I don't own The Vampire Diaries, I'm just a fan :)
If you have time you should check out 'In Repair' by angel85qcca. I beta for her and it's a really great Gossip Girl story. It's actually a sequel to 'I know better'. Check them out and send her love and reviews!
Wait
Chapter 4
It was the following Friday and Damon was beyond bored. He really regretted talking Caroline into going back to school because he'd had nothing to do all day without her except one day he went to a council meeting and had coffee with Liz afterwards to update her on Caroline. The whole week he took Caroline to school, brought her blood at lunch then picked her up afterwards. This didn't go unnoticed by Matt and he'd blown up at Caroline about it. Caroline had explained that they were just friends and that he was helping her through something but Matt wasn't interested. In his eyes Caroline had obviously been cheating on him.
On the Monday after her first day in school as a vampire, she and Damon had finished painting the walls in her room. On the Tuesday they painted the floor. On the Wednesday they added the second coat to the floor. On the Thursday they started decorating the black painted floor with the painted leopard print. The spots were mainly turquoise with pink flashes but it was really tedious so they only did that for an hour before giving up for the day. Luckily, they'd managed to get half of the floor done. Their evening ritual hadn't changed, blood and movie in bed. They talked a lot and told each other things and Damon actually missed her when she was at school.
Before the advent of Caroline, he used to do his blood and booze partying during the day when he had the house to himself but he had no urge to go find sorority girls. He had no urge to go find meaningless sex somewhere. So instead, he read a lot, watched TV but he was happy that Caroline spent most of the day texting him from class. That made the day go quicker. He couldn't believe how comfortable they'd gotten with each other in just a week. He felt like she was his best friend and his worries over trusting her had completely gone out the window as he felt like he'd known her forever.
Bonnie had tried to apologise to Caroline for what she said but Caroline wasn't interested. It almost seemed to be an unwritten rule all week that in school, Elena hung out with Bonnie and Caroline hung out with Stefan, apart from at lunch time which Caroline spent with Damon in his car. Her control increased every day but there had been a couple of incidents in school. Luckily, the first one had been in Alaric's class. A nerdy guy was picking his nose and ended up with a bad nose bleed. Caroline took a deep breath and asked to be excused and she called Damon from the bathroom to calm her back down. The other was when someone fell down in the hallway but she'd been right next to the bathroom when it happened so she'd just jumped into the bathroom and locked herself in there for a while then compelled her teacher after class not to give her a tardy. She'd quit cheerleading when she went back on the Monday as there were often bloody injuries from falls and she didn't quite know her own strength and didn't want to hurt the girls. Considering that she was head cheerleader – it was like headline news around school that she just quit. She'd even been called into the guidance councillor's office as she'd been a cheerleader throughout high school and they were worried about her quitting three months before she graduated.
They eased up on her though when she got better grades on her tests and papers than ever before, because of her new vampire memory. Damon helped her with her homework, though it was for selfish reasons as he waited all day for her to come home so he didn't want to sit and wait for her to do homework too.
Caroline also missed Damon while she was at school. She noticed quickly that none of her peers had the lustre that Damon had. Nobody was remotely close to being as interesting or fun as he was and she spent her days texting him. Alaric had changed everyone's seats around so it didn't look obvious and put her at the closest desk to the door at the front so that she only had one student next to her. She'd thanked him for that as it really helped a lot.
Stefan had noticed a radical change in Damon in the week he'd spent with Caroline. Damon was hardly ever moody anymore; he hadn't seen Damon smile or laugh so much since they were human and maybe not even then... But the biggest change was that Damon was actually nice to Stefan on occasion. Stefan did a 180 and was suddenly all for the Damon and Caroline friendship as his brother seemed happy as did she and it was certainly rubbing off on everyone else. Stefan felt his relationship with Elena becoming stronger and now they had more time together as Damon seemed to have lost interest in everything else except for Caroline. Though, Stefan still felt he didn't really understand their new relationship. He didn't know if Damon and Caroline had just become very close friends rapidly or if something else was developing too. He couldn't tell because they didn't kiss or have sex but they did hug and hold hands a lot and after a few days, Stefan figured out their sleeping arrangement when he realised Caroline's bed was still in the hallway, but none of the other rooms had been slept in. It only left Damon's room as an option. They also didn't speak to each other like a couple did. They didn't really flirt more than usual, considering they were both big flirts in general so it wasn't overly so like they would be if they were together. Stefan seemed to know not to ask about their relationship too... Almost as if he was giving them time to figure it out for themselves.
Stefan did feel a little badly for Bonnie though as Caroline wasn't interested in speaking to her and because Elena spent all day with Bonnie in school, she spent her evenings with Stefan. He overheard Bonnie telling Elena that Damon had clearly turned Caroline against her, just as Damon said she would and that pissed Stefan off a bit as Damon had reluctantly told him word for word the whole argument as Elena wanted to know his side, and it seemed Damon was right... Bonnie just wanted the excuse. Elena had told Stefan that she was on Damon and Caroline's side as she found Bonnie's hatred of vampires to be irrational. Stefan also noticed that Ric had been asking about Damon as Damon hadn't been in the Grill once all week. Normally, Damon would be there a lot and he hung out with Ric a bit though neither of them admitted that. Stefan had arranged a dinner party at the boarding house on the Saturday and Damon had agreed to cook for it. Ric and Jenna were coming over but Stefan asked Ric to ask Jenna not to ask Damon and Caroline about what was going on, just as he'd asked Elena not to mention it. He knew that neither of them were good with pressure and if everyone was pressuring them to define their relationship, it could be problematic.
