Victoria's POV

I woke up to banging sounds and climbed out of bed. I made my way to my bedroom door and opened it only to find the hallway lights were off and Jenna usually had them on. I stepped out in the hallway and peered downstairs. I saw movement.

"Hello?! Jeremy?! Elena?! Hello?!" I called down not sure who would be making the noise because lets face it Jeremy is one who loves revenge and Elena…well Elena is just evil. I mean sure I opened the door and it hit her face multiple times but she still is pure evil…I'm serious.

I went to turn on the hallway lights and go back to bed only to find that when I flipped the switch the lights still wouldn't turn on. I flicked it on and off again before letting out a groan. I heard clattering come from downstairs again and decided I would just go see what was happening. I'm thinking its Jeremy because he sometimes can't hear when he has his headphones in. I slowly tip toed down the stairs so he wouldn't be aware that I was up. I'm going to scare him for waking me up at this time of the night. I need my beauty sleep.

I walked partially past the living room when I saw the TV flicker on. I stopped and watched it.

"This is Logan Fell coming to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with breaking news of another deadly animal attack. The wild animal terrorizing the citizens of Mystic Falls has claimed another victim, local high school student Victoria Gilbert. Police are certain that forensic evidence will confirm that this is the same animal for the recent attacks," Logan Fell reported and paramedics were wheeling a body out of my house, but that was my body. The screen went static and then shut off.

"You know what's coming next," I heard Damon's voice and saw him standing before me suddenly. I ran to the front door in fear and when I opened it Damon was standing there. I slammed the door and slowly walked backwards towards the stairs, but before I could even reach the first step I felt his arms wrap around me and then a searing pain in my neck.

Stefan's POV:

I jolted awake in bed screaming and I looked around and saw Damon was there, he put that dream in my head. Victoria. Why did he take a liking to her?

"Bad dream?" Damon teased from where he was, "DO you know how easy it was to get into you head right now? You really need some human blood. It might even the playing field," he looked at me with a smirk on his face, "Football reference. Too soon?"

I got out of bed and ran over to my desk and threw a knife at him, it hit his stomach. He pulled it out effortlessly.

"All right, I deserved that. But I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit. The animal responsible for killing Coach Tanner and all of those people," Damon said with the knife still in his hand.

"What are you talking about?"

"It was a mountain lion. Really big one. It attacked a hunter this morning. It's all over the news. 'Deadly beast captured. All's well in Mystic Falls'."

"Why would you cover your tracks?" I asked him confused, Damon has a hidden agenda and I will find out what it is.

"I've decided to stay for a while. And I'm having way too much fun here with you and Elena, and we can't forget about Victoria."

I gave him and smirk and said, "Can't touch them now."

"Actually I can touch Victoria, she wasn't wearing vervain."

My eyes widened, shit, I forgot about Victoria. I wanted to attack Damon when I saw him smirk again.

"The vervain may keep me out of Elena's head, but Victoria is still vervain free, so that won't be a challenge. Maybe that's not my target," he continued widening his eyes for more emphasis, "Believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style and my charm and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift."

With a swift movement of his arm he stabbed me with the knife. I let out a grunt and pulled it out of my stomach and it hurt me more than it had hurt Damon. I collapsed to my knees.

"This is John Varvatos, dude. Dick move," Damon said looking at the hole in his shirt. I got back up and sat at my desk before opening my diary as Damon walked out to change his shirt.

Victoria's POV:

I sat in the kitchen watching the news with Aunt Jenna. She kept looking at the TV whenever Logan Fell came up and glared at him using any word she could thing of with the word 'scum' in it. It was really funny and quit amusing. I poured milk and cereal into a bowl and sat at the island in the kitchen.

"I can confirm that a 12-foot puma mountain lion attacked a hunter and was subsequently shot and killed. The hunter is in stable condition," Sheriff Forbes told Logan.

"To repeat, the animal terrorizing Mystic Falls has been caught," Logan said with a smile on his face.

"Scum ball. Scum bucket," Jenna continued causing me to laugh and nearly choke on my cereal.

"Who are you talking about?" Elena asked her as she joined us in the kitchen.

"Him," Jenna said glaring at the screen.

"The news guy?" she asked unsure.

"Jenna nick named him 'Scum' Fell," I told Elena as I put my now empty bowl in the sink. I was brought into a bear hug by Jenna.

"This is why you're my favorite."

