Perfectly Imperfect

Chapter 1: Pilot

Arabelle "Belle" Forbes looked up at the house her cousin lived in and sighed. There has been so much loss in Mystic Falls recently and now Caroline has just lost her father, and Aunt Liz, for all her strengths, just wasn't cut out to handle the sorrow her daughter was going through. That was why Belle was here, to help Caroline.

It has been a while since Belle had seen Caroline. She had been focusing all her attention on college and the boring ass courses she had to take. But family comes first, especially when a tragedy occurs.

She had already discussed with Aunt Liz her coming to live with them, and while Aunt Liz seemed unusually against Belle coming, she couldn't give any good reason why not. So here she was.

Belle made her way up to the door dragging her luggage behind her, feeling bad that her first visit in years was because of a death. Belle knocked on the front door and heard movement inside the house. Caroline was the one who opened the door.

"Bells? What are you doing here?" Caroline asked whipping at her red eyes.

Belle wrapped Caroline in a tight hug. "How can you ask that when you just lost your dad? How could I stay away?" Belle pulled away from the hug. "Didn't your mom tell you I was coming to stay for a while?"

Caroline shook her head looking distracted. "No, she didn't but I've had my mind on other things and… Wait you're staying? For how long?"

Belle tilted her head slightly, feeling more than a little hurt. "I wasn't exactly planning on leaving for a while Car. I got the same reaction from your mom. Do you guys not want me here?"

"Nooo!" Caroline shook her head emphatically. "It's just… Things have been going on lately and…"

"You mean all the animal attacks, right?" Caroline nodded, looking a little discouraged. "Don't worry, I can handle myself."

Caroline sighed. "If you're sure…" She sounded so depressed at the moment.

"Do you want to sit down and talk for a few?" Belle asked soothingly.

"Not really." Caroline mumbled, looking down right miserable.

"Want to order a pizza and watch some movies?" Caroline lips twitched.

"Yeah, can we watch Brides Maids?" Caroline asked hopefully. Her mom didn't exactly approve of the movie and would never let her watch it despite her buying it with her own money.

"Sure, go order the pizza, whatever you want, and I'll get the movie going." Caroline gave her a small weak smile before walking back into the house for her cell.

Belle walked in and dumped her things by the door, leaving them there temporarily, while she went and started the movie.

Later that Night…

"I just don't know what to do. She has no idea what she's walking into! I don't want my cousin to get hurt, but I don't know how to send her away. I mean she came here because my dad died! I just, ugh, you guys have to help me!" Caroline was on a three way call with Elena and Bonnie, trying to find some solution to her dilemma.

"The best thing for her is if you send her away." Bonnie said soothingly.

"I can't do that! It'll hurt her feelings." Caroline ran a hand through her hair in frustration.

"I didn't say it would be easy, just that it would be the best thing for her." Bonnie sighed. Why did things always have to be so complicated?

"Caroline, you could compel her to leave, or ask Damon to do it if you can't do it yourself. I know how much you care about Belle." Elena said softly. Elena knew how sensitive about family Caroline was at the moment, her father's death just sending her into an overdrive at the moment.

"No I can't compel her. That would be so wrong!" Caroline looked at the wall that separated her room from where her cousin was sleeping soundly. Belle, she had always been there for her, and was always that one person Caroline turned to when things just sucked. But Caroline had hoped to keep Belle out of any supernatural stuff, she shouldn't have to deal with the knowledge that the things that go bump in the night were more than just stories.

"If you can't ask her to leave and you can't compel her to leave, then I suggest getting her a vervain bracelet or something." Bonnie sighed.

Caroline was quiet for a few, upset that there wasn't any other way. "I guess I'll have to ask Damon to compel her tomorrow then. I refuse to do it myself." She compelled her mother once and she refused to do it to another family member, especially one as understanding as Arabelle.

"We'll be there with you when he does." Bonnie said, Elena agreeing soon after.

"Thanks guys. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Definitely." Elena said.

"Night Caroline, try and get some sleep." Bonnie said.

"I will, night." Caroline hung up and dropped onto her bed, hands digging into her hair.

They were good friends. Something like this shouldn't be so hard to do. It was the best for all parties involved, but to take someone's free will like that, to make them leave when all they want to do is help, that's just horrible. They had to make so many tough decisions regarding the ones they love; you'd think it would get easier.

