So for now the fighting is going to cease for a bit and I'm going to have some normal stuff happen. School Dances, Couples making out, Dance Dance Revolution…

Damon's Pov

The fighting has ceased for now, and when we all try and leave the wooded area, no one stops us and attacks. That must mean that for now, we are not an interest to the wolves or Katherine. We are all still acutely aware of the danger out there, but all of us are in a rush to get home, get to safety. There are some questions I need answers to and I wonder Stefan is puzzling over them too. Katherine said she only wanted the girl, but why would Katherine need Caroline? Why were the wolves so quick to listen to Katherine's orders, did she have someone enchanting them? A hundred and fifty years and suddenly Katherine was back in Mystic Falls, why?

Stefan leaves me to take care of Caroline and he takes everyone else home. If he thinks I'll know what to do or say to her when she wakes up, he's sorely mistaken. I take Caroline to the boarding house. I figure dropping her off at her house staked, weak and hungry for her mother to find is the worst idea possible. At least at the boarding house she'll get fresh blood and as many answers to her questions as I can provide.

I decided tonight that after everything Caroline's been through, I will try and give her any answers she needs. I don't think either of us has the strength to keep secrets from each other anymore. Doesn't mean that complete honesty isn't going to be hard for me; I've spent so many years bottling up all my secrets and emotions.

I watch her all night from the chair in the corner of my room, taking in her mangled features. She spends the entire night tossing and turning. As dawn hits, the bruises on her face fade and she stirs. I can tell she's confused when she wakes, but I make no moves toward her. She's had enough people she doesn't trust coming at her.

"Damon, where am I?" she asks. She doesn't seem frightened to see me there, which surprises me because Caroline and I have a fragile relationship, at best.

"Damon who was that, that woman that looked like Elena?" she asks. I walk over to the bed and sit down on the edge.

"Her name is Katherine. She is the one who turned Stefan and me, all those years ago." I say. I am slow and cautious with my words. I want to make sure that anything I say doesn't freak her out more.

"Why does she look exactly Elena?" she asks.

"Elena and Katherine are related. Distance relatives and Elena is Katherine's doppelganger." I say, hoping that this is enough for now to satisfy her curiosity.

"Why did the werewolves listen to her when she told them to leave," she asked.

"I don't know, there a lot of things about Katherine that I haven't figured out yet, but I will." I say. Katherine's tricky and manipulative, but she isn't going anywhere before I've found out why she's decided to wreak havoc to Mystic Falls.

"Do you need me to answer any more questions?" I ask. I suddenly realize that I am starving. I haven't eaten since we got back from the fight. Haven't wanted to leave Caroline less she wake up, but now that she's awake I can tell that leaving her for a couple of hours will be ok.

"No, I just want to sleep." She says and she's dozed off again before I even have the chance to say another word.

A few hours later Stefan returns home. He tries to talk to me about what happened, about Katherine, but all I want to do is drown my memories in a bottle of bourbon. Eventually, he leaves me alone and heads upstairs.

I finally head up towards one of the guest rooms. For some reason, I can't explain, I've put Caroline in my bed, and so crashing on my soft comfortable pillows is not an option. Nonetheless, I crack the door open to check on Caroline as I pass the room, only to find no one in there. Instead, on my immaculately made bed, Caroline has left a note. Clearly and carefully, in the most perfect script I've ever seen are two words. "Thank you."

Like always, please Review! Thank you to everyone for all the kind words. I've taken into account all your suggestions about who to kill off next, and have decided. However, it won't happen for awhile because I want to strengthen Damon and Caroline's relationship through normal activities.

Next up: Caroline stops going to school, stops hunting, and stops talking to everyone. What's wrong with her and who will help her?