(Third Person POV)
As soon as Caroline got home she ran straight up to her room. Completely freaking out she went into her closet so she could call Elena with the utmost privacy. She turned on the light, sat down on the floor, and kept replaying the previous events in her mind. The kiss was electric, there was definitely something between them. It was more than sexual tension. Finally, Elena picked up, "Lena! What are you doing?" Caroline sounded panicked. Elena laughed, "You sound like you're wired right now. I'm just chilling at home. Are you okay?" Caroline took a deep breath, "Honestly, I don't know but I need to tell you something."
At her home, Elena was pacing around her room and furrowed her brow, "Okay?" she asked. Her interest peaked. "Should I just come over? I think this will be a way better story in person, maybe we can have a sleepover tonight?" Elena's eyes widened, "Holy shit this has to do with Salvatore doesn't it, I have something to tell you too! I totally forgot about it until now." Still high strung, Caroline responded, "Is that a yes?" Elena laughed, "Yes you maniac!" "Okay amazing, I need to see you," Caroline responded. Elena smiled, "Okay Miss Forbes, get your ass over here soon!" Caroline smiled and reassured her friend that she would.
Elena was waiting for Caroline on her front porch and waved hi to Liz when she dropped Caroline off. Caroline got out of the car, squeezed her best friend tightly then they both looked as her mom drove off. Once she was out of sight Elena broke the silence, "Okay so what the fuck happened?" Caroline buried her face in her hands, "Dude I can't even comprehend what just happened." Elena just stared at her intently while Caroline explained what happened in the silent study room. Elena covered her mouth when she got to the belt buckle part. Then they stopped walking and Elena just started screaming and jumping, "See! I told you it wasn't cheesy!" She started laughing hysterically while Caroline threw her face in her hands once more. "Well it's not like I planned it out that way!"
"I can't believe this is actually happening. Like you and Mr. Salvatore fucking kissed! Made out!" Caroline reflected on the gravity of the situation, "It doesn't feel real at all it was just so amazing, it's more than just physical attraction I know it. The only problem is he totally flipped out after." She seemed defeated but her friend threw her arm around her and they walked inside. They gave each other a look, knowing they would continue this conversation in her room.
"Hey Jenna," Elena said as the two girls entered. She was cooking something at the stove, she turned around and smiled. "Caroline! It's been so long," she pulled her into a hug, "How are you?" They broke apart, "I've been good Jenna, how about you guys?" She went back to minding what was on the stove, "We've been great! You know theres always an adjustment period, but we've been dealing." She looked back at the girls and smiled then continued, "Caroline, you know to help yourself to anything, spaghetti, and pizza for dinner and that's that." The girls smiled, "Thanks Jenna," Elena said before they walked into her room.
They immediately sat on her bed across from one another. "I can't believe you actually fucking did it. Like I know we were serious but a part of me believed it might not ever happen," Elena started. Caroline nodded her head, "I know me too. It's surreal, and now I just don't know what to do. I don't want it to end." Elena grabbed her friend's hand, "Babe, what I've learned about guys is that if it happened once it can most definitely happen again. Remember that." Caroline looked at her friend and just nodded, "Oh! What was that thing you forgot to tell me?" Elena immediately rolled her eyes, "You know Ms. Pierce, the French teacher from hell? Well, she's totally hitting on Damon and it's infuriating." Caroline's eyes went wide, "Dude! Rebekah likes Stefan, how fucked is that?" Elena nodded, "They can't get in the way of what we're trying to do." Caroline nodded her head in agreement.
On Monday morning Elena picked up Caroline and drove her to school. They agreed that Caroline needed to talk with Stefan and Elena needed to speed things along with Damon. Their morning break was right before science class and Caroline decided that was the best time to confront Stefan, she just wanted it out of the way. She didn't even knock, she just walked right into his classroom. He was sitting down at his desk on his laptop, his head shot up in her direction when she entered. With newfound courage and empowerment she started with no hesitation, "Mr. Salvatore, I wanted to talk about what happened on Friday." She shut the door behind her. Stefan put his face in his hands and sighed. He looked back up at her, "No Caroline, we can't. All there is to say is that I overstepped a boundary. It shouldn't have happened. We can't ever talk about it again."
Caroline stepped closer to him, "You didn't overstep a boundary…" I wanted this to happen, she thought to herself. She took a deep breath, looked at the floor then back at him. "I'm attracted to you, Mr. Salvatore. I'm okay with what happened and I'd be okay with it happening again." She couldn't believe what she was saying. Well, she could. But she couldn't believe the words were actually coming out of her mouth. Stefan stood up from his desk somewhat aggressively, "You can't. It's completely inappropriate." She walked closer to him which made him back away, "Look, Caroline, you're a very sweet girl but this ends here. I'm no longer your tutor, if you need any help you can ask the head of the science department. We can't spend any alone time with each other." She maintained eye contact and stepped closer to him, there were barely two feet between them. She saw something in his eyes-conflict.
"You're just saying what you think you should say. I know there's something more between us." He didn't have an immediate comeback. He opened his mouth as if to say something but just closed it. They looked at each other for an everlasting moment. In a flash, she stood on her tippy toes and kissed his cheek. He closed his eyes, wanting to push her away but didn't. She quickly turned away and went straight out the door, when he opened his eyes he just saw the door opening and closing. He held his cheek. Completely at a loss. He did feel something for her.
