Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've updated but I've been rewriting a whole hoard of chapters as well as making my way through real life which is being a real b***h right now, there's just so much to do especially as I'm going into year 13 in September and have to apply to Universities soon, I mean like 'life please give me a break.' But anyways, enough about my problems, here is the first re-written chapter for Ray Of Sun.

Just a few notes:

-I have absolutely no medical knowledge whatsoever so anything in here I've taken from various shows like Casualty and Holby City (I'm british, it's the only medical dramas I watch ;D) so it's probably a load of gibberish but just go with the flow unless you're a real expert in the medical field then feel free to substitute those details with your own top of the class techniques. -Also after writing about four 2 extra chapters I realised that Klaus won't be immediately brought in like he was in the original Ray Of Sun, don't worry nothing major will happen in the time gap I've just expanded Caroline's time at the hospital and the period in which she begins to deal with the loss of her mother and cousin as well as the baby's arrival.

-And finally, I need a new name for the baby girl. A very clever reviewer said that if I re-wrote the story then I could also change the name and suggested that you guys could give me a name. So just review and tell me what you think the newborn baby should be called...don't ne shy...I dare you (spoken in Klaus' luscious accent, give me a moment to fangirl 'cos seriously that line and his voice=melting into a puddle.)

Annnddd...just kiddin' read on and I hope you enjoy the first chapter of Ray Of Sun. :D

Caroline was leaning against the kitchen counter waiting for her cup of blood to be heated, the constant whirring of the microwave did nothing to appease the blonde's thirst as she forced her eyes to scan the words written on the back of the DVD case which she held clasped between her fingers. She really didn't need to read the words, she already knew the movie scene by scene if not word by word. The Notebook was her favourite and no movie could top it.

Her fingers tapped a rhythmic tune against the case holding her breath as the whirring came to a slow halt signalling the near end of the microwave, her fingers itched to toss the DVD aside and pull open the door but the ever neurotic blonde was Miss Mystic Falls and patience was her middle name, well…

"Ding!" Caroline let out a thankful breath as she hastily opened the microwave and took hold of the cup, the sweet metallic scent encompassed her, her nose wiggled delightfully as the scent enveloped her senses. Biting her lip, the blonde lifted the cup to her lips hesitating as she allowed the blood to crawl its way towards the edge, she swiped her tongue across the rim of the cup and sighed in relief.

"Mmm…" she couldn't help but show her appreciation to…well…no one. Caroline let out a secret smile as she lowered the cup and grasped the DVD case with her hand before swiftly walking towards the sofa which was ready and waiting with a blanket already draped over the arm of the sofa as the TV was paused on the title sequence of The Notebook.

Sitting down, she wrapped herself with the blanket and pressed play whilst leaning back and allowing herself to finally relax into the sofa with a sip of her blood.

"It's a lovely day outside, let's take a walk" Caroline mouthed along with Nurse Esther as the movie finally began, the blonde's lips curved up as she followed the speech knowing it full word by word having watched it a thousand times with Bonnie and Elena as well as those quiet nights in when her mom was usually at work or visiting her cousin Emma who had just gone past her due date.

On this occasion the latter applied, Emma had been have having false labour pains for a few days and called Liz since she was the only family left. Her parents had kicked her out and she was now living in Charleston, the father had taken a hike once he had found out about the pregnancy and hadn't contacted Emma in the past 8 months.

Shaking the thoughts away- Caroline wasn't annoyed, of course not, but right now was supposed to be her quiet time, meaning a cup of blood, a box of tissues, a blanket and the most heartbreakingly epic romance movies of all time- Caroline turned her attention back to the movie and took a few more sips of the blood as she snuggled further into the blanket enveloping her mouthing along to the words she had come to know like the back of her hand.

