The Vampire Diaries Spoilers -- Klaus Attacks Caroline -- Episode 3x11

Plus, Candice Accola tells us how she really feels about a possible Stefan/Caroline hookup…

It’s Caroline’s (Candice Accola) 18th birthday on the Jan. 12 episode of The Vampire Diaries, and I’m really hoping her big wish is to stay alive, because she’ll need all the protection she can get from Klaus (Joseph Morgan). “Caroline and Klaus haven’t really had any interaction up to this point, but their paths will finally cross,” Candice tells HollywoodLife.com of Caroline’s big day. “He sired her boyfriend, and she’s pissed. But you can’t really get pissed at Klaus because he’s got the power to kill anyone and everyone.” (Gulp!)

Speaking of Caroline’s hybrid boyfriend Tyler (Michael Trevino), Candice promises that by the end of this next episode, “we will have a clearer idea of how strong their relationship is, and if we think it’ll be able to sustain the sire bond or not.”

(Side note: the word “sired” makes me super uncomfortable, and Candice agrees that “it’s a weird word” to say.)

And what kind of vampire journalist would I be if I didn’t ask Candice about the ever-mounting fan base that pushing Caroline and Stefan (Paul Wesley) together? Here are her unfiltered thoughts on that subject:

“I’m starting to pick up on that,” she says of “Staroline” fandom. “I absolutely adore all the Caroline/Stefan scenes. I think their banter together is really funny, and it does have such a cadence to it that’s very intriguing. But Stefan is very involved in his ultimate goal right now, which is to take down Klaus, and Caroline really isn’t a frontrunner with being able to do that. They haven’t crossed paths a lot this season, and I don’t see what would bring them together. As the seasons go on, if Caroline were to survive, we shall see…”

You know what? As one who’s always seen a spark between Stefan and Caroline ever since she became a vampire, I’ll settle for a “we shall see.” It’s not a “no!”

OK, it’s your turn to start talking: What’s YOUR birthday wish for Caroline? To get back together with Tyler? To hook up with Stefan? Drop your deepest, darkest desire in the comments section below!