A/N: This is my first ever Klaroline or TVD fanfic, so please be kind to me. ENJOY!

Description: AU-Begins during 2x02 when Caroline transitions into a Vampire. After a series of events she feels she can no longer trust her friends Caroline leaves Mystic Falls. Along her journey she meets many new people who teaches her what she needs to know. Then she meets Klaus, a secretive Vampire who teaches her exactly what it means to be a Vampire.

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Born to Run

Prologue

"Baby this town rips the bones from your back,

it's a death trap,

a suicide rap,

We gotta get out while we're young."

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

Caroline Forbes had always been in control, of herself, of others, of everything. However, now she was lying in a hospital bed over an accident she had no control over. The last thing she remembered was Tyler driving then the next second he was clutching his head in pain over a sound that neither her nor Matt heard. The car swerved across the road and Caroline tried to grab the wheel but before they knew it they crashed.

Tyler was on the ground with paramedics standing over him while Matt and Caroline stood by and watched. She wasn't feeling well but she didn't tell anyone, she assured Matt she was fine. The next thing she knew her vision became fuzzy and the darkness took over and she was falling to the ground.

She went in and out of consciousness from the time she arrived at the hospital. There were nurses flying in and out of her room; while Bonnie and Matt were by her side constantly. Caroline heard from the whispers that she had internal bleeding and the doctors did everything they could but they were unsure if she would survive. Before she could open her eyes and protest the darkness took over and she was unconscious once again.

The doctors were standing in her room talking to her mother when she woke up last. Caroline kept her eyes closed and listened to them talk. The doctor was astounded at the progress Caroline had made. She was fully recovered and they were just waiting for her to wake up. Caroline then realized that nothing hurt aside from a headache, she truly was feeling better. She decided against her better judgement and kept her eyes closed, deciding to get more sleep.

A little while later Caroline awoke from a peaceful and dreamless sleep. She had talked to everyone a while ago and was all smiles and had an unexplained amount of energy. Caroline rubbed her eyes and rolled over to turn the television off when she felt another presence in the room. She looked up to see her best friend standing in the doorway; she rubbed her eyes again to make sure she was seeing things right. "Elena?"

"Hey, Caroline." The brunette replied stepping closer to her bed.

"Ughh, what are you doing here?"

"My name is Katherine." She said, she was standing right beside her bed now, leaning down over top of her. "I was hoping you could give the Salvatore brothers a message for me."

Caroline rubbed her temples, she was beyond confused. Her best friend stood beside her bed claiming to be someone else. "What are you talking about?" Caroline added, "What message?"

"Game on."

"What?" Caroline tried but in a quick second a pillow was ripped out from behind her and was forced over her head and being held down.

She tried to fight it, to fight back against the brunette but she was too strong. Caroline tried grabbing at the other girls wrist to try and push her off but her attempts were feeble. She tried to scream but they were muffled against the pillow, no one would be able to hear her. Caroline began to feel the burning sensation as the air was running out of her lungs. Desperately she tried grabbing for another breath, to fight off her attacker but it was no use. Within minutes she was embraced by the darkness.