Hey guys! I am finally back with an update and I just want to apologize for the long wait! School was hectic, but now that I am on break, I can get back into the swing of things :)

I would like to thank Mafalda for being an amazing beta and for cheering me on :)

Enjoy!


Caroline awoke to the sound of a woman clearing her throat. She rubbed her eyes because she couldn't seem to get used to the light, but as soon as she was able to, she looked over at the woman.

"Have you been in here the whole night?" The woman asked her as she placed her purse on the table.

"I- I guess so." The blonde nodded as she got all of her belongings together.

"Uh huh… Now, do tell me who you are because I have never seen you before." The professor urged.

"My name is Caroline Forbes." Caroline quickly responded as she looked over at the dress that was hanging on one of the stools.

It looked stunning and she just had to make sure to embroider it.

"Well, Miss. Forbes… You do understand that it is against the rules to be in here without my permission, yes?" She questioned as she walked over to the blonde and looked over at the strapless red dress.

"Yes, I know… Please do forgive me." Caroline begged her as she tried to fix her unruly curls.

She usually kept her hair in a ponytail, but she assumed that the scrunchy fell during the night.

"What time is it?" The blonde asked as her bright blue eyes widened.

"Eight a.m."

"Oh no! Shit, shit, shit! Professor Sommers… I do apologize for coming in here without your permission, but I really do have to go. Please just let me off the hook until tomorrow morning at least…" The blonde begged and hoped that the professor would allow her to go.

"Now why would I do that? Were you to be my student, I'm sure that I would have allowed you to go, but since you're not, I'm afraid that I can't give you the same treatment." The orange-haired woman shrugged.

"Professor Sommers…" Caroline started.

"Tell me, Caroline… Why did you come in here without my permission?"

"I needed some of the equipment because I have somewhere to be tonight."

"Actually… I think that you are going to be stuck here with me." Jenna shrugged as a small smile graced her lips.

"Professor Sommers… I don't think you understand that I have to be there tonight. It is important that I go because I just- I just have to." She sighed heavily.

"Where is it that you have to be tonight, Miss. Forbes. I reckon that it isn't in the library considering that dress is not appropriate attire."

"I can't tell you that, Professor Sommers… Just please believe me."

"I don't see why I should do that. This is the first time that I have seen you and if I can say so myself, it isn't the greatest first impression." She shrugged as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Professor Som-" Caroline started.

"I want you to be in this classroom by seven p.m." Jenna told her. "You're excused," she added because she realized that the blonde wasn't leaving.

"Professor Sommers, please let me explain."

"I thought you couldn't tell me where it is that you're headed tonight." She said as her eyebrows knit together.

"I can't, but I have to if I want to be there."

"Alright then. Do tell me where it is that you're going…" She told her as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"There is a party tonight and I have to be there because I have to…" The blonde started, but sighed because she knew that there was a good chance that the party would get cancelled if an authority figure called in and complained.

"You have to what?"

"I have to get even." Caroline finally admitted.

"Do elaborate, Miss. Forbes." Jenna said as she sat down on a stool.

"I can't because if I tell you what this party is actually about, you'll call in and get it cancelled and then my plan for justice will go down the drain with the hopes of about ten other girls."

"I was a teenager once too, you know…" The professor defended as she shook her head in irritation.

"I know and I'm sorry if that came out the wrong way… I'm just really nervous right now."

"I can see that." She nodded. "I'll let you off the hook if you tell me what this party is about and why you have to be there."

"If I tell you, you have to promise that you won't call the board. I need you to promise this to me because this party has to go on."

"I don't have to promise anything, Caroline." Jenna told her as she crossed her arms over her chest and looked over at her.

"You're not going to let me go if I don't tell you, are you?" The blonde guessed as she fixed the glasses that were perched on her nose.

"Nope," she shook her head even though she knew that she was getting annoying.

"Okay, fine…" Caroline gave up because she knew that this wasn't a battle that she was going to win.

Jenna smiled and she urged the blonde to continue.

"A fraternity is throwing a party and they have made it their mission to invite the 'ugliest' girls in the University to it because they are having some sort of competition."

"Woah, déjà vu." Jenna said as she recalled her younger years.

"What?" The blonde questioned her voice laced with confusion.

"During my freshman year of college I kind of just gave up and I didn't really care how I looked and so there was a guy... He was a part of a fraternity and I thought that he was the most beautiful man that I have ever seen-" Jenna began, but Caroline interrupted her.

