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The entire week had been amazing and horrible at the same time. Horrible because not a second passed where she didn't fear Damon's sudden arrival and her sudden departure.. from this world, that is. Her death was a kind of guaranteed gift if Damon got his hands on her. That or being used for as long as he felt for, and frankly, she didn't know which one was worse. She'd lived in constant fear all week, checking left and right whenever she was alone, making sure no dark-haired devil was in sight.

But the week had also been amazing because she was on good terms with Elena, people were surprised by the change in Caroline Forbes and they all genuinly liked her now, which made everything seem amazing for Caroline. All she ever wanted was to have friends that truly did like her, that really wanted to be with her. She never knew if someone really liked her or if they were only being with her until they got better friends, but that was before. Now, everything just seemed to fall into place.

And the biggest reason for the week being amazing, was Stefan. He'd been so kind to her and she regretted ever acting the way she did the first time because she'd missed all of this. She'd missed the way their friendship could've started, missed how loving and caring Stefan was towards her, how he always looked out for her and treated her as though she was a fragile human. Which she was, of course. She had to remind herself about being human quite a lot.

Stefan was still with Elena, yes, but he showed genuine interest in Caroline. They had become good friends over the course of these five days, surprisingly good friends actually, and that delighted Caroline to the point where she forgot about Damon. Temporarily, anyway.

The week had passed by fast and before she even knew it, it was friday and she was ending the cheerleading practice. Wrapping her hoodie around her hips, she grabbed her bag and waited for Elena to catch up before they started walking towards the parking lot, chatting away about the practice and some new dance routine they were planning for the matches.

"So Caroline, are you coming tonight as well?" came Stefan's voice from behind her. Caroline turned around, slightly surprised, a smile spreading across her face at the sight of Stefan's. "Where?" Caroline asked, keeping her voice void from glee. "Oh right, sorry," Elena apologized as she stopped in front of Stefan's car and turned to Caroline. "Bonnie's coming back today so I've invited her and Stefan over for dinner tonight. Do you wanna come as well?" she asked Caroline. "Erm, sure, I'd love to," Caroline said, excited to meet Bonnie. "Should I bring something?" she asked, avoiding eye contact with Stefan, knowing he was looking at her.

"No, no, just bring yourself," Elena laughed and Caroline giggled. "Fine, I'll be there," Caroline said and threw a glance at Stefan who was already smiling at her. "Great, I'll see you then!" Elena exclaimed, giving her a quick hug before getting in the car. "Bye Caroline," Stefan said as well, walking towards the other side. Caroline gave them a wave and walked off towards her car, stuffing her bag in. She cast a quick glance around the parking lot that had become eerily quiet all of a sudden.

Knowing that couldn't mean anything good, she quickly climbed into her car and sped off towards her house. She'd felt so bad and unsure about everything at the beginning, but things were actually turning out fine. Maybe she could go through everything smoothly, maybe she could live through this completely normally. After all, she'd survived the entire week as a human, she was good friends with Stefan and everything just seemed to work out for her. She just had to think positive all the time and things would be ok.

Her good thoughts flew out the window, however, as she thought of Damon again. Where was he? He'd had all week to make an appearance, all week to get her, but she had barely seen him. The last time this day came, Damon had already compelled her and they had gone to Elena's together. She wondered what he was doing this time. Maybe he didn't care about using her anymore, maybe he'd seen that Stefan was her friend now, meaning he would definitely protect her from Damon.

But Damon was Damon, he wouldn't just back down that easily. He had no excuse for dropping by Elena, he had no way in without Caroline. But what if he still came? What was she going to do? What if he still wanted to compel her and use her, what if he'd been planning it all along?

"Calm down, Caroline!" she scolded herself. "Don't overthink everything. Stefan is there, he will keep you safe."

The time for dinner came far too fast for Caroline's liking, but she made her way towards Elena's, making sure to check whether Damon was in sight. Elena greeted her happily and went off into the kitchen, leaving Caroline to go to the living room where Stefan was sitting on the couch. "Caroline, hey," he grinned, getting up and giving her a hug. Tingles ran all through her once again as she hesitantly hugged him back and forced herself to not blush and turn into a tomato again. "Hey Stefan," she greeted and was about to sit when Bonnie came into the living room.

