Caroline woke up and suddenly reached her hand to her neck.

Smoothness... nothing. Normal.

Tyler's hybrid bite had disappeared overnight.

Was it true? Caroline thought as she sat up in her bed and looked over to see a box that was sitting on her nightstand and staring directly at her.

She raised an eyebrow at it and reached out for it with her right hand. A little card was placed on the top of the box and she opened it slowly:

Happy Birthday Caroline!

-Klaus

Caroline looked at the card confused and tossed it to the side.

She slowly opened the box and opened her mouth in shock.

Inside was a beautiful diamond bracelet, similar to the one Tyler had gotten her for her birthday, but much more expensive, she could tell.

She thought about Klaus now.

Why? Why would someone, anyone, like him, willing to kill one of her best friends, Elena! Willing to kill anyone who got in the way of him becoming a hybrid; willing to kill his entire family, why would someone like that help her? she thought.

She knew for sure that Tyler hadn't asked for him to give her his blood, but he did it anyway.

Did a thousand year old original develop feelings for me? she thought.

Her mother knocked on her door lightly and peeked inside. "Caroline."

Caroline looked over and met her mother's gaze.

"Yeah?" she asked a little startled.

"School now. I know you were just bitten last night by your boyfriend-"

"Mom!" she cried and hid under her pillows.

"School. Caroline..." her mother said and left.

Caroline groaned under her pillows and got up and ready for school.