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What can I do now! I keep rewriting this chapter but I just can't get myself to finish it.

School was the perfect distraction for Caroline. After this weekend she wasn't sure she could handle anything out of the normal. She needed to talk to someone. She had texted Stephan this morning and told him to meet her after school. She couldn't talk to Beatrice. She didn't want to tell her that she had kissed Klaus. She didn't want her to think poorly of her. After all she had just found out about Tyler and not 24 hours later she was kissing Klaus. So she trudged through the day. She talked a little with Matt and Bonnie. Bonnie was acting a little bit more normal these days. She nodded at Rebecca in the hall. She felt like she had to be nice to her because she was Bea's friend.

She needed to go home and finish her college applications. But when she had looked at them last night when she got home she had gotten sick to her stomach. She was going to kick herself if she got it in late but she couldn't even think about doing them. So she grabbed her English book and slipped it into her bag. She walked out the doors of the school and slipped her sunglasses on almost on the verge of a breakdown. She walked to her car and when she got to the point where she could see it she saw Stephan leaning up against her car. She smiled widely and walked swiftly to him and he wrapped her in a big hug.

She hugged him back and began to throw out every swear word she could think of and some she didn't know. She chuckled at her. He was like the brother she never had. Protecting her and always listening to her petty problems.

" I think you just made some of those up." he said as she pulled away and stepped into the passenger seat. She walked around the car and slid into her seat starting the car and pulling out of the parking lot.

She drove to the ice cream shop and the got out.

" Isn't ice cream and girl talk reserved for a woman friend? " Stephan asked her hands stuck in his dark wash jeans. She rolled her eyes at him.

" Well your brother turned my best friend into a horrible bitch. Bonnie would freak out at my news and ...oh yeah that is all the girl friends I have." she said walking into the store. She ordered a root beer float and he ordered a scoop of mint chip ice cream. They sat down in silence for awhile.

" Is silence the help you needed or..." he started

" I kissed Klaus." She blurted out a little too loudly and looked around and blushed.

" Well that's knew." Stephan said leaning back in his chair.

" And Tyler's sleeping with that werewolf Haley." she said

" Also new." he said as his eyes got big. So she told him about her and Beatrice's road trip. How she had found Tyler and How now she didn't know what to now. And as he processed she realized she hadn't cried at all. She had expected to. The boy she was dating for over a year had been cheating on her. Yet she felt very calm.

" So Tyler was cheating on you so you kissed Klaus?" he asked with his eyebrows raised.

" May I remind you of a man who slept with a pretty blond sister of Klaus after getting his heart crushed by Elena? Keep the judgment from that tone." she stared at him

"Fair enough." he sat forward getting close to her. " What do you want to hear from me?" he asked her .

She had no idea.

" Tell me it gets better. Tell me the pain goes away." she searched his eyes as he answered she knew he wouldn't lie to her but he may spare her somthing that would hurt her.

" Eventually it will. But there will always be somthing to hurt over Caroline." he said.

" Caroline!" A shout came from the door. She shifted her eyes to see Beatrice waving her hands at her. When she noticed Stephan she gave an apologetic smile. She came over and sat down next to Caroline.

" Karaoke?" That one word was formed into a question with all the hope in the world behind those big brown eyes.

" I don't sing." Caroline said laughing at her puppy dog expression. She looked at Stephan.

" Stephan sings." Beatrice said. He looked up startled. She smiled at him.

" I do?" he asked smiling back at her with a doubtful tone.

"Sure you do!" she said excitedly. " And I would love it if you would join us!"

" I havn't even said I'm going!" Caroline exclaimed.

" Sure you are, you wouldn't deprive a tourist of the sights of surrounding cities. Plus Klaus is going." she said winking

" Why would that make me want to go?" Caroline asked her

" Oh I'm sorry, do you generally kiss people you can't stand? Is that a modern thing?" she asked Caroline. Her tone was playful and she had a huge grin on her face that she was trying to smother. Caroline was blushing.

" did he? How..." she stammered.

" dear I have been around for a long time. And I'm a witch and a vampire. And you forget Klaus does not live by himself." she laughed as Caroline gaped at her.

" Stephan will you grace us with your presence?" she turned to him as he half grinned. He nodded at her and she smiled and started walking out of the store.

" Stop by the house and we will leave then!" she walked out the door. As soon as she left Caroline smacked him on his shoulder.

" Why did you agree?" she asked staring at him.

" It might be just the thing you need." he paused. " I like her."

" Yeah me too. That's the problem."

