NO. 67 AS REQUESTED BY ANONYMOUS - Anonymous said: drabble idea season 3 stefan suprise caroline on her birthday and takes her to the falls to give her a gift its a locket with a pic of them in it and then he kisses her and she kisses back all while klaus watches and finds his weekness and kidnaps her later stefan and the rest try and find her all while learning his feelings for a certain blonde
So to make this work, Stefan never tried to drive Elena off the bridge, and he never pissed off Klaus so he didn't tell Tyler to bite Caroline. Stefan still has his switch in the 'dimmer' position but his emotions are more or less on. Elena, Bonnie, and Matt, still had the funeral/birthday party for Caroline.
Picture Of Us
Part 1
Caroline was walking through the woods alone after Bonnie, Matt, and Elena's birthday/funeral for her. It made her feel a little better having a proper goodbye to Caroline Forbes the human on what would have been her eighteenth birthday if Katherine had never smothered her with a pillow and stopped her ageing at seventeen. She was stuck in a filler year for the rest of eternity but she was determined to make it the best damn filler year for the next forever.
Caroline giggled quietly to herself, it was time to accept who she was going to be for the rest of her very long life, and focus on the positives. She began listing them out loud, "I'm going to be young forever. I'm going to experience everything this world has to offer. And I'm going to live my life as if every day was my last, and not waste a second of it."
"Those are excellent goals to aspire to, Caroline." Stefan's warm voice was heard from within the trees.
Caroline spun around, her eyes widening at seeing her absentee best friend, "Stefan..." He was still toeing the line between revenge and rejoining their group of friends. Her heart raced at the sight of him, he was casually leaning against a tree, his arms folded over his chest drawing her eyes to the muscles under his shirt. She tore her eyes away and met his, tucking a strand behind her ear she asked, "What are you doing here?"
"It's your birthday. Where else would I be?" Stefan pushed himself off the tree and walked over to Caroline, and held his hand out, "Come with me?"
Caroline hesitated for a moment but seeing the sincerity in his eyes she allowed her fingers to glide across his palm to interlock their fingers.
Stefan looked down at their joined hands and couldn't help but smile. He ducked his head to the side so that she wouldn't see just how big his smile was, and he walked her silently through the woods. It wasn't awkward, it was comforting, and filled with a charged tension that crackled between them.
Caroline felt tiny sparks of electricity where her hand touched Stefan, it made her stomach flutter with a thousand tiny butterflies. Even though she cared for Tyler, she couldn't deny that she's always felt something for Stefan since the day she first saw him in the hallway. At first it had been a crush, an attraction to the hot new boy, a silly little crush which Stefan had soon dashed when he told her straight that it would never happen and then he went to find perfect little Elena.
Story of her damn life.
But after becoming a vampire part of her was glad that Stefan didn't go for her then. She was a shallow, insecure, neurotic, kiddie pool. If Stefan had taken what she offered then they would have never lasted more than a week; she was still a stupid little girl and Stefan was over a hundred and fifty years old, he would have never put up with her. But now, now after dying and struggling over the blood lust and the urge to kill of her new life she had matured and grown into the woman she had always wanted to be. She was happier since she'd died than she had ever managed as a human.
It was all because of Stefan.
He had saved her, both literally and figuratively. First from Damon – as a human and a newly turned vampire – then from the werewolves that had tortured her. He had taken her into a bathroom, wiped the blood from her face, and told her that she would get through it. She did. He had promised to not let anything happen to her, and so far he had kept his promise. He had become her best friend. Though since leaving with Klaus and coming back as a ripper he hadn't been there for her like he used to, in fact they had barely spoken since he started his revenge scheme, but she didn't hold it against him. He had been through hell with Klaus, and since coming back she was sure he must have noticed the closeness between Damon and Elena. It must be killing him.
Unconsciously, she tightened her fingers around Stefan's in comfort.
Stefan felt her squeeze his hand and couldn't help but smile. He had missed her more than he thought he would, whenever she had crossed his mind over the summer a smile had always touched his lips. The feelings she stirred within him were so new and confusing to him that since he had been back he had avoided being around her for fear of what he would let slip. Especially when he came back to Mystic Falls and learned that she was now with Tyler. The werewolf that was no where near good enough for his beautiful best friend, and now that he was a hybrid sired to Klaus it made him twice as dangerous to Caroline. He was lucky he hadn't killed him before he could hurt her, but she was stronger than anyone gave her credit for and she had broke up with him.
