AU story

WARNING: This chapter is rated M.

It's a long way to the truth.

Chapter 8

DPOV

I was lying on my stomach enjoying the sun when I suddenly felt something wet splash on my back and then I heard my sweet Elena's voice. "Gotcha!" She teased as she ran into the water. We were on the beach.

"Oh, you are so going to get it!" I yelled as I ran towards her. She was already in the water laughing, splashing and giggling like a five year old. I started walking towards her and she started running further into the ocean. "Oh, no you don't!" I said as I ran towards her. She tried to run away from me, but I caught up to her. I grabbed her and held her tightly in my arms. I squeezed her nose so she wouldn't get any water in it, then I dipped her into the water and pulled her out." Say you're sorry." I told her playfully but she just giggled and tried to get free." Do you want me to dip you into the water again?" I asked playfully and she started dangling her legs in the water, making it splash. Her laugh was like music to my ears.

"I don't give up that easily Salvatore; you're going to have to try harder." She said as she squirmed out of my embrace. She started running into the ocean but then turned around and gave me a huge grin.

I started splashing water onto her and she just stood there grinning. I stopped and asked her." Why aren't you trying to get away?"

"I'm already wet, what's the point." She said with a goofy grin on her face.

I started walking to her as I said." The point is…" I didn't even get to finish my sentence; she was already splashing me with everything she had. I continued walking towards her, when I approached her; I picked her up and threw her over my shoulder. She was squirming and laughing her head off as I carried her.

"Damon…."She giggled and laughed….Damon put me down, I still want to play in the water!" She squealed and kicked the air with her legs as I carried her to shore.

"And I want to play with you." I said wiggling my eyebrows suggestively as I placed her on the towel gently. The water droplets on her perfect olive skin were sliding down and I couldn't keep my eyes of her perfect body.

She looked up at me and smiled. "What do you want to play?" She asked with innocent eyes. She was so beautiful, the way her hair was spread out on the towel and her olive skin was so soft under my touch.

I was hovering above her; I cupped her cheeks in my hands lightly and leaned down to whisper into her ear. "I want to play…" I stopped and leaned in to place a soft kiss on her lips and then I continued. "I'll show you…" I said as I started kissing her neck. I nibbled on it lightly and I felt her shiver underneath me.

"Damon…." She moaned out and I pulled away to look down at her. She had that sparkle in her eyes as she said "I love you Damon, I love you so much."

"I love you two Lena. I Love you the most baby." I said as I kissed her. I felt as she slowly started pulling me down towards her, so our bodies can be pressed against each other.

"Damon, I'm ready. I want to be yours." She whispered into my ear.

*RING*,* RING*,* RING*

I reached over to the night stand and picked up my phone to turn off the alarm. I leaned back and looked up at the ceiling. "That dream was perfect, why did it have to end?" I asked myself. Last night was perfect, Lena was safe in my arms and for the first time since I met her, I felt relaxed knowing she's safe. I threw the covers over and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. As soon as I got up I realized what that dream did to me. My boxers were so tight that I could barely walk. "No, this is not happening." I grumbled as I made my way to the bathroom. I opened the door and took the key out of it. I walked over to Lena's door and locked it. I turned on the water and undressed, the bulge in my pants was huge. I need a cold shower; there is no way in hell that I am going to just jerk off thinking about Elena. I'm not going to do that, not to the girl I love.

After the shower I dressed myself and headed to check up on Elena, to see if she was sleeping peacefully and to make sure she's not sick.

I opened her bedroom door quietly and peaked in. She was still asleep. She looked breathtakingly beautiful while she slept. She really looked like an angel from heaven. I walked up to her sleeping form quietly, not to wake her; I placed my hand against her forehead. She didn't have a fever. Thank god, I was already starting to worry about leaving her all alone. I lightly caressed her cheek and she nuzzled her small head into the pillow. I smiled down at her; she could always make me feel happy just by being in my presents. I leaned down and kissed her forehead lightly as I whispered. "Sleep tight my angel, I love you." With that I turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind me.

As I placed my phone on the coffee table, I ran to the kitchen to write a little sticky note on the refrigerator for Elena.

Beautiful I'll pick up some food from the grocery store today after work, breakfast and lunch will be delivered from the Grill. Relax and enjoy your day. Damon

With that I grabbed the car keys and headed to the station.


Caroline Salvatore's POV

"Ok, Miss where to?" The taxi driver asked me. I was standing with just a suit case in my hand outside the airport.

"Mystic Falls but I'm looking for someone, so where is the best place to start?" I asked. I know Damon's going to kill me when he finds out I'm here, but I couldn't stay there, I just couldn't. Things are spiraling out of control and I just need to escape.

"The most crowded place is the Mystic Grill." The man answered.

'Ok take me to the mystic Grill." I said.

"Ok." The man said as he started up the car and headed to where my brother probably was.

It didn't take long for us to arrive to an old fashioned style restaurant. I got out of the car; I gave the taxi driver the money and headed into this Mystic Grill. I walked in, and to my surprise there were quite a lot of people, even though it was 6 o'clock in the morning. I went straight to the bar for a drink.

As I sat down a tall red head approached me and said. "What can I get you?"

"Bourbon." I answered.

"I'm going to need to see some ID."

Oh great, I thought this was a small town where you could get away with underage drinking. "I just arrived and left my stuff at the hotel so I don't have any ID with me right now. I'm 21." I said to the woman with a reassuring smile on my face.

"I'm sorry Miss but I can't serve you without seeing your ID first. Would you like to order something else?"

"Can't you make an exception? I really had an exhausting night, I just found out that my ex-boyfriend was cheating on me ever since we started dating and called me a prude. I am not a prude!" I cried out.

