A/N Hey everyone, so sorry about the no update last week, had a super busy weekend, but now were back in business! Anyway, wanted to say thanks for all the favorites, follows, and amazing reviews. Also, wanted to let you know that this will be the last week to vote in the poll, so be sure to vote if you haven't already done so. Also, this is kind of a filler chapter, the next one will be longer, and there will probably only be one or two more chapters at homecoming, so you'll find out what 'Operation Klaroline' is soon enough. Hope you enjoy!
"Are you sure you're all right Jer?"
"Yes Elena, I'm fine, just like I was the last 20 times you asked" Jeremy sates as he stands up slowly.
After his fight with Kol we brought Jeremy to an empty classroom to make sure he was alright away from all the loud music and prying eyes. After plenty of resistance we finally got Jeremy to drink some vampire blood so most of his wounds were healed by now, but I still couldn't help but feel worried about him. I couldn't believe that Kol had tried to kill him tonight, if Damon hadn't gotten there on when he did he might have died. My brother, the last person left in my family, would be gone.
"Where's Bonnie?" He asks suddenly looking around.
"She stormed off to go find Kol. I wouldn't be surprised if he winds up with a white oak stake in his chest with how angry your little which was" Katherine replies
Jeremy immediately shoots up saying, "We have to find them, Kol's acting crazy right now he might hurt her!"
He's about to burst out the door but Damon grabs his arm and pushes him back down in his chair, "Relax jumpy. I'm sure Bonnie can take care of herself, you on the other hand just got your butt kicked by Kol, ergo, you should probably not go after him huffing and puffing about how he has to stay away from your girlfriend"
"We can't just leave Bonnie alone with that psychopath!" Caroline interjects.
"Relax, I'll take little Gilbert to rescue his girlfriend, I need to talk to Kol anyway" Katherine decides.
"let's go!" Jeremy says eagerly shooting up.
I sigh, "Jeremy-"
"It's alright Elena, I'll be fine" he says cutting me off.
"Just be careful Jeremy, I can't lose you" I say grabbing his hand.
He gives me a small smile and squeezes my hand reassuringly "You won't" he promises before turning to Katherine who nods as they both turn to leave.
"Be careful, don't let anything happen to him" Damon says stopping Katherine.
"I'll be fine" Jeremy says before Katherine can respond, "Let's go" he adds.
As soon as the two of them exit the room goes quiet for a few moments letting everything that just happened sink In.
"I'm going to go talk to Klaus" Caroline decides
Im a bit confused by this but after a second she adds "You know cause Kol is his brother, if anyone can control him it's probably Klaus"
"Good luck" I say giving her a smile.
She nods before racing out of the room leaving Damon and I alone. I sigh thinking about all the crazy things that have already happened tonight and how all I wanted was a normal high school gathering for once.
"Alone at last" Damon says breaking the silence.
I chuckle slightly in spite of myself before saying, " do you think our lives will ever be normal?"
"Normal's boring" he says with a smirk
I laugh lightly before pulling him into a hug shaking my head. "Thank you, for saving Jeremy"
"No need to thank me, all I did was save him the embarrassment of being rescued by his girlfriend instead" he says with a shrug
"You saved his life" I counter "I... I don't know what I'd do if I lost him"
"You'll never have to find out" he assures me
"I'm so glad we're done fighting" I reply
"Me too" he says simply before pulling me into a passionate kiss. I immediately kiss him back and I begin to wonder how I could ever think I could go on without this, without him. He deepens the kiss and I'm about to pull away and tell him we should probably stop and get back to the dance when I hear the door burst open and somebody walk in.
"Guys I think we should- oh um sorry I didn't realize you two were, busy"
Damon and I quickly break apart to see Alaric standing by the door awkwardly. I immediately blush taking a few steps back while Damon just rolls his eyes muttering, "Great timing Ric"
"Whats going on?" I ask fixing my hair and avoiding eye contact with Alaric
"Um... I calmed down everybody, the party is back on, so to speak. Kol is MIA but Elijah's looking for him" he informs us
Damon nods, "So are Katherine and Jeremy" he adds before turning to me, "let's go" he says with a smile.
"Where?" I ask raising an eyebrow.