"This is Duke, he's come to read to you today…"

A few hours later…

Caroline smiled lazily and plucked the final tissue from the box to wipe away the tears which had sprung up as the movie came to an end. She sighed contently as she allowed herself to relax in her seat before sniffling and getting up to clear away the dozens of tissues and empty cup that lay on the table in front of her. She faltered as her phone began ringing, Caroline glanced at the screen to see the word Mom continue to flash across it. Picking it up, she answered:

"Hey mom."

"Is this Caroline Forbes?" Caroline narrowed her eyes wondering who the deep tenor voice belonged to.

"Yes, who is this?"

"My name is Dr Samuel Jackson, I'm calling form Charleston City hospital. Your mother and Miss Emma Forbes, your cousin, have been a car collision. Would it be possible for you to make your way down to your hospital?" Caroline's mind began racing.

"Are they ok?" The blonde heard him clear his throat before he answered.

"Your mother is awake however your cousin is in critical condition, it would be extremely helpful if you could come down and-"

"I'll be there." Caroline said immediately in a breathy tone oblivious to the information the Doctor continued to provide. "What do you mean critical condition?" Caroline whispered as she unconsciously moved toward the stairs and grabbed her jacket which she put on as she heard the doctor speak.

"I really cannot tell you anymore Caroline. Once you get here we'll be able to discuss the options and-"

"Options?" Her hearing locked onto the shaky breath he expelled.

"Just please come down here as soon as possible I…sorry, excuse me for a second…" Caroline heard him place his hand over the speaker muffling the sound as he spoke to a woman, most likely a nurse.

"Elizabe-….perforations…lungs…pulmonary…decrease in oxygen…baby…starvation…emergency…"

"Miss Forbes?"

"Yeah…"

"I would recommend arriving as soon as possible."

"I'll be there." The phone dropped out of her hand as the beat less tone droned on. Worst case scenarios flashed through her head, a car collision meant a crash. A crash meant injuries possibly bleeding. Of course there's bleeding! They're not at the hospital just to pass the time! Caroline scolded herself, the action kicking her body into movements. Immediately pushing any other thoughts aside, the vampire flashed through the door with the car keys in hand and without giving a care to the world if any human saw her supernatural abilities as she sat got in the car and swiftly drove off towards Charleston breaking every speed limit on the way.

Nurses, doctors and patients turned their heads as they saw a blonde rushed past them making them turn their heads, her hair was flying across her face as she rounded the corner and sprinted down the corridor borderline of vampire speed. She slammed her hands on the Nurses' desk causing the frumpy little brunette to jump at the sound.

"Elizabeth and Emma Forbes. They were in a car accident, where are they?" The nurse hesitated for a second still in mid shock but Caroline couldn't stand another minute waiting, dilating her eyes she spoke "Tell me where Elizabeth and Emma Forbes are." Without hesitation the nurse spoke keeping her eyes focused on Caroline's.

"Elizabeth Forbes is in the Intensive Care Unit on floor 3. Emma Forbes is in the maternity unit also on floor 3."

Caroline pushed herself away from desk and ran towards the stairs, ignoring the stares she received or the shouts telling her to stop running. Slamming through the doors she rushed up the stairs, stopping she looked up and saw no one entering the staircase, risking it she flashed to the 3rd level and raced through the doors onto the floor.

"Elizabeth and Emma-"

"Caroline Forbes?" The blonde spun to come face to face with a man in his late 30s with light brown hair and forest green eyes, a long white coat sits at his shoulders with a badge attached to his pocket whilst a stethoscope hangs around his neck.

"Yeah, you're-"

"Dr Samuel Jackson, I spoke with you-"

"I know, I know. Where are they?" He took a deep breath, she felt the hairs on her neck stand on end. Her eyes caught the slight tensing of his fingers making his grip on the clipboard in his hands tighten minutely.

"Follow me."

