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Previously on Everything Changes...

"Good-bye, Elena." he kissed her hand, and came over to me. "Caroline." he nodded, giving me a hug.

I blinked in shock, hugging him back. "Stefan..."

"You're just gonna walk away? Don't walk away, Stefan! Stefan!" Elena suddenly screamed out, the moment he disappeared.

"C'mon Elena." I said, awkwardly comforting the crying girl. "We need to get Bonnie home."

The next day, in school, Bonnie and I were sitting at the picnic tables, and I was answering her questions as best as I could. We were suddenly interrupted, when Elena came stumbling over, ranting about some guy.

"Woah, woah,woah." I said, holding up my hands. "Slow down, girl!" Elena plopped down from across from me. "Say it again, but with less emotion?"

She rolled her eyes and repeated herself. "Logan Fell, Jenna's ex-boyfriend, is back!"

I raised an eyebrow, but Bonnie beat me to our mutual question.

"Isn't he the reason she left in the first place?"

She nodded, twirling her hair around her finger.

Surprisingly calm seeing as how her boyfriend left her...and my only 'parent' if that's what you'd call him, left as well. Sure, Zach would be home this evening, but still...Stefan was my friend, and I hated to see him go.

"Care?" Bonnie asked, and I looked up from my journal, to see both girls staring at me, and then glancing down at my book, which I promptly closed.

"Did she slam the door in his face?" I asked, and Elena scrunched up her nose.

"Ah, medium slam."

I shook my head. "I would have slammed it as hard as I could."

The bell ring, and I got up, heading towards my last class of the day.

Third Person POV

"So, any idea of where you'll go?" Stefan asked.

His brother was staring out the window, obviously moody. Stefan was supposed to call Zach once Damon left, to let him know it was alright to come back.

"I don't know." he shrugged, still staring. "London maybe, see some friends."

Stefan snorted and went over to the bar. "You don't have any friends, Damon."

"You're right Stefan, I only have you." he turned away from the window, and looked at his brother, a dangerous smirk on his face. "So, where are we goin'?"

Stefan snorted, and poured himself a glass of whiskey. "We are not going anywhere. I'm gonna live my life as far away from you as possible."

Damon walked towards him. "But we're a team! We could travel the world together. We could try out for "The Amazing Race"."

He shook his head and took a drink. "Yeah." he chuckled dryly. "That's funny. Seriously where are you going? Because we are not staying in this town."

Damon's eyes flickered towards the front door, and Stefan turned his head, trying to hear whatever his brother was hearing.

The doorbell rang, and Stefan glanced at his elder brother before going to the front door to answer it.

He swallowed, slightly nervous, why was the Sheriff here?

"Sheriff Bennett." he nodded. "What-"

"I'm here to see Damon." he looked past his shoulder, curiously.

"Uh. Sure, ok."

Almost if on cue, he felt his brother's presence behind him, and he stepped aside to let him through.

"Sheriff!" he put on a charming smile. "What a surprise."

Bennett looked at Stefan pointedly. "Sorry to bother you, but we need to talk."

"Come in." Damon offered, stepping away.

Stefan stepped back, watching the pair suspiciously. What was his brother's angle? Being friend's with the sheriff, a town council member no doubt?

They went out back, into the courtyard, and Stefan glanced at the back door before heading back into the parlor to finish his drink – and to see if he could overhear their conversation.

He sat himself by the window, and listened. Thankfully, he was strong enough to hear almost every word.

"There's been another attack. A female victim, her throat torn out, completely drained of blood. It fits the pattern." the Sheriff said quietly.

"I'm sorry. I don't understand. I thought we solved that problem when I...staked the blond one."

Stefan's hand tightened on his glass, and when he felt it start to give way, he immediately eased up on the pressure, not wanting to have to pick glass out of his hand.

"I'm thinking she must have turned someone. Or multiple someones...who knows what a monster like this has planned. I honestly don't know."

Bennett sighed, and continued. "The story for the town is another animal attack, but I'm not sure how long we can keep lying to them. The council is in an uproar. We thought we were past this."

"So, uh, what do we do?" Damon replied, and Stefan could hear the unease in his voice.

"You're the only one who's ever taken on a vampire. We were hoping you could tell us...maybe how to kill one, or what their weaknesses are...other than vervain?"

