Disclaimer: I don't own the Vampire Diaries, nor the characters! But, if I did, I would so put Damon and Caroline together! DAROLINE FOREVER!
A/N: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY! here I have yet another, new fanific for you guys! for our fav. couple! =) I really enjoyed this idea, and I hope you guys do too!
And here's the first Chapter to Aftermath!
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Caroline stood near the door of the boarding house, questioning herself on if she should knock. Feet tapping, she groaned, I have to, I have to know what our next step is… if Klaus dies… we all could die…
Taking a breath in Caroline knocked on the wide door only to be faced with no response. Brows furrowing, she knocked again, "Stefan?"
Silence.
Focusing on the door knob, Caroline found the door open. Her confusion growing, Caroline popped her head through the door only to see no one. Stepping into the boarding house, she closed the door behind her as she made her way through the hallway slowly, "Stefan?"
Caroline's head shot to the side as she heard a low growl, "What do you want Barbie?"
Caroline walked towards the slumped figure, laying on the couch, a bottle of liquor in his hand, as it dangled against the couch's side, "Damon?"
Damon looked up at Caroline, sitting up so that his back was now against the sofa. Caroline watched as Damon brought the bottle to his lips, gulping down half of it, before taking it away from his mouth.
Caroline nodded her head in disbelief, "Drinking away your sorrow?"
Damon groaned in frustration, "I was going to, but someone just had to interrupt my plans."
Caroline rolled her eyes, before getting back to what she was really here for, "Where's Stefan?"
At the sound of his brother's name, Damon's expression tensed, his features darkening slightly, which was noticed very well by Caroline, "He's probably at Elena's… taking her to the dance tomorrow after all…"
Caroline's eyes softened, as she watched Damon take another sloppy sip from the liquor, "Oh," she managed to get out, as an awkward silence flew between them, Damon simply drinking from the bottle once again, not realizing the awkwardness in the room.
Caroline, about to speak, only to be interrupted by Damon speaking, "Why? Why would she just do that? Just the other day ago… she kissed me… we had something… and once she returned she went running back to Stefan…?"
Caroline's eyes narrowed at Damon's questioning statement, as he continued, "Maybe she's just not that different from Katherine…"
Caroline sighed, as she made her way towards Damon's side, sitting next to him, causing his brows to furrow, "Hey. Elena is nothing like Katherine… it was all me… I told her to give Stefan a chance as well, she thought it would be a bad idea since you and her just came from the 'weekend getaway'… but I told her to give it a shot… you got your turn, now Stefan should get his shot as well…"
Damon's eyes widened slightly as he watched the blonde speak, "You… how could-"
Stopping mid-sentence Damon huffed a breathe in annoyance, anger growing, "Why don't you just simply mind your own business? Why meddle in peoples lives?"
Caroline's eyes widened at the sudden out burst, "I was not meddling! Elena's my friend, and she needed my help! I just gave her my opinion!"
"Out with your opinion! Why bring Stefan into it? Why?" Damon's voice slowly started to lower as his sentence finished.
Caroline stood up from the couch, anger flushing through her body as well, "I guess I just feel like I owe him that much! Yes, I'm bias, but why in hell would I support you! You used me as a sex and blood bank… continuously trying to kill me!"
Damon's face softened, as he looked up at the blonde. He watched as she started to walk away. Caroline's eyes widened slightly as she felt a hand in hers, stopping her from taking another step. Turning around, Caroline's eyes drifted to the hand in hers… Damon.
Damon's hand pulled her gently, causing her to sit on the couch next to him once again, Caroline's brows furrowed, as Damon continued to hold her hand, "W-"
"I'm sorry… for everything…" Damon whispered softly, his piercing blue eyes staring into Caroline's eyes as he spoke sincerely.
Caroline's eyes widened, she had waited for a very long time for him to apologize, but it had never happened… and along the way, Caroline just accepted the fact that Damon Salvatore simply didn't care… yet… here he was, apologizing, and Caroline couldn't believe a minute of it, "Are you drunk already?"
