Story: Once More With Feeling.
Acknowledgement: Name of story is based off of the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Also where I got this idea from.
Disclaimer: I do not claim to own TVD or any of it's characters, or this idea (BtVS), but I do take credit for this story.
Authurs note: So I've been listening to different songs while being completely obsessed with this pairing... And I found myself thinking how funny it would be if the show had a musical episode, and maybe how it would go. So, here I am, finally putting it down in writing the way I imagine it would go. Also, how it would be to see Klaus and Caroline volnerable to this without control. Please give me all the reviews you can, as I am hoping you will enjoy how ridiculous this story could become. Also, please excuse any mistakes I may have missed along the way...
The room was dark with only the soft lighting of five candles placed strategically around the young witch. She had become accustomed to casting spells both for herself and for her friends. But this was the first time she didn't tell anyone about it. Bonnie was sure they would have understood her reasoning behind such a spell, but she wasn't yet sure what the repercussions would be, and she wasn't about to let anyone stop her.
After all, it wasn't like she had the spirits of her ancestors to guide her anymore; she couldn't even feel her grams on the other side. Her mother had gone missing again, and Bonnie found herself feeling more alone than ever before.
This spell would help though, she was sure of it.
As she began to speak in barely a whisper, a wind began to pick up around her, causing goose bumps to form on her arms, sending a shiver down her back. She would never get used to that part…
Saying the words that the incantation called for, she found herself done much sooner than she had expected. The air around her seemed to feel lighter, and warm. A soft buzzing of magic was in the room, and she knew it had worked. All she had to do now was wait and see what happened. After all, whatever could go wrong with a spell that made the supernatural happy?
Caroline found herself alone yet again as she woke up to the sun beaming into her room. It burned her eyes for an annoyingly normal reason; they were still puffy from crying herself to sleep last night. This was the forth fight with Tyler in two days, and she couldn't take it anymore.
Staring at the ceiling, she went over their ridiculous fight in her head;
"Tyler, I swear to god!" she almost screamed through clenched teeth, throwing her hands in the air in exasperation.
He rolled his eyes at her, and she felt her palm twitch with a need to slap him across the face, "Will you just admit that he has feelings for you already? I mean… he almost had sex with you!"
It felt like they were having the same fight over and over again, though every time it kept changing. Before, it was over the drawing, then it was over dancing with him, something else she couldn't even remember, and now over kissing him… Was it her fault that she kissed Klaus unknowingly in her boyfriends body? NO!
"It was my fault! I almost had sex wi-" she stopped herself before she could continue, but the look in Tyler's eyes and his sudden stillness told her that he knew exactly what she was about to say. Her head knew what was about to happen before her heart did.
Looking down at his feet for a moment, Tyler put his hands in his pockets before his gaze met hers again, "I can't do this anymore, Caroline. It's too stressful."
"What? You're leaving me?" She asked, not wanting to believe what was coming out of his mouth. After all, she did just help put him back in his own body, effectively saving him from being stuck in Klaus' forever.
"I think it's for the best, don't you? We're not the same anymore…" They stood there for what seemed like forever before he moved around her and out the door, leaving her standing in the middle of her room. She heard the front door close not long after, but did not make a move for at least a minute before the overwhelming feeling crashed into her like a speeding car, her tears overflowing her eyes.
She was unaware that there was someone outside, listening to everything that was said between them. He had come to apologize about what had happened a couple days ago in the woods, but their voices had forced Klaus to stay outside, moving around so he was underneath her bedroom window. He couldn't tell what he was feeling; pleased? Angry? The feeling was foreign to him, but he found himself reverting to his usual cool exterior, letting a grin cross over his lips.
Caroline pulled herself out of her thoughts and back into the now, not wanted to dwell any longer. After all, she was Caroline Forbes, and she did not cry over silly boys. It was his loss…
Getting herself out of bed, she rushed into the bathroom and into the shower. Of course, this didn't help to force her mind out of thinking about things… it actually had the opposite effect as the hot water cascaded over her skin, letting her mind wander.
What was up with his gifts? And that beautiful drawing… No, Caroline! It was creepy! She shook her head quickly, scolding herself at her odd thoughts. There was no way she could take his gestures as romantic; Klaus always had an ulterior motive behind everything. Caroline was sure she would find that this would be no different. Of course, there was always a way she could find out sooner…
Again, she shook her head as she rinsed the soap out of her hair that she had lathered, her fingers grazing the top of her head. There was no way she could go and see Klaus, after all, what would she say? 'Hey, do you have a crush on me or something? 'Cause you made Tyler dump me.' Yeah, that would be great, she thought sarcastically.
All of her emotions began to build up as she thought of Klaus, and Tyler and all of the recent events, and soon she found herself hearing music in her head and before she knew it, she was belting all of her emotions out in the form of a song she knew; and didn't necessarily like. It was uncontrollable, but Caroline found herself singing out to the shower.
"According to you, I'm stupid, I'm useless, I can't do anything right… According to you, I'm difficult, hard to please, forever changing my mind." She continued to sing as she finished rinsing her hair and got out of the shower, wrapping her hair and body in separate towels.
Within a few moments it seemed, she was in front of her vanity mirror, thinking of them as the words came from her mouth, as though she had sung the song over and over for years; really she may have only ever sung it once before - to the radio.
"But according to him I'm beautiful, incredible, he can't get me out of his head. According to him I'm funny, irresistible, everything he ever wanted." Caroline began to dry her hair and before she knew it, she was dressed, finishing the last few lyrics, "According to you I'm stupid, I'm useless, I can't do anything right."
Sighing as she once again looked at herself in her mirror. She suddenly realized what had just happened. Her eyes grew wide, and her mind became clearer, as though she was coming out of a fog. "What the hell?" What was that? she thought to herself before grabbing her school bag and rushing out the door in vampire speed.
I need to talk to Bonnie. Now.
Caroline found herself only a minute early as she rushed into her first class; English. Taking her seat behind what should have been Elena's seat, she looked to her left and found Bonnie typing something on her phone. Obviously Elena was still working on her transition… she couldn't blame her for not wanting to be surrounded by humans.
"Bonnie, I need to talk to you!" she whispered at her friend urgently. Bonnie quickly looked over at her urgent tone of voice.
"What's wrong?" she whispered back, with a look of confusion. So it must not have happened to her… "I-" she began, but was cut off by the sound of the bell and the teacher standing to begin class. Caroline mouthed, 'after class' to Bonnie before settling in her seat.
So I hoped you like it and want me to continue... Respectful reviews are welcome! (:
Song recognition: According to you, Orianthi.