A/N Hey everyone! So sorry we haven't updated in so long, been super busy with the start of school and what not. Anyway now that we've gotten in the swing of things we should be updating regularly, next update will probably be Friday. This chapter is kind of short but next one will be much longer, operation Klaroline will begin to unfold and there will be a lot more drama. Anyhow, hope you all enjoy, don't forget to review, favorite, and follow! We love hearing from you guys and are grateful for all the support.

Caroline

I can't help but feel proud of my work. It all paid off. The place looked beautiful and everyone was dancing happily. Well except for me. Tyler made up some lame excuse and didn't show. I stand in the corner of the room, admiring some girls hair. I wish I had worn mine like that. I sigh and look down.

"Excuse me, but could I pester you for a dance?" I hear a vary familiar voice ask. I look up and see Klaus smiling at me. He really does look amazing.

"Klaus-" I start, about to say people will question it.

"Caroline, please? One dance. Make my night with one dance." He says cutting me off. One look at his face and I can't say no.

"Just one dance." I state. He smiles and offers a hand. I accept it and we walk over to the dance floor. He then places a hand on the small of my back and takes my hand in the other. I place my hand on his shoulder and we start to dance. I cant help but smile.

I start to feel stares but don't care. I just look into his face and none of that matters.

Just then the music stops and we break apart as Alaric gives some long boring speech before announcing the homecoming king and queen. The room goes completely silent for a moment before he says, "Caroline Forbes and Klaus Mikealson!"

I turn to Klaus shocked and he just gives me a smile as if he knew this would happen. We walk up to stage, hand and hand, where we are suddenly not mattering. We walk over to Alaric and accept our crowns turning to look at the audience. Unexpectedly everyone begins cheering and chanting our names. I notice our friends all smiling brightly, they look genuinely happy for us. I turn to Klaus with a bright smile thinking about how things couldn't get any better. My life was perfect.

Then I woke up.

Klaus (12 hours earlier)

"Pass the tape mate" I tell Stefan. He nods in reply handing it to me and I put the finishing touches on the banner. I jump down from the ladder feeling accomplished before saying, "There. If it falls down again we'll just have to compel some freshman to stand there holding it up all night, because I will not be doing that again."

Stefan smiles lightly before saying, "I'm surprised you helped at all Klaus, typically you're the person knocking banners down"

"Yes well, I suppose I've grown to appreciate my life more because if I were to do one thing that negatively effects this perfect evening Caroline has planned I'm sure she'll find some way to get rid of me" I say chuckling softly.

Stefan smiles in return, "Yeah, this stuff is really important to Care, I hope tonight does go perfect, for her sake"

Stefan is, as Caroline explains it, her BFFEVL (best friend for eternal vampire life). The two are extremely close, and although back when Caroline and I first got together I found myself getting a bit jealous of the two, now I'm actually glad they have such a close friendship. Stefan and I may not be what we use to be but I still trust him very much and I'm glad Caroline has someone like him looking out for her. I only wish I could publicly express my concern for her the way he does without revealing our big relationship secret.

"I'm sure it will mate" I reply simply.

"So, did you come here with anyone?" He asks casually

"No, why do you ask not jealous now are we ripper?" I ask with a smirk.

Stefan rolls his eyes, "You caught me, the moment I saw you here tonight I was overcome with feelings of rage and jealousy at the thought you could be here with someone else, cause I just love you that much" he replies sarcastically.

"We'll I can't say I didn't see that one coming" I reply with another smirk and a small laugh, "And you mate, happen to be accompanying any Petrova doppelgängers tonight?"

"Nope, Elena's with Damon... Sorta, and Katherine's also sorta with Damon, which leaves me here alone only because my dear friend Caroline Forbes begged me to come and I didn't want to face the consequences of saying no" he explains.

"Well Damon will certainly be busy tonight. I have to admit your brother isn't one of my favorite people Stefan, yet I still feel bad for him having to endure the nuisance known as Katherine Pierce"

"Well if anyone can handle her its Damon, he's actually had quite a bit on his mind lately" he pauses for a moment as if thinking before saying, "So, if you don't mind my asking, there wouldn't happen to be anything going on between you and Caroline, would there?"

"Why do you ask mate" I return

"Caroline's my friend. I think i have a right to know what's going on in her life" he decides

"Here's an idea, why don't you ask her yourself then" I suggest. I certainly wasn't going to tell Stefan about my relationship with Caroline, but I didn't feel like making up some lie right now either.