"Ok…I'll get that bourbon." The woman said as she walked away from me. It really paid off being Marissa's daughter sometimes. The woman came back with the drink and placed it in front of me.

I grabbed the glass and drowned half of it in one go. I placed the glass down on the bar and then I felt someone sit down next to me. "Hello gorgeous." A man said with black hair and brown eyes. He was attractive but I wasn't in the mood.

"Hi." I said bluntly. I wasn't in the mood to flirt and play nice.

"I'm Tyler Lockwood" He said with a smirk on his face. Lockwood? Seriously, that's his last name? Who's last names Lockwood?

"Caroline." I said. I didn't want to tell him my last name in case he knew Damon.

"I haven't seen you around here before Caroline?" He said in a flirty voice.

"That's because I'm not from here." I said bluntly.

"I gathered that much. So where are you from?"

"Chicago" I lied.

"Chicago, huh? Well what is a girl from Chicago doing in Mystic Falls?" He grinned at me. He was starting to piss me off.

"Passing through"

"Well if that's the case, why don't you come with me so I can show you around. I'm the mayors' son. I know this town better than anyone."

Oh, he was so full of himself. I hate guys like him. "Thanks for the offer but I'll pass."

He reached out and took my hand as he said. "Oh come on sweet cheeks, my father owns a few hotels; we can just stay in if you like." He smirked at me suggestively. What is wrong with the mail population? He met me five seconds ago and all he wants is to fuck me.

"Look Tyler I'm not interested." I said simply.

"Come on sexy, I'll rock your world." He said as he reached out to touch my cheek.

"Don't touch me!" I said as I slapped his hand away.

"I know you want me."

"Seriously, I just met you. Get over yourself." I said to him.

"Oh come on goldilocks, I know girls like you. You secretly crave to be chased." He said as he started moving his hand up my thigh.

"Stop touching me!" I screamed at him.

"Come here baby." He said as he reached out to kiss me.

"NO…" I said as I pushed him away. He just grabbed both of my hands and leaned in further.

"SHE SAID NO!" Came a hard voice from behind us. Tyler and I both turned to see who it was. The man had a police uniform on and looked really hot. He was tall with blond hair and blue eyes.

"What do you want Mikaelson?" Tyler said.

"I want you to leave her alone." Mikaelson said as he stared daggers at Tyler.

"Or what?" Tyler said with a smirk on his face.

"I'll report you for sexual harassment!" Mikaelson said.

Tyler started laughing as he stood up and said. "Come on Nick, throw in a punch, if your so tuff. Come on, show me what you got."

Nick walked right up into his face as he said. "Don't tempt me Lockwood; get your ass out of here NOW!" He said the last word so loud that all the people that were dinning turned to look at us.

"I'll leave." I said as I grabbed my suit case.

"No, you have the right to be here." Nick said to me. He turned to Tyler and said. "Leave now, before I cuff you and take you down to the station!"

"Fine" He said, but then smirked and added. "She's cheap shit anyway. You probably won't even get a blow job from…" He didn't even get to finish the sentence when Nick's fist collided with his face.

Tyler fell to the ground and Nick hovered above him as he yelled. "LEAVE NOW!"

I just stared as Tyler got up from the ground and said to Nick "Watch your back Mikaelson!" and with that he left.

Nick just turned around and headed to the bar not even looking at me. I followed him. "Hey…" I called out for him. He turned and looked at me. "Thanks' for defending me." I said to him with a sexy smile on my face.

He smirked at me as he said. "I'm a police officer, that's my job." I nodded my head and then he added. "Oh and I haven't seen a beautiful girl like you in a long time. "

Oh, he was so sweet and not to mention how hot he looked.

"Can I buy you a drink?" I asked in a flirtatious voice, as I sat down next to him.

"Oh it's only 6 o'clock in the morning so I shouldn't be drinking." He said smirking at me. "But can I interest you in breakfast? The Grill has the best food in town, so what do you say?"

"Ok, but it's my treat." I said to him.

"No…I never let a lady pay, that's a gentlemen's job." He smirked at me as he called over the bar lady.

"Rose can I have the regular and can Miss…"He turned to look at me, waiting for me to tell him my name.

"Caroline Sal… Salotti. Caroline Salotti." I said to him. I can't believe I used Amber's last name. SALOTTI? Eww I hate that name.

"Well Miss. Salotti what would you like?" He asked me with a sweet smile. God he was so nice, sweet and charming and not to mention that he looked so HOT!

"Um I'll have whatever you're having." I said grinning at him.

"Ok, so make that two regulars Rose." He said to the woman with a small smile and then turned to me. "Why don't we grab a table at the back, this place is two crowded." He suggested. I just nodded my head and followed him.

When we were seated he smiled at me and said. "Ok, judging by your style and the fact that I've never seen you here before, you're not a townie?"

"Oh, no I'm just passing through." I answered.

"Visiting?" He asked.

"Well something like that. I'm looking for someone actually."

"Why don't you give me a name, maybe I know this person."

"You probably do. I heard that he's the new sheriff of Mystic Falls." I said giving him my best sexy smile as I asked about my brother.

"Salvatore? Damon Salvatore?" He asked raising his eyebrow.

"Yes, do you know him?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm his partner. So how do you know Damon?"

"He's an old friend. " I lied. "I haven't seen him for a long time, so I thought I might stop by on my way to Richmond and say hello."

"Oh, an old friend, please don't tell me you dated him?" He said practically begging with his eyes.

"NO… Damon and I have more of a brother and sister relationship." I said quickly.

"Oh good, that's good." He smirked at me as he leaned back into his seat.

"And why is that?" I asked in my sexy voice.

"Well manly because I like you, plain and simple. You're a very beautiful girl Caroline." He smirked at me. Oh, I feel like melting. This guy is so perfect.

