Hey guys! I am back with chapter 2! I was blown away by the response and I am really glad you all liked it because this idea is just really that awesome in my opinion :)

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Klaus walked into the house with a shit-eating smirk on his lips and he spotted Stefan in the kitchen, making homemade pasta and marinara sauce.

"What's the occasion?" Klaus questioned as he eyed the younger Salvatore, curiosity in his blue-gray eyes.

"It's my best friend's birthday tomorrow and since she isn't the greatest cook, I decided to make something."

"Are you sure that this is for your best friend? I don't even know who she is."

"Good," Stefan shrugged because he knew that he didn't want Caroline to get involved with Klaus of all people.

Klaus Mikaelson looked like an innocent angel on the outside, but on the inside he was the devil himself with his sadistic ways and careless attitude.

"Oh, come on now, Salvatore..." Klaus groaned, irritated.

"Klaus... I really have to get these noodles done, so it would be awesome if you just left me to my own devices." Stefan told him as he looked down at the dough, spreading it, then rolling it again

"Aren't you going to ask me if I found a date for the shindig your brother arranged?" The football player questioned as he wiggled his eyebrows in Stefan's direction, a smirk playing on his lips.

"No." He simply replied and shrugged,not taking his eyes off of the dough.

"Well, I'm going to tell you anyway." Klaus shrugged before he took a seat across from him.

"Klaus, seriously…" Stefan stopped getting the dough ready and looked up, "I need to finish this up and then I need to go out and buy her a gift."

"Now, I'm sure that you have more than friendly feelings for her." Klaus told his friend as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I'm not you, Klaus. When I say she's my best friend, I mean it." He shrugged because it was the truth, looking back down at the dough he began his ministrations again.

"Don't bring it up." He ordered as he rolled his eyes in his direction.

"Why? Tatia was your best friend a year ago, then the two of you hooked up and your friendship was ruined for good. I mean look at you now. She is the reason why you are how you are today." Stefan muttered calmly as he continued with the dough.

"Stefan, you don't know what happened between the two of us." Klaus spat, his hands clenching into fists.

"But I do." He sighed heavily.

The football player shook his head in Stefan's direction before he stood up and left the kitchen. He could never have a normal conversation with the younger Salvatore. Stefan was always too judgmental for that to happen.

After Klaus left, Stefan was finally left to himself and he immediately went back to preparing the homemade spaghetti for Caroline's birthday.

Stefan was going to go over to Caroline's dorm room and they were going to celebrate with Katherine. After their dinner, they were probably going to go out for some ice cream.


The next morning approached and Caroline awoke to the sound of Katherine's clapping and the music blaring from her iPhone. The blonde put the pillow over her face and tried to drown the noise out, but she wasn't very successful.

"Caroline!" Katherine shouted as she grabbed the pillow and threw it on her own bed, smiling at the birthday girl.

"I want to sleep." Caroline whined as she snuggled into her other pillow.

"Too bad!" She told her. "It's your birthday and the celebrating starts now."

Caroline's eyes fluttered open and she looked over at the time and her bright blue eyes widened.

"It's only six in the morning!" She cried out, irritation lacing her voice.

"Listen up, Forbes… I don't have any time for your whining today so you either get the fuck up or I'll make you get the fuck up." The curly-haired brunette warned her, stalking slowly to the bed before bouncing on it

"Can't you just let me sleep. This is the only day that I have off before the weekend." Caroline told her as she leaned against her bed and ran her fingers through her unruly blonde curls, pulling on the top blanket as she tried to get the brunette off the bed.

"No, I cannot let you sleep. Get your ass up!" Katherine ordered as she eyed Caroline pointedly, taking a small pillow and hitting her with it.

"Fine, fine…" The blonde sighed before she stood up and crossed her arms over her chest in annoyance.

"So, we have a lot planned for today!" Katherine told her excitedly as she clapped her hands and stood up from the bed.

"Since when are you so happy all the time? Aren't you supposed to be the bitch in our friendship?" Caroline asked, glancing back at Katherine with a playful glare.

