AU: Klaus and Caroline are engaged and soon to be married. All their friends support their happiness, but Elena has difficulty trusting in Klaus's intentions. She hates Klaus with a passion. Little does she know that her hate is just as strong as he...
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It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when Elena woke up. Rock music was blasting from the yard, and the smell of barbequed burgers made her stomach growl. She had slept in and wished that someone would have woken her sooner. After rising out of bed, she took a quick shower and dressed herself in a black bikini top and a short denim skirt before heading downstairs.
The living room and kitchen was empty; everyone was on the patio in the back. Elena slid the screen door open and all eyes were on her now.
"Because we're on vacation and you're allowed to sleep in!"
Elena wondered how Caroline was able to be so bubbly and cheerful all the time.
"I thought you had a hangover," said Rebekah. "Better to sleep it off." She sipped on her rum and coke and winked at Matt when he caught her gaze.
Determined to avoid the Hybrid's hypnotic stare, Elena sat down on a lounger and thanked Bonnie when she handed her a cocktail. She listened to Caroline gushing about her wedding plans and nearly spit out her drink when she said that she wanted Elena to be her maid of honor.
"You okay?" said Bonnie.
"Yes"-Elena coughed-"just went down the wrong way."
Caroline got up and sat in Klaus's lap. "I can't believe we're going to be married in less than a year! I hope you don't get cold feet!"
"Knowing my brother," Bekah began, "You, my dear Caroline, are going to be the one getting the pre wedding jitters. Nik is a difficult man to live with. Take it from someone who's lived with him for centuries-when I wasn't daggered half the time. It's a good thing you are not an Original. He might have daggered you after sixty years and married someone else."
"Rebekah, darling," said Klaus. "You are not amusing anyone."
"I wasn't trying to."
"Pay no attention to her, sweetheart," he said to Care. "She's only teasing."
Elena felt like she was going to be sick. It was so difficult to sit there and act normal after what happened the night before. She didn't know if she was more upset because Caroline was swooning over Klaus, or because she felt guilty and regretted her actions with the Hybrid. It was certainly a combination of both.
"Hey, Elena," Jeremy called out. "Do you want a burger or a hotdog?"
She whipped her head around and looked at her brother. "I think I'm just going to go inside and make a salad."
"A salad?" Caroline said with distaste. "Since when did you go vegan?"
"I'm haven't. I just feel like starting light. I only just got up."
