Summertime Sadness

Chapter One

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There was a time in my life when I wished for something exciting to happen to me. I longed for a world that was straight out of a book and for the longest time, I would've done anything just to have a taste of it. But now that I finally have it, I realize it was nowhere near what I imagined.

Since discovering the world of the Supernatural, there's been no time for me to stop and focus on what's been happening around me. When I finally opened my eyes to the real world, I learned that I was a naive girl who viewed her surroundings from a little glass ball.

When I became a Vampire, which shouldn't be a surprise, things in my life began to move even faster than they had before. I've been too busy fighting off everyone's demons with my friends to even begin focusing on what I've become.

One day. I just want one day where I can try to catch up with everything that has become my life.

Taking a deep breath, I inhale the scents of summer. The aromas of Gardenia and Lilac fill the air, reminding me of past summers when I was a little girl. Life was much simpler then.

Leaning over the railing of Wickery Bridge, I see my reflection in the water below me. My face will always stay this way. I'll always be stuck in a filler year.

People will remember a young face with piercing blue eyes and a bright smile. Some time from now, they'll think of me with a college degree and a career. They'll ask my mom if I've found a suitable husband wherever I am and if I have any kids.

This is what people see for me. I can plaster on fake smiles and make up lies about my future but I know that it is far from whatever my life will become after I leave Mystic Falls.

I open my mouth and elongate my fangs, revealing who I truly am. My tongue traces a fang, confirming that this is all real. I instantly close my eyes, retracting my fangs along the way.

This is me; the real Caroline Forbes.

Suddenly sensing a presence, I turn my head to see Klaus leaning against a wooden beam giving me that penetrating gaze of his. He walks over and stands next to me, leaning his arms on the railing and staring out into the water.

"I painted something a lot like this once," he says, his voice soft. "Only there were more trees and no bridge."

I don't know why he always feels the need to confide in me about the most trivial things but he does. My friends and I have been plotting his death since day one, something he's done to us at least once, yet he somehow manages to become somewhat decent around me.

"You know… you're really hard to have a conversation with if I'm the only one doing the talking." He laughs and nudges me with his shoulder as if we're buddies. "C'mon, love. What could be so bad in your life that you're out here brooding on this beautiful day?"

That's another thing about Klaus. He may be my worst enemy but he seems to pick up on my moods better than anyone else. It's unnerving.

"If you must know," I haughtily begin with a raised chin and look away from him. "I am not brooding. Just thinking."

"Is that so?" His voice is amused and I give him a glare that probably wouldn't even scare a puppy.

"Yes. It's a nice day and came here to collect my thoughts."

He rubs his chin thoughtfully and smirks at me. His blue eyes are twinkling with some unknown joke that I'm not privy to. "You can fool them Caroline, but you can't fool me."

"Don't act like you know me, Klaus." I huff, knowing that what he says is true.

If only my friends took the time to understand me like he does. I don't have to say anything to him, yet he always knows what to say. He always finds me at my most vulnerable and proceeds to feed me some line about my life having some significant meaning in the world. He tries to see me and that's more than I can say of my friends since becoming a Vampire, but it's not like we all haven't been busy with our own problems.

I step away from the railing, ready to end this conversation and go home.

"Caroline, wait."

Klaus grabs my arm and pulls me into him. His breath is on my face and as I look into his eyes, I see something strange; something I can't pinpoint.

"I saw you looking at your reflection. You think your life has no meaning but you're wrong, love. You can roll those pretty blue eyes all you want but mark my words… one day you'll truly see yourself as someone worthy who deserves the best things in life and if I have to show you myself, then so be it. Don't be disgusted with yourself, Caroline. See what I see in you… only the good."

He releases me and I step away from him with wide eyes, not exactly sure what just happened. Klaus' eyes become guarded and I realize that whoever the Klaus I just saw is, he's gone for the time being. Standing before me is the Klaus everyone else knows.

Turning away from him, I speed towards home and wonder why my heart seems like it's beating out of my chest when I know for a fact that it doesn't beat anymore for anyone at all.

A/N:

So, this is my first Vampire Diaries fan fiction story. I've written for Twilight on another account of mine. This pairing is really refreshing and I'm pretty excited about it. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do while writing it.

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Thanks :)