Title: Surrender all Your Dreams
Author (s): Court (StoryDreamer25) and Katie (TheIrishShipperholic)
Disclaimer: We own nothing but this story and our original characters
Show/Movie/Book: The Vampire Diaries
Couples/Category: Stefan/Caroline (end game), Lexi/Thierry (endgame), Caroline/Thierry, Stefan/Lexi, Klaus/Camille, others TBD; alternate universe (AU), all human (AH)
Rating: Mature, for language and sexual scenes
Summary: AU/AH. Caroline and Lexi allow their former lovers to return home only for Stefan and Thierry to find out that they're not with who they thought. Instead they fall in love with their friends. Is it for real or is it all just a game?
Author's Note: This is my first time writing Caroline with someone other than Tyler (small glimpses) and Klaus, so I hope that I can do justice for those Stefan/Caroline fans out there!

Chapter One
"Alexia, what time are we going out with Camille, Rebekah, Elena, Tatiana and Katherine?" Caroline Forbes called out to her best friend other than Elena or Rebekah as she painted her fingernails.

"I think Kitty Kat mentioned something around 9," Alexia "Lexi" Branson called back as she browsed through her closet for something to wear before blowing out a frustrated breath. "Hey, do you have anything that I can wear? I have nothing in my closet that will work!"

"Yeah, check in my closet," Caroline replied, still painting her fingernails. Once she was done, she used the mini portable fan to blow-dry them before joining Lexi in her bedroom at the 4-bedroom house.

Lexi turned and smiled at her longtime friend before turning back to continue rummaging through the closet for something to wear. Eventually she decided on a pair of tight hip hugging jeans, and a silver shirt that dipped low in the front and she walked to her room to get dressed before returning to Caroline. "So, how's your quest of Stefan going?"

"So how's your quest for Stefan going?"

Caroline blushed hearing what Lexi asked and she bit her lip. "Good, I guess. I don't think he even likes me that way, anyway. All he seems interested in is being friends with benefits." She sighed and dug through her closet before pulling out a little number. It was a black halter dress that had a keyhole cut out over her flat stomach and sparkled no matter which way she turned. She pulled out her favorite pair of black heels and walked into the bathroom and got dressed before coming back in to look at Lexi. "What do you think?"

"You look so killer in it," Lexi replied with her thick Irish accent, smirking at the other blonde.

Caroline grinned. "Good. That's the look I was going for," she said. Lexi wiggled her eyebrows then the two of them left the house, heading to the Mikaelson mansion, where Klaus lived in lavish luxury with his fiancé, Camille O'Connell.

Caroline leaned forward and rang the doorbell and smiled seeing Camille answer it fully dressed in a fire engine red strapless dress. "Oh my god, Camille, you look stunning. I bet Klaus couldn't keep his hands off of you while you were getting ready, could he?" Care smirked and watched as she exited and shut the door behind her.

Cami returned her best friends smirk and shook her head. "Nope, I had to promise him a certain something when I return later just to keep him satisfied." She slipped her keys into her purse and followed the other blondes to the car and got in as they drove to Katherine and Elijah's home. When Lexi pulled up, she smiled seeing the new house that they had moved to a few years ago. They had to find a new house when Katherine got pregnant with twins and she saw Caroline get out and walk up to the front door.

Caroline knocked on the door and smiled seeing Elijah answer it. "Hey Elijah, where's Katherine?"

"Oh I bet she is with the twins, they seem to always find her when she is about to leave." He chuckled and stepped back hearing his beautiful wife.

"Yes, I'm right here. Maria and Sofia wanted to play for a few minutes. Girls, why don't you see if Daddy wants to play instead?" She chuckled and watched them run into Elijah's waiting arms and smiled as he picked them both up and carried them off. "My God Care, you look amazing. I don't know how Stefan hasn't snatched you up yet." She followed her friend out to the car and slid into the backseat with Camille.

"So, I have the best news girls, I have a bun in the oven." She waited wanting to see their reaction and she smiled widely.

"Congratulations, Camille," a chorus of female voice said in unison as they all grinned before Lexi turned the car toward the house that Rebekah & Matt lived in. They were newlyweds, having just returned from their honeymoon, and despite having gotten married before her brother, Klaus didn't mind.

"Thank you, thank you," Camille said before they got in the driveway belonging to the Donovan's.

Rebekah was already waiting outside in a shimmering blue dress that was one shouldered. Her hair was pinned up and she walked to the car and slid in beside Katherine. "Hey girls, Lena sent me a text and said that Bonnie, Tatiana and she would just meet us there." She smiled and turned to Kathrine. "So how are my nieces and brother Kitty Kat?"

