With a long sigh, Caroline parked her car in the only empty parking space left at the Grille. She had no idea why the Grille was even this crowded for the middle of the afternoon but it was. Running a hand through her hair, she rest her head against the steering wheel for a moment. "Am I really about to go ask Damon Salvatore, of all people, for advice?" she asked herself. Pausing to let her mind wander, and think she finally decided she should head inside.
Opening the doors to the Grille she was welcomed in by loud cheers, chatter, teens running a muck, and then she spotted the bar. Where the few civilized people drank, she saw spotted Damon amongst them. Hunched over the bar, glass in hand, clad in his usual black outfit. Approaching the bar, she took the only empty seat next to Damon. "Damon," she said. When he lifted his head off the bar to look at her he smirked.
"And what does Vampire Barbie need of me today?" he asked with a quirked brow.
"First of all," she continued on, taking his glass and finishing off what was left in it. "I need a favor."
"I don't do favors. Try someone else." He growled before ordering another drink.
"Which is exactly why I'm prepared to run off and tell Stefan what you did with Elena."
Damon then turned to face her, his eyes momentarily wide. "What? You're going to tell my baby brother that I kissed Elena? Or the fact that she enjoyed it?" he asked, his eyes aglow with amusement. "Try telling him something he doesn't already know." He finished. Caroline watched him for a moment, and sighed.
"Yes. Which is why you're going to do exactly what I say. Okay?" she asked, a smirk forming on her lips.
"That's a bit of a risk there you're taking Caroline." Damon warned. "Threatening someone that's much, older then you?" he asked with a raised brow and shook his head. "Not a smart idea."
"Will you just help!" Caroline finally growled, becoming frustrated. A smirk came across Damon's lips and he turned to her,
"What can I do?" he asked.
Walking out of the bathroom Elena sighed, running a brush through her hair. "You look fine, love. Besides, we're only going to lunch." Stefan suggested, coming up behind Elena and wrapping his arms around her.
"Well, thank you." She whispered, setting the brush down. Turning in his arms to face him she sighed, "Knowing Damon, he's probably going to be there and I really can't deal with his antics today." She said.
"I know. So, just ignore him. Like you said, just a normal day today. You and me." He smiled before kissing her lightly on the lips.
The two got into his car and headed off to the Grille. Seeing that there were no parking spots left, they parked on the side of the Grille. "Ready?" Stefan asked, as they joined hands and headed into the Grille. Being sat at a table, the two browsed through the menu's for a bit, neither saying anything. Finally, when Elena looked up to meet Stefan's gaze she instead found herself staring past him at the bar.
"What?" Stefan asked her, becoming a bit weary.
"Nothing..it's just," Elena began, not sure how to word any of this.
"What?" Stefan repeated.
"Caroline. At the bar."
"So?" Stefan asked.
"With Damon."
By that point Stefan had too turned around and the couple was watching the scene from where they sat. "Why would Caroline be talking to Damon?" Elena questioned more so herself.
"Beats me." Stefan answered.
"So, let me get this straight." Damon said, after about twenty minutes of Caroline going on and on into explanation. "You think, that I can get Klaus to stop…stalking you."
Caroline nodded her head, "Well he considers Stefan an ally in his sick mind. And I figured-"
"Figured…what?" Damon asked, a smirk playing on his lips. Clearly he was enjoying Caroline's uneasiness.
"I did, have a plan." She sighed.
"Care to enlighten me on that?" Damon asked.
Her eyes flicked around the room, not daring to meet Damon's out of sheer embarrassment, she could feel her checks become red and flushed. Raking a hand through her hair she sighed loudly. "Fine." She growled. "I figured that you and I…we,uh, could pretend…to…go out." She barely got out. "Ya know….rile Klaus up." She finished, swallowing hard. Taking a moment to consider what she had just said, Damon said.
"I hate to admit it, but that doesn't seem too bad. Besides, gives me a chance to piss off and kill an Original." He shrugged.
"You're not going to kill him."
"And why the hell not? Isn't that the point of your little plan?" he asked.
"I just want to piss him off. Maybe then he'll leave me alone."
"Not because you love him?" Damon asked, looking at her.
"No. I could never love him, Damon." She shook her head. Grabbing her purse she stood up and looked at him. "So, we have a deal?" she asked.
Damon nodded, "Deal." He said. Leaning over Damon quickly kissed her cheek, Caroline blinked in surprise and mouthed 'What was that?'.
"We have to make it look real, don't we?" he answered aloud with a smirk before returning to his drink.
A/N: So…I really enjoyed writing this update. Hahah, Caroline and Damon have a plan to piss off Klaus. Maybe it'll work. Maybe…not so much. What do you think Stefan and Elena will think once they see Caroline and Damon together? Will they found out the plan? Read and review!