I decided to post chapter 3 since its my sons birthday :)
A/N: Of course I would first like to thank my Beta LadySpartan she is truly amazing, you guys don't understand how incredible she is. Thanks again Love.
I would also like to thank sandiw1875 for the reviews :) and I'd also like to thank all the readers that are following/favorites this story :)
So I don't know if you guys heard rumors of another guy coming into Caroline's life for season 5 of TVD named Jesse? but because I didn't want to create a wrong image of him... soooo I decided to create not 1 but 2 new characters :) like I said before I do have a character list on my tumblr page if you would like to see what my characters look like (there is a link on my profile page) the list will grow as I post more of the story.
Thank You for taking the time to read my story, last of Caroline till Chapter 6 or 7? I forget but hope you like it :) Enjoy! chapter 3 :)
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TVD CHARACTERS
Characters I Own: Jake and Isaac
**Caroline**
Caroline couldn't believe that the day was finally here. She was leaving Mystic Falls and moving to Chicago, where she would be attending Harold Washington's community college. With her bags packed and loaded in her car, Caroline shut the trunk of her car and turned to face her mother. Liz had tears in her eyes, which in turn brought tears to Caroline's eyes.
"Mom don't cry." Caroline pleaded as she wrapped her arms around her mother and gave her a hug. "This isn't goodbye, I'll come home to visit." Caroline said into her mother's hair, tears still flowing down her cheek. "I know, I know." Liz replied breaking the hug to look at Caroline. "It's just that...You're not my little girl anymore." Liz smiled at her daughter, a saddened expression washed over her face.
Liz gave Caroline a kiss on the cheek and then told her daughter goodbye, to drive safely, and to call when she got there. Caroline couldn't help herself and gave her mother one last hug. "I love you mom. Thank you for everything." Caroline told her mother before she turned and got into her car, and drove away.
**On the road**
Caroline smiled to herself as she drove to Chicago she was about an hour away now and all she had done on her trip was replay her goodbyes. The saddest goodbye was to her mother, she couldn't stop the tears every time she thought of that goodbye. Caroline couldn't believe how much their relationship had changed from when she was girly human Caroline. Caroline could remember like it yesterday how she and her mother would never get along. And now they were best friends.
Caroline thought about how after she said goodbye to her mother, she went to the grill where she said goodbye to her friends Elena, Matt, Damon, and Jeremy. Although Caroline didn't agree with Damon for Elena but she knew she had no choice but to just accept it. Caroline became sad as she remembered her goodbyes and didn't get to say goodbye to one of her closest friends, Bonnie who no one could find or get in touch with and Stefan who apparently had a stick up his ass.
As Caroline thought about Bonnie she pulled out her cell and decided to call her friend yet again. And yet again it went straight to voicemail. She waited for the beep to record for what seemed to her as the hundredth message. "Hey Bonnie, its Care...again, where are you? Call me ok...We're worried about you." Caroline ended her call with a sad smile and a sigh.
Her eyes caught a sign for a rest stop and she decided to pull in. The car eased to a stop and she turned off the engine. She didn't need refreshment because she was a vampire, but she was feeling...alone. Going off to college, in Chicago of all place and she wasn't going to know anyone. Her boyfriend had broken up with her, even the guy who would have given her everything, who did give her everything, because he allowed Tyler to return, but that didn't quite go the way she planned. But even that guy Mr. Klaus Mikaelson hadn't bothered Caroline since her graduation, and as much as she hated to admit it, she missed the attention he gave her, how when he wanted to be he was actually concerned about her. She shook her head as the reality of her and Klaus came together.
Caroline thought about that saying 'be careful what you wish for' or was it the other one 'sometimes you don't know what you have until its gone'? She didn't know. Maybe it was a little of both.
Caroline looked down at her phone on her lap and after a while of debating and a few sighs she finally picked up her phone and scrolled through her contacts to the number she was looking for. Caroline was nervous though she couldn't pull herself to do it. She huffed in defeat and tilt her head back.
"God what are you doing?" she argued with herself. She turned her rearview mirror to face her as she gave herself a pep-talk. As she stared at herself in the mirror she said "You are Caroline Forbes, you can do this. just pick up your phone and dial his number." she stated the pitch in her voice rising.
"I mean he might not even answer." She continued to the air not needing the mirror for guidance anymore.
"But what if he does answer?" She asked herself "And ask why I'm calling him?" Her mind wandered for a moment, searching for an answer. Caroline replied to herself with an "Oh I just wanted to Thank You again for allowing Tyler to return home, by the way he broke up with me so you know thanks for that as well-" She continued to ramble then stopped as she realized what she was saying.
She let out a sad laugh "You can't say that." She closed her eyes took a deep breath and picked up her phone, she just wanted to hear his voice that's all, oh who was she kidding she wanted to hear his voice, she wanted to hear him say something sweet, or flattering, something, anything.
Caroline pressed send on the contact she was trying to build the courage to call, and brought the phone to her ear. The first ring she heard made her un-beating heart jump. If she were still human it would have definitely been beating faster. The second ring made her nervous, and gave her butterflies. The corners of her mouth were pulled down into a deep frown. When the third ring came with no answer she let her head hit the steering wheel in defeat. He didn't pick-up, what did she expect.