Katherine smiled as Lexi drove to the club and turned to Rebekah. "They're good, they keep asking about their favorite Aunt Bekah." She smiled and watched as Rebekah giggled and when Lexi pulled into a parking spot at their favorite club, they all exited the car smiling.

Caroline linked arms with Lexi and they went in and she saw the last person she would have expected to see at the club. It was Stefan and he was watching her and smirked sipping at his drink and winked at her and she blushed and turned to catch up with her friends. "Lex, Stefan is here…" She motioned to where he was.

"Oh, that's not Stefan. That's his twin brother Silas. Which means that Amara is around here somewhere; I hope that…" Lexi said before she was cut off when they heard yelling from the center of the dance floor. They rushed over in time to help get Katherine and Tatiana off of their baby sister. Elena was held back by Bonnie and Rebekah.

"You have SOME nerve showing up here, Amara!" Tatiana screeched at her youngest sister. "You were supposed to stay in New York!"

"Yeah, well, Mom and Dad let me come home because I'd been on my best behavior!" Amara yelled back.

"Oh, shut up, Amara! We all know that's a lie! You're only here to see Silas. We talk to Mom and Dad every day and they tell us everything. You never came up which means you're lying to us as usual!" Katherine yelled right back at her sister, struggling a bit in the hold Caroline had on her.

"What do you say we go our separate ways, girls? I won't allow her to ruin our evening." Caroline glared at Amara before taking Katherine away and the other girls followed suit. They went to a booth where they all sat down. "Kitty Kat, calm down, it's not good for the baby."

Katherine nodded and calmed down after a minute and looked at them. "I just can't believe she would show up here. She knows better and knows that if Mom and Dad found out she was here they would flip out. She's supposed to be in New York, not here."

Caroline and sighed looking around and saw Silas and someone whom she guessed was his twin brother fighting and she bit her lower lip. "Lex, is that Stefan with Silas?" She motioned toward the argument where she first saw Silas.

"It is. What's he even doing here?" Lexi asked.

"I don't even know," Caroline replied before her eyes drifted around until she also saw her ex-boyfriend, Thierry Vanchure. "Oh, and look, there's Thierry."

Lexi smiled and bit her lip thinking. When Caroline had been with Thierry and she had been with Stefan, she'd always had a crush on Thierry. She decided to be brave even if for a moment and grabbed Caroline around the wrist and took her with her. She stood in front of Thierry and smiled then said, "Hi there, Thierry."

Caroline walked over to Stefan and seeing the argument about to escalate she tugged him away and smiled up at him. "Stefan, don't cause a scene please."

"You know me too well, Forbes," he said with a soft groan, plopping down next to her in another booth, turning his head to smile at her as she ordered them some drinks.

She sat there and smiled at him after she ordered the drinks for them. "What are you doing here anyway? I thought you swore never to return. You said this was a place that brought you pain or something along those lines. Not that I mind…I mean…"

She looked down at her lap blushing and knew even in the lighting he would be able to tell she was. She'd had a crush on him since she was eighteen. Seeing how she was now twenty four and still had a crush on him had to speak volumes. She only dated Thierry as a means of a distraction, but it hadn't worked and they eventually split up. "Actually, Thierry needed a wing man, so I agreed to tag along," Stefan replied.

"Oh. I see. Well, why does he want you to do that?" Caroline asked.

"He wanted to ask Lexi out, I guess all my raving about her finally got through that thick head of hers. You know, he kept raving about a pretty blond girl he used to date. Someone I've had my eye on for quite a while now." He smiled and moved closer to Caroline.

Caroline gulped then scooted away further. "Why are you telling me this just now?" she said softly.

"Because, it's true, Caroline," he replied, scooting with her.

"You can't do this. It's not fair. Don't tell me something if you don't mean it. Don't mess with my feelings, Stefan Angelo Salvatore!" She huffed angrily and then was taken by surprise when Stefan kissed her.

"Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much, Forbes?" He smirked and then kissed her again, this time receiving a response from her.

"No, but it doesn't matter right now. You said that you only wanted to be friends with benefits, Stefan. You can't have it both ways!" Caroline said, pushing him away before turning and rushing out of the club's door.

Lexi, who was sitting with the other girls, rushed out after her, Katherine and the others trailing behind, except for Tatia, who was locking lips with a cute guy she'd met at the bar in the upper section of the club. "Caroline! Slow down!" Lexi reached out and grabbed her friend's arm. "What happened?" She looked at her concerned worried the way she had stormed out of the club like that. "What's got you all worked up?"