I looked at Elena mocking a frightened look and she laughed. Jenna looked at Elena and asked, "Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?"

"Oh, no way. You and him? He's cute," Elena said with a smile. I gave her a look and shook my head.

"He's not cute," I said crossing my arms and leaned against the counter.

Jenna nodded agreeing, "There is nothing cute about him. What are you doing with that?"

I looked and saw Elena with a box of stuff.

"I went yesterday ad got it from the safe deposit box. Mom and Mrs. Lockwood she would loan it to her for the founder's council for their heritage display," Elena explained.

"Is that Grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Jenna asked glancing at it.

"Originally it was Great-Great-Grandma Mary's wedding ring," I told Jenna with a smile.

"How much do you think this stuff is worth? You know, like on eBay?" Jeremy asked walking into the kitchen from the living room.

"You're not going to find out," Elena snapped.

"That stuff is mom and dads. You can't give it away," Jeremy said in a slightly pissed tone.

"She's not giving it away Jeremy, she's just giving it to them to display at the Founder thing and then they are going to give it back," I reassured him. I felt bad because I remembered that dad had promised him a pocket watch and it might me in that box. The doorbell suddenly rang and I went and got it. When I opened the door to find Stefan Salvatore. I gave him a smile and said, "Hello Stefan."

"Hi Victoria, is uh, is Elena here?" he asked, I waved him inside.

"Elena come smooch you're BF!" I yelled before grabbing my coat and grab Elena's car keys.

"If she asks I went out," I told him before slipping out the door and closing it behind me. I didn't need Elena to know that I was going shopping for dresses for founder's day. I had dresses, but I lost a lot of weight and they don't fit me anymore. Believe it or not I used to be cubby, like I would eat everything and anything without a care I mean I do now still but I work it off. I wasn't a good cheerleader before either the only reason I was in the team was because I knew Caroline and she said I was working it off there and Elena would have given her hell if I hadn't joined the squad. So yeah…

I got in the car and drove out of town because most of the girls would be shopping in town and there would defiantly be multiple kinds of a dress at stores and I wasn't going to be one of those girls who show up at a Founders thing with eh same dress as someone. Besides my style has changed and I need a different style.

It took almost an hour or so to reach the town that had the store with my kind of clothing. I walked inside and immediately saw a few dresses of my taste and pulled my size off the rack. I went and tried them on and when they all fit I put my clothes back on and walked out to the cashier.

"Find everything okay?" she asked me, she had black hair with bright purple bangs; she had a septum and an eyebrow piercing.

"Yeah thanks."

I gave her a smile and she returned it. She rung me up and I paid her and she gave me my bag of dresses.

"Come again."

"Oh trust me I will, this is the only store close by that has my taste in clothing," I called behind me before I left.

I got back into the car and started my drive home. It took forever to get home I hit a lot of traffic. When I got home it was already four so I decided I go and eat linner at the Grill. Just as I was going down the stairs to leave again the door belle rings Jeremy goes to answer it put I push him out of the way.

"Hey!" he whined. I gave him an evil smirk before opening the door and saw it was Tyler Lockwood; I slammed the door closed on his face.

"Ex?" Jeremy asked with a knowing look. I only nodded.

"I'll be slipping out the back," I told him before walking to the back door and opening it. I heard the front door open again and saw Tyler staring towards me and raced out the back and slammed the door shut behind me. I made a quick pace towards the front of the house and peered around the side to see Tyler was preoccupied at the moment. I bolted towards the Grill and made it there in record time surprisingly not breaking a sweat I was slightly out of breath, but other than that I was good. I walked in and went over to the bar. Ernie just got in and he saw me and came over to me with a smile we did our hand shake and he put a glass in front of me and filled it up to the brim with bourbon.

"How are you doing Tor?" he asked me while he cleaned off the counter.

"I've been better," I admitted.

"I hear that," Ernie said with a nod over.

"How have you been Ernie?"

"I've been better," he gave me a smile before going to take care of other customers. I heard someone take a seat next to me as I took a couple of sips from my bourbon.

"So you like bourbon?" his voice caught me off guard, but not to the point where I jumped, I was beginning to get used to it…was that bad?

"Yeah I've been drinking it since I was young, I like things that taste good but burn," I explained to him even though I didn't have to.

"Are you going to the Founders Party?" he asked me.

"Jenna's making me."

I heard him chuckle.

"Don't pout, I'll be there."

I pouted even more and I heard him laugh.

