FAQ:
-When will the romance start?
I'm not one to jump head first into romance, and I don't think the characters would do that either. Basically, I'll have a few moments here and there, and when I feel like the story would be better with more romance, I'll add it.
-Is this a Daroline or Klaroline fanfic?
Both ;)
Sorry for the delay! Hope you enjoy! I wrote over 3,000 words instead of my usual 2,000 to make up for being a meanie and getting sidetracked with other stories! Hope you like the new cover I made. It's ratchet, I know. I just threw some crap together, figured it would be better than nothing ;)
xoxo
[omg my power was flickering when i was writing this and i was like PLEASE dont die.]
"Surprise!" Alyssa chirped as soon as Elena appeared. "I overheard Bonnie say you were doing dinner, so we brought – er -" she looked to Klaus who grinned.
"We brought the need to get to know each other more!" his smile was probably supposed to be charming, but to me, it was annoying.
"Oh." Elena said dumbly and Stefan walked up. He set a hand on my shoulder and I watched Klaus' brows furrow for a split second. "What are you doing here, Klaus?"
He smiled. "Waiting for my girlfriend's friend to invite me inside."
Stefan scowled and Alyssa gaped. "OMG! You two know each other? No way!"
"Oh, yeah, you can..." Elena said awkwardly.
"No, no, no. He can't, uh... he can't stay, can you Klaus? Don't have to go hunt some...uh, wolves... tonight?"
By this time, Alyssa had wriggled her way inside. She placed a hand on her hip, and batted her eyelashes at Klaus. "Get in here."
"We're just...finishing up..." Stefan continued to try to dissuade Elena to let him in, but it was to no avail.
"It's fine." Elena flashed a small smile and ran a hand through her hair. "Just come on in."
Klaus smirked and watched as his foot passed through the threshold of the Gilbert home. "What a beautiful home you have, Elena." he complimented.
She smiled again, still a bit awkwardly. "Thank you."
Stefan squeezed my shoulder a bit harshly, and I flinched, causing him to immediately remove it.
"Sorry." he murmured under his breath, and then we went into the living-room.
We chatted for a few minutes, Klaus trying to be sly and bringing up some ex-girlfriend or something to bother Stefan. And then there was Alyssa and Elena...ugh.
"Caroline you weren't so lucky today, right?" Elena frowned.
"Yeah! That's what I was thinking!" Alyssa butted in. "It's only because you missed summer camp! Gosh! I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines!"
"I'll work with her. She'll get it!" Bonnie encouraged me, shooting the girls a look. They didn't seem to notice, and Elena started to mumble to herself, already planning.
"We could move her to the back..."
Alyssa nodded and Klaus spoke up, leaving his 'girlfriend' and Elena to mumble to themselves about cheer leading.
"You don't seem like the cheer leading type, love."
I started to open my mouth, but Elena cut me off. "Oh, it's just because her mom died and her dad is God knows where." she shrugged, and Alyssa nodded sympathetically.
"Right? She's totally going through a blah phase. She used to be way more fun!" Alyssa's eyes widened.
"We say that with complete sensitivity." both girls nodded vigorously and Bonnie continued to glare at them.
"I'm surprised Elena's still holding in, but you weren't as close with your mom, were you?" Alyssa asked, and she shook her head.
"No, we never were that close. They were always working."
The doorbell rang, and Elena jumped up to get it.
I heard her invite someone in, and Stefan and I both stiffened. Damon and Elena walked into the living room. The three men in the room locked eyes, and I could taste the tension between them. It was uncomfortable.
"Damon." Stefan said, feigning kindness. A girl walked up behind them and my eyes widened.
"And Vicki." he continued. "What a pleasure."
I forced a smile as well and Bonnie smiled, greeting Vicki, and introducing herself to Damon. The couple sat down and Klaus and Damon made eye contact a few times, their eyes darting to Alyssa every few seconds.
Looks like Klaus got Damon's toy. What a pity. I thought sarcastically.
"So," Elena smiles. "We were talking about Care and I, yeah?"
"Yeah!" Alyssa piped up, mostly doing all the talking, as usual. "Elena's parents died – along with Caroline's." she said in a faux whisper.
"I'm sorry girls!" Damon said, pouting. "I know what it's like to loose both your parents, in fact, Stefan and I have watched about every single person we've ever cared about die." he wiped his eyes dramatically and leaned back, tossing an arm over Vicki's shoulders. She leaned into his touch, but I looked towards her eyes. The poor girl looked scared shitless!
