Chapter 1:

It was like her whole world came shattering down around her and all she could do was watch. This couldn't be how it ended. She was immortal and her mother wasn't. And she knew one day that time would catch up to her and her mother would be gone. She would live forever caged within the body of teenager and her mother would grow old and eventually die. Caroline imagined that she still had a lot of time left. And now, all the time seemed to be swallowed up into a black hole. Time was gone. Her mother was dying.

Stefan held her hand, and could do nothing but watch as Caroline broke down infront of his eyes. Her tears were never ending and the pain was unbearable.

In that moment Caroline wondered what it would be like to turn it all off. To feel nothing. Sure, she would be a monster. But the hurt would be over. What did she have left?

No...

If she let herself turn it off, she would lose herself. And she couldn't do that.

Stefans grip tightened and she looked up into his eyes. He was her best friend, the one person in this world that has never judged her, who believes in her no matter what.

Even after sleeping with Klaus...

She looked away, No she couldn't let herself think of him.

She looked back down the hallway of the hospital, in the direction of her mothers room. She wondered if things would ever be the same again. She knew they wouldn't. But if anything she had promised herself in that moment that she would never give up on her humanity. It was who she was, and she wouldn't let her mothers death be the death of her too.

Was there really nothing that could be done to help her? Was it all over?

If there was one thing she knew; she couldn't stand to be in this place anymore.

"I'll be back soon." She got out, she smiled softly and let go of his hand as she ran away. As she left the sights of the humans surrounding her her pace quickened into her vampire speed. She ran and ran and never stopped. Not even knowing where she was going, she just needed to get away. Far away and clear her thoughts.

Her mother had been in the hospital for almost a week now with no progress. She was weak and the doctors said it could be a few weeks, a month at most. After a couple of days they had moved her to the hospital in Mystic Falls. Caroline hadn't even had time to celebrate the fact she could step over the border into her home again.

She sped through the woods as fast as she could, her tears still pouring and her pain not ceasing.

Suddenly she stopped. She didn't know how long she had been running but she needed a rest. She slid down the truck of the tree that was behind her and brought her knees up to her chest, cradling her arms around them and burrying her head as the tears didn't stop; they couldn't.

She had to stop. She had been crying non stop. There had to be an end to this pain.

She sat up finally realizing where she was. This part of the woods that would always remain as their place.

I will walk away and I will never come back...I promise...

She didn't know why, but within seconds her phone was in her hands and she had dialed his number. She breathed slowly trying to regain control of her tears. She slowly held the phone up to her ear and listened as the sound of ringing rang through her.

It had been months, she had never heard from him again after that day. Tyler had eventually told her of the news of Klaus' baby with Hayley. It had shocked her and hurt her more than she let on. But she also heard the news that his baby had been killed. Knowing that family was something he held above all else, she knew the hurt that he must have felt. But still, she didn't call. And he didn't either.

He had moved on.

But she hadn't.

And now she needed him. At least needed to hear his voice.

Beep...

She shook her head, would she really resort to leaving a desperate voicemail on his phone?

"Klaus..." she started. Apparently yes.

"It's Caroline" she barely found the words through her tears but she fought through them.

"I know you left. You moved on." she breathed, could she really do this?

"And I know you promised to never come back. But... I dont even know why I'm phoning if I'm honest. It's just... a lot has happened..." she stopped as the tears broke through her voice and she had to regain her control over them, "My mom...she's dying. And there's nothing I can do. I don't know what I'm going to do."

"I know that you promised to leave and never come back...and at the time I was thankful that you were leaving. But then you left. And you never came back..."

She closed her eyes.

"And sometimes I wish you had stayed"

-Three Days Later-

There had been no reply. None. It confirmed to her what she feared was true; that he had moved on. He didn't care about her anymore, why would he? She was just a phase for him. When he said he would wait for her, that he would be her last love, it was just all lies. He had never intended to wait.

She was at the hospital, in her mothers room. Her mother was asleep but Caroline held her hand tight, never wanting to let go. She didn't know how much longer she had left. And she feared for the moment where everything faded to black.

She heard footsteps enter the room. It was the doctor. She got out of the room as the Doctor instructed so he could examine her mother. She waited in the all too familliar hallway.

After a few minutes a familliar face showed and sat next to her.

He embraced her in a hug and her tears started again. She hated herself for being so weak.

"I'll go get you some coffee. I'll be back in a minute" he said as he got up and left.

It was few minutes before she heard footsteps returning towards her. A coffee cup was held out to her and she smiled softly. But when she looked up, it was not Stefan who greeted her.

"Hello Caroline."

"Klaus"

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