"Hey!"

I giggled and looked at him. He was looking at me which made me blush.

"Well Mister Salvatore if I see there and you ask me kindly to dance maybe I will," I told him down my drink. Ernie came over and refilled it and put a glass in front of Damon pouring him bourbon as well.

I leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "A man who drinks bourbon is my kind of man."

I saw him smile in the corner of my eye.

"A girl who can handle the burn of bourbon and down the glass of it like it's nothing is my kind of girl," he whispered back.

I smiled at him but we pulled back when we heard a clearing of a throat. I looked up and saw it was Caroline. She had her arms crossed. I gave her a smirk and down my glass again. While Damon was looking at Caroline I took his glass and downed that as well. He sent me a playful scowl. I got up and leaned over the counter for a pen and scribbled my number on a napkin quickly.

"Are you cheating on me?" I heard Caroline ask him.

"No, are you cheating on me?" he retorted I stood up and secretly slipped my number in his jacket pocket he looked at me and sent him a quick wink before saying, "Caroline if Damon was going to cheat on you he would do it with so hooker off the street he wouldn't risk anything by cheating on you with one of your friends."

She glared at me and I smirked at her before leaving the Grill. Tonight was really cold out. I shoved my hand in my pockets shivering slightly. What the hell happened to me back there? I never acted like that before…have I?

I felt someone wrapped their arm around me and I was pulled into a warm chest. I turned around and saw it was Tyler. Alcohol was laced on his breath.

"Are you that Salvatore guy now?" he growled at me holding me tighter.

I struggled in his grip, "What's it to you Tyler?! I'm not yours anymore so just leave me alone!"

"You are still mine!" he roared he then shoved me up against a brick wall causing me to whimper when my head smacked against the brick wall.

"Tyler stops it," I whispered looking into his eyes. HE was scaring me. He was starting to hurt me and that wasn't okay. I kneed him where the sun don't shine and ran away only to be captured minutes later. He turned me around and back handed me. I let out a cry and landed on the ground. I heard Tyler run away as more footsteps ran towards us.

"Victoria are you okay?!" It was Damon. I got up quickly saying, "I'm fine, I'm fine."

I hide my face from him I stumbled slightly feeling dizzy I felt him grab my arm to steady me.

"Victoria," Damon's voice went hoarse slightly which caught me totally off guard, "Look at me."

I bit my lip and shook my head and said, "I told you I'm fine Damon."

I felt his hand grab my chin gently and he forced me to look at him.

"He hit you," his voice filled with anger and disgust.

"He was drunk and I did knee him in the balls," I told him looking down.

"That gives him no right to hit you, you were protecting yourself," he told me tugging my chin up so I was looking him in the eyes.

I shrugged my shoulders, he let out a soft sigh, "Come on."

He took my hand and took me back over to the grill and into the parking lot towards his Cadillac. He opened the door for me and I climbed in. He shut the door behind me and in seconds he was in the car with me which seemed unnatural at first, but I blamed it on how Tyler hitting me.

I closed my eyes and when I opened them we were in front of the boarding house. I didn't object when Damon came around to my side of the car and picked me up. I snuggled my face into his shirt and took in his scent. His cologne was musky but not to the point where it was repulsing, but to the point where it became addicting to smell.

HE opened the front door and a man came walking in from the parlor.

"What did you do to her Damon?!" the man exclaimed.

"I didn't do anything, her ex-boyfriend hit her and wasn't going to take her home and say I found her bruised up already, they'll think I did it," Damon told the man, but to be honest I think he was coming up with and excuse to keep me with him…not that I was complaining or anything.

I woke up in the middle of the night to see Damon shirtless and lying in bed next to me. His arm was wrapped around me and his face looked so cute when he was sleeping. I saw my phone on the nightstand near the bed and grabbed it. I took a picture of him before I kissed his cheek.

"Sweet dreams hero," I whispered to him before I slowly unwrapped his arm from my waist and placed a pillow there instead. I tugged on my shoes that I found next to the bed and got up tiptoeing. I glanced behind one last time before leaving him asleep on the bed.

I walked all the way home but I didn't mind I needed fresh air and I was going to have to come up with an excuse for both being late and for the possible bruise I might have on my face. When I reached my house I found the front and back door locked. So I climbed to Elena's room since she had the porch right there. When I opened the window I found her and Bonnie painting their nails for tomorrow night.

