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Chapter 19: Getting ready to party

It had been a few hours since they brought Alexis home. She'd fallen asleep on the way home, and they brought her in and she went back to sleep on the couch. The welcome back party was in two hours and Stefan and Elena needed to go get things for it. They'd called and invited everyone that Alexis had originally wanted at the dinner party. They'd called Caroline to come watch over Alexis, since they knew that Caroline would want to get Alexis all prettied up for the party. There was a knock on the door and Elena went to answer it.

"Hey Caroline." She said, opening the door. The blonde, smiling at her, not looking anywhere near as tired as she had earlier. "Come in."

"Hey Elena." She replied, walking into the house. Elena quietly shut the door behind her.

"Lexi is sleeping right now, but you can wake her up in a little bit to get her ready." She said, hearing Stefan walk up behind her.

"We should go, so we can get back and get everything ready. We've got to find Damon still." He said.

"He's at the Grill. I talked to Matt a little bit ago and he said he was there." Stefan nodded.

"Oh, Jeremy and Jenna are at the school helping Alaric with something and won't be back until the party." Caroline nodded. "Call me if you need anything."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Go on." She smiled. Elena grabbed her purse and she and Stefan left.

Caroline went in the living room, seeing Alexis asleep and decided to go upstairs and pick her clothes out. About ten minutes later she came down, carrying clothes. She immediately noticed that Alexis wasn't on the couch anymore.

"Lexi?" She called out, immediately scanning the room, not seeing anyone. She hadn't heard anyone come in. "Lexi!" She yelled, jumping when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned, her fangs coming out. Alexis screamed, dropping her glass of water. "Lexi?" Caroline asked, immediately retracting her fangs. Alexis backed up against the wall, Caroline could smell her fear radiating off of her.

"Wha? What the hell?" Alexis stuttered.

"Lexi, you scared the hell out of me." Caroline said, trying to act normal.

"Ca-Caroline, your teeth-" Alexis began.

"OH, you don't know do you?" She said, Alexis quickly shook her head. "Last year, at the Halloween dance I went as a vampire. I went to the dentist and he put these fang caps on my teeth, you know how through I love to be, and they never came off!" Caroline put her fangs down, opening her mouth. "See?" Alexis took a slight step forward, looking at her teeth. "I'm surprised Elena didn't tell you."

"That was around the time Vicki went missing." Caroline nodded.

"Yeah, that's probably why she didn't tell you. She didn't think it was important." Alexis nodded, calming down. "Brought you down some clothes for the party." She said holding them up. Alexis grinned, taking them from her.

"Thanks Care." Caroline smiled, and suddenly frowned, hearing the front door open. She walked over to it, seeing Elena coming inside.

"Elena? What are you doing here? I thought you and Stefan were out party shopping?"

"We were. Stefan took over so I could come back and get ready." She replied.

"Oh, okay."

"You can go get ready if you want to Caroline. I've got everything covered here."

"You sure?" She asked, confused. She figured she'd want her to stay in case Katherine came.

"Yeah, don't worry. We're just going to get ready for the party."

"Okay." She said and gently hugged Alexis. "See you in a little bit."

"See ya." Alexis said as Caroline walked out the door. Elena closed the door behind her, a smirk on her face.

Stefan and Elena walked into the Grill, spotting Damon at the bar. They walked up behind him, seeing him drinking a scotch.

"To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked, turning around to face them.

"Got plans tonight?" Elena asked him.

"Why Elena, are you asking me out on a date? And right in front of Stefan-"

"Actually I'm inviting you to a party at the house, for Lexi." She interrupted. "It's a welcome back party for her, and I know that she would want you there."

"I'll have to check my schedule and see if I'm free." He replied, taking a drink.

"Damon-" Elena began.

"Calm down Elena, I'll be there." He interrupted, looking at her. "Who's with her now?"

"Caroline. She's getting her ready for the party." Damon nodded. "Be there at 6." He raised his eyebrows, taking another drink.

"And where are you two headed?" He asked.

"We've got some supplies to get." Elena turned to Stefan. "Ready?" He nodded. "See you at 6 Damon." Damon nodded once again as they turned and headed outside. Damon shook his head, downing the rest of his scotch. He looked at the bartender, raising his glass. The bartender turned, calling out to someone. Damon sat his glass down, glancing up as Matt came over.

"Going to the party tonight Damon?" He asked, filling Damon's glass back up. "Yeah, you?" Matt nodded.

"Yeah, luckily my shift ends in a half an hour. I can't wait to see Lexi, I haven't seen her since she left. I've been too busy working to go see her at the hospital." Damon raised his brow, taking a drink. "You know, she probably wouldn't admit it, but her and I used to be a thing."

"Before you and Elena?" Damon asked. Matt nodded.

"Yeah, actually Lexi is the one who helped me get the courage to ask Elena out." Matt smiled sadly. "But it's all good now, Elena's got Stefan, and I've got Caroline." Damon could sense the tiniest bit of jealousy in his voice. "Speak of the devil." He said, smiling. Damon turned around, seeing Caroline walk in. He got up, walking over to her. He grabbed her arm. "Ouch Damon! What the hell?" She asked, tugging her arm out of his grasp.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He asked. "Where's Alexis?"

"She's at the house. Elena came home and told me to go get ready for the party." Damon growled.

"Damnit Caroline! Elena and Stefan just left here, that was Katherine!" Caroline's eyes widened. "Go get Stefan and Elena now!" He yelled, running out of the grill.