"You're not so bad yourself Mikaelson." I smirked back at him.

"I appreciate the compliment, but call me Nick." He said to me and then the waitress came to our table and placed the food in front of us.

While we ate I lied to Nick that I was from Chicago and that I haven't seen Damon for 3 years, oh and I'm 21.

We were nearly done with breakfast when I asked. "So, umm….Where can I find Damon?"

"Well you could come with me to the station; I'm actually surprised he's not here. Normally he has breakfast here at the Grill."

"No, I don't want to disturb him at work. Can you just give me his address?"

Nick looked at me suspiciously as he asked. "Are you sure there's nothing going on between you and Damon?"

"No…He's just an old friend that I would like to see again." I tried to reassure Nick.

He grabbed the napkin and wrote down something and then held it out for me to take. I reached out to grab the napkin when he pulled it back. "How long are you staying in Mystic Falls?"

I hesitated for a moment before I said." For a couple of days"

"I'll give you Damon's address, only if you agree to let me take you out for dinner tomorrow night?"

I smiled shyly at him as I said. "Deal"

He took my hand and brought it to his lips as he said. "It was lovely meeting you Caroline, I hope you don't mind but I need to get to the station before Damon murders me. I'm already late." He winked at me.

"It was lovely meeting you too Nick. " I said to him as I stood up and walked around the table. When I approached him I just grabbed the back of his head and pulled him down to my lips. The kiss was so passionate; I've never felt so drawn to someone. This guy is so perfect. He's so sweet. He hesitated at first but then kissed me back so passionately. I pulled back and smirked at him as I said. "I'll text you what time and where our date will take place." I said as I picked up my suit case.

He just stared at me, his face was flushed. "Um…yeah of course, definitely." He said as he came out of his trance. He was so cute. I turned to leave but he caught up to me and said. "Do you want a ride to your hotel?"

"Aren't you late for work?" I asked raising my eyebrow at him.

"Oh, yeah" he smiled shyly at me.

"I can get to the hotel on my own, oh and can you not mention to Damon that I'm here for now. "

He looked at me suspiciously and then said. "Why?"

"I want to surprise him."

He just smiled and nodded. "Ok, you should get to work before Damon comes looking for you and I will be off to my hotel." I said as I grabbed my suit case and turned to leave.

"See you tomorrow, Miss Caroline." I heard him say behind my back, I turned to look at him; he had a huge grin on his face. I really like this guy. I winked at him and then swayed my hips a little bit more then usually as I walked out the door.

When I got out I looked for a taxi and when I spotted one I walked up to the man and told him to take me to the town square. If I'm here I might as well enjoy it and do a little exploring.


NO ONE'S POINT OF VIEW

Nick walked through the door of the station with a huge grin on his face. That beautiful girl, Caroline! She was so sweet and nice, not to mention sexy and seductive. The kiss was so passionate. He loved woman who knew how to take control. She was so beautiful with her blonde curls and light blue eyes and what caught his eye the most was the way she dressed. To some men it might not be that important, but Nick could always tell what a girl was like just by seeing what she had on. Caroline wore skinny jeans and black boots with a white blouse and a black leather jacket. She looked really hot but not slutty hot. He walked up to his desk and sat down to log into the system.

Damon walked out of his office to grab some coffee when he spotted Nick. "Finally, he decided to come to work" Damon thought to himself. Nick had been an hour late but Damon didn't want to brag about that, the thing he was going to brag about was the fact that he had to deal with Mason and Richard Lockwood. They arrived this morning and kept on threatening to sue Nick for punching Tyler.

Damon walked up to his friend and slapped him on the back as he said. "We're in some trouble."

Nick turned and looked at him as he said. "What?"

"Hey, let's go and talk in my …" Damon didn't even get to finish his sentence when Mason yelled from across the room.

"Mikaelson, who the fuck do you think you are?!"

"Well, hello to you too Mason." Nick said sarcastically as he grinned at Mason.

"You're lucky Richard's not suing you already!" Mason said as he approached them.

"He has nothing to sue me for! I punched his son, he asked for it!" Nick said angrily.

"He did not! You accused him of sexually harassing a whore!" Mason growled at him.

"She was not a whore and he was harassing her!" Nick yelled back. No one gets to call a nice girl like Caroline a whore.

"Of course you would think like that, after all, your mother was one." Mason said.

"You son of a bitch!" Nick growled as he launched himself at Mason.

Damon grabbed Nick and pulled him back as he yelled at Mason. "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!"

"WHAT?" Mason said as he glared at Damon.

"Get out Lockwood, NOW!"

"You're siding with HIM?" Mason yelled.

"I am the sheriff of this town and what I say goes! NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" Damon yelled at him.

"You won't be the sheriff for long Salvatore!" He said as he turned.

"We'll see about that!" Damon said to Mason and then turned to Nick as he said. "Let's go talk in my office."

The two men walked over to the office while everyone kept staring at them. Damon noticed and then said. "Ok, it was just a tiff, can everybody just get back to work now."

They walked into the room; Damon closed the door and asked. "What happened?"

"I came into the Grill for breakfast this morning and witnessed Tyler forcing himself on a girl. I told him to leave her alone but he wouldn't. He started pissing me off so I punched him!" Nick said angrily.

"Ok, calm down." Damon said.

"I don't want to calm down! Tell them to sue me! I don't give it fuck!" Nick said angrily.

"They're not going to sue you." Damon said as he sat down next to him. "I already spoke to Richard and we came to an agreement."

"How? What did you say?" Nick asked, surprised that the mayor would back down that easily.

"I didn't say anything. Your brother Elijah did." Damon told him.

"Elijah's here?" Nick asked.

"Yeah, he just left. He was looking for you."

