A/N: It's really been like eight months since I've updated this?! What a terrible person I am! Not that you guys want to read my excuses but I did just graduate from college and moved to New York City from Massachusetts so my life has been sort of crazy lately. But it's still not ok that I've left this story for eight months. I greatly apologize to all of you who have faved/followed/reviewed! Hopefully I keep up with more often for you guys, I'm definitely going to try. Anyway, thanks again so much for sticking with me and enjoy this chapter!

PS: For the sake of the story and the fact that I didn't have any of this stuff in mind when I started writing this, I'm going to split away from the canon of the show around season 3. No Silas, no cure, definitely no Haley baby (ugh). So yeah enjoy.

The Wake of Devastation

Chapter Six

Even after six hundred years, one never really gets over the death of their mother. Caroline had made it a point to stay away from the basement where her mother was currently being held until the vervain was entirely out of her system, in part because she knew he mother was having a hard enough time dealing with the fact that Caroline was a vampire at all, that adding your vampire daughter from the future would be even more difficult for her to handle. But also because she thought it would be too painful to see her, even after six hundred years she still missed her.

Katherine was still being held captive and watched over by future Caroline, since she knew it wasn't a good idea to leave the house. She could hear her past self busying herself around the boarding house, cleaning things that didn't need to be cleaned, making food that no one would eat; probably hoping to also take her mind off her mother downstairs as well as her future self upstairs. Caroline could tell that her past self wanted to question her about anything and everything but was holding back. If she knew herself, which she did, Caroline imagined her past self was caught between dying to know and not wanting to know at all. Ignorance could be bliss. Not that any of them were living in bliss these days.

After a while they could hear young Caroline having a heartfelt conversation with her mother that future Caroline remembered well. It was one of the first times they had talked so openly and actually had a conversation that didn't involved fighting.

"Aw, what a touching scene between mother and daughter. I think might cry." Katherine said mockingly.

Caroline rolled her eyes but otherwise ignored her.

Katherine sighed, "How long are we going to stay here?"

"Until Elijah shows up."

"What if he doesn't?"

"He will."

"He might not have even gotten my message." Katherine replied.

Caroline glared at her, "Well you better hope he did, and even if he didn't, he'll be getting another message soon."

Katherine frowned, "From who?"

Before she could answer they heard commotion downstairs that Caroline remembered as Damon and Bonnie dragging Mason Lockwood's body into the living room. Bonnie still didn't know about Caroline coming back in time, mostly because she hadn't been around, she wasn't on the best of terms with the recently turned Caroline. As the two teenagers left in search of the moonstone that Mason had put into the well, future Caroline and Katherine came downstairs.

Before they reached the living room Caroline pulled Katherine aside, "Behave or I'm going let Klaus use you as part of the sacrifice. It'll be your just desserts."

Katherine's eyes widened. This was the first time Caroline had mentioned Klaus by name or anything about the sacrifice. Not knowing what to say she kept her mouth shut which is what she imaged Caroline wanted anyway. Katherine couldn't believe she was actually going to let Elena be sacrificed, she must have another plan right?

In the living room Mason was tied to a chair with a hot poker sticking out of his chest and his eyes grew at the sight of Katherine, as did Damon's at the sight of both of them, "What are you two doing down here?"

Caroline shrugged, "Came for the show."

"Katherine?" Mason chocked out.

Damon smirked and stuck the poker into his chest again causing Mason to scream out in pain, "Yes, here she is, your dearly beloved. See how you're sitting here in agony and she stands there doing absolutely nothing about it."

Mason frowned in confusion and pain, "Katherine, help me."

Katherine said nothing but gave Caroline a look of disdain while Caroline only smirked back.

"She's not going to help you," Damon explained, "So how about you stick it to her and tell me what she's planning."

Katherine had to bite her tongue to keep from lashing out at Damon and freeing Mason, or kill him herself before he could talk, but she knew Caroline wouldn't like that. Anger boiled up inside her, she hated feeling afraid and beaten by anyone.

Mason couldn't take his eyes off of Katherine while he whispered, somewhat defeated, "She wants to break the curse, so I don't have to turn anymore, because she loves."

Damon laughed, "Oh wow, you are stupid," Turning to Katherine he asked, "Well? Do you want to ripe his heart out or should I do it for you?"

She gave no reply and turned away from Mason's heartbroken face.

"Damon, finish this." Caroline said.

He raised his eyebrows in surprise at Caroline telling him to kill someone but did as she told.

With Mason's heart still in his hand, Damon turned to Katherine, "Since obviously you weren't trying to break the moon curse so your little boyfriend could live a better life, want to tell me what you're actually up to? Or better yet, Blondie, since you seem to know everything, why don't you tell me?"

Caroline just shook her head and turned to go back upstairs but Katherine stopped her, "I thought you were all about saving lives and protecting innocent souls."

"He was working with you; his soul couldn't have been that innocent."

"He was working with me because he believed that he loved me. Why'd you let him die?" She asked.

"He was going to die anyway might as well have been now. Keep him living with the pain that you didn't really love him." Caroline explained.

Katherine looked at her in disbelief, "He really has changed you hasn't he?"

Caroline gave her a hard stare, "I know what's important now, and I know what I want."

Katherine smirked back at her, "You and I are a lot alike."

"I'm nothing like you," Caroline glared, "Everything I'm doing is for the people that I love. Everything you've ever done has been for yourself."

So a little longer than past chapters and I know not a lot happened but I'm finishing this very quickly before I have to head to work and I wanted to get something up their cause you guys have been so great and so patient with me. Please review and I'm hopefully I'll have the next chapter up within a few days.