"I could, but I'm asking you because for some crazy reason I consider you a friend too"

"Aww Stefan I'm touched" I say holding a hand to my heart

He rolls his eyes, "just answer the question, is something going on between you and Caroline?" He persists

I sigh, "of course not, Caroline is far too high and mighty to date some evil original hybrid like me, what would even give you that idea anyway?" I say trying not to make it sound too rehearsed.

"You guys have just been... forget it, if you say nothing's going on then I believe you" he says nodding, sounding as if he's trying to assure himself.

"Glad to here it, honestly I'm glad your such a good friend to Caroline, she might not return my affections but I do care for her very much, good to see you're watching out for her" although very few people know Caroline and I are dating almost everyone knows I have feelings for her, although they care to think of it more as an obsession.

"Caroline's my best friend" he says simply as if that explains it all. I guess in a way it does.

"Right, you two are just friends, I don't need to bother asking if any things going on between you two?" I tease already knowing he and Caroline are just friends.

He smiles oddly before saying, "You don't have to worry about that, were Just friends. Plus I think I'm going to Try being single for A while" he adds

I smirk, " You sure, I could always set you up with Rebekah?" I offer with a knowing smile.

He laughs lightly at this, "No thanks, I don't think I'm going to go back down that road again"

"You sure, I could arrange it quite easily, Rebekah craves attention from any man who's, well, willing" I laugh

He shakes his head yet again, "no trust me I'm good, I'll catch you later" he says turning to leave

"Right, I have something rather important to take care of, but it was good talking to you mate" I say before heading toward the exit. Someone very important had just arrived.

Elena

"I think it's time we talk"

"You're right, before we start the whole awkward break up talk though, you should know you look completely breathtaking" he says looking me up and down.

I sigh giving him a slight smile. He too looks perfect in his black suit with his hair in its usual tousled style and his mesmerizing blue eyes and gorgeous smile, but I'm certainly not going to tell him that.

"Thanks, I... Look, Damon so much has happened in the past few weeks with the break up and now this whole Katherine thing and-"

"About Katherine, Elena I swear nothings going on between us. I mean I get how it looks, and after what I did, which I'm still really sorry about, I know you have no reason to trust me but... I mean it's Katherine, I'm never going down that road again,we're honestly just friends, and I know that complicates a lot of things because she like hates you, but I'm pretty sure all your friends hate me too so it's kinda like our thing. So if your going to end this relationship because of what happened, because you can't trust me, then so be it, but don't end this because of Katherine. Elena I love you, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I don't want to lose you over one stupid mistake, please I will spend the rest of my eternity making this up to you just give me a chance"

Elijah

"Yes Rebekah I'm sure... Fine, I swear on Nikalus' life that Nadia does not look better then you would slow dancing with Matt, satisfied? Yes, I know, I know. Okay, I'll see you later, talk to you soon sister"

"Bye 'Lijah, try not to waste the whole night brooding, have some fun" she says before hanging up.

I sigh putting away my phone and scan the crowd for my brothers. All I can hope is that Bonnie hasn't disintegrated Kol yet and that Klaus hasn't gone on some murder spree. After a moment I notice someone else who catches my eye and before I know it I'm standing in front of her

"Hello Katerina"

"Elijah" she greets turning to me with a smirk, "You always did look good in a suit" she says with a suductive smile.

"Katherine, I'm so surprised your willing to complement me so easily after I, as you put it, crushed your heart into a million pieces."

She frowns slightly before her smirk returns and she turns to the punch bowl pouring herself a glass, "Sorry about that by the way, it was sort of a spur of the moment decision" she says taking a sip of her punch.

"You know you never cease to amaze me Katerina. You end our relationship with out any warning, and then you go around telling people I was the one who broke your heart" I say shaking my head. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't wrap my head around what she hoped to accomplish by doing this.

"Can you believe nobody's spiked the punch yet? What kind of high school dance is this?" She says shaking her head. After a while she looks up to see I am not amused and sighs. "You know technically I made up that lie for you, your the one who told me not to tell anyone that Klaus and Caroline are a thing now"

"I don't see how the two things correspond" I reply

"I sent the picture of the two of them making out all over some poor kids locker to Damon. I had to steal his phone to delete it and in order to steal his phone I needed an excuse to be all close and clingy, so I told him you broke my heart and blah, blah, blah" she says tossing the now empty cup on the floor. I chose not to comment on this already knowing how she feels about school janitors and their salaries which are 'far too high' considering the lack of work they do.