"Did he say what he wanted?"

"No, he just threatened the Lockwood's, saying that he would take on the case and not rest till he had Tyler in jail." Damon said.

Nick just nodded his head and then looked up at Damon. "Sorry, I didn't mean to cause you trouble, man. It's just he pissed me off, when he started forcing himself on her."

"It's ok man, just next time when you feel like killing him, make sure you knock him out." Damon said with a smirk on his face.

They laughed and then Nick remembered that yesterday Damon was supposed to bring Elena home with him.

"So, how is it having Elena live with you?"

"Well, other than the fact that Kol threatened to make sure her brother never gets adopted, everything is fine. I'm finally getting a good night sleep." Damon answered.

"He did what?" Nick asked with a shock on his face.

"Yeah, that was my reaction when I found out. Turns out he was bluffing. Jeremy, Elena's brother was adopted 2 months after Elena brought him in."

"What the hell does he want from her?" Nick said as he shook his head in disbelief.

"That's what I plan on finding out. I don't want to pressure Elena into telling me everything. I want to give her time to get comfortable with me, but in the meantime I need to find out everything about him. Where he goes, who he hangs out with, what he does in his spare time, who he dates. To sum it all up into one sentence, I need to know everything about him." Damon said as he stood up from his chair.

"I'll see what I can find out man." Nick said.

"Thanks, but just keep this between us and don't mention any of this in front of Elena."

"Got it." Nick said as he stood up and headed to the front door. He couldn't just leave without asking if there was something between Damon and Caroline. "Hey Damon…"He said and Damon looked up at him.

"The girl at the Grill that Tyler was harassing, she says she knows you. I promised I wouldn't say anything because she wanted to surprise you…" Damon cut him off.

"What girl?"

"All I'm going to say is that she's from Chicago and hasn't seen you for 3 years. Did you date her man?" Nick asked, hoping the answer will be in his favor.

Damon was just about to ask what girl was he talking about, and that he didn't know a girl from Chicago, when the door opened and Liz Forbs walked in. "Good morning gentleman." She said to Damon and Nick.

"Liz hi, what brings you here?" Damon said to the woman as he extended his hand.

"I'm here to formally invite the Sheriff of Mystic Falls to our Founders ball." Liz said to Damon.

"A what?" Damon asked. He wasn't sure he heard the woman right. Did she just say ball?

Nick smirked as he added. "Just another way for the towns' people to gather and gossip behind each other's back."

Liz just gave Nick a small smile and then turned to Damon as she said. "It's boring but you're the sheriff of the town and it's important to Carol Lockwood that you attend."

"Oh, I don't think the Lockwood's want to see me, not after this morning."

"They don't like you Damon or anybody else. All they care about is putting up appearances, playing the happy family." Liz said as she rolled her eyes.

"Thanks for the invitation but I'll pass." Damon said to the woman.

"There is another reason I want you to go there." Liz said to Damon but then turned to Nick and asked. "Can I speak to Damon privately?"

"Sure." Nick answered and with sending Damon one last glance he left the room.

Liz turned back to Damon and said. "This is one of the most important events of the year, every founding family in Mystic Falls attends this ball, and this is your way in Damon." She said with a serious expression on her face.

Damon looked at her for a second and then asked. "When's the ball?"

"Friday night." She said as she took out an invitation from her bag. "Here, you can't get in without this." She said.

He took the envelope and opened it up. He scanned through the invitation and noticed that it was only addressed to him. "Can I bring a date?" He finally asked. He wanted to bring Elena with him, one reason was because he wanted to show Kol that he wasn't afraid of him and that Elena is under his protection now, and of course it would be fun for his girl to dance around the ball room. He planned on making Elena the star of the night. The other reason was simple, to find out some Founders secrets.

"Sure." Liz answered. "So you're coming? Right?"

"Yeah, I'll be there." Damon answered her.

The woman was just about to leave when Damon called out for her. She turned as she said. "Yes?"

"Nick, he's a founder and my partner. Can I trust him?"

Liz smiled at him as she said. "Nick Mikaelson is nothing like his father Damon, if you ask me; you've chosen the right partner to help you through this."

"Thank you Liz." Damon said and she just gave him a small smile before leaving.

Damon walked back to his seat and sat down. He threw the envelope on the desk and leaned back into the chair. As he tried to relax, he's thoughts wondered off to Elena. What was she doing right now? Is she still asleep? Did she take her medication? Did the food from the Grill arrive? Thousands of questions were running through his head.


EPOV

When I woke up I noticed that it was almost 9 am. I heard someone banging on the front door. I called out for Damon but there was no answer. He probably already went to work. I headed to the front door and looked through the little hole. There was a man holding a bag in his hand. He continued to knock on the door. I gathered enough courage to open my mouth and ask. "Who are you, and what do you want?"

"Can you please open the door, so I can give you your order Miss Gilbert?" He said to me.

How did he know my name? "How do you know who I am and I didn't order anything?"

"Oh come on lady I don't have time for this! It says here that I should give this to Elena Gilbert, are you Elena Gilbert?" He asked frustrated with me.

I slowly opened the front door and said. "It's a mistake; I didn't order anything so take it back."

"Miss it says here that you're a regular." The man said to me.

What did he mean by a regular? I didn't order anything.

"It's a mistake." I said.

The man looked at me as he said." Are you Elena Gilbert?"

"Yes." I answered.

"Then this is yours. It's already been paid for." He said as he handed me the plastic bag.

Damon, he must have ordered this, but I can't just take it without being a hundred percent sure. "Are you sure, can you call and ask just to check?" I asked.

The man rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath. He pulled out his cellphone and dialed the number. He tapped his foot as he waited for someone to answer. "Hey Rick the lady in apartment 1020 claims that she didn't order anything."