"Wow nail painting this late at night?" I asked them as I climbed inside the window. The girls both let out a scream which made me laugh. Elena threw a pillow at me and Bonnie glared.

"That was sssooo not cool," Elena told me which made me laugh harder.

"You should have seen your faces, they were priceless."

I got up and made my way to my bedroom and took a long shower. When I got out I looked in the mirror to see the damage that Tyler did this time, but when I looked I saw no bruise I burse my hair aside to see if it was on the side of my head, there was nothing. Wow whatever Damon did it helped get rid of my head ach and bruise. I got dressed in PJ's and decided to paint my nails quickly. I painted them black, like always. I sat there waiting for them to dry and heard my phone go off suddenly. I picked up and saw it was Damon.

"Hello," I said with a knowing smirk.

"Where did ya go?" his voice sounded groggy like he just woke up.

"I went home, so this way if Caroline popped in, in the morning she wouldn't have liked the way your arms were wrapped around me."

I heard him chuckle, "What can I say? I'm a snuggler."

I giggled, but let out a shriek when there was a tap on my window.

"What happened? You okay?" Damon sounded alert. I didn't answer him right away as I got out of the bed and pulled back the curtain. I let out a groan when I saw who it was.

"Tyler is at my window."

"Do you want me to come over?"

"I-I don't know."

"I'll be there in a couple of minutes," he said I heard him moving.

"Damon you should sleep, I-"

The phone went dead, he hung up on me! I pulled the curtain back all the way to see Tyler somehow was on the ledge of the window.

"Go away!" I yelled at him through the glass. HE shook his head and motioned to me to open the window.

"No Tyler you're not coming in!" I exclaimed. He gave me a frown.

"I'm sorry!" he yelled through the window, I just shook my head and then I saw headlights shine against the window. I looked down and saw it was Damon's Cadillac.

I felt so much relief that he was here. I raced out of my room and downstairs to the front door. Damon was about to knock. I pulled him in by the hand that was raised then closed and locked the door. I tugged him up the stairs just in time for Elena and Bonnie to come out of their room most likely to check on me.

"Damon?" Elena asked confused looking between us. Damon gave her a smirk and said, "Elena."

I let out a nervous giggle before taking Damon's hand and pulling him towards my room. I shut the door behind me and look at him only to find him snooping around by the windows for Tyler.

"I told you, you should have stayed home to sleep. I wasn't going to let him in," I hissed as I folded back my blankets and stood in front of my bed rubbing my hands over my face when he didn't respond. When I looked up he was in front of me again, our faces were really close.

"I wasn't sure what that dick was capable of…he could have most likely been able to force his way in here," Damon told me. I shocked by his words, well not really his words, but the way he sounded genuinely worried.

"Thank you," I finally spoke up.

"For what?" he asked suddenly confused.

"For coming," I told him with a smile, his face went blank for a minute before he smirked.

"Well you should be safe now, I didn't see Tyler lurking out the window, so goodnight," with that Damon started heading towards my bedroom door.

"Wait!" I called after him. He stopped and looked at me, I had a feeling he knew I was going to stop him.

"I-I know I haven't known you long and for some reason I feel safe around you, but I-can you please stay with me?" I asked him fumbling over my words.

His eyes flickered as if he was weighing his options in the end he shrugged off his leather jacket and tossed it carelessly on my window seat I got into bed and snuggled under the covers. Damon took off his shirt shoes and his pants leaving him in his Joe boxers which were black. These boxers weren't the ones that hung lose and casual, no he was wearing the ones that were fitted. He walked over to the other side of the bed and pulled the blankets up so he could slide under the covers next to me.

When I asked him to stay I never thought he was going to strip down to his underwear and climb into bed next to me, no I thought he was going to stay fully clothed and lay on the blankets. When I first met Damon he was a total ass he still is, but ever since that night in the parking lot I couldn't help but feel drawn to him. It pissed me off because every time I tried to think about where this sudden emotion came from…my mind go blank.

I rolled over on my side so my back was to him, maybe if I didn't look at him I would be able to search where this random feeling came from. That idea was soon dismissed when I felt his arm wrap around my waist and tug me back into his chest his touch and smell intoxicating, clouding up my thoughts. Before I knew it I feel asleep.

When I woke up the next morning I found myself alone, I frowned and for some reason felt hurt. I got out of bed and opened my door to see Jeremy stalking out of his room in an angry mood.