"Hi Caroline," Bonnie said and Caroline noticed the little edge to her voice. Without any hesitation, Caroline wrapped her arms around Bonnie and gave her a tight hug. "Hey Bon," Caroline whispered, her eyes watering at once when Bonnie hugged her back, her face taking a look of confusion. Caroline hugged her for a good measure before slowly pulling back, giving Bonnie a smile. Something shifted in Bonnie's eyes, making them look clouded for a second before her eyes went a bit wide.

Caroline's brows creased, a feeling of fear waking inside her. But then, Bonnie smiled at her. A genuine smile that made Caroline feel as though Bonnie had forgiven her for her behaviour. Caroline relaxed again as she smiled at Bonnie.

"Bonnie, can you help me for a second?" Elena's voice traveled from the kitchen. "Sure," Bonnie said, giving Caroline's hand a squeeze before walking off. Caroline sighed and turned back to sit down on the couch opposite Stefan. "You surprise me all the time, Care," Stefan said and Caroline's heart fluttered at the nickname. "Can I call you that, by the way?" Stefan asked quickly, looking a little embarassed. "Sure you can," Caroline laughed, feeling at ease. "And why do I surprise you?"

"I don't know, you're just different," Stefan stated and just looked at her in a way that made Caroline feel self-concious. "What is it?" she asked nervously. "Nothing, it's just- you remind me of someone," Stefan informed. "Really, who?" Caroline asked, though she knew. "My, um, bestfriend, Lexi," Stefan said, making Caroline smile. "Wow, is she also an insecure freak like me?" Caroline joked and Stefan laughed. "No, no, she's beautiful and sweet," Stefan corrected, smiling at Caroline.

Subconciously, Caroline tucked her hair behind her ear, blushing at his words. "I'd like to meet this Lexi sometime," Caroline said softly. "Yeah, I'd like to introduce you to her sometime," Stefan chuckled, making her glance down, blushing even more. "You'd probably get along really well."

Caroline looked back up at Stefan, his beautiful eyes, his warm smile. She felt so secure with him, like nothing could even touch her when she was with him. She felt connected to him and the way that Stefan was behaving towards her, the look in his eyes, it told her that he cared about her. Would he believe her if she told him she knew about vampires? Would he still care about her if she let him know she knew about his past, present and future?

Sure, people don't usually just walk up to a guy and tell him they're from the future. It's illogical and downright impossible, but hey, vampires aren't supposed to be real either! Stefan knows about all the supernatural beings out there, he knows about witches as well, so there was no real reason for him to not believe Caroline. Things would be much easier if there was someone else that knew about the horrifying events that'll happen in the future. That way, there would be more than just Caroline to keep things different.

There really wasn't much Caroline could do anyway, considering she was now nothing more than a human. Sure, things would've been just the same if she were a vampire, but atleast she could defend herself and her friends. Atleast she could stand a chance against Damon, whom she was terrified of now, especially since his emotions were off and he was willing to do anything to get Katherine out of the tomb. That included using Caroline as his toy, something there was little chance of preventing if Caroline was a mere human only.

If Stefan knew about Caroline, if he knew what would happen, he could protect her from Damon and they could work together to make the future different. Besides, what'd she have to lose anyway?

"Caroline, is everything alright? You look worried," Stefan pointed out, gaining her attention. She looked at him, knowing the kind of person he was, knowing he wouldn't judge her straight off, knowing he'd listen to her. This was her chance.

"Stefan, I-" she started, deciding to tell him, but was cut off by the doorbell. She felt her heart drop as Elena came out of the kitchen, a look of confusion on her face. "Are we expecting someone else?" Stefan asked, getting up and following Elena. Bonnie came out as well and Caroline got up and followed them to the door, hoping against hope it was just some confused pizza delivery guy.

But as she rounded the corner, her heart dropped at the sight of Damon in the doorway.

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