Chapter 2
A/N: This is an AU story for the vampire diaries. I do not own the vampire dairies.
Caroline was really not enjoying shopping for dresses with the doppelganger. She couldn't imagine anything worst. She wasn't her best friend or anything. She was more of the sworn enemy. Elena was looking at a rose like dress, if Caroline knew anything she would say that the girl had been checking out that black golden tan dress with the rim stones. Caroline looked at the elegant blue gown that she had been looking at before she glanced in the window to the other dress that Elena had been looking at. But it seemed to be way out of the girl's price range since Elena looked at the tag and sighed walking back to the other dresses. Caroline sighed knowing that she was going to be here all day if this girl didn't pick out a dress soon. Caroline sighed.
"Why don't you try on this dress," Caroline said taking it off the rack and holding it out for her. Elena glanced at her and then the dress.
"I can't afford it." She said.
"Just try it on and see if it looks that's all." Caroline said.
"Well if I do like it I still can't get it. So I don't want to have to like it and not be able to afford it." Caroline gave her a look.
"Just try it on." Elena sighed and grabbed the dress and went into the dressing room to try it on. Caroline draped the dress over her body trying to see if it would look good without putting it on. Elena came out with the dress now on and came to the mirror to look at it. She smiled and brushed her fingertips against dress. Caroline knew she loved it.
"Alright, you have found your dress now give me a few minutes to find mine." Elena glanced to her.
"Caroline I still can't afford it." She said.
"It's all pay for it. The sooner we get out of here the better." Elena shook her head.
"No you don't have to pay for it." Caroline rolled her eyes.
"Elena its fine I have lived a long time and have money. Please that dress price is nothing really." She said. Elena looked at her.
"Really you don't have to-
"Elena I am paying half of it than and you can pay the other. Done." Caroline walked into the dressing room without another word and tried on the dress. It was a sapphire blue silvery like dress she gazed at herself now in front of the mirror.
"Ok it's done." Elena watched as Caroline paid for both her dress and Elena's.
"Thank you Caroline," Caroline rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, just anything to not watch you browse for the next hour." She scoffed. Though Caroline did appreciate that girl had manners really. She didn't care if that had been some sort of girl bonding she still didn't trust the doppelganger. Caroline walked to the Gilbert house with Elena. She had never seen her house really.
"Caroline come in," Giving Caroline access to her home. Caroline looked around at the smaller house compared to the boardinghouse that Stefan and Damon lived in. It was a nice family house really. But she knew that the only two people that lived here were Elena and Jeremy. But she didn't see him around.
"So where is your little brother?" She asked. Elena glanced to her.
"Ah…I sort of sent him away for his own protection from the original family." She said.
"You do realize that you can't protect him forever. And he is a Gilbert after all." Elena raised her eyebrow.
"I know but-
"Elena he is a Gilbert a boy that is nearly a man. I think it's time for you to let him grow up. And trust he will and he won't be the brother that needs protecting I know one day he will be a hunter like your father and his father before. It's in the Gilbert blood." Caroline said.
"You think Jeremy will be a hunter?" Caroline nodded.
"Elena he's a Gilbert and a boy. He will be a hunter." Elena sighed thinking about Jeremy hunting vampires. She didn't want to think about it because she didn't want Jeremy to hurt Stefan or Damon who were vampires. Elena watched as Caroline pulled out dark haired wig.
"Why do you need a wig again? I don't think it is so much because of me." She said. Caroline sighed.
"Ok it's because I know a original and I don't want them to know that I exist." Lie: Caroline knew all the originals not just one. Elena raised an eyebrow.
"Who? And are you running from them? Like Katherine?" Caroline glared at her knowing who Katherine was. She hated that girl since the first day she saw her back when she was human. In the 1400's.
"No I just don't need them to know that I am alive. I don't want them to know it." Elena was about to ask why and Caroline knew this and cut her off. "It's a long story but I am not running from them. It's just better this way." She said.
When the girls arrived Caroline was not shocked to find it a mansion. She knew Klaus had always liked to run things in style and superiority in some way. Some people took their shawls. Caroline looked around at everyone dressing like they were in the great ball in France. She looked to see Stefan and Damon staring at Elena who stood next to her. As the men walked over to greet Elena. Stefan glanced to Caroline immediately recognizing her face.
"Caroline is that you?" He asked. Caroline nodded.
"Sorry boys but I have been asked to be on body guard service." She said. Elena nodded.
"What?" Damon stared at Elena in question.
"You two won't let me make my own decisions so I called someone who would." She said. Caroline shrugged before both girls walked through the crowd side by side. They walked to where the drinks were. Caroline sighed and looked to Elena.
