"You want to"

Three weeks, three long weeks till Caroline has left Mystic Falls. The life in the little town populated by vampires, witches and werewolves was finally quite but the problem when you live in Mystic Falls is 'for how long?'

The boarding house was silent in the morning, only the birds were singing a joyful melody.


"Morning sunshine" Damon's voice was sweet and sexy at the same time. How was it possible, Elena thought. She had her eyes still closed but she could feel Damon's body lying next to her and for the first time she was glad to be a vampire; as a human the warmth of his body would have displayed on his cheeks and showed her emotions clearly.

"Is that my coffee?" Elena pointed to the cup Damon was holding into his right hand.

"Nope, it's your blood" Damon's blue eyes caught the surprise in her expression. "Stefan's not home. He's the one who brings you coffee in the morning, I bring you blood and if you don't want it I will be more than happy to drink it"

"No, I want it" Elena took the cup and started to drink. She really wanted blood but Stefan had never gave her some, just coffee. Every morning. "Where is Stefan, by the way?" Elena asked.

"He's been out all night, maybe some vengeful rabbit has kidnapped him" Damon was smiling but he was worried, Elena could see it clearly but she let it go: she knew what was going on.

Almost two weeks had passed since the last time Caroline had called to warn that he was fine and Stefan was worried more than anyone else. Every time he saw Elena with her phone in her hands the only question he was able to ask was "is it Caroline?" and the answer was always negative. Of course Elena was worried too but Caroline was with Tyler and she knew that he would have never let something happen to her but somehow this assurance wasn't enough for Stefan.

"Get dressed" Damon's voice awoke Elena from her thoughts "we have a lot of things to do"

"What are you talking about?"

"Since Stefan is nowhere to be found, today you're mine" That smirk on Damon's lips was hiding something, the desire of spending one day, just one, with Elena. Only the two of them.

"And where are you going to bring me, Damon?" she teased

"You'll see" and he left the room to let Elena get dressed.

She needed a break from her vampire life, actually she needed a break from Stefan. For the past three weeks the only thing he was able to do was giving advice on how to face the new situation, he became apprehensive, he was always afraid that the situation could get out of control, that she could become the monster he didn't want to be. Elena needed to breath and a day of with Damon was perfect. Elena got out of her bed, smiling.


"I need your help, Bonnie" Stefan was outside the front door, waiting for Bonnie's invitation to come in.

"My help for what?" she knew what he was about to answer but she asked anyway.

"To find Caroline" there was nothing she could have done to make him leave so she invited Stefan in her house, faking a smile.

Stefan looked tired, as he didn't sleep the previous night and who knows, maybe even the night before. "Are you okay Stefan? You seem a bit.."

"Worried?"

"Yeah.." they shared a gaze before Bonnie started again "You two are so alike. You and Caroline, I mean. When you left Mystic Falls with Klaus she spent the first couple of weeks freaking out, she always said 'Don't worry Elena, Stefan is fine and he will come back soon. I'm sure'. But she wasn't , she just didn't want to upset Elena. You know Caroline, she always tries to do the best for her friends."

"She does" there was something different in Stefan's voice, something Bonnie had never heard: adoration. "We need to find her, Bonnie"

"I bet she's fine"

"And why didn't she pick up my calls?" an angry voice came out from Stefan's throat.

"Stefan, she's travelling around the world with the man she loves, give them some time for, you know.."

Stefan didn't buy it, Bonnie was hiding something. He knew Caroline, she would have never missed a call from her friends, even though she was enjoying her time with Tyler. That last part echoed into Stefan's mind, an annoying echo.

"You can easily find her with your magic, so what's the problem Bonnie?" the concern was growing into fury.

"I.. I can't" Bonnie was shaking when Stefan grabbed both her arms.

"Why?" Stefan was hurting Bonnie, he wasn't able to control himself, the idea that something had happened to Caroline was blurring his mind.

"There is something you should know. Something that you all should know" and it was something terrible, Stefan could sense it.


"What is this emergency you talked about, brother?" Damon and Elena entered the living room.

"It's Caroline" he said and suddenly Elena's face frowned.

"Stefan what happened?" she cried and he looked at Bonnie asking her to start only with his glance.

"I did something, the day you died Elena, when you all almost died" she paused. "Klaus was saying the truth, he is the initiator of your bloodline. I wanted to save you"

"What did you do witch?" Damon's anger was taking control of him but Elena stopped it taking his hand into hers.

"I saved Klaus" she whispered but there were only vampires with her in the room, each of them heard every word clearly.

"You what?" Damon's anger was growing and if it wasn't for Elena's hand that kept holding him, he would have killed Bonnie for sure.

"The story is not over yet"

"Then your stupidity has no limits witchy" Damon was hiding her urges to kill that bitch under a thick layer of sarcasm.

"I moved Klaus' soul into another body to save him and I spelled his own to prevent its destruction"

"Where did you move Klaus' soul?" Elena asked.

"Tyler" Stefan said. His voice was trembling, his eyes full of fear.

"No you didn't. You can't.." Elena wasn't able to complete the sentence. Now was Damon's turn to hold Elena and she found the strength to speak "we need to find her and save her. Bonnie you have to do something!"

"I can't. If I let you know where they are, Klaus will kill us all, he was very clear about this one.

Don't look for me and Caroline and you will be able to live your useless life as you wish but if you do, well just remember that I have a few other hybrids around Mystic Falls.

"I don't care about what he said, we need to save Caroline. Bonnie, she's your friend"

"I know"

And then the silence, you could feel Stefan's blood boiling in his veins but nothing happened: he just got up from the couch he was sitting on and walked out, slamming the door loudly. Elena exchanged a glance with Damon and then he followed Stefan outside.


It was night and the only sound coming from the woods was Stefan, that was destroying any tree or shrub that got in his way. Damon waited for his brother to calm down.

"You done?"

"Not yet" Stefan was angry like never before.

"You know, instead of destroying innocent trees you should channel your anger toward the witch" he didn't get an answer. "We'll find a way to save Caroline but we have to be careful Stefan, we can't put Elena in danger"

"You talking about being careful? You among everyone?"

"Yeah I have to admit that I've been quite impulsive in the past but it was about Elena"

"And now it's Caroline" Stefan looked straight at Damon. His brother had already decided what to do and there was nothing he could do to change Stefan's mind.

"If you've already took your decision why you're so frustrated?"

"I'm going to put you all in danger if I go to save her but I owe her this, I have to, Damon"

"No, you don't. You want to"

"I'm the worst friend she could ever ask for. You know what she said before leaving? She said 'I'm sorry for had not been by your side when you needed me'. She was sorry because when my life was falling apart and I was losing everything, she wasn't there. But I understand, Caroline was dealing with a boyfriend tuned into a hybrid by Klaus and with his sired-bond issues but where was I when her life was falling apart, when she lost Tyler and her father, where was I? I was plotting to kill Klaus, I was setting out my revenge while she needed me. Caroline needed me and I wasn't there. I'm not going to make that mistake again"

Finally Stefan was able to set free all the feelings that were consuming his soul, he didn't feel better though.

"You should go to save her then" Damon smiled to his little brother. There were nobody that knew Stefan better than Damon but that spark in his eyes was something he had never seen before, never in 162 years.


Stefan is going to save Caroline, or at least he's going to try but what impact his actions will have on his relationship with Elena and his friendship with Caroline? You're gonna find it soon (I hope).

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