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Caroline felt as though she'd throw up any second, what with it being Sunday and her having no idea what she would do when it came to school tomorrow. She was a human again. A human. She could barely fix anything as a vampire, let alone as a human. She was vulnerable now, exposed to everything. One tiny mistake and she will ruin everything. She hadn't been very scared this morning because the madness would only start if Damon got a hand on her, and as a vampire, she could probably fend him off. But as a human?
She had no idea how she could walk around, go to school, try to keep things normal when Damon Salvatore without his emotions on was out there, only waiting to get her alone. Bonnie hadn't told her about any of this. Maybe Bonnie didn't know it either and to be honest, it wasn't really a time where they could actually sit down and discuss things. It was done in the heat of the moment and Caroline didn't regret agreeing to do it for a second. Had they waited, Bonnie would probably have lost the ability to channel the witches' powers and they would be stuck with a dead Damon and Elena.
But it wouldn't have hurt to actually form some sort of plan because now, she was laying in bed, knowing she had school tomorrow and that Damon was waiting out there, somewhere in the shadows, waiting for her to come to him.
She had a feeling she wouldn't be able to keep him away forever.
"Caroline, why are you still home?" Liz asked as she walked in to see Caroline sprawled across the sofa. "I'm not feeling well, mom," Caroline lied, pretending to sound ill. "Oh alright, but I'm in a hurry, sorry dear," Liz said as she ran into her room, seemingly getting something, and ran back out again. Caroline sighed, throwing the blanket off her and sitting upright. Times like these, she loved her mom for being so uncaring and so professional.
But her little moment of relief vanished as she put her head in her hands. "What am I gonna do?" she mumbled, massaging her skull. How was she supposed to do anything when she was a vulnerable human? She didn't even dare step foot out of the house. She knew what was waiting for her once she got out.
Damon was going to get her to become his toy once he got his hands on her and even if she drank vervain, there was no saying whether he'd just leave her or kill her for fun. She didn't know what to do, everything was so blurry. Who was she supposed to go to for help? Who was going to show her which way to turn, no one knew what was happening except for her! She was supposed to be strong, but she felt incomplete and weak, she felt worthless. Being a vampire was something she treasured because she could use it for good and protect herself and the people she loved. But now, she couldn't do anything. She couldn't even protect herself.
Wondering what to do, she got up and headed for her mom's room. "Where's the vervain..." she murmured as she looked through cupboards and drawers. "Damnit, mom!" she hissed as she couldn't find anything. How was she supposed to leave the house without vervain when there was a super psycho vampire out there? She went to the kitchen and looked through everything there as well, but came up with nothing. She had no idea where her mom would keep the vervain, but maybe it wasn't in their house.
She was wondering what would happen if she went out without any kind of protection. Sure, the only thing the vervain would do would be to let Caroline have her own will, but Damon could still kill her. "Maybe he's busy stalking Elena right now," Caroline wondered as she went towards the kitchen window, checking the road outside.
Deciding to take a chance, she got dressed and headed for school. She drove like a maniac, looking left and right every second she got to make sure Damon was nowhere in sight. By the time she arrived to school, she somehow knew it was tryouts for cheerleading. And sure enough, everyone were out on the football pitch, the girls waiting for her. Caroline spotted Elena standing next to Stefan, giving her odd looks. Caroline felt her eyes water a little at the sight of her, alive and breathing. Stefan gave her a smile, which Caroline quickly returned, her heartbeat picking speed instantly. As soon as she got out of her daze because of Stefan, she decided to talk to Elena and make things up, considering how she'd treated Elena these days.
"Sorry, I'm late," Caroline called as she dropped her bag and turned towards the girls, taking her hoodie off in the process. "Why don't we all just start off by stretching a bit, kay?" Elena came closer to the girls as Stefan left, and Caroline made her way towards her. "Elena, can I talk to you for a second?" Caroline asked and moved a bit away from the group as Elena nodded.
"Look, I don't know how you feel about me right now," Caroline started, making Elena frown. "I totally understand if I annoy you or if you kind of hate me right now, but I just want to apologize for my behaviour. I know I haven't acted like a good friend lately and I might've said stuff to you that I really didn't mean. For that I'm really sorry, I've just- I'm just a bit insecure and I get jealous easily, but I've got it all sorted now. I know who I want to be and it's not the shallow Caroline that's been a horrible friend to you. I really am sorry so can we just, kind of, start over?"
