Note: Hi! I'm sorry that I haven't updated. I kind of lost my muse but it has returned! Updates will be more regular. I promise. Also, I by no means want to portray Caroline in a negative light. She's just trying to be a protective friend. She's by no means meant to be a 'bitch' in the story. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Thank you guys for the reviews. :)
It had been a long time since Caroline Forbes had been in Mystic Falls and that was exactly the way that she liked it. She had no desire to be reminded of what exactly happened in that town in the past. The only reason that the bubbly blonde was going back was because she needed to talk to Elena, otherwise she would stay out of town with Klaus. She was much happier there.
She was much happier with Klaus than she could have ever dreamed. Of course bad things happened but those were in the past. They respected each other; they were in a long term stable serious relationship. Things weren't always perfect but no relationship was perfect. They made it through a lot and Caroline knew that nothing was going to happen between the two of them. She had finally found her place in the world and that made her happier than anything else possibly could.
She and Tyler didn't exactly end on good terms but she didn't hate him. No, Caroline Forbes could never truly hate anyone. It wasn't in her. She may have been angry with the hybrid for quite a long time but she never hated him. In fact she always made it a priority to know where she was. Even though she and Klaus were together that didn't mean that the blonde could control him. She couldn't bare to see Klaus rip out Tyler's heart, therefore she always tried to make it so that she knew where he was.
So when she heard that he was in Mystic Falls, and that Elena was there, too, Caroline knew that she had to go and pay them a little visit before Klaus got word. They were both important to her and she didn't want to see either of them dead for things they did all those years ago.
She walked up to the Gilbert house, her blonde hair perfectly curled as she wore jeans and a flowy top. Instead of knocking Caroline simply walked in. It was probably rude but she wasn't there to talk pleasantries. She was going to give what she thought no matter what anyone else though. She was stronger than she used to be. She could hold her own, against anyone. That was thanks to Klaus.
She looked around and saw that the living room was empty and that there was no sign of Elena. She quietly walked up the stairs to the bedroom, where she spotted Elena laying in bed. She was sleeping but Caroline didn't exactly. "What do you think you are doing?" She asked rather loudly, her arms folded across her chest as she looked at the brunette expectantly.
Elena had ignored the part of her that told her someone was in the house. She thought it was Tyler and simply ignored it. However when she heard Caroline's voice she knew that that was a mistake. "Hello to you, too, Caroline." She greeted, sarcasm dripping from her voice as she slowly sat up in her bed, letting out a yawn.
"With Tyler." She continued not even bothering to skip a beat. She had always been a fast paced person and that would never change. "He's not right for you. You're my best friend. He doesn't[t deserve you. You're supposed to be on my side in this and not sleeping with him. It's the girl code."
Elena almost couldn't believe what she was hearing coming from Caroline's mouth. Wherever she got her facts from they were obviously wrong. She and Tyler were just friends. Though there was this part inside of Elena who was rather angered by Caroline. If there was something going on between her and Tyler she was sure that it was none of Caroline's business, especially since she was with Klaus. "I'm not having sex with Tyler, Caroline. We're just friends." She answered softly, trying not to turn this into an argument. They had a rocky past and she didn't want them to start fighting all of a sudden. "Not that it matters since you are with Klaus. You have no business being involved even if I was sleeping with him."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "You need to stop hating Klaus. He's different now." She was blinded by love and would probably always be blinded by the love that she held for the guy. As long as she was head over heels in love with him she would always defend him, evento Elena. Yes, he made mistakes and wronged them in the past, but Caroline tried not to remember them. Instead she focused on the future that she shared with him. "Either way Stefan is your true love. Tyler isn't. He's…Tyler. You two are not right for each other." Caroline was still upset with Tyler for what had happened between him and Hayley all those years ago. Even if Tyler denied it Caroline wasn't stupid and knew that something that happened between the two of them.
"Stop, Caroline." Elena said firmly as she got out of bed. She couldn't deal with the blonde so early in the morning and felt like she wanted to stab her. She didn't of course. She still had her humanity on. However, she was still rather upset. "You cannot judge. Klaus is a killer. He has tried to kill all of us. He made Tyler bite you. He threw Stefan off of the deep end. He stabbed you. He drained me off my blood. The list of things he hasn't done to us is shorter than the list of stuff he has." Elena paused for a moment, taking a breath. "I know you are mad at Tyler and I get that. I would be mad to. However, it's been a long time. That chapter is over with. What both he and I do is none of your damn business." She was letting her emotions get the best of her. "Stefan and I are over. He's with Rebekah and I am happy where I am. We don't all need to be with a man constantly. Got it?"
