Halloween With the Cullens Chapter 21, a Twilight + Vampire Diaries Crossover fanfic

I met with Caroline that night and she had a mask in her hands. "There's a masquerade ball at the Lockwood's tomorrow night. I got you this."

I raised an eyebrow but took the sleek black mask from her, "Thanks."

"I hope it will settle what I did today. It was really stupid, I know, "Caroline insisted.

I nodded and sat down on the park bench. "Is Damon coming?"

"I told him to come," she looked around. "He said he'd be here."

"Sorry I'm late, ladies," Damon greeted, dropping from a tree. "I just decided to fly in."

"You so have to teach me how to do that," Caroline breathed.

I snorted, "Let's go. You can. . . put your things in my car."

"You have a car?" Damon gasped dramatically.

I winked. "Not mine, actually. I borrowed it from a friend. Get in, people. Come on. I don't have eternity for nothing."

I pressed the unlock button and helped Caroline with her bags. Her fifteen thousand bags.

"Where do you live?" Caroline asked, getting in the passenger seat, forcing Damon to sit in back. I liked this girl even better now.

"Not far," I admitted.

I started up Emmett's jeep and flipped on the stereo. "What do you two like? Country? Rock? Hip-Hop? Rap?"

"The hits," Caroline said excitedly. She'd stay with me. I looked through the rear-view mirror to Damon.

"And you, Mr. Silent-pants?"

"I'm not a huge fan of country. . . so whatever's fine," Damon winked. "This is a big car, Katherine. I bet we could do lots of things in here."

"I promised I wouldn't ruin it," I smirked.

"Since when did you keep to promises?"

"Since when have I not?" I challenged. I turned on the hits and started to sing along with Caroline.

"Lyin' here with you so close to me
It's hard to fight these feelings when it feels so hard to breathe
Caught up in this moment
Caught up in your smile

"I've never opened up to anyone
So hard to hold back when I'm holding you in my arms
We don't need to rush this
Let's just take it slow

"I know that if we give this a little time
It'll only bring us closer to the love we wanna find
It's never felt so real, no it's never felt so right

"No I don't want to say goodnight
I know it's time to leave, but you'll be in my dreams
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight

"Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby I'm alright, oh, let's do this right, with just a kiss goodnight
With a kiss goodnight
Kiss goodnight," Caroline and I finished, and laughed as I pulled up into the house.

"God, this reminds me why I don't listen to women in cars," Damon muttered.

I rolled my eyes and pocketed the keys. "Oh, you love it, Damon."

"Where do we go?" Caroline asked, bouncing in excitement. "Your home is huge!"

I nodded to the house, "Elizabeth is waiting. Just grab your things and I'll call her."

Damon helped Caroline with her things and opened the door. "Elizabeth!" I shouted.

"Coming, Miss!" I heard her call. She was in front of me in seconds.

"Could you please invite Caroline inside, Elizabeth?" I asked sweetly. She turned to face Caroline and the girl gave her a small finger wave and tenative smiled.

"Hey," Caroline said cautiously.

"Come in, Miss Caroline," Elizabeth said goodnaturedly. "Miss Katherine has told me about you liking human food and I have taken the liberty of buying many things woman your age like."

"Oh, thank you," Caroline smiled, stepping in. "But you didn't have to do that."

Damon raised an eyebrow, looking at me expectantly.

"Don't ask me," I smirked.

"Miss, what about him?"

I sighed, "Let him in. I'll show Caroline to her room."

"This place is amazing!" Caroline breathed as she took in the crystal chandelier and marble staircases.

"Thank you," I told her. "Now, if you'll set your things here. I'd like you to meet some friends of mine."

"Friends?" Caroline whispered.

I let her set her things down and she hesitantly followed me to the living room. Rosalie looked up from a fashion magazine, "Hey, I'm Rosalie."

"Oh, I love your outfit. It is so next season," Caroline said quickly.

Rosalie looked at me and nodded, "I like her already."

