''So, Alaric is a double agent?'' Elena asked Caroline, as they sat on the edge of the branch of a tree.

Caroline shrugged. ''Look's that way. I guess I should warn the gang.'' She said.

Elena hesitated to ask a question that had been bothering her for a while, but she asked anyway. ''How are they? Everyone, I mean.'' She asked.

It was Caroline's turn to hesitate. ''They're fine,'' Caroline said, biting her tonque. Elena could tell that she was lying.

''Seriously, Care,'' Elena said.

Caroline bit her lip again, and she released a deep breath. ''It's been a difficult time, Elena. Stefan was heartbroken, Elena. We all were, I mean you were dead to us about an hour ago. Well me at least.'' Caroline stated.

''Dead to you?'' She questioned.

Caroline realized how they came out and she quickly took it back. ''Oh no! Not dead to us as in mad at you. But as in we thought you were lying on a heaven beach.'' Caroline joked.

Elena snickered. ''That's so you to think that.'' She said.

Caroline played with her hands, she looked stressed or as if she was hiding something. ''What is it, Caroline?'' Elena finally asked.

She looked over to Elena. ''Does Damon know your alive?'' She asked.

Elena held her breath longer than she usaully does and counted to five minutes. ''Why would you think that?'' She asked.

Caroline noticed how long it took her to answer and she suspected that something was up. ''Damon is usaully good at hiding things-his emotions. And when you died, he was devastated. But now he's acting happier and a little more sarcastic than usaul.'' She said.

Elena wasn't going to deny it. If she lied to Caroline, she would see right thruh it. Just like Elena saw with her. That's the price of being best friends ever since Kindergarden. ''Maybe,'' Elena said simply.

''I knew it!'' Caroline sqeauled.

''How did you notice his attitude change? Usaully your not that observant.'' Elena commented.

Caroline smiled a cheeky smile. ''The beauty of being a vampire.'' She said.

Elena smiled. ''Well, I haven't been one long enough to know the perks.'' She admitted.

Sadness crossed Caroline's features. ''It's different, isn't it?'' She asked her.

Elena sighed. ''Way different,'' She said.

A sudden gust of wind scared Jeremy as he walked home alone. He simply tuned the outdoors out and continued to listen to his I-pod. But it happened again and he pulled out the earbuds and looked around him.

''Who's there?'' He questioned.

No reply, he started to walk again until he looked behind him to find...Elena?