A/N: So, one of the details in this update I got from a review. The review was from Miss-No Name. Thanks for the idea. It actually helped a lot! ^_^

"So? Caroline, what happened?" Elena asked softly, as she dabbed at Caroline's eye gently with a cotton ball.

"Nothing, Elena. Don't worry about it." Caroline responded, her voice dry and cracked. She must have been crying earlier.

"Caroline…" Elena said, knowing she was lying. As she finished helping clean Caroline up, she helped her into the guest bedroom, and the two sat down on the bed together.

" I went to go…feed," Caroline began sheepishly. "And suddenly, I was just jumped. They were attacking me, and trying to bite me…I fought them off pretty well for the most part but, then…they slammed my head against the pavement, and before they left…I..they.." she said, her words drifting off.

"Who? Caroline, who was it?" When Caroline shook her head, Elena bit her lip. "What was it?" she rephrased in understanding.

"Hybrids. Klaus' hybrids." She answered shakily. "Before they left…I heard them talking…they said….their master…would be proud of them.." she said, her lips turning into a frown. "How sick is that?" she asked.

" Klaus' hybrids just randomly attacked you?" Elena asked with a raised brow, and Caroline just nodded. "Wait, was that why you were acting so weird a few days ago?" she asked suddenly, connecting all the dots.

" Yeah…I, I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you. But, ever since I've turned Klaus down, he's been following me. Stalking me. He won't stop Elena, and I'm so scared that he's going to hurt me, again, or someone else that I care about." She whispered.

"Like Damon?" Elena ventured.

Caroline looked at her confused, "Damon? Why would he-?" then she remembered, and nodded, quickly recovering. "Yeah, Damon. Or you, or Stefan, or Bonnie. I care about you all." She whispered.

Elena wrapped her arms around her friend in a hug, "Well, your okay now Caroline. And I'm sorry they hurt, I just wish there was something I could do to help." She said. Pulling back from the hug she sighed, " I'll go make you some tea or something, okay?" she asked.

Caroline nodded, "Damon's home. I heard him and Stefan talking, could you send him up here?" she asked.

Elena nodded, "Sure thing." Before leaving the room.

As Elena headed downstairs she saw Stefan and Damon talking, arguing most likely.

"Wait, what?" Damon growled. "He hurt her?"

"Damon, calm down. She's fine now. Elena's upstairs taking care of her."

"That bastard!" Damon hissed, throwing a punch and making a whole in the wall.

Stefan looked up, at jus the right time, to see Elena coming downstairs. " Seems like your taking the news well, Damon." She commented.

"Stay out of this, Elena." He returned.

" I'm just coming down to make her some tea. She wants you upstairs by the way." She said, as she passed the two brothers and headed into the kitchen.

Without saying a word Damon headed past his brother, and up the stairs. Flashing up to the guest room he heard her softly sobbing in, he opened the door and walked in. Knowing there were ears on them, mostly his brothers, they had to keep the act up.

"Hey," he said, unsure of what else to say.

"Hi." She responded, her voice dry and cracked.

Damon was over at her bed side in an instant, sitting next to her. "Feeling better?"

"A little. Elena really helped, and she just let me talk, and talk. Even though I should've just been resting." She said, a small laugh escaping her lips.

"So…who did this to you? Was it Klaus?"

"No…his hybrids. They just jumped me, while I was on my way out to feed."

Damon took this into thought, he hadn't done a thing to Klaus, so why had they done such a thing? None of it made sense. Did they do it on their own accord? He shook his head, and moved closer to Caroline. Wrapping her in his arms, a smile, genuine smile came to his lips as she leaned against him.

"Hmm," Caroline said softly, feeling content.

"Well, I'm glad your not too banged up. And that you'll heal fast."

"Yeah, me too." She whispered, lacing her hands with his. Normally, she only would've done so if in front of Stefan or Elena, for some reason it just felt right to be with Damon like this. Both of them were quiet for several minutes, just sitting together, content, in each other's arms.

"Damon?" she said, finally speaking up.

"Hm?" he asked, looking down at her.

"I'm kind of tired."

"Well, I'll let you rest then." He whispered, kissing the top of her head, and helping her get comfortable in bed.

"Wait," she said, as she watched him head towards the door to leave. He turned on his heel to look back at her.

"Will you stay with me, tonight?" she asked, a small blush creeping onto her cheeks.

He thought for only a second before answering, "Sure."

Getting in on the other side of the bed, he wrapped one arm around her, letting her readjust, and snuggle in close to him. Her head rest on his chest.

"Goodnight, Damon." She whispered sleepily.

"Goodnight, Caroline."

It was silent then, and by the way her breathing slowed slightly he knew she was asleep. When he knew it was safe, he whispered softly into the quiet dark room, " I love you."

A/N: I absolutely LOVED writing this chapter. For some reason, I think Damon and Caroline as a couple now would be so freakin' cute! What do you think? Do you think Damon and Caroline are really falling for each other? What do you think will happen once Klaus finds out that his Hybrids attacked Caroline out of their own accord? Read and Review!