I watched as the man listened carefully to what Mr. Saltzman had to say and then turned to me. "He said that Damon Salvatore was the one who ordered the food for you."

"Oh, ok…um thank you and sorry for wasting your time."

"It's ok" He said as he handed me the food and left.

I walked back in and looked the door. I took the food out of the plastic bag. There were three containers. The first one had eggs and bacon in it, the second one had a chocolate chip pancake while the third one had blue berry waffles in it. There was so much food and it smelt wonderful. I walked to the kitchen to grab a fork and a knife, when I noticed a sticky note on the refrigerator. It was from Damon.

Beautiful I'll pick up some food from the grocery store today after work, breakfast and lunch will be delivered from the Grill. Relax and enjoy your day. Damon

He was so sweet; I can't believe I have this man all to myself. Last night was perfect. The way he held me in his arms made me feel so safe and loved. Even if he didn't love me it felt like he did. His body was so warm and his breath was so minty. Damon is the love of my life! I can feel it. I feel like I want to dance around all day.

I grabbed the container with the fried eggs and bacon and started eating. Suddenly I heard a phone ring. I got up and looked at the coffee table. Damon forgot his phone. Should I answer it? No, that's rude. I took the phone in my hand and looked at the caller ID. It said Mom. He's mother was calling him. Maybe it's important. Should I answer it? Oh, I don't know what to do! If I answer it, his mum will ask who I am and what do I tell her, but if I don't answer and it's something important…

While I was contemplating on what to do I didn't even realize that the phone stopped ringing.

"Oh, you idiot" I said to myself as I sat down and looked at the phone. "What do I do now?" I asked myself. I sat there thinking until an idea popped into my head.

I looked through the contacts until I landed on the station. I pressed the call button and waited for someone to answer.

I heard a familiar man's voice over the other line. "Lockwood speaking"

Dam it; it was a private number, a number direct to the station and to top it off Mason had to answer. "Hello…um can I speak to Officer Salvatore please." I said.

"Who is this?"

"A friend"

"How do you have this number?" He asked.

"Can I please just speak to Damon?"

"No, not until you tell me who you are."

I can't tell him, what if he tells Kol where I am. He could come for me while Damon's at work.

"Rachel." I lied. It was the first name that popped into my head

"Ok Rachel, how do you have this number?"

"Damon gave it to me for emergencies." I lied. I am going to be in so much trouble.

"He's not here right now."

"Ok." I said and hug up quickly.

I should have hung up straight away, as soon as I heard his voice. Oh, Damon is going to be so mad at me. First I touched his phone, than I called a private number and lied about who I was. "Great job Elena." I said to myself as I curled up on the sofa. I looked over at the food, it looked really nice but I didn't feel like eating right now. Oh, I really messed up this time.


Caroline's point of view

I went to the local library, museum and founders archive. When I got tired I went for a coffee in a small shop near the town square. Finally when I noticed that it was 12 pm I headed to the mall.

I have been shopping for almost 4 hours now and the shops are pretty much the same as in New York, the only difference is that Mystic Falls in a little late with the new trends. The fashion is like from last month. I noticed a dress boutique named "Gloss". I have never heard of that designer before, but looking through the shop window I noticed one dress. It was white, strapless and long, it had a pink flower bow on the right side and the top part was covered in little pink diamonds. I just had to try it on! I walked into the shop and headed right up to the sails woman.

"Hi, can I see that white dress, the one that's placed in the shop window please." I asked.

"Sure miss." She answered.

I waited patiently for the woman to get the dress off the doll. While I was waiting my phone started ringing. I took it out and saw that it was mum. I pushed the button to send the call strait to voice mail. I didn't tell them I left last night. I couldn't after what Matt did to me. I watched as the screen lighted up again, this time it was Stefan. I repeated the action to send the call straight to voice mail. As I looked up from my phone the woman approached me with the dress.

"Here you go Miss and the fitting room is right there." She pointed to the end of the store.

I took the dress from her, and just when I was about to head for the fitting room, two women came in. They both had blonde hair; one was dressed like she had never heard the word "STYLE" and had straight blonde hair, while the other one was suitably dressed and had curly blonde hair, I could swear i had seen her somewhere before. I didn't want to stare so I just turned around and headed to the fitting room.

I tried the dress on, and to be honest it looked nice, but not for me. I really liked the design and maybe it would look better if it was blue or some other color, but white wasn't my color. I took the dress off and headed to the cashier. The two women were yelling at the sails lady. I walked closer and then I heard them.

"I want that red dress, you said it would be done by today, and may I remind you that the ball is THIS FRIDAY!" The one with straight blonde hair screamed in a British accent in the woman's face. What a bitch.

"Yes, Miss Mikaelson but I couldn't find the same thread color as the dress to finish off your corset." The woman tried to defend herself. Miss Mikaelson? Could this girl be in any relation to Nick? I hope not she's such a bitch.

"I DON'T CARE! Find it! I want it done by tomorrow! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" Miss Mikaelson screamed at her.

"Yes." The woman answered, she actually looked scared.

"Enough Rebekah, I didn't came here to listen to you whine." The other blondie said.

"Oh shut up Amanda you would have murdered her if it was your dress!" Rebekah snapped at her.

"I wouldn't let it get out of control." She said as she took out her phone from her purse. She started typing a text message and I took that opportunity to approach the sails woman.

The woman saw me approach her and immediately asked. "How did it go?"

"Oh it's really nice. I love the design but I…" I didn't even get to finish my sentence as the blonde named Rebekah came up to me and grabbed the dress out of my hand as she said. "Why haven't I seen this dress last month?" She asked the sails woman.

"It was just finished yesterday." The woman answered.

