I'd paced back and forth more times than I could count, my patience wearing thin. If I didn't need to finish this paper ASAP I would've just got in the car and drove back home, giving in and admitting defeat. My thoughts drifted to all the things I could be doing at home, watching TV, lounging across my bed with my headphones in listening to the my music. Ok, not exactly productive but they sure bet waiting around outside the offices of the courier. The Mystic Falls courier was the main source of anything news related in the town, coupled with the news station WKPW9. As I needed some old news articles dug out of the archives within the offices of the courier my uncle had thankfully used his connections, he was supposed to be here over half an hour ago. Most of the people had started to drift out of the building, getting into their cars and driving home for the night. Here I still was, pacing about like an idiot.

"Hey Caitlyn, what are you doing out here?" I recognised one of Logan's work colleagues as she approached me, dressed smartly in a pencil skirt & blouse. Her brunette hair styled perfectly, caramel highlights to boot. She pulled keys from her purse and unlocked the car red mini I was currently pacing around in front of.

"I'm waiting for my Uncle" I smiled her and stood to the side, not wanting to block her route out of here. "He was meant to meet me here" I shrugged.

"Logan?" she raised one eyebrow questioningly as she put her handbag onto the passenger seat. "He resigned yesterday, sent in an email to say he wouldn't be back" a frown appeared on her forehead as I just stared back at her with confusion. "He said he was leaving town, I just interviewed for his position as news reader"

"Oh ok" I could feel my temper rising but tried my best to remain calm "Well thanks anyway Andie"
I picked the bag filled with school supplies that I had dumped on the sidewalk and put the strap over my shoulder, heading back across the parking lot in the direction I had parked, well abandoned my car. I dialled my mom as I fastened my seat belt, but of course I got no answer.

xXxx

I could fell the irritation still boiling in my blood as I sat at the breakfast bar and scribbled down half sentences, trying to pull together some form of a report to hand into school. So far, not so good. I could hear her car pull up into the drive, the headlights shining in through the hall window as the car approached, I grit my teeth tightly. Knowing it was in my best interest not to get too snappy. I pushed my luck sometimes with the way I spoke to my mother. I knew it very well but I just couldn't help myself, she irritated the life outta me.

"Hey Cait, what're ya doing?" she chimed, sounding all happy as she strutted up the hallway towards me, bags of shopping in her hands.

"Homework" I replied coldly, not looking up from the helpless papers I had scattered in front of me, each one of the as useless as the other. I was just going to have to accept the fail, I knew it.

"Hows it going?" she asked nicely, her voice taking on the sweet tone she usually applied when she was deliberately trying to ignore my mood.

"Crap" I sighed, dropping the pen and heaving in a deep breath of defeat. "Your stupid brother was supposed to help me dig through the archives at the courier but he didn't show"

"Logan left honey" she clicked her fingers as if she just remembered at the moment, how could you forget to bring something like that up in conversation? She was so scattered brained at times that it made me want to hit her over the head, with something heavy. Preferably with a cast iron pot or maybe even a shovel. Not that I'm an extremist or anything.

"Well I know that now" I forced the words out past my once more gritted teeth. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I just forgot" she shrugged innocently, pulling cans out of the grocery bags.

"Mmhm" I mumbled, pulling myself up from my seat and gathering up my debris of papers.

"Oh don't start Caitlyn, Not everything I do is to spite you" she shook her head, reaching into one of the many cupboards, filing away some soup.

"Yeah" I grumbled "I wouldn't be too sure about that"

xXxx

Career night was apparently a big deal. It was supposed to help you determine your future, well for those unlucky people who still didn't have a clue. That would be me, nothing seemed even remotely appealing. So far my life plan went like this, win the lottery, the end.

Photographer. Nope. Lawyer. Even bigger nope. Serving behind the bar at the grill, probably. I didn't have a clue what I wanted to be when I grew up, it felt like a lifetime away, I didn't have the ambition to even consider college, most teen were filling out applications but the only thing on my mind was why the hell were they signing up for more school? Insanity, that's what it had to be!

"Hey Caitlyn" I could feel my arm being tugged at as I turned around to see Stefan Salvatore, his girlfriend Elena standing a little behind, watching us both intently.

"Hey Stefan" I mumbled back unsure how to proceed, he had a very serious expression on his face but I could tell he was trying to keep the mood light, his tone followed that. If only he didn't look so worried I'd maybe be convinced. "what's up?"

"Nothing" he shrugged, his hand wandering up to face as his fingers strummed gently against the bottom of his chin.

"Uh huh" I nodded eyeing him scepticism. "You never just pop over to me for an idle chat Stefan, plus you're acting kinda weird"

"I was going for normal and casual" he laughed, wrapping his arm into mine and edging me towards the side of the large gymnasium.

"Yeah well you're failing epically" I admitted, pulling my arm free from his "Care to give me an explanation?"

"When did Logan get back into town" he asked seriously, his eyes never leaving mine. I could feel the gobsmacked dumbfounded confused look that was appearing on my face but I didn't even make the effort to change it.

"Why do you want to know about Logan?" I asked quickly, completely clueless as to why the guy in my history class was asking me questions about my uncle. More importantly when did Logan get back into town? According to the census last week given to me by my mother and the new news reader he'd flaked out of town again.

"Just curious" Stefan shrugged, aiming for carefree and nowhere near achieving the goal.

"Well I don't have anything to tell you Stefan" I sighed, reorganising my bag over my shoulder and walking away. I felt his hand quickly grab my arm, momentarily pulling me back but thankfully the star of the hour stepped in just then, I hadn't exactly missed him, if I'm honest I was more pissed at him right now than anything but I was thankful Logan showed up just when he did, Stefan was acting really, really strange tonight.

"Stefan" my uncle Logan eyed him carefully, I couldn't make out what the hell I'd missed between these two but there was definitely something between these lines. "Let her go now, you wouldn't want to cause a scene" he put extra emphasis behind the last part but I spared him a grateful glance when Stefan reluctantly let go of my arm. "C'mon Cait" With my uncle at my back and daggers being drilled into his back by the grumpy looking Stefan we slowly moved throughout the corridor and towards the parking lot. I didn't miss the shocked look on Sherriff Forbes' face when he winked at her, again something between those lines. I was just thankful to be getting out of here.

I was sitting securely in the back seat, clicking in my seat belt when Logan slowly pulled out of the school car park, stopping beside Caroline Forbes as she flicked her hair and looked pissed off. "Caroline" he smiled widely at her as she looked over at him with a completely faked shocked expression.

"Oh my god" she exclaimed "Logan Fell, is that you?"

"Don't start with me Caroline, I used to baby sit you. Need a ride?" he couldn't have been any nicer to her, not that I he was often anything but polite. Something just seemed…off.

"Sure if you don't mind" she shrugged quickly and walked around to the other side of the car, quickly jumping into the seat and shutting the door. "Oh hey Caitlyn" she mumbled as she finally noticed me sitting in the back seat.

I was just about to reply, when quick as a flash Logan had reached over at scudded her head off of the window. Caroline's head drooped forward, hanging limply against the restraint of her seat belt. I sat completely still for a moment, blinking thinking that maybe I'd finally lost my mind? It had actually happened. But nope, everything was still the same. Caroline was unconscious and Logan was speeding out of the school, waaaay past the speed limit.