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PROLOGUE: THE MOMENT IT ALL CAME CRASHING DOWN

It was raining today, which Caroline really wasn't too surprised about. Mystic Falls was probably the least predictable town in the world in every aspect right down to the weather. Almost everyone that comes from this town is cursed, well everyone except for Caroline's mom, Liz. She has never been affected the way everyone else has by the supernatural and Caroline was grateful for that. Her mom lead a perfectly normal life next to her perfectly abnormal vampire daughter. That was up until a month ago when she was told she had stage five brain cancer. It was a blow that no one was prepared for and no one could do anything to help. Vampire blood wouldn't cure the cancer and there weren't any spells to fix this, though Caroline was sure that if Bonnie were still here she would have found a way to save Liz. Instead, the citizens of Mystic Falls were burying the beloved sheriff today.

Caroline sat at the foot of her mother's vacant bed in her black funeral dress, she held her mom's crucifix necklace tightly in her hand as she let the tears fall freely. Stefan stood in the door way unsure of how to approach. Since Liz passed Caroline had shut everyone out, ignoring phone calls from everyone, including the big bad in New Orleans. She only spoke to people when she had to which was only about her mother's funeral arrangements so her outlook of socializing has diminished. Damon came up behind his little brother and shook his head mumbling something about idiot.

"we have to get going blondIe" Damon said standing in front of Caroline looking at the necklace in her hands.

"I'm not ready for this"caroline said between sobs, her body shaking with eaching in take of air

"no one is ever ready to let go of someone they love but you're about to miss your chance" Damon said trying to prove his point

"Come on Care we are all here for you"Stefan said "Elena is already there with Matt and Jeremy. Alaric couldn't come since everyone believes he is dead and I couldn't get ahold of Tyler. Im sorry Care."

"its ok Stefan thank you for what you've done, I just need a minute and I'll be out" Caroline said smiling bravely upbeat the Salvatore brothers even though she knew that the saw right through it.

"Ok we're right outside of the house" Stefan said with a small reassuring smile

Caroline stood up after clipping her mom's necklace on and walked over to the desk. She sat at it and pulled the drawer open knowing exactly what her paranoid mother kept in there. Low and behold, a perfectly carved white oak stake. No one knew she had it. This is what it had come down to for her. Liz was the only thing holding Caroline to her humanity, and though she knew one day she would need a New anchor, Caroline never expected her mom would be ripped from her this soon. She thought about just leaving, walking away from the life she knew...maybe go to Klaus and take him up on his offer. But that was squashed when she remembered Klaus and Hayley were now a happy little family, baby and all. Her next thought was to turn it off. Elena had told her how relieving it was, how free she felt. Maybe that would be better than death. Only one way to find out.

CLICK. Wow that was easier than she thought it would be, no effort really and now things were...well...great. She opened her eyes with a new view on everything. Caroline looked down and took in the dress she was wearing. Oh god, Elena must have dressed her because this outfit was dull as dishwasher. Caroline turned and left the room going to her bedroom and raiding the closet. Elena was on the right path with the black but she needed something less motherly and more free like she felt. Finally, she landed on a black lace mini dress that she approved of, making a note to go get better clothes. Caroline quickly switched clothes and switched to a black pair of pumps. She rustled up her hair a bit and threw on some red lipstick before grabbing er purse, phone and keys she headed to the door spotting a leather jacket that must be Damon's. Matched her outfit perfectly she thought as she grabbed it on the way out. Caroline's only objective was to get the hell out of dodge, or Virginia in her case. To do that she would have to convince the Salvatores that she was ok, which would be rough with her outfit change. She opened the door to see them both standing there, both jaws hitting the ground when they saw her.

"Uhh...Blondie, I think maybe you should go with the other dress, and everything else"Damon said as Stefan elbowed him for his forward behavior

"Well"Caroline said clearing her throat trying to put on the sweet persona "I spilled something on the other one and this was the only other not cheery dress I own so its going to have to do."

"Ok well we will drive you there Care"Stefan said with a small smile trying to console his friend

"Actually I think I would rather drive myself, clear my head a little"Caroline said in her best Miss Mystic falls voice

"Oh ok sure"Stefan said buying into it right away, but Damon looked at her with a lifted brow.

"what Damon just say it"Caroline snapped at the eldest Salvatore

"You look different"Damon said bluntly

Shit.

"Maybe it is because I just lost my mother, Damon. But I don't expect a person like you to understand a trivial human fault such as grief."Caroline said with a sharpness that could slice you open. "I'll see you two there" she said looking between them once more before getting in her car and pulling off. Again, much easier than she thought.

The calls didn't start coming until half an hour later when her mother's service was underway. She ignored the first calls from Elena and Matt. Then Stefan and Jeremy. Damon left a rude message before calling back. This time she answered just for the fun of it.

"Don't you have your brother's ex girlfriend to stalk?" Caroline asked with a smirk as she was coming to the next city sign.

"Don't you have a mother to bury?" Damon asked immediately followed by her friends in the background yelling at him.

"Im pretty sure that the funeral will go on flawlessly without me there"Caroline said not minding Damon's low blow. Caroline with emotions would never think to do anything like this.

"Caroline what's going on"Elena asked worry deep in her voice "Do you need me to come get you?"

"No Elena"Caroline said flat out with a laugh "save your false hero bullshit for one of your Salvatores because I see right through it. There is no way that you can make this situation about you. What you can do is tell your little lap dogs and all the other Mystic Falls losers to leave me the hell alone"

"what's wrong with you"Elena asked, you could hear the hurt in her voice, it made Caroline smile

"Actually for once Elena"Caroline said "Absolutely nothing is wrong and I want you to know you were right about one thing"

"what?"Elena asked trying to figure out what was out of place with her best friend

"Turning it off is so much easier"caroline said simply

"Care you didn't" Stefan was heard saying in the background

"yes I did and I am better off now leave me the hell alone"Caroline said hanging up and throwing the phone next to her

For a while Caroline drove in refreshing silence until she spotted a nice looking hotel. She pulled in and got herself a room. Once inside Caroline raided the mini bar and jumped on the bed grabbing her phone. She frowned when she seen she had fourteen new messages. She looked through the names, mostly Stefan and Elena, one or two from Matt and Damon. The most recent one she didn't expect so soon, the Mystic Falls scooby gang must have been desperate. It was from the big bad hybrid himself. She hesitated before opening it.

Caroline I am sorry for your loss. Damon called me. I know. We'll be seeing each other soon.

Caroline crushed the phone in her hand knowing he could track her that way. Of course they would use him against her. He could probably be the only one to get her humanity back. If he couldn't persuade her he could compel her. That's something Caroline wast willing to deal with. She grabbed her things, compelled a new car and headed to the airport.

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