Caroline listened to the automated message and heard the beep. She let out a sigh as she tried to sound like her chirper self as she left a message. For as split second her finger lingered over the end button, almost wishing he would magically call her name. She let out a sigh in defeat and ended the call knowing that she had failed.
**Chicago, IL**
first day of College
Caroline woke to the blaring sound of her alarm. "No..." she cried out tiredly, Caroline had arrived in Chicago late last night. It was a studio condo not too far from Harold Washington Community College, where she was attending. Caroline was able to unload everything in her car and set-up her bed before she let sleep claim her.
Caroline turned her alarm off and sat up in her bed. Today was a new day, a new beginning, and she was going to make the most of it. Caroline made her way to the bathroom, where she brushed her teeth, applied some makeup and did her hair. Caroline decided to have her blonde locks flow down in slight curls.
Caroline made her way to one of her many suitcases, when she was done in the bathroom. She grabbed the suitcase and laid it on her bed, she opened it up and picked out an outfit. It took time but Caroline finally decided on an outfit. She picked out a light grey elbow length sleeve collared dress shirt that went to her thighs. She topped off her dress with a thick black belt and knee high black heel boots. She stared at herself over in the mirror, satisfied with her look. Caroline grabbed her keys and left for school, locking her door as she left.
She decided to walk to the campus since she was only a few blocks away. As she was walking she took in her surroundings, it was so different from home. Caroline noticed a coffee place, and decided to go in. As soon as Caroline stepped through the door the aroma of coffee hit her. "Mmmm" Caroline murmured with a smile on her lips.
"What can I get you?" The guy over the counter asked. Caroline was looking over the menu, not knowing what to get. "Miss?" She heard the guy say. "Yeah. sorry." replied Caroline as she took notice of the male in front of her. He had brilliantly kind blue eyes that made her think of Matt. His hair was a dark brown and cut short but there was a slight curl to it. Caroline was imagining what he looked like without his shirt, he was lean, but Carline knew he was definitely cut underneath.
"I'm sorry." Caroline said with a smile, knowing that if she weren't a vampire she knew she would be blushing. "It's alright." He replied "You know what you want?" he questioned. She nodded a yes "Ummm. yeah uhh, I'll try a...white chocolate latte" She smiled "Is it good?" She asked at the end. He looked up from typing in her order and shrugged. "I haven't tried it but, we haven't had complaints." He answered with a smile. She nodded and handed him the total. As she was waiting for her drink that he was preparing, he asked "So are you here for school?"
"Yeah!-" she replied a little too giddy, she toned it down. "Uh yeah I'm attending Harold Washington."
"Nice." he replied as he finished up her drink. "So where you from?" he asked as he brought her drink to the counter. Caroline walked up to the counter to retrieve her drink a look of suspicion on her face she grabbed her drink from off the counter and gave him an unsure smirk. "I don't even know you." She mumbled as she turned and walked away. "I'm Isaac" She heard him reply just as her hand hit the door. She stopped and turned around, examining Isaac's friendly smile before continuing out the door.
It was Caroline's last class of the day, an English lit class that she was already dreading. First day and already she was wondering what made her want to continue her education. She sat down in the first empty seat she found and waited.
"Caroline, right?" she heard a male voice say next to her. Caroline turned in her seat and saw a tall male with brownish gold hair that came down to his shoulders, his eyes were a forest green with a hint of brown, and he was built like a football player.
She gave him a confused look, "Do I know you?" she asked, he laughed as he pointed to the seat to see if it were taken, Caroline just shook her head no. He took a seat and turned to face Caroline as he stuck out his hand. "I'm Jake-" Caroline shook his hand still confused, Jake just laughed "-We have business together. I saw you in there."
"Oh." Was all that Caroline could come up with as she let go of his hand and gave him a polite smile. "Yes, it's Caroline, Caroline Forbes." She smiled and silently cursed to herself she couldn't believe she gave Jake her last name. Caroline straightened herself feeling embarrassed as the professor began the class. The Professor began by introducing himself, and then started to explain what he expected out of us during the semester. It was at this time that Caroline got bored, and pulled out her cell phone she smiled as she noticed yet another text message from her mother. "You're not supposed to be on your phone." Whispered Jake while leaning in to her. Caroline pulled her phone away quickly giving him a friendly evil look "Do you mind." She murmured.
"Am I interrupting something?" Asked the professor as the class stared at Jake and herself. Caroline felt like they were going to burn a hole in the back of her head. "No, sorry." She said quickly and ducked into her chair. Jake just grinned and said apologized.
As class came to an end the professor gave instructions to start a blog on the internet, where they were to use it to write their journals. Their first blog post was an introduction of themselves. He also told them to keep their blog urls as he was going to make a list for the class so everyone would be able to see it.
Caroline wrote these instructions down and put her notes on the class away. She packed up her bag and was getting up to leave when Jake stopped her. "So what you doing next? You want to hang out?" he asked a smile on his face. Caroline gave him an apologetic look. "I'm sorry Jake you look like a very nice guy, but.." She paused while she gave him a look of uncertainty "I still need to unpack." She told Jake as she stood "Raincheck?" she asked as she turned and walked out the door.