"There are times when I can be a bitch, but I am not going to be a bitch to the birthday girl! Let's go and get breakfast." Katherine said with a smile as she playfully swatted Caroline's ass.

Caroline let out a little squeal and nodded before she left the dorm room and made her way to the bathroom. She would take a quick shower and then the two would go out for breakfast.


Once she was finished with her shower and dressed, the two left the dorm and made their way to Holmes Dining.

"Why aren't you dressed like the birthday girl is supposed to be dressed?" Katherine asked her even though she knew that it had something to do with Tyler and what he had done to her best friend.

"Because there isn't much of an occasion." Caroline shrugged.

"Care…" Katherine complained, linking her arm with the blonde.

"I know, I know… It's time I forgot what happened in Mystic Falls, but I just can't do it. Something is stopping me and the way that I am now is who I am going to be for the rest of my life." She muttered before pulling at Katherine.

"Wearing cardigans that your grandmother wears and wearing jeans that shouldn't have gone on the market in the first place is not you."

"Maybe a year ago it wouldn't be, but now…this is me." She sighed. "Kat, I really appreciate us going out and all, but let's not make my birthday into something it isn't. It's just a day that happens to be the day I was born."

"Okay," Katherine sighed. "I'm just saying… You can't put your life on hold because of something that should have never happened in the first place."

"He used me, Kat. He got into my pants and he made a fucking sex tape for the whole town to see. Can you understand what that feels like? He ruined me, Katherine. He ruined my life and I am moving on, but I can't do that if you keep bringing my wardrobe up. Just please… Stop." Caroline begged her as her voice broke.

"I am so sorry, Caroline. It was never my intention to hurt your feelings. I just… I don't like seeing you like this. You were always so happy and bubbly, but now…?" Her voice drifted off.

"I'm miserable and dull." The blonde finished for her before her vision began to blur with tears.

Katherine shook her head sadly before she put her arm around her and she brought her in for a hug.

"What he did is not your fault." Her best friend reassured her.

"It takes two to tango, Kat. Of course it was my fault." Caroline replied before she wiped at her unshed tears and swallowed the lump that was beginning to form in her throat.

"Can we just enjoy your birthday today? Please? You deserve it." Katherine told her as a small smile graced her glossy lips before linking arms with her best friend again. Her doe brown eyes were lit up and smiling.

"Yeah… I think we both deserve a good day." Caroline smiled back at her.


Klaus got into his football gear and he quickly ran out onto the field and hands with his teammates. They had a big game coming up and they needed to get in as much practice as they could before if they wanted to win.

"Yo, Mikaelson!" Damon called out and Klaus swiveled around and jogged over to him quickly and without much thought.

"What's going on?" Klaus questioned as the two shook hands.

Damon had a smirk on his lips and his arms were crossed over his chest in a lazy manner. His raven-colored hair was all over the place and his bright blue eyes were lit up mischievously.

"Did you find someone to take to the shindig (I'm sorry I really just wanna say ye-haw lol) yet?" The older Salvatore questioned.

"I did," he nodded, his own smirk forming on his lips.

"How ugly is she? On a scale from one to ten?" Damon asked him.

"I'd say she broke the ugly scale." The football player shrugged.

"That's my boy." Damon winked. "I taught you well." He added as his smirk widened.

"I can't say I disagree." Klaus shrugged as he thought back to the girl that was going to win him one grand.

"What's her name?" Damon wondered as he fixed his black leather jacket.

"Uh… I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure her name starts with a 'c'. Carey maybe? Or Camille… I really don't know." The football player admitted.

"Of course you don't." Damon responded as he burst out laughing and doubled over.

Klaus joined in and the two laughed for a good couple of seconds before they stopped. They stood in a comfortable silence before the Brit spoke.

"Did you find anyone?" Klaus wondered as he put on his helmet and heard the whistle go off.

"Yeah… There is this ugly chick named Rose and when I say ugly, I mean fucking disgusting. Like, she can't dress for shit and she has a boyish haircut and wears no makeup..." Damon began. "That chick needs makeup because with her flat chest and boyish haircut, you can't even tell for sure if she is a chick or a dick. She looks horrible, Klaus. You should have seen her facial expression when I approached her. She didn't think twice about it before she gave me her answer." Damon told him boorishly as he felt his ego go through the roof.

