Found my way to the highway

I don't wanna tell you the state I'm in

I've had too much to smoke, too much to drink

Where have I been?

I feel like the stars are getting closer

And the sky is closing in

And I don't know where to begin

Me, You, and My Medication by Boys Like Girls

Chapter Twenty-One: Killer Kitty Part Two

Caroline was walking home, it was still somewhat early, only around 8 at night, but she knew her mother was freaking out since she saw all the messages on her phone asking her where she disappeared off too. Caroline just answered back that she was on her way home now. Caroline stayed with Stefan until she knew he was strong enough again to be able to move around and do things by himself. Caroline finally reached her front door, took a deep breath, and walked inside. She expected a full on blow out from her mom who was standing there in the kitchen making dinner.

"How's Stefan?" Her Mom asked and sounded really concerned

"He's doing better" Caroline said

"Damon called and told me about it" Her Mom said and Caroline figured that was why she wasn't blowing up right now.

"Oh, okay" Caroline said

"You hungry?" She asked

"Yeah, I'll be right back" Caroline said and walked up the stairs to her room and got rid of her jacket since it was dirty from her being in the woods with Stefan and she didn't want her mom to get suspicious.

By the time Caroline got back downstairs, she saw her Mom on the phone.

"Caroline, phone's for you" Her Mom said and handed her the house phone, Caroline took it and figured it was either Stefan, Damon, or Elena.

"Hello?" Caroline answered

"Well if it isn't the little blonde vampire who thought she could steal away my Stefan" Katherine said

"Katherine?" Caroline said confused

"I don't like being messed with Caroline. I especially don't like it when people take away my boys and try to stop me" Katherine said "Which puts both you and Elena in some serious danger" Katherine smirked

"What do you want?" Caroline asked

"I want nothing from you, you sweet innocent little waste of space" Katherine said "But, why are we sitting here just talking away" Katherine said and laughed a little "I think maybe your mother has something way more important to share with us"

As soon as she said that, Caroline instantly smelled blood and turned around to see her Mom lying on the floor with a knife in her stomach.

"MOM!" Caroline said and instantly rushed to her side, still holding the phone and Caroline tried to hold back tears, but she couldn't

"How long did you think I was going to let you get by with dating Stefan" Katherine hissed "Stay away from him. Oh, and say hi to Elena for me at the hospital" Katherine said sweetly and then the line went dead

Caroline hung up the phone and didn't know what to do. She just pulled the knife out of her Mom's stomach and tried to think quickly. Her mind was racing and the only thing she could think to do was to call for an ambulance.

"911, What's your emergency?" The operator asked

"I need help! My mom just got stabbed, she's bleeding everywhere" Caroline sobbed, not knowing what else to do

Caroline was sitting in the waiting room on the hospital with Elena. Caroline knew now what Katherine meant on the phone. Turns out Katherine sent a warning to Elena too and had Jenna stab herself as well, just minutes before she called Caroline and had her mom do the same thing. Both Jenna and Liz were going to be okay, Caroline knew it was just sheer luck that both of them were going to be okay, she knew from the sound in Katherine's voice that she intended for Liz and Jenna to die. Caroline sat there with Elena, just holding her hand, not knowing what else to do, her head was still spinning. Alaric was in with Jenna, she was starting to wake up and be conscious again, but no news had come to Caroline yet other than that her mom was going to be okay, she was still waiting for someone to tell her she could see her mom. Just then, Caroline saw both Stefan and Damon walk into the waiting room. Caroline wanted to run over to Stefan and hug him tightly, but she restrained herself and waited for Stefan to come over to her. Once he was there, Caroline wasted no time and hugged Stefan tightly and let herself cry more, she heard Elena doing the same with Damon.

"It's okay Caroline, they're gonna be okay" Stefan told her and gently rubbed her back as he held her there

"No they're not Stefan" Caroline sobbed

"Shh, it'll be okay" Stefan said

Stefan got Caroline calmed down and he sat in the waiting room with her. Eventually Alaric came out and let Elena and Jeremy go in and see Jenna. Alaric told them he was gonna stay the night with Jenna, but Caroline still heard nothing about her mom. An hour later, a doctor finally came out to talk to Caroline.

"She's going to be fine, she just needs her rest right now, she lost a lot of blood. You can come back here and see her tomorrow, okay?" The Doctor said

Caroline was tempted to compel the doctor into letting her see her mom, but she knew Stefan was there and watching, so she just nodded and let the doctor walk off. Caroline walked back over to Stefan and still felt no better, the only thing that would make her feel better would be seeing her mom alive and awake.

"Come on Care, let's get you home" Stefan sighed

"I don't wanna go back there" Caroline sighed "There's blood everywhere"

"I'll go there and stay with you tonight, okay?" Stefan said and Caroline nodded and walked out of the hospital with Stefan

Stefan helped Caroline get all the blood cleaned up. Caroline was so worried about her mom still, that the blood didn't even phase her, though she saw how it affected Stefan, he still stayed there and helped her. Once the kitchen was all cleaned up, Caroline showered off all the blood and got ready to go to sleep, she just wanted today to be done and over with already. First Stefan almost died, and now her mom. Everyone was in danger in Mystic Falls now, and her being with Stefan wasn't exactly helping, especially since her being with Stefan was the reason Katherine came after her and her mom. If she could, she would go back in time and slap herself silly for thinking being with Stefan would be fine with Katherine around. Then again, nothing in the world could change her mind that she loved Stefan. She was already in too deep to just change her mind and decided to no longer love Stefan, she'd just be lying to him and herself, and breaking up now would get her nowhere, it'd only hurt them both in the end. Caroline got into her bed and Stefan was sitting there next to her. She snuggled up next to him and just let herself cry. Stefan couldn't think of anything to say to make her feel better, he knew she'd only be better when she saw her mom alive and awake, so he let her cry and held her there until she finally fell asleep peacefully. Once she was fast asleep, Stefan kissed her on the forehead and fell asleep there next to her. Katherine was going to pay for hurting Caroline and Elena like this. She had tried to kill two people they loved to pieces, and now Katherine was going to pay for that with her life. Stefan was going to kill Katherine.

A/N: So now I'm playing catch up with this story :P I have the Masquerade chapter to write still, which is actually half way done since I had a writing spree last night, and then last nights episode :) So, I hope you guys like this chapter and sorry I made you wait so long for it! I'm a terrible person to make you wait :'( I gotta go work on the rest of my stories now before everyone comes after me for the next chapters :P xoxo, Avril