Chloe Gilbert woke up in her old bedroom for the first time in eighteen months. Elena had woken her up by knocking on the door to ask if she could help set up for the carnival.

"No. I don't even go to school, why would I help?"

"Because I asked you to and you kind of owe me. Plus, Caroline would want you to and if we don't make this perfect she'll kill us all."

A sigh escaped past Chloe's lips but she relented. "Fine, just let me get ready."

"Great, we're leaving in thirty minutes."

Chloe hopped out of bed, quickly showered, and blow dried her hair. She went through her suitcase and pulled out a brown, beaded halter top and a pair of jeans. She dressed and went downstairs grabbing a banana and taking a pair of Elena's brown flats.

They drove in Elena's car. "So where exactly where you, anyways?"

"Lots of places. The first two months I travelled the most. I went to New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Australia. Spent about a week in each place. I eventually ended up in Florida and stayed there for a while. That was the last place I was before I came back here."

Elena nodded. "Sounds amazing. I have barely been out of Mystic Falls."

"It was." An awkward silence filled the car. Chloe cleared her throat. "So… what happened to Matt?"

"I broke up with him shortly after our parents…died." Chloe and Elena had yet to talk about their parent's death and it was obvious Chloe didn't want to, so Elena changed the subject. "I'm dating a guy named Stefan Salvatore now. He's great."

"Right, I met his brother. Two is better than one, I suppose."

"What do you mean?"

"Well your dating one brother and kissing another. Don't worry, I'm the last person who would ever judge you."

"I'm not… I didn't…" She searched for words, for an excuse, but came up with nothing. It's not like she could just tell her about Katherine. "It's not like that. I don't like Damon. At all. I love Stefan."

Chloe raised her eyebrow, clearly not believing a word Elena had said. "Whatever you say, sis."

Elena gave an exasperated sigh. "Anyways… what about you and Tyler? Are you guys going to get back together?" She asked, changing the subject again, not wanting to talk about Damon.

"Nah, we're just friends."

"You guys have been friends since we were kids but that didn't stop you the last time. Or is there some other guy?"

"No, there's no other guy. Tyler and I just don't work, we're better off as friends."

"Whatever you say."

Chloe was chatting with a few old classmates later that night. She had spent the whole day working on the Carnival and was now just sitting back and relaxing.

She excused herself from the group she was talking to and went inside the school to use the washroom. A man had seen her and followed her, though she was completely unaware.

Chloe heard footsteps behind her and turned around. No one was there. "Hello?" When no one answered, she turned back around and continued down the hall. She turned a corner but called out when someone wrapped their arms around her waist.

"Someone's jumpy tonight." The voice chuckled into her hair, kissing her temple.

Chloe wiggled out of the man's grip, turned around, and shoved him. "You scared the crap out of me, Mason!"

Mason's grin never left his face as he puts his hands on her waist again and pulled her closer. "I'm sorry. I guess I'll have to make it up to you…" He trailed off as he placed kisses up her collarbone and started sucking on her neck.

Chloe let out a low moan. "You'll have to work pretty hard."

Mason grinned against her throat before he moved to her lips and deepened the kiss. He always loved a challenge.

"Hey, Elena. You did a good job, the place looks great." Matt Donovan said as he walked up to Chloe.

"Thanks, Matt, but wrong twin."

Matt's eyes widen just like many of those before him. "Chloe! Hey! It's great to see you!" He said as they hugged.

"You too. So I heard you and Caroline are dating. It's pretty much all she could talk about last night!"

Matt smiled. "Yeah, it's been going pretty good. How was she, last night? Did she seem weird at all?"

"No more than usual. Why?"

"She was just acting a little strange this morning."

"Well she is Caroline, when is she not acting strange?"

"It just seemed different. It's probably nothing. So how have you been doing?"

"Good, I…" Chloe began but was cut off by a teenager wearing a football jacket.

"Donovan! You ready?"

"Maybe later, man. I'm busy." Matt replied, nodding to Chloe.

"You're just scared you'll lose."

"It's fine, Matt. Go beat that asshole at whatever game you guys were going to play. I want to find my sister anyways."

"Okay, come by the Grill sometime though, that's where I work now."

Chloe nodded and Matt smiled and waved goodbye before walking away with his football buddy. She walked towards a table where Tyler and some guy she didn't know were arm-wrestling. "Go, Ty!" Chloe cheered and Tyler easily beat the guy.

Chloe noticed Mason taking off his sweater and he winked at her. She smiled back as he walked up to the table. "I bet I can take you."

"Bring it on, surfer boy."

Tyler and Mason joined hands and the bell rang signalling for them to start. Mason was smiling cockily as Tyler struggled to beat him. Mason waited a few seconds before slamming Tyler's hand onto the table. "Is that it?" Mason asked, grinning.