Damon must be compelling her. I realized, wanting to slap Damon again.
"We don't need to get into family problems now do we?" Klaus spoke. "I think both of our families have enough to last lifetimes."
"Oh, you know what, you're right. I'm sorry, Stef." Damon was laying on his so-called charm thick. "The last thing I wanted to do was bring her up...mmmm" he shook his head, as if chiding himself.
Alyssa must have caught onto the hints about whoever 'her' was. "Who? Even Klaus said something about a her." she looked to the two brothers. "Your ex-girlfriend died?"
"Alyssa." Bonnie hissed through her teeth.
"Yeah, shush." Elena agreed for once.
She blushed crimson and Stefan spoke before his brother could 'stuff his foot into his mouth' any further. "It's no big deal. She was all our girlfriend at one point, and she died in a fire. End of story." he shrugged nonchalantly.
We chatted idly until Elena and Alyssa to go upstairs and Bonnie and I go into the kitchen to do the dishes.
I turned the water on and started to wash plates. "I can't believe Vicki is with Damon," I murmured, knowing the vampires couldn't hear me due to the running water.
Bonnie nods. "It's strange. I remember Matt saying to Tyler how she was terrified of him at first, once she saw him at the grill. Afterwords she seemed to be okay with him." she smiled. "You should have seen Lockwood's face. Pure rage." she looked towards the staircase. "Jeremy is probably mad too. Didn't they have some 'thing' going on? I remember seeing the talking occasionally."
I nodded, confirming the 'thing'. We continued to wash dishes until Bonnie's phone rang. It was her dad, telling her it was time for her to come home and finish the homework he found in her backpack.
I shut off the water, giving Bonnie a hug. "Bye Bon. I'll tell Elena and Alyssa good-bye for you if you'd like."
She hugged me back but kindly declined my offer. "S'okay. I'll run up there and see them before I leave."
She dried her hands off on the towel and I heard her tell the boys and Vicki that she would see them around.
I then begun to dry off dishes and put them away. I noticed a figure walk into the room out of the corner of my eye. I looked up to see Damon holding a glass.
"One more." he murmured, handing it to me.
"Oh, thanks. Must've missed it." he purposely dropped it, but caught it before it hit the floor.
Show off. I thought, biting back an eye roll.
"Nice save." I mumbled, forcing a smile onto my face. I found myself chuckling, imagining Damon's embarrassment if he had missed the glass.
He smirked at me, helping me dry the last couple of dishes. "I like you."
I raised an eyebrow. Excuse me?
"You know how to laugh. You and Elena make Stefan smile, which is something I haven't seen in a very long time." he finished.
I rolled my eyes. "Glad to know I could be of some use to your immortal lives."
The corner of his lips quirked up, and I found myself asking. "Earlier, who were you talking about?"
His ice-blue eyes got a faraway look in them for a moment. "I'm sure you've heard about Katherine."
When I shook my head, he continued. "She was this girl, this bitchy, beautiful girl. She was very complicated and selfish, normally not very kind, but very sexy and seductive. You'd have to ask Klaus who dated her first, because I'm sure Stefan and Klaus' answer differs from mine."
I nodded thoughtfully, and we continued to put away dishes.
"It does." a British voice said, and Klaus stepped into the room. He leaned against the island and rolled his eyes. "Alyssa won't come downstairs, she's too busy up with Elena. His lower lip jutted out in a pout.
"No surprise there." I stated.
"I'd quit cheer leading if I were you." Damon murmured suddenly, and I raised an eyebrow.
"How do you know that I cheer?"
"I have my ways." he winked at me, and I could see Klaus' form visibly stiffen just the slightest out of the corner of my eye.
"I agree, love." the quieter of the two said.
"Why do you say that?"
Klaus shrugged. "I saw you at practice, you looked annoyed and confused."
"You saw that?" I put away the last glass and wiped my damp hands off on my jeans.
"Is he wrong?" Damon countered.
I sighed. "I used to love it, all the jumps and cheers, it was a blast." I shook my head, staring at a fixed point on the wall. "Everything's changed this year. Stuff that used to matter, doesn't. It's like I'm a new person."
"Quit, move on." Klaus offered.
"Problem solved." he spun the rag around in a circle and playfully hit my leg with it. "Ta da!"
"Some things could matter again, though. What if I quit, and regret it later?"