"to dance" he says with a smile grabbing my hand and leading me down the hall.
Bonnie
"Kol! Kol!" I scream looking around the school parking lot for him. I had already searched most of the school and found no sign of him and this was the last place I could think to check, assuming he hadn't already abandoned school property
"Miss me already?" I turn around to see Kol standing there with a smug smile on his face.
"What's wrong with you?! I mean I always knew you were an annoying, arrogant, phychotic, jerk who only Cares about himself, but I never knew you could be this homicidal! You almost killed Jeremy tonight." I yell, walking towards him until we are a few inches apart.
"Boo hoo. He's alive isn't he?" Kol responds rolling his eyes.
I try to remain as calm as possible, because although slamming him against the building will feel really good, it won't be very productive.
"Why so quiet, Bonnie? Go on! Yell at me some more. Tell me how horrible I am. I've heard it so much that it doesn't matter anymore." He says in response to my silence. I see something in his eyes that I've never seen before. Kol looks hurt.
"Do you expect me to pity you? After all that you have done. To me, my friends, my boyfriend!" I say. He laughs drily.
"I don't want your pity. In fact, I don't want anything from you Bonnie." He decides. He turns to go, but I grab his arm.
"You do not get to walk away." I say my voice stone cold. Before I know it, Kol has me pressed against the wall of the school. He has a tight girp on both of my arms and is so close that I can feel the warmness of his breath as he speaks.
"The saddest thing about you, is the fact that you trust Jeremy so much. Rely on him. Believe in him." He says as if its a side thought.
"I guess that's what you do when you love a person." I respond, my eyes set on his.
"Only if Jeremy's love was soly for you." He whispers, a smirk appearing on his face. This confuses me and I'm not sure how to respond. This causes Kol to laugh.
"Too bad its not my secret to tell. I would have loved to see your expression when you found out how great of a boyfriend Jeremy really is." He says before walking away from me once again.
Caroline
"Klaus." I say as I walk over to him. He stands by the punch bowl talking to some other girl. I try to ignore the pang of jealousy I feel.
"Caroline. I'm a bit busy." He simply says not even glancing at me. Instead he keeps his eyes locked on the girl's as she smiles flirtatiously at him.
"I need to talk to you." I say adding a 'now' tone to my voice. He turns to me and the girl rolls her eyes. I now recognize her as the new senior. She moved here from...some place or another. The point is that she thinks she's all that! I mean sure, she's pretty, and her red strapless mini is really cute, but who is she to talk to my boyfriend!
"You're Linda right?" I question turning to her with a sweet smile.
"That's what it says on my birth certificate." She replys sarcastically. I decide right now that I REALLY don't like her.
"Well, Linda I suggest you go find some other desperate loser to flirt with. And BTW those shoes went out of style 3 years ago." I say, giving her a death glare. She looks me up and down before turning to Klaus.
"Why don't we go find some where quieter to talk?" She suggests.
"That sounds wonderful, luv." He says to her, before giving me a smirk and walking off after her.
These are the times I really wish I had a white oak stake.
Damon
"Did I mention that you look beautiful tonight?" I question as me and Elena sway back and forward to some cheesy slow song.
"You may have said it once or twice." she responds.
"Well, I guess it just needs strong emphasis." I say. She rolls her eyes, but by the smile on her face I can tell she's joking.
"Hey, do you think Bonnie is okay? She never came back." She says glancing towards the door.
"She's fine. Kol won't hurt her." I decide after a few seconds.
"How do you know that?" She questions.
"Because I know everything." I say as if it's obvious.
"Not everything." She mummers. She must not realize that she said this out loud because when she notices me giving her a questioning look she sighs.
"I thought you were over it?" I say softly.
"I am its just..sorry. Forget I said anything." She responds, not making eye contact.
"Hey, Come on. Talk to me." I whisper, lifting her chin up with my finger. I now see tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Damon. I'm sorry." She says before turning around and running out of the gym. It takes me a moment to process what happened. I don't get to think too hard on it though because at that moment Caroline comes rushing over.
"Damon, can we talk?" She questions. For a minute I worry that she knows about the plan, but when I see the tears in her eyes, I know its not.
What is up with all this crying?!