Damon sat outside the school in the parking lot blaring a Korn CD as he waited for Caroline. The other students knew by now who he was there for considering he was there every day to pick her up and he drove her to school every day. He wondered if he was maybe a little pathetic for being so attached to her so quickly but that thought disappeared the second he saw her and he smiled widely. When their eyes met she grinned back and hurried over to him, forgetting that she was in mid sentence with one of her cheerleader friends. She jumped into the passenger seat and Damon kissed her cheek.
"You're taking the GED." Damon smirked and she laughed.
"I missed you too." She smiled. "Now let's get the hell out of here. I'm so sick of this place already." She sighed and he chuckled then drove out of the parking lot. She'd been held back after class by the teacher she had last period as she wanted to know how Caroline was coping after her car accident. Truthfully, she'd forgotten about it. She didn't say that though, considering it happened the previous week. She'd just been so caught up in school and Damon that it slipped her mind.
"Anything interesting happen today?" Damon asked her as they drove.
"Bonnie tried to talk to me again and Matt shot me death glares every time he saw me but otherwise no." Caroline shook her head.
"If you're really worried about this Mutt guy I can talk to him if you want." Damon shrugged. He didn't want to but he'd do it for her.
"The fact he thought I would cheat on him tells me everything." She said. "I'm not a cheater." She said. "Well, except on homework since you do half of it." She smirked and he chuckled.
"I know you're not a cheater, buttercup." He said. "He's just a prick." Damon muttered.
"Yeah, I'm seeing that." She nodded. "Whatever, he's human, I'm not; it wouldn't have worked anyway." She shrugged.
"You okay?" He asked her cocking an eyebrow.
"I'm fine, sweetie." She smiled genuinely because she meant it. She was over Matt already.
"Think you're up for hunting tonight?" He asked her while watching her reaction. She just shrugged.
"I trust you." She said. "If you think I can do it, I can do it." She nodded and he grinned.
"Good girl." He smirked. "I'm really not looking forward to finishing the leopard print on the floor." He muttered and she laughed.
"Well, since I sleep in your room anyway, why don't we just leave it until next week?" She asked.
"Sounds like a plan." He nodded.
"By the way, I totally forgot about this until my dad text me today. Next month it's his boyfriend's daughter's wedding, do you want to go with me?" She asked though she knew the answer.
"If you want." He shrugged. "Where is it?" He asked.
"Raleigh." She replied. "I figured we could go up for the weekend." She said.
"Better than being here." He smirked and she laughed. "Your dad won't like me though." Damon said and she laughed.
"My dad will probably think you're hot." She smirked and he chuckled.
"Does he know that we live together?" He asked curiously.
"My mom told him." Caroline nodded.
"What's your sort-of step sister like?" Damon asked casually.
"Olivia's really nice." Caroline smiled. "So is her dad. I'm happy that my dad's happy. It would have been a drag if his boyfriend was a dick." She said and Damon laughed.
"I can imagine." Damon nodded. They continued to make small talk until they got to the boarding house. When Caroline got out of the car, she was so busy telling Damon about the guidance councillor that she never noticed a big log in her way and she toppled over it onto her back.
"Son of a bitch." She hissed as she grabbed her leg in pain. Damon sped over to her and flung the log into the woods.
"What hurts?" He asked her seriously. She turned her leg for him to see and he saw a branch was lodged in her leg. He lifted her up bridal style and carried her into the house.
"Why didn't you pull it out?" She asked as she winced.
"If I pulled it out there it would have been healed by the time we got inside and you might have ended up with splinters lodged in your skin." He explained and she nodded. That made sense.
"That was embarrassing." She muttered and he chuckled.
"It's not your fault. Stupid log wasn't there earlier." He shrugged. She was surprised that Damon wasn't mocking her. He probably would have if she'd just fallen instead of actually been hurt.
"What happened?" Stefan asked when he saw Damon carrying Caroline through the house.
"I hurt my leg." Caroline replied. "My jeans are ruined." She muttered and Damon rolled his eyes.
"We can get you new jeans, it's not the end of the world, buttercup." He smirked. He set her down on the couch then used his hands to rip off the leg of her jeans from her knee so he could get to her calf. He went over to the first aid kit and took out tweezers. "You ready?" He asked her as he sat on the floor next to her hurt leg.
"Is it going to hurt?" She asked hesitantly then he kissed her hand.
"I'll try to make sure it doesn't." He replied and she nodded. She knew he would try his best so she wouldn't be in pain.
"Can I do anything?" Stefan asked.
"Could you get her some blood?" Damon asked his brother. Stefan was always surprised when Damon actually asked him nicely instead of just barking an order at him. Stefan was back upstairs moments later. "Can you hold her hand?" He asked Stefan. "This will probably hurt when I pull it out." He said to her apologetically. Stefan walked over and sat next to Caroline and took her hands in his and she squeezed tightly. Damon pulled out the branch and Caroline winced then at vampire speed used the tweezers to pick out any splinters that he saw. He wasn't sure he'd be able to cut into her leg later to get them out if he missed any. Stefan felt Caroline squeezing his hands tightly but she was being a trooper about it and didn't cry out. Damon watched the wound heal. "All healed." He smiled at her and she let go of Stefan's hands. Caroline leaned down and put a light kiss on Damon's cheek and Stefan was surprised but didn't comment.