"Hold up… The same thing happened to you?" Caroline questioned, her eyes wide.

"Yup," she nodded.

"Did you find out at the party or before then?" The blonde wondered, her interest piqued.

"Unfortunately, I wasn't as lucky as you… I went to that party and I made a fool out of myself, but right after that I got my shi- stuff together and got back at him."

"It's alright to curse in front of me, Professor Sommers… You are human after all." Caroline shrugged as she sat down on the chair.

"I know it is, but it isn't exactly professional." Jenna told her as the memory of what happened all those years ago flashed through her mind.

"I guess," Caroline agreed. "What happened when he saw you again?" The younger girl wondered, genuinely curious.

A smirk crept onto her lips and she looked down at her wedding ring.

Caroline noticed the way the professor looked down at her wedding ring and her jaw dropped slightly.

"You ended up marrying him?" She guessed as her voice cracked.

"I did," Jenna nodded.

"Bu- but why?"

"I hated him with every fiber of my being, but he continued to try and get my attention and I just couldn't deny my feelings for him. Of course I played hard to get because if I didn't that would have meant that he won and I wasn't about to let that happen. Alaric and I have a really interesting relationship, but I do love him and I will always remember what he did to me, but he's a wonderful guy once you get to know him and I can't say that I regret my decision to marry him."

"Alaric? As in one of the history professor's that work here?" Caroline wondered as her eyes widened even more.

Jenna nodded and a small smile crept onto her lips.

"Wow," Caroline mumbled as she shook her head at the news.

"I know," Jenna laughed. "And do all of the girls know what they're headed into?"

"They do," the blonde nodded. "My friends and I made sure of that." She added as a smile spread across her face.

"Well…" Jenna began. "You kept your end of the bargain and now I think it's my turn to return the favor." She told her as she motioned towards the door.

"I can go?" Caroline asked her as she quickly stood up and reached for her dress.

"Yes," she nodded.

"Thank you," she said as she smiled at her.

Caroline turned away from her and made her way towards the door and as she put her hand on the door knob, Jenna stopped her.

"If you need to use this classroom for anything, let me know and I'll let you."

Caroline swiveled around and she nodded, genuinely thankful to the woman that was so open to helping her out after she admitted everything.

"Thank you, Professor Sommers." She smiled.

"And Caroline?" Jenna questioned.

"Yes?" The blonde retorted.

"There is always room for you in this program… I don't know if fashion design is what you want to do in the future, but if it is, I think you'll be great at it. After all, that dress really is something else." The woman complimented her.

"I'll definitely think about it." She smiled brightly.

Jenna nodded and she motioned for her to go.

"Get back at those fools and tell me what happened afterwards."

"Will do," she giggled before she left the professor to her own devices.


As soon as Caroline returned to the dorm room, she dropped the dress on the chair and plopped down on her bed as the exhaustion took over. Her neck was aching badly considering that she slept in the classroom and she just wanted to rest for a little while.

A screech was heard and the blonde jumped up immediately. She could feel her heart thundering in her chest and she could barely hear anything but the sound of her accelerated heartbeat.

"What the hell?" Katherine questioned as she rubbed her eyes and looked between her best friend and her long lost sister.

"I- I, uh…" Caroline started because she was still trying to understand what was going on.

"I'm so sorry." Elena apologized before she quickly stood up and put her hands together.

"It's fine," Caroline reassured her. "I just didn't think that you would be here at this hour." The blonde quickly told her.

"After you made your way to the design department, Elena and I decided that we should get to know one another some more and so we came back here. The time got away from us and so we ended up having a sleepover." Katherine told her, her voice apologetic.

"Kat, you don't have to explain yourself." Caroline told her because it was true.

"I know, I know… We were going to share my bed, but it looks like we have something else in common other than our looks- we both hate having to share a small bed, and when you didn't come back, I told her that it would be okay."

Elena nodded in agreement as she reached for her sweater and smiled at the blonde.

"Listen guys," Caroline started. "I am really happy for you both because finding out that you have an identical twin sister isn't something that happens often. I want the two of you to have as much time together as possible, so please… I can always sleep over at Stefan's."

"What about Klaus?" Katherine questioned.

"Klaus can go suck a dick." She shrugged before the trio burst out laughing. "Elena, who asked you out to the party?" Caroline wondered, genuinely curious.

"Some guy named Xavier," Elena told her before she walked over to the door.

"Are you already leaving, 'Lena?" Katherine asked her, her voice sad.

