Caroline Forbes was never bored. She always had something to do to make her life interesting. But lately she wasn't herself. She used to go shopping every day and buy the most stylish and modern clothes. Now she was walking around in Mystic Falls trying not to piss off anyone because she wasn't in the mood of fighting. Even with Tyler, the excitement was long gone. The only thing she felt for him now was a kind of love that exists between friends. She always knew that her relationships were doomed… First with Damon, then with Matt, now with Tyler.
Everything was normal in Mystic Falls, now that everyone was settled down; Elena was with Damon, who definitely changed after she finally chose him, Stefan was with Rebekah, who was really in love with him just as he was in love with her, and she was with Tyler. Full stop. No passionate love or fascinating relationship. They were normal. But she didn't want normal. She wanted something extraordinary and life-changing.
And that's the reason he didn't seem so surprised when she broke up with him. It was like they both had to move on, so their breakup was not a tearful goodbye. Thank God. Everyone thought she was strong but the truth was that she could get very emotional. However, this part of herself was not obvious… it was hidden inside her.
The next morning she was feeling perfect. She knew she wasn't supposed to but she couldn't help it. She had a dream about Klaus. And that morning she realized how much she had missed him… their fights, their dances, their eye-contact, their wordless communication, the way they understood each other… but, most of all, his smile… the smile he had every time he looked at her… the smile she couldn't resist but, just like her soft personality, kept inside her away from everyone else.
She had never given him a chance back then because she was so blindly in love with Tyler that she couldn't risk hurting him. But now things were different. She was free to do whatever she wanted to do.
For the past year she knew he was in New Orleans, partying after defeating the witch that wanted to make a move against him. She imagined how many pretty women were probably partying with him and she felt a bit jealous.
''Seriously?'' she thought, ''how did this even happen?''
He had most likely forgotten everything about her. After all, it's been a whole year. Why was she ven thinking about him? But deep down inside her, she knew. She wanted to see him again. And then, she remembered his words;
''Perhaps one day… in a year… or even in a century… you turn up at my door and let me show you what the world has to offer. Mark my words… small town boy, small town life… they won't be enough for you…''
And after that, she remembered the sound of his voice when he was calling her love… She knew she would regret it afterwards but, as she once read;
''…The best memories come from the greatest ideas…''
And she was ready to make some memories. The next thing she knew was that she was in a plane… flying to New Orleans.