"Thanks for doing that so fast. The splinter part wasn't pleasant." She grimaced. "Why does it still hurt if it's healed?" She asked confused.
"It's because it's wood. You need blood." Damon said then Stefan gave her the blood bag. He'd added a blue straw to it that he found in a box by the fridge as she always drank it with that and Damon smirked at his brother for it. Caroline sat sipping it happily as Damon poured himself some bourbon. "Anyone want a drink?" Damon asked absently. Stefan was even more surprised by that question but knew it was better not to say anything.
"I'll have one." Stefan nodded.
"I'll have two." Caroline said and Damon laughed.
"Got it." He said. He brought Caroline's over first. He poured her a Bacardi instead of bourbon as he knew she liked that better then handed over Stefan's.
"Thanks." Stefan clinked his glass to Damon's.
"Is that dinner party still on tomorrow?" Caroline asked Stefan.
"Yeah." Stefan nodded.
"Who's is all coming?" Caroline asked.
"It's just the three of us, Elena, Alaric and Jenna." Stefan replied.
"Great." Caroline muttered.
"Something wrong?" Damon asked her confused.
"We can't talk about anything when Jenna's there." Caroline replied. "Everyone else knows, somebody should just tell the poor woman."
"I'm sure coming to dinner with three vampires would just go over so well with her." Damon rolled his eyes.
"Wait – I thought Saturday night was date night for you and Elena?" Caroline asked Stefan curiously.
"It is usually. We're going out on Sunday night instead." Stefan explained.
"Is she seeing Bonnie tonight?" Caroline asked and Stefan nodded.
"They're having a sleepover." Stefan said and Damon chuckled.
"Sleepovers are fun." Damon winked at Caroline and she giggled.
"Where are you going on Sunday night?" Caroline asked curiously.
"Just the movies. With it being a school night, Elena doesn't want to stay out too late." Stefan replied.
"Can we come?" Caroline asked him and Damon sighed.
"Why do we need to crash their date? We'll have the house to ourselves for once." Damon said to her.
"Okay, never mind." She giggled.
"When is the wedding?" Damon asked her.
"The third Saturday of next month." She replied. "Why?"
"Well, don't you think I should meet your dad and Steven before I crash Olivia's wedding?" Damon smirked and she laughed.
"It's not crashing, Damon. Your name's on the invite." She replied and he chuckled. "That's why my dad text me today, to ask who my plus one was going to be so they can send it out." She said. Stefan was trying not to sound surprised at how coupley they sounded all of a sudden but he didn't say anything about it either.
"Where is the wedding?" Stefan asked curiously.
"Raleigh. We're going for the whole weekend so you and Elena will have the house to yourselves." Caroline winked at him and Stefan grinned at the thought. "You can just meet him at the wedding." Caroline shrugged. "Don't worry, he'll like you." Caroline smiled. "Maybe a little too much." She said and Stefan laughed while Damon smirked.
"Well, Liz likes me." Damon nodded.
"And she's the tough parent." Caroline smiled then tried to stand up and winced so she sat back down.
"Come on, princess." Damon laughed then lifted her up bridal style.
"As a modern day woman I shouldn't like being carried this much." Stefan heard her say as they went up the stairs and Damon laughed. He really was stumped now to what their relationship was...
Damon carried her up to his bathroom so she could wash off the blood from her leg then after she dried her leg off, he carried her into his bedroom and set her down on her side, the left side and he climbed in beside her. She instinctively lay her head on his chest like when they slept at night.
"I'm not really in the mood for hunting now." She muttered.
"We can go another time then." He shrugged. "Why don't we just do nothing tonight? Every night this week we've been painting your room or doing something." He reminded her.
"Doing nothing sounds like a plan." She agreed. "Though I was looking forward to the hunting part." She admitted then he turned on his side so they lay facing each other.
"Really?" Damon asked curiously. "Why?"
"Is it really bad that I liked biting the nurse last week?" She asked him and he shook his head.
"It's part of your nature now." He said softly. "You'll even enjoy killing if you ever do it." He said frankly. "But I don't want you thinking about that, you're too sweet to be a killer like me." He smiled at her.
"Do you feel guilt over it? Like Stefan does?" She asked him curiously.
"For most of them, no." He answered. "Some I do, but mostly I don't ever think about it." He confided. "Does that sicken you?" He asked softly.
"You could never sicken me." She replied then kissed him. He moved his hand to cup her cheek and they softly deepened the kiss. It wasn't a long kiss though but it was tender. It was their first real kiss since before Caroline turned. "I just thought of something." Caroline said as she pulled away. It didn't cross either of their minds that they had just kissed. It just felt like a natural step and neither needed any confirmation of how the other felt about it.
"What?" He asked with a smirk.
"You said you never watched Angel. We could do that tonight. Have a junk food and Angel marathon night." She grinned and he thought she looked so excited about it that he couldn't say no.
"If you want." He shrugged which always meant yes.
"Do we even have junk food in the house?" She asked sceptically.
"No, but I think Stefan's going to buy food tonight so we could ask him to get us stuff." Damon shrugged.
"Stef?" Caroline called and moments later Stefan was in the room.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Are you going to the grocery store tonight?" She asked him with a smile.
"I was just about to leave." He nodded. "Did you want something?" He asked.
"Can you pick up some junk?" Damon asked.
"We're having an Angel marathon." Caroline grinned and Stefan chuckled.
