A/N: This will be a collection of Caroline/Elena one shots and drabbles! Whether from prompts or whatever I come up with, I'll leave them here. This first one was prompted from the word comfort.

Closing another box, the blonde let out a shallow sigh. There was still way too much to do and everywhere she looked, it seemed like it would be a daunting, never ending task to clean up the house and pick up her mom's belongings. Caroline paced over to her mom's closet, propping open the door.

She began to remove shirts from their hangers and pile them onto the nearby bed. Her fingers shuffled through each item, pulling them off the hanger before retrieving another. She almost did this mindlessly until she came upon a blue floral blouse.

Cerulean eyes caught sight of the article and carefully, Caroline took it out of the closet, the hanger along with it. She took a few steps backwards until her legs hit the bed. Taking a plop onto the mattress, she stared at the blouse almost dazed as memories of her mom flooded her mind. It was one of Liz's favorite blouses and she could recall her mother wearing this one article of clothing many times.

The blonde's fingers traced random patterns into the material, gliding effortlessly over each flower. Scalding tears pricked her eyes and before she knew it, they were streaming down her cheeks. It was as if this one blouse represented her moms entire life as each memory crept into her head.

"So, the living room is almost do—" The brunette walked through the bedroom door before she caught a glimpse of the mess Caroline now was.

Caroline looked up at Elena, her face expressing her agony. "It still smells like her." She simply said.

Elena crossed the room and took a spot next to Caroline, draping her arms around the slender vampire's frame. She pulled her in as tightly as she possibly could and allowed the blonde to sob.

"I'm so sorry," Elena's voice was sincere. She pressed a kiss to the top of the blonde's head.

Caroline clung to Elena as if she were a lifeline, hoping the brunette could reel her back in from the treacherous darkness that had enveloped her after her mother had died.

"I love you, you know that?"

Caroline mustered a nod of her head. She cried until she could cry no more; finding solace and comfort in the other vampire's embrace and touch.

The brunette's hands moved from Caroline's back and they found her face, thumbs caressing porcelain cheeks, washing away tears as they spilled. "Hey, hey," Elena prompted gently, raising from where she sat so that she towered over Caroline as the blonde remained sitting on the bed.

Burning azure hues rose to meet Elena's gaze, melting with deep chocolate orbs. Puffy eyes were riddled with pain, her gut churning as she tried to stifle her sobs.

"I'm right here, okay?" Elena's eyes melded with Caroline's, her voice low and tone soft. "I'm right here." She echoed, peering down at her lover.

Caroline simply stared at her, her blonde curls flowing with a nod of her head.

Leaning down, Elena's lips captured Caroline's in a tender and loving kiss, her hands remaining on the blonde's face.

This caught Caroline off guard but she accepted the gesture of love, releasing the blouse in her hands and setting it upon her lap. Gradually, her hands reached upwards towards Elena, falling upon her arms where they clasped onto the other vampire.

The Gilbert woman just held her girlfriend's kiss for a moment, inhaling slowly through her nose. Finally releasing her, she pried open her eyes, peering deeply into Caroline's beryl orbs. Removing a hand from Caroline's face, Elena ran her fingertips through silky blonde curls in another effort to comfort the other vampire.

"I don't know what I'd do without you," Caroline stated, voice fragile, cracking slightly.

"Shhh," Elena hushed her, eyes peering at the other woman strongly, unwilling to tear her gaze. "I'm always going to be here for you, Caroline. Always."

Shutting her eyes, Caroline's tears dripped once more down her cheeks, staining them effortlessly. "You're too good to me." She whispered.

"Hey."

This prompted Caroline to open her eyes again.

"You're too good to me." Elena repeated, emphasizing her last word.

"How?"

"Because." Elena paused, her lips twitching gently into a grin. "You're you."

It took a moment, but Caroline's face then mirrored Elena's, a sad grin painting her lips. "I love you too."