Nope.

Caroline sighed and laid back into her bed. Might as well get some sleep, tomorrow was going to be difficult.

Tomorrow…

Elena and Bonnie were already over. Belle was upstairs unpacking the rest of her things, giving Caroline alone time with her friends. Belle was always so understanding, she didn't seem offended when Caroline had supposedly chosen her friends over her favorite cousin who had just arrived yesterday. This wasn't right. Belle didn't deserve this.

"Calm down, Damon will be here soon. Then it will all be over." Bonnie said in the most comforting manner she could.

As if summoned Damon was knocking on the door. Caroline hesitantly let him in. "So I hear you need a little compelling done." Damon turned to look at Caroline. "What's the matter Blondie, couldn't do it yourself?"

"That's enough Damon. It's her cousin." Elena said stepping in to hug Caroline.

"So? It shouldn't make a difference. It's for her own good anyway." Elena gave Damon a look and he held his hand up in surrender. "Fine, I'll just do my thing." Damon headed upstairs to her cousin's room.

"Hello there." A voice called from Belle's doorway making her jump and drop the shirt she was putting in the closet. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of the handsome suave man smirking at her.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Belle asked suspiciously. She hadn't heard any noises coming from the girls downstairs that would suggest an intruder.

"Easy there, I'm a friend of Caroline's." He looked a little old to be friends with a high school student.

"Really?"

"Yep. I just came up here to say hello since we've never met." He approached her and stuck his hand out. "Damon Salvatore."

"Arabelle Forbes." She shook his hand, still eying him suspiciously.

"Okay Arabelle." He looked intensely into her eyes, his pupil dilating. "You're going to pack up your things, say you shouldn't have left your studies, and go back to college."

Belle's eyes narrowed angrily, but she stuck a smile on her. "Now why would I do that when my cousin needs me?"

Damon's eyes widened as he lets go of her hand as if burned, then his eyes narrowed in suspicion. "How did you do that?"

"Do what?" Belle frowned at him as he tried to subtly sniff her. "I think you should leave. Now."

Damon took a step back to the door. "Alright I'm leaving."

"And stay away from my cousin." She ordered to his retreating back. Belle angrily shoved the shirt she dropped into the closet, more than a little pissed off.

Caroline was hanging out with a vampire, one that tried to compel her into leaving. Now whether Caroline knew that or not was the question. One that Belle would find out as soon as possible.

Belle sighed. Vampires in Mystic Falls… Well it was bound to happen again.

Damon came down the stairs with an odd expression. Caroline stood up at his entrance looking stress. "Well?"

"It… didn't work." Damon said.

"What do you mean it didn't work?" Caroline snapped.

"I compelled her to leave and… she said no. I didn't smell any vervain on her and she hasn't eaten any of it, has she?" Damon asked.

"No, she didn't drink any of my mom's tea." Caroline said, looking confused and lost.

"Then she's immune or something. Your dad was immune to compulsion too." Damon frowned not liking this at all. "Your dad said he had trained to be immune to compulsion. Maybe Arabelle did too. Maybe she knows about vampires."

"Or maybe she knows nothing. Who knows how a human trains to be immune to compulsion. Mr. Forbes never said how he did it. I mean it might be a result of some weird type of yoga or something."

"I would know if yoga gave you an immunity to compulsion. I've snacked on a few yoga instructors before." Damon said. "Anyway that's not the point. The point is that she is completely immune to compulsion."

"What am I going to do now?" Caroline asks slumping on the couch.

No one had an answer.

End Chapter 1: Pilot

Another new story. When will I stop having ideas? I just recently got into vamp diaries so this is my little story for it. It's going to be a KlausOC story 'cause he is so awesome. The title may or may not change so suggestions for something better might be helpful.

I actually already have ideas for a sequel which is unusual for me, so this might end up being really long. It will mostly follow the TV show, only from the POV of someone not so involved in the events. This story starts directly after Caroline's dad dies in Bringing Out the Dead (Season 3, episode 13). I'm not sure how the pacing is going to coincide with the TV show so that should be interesting.

So tell me what you think. If you hate I won't post a new chapter. Also please tell me if you think the characters are a little OOC. Some of them are a bit hard to write, but I think I got Caroline pretty good in this chapter. Thanks guys until the next time.