"Good morning, Enzo." His name past her lips causes a shiver that surprises him.
The small smile on her face, with her bottom lip between her teeth, reminds him of the decades between them. Sometimes she's so innocent he wonders how this life hasn't jaded her yet, then again there are times she is so wise he feels as if she has walked on this earth longer than him.
"Morning gorgeous." He greats with a smirk on his face.
Caroline takes her usual seat across from his cell and opens her notebooks, making notes here and there about things that are meaningless to him.
She begins to fidget more and more as time passes; he watches amused as she fiddles with her sleeve and pencil. It takes once more glance at the clock from her for him to say, "Spit it out."
Caroline looks up from her notes, a lock of golden hair falling in her face as she stares at him with curious blue eyes. She moves the stray stand as she says, "I've been here for 13 months, and you have never told me your name. Why now?"
Enzo moves from his position against the back wall to be closer to her, as he leans his head on the bars, "I wanted someone to remember me, someone to share my life. So when I die I'm more than just a number."
The vocalization of his death seems to dim her ever present light, "Your not going to die, they need you-"
He cuts her off, "Once they find what they are looking for they will end me."
Her sky eyes shine with disbelief, "I'm sure there's someone out there looking for you."
He shakes his head, breaking eye contact with her for a moment before sharing something that breaks him, "I was orphaned at four, and have spent every day since then fighting for my life. There wasn't much time to make friends, and those that I did have are long dead. Being a vampire was worse, I couldn't stay in one place too long before suspicion aroused."
He pauses allowing his words to sink in, "Don't forget me Caroline."
They come to take him away before she could say anything. The next hours are excruciating, Dr. Whitmore never seems to run out of new ways to bring pain to the forefront of him mind. By the time he is laying in his cell waiting for blood to heal him, he has all but forgot his earlier conversation.
It isn't until Caroline says, "I promise." that the memory floods to him, pushing the pain away.
"I promise I won't forget you Enzo." Caroline whispers. "You changed the way I see vampires, and you are helping bring forth a new medical era."
Enzo feels at peace, knowing his life wasn't a complete waste. He doesn't roll over to look at her, not wanting to see her sky eyes that make him want to give her his darkest parts.
The next few weeks are much lighter, filled with conversation about her schooling and his light jabs at her fiancé.
One day he asks, "How does sunshine feel?"
"Hmm?" She asks as she scribbles something down.
He is laying on his back staring at the top of his cell, imagining he can see the sun, "How does the sunshine feel? How does it smell? how does it taste?" He closes his brown eyes
He feels Caroline's blue eyes bore holes into his skull, as if she's examining him to see if he's sane. He's not.
"It's bright." Caroline simply states.
Enzo shifts as he opens his eyes to look at her, "I'm a deprived man, I haven't seen the sun in many lifetimes, please remind me of what it's like." He closes his eyes once more.
He hears her swallow before she says, "It feels wonderful. There's nothing like waking up to the warmth of the sun, nor allowing the warmth lull you to sleep. It brings safety and peace with it. Every morning is a fresh start, leaving the wrongs of the day before behind and bringing a new chance."
He opens his brown eyes to look at her, and he's glad he did, she is wearing a wistful smile on her face as she stare off at nothing. "I love going home and sitting on the porch, allowing the warmth to seep into my bones and take away the days pains."
She pauses, as if contemplating the next thought before perfecting it, "It tastes like long summers spent outside, like cool lemonade and the spray of the ocean. And it's smell, it's smell is - well it's indescribable."
Caroline notices his gaze after finishing her description, her cheeks are soon painted pink.
Before she could say anything, or come up with some excuse for going off like that he says, "Thank you."
They go back to their usual dynamic after that, avoiding the heavy stuff and enjoying their banter.
As she moves to leave that night he says, "Enjoy the sunshine, gorgeous."
She looks over her shoulder, blonde hair cascading down her back, "I wish I could bring some back to you."
"You already do." He says.
Caroline Forbes is speechless in a rare moment, and in that moment he realizes what he's been avoiding for months, he loves her. She walks out a second later, the lock can be heard as her heels click against the ground.
Enzo Loves her.
What comes next brings more pain than Whitmore could ever afflict.
He needs to let her go.
A/N I'm so sorry for the late update, life has been crazy. Unfortunately, it still is crazy, so the next update might be awhile. If this seems rushed or a little weird, please let me know.
Thank you to everyone reading this.
Goodbye The Vampire Diaries, you have been apart of my life for so long and will be missed, but thank you for a wonderful story.
Until next time!
Loveklaroline- thank you so much for all of your support, it is truly appreciated. I hope you enjoy this, and I will be looking forward to your review. Your story is outlined, now I just need to sit down and write it when I find time. Until next time :D