"Sure." I say slowly. She grabs my arm and begins to pull me outside.
"Where's your car?" She asks wiping away her remaining tears.
I point it out and she rushes over to it dragging me behind her. I open the door and she gets in, signaling for me to get into the driver seat.I go around and prepare for the meltdown I'm about to get. When I sit down Caroline sighs.
"Damon, why are guys so stupid!" She asks suddenly.
"Why do I get the feeling that this is about a certain guy who is half wolf, half vampire?" I say.
"You forgot half jerk!" She adds.
"What happened?" I question.
"Klaus. He was flirting with some girl right in front of my face! He even called her Love! That's his name for me!" She yells. I try not to smile at this.
"Care, Love is a British guy's name for any girl he wants to make out with." I explain. She gasps.
"Oh My God. You think they're making out? I'm going to kill him! No! I'm going to kill her. No, even better! I'll kill them both." She says, looking towards the school building with hatered.
"Number one, you don't have a white oak stake, and Number two, it was a joke." I respond with a smile.
She sighs. "What do I do! I mean, seeing him with another girl makes me want to end the relationship right there, OR break every bone in the girl's body."
"You know this scenario reminds me a lot of another one feautiring two very angry hybrids." I say.
"What does Tyler have to do with any of..Oh." She says as if it finally hits her.
"Yeah. So, I suggest you go find Klaus, apologize, tell him how much you love him, and then make out in the supply closet." I explain with finality before getting out of the car. She follows me out and walks next to me as we head back to the school.
"How are things with Elena?" Caroline asks casually.
"Well we made up, but then she ran out of the room crying." I simply state.
She tops walking and turns to me.
"Damon! What did you do?" She questions.
"Nothing!" I yell.
"You had to do something. Did you bring it up? You never bring up the cause of the argument after you've made up! Did you mention Katherine?" She asks.
"No. Yes. I don't know." I say, trying to brush it off. The last thing I need is love advice from the girl who had to come to me for love advice.
"Damon. You need to fix things with Elena." She says.
"I know, just give it time. Now go find that hybrid of yours." I say as we reach the doors.
She smiles and mouths thanks before running inside. I sigh and lean against the building.
Thats when I hear crying. Again.
Elena
I wipe at my eyes viciously as I stare into the bathroom mirror. I managed to sneak into the teachers bathroom, which is much better than the full student one. I sigh and lean against the sink.
How did things between me and Damon get so complicated?
I hear a knocking at the door.
"Damon, go away. I need some time." I yell, my voice sounding raspy. A part of me hopes he comes barging in anyway. I don't want to see him, but I need to see him at the same time.
The door opens but it's not Damon who comes in, rather it's Caroline. Her eyes are as red and puffy as mine.
"Lena what's up?" She asks concerned.
"Nothing, just... The usual stuff I guess." I explain before asking, "what about you"
"Elena, Damon is stupid, but he's still head over heels for you, so if your thinking of ending your relationship-" she starts but I cut her off.
"Care, what's wrong? Your avoiding the topic. Have you forgotten that I've known you forever? I can tell when you upset." I say putting a hand on her shoulder. She suddenly burst into tears. She puts her head in her hands and shakes her head.
"Caronline?" I question softly.
She looks up and brushed her hair out of her face. "I'm sorry." She whispers.
"Tell me what's wrong? Does this have to do with Tyler?" I ask.
She laughs and shakes her head like this is funny.
"Trust me Elena, it's better you don't know. Things are just a mess right now and I need you to give me some time. I hate not being able to tell you everything, but I promise you that soon enough you will understand." she says in the voice she uses when a freshman hangs the poster just a bit crooked.
Happy that she's no longer sobbing I say in a light hearted voice, "Well I'm very glad that we both wore waterproof mascara tonight."
"So am I. Your faces are already messed up enough." I hear her voice say. I turn to see Katherine standing in the entry way, an evil smile on her face.
Alaric
I sigh as I reach the door to the supply closet and fling it open carelessly. Damon and Katherine were both MIA so I was left to complete the final part of the plan alone. At this moment, that ment trekking around the school looking for a pair of pliers.