"That's fucked up, man…" Klaus told him, because it was.

"Don't we all know it." He winked before he saluted his frat brother and left the field.

Klaus shook his head before he ran over to his football team and they began their drills that lasted for the next four hours.

Once Klaus was done with practice, he showered quickly and made his way back to his fraternity. He was exhausted after such an intense practice and as soon as he got to the fraternity, he made his way into his bedroom and plopped down on his bed.

He not even realizing it, Klaus fell into a deep slumber almost immediately and didn't wake up for five hours. He only woke up when he heard a knock on his door.

His eyes fluttered open and he groaned, but told the person to come in, sitting up as he did so.

Kol strolled into his brother's bedroom and he plopped down on the chair that was near the desk.

"What do you want?" Klaus questioned as he looked down at his phone.

"You slept for over five hours, brother. We had plans with Elijah at five." He told him as he crossed his arms over his broad chest.

"Bloody hell… I missed my English Lit. class." Klaus groaned in annoyance as he ran his fingers through his messy hair, before glancing up at his brother.

"Yes, you did." His younger brother shrugged.

"Why did you just wake me up? You should have woken me up four hours ago." He told him.

It was almost six thirty in the evening and he was quite literally pissed off.

"I tried to, but you wouldn't wake up, so I just let you be."

"Yeah… Thanks for that, little brother. It's not like I have to keep my grades up in order to have our father actually be proud of me."

"Eh… He is proud of you. He just more proud of Elijah and Rebekah." Kol told him and shrugged as if he didn't care.

"Do you really not care about what father thinks of us?" Klaus asked him as he looked him straight in the eyes.

"I know what he thinks of us, Nik, He thinks that we're the blacksheeps of the family and he's right. He didn't want us joining a fraternity, but here we are. We don't listen to him, Nik. We take his money, but we don't listen to him. I feel like he is okay with that and I think that we should be okay with that as well."

"You're right…" He sighed.

"And the whole thing with Tatia, you, and Elijah… You know that he was always on Elijah's side. Tatia fucked the two of you over and you two are just getting back on good terms, so next time we have a meeting with our older brother, I say we go."

"You're right, Kol." Klaus sighed. "When did you get so wise?" He questioned as he eyed his brother with a small grin on his lips.

"I was always wise, big brother…" Kol shrugged before he stood up and left Klaus' bedroom.


Caroline and Katherine were waiting for Stefan to show up at their dorm room.

"Act surprised when he shows up, alright?" Katherine said to her as she put on a pair of sweatpants and a baggy sweatshirt.

The brunette knew that she didn't have to look extra good in front of her best friends because they would recognize her either way.

Caroline wore a pair of sweatpants as well and a black tank top.

"You know I'm sucky at lying." She told her as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"I don't care if you're sucky at lying. Stefan is going to kill me if he finds out that I told you about his surprise dish beforehand."

"Well, I can't argue with you on that one." Caroline shrugged as a small smile appeared on her lips.

Their day went by smoothly and they were hoping that it would continue in that matter.

"Go to the bathroom." The brunette ordered and Caroline did as she was told even though she didn't want to.

When she was out of her dorm room, she spotted her best friend's back and she quickly ran into the restroom.

Katherine heard a knock on the door and she opened it.

"Stef! You made it!" She beamed at him, making sure that she was being extra loud for Caroline to hear her.

"Of course I did." He smiled. "Where's the birthday girl?"

"She had to use the bathroom, but she should be back in like two minutes." The brunette told him.

"Alright. I hope you didn't tell her about the dish that I made for her."

"What? Of course not! You know that I'm good at keeping secrets, Stef. Set it down and get comfortable."

"I think I will." He shrugged before he plopped down on Caroline's bed.

Caroline walked into the dorm room exactly two minutes later and she looked over at Stefan with a big smile on her lips.

"You made it!" She told him as she clapped her hands together excitedly.

"As if I would forget your birthday, Care." He told her before he stood up. "I made something for you."

