'The Vampire Diaries' Season 6 Spoilers- Are Caroline & Stefan Hooking Up? Plus What's Alaric Been Up To?

It's almost that time of year to join the gang back in Mystical Falls. The Vampire Diaries crew is almost ready to head back to our TV screens and we couldn't be more excited about it. Elena (Nina Dobrev), Stefan (Paul Wesley), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Caroline (Candice Accola) are about to whip out their fang and give fans what they've been missing all summer.

While the season might be a few weeks away, we are hoping to hold off your bloodlust cravings by giving you some juicy spoilers about the all-new episodes.

E! News caught up with show runner Julie Plec to talk about the Stefan and Caroline romance rumors and what we can expect from our long lost love Alaric (Matt Davis) who is finally returning to the series this year.

Plec confirms our worst fears, saying that when we come back to Mystic Falls Caroline and Stefan will be at odds with each other. So do that mean that the Stefan and Caroline fans are going to have to go another year without these two getting together? That's what it seems like.

"Caroline isn't going to let Stefan off the hook very easily. In fact, his determination to move on and start a new life after the lose of his brother may ultimately ruin the friendship he's built with her over the years."  

On a happier note, fans finally will get to see Alaric back on the show after escaping from the other side in the season 5 finale, so what has the handsome hunk been up to since we last saw him?

"Alaric is having a hard time reconciling his former self with his new vampire identity," Julie explains. "And when he meets a fascinating and smart new woman, it makes it even more difficulty."

We are counting down the days until The Vampire Diaries returns on Thurdsay October 9 on The CW.

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