Caroline's POV

"Did I miss something?" I asked, gesturing to the once couple, Matt and Elena, walking down the hall again, talking and laughing.

"They've been hanging out."

I furrowed my brows, and watched them walk away.

"When? She just broke up with Stefan yesterday, Bonnie."

She shrugged. "It's Elena, she always has time for boys."

"Well, she does need someone nice like him, instead of somebody like Stefan..." I said, and rephrased my words when Bonnie shot me a strange look. "I mean, Stefan won't age, and she will, and he's not as...stable...as most vampires. Maybe it's good Elena has a human relationship instead?"

Bonnie nodded slowly.

"Yeah, how are you doing with all that by the way? I know it's a whole lot to take in."

She rubbed the back of her neck. "Freaked out. I mean, Damon attacked me – I could be dead right now. But...I'm also grateful."

"Stefan's heart is in the right place." I nodded to myself.

"Did you see him this morning before you left?"

I shook my head. "I didn't see anyone...it was kind of...quiet. Lonely. I don't know who has or hasn't left."

She nodded. "Is Zach going to come back?"

I frowned, twisting the dial on my locker. "I don't know. I kind of hope he will, but I don't want Damon to come back and kill him..."

Third Person POV

Damon and Sheriff Bennett came around to the front door.

"Thank you for stopping by." Damon said, nodding once at the Sheriff.

He nodded back. "Let me know what you come up with."

"Of course." he smiled charmingly and went inside.

Suddenly, Stefan had Damon pinned against the door. "What is wrong with you? You killed someone,again?"

Damon scoffed. "Get off of me." he easily pushed him off, and continued. "A- don't touch me. B- if I had, I wouldn't have been so obvious about it." he walked past his brother, and shrugged. "There's another vampire in town."

Stefan narrowed his eyes. "That isn't possible. We're the only two vampires in this town."

"Yeah, other than Klaus, and I don't think he'd want to leave..." Damon mumbled mysteriously.

"He doesn't want to leave?" Stefan asked, cocking his head. "So if you say it's not either of you, and it's not me, then who could it be?"

Damon shrugged and continued into the parlor, Stefan right on his heels.

"Ah, what do we care? We're leaving anyway, right?"

"I don't want Caroline to get hurt. She's like my little sister." Stefan explained, grabbing his drink and downing the last sip.

"You mean you don't want Elena to get hurt."

"And no, we're not leaving now. We can't, and you know that." he approached Damon, looking at him seriously. "How are we supposed to find this person?"

"Let the adults handle this, Stefan." he said, and took the glass out of his hand, filled it up with bourbon, and downed it in one smooth motion.

Stefan looked emotionlessly at his reckless brother for a brief moment before leaving the house.

Elena and Caroline would be out of school soon, and Caroline expected both brothers to be gone, and Zach to be home.

Stefan took off into the woods, taking the quickest way towards the school. He paused halfway through, and dialed Zach's number.

Caroline's POV

When I exited my last class of the day, I saw – much to my surprise – Elena and Stefan sitting at a picnic table by the parking lot, talking. When I passed by the basketball court, both Matt and Tyler, stopped and stared towards me, and then their eyes flickered over towards Elena and Stefan.

"Ay, Forbes." Tyler called and I scoffed, looking over at them. "C'mere."

I paused, crossing my arms. "What am I, a lapdog?"

Tyler rolled his eyes and Matt spoke up, always so polite. "Please?"

I smiled faintly and headed over towards them. "What's up Matt?" I smiled at him, and glared at Tyler, who smirked and glared back.

"What's up with Stefan and Elena?"

Matt shoved him, but the damage was done.

Did Matt still like Elena?

"You still like her, don't you?" I whispered, not wanting Stefan to hear.

Matt's cheeks flushed and he rubbed the back of his neck. "Haven't gotten over her I guess."

I raised an eyebrow. "She's with Stefan, but their relationship is rocky, at best."

Tyler smirked and punched Matt's shoulder. "There ya go man! He's not what Gilbert needs or wants."

Matt shot another longing look towards Elena.

"Thanks Care." Matt smiled thankfully at me, and I nodded.

"For what? This conversation never happened."

His smiled widened and I continued my path towards my two friends.

"Someone's killing again." Stefan said, the moment my bottom hit the seat.

"Really?"