"Oh?" She wondered.

He picky up the tray and removed the lid as he showed her the spaghetti.

"Oh my god! You made my favorite Italian dish!" She beamed at him.

"She told you beforehand, didn't she?" Stefan questioned as he set the tray down and crossed his arms over his broad chest.

"What? No! Of course not."

"Yeah, she did." He shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Stef… I suck at keeping secrets. You know that." Katherine told him.

"Yeah, I know." He sighed.

"I still love it." Caroline told him before she hugged him tightly.

When the two separated, Katherine gave out some plastic plates and they each put some spaghetti in their plates.

Stefan put his plate down and he handed Caroline the jewelry box that he had.

"What's this?"

"Do you remember that time in high school when I accidently threw away the gold bracelet that your father gave you?"

"How can I forget?" She giggled.

"Yeah, well… I may or may not have found another bracelet that looks just like it."

"Wait… Are you saying that in that jewelry box is the bracelet that resembles the one my father gave me?"

"Open it," he nodded as he handed it to her.

Caroline opened the jewelry box and her eyes lit up happily.

"Oh my god… It looks just like it!" She told him as she took it out and looked at it with her eyes wide.

"I know," he shrugged as he smiled widely.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She thanked him as she put her own plate down and hugged him.

"You may not be my biological sister, but you are my sister, Caroline. You don't have to thank me." He told her.

When they had the food, they plopped down on the beds and ate. Stefan cracked some jokes and they laughed together like the best friends they were. As soon as they finished their dinner, they decided to stay in because they were all tired.

"Care, tell Stefan about your future boyfriend." Katherine urged her because she was bored.

"Hold on a minute… Did you finally find a guy that isn't a jerk?" He questioned.

"I think I may have." She told him as a big smile appeared on her lips.

"Oh yeah? What's his name?"

"Niklaus Mikaelson." She shrugged even though she felt all giddy on the inside.

"Niklaus Mikaelson? As in the football player?" He questioned as his eyebrows knit together and he bit down on his bottom lip nervously.

"Yeah," Caroline nodded. "Why do you look like that?" She questioned as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"When did he ask you out?" Stefan wondered as his hands clenched into fists.

"He asked me out yesterday… Apparently, his fraternity is throwing a party."

"Aren't you a part of that fraternity, Stefan?" Katherine asked him.

"I am." He nodded. "Caroline, don't go." He begged her.

"What? Why?" She asked, the confusion evident in her voice.

"Just don't go. He isn't the guy for you. You'll find somebody else, but don't go." He told her as he shook his head frantically.

His blood was boiling at that point because his best friend did not deserve to have to go through something like she did back in Mystic Falls.

"Stefan, you're scaring me… Why don't you want me to go?"

"Care, just don't. Please. I need to get going." He told them before he jumped off of the bed and made his way towards the door.

Caroline and Katherine shared a look of confusion and the brunette quickly ran out after him. Caroline stood up and was about to head towards them when she heard what he was telling her.

"Katherine, do not let her. You have to promise me that you won't let her go."

"Stefan, what is this about? What's going on? She likes him and it looks like he likes her…"

"He doesn't like her, Kat. Please, just tell her to not go."

"Tell me why and I'll consider it." She told him as she crossed her arms over her chest and watched him pointedly.

Stefan groaned, but he nodded. His best friend was more important to him than his so-called frat brothers.

"The party that he asked her out to? It isn't a party… It's a competition." He told her as she shifted from one foot to the other.

"Wh-what?" Katherine stuttered, not believing her ears.

"It's a competition between the brothers… They are competing for one grand and the person that wins will win because he has the ugliest date."

"No," Katherine shook her head, not believing it.

"Don't let her go." He said again before he walked away from her.

Caroline fell down to the floor and she shook her head in denial.

This couldn't be true. No. No. No. What did she do to deserve this? Would her life ever get better or was she a lost cause?


Thun, thun, thun! So, now you guys know what Tyler did and get ready for a flashback! Also, Klaus is an asshole and so is Damon... They don't say karma is a bitch for nothing ;)

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