Elena was too ashamed to leave her room and she didn’t open when someone knocked. And thus Caroline invited herself in. She found her best friend sitting in a corner, her arms thrown around her knees.
“Ah, poor thing” Caroline sighed compassionate as she walked to Elena, a box in her arms. “Damon told me what happened. You okay?”
Elena shrugged and wiped her tears. “He’s says this is normal. How would he know? He’s a dude, isn’t he?”
“But he’s right” Caroline said and she sank down next to her.
“My stomach hurts” Elena sobbed. Caroline searched through her box and conjured a small box of painkillers. She took one and handed it to Elena. “Take this. It’ll take the pain away” Elena accepted the pill, but didn’t take it in. “Just swallow it, Elena, it can’t hurt” Elena put the pill in her mouth and as her cheeks moved up and down Caroline hastily added: “No, don’t chew it!”
Elena shivered by the horrible taste and looked afraid at Caroline. “Is something bad going to happen now?”
“No, it’ll work just fine” Caroline sighed. “But it’s not a good taste” She stood up and stuck her hand out. “Come on, get up, we’re going to get you cleaned up” Elena took her hand and walked uneasy with her. At the door she braked. “What?” Caroline frowned. “Damon and Stefan are out there. I can’t face them like this” Elena said ashamed.
“Damon is gone to Ric, they’re fixing his car” Caroline reassured her. “And I haven’t seen Stefan, but this is a big house, we can easily find a way around him”
“Okay, then” Elena gave in with a small voice and they left the room.
Caroline guided her to the shower and she closed the door. She helped take off her upper clothing, but the underwear she left to Elena herself. “I’m going to close the curtain now, you can handle yourself now?”
“You’re staying here?” Elena asked.
“If that’s what you want” Caroline said.
“Yes, please” Elena said. “I want to know some things”
“Yeah, I thought you would” Caroline said, while Elena put on the shower. She shrieked. “Elena?” “I’m okay, it’s just cold” “Okay, so, what do you want to know?” Caroline asked. “Why does this happen? And will it happen again and if so when? How long will it go on?” Elena fired her questions.
“This happens so that women can have babies later. You get it a few days every month and it will end when you’re about fifty” Caroline answered.
“Fifty?” Elena exclaimed. “Why do we need to have babies? Where do they come from anyway?”
It was a good thing Elena couldn’t see Caroline’s face. At first she thought Damon had blown the situation a little out of proportion, but now she realized he was right. Elena was in bad shape.
“Ehm…” Caroline started, feeling uneasy. “You had sex with Stefan, right? You slept in his bed, you kissed and he did things with you and you liked it?”
No answer. Then, a few seconds later: “I kind of remember I slept in his bed, but I can’t remember the feeling. Is it supposed to be nice?”
“If he’s good, it should be heaven” Caroline laughed.
“Hey, Caroline?” Elena asked. “You slept with Damon, right? Was that… heaven?”
Caroline’s cheeks turned red. “Eh…next question, please”
“Ah, poor thing” Caroline sighed compassionate as she walked to Elena, a box in her arms. “Damon told me what happened. You okay?”
Elena shrugged and wiped her tears. “He’s says this is normal. How would he know? He’s a dude, isn’t he?”
“But he’s right” Caroline said and she sank down next to her.
“My stomach hurts” Elena sobbed. Caroline searched through her box and conjured a small box of painkillers. She took one and handed it to Elena. “Take this. It’ll take the pain away” Elena accepted the pill, but didn’t take it in. “Just swallow it, Elena, it can’t hurt” Elena put the pill in her mouth and as her cheeks moved up and down Caroline hastily added: “No, don’t chew it!”
Elena shivered by the horrible taste and looked afraid at Caroline. “Is something bad going to happen now?”
“No, it’ll work just fine” Caroline sighed. “But it’s not a good taste” She stood up and stuck her hand out. “Come on, get up, we’re going to get you cleaned up” Elena took her hand and walked uneasy with her. At the door she braked. “What?” Caroline frowned. “Damon and Stefan are out there. I can’t face them like this” Elena said ashamed.
“Damon is gone to Ric, they’re fixing his car” Caroline reassured her. “And I haven’t seen Stefan, but this is a big house, we can easily find a way around him”
“Okay, then” Elena gave in with a small voice and they left the room.
Caroline guided her to the shower and she closed the door. She helped take off her upper clothing, but the underwear she left to Elena herself. “I’m going to close the curtain now, you can handle yourself now?”
“You’re staying here?” Elena asked.
“If that’s what you want” Caroline said.
“Yes, please” Elena said. “I want to know some things”
“Yeah, I thought you would” Caroline said, while Elena put on the shower. She shrieked. “Elena?” “I’m okay, it’s just cold” “Okay, so, what do you want to know?” Caroline asked. “Why does this happen? And will it happen again and if so when? How long will it go on?” Elena fired her questions.
“This happens so that women can have babies later. You get it a few days every month and it will end when you’re about fifty” Caroline answered.
“Fifty?” Elena exclaimed. “Why do we need to have babies? Where do they come from anyway?”
It was a good thing Elena couldn’t see Caroline’s face. At first she thought Damon had blown the situation a little out of proportion, but now she realized he was right. Elena was in bad shape.
“Ehm…” Caroline started, feeling uneasy. “You had sex with Stefan, right? You slept in his bed, you kissed and he did things with you and you liked it?”
No answer. Then, a few seconds later: “I kind of remember I slept in his bed, but I can’t remember the feeling. Is it supposed to be nice?”
“If he’s good, it should be heaven” Caroline laughed.
“Hey, Caroline?” Elena asked. “You slept with Damon, right? Was that… heaven?”
Caroline’s cheeks turned red. “Eh…next question, please”
“If I have to die, so will you” Zoey said.
“No one has to die, moron!” Dean yelled angry. “Put the fire out, open the door, do something!”
Zoey shook her head. “I can’t. Crowley will kill me, if I let you go”
“He’ll kill you either way” Dean snapped.
“Well, if Cas doesn’t love me I don’t care” Zoey exclaimed crying.
They heard a noise and looked aside. Cas opened his eyes and frowned.
“Dean?” he said hoarse.
“I’m here” Dean said, quickly walking to Cas. He helped Cas sit up and supported his back. He looked from Cas’ injuries to Zoey. “If you really love him, you’ll let him go”
Zoey shook her head.
Cas put his fingers in his blood and painted a sigil on the floor. He poked Dean and nodded weak at the bloody sign.
“What is it?” Zoey wanted to know.
But Dean put his hand on the sigil and he and Cas vanished in a blinding light.
“No one has to die, moron!” Dean yelled angry. “Put the fire out, open the door, do something!”
Zoey shook her head. “I can’t. Crowley will kill me, if I let you go”
“He’ll kill you either way” Dean snapped.
“Well, if Cas doesn’t love me I don’t care” Zoey exclaimed crying.
They heard a noise and looked aside. Cas opened his eyes and frowned.
“Dean?” he said hoarse.
“I’m here” Dean said, quickly walking to Cas. He helped Cas sit up and supported his back. He looked from Cas’ injuries to Zoey. “If you really love him, you’ll let him go”
Zoey shook her head.
Cas put his fingers in his blood and painted a sigil on the floor. He poked Dean and nodded weak at the bloody sign.
“What is it?” Zoey wanted to know.
But Dean put his hand on the sigil and he and Cas vanished in a blinding light.
Cas beached on the street, far away from Rufus’ cabin. He wasn’t sure how to feel. He was angry, because Dean wouldn’t listen to him. Dean always thought he knew everything better. He was disappointed, because Dean had no faith in him at all.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.