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I hope you all enjoy the last part of Haunted!

Previously on Everything Changes...

I shrugged. "Have you seen Vicki? I think Jeremy was looking for her."

He nodded. "Oh, yeah! She came home earlier. I'm trying not to smother her, but part of me didn't want to let her out of my sight." he shrugged.

"Wait..." my heart thudded nervously. "She's here?"

A confused look passed over his face. "Yeah, you can't miss her. She's a vampire."

"WHAT?" I gaped. "What do you mean she's a vampire? How-"

He laughed, slapping my shoulder lightly. "It is Halloween."

My face still had an alarmed expression, so he continued. "It's a costume, Caroline." his blue eyes peered into mine. "How much have you been drinking?"

"Uh." I stuttered. "Nothing."

"Ri-ight." he shook his head.

I saw Jeremy over by the entrance to the Haunted House, and groaned. The Haunted House? Really Jer? Just really?

"Hey, I think I see Jeremy. See ya, bye!" I mumbled before rushing off towards the entrance.

As I got closer, I saw that it wasn't him, so I decided to head into the school. Maybe Stefan had better luck finding her.

"Thank God." I sighed in relief when I saw Vicki and Stefan talking by the lockers.

Matt walked up a second later. "What's going on?"

Vicki scowled, but Stefan said, "Hey. Uh, everything's fine." before Vicki could say anything.

Matt raised an eyebrow and Vicki scoffed. "I told you to quit bothering me." she glared at Stefan like he was the bad guy.

"No, Vicki, don't do this!" I pleaded with her, and she plastered on a scared look.

"Matty, he won't leave me alone."

Her brother's face turned menacing. "You need to back off, man."

"Matt...it's – um – it's okay. Stefan's not bothering her, trust me."

He shook his head. "No, it's not okay. What the hell is you guys' problem?"

Meanwhile, Vicki managed to sneak outside.

"Stefan-" I hissed as the boys bickered. "She's gone."

He jerked his thumb to the door and I decided to go after her.

~0~

Jeremy wonders around by the Haunted House entrance, where Vicki said to meet him. He was happy he could elude Caroline so easily. She could be so annoying and clingy sometimes.

Suddenly, a pair of arms caused Jeremy to go stumbling into the foggy attraction. "Vicki?"

He heard a giggle and she hugged him. He hugged her back with a small grin. "You scared the hell out of me!"

Her eyes widened, as his heart race increased, and her throat burned. "Sorry." she managed to mumble. I'm sorry."

She kissed him and dragged him away.

~0~

Bonnie and Damon stood inside Mystic Falls Grill, talking. I don't know if you would want to call it talking really, Damon did asked all the demanding questions, while Bonnie retorted tersely each time.

"Where'd you get that?" he asked her suddenly, his eyes latching onto the crystal – his crystal.

"From a friend." she snapped, crossing her arms.

His eyes narrowed. "Caroline. Of course. You know it's mine, right?"

Bonnie shrugged. "It's not mine to give away. Caroline got it from a friend, and Caroline will be the one to give it to you, if she feels like it."

Damon cocked his head to the side and smirked menacingly. "Or, I could just take it, right now."

His hand darted out and latched around the crystal, and a hissing sound was heard. Damon's hand recoiled back to his side.

The thing had burnt him!

While he was distracted, Bonnie sprinted into the crowd.

~0~

I wondered through the Haunted House, trying not to jump when the Seniors, dressed in costumes, jumped out and tried to scare me.

"Is it really that scary, love?" a deep voice whispered into my ear.

I jumped, my hand flying to my chest. "Jesus, Klaus! What are you trying to do? Give me a heart attack?"

I looked up into his eyes, and he smirked. "No."

I rolled my eyes. "I don't have time for you, I have to find someone."

Quickening my pace, I did my best to disappear in the fog, but I noticed a flash of brown hair, and knew it was probably Vicki and Jeremy. Slipping between the gap, I followed the passage through until I came out around the back of the building, by the buses.

The sound of moaning hit my ears, and I winced, hoping that the two of them weren't going at it already.

Jeremy made a noise. "Okay. Yeah. Ow. You're taking that costume a little to far."

There was silence for a moment, and I walked towards the gap between buses slowly.

"What? What is it? Vicki! Vicki. What the hell?! OH MY GOD." Jeremy cried out in pain, and I started to run. "NO! STOP! Vicki! No! Ah!"

I grabbed a wooden plank off of a pile, and continued towards them, I swung the plank as hard as I could, hitting Vicki in the back.

She snarled, her hand latching around my throat.

"I'm sick and tired of you, Caroline." she threw me hard towards a pile of garbage.

I yelped in pain, and she stalked towards me. Suddenly, a flash of black hair appeared, and Damon slammed her into the bus, much to my surprise.

"Vicki. Stop." he said firmly, but she continued to struggle, her murderous gaze on me.

Klaus sauntered in, his eyes widening as he saw me, in the garbage, and Vicki and Damon against the bus, dark veins snaking under her eyes.