"Seems unrealistic to me, luv." Klaus shrugged.
"I'm sorry." I said softly. "About Katherine. You both lost her, too."
Klaus snorted. "I wasn't involved with Katari – Katherine for long."
Damon smirked, reminiscing for a bit. "That's right, you had a thing for Chandra, didn't you?"
He stiffened visibly, and I could have sworn I heard him growl. I must have looked a bit confused, because he continued.
"Ah, yes," he smirked. "Chandra Ambrose." he whistled. "What a girl."
"I'd ask you to stop talking about my past, but I know it wouldn't do any good." Klaus's fists tightened and I hoped he could stay in control.
"She used to accompany Katherine where ever she went." he smirked, his eyes looking far away again.
"Hey." Vicki said, smiling slightly. "Do you all need some help?"
Klaus smirked. "Sure, love, why not?"
I walked past them into the living room to find Alyssa sitting with Stefan, chatting.
"Hey guys." I smiled and sat on the recliner. "Where's Elena?"
"She's upstairs, think she ate something bad." Alyssa shrugged.
Stefan had been studying Alyssa for a while now, and it was unknown to her. She really could be an airhead sometimes.
"That's a really nice scarf." I said. And it was really actually pretty.
"Can I see it? I mean would you mind taking it off?" Stefan asked, a strange look on his face.
"Oh." she chuckled. "I can't."
"Why?" I asked, and Stefan asked the question that I was about to ask next.
"You okay?"
Her eyes clouded over, looking confused and lost. "All I know is that I can't take it off."
"Hey guys, what are you up to?" Klaus asked, hiding his obvious suspicion poorly.
"Stefan and I were just admiring her scarf, is all." I explained.
"Hmm." he said. "Hey, you know, um, Elena is upstairs sick. Maybe you both should go see if she's okay."
"We aren't that close, and I have a weak stomach." I looked at Stefan, who's face was blank.
You aren't supposed to know about him, Caroline. I reminded myself.
"For me?" he smirked down at me.
I rolled my eyes. "Is that supposed to persuade me?"
He looked at me, his green-gray eyes shrinking and enlarging. I realized he was attempting to compel me. "Go see if Elena is alright upstairs."
"Hey Stefan." I said, sounding unlike myself. "I'm going to go see if Elena's alright."
Alyssa agreed with me.
He nodded, and Klaus smirked even wider. "Great."
I walked towards the stairs and walked halfway up before stopping, allowing Alyssa to head on up.
I trained my ears towards the living-room and listened in closely.
"She's a person Klaus, they both are. They don't exist for you to order them around – or to feed on whenever you feel like getting a drink." I heard Stefan chide him.
"Riiiight." I heard a chuckle and the footsteps of someone else faintly.
"What are you two bickering about now?" Damon asked.
"Just reminding Klaus – and now you – that people don't exist for our amusement." Stefan said as a matter of factly.
Someone snorted and I heard Damon say, "Sure they do. They're ours for the taking."
Stefan – obviously – sighed and said. "Alright you've had your fun, brother. You used Vicki, got to meet my new girlfriend, good for you. Now it's time for us to go home." he paused before calling my name.
"CAROLINE, WE'RE LEAVING."
"And you said they don't exist for us to order them around." I heard another chuckle.
"That's not a problem." I heard Damon say. "I've been invited in. If I want to come back tomorrow night, and the next night and have fun with your little cheerleader, I will. That's normal to me."
Stefan growled as he continued. "Or, I could just have some fun with our Blondie, if you'd like."
I heard a thump and I slowly got up and walked around the corner.
"Woah." I said. "Did I interrupt something?"
Stefan was on edge, Damon was smirking and Klaus was no where to be found.
"No, Blondie, you didn't." Damon smirked and walked into the kitchen, and him and Vicki left moments later.
Klaus went upstairs to get Alyssa, I guess, because he came back down behind me a moment later and said good-bye before exiting like Damon did.
I told Elena good-bye next and Stefan and I headed home.
~The next day~
Dear Diary,
I had a nightmare last night, about Damon. I totally forgot to put my necklace on after my shower. Big mistake. School was boring, as usual, and nothing really happened. Stefan also told methat he was going to give Katherine's old necklace to Elena to protect her from Damon in case he decides to try something. Tonight's the football game, and I'm about to head out to go. I've decided to take Damon and Klaus' advice...probably the stupidest sentence ever thought of. I'm quitting cheer leading. My mom always wanted me to do it, and it's never really been my thing. I know she would respect my decision to do this, so I'm not too guilty. Speaking of football, Stefan finally got onto the team! Guess this is it for now.
