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? POV:

Elena and Caroline woke up in the middle of the night. The sleepover they were having was obvious due to the popcorn and movies scattered about Elena's room, and the extra pillows on Elena's bed.

They heard a noise, but both were oblivious to the other. It was as if Elena couldn't see Caroline, and Caroline couldn't see Elena. The onlooker could see both of them easily.

"Hello? Jeremy?" Elena called, looking around the room.

"Hello? Is someone there?" Caroline called as well, getting up and heading down the stairs.

Elena followed the same path Caroline did, both in the dark. The power was out, and it was raining quite hard.

Both girls stumbled into the living-room to discover the television on. Confused looks passed over their faces. But the power is off?

"This is Logan Fell coming to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with breaking news of another deadly animal attack. The wild animal terrorizing the citizens of Mystic Falls has claimed two more victims."

Caroline shuddered, knowing that in reality, it was a vampire, not a wild animal. Elena looked confused still oblivious to the fact that vampires existed.

"They have claimed local high school students Elena Gilbert and Caroline Forbes." Their pictures appeared on the screen, and they gasped, stumbling back a few steps. Caroline's head was swimming, and Elena looked bewildered and terrified. The onlooker could hear both of their hearts beating at a million miles a minute. Logan Fell's voice could be heard in the background, explaining something about the forensic evidence.

Elena seemed to be able to see Caroline now. "Caroline?" she whimpered, and Caroline jumped.

"Damon!" she screamed. "Stay away from me!"

Elena's face twisted in confusion, but then fear passed over. "Damon! What are you doing here?"

They both seemed to acknowledge the presence of the other, but they seemed to think that the presence was Damon, not the other girl.

Another Damon appeared, and both girls ran towards the front door, only to find it locked. Caroline was whimpering quietly, while Elena was visibly shaken.

They whirled around to see the other Damon. He quickly snapped Elena's neck, while pulling Caroline to his chest, burying his face in her neck.

Third Person POV

Stefan shot up in bed, screaming softly. A soft knock on the door until Damon came sauntering in. "Bad dream, brother?" he smirked. It was too easy getting into his little brother's head. "Do you know how easy that was, to get into your head just now? You really need some human blood. It might even the playing field."

Stefan rolled his eyes. His brother just didn't know when to shut up, get a life, and move on.

The smirk on the elder's face widened. "Football reference. Too soon?" he laughed, only to be hit in the stomach with a knife a second later. His laughter stopped for a second, and a scowl appeared.

"All right," he gritted his teeth, pulling the knife out and stabbing it into the table next to him. "I deserved that. But, I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit." he grinned cheekily. "The animal responsible for killing poor coach Tanner and all those people."

Stefan narrowed his eyes. But Damon killed those people, not the animal...

"What are you talking about?"

"It was a mountain lion. Really big one. It attacked a hunter this morning." Damon took a swig of the blood in his cup. "It's all over the news." Smirking, he made a rainbow shape with one of the hands, putting on an announcer voice. "Deadly beast captured. All's well in Mystic Falls."

In reality, all wasn't well. There were three vampires, and one, perhaps two, were a bit psychotic.

"Why would you cover your tracks?" his eyes were still narrowed, obviously trying to figure out Damon's plan.

He shrugged, smirking. "I've decided to stay a while. And – i'm just having way too much fun here with you, Elena and Blondie." he shrugged again. "Plus, I've got nothing better to do."

"Can't touch either of them now." Stefan stated, getting up.

Damon took another swig of his blood before setting it down on the table. He pulled out the knife, toying with it as he walked slowly over to Stefan. "Well, the vervain keeps me out of Elena's head." he shrugged. "Maybe she's not my target. Believe it or not, Stef, some girls don't need my persuasion - especially blonde cheerleaders." he wiggled his eyebrows, still smirking. "Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my charm, and my unflinching ability to listen to -" he paused, quickly stabbing his younger brother in the stomach. "Taylor Swift.

Stefan groaned, falling to the floor. It obviously hurt the younger brother, and Damon knew that. He was weaker on bunny blood – he'd always be weaker on bunny blood.

Damon picked up something and looked at the tag. "This is John Varvatos, dude." he scoffed, tossing it down. "Dick move."

Caroline's POV

I exited my room, just getting off the phone with Tyler's mom. She had asked me to go to our storage locker in town and get my great-great-grandma Elizabeth's wedding ring and my great-great-grandfather's pocket watch. I was just about to head there, when I heard a slicing sound, and somebody groaning.

"Dick move." I head Damon say, and I went to the door. It opened before I could place my hand on the handle. Damon was standing there, smirking profusely. "Ease dropping, Blondie?"

I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "You know that I'm not." I tapped my ear. He was sure to have heard my heartbeat close by if I was, and obviously, I had just came from my room. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw Stefan, with a bloody spot on his shirt, and a knife on his hand.

"Damon!" I chided, swatting his shoulder. He simply smirked by me, and I pushed by, trying to get to Stefan. After a moment, he stepped to the side, allowing me in.

"What did he do that for?" I asked softly, giving Stefan a random washcloth I had gotten from his bathroom.

