Caroline Forbes had done the unthinkable without even purposely trying to.
It had been at least two or three hours since she first woke up and noticed that she was no longer in Mystic Falls but it felt longer. Her feet were tired and her legs refused to move any longer but she knew she couldn't stop walking. She was in the middle of the forest without any idea of where or when or anything about her location.
It had all happened really fast, actually. She was sitting quietly with Bonnie while Bonnie practiced some mind reading spell when she accidently flipped the page, causing Bonnie to chant some totally different spell. Judging by the way Bonnie handled the spell, she assumed it had to do with dark magic because no matter how hard Bonnie tried to stop, the spell wouldn't allow her. It had consumed her.
"This is pointless," Caroline muttered hopelessly. She took a seat on a large rock and propped her chin up with her hands. It wasn't as comfortable as a nice chair back home but it'd have to do the job for now.
Her head rose slightly as the sound of voices talking caught her attention almost immediately. She wasn't sure what would happen if she would come in contact with anyone while stuck in wherever she was, but she had to have hope that they'd be able to help her without messing anything up too bad. She moved closer to the source of noise as she hid behind a large tree, leaning to the side every so often to get quick peak.
Now that she was even closer she could make out the voices perfectly clear. And she was more than positive that she was eaves dropping on herself and Tyler.
"Look Care, Hayley and I need you to do this for us. We're so close to finally having all of the hybrids free," Tyler pleaded. Caroline's back was turned towards him and her arms were crossed across her chest.
"What about the other things I did for you and Hayley?" Caroline shouted, her hands flying into the air. "And last time Hayley bit me because I 'messed' up her plan. I'm sorry but I will not help you."
Tyler remained silent as he clentched his fist tightly before throwing a punch into the nearest tree. "Caroline. You don't understand. My pack-"
"Oh your pack? So it's your pack now? You know something Tyler? You're beginning to sound just like him now," Caroline sneered, "only worried about your stupid hybrids."
Caroline gasped in horror at the scene happening in front of her. Was this her and Tyler's future? Fighting over hybrids of all things?
"They're not stupid hybrids!" Tyler roared, stopping seconds before her face. Caroline closed her eyes in fear. "They're my army. They're the only way I can defeat Klaus!"
She had never seen this side of Tyler. Well actually she did, but that was only when he was confused about his werewolf side before they had actually realized that they had feelings for one another. But besides then, he had never even came close to hurting her.
"Not the life you expected yourself to have?"
She turned around slowly, ready for whatever and whoever was waiting behind her. She knew she wasn't strong enough to put up a great fight but she figured she could find enough energy to at least defend herself. But as soon as her eyes landed on the figure before her, a large smile broke out across her face and she was instantly running towards him with open arms. "Daddy?"
Her father instantly welcomed her with open arms as he embraced her tightly. One strong arm wrapped around her waist while the other rested gently against her head. He could feel his daughter sobbing against his chest, causing even him to tear up a bit.
Slowly Caroline pulled away looking more afraid than she had ever felt. "Am I...?
"No, no," he laughed lightly. He should have figured that she'd automatically expect that. "Bonnie didn't send you here. I did."
"But how? Why?" Caroline asked quickly.
"Because I'm stuck in between life and death. I'm not allowed to move on until I fix what I left back home. Sweetie, I've been watching you from the otherside and I've seen your future. It isn't pretty," Bill Forbes said slowly and truthfully, "so I contacted a powerful witch. She possessed Bonnie and sent you here for me."
"My future? I don't understand..." Carline trailed off. This was just too much for her to handle. She wasn't dead but she was in the middle. She wasn't time traveling but getting a glimpse at her future?
"Let's walk," Bill Forbes suggested, holding his arm towards in front of him, "like I said, I've been stuck watching you ever since my death. Now you know I'm not a fan of vampires, and I'm against hybrids even more than vampires, but the bottom line is you're going to end up with one. And I will do everything in my power to show you the possible outcomes that could hopefully save your future."
"But Tyler..." Caroline trailed off, glancing back to where she had just witnessed herself and Tyler fighting. The scene was now empty except for the trees and forest floor. "Where did we go?"
"We're heading to the next scene," Bill replied, "the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant."
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Tyler ran into her home, frantically searching for his girlfriend. When he had received the phone call from Bonnie saying that Caroline wouldn't wake up, he had automatically freaked out and took off out of his house using his vampire speed.
