A/N – OMG guys! I am so sorry about having that little drabble of Chapter 2 smooshed in there with Chapter 1! I forgot that I had started working on it before I had published Chapter 1. Thank you so much for the reviews already and for all of you who have decided to follow me! I can't even believe it. I know this chapter is short but I promise in the next chapter Klaus will finally make his appearance. I also just wanted to warn you guys that I am a full-time working mom of 2 so I probably won't be able to update as often as I would like so I apologize now for that. So anyway – here is the complete version of Chapter 2! Enjoy!

II.

Three days after Stefan had arrived back to Mystic Falls Elena had passed on. Not long after that Stefan was standing in the cemetery among family and friends for her funeral. Caroline had come and stood next to Stefan squeezing tightly onto his hand as tears streamed down her cheeks.

It was a cold rainy day befitting for the mood around Elena's grave. After the priest spoke his finally 'Amen' everyone broke off into small groups, comforting each other as they walked to their cars. Stefan and Caroline hung back, still standing next to each other but no longer holding hands.

"Are you going to stay?" Caroline asked as she stared at the fresh grave.

"For a while…" Stefan trailed off, "I promised to look over her family." Caroline nodded as she began to dig a hole into the ground with the toe of her shoe. "What about you?" Stefan asked as he tore his gaze away from Elena's grave to look at the tall blonde standing next to him.

Caroline sighed and shook her head. "No, I can't stay. I'm sure Klaus heard about Elena and is probably already on his way here to find me." Stefan nodded as he buried his hands into the pockets of his leather jacket. After a couple more minutes of silence Caroline finally turned to Stefan.

"I should go now," Caroline said quietly and hugged Stefan tightly. Stefan nodded again and rubbed her back lightly.

"Maybe I'll see you in Rome or Paris sometime soon," he said with a half-smile which Caroline returned.

As Caroline got into her car she sighed heavily and rested her head on the steering wheel, letting the weight of her sadness smother her. After a few quiet moments she straightened back up and looked out in front of her. She should leave. Mystic Falls is not safe for her. Nowhere is actually, with Klaus always hot on her trail. She should leave but as she looked out onto the small town that will always be her home and then back to Stefan she knew she couldn't. Not yet.

"This is really stupid, Caroline," she muttered to herself as she started the engine and headed to the nearest Bed and Breakfast instead of the freeway like she should.