Cassie's POV

We went downstairs to see that Jenna had the TV on. The interesting thing was she kept swearing at it.

"Is there any particular reason that you're swearing at the TV?" I asked.

"Him." She replied as she pointed at the reporter.

"He's cute." Diana commented.

"No, he's not cute. He's a scumbag." Jenna snapped. She must have really hated that guy. "Do you girls wanna know why I left town a few years ago?"

"No way, him?" Elena asked. I happened to think that leaving town over a guy was pretty stupid but Diana and I had left towns for lesser reasons.

"So what is all of this stuff?" I questioned as I looked at the box of trinkets Elena had.

"They're a bunch of old family heirlooms." Elena explained. "They're having this heritage exhibit for all of the Founding Families at the Founder's Party."

"How much do you think this stuff is worth on like eBay?" Jeremy asked as he entered the room and grabbed this old pocket watch.

"You're not going to find out." Elena declared as she snatched it back from him. I wondered if Diana and I should be in the middle of the family drama.

"I'm going to the Grill." I announced. At that time, there was a knock at the door and I saw Stefan. "I am definitely going to the Grill."

Diana's POV

I whisked Stefan up to my room and we started to make out on the bed. I still couldn't help but wonder why I felt weird every time I touched him, but I didn't really care. What I did care about was the fact that he suddenly stopped.

"Are you okay?" I asked him.

"Yeah, that was just getting a little too heated." He replied. I was a bit confused. Usually, it was the girl who wanted to stop. Though, I supposed there was nothing wrong with a guy who wanted to wait. I decided to change the subject.

"So there's this Founder's Party tomorrow." I declared. "I don't really know what it is."

"They still do that?" He asked.

"You know what it is?" I replied.

"Yeah, it's this annual gathering that has been going on since 1864." He explained. "The Salvatores don't get invited anymore."

"Well I'm willing to invite you, if you look good in a suit that is." I replied with a giggle.

"I can definitely pull one off." He remarked with a chuckle of his own. "I would love to go with you, Miss Blackwell."

"The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Salvatore." I responded. It did mean that I would have to find a dress to wear. I would also have to convince Cassie to go. I figured it might be hard considering that formal social gatherings weren't really her thing.

Cassie's POV

When I was at the Grill, I noticed that Caroline and Bonnie were there. I couldn't help but wonder if Bonnie really was a witch. She didn't seem to buy into any of it. I hadn't needed to use my powers much since coming to town, though part of that was due to inconvenience.

"I can't believe that you're bringing Damon to the dance." Bonnie replied. "What does your mom think about that?"

"I don't really care what she thinks." Caroline replied.

"So Cassie, are you going with anyone?" Bonnie asked me.

"I don't really swing that way." I declared.

"I mean as friends." Bonnie stated.

"Well you and Elena can go as friends." I replied. "I probably wasn't even going to go. Those formal gatherings aren't my thing. Oh and by the way, Damon tried to kiss me last night."

"There's no way that's true because Damon wouldn't cheat on me." Caroline replied.

I could tell that trying to reason with her was pointless and walked over to where Jeremy was sitting.

"What are you doing?" I asked. He was watching where Tyler was talking to Vicki. He appeared to be asking her to the party.

"She had to ask him to ask her." He pointed out.

"Well, if you think that she's so great, why don't you go to the party with another girl to try and make her jealous?" I suggested.

"So you're offering then?" He asked.

"I didn't say that I wanted to go." I stated.

"You're pretty much the only other girl that will talk to me." He pointed out. I sighed.

"Fine, I'll do it." I declared. "But you're going to owe me for this."

In the morning, I heard the doorbell and since no one else was around, I answered it to see Tyler. I wanted to slam the door in his face. I didn't have a legitimate reason for not liking him like Jeremy did, but I thought that he was a douche.

"I'm here for my mom." He stated. "She said that there was a box of things."

"I've got it." Elena remarked as she entered with the box. "Please be careful."

"Yeah, be careful." I repeated. Elena just sighed and walked away.