He nodded, and he filled me in on what he had heard from Damon and Sheriff Bennett.

"Are you 100% sure it's not Damon?" I questioned again, for the second time.

Stefan shrugged. "You know I'm never sure about Damon, but he's been trying to keep a low profile lately, so it just doesn't make any sense to me."

"What are we going to do?" I looked to Elena and Stefan.

"We aren't gonna do anything." Stefan said firmly. "Damon is tracking them right now, and I'm going to keep an eye and ear out for them." he stood up and faced us. "I promised you the truth Elena, and Caroline, I'm going to promise you that now too. I wanted to tell the both of you, and I want you both to be careful."

I opened my mouth to protest, but Stefan shook his head.

He turned to leave, and we both stood up as well.

"Stefan." Elena called, before I could say anything. "When I saw you, I – thought you were coming to say good-bye."

He shook his head, and looked at me. "Not yet."

~0~

When I got home, I discovered a rather large box addressed to me on the front porch, I instantly recognized Zach's scrawl and I picked it up, instantly taking it inside and up to my room. I sat it on the bed, and used my key to break the tape. When I pulled back the cover, I was greeted with the sight of at least ten old leather bound books, with a note from Zach on the top.

Dear Caroline,

I figured it would be better for me to send these to you, instead of to Stefan, for fear that Damon will get his hands on them, thinking that they're of some importance to him.

These are your ancestors journals, maybe you would like to read them if you get time? They speak of Stefan and Damon, back when they were still human. I thought maybe you'd like to learn more about them, and your family's past. I've included the four books from the Salvatore collection as well, four that are unknown to both brothers.

Keep them safe, as well as yourself. The box is fused with vervain, so no vampire will be able to get into it without pain. I've sprayed the books with vervain as well, for extra protection. I hope to be home soon, I hope Stefan is keeping an eye on you.

Stay out of trouble.

Love,

I heard the front door slam, so I quickly shut the box and shoved it under my bed, hiding it from view.

Sure enough, Damon knocked once before popping his head into my room. "Blondie, long time no see." he smirked. "I need your help."

I responded with a raised eyebrow. I set my phone aside, having pulled it out when I heard him come up the stairs.

"And why would I help you?"

~0~

I held the phone up to my ear with one hand, and held a compass in my other. I still couldn't believe that my granddad's watch was a freaking vampire compass.

"So what do I do now?" I asked, looking down at the compass, which was spinning slightly, but still pointing dead ahead at the old warehouse.

"Just wait." Damon replied, his voice full of sass. "I'll be there in a minute."

"Well hurry up. I don't have time to be your freaking vampire hunter, and my name is not Buffy."

The line suddenly went dead, and I pulled the phone away from my ear and looked at the screen. I huffed and shoved the phone in my pocket.

"Boo." a voice said from behind me, and I whirled around, my hand whipping the pepper spray out from my pocket, and spraying whomever was behind me.

The person grunted, and I saw Klaus dart back, rubbing his face, which was sizzling and slightly red.

Yeah, that's what you get for scaring me. Vervain infused pepper spray. Glad to know it hurts vampires still.

"What was that for, love?"

I scoffed, and pocked the spray. "I thought you were Damon."

He walked out from behind the trees a moment later. "You were going to pepper spray me?"

I shrugged, staring him dead on. "If you scared me, yeah."

Klaus was still rubbing his eyes and face, hissing slightly. "Be glad you didn't, mate, it bloody hurts."

I chuckled dryly, and Damon was in front of me moments later, staring down at me. I felt his hand snake into my pocket and I cried out in shock, kicking him in the shin. His hand wrapped around the container, and he hissed, pulling back. I pushed him as hard as I could, but ended up stepping back myself.

"You aren't going to take away my only means of defense!"

Klaus chuckled. "I saw the stake tucked into the back of your jeans, love."

I rolled my eyes. "Here." I shoved the compass into Damon's hand. "Here's your stupid compass, I'm leaving. I have homework to do."

I really didn't, but I counted the books from Zach as homework he assigned. What better way to learn more about everything?

Klaus narrowed his eyes slightly, but didn't question my heart, which I assumed was slightly irregular.

"Have fun getting the vampire." I said in a sing-song voice, and I climbed in my car, only to have my head shoved forward and bashed against the steering wheel, sending my world into darkness.

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