Damon chuckled slightly at Caroline's shocked expression, "Slightly, tipsy… but, seriously… what I did to you was terrible… no one deserved that… you didn't deserve that…"
Caroline sighed, "It's alright, Damon."
Damon's brows furrowed, "What?"
A small smile formed on Caroline's lips, "You were forgiven along time ago Damon… I mean, even without apologizing… I could see you were sorry for everything you did…"
Damon's brows furrowed, "How?"
Caroline laughed, "Well, firstly, you would always come to my rescue every time I were to get in trouble…"
Damon grinned, "What can I say, I'm just too amazing…"
Caroline rolled her eyes, "Yeah. So, amazing."
Damon grinned at the sudden sarcasm coming from the blonde, his grin fell as Caroline spoke up once again.
"And… about Elena and Stefan… I'm sorry…" Caroline stated, softly, turning around on the couch, so she was now facing Damon.
Damon sighed, "You don't have to be… it was Elena's decision… and she chose Stefan… it's always Stefan…"
Caroline watched as Damon's expression darkened once again, her heart sank, "You can't think like that, Damon… there will be a day, when a girl will chose you, and only you… chose you for you, just the way you are…"
Damon head shot up at that, he smiled half-heartedly, at Caroline's way of trying to make him feel better.
Caroline smiled slightly, as Damon's features lightened slightly, "Oh. And you might want to try not falling in love with another doppelganger, or someone your brothers after… you know what? Just ignore every brunette you come across, running the other direction…"
Damon grinned at that, as he let a low chuckle escape his lips, "Really? So it depends on the hair colour now?"
Caroline nodded, a grin started to form on her lips, "Yup."
Damon laughed, his grin growing, "Which colour should I go after?"
Caroline shrugged, "I dunno… red, black… or maybe you can be creative… multi-coloured-"
"What about blonde… Blondie?" Damon asked teasingly, his grin growing.
Caroline's eyes widened slightly, as she tried to ignore the fact that her heart had just skipped a beat, "W-what?"
Damon laughed, "Chill. I was just kidding."
Caroline sighed in relief, as she tried to ignore the tiny sting that played at her heart, "Good, because you lost your chance with this blonde."
Damon's brows arched, an amused expression flying on his features, "Really?"
Caroline chuckled, before she got off the sofa, having a confused Damon staring up at her, "Well, I should head out…"
Damon nodded, as he tried to hold in the urge of grabbing Caroline's hand again, simply asking her to stay… help him out of this… help him with Elena…
"Going so soon?"
Caroline's brows furrowed at Damon's tone of voice, almost as if he wanted her to stay. Caroline studied him for a moment, his facial features showing all the hurt he was going through. He needed someone… Damon may not admit it, but he did…
Caroline smiled, sighing, as she sat back down on the sofa, grabbing hold of the liquor bottle that was in Damon's hand, and taking a swig from it, causing Damon to look at her in pure confusion.
"You know what? I don't really have anything to do… why not just stay here for a while?"
Caroline looked Damon's way, grinning. Damon smiled, "Thanks, Caroline…"
Caroline's brows furrowed, an amused expression coming to play, "Did Damon Salvatore just call me Caroline?"
Damon rolled his eyes, as he let out a laugh. Caroline smiled at his laugh, "Your welcome, Damon…"
Caroline slumped onto the couch, only to have Damon's eyes follow her, "Do you guys have any blood around? I'm starving…"
Damon's brow arched, a grin growing, "Weren't you drinking Thumper?"
Caroline looked Damon's direction with a grin, "Yes, in fact, I am. But, I'm just craving something more right now…"
"Alright… there downstairs in the cellar…"
Caroline nodded, getting up from the couch, walking towards the cellar, only to stop in her tracks, as she faced Damon once again. Grin still in place.
"And besides… what Stefan doesn't know, wont kill him…"
Damon looked at Caroline, his eyes wandering, as a smile formed on his lips. Caroline grinned, winking at Damon before walking off to find the cellar. Damon chuckled, nodding his head at the blonde, before staring at the hallway where Caroline had walked through. He wouldn't lie… at times… he didn't mind Caroline being around…
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