"Sometimes what we call love is just a settling of old scores, or a seeking of forbidden pain, or a circuitous path to the kingdom of cruelty, or she may simply have confused lack of captial with heroism while searching for rescue without knowing from what.'' -Anne Roiphe.
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Caroline had been nervous all day, lieing to everyone was a little harder than she expected. Bonnie and Elena had both been questioning her all day. And now of all people Stefan is! Right now Caroline was hunting with Stefan, her head was pounding and her hands were shaking.
''You know, a vampire can sense when other vampires are uncomforterable or hiding something.'' Stefan stated. Caroline gasped and jumped. ''Oh, and your jumpy,'' Stefan added.
Caroline hesitated. ''I'm not hiding anything really.'' Caroline nervously stuttered out.
Stefan was unconvinced. It was obvious. By not only the expression, behavior, and the attitude. Stefan gave a simple ''hmm'' and no longer pressed the conversation, which Caroline was thankful for.
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Caroline went to visit Elena, bringing an ice cream cone with her. She stepped into the hospital room, finding a nurse hovering over Elena's arm, inserting a needle into her arm, Caroline saw the blood and it made her thirst strong, but she clenched it, knowing that attacking her best friend-or anyone- wasn't an option.
''Caroline!'' Elena greeted happily, as she turned her head from the needle in her arm.
''Hey,'' Caroline greeted. ''How much longer do you have to stay here? I mean you just passed out, is it that serious?'' Caroline asked as she dropped her bag on the floor next to the chair, and put the ice cream cone next to Elena's bed.
Elena crinkled her nose in disgust. ''I'm hoping tomorrow,'' She said. Elena felt the nurse take the needle out and leave the room. ''Privacy, yay,'' Elena said sarcastically.
''Apparently the attention on my ''unconscious moment'' is because they want to keep my stress level down and they seem to think that my stress is caused by problems at home.'' Elena rolled her eyes.
''What problems would you have there?'' Caroline asked.
Elena sighed. ''They seem to think that I have secrets, and carrying secrets is stressful. But I tryed to explain to them that if I do have a secret it is always carried with me, even to the hospital.'' Elena said.
Caroline raised her brow. ''Why would they assume that you have secrets?'' She questioned.
Elena rolled her eyes once again. ''I think the word was ''every teenager has secrets whether it's drinking unattended or being sexually active unknowly.'' Elena said.
''Well, those are your secrets there, tiger.'' Caroline teased.
Elena laughed. ''No, I don't have the normal secrets. My secrets involve vampires, werewolves, and love.'' Elena said.
''Love is a secret?'' Caroline asked.
''Well it might as well be. I am in love with a vampire.'' Elena said.
Caroline smiled. ''If only Matt could say that.''