"Sure. Like chocolate, soda, sweets, chips and stuff?" He asked.
"Yeah." Caroline grinned. "Thanks, Stef. My wallet's in my bag downstairs if you want to take some money for it." She replied.
"Don't worry about it, Caroline." Stefan smiled warmly at her then left the room, closing the door behind him.
"He's really fond of you." Damon said to her.
"Stefan's great." Caroline nodded. "It's been cool hanging out with him this week." She said. "I noticed you two are getting along better." She said.
"He's not being all Mr Broody." Damon nodded.
"And you're not being Mr Grumpy." She teased and he laughed.
"I was when you were at school. There was just nobody around to see it." He chuckled and she smiled and took his hand. "I think I should get a job or something." He laughed.
"They're looking for a Math substitute teacher at school." She shrugged and Damon chuckled.
"Do you have any idea how many people see me pick you up from school and spend lunches with you? And we live together and share a bed... That would be breaking the law and I'm sure Liz would just love that." Damon smirked and Caroline chuckled.
"I see your point." She said. "I know I probably sound like I'm nagging but is that stupid wood injury still supposed to hurt?" She asked and he frowned.
"No." He shook his head. "Why don't you try taking some blood from me? As your sire it might help." He shrugged. "And it means you can still do some of your hunting training." He smirked.
"Okay." She smiled and he held up his wrist to her.
"I want you to bite here and here." He pointed to the spots on his wrist that would generate the best blood flow without causing a fatal wound if he were human. She let her face change and followed his instructions then drank his blood. She pulled away after a few mouthfuls and licked her lips.
"Your blood is nice." She smiled.
"So is yours." Damon smirked.
"You haven't had mine since I was human." She countered.
"It'll still taste the same, just the vampire version." He shrugged. Caroline moved closer to him and tucked her head under his face and wrapped an arm around his waist.
"You know, he won't admit it, but I think Ric misses you." Caroline said and Damon chuckled.
"That's just because he's probably been grading papers all week alone at the bar." Damon smirked then slid his hand up her shirt to trace circles on her back and smiled when she moaned happily. He'd found out that she loved having her back touched softly.
"Nah, I think he actually enjoys your company." Caroline giggled.
"What's so funny about that?" Damon smirked. "You enjoy my company." He pointed out.
"Mmhmm." She said softly as she relaxed under the soft touches of her back. "But it's funny because you and Ric pretend you aren't friends when you are." She said amused and a little muffled as her mouth was pressed to Damon's chest.
"Just because I haven't killed the guy again, doesn't mean I won't." Damon replied and she giggled.
"Shut up, Damon. You're not going to kill Ric." She said.
"You sound very sure of that fact, buttercup." Damon smirked
"I am." She replied.
"Fine, I don't want to kill him." Damon muttered.
"And?" She asked and he rolled his eyes.
"Maybe he isn't that bad." Damon said and she laughed.
"And?" She asked again and he sighed.
"And maybe he isn't the worst company in the world." Damon added and she laughed.
"Much better." She said. "That's making me sleepy." She said as she relaxed even more from his soft swirls on her back.
"You can nap if you want to, princess." He said then kissed her head.
"But I want to spend time with you. I missed you this week." She said and he smiled.
"I'll still be here. I'll sleep with you." He shrugged.
"Okay." She said and he moved his elbow so he could lie down properly beside her but didn't stop rubbing her back. He lay there his face only an inch away from hers and he stared into her eyes.
"I could get used to this." Damon said softly.
"Used to what?" She asked.
"Being happy." He replied and she smiled widely then closed the distance and kissed him. It was a soft and sleepy kiss but one with a lot of meaning for both of them. Damon knew that Matt was forgotten. Caroline knew that Elena and Katherine were forgotten. They were in their own little bubble of their making. The great thing about their newfound bond was that neither had to say anything about how they felt or what they wanted or what they were doing... though it was like a silent agreement between them that they would take things slowly and do things right instead of rushing in and ruining something that was becoming too important for either of them to lose.
Damon woke up first as always then went down stairs to see if Stefan was back yet with the junk food Caroline wanted. He found Stefan reading on the couch.
"Hey." Stefan smiled. "I came up with the bags but you were both fast asleep." He said.
"I think hurting her leg tired her out." Damon nodded. "I just slept so she would." He shrugged.
"Caroline seems to be adjusting to vampirism very well." Stefan commented and Damon nodded.
"She is." He agreed. "I'm really impressed with how well she's been learning." He said.
"Are you going to teach her how to feed fresh?" Stefan asked.
"I am." Damon nodded. "But she doesn't want Elena knowing that so keep that to yourself." Damon said.
"I will." Stefan agreed. He didn't think Damon would let Caroline kill anyone so he didn't feel the need to comment on it. "I had a peek into Caroline's room. It looks kind of awesome." Stefan smiled and Damon chuckled.
"My room's next." Damon replied. "I haven't thought about what to do with it though." He admitted.
"Caroline living here is nice. I was hesitant at first but she fits in perfectly here." Stefan said and Damon smiled softly.
"I'm glad she's here." Damon smiled. "You and I are so dark and gloomy compared to her. She's like a ball of sunshine." Damon chuckled.
"Well, she's definitely brightening you up." Stefan commented and Damon chuckled.
"She makes me happy." Damon shrugged and Stefan was surprised that Damon would tell him something like that. "She's been really enjoying hanging out with you this week. This Bonnie thing is upsetting her." Damon said.
