Forbes

Four

Founders day ball. A way to celebrate this towns founders and the family who are from the founders. Candice didn't care much about it, but she still had to go. She was dressed and ready to go as she walked downstairs to hear her mom and Caroline. "Good morning." She says.

"Candice, are you going to the ball."

"I have no other choice." She says. "Your going to be there. Are you?"

"Yes, but I'll be working."

Candice didn't say a word as she nodded. Caroline watched Candice go out the door not say nothing else. The young blonde understood more than her sister. Sighing, she decided to go find her a new dress for the ball.
~~~
Candice arrived at Elena's sometime that day and smiled as she walked in. "Hey."

"Hey." Elena said hugging her friend. "Did you bring it?"

"Yes." She replies as she showed her dress. "It's the perfect shade of red for me."

Elena smiled as she knew Candice would go for red. Candice smiled as the two walked upstairs. "Have you asked Stefan?"

"Not yet." Elena tells her. "Are you going with anyone?"

Candice shook her head. "It's just me, myself, and I." She tells her. "I don't want know drama."

"Stefan can dance with you a couple of dances."

"Elena." Candice said smiling. "He's your date, not mine and I'll be fine."

Elena smiled as she looked at Candice who started to paint her nails. She always wondered why Candice was never the same girl she knew. The blonde saw Bonnie and smiled. "Candice, I just got done talking to your sister."

"Oh." She replies. "I'm going to leave."

"Candice..."

"I refuse to sit here and be invisible now that Bonnie is here. I know you two are my friends, but to you two, me and Caroline are different when it comes to you two." Candice tells them. "You two prefer each other more than us."

Elena didn't know what to say as Candice left. "I didn't know we treated Candice differently." Bonnie said.

"I didn't either."
~~~
Later that day, Candice walked in the Lockwood mansion just to capture Damon's eyes. She walked over to a room that was empty to see a book. She looked at the names and smiled. "The first founders ball." She mumbled.

Looking through the names, Candice felt like each one was important. She stopped on one name. "Damon Salvatore?" She continued to read the names. "Katherine Pierce and Stefan Salvatore?"

"The original Salvatore brothers." She heard.

Candice turned to see Damon as her sister kissed her cheek. "Your in red?"

"Caroline, we spoke about this before. I like the color red." Candice said as she looked back at Damon.

"What happened to them?" She asked.

"Caroline, why don't you go get us a drink."

"Okay."

Candice watched her sister leave and looked at Damon. "It was told they died the night the old church was set on fire."

"What were they doing?" She asked.

"Saving a woman." He says. Candice nodded as she looked back at the book. Damon watched her look at it some more. "How about a dance?"

Candice nodded as they walked out together. They started dancing as everyone watched. Nothing was said between them as they danced. The blonde didn't see her sister go to the restroom as Elena followed. She was focusing on the dance.

Stefan watched them as he didn't trust his brother. Elena walked back over and grabbed Candice. "What?" She asked.

"Stay away from Damon."

"Why?" She asked. "You have Stefan, Elena and plus he's with my...."

"He's been abusing Caroline." Elena said making Candice look at Damon hurt. "There's bite marks and bruises on her."

Candice ran off in search of her sister. Damon glared at Elena as he walked away. "Stay away from, Candice."
~~~
That night, Candice sat at her window thinking about what Damon did to her sister. The bruise were around the bites, but what kind of bites were they and why hadn't he tried to harm her. There's more to Damon Salvatore and I will figure it out.