"Hey, Jer!" I whisper shouted. He stopped and looked at me; I motioned him to come inside my room.

"What?" he snapped once he was inside my room and I closed the door.

"Okay, first, did you see Damon leave this morning?" I asked him biting my lip.

"Who?" he asked, but I waved it off.

"Never mind, oh, and I know how you felt about this," I walked over to my dresser and opened it pulling out the watch that he had tried to take from Elena, "I know dad promised to give it to you and you have every right to have it now, just make sure you don't lose it alright?"

Jeremy's eyes widened and he seemed happy now. Unexpectedly I was brought into a hug. I smiled and hugged him back, it was rare to find moments like this with Jeremy now…so it was best to embrace them when they happen.

When he pulled back he didn't say a word he just opened the door and closed it behind him. And I'm the strange one in the family. I walked to my bathroom and took a shower. I then blow dried my hair and decided to leave my curly hair be, I'll just put a clip in it, make it look nice.

I walked out of my bathroom and into my room where I pulled on underpants and a bra. I then went to my closet and pulled out my dress for tonight. It was strapless and had a heart shape bodice that fitted till the end of my stomach and then had a few layers of light see though material. The very under layer was black and the very top layers were red so you couldn't see what was underneath. ( search?q=black+dresses+with+red&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=sx3aUefmCfTK4AOelYDwDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=671&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=zYHMI-2ZylcnbM%3A%3BSxptkyXOLxItVM%3Bhttp%253A%252 F% .com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F03%25 2Famazing_red_and_black_prom_dresses_2013_cheap_sh ort_prom_ %3Bhttp%253A%252F% .com%252Funique-metallic-peacock-prom-dresses-2014 -2013%3B720%3B782)

I did my makeup and pulled out a diamond clip my mother had given me a few weeks before the accident. I pull some of my hair to the side and put the clip in. I then turned to my dress and pulled that on before I pulled on Black stilettos. I know I would regret the six inches later, but it made the outfit for the founder party look complete.

I grabbed my black handbag that I put my make-up and cellphone into and walked out of my room. I walked down the stairs to see Stefan in a suit all handsome and such. He looked up when he heard me coming down.

"You look amazing Victoria," he said with a smile. I felt myself blush and asked, "Really?"

He nodded quickly, "Really you do. I think all eyes are going to be on you."

I smiled at the compliment and said, "I'll see you two at the party."

HE gave me a confused look and asked, "You're not coming with us?"

I shook my head and said, "I decided to go alone. To show people I'm not a third wheel all the time."

I took the car keys off the small table by the front door and called a goodbye over my shoulder. I walked to the car and got in. I headed over to the party and got out of the car. I walked up the steps and immediately felt people staring at me. I walked over to Mrs. Lockwood and gave her a hug.

"My, My, Victoria you look stunning!" she gushed. I smiled and looked down sheepishly, "Thank you Mrs. Lockwood."

"Go and enjoy the party dear," She said with a smile. I only nodded before walking in. Even then everyone was staring at me. I walked through the house towards the back needing something to drink. Eyes followed me as I walked over to the bar. I ordered bourbon and drank it as soon as it was put in front of me.

"You look beautiful," he said startling me. I downed my drink and said, "Thanks."

I got up and left without even looking at him. I made my way inside again and walked over to the artifacts. I saw Elena and Stefan looking at my parents wedding rings. I also saw Jenna grabbing wine off the closest tray. And then I saw Logan. Uh oh.

"'The founding Families in Mystic Falls welcomes you to the inaugural founder's council celebration,'" Elena began reading off a long piece of paper, "Wow, look, it's the original registry. Look at all these familiar names-Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood-"

My eyes scanned the list faster than hers, "Wait is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan Salvatore?"

I looked over at Stefan confused he looked perplexed. Then that voice I heard earlier and still didn't want to hear suddenly appeared, "the original Salvatore brothers. Our ancestors. Tragic story, actually."

I scoffed at the last part and rolled my eyes. Thank god Stefan spoke up, "We don't need to bore them with the stories of the past."

"It's not boring, Stefan. I'd love to hear more about your family," my twin spoke up. I glared at her, why did she have to open her mouth?

"Well, I'm bored. I want to dance. And Damon won't dance with me," Caroline whined.

"Mm-mmm," Damon replied.

"Could I borrow your date?" she asked Elena. Elena looked at her and then at Stefan.

"Oh, uh…" Elena stuttered.

"I don't really dance," Stefan admitted.