"Bonnie's being unreasonable." Stefan sighed.
"Everyone but Bonnie knows that." Damon replied. "Then with Mutt harassing her, she's really appreciated you sticking with her."
"Well, I like her so it's no problem." Stefan shrugged. "I told Matt to lay off her." Stefan admitted.
"She's not upset that they're finished, she's upset because he thinks she's a cheater when nothing happened between us." Damon replied.
"Then." Stefan said chancing his luck and Damon smirked.
"Then." Damon confirmed.
"That's all you're going to say on it?" Stefan asked and Damon chuckled.
"Apparently everyone's been asking about us." Damon smirked.
"You can't even tell me?" Stefan asked and Damon sighed.
"We're..." Damon thought about how he could explain it since it seemed only he and Caroline got it. "Letting things happen as they happen. There's no rush. We're just going with the flow, I suppose." He shrugged. "We're taking our time with this, if you understand what I mean." Damon said. "It's progressing naturally. Neither of us is forcing anything... it's just..."
"Right?" Stefan asked and Damon smirked.
"Yes." He nodded.
"What has she said about it?" Stefan asked.
"Nothing. We don't talk about it." Damon replied.
"Then how do you know what's going on?" Stefan asked confused and Damon smiled.
"We seem to have some kind of... bond." Damon replied. "We don't need to talk about anything like that or what's happening between us because it's like we already know what the other feels about it." He said.
"Are you... sleeping together yet?" Stefan asked awkwardly.
"Just sleeping." Damon smirked. "Taking it up to that won't happen for a while." Damon replied.
"And you're okay with that?" Stefan asked sceptically and Damon chuckled.
"As girly as it sounds, I'm going to do this right this time." Damon replied. "I have more intimacy with her than I've ever had before and nothing's happened, so I'm not going to fuck that up just to get laid." He shrugged and Stefan gaped at him.
"She's it for you." Stefan said in realisation and Damon just smiled.
"Don't push this, Stefan. Let it be. Things will happen when they happen."
Caroline woke up just before Stefan asked about them and she heard everything Damon said. It didn't shock her though because he was right, they just knew things about each other. Everything he said was how she felt too and they didn't need to talk about it. They were on the same page as each other without words. He came up a short while later with the snacks Stefan got them, two bags of blood and she heard him root about her DVDs for season one of Angel then he came in and smiled at her.
"Sleep well, buttercup?" He asked her as he tossed the stuff on the bed.
"It was better when you were next to me." She giggled and he winked at her then put in the first disc. He crawled back up into bed beside her and she took his hand.
"How does your leg feel now?" Damon asked as the first episode started.
"Good as new." She smiled.
It was Saturday and Caroline sat on the kitchen worktop and watched Damon cook the dinner.
"You looking forward to seeing Ric?" Caroline asked Damon and he laughed.
"I don't look forward to anything, my dear." He pointed out and she rolled her eyes.
"Liar." She smirked at him and he chuckled.
"You should probably make an effort to see your mother some time soon." Damon said to her and she sighed.
"What have you been saying to her?" Caroline asked curiously.
"Just that you've been doing well in school and you're happy and not to worry." Damon shrugged. "She was a little shocked that you quit cheerleading though." Damon said.
"It's not like I wanted to quit, I just didn't think it was safe to do it while I'm still such a newbie vamp." She said and he nodded.
"You can cheer for me if you want." He smirked at her and she laughed.
"You like the uniform, don't you?" She asked amused.
"Mmhmm." Damon winked then walked over to stand between her legs and she put her arms around his neck while he leaned on his hands that were on the counter at the sides of her legs.
"I want a kiss." She said and he cocked an eyebrow at her.
"What's in it for me?" He asked with a smile and she laughed.
"Is this the part where I agree to put my uniform on?" She asked and he smirked.
"I think I like this deal." He said and she laughed.
"Fiend." She said and he smirked then leaned forward and kissed her. She moved one hand to brush through his hair as he deepened the kiss to taste her tongue against his. This kiss was more sensual than their other kisses had been but it didn't go further than a kiss.
"I think we should blow off the dinner party." Damon smirked at her and she giggled.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because it'll be a drag." He replied like it was obvious.
"It would have been better if Jenna wasn't coming. What are we going to talk about with her?" Caroline sighed.
"The weather." Damon muttered and she laughed then wrapped her legs around his waist. "What are you doing, Miss Forbes?" He asked playfully and she laughed.
"Carry me into the living room." She said and he laughed.
"You're quite the little damsel." He smirked.
"You love it." She winked and he wiggled his eyebrows.
"I think I do." He chuckled then moved his hands to under her thighs and lifted her up.
"Then you can just carry me everywhere." She instructed and he laughed. He walked through to the living room carrying her in front of him with her arms around his neck, her face inches away from his face. Elena was in there with Stefan and both of them were stunned to see what they were seeing as they seemed to be invisible as Damon and Caroline were so caught up with each other.
"This is your stop." Damon said to her as he got to the couch but she made no move to unlock her ankles.
"Can't I just sit here?" She complained and he laughed.
"How am I supposed to cook with you stuck to me like a monkey?" He asked amused and she giggled.
"Fine, put me down." She huffed and he laughed then set her down on the couch. "You're making chocolate cake, right?" She asked him as he started to walk out of the room.
"I did listen when you nagged about that." He winked at her then disappeared into the kitchen as she giggled.