He stopped in front of the door leading to Bonnie's bedroom. He could see her lifeless body laying across the floor, a slight trail of blood leaking from her nose. Her blonde hair was sprawled across the floor as her arms were bent in an unusual way. He slowly walked towards her, afraid that one false move would only hurt her even more than she already was.
"It wasn't me," Bonnie stated quickly, her voice shaking just a bit, "I don't even remember doing the spell. Someone from the otherside had to have taken possession of me."
"So basically what you're telling me is that something's wrong with Caroline and we don't even know what?" Tyler growled with a glare from his position besides his girlfriend.
"I'll figure it out. Shane's on his way-"
"No," Tyler interrupted, standing up with Caroline in his arms, "that freak isn't coming anywhere near her. It's funny how strange things have been happening ever since he decided to show up in town."
"Tyler. He's helping me with my magic," Bonnie replied hopelessly. She followed after him as he continued to walk towards her front door.
Tyler turned towards Bonnie slightly, "He might help you out. But he's not coming anywhere near Caroline."
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"Why are we here?" Caroline asked curiously. She looked around at the numerous booths and people and instantly felt proud. This was her doing after all.
"To show you the other possible life you could have," Bill explained, "over the next week we will visit different parts of the future. Some with Tyler and some with-"
"Klaus," Caroline finished as she watched the Original Hybrid slowly walk up towards her with a dozen of flowers hidden behind his back.
"You look ravishing sweetheart," Klaus smiled sincerely, withdrawing his hand from behind his back and revealing a dozen of beautiful pink roses. Caroline looked at him coldly before smiling lightly and taking the flowers from him, slowly bringing them up to her nose to get a better smell.
"Thank you," she replied softly, looking him up and down, "and you clean up pretty well."
"I know you'd never actually give me a real chance but I want you to know that it is my honor to escort you today," he replied softly.
Caroline felt her heart snap into two pieces. She had never seen Klaus so weak and vulnerable. And it was all because of her - the girl who did nothing but distract him so her friends could try and kill him.
"You act like you've never been to a Miss Mystic Falls Pageant. I'm sure you've been to like a billion," Caroline teased as she walked towards a large tent with Klaus at her side. He hung his head down as a small smile crept up his face.
"Um actually I haven't. I haven't tried to court anyone since Tatia," he confessed, "no one was ever able to catch my eye."
Klaus lifted his head up just enough for him to look into Caroline's eyes. She was quiet as his words sunk into her. The two remained silent for a moment, just looking into each other's eyes. Until Damon passed by an cleared his throat awkwardly. Klaus made a mental note to kill him later that night.
"So you brought me here to show me my life with Tyler and Klaus," Caroline sighed as she turned around to face her father.
"I did Sweetie but only to save your life. What you have seen today is only your future in the next couple of days. You haven't seen the worse of Tyler or the best of Klaus yet," Bill sighed sadly, "onto the next scene."
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"Oh Tyler," Klaus called out as he stepped into the Lockwood residence for his daily check up, "it's your favorite big bad wolf."
"What do you want?" Tyler snapped as he quickly ran down the steps and stopped at the doorway.
Klaus glarred at him quietly as he continued to walk up the stairway. "I've come up on my lovely hybrids. Make sure that they haven't gotten themselves killed. But apparently something much more is going on upstairs."
"No!" Tyler called out quickly, "I mean you caught me man. Hayley's up there and I haven't told Caroline yet."
Klaus nodded quietly with disappointment upon his face before quickly smirking and speeding up the stairway. Tyler cursed out loud as he ran as fast as he could after the hybrid. But it was no use. By the time he had gotten upstairs, Klaus had already found her.
"It's not what it looks like," Tyler said calmly, holding his hands out.
"What is wrong with her?" Klaus asked quietly, ignoring all of Tyler's pleas. He turned towards the hybrid and quickly ran towards him, grabbing each side of his body and slamming him against the nearest wall. "What is wrong with her!"
Tyler could feel Klaus's hand stabbing through his chest and grabbing ahold of his heart. He coughed up as the amount of pain shot through his body. He knew if he moved one slight bit that Klaus would quickly pull his heart out of his body. "A spell - from - otherside."
Klaus removed his hand and dropped the hybrid to the ground before making his way over to Caroline. He carefully lifted her up into his arms against Tyler's will. If anyone was going to protect Caroline, it'd be him. "It seems I have bigger things to worry about. Don't worry Mate, I'll take good care of her."
With a wink he was gone, leaving Tyler to curse every possible thing he could think of at the Original.
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