Now I'm at over three hundred viewers and twice as many hits with no reviews. I'm writing because I enjoy it but I'd like it if some-one could tell me what they like and don't like. It takes two minutes so please, just a tiny message. Not really set in a specific time, I lost control of Caroline at some point. Much as I love our bad boy he was a total twat to her and I for one relished him being thrown down a corridor.

Daroline

You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing

Caroline cringed walking out of the school. You suck? Really? After everything Damon did to her that was all she could come up with? Damn that was pathetic. The worst thing was that when he hit the floor all she wanted was to jump his bones. That made no sense.

She didn't even enjoy sex with Damon. Yeah he was hot as hell but that wasn't enough to keep her in bed. Or at least it shouldn't have been, he was a selfish lover. Too rough when she wanted it slow and smooth and he never took her out. He was only seen in public with her once and that was because he wanted something from her. She was a tool in his master plot but at least he was honest about Mystic Falls' grand secret.

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded
You, pickin' on the weaker man

No wonder it was so easy for him to get into her pants. He seemed to be the only guy in town that hadn't fallen at Elena's feet before even noticing that Caroline existed. Once the blond was part of their team she was still on the outer edges. Half the time she had no idea what was going on until she got a phone call telling her to dress up and get to the grill. Tyler had vervained her at his party and she'd had no idea what was happening with Klaus and his father, her 'friends' must have though she was a liability like Rebekah.

She gone round to the boarding house looking for Elena after everything calmed down, she wanted to know why she hadn't know what was happening. If Tyler hadn't protected her, because Klaus told him to, she would've died to save Katherine since no one told her they'd switched the doppelgangers.

Well, you can take me down with just one single blow
But you don't know what you don't know

Damon was the only one there, drinking bourbon with a cold sneer on his lips. More triangle drama no doubt.

"Where's Elena?" She asked, not in the mood to talk to him.

"Stefan's room. No sleepovers." He answered not even looking at him.

"I thought Stefan was team Klaus now?" She didn't want to walk in on a reunion. Damon barked out a bitter laugh and turned his disdainful sneer on her.

"Why am I always the one to keep the dumb blond in the loop?" He sighed. "Stefan decided to save his new brother then took off. You were no help."

"No I was in a vervain induced coma and even if I wasn't no one told me what was going on did they?" She shouted. "I'm young but I'm more than your little human doormat and I should get to fight for my friends."

"You weren't a doormat Caroline, darling." He said softly. She softened slightly. "Not to me."

"Then what was I?" She asked timidly.

"A means to an end and a blood bag." He smirked knocking back his drink. "Poor blondie, always in second place, back up best friend, back up girlfriend. At least someone's worse off than me." He raised his glass to her bitterly.

"You're pathetic." She hissed on her way out.

Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

She didn't cry on the way home and continued fighting tears when she was in her bedroom. She told herself oh so many times that she was done with Damon, done with crying over him and remembering him naked and it was a promised she'd broken so many times.

But not anymore, she was strong now. She'd kicked his ass when he tried to hurt her Dad. And she was too strong to delude herself into thinking he'd saved her because she was good, that she deserved to live. It was all for Elena, like always.

Why you gotta be so mean?

He had no sympathy in him. Katherine hurt them both but only his humiliation mattered.

You, with your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them

It hurt that she couldn't be trusted with their cunning plan. Damon had killed so many people, if Stefan hadn't spiked her drink she'd be dead now. He snapped Jeremy's neck without hesitation and ripped out Bonnie throat for something she had no part in. Was Caroline the only one to remember all that?

Bonnie remembered, she hated him for everything he'd done. But she hated Caroline too, just because she was an unfortunate victim.

Damon would only be on their side while it suited him.

I'll walk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again

She avoided Damon as often as possible. Ignoring his comments was easiest, nothing she did could make him think she was worth a scrap of respect. Even Tyler got some respect because of his extraordinary strength and when he was sired everyone was worried for him. What about Caroline?

She felt selfish for even thinking it but every time Stefan or Damon put Elena through some sort of trauma she was there and so was Bonnie. Stefan gave up him free will and his life to save his brother but everyone's reaction was to take care of poor poor Elena.