"What is your problem with me?" He asked. "I haven't done anything to you."

"I just think that you're a tool." I answered. "Now you should probably take that stuff and go."

I then went to the kitchen where Elena had invited Bonnie over. Apparently we were all going to get ready for the party and I was less than thrilled about it. I still couldn't even believe that I was going.

"So what do you think I should wear delicate flower or naughty vixen?" Bonnie asked as she held up two bottles of nail polish.

"Maybe you should mix them to create delicate vixen?" Diana suggested.

"You seem happyish." Bonnie commented.

"I am." Diana replied.

"But you should still tell her whatever you wanted to tell her." Elena stated.

"I don't want to ruin your day." Bonnie declared.

"Just tell her." I demanded.

"Okay you know about Katherine?" She asked. We all nodded. "Damon dated her first and Stefan stole her from him."

"That sounds like one person's side of the story." I commented. "Do you believe that Damon tried to kiss me?"

"He didn't." Diana replied.

"Yes he did." I confirmed. "He's a scumbag. He's probably worse than Tyler and my intuition is usually right."

"Well I can't say that I trust him, but he hasn't done anything to make me distrust him." Diana pointed out.

"I'm going to prove this." I promised. "I'll prove that he's bad news."

I figured that I would have a chance at the party to do so because I knew that Damon would be there. I wasn't going to flirt with him, but I could probably catch him coming onto me. I just had to find out how. I did wonder what kind of cocky asshole went around telling girls that they wanted to kiss him. Yes, he was good-looking, but a bad attitude ruined looks for me.

I got dressed in a strapless black and white patterned minidress. It looked like it was designed by MC Escher or something. I paired it with a pair of black heels. Diana wore a simple red thigh-length dress.

Once we got to the Lockwood Mansion, there was a line of people of people. I stood with Jeremy and Diana with Stefan. They were inviting people in.

However once we got to the door, no one was there.

"Hello?" I remarked to try to get someone's attention.

"Hey guys, come in." The mayor invited us. He seemed too personable which led me to think that he was as much of a tool as his son was.

Not long after we were inside, Jeremy went to see if he could find Vicki. He seemed not to get the whole jealousy thing. It meant I was stuck as third wheel to Stefan and Diana. She wanted to see some of the old stuff.

"This is amazing." She commented as we went through the relics. "Why isn't there a Salvatore exhibit?"

That was a good question. Were they like the black sheep of the founding families or something?

"Well we have plenty of stuff, but no one asked." Stefan explained. Maybe they were.

"Hey, this is the original town charter!" Diana remarked. Only someone like her would get excited about such a thing. "So many familiar names. We've got Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood, Dr. Jonathan Gilbert. Does that say Damon Salvatore…and Stefan Salvatore?"

Okay, that was interesting. Why were their names on it.

"The Original Salvatore Brothers." Damon interrupted. We turned to see him with Caroline. "Our ancestors: it's an interesting story."

"We don't need to bore them with stories of the past, Damon." Stefan replied. It did sound kind of boring.

"It's not boring, Stefan. It sounds really interesting." Diana argued.

"Well I'm bored." Caroline stated. "I wanna dance, but Damon won't dance with me. Do you mind if I borrow your date?"

"Sure." Diana stated. She should've asked Jeremy. "That is Stefan wants to do it. Do you?"

"I'm not much of a dancer." Stefan replied.

"Sure he is. Stefan does it all: the jitterbug, waltz, the Soulja Boy." Damon explained. That I had to see.

"Well sorry, but I won't take no for an answer." Caroline declared before she dragged Stefan away. I wondered if it was my chance. I decided to stay.

"I'm sorry about trying to kiss you." He stated. "That wasn't cool of me."

"So what happened with the story?" I asked.

"Well there was a war battle here." He started.

"The Battle of Willow Creek: we learned about it in class." Diana interrupted. "Confederates set a church on fire with people inside."

"What the history books don't say is that the people weren't in there by accident." Damon explained. "They were believed to be Union sympathizers. Stefan and Damon had someone they loved very much in there. When they tried to save her, they were shot in sight."

