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Caroline rubbed her eyes as she slowly woke up. The spot next to her on the bed was empty, which came as no surprise. He was usually always gone when she woke up. 1000 year old vampires did not cuddle. Caroline looked at the time and shot up. She was supposed to be at Elena's like now. She jumped up and went searching for her clothes. Her shorts was fine, but her shirt was ripped right down the middle. He always did this. Caroline wouldn't have any clothes left if it wasn't for the fact that anything he ruined he replaced. Caroline had no idea how he managed to get exact replicas of her clothes even if she had bought it years ago. She went to his closet and got one of his shirts and put it on her. After dressing Caroline grabbed her stuff and got of there. She really needed to stop doing this.
Caroline ignored the looks she was getting from Bonnie and Elena. It was obvious the shirt she was wearing didn't belong to her. Neither one of them approved of her relationship with the vampire that had caused so much trouble, but Caroline was only human.
"Really Caroline?" Bonnie said in what Damon called her "judgey" tone.
"What?" Caroline said trying to shrug it off. "It doesn't mean anything."
"You are with him 5 days out of the week," Elena reminded her.
"He doesn't feed on me," Caroline said in her defense. "He promised me he wouldn't. I won't be a chew toy, never again." Caroline shot a look at Elena. Damon had done some pretty bad things too and they were still friends. When Caroline found out she had been furious but Damon apologized in his Damon like way and she moved on from it. He had been pretty messed up when he first came here, but his relationships with Stefan and Elena were making him better.
"I am just worried about you, that's all," Elena said and Caroline smiled softly.
"I know I should stay away from him." Caroline agreed. "I know that, but there is more to him then just some hybrid killer. That is the part of him that keeps drawing me in."
"Caroline..." Elena started to say.
"Don't worry about me Elena," Caroline said, "I'm fine. Eventually he will move on and I will be strong enough to resist the temptation. But can you blame me? He is 1000 years old. I mean wow." Elena and Bonnie broke out into giggles and soon Caroline joined them. "You know what I wonder?"
"What?" Bonnie asked.
"What he was like when he was human," Caroline answered. "I wish I knew if those random moments when he lets his guard down slightly are genuine or just another ploy to get me to stick around." Caroline's phone rang before Elena and Bonnie to comment. Caroline looked at the screen of her phone and groaned. Knowing that he won't stop till she answered Caroline pressed talk. "I'm busy...well you ripped my shirt or did you want me to walk through the house and give Kol a little show?...I am with Elena and Bonnie..." Caroline's face softened and Elena and Bonnie knew he must be saying one of those things that made Caroline see the humanity in him. "I have to go." Caroline hung up the phone and faced them again.
"You're not leaving are you?" Elena asked guessing that is what he called and asked Caroline to do. Ditch them to go be with him.
"No," Caroline said, "I need a night with my friends. Try and talk some sense into myself that will stop me from going over there tomorrow. I just wish I knew..."
"Knew what?" Elena said.
"Knew if it was real," Caroline replied, "I want to know if the humanity I see in him is really him." Their relationship wasn't just physical. Sometimes they would just hang out, watch a movie, normal stuff. Caroline had found herself at his house a couple times just sitting on the couch studying for a test and listening to him paint. The sound of the brushstrokes was oddly soothing and comforting. "I am not going to live forever like him, I don't want to play games." He had offered to turn her a couple of times, but Caroline had no interest in becoming a vampire.
"Then end it," Bonnie said and Caroline groaned.
"I can't," She said leaning back and staring at the ceiling. "I've tried, but I can't stay away, and he isn't leaving."
"So what do you want?" Elena asked.
"To know what he was like when he was human." Caroline answered still looking up at the ceiling. "Which is impossible because he is 1000 years old and refuses to tell me anything about what his life was like back then."
"I might be able to help with that," Bonnie said and Caroline shot up.
"What?" Caroline asked.
"You know how I get visions?" Bonnie said and Caroline nodded, "Well I might be able channel one of him."
"Really?" Caroline said, "From when he was human?"
"Maybe," Bonnie said not wanting to get her hopes up. "I just need something of his and something from the year you want to see."
"I am supposed to find something from 1000 years ago?" Caroline asked and then an idea come to her. "Ash."
"Ash?" Elena said.
"Yes, ash from the white oak," Caroline told them. "Just a little, would that work Bonnie?"
"Yeah," Bonnie said, "But how do we get it?"
"Well conveniently enough one of our best friends is the boyfriend of an Original," Caroline said getting out her phone. "Just need to call in a little favor."
"Do we really want to get Matt involved in this?" Elena asked.
"We only need a little pinch," Bonnie said not liking it much either, but it was the only way to get the ash. Caroline put the phone to her ear.
"Hey Matt," Caroline said into the phone. "I need you to do something for me."
K&C
"Really?" Rebekah said standing in the doorway with Matt. "You want to do a spell to see what my brother was like when he was human?"
"Yes," Caroline said not wanting to argue with her, "Can you please just help me?"