"Oh, sure he does. You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk. He does it all," Damon said looking at Stefan who was glaring at Damon.

"You wouldn't mind, would you Elena?" Caroline asked with puppy dog eyes.

"It's up to Stefan," Elena told her looking at Stefan.

"Well sorry, but I'm not going to take no for an answer," Caroline then dragged Stefan away which left Elena-

"I actually should go and look for Jeremy," Elena said before leaving me with Damon. I turned my back to him and pretended to look interested in the artifacts.

"I want to apologize for leaving this morning-"

"I don't want to hear and excuse Damon, if you were really honest to god sorry you would have start off apologizing like that, I shouldn't have kissed you," I whispered the last part, "Your with Caroline and she's my best friend. These feeling I have towards you aren't real, I can't prove how, but I know they aren't."

With that said I left him in there on his own. I walked out to the party and grabbed another drink at the bar.

I meet Stefan and Caroline on the dance floor and I'm not surprised to find that Damon had followed me.

"What did we miss?" Damon asked, you could tell his mood was off.

"We were just chatting. Drink, Damon?"

He held a glass for Damon, but I snatched it from his hand and downed it, their eyes were on me.

"If I'm going to make it through this night, I'm going to need to either a.) Get tipsy or b.) Completely drunk," I explained, glancing at Damon.

"Hey Stefan, do have another dance in you?" I asked him needing to be away from Damon since Elena wasn't here I might as Steal Stefan for a dance. Stefan gave me a smile.

"Absolutely," he answered holding out his hand and I placed mine in his and we headed out on the dance floor. We danced together and I could feel like he wanted to ask or say something to me.

"I hope Damon didn't drive you too crazy," he spoke up.

"Damon is Damon," I told him and he nodded his head in agreement, "I mean I burden you with my sister's drama and my own, and I felt the need to do the same, get Damon off your chest. You're like a brother to me Stefan you shouldn't be all tense and worried about him."

"I know. Thank you," he replied after letting out a small sigh.

"Truth be told, Stefan…I don't really know that much about you, and I don't completely trust you so whenever you want to I'd love for you to open up to me so I can know more about you," I told him after a moment of silence. The song ended and we stopped dancing.

"Damon said something didn't he? He likes to play games and cause trouble, Victoria.

My eye brows scrunched up, "this isn't about Damon, and it's about you gaining my trust. Look you the mystery guy, and Elena seems to like that. But to me mystery comes with secrets and this thing between you and Damon with Katherine."

"Let it go. I don't want to talk about it," he snapped at me.

I flinched at his bitter tone, "Well, then, say something about yourself. Anything. Otherwise, I'm left with nothing but what other people tell me, and that, that doesn't get me to trust you."

"Don't you see what Damon has done here He's trying to turn you and Elena against me!"

I shook my head in disbelief, "Well, than I guess its working."

I stormed away from him sending him a glare over my shoulder. I don't know what the hell happened to Stefan, but has no right of accusing Damon to trying to use Elena or I against him. I was just wrong. I walked inside to see Elena eating ice cream and talking to Bonnie. I walked over to them.

"This is my fault. I planted doubt. I'm a doubt planter," Bonnie told her looking sad.

"It's not your fault. I just I feel terrible because I said I wouldn't get in the middle of it, and then that's exactly what I did-" Elena started.

"No it wasn't your fault 'Lena. It was mine. I got involved with Damon and now Stefan thinks Damon is turning me against him. I got all snotty," I told her wrapping an arm around her.

"Elena, honey, there you are," Mrs. Lockwood said as she came up to us, "I notice the watch still isn't in the collection."

Elena looked dumbfounded so I cleared my throat grabbing Mrs. Lockwood's attention, "Sorry Mrs. Lockwood, I um couldn't find it. I guess it's still packed up in my parents' stuff somewhere."

Elena looked at me curiously but played along, "Yeah sorry Mrs. Lockwood."

"I see," Mrs. Lockwood said looking disappointed which caused me to raise my eyebrow, "Well, please let me know if you do find it."

What was her obsession with this watch? I nodded and said, "Okay."

I let out a sigh and said, "Well I want to drink till I'm drunk."

Elena opened her mouth to argue but I was already walking away. I felt a hand grab mine. I looked up and saw it was Tyler. I pulled my hand away from him and glared, "Not tonight Tyler I want nothing to do with you."

"Just dance with me," he told me holding up his index finger, "One dance."