He had never felt so much relief once he heard the news. She was finally safe.
Stefan and Caroline were both lost in their respective introspections on the way to the falls. They were so lost in their heads that before they even realised it they were at the bottom of the falls.
Stefan didn't release her hand once they stopped, instead he turned to stand in front of her. He smiled at her, gazing into those pretty eyes of hers, against his will his hand moved and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, stealing a gentle caress of her cheek as he brought it back to his side.
Caroline's eyes fluttered at his unexpected touch, ever so slightly leaning into him, her breath hitching at his tender touch. Licking her suddenly dry lips she asked, somewhat huskily, "What are we doing here?"
"I brought you here to give you this." Stefan slipped his hand inside his pocket and pulled out a small rectangular package. He held it out to Caroline for her to take, once her delicate hand held it and she released his other hand he leant over and brushed a lingering kiss against her cheek, breathing in that wonderful smell of hers, "Happy birthday, Caroline."
Caroline couldn't help but blush at the feel of his lips against her cheek, his nearness causing her heart to race, and his masculine scent to invade her senses. He smelled so good, it was unfair, every single part of him was intoxicating to her. She looked at the package in her hand with a soft smile, his thoughtfulness at getting her a gift with everything going on in his life touched her deeply. She reverently undid the ribbon, twirling it around her finger, then she unwrapped the paper surrounding it, revealing a black jewellery box. She flicked her eyes up to Stefan, he wore a smile just for her, so she flicked the box open and gasped, "Stefan... it's beautiful."
Nestled within the ruffled satin was a delicate silver chain, holding a heart locket. Caroline gently picked up the locket to get a better look at it. There was a small clasp on the heart, she placed her fingers on it and looked at Stefan for a approval.
"Open it." Stefan encouraged, his smile never faltering as he avidly watched Caroline's reaction as she opened his gift. His heart raced as he watched her open the heart, her breath stopping within her chest.
Caroline felt tears prick her eyes, inside the locket was a picture of her and Stefan, her lips pressed against his cheek in a kiss, his grin wide and gorgeous, his eyes full of a light and happiness that had been missing since he came back. It was taken last year, when everybody had decided a night of drinking at the boarding house had sounded like a good idea. And it was, there had been plenty of laughter, drunken dancing, and just an all round good time.
Stefan cradled her jaw and wiped the lone tear that had escaped her cheek, stroking her soft cheek he all but whispered, "Do you like it, Caroline?"
Caroline swallowed, raising her glassy eyes to stare into Stefan's own shining green orbs, "I love it, Stefan. It's so beautiful, and it's the best gift I have ever gotten." She held the locket out to him, "Would you put it on?"
Stefan nodded, taking the locket from Caroline. Instead of moving behind her he took a step closer to her so that their chests were almost touching, eyes never straying from her beautiful blue ones, he unhooked the locket and reached behind her neck to fasten it. He ran his fingers along both sides of the chain until they reached the heart, he left her gaze to see it laid against her skin, his lips smiling wider at how perfect it looked against her luminous skin.
Caroline was so close to Stefan that every time she breathed her chest brushed against his, her skin tingling from where the pads of his fingers brushed against it as he fiddled with the locket, "Stefan..." She almost gasped his name, her heart racing at the anticipation filling her being, his touch so arousing to her. She sunk her teeth into her bottom lip.
Stefan flicked his eyes up to meet hers, the desire held within them made his own heart race, he looked down at her lips and seeing those white teeth biting into that pink flesh was too much for him, the sight too alluring to resist. So he didn't. He raised his gaze to hers, and slowly lowered his head until he finally covered those lips he'd been dreaming of for months with his.
Caroline's eyes fluttered closed, her mouth opening on a gasp, her hand pressed against his chest. She was kissing Stefan Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore was kissing her, and it was mind blowing in its intensity. She met his tongue with her own and couldn't help but let out a moan, her lips moving more passionately against his, her fingers curled in his shirt and pulled him against her more closely. The feel of his entire body pressed against hers made her shiver.
