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Never Let Me Go
1. Caution
"Beware the dark pool at the bottom of our hearts. In its icy, black depths dwell strange and twisted creatures it is best not to disturb."
Sue Grafton
Caroline smiled as the hot water hit her back, soothing her tired muscles. It had been a tiring day. Two of the buildings at Whitmore College had been damaged and flooded due to a burst pipe. These buildings happened to be where both Elena and Caroline have most of their classes so the two girls had a week off. Even though they could've stayed in their dorm room, they both decided to go home to Mystic Falls. Caroline needed a break. Plus, the water pressure at Whitmore was a joke. Caroline finished up after almost thirty minutes and stepped out onto the cold marble floor of one of the Salvatore's many bathrooms. Caroline's mother was out of town visiting her sister so Caroline decided she didn't want to be alone and took Elena up on her offer to stay at the Salvatore boarding house. It also may have had something to do with the fact that vervain was back in the towns water supply that made up her mind to stay with Elena and the Salvatores.
"Caroline can you come down for a minute" Caroline heard a weary Elena call.
She sighed and quickly got dressed in sweats and ran down the stairs.
"What's wrong Elena?" Caroline asked, exhausted and a little peeved off. And then she saw it. Blood. Lots of it, staining the rug in the living room. "What happened?" Caroline whispered suddenly a lot more awake.
"I have no idea" Elena chocked out. Caroline moved towards the pools of blood, slightly moving Elena away. Caroline had the best control out of all the vampires in Mystic Falls, out ranking the 160 something year old Salvatores by a long shot, and didn't get too riled up when it came to blood like Elena and the others. She dipped her fingers into the crimson liquid and brought it to her lips.
"It's definitely vampire blood" she informed a glassy eyed Elena.
"What were they doing here? And why were they bleeding" Elena questioned. Caroline shrugged and got out her phone to dial the younger Salvatores number.
"Stefan, we need you here. Now."
Damon, Elena, Stefan and Caroline all sat at the table in the library discussing the random blood appearance.
"Okay someone didn't just randomly decide that our living room floor was a nice place to bleed and then bolt" Damon interjected annoyance clear in his voice. He was sick of drama. Life didn't always have to be this dramatic.
"Thank you Damon for stating the obvious" Stefan sighed in exasperation.
"Everyone just calm down" Caroline cut in at the brothers bickering. She could feel a migraine coming on.
"Do you think someone wanted help?" Elena asked. Caroline was only half listening at this point, her head splitting.
"And what, just upped and left when they realized you guys take an hour in the shower? Doubtful." Damon countered and Elena glared at her moody boyfriend.
"It could have been a warning" Stefan said thoughtfully, like he wasn't intentionally speaking aloud.
"A warning? A warning about what? That they have the power to stain our rugs?" Damon questioned his brother.
"No," Stefan rolled his eyes; "That there will be bloodshed and it's going to be one of us."
Stefan replied as he quickly sat up and started pacing the floor. Caroline's migraine was becoming increasingly worse by the second and she could feel herself slipping. And the darkness enveloped her.
A/N: Thank you for reading! I know it was really short but I wanted to give you a feel of the story before I bombarded you with too many details and twists. Please review and tell me what you think. CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is encouraged.