Elena was gaping at Caroline by the time she was over. "What-are you serious? You're apologizing?" Elena asked incredulously, making Caroline smile. "Yes, Elena," she sighed. "I admit to being a bitch and I hope you want to do it, you know, start over." Elena's response was wrapping her arms around Caroline, burying her head in Caroline's neck, before she was done talking.
"I really needed my bestfriend, you know. I missed this you," Elena said, her voice muffled. Caroline quickly hugged her back, wrapping her arms tightly around her. "I'm sorry for everything," Caroline whispered, tears pooling in her eyes. "I don't really know why we became like that, but I'm so glad we had this talk, Caroline," Elena mumbled, her voice breaking.
"Yeah, yeah, me too," Caroline said as they pulled apart, both giggling at the tearstained faces of one another. "Stop crying," Caroline scolded as she wiped Elena's tears off, hugging her one more time. "Come on, now," Elena said as she pulled back, grabbing Caroline's hand and walking off towards the rest of the group.
Caroline felt incredible. Elena looked so much more happier as she began stretching with the other girls. Caroline thought about how things could've been if she'd done this the first time as she ran to get a hair tie from her bag. Instead of bitching at Elena and not giving her a spot on the team, she could've made things up with her from the start. She sighed as she opened her bag, rummaging through the pockets.
Atleast I did the right thing this time, she thought as she found the hair tie and zipped her bag shut, quickly getting up.
Turning around, she shrieked and almost fell over, had Stefan not grabbed her in time. "Easy there," Stefan chuckled, his arms around her. "Sorry, I'm really jumpy," Caroline apologized, looking flustered. Her heart was beating violently and she was sure she was as red as a tomato by now. Stefan's arms around her waist were not helping at all, nor was the beautiful smile on his face. Caroline found herself drowning in his eyes and all words were gone as she looked into them, completely forgetting the position they were in. Stefan was still holding her, his eyes locked with hers, something unknown awakening in them.
Elena's distant laughter suddenly filled Caroline's ears and something snapped inside Caroline. She quickly cleared her throat, stepping away from Stefan. She thanked the heavens for reacting in time because she was sure if she hadn't gotten away from him, she would do something she'd regret. Stefan looked incredibly puzzled as he looked at Caroline again. "Well, um, thanks," she said, turning around to walk away. "Wait, Caroline!" Stefan urged as he grabbed her hand to stop her. Caroline felt sparks jolt through her and quickly bit her lip to stop herself from gasping.
"Y-yes?" she squeaked, cursing herself mentally for being so affected. "Totally forgot why I came in the first place, but I just wanted to say that, um, what you did back there, what you said to Elena," Stefan said, starting to smile, making Caroline smile as well. "It's just, you're really not the person I thought you were," Stefan stated. "Really?" Caroline asked, gazing at his perfect features. "Yeah, I like this version of you," Stefan admitted softly, making Caroline blush. "Thanks, I-I better go and, you know.." Caroline's voice trailed off as she started pulling her hair into a bun. The intensity of Stefan's gaze could've made her go weak any time, but she kept her strong facade up and gave him a smile before turning around and walking off towards the girls.
Her heart was fluttering in her chest, the butterflies in her stomach not helping at all. She chanced a glance in Stefan's direction one more time as she reached the girls. Stefan was smiling at her, a dazed look on his face. Everything became a thousand times brighter as she turned towards the girls. "Alright girls, let's start!" she announced, a wide grin spreading on her face.
Unknown to her, Damon was watching her from afar, wondering why she hadn't fallen for him yet. He'd seen what kind of a girl she was and he'd guaranteed himself that she would go to him the first chance she got. He'd watched her for a while, targeted her in fact, but she seemed different. She wasn't supposed to become good. She was supposed to be the bitch, the jealous and desperate one. She was supposed to go to great lengths to get back at Elena for always making her feel worthless.
But it seemed she'd suddenly changed, like overnight changed. It was annoying him greatly, and it was ruining his plans. She was supposed to be the way into the Gilbert home, she was his key. He couldn't get to her if she became good with Elena and Stefan.
"That's another thing.." Damon pondered, turning to look at Stefan, who was still watching Caroline. "Why is little brother suddenly so pro-Caroline?" As far as he knew, Stefan didn't like Caroline at all because she'd practically proposed to him the first time they'd met. Why was he suddenly caring for her? Was he getting a soft spot for her? How was Damon going to get Caroline alone now that she was on good terms with Saint Stefan?
"That puts a damper on things," Damon huffed annoyed, deciding to grab a human to release his frustration.
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