Walking out of his classroom, waves of emotions came over her. Outrage, confusion, longing, and lust. Just everything. She didn't know what to do with herself. She saw Elena walking her way, obviously preparing for the fact that they had Stefan's class next. Caroline grabbed Elena's arm and led her into the bathroom which was right across the haul. "What happened?" Elena asked which prompted Caroline to check the stalls and make sure no one else was in the bathroom. She explained exactly what happened with Stefan. She ran her fingers through her hair, "It's just so frustrating. I know I'm impatient but it's like come on, if we're both feeling the same thing then why not go for it?" Elena just looked at her friend, upset for her.
"How about we ditch the rest of school? I'll call Jenna and tell her that you're having a bad day and she'll call out for the both of us. We can go to the top of Woodlake and smoke a cigarette then literally do whatever else," Elena stated. Caroline smiled and hugged her friend, "That sounds amazing." So they did just that, ditched the rest of school. During his class Stefan wondered where they went, he couldn't stop thinking about Caroline. She plagued his mind.
For the rest of that week Elena and Caroline were out constantly after school, they were barely home. As long as they were getting homework done and attending school, Liz and Jenna were okay with it. Caroline's mom felt guilty so she wanted her daughter to do whatever she pleased. They were regulars at the parking lot of the shopping center by their school. They'd get food, hang in Elena's car, and smoke cigarettes. Sometimes someone with a fake ID would buy a 12 pack from the grocery store and share it with everyone who hung out there. It was kind of what the cool, rebellious kids from their school would do. Some nights when the parking lot was dead they'd hang with best friends Matt and Tyler.
During school, Caroline tried her best to ignore Stefan, she thought it'd drive him crazy. Which it did, he could sense there was a change. She was restless and reckless. He wondered if it was him, her home life, or both. Elena was still experiencing heavy sexual tension with Damon, but she could tell he was very conflicted. She never knew when to go ahead and pull the trigger, she wanted him to do it first. She was scared that what happened with Caroline and Stefan would happen to her and she didn't want to stop having alone time with him. That Saturday night, both girls were attending a party that Tyler was throwing at his mansion. They were sharing a drink outside. They were somewhat tucked away where no one could hear them since basically everyone was inside.
"Do you think I should hook up with Matt?" Elena asked, looking towards the house. Caroline's eyes widened somewhat. "Do you want to?" Elena leaned her head towards one side, "I don't know… he is super cute and I can tell that he wants to again." Caroline knew exactly what her friend was thinking, "But… you're too caught up with Damon?" Elena sighed, "Exactly! It's insane I feel like I'm in love with this guy even though we haven't done anything yet. Like I would totally get with Matt if it wasn't for this Damon confusion." Caroline nodded, "I know exactly what you mean. I feel the complete same way."
Elena's eyes then widened and she made direct eye contact with her best friend, "What if we hooked up with both of them? Me with Matt and you with Tyler. Not sex of course, but like I feel like it would drive the Salvatores crazy." Caroline thought for a moment, "Like if they saw us with the boys at school…" "Their true feelings would arise! They'd be totally jealous, and if they're jealous they'd know they really like us," Elena finished. "Huh… that could actually work," Caroline said. Elena smiled connivingly, "We are totally doing this, the Salvatores have to see us hanging with them, maybe even sneak a kiss in front of them." Caroline nodded, it was game on.
It was the second week of October. Monday morning came and the girls were determined to make the Salvatore brothers jealous. Elena picked up Caroline early so they could get coffee before school and meticulously plot. They were in the student parking lot sitting in Elena's car. It was a little before 7:30. The guys were already at school because they had weightlifting for football practice in the morning. "I'm going to kiss Matt as we walk into Damon's class this morning. You'll keep an eye on him throughout the class and see if he acts weird, I have to pretend like I'm all wrapped up in Matt," Elena explained and Caroline giggled.
"I wonder if it'll… like… make him want to pull the moves on you or something." Elena bit her lip, "I can tell he wants to kiss me! Sometimes it looks like he's undressing me with his eyes and like he wants to rip my clothes off or something." Caroline almost spit up her coffee and her face immediately turned red, "I can't even imagine having sex with Stefan I think I'd literally die." The girls just laughed. "You're thinking you'll kiss Tyler at break? Right in front of Stefan's class? You have to make sure he sees you." Caroline nodded and Elena smiled connivingly, "This is going to drive them crazy."
Elena followed through with the plan before math class. To Caroline's not so much surprise, it did seem to make Mr. S jealous. Because she was looking out for it, she saw his eyes went wide when they kissed and followed them as they walked through the classroom. He seemed totally caught off guard and utterly surprised. As class started he seemed to snap himself back into reality but she caught him looking at Elena all throughout the class. Of course, Caroline told all of this to her once they were able to sneak off to the bathroom.
Now it was almost the end of break and Caroline was ready to make her move. She scoped out the scene first. Stefan was at his desk doing something on his laptop. He was alone and the door was open. Perfect. She told Tyler to meet her at his locker which just so happened to be right across from Stefan's door. She saw him walking up, "Tyler! How was lifting this morning?" She practically yelled. She had to say enough so Stefan knew it was her speaking. Just as they planned Stefan instinctively looked out his door and saw Caroline. She was standing with her side facing him as she was looking down the hall. "It was alright," Tyler replied as he wrapped one arm around her waist and pulled her into a kiss.
Caroline was trying so hard to keep her focus on Tyler. They continued to have small talk before entering Stefan's class. When he saw them kiss, a strange wave of emotion overcame Stefan. He didn't know exactly what it was. It just felt wrong seeing her kiss that football player. That should be me. The thought came and went with a flash. He was shocked at himself, what was happening to him? Why was he feeling this way? He was so overcome with emotion that he walked out of his classroom to quickly splash some water on his face in the bathroom. Caroline of course saw. Oh my god… it worked. Just then Elena came into the classroom and sat down next to her. Caroline texted her everything. They just shared a look. It was working.