A Hybrid's Greatest Weakness

Chapter 2: A Clash of Blondes

2 Weeks Earlier

Klaus died and Tyler died along with him. Caroline was heartbroken, she couldn't believe it. Her whole life was shattered. She barely made it home that night and luckily her mom had to work that night, because she wasn't ready to talk to anyone about what happened. She wasn't ready to confront the facts. The love of her life was dead, permanently dead. She was devastated. There wasn't any way her life could get any worse.

But then fate decided to deal another fatal blow, her phone rang. She tried to calm down the best she could and answered it.

"Not now, Stefan"

A few seconds of silence dominated their conversation, until Stefan was able to say the words, she hoped he would never have to say.

"Elena … is dead"

Caroline couldn't hold it anymore, and began uncontrollably sobbing.

Tyler and Elena are dead? How could this be happening? They were just a bunch of teenagers. They didn't deserve all these horrible things happening to them. Caroline shook her head "No, you need to calm down" she said to herself "Remember, you're strong and you have a beautiful future ahead of you. Those were Tyler's words. That's what he would have wanted".

"Wh-What happened?"

"Matt was driving Elena home and Rebekah must have attacked them. She called me to say that the deal was off , since Klaus died. Their car drove off Wickery Bridge, I wanted to save them both, Care… but Elena wanted me to save Matt first…. and when I came back, she was already gone ( I don't know If gone sounds better ? what do you think ? )dead. Matt's fine, but it was too late to get Elena out in time. I-I tried…"

Caroline interrupted him, instinctively understanding what her best friend was feeling: "It's not your fault, Stefan."

"Yes, it is. I shouldn't have listened to her and…"

"Stefan, stop. You know whose fault it is? Rebekah's. She killed Elena"

She hung up and took a moment to just stand still and breath. She was numb , fearless and absolutely determined to get revenge for Elena, Tyler and basically anything bad that ever happened to her. Her target was: Rebekah. Fair enough, she had nothing to do with Tyler, but Caroline needed to focus her anger on something or better someone.

After what felt like an eternity, but was most likely a few seconds, Caroline had tracked the blond original down .

Rebekah left the Grill entering the empty parking lot of Mystic Fall's most popular diner. Caroline could identify the dark figure in the shadows without any difficulty. She waited till her target was in her sights, and hit the gas pedal with as much force as she could. Who said you can't drive in high-heels?! A Clash of Blondes; and with one effective crush, Rebekah flew across the parking lot right against a BMW, smashing the front window of the car into thousands of pieces.

Caroline got out of her car with as much badass-attitude as she could pull off, Rebekah was already on her feet again. A crash like that would have ensured any ordinary human being, would have sustained some serious injuries , but an original vampire was a different caliber.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Not nice being in a car accident, is it?!" the blonde baby vampire snapped.

Rebekah rushed in vampire speed towards her, grabbing her neck and pushing her against the wall of the Grill.

"Oh yes, the Doppelgänger incident… I almost forgot. What a shame that this world won't have any Doppelgänger bitches wandering around anymore. Three were definitely enough for a lifetime, well my lifetime." She said, her voice filled with equal spite for all three Petrovas.

"How could you do that? Elena was my best friend. I lost my boyfriend and my best friend in only one night" Tears starting to stream down Caroline's face.

"And I lost my brother!" Rebekah yelled "you knew your little friend and your little high-school crush for what? A decade? I lived with my brother for a thousand years." She paused for a moment, and the two blondes exchanged intense looks.

"I've spent the best part of my life, loving and hating my brother in equal measure. "And still .. even after a thousand years, he was the only one who never left. Now he's dead and I can't imagine a world without him."

She let go of Caroline's neck, giving in to an emotion, Caroline had never witnessed in the original vampire before: Sadness.

Klaus was dead, and she was so focused on herself, she didn't realize Rebekah's pain and despair. Klaus was dead. The words were flashing before her eyes like a huge neon Las Vegas sign. He was really gone.

"Nik really cared about you, you know." Rebekah said, getting her out of trance and back to reality.

"Do you remember when you distracted him, so that your teacher could dagger Finn? I saw him burning the paintings he made of you afterwards. He tried to burn his feelings for you even if he wouldn't admit it. He had a soft spot for you."

Caroline didn't know what to say, because honestly, she had no idea how she felt. She couldn't have fallen for Klaus, could she?. No way in hell. He was a beast, and not like the one from the Disney movies who turned out to be a prince charming. Besides, he was dead, so it wouldn't matter anyway. No more Klaus talk.

"I'm sorry for hitting you with my car" She said to change the subject "I was so angry and desperate that I just needed to let off some steam. I can't even think about tomorrow, because there is no tomorrow for me."

Rebekah couldn't help feeling sorry for her, when she saw how lost Caroline was. She realized they had a lot more in common, besides their looks. "If there's one thing I've learned in my time on this earth, it's to never lose hope, no matter how desperate your situation may seem.
Winston Churchill once said: If you're going through hell, keep going!"

Rebekah was right. There had to be a future for her. She had to keep going, no matter what life would throw at her.

Damon had abused her multiple times. She was in a pretty heavy car accident. Katherine suffocated her with a pillow. She was tortured by werewolves. She was almost sacrificed in a creepy ritual. She was bitten by Tyler and almost died. Her father tortured her, because he wanted to fix her, but she didn't need to be fixed. Caroline had survived all that, even if she thought it would be her last, every time.

Caroline had no idea what kind of future she would have, but she knew one thing for certain: She was a survivor.

"Wow, I need a drink after all that Let's-talk-about-our-feelings drivel, a real one" Rebekah sighed.

"Hey, what the fuck happened to my car?" a mid-30s guy screamed at his damaged BMW, into the silent black sky… just another deadly Mystic Fall night.

"Great timing, dinner's served." Rebekah licked her lips "If you'll excuse me"

And with that she disappeared into the foggy night, compelling herself a little distraction.

Caroline was now alone in the parking lot. She started to wander around, hoping that she was in a dream and would wake up from this terrible nightmare, when suddenly her phone rang. This time it was the older Salvatore brother. She took a deep breath and picked it up.

"Stefan already told me, Damon."

"Elena had Vampire Blood in her system; she woke up and is in transition now."

"What?! Who gave her…"

Suddenly, Caroline felt an immense pain literally shooting through her brain, blood streamed down her face. She fell to the ground immediately, her lifeless eyes staring at a dark figure coming towards her with a gun pointed at her head. Her phone lying next to her on the ground.

"Barbie, what's happening?" Damon asked eagerly, but he didn't get a response.

Sorry, no Klaus in that episode, but I needed to get the storyline going, BUT there will be Klaroline in next chapter, well sort of ;) *not teasing you at all*
and yes this flashback scene will be going on for a few more chapters until we catch up with the beginning scene of this story
I used some TVD and TW quotes, just because I thought it was fitting and because I can ;)
I really hope you like where this is going!

And thanks so much to my lovely beta Anna (angel6881) 3

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