Stefan groaned. "I stabbed him first. He was in my head this morning." he groaned again, runnnig a hand through his bedhead. "I'm not strong enough, Caroline."

I frowned. "I would tell you to drink human blood, but something tells me that's a terrible idea."

He nodded painfully. "I'm going over to Elena's to check on her. Where are you off to?" he asked me, after noticing my keys and bag in hand.

"I'm going to get my grandma's ring and my grandpa's pocket watch from storage. It's really old, passed down from the generations, so Mrs. Lockwood wanted it for the heritage display."

"They still have a founders party?"

I nodded and he nodded once. "Okay. See you later, Care."

I waved at him and went to go get the things.

I drove into town, not too surprised to find it packed. I pulled my car into Matt's driveway, shooting a text at him telling him I was parking there. He sent back an 'alright'.

I got out and started to slowly walk closer to town, when voices drifted to my ears.

"How come you don't sparkle?" a girl's voice asked, and I immediately recognized it as Vicki.

"Because I live in the real world, where vampires burn in the sun." another voice retorted, and I recognized it as Damon.

"Yeah, but you go in the sun." she said, clearly still confused.

I continued to walk, slowly. I didn't want Damon to get curious.

"I have a ring. It protects me. Long story."

Something clicked. It made sense now! I remember Stefan and Damon both wearing rings 24/7. In fact, I had never seen either of them without them.

I continued to walk, happy with the new knowledge I had acquired. Now I finally had something I could use against Damon, if need be.

I quickly went to the storage, and when I made my way to Mystic Grill, I saw Bonnie.

She smiled and waved. I went over to her.

"Hey." I greeted, and she smiled again.

"Hey Care, what are you up to?"

I opened the bag, showing her the ring and watch. "Just getting some stuff for the heritage display."

"Oh yeah, about that?.Who are you going with?" she asked curiously.

I shrugged. "Probably no one."

"Same here."

Vicki walked up to us, which was quite odd for her. Usually she didn't mingle with us at all.

Damon must have sent her over.

"Hey Vicki?" Bonnie greeted, and she smiled, saying hello back.

"Are you taking Damon to the founders party?" I asked her, smiling.

She nodded.

"What about Matt? Won't he throw a fit if you bring Damon?" Bonnie asked, and Vicki rolled her eyes, shrugging.

"And I'm supposed to care, why?"

Bonnie raised her eyebrows. "He's older sexy danger guy."

I laughed. "Older sexy danger guy?" Elena walked over to us. "Did I hear right?"

Bonnie blushed, nodding.

"What is that? Some kind of official witch twitter tweet?" Elena teased, laughing.

"No more witch jokes, okay?" Bonnie grumbled, leaving Vicki standing there, a bit confused.

"Witch jokes?" she deadpanned.

Elena laughed, shrugging. "Bon's grandma thinks she's a witch or something."

"That whole Mr. Tanner prediction has me freaked." she murmured, and I planted a hand on her shoulder.

"Okay then." Vicki said uncertainly. "Anyways, Damon's not dangerous. He just has a lot of...issues...with his brother. You know, like major, deep-rooted drama." she shrugged.

"Like?" Elena asked eagerly. She had always loved to gossip.

"I'm...not supposed to say anything." Vicki scratched the back of her neck, and Bonnie chuckled.

"Alright, if you say so."

We said good-bye after that and I headed home, to find Damon holding Zach up by the throat.

"Damon!" I shrieked, running forward. He immediately dropped him.

"What's going on?" I asked, looking at the two uncertainly.

Damon shrugged. "Having a family moment, Caroline. Spending some-" he hit Zach's shoulder. "quality time."

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked, walking over to Zach since Damon had left the room.

"No, I'm not." he scowled, rubbing his neck. "Neither is Stefan. I don't know how many more people have to die before he sees that."

I frowned. "I think he sees it, Zach."

His scowl was still plastered on his face. "They why isn't he doing anything about it?"

I shrugged. "It would take human blood, I think. He couldn't take it. He'd loose control from what I've heard."

Zach's scowl disappeared, and he smiled hopefully. "Vervain could help him if he ingested it." he was speaking softly and he got up off the couch we had been sitting on. I got up as well, and we made our way to what I assumed was the basement. "It could help him get the upper hand."

I nodded thoughtfully as we walked down the stairs. "Stefan gave Elena and I the last of the vervain he had..."

Zach didn't say a word, simply smirked as he pushed open a door, revealing an entire room – farm even – of the plant. "You've been growing it." I grinned at him, and stepped forward. "May I?"

He nodded and I pulled off a stalk, breaking it in half and then stuffing it into my pocket.

"It's just something that's been passed down through the generations." he shrugged. "Blood only runs so deep when you're related to vampires." he lowered his voice, his face looking scared. "Damon would kill me if he knew that I had this much."

"Why are you telling me?" I asked curiously.

"You can take some to Stefan. I trust him." he explained, clipping off an inch long piece and handing it to me. "Use this, plus the one you have in your pocket."

I nodded, and then the doorbell rang.