"Jenna's not coming." Elena said and Caroline's head snapped up. It showed in her face that she had no idea that they were there and both Stefan and Elena laughed as they'd seen her grinning at the kitchen door where Damon had gone through.
"Oh... uh... why not?" Caroline asked and both Stefan and Elena looked amused.
"She's not feeling well. So it's just Ric." She said and Caroline nodded. She was happy about that.
"Damon will be happy to spend some time with Ric." Caroline said then Damon's head popped out of the kitchen door.
"I think you're delusional, buttercup." Damon smirked and she laughed.
"Has anyone ever told you it's not polite to eavesdrop?" She asked him and he rolled his eyes then went back into the kitchen.
"What's he making for dinner?" Stefan asked curiously and Caroline laughed.
"No idea." She replied and Stefan looked confused.
"You've been in the kitchen since he started cooking." Stefan said and she giggled.
"I wasn't paying attention." She shrugged and Stefan chuckled. Damon came out of the kitchen and sat next to Caroline on the couch across from Stefan and Elena.
"It's cannelloni." Damon told Caroline with a small smile and she giggled embarrassed as it was obvious she'd been too focused on him to notice what he was doing. Elena was dying to ask them what was going on but Stefan had told her that they don't know yet and to leave it alone. They would say something when they knew.
"That'll be nice." Caroline nodded.
"Of course it will." He smirked at her.
"What are you wearing to Olivia's wedding?" Elena asked.
"I don't know yet." Caroline shrugged.
"You should get the blue dress that we saw last weekend." Damon suggested to her.
"You think?" She asked as she thought about it.
"Oh, yeah." Damon smirked and she smiled.
"Okay." She said. "What are you going to get for it?" She asked and Elena's eyes widened a little as she hadn't known that Damon was going with her.
"Does it matter?" Damon smirked. "I'm not letting you dress me again." He warned and she laughed.
"Don't kid yourself; you'll let me if I really want to." She winked at him and he chuckled.
"Oh, is that so?" He asked amused.
"Mmhmm." She smiled.
"You seem awful sure of yourself." Damon replied.
"I have a secret weapon." She winked and he laughed.
"And what's that?" He asked and she leaned in to whisper in his ear too quietly for Stefan to hear.
"My cheerleading uniform." She whispered.
"Fine." He huffed and Stefan and Elena laughed.
"Don't be too upset, you'll look dashing in a navy pinstripe suit." She grinned at him and he rolled his eyes.
"I'd look dashing in a garbage bag." He smirked and Caroline and Elena laughed while Stefan rolled his eyes.
"I would say 'Cocky, much?' but I already know the answer." Caroline said and he laughed.
"What are we going to do about Katherine?" Stefan asked breaking them out of their moment.
"Katherine, who?" Damon asked confused and Stefan and Elena's jaws dropped then he shook himself out of it. "Oh, right. Her." He said and Stefan gave him a knowing look. "Screw her, she hasn't shown herself again, has she?"
"Not that we've noticed." Stefan shrugged.
The dinner party happened and Caroline purposely spent the whole evening talking to Stefan and Elena so Damon would have some time with Ric. They went into the library together and had a drink and Caroline was pleased that Damon was spending a little time with Ric, though she was looking forward to bed time when she would have Damon to herself again. She found it strange that all of her thoughts revolved around Damon and how Damon would fit into anything she was doing. Another reason she'd quit cheerleading was because of the two week trip with the squad she was supposed to go on that she no longer wanted to go on. She wanted to concentrate on her training as a vampire and her friendship with Damon. At night when she would lie with him in bed, she never felt so at peace or whole or truly accepted as she did in his arms. Caroline excused herself first and went up to Damon's room. She put her pyjamas on and did some homework while she was alone, she didn't want to waste her time with Damon on homework. Stefan and Elena went to bed together shortly after Caroline and Ric stayed a little while longer just catching up with Damon but the second he left, Damon went to his room to see his buttercup. He stood at the open door and watched her reading over a report she had just written and smiled. She was sprawled out on the bed in sleep shorts and a tank top, her hair was up in a messy pony tail and she'd taken all of her makeup off... He wasn't sure if he'd ever seen anything so beautiful as she was in that moment. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Hey." She said and he went into the room and closed the door behind him.
"You been up here long?" He asked her as he stripped down to his boxers then slipped on a t-shirt.
"A couple of hours." She shrugged. "Figured I'd finish my homework so we can have fun tomorrow." She said.
"What do you want to do tomorrow night? Seeing as we have the house to ourselves." Damon winked then sat down on the bed in a small space where there weren't papers scattered.
"I think we should take a page out of your book and get drunk and dance around the house." She giggled and he smirked.
"If you want." He said. "But we're going to do some training in the morning. You've had all week to get used to the idea." He pointed out.
"Fine." She sighed. "Am I really going to have to break your arm again?" She asked hesitantly and he chuckled.
"Well... we're going to start off with something that'll sound stupid... but it'll help with stealth." He smirked.
Stefan woke up to screams and hysterical laugher and giggles. He sat up in bed which woke Elena who then sat up too when she heard it. They looked at each other then got out of bed. They crept downstairs and were stunned at what they saw. Caroline was wearing jean shorts and a bikini top, Damon was wearing swim trunks and they were both completely drenched in water. Damon's hair was plastered to his forehead and Caroline's ponytail was dripping down her back as the two of them ran around the living room after each other with super soakers. Stefan watched as Caroline hid behind a sofa then sped behind another just as Damon got to the first one and she jumped up and soaked him, catching him off guard. He laughed then raced after her and she squealed as he soaked her head.
