Bonnie nodded to Stefan in agreement about the flashback stuff. "That's a possibility. We've all been through stuff that should have given us nervous twitches right about now. Well I'm going to go find something to eat. If anyone else wants anything follow me." She walked to the door and went down stairs. The house was still quiet, that eerie kind of quiet. She headed in the direction of the kitchen but stopped in the doorway when she thought she heard something. She listened but when the sound didn't come again she shrugged and went into the kitchen, turning the light on as she passed the switch, and to the refrigerator. She opened the frig door and looked inside. "Ah... bread, cheese, ham and mayonnaise." She took the stuff to make a sandwich out and placed everything on the counter. She found a butter knife in one of the drawers and started to make her sandwich.

Elena turned from Caroline and the bed to watch Bonnie go down the steps. She waited until her friend was out of earshot before commenting, "Bonnie seems different." The words fell flat because they were so obvious, but they had to be said since Elena was fairly certain that everyone was thinking the same thing.

Matt heard Elena's comment about Bonnie being different and turned in the doorway. "All of us are a little different now."

Elena shook her head after a moment, then added, "I want to go home."

"Not to go inside," she clarified. "I just want to go see the house. Everyone there should be turning in, no one will see me."

"It's up to you, it's your decision. No one really knows what best for you but you." With that said Matt turned around and headed down the stairs. 'I just hope she isn't seen before she wants to be.' He could hear Bonnie moving around in the kitchen from before he even hit the bottom stairs.

Matt glanced at Bonnie as she left the room to find something to eat. He was hungry himself, maybe he should go get something from the kitchen. He'd wait till she got back though. Placing his hands in his pocket he fidgeted with his keys and looked at Caroline who was still unconscious on the bed. She did look tired and when he and Bonnie had picked her up she did look like she'd been through hell and back. He wondered if she had experienced what Bonnie had said before, a 'waking nightmare'. Klaus was gone so he shouldn't have any control of her and Elena had touched her along with everyone else that was hurt in the group.

They were lucky that Elena had been able to heal them. Especially Stefan and Meredith who had her leg ripped open by Tyler, 'I wonder if that's going to affect Meredith. Tyler's ancestor was attacked by a werewolf and now Tyler, a werewolf, attacked Meredith. Was Elena's healing powers strong enough to rid Meredith's blood of that curse?' He looked at Meredith out of the corner of his eye. She looked fine, tired like most of them from the day before but she looked normal. His stomach gave a small pang of hunger and he decided that he couldn't really avoid Bonnie forever, she was his friend after all, he went to the door and made his way down stairs.

In her dream, Caroline entered a room. Like an empty ballroom. She kept hearing piano music. She felt dizzy...drunk. Yes drunk. She was holding a wine glass in her hand. She moved slowly into the room towards the piano in the corner. A blonde man sat there and played. He looked familiar. He played a haunting melody that seemed to flow from his fingers and radiate around Caroline. The man noticed her approach. He smiled. It chilled her spine with its cruelty.

"ah, Caroline. So we finally reunite. I knew sending that vision would make you open to me." Caroline remembered now. This sinister handsome blond man.

"Klaus."

"very good little one. Yes it is I."

Caroline smirked uncomfortably. "You're dead."

Klaus laughed as he played the piano. "Yes and no."

"what do you mean yes and no? Either you're dead or you're not."

"oh I'm dead alright. Dead as a doornail. Ashes to ashes. And all that other joyous stuff." he cackled as he waved his hand in gesture. He stopped playing and looked at her. "Except you keep me around. I live on through you. I float around in that little brain of yours." he stood up and started circling her like a big cat. "I ensured my existence during our little rendezvous. You remember that right? I can still taste you. Smell your blood." he leaned in close ad sniffed her. The dreams, the shark, hell even that funny vision in which you thought you saw Elena...that's me."

Caroline breathed in. "what?"

Klaus looked straight at her. "I know every thought and feeling. I know every fear and wish. I am with you every moment of every day. Inside you." he smiled wickedly again and brushed a clump of her hair off her shoulder in a nonchalant arrogant way.

"why me? Why not bonnie. She's the psychic one."

Klaus laughed. "That little witch? No, that's no fun. She doesn't have your conceit, your ego, your jealousy, your vengeance. Or your hate."

"no. I don't hate anyone." Caroline whimpered. "I don't hate anyone...I don't hate anyone...."Caroline mumbled into light sleep. She spoke aloud. "I don't hate anyone..."

Stefan's eyes widened a bit at Elena's decision. It was a bit soon. But he didn't want to upset her, so if that's what she wanted...

"Alright, but we'd better not take my car." He said chuckling. "We'd stand out to much." He was right. Not that many people in Fell's Church drove black Porches. He looked at Meredith. "Care for a ride?"

"I'd rather walk anyway," Elena said. She didn't think that she was quite ready for riding in a car yet anyway. Whether because she was still getting used to being solid again or because she knew that the Porsche *was* too flashy didn't matter. Elena just knew she'd be happier heading over on foot.

