(Chapter nine)
"Elena? Elena...? Hello?" said Caroline as she poked Elena's cheek. "If you're planning on going and talking to Damon and Stefan at one you better wake up."
Elena began to stir and turned to look up at Caroline.
"What time is it?" she asked in a groggy voice.
"It's 10:30 but I figured you might wanna eat before you go so Bonnie went downstairs to make chocolate chips pancakes and I also knew that you'd probably want to spend a lot of time to look super sexy today since it's a big day for you so I figured two hours would be enough time since it'll only take like thirty minutes to eat. Oh, and if you want I'll help you fix your hair and makeup!" cried Caroline.
"Haha, you've got this all planned out huh?" said Elena.
"Of course I do. You're making a big decision today so I just wanted to show you that I'm here for you even if Bonnie isn't." said Caroline.
"Thank you Caroline. You really are a great friend and I love you." said Elena as she got up to hug Caroline.
"I love you too! But come on, lets go down to the kitchen before Bonnie gets mad that it took so long." smiled Caroline.
The two girls headed downstairs and Elena could smell the sweet aroma of their breakfast in the air. Her stomach grumbled and she realized that she was starving!
"Glad to see that you finally made it out of the bed." said Bonnie with a smile on her face.
"Yeah." said Elena. "Wow, that smells great Bonnie!"
"Go ahead, help yourself. You too Caroline." Bonnie said.
All three girls grabbed their plates, forks, knifes, and napkins. Each girl had three pancakes and they all smothered them with a ton of syrup. That really hit the spot! After they had cleaned up their mess from breakfast they headed upstairs to Bonnie's room to get ready for the day. Caroline was usually always concerned with looking her best but today, she put on some light makeup and threw her blonde hair up into a bun on top of her head because she wanted to spend her time making sure Elena looked great today. Elena never really could look bad even if she wore rags but Caroline was set on trying to make her look like a goddess. Caroline started out by brushing through Elena's long brown hair. It wouldn't hold a curl so they decided to keep it straight. After her hair Caroline began to apply Elena's makeup. She started with concealer and then put on a light load of coverup on even though Elena didn't need it. Next, she put on the eyeshadow. The first coat she put on was a silver color and then on top of that she applied a dark gray to give Elena the smokey eye look. Then she got out her favorite tube of lash blast mascara and put it on Elena's eyelashes and for the final touch she added a rosy color to her cheeks and put on a coat of light red lip gloss.
"You can't look yet! We have to find you an outfit first!" cried Caroline.
"Alright, if you insist." said Elena.
Caroline spent a few minutes searching Bonnie's closet until she reappeared with an outfit behind her back.
"Okay, now close your eyes while I help you put this on." said Caroline.
Elena did as she was told while Caroline directed her on where to put her arms and head.
"Okay...open!" shouted Caroline with a huge smile on her face.
Elena opened her eyes and stepped into Bonnie's room to use the full body length mirror that was on her closet door and she saw Bonnie's mouth drop. Elena began to worry so she rushed to the mirror and couldn't believe what she saw. She looked...amazing! Caroline had done an amazing job on her makeup and the outfit look wonderful on her. Caroline had picked out a simple black dress that showed off Elena's figure in all the right places. The dress was like a tank top and it came to her mid thigh. Caroline sure wasn't joking when she said she wanted to make Elena look super sexy today. Right under her breasts Caroline had put a big black belt on her that showed off her curves even more. Elena had curves in all the right places. Her body was shaped like an hour glass, her hips weren't to big but they showed just enough. Her thighs were the perfect size and she had tall slender legs. Caroline walked over to her and gave her a pair of open toed black heels to wear. She couldn't help but gawk over herself.
"Caroline, this dress is so simple but wow...I look amazing! Thank you so much!" cried Elena as she ran to hug Caroline.
"You're welcome! I'm so happy you like it! Damon won't be able to take his eyes off of you! Poor Stefan though, he'll get to see and admire but he won't get to touch." she winked.
"Yeah, you really do look beautiful Elena. Caroline did a good job. Just make sure I get that dress and those heels back soon." said Bonnie, her tone was kind of bitter.
"Bonnie, why do you sound so pissed off?" asked Elena.
"I'm not, all I was to make sure you give me my dress and heels soon. If you'll excuse me, I need to head out. I have to make a trip to my grams house and it's almost one." she said.
"Okay...come on Caroline, lets get all our stuff so Bonnie can leave." said Elena staring at Bonnie as she walked out of sight.
"What's her problem?" asked Caroline.
"I don't know but I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm choosing Damon over Stefan but whatever, I already told her that it was my choice so she'll just have to get over it. Come on, grab your bags and I'll help you out to your car." said Elena.
Caroline and Elena walked down the stairs and saw a note attached to the front door in Bonnie's handwriting.
Sorry but I had to leave right away to talk to Grams. Elena, you keep one of my house keys on your key chain so make sure to lock up. Love, Bonnie.
"I wonder why she had to leave to suddenly?" asked Caroline.
"I'm not sure but whatever, lets go." said Elena as she locked the front door.
Elena helped Caroline put her suit case into the car and then said her goodbyes. The girls hugged and made a promise to get together like this again soon. Then they each drove off their separate ways, Caroline towards her house and Elena towards the boardinghouse.
"Alright Stefan, I'm going to insist that you remain on your best behavior today. Okay little one?" said Damon.
"Shut up Damon, I think that you are the one who needs to watch how their behavior is." Stefan said as he glared at his brother.
"Stefan, how many times do I have to explain to you that I'm older than you? You have to respect your elders and not talk back to them. Didn't mommy and daddy ever teach you manners?" he said smiling.
"Don't mention mother and father around me." Stefan said while still glaring at his brother.
"Well why not? Father did always love you best. If I remember correctly, he called me the mistake all the time while he put you an a pedestal and referred to you as the golden child." Damon was bitter now as all the memories of his father came back to him.
"And father was right about you Damon. You were the mistake and the child that he was ashamed of. Can you blame him?" Stefan said with a smirk on his face.
Damon was angry and in a flash he had Stefan by the throat.
"I keep telling you not to push my buttons yet you continue to defy me and I'm really getting sick of it." growled Damon.
"If this happens one more time I will..." but Damon was interrupted by the sound of the door bell.
"Saved by the bell." he said as he threw Stefan to the ground and walked over to open the front door.