"Stefan Salvatore, that's what. He kissed me, claiming that he's had his eye on me for a while now. He only claimed he wanted to be friends with benefits, Lexi! And now he wants more?" She huffed and crossed her arms looking at her friend.

"Is that all, Care? He is being serious, you know. He just never knew how to bring it up. Give him a chance, will you? He's a great guy, just not right for me." She smiled and she heard the club door open and saw Stefan come out and she chuckled. "Girls, let's leave these two alone to talk." She walked back inside with the others and winked at Stefan in a friendly way.

Stefan walked over and sat beside Caroline. "Caroline, I'm sorry. I know I should have told you. I just never knew how to bring it up. Yes, at one point in time, I had wanted to simply be friends with benefits. Over time, though, I realized I wanted to be more. You've been one of my best friends since high school and I just want to be with you as more than friends with benefits."

"I'll think about it and get back to you. I should get back to my girls' night out for now, though," she said with a brief nod of her head before heading back inside.

Stefan smiled then headed back inside himself, walking back out with Thierry as the two friends headed home to give the girls their night out.

Meanwhile…

Tatiana was still in the upper section of the club, her lips still locked with the cute guy she had met at the bar. At some point, she had shifted so she was sitting on his lap sideways and his hand was rubbing over one of her thighs. She pulled away to get some air and she smiled flirty at him. "So, I never caught your name handsome. I'm Tatiana, but you can call me Tatia." She smirked running a slim finger down his toned chest.

"I'm Mason. Some know me as Mase or Mason," he replied. He caught her hand before it could get too far down then brought it to his lips, kissing her knuckles.

She smiled when he kissed her knuckles and she kissed him again softer this time. "Well, Mason…" She giggled slightly thinking it was funny, mostly because she was drunk and then smiled adorably at him. "I'd like to see you again if that's okay. I've been single for quite a while now, and honestly I'm kind of tired of it." She smiled and kissed his cheek before taking a sip of her drink.

"I'll definitely swoop in if no one else does," he said with a grin before standing and heading out of the club.

She smirked watching him leave and looked down at the dance floor winking at another cute guy. She then walked down the curved staircase and met up with her other friends, unaware that her lipstick had smudged. Once she'd joined them, Caroline gave her a curious look. "Who's the cute guy? Or should I say guys?" she said with a knowing smirk.

Tatia blushed and looked at Caroline. "It was only one guy, Care, although he's cute." She looked over and smiled before winking in a flirting manner at the guy.

"Of course he is, Tatia. And he totally wants you," Caroline said, tugging all of her other friends out of the booth when the guy began walking over.

The guy sat down and smiled at Tatia. "Hello," he said in a husky tone.

Tatia smiled right back at him. "Hello, handsome. What's your name? I'm Tatiana, but you can call me Tatia." She winked and sipped at her drink before setting it back down on the table and scooted closer to the guy.

"My name, beautiful, is Brady. Brady Garrison," he replied, his eyes lowering to her lips before he was reaching for her, pulling her into his lap and capturing her lips with his.

Tatia smiled when he pulled her into his lap and kissed her. She gasped into his mouth feeling as if there were fireworks going off. She had never felt like that before even with other guys she kissed, including her ex-boyfriend Louis. She moaned into the kiss and wanted nothing more than to go home with Brady. She was quite drunk, but still able to kiss him. She moved so she was straddling his hips and, still kissing him, began fumbling with the buttons on his shirt.

Brady quickly stood then moved into the dark corner of one part of the club, where he began to kiss down the length of her olive-skinned neck. She kept her legs wrapped around his waist smiling as he kissed down her neck. "Brady…" She bit her lip trying to hold back a moan, but it failed and escaped her lips. Her hands tangled in his hair. "Can…can we leave?"

"If that is what you want, yes, we can," he said hoarsely. He gently eased her down until her heels had touched the floor before holding out one callused and hard-working hand. Tatia placed her slender hand into it and together, the two of them left the club, heading to his car, which he used to drive them to the nearest hotel.

Tatia smiled when they got to the hotel and once he secured the room and they were upstairs, she walked into the room and shut the door leaning against it. She smirked at Brady and beckoned him to her. She wanted nothing more than to make sweet love to him. She felt like he was the piece that was missing in her puzzled life.

Brady smirked and walked over before capturing her lips with his. He kissed her hotly and helped her to discard her shirt before discarding his own. He kissed down her neck and slipping his hand under her skirt, he rubbed along her already slick folds, which had dampened her underwear.

Author's Note: Okay, so I hadn't really planned on a Tatia/Brady pairing, but it seemed logical, since I have plans for Mason later on in the fan fiction. Happy reading!