Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 60

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).

Three hours after the rescue mission, Caroline and Stefan returned to the Salvatore house. They'd returned to the party, followed Dr. Maxfield back to Whitmore house when he left, only to be confused by the short amount of time he spent there. When they saw him return to his apartment, they waited another half hour and decided he was home for the night. By this point, they decided to return to the ball and have some fun.

Stefan wasn't usually one for dancing, but as he was helping Caroline out and being a friend to her, he didn't mind spending time with her on the dance floor. He even allowed himself to enjoy it a little. This was made especially easy when Caroline introduced the additional alcohol from her little flask she'd kept inside her purse. Therefore they proceeded to get a little bit tipsy, easily taking Caroline's mind off her Tyler situation.

Caroline herself was surprised how easy it was to let go with Stefan. She'd be lying if she said she hadn't noticed how different he was with her than he was with other people, including Elena. And although she didn't know the ins and outs of their relationship, she wondered if Stefan had ever let Elena get to know this side of himself. She knew their relationship was based on a lie and a curse, but it was still sad for Stefan. That was when Caroline vowed it was her mission to make Stefan happy again. She needed a project, something to take her mind away from Tyler being a jerk, therefore helping Stefan find his soulmate. The only downside was the woman in question would have to be okay with their friendship, because Caroline wasn't giving Stefan up as a friend. He meant too much to her.

How much Stefan meant to Caroline was something she thought about on the way back to the Salvatore house. When she'd first met Stefan, she thought he was hot and had tried to come on to him. That thought alone made her blush with embarrassment. Yes, Caroline still thought Stefan was hot, but he was much more than that. He was her friend, and his appearance became insignificant once she had gotten to know him, although there were times he sent her pulse racing. Luckily Stefan was on the bunny diet and couldn't hear her reaction to him. Unfortunately, she had a feeling Damon and Elena suspected something, and in turn Bonnie too. They'd been very eager to allow her and Stefan time alone together, often forcing them into the situation. If she didn't know better, she'd have thought they were trying to match make them. The problem was they were wasting their time.

Caroline knew Damon and Elena's intentions would go to waste as Stefan's heart never really raced in her presence. He barely noticed her other than in how friends see each other. He saw her the same way he'd seen his friend Lexi, and nothing had ever happened between those two. Also Caroline was still vulnerable over Tyler, so even if he had felt that way about her, he wouldn't have done anything about it. However as they were at the ball, and Tyler was around, she and Stefan decided it was best to make sure he didn't think she was pining over him, therefore they'd agreed to dance and flirt.

Stefan hated dancing and Caroline knew that. So the fact he was doing this for her meant more to her than anything anyone had done for her recently. Even Tyler's gesture of leaving to save her seemed more selfish than Stefan dancing with her. For this Stefan had nothing to gain, whereas Tyler had gained safety. Unfortunately there was a reason Stefan hated dancing, he wasn't particularly good at it. Becoming a vampire heightened personalities, but unfortunately it didn't improve the dancing skills. But Caroline didn't care. Instead Stefan allowed Caroline to take the lead and help make up for his lack of prowess. This led to a lot of laughing, which in turn could have been misconstrued as flirting. Therefore they'd had a lot of fun.