"Go!" Damon commanded. "Get inside, Jeremy! Run!" I managed to push myself up, and grab Jer, who was shocked. I pushed him towards the door.

Vicki brought her knee up, crashing it into his groin, and pushed Damon to the ground.

I felt her hands go around my neck again, and she slammed me against the bus, biting me with her sharp teeth.

I shrieked.

Klaus finally started to realize what was going on, and he grabbed the same piece of wood I had hit her with, and broke in in half, forming a jagged stake. He thrust it into her back, killing her.

I whimpered, feeling her teeth scrape down and out of my neck, the blood flowing from my wound like water from a faucet.

"VICKI!" I heard Jeremy sob, and Damon got up, forcing him back.

My knees sagged, and I pressed hard on my neck, trying to stop the flow. Klaus studied my reaction before biting into his arm, and pushing it against my mouth, forcing me to drink.

I took a few gulps, not really liking the metallic taste of vampire blood.

I pushed him away, and looked to Damon and Jeremy. "Get him out of here!" I called to them, pushing myself up, avoiding Klaus' blue-green eyes.

Damon and Jeremy left, leaving Klaus and I with Vicki's body.

"I'll call Stefan." I mumbled, feeling awkward.

"How long have you known?" he asked softly.

"For a while. I'm on vervain." I added as an afterthought.

He nodded, not saying too much else as I called Stefan and explained what happened and where we were.

~0~

Stefan, Damon, Elena and I all sat in her living-room.

Tears trickled down Elena and I's face, and for once, they seemed real.

"You did this!" I snarled, glaring at Damon. "This is your fault!"

"You confuse me for someone with remorse." he got up to leave, and I followed him, my anger flaring.

We stood in the hallway. I raised my hand to hit his back, but he whirled around, grabbing my fist. "None of this matters to me, Blondie. None of it."

I sniffled, tears still falling. "It matters, and you know it." I sniffled again, slapped him as hard as I could, and went back into the living-room before he could retaliate.

"I want to see my brother." Elena demanded, getting up. "C'mon Care."

I nodded, following her up the stairs into Jeremy's bedroom. Damon seemed to have already left.

"Do you understand what happened?" I asked softly, sitting on the other side of Jeremy's bed.

"No." he mumbled, staring into space. "I know what I saw, but it doesn't make any sense."

"She was going to kill Care." Elena pointed out, not even trying to soften the blow.

"Now she's dead!" his body shook, and he buried his head into his sister's shoulder.

"Why does everyone have to die on me?" he mumbled. Elena didn't respond, simply shh-ed him and stroked his back.

I got up and headed downstairs, not wanting to ruin their moment.

I went outside, and saw Stefan on the porch.

"How's Jeremy?" he asked, even before I had gotten out the door.

"He's a mess." I frowned, sitting next to him. "It sucks he has to go through this. His parents just died, I mean, I know they weren't close, sense they constantly worked, but still. This is crazy." I sighed. "Why can't life be fair, Stefan?!"

He shrugged, smiling grimly. "That's the million dollar question, Care."

Elena walked outside. "Can you make him forget?"

"If I did it, there's no guarantee it would work...because of who I am."

She crossed her arms and pouted. "You are what you eat." she mumbled.

"I'll do it." Klaus stepped up onto the front porch, meeting my eyes for a moment, the shadows making him look dark and mysterious.

"Don't let him inside, Elena." Stefan stood up, causing the swing to move gently back and forth.

"It's what I want, Stefan." she insisted. "Please come in Klaus."

He smirked for a brief second. "What do you want him to know?"

She thought for a minute, the silence oddly comforting. "I want you to tell him that Vicki left town and she's not coming back. That he shouldn't look for her or worry about her." she gnawed on her lip. "He's gonna miss her, but he knows it's for the best."

Klaus nodded once, suddenly solemn. He went inside, and Elena came over to lean against the rail. Stefan sat back down.

"Part of me wishes I'd forget too, sometimes." I admitted, breaking the silence.

"Me too." Elena mumbled, staring into the front yard.

"Is that what you guys want?" Stefan asked.

I nodded. "I don't want to feel like this. I don't want to be scared of vampires, I don't want to wake up knowing my mom's dead, and that I'm not."

My friend didn't respond. Klaus came back out. "It's done."

"Thank you." Elena smiled softly, and went inside.

~0~

Klaus walked me to my car, which was parked in the road, across the street from the Gilbert home.

"Do you think she made the right choice?" he suddenly asked me.

I shrugged. "I don't think it was her choice to make." I pulled my keys out of my purse. "But it needed to be done."

He bobbed his head in agreement. "Does it bother you? Living with vampires? Knowing I'm a vampire?"

I hope they won't hurt me, you mean. A voice whispered, but I ignored it.

He smirked to himself, and opened my door. "Good night, Caroline."

I shyly smiled back. "Good night."

"Sleep tight, don't let the vampires bite." he winked at me and shut my door, and he was gone.