"Unfortunately, I have too… I have a huge physics exam in an hour and I just need to cram a bit before I head over there and take it."

"Oh…" The curly haired brunette sighed.

"I'll be back right after though." She reassured her. "Where should I go?"

Katherine looked over at Caroline with a questioning expression on her face and a ghost of a smile appeared on the blonde's lips.

"Meet us in front of the design department."

"Design department?" Katherine questioned as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"I kind of slept over there and then Professor Sommers saw me and she made me tell her what was going on. After that, she told me that she would love to help out if it was necessary."

"Professor Sommers?" Elena asked as her jaw dropped a tiny bit.

Caroline nodded as she removed her glasses and placed them down on the computer table.

"Uh- she's my cousin." The brunette admitted.

"You- your cousin?" The blonde asked her as her eyes widened in disbelief."

"Mhm," Elena nodded.

"Holy shit… I can only imagine what her reaction will be when she sees the two of us side by side." Katherine said as she bit down on her bottom lip.

"Hopefully it'll be a normal reaction because she is pregnant and I don't want the shock of her learning about us to put her or my unborn niece or nephew in danger."

"Wait, she's pregnant?" Caroline asked her.

"Yeah," Elena replied, a smile on her lips. "Darnit!" The brunette cried out as she looked down at her watch.

"What's wrong?" Katherine asked her, her voice laced with worry.

"I have to run." She sighed heavily before she put her hand on the door knob. "I'll see you ladies in a bit." Elena smiled.

"Good luck!" Katherine and Caroline said in unison before the brunette left them alone.

Once the two were alone, Caroline reached for her dress and she showed it to Katherine with a big smile on her face.

"You finished it!?" Her best friend asked as she reached for it.

Her doe brown eyes were wide because the dress looked like it came from a very expensive designer brand and she knew that it would look stunning on the blonde that stood before her.

"The stitching was harder than I thought it would be, but I was finally able to finish it up." She smiled. "Is it nice?" Caroline added as she bit down on her bottom lip nervously.

"Nice!? It's gorgeous and you are going to look so hot." Katherine reassured her as she beamed from ear to ear.

"Thanks, Kitty Kat." The blonde said.


Stefan descended the stairs and he noticed that his frat brothers were getting ready for that night.

"Stefan, you're finally awake!" Damon beamed as he threw a pack of chips at him.

"I am, yeah…" He sighed. "What are you guys doing?"

"Getting ready for the little party that we're throwing tonight." Damon shrugged as he motioned for him to grab a six pack of beers.

"Some party," Stefan teased even though he was hating the mere idea of it even more now that it was getting closer.

Klaus came up behind him and slapped him on the back in greeting before he reached for the pack of chips and opened them up.

"Did you find yourself a date?" He asked him as he took out a chip and threw it into his mouth.

"I did," Stefan nodded even though he really didn't.

He was going to bring Katherine over because the trio had some big plans to get back at his frat brothers for what they tried to pull. Stefan knew that the evening was going to be filled with a number of different things.

"What's her name?" Damon wondered as he eyed the bag of chips in Klaus' hands.

"Don't worry about it, big brother." Stefan winked before he walked away from them.

"You're not gonna help us setup?" The Brit chided.

"I have things to do, Klaus… I'll be back soon enough." Stefan proclaimed.

Once Stefan was outside, he reached for his cell phone and called up Katherine.

"Hello?" He heard her say on the other end of the line.

"Where should I meet you guys?" He asked as he looked down at his watch.

"Meet us in front of the design department." Katherine responded before she hung up on him.


The girls were probably starting to gather and Katherine and Caroline had to get there before they did because the blonde had to speak to the professor.

"Care, are you ready to go?" Katherine questioned as she reached for the huge makeup kit that she had.

"Just about," the blonde retorted as she wiped her damp blonde hair.

Earlier on, Caroline decided to touch up her roots because she knew that they had to look fabulous. The blonde had to admit that she was feeling a whole lot better knowing that she was about to return to her actual self. Since the beginning of her freshman year at Michigan, she hasn't exactly been feeling like herself because she didn't look like herself. Caroline knew that she changed her whole outer appearance because she wanted to forget about what he put her through, but she knew now that she couldn't put a facade over what she was really feeling. Caroline had to step up and move past what happened to her because if she wouldn't, her whole life would be ruined. Tyler was gone and they were never going to see each other again, so Caroline knew that it was time to put her past behind her and look towards the future.

"Care…?" Katherine wondered as she looked over at her with confusion in her doe brown eyes.