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After driving Stephan back to his car he followed her to the Mikealson's house. And as they pulled up Caroline turned the car off and stared at the house thinking of how she was here last night. It was not a long enough time to be back here and as Stephan tapped on her window she was sure she was going to die of embarrassment.

" I think this is a horrible idea." she said to Stephan as the walked up to the house. He didn't respond to that. As they reached the door they heard music pouring out of the house. Stephan knocked on the door but there was no way anyone could hear with the music as loud as it was. So Stephan opened the door and walked in. The music was coming from the living room. It was old timey swing music. And as they got to the living room they were bombarded with the full effect of the music.

Beatrice and Klaus were dancing. They had moved the coffee table and couches and were spinning and swinging around. They laughed as they moved as if they were a single person. Beatrice exclaimed as she saw them standing in the doorway and ran up to pull them in. She threw Caroline in Klaus' general direction as Stephan spun her out and pulled her back in like a pro. And before she could say anything Klaus had come up from behind her and pulled her to him rocking her back and forth before he spun her around to look at her. He pulled her closer and moved his mouth closer to her ear.

"And how is my little vixen today?" He chuckled with a cocky attitude. She should have known he was going to say somthing.

" I am not yours" she reacted instantly.

" who's are you then?" he asked.

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They drove thirty minutes out of town. The conversation was easy in the car. It was quite surprising considering the history of all those in the car but it was very hard to be in a fowl mood while Bea was filling the car with her laugh. They pulled up to the Bar the Bea had found on her phone. They all got out of the car and walked into the dimly lit bar. Klaus put himself in charge of getting drinks for the group while the rest of them went and sat down.

Beatrice clapped for the woman who was just stepping down from the stage and beamed happily. When Klaus came back with the drinks he handed Stephan a beer and Bea and Caroline somthing fruity. They hadn't taken a sip when Beatrice dissapeared to write her name on the Karaoke list. And just like the the group dynamic got very awkward.

" Stephan, how is Elena fairing?" He scanned both their faces as he asked this question.

" We have decided to take the Klaus approach and lock her away until she does what we want her to do." Stephan said casually which made Caroline spit part of her drink out. The corners of Klaus' mouth turned up.

" Yes nothing like a bit of solitary soul searching to change a person." he took a drink and winked at Caroline right as Bea came back. She sat down and looked at the group.

" Did y'all play nice while I was gone?" she looked at Caroline.

" Nobody's dead." Klaus offered.

" That is about all you can ask for." Caroline added.

" You people." was all Beatrice said before watching the next person take the stage. They sang the song ' These boots are made for walkin' and when they were done the man running the booth called out Stephan and Beatrice's names. Beatrice popped up and held her hand out to Stephan.

" Mr. Salvator." He shook his head at her but took her hand.

" I have a feeling resistance would be futile." she laughed.

" Sounds like you know a think or two about ladies." she replied and pulled him up on stage. She asked him somthing as he laughed and nodded. The song began and Caroline laughed as they sang out the lyics to ' Don't Go Breaking My Heart'. They weren't half bad either.

Klaus leaned over the table.

" Will you tell me what brought you to me last night Caroline Forbes?" She considered lying to him. There was no reason that she should telll him the truth. Maybe she wouldn't have to Lie to him. Perhaps she could just avoid the question. She had a feeling he would find out sooner or later and she might as well give it out on her own terms.

" I went and saw Tyler." she told him as she watched his reaction. If she had turned her eyes for a second she would have missed the range of emotion that passed his face. He almost looked hurt and then angry. He opened his mouth to say somthing but closed it and then looked confused.

" You went to see who you claim is the man you love. Who I have been keeping from you. Then you come to me? I'm sorry but I seem to be a bit lost here."

She knew as soon as he looked up she wouldn't have to explain. The hurt was written across her face. She partially blamed him for this so she didn't try to hide it. She wanted him to see exactly what had happened to her. And as he looked at her face he put his mask over his own.

" Tyler Lockwood let down his damsel in distress." he said. No emotion in his voice. Almost a lack of to make her feel worse. Like she had been hoping for somthong that she could never have and everyone had known but her.

" And as soon as he lets you down you come Crawling to me." he sat back in his chair and just as he said it the Karaoke man called her up to sing a song with Beatrice. Anything would be better than this conversation. She would rather snap her own neck than to see that cocky asshole look at her like he was king of the world. So as she got up she directed her gaze at him and spoke every word like it would be her last.

" Consider it a lapse in judgment. It won't happen again."

Hey everyone! I do love Stephan. Is he my favorite Salvator... Eh. I live them both but Stephan is way sweet. More soon I hope