You Know Nothing About Me

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She hadn't seen him in days, a week to be precise, but she didn't want to remember how long it was since she last saw him. She couldn't help but worry about him. If anything happened to him, it would be her fault, she was the one who told him everything and made him leave town. She didn't regret telling him the truth. One way or another, he would have discovered everything by himself or worse, Jules would have told him.

She hadn't talked to her yet – she only saw her a brief moment in front of the Grill – but according to Damon, she was one hell of a woman and she too, was nowhere to be seen these days. Caroline was sure she was hiding somewhere, away from Damon; Jules was powerful but not as strong as vampires. She just hoped she didn't take Tyler with her and was brainwashing him and turning him against them, against her.

The thought saddened her, she deeply cared about him. They had bonded and she didn't want it to end. In that week without him, she'd thought a lot about him, about them, and she realized that she couldn't bear losing him, he was the only one that understood. She also realized that she had more feelings for him than someone would have for a friend, but you couldn't call it love just yet.

She sighed. She was going crazy with all that thinking but she didn't have a choice, there was still a lot to do before the next full moon. Then, she remembered something: she needed to talk to Damon. He was still a bit angry with her because she had told Tyler the truth and didn't tell him beforehand. If it weren't for Stefan and Elena – especially Elena –, he would have staked her. She was ready to go when the doorbell rang; she wondered who that could be. She opened the door and saw…

"Matt?" He was standing on the porch, a determined look on his face. Uh oh, she thought, not good.

"Hi Caroline."

"What are you doing here?" she asked wearily.

"Well I figured that since you're avoiding me, I had to come here if I wanted to talk to you." he replied. Oh no, she really wasn't ready for was going to come, especially now.

"Um, Matt, now's not a good time, there's something important that I have to do and-"

"I promise it won't take long." he interrupted her.

"Ok then." she said, closing the door and leaning against it, her arms folded.

"I meant what I said last time I came to see you… I miss you." he said sincerely.

"Look, Matt, I don't think it's a good idea. I don't want to hurt you, but a lot has changed now and…" she stopped but didn't continue. How could she tell him that now she was part of a too dangerous world, where he couldn't fit unless he knew the truth? She didn't want him to know, she didn't want him to get hurt anymore. Elena was struggling every day to keep her family safe just because she was involved with the supernatural creatures of Mystic Falls. No, she couldn't and wouldn't do that to him. He can't be involved with her.

"It's Tyler, isn't it? Are you two seeing each other?" he pulled her out of her thoughts.

"Why would it be about Tyler? It's about me! I changed, and in ways you could never understand. And no, we're not seeing each other, he's just a friend." Well, she hoped they still were friends.

"A friend? You've never been friends before or never been that close, as you two are nowadays…" his words were exactly the same as Tyler's, when he had voiced his skepticism about her helping him.

"We've… bonded. We found out we shared some similarities. He's changed too."

"There's still something you're not telling me. Why don't you tell me?" he insisted.

"I- I'm sorry, I can't tell you. I'm sorry" she said, avoiding his eyes.

"No, I'm the one who's sorry, for thinking that you'll give us another chance. But if you can't be honest with me… I don't think it's going to work." he said and left her standing on the porch, alone.

She didn't want to go to the boarding house anymore and got back inside, and sat on the couch, staring into space.

A few hours later, she was still sitting on the couch, lost in her thoughts, when Damon appeared out of thin air next to her.

"Hello, Blondie"

"Don't you know how to use the bell? What are you doing here anyway?"

"I wanted to talk to you but you're not answering your phone." he said matter-of-factly. Oh right, her phone. It probably was somewhere in her room, under her bed or in a drawer. He had asked her not to contact him and the first days, she couldn't stop staring at the blank screen of her phone, hoping she would hear from him. But there was nothing, and she was afraid that if she texted him or tried to call him, it would be worse.

"So…," he continued since she didn't talk, "do you have any news from Tyler Lockwood? Where is he?"

"No idea."

"Ugh, of course! We wouldn't have to worry about that if you had a better control over your mouth!" he snapped but she was still quiet. "Oh come on Blondie, what's wrong with you?" he asked but she ignored him. "Ooooh you're wallowing!" he said in a singsongy way. "Let me guess… it's about Wolf Man, isn't it? Do you like him?" he laughed.

"Shut up, Damon!" she hissed but that made him laugh more. "Speaking about werewolves, I need your help…" she said, changing the subject.

"And why would I want to help you? You screwed up pretty badly and you're not in my good graces right now." he said.

"Well, if you don't help, you could get killed on the next full moon… So you're definitely going to help" she smirked.

"Alright. Shoot." he sighed.

"Well, before the next full moon, that leaves us a little more than two weeks, there's a door that needs to be replaced. The entrance door of the Lockwood cellar to be precise. And we'll need to buy new and stronger chains for… wait a second, do you still have Mason's chains? We could totally use them, well Tyler could, not me. I mean if Mason couldn't escape with them, it means they're good, right? Oh and we need to find more wolfsbane, it would be better if we could find some in powder or make the powder ourselves. It would-"

"Whoa Blondie, could you talk a bit slower please?" Damon interrupted her. "I didn't catch everything."

"Yeah, right. Can you just not joke around for a minute? This is serious!" she said exasperatedly. He just rolled his eyes.

"By the way, there's something I wanted to ask you about… Alaric has tranquilizer darts filled with vervain, right?"

"Why do you ask?" he asked, now curious.

"Well I thought we could switch the vervain with wolfsbane, you know. I mean, if the vervain dart knocks a vampire out, couldn't it work for Tyler as well? The dart filled with wolfsbane could keep him down and weak when he turns. I thought it would be more efficient than just drink some 'wolfsbane tea' that you can barely swallow."

"Huh, you must reaaaally like Wolf Man, and for a blonde, you've got some good ideas as well Blondie. I'll talk to Alaric, see if it would work. It might as well be useful if I want to capture a werewolf…" he said.

"Uh wait, you're talking about Jules?" he nodded, "That's not a good idea. At all. You never learn from your mistakes, do you? Don't you remember the stunt you pulled with Mason? You killed him and now, one of his 'friends' shows up. Don't you think she has a friend too? Aren't werewolves in a pack or something? Don't screw up a second time."

"Talk for yourself! You're the one who screwed up pretty recently if I recall!" He was angry.

"Well now, it's my fault? What do you think would have happened if Jules got to him first and told him everything, huh? It would have been worse!" she countered. He scoffed but didn't reply. "By the way what do I do if he asks me about the curse?" she asked.

"Well, he's not here now, we don't have to worry about it just yet. But you told him, so you'll have to deal with the consequences yourself. As if I, well we, don't have enough problems already! Oh, and just so you know, just because my brother and Elena defended you and convinced me not to kill you, twice, doesn't mean that you don't have to watch your back." he said in a threatening voice. "Well, I guess we're done Blondie, for now. I'll tell you what Alaric said about the darts and we'll have to go shopping for Wolf Man as well. Meet me tomorrow morning at the boarding house."

"Alright. And stop calling me Blondie!" she snapped.

"As you wish, Vampire Barbie." he replied and he was gone.

She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the couch, waiting.

A/N: Merry belated Christmas, folks! I wanted to thank everyone who reviewed :D You guys rock!

Next chapter will be Forwood ;)

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