The story sounded like something Shakespeare or Hemingway would write. Though, it seemed like he was nicer than I thought.

"Have you ever thought that you should try to work through the issues that you have with Stefan?" Diana suggested. "I mean that's what Cassie and I do when we have problems."

We hadn't had a lot of problems and there was never anything on the magnitude of stealing a boyfriend. Boyfriends weren't very common. The only relationship I had had time for was the one with my sister.

We later went downstairs to see that Stefan and Caroline were no longer dancing. I still had no idea where Jeremy was, but I wasn't looking to dance.

"What are you kids up to?" Damon asked.

"We were just talking. Drink, Damon?" He replied before offering him some champagne. Did they not know that he was 17?

"No thanks." Damon replied.

"So Stefan, do you have another dance in you?" Diana asked him.

"Absolutely." Stefan replied as he took her hand led her to the dancefloor.

"They look so cute together." Caroline commented.

"Don't talk." Damon ordered.

Diana's POV

Once we got to the dancefloor, we slowly began to move to the music even though it wasn't as much of a song as it was a score.

"So I hope that Damon didn't cause you any trouble." He remarked.

"No, he was a perfect gentleman." I explained. "He even apologized for trying to kiss Cassie. He was sweet. So I wanted to talk to you about Katherine. I don't really know anything about her."

"Let's not talk about that right now." He replied.

"Okay, but I want to talk about her soon." I stated. "You can be open about your life with me. Everything I know about you, I've heard from someone else."

"What did Damon tell you?" He asked.

"He didn't tell me anything. Why won't you talk to me?" I questioned.

"Don't you see what he is trying to do? He's trying to drive us apart." He stated as I broke free of his grasp.

"I don't think that he is, but you seem to be." I declared before I walked away.

I then found Bonnie and Elena and Cassie with cake. I grabbed a slice for myself and told them about it.

"This is my fault." Bonnie replied. "I planted doubt. I'm a doubt-planter."

"No it's my fault." I argued. "I was a bitch to him. Anyway, I need to go to the bathroom. Cassie, come with me."

She got up and we headed to the washroom where Caroline was fixing her makeup. I began to wash my hands.

"So how are things with Stefan?" She asked.

"They're fine." I replied. "We had a fight, but it'll pass."

"Really, my radar must be off then because I thought you were dunzo." Caroline stated.

"What is that?" Cassie asked. I then noticed that there was a mark on her neck under her choker. I moved it up and saw something red.

"Oh my god, Caroline, what happened?" I questioned.

"Nothing: it's none of your business." Caroline replied. "My mom would kill me."

Cassie apparently saw something else because she flicked her wrist causing Caroline's cardigan to fall revealing more of the same marks.

"Who did this?" She demanded. "Did Damon hurt you?"

"Of course he didn't." Caroline replied as she grabbed her garment stormed out of the bathroom.

"You talk to Stefan, I'll deal with Damon." Cassie suggested.

Cassie's POV

I found Damon in the hallway. I actually did feel like lighting him on fire, but I knew that would draw attention to me. I did shove him back.

"Hey, what are you doing?" He asked.

"I don't know who you think you are, but stay away from Caroline or you'll have me to deal with." I threatened. If we were in a more private place, I might have lit him on fire because I had no patience for men that abused women."

Diana's POV

I went over to Stefan.

"Okay, you were right about Damon. He's a total psychopath." I stated.

"What's wrong? What did he do?" Stefan asked in concern.

"There are these weird bruises all Caroline's body." I explained. "They look kind of like bitemarks."

"Diana, I'm dealing with this." He replied.

"Dealing with it? Are you having him arrested?" I questioned. Or killed, but that was probably a little bit extreme in this case.

"I need you to trust me, Diana." He remarked.

"Trust is earned, Stefan." I told him.

We later found Caroline crying and bleeding from the neck in the yard. I didn't know what Damon did to her, but I wanted him to pay.

So Cassie went with Jeremy to the party, but didn't spend a lot of time with him. Please don't forget to review