"Did the thought never occur to you to just ask Damon to borrow his phone" I suggest

She shakes her head, " He would have turned it on and seen the message" she counters

"Perhaps you could have just explained to Damon that you accidentally sent him a message that you rather not have him read and then he may have allowed you to borrow his phone and delete the message"

She looks at me as if I'm crazy for even suggesting that, "Have you met Damon?" She says raising an eyebrow

"Yes, I also happen to know the two of you are friends and he seems to care very much about you, so maybe all the theatrics weren't necessary" I counter

She looks as if the thought never occurred to her and after a moment she just turns away, "Doesn't matter, its over now" she decides

"Is it Katerina...Katherine" I correct myself, "I understand what you said earlier and I apologize if you truly feel that way, but I don't think that you thought this through. The two of us, we were happy, we can be happy again" I say grabbing her hand gently.

She avoids eye contact with me as she shakes her head, "I'm sorry Elijah" she says before walking away.

Bonnie

"And then I said, no need to be such a witch about it!" Kol says laughing at his own completely unfunny joke. Jeremy looks torn between laughing and scolding Kol and eventually just turns away uncomfortably.

"Uh... You guys want something to drink" he stutters

"Of course Jer, I'll take a glass of that punch that I'm sure somebody's spiked by now, and Bonnie here will take some eye of newt!" Kol says with a laugh

I'm about to slap him across the face but I manage to control myself and put on a fake smile. "I'll take a glass of punch too"

"Are sure Bonnie because-"

"Just get the punch Jeremy, Kol and I will be just fine" I say cutting him off.

He looks between the two of us nervously before turning away to the punch table. I watch him walk away and then turn to Kol who has a stupid smile on his face. I roll my eyes.

"Trying to get me all alone are we?" He smirks

"We need to talk" I return with a fake smile

"Why talk when we can do so many other things that are far more entertaining" he says moving a piece of hair behind my ear.

Instead of slapping his hand away I smile back at him before extending my hand toward him causing him to crumble to the floor, holding his head and screaming in agony.

"Bon-Bon stop fooling around" he says his voice losing the joking tone rather quickly.

"What's wrong Kol can't take a joke?" I tease with a smirk.

"Let's just talk about this" he says in between yelps of pain.

"Why talk when we can do so many other things that are far more entertaining?" I say throwing his words back in his face.

"STOP THIS RIGHT NOW BENNETT!" he growls.

After a few more joyous moments of Kol lying on the ground in pain i sigh before stopping the spell. Kol gasp a sigh of relief holding his head a few seconds longer before standing up glaring at me.

"That wasn't very smart of you Bonnie" he grumbles.

"And why is that?" I say showing no signs of fear.

"Perhaps all those spells have been messing with your brain luv, you seem to have forgotten that I'm an original vampire" he says threateningly taking a step closer to me with each word until my back is to the wall.

"My brain is just fine, yours on the other hand, we'll if you keep provoking me your going to end up with a boat load of brain damage and I don't think you can afford anymore" I respond

"Are you threatening me?" He says as if the thought amuses him

"Just stating a fact" I reply simply

He laughs lightly taking another step forward so there is less then an inch of space left between us, "I knew there was something I liked about you" he says with a smile that seems almost genuine.

I remind myself how evil he is and how much I hate him as I gaze into his mesmerizing brown eyes. 'Wheres Jeremy when you need him' I think noticing he is yet to return from his trip to the punch bowl

"Game over Kol,this isn't funny anymore it's just pathetic leave me and Jeremy alone" I say trying to gain my composure.

"On the contrary sweetheart the games are just beginning, and I should warn you I like to make a habit of winning" he shoots me one more smile before turning around, finally allowing me enough space to breath.

At that moment Jeremy returns caring two cups which he gives to Kol and I. He apologizes for taking so long and begins to tell us how he spoke to Elena about Damon or something like that, but I can't bring myself to listen. The whole time he speaks my gaze is focused on the youngest original brother and all I can think about is if this is a game I'm going to be the own who wins if it's the last thing I do.