Stefan ran his fingers up her neck to bury them in her golden locks, he moaned at the feel of those softest curls covering his hands, her breathy moans made a shudder run through him. She felt so good against him, and her taste was just pure heaven. He pulled back to stare into her shining eyes, a reflection of his own feelings staring back at him, the happiness filling his heart was almost overwhelming so he took her lips with his own again. He would never tire of kissing her,
Caroline palmed her hands over his chest to interlock around his neck, pulling him even closer to her. She nipped his lips before soothing it with a swipe of her tongue, the growl he let out reverberated through his chest and travelled through hers. A helpless gasp left her, soon to be swallowed by his insistent mouth.
Stefan kept one hand curled in her hair, his other sliding down her back to wrap around her waist and tighten his hold on her. He groaned as he felt every inch of her body pressed against him, her delicate hands playing with the hair at the nape of his neck, causing him to thrust his hips against hers, delighting in the little gasp that escaped her.
Caroline scraped her nails down his back, smirking into his mouth at the growl he let out before he practically devoured her mouth, his mouth and tongue passionately kissing the breath out of her, his hand at her back dipping into the waistband of her jeans to caress the skin he found there. She gasped, her mouth falling from his to pant against his cheek.
Stefan kissed across her cheek, his hand scraping his nails against her scalp to cup the back of her neck, the gasp of his name she let out made him smirk against her skin before he was distracted by her tempting neck. He tilted her head to the side, biting and sucking his way down the perfect column, the soft expanse of skin more tempting to him than the throats of many of his victims. Wanting to hear more delicious sounds from her mouth, and to feel the rumble against his mouth as it travelled up her throat, he without warning sunk his human teeth into her throat and sucked the delicate flesh into his mouth, groaning with lust; both physical and from the call of her blood beneath her skin.
Caroline's knees weakened and she practically fell into Stefan, moaning directly into his ear and just because she could she nibbled on it, loving the way he shuddered against her. She couldn't take much more of his teasing before she just pushed him to the ground and had her way with him. But she wasn't sure what this was, or why Stefan was practically rocking her world with just a kiss. With that in mind, she ran her fingers through his hair, tightened her hold and pulled his head back to her lips so she could indulge herself in his earth shattering kiss before reality was forced upon them.
Stefan Salvatore didn't just make out with Caroline Forbes for no apparent reason.
By the time Stefan's mouth had parted from Caroline's lips, his breathing was rapid, his heart racing uncontrollable and his eyes were blown wide with lust. It was a thousand times better than he had fantasized, her perfect body fitting effortlessly with his, and the passion between them was indescribable with how scorching it was between them. He cupped her cheek, softly caressing her skin, a smile touching his lips as he sighed contentedly, "Wow..."
Wow was an understatement. It was more like wonderful, hot, epic, shattering in every single way. Caroline licked her lips, tried to get her breathing under control and barely whispered, both afraid and dying to know the answer, "Why?"
"Because you're... you." Stefan gazed deeply into the gorgeous eyes of the girl he'd been dreaming about for months (years), and finally had the courage to go for what he wanted for once and not to hold on to what he thought he had wanted.
"Stefan..." Caroline shook her head, her eyebrows raised in disbelief, "That's not an answer."
"It is for me." Stefan ducked his head shyly, a dreamy smile on his lips before he raised his gaze to meet her insecure ones, "You are the answer to a question I didn't even know I needed to ask." At her furrowed brow he couldn't help but brush his thumb against the creased skin and breathe a sigh, "So beautiful."
Caroline blushed, her teeth biting into her lip, her stomach fluttering with butterflies. The way Stefan was looking at her caused her heart to skip a beat, he was gazing at her like she was his world, his heart in his eyes. It was exhilarating, and confusing to her. When Stefan left he had been completely in love with Elena, and now out of the blue he was kissing her and she didn't know what to make of it.
Stefan knew she needed reassurance, he had a whole summer and the time he had been back to sort out and figure out his feelings for Caroline, she had not. He would not be selfish with her, if she needed her own time he would give it to her willingly until she was ready. He knew what he felt, he knew what he wanted, what he had been craving, and it was right here in his arms. Caroline Forbes had bewitched him completely and she didn't even know it. He raised his other hand so that he cupped both of her cheeks, he smiling lovingly at her, content to stare at her pretty face for the rest of his life, and he confessed breathlessly, "I've fallen for you, Caroline."