I begin digging through a box filled with supplies when suddenly I hear somebody having a heated conversation. This whole vampire thing was still kind of new to me so this whole heightened emotions and being able to hear a pin drop was still confusing and I couldn't exactly turn it off. So, that is why it was far from eavesdropping when I overhead this conversation
"What do you want Katherine?" I hear somebody, Elena,ask.
"Far too many things to be named on the spot, but for now I'll settle for Blondie here taking a hike, we need to talk" Katherine replies
"First off my name is not Blondie. Secondly, I'm not one of your servants Katherine! You can't just boss me around and tell me what to do" another person, most likely Caroline, fires back
"Well if you prefer to stay here, we can always talk about your relationship issues instead. Speaking of, how are things with you an-"
"Stop!" Caroline says cutting Katherine off
"Oh right, I forgot, she doesn't know" Katherine replies no doubt talking about Elena
"What's she talking about Care?" Elena asks
"Nothing Elena, I.. I should just go" Caroline replies quickly.
"No, come on Caroline, if you want to stay, stay. I'm sure there's plenty to talk about between you and your special someone" Katherine says in a teasing manner.
"Whatever, I should really get going, back to Tyler" Caroline replies and I hear her storm out of the room before the other two girls can say anything
"What was that?" Elena asks
I can practically hear Katherine smirk as she replies, "let's just say I know something you don't when it comes to Caroline and who she spends her time with"
"Whatever, what do you want Katherine?" Elena repeats obviously eager to end the conversation with her evil doppelgänger.
"Your going to help me with something" Katherine replies confidently
Elena laughs at this before replying, "and why would I do that, in case you've forgotten, you can't compel me anymore"
"The reasoning is simple, you help me out with my little problem and I won't tell Damon the real reason your in the bathroom crying instead of enjoying this pathetic excuse for a homecoming." Katherine responds
There is a few moments of silence before Elena replies, "I don't know what you're talking about, I came here because I was upset about what Damon did"
"About how he killed that pathetic friend of yours? Please, he was such a loser the whole world is better off now that he's dead. You pretending to be mad at Damon over this is just another pathetic cry for attention" Katherine counters
"You have no idea what you're talking about" Elena replies through gritted teeth
"Whatever you say, that's not what this is about anyway. You're going to help me because if you don't I'm going to tell Damon about what happened with you and Enzo" Katherine says causing Elena to go silent
"I don't know what you're talking about" she counters trying to sound casual.
"Oh Please, don't even try that" Katherine retorts
Elena sighs, "Who told you?" she asks finally.
"Nobody had to tell me I saw it myself, which also means I have proof" she adds
"If you've known the whole time, why haven't you told Damon?" Elena asks suspiciously.
"Seemed irrelevant at the time" she replies nonchalantly
"Some friend you are" Elena says
"Some girlfriend you are" Katherine fires back
Elena sighs, "Look Katherine you can't tell Damon about this, the two of us are finally back together and happy, we can put this all behind us As long as you keep this to yourself. You say that your his friend and that you care about him, prove it"
"Your right Damon is my friend, and thats why I think he deserves to know that his precious girlfriend kissed his best friend" she counters
"Your amazing you know" Elena says in an annoyed tone
"I know" Katherine responds sounding proud
"So, what do you need me to do?"
I sigh finally managing to tune this conversation out. One of the perks of being a vampire, finding out secrets your not suppose to know. Like, for example, that your best friends girlfriend kissed your best friends other best friend. The only thing to do now is decide what I'm going to do with this information.
Tyler
"Caroline can we talk?" I ask as I approach her.
"Not right now Tyler" she says not even stopping as she races to who knows where
"It's important" I pester
"and you can tell me this important news later" she decides
"Caroline-"
"Not now Tyler!"
"Care-"
"For the last time Tyler-"
"I'm breaking up with you!" I say cutting her off
She stops shouting and gives me an 'I better have heard you wrong' look as she says, "What?"
