BLOODSHARED
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Chapter 4 Deflecting
(Damon Present)
I just know she is up to something, I can feel it. I am parked outside on Elena's street just a few houses down, and I feel like a stalker. Elena is acting so strange, Caroline may be there right now, and Elena does not want to talk, but I am keeping my eye on her. If Sappy Stefan knew what she ask me to do today, he would be right here with me. What! Look at them leaving the house, and is that Elena in a skirt? Oh hell no! I am going to follow them. They must be going to that bar she mentioned, because you don't dress like that to go to the Grill! Look at Caroline, she is in all black, she has crossed over to the dark side like me. Speaking of dark, it is not dark enough, I will need to stay way back following them so they don't recognize my car and try to ditch me. I can't let them ditch me, cause I do not know which bar it is, Great, there is like seven bars on the outskirts of town in five different directions. Careful Damon, stay on them, but not too close.
(Caroline & Elena Present)
I reached down to turn up my radio, right now all I want to do is drown out the alarms going off in my head, they are screaming at me... "Crazy Elena Crazy!" The song playing is:
"Feel So Close" by: Calvin Harris
(Elena singing)
feel so close to you right now, it's a force field
I wear my heart upon my sleeve like a big deal, your love falls down on me,
surround me like a waterfall, there's no stopping us right now, I feel so close to
you right now...
I am shouting instead of singing and Caroline is staring at me with huge eyes, and a half smile. I continue to sing and for some unknown reason I began to think of Damon, so I sing even louder to drown out the thoughts. Caroline reaches and turns my volume all the way down and inhales a deep breath and then sighs.
"Elena, are you sure your okay?" she asked in a worried tone now.
"Yes Caroline, I am fine, I promise." I reply with sincerity.
"It just kind of seems you're not 100% sure you want to do this." Caroline says slowly and clearly.
"Caroline, I'm a 100% sure I do. I will admit I'm a little nervous, and a few alarms are going off, but I know you will be there to protect me, and that's all I need." I state.
"Okay Elena, then we need a plan." she says firmly.
Caroline always the concrete thinker, the planner, the perfect organizer. Of ...well...everything. I giggle to myself quietly and she continues:
"First, there is a possibility John and Demetri will not be there. Second, in case they are there, we need to discuss a plan." she adds.
"What do you suggest Caroline?" I ask.
"Well, if they are not there, promise me we will stay for the night out we both need anyways, Okay?" she asks.
"Yes, of coarse." I say.
"Great! If they are there, then we act casual, a few drinks to relax, some great conversation, some dancing, and then I will do the talking to get the conversation headed in the right direction." she states.
"Sounds Perfect." I exclaim!
"Also, if one agrees, which we should ask Demetri, he is single after all and cute. Then there needs to be a safe location decided ahead of time, this way I can be nearby, not too close, so you will have privacy of coarse, but close enough to jump in if things...um...go wrong?" she says quickly.
"Alright, then let's decide a place now. The bathrooms at Zippos are similar to the Grill, (I immediately think of Damon and the locked girls bathroom earlier today at the Grill) so I could take him in there and you could be right outside the door in the hallway." I say hopeful.
"Yes Elena, that would work, as long as the bathroom door locks, if not, I will stand guard directly outside the door, and also we should have a code word, in case you get scared or change your mind." she says.
"Yes, that is a Great Idea! So what word do we use?" I ask.
"Hmm, how about something you would use in casual conversation, so we do not alert him to it, but also something not too casual." she says.
"Or a phrase!" I shout!
"Like what?" Caroline asked.
"How about, " It is warm in here, are you hot?" I suggest.
"Okay, that would work." she says, with a serious look on her face.
"If, I change my mind before, I will just pull you aside to the bathroom or wherever and let you know." I belt out.
"Perfect, so Elena are you going to just drink and chat? Or is dancing a part of your plan to get comfortable with Demetri?" she ask.
"Well that just depends on how much I drink?" I say laughing.
We both are laughing, and then we fall silent to our thoughts again, we are almost there and I literally have butterflies in my stomach, but at the same time, a sad twinge in my heart, that tonight Demetri or John might feed on me, and not Damon. We turn into the parking lot and park in the last row, I reach for my visor to look in the mirror and check one last time, I reapply fresh lip gloss, as does Caroline, and we look at each other and start giggling. I think despite the fact that everything seems so strange and crazy to both of us, we secretly are giddy to just have a night out, no boyfriends, no judgy Bonnie, no Damon or Stefan, just Caroline and I, who know how to have some fun, well at least Elena pre-parents death. I quickly think that tonight, I just want to be Old Elena, pre-Stefan and pre all the pain I endured in the last year. Caroline is fun, even more so now that she's a vampire, but I know, deep down, everything has happened so fast for her and she is using my craziness as a night out to totally let loose herself, and forget it all, just like me. We step out into the parking lot, and there is about the same amount of people as last time we were here a month ago. It was a Friday night too, and this is a lot of people for such a small place, much like the Grill, but with Great Dj's and a bit bigger. Zippos also attracts people of all ages, it really is a nice place. We get closer to the black door and Neon sign that says Zippos, and Caroline grabs my hand, nods and smiles at me, and I smile back. Here we go!
(A/N) Well, here we go. Finally they are at Zippos, Elena is excited but what will the night out en-tale ? Sorry on the last (A/N) I stated this chapter to be the one at the bar, I apologize, it is actually the next two chapters and it is going to get a little Crazy : )