"I need a drink." She said walking over to grab one. Elena followed grabbing what looked like champagne. Caroline took a sip and looked out for any of the originals making sure they didn't see or recognize her.
"Elena Gilbert I presume," Caroline glanced to Finn and looked away so he couldn't see her face. "Finn Mikaelson, I see you have brought friends."
"Well there here to protect me, I don't know if you know but your mother has tried to kill me twice." He nodded.
"If you want to meet my mother you will need to meet her alone. Excuse me," Caroline took another sip of her drink.
"You know he's right. That's the only reason you will meet her." Caroline heard someone tapping a glass trying to gather everyone's attention. She looked to Elijah on the stairs. He looked different from when she last saw him. It was in the 1400's really. It was hard taking in all the originals in modern day. She looked to see Rebekah with a nature like green shoulder dress that seemed to wrap itself around her body. She could see Kol and Finn to the side. Caroline swallowed hard seeing Klaus standing there as well. She made sure any feelings that she use to feel for him were buried long ago.
"Welcome," Elijah began. "Thank you for joining us," He cleared his throat. "You know whenever our mother brings us together like this, its tradition for us began and evening with a dance. Tonight's pic is a centuries old waltz. If all of you could please find yourselves a partner, Please join us in the ball room." Elijah finished and began descending back down the stairs. Caroline watched as Elena stared at Esther and began her way to her until Damon was in her path.
"Don't even think about it," Damon said coldly.
"She wants to see me alone Damon." And tried to move pass him.
"Well it sucks to be her than, didn't I make that clear this morning." Elena glared at him.
"I was invited." Caroline watched how Damon seemed to want to control Elena. She found it slightly annoying. Then again Damon was annoying.
"You have to tell before you walk into a lion's den." He scoffed.
"Why so you can stop me?" She asked irritated.
"Ah yes," She gave him a look. Caroline stood and walked to him.
"Damon if she wants to see Esther than she has every right."
"Shut up Blondie." Caroline gave him a look. She could snap his neck like a twig and he knew it. Elena sighed.
"It's fine." Elena glanced back to Damon.
"It'd be rude to not dance you know." Damon said. Caroline rolled her eyes when Damon held out his hand to Elena. Elena sighed and grabbed his hand.
"It is tradition." She said trying to smile still slightly irritated. Caroline rolled her eyes at their attempt of flirting. She walked over to where Stefan was standing as they walked to the dance floor and began their dance. She noticed the way he looked at them and knew that even if he had his emotions turned off that he was jealous. He couldn't fool her. Why couldn't Stefan see that by being this way he was only hurting himself and pushing Elena to Damon. Stefan looked down and Caroline took another sip of her drink glaring at the brunette that Klaus was dancing with. Her jaw clenched and pushed down the cold bite of jealousy that struck her. She overheard the conversation between Damon and Elena.
"You look stunning if it isn't obvious." He said.
"Thank you," She rolled her eyes at them once again.
"You know, you use to like dancing, you should go dance." Caroline said to him. Stefan raised an eyebrow. "Oh come Stefan we both know that you want to dance. Come on," Caroline grabbed his hand and brought him out to the dance floor. Stefan sighed.
"Fine," She smiled and they began to dance around the ball room with the rest of them. He then twirled her into someone else. She looked up to find Finn and glanced to Stefan who was now dancing with Elena. She nodded to him as Finn twirled her around.
"You are quite a dancer, miss…" Caroline bit her lip thinking of the first name that came in her head.
"Emily," She said. "Emily Garrison." He shrugged.
"Nice to meet you," He said.
"How are you enjoying the ball?" He asked.
"It's quite lovely." She said. She felt someone tap on her shoulder and turned to Elena.
"Hey I need to talk to her for a minute." Caroline nodded and looked at Finn. He nodded and dropped his arms. Caroline followed Elena outside.
"I need your help," She said.
"I think I have been helping," Caroline said.
"I mean with Damon. I have to see Esther. But Damon won't let me anywhere near her without him." Elena said. Caroline nodded. "So I was wondering if you could help me talk to her."
"Piece of cake but you might not like it." Caroline said.
Elena turned to Damon as he came through the door looking slightly worried. She sighed.
"Hey I got your text you needed to talk." He said. She swallowed hard and gave him a look. Suddenly he was grabbed in a flash and his neck was snapped. Elena flinched hearing the snap. Caroline stood there looking at her. Her wig had fallen off revealing her golden locks. Caroline didn't seem to notice it though.
"Well better hurry up, he won't be down for long." She said. Elena nodded and walked over to them. She glanced at Damon. Elena was about to leave the room when she turned to Caroline giving her an understand look. Caroline nodded for her to go. Finn stared at Caroline from outside the room.
Note: So here is chapter 2 tell me what you think? Reviews thanks.
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