I sigh, "I'm breaking up with you" I repeat
"Excuse me? I must have heard you wrong because it sounds like you just said your breaking up with me"
"Look Care, I'm sorry but-"
"No Tyler! I don't want to hear that your sorry. What's going on here, is this about Klaus? I already told you I talked to him and he's going to keep his crazy obsession with me under control and leave you alone"She explains
I shake my head, "It's not about Klaus" I counter
"Then why are you breaking up with me?!" She asks sounding more irritated then saddened by the news
"It just, it's not working anymore. We never hang out anymore, we barely even talk, and most of the time you act like I'm some burden who annoys you" I explain
"Tyler this is crazy, we're hanging out right now, and I don't think your annoying, your my boyfriend I care about you" she says taking my hand
I shake my head, "You care about me but you don't love me" I reason
She remains silent for a long time and I nod my head already knowing her answer. "Goodbye Caroline" I say turning away
"Tyler..." She says trailing off
"I'm sorry" I say before turning away and leaving for good this time
Lexi
"Alaric!" I greet with a big smile as I wrap my arms around him in a hug
"Hi Lexi" he says uneasily. He sounds and looks a bit nervous
"Everything okay?" I ask him raising an eyebrow
"of course everything's just great" he mumbles not sounding very enthusiastic
"Sounds like it" I reply giving him a knowing look.
"We'll it is, everything's just peachy! It's not like we're in a world filled with problems like Caroline and Klaus dating, and Elena kissing Enzo, and me and Katherine and Damon pulling some stupid operation Klaroline prank to ruin Klaus and Caroline's night for no real apparent reason, so yah everything's great" he rants.
His eyes suddenly widen at the realization that he just spurted out a bunch of secrets, most of which he probably shouldn't even know. He appears to be coming up with some kind of cover and I chuckle in response.
"It's alright Alaric, I already know" I say
"You know?" He asks confused
"Yes, i know that Klaus and Caroline are dating and that Elena kissed Enzo" I explain.
"Who told you, how do you know?" He counters
"You live long enough and not much gets by you" I reply with a shrug and a smile
Alaric sighs, "Why haven't you told anyone?"
"For one, Elena is kind of my friend, I have no clue who Enzo is, and Damon's a jerk. On the other hand, well, Stefan sort of has this major crush on Caroline and I don't want to discourage him by telling him she's secretly with that evil hybrid jerk" I respond with a shrug.
When I first found out about Caroline and Klaus my first instinct was to tell Stefan, but I eventually decide against it when I realized how bad he had it for her. I was sort of hoping that Caroline would one day come to her senses and realize that she had a great guy longing for her, and she doesn't need some evil, homicidal, original.
"You really shouldn't have mentioned that whole Stefan/Caroline thing. In case you can't tell I'm on a bit of a secret overload right now" he admits
"You won't tell anyone" I decide confidently
"hopefully" he mutters under his breath
"So what's operation Klaroline?" I ask raising an eyebrow
"I probably shouldn't say it" he says making a gesture that is universal vampire language For, "they can hear us". He looks around again before pulling out his phone and typing something. When he shows me the screen I can't believe my eyes.
"This is great!" I decide
"Really? You don't think it's like mean and uncalled for?" He asks obviously surprised by my reaction
"Of course it is, but after your plan unfolds Caroline will be a wreck and Stefan will be there to comfort her while Klaus is all angry and homicidal. It all works out great because not only will Caroline see what a great guy Stefan is, but what a psychopath Klaus is" I reason.
Alaric remains silent, obviously never having thought of it this way, "We'll at least something good will come out of this" he decides. He looks very uncomfortable with the topic.
"Why are you doing this anyway?" I ask him
"it's complicated" he says with a sigh
"Everything in Mystic Falls Is" I reply with a chuckle.
He smiles slightly before saying, "your certainly right about that, by the way it's good seeing you" he adds
I smile, "ditto"
"Well, I have to go tell some more secrets, so hopefully I'll see you later"he decides
"Good luck" I respond
"I'm going to need it"
Bonnie
"Whats wrong witch?" I hear Damon question. I quickly get up from my position slouched against the wall.
"Nothing. I'm fine. And don't call me that." I say turning my back to him. I'm about to walk back to my car so I can leave this lame dance but Damon grabs my Arm.
"First off, I get to call you whatever I want, and secondly, no your not. What happened? Do I need to beat up Kol again?" he questions with a smirk.
"its none of your concern." I say, trying to pull my arm away. His grip is too tight.
