Stefan POV

Alaric entered the Salvatore boarding house, Stefan and Elena were sitting on the sofa.

"Thanks for coming, Ric" Damon said olding the door open for Alaric. "Can i get you something to drink? Coffee, bourbon, bourbon in your coffee?" Damon smirked.

"Elena mentioned you needed my help" Alaric said ignoring Damon.

"Yeah" Stefan said his eyes to the ground he was still confused on the subject of Caroline he dreamed about her last night which was very odd, he decided to deal with it later as he lifted his head he continued "We were, uh, hoping you could help shed some light on the Lockwood family."

"Why would i know anything about the Lockwoods?" Alaric questioned.

"Well, you wouldn't" Damon answered. "But your dead-not-dead vampire wife might." he smirked.

"Isobel's research from when you guys were at Duke together." Elena said.

"You said that she had spent years researching this town" Stefan added in.

"Isobel's research here is Mystic Falls was rooted in folklore and legend." everyone looked up at him "At the time, i thought most of it was fiction." Alaric said.

"Like that amazing vampire story" Damon joked.

Everyone ignored him. Again.

"Aside from vampires what else?" Elena questioned.

"The lyconthrope" Alaric answered simply.

Damon and Stefan looked at each other.

"Wait, like werewolves?" Elena asked puzzled.

"No way. Impossible." Damon answered as if it was a matter of fact. "Way to Lon Chaney."

"Is it?" Stefan questioned his older brother.

"I've been on this planet 160 some odd years, never came across one." Damon said raising his eyebrows. "If werewolves excist, where the hell are they?"

"Why suspect the Lockwoods?" Alaric asked.

"Vervain didn't affect the mayor on Founders Day, the Gilbert device did. And it affected his son tyler" Damon answered.

"And at the school carnival, his uncle Mason exhibited inhuman behaviour when he fought one of the carnival workers. It suggested some sort of supernatural entity." Stefan explained.

"We were hoping that Isobel's research could help us figure out what it is." Elena said.

"Well, all her things are still at Duke. I mean her office is still there. She's technically still missing." Alaric explained.

"So can we get access to it?" Damon said with complete sensitivity (sarcastic :P)

Alaric rolled his eyes.

"Ric, we need to know what we're dealing with. If this wolfman thing is true, I've seen enough movies to know its not good." Damon said sounding serious. "It means Mason Lockwood is a real-life Lon Chaney. And that little Tyler punk may just very well be Lon Chaney Jr. Which means Bela Lugosi, meaning me, is totally screwed." Damon said.

We all sat in silence after that when Alaric, Elena and Damon decided to go to Duke to find more about the Lyconthrope. Leaving Stefan to take care of Caroline.

Carolines POV

Matt knocked on the front door, when i turned the hall cornor, he knocked again and i stared at the floor the sun was flooding in and i needed to stay far away as possible from it. But it wasn't the only reason why she didn't want to open the door. She was still confused about the dreams she had of Stefan last night and how she wondered what it was like to kiss him right after Matt told her he loved her.

She was broken from thought when he called her name. "Caroline?"

She reached her hand out to the sun and quickly pulled it back as the pain was unbearable.

"Caroline?" Matt called again.

She sighed sinking to the floor, she didn't want to face him right now not until she could get out of the sun and face her feelings.

She could hear him dial her number and reach voicemail. "Hey, uh, i thought you said you were at home. Tyler's doing a thing at the swimming hole. I wanted us to spend the day together. Where are you? Call me." He hung up and she could hear him walk away.

She put her head on the wall and sighed.

She had to see what these new feelings were toward Stefan and what her feelings were toward Matt. Today.

Stefans POV

"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Stefan asked Elena.

He was sitting on her bed while Elena packed her purse to go to Duke.

"Which part? Digging through my birth mother's lifework or going to Duke with Damon?" she huffed.

"Heh, ." he said turning his head to look at her.

"Well, i'm sure about the first part. But then again, Ric is a good buffer. So we can bond in our anti-Damon solidarity" the both smiled at each other and she continued. " I wish you were coming,though" she said continuing to pack her purse.