"Huh?" She asked as she got out of her reverie.

"Are you alright?" Katherine asked, her tone worried.

"Alright?" Caroline said. "I'm perfect," she smiled before she hung the towel on the chair and reached for her dress.

"Good," her best friend beamed.

"Ready?" She asked her.

Katherine nodded and the two took off towards the design department.


A couple of hours later, all of the girls stood in a single file line and the trio looked them over with approving eyes. They all looked wonderful and Stefan couldn't help but steal a number of glances at Elena. He didn't understand why he was so attracted to her because that was kind of weird considering that she looked exactly like his childhood best friend, but he couldn't deny what he was starting to feel for her.

He thought that Elena was beautiful no matter how she looked and he hoped that maybe she would give him a chance sooner rather than later.

"Stefan?" Katherine questioned as she noticed the look in his forest green eyes.

"Hm?" He mumbled as he cleared his throat.

"Are you ready to go back to the fraternity? We're going to be heading over there in half an hour.

"Do I have to?" He wondered, his voice sad.

"Yes," she nodded before she motioned towards the door.

"Fine," he shrugged before he said goodbye to all of the girls.

They smiled back at him and with that Stefan made his way towards the door. He passed Jenna and Jenna put her hand on his arm and he stopped.

He looked over at her with his eyebrows furrowed in confusion and Jenna sighed before she began to speak.

"Is my cousin's sister a good person?" Jenna whispered.

"One of the best," he reassured her.

The professor nodded and she let go of his arm. Jenna couldn't believe what was going on and she was thankful to them for not springing the news on her, but she couldn't say that she was completely okay with the fact that Elena had a sister.

Katherine walked over to Jenna and she had a small smile on her lips.

"Caroline and I are really grateful to you for allowing us to use this room. We wouldn't have been able to help all of the girls without it."

"You're welcome, Katherine… I'm just glad that my cousin is going to get back at the douche that asked her out in the first place."

"So am I," The curly-haired brunette giggled before she spotted Caroline entering the classroom.

Caroline looked stunning and it seemed as though the best friend that she had back in high school was the same, but with a lot more confidence.

"It's time to head over there." The blonde told her before she smiled at Jenna.

"The dress looks wonderful on you, Caroline." Jenna complimented as she nodded her head in approval.

"Thank you," the blonde blushed as she smoothed out her dress.

"Have you thought about our earlier conversation?" The redhead questioned as her eyes lit up in curiosity.

"I have and I think I just might join… I've always been into fashion and I think I should give fashion design a chance."

"That is fantastic!" Jenna clapped her hands together excitedly. "Now, I won't keep you ladies here any longer… Head right over to that fraternity and get back at them good."

"We will," the blonde reassured her as she rubbed her hands together.

Jenna nodded quickly before she left the classroom and left them all alone.

Katherine turned to the other girls and she crossed her arms over her chest.

"It's time to go, ladies. Are we ready?"

They all nodded in unison and the duo smiled.

"Good," they said.

The girls got to the fraternity right on time and they waited for Stefan's phone call.

"I'm nervous," Rose said out loud as she bit down on her bottom lip.

"Don't be nervous, Rose." Katherine quickly said. "All will be well and once those sons of bitches see you ladies they'll wish they never came up with this competition in the first place."

Rose nodded and she looked over at the other girls who had their game faces on. They were all nervous, but they had to put that away if they wanted to come out the victors.

Caroline's phone rang and she took it out and looked down at the caller i.d. before she put it to her ear.

"Ready?" She asked him.

"Oh yeah," he responded before the line went dead.

"It's time," Caroline smiled as she motioned for them to go forward.

Bonnie knocked on the door and one of the guys came to the door and his smile fell almost immediately when he noticed that they all looked different.

"Can we come in?" Bonnie questioned, her voice innocent and sweet.

"Of course," he quickly nodded as he opened the door wider.

All of the frat brothers stood together and their eyes widened as the ladies came in one by one.

Caroline came in last and her eyes immediately found Klaus' and a smirk crept onto her lips.

Klaus' jaw dropped slightly as he took the sight of the blonde in. He rubbed his eyes because he couldn't believe that she looked so stunning. She wore a tight red dress that showed off her curves perfectly and her blonde curls cascaded seductively down her back. Her glasses were gone and she had light makeup on. Caroline's smile was perfect and he bit down on his bottom lip because he knew he fucked up badly.

"Boys…" Caroline started. "I say we spice things up a bit." The blonde added.

I'm fucked, Klaus realized.


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