Caroline gasped, her eyes widening in shock, "What?"
"I'm not sure when it started," Stefan stroked her cheeks, his eyes shimmering with honesty and unspoken feelings, "but somewhere between a girl I barely knew asking me to go to the falls with her, to a bathroom where I promised to protect you, and to you becoming my best friend." He smiled beautifully, his lips stretched wide and his teeth gleaming, "You became someone I can't live without."
"Stefan..." Caroline whispered his name, overwhelmed at the perfect words that fell from his lips, her heart racing.
Stefan nuzzled his nose against hers and continued, "If you need time, to figure out your own feelings, I will give it to you." He kissed her gently once before declaring, "I will wait for you, Caroline."
Caroline stared into the gorgeous eyes of the man that she had always felt more than friendship for, but pushed it aside because Stefan was in love with Elena and she thought he always would be. Smiling at him, her eyes sparkling with happiness, she cupped the back of his neck and replied, "I don't need you to wait, Stefan. I know what I want. You." She pulled him back to her mouth for a hunger filled embrace.
Stefan kissed her back eagerly, his hands slipping into her golden curls, caressing her as he kissed her with a wild passion that he had never felt before. He had finally gotten what he wanted.
Klaus watched the embracing couple with a smirk on his face. It seemed that his doppelgänger was no longer the carrot with which to hurt Stefan with, the blonde beauty was. Interesting.
With an evil gleam in his eyes Klaus turned away from the scene and made his way back to his mansion.
He had a plan to work on.
A week later...
Stefan walked up the Forbes path, a smile on his face, and a spring in his step as he anticipated seeing the beautiful face of his girlfriend. The last week with Caroline had been the most perfect and amazing week of his life. She was perfect. Whether snuggling on her couch watching movies, or hunting in the woods for bunnies which inevitably turned into a hot and heavy make out against the nearest tree, or cooking for her, or kissing her on her bed slowly and passionately, or falling asleep beside her and waking up with her nestled against him. It was the happiest he ever felt.
There was no doubt of his feelings now that they were together. They were in fact stronger and more powerful than ever. The way his heart raced at the sight of her, or how his breathing sped up as she leant in to kiss him, oh how his whole body came alive as she wrapped her arms around him, or how the smile never left his lips for even one second when he was around her. He knew what he felt, and his stomach filled with butterflies at the anticipation of saying those perfect words to her. He loved her. He was deeply, madly, crazily in love with Caroline Forbes, and no thought had ever made him happier.
He knocked on the door, and waited for his girl to greet him.
A minute passed, and there was no sounds of anyone in the house. Stefan frowned, Caroline had invited him over this morning, and he knew his girl very well, she would never be late or at least be late without letting him know. He had a bad feeling, his gut clenching with fear.
With shaking fingers he reached for the handle, and his stomach twisted into knots as the door swung open. He walked inside and called out, "Caroline? Are you here?"
No answer, just an eerie silence.
As Stefan walked further inside a smell hit his nostrils that made him stop in his tracks in horror. Blood, he could smell blood. He vamped into the living room, and a cry of despair left his lips, tears filling his eyes and trickling down his cheeks.
Written on the wall, in bright red blood, still dripping attesting to how fresh it was, was a message for Stefan.
I have your weakness. Let the games begin, ripper.
Stefan let out a roar of pure anger, upturning the coffee table, and pounding his fists against the couch. He wouldn't let Klaus hurt her, he would rip to shreds any hybrid in that mansion until he found what he needed, what was missing from his arms right now. Caroline. He needed her back, he wouldn't stop until she was back in his arms safe and sound.
"Stefan?" Liz's shocked voice was heard and she saw the destruction of her living room. She saw the words of blood written on the wall, and she gasped in horror, "Oh my god! Whose blood is that?"
Stefan looked at Liz, his eyes overspilling with tears, his fist clenched in rage at his sides, as he told her, "Caroline. It's her blood. Klaus has her."
TBC
AN – I hope you all liked it!
