Author's note:

This is my first fanfiction. I do not own any of the characters. This story has nothing to do with the plotline they are following on the show. I'd love to read your reviews, comments and maybe suggestions what i could do to improve my story-telling/writing.

All you need to know:

- All the characters are like they're on the show (maybe slightly changed due to time and certain events)

- Caroline left Tyler for a reason we don't know yet.

- a hundred years have passed since this decision.

Why did you leave me?

- Chapter One -

A hundred years had passed since Caroline Forbes had chosen Klaus, the oldest vampire in the history of time, over Tyler Lockwood. She had turned her back on her friends and family and had broken her former boyfriend's heart. Over the years, Stefan had become a great friend to Tyler. They bonded over their hatred for Klaus who had destroyed both of their lives, and over the fact that their girlfriends, the loves of their lives, had chosen another man over them. The first few years after their relationships had ended were difficult for both of them. They had tried to accept the decisions and forget about them, but how can you make your heart stop loving someone?

For over a hundred years, Tyler hadn't spent a day without looking for her, without thinking of her. But Tyler and Stefan didn't find a trace of Caroline in all those years. Even Bonnie wasn't able to trace her because one of Klaus' witches had put a spell on her that made her untraceable. Was she happy? Did Klaus give her everything she had ever dreamed of? Did Klaus treat her like he would have treated her? Did she remember her friends? Did she remember him and how she once loved him?

A few years before Bonnie had died, she had found out about Caroline and Klaus' whereabouts. They lived, together with Rebekah and Kol, in a castle in the South of England. When Bonnie passed away, Tyler finally decided to visit Caroline and bring her the news of her former friend's death and to finally get closure. Part of him hoped that she missed him and regretted her decision to choose Klaus.

Tyler felt uncomfortable standing outside of Caroline and Klaus' home that he had found hidden in a forest, next to a beautiful little lake. What if Klaus came out and killed him? His muscles tensed. Or worse, what if Caroline told him to leave? He swallowed. He looked up the huge brick walls of the castle, to the brick tower overlooking the lake. "Could this be Caroline and Klaus' room?", he thought while the same pain, that always consumed him when he thought of them, filled him. It felt like someone had hit him so hard in the chest that it took his breath away. He had to do this. After a hundred years of pain he finally needed closure. He took all his courage and knocked on the wooden door. No one answered, so he forced open the door. He tried to step inside the dark hallway, but couldn't. Tyler felt sick. Did he break into the wrong castle? Did the Mikaelsons move? He heard something move on the upper story. A door closed and he heard a swishing sound. A sound only a vampire could make.

"Caroline?", he called into the large hallway and his dark voice resonated back.

No one answered. His voice cracked the second time he called her name. She was there, he felt her presence. His limbs felt heavy. It took all his strength not to fall to the ground. He stood there in the threshold of Caroline's home, waiting for her to come down. All of a sudden he felt pathetic. Why did he even bother? She had made her decisions years ago. He closed his dark brown eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly he felt a cold hand on his cheek and opened his eyes. Caroline's deep blue eyes looked back at him. He took her cold hand and placed it in his. His werewolf side immediately heated her hand. They just stood there staring at each other. Both of them looked different than the last time they had seen each other. Though they couldn't age, time and pain had nevertheless left its marks on them. The dark circles around their eyes stood out. Caroline's skin seemed almost grey. Like when a human hasn't seen the sun for years. No matter what, she still took his breath away. Standing there, in a white summer dress, that made her look even paler, with her long blonde hair shimmering in the sunlight. Caroline would always be beautiful in his eyes. She smiled shyly. He had missed her so much. Had she missed him too?

"I thought you'd never find me", Caroline managed to say with a hoarse voice.

"I didn't think you'd want me to find you", Tyler replied confused.

"I – ", Caroline tried to find the right words but couldn't. "Would you like to come in?", she asked.

Tyler hesitated. Should he just tell her about Bonnie and then leave? She looked so vulnerable and genuinely happy to see him. But why would she be happy to see him?

"Klaus isn't here", Caroline tried to reassure him, not knowing that this wasn't what he worried about. "He won't be here for another week. He's out on one of his…"

"…killing sprees?", Tyler completed in a judging tone.

"Would you come in already? I'll tell you everything.", Caroline countered.

Tyler finally stepped into the dark, cold hallway. "Let's go to my room", she suggested and led the way to the tower on the second story. Precisely the room Tyler had looked up to minutes ago. The round room was smaller than he had expected. It was brighter than the hallway or any other room he had managed to peek in. A huge king-size bed almost took up the whole space. Caroline took a seat in front of her dressing table. "Take a seat", Caroline offered. Tyler eyed the bed but refused to sit on the bed he thought she shared with Klaus. He took a seat in the window niche instead.

"I always imagined you to have at least two wardrobes", Tyler said shyly.

"I have two rooms filled with clothes", Caroline replied blushing.

"Oh", Tyler immediately thought of Klaus. So he had offered her everything she had ever dreamed of having. Both of them thought about what they should ask the other first.

After moments of uncomfortable silence, Caroline tried to break the ice: "You look so different… I like the stubble you got going on there".

Tyler looked at the floor. The tension between them was almost palpable.

"Caroline, I came here to tell you something.", Tyler began, still staring at the floor, trying to find the right words. "I thought you wanted to know that Bonnie died a week ago. She chose not to take her life-prolonging herbs anymore… After Jeremy and Matt have passed away years ago, she saw no reason to prolong her life any further."

Caroline looked like she had seen a ghost. Tears filled her eyes.

"I – I don't know what to say…", she said. Her voice trembled. "I – I presumed they had passed away… Since it's been so long…"

Tyler didn't know whether to comfort her or get angry at her. He stood up and walked nervously around her room.

"Why did you choose Klaus over your family and your friends?", Tyler wanted to know.

"Tyler, you don't understand…", Caroline replied, tears streaming down her face.

"Then make me understand. Why did you leave me, Caroline?", Tyler insisted.

author's note: So what do you think? any ideas how it will continue?