"Your Elena's friend and I'm her boyfriend so therefore it's my job to make sure your okay, and since your obviously not, tell me what's wrong before I have to rip that bracelet off and compel you to tell me." He says threatningly. I'm about to respond with a harsh comeback, but think against it. He is only trying to help.
"Kol was just being a jerk. Its really not a big deal." I explain. He let's go of my arm and seems to smile just a bit, like he finds something funny.
"What?" I question.
"Nothing." He responds.
"What!" I demand.
"It's just that you really aren't as smart as I thought." Damon says simply.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that... don't you get it?" He asks. I stare at him waiting for him to continue but he doesn't. Instead he changes the subject.
"Jeremy has been looking around for you. He's probably worried. Just forget about little Mikealson, go dance, drink some punch. Ric probably spiked it by now." He decides.
I nod, before heading towards the doors. I then stop halfway.
"Are you going to tell me what you were talking about?" I ask hopefully.
"Not a chance, but you'll figure it out eventually." he responds.
I sigh before heading back inside. What I see amazes me.
Katherine
"Damon, there you are. I've been looking all over for you." I say putting on a sweet smile. I pay attention to the tone of my voice. He turns and smiles brightly at me.
"Hey, are you feeling okay?" He asks pushing a piece of hair behind my ear. I nod slightly in response.
"Just, you know. The stress of everything." I explain.
"I'm sorry that I've put you through all of this. I was a jerk, and I'm so lucky to have someone like you. I love you." He says softly. I'm about to respond with something sweet and sentimental, but I don't get a chance.
He leans in and kisses me. I kiss him back, figuring it's not a good idea to pull away. Besides, one more kiss won't ruin the friendship.
When he pulls away I whisper "I love you too Damon."
Elijah
"Katerina." I say when she sits down next to me.
"Dance with me." She orders. I give her a confused look and she shoots me back a knowing one.
I sigh before getting up and offering a hand. She accepts my hand and I walk her over to the dance floor.
"I need your help." she says as we begin to dance.
"Katerina im sorry to inform you that my days of helping your are Over." I respond.
She rolls her eyes, "Come on Elijah, you know you don't mean that" she pouts
I shake my head before replying sarcastically, "Perhaps the old Elijah would consider helping you, but the heartless jerk standing before you.." I finish trailing off
"Don't be such a drama queen" she responds rolling her eyes. She looks as if she is going to continue when something catches her eye. Her expression immediately changes and she begins to glare at something over my shoulder as if Satan just entered the room.
I turn my head in the direction and when i see what appears to be bothering her so much I shake my head chuckling softly. "Is that what this has all been about?" I ask her quizzically.
My voice appears to snap her out of her trance and she turns to me as if nothing happened, "What was that?"
"You seem to be quite angered by that scene over there" I reply nodding my head to Damon and Elena who are still standing there kissing.
Katherine rolls her eyes as if this is crazy but I notice a mixture of anger and jealousy flash through her eyes. "Why would that bother me" she responds.
"I don't know, you tell me. Everything that's been going on, your odd behavior, your sudden decision for us to break up, could this have anything to do with Damon? Perhaps your interested in him again" I insinuate
"Wait, you think I have a thing for Damon?" She asks the question worriedly as if she truly wants to know my answer rather than in a 'what kind of question is that' manner.
I give her an odd look and I notice a nervous look pass across her face. This behavior is strange, even for Katherine. I'm about to further inquire about this, but she doesn't give me the chance.
"We'll, that's crazy. The only person I'm interested in is you" with that she wraps her hands around my neck and pulls me into a kiss.
Hope you all liked it! So, a lot of stuff happened in this chapter, what do you guys think? What secret are Jeremy and Kol keeping? We now know that the reason Damon and Elena broke up is Damon killed one of Elena's friends, but who was it? What do you think Katherine told Elena to do?What do you think will happen with Klaus/ Caroline/ random chick? Did you like reading the Alaric Lexi scene? what's going on with Katherine?
Let us know what you all think! Next update will be next Friday, more characters will also be included in this chapter (Stefan, Rebekah,ect.) so stay tuned! Also don't forget, THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO VOTE IN THE POLL FOR WHAT COUPLES YOU WANT. Be sure to get your opinion in, can't wait to hear from you guys.