"Stefan," Caroline muttered, watching his face, smiling as she did, although there was a dead body in the back of the car and the smell of it, to a normal human, would have been revolting, to a vampire, it was quite exciting.

"Yes, Caroline?" He asked, casting a side-ways glance at her face.

"I know it's none of my business, but how're you and Elena? I heard … Things weren't so good lately." She asked quietly, turning side-ways so she was facing him.

"Well, uhm, things are complicated at the moment and Damon sticking his big nose in it doesn't help." Stefan muttered, rolling his eyes.

"You do know Damon likes her, as in, 'like likes' her?" Caroline asked, brushing stray strands of hair from her eyes and bit her lip.

"Yeah, I do. I think she 'like likes' him back too," Stefan shrugged, "Has she said anything to you about it?" He asked, gripping the steering-wheel tighter.

"Not that I'm aware of, I mean … She has said that he's cute, but he's the darker brother so she wasn't so sure about him." Caroline shrugged lightly. "And when we were dragging the body to your car, I looked in the window and saw Elena occasionally stare at Damon, but, if it helps, I'd choose you over Damon." She used her most dazzling smile.

Stefan laughed, slouching back into his seat and looked over at Caroline, she could have sworn she saw some-kind of new emotion in the way he looked at her, but she quickly shrugged it off and stared ahead at the passing scenery outside the window.

"We're nearly there," Stefan informed her, slowing the car down and killed the headlights. He opened his door and stepped out, then went around to Caroline's side and pulled open the door for her, smiling as Caroline stepped out; she looked as beautiful as usual. Stefan closed the door behind her; they both opened the back door and helped each other to haul the body out of the car.

"There it is, the famous Mystical Falls River. Where Elena and her parents had their car accident," Caroline looked over to Stefan as they dragged the body closer and closer to the river. The sound of soothing waves crashing against one another was all that Caroline could hear, Stefan and Caroline both stopped as they came to the bank of the river. She looked up at him and he simply nodded in return, they both began pushing at the body until it slipped down to the mouth of the river and was slowly engulfed by the now violently splashing water. Caroline watched it float off and then sink to the body of the river bank and Stefan turned back to her, wrapped an arm around Caroline's shoulder and escorted her back to his car. Caroline stared up at him, smiling contently, "Thank you for helping me, Stefan." She muttered quietly.

"It's nothing, you're a newborn, hunger and it's natural, believe me. I had Lexi though, she helped me through it. And, just like Lexi, I'll help you through all of this, then you'll get used to use." He softly smiled down at Caroline; Stefan reached down and tucked her fringe behind her ear.

Caroline shuddered under his touch, although that was impossible, she was a vampire and yet, she actually shuddered. "Where are you going now? I mean we just disposed of a dead body, what can you do next?" Caroline giggled.

Stefan rolled his eyes, "I don't know. I guess maybe go to The Grill, what time is it?" He asked.

Caroline glanced down at her watch, "11:30pm. It's kind of late, I guess I'm just going to go home and sleep." She muttered, shrugging her shoulders lightly.

"Mhm…Good idea, I'll watch over you while you sleep. Just to make sure you're safe." Stefan murmured, his eyes staring straight ahead, the car only a few footsteps away.

"Oh, okay. But you know you don't have to do that and what about Elena?" Caroline asked quirking an eyebrow at his irregular behaviour.

Looking over her while she slept? Not being with Elena? What was up with him?

"She'll be fine and besides Damon's not far from where she is at all times, he follows her around like a lost puppy." Stefan laughed hoarsely, although it didn't sound very convincing.

Stefan unlocked the car and we both slid inside and set back off for my house and she couldn't help but glance over her shoulder, back to the crashing river's waves, Stefan and Caroline were the only ones who knew there was a dead man, now probably buried deep inside the muddy under banks.

Caroline unlocked her front door and slowly crept inside, using her vampirism to her ability by being as quiet as a mouse, Stefan followed her inside and Caroline closed the door behind him. She checked throughout her house, no sign of her mother, perhaps she was working late at the station, she'd been doing that lately, ever since she'd found out about Caroline being a vampire she was avoiding Caroline although she'd promised not to tell anyone and seemed to be handling it okay. Caroline bounced up her stairs, smiling as she heard Stefan laugh at her enthusiasm. "What?" She asked, cocking her head as they walked into Caroline's bedroom. Caroline flipped the light on and stopped, like an animal caught in the headlights. The female sitting on her bed stared at Stefan and Caroline, a smirk on her lips.

"Well, well, isn't it lovely to see you again, gorgeous… Little… Stefan." She purred softly, she was playing it cool, acting as though she didn't care that they were together in Caroline's bedroom, her chocolate brown eyes blazed as she stared at them intently.

"Katherine," Caroline and Stefan hissed simultaneously.

"Caroline, what a surprise to see you and Stefan together in your bedroom, what were you going to do, just hop into bed together and expect innocent little Elena to never find out? What were you going to say, you both tripped and fell into bed. I mean, Elena is dumb, but probably not dumb enough for that." Katherine threw her head back and laughed.

"It's not like that, we're not sleeping together. I killed someone tonight, by accident and Stefan helped me, now he just wants to watch me sleep, to make sure I'm okay. So stop making up things in your head and get out of my bedroom," Caroline growled softly, small vibrations rushing up and down her chest.

"Oh, boo-hoo, poor little blondie kills someone and heroic Stefan rushes to your rescue. What a saviour, hm?" Katherine smirked and winked at Stefan.

"Get out Katherine." Stefan spat, such anger in his voice it even scared Caroline and by the look on Katherine's face, it definitely surprised her.

"Fine, fine, suit yourself. That just means, the life of the party is leaving." Katherine giggled and threw herself out of an open window. Caroline and Stefan sighed at the sound of Katherine's footsteps getting further away.

"That's how she got in," Caroline furrowed her brow and stomped over to the open window, the curtains flapping about, she closed the window and locked it tightly shut. She turned around, to see Stefan watching her intently, "Stefan. I need to get changed into my pyjamas. If you leave, or at least turn around, that would be great." Caroline smirked, giving him a thumbs-up.

Stefan nodded, "Oh! Right yes, sorry." He quickly muttered and slipped out of the room.

Caroline quickly changed out of her clothes and into her pyjamas.

"Stefan, you can come in now!" Caroline called and sat down at her dresser. She picked up a brush and gently slipped it through her hair; she brushed the curls out of it and was left with her straight honey blonde hair. She quickly wiped off her make-up, turned off her main light and snuggled up into her bed; Stefan sat in the chair, watching her quietly throughout all of this, a small distant smile on his lips.

"You're just going to sit there, all night, in that uncomfortable chair?" Caroline asked quietly, she felt as though she could slip into unconsciousness at any minute, she sighed as Stefan nodded, silently.

Caroline watched his face in the dim light of her bedside table lamp, which was the only source of light in her bedroom. "It would be more comfortable here, next to me." She flashed a friendly smile at him, she meant no more than a friendly gesture and he would be more comfortable there. It wasn't like she wanted to be close to him… Was it? Caroline watched as Stefan shrugged, stood up and slowly walked over to her bed. He pushed off his heavy black boots and slipped into the empty side of Caroline's bed, although he kept some distant. Stefan leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, whilst stroking her silky hair. "Goodnight, Caroline Forbes." Stefan muttered, as Caroline's eyelids fluttered closed and darkness washed through her and dragged her into sleep.