"Elena! What were you thinking?!" Caroline yelled, running after Elena who had made her way downstairs. Caroline burst into the kitchen to find Elena furiously shoving a bag of popcorn into the microwave.
"That's just the thing, Car, I wasn't thinking," Elena responded in a soft, yet angry tone. The popcorn began popping and Bonnie, Matt, and Jeremy finally caught up to Caroline.
"You and Damon," Caroline huffed, "That's just—just," She searched for the word, "WRONG!"
"You're very quick to judge!" Elena spat back, "I couldn't control it."
"You can control anything you want to control, Elena!" Caroline shouted, "Don't you see? He has this weird little hold over you! Are you drinking vervain?"
"Are you implying that Damon compelled me to make out with him?!" Elena was far beyond angry now.
"Nothing else makes sense!" Caroline exclaimed, "Think about Stefan," Caroline lowered her voice on her last statement.
"I do think about Stefan, Caroline," Elena said matter-of-factly, "But I also think about Damon. I can't explain it and I know it's not compulsion."
"Stefan is your epic love though, Damon is just…ew," Caroline turned to her friends, "Help out a little bit, guys?"
"Um…Caroline," Matt said in a hushed voice. He was scared to stand up to the blonde vampire in such a mood, "Maybe you are being a little quick on your judgment." Caroline glared at him with wide eyes.
"I agree, Car," Bonnie said more confidently than Matt.
"Look, I don't like it just as much as you, but that doesn't mean that we have to right to judge. We shouldn't let this ruin tonight," Jeremy said, shooting his sister a sympathetic smile. The oppositions to Caroline's position calmed her down a bit and she turned back to Elena.
"Okay," Caroline said, sucking in a deep breath before putting a smile on her face, "Let's not worry about it now, I really didn't mean to come across as mean; I am just trying to look out for you."
"I know, Car," Elena said with a little smile, "But I can look out for myself." Just then, the microwave buzzed, informing everyone in the room that the popcorn was ready. Elena grabbed the bag and walked past all of them to the living room, and they all followed.