She hated the tension that lingered in the air, the smell of disinfectant was pungent in her nose and the back of her throat as she breathed in. The cheap scent of the doctors' cologne wafted towards her and she barely stopped herself for wanting to heave. They walked down a pure white corridor lined with empty chairs at the end. It was long. Too long as it felt like it was stretching out to into oblivion. The silence broke as the doctor spoke.

"Your cousin, Emma, she was and still remains in critical condition. When she was brought in she was bleeding internally and we had no choice but to induce labour." Caroline's head snapped towards him as she looked at him in confusion.

"She gave birth?" He nodded to confirm.

"We delivered a healthy baby girl however she will need to remain in hospital for the next few days, we're keeping her on a ventilator as her right lung still needs to become fully grown in order for her to breathe on her own." Caroline nodded slowly trying to take it all in. "Your mother was stable."

"Was?"

"After I contacted you she began bleeding internally as well, her lung collapsed. Fortunately we were able to re-inflate it. Right now, she seems to be fine apart from a few cuts and bruises. To be on the safe side, we'll be taking her in for an X-ray." They approached a grey room with the number 247. "Currently, she's awake. You can go in if you want." He gestured towards the door but Caroline's eyes were locked onto the pale woman lying on the bed behind the glass, the blonde stumbled towards the door and opened it slowly as the doctor retreated out of sight.

The room was dim and all it contained was the constant rhythmic beep from the machine stood at the corner. "Mom?" Caroline whispered as the door shut behind her and she neared the bed, the woman on it looked nothing like her mother. In place of a strong, confident Elizabeth Forbes was a pale skinned woman with a hint of grey, her hair was a dull blonde in the light and Caroline could see the bits of dirt that was entwined in the messy strands. "Mommy?" Caroline's voice cracked as she reached out towards her and touched her cold fingers. "Mommy, it's me."

"Caroline?" A hoarse voice answered, the vampire felt her heart implode as she heard the clear weakness in her mother's voice. Tightening her grip on her mother's hand, she moved closer.

"Yeah, yeah it's me, Caroline." The blonde forced a smile onto her lips as she sniffled and pushed the tears down. "I'm right here." She whispered.

"Caro…Carolin-"Liz strained to speak but was softly cut off by her daughter as she gently brushed her matted hair off her forehead. The small stands stuck together in a mixture of dirt and sweat but Caroline's focus was on soothing her mom.

"Shh, shh. I'm right here." The younger blonde murmured as she pressed her fingertips against her mother's palm.

"Emma-"Liz tried to sit up trying to sound more alert but was gently coerced back to lie down by Caroline "-where…where is she? The baby, she was injured…I couldn't-"

"She's fine." Caroline pressed on ignoring the guilt that began to build up. "They're both fine." Catching her mother's eyes she smiled, "Emma gave birth, a little girl." Liz's features settled as she allowed her body to relax.

"A girl?" Liz whispered having found confirmation as Caroline nodded.

"Yeah, I haven't seen them yet, I'll go up later-"Liz squeezed Caroline's hand and shook her head.

"No, no. Go, go see them, make sure they're alright. I don't want Emma to be alone. She must be so scared, I should be there-"Liz looked around, her eyes jumped from corner to corner as she tapped the vampire's hand, "-we should go now, see how they're getting along."

Caroline swallowed the lump in her throat knowing exactly what was already happening. Her cousin was critical whilst her daughter was in no better condition. Soothingly, the blonde stroked the back of Liz's hand trying to calm her down, licking her dry lips she spoke:

"We'll see them in a bit, mom. Right now you've got to go for an x-ray. Make sure everything's alright." Chuckling lightly, Liz shook her head.

"I'm as tough as boots, Caroline." Her voice became heavier. "What do you think she should be named?" Closing her eyes, Caroline sat beside the bed and rested her cheek against her mom's hands which she held in her own.

"Um…" Her throat became to tighten and she tried to clear it but she choked on her next words, "Emma already came up with a few names, right?" She saw her mom nod as she closed her eyes slowly. "Something like Olivia or Ella, I can't remember them off the top of my head, we'll have to see what Emma says." Caroline's voice trailed off as the silence surrounded them, she allowed her eyes to slide shut and pressed her cheek against her mom's hand which she continued to hold.