The blonde named Amanda approached us at this point and said. "Wow, nice. How much is it?" She asked the sails woman.

"$4.500." The woman answered.

"I want it!" Rebekah said.

"But Miss Mikaelson what about the red dress?" The woman asked.

"I don't want it anymore. I'm taking this one." She said.

Something inside of me started boiling. This Rebekah girl was such a brat! The way she was acting was pissing me off. I wanted to go up and slap her across the face for being so selfish and spoilt! "I don't think so, I tried this dress first and I want to buy it." I said bluntly as I took the dress from her.

She stared at me for a second and the turned to look at the other blonde. The blond just shrugged her shoulders; she then turned back to me and said. "Look sweet heart, I want that dress and I don't have time for games!"

I gave her a smile as I said. "Oh I'm not playing games, you see I want this dress and I'm not backing down."

"You obviously have no idea who I am." She said to me, as she stuck her chin out. What the hell?

"No and honestly I don't care." I said to her and then turned to the sails woman. "I'll take it."

"NO! I want that dress! Mindy, I will give you $5.000!" She bargained. Was she seriously going to bargain?

The woman looked at me and I knew she was going to give in. Well I'm not going to let that happen. "I'll give you $5.500." I said to the cashier.

"$6.000." Rebekah said as she stared daggers at me.

"7.000." I said.

"Look bitch, I want the dress and I won't stop until I get it!" She screamed at me.

"First of all I am not a dog so don't call me one, second of all I tried the dress first and I want it." I said calmly, she was boiling up inside I could tell.

"Mindy, I want the dress and you are going to give it to me!" She screamed at the lady.

"Miss Mikaelson, you're red dress is almost…" Rebekah cut off the woman as she said.

"NO, I WANT THIS ONE!"

"Well sweetie, you're going to have to learn that in life you don't always get what you want." I said to her as I took out my wallet.

"How dare you speak to me like that?" She screamed at me.

"Stop being such a brat, your acting like your five years old. Life isn't fair, you can't always get what you want, and if this is the first time that you came to a situation in your life where you have to give something up then you have a long way to reality!" I said to her.

"You bitch, I am not a BRAT!" She screamed at me.

"You are a brat, and honestly if you're going to insult me, you might as well curs me with an actual curse words not a word that means a female dog." I said calmly.

She looked at me shocked and then said. "You're a freak."

"I prefer spontaneous." I said to her with a small smile. I turned to the sails woman and asked. "So, how much do you want."

"The price is $4.500." The woman said to me.

"If you give her the dress, I will make sure you never get to design a dress, let alone sell one!" She screamed at the woman.

"You designed this dress?" I asked the woman.

"Yeah." She answered. In that moment a man with brown hair walked into the store and approached Amanda. He kissed her on the lips and then said. "So, are we done here?"

"NO, we are not done Kol. I want that dress!" Rebekah screamed as she pointed to the dress in my hand.

"Then get it!" He said.

"She wants it!" She screamed at me.

He rolled his eyes as he said. "How much do you want for the dress Mindy?"

"The price is $4.500 but they've been…."He cut her off.

"We'll take it."

"Um excuse me, but I came in here first and I want this dress." I said. The man looked at me and smirked.

"Look, my sister here doesn't give up easily…"

"Neither do I." I said bluntly.

"Oh good riddance, can't you just have another dress?" Amanda asked me.

"No." I said simply and smiled at her. I didn't care about the dress, but I didn't want to give up. I didn't want to give this brat the satisfaction of winning.

"I will give you $8.000 Mindy, just sell it to me." Rebekah said.

"Mindy right?" I said, bringing the woman's attention back to me. She nodded her head and then I continued. "If you sell me this dress I will make sure that by the end of next week you get a call from Rachel Zoe, she's one of the best designers in California." I knew the woman, she was friends with my mum and I know for a fact that she is looking for an intern.

"You mean THE RACHEL ZOE?" She asked with excitement.

I smiled at her as I said. "The one and only."

The woman turned her head to Rebekah and pleaded with her eyes as she said. "Miss Mikaelson, I will have the red ball gown for you ready by tomorrow I promise, please don't be upset."

"No, I want that dress!" She said stubbornly.

"Well it's a shame you can't have it." I said.

"Why exactly do you want this particular dress Miss…?" The man named Kol asked me as he waited for me to tell him my last name.

"Salotti" I answered.

"Why do you want it Miss Salotti, are you attending the Mystic Falls ball?" He asked me.

"No, I just like the design." I said bluntly.

"Well I'm sure you can understand that to my sister it is very important to be the queen at this ball, and she apparently believes that that dress will complete her." Kol said to me charmingly.

"What your sister needs to learn is that she can't always have what she wants." I said to him.

"I couldn't agree more." He said to me but then Rebekah scolded him.

"KOL!"

"Mindy, can you make the same dress by Friday?" he asked the woman.

"That's impossible Mr. Mikaelson." She said.

"Well make it possible." He said.

"I don't want to have the same dress as her!" She screamed at her brother as she pointed to me.

"What does it matter Rebekah, she won't be even attending the ball?" He said to her.

"I don't care! I don't want her to have the same dress!" Rebekah screamed. She was starting to piss me off even more, if that was possible.

"Then choose a different color." Kol said.

"I want that one!" She screamed as she pointed to the dress in my hand.

"You can't have it." I said with a smile on my face.

"Oh, for the love of god, just give her the dress!" Amanda said to me.

"No." I said simply.

"Mindy, choose who you're going to sell the dress to!" Kol said to the woman harshly.

She was nervous like hell as she looked at me and then back at them. Then anger flashed over her face as she turned to Rebekah and said. "You…you came in here a month ago and asked for the red corset dress to be especially designed for you and now all of a sudden you want this one just so you can take away something that Miss Salotti wants!"