"Fine," Rebekah said after a while. "Here." Rebekah handed Caroline a plastic bag with a small amount of white ash in it. "That's all I could get."
"This should be fine," Bonnie said taking the bag. Caroline faced Rebekah again.
"I don't want to play games Rebekah," Caroline said, "You can understand that."
"Yeah I can," Rebekah said, "Good luck." Rebekah and Matt left holding hands on their way to Matt's truck. Caroline felt a stab of envy. Rebekah was 1000 years old and Caroline could see some humanity in her, especially when she was with Matt. Caroline sighed and closed the door.
K&C
"Ready?" Bonnie asked and Caroline and Elena nodded. There were candles all around them and they were glad that Jeremy and Ric were out.
"He is not going to be happy about the shirt," Caroline pointed out. Bonnie would probably have to burn it or something.
"No it is better that you are wearing it, it makes the connection stronger," Bonnie said, "Now give me your hand." Caroline took Bonnie's hand and closed her eyes. Between them was a pot filled with the ash and various other ingredients that would let Caroline get the vision. Bonnie began to mumble some words while Elena watched. All of a sudden the flames got higher and the windows opened.
"Caroline!" Elena cried out and Bonnie opened her eyes. She was no longer holding Caroline's hands and the spot in front of her was empty. "What happened? Caroline just disappeared!" Something caught Bonnie's eye out the now open window. The full moon directly at its apex shined down at her.
"Oh no," Bonnie said and looked at Elena helplessly.
K&C
"It was the full moon," Bonnie said as she paced. "It had to have been. We accidentally drew on that energy too. Instead of getting a vision, Caroline must have gone to it."
"So Caroline is 1000 years in the past?" Elena said and Bonnie nodded tentatively.
"I think so," Bonnie said.
"Can't you get her back?" Elena asked.
"No," Bonnie said helplessly. "The Moon is past its apex. I won't be able to reverse the spell for another month."
"A month?" Elena said with wide eyes. "So Caroline is stuck...wherever she went...for a month?"
"She will be here in Mystic Falls, just 1000 years ago," Bonnie told her. "I just hope that..."
"Hope what?" Elena asked.
"That the past Klaus will make sure nothing happens to her." Bonnie replied. "That is the one thing I hope the past and future Klaus have in common, that they won't let anything bad happen to Caroline."
A long ass time ago...
"Owe," Caroline said rubbing her head. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that she was laying on the ground in the woods. She got up and tried to get the dirt off of her, she hated being dirty. "Bonnie? Elena?" Caroline got no answer. They were probably playing some trick on her or something. Caroline didn't remember getting drunk though. Besides when she got drunk she usually ended up at Klaus's house anyway. She did dumb things when she was drunk. Caroline looked around. She was never a girl scout so she had no idea how to get home. Thankfully her phone was in her pocket. No bars. What? Caroline began to walk around with her phone in the air trying to get reception. "Come on! I don't do good in the woods!"
"Hello?" A voice said.
"Hey!" Caroline called back. "Do you have a phone I can borrow? Mine isn't working."
"A phone?" The voice said coming closer. Oh no. What kind of person didn't know what a phone was?
Okay this is the point in the movie where the blond cheerleader gets killed by the serial killer in the woods. Caroline dropped her phone and started to run. After she had been running a while she hid behind a tree. It suddenly came to her that she should be somewhere by now. A neighborhood, the Grill, anywhere, but she hadn't run into anything or anyone yet.
"Crap, where am I?" Caroline said to herself.
"Miss?" Someone said.
"Don't come any closer!" Caroline yelled.
"It's okay," The person said in a gentle voice. "I am not going to hurt you." Okay now that the person was closer Caroline recognized the voice. Thank god.
"Sorry I just got lost," Caroline said coming out from behind the tree. Her eyes went wide. His hair was way too long, and as long as Caroline had known him he hadn't gone anywhere without wearing a suit. "What is going on?"
"Elijah!" Someone else called out.
"Over here!" Elijah yelled back. Kol soon appeared and stood next to his brother. His hair wasn't as long as Elijah's but he still looked at lot different. Caroline felt herself getting dizzy and put her hand on the tree for support.
"This can't be happening," Caroline said to herself.
"What is going on?" Another smaller voice said and saw a younger boy came into view. Henrick. That had to be Henrick. Henrick had died 1000 years ago. Oh no. Please no. "What is she wearing?" Henrick asked. Caroline looked down at herself and saw she was still wearing her shorts and Klaus's shirt. Showing that much skin must be very scandalous if Caroline is where she thought she is.
"Eljah? Kol? Where are you?" Caroline knew that voice very well. When he came into view Caroline did the one thing she had manged not to do yet, she fainted.
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What did you think? Was it a little different then all the other time travel stories?
So I know there are a lot of Caroline going to the past stories, and they were so awesome I wanted to try one too.
She isn't going to be in the past for all that long though. The story is going to focus on what happens when she comes back.
So 10 reviews and I will continue. I am debating if this is too silly or not so please let me know if you want me to go on.