The scent of peppermint fused into the air poking holes at the stench of disinfectant and antibacterial gel, Caroline could feel the fine wrinkles that lined her mother's hands against her cheeks and she couldn't help but fist her fingers into the blanket as she continued to hold herself together.

"Caroline…" Liz murmured breathily interrupting the silence that enveloped them, Caroline hummed in response as her senses were still picking up the details which her mom carried. The coolness of her fingertips alongside the burning temperature of her wrist, the tiny goose bumps along her arm, the light perfume that had been sprayed onto her wrist the morning before and the beating of her oh so human heart.

The beating which started to quicken.

"I love you, sweetie…" Caroline sniffled failing to hold back the dam of tears which now began escaping one by one.

"I love you, too." The blonde whispered. The room descended into silence again for a few moments until Liz's breathing began to pick up causing Caroline to look up at her face, "Mom?" Caroline sniffled pulling her hand away and reaching up to her cheek. "Mommy, wake up…" Caroline's voice trailed off as she caught sight of the heart monitor, the number began increasing rapidly to flash from bright, neon green to a crimson red. "Mom." Caroline backed away moving her hands to her mom's shoulders. Her fingers began to sense the tremors that began to run through her shoulders before her body suddenly arched form the bed and began to convulse.

"Mom!" Caroline exclaimed failing to keep herself composed. "Mom, stop!" The room echoed with droning beeps that grew in volume, the doors were slammed open as a team of nurses and the Doctor Jackson came rushing in, the blonde had her eyes locked onto her mom's features. Her eyes were shut with just a rim of the orbs which lay underneath uncovered, her cracked lips were slack but continued to remain together in a line whilst the strands of her hair stuck back to her scalp refusing to return to their wispiness and crowd together on her forehead.

"10 milligrams of benzodiazepam." The doctor quickly spoke as one of the nurses injected Liz in the arm, "We need that x-ray as soon as-"Liz's body began to slacken in movement until she lay motionless on the bed, the doctor' voice was cut off as the beeping began to increase again and the room fell into an alarmed state again.

"What's happening?!" Caroline shouted as she tried to reach out for her mom's hand but was held back by a strong grip on her wrist. "What's wrong?" Caroline repeated as no one answered, the doctor glanced at her as he took another syringe and placed it into the older Forbes' arm but his eyes quickly turned to the heart monitor, the numbers began decreasing but instantly began to rise above the safe level.

"I want oxygen, get a crash team in here and start ventilation." The doctor ordered as Caroline's head began pounding.

"Tell me what's-"

"Caroline, I need you to step out for a minute." The doctor said barely looking at her.

"No." Caroline replied resolutely as the droning of the machines continued, her eyes locked onto the bag-like cylinder which was placed against her mom's lips before the piece was squeezed and air began being pushed into Liz' lungs. Panicking, Caroline stepped forward and locked her eyes onto the doctors, "Tell me what's wrong with my mom," she hissed out as the doctor instantly responded.

"She had a seizure, I believe she may have a brain injury," he pinched a thin pen-like torch from his pocket and held Liz's eyes open one at a time, "her pupils have blown," he said out loud.

"She's in tachycardia." A nurse exclaimed, the doctor pushed his torch back into his pocket and stepped up onto the side bars of the bed before leaning over Liz's body and placing his hands onto the middle of her chest to start CPR.

"One, two, three, four-"The doctor's voice trailed off, Caroline watched in horror as he continued pumping at her chest with no response, his eyes were locked onto the monitor which continued to beep erratically before a man dressed in red scrubs came marching in pushing a trolley holding a small grey box with plastic orange pads resting on the top. "Charge to 150." Doctor Jackson pressed the pads to Liz's torso and stepped back keeping his eyes on the heart monitor. "Clear." Caroline was pulled back slightly from the bed as a shock was delivered but the continuous drone from the heart monitor remained as that.

