Gone Not Forgotten
Chapter 2
She checked the flight schedule to New Orleans, there was none leaving until the middle of the day tomorrow. She wanted to leave as soon as possible; she didn't want to give herself a chance to think about it. Caroline knew that her decision to go to New Orleans and see Klaus was rash, Caroline didn't wasn't to give herself a chance to talk herself out of it.
The decision was reached, she was driving. It would take at best two days to reach New Orleans. Maybe it was nuts, driving two plus days to see someone that drove you crazy, but it was more than that. She saw something in him no one could.
Hayley was married to Jackson, for the best of her pack. She still stayed at the house with Klaus and Elijah to be nearer to Hope. Things were quite, Elijah wasn't talking to Hayley and Hayley wasn't talking to Elijah. Klaus was trying to figure what body Rebekah is in. Kol said she was safe but there were doubts since Finn was missing. He wasn't sure if Kol or Mikael freed Finn. As he promised, he would keep Rebekah's body safe.
If Mikael was out there and doing Esther's dirty work then making Esther a vampire would lure Mikael out and not in a good way. Esther chose to become a vampire, she chose to become the thing she despised most on earth to avoid death. Nothing was safe, he feared for Hope most.
She grabbed her suitcase, bag, and keys and went down stairs. Caroline took one last look around her house before opening the door. When she turned around, she saw Elena standing there, "What are you doing here?" She sounded almost frightened for a vampire.
"I know you said not to come but I couldn't let you leave without saying good bye and without making sure you are ok." Elena was concerned.
"I'm ok; I need to get away for awhile after everything. At every corner, I still see my mom. It is just for a little bit, maybe a week or two or sooner. If anything happens here I will come back immediately." Caroline felt terrible lying to her best friend but she wouldn't understand, not yet.
"Ok, as long as you are ok."
"I am, promise. Good bye Elena." She leaned in to give her friend a hug good bye.
"Good bye Caroline." Elena left, Caroline looked down the road for a minute, the feeling of guilt was still heavy.
She put her suitcase in the trunk of her car, and got in the driver seat. She programmed the GPS, there was no going back, this was happening.
Klaus and Marcel tried to talk Cami into leaving town after the problem with his mother but she wouldn't listen. Now, Esther is a vampire, Mikael is loose still doing Esther's dirty work along with Finn, and who knows what Kol is up to. It is even more important that she leave. She was stubborn; she wouldn't leave when her life was in danger. He wanted to compel her to leave for her own good but he wouldn't do it, not again. He wouldn't let anybody compel her. He would watch her; he would keep her safe because he would not compel her on his word.
A/N: A big THANK YOU to everyone who read, reviewed, favorite, an/or alerted, the first chapter of this story.