"Alright, he's a champ. Who wants to go next?"

"Stefan wants a go!" Damon Salvatore called out.

"Sure, I'll give it a shot." He said. He walked up to the table though his gaze was fixed on Chloe. Chloe gave him a smile, knowing he was her sister's boyfriend. Stefan and Mason clasp hands. "My brother over there thinks I can beat you."

Mason scoffs. "Well your brother's wrong." The bell rang but both seemed to struggle slightly. Chloe watched as Mason's muscles rippled and after a few seconds Mason won and she smiled proudly. Mason grinned at me and high fived Tyler while Stefan walked away defeated.

Chloe continued to watch Mason win match after match. He was grinning proudly, showing off for her. Bonnie took a break and came over to talk with Chloe. They went inside the school and talked to Matt for a while. He was still worried about Caroline, who was at the carnival somewhere, so Bonnie and Chloe decided to go look for her.

They did not like what they found.

Caroline had blood all over her face and Stefan was holding onto her as Elena stood behind them.

"Caroline." Bonnie said in disbelief.

Chloe rushed up to Caroline, taking her face in her hands. "What happened? Are you hurt?"

"No. You're not…you…you can't be." Bonnie ran up to Caroline as well and took a hold of her arm.

"Bonnie…" Caroline said desperately. Bonnie's eyes were wide and terrified. Bonnie noticed the body behind Caroline and ran to it. "Oh…god...Bonnie!"

"What's going on?" Chloe asked, a look of confusion and worry on her face.

Elena pushed Caroline into leaving with Stefan. Chloe reluctantly let go of her and walked over to where Bonnie was. She saw the dead, bloody body of a man and gasped.

Elena touched her arm and she jumped slightly. Chloe's hands were shaking. "What's going on, Elena? Tell me."

Elena opened her mouth and then closed it again. "I…Caroline…she's a…vampire. Caroline's a vampire and she killed that guy."

"What? No…there's no such thing as vampires…it doesn't make sense."

"It's true." Damon said.

Chloe shook her head and looked at the dead body again, trying to imagine Caroline doing that. It seemed completely implausible.

"I can't believe this is happening." Bonnie said, interrupting Chloe's thoughts.

"Come on, don't pout about it. We got a body to bury." Damon told Bonnie before he came over to Elena and Chloe to talk with Elena. "Thought you were calling the shots. No? Hmm. Sucks to be you buddy." Damon said to the dead man before he screamed and dropped to the ground in pain.

"What's wrong with him?" Chloe asked her sister, still disturbed about how nonchalant Damon was being.

The hose started to move and water came out, flowing towards Damon. Chloe noticed Bonnie looking intensely at the hose. "I told you what would happen if anyone else got hurt."

"I didn't do this." Damon screamed out in pain, still clutching his head.

"Bonnie, it wasn't his fault." Elena tried telling her.

"Everything that happens is his fault, Elena."

"Bonnie, what are you doing?" Fire spontaneously burst from the water, going towards Damon. "Bonnie, stop it!" The fire spread and Damon caught on fire. "Bonnie, stop it, you're going to kill him!"

"Bonnie, what the hell are you doing!" Chloe screeched as she stood with her arms crossed protectively against her chest, watching the flames burn Damon.

"BONNIE!" Elena jumped over the fire and grabbed Bonnie. The fire retreated from Damon and died down.

"Why…why did you stop me?"

"Because this isn't us! Bonnie, this can't be us." They both looked over at Damon, still lying on the ground, before hugging tightly. "Chloe, let's go."

Chloe shook her head. "No…I…I…" She shook her head again and quickly left the parking lot, ignoring her twin sister's calls. Chloe walked all the way to the Lockwood Mansion and snuck inside again. She went straight to Mason's room.

Mason was undressing when she walked in. He smiled at her but it quickly dropped when he saw the look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Caroline's a vampire. My best friend is a vampire, Mason." The tears that brimmed in her eyes fell over onto her cheeks.

Mason pulled her into his strong arms immediately. "Hey. Hey, it'll be okay."

She shook her head. "I knew that Elena was dating a vampire. I could handle that. But Caroline's not gonna make it as one! Her mother is the sheriff, part of the council! And it's not like she has the best personality…she can't die, Mason."

Mason stroked her hair as she dampened his shirt with her tears. She finally pulled away and wiped her eyes, trying to focus on the real reason they came to Mystic Falls in the first place. "Did you find the moonstone yet?"

"I'm working on it."

Chloe nodded. "Good. The sooner we have the moonstone, the sooner Katherine has it, the sooner we can go back to Florida."