Wow – and I meant WOW. I've actually written a second chapter. I'm amazed.

Okay, so a few Q&A: some of you were commenting about the pairing of Katherine and Damon. The reason I did those two? I know I could have done Katherine and Stefan, but as you will probably be able to tell through reading this story (and if you've checked out my others) I LOVE Damon.

Besides, I thought that it would be more ironic if I had Katherine fall for Damon – as I mentioned at the end of that chapter, Katherine had fallen for Damon after she had shot Damon down. After Damon had gone through all that pain with Katherine, I thought it would be fair to have it the other way around. Besides, Damon and Katherine as a pairing have been playing through my head a bit, funnily enough. Though my favourite pairing is Elena and Damon, obviously.

I'm going to try do a bit on all of the characters, though I'll probably skip Jeremy and Bonnie, because this theme doesn't really fit with them (also I find Bonnie a bit dull) and probably Jenna too, because once again I'm trying to find an angel with her. I might use Alaric, but I don't know – I'll see. So far none of these one-shots will connect with each other apart from, of course, the theme.

I'm thinking of saving Damon/Elena and the Delena romance till last – save the best till last, as they say! I wondered how people would like me to write it? I was wondering whether combining both Damon and Elena together in one chapter, or doing a chapter each (the chapters being about how they hate/love each other). What do people think?

Also, if you want to comment on pairing or characters that you think would work well, let me know! I can't promise that I will write it (also, I cannot promise regular or any updates) but I don't mind people giving me ideas!

In this story Matt doesn't know Caroline is a vampire. I'm going to try and follow the story line of the show, but sometimes I like to have a bit of creative leeway. We'll see how it goes.

I would like to thank all the people who reviewed the first chapter. Thank you to you all, you've inspired me to write this chapter. THANK YOU SO MUCH. You have no idea how much they mean to me.

Let me know what you think!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT THIS PARTICULAR STORY LINE! I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE DIARIES!

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If she was honest, Caroline didn't know who she hated most.

Matt. Oh God she loved Matt. He wasn't her first love, and she wasn't his – no, that sweet prize belonged to Elena Gilbert, of course. It amazed Caroline that after everything that she and Matt had been through (he had even said "I love you" to her!) that she was still jealous of Elena. But hey, it didn't bother her. Not much anyway.

She adored Matt. She loved how he reminded her of summer: his hair as golden as the sun; his eyes like the summer sky, without in cloud; his smile, making her feel like she was on holiday. When she was with him, it felt like she could do anything. It was just them in their world – the rest of it didn't matter.

See, it would have been easy. Before Katherine, everything with her and Matt was great. Better than great – perfect. He put up with her crazy habits, her insecurities and mindless nonsense. Even though he hadn't said those three little words yet, Caroline was confident that it was getting close. She had patience; she would wait for something that good.

And then she turned.

Ironic really. Turning into a vampire made her better. Through that pain, that emotional build, that constant fight not to kill, she became a better person. All of a sudden she was no longer second guessing herself; she was no longer bothered about what people were saying about her (as long as the v-word wasn't mentioned of course, but she didn't care if people said she was an airhead or her hair was a mess – honestly, she had bigger problems); she was confident.

But one thing was missing: Matt.

How could she be with him? He was human; she was a vampire. Okay, Stefan and Elena did it, but that was an exception (besides which Caroline could see the way the Stefan/Elena/Damon triangle was shaping up and she had a feeling Stefan and Elena weren't going to be the "golden couple" for very much longer). Matt didn't deserve to be lied to; he deserved the perfect girlfriend, one who could be honest with him; one who could give him the two kids and be the mom that took the kid's to soccer practice and didn't have to worry when one of them fell and scraped their leg.

So she did the best thing for him – she made Matt break up with her. She suffered through the pain that he went through, longing for her. That was what she suffered – his pain.

And then...there was Tyler.

She and Tyler had bonded, of course: both with a secret, both having to pretend from Matt. She helped him through the pain of the transformation; he provided her with someone to talk to. Yes, she could talk to Elena and Stefan, but it was different – they were use to this. Tyler was still learning the ropes too.

Somehow, though...it became something else.

Tyler was exciting; she didn't know what was going to happen next with him. She had loved Matt's constancy, so it surprised her when she found her heart leaping when Tyler appeared. Not knowing what he was going to say or do... Well, that was downright sexy.

But Tyler had betrayed her. Okay, she lied to him, yes, she was at fault there. But what else was she meant to do? Damon made it very clear that Tyler could not know about the rest of them – it was too dangerous. Caroline hated Damon, and yet she understood now why she had to work with him: his instincts were dead on. As soon as Tyler realised Caroline had been keeping secrets from him, she had been kidnapped and tortured.

And when she was about to be killed, Tyler just stood there. He didn't help, but stood motionless like a statue. At least Damon had come to save her; Tyler was willing to let her die.

So Caroline ended it. She said that she didn't want to be friends anymore, and slammed the door in his face. Before she could have a chance to take back what she said, Tyler disappeared. He was just gone, and Caroline didn't have a chance to tell him...

To tell him that sometimes she pretended he was right out her window, just watching her, making sure she was safe. Sometimes she didn't look out the window, because she knew she wouldn't see him and would no longer be able to pretend.

But the problem with Tyler was simple really – he wasn't Matt. Caroline loved Matt (Matt. NOT Tyler. Matt, she loved Matt. She didn't dare think otherwise). She loved the way he said her name; the way he teased her about her worries so she ended up laughing too; how he looked at her, as if he didn't want anyone else. Tyler couldn't do those things.

She hated that she loved Matt because she couldn't have him; she hated that she loved Tyler because he wasn't Matt and, well, he had doubted her. Matt would never have doubted her, not for one second.

"I can't tell you what to do," Stefan had said about Matt. "Look at me and Elena. I'd be a hypocrite."

Well, that information had been very useful. Surprisingly, Damon had given the best advice.

She hadn't thought he'd known. But he had seen her watching Matt at the Apple Bobbing Festival (seriously? How many events could the council come up with? Yes, there town was so active! Was it trying to disguise the fact that the death toll was higher than any small town in Virginia, or that vampires were amongst them?) and had said, "Love doesn't ask why."

He should know. The whole world knew how he felt about Elena – except Elena of course.

But neither of the brothers helped Caroline. You couldn't help a heart that was torn both ways.

Sometimes she wished she could just go and live in a nunnery. Then she wouldn't have to choose. Yet she knew that wasn't true – one day she would have to let her heart decide which one she loved.

Right now, she hated loving the both of them.