Stefan

I sigh as I watch my friends enjoying themselves on the dance floor. Bonnie is dancing with Jeremy, Klaus with some cheerleader, and even Matt is dancing with Katherine's daughter, Nadia. I turn and see Caroline trying to nurse Tyler who came in tonight bloody and bruised. Because he is a werewolf he had healed rather quickly but Caroline being Caroline now refused to let him out of her sight. I wasn't sure who exactly beat up Tyler but I can certainly guess.

I'm trying to figure out an escape plan that wont end with Caroline biting my head off (no pun intended) when all of a sudden somebody near me says, "Don't look so excited Stefan, it's just homecoming"

I turn around in shock to see my best friend, Lexi, standing there with a large smile on her face. "Lexi!"'I say my mood greatly improved as I wrap My arms around her in a hug.

"Hey Stef" she replies laughing at my attitude change.

"What are you doing here, I thought you were still in Toronto?" I ask

"I was, then I heard that your homecoming was this week and I had to drop in and make sure you weren't wasting the whole night brooding" She says chuckling

"Well no matter what your intentions were I'm glad your here, it's good to see you"

"It better be, you know plane tickets from Canada aren't cheap" she teases.

"Like you've ever paid for a plane ticket in your life" I reply with a smirk.

"Still I'm a busy person and I'd hate for this night to go to waste. So, how about instead of standing here moping all night you go out there and ask Caroline to dance" she says with a smile.

Lexi was the only person other than Damon who knew about my feelings for Caroline and much like him she never let me forget it.

"In case you haven't noticed she's with Tyler, her date" I say nodding to Caroline who appears to be giggling at something Tyler said.

"Theres an easy solution to that problem, I'll go talk up the big bad wolf while you swoop in and make your move on Caroline" she says as if it's a brilliant plan. She moves towards where the couple is dancing so I grab her arm gently to stop her.

"Lexi, really it's okay" I assure her.

"It's not okay Stefan, your my best friend and one of the most amazing guys I know, you deserve to be happy, and if Caroline makes you happy, then your going to have her" and with that she marches away leaving me wondering how this night took such an unexpected turn

Caroline

I watch as Tyler and Lexi walk off together leaving me very confused. I had no idea Lexi was coming tonight and I had no idea why she would want to dance with Tyler rather then Stefan, who is most likely the main reason for her visit.

"Caroline"

"Stefan" I say returning his smile, "did you know Lexi's here?" I ask

"Yah we spoke" he says with a small smile

"Do you have any idea why she was so eager to dance with Tyler?" I ask assuming if anyone knows why it's him

"Maybe she heard about his incredible dance moves" he responds. We both burst out laughing knowing Tyler has a reputation for being a not so great dancer.

"Yah I'm sure that's it" I respond in between laughs.

"So, Caroline, would you like to dance?" He offers. I smile and am about to reply yes when somebody interrupts us.

"Look who it is my favorite bunny eating brother and Barbie, in the flesh" I roll my eyes and turn to see Damon wearing his signature smirk.

"What do you want Damon?" Stefan asks glaring at his older brother.

"No need to get territorial Stefan, I just need to talk to Caroline" he replies

"Why?" Both Stefan and I ask at the same time

"I'm getting a weird sense of deja vu here" he replies. I roll my eyes knowing he is refering to what happened with Klaus and I earlier.

"Just get to the point Damon" I growl

"No need to get grumpy Blondie, I have a feeling this is a matter you'd rather discuss in private"

I roll my eyes yet again. It's something I find myself doing a lot when he's around. "Whatever it is it can wait" I decide

"No problem, I'll just go tell Klaus instead" he says shrugging. I sigh letting my curiosity get the best of me.

"Fine, sorry Stefan, this won't take long" I assure him

"It's fine Care" he says with a weak smile. For some reason I get the feeling he's disappointed as he walks off toward Lexi and Tyler.

"What is it?" I ask turning to Damon yet again.

He simply grins idiotically before saying, ''What's the big rush Blondie ,care to dance?"

Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry it was kind of short but next chapter will be much longer. What do you guys think? Let us know, we love hearing feedback! Do you guys like Klaus and Stefan as friends? Are you glad Damon and Elena are back together(much more Delena scenes to come) Are you team Kol/Bonnie or Jeremy/Bonnie? What do you think of Lexi? How do you feel about Steroline? What do you think Damon has to say to Caroline? Let us Know!