I'll bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know what you don't know

She didn't know why she'd been surprised at waking up in the Original's living room. She'd never been more than back up to everyone but Tyler and she was a weapon to Damon.

"We're handing you over to Klaus, sorry blondie but keeping Elena safe is important." Damon said, shrugging. "Good doing business with you." He nodded to Klaus before leaving.

"You can't just fucking leave me! I'm a person Damon not a fucking sex doll!" She screamed following him.

"Caroline." He cupped her face gently. "This is the most important thing you've even done in your meaningless life." He explained. "Thanks for the good times. "With he winked her turned to leave again. "Hey you might have a good time, now Tyler's dead there's no guilt."

"You're exactly like fucking Katherine aren't you!" She shrieked once she realised she couldn't actually walked out of the front door. "Selfish, cold and only ever looking out for number one!"

"I'm looking out for Elena doesn't be so fucking selfish."

She looked herself in the bathroom and screamed alone until she couldn't breathe then cried herself to sleep.

Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

She felt reading to move on from Damon at last when she arrived at him doorstep with Kol and Rebekah. "Reading beautiful?" Kol asked raising an eyebrow.

"Of course she is." Rebekah snapped. "Right honey?" She wrapped an arm around Caroline's shoulders. "You know he deserves all this."

The three of them burst into the house stakes flying. Damon was pinned to the wall by Rebekah before he knew where they were.

"No Elena tonight?" Caroline asked mockingly.

"I heard she ran off with Stefan." Rebekah added innocently. Kol was less subtle.

"Seriously? Even after turning she ran off with the extremist. How is he right now?"

"Ripper." Caroline answered. She noticed the surprise on Damon's face. "Yeah, Elena rang, apparently no-one told her about your little arrangement. But still we all benefitted."

"I always wanted a sister." Rebekah smiled her gripped on Damon's tightening until her nails pierced his jugular and blood flowed over her wrist.

"Drink?" Kol offered as Caroline joined him on the couch.

"Cheers!" She toasted. She watched coldly as Kol and Rebekah had their vengeance. Damon was broken and only half conscious when they were done.

"Do you mind leaving us alone for a few hours." Caroline purred sipping on a blood bag. "We have personal business." She smiled coldly at Damon.

"See you back at the house." Rebekah shrugged.

"Sure you don't want help?" Kol asked hopefully.

"Come on big brother, Care'll give us the details later." Rebekah pulled him out as Caroline closed in on Damon's weak form.

Why you gotta be so mean?

He was so beaten he flinched when a blood bag landed by his face. "Don't be so pathetic." Caroline sighed bending down to help him feed. "Get out of town and get a life that doesn't resolve around your brother's girl" She told him coldly. "I'm never seeing you again."

Klaus was waiting outside when she left. "That didn't take long." He smirked. She shrugged. "You're far too good sweetheart." Taking her hand in his they walked away from the house. "Ready to go now?"

"Anywhere that sells good clothes." She answered looking at her blood soaked dress.

"Milan?"

"Anywhere."

And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game
With that same big loud opinion but nobody's listening
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing

They returned to Mystic at least once every decade. Caroline missed her mother and Rebekah always saw the village in the new world as her home, being too young to remember ever living in the old world.

It was forty years before Caroline spotted Damon. He was half asleep on the bar, a drunken pathetic mess. Clearly the brunette he was slurring at thought the same since she walked away when he tried to touch her. He caught her eye as she set up a pool game with Kol who was determined to teach her at least one thing he considered a sport. The look he gave her was pure contempt, lip curled and eyes hard.

"Want me to kick his ass?" Caroline started laughing.

"I'm not giving a pool lesson for the types of him."

But all you are is mean
All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

He hadn't changed since the day she met him. But she had she was strong and brave and loved and he was nothing.

She'd been over Damon when she left Mystic Falls but it wasn't until now that she over kiddy pool Caroline. She'd never been so happy.

Why you gotta be so mean?

Okay so it ended more Klaroline but I decided to make it more about the Daroline relationship then giving them a happy ending. Caroline just did what she pleased with this song and I'm not fighting it.

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