Caroline
Dear Diary,
WOW! I used you twice today! Shocking, huh? Elena almost saw Stefan's advanced healing today. Stef and I have gotten closer, he seems to trust me, which is good. Trust is key in any relationship I guess. Romantic or not. Bonnie's witch mojo is going crazy still. She's had some numbers stuck in her head since yesterday. She told Elena and I the feeling was like...death. Which isn't all the surprising, but how could Bonnie know about...them? Could she know? Damon is such a douche.
~Flashback~
I walked to Elena's car to grab her gym bag for her. I unlocked the car, getting a prickly feeling on the back of my neck. Turning around, I saw Damon close to me, maybe six feet away.
"You scared me. What are you doing here?"
He smirked slyly. "I'm hiding from Vicki. She's sky high." he chuckled to himself.
"Why do you care?"
"I needed a break. She rambles more than I can listen."
I shrugged, getting annoyed by how he was slowly getting closer. "That could be a sign."
He shrugged. "She's a bit young."
"Not much younger than you." I pointed out and he shook his head, as if I was crazy.
"Don't see it going anywhere in the bigger picture. I think she'd drive me insane."
"More than you already are?" I raised an eyebrow, causing him to laugh again.
"She does have some super irresponsible traits, but I've know her and Matt since kindergarten. That means something to me." I shrugged to myself and watched him inch even closer.
"Duly noted." he smirked, noticing my unease. "I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable. That's not my intention."
I laughed, shaking my head in disbelief. "It obviously is, or you wouldn't have me second-guessing everything you say to see if there's some crazy double meaning."
"You're right." he grinned devilishly. "I do have other intentions, but so do you, Blondie."
I rolled my eyes. "Really?" Sarcasm dripped off my voice like honey. I turned around, setting the bag on the ground and stepping back to shut the trunk.
"Mmhm." I heard him say. "I see 'em. You want me."
I snorted as the trunk shut, and I bent down to pick up the gym bag. "Riiight."
When I stood up, Damon was inches away from me, staring me down like a predator. His eyes kept flickering to my lips and my stomach flipped, despite my unease.
"I get to you." he whispered. "You find yourself drawn to me. You think about me even when you don't want to." his annoying smirk widened. "I bet you even...dream...about me."
My eyes widened. Yup. He had been in my head. Definitely need to glue the darn necklace to myself.
"And now," he said, trying – and failing – to be seductive, "You want to kiss-" I saw his pupils changing and I reacted before he could finish. My hands met his chest and I pushed him forwards, hard. To my surprise, he stumbled back, looking annoyed.
"Stefan got to you." he mumbled, rubbing his chest. "Feisty, aren't ya?"
"What the hell?" I bit out, anger flaring. "I don't know what shizz you're trying to pull with me, but I want NO part of it. I don't know what happened in the past, with you, Klaus, and Stefan, but I'd appreciate it if you would remember one thing. I am NOT Katherine." I glared at him. "You need to be more like Stefan, as much as you've heard this. He has no wrong feelings for me. He has humanity."
"Humanity makes you weak, human." he snarled and I rolled my eyes. I locked the car and stormed away, leaving an annoyed Damon in the dust.
~End of Flashback.~
Sometimes – no, wait – all the time – I want to rip his head off. Tyler, Matt and Stefan are getting along now, which is good, and someone killed Coach Tanner, not that I'm complaining. Insensitive, I know. I wouldn't be surprised if Damon killed him. He was already far off his rocker, and I probably just made him worse.
Caroline
Third Person POV
A dark haired figure stood over the blonde's bed. He stared down at her, oblivious to the wolf in the forest staring up at the window where he was standing. His long arm reached down and stroked her face, brushing a strand of hair out of her eyes. She rolled over in her sleep, groaning sleepily. A real smile drifted across his lips and he bent down, pressing a kiss on her forehead. He knew this girl had spunk. He liked that about her. They both did. He turned and left the room without a sound, shutting the door behind him.
TBC...
Just wanted to shout-out to ILoveELijahMikaelson. You guessed right! At first, I was going to make Damon not have a girlfriend, but then I thought, hm, this might be interesting!
Thanks for all the love!
[some sections of this story on the 'create new document' had random lines..don't know if it was just being glitchy on this or not...sorry if there are :p]