"You haven't even finished the red one!" Rebekah screamed at her.

"That's because you insisted on having thread from Egypt!" She screamed at her.

"I think were done here." Kol said as he turned to leave. "Come on Rebekah." He said to her.

"I will make sure no one comes into this store ever again!" She screamed before walking out.

When they were out, the woman turned to me and said. "Did you really mean when you said that you knew Rachel Zoe?"

I nodded my head as I took my phone out. "I'll give you the number of her agency, make an appointment with her and tell her that Caroline Salvatore, Marissa Salvatore's daughters sent you." I told her.

I thought you said your last name was Salotti?" She asked me.

"Yeah I did but it's not, I just don't like people in this town knowing I'm the sheriff's sister."

"Sheriff Salvatore's sister?" She asked me.

"Yeah" I answered. "So can I have this dress finally?" I asked her playfully.

'Yes of course, I'm sorry you had to witness that. Rebekah can be a world class, selfish…"

"Bitch?" I asked raising my eyebrow.

"Yeah, it's just you said…"

"I was pissing her off. I don't get affected when selfish girls like her call me names; I just keep pushing their buttons until they explode. It's something my brother taught me. " I smiled at her.

"Oh, he taught you well." She smiled at me. "Can I get that packed for you?" She asked gesturing to the dress.

"Oh yes, of course." I said as I gave her the dress.

Mindy packed the dress for me while I wrote Rachel's number down for her. She even gave me the dress for $4.000. I could tell that the woman was very happy about meeting with the famous designer. We said our good byes and when I saw that it was almost 5 o'clock I headed to the mystic grill for lunch.


DPOV

I was sitting in my office with Logan Fell in front of me. The guy was starting to piss me off. I know he had something to do with the death of Tina Cooper. He just won't cooperate!

"Ok, look, you have two choices here. You can tell me who the hell killed her, or you can go back to that hell hole for the next I don't know…."I pretended to think…."20-30 years!" I said as I leaned over the table, invading into his private space.

He just looked at the ground and kept quiet. "So what's it gone be?" I said and the door opened, Nick came in, he walked to my desk and sat down on it. He turned to me and asked. "So how is it going? Got anything out of him yet?"

"No…I think I have to resort to other methods." I said to Nick as I kept my eyes on Logan. He looked at Nick first and then at me before dropping his head back down.

I gave Nick a signal that said. "You play good cop, I play bad cop" He nodded his head in understanding. I got up and headed towards Logan.

I stood in front of him as I said. "Ok, I'm done playing." And with that I grabbed him out of his chair and threw him on the ground as I said. "Feel like talking now?"

"Come on Damon don't get violent." Nick says behind me. He's playing the good cop.

I got on top of Logan and squeezed his throat with my left hand as I said. "Who killed her?"

"I…I don…don't know." He barely choked out.

"Wrong answer!"

I slammed his head as I repeated. "Who killed her?"

"I'm telling you man I don't know."

"You see, I don't believe you." I said to him as I tightened my grip on his Neck.

"Take it easy Damon; you don't want to kill him?" Nick said from behind me.

"Why not? Who would miss him?" I said staring Logan in the eyes.

"Well you have a point there." Nick said from behind me.

"Look ass hole, you either tell me who killed her, or I'll keep applying violence until you squeal. It's your choice, I have all day!"

"Ok, ok…" He said and I let go of his neck. I got up and pulled him up with me.

"Talk." I said still standing in front of him.

"I'll tell you, but I have a question for you first."

"I don't want to hear it, tell me who killed her." I said to him.

"Oh, my questions pretty simple."

"I SAID TELL ME WHO THE HELL KILLED HER!" I screamed at him.

"You don't want to piss him off man." Nick said from behind me.

He smirked at us and said. "Just let me ask the question and when I hear my answer I'll tell you who killed the slut."

I grabbed him again and threw him on the floor. "WE ARE PLAYING BY MY ROULS NOW!"

"Ok, ok…it's just you said you have all day and well…who's gone keep Elena company?" he said to me with a smirk on his face. That did it. I punched him so hard that his nose started to bled.

"Easy Damon." Nick said from behind me, I ignored him as I slammed his head 3 times in a row against the floor.

"Damon!" Nick said as he pulled me off of Logan. I kept my eyes on him as I got up. I watched as the bastard started to laugh. "What? Did I hit a nerve?" He said chuckling at me; blood was coming out of his nose.

"What do you have to do with Elena?" Nick asked him.

"Oh, i have nothing, but your friend Damon or should I say sheriff Salvatore does." He tried to get up but I kicked him back on the floor.

"How do you know Elena's living with me?" I asked.

"It wasn't that hard to figure out, oh and I have my connections. " He answered, clearly enjoying this.

"Kol huh?" I said as I stared daggers at him.

"You should watch out, Mikaelson might steal your slut." He said.

I was just about to grab him again when Nick stopped me. I was just about to yell at him when he grabbed Logan from the ground and slammed him against the wall. I watched as he grabbed his neck and squeezed it tightly making his face red.

"Ok, now you are going to have to talk, you piece of shit, or you'll be receiving your daily dose off pain when you go back to prison. Trust me, I have connections." Nick said.

I walked right up to them as I said to Nick. "Let him go."

Nick looked at me weirdly, the look said. "What the fuck?" I just nodded my head, gesturing for him to let Logan go.

He released him and I stepped in. "Now, you are going to tell me about your connections, and who killed Tina Cooper, or I'll transfer you to New Yorks prison facility and I have a lot of connections there, you might have heard of a guy called black Dominic, he's reputation precedes him. Let's just say you'd be dead in less than a week." I threatened him.

