Hybrid Heart

XIX. You Won't Be

I'd been in the classroom for a while now. Caroline was the first to come and check up on me. She opened the door and slid in, closing it behind her.

"Hey, Anna"

"Hi" I grumble a return, sitting up from the slouched over position I had taken the table I was sat at.

"You alright? Did you-" she speaks carefully, so not to hurt my feelings I suppose. Part of me wishes people would stop treating me like a trauma patient but I understand the concern. Irritating and patronising as it may be.

"Hear what you said to Klaus? Yep."

"But I was right. I know I was." okay then, goodbye treading-on-thin-ice-Caroline and hello to good ol' bull-in-a-china-shop-Caroline.

"Look-"

"No. I was. I can tell. It's okay. I mean it's not exactly healthy to have feelings for him.." she trails off like a shrink with bad advice. Caroline disliked Klaus just as much as the rest of them and yet i imagine she'd be the one to grant me the most understanding.

"I don't have feelings for him."

"Anna, you care about him. You care about what happens to him and that's okay. I understand that, he's this big bad monster to everyone but you."

No, he's a big bad monster to me as well. But that's probably one for therapy. I sigh at the accusation but parts of it are making perfect sense. I've never wanted Klaus, or any of them, dead.

"I can't talk about this right now.."

"Okay well... Anna, you trust me right?" She asks, eyes trained on me.

Oh God.

"Of course, why?"

"I'd only ever do what I thought I was right by you and I think this is the right thing," She rambled a bit more and tension built.

"There is something you should know."

That was new. I was actually going to told something that was happening? Wow. I'm excited, truly I am.

"Shoot."

"Elena and Damon... they.. well uh. Damon has been..pretty much in love with Elena for... a while. And he may have a shot with her because Stefan and her broke up. They kinda kissed and afterwards Elena told Damon that it can't go anywhere and that she 'wouldn't wanna hurt you' because of your...thing with Damon. So.."

I didn't have a thing with Damon. I mean, yeah it sucked to know that I'd never been the first choice but that was usually the case and I hadn't fallen in love with him or anything. Damon was important to me, even if he was with someone else. He would still be in my life. He'd still be my best friend.

"I get it-"

"-That's not it! There's more. I wasn't supposed to know this but I do and me and Matt agreed you should know. Damon knows his only chance with Elena is in jeopardy.. because of you. A-and he asked Elijah to get you out of town. To.. compel you to leave town."

Hm. Well so much for my best friend. This is beyond infuriating.

"But he.. He doesn't want you with the Originals, he wants you to be safe. And somewhere else. When they took you he was genuinely worried. I've never seen him act like that but.. I guess he just wants you to live your life somewhere el-"

"So he can enjoy himself with Elena? I have to give up everything I built here, and just be alone, for him to be able to get his rocks off with his brother's ex-girlfriend?" I summarise in a rather loud voice. I'm trying not to yell as I genuinely do appreciate that Caroline has told me this.