"Well, Caroline needs my help it will be confusing for her, Caroline's a danger now i need to make sure she can stay under control and that she is safe." Stefan got off the bed and turned to face Elena.

Ignoring what he said, she asked "It's okay that i'm going right? We know how Damon can be..." she noticed the look on his face."What?"

He looked a little disappointed "Well, your best friend has just been turned into a vampire and by the looks of the other night she is not taking it well, and you haven't even called her to make sure she is alright and your worrying how Damon is going to be acting around you at Duke?"

"Stefan i am worried about her, i just wanted to give her some space so she can wrap her head around it" she huffed and crossed her arms.

"hmm... ok, sorry, im just worried about her" he put a hand through his hair and sat back down on the bed. Elena grabbed his hand and led him to the front door where Jenna was calling for her.

They walked out to Alarics car when Damon said "Sorry you can't come too, Stef." he said with a smirk.

"Call me if you need anything" Stefan said ignoring his comment.

"I'll take good care of her." Damon continued with his smirk still plastered on his face.

Stefan leaned in for a quick peck when Elena's phone buzzed she took her phone out of her pocket and answered.

"Hey Bonnie... No, im going to Duke..." Elena gave Stefan a quick peck on the cheek and got in the car.

Damon smirked "Owch, just been degraded to a peck on the cheek" he opened the door and slid in.

Elena was still talking on the phone when she gave him a quick wave and continued her conversation. The car pulled away leaving Stefan standing there.

He pulled out his phone and texted Bonnie. She would get it after her conversation with Elena.

Bonnie, meet me in the Grill in 15 mins

-Stefan

He put his phone back in his pocket and headed for the Grill.

30 mins later...

"I don't know how to make a day-walking ring." Bonnie said.

Stefan and Bonnie were sitting in the Mystic Grill, talking quietly.

"Emily made mine, made Damon's too. Instryctions must be in the Grimoire. " he stated.

"That doesn't mean i can cast a spell." she retorted.

He was getting impatient. "Bonnie. You know how to drop vampires with a single look." he whispered. "Okay? I think you can figure it out."

"Caroline killed someone, Stefan. I can't make it easier for her to do it".

"Bonnie, listen to me, i need her... she needs a chance to have at least a normal life in the sun and not be damned to the shadows. We're giving her a chance to live and survive. Every day that she's cut off from her old life, from you, me, Elena and Matt..." he couldn't help feel a pang of jealousy when he said Matts name but he quickly dismissed it. "... It'll make it harder for her to hold on to her humanity."

"How do you know she won't hurt anyone else?" Bonnie aksed.

Stefan glanced down and huffed. "I don't. But if we don't do everything we can or at least trust the fact that she can keep it together, we might aswell just stake her right now." just saying the words gave him pain, he couldn't let anyone hurt her, he didn't know what these feelings were toward Caroline but he only knew that he had to protect her.

"I don't know if i can trust her. Not with this." Bonnie said.

"Please... please Bonnie, trust me then." Stefan pleaded.

"Fine, but let me ask you something" Bonnie asked with an unreadable face.

"Thank you" he sighed with relief. "Anything."

"When did you start caring so much for Caroline?" Bonnie asked with knowing eyes.

Stefan stiffened. "It's for Elena, i can't watch her lose someone." he said mechanicaly.

He stood up "coming?" he asked. She nodded and followed his quick pace to the door.

Carolines POV

Carolines phone beeped. She walked over to her desk avoiding the sun and picked up her buzzing phone.

Stefan. Her heart would have skipped a beat if it was working but instead she just felt a little flutter in her stomach she brushed off the feeling and pressed the answer button.

"Hello?" her voice a little shaky.

"Caroline, it's Stefan im on my way, im bringing Bonnie." Stefan said.

"Ok, just walk in the doors unlocked and my moms not in" she whispered.

"Are you ok?" Stefan asked now worried. "You sound a little shaken up?"

"Hmm... im fine i just need some vitamin d" she answered.

