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Baby Mikaelson

Chapter Nineteen - Best Friends

Caroline Forbes P.O.V

I've felt like second best throughout my life and there was only one person to blame, and that was me. I had already wasted so much of my life comparing myself to Elena that I had actually managed to convince myself that I would never be as accomplished as she was. I compared myself to her in almost every single aspect of my life, my grades, my friendships even my own future. I always compared everything to what she had without reason. I understood how lucky I was when it came to us, I had only lost one parent and she was an orphan. I couldn't imagine the heartache she had gone through, I wouldn't want too either. The pain must have ripped through her more intensely than any bullet or blade ever made. Yet every single day I compared us more and more, especially since my return from Vegas. Everything had changed since Vegas and none of it for the better.

I stood inside The Grill holding my breath as Klaus and Elena crossed paths, I watched his eyes drift down her body, how certain areas appeared to interest him, especially from behind, as I watched his eyes linger and a smirk form upon his lips.

He told me in Vegas that he had felt something for her when he first arrived in Mystic Falls. That he did believe she was beautiful and that unlike Bonnie, Elena had captured his interest. Klaus had fancied Elena as he put it, before he fancied me. It was a rather dark time in Elena's life due to Klaus' actions against her and her family, he had murdered her Aunt Jenna before her eyes in order to make himself a hybrid. He hadn't shown her an ounce of mercy since the minute he arrived in town and yet despite his actions he had been looking at her the whole time. It seemed like such a long time ago now and yet it made me wonder about what was going on back then. If Klaus had fancied her back then, he would have made it obvious like he did with me. Had there been exchanged looks? Lingering?

Elena wasn't stupid if Klaus had been looking at her the way he looked at me then she would have noticed. But Elena had never told any of us about it. So just like me Elena had kept her thoughts on Klaus a secret. I was no better.

Elena would never have feelings for Klaus, not after everything he has done to her. Not even Elena was that messed up that she would...

I paused my own train of thought recalling Elena's recent actions with Jake, the possible sperm donor I had never met. The same guy Elena had taken to the boarding house while Damon was out of town.

Elena did things like this and somehow it was always explained away. There were always justifiable reasons for all of her actions no matter how selfish and yet here she was yet again trying to take something she didn't need, something that wasn't hers to begin with! Klaus' attention!

She can't keep doing this, she can't keep getting away with all of this stuff it wasn't ok. None of this was ok and yet even as I stood watching it happen, I could almost see that halo above her head. Elena could do no wrong and it was sickening that I had somehow become part of her life again. Why was I doing this to myself? She was sick! This whole situation is nothing but sick!

I didn't want to be her friend anymore.

I didn't want to be her friend anymore.

I didn't want to be her friend anymore.

I didn't want to be her friend anymore.

I'm not her friend anymore.

Elena opened the door to the Grill and stepped inside, I watched her tuck her hair behind her ear and look over her shoulder at Klaus who missed her looking back at him as he crossed the street. She wasn't smiling, it was rather impossible to read her expression but her eyes they did linger. I watched her watch Klaus cross the street to the town square and across to the other side where he was parked. She then looked over the restaurant to find me staring right at her and she smiled innocently knowing full well I had watched this entire thing play out in front of my eyes like a movie that definitely make the list of 'Top five movies you only ever watch once in your life'

She walked up to the bar and placed an order before making her way over to me.

"Can you believe him?"

"Did he say anything to you?" I asked

"No, he just smiled, he's always smiling at me. He must see the doppelganger line every time, every poor girl that came before me"

You're no prize I thought then but kept to myself.

Elena stepped towards the window then and I took a step back and immediately looked down finding something bright catching my attention. I felt my shoulders relax then at the sight before me, first the shoulders then the rest of my body, bringing a smile to my face.

Klaus wasn't staring at Elena, he was staring at the bright pink gum stuck to her ass.

"I'm so glad you're here because I just can't wait to tell you my plans for after school today" Elena turned to face me "Are you okay?"

"Erm, yeah sorry. I'm listening"

"A few of the girls on the squad got a text from Rebekah, saying she won't be in again today. I mean honestly, she claims she wants my life and yet here she is just treating the job like it's nothing, I mean I know I'm not into it as much as I use to be. But at least I took it seriously when I did"

You only cared about it when you became a vampire and could finally run circles around the other girls you knew were ten times the cheerleaders you were because they had the muscles that you didn't.

It was hard to believe that this was the same girl from all those years ago, going back to our childhood she always seemed to want to help people and now to everyone she still seemed to be doing just that. Always looking out for everyone, doing what was best for others and beyond herself, pushing all the reasoning aside to bring light to the dark and yet this wasn't the Elena Gilbert I knew anymore.

The truth was this girl only looked out for herself and her own interest. I was right back in Vegas, I didn't know this girl, I didn't love this girl and now I didn't like this girl.

"I mean people ditch class I get that, but what is she out doing? I'm telling you we need to keep a closer eye on all of them. Her missing class makes me nervous she's got to be up to something she always is. I feel worried every time I turn a corner, they're all after me"

I adjusted my bag on my shoulder "What makes you say that?"

"Come on Caroline, you know them, they're always trying to be ten steps ahead of us all the time. Rebekah is missing school just to get under my skin and wait for my reaction"

Or maybe this isn't about you at all? I thought as she continued with her first rant of the day.

"But the joke is on her this time because I'm not going to waste my time worrying anymore. I'm going to take back what belongs to me starting today"

Don't ask her, just walk away, be brave and just do it just do it!

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to take over today's practise"

Take back what is yours? I was the cheerleading captain until now. You're not taking back anything, you're taking what was mine.

My stomach cramped and my shoulders tensed, this was it, this is what stress did to the body. You don't even know it is even there sometimes until it feels like your body is sinking you down to the floor. Making you smaller and smaller to whatever person or pressure you were facing in that moment.

"I'm tired of just waiting around for whatever she has planned for me. She is after my life, and she cannot have it"

This girl needs help, she needs a doctor. The way Elena spoke and acted sometimes made me very worried for her. Even right now, as she spoke, I was hearing it, talking of people being after her, of Rebekah wanting to steal her life. All of these things may have been very very true, and I wasn't trying to deny that or get involved in it. But if someone from an outside perceptive heard the way she talked sometimes they would be very worried for her mental health.

"What are you going to do?"

"I've got to figure it out, but I have a few ideas on where to start"

Hearing the way, she spoke about Rebekah bothered me, though she'd never know it as she walked out The Grill, gum still in tacked.

When I reached my car, I retrieved my phone from my bag and dialled a number and waited patiently for a response.

When it finally rolled to voicemail, I knew exactly what I wanted to say.

"It's me, I'm ditching classes today and staying home, I'll be there all day and I want you to come, even if you hate me"

I ended the call and roared the engine to life.

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