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Haunted

*Third Person's P.O.V.*

        "Seriously?" Annabelle asked her best friend incredulously as she stared at the costume that she just pulled out of the bag.
        "Those were my exact words," Bonnie said from where she lied on Caroline's bed, finishing her History homework so that she wouldn't have to worry about it after the party they were going to in a few hours.
        "Oh, come one, Anna! It's Halloween!" Caroline exclaimed, as if that were an explanation enough. "Oh, by the way, do you know what Elena's wearing to the party?"
        "Uh, I don't know, but she hasn't been shopping, so my guess is she's just gonna go with the costume she wore last year," Annabelle replied, shrugging.
        "Ugh, how completely boring," Caroline wrinkled her nose, making Annabelle bite her lip so that she wouldn't laugh out loud.
        "Do we really have to go?" Bonnie suddenly spoke up, silently begging Caroline to just them all stay and have a nice sleepover.
        "Yes!" Caroline exclaimed as she went over to her make-up kit, pulling out different eye shadows that would match their costumes, while Annabelle sighed quietly and threw her costume down on the chair beside her before lying down next to Bonnie, also not feeling like partying after spending the first half of the day with a bitchy vampire Vicki. Not that the bitchy part was anything out of the ordinary, "Oh, come on! Can someone please be excited that it's Halloween?!" Caroline exclaimed in annoyance as she saw the other two girls' expressions, "Look, I just want to have fun. You know, Damon-free fun," she said, her voice wavering slightly, and Annabelle and Bonnie's expressions softened as they shared a quick look.
        "I'm sorry, I'm just..." Annabelle trailed off, quickly cutting herself off before she blabbed about what happened to Vicki. Bonnie and Caroline both looked over at her, but her eyes traveled to Caroline, who looked innocently hopeful, wanting simply have fun with her best friends like they used to, "You know what? Never mind. We're going," she stated, jumping off the bed and walking over to Caroline to grab the make-up kit, the blonde's face brightening in a grin.
        Bonnie sighed from where she was still lying on Caroline's bed, but smiled and closed her History book, willing to do anything in order to truly get Caroline's mind off of the crap Damon put her through. Even if that meant going to the Halloween Party.

*2 Hours Later*

        Annabelle wrinkled her nose as a drunk guy from her school pushed past her, sighing quietly in annoyance before quickly catching up with Bonnie and Caroline, who were both dressed in costumes that matched hers.
        "Cider for the ladies?" Tyler spoke up as he walked up to the three, holding four small glasses of cider, two in each hand. He was shirtless, a cloak the only clothing covering his torso. "It's a Lockwood special,"
        "Oh, no way. Last year I was hungover until Thanksgiving," Annabelle shook her head, quickly making up an excuse sot hat she wouldn't have to drink, even though Caroline and Bonnie knew the truth. However, the two didn't say a word, simply going along with it.
        "Lightweight," Caroline scoffed teasingly, reaching her hand out to grab a glass from Tyler, while Bonnie shook her head when he offered her one, not wanting to get drunk again. "I am going to drink until someone is hot enough to make out with,"
        "Sounds like a plan," Tyler nodded, before clinking his glass with Caroline's in a toast, while Bonnie and Annabelle rolled their eyes after sharing a small smile.
        "Alright, why don't you get drunk off your asses, while Bonnie and I go dance," Annabelle grinned, before grabbing Bonnie's hand and pulling her between all the other people from their school who were now all in costumes and having fun. Bonnie laughed as Annabelle continued to pull her behind her, before they stopped once they reached the dance floor, where about thirty people were dancing, at least half of them already drunk.
        "Hey, where's Elena?!" Bonnie called over the music as she and Annabelle started to dance, and the blue-eyed girl shrugged.
        "I have no idea!" she called back.
        "Is she even coming?!" Bonnie called, but only received a shrug in reply.
        After about five minutes of dancing, Bonnie glanced over Annabelle's shoulder, and smiled.
        "There she is," she stated, and Annabelle turned around, only to see Elena, in her last year's nurse costume, and Stefan coming toward them. She smiled, and gave Bonnie a quick smile, silently telling her that she'll be right back, before walking over to them.
        "Anna, thank God!" Elena exclaimed, and Annabelle's smile immediately faltered as she noticed the worry in her sister's eyes and the urgency in her voice.
        "Hey, what's wrong?" she asked.
        "We lost Vicki," she said, her voice shaking slightly, and Annabelle's eyes widened.
        "Wait, she's here?" she asked in surprise, and Stefan and Elena both nodded. "How?"
        "That's not important right now," Elena shook her head. "We don't where she is, and I can't find Jeremy anywhere,"
        "What?" Annabelle breathed out, her heart clenching in fear for her little brother, who would definitely be trying to find Vicki if he had any idea that she was at the party, and Elena nodded with fear in her eyes before running off, Annabelle and Stefan quickly following, leaving Bonnie to stare after them concernedly after she got a glimpse of the worry on their faces.
       
*10 Minutes Later*