Always and Forever

Miss Mystic Falls:

~Cassandra's Point of View~

Have you heard from Stefan?" I look up from my phone at my best friend who is now dreading today. "I haven't, no." He says draping his tie around his neck. "I thought you were going with Aurelia. How'd you end up with Care?" I walk over to him and tie his tie for him then fix the collar of his shirt. "Thanks." He tucks his shirt into his pants and throws on the matching jacket. "I was, but according to Caroline she has a date already, that's clearly not me.." His phone pings with a text message from Caroline letting him know she's ready to be picked up. "Well did you even call to make sure? Maybe she doesn't have another date... or her dance canceled on her." I suggest, hopefully. "I guess I could call her, but that doesn't change that I'm going with Caroline. I can't bail now, because she won't have a date. Ditching a girl 30 minutes before a dance is a bit shallow."I grab his phone from his ear and put it on speaker wanting to hear her excuse for ditching Edward, and for who? "Hey." She picks up on the 4th ring and honestly she sounds a bit irritated and disappointed, which I can't understand her frustration if she ditched him. "You have a date to the dance, right?" She hums in response. "Yeah..I'm going with Damon." She says bluntly, I don't know if she's trying to show disinterest in Edward or what but it's complete and utter shit that she would choose that demon over sweet Edward. "Oh, well I just wanted to ask." She takes a deep breath before speaking again. "Why does it matter who I'm going with if you're going with Caroline anyway?" He goes to speak but is cut off shortly after by Aurelia being quick to hang up. "I have to go, my date's here." Is she seriously trying to make him jealous right now, when she's the one stringing him along? Edward hangs up the phone and slides his phone into the inside pocket of his suit jacket. "Don't worry about it." I dust his shoulders off. "You look great, and you're going to have a fun time regardless. If you need me to save you I'm a thought away." I smile trying to cheer him up. "You look great too." With that I usher him out the door so he isn't late.

When I'm left alone I try to call Stefan with no luck. "Stefan, where are you? We're going to be late." I sigh into the phone, "I'll meet you at the dance. Just- be there." I hang up the call, hopefully he gets the voicemail before he shows up to my house and I'm not here. I sit on the couch slipping my heels on before walking to my car. I honestly love when we have dances like this, and founders day. It's not as usual to dress up in gowns in modern times as it used to be. So, any excuse to have a blast from the past, I'm in.

When I arrive at the mayor's mansion I'm greeted by an irritated Edward and a not so happy Caroline. "What's going on?" I ask looking between the pair. "I'm wearing blue, and he's wearing a baby pink tie." She huffs and I glance at his tie, and it is indeed pink. "I planned to match Lia's dress, I didn't have time to get another." She rolls her eyes at his excuse. "You're telling me you don't own a basic black tie?" He runs his fingers through his hair in annoyance. Thankfully Elena shows up saving us from this dreadful situation. "Hey!" She exclaims happily. "God, you guys look stunning!" We return her compliment, the red really suits her skin tone well. "Have any of you seen Stefan?" I ask and they all mutter a no or shake their heads. I glance around the room in hopes of finding him, but I don't. "Well, find me if you do find him." I direct toward Edward since I will be with the girls on the court. Maybe he will show up with Aurelia and Damon, and if not maybe they know what his hold up is.

When Aurelia and Bonnie arrive Caroline drags us into one of the rooms with her. Since Bonnie isn't on the court, Caroline designated her as our personal make up artist so right now she's touching up on everyone's blush and highlight. I glance at my phone every few minutes in hopes that Stefan will text me. "Can someone try to reach Stefan? I can't get a hold of him." Elena is the first to pull out her phone, she mutters a small sure as she calls him and puts the phone to her ear. "Elena." I tune into their conversation when he answers. "Where are you? Cassie's waiting." She asks as she glances at me. Why is he answering her calls and not mine? "I don't think I can make it." He sounds a bit out of breath and is in pain. "What the hell does that mean?" I groan annoyingly, she then asks him. "I-...I can't control my thirst since this morning. The party has too many humans." He admits, what does he mean by this morning? "I'll let her know." She hangs up the phone and I stand from the chair I was once sitting in. "What does he mean this morning? What did he do?" Elena tucks her hair behind her ear before she begins explaining. "He was hurt and a bit weak so I let him take some of my blood. I didn't think it would cause him to behave like this, I mean..all vampires drink blood.." If I could rub my face without destroying my makeup I would. "He doesn't drink human blood Elena." I speak through my teeth, she knows this. This was one of the first things we covered when we told them what we truly were."You know this, I told you about our past he-" I take a deep breath controlling my anger, just another thing to add to the list of things to take care of. "It's fine, I'll tell Carol to find me someone else to dance with." What I really want to do is strangle the girl in front of me. "Since we're on the topic of honesty, what are you doing attending the dance with Edward?" Lia turns the attention to Caroline. I'm sure under any other circumstances she would have loved it. Tonight is going to be a shit show. "Why are you attending with Damon?" She shoots back trying to deflect, she's hiding something. "This isn't about me, it's about you."