Previously on I've Been Roaming Around:
"I'm leaving. I'm going back to Seaside tomorrow." She paused and looked him in the eyes. "And Jeremy is coming with me." She turned away from him and left the room, without looking back.
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Caroline looked at the ground, she fiddled with her hands, her nerves getting the best of her. "I'm leaving tomorrow. I'm going back to Seaside." He cleared his throat. "Oh." He cleared his throat again, finding words hard to form. "Are you sure that's a smart thing to do?" Caroline nodded and took a step towards him. "Yeah, I do. I was only going to stay for as long as it took for everyone to get their lives somewhat back to normal." She paused and took in his expressionless face. "But I have a proposition for you." She noticed the curiosity form in his eyes. "What if you came with me?" "What?" He shook his head. "No Care, I can't." "Why not? Come on Jer, this will be good for you. You'll be able to get away! I'll go talk to Jenna right now."
….. Jenna stopped what she was doing and looked back up at Caroline, shock written on her features. "You what?" "I want Jeremy to come back to Seaside with me. Please Jenna-" "Yes." Jenna interrupted. "Yes he can go with you. It will be good for him. It will help him take his mind off things. But please Caroline look out for him." Caroline nodded. "Thank you! And you have my word. I will not let anything happen to him."
"I'm going back to Seaside tomorrow...and I want to bring Jeremy with me."
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"Oh Jer, I'm so excited! You're going to love Seaside, it's so cute, and you know it has that small town unique feel to it."
She grinned as she looked back onto the road. Jeremy chuckled at her, a smile on his face as he looked out the passenger window. They pulled into her driveway and Caroline unbuckled her seatbelt and quickly opened the car door. Jeremy was confused at why she was in such a rush, his unbuckled seatbelt slowly moved over his shoulder and he opened his door and got out. Caroline rushed over to him and grabbed his hand, pulling him towards her front door. She unlocked it and stepped in, pulling Jeremy with her.
"I'm home!"
Jeremy laughed. "Yes you are."
She rushed over to him. "Come on, let's get you settled in and then I'll show you around!"
He nodded. "Okay."
... {laugh}...
"This is where I took Stefan for lunch when he came to visit."
She motioned to a small restaurant just past the grocery store.
"And this is where we went-" She stopped when she bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry." She said, turning to see who it was, getting the feeling of déjà-vu.
"It's alright Caroline."
"Ethan, hey. By the way, thanks again for giving me the ride to Mystic Falls."
"Oh don't worry about it, it was my pleasure."
He glanced at Jeremy, and then back at Caroline.
"Oh, right. Ethan, this is my brother Jeremy." She motioned to Jeremy. "Jer, this is my friend Ethan. He drove me to Mystic Falls for Elena's funeral."
Jeremy nodded as he shook Ethan's hand. "Oh, so you're the guy that forced himself upon my sister."
Caroline laughed awkwardly and so did Ethan.
"Yeah, about that, I'm really sorry Care."
She smiled up at him. "It's okay. But um, we better get going. It was really nice to see you again."
"Yeah, it was nice to see you again too."
The pair turned away and continued on walking.
"Are you serious Caroline?"
She looked at him. "What?"
He moved in front of her, placing both hands on her shoulders. "That guy is a scumbag."
Caroline laughed. "I tell you, you and Stefan are more alike than I thought. He said the exact same thing."
"So then you should take that as a hint to never see or talk to this guy again."
She smiled at him. "Yeah, yeah. Come on, let's continue showing you around."
A/N: Hey sorry for the short chapter. I've been really busy lately. But I'll update soon! Please review!