I bit the inside of my check and crossed my arms thinking. Should I let him have the honor of dancing with me even if it was one dance? Nope. I shook my head and said, "You don't even deserve that."

With that said I walked off and towards the powder room to find Caroline there.

"Hey," I said to her walking over to the mirror.

"Hey, so how are things?" she asked.

"Great, just great," I said sarcastically.

"Really? Well, my radar must be off 'cause I was getting all sorts of other vibes…" Caroline admitted drifting off I turned and looked at her and opened my mouth to saw something when something on her neck caught my attention.

"What is that?" I asked her.

"Hmm?" Caroline asked before I tried lifting up the scarf, "Don't!"

I did it anyway being the rebel I am and saw a bad bite mark, my eyes widened in horror, "Oh my god, Caroline. What happened?"

"Nothing, okay?!" she snapped at me.

"That is not nothing!" I exclaimed, "Did somebody hurt you?!"

"No, okay, nothing. It just…my mom would kill me."

I pulled down her shawl to see even more bite marks, I felt sick. I looked up at her.

"Did Damon hurt you?"

"NO! Of course not! Just leave me alone, okay, Victoria?!" She pushed me back. My mind was reeling. I stormed outside and saw Damon. I stormed up to him and pushed him. I caught him off guard and he looked at me confused.

"Victor-"he started but I cut him off.

"There is something seriously wrong with you," I growled at him, "You stay away from Caroline or I-I…I will go straight to her mother, the sheriff. You got it? Stay away from her."

With that I walked over to where Stefan was.

"I'm sorry, okay? I take it all back, Stefan. You're completely tight about Damon," I told him with a frown.

"What did he do?" he asked looking at me worried.

"There are bruises all over Caroline's body. Bite marks and he has her all confused and mess up into the head," I told him biting my lip before I looked up at his solemn face, "Wait-You don't look surprised."

"Um…I-I'm handling it," Stefan said looking down.

"Handling it? Stefan, you should be having him arrested!" I yelled at him looking hurt.

"Victoria, please, I…I don't expect for you or Elena to understand."

"I don't understand anything, Stefan!" I exclaimed throwing my hands in the air for emphasis, "So why don't you just clear it up for me?"

"Look, there are things that you don't know, okay? Things that I want to tell you, but I can't. And I may never be able to. And I just need you to trust me."

I shook my head furiously and backed away from him completely, "Trust is earned. I can't just magically hand it over."

Stefan was looking over my shoulder and said, "I'm so sorry. I have to go."

I watched him walk around me and disappear off somewhere on the Lockwood property. I shook my head in disbelief. Something is seriously wrong with both of the Salvatore brothers. They both have secrets and I want to know what they are. Where is the fudging Champagne when I need it!

Stefan's POV:

"Don't! She took it off and I got flustered, okay?! I didn't know what to say. But I swear, okay, I did not tell her. I just told her that you didn't mean to hurt me," Caroline looked scared as Damon wrapped his arms around her from behind. I hid in the shadows waiting for him to make his move.

"You make me crazy, you know that? It's okay. I forgive you," he whispered to her.

"I swear I didn't," she started again, but he shushed her.

"Sh, shh, shh. It's okay. Unfortunately….I am so over you now," Damon told her before he bit her, but then they both fall to the ground.

"What the hell?" Damon hissed in pain.

"You know, I couldn't spike your drink," I told him as I walked over to them, "So I spiked hers."

Victoria's POV:

I decided to take a walk and try and sober up I had at least eight glasses of Champaign after my talk with Stefan and I saw Caroline getting up.

"Caroline? There you are. I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay?" I kind of lied I wasn't looking for her, but it was something nice to say to her.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

"Caroline, what happened?" I asked her seeing she was shaking.

"I'm fine," she said again.

"No," I said shaking my head, "You're shaking. Caroline-what-"

"I'm fine!" she yelled at me.

I sighed and said, "Caroline, come her, come here."

I wrapped my arms around her and she started to cry. I rubbed her back and tried to console her the best I could. I took Caroline home even being partially drunk and brought her inside. I even waited until after she showered and got dressed and snuggled under the covers before I managed to get myself home and showered and dressed as well. Today was just another drama filled day. I don't know if I will able to take it…it's exhausting. I crawled into bed and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

A/N: Hey guys another chapter for you, let me know what you think. Should I put more POVs in here besides Victoria's and Stefan? Let me know! Review please!