover Table 6, April went home sick." Caroline nodded, flipping open her notepad, almost dropping it when she saw Damon Salvatore, showered and seated right in front of her.

"...Hi, uh, are you ready to order?" she squeaked, finding herself lost in his blue eyes. "Hey," he smiled. "Not yet, I'm waiting for someone." She saw the table set for two, and nodded. "Oh, sure, I'll come back." She gave him a nervous laugh, retreating while thinking of her God-like comment, and to her horror, curtseyed in front of him. She hurried to the bar to put some ice on her flushed cheeks. "Did you just curtsey?" Matt smirked, finding the whole thing amusing.

"Shut up," she hissed, stunned when Bonnie Bennett entered, still wearing her cheer outfit. "Head cheerleader with the Captain of the Basketball Team, of course." Caroline returned to their table, trying to decipher their orders between their obvious desire to suck face. "Seriously, we might as well give them both burgers, I doubt they're going to care what they're eating," she said once she was back at the bar. Matt flicked his damp tea-towel over his shoulder. "Okay, but if Alaric asks, it was your idea."

Her next shift arrived, and Caroline returned to work, wondering if she might see Damon again. "Care, you're on Table 6, again," Matt said, taking somebody's drink order. She looked up to see Damon Salvatore on a date with Lexi Branson, the president of the Mystic Falls' Film School. Lexi was practicing her French, when Caroline stopped by their table. "You are so sexy when you speak French," Damon complimented her, earning him a kiss.

Caroline cleared her throat. "Excuse me, are you ready to order?" she asked, tapping her pen against her notepad. Damon caressed Lexi's hand, and ordered for them both. Caroline hurried to the kitchen, catching Matt's teasing comment, "What no curtsey this time?" and poked her tongue out at him. Her last shift for the week arrived, and she almost knocked over Matt's stack of clean wine glasses. "Seriously?" she hissed, pointing at Elena, who seemed upset.

"I'm sorry, babe, I've never been here before, if I knew there was meat on the menu, I wouldn't have come," Damon lied, sitting at his usual table. "It's okay, I'll just order a salad," Elena reassured him, turning over the menu. Caroline asked for their order, half surprised Damon didn't acknowledge her. This was the third time she had waited his table that week. She left them discussing Veganism, and met Matt behind the bar. "How do they not know he's cheating on all of them?" she hissed.

Matt sighed, pouring cocktails. "Because he dates within different cliques, that way they don't interact, and Damon gets away with it." Caroline watched April and Alaric in the kitchen. "How do you know all this?" she asked. Matt grimaced. "Because my sister, Vicki, used to date him. When he broke it off, she was such a mess, I had to put her on a bus out of Mystic Falls." Caroline watched Elena lean in to kiss Damon. "Skip," she murmured. "What did you say?" Matt asked, passing the cocktails to Caroline. "Nothing," she mumbled.

Caroline walked through the school halls thinking about what Matt had said about Damon. Stalls were everywhere, students trying to gain new members to their clubs, societies and team sports. Bonnie Bennett wore her cheer outfit, looking as confident as ever. Damon squeezed Bonnie's waist, stopping to say hello. Caroline frowned, following him from a distance. Around the corner, Lexi Branson, president of all the school societies, sold cupcakes, letting him lick the frosting from her finger. Further down the hall, Damon stole two kisses from Elena, before disappearing into the gym.

But nobody, not even Damon Salvatore could have predicted Black Tuesday. Basically, their gym teacher, Carol Lockwood, had a heart attack and fell down the stairs (because Damon smiled at her in passing). Whilst Carol lay in the hospital bed, contemplating her early retirement, and because of that, all first period gym classes were combined. Caroline ended up in the same group as Bonnie, Lexi and Elena. She tried to introduce herself, but her bubbly personality seemed to be a deterrent.

"You're, Bonnie, I'm Caroline," she said, trying to make a good impression. "So," Bonnie shrugged, walking onto the Volleyball court. Elena and Lexi were already in position. "You'll never guess who I'm dating," Lexi announced to her friend. "Who?" her friend asked. "Damon Salvatore," Lexi whispered. Caroline watched Bonnie serve the volley ball straight into Lexi's head.

"What is your problem?" Lexi confronted Bonnie, whilst Caroline and Elena exchanged surprised looks. "I'm dating Damon Salvatore!" Bonnie shoved Lexi back a few paces. Lexi shoved Bonnie. "Girls, stop it, neither of you are dating Damon Salvatore, he's mine!" Elena shouted. "Damon Salvatore is in love with me!" Bonnie threw the ball at Elena, who ducked, hitting Caroline in the face.

The force of the throw knocked Caroline over, and the secret she kept had overstayed its welcome. "This guy is cheating on all of you and instead of taking it out on him you're beating the shit out of each other?" Caroline blurted, cupping her nose. Elena, Bonnie and Lexi, were a tangled mess of limbs when Josette Parker, their sub, blew her whistle. "You four, detention!"

Caroline found detention empty, apart from a guy with headphones who hadn't seen her. "I want you to want me, I need you to need me, I'd love you to love me," he sang, peering over a computer. "I'm begging you to beg me, I'll shine up the old brown," by this point he had seen Caroline's smirk. "SHIZEN! Sorry, it's," he took off his earphones, apologising. "Cheap trick, I understand. Can't really hum to Cheap Trick," she said, pulling some homework from her bag.

The guy smiled, agreeing. "Once you start you have to belt it out." A few seconds passed. "I'm Stefan, you're from chemistry right?" She nodded, glad she wasn't totally invisible. "Yeah, so where is everyone?" At his confused look, she added, "Detention?" It was Stefan's turn to smirk. "You came early to Detention?" She stuttered, feeling stupid. "Well, I would hate to miss a minute of being detained..." she smiled, pulling her gaze from Stefan when she heard Damon Salvatore outside.

He flirted with the girl at the Poetry Club stand. "Ugh," she returned to her books. Stefan seemed surprised. "Not usually the reaction you'd get from girls. Usually, they're all like," and he made sex noises, making Caroline laugh. "Jerk's not really my type..." she explained. He raised his eyebrows. "You know, you're the first girl to say that." She put down her pen, catching some bitterness in his voice. "I thought he was your guys' god or something..?" Stefan packed up his bag.

"Close, he's my older brother," he made a face. "Oh, you're the other Salvatore...?" she asked. He pointed at her. "What is that, is that like the loser Salvatore?" he retorted, making Caroline regret saying it. "You just don't look like..." Just shut up, stop talking! Caroline's face flushed. "Hot, buff, and able to score a jump shot?" Stefan shook his head. "Want to learn a secret tho, my mum said I'm special on the inside," he swung his bag onto his shoulder.

Caroline smiled. "Good for you," she said, turning back to her books, happy she might have made at least one friend. Stefan gave her a curious smile, and left her alone.

A/N: I did not expect to finish this so soon, but here is the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. And, I have a few surprises in mind which may differ to the movie, I'm sure you'll tell me if you liked them or not. Be sure to check out my other stories, whilst you wait for the next chapter x