A flash of fear was visible in his eyes as soon as I mentioned black Dominic. I knew the guy, he was known as the biggest and baddest dude in New York, he was sent to prison for killing 3 men, that were trying to rape his wife. Most of the police department didn't believe he was guilty but the jury had a different outlook on his indiscretion. I personally didn't believe the guy deserved to spend 20 years in prison for killing three maniacs.

"You can't do that." Logan said to me.

"I can actually, I'm the sheriff of this town and what I say goes." I said and then studied his face. He was getting all sweaty and nervous. "or you could just tell me everything you know and I won't transfer you."

"The problem is, is that I don't know anything."

"Well you see, I find that hard to believe. You know that Elena is living with me and it just happened yesterday, I bet you know everything, your just not willing to tell, but hey…." I said as I put my hands up in surrender. "There's always a way to get what you want from people and you know my offer. So what's it gonna be?"

He looked at the ground and stayed quiet. Nick and I exchanged looks across the table and then I said. "Ok, were done. Nick, go call Rodriguez to take him back to prison." I then turned to Logan and said. "Oh and you'll be transferred to New York in two days."

"No, please don't, if I knew anything I would tell you." He started to beg.

"Look you ass hole, you had your chance. You didn't want to cooperate; now I'm stepping up a notch." I said to him.

"If I tell you what I know I'm a dead man." He said to me. I could tell that he was scared.

"Ok, what if we can guarantee your safety." Nick butted in.

"You can't, no one can. The cops are in on it to." Logan said.

Nick and I exchanged looks and then I said. "What if I can get you out of here? Let's just say, I can send you to New York to die or to save your ass." I said to him.

"Do you real think I'm scared of black Dominic? There is much more to this." Logan said to me.

I walked right up to him. I got into his face as I said. "You are going to tell me everything or by the end of tonight you'll be dead." I stared him in the eyes, trying to make him believe that I'm serious.

"I can't." He said to me.

I grabbed his throat and squeezed it tightly as I said. "Tell me you son of a bitch!"

He didn't say anything and I squeezed his throat tighter. "Tell me before I end you!" I said, losing my temper.

"Damon, take it easy." Nick said as he came up behind me.

"Don't, Nick!" I said as I continued to look Logan in the eyes.

"The…The…" Logan tried to say something but couldn't so I loosened my hand around his throat just enough for him to speak. "The only…."He coughed and then continued." The only thing I know is that the founding families are in on all of this."

"Tell me something I don't know!" I hissed at him.

"That's all. The Lockwood's and Mikaelson's are in on it." He said looking at Nick.

"What are there in on?" I asked him.

"I can't, they'll go after my daughter." He said.

"Tell me, and I'll protect your daughter, you have my word." I said to him.

"I can't, this goes beyond Mystic Falls." He said. I could tell that he was scared.

"I'll send you to New York if you don't give me answers." I threatened.

"Can you at least tell us where we can get some answers?" Nick asked.

"If you want answers then go to Lee Branson, but don't tell him that I sent you." He said as he wiped his nose that was dripping with blood.

"Where can I find him?" I asked.

"That I don't know. Last time I saw him was two years ago in Richmond." He answered.

I looked at him first searching his face to see if he was lying. It didn't look like it. I turned to Nick and said. "Get Rodriguez, were done here."

Nick nodded his head and headed out. I turned to Logan and said. "If I find out that you lied to me, I will end you!"

"I'm not lying." He said.

"Let's hope so for you sake, because if I find out otherwise you will be sent to New York pronto." I said to him and then the door opened and Rodriguez came in.

"Take him back, were done." I said to the officer.

"Come on." Rodriguez said as he grabbed Logan's arm and pulled him out of the office.

When they left I sat back into my seat and tried to get a grip. This was getting more complicated with each day passing by; everybody in this town is scared of the founding families. When I think back to the night that Tina Cooper died, I know for a fact that Kol didn't kill her. He was at the grill that night and Nick was with me. So that leaves the Lockwood's and the rest of the Mikealson's.

I put my head in my hands trying to calm myself down when the door flew open. I looked up to meat Mason. This better be good, or I swear I'll murder the guy!

"Salvatore, what the hell is wrong with you!" He yelled at me.

"Watch what you say to me. I'm pissed; you don't want to mess with me right now!" I hissed at him.

"I don't care; you have no right to give out a private number from the station!" He yelled at me.

"First of all, don't raise your voice when you're talking to me if you don't want to lose your job. As for the private number I have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't give anyone the station's private number."

"Are you sure about that, because this morning I got a phone call from a girl named Rachel asking for you? She said you gave her the number in case of an emergency." He hissed at me.

I got up from my seat as I said to him. "Don't piss me off Mason. I don't know a girl named Rachel and I sure as hell am not that stupid to give anyone the stations private number, now if you don't mind GET THE HELL OUT!" I screamed at him.

He looked at me for a second before just walking out. When he was out I muttered under my breath. "Good choice."

The next three hours I spent searching for Lee Branson on the Internet. There was no sign of the guy; the last address he was registered at was in Richmond two years ago, just like Logan said. I glanced at the time and noticed that it was 6 o'clock. I got up from my seat ready to head home to my angel. Elena, as soon as I think about her I start to feel more relaxed. I wonder what she did all day. Did she eat enough? How did she spend her day? What did she do? Was she lonely? A lot of questions were running through my head as I got into the car and headed to the grocery store to pick up some food.


So chapter 8 is done. Did you like it? There wasn't much Delena in it, but this chapter is putting us in the direction of the big secret that will change everything. So, what do you think about Nick and Caroline? How will Damon react when he finds out that his sister is in Mystic Falls? What do you think about Rebekah? REVIEW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND I ENJOY READING THEM.

Love season 4 of the VD, I hope Delena happens soon.

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