"Klaus is…unconventional." Caroline said the moment that Elena stopped talking. She was never one to be silenced and sure as hell wasn't going to be silenced now. She had things that she wanted to say. "Plus, he hasn't tried to kill any of you in a very long time. He could have killed the two of you but he hasn't. He's changed." She defended her boyfriend. "He's your big true love, Elena. I know it. You know it. Stefan knows it. We all know it. Don't let that go."
There was no point in arguing with Caroline and Elena didn't even want to try. She was so set in her opinions that there was no way that she was going to change. "Is that all you came for, Caroline?" She asked and hoped that her constant badgering would stop. Elena did not want to deal with this any longer.
Tyler was laying in the spare bedroom of the Gilbert house wide awake. Lately he had been spending quite a bit of time time there lately. If he and Elena weren't at her house then they spent time at his house. It was almost insane just how much time they had been spending together lately, but he didn't mind. He found that he liked hanging out with Elena. Yeah. That was still a strange thought. As he laid there he ended up hearing the conversation between Elena and Caroline, not totally meaning to, but not ignoring the words either. There was a small smile on the hybrid's face as Elena defending him and actually spoke about Klaus. For once it didn't seem like he was the only one who hated the Original.
Eventually he got sick of just laying in the bed and got up, picking up a shirt and pulling it over his broad shoulders before walking out of the room. It was only a matter of seconds before he was strolling by the room that the two female vampires were in. "You know, when you want to talk about someone, Caroline, you should make sure they aren't around. Oh and Klaus is a dick."
Caroline instantly turned around when she heard his voice, a rather surprised look on her face. She then looked back at Elena, before turning her to head to simply look between the two of them. "You could have told me he was here." Caroline chastised in a hush tone as she stood up from the bed. "What are you even doing here? Don't you have your own house?" The blonde questioned with an obviously agitated tone as she looked at her former boyfriend.
Tyler crossed his arms across his chest as he looked at Caroline. Tensions were high between the two of them and any love they shared was long gone. They could barely stand be near each other now. "Should have slept there so I could have avoided you. How are things between you and Satan the alpha male?" There was a small smirk laced with amusement on his face. He definitely always loved taking a jab at Klaus.
The blonde vampire was not amused and suddenly shoved Tyler up against the wall. He looked at her for a moment before pushing her back against the wall, looking at her with darkened eyes. That inner wolf was coming out and his temper was not one to be messed with. "Don't mess with me, Forbes."
Elena wasn't about to have her house destroyed and suddenly got up. "Stop." She told the both of them, obviously annoyed with how the two were acting. "Caroline. Do you need anything else or are we done here?"
"No." Caroline whispered as she kept her angry eyes directly on Tyler who still had her pinned against the wall. "I'll call you, Elena." Tyler backed up from her and she walked down the stairs, reaching the front door before she was greeted with Tyler's presence. "Here to shove me into another wall?"
"Don't give me that attitude. See that spot over there," he said and pointed to a spot in the living room. "I remember Klaus stabbing you there once. Don't act like I'm abusive son a bitch asshole, Caroline." That was not the reason that he was down there to talk to her. "Look whatever shit between us aside – I'm not sleeping with Elena. Your boyfriend's precious hybrids got it wrong." He informed her, trying to be calm but something about her was irrationally irritating at the moment.
The blonde wasn't buying it and frankly didn't care about what he had to say. "Just say away from her, Tyler. You'll just her like you hurt me and Elena doesn't deserve that considering all the stuff that she's had to deal with." She was coming across a little too overprotective and she knew that, but she didn't care. She just wanted her friend – former friend – to be okay.
Tyler didn't even get to say anything before Caroline was out of the house. He let out a sigh but turned his head to see Elena walking down the stairs. "Do you think that the two of you will ever be able to get along?" She asked softly as she made her way over to him, stopping and looking up at him.
In response to her question Tyler shrugged his shoulders. "Probably not." He didn't hold much hope for him to ever be on speaking terms with Caroline. It wasn't as if he had much luck with any of this exes. It usually got mean and it got better – that's exactly what seemed to happen between him and Caroline.
The small brunette ran her hand through her long straight locks and let out a breath. "Don't kill each other." There was a small smile on her face but she was totally serious before turning and walking back up the stairs. It was an interesting morning and she wanted to grab a shower before the rest of the day went up in flames – so to speak.
"I make no promises." In reality there was no way that Tyler was ever going to kill Caroline but she really had gotten on his nerves. He just wanted for things to be calm and just live this new chapter of his life. Of course that wasn't allowed, not with Caroline deciding that he was wrong for Elena in every single way. It didn't matter. They were just friends. Friends who had found each other after years of turmoil. Sometimes all you really needed was a friend.