"Why the hell are you two doing this inside the house?" Stefan yelled though he couldn't help finding it amusing. Damon and Caroline looked up at him then burst into laughter.
"Sorry, dad." Caroline said and Damon smirked at her then whispered in her ear. Before Stefan and Elena could register, Damon and Caroline were in front of them shooting them with their super soakers and Elena screamed as the cold water hit her and Stefan jumped in surprise. Damon and Caroline laughed again at their horrified faces.
"Oh, c'mon. Lighten up, Mr Broody." Damon smirked.
"The whole living room is soaked, Damon." Stefan said in a whine.
"As are we." Elena said as she wiped her face with her hands, a small smile on her face.
"What was the purpose of this anyway?" Stefan asked and Damon shrugged.
"Teaching her stealth." Damon said.
"And you couldn't think of anything else to teach her stealth?" Stefan asked exasperated and Damon smirked.
"Nothing that would get her in a bikini and wet." Damon replied and Caroline giggled.
"Fiend." Caroline said and he cocked an eyebrow at her and she ran so he ran after her.
"You know, Stefan, I think we should join in. That looks fun." Elena smiled and he was surprised.
"Really?" He asked her sceptically.
"I can see the appeal of getting you wet." Elena grinned at him and he smirked, his concerns for the house went right out the window.
"Hey, Damon? Any more of those super soakers?" Stefan called.
Stefan changed into just a pair of shorts and Elena borrowed a bikini top from Caroline and a pair of shorts since she didn't have stuff like that at the boarding house. They went down the stairs and Damon had left them two full super soakers on the bottom of the stairs. They picked them up and Elena ran into the living room and hid at the side of a book case.
"Guys? I don't think vampire speed should be allowed." Elena called out and she could practically hear Damon rolling his eyes.
"This is a training session you know, not an excuse for you and Stefan to get laid." Damon pointed out from his hiding spot behind a door.
"Just a training session?" Elena asked amused. "So you two aren't having any fun?" She asked and Caroline giggled.
"We'll keep it human paced." Caroline said and Damon sighed. "And before you complain, I've snuck up on you lots of times. My stealth is fine." She pointed out from behind the couch.
"Only because I let you." Damon smirked.
"Liar." Caroline smiled and he chuckled. Elena watched as Damon snuck up behind Caroline sprayed her and she squealed and turned around but he was gone. "Human speed, Damon." She reminded him then he peeked over the couch and sprayed her again and she laughed.
"It's not my fault you have no common sense." He smirked then took off across the room, but Stefan managed to spray him then ducked behind the couch. "Hey!" Damon exclaimed. "What happened to brotherly love and all that crap?" Damon asked annoyed and Stefan laughed.
"You never specified any rules." Stefan countered.
"I think we should partner up against the girls." Damon smirked and Caroline laughed.
"We'd so beat you." Caroline replied.
"Not likely." Damon smirked.
"I'm up for that." Stefan smiled.
"Fine, time out for a minute so we can come up with a plan." Damon said and everyone stood up from their hiding spots. Stefan went over to Damon and Damon shot him.
"What happened to time out?" Stefan asked annoyed and Damon chuckled.
"Just getting you back." Damon smirked and Stefan rolled his eyes. Damon and Stefan whispered to each other while Elena and Caroline did and when the time out was over it was war...
Two hours later, they were all soaked to the skin and Damon and Stefan had won as they were counting how many times they actually managed to hit each other with the water. They'd called it a day on the game though everyone had so much fun that they decided to do it again the following Sunday.
"Do you want to come with us to the movies?" Elena asked as the four of them slumped down on the couches in the only dry room left on the bottom floor. She had really enjoyed Damon and Caroline's company and didn't want the fun to end.
"We have plans already." Damon smirked.
"Oh, what are you guys doing?" Elena asked curiously though her disappointment was evident in her voice.
"We're going to get drunk and dance around the house." Caroline replied and they all laughed.
"That sounds fun." Elena nodded.
"You can join us if you want." Damon shrugged. Elena and Stefan hid their surprise.
"Alright." Stefan nodded after he glanced at Elena who was giving him a pleading look.
"Elena, you'll catch a cold if you sit around wet for much longer." Caroline said concerned.
"A shower would be good." Damon nodded in agreement then stood up. Caroline lifted up her arms and he chuckled and rolled his eyes.
"Carry me." She smiled sweetly and he sighed.
"I'm not a fireman you know." Damon pointed out to her and her eyes sparkled mischievously.
"You should really get a fireman's outfit." Caroline smirked and he laughed then picked her up bridal style.
"What is it with you trying to dress me?" Damon asked as he carried her up the stairs. Elena and Stefan glanced at each other in both curiosity and amusement.
"Have you noticed how nice he's being?" Elena whispered to Stefan so Damon wouldn't hear.
"How could I not?" Stefan asked her quietly.
"Has he told you anything about them yet?" Elena asked curiously.
"Just to leave it alone. They're letting things happen when they happen." Stefan replied and she nodded.
"I haven't seen them kiss." Elena said confused.
"I don't know that they are kissing." Stefan replied.