"This is her mate, Emmett," I said, nodding to the guy next to her.

Emmett winked, "Maybe you, Rosie and I can get together sometime."

I laughed, "Loser can't get it in with his wife." Caroline nodded, smiling slightly.

"This is Jasper and Alice," I said to the couple on the love seat, but they weren't touching at all. "Alice is Mason Lockwood's mate."

"The mayor's brother?" Caroline asked.

I nodded, "The hot one. Although Tyler's not too bad. . ."

Caroline giggled, "He's nothing special. Horrible temper."

"All werewolves have horrible tempers," I muttered. "And lastly, there's Edward."

Caroline looked at him, "Oh, hi. I didn't see you there before."

Damon cleared his throat, "I'm Damon."

I smirked and wrapped my arm around his neck. "Sorry, this is Damon Salvatore. Confederate soldier in 1864. Died in 1864. Born in Mystic Falls."

"Thanks for the life story, Kat," Damon snorted.

I winked at him, "And this is Caroline Forbes. My new best friend."

Caroline's eyes widened, "What?"

"I have to take someone with me to get a new car, don't I? And you sabotaged your poor car just to help me yesterday. So you should get a new car too. . ."

"Are you bribing her to stay on our side?"

"No, I'm paying her for her services," I asnwered Damon. "Come, Caroline. I'll show you to your room and we can get to sleep. We have an early day. Masquerade ball and all."

"You'll be my date, right?" Damon whispered. I turned to look at him and stood on my tippy-toes as I whispered in his ear.

"You won't be jealous if I talk to Stefan?"

"Not one bit," Damon whispered back.

"Good. Meet me in my room tonight. First door on the left staircase. Caroline, this way please," I grinned. I took her hand and guided her up the stairs to an empty room at the end of my staircase.

"But my things-" Caroline said, looking behind her.

"You can get them later," I told her. "Here we are! The only modern room in the house, so you'll have to bear with it." I opened the door to a nice yellow colored room. The walls were a soft yellow and the bed was a crisp white. A vanity was on the far wall, where two doors were - one to her closet, the other to her private bathroom. A couch was placed in the corner by the door and there was a small dresser with a flat screen on it. A desk was also there, painted white, with a laptop and a small lamp.

"We have blood packets in the fridge," I nodded to the fridge under her desk. "And the food downstairs will help with the cravings."

"You were serious about the tudoring, right?" Caroline asked.

I nodded, "I don't accept anyone with lower than a 3.0 GPA."

"Oh, thank god," Caroline sighed. "Because I am awful at Calculus and I could so use help from someone way smarter than my mom."

I smiled, "Get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow for shopping for the ball?"

"Totally," Caroline smiled.

"Do you know what Elena's wearing?" I asked her.

"Sleek, black, about knee length. And don't forget to straighten your hair," Caroline answered dutifully.

I smiled at her, "We are going to be the best of friends, Caroline."

Caroline smiled with satisfaction, "You aren't as bad as Stefan made you out to be."

"Oh?"

"He said you'd hurt everyone I loved to get to me and then make me feel bad."

"Well, that's just Stefan's point of view. But trust me, he's going to get exactly that. With you and Damon away from him, he won't be feeling too good."

"And I mean, Elena lied to me," Caroline continued. "She said that the two of them were having a rough patch. And that they might even be over. But they aren't! She lied to me straight to my face!"

"You and Damon both. I'll see you, Caroline."

"Night, Katherine!" she called.

I smiled and opened Rosalie and Emmett's door, "Dress shopping tomorrow. Be ready by eight."

When I made it to my bedroom, Damon was on my bed, his black shirt completely unbuttoned and showing off his abs.

"It's been too long since we've had a room to ourselves."

I smirked, "Well, let's make this reunion memerable."

Ah, Caroline's moved in and Kat/Caroline are forming a friendship! Next chapter is the Masquerade ball and female bonding time. Review, please!

-Nastya

I don't own Vampire Diaries or Twilight.