"You said she was fine!" Caroline cried out as the doctor repeated his orders and another shock was delivered with no response. "You told me she was going to be fine." Caroline screamed at Doctor Jackson who continued to repeat the defibrillator shocks but none helped.

Doctor Jackson stepped up like before and continued to pump Liz's chest as the clock continued to tick, the room was quiet except for the harsh breathes from the man trying to bring Caroline's mother back to life.

Caroline's body was as still as a statue, frozen in an eternity of waiting as her eyes were locked onto her mom's body. "Please." She whispered hoping with all hope that this was just a little hiccup in the evening and any second now the droning beep would jump to life as Liz's heart began to work and her lungs gasped for air. "Come back to me." Caroline demanded, she saw the doctor slow his efforts and shook her head adamantly. "Don't stop," Caroline stepped forth locking her eyes on the doctor, "don't you dare stop. She's coming back, just keep going." Caroline hissed as she moved closer and clasped her mom's hand. Her blood ran cold as she felt the cool temperature of her skin. Swallowing, she allowed herself to look down at her mom who remained non-moving before she glared at the doctor, "You keep going or so help you God I-"

"It's been 10 minutes Caroline, she's not com-"

"No!" Caroline hissed, she could feel her veins ripple under the surface of her skin beneath her eyes.

"Miss we're sorry, we can't keep-" A nurse began to speak beside her, the blonde felt the stranger's hand rubbing her arm, the nurse's voice resonated in her head before she pounced grabbing her hand and locking eyes with her.

"You will keep going, you will save her." Caroline ordered using her compulsion, she watched as the nurses' eyes failed to dilate and instead found her expression turn to a grimace as she clawed at Caroline's hand which continued to grip the nurse's hand tightly.

"I'm sorry, miss." Caroline blinked furiously, her orbs were clouded with water which continued to fall, she felt the tears glide along her cheek and settle at the edge of her jaw leaving behind a salty trail on her skin, she shook her head and turned back to the doctor who gave her a pitying look and stepped back from her mother's body.

"No, no, no…" Caroline began whispering, the words grew louder and louder until they echoed in the room as screams.

"Time of death-"Caroline clasped her mom's shoulders and shook her lightly.

"Mom! Mom, wake up." The blonde shook her harder, Liz's head lolled to her side, "Mommy, get up!" Caroline screamed as she sank to her knees and clasped her mother's body tightly with both arms.

Doctor Jackson looked down to his watch and licked his dry lips before speaking in a remorseful tone: "Time of death…twenty-two hours eighteen minutes." Letting out a shallow breath he nodded towards the nurses who in turn began to leave the room whilst another lifted her fingers and pushed a button at the back of the heart monitor.

The continuous drone seized immediately and all that was left to be heard from inside the room were the cries from the little girl on her knees continuously begging her mother to wake up.

Doctor Jackson soon stepped out of the room and swiftly walked towards the maternity unit where he found himself looking upon a similar scene of a blonde woman in her early twenties lying motionless on her bed with her heart monitor droning continuously. He prayed that Caroline would be strong enough to face two demises in the family…he prayed that he wouldn't have to hear the cries of the woman again begging for an explanation as to why her mother and cousin both died leaving behind herself and a small, vulnerable girl.

He prayed he wouldn't have to be the one to tell her she had just lost another family member.

Maybe there was someone looking over him. Maybe they heard his prayers because he wouldn't have to be the one to tell her. No, Caroline's ears had already picked up the continuous drone from down the corridor which had previously belonged to a beating heart. Emma's beating heart. The heart which now lay frozen within her cousin's chest.

Sooo...how was it? Better or worse than the original?

See you very, very soon as I've already got the second chapter written and will be posting it tomorrow :D