Oh, Stranger of Mine

by impassionategemini

Centuries passed. She struggles to forget him even when he made her promise she would. Caroline Forbes wrote him a letter. *Author's Note* Caroline and Klaus had a lifetime of romance, began in the 16th century so that explains why she writes like that.

Dear Niklaus,

I have finally found you my sweet love.

I have begged your dear brother Elijah to tell me of your whereabouts for many, many decades and he still honors whatever promise you made him commit to. I am thankful for your younger brother Kol for being such a friend to me, he helped me find you. Please do not be angry at him, I would have found you sooner or later Nik.

It has been centuries since our last moment together. I still remember the first time we've met, the first time your lips touched mine. The first time I have cried in your presence and the way you wiped the tears with the tips of your fingers, followed with sweet kisses. There are so many lovely memories, but what I am trying to say is the memories are not enough to bind us for the rest of our lives. We have made love every waking minute; we have fought to the point of loving each other even more than the second before. You made me promise you that I must forget you, forget us. You made me promise you to never write to you or try to find you. I guess I am weak…I am not as strong as you and for that I am truly apologetic my love. I am sorry I still hold such hope in my heart that one day our undying love will bring us together like it has many times before. I know you have a new life now; I saw it with my own two eyes. You have found someone. I hope she makes you as happy as you've made me. I was heartbroken at first when I saw the lips that once belonged to me are now hers, but I guess I cannot despise you for wanting and desiring things even if I was not the one behind them. I hope she makes you feel safe, feel loved, and worthy of all the beauty in the world. I hope she healed those brutal nightmares that kept you from sleep every night; I hope she fights your demons so you won't have to do it alone. I hope she has everything I could not give to you. I hope she is the light to your darkness, whereas as we both realized my light was not so bright.

I have learned many things about myself over the centuries, but not without the help of our mutual friend Stefan Salvatore. He has stuck by me since our departure even when I tried to escape him. I guess I ran from him because he reminded me too much of you. I could not stand the pure existence of him in the beginning. However, we both know how persistent he is with helping others, I am very much thankful for that irritating trait he carries. I am not writing this letter to hurt you then again only loved ones are capable of bestowing such. I am not blind and foolish, I know I am no longer one, so I am sure no hurt will come your way and it is not because you forced me to make my peace before it all ended. I am writing this letter for my own sanity, to let myself go of you, so I can finally breathe without feeling guilty. I will always remember you. If I have become a faded memory of yours then you will soon become mine. I will try to forget you once and for all. You will slowly become a stranger, a stranger I once cherished unconditionally.

P.S. You are the love of my life, even if I am not yours.

Your Stranger,

Caroline Forbes