Caroline and Damon spent the afternoon in his room watching Angel and Stefan and Elena went to the Grill for lunch so they still sort of had their date. When it was dinner time, Damon and Caroline came down stairs and they ordered pizza to share with Stefan and Elena. After dinner the drinking started and Damon played loud music. When they were all pretty drunk, Damon was spinning Caroline in circles and the two of them danced like crazy while Stefan and Elena slow danced and made-out with each other. Caroline and Elena showed the boys a stupid dance routine they made up years ago and everyone howled with laughter. Then Elena suggested playing drinking games though they were all already wasted.
"What do you want to play?" Caroline asked her.
"Truth or dare." Elena grinned.
"I haven't played truth or dare before." Stefan said and Damon laughed.
"What? What have you done for the last decade?" Damon asked in disbelief.
"You've played it?" Stefan asked and Damon chuckled.
"Oh, yeah." Damon smirked. Elena explained the rules and that if you did the dare or told the truth you had to down a shot. Elena was drinking something weaker than the vampires so that she wouldn't end up too drunk to move.
"I'll go first." Damon smirked. "Stefan, truth or dare?" Damon asked amused and Stefan reluctantly answered.
"Dare." Stefan said and Damon chuckled.
"I dare you to draw a moustache on your face." Damon said and the girls laughed loudly. Stefan sighed then found a water soluble pen and drew it over his lips. They all laughed at the sight of him then he downed his shot.
"Elena, truth or dare?" Stefan asked.
"Truth." She smiled.
"Have you ever kissed a girl and if so who?" Stefan asked and Damon smirked at his horny little brother.
"Yes." Elena giggled. "Caroline and Bonnie." She replied.
"Hot." Stefan grinned and Damon chuckled then Elena took her shot.
"Damon, truth or dare?" Elena smiled mischievously and Damon knew if he said truth she would ask about Caroline.
"Dare." He smirked.
"I dare you to kiss, Caroline." Elena grinned and he chuckled.
"That it?" He smirked.
"Yep." Elena smiled. He stood up and held out his hand to Caroline. She took it and he pulled her up on her feet and dipped her like in the movies then kissed her. Caroline held his face as they kissed for a few seconds then he pulled away from her and sat back down, dragging her down with him and he drank his shot. Elena noticed straight away that it wasn't awkward or longing so clearly they had been kissing each other.
"Truth or dare?" Damon asked Caroline and she thought about it.
"Truth." She said and he rolled his eyes.
"Spoilsport." He smirked. "When is the last time you had sex?" He asked her and she laughed awkwardly.
"'Edward's so whipped'." She replied and he looked surprised. It was with him. The day he'd read Twilight while she got ready for the founder's party.
"Oh." He said as he thought over that day and grimaced. He'd tried to kill her that day. Caroline saw the pain in his face and took his hand and interlaced their fingers. He looked up at her and she smiled. He could see in her face what she didn't say out loud. It's okay. I forgive you. We're so far past that now. He squeezed her hand in return and Stefan and Elena watched curiously as they had a whole conversation with each other in complete silence. Caroline turned her head and looked at Stefan then downed her shot.
"Truth or dare, Damon?" She asked and Stefan chuckled. He thought she was going to ask him.
"Dare." Damon said and she smiled.
"I dare you to hug, Stefan." She said amused and Damon shot her an annoyed look.
"Why?" Damon asked in disbelief.
"Because I've never seen you hug anyone but me." She smirked and he rolled his eyes and stood up, went over to Stefan and bent down and hugged him quickly then returned to his seat and drank his shot.
"Happy?" He asked her and she giggled.
"Yes." She smiled and he rolled his eyes.
"Elena, truth or dare?" Damon asked.
"Dare." She said and Damon smirked.
"I dare you to kiss, Caroline." He said echoing her words and Stefan grinned at Damon, which didn't go unnoticed by the girls. Elena stood up wobbly and went over and sat next to Caroline. Both boys gaped at them as they kissed each other and grinned widely when they finished.
"Hot." Damon smirked.
"Very." Stefan agreed and the girls giggled.
"It's a shame you two are brothers." Elena said and both Damon and Stefan gagged and nearly threw up while the girls laughed.
"We shouldn't play this game anymore." Damon said disgusted and Stefan nodded at him in disgusted agreement.
Elena woke up on Monday morning and trudged down to the kitchen to find Damon, Caroline and Stefan in the kitchen laughing at something.
"I hate you all right now." Elena said as she was hung over to high hell.
"Have some vampire blood; it'll take your hangover away." Damon shrugged.
"Really?" Elena asked hopefully.
"Yeah." Damon nodded.
"Can someone give me some then? Because I'm pretty sure I'm dying." Elena said as she held her head and they laughed.
"Here." Stefan said then bit his wrist and offered it to her. She drank it without hesitation until he pulled away.
"You should feel better in a few minutes." Damon smirked.
"Yesterday was so fun, we should totally do that every Sunday." Caroline grinned.
"It was really nice to just let loose." Elena nodded. "With everything that's been going on for the last few months, it was nice to just forget it all and have innocent stupid fun and just be normal." She said.
"Yeah because running around a house with water guns with three vampires is normal." Damon smirked at Elena and she laughed.
"You know what I mean, Damon." She said with a smile. "You had fun too, I saw you." She smiled mischievously and he shrugged.
"Didn't say I didn't." He replied then turned to Caroline. "Can you go to school with Stefan and Elena today? Your stupid mother arranged a stupid council meeting for 9am." Damon rolled his eyes.
"Sure." She nodded. "Is something wrong?" She asked concerned.
"Bodies." He nodded.
"Will you still be able to come meet me for lunch?" She asked and he nodded.
"I'll be there." He promised.