She also turned to Meredith, extending the invitation as well. "The more of us there are, the more eyes there are to look out for someone who might see me."

Matt walked into the kitchen and found Bonnie putting stuff away. Coincidentally she had made two sandwiches, whether or not they were both for her he grinned and took one of the plate. "Elena wants to go home. She's not wanting to go inside. She just wants to see the place," he said biting into the sandwich. "You want to tag along and see how things go or do you want to just leave it to her and Stefan?" He asked as he leaned against the counter and a studied the recently fashionably dressed red head. 'Green is her color though.' he thought, blushed slightly and then cursed himself for both the thought and the blush; it's not manly to blush.

Bonnie grinned as Matt took a sandwich from her plate. She wouldn't admit it to him but she had purposely made an extra one 'just in case'. She took a bite of her own sandwich as Matt told her of Elena's intentions. She swallowed the piece she had in her mouth and looked at the doorway. "I hope everything goes alright. It would be terrible if someone saw her snooping around her house. There would be talk of ghost and vampires, and before you know it people will be welding stakes again." she said sadly. "I think I'll tag along, there isn't anything else interesting happening in this town tonight and plus she's my best friend. I wouldn't have her go through it with out me." She walked to the door and made a move to turn the light off on him, "Coming?"

He grinned as Bonnie made the move to turn of the light and made his way quickly to the switch placing his hand over hers but drew it away quickly and looked away. "We should get back up there if we don't want to be left behind." he said almost gruffly and walked past her to the stairs. Matt was beginning to realize that many he was afraid to get close to Bonnie, afraid to get hurt or lose someone else close to him if evil came back to Fell's Church.

Matt walked up the stairs and back into Stefan's room eating his sandwich the whole way. He was done by the time he got back into the room. He looked at the bed and noticed Caroline mumbling in her sleep. "What's she saying?" he asked as he leaned down close to her face. He heard her say, "I don't hate anyone." and looked up at Elena and Stefan. He then looked back down, grabbed her shoulders and shook her gently. "Caroline, wake up."

Caroline snapped awake and rubbed her eyes. "What?" she looked around and saw matt and bonnie. "How long was I out for?" she patted the bed and thought...so this is where Stefan sleeps. Hmmm. maybe his bed subconsciously triggered that weird dream.

"I had the weirdest dream. Can I go home so I can take a hot bath and figure some stuff out?"

she suddenly noticed the silence. The room was a bit emptier. "Where are Elena and Stefan? Where is Meredith?"

Bonnie stood there for a minute after Matt had snatched his hand away and walked back up the stairs. "What was that all about?" she asked in a soft whisper. Instead of following him up the stairs she walked to the first step, sat down and ate the rest of her sandwich. When she was done she walked back to the front door and peered out, taking in a breath of fresh air.

Matt raised a quizzical brow but didn't ask about her dream. "Do you want me to drive you home? I will. The others are talking about going by Elena's house just to look around. Bonnie's probably going to go. I don't think you should be alone so I'll drive you home." he held out his hand to help her up. "You need to get some undisturbed rest... I'm sorry I woke you up but you looked like you were having some kind of nightmare."

Caroline took Matt's hand. "Yes please take me home. I don't think that was Tyler out there anyways. He isn't that stupid. Sloppy and macho yes but dumb? No. My mind has been playing hard core tricks on me lately." Caroline stood up and stretched. "It might have been one of his buddies checking to see if I was home or something creepy like that."

she looked at matt. Elena was a fool to pick a vampire over him. He was a good-looking guy. But he was genuine and normal. Elena never ever appreciated him the way he deserved. Heck, Elena never appreciated anyone around her. She took everyone for granted. Maybe that's why Caroline felt so compelled to lash out at Elena. A wake up call. Not everyone is going to worship her nor should they have too. She smiled at matt and stuck her hands into her pockets. Hint hint.

Meredith shook her head at Elena's invitation. "I would, but it's getting late. I'm expecting a call from Alaric tonight." She blushed slightly, almost un-noticeably at the thought of her boyfriend. "I'll call you in the morning though." She hugged Elena softly, and whispered in her ear. "Don't worry, everything is going to work out fine, you'll see."

"Tell him we, or rather I, said hello." Stefan told her. "Maybe he'll have some idea of what happened." He's shoulders raised and fell in a sigh, "if he believes you."

He watched the scene between Caroline and Matt. "Be careful." He told them. "And Matt, don't leave if you see anyone suspicious. Like I said earlier, I don't think that Tyler is up to anything, but if there was someone outside of Caroline's house, you need to be careful. Don't try anything, call the police." His and Matt's friendship hadn't been the same sense they showed up at his house and Elena fed off of him. He doubted that they ever would return to that first friendship. And Stefan hated that. Matt was the first real friend Stefan had had in a long time. And Matt's knowing what he was, that he didn't have to hide anything, made it all the better. He sincerely hoped that Matt forgave him for what happened to Elena.

He held a hand out to Elena. "Ready." They would catch Bonnie down stairs. It wasn't that far of a walk to Elena's old neighborhood.