He chuckled "Be there soon, Bye Caroline"

"See you" she answered smiling.

10 minutues later

Caroline could hear Bonnie and Stefan enter her house. A few seconds later the were entering her bedroom.

Bonnie sat at the edge of the bed with the grimoire in her hand and a small ring in the other, she placed the ring on the bed not saying a word and flicking through the pages of the ancient book.

Caroline glaced at Stefan who was now sitting in her chair next to the window. He smiled " She agreed to do it." Caroline smiled then picked up the small ring.

"So i don't get to choose the ring i have to wear the rest of my life?" Caroline questioned.

"Hey if you don't want it-" Bonnie began.

"No, she... she wants it" he said glancing at Caroline.

Caroline glanced down trying to hide the smile, he stuck up for her. She cleared her throat and straightened her face. "Now what?" she asked with a bored tone.

"The part where i explain the rules. The witch who spells the ring has the power to de-spell it. So if you do anything to hurt anyone-" Bonnie was interupted.

"I'm not gonna hurt anyone." Caroline said sounding hurt.

"You're a vampire. That means the urge to kill is a part of who you are. The minute you will let it take over, i will stop you." Bonnie said.

Before Caroline could speak, Stefan butted in.

"Bonnie, i promise you she won't hurt anyone, i'm going to help her through it." Stefan said staring at Caroline.

Caroline mouthed the words "Thanks."

Ignoring his comment Bonnie started ranting again. "I can't ignore what happened, okay?You're gonna have to prove that the Caroline i remember isn't gone. Now put the ring on the bed."

Caroline obeyed and placed the ring in the centre of the bed.

"Do you really think i meant to kill that guy at the carnival?" Caroline asked.

"He's still dead. Now, do you want me to cast the spell or not?" Bonnie retorted.

Caroline took her eyes off Bonnie and tried to avoid eye contact. Just the Bonnie opened her blinds and Caroline backed away from the sun.

Bonnie closed her eyes and started whispering nonsense words. They both stared at her. She opened her eyes and handed Caroline the ring. "All done" she smirked.

Caroline looked at Stefan and he shrugged "hmm... so thats it?" Caroline asked. "I mean, nothing witchy happened, heh, you know no flickering lights, no gusts of wind. Have you even done this before?" She asked in annoyed tone.

"Caroline" Stefan said in a sing-song tone.

"Sorry, i kust want to make sure it worked." Caroline squeled as Bonnie pulled back the curtains.

"It worked" Bonnie said in an arrogant tone.

"What if it hadn't Bonnie?" Caroline asked angrily. Stefan chuckled and recieved a glare from Caroline and threw up his arms in surrender. "Sorry" he chuckled agian.

Bonnie left the room whispering "She's all yours"

Caroline looked at her ring then at Stefan and smiled. "Sun time, YES i missed the sun!"

Stefan chuckled and led her to the woods.

Far inside the woods

"So what do i do when i see the rabbit?" Caroline asked.

"Chase it, catch it, feed on it." Stefan answered.

"Isn't killing cute, defenseless animals the first step in becoming a seriel killer?" Caroline joked.

"Well, you sort of skipped seriel killer and went straight to vampire." He joked back. "But, Caroline if you're not serious about this, you should tell me." he asked serious again.

Caroline stopped and turned to him "No i am." she grunted. "Look i swear that i am, okay? But it's just... i haven't been in the sun for days." Stefan smirked looking amused at her rant. "Everyone's at the swimming hole, and Matt is there. He finally told me that he loved me, but i've been blowing him off, because i've been having dreams about you and when he kissed me i thought about you" she blurted out Stefan stiffened, but Caroline didn't know wahat she said and continued. "And now you want me to eat bunnies, and i'm kind of freaking out, okay?" Caroline finished her rant then huffed.

"Caroline..." Stefan began looking shoked.

"What?" she asked almost growling staring at his confused face. Then it struck her she had just confessed dreaming about him and thinking about him when she is kissing Matt. How was she going to work her way out of this one?

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