Hello, one more time. It's again me with my attempt at writing. Sorry for the long wait. Hope there are still people interested in this fanfiction. Thank you very much to those who took some of their precious time to check, read, follow, favourite or review this story. Just as earlier Characters don't belong to me. Nothing belongs to me, only the attempt at writing. Thank you one more time and nice reading to all of you.

Chapter 11 The Awakening

Morning would start as usual with a coffee. But now even the coffee wouldn't wake her up, because she wasn't even sleeping in the night. She was wondering how many stars were there in the sky? What is her star like? Would the other stars notice if her star would fall? Would the sky shine as brightly as it is now, if her star would have fallen that day at the store? She didn't know, but surely she knows now that her star is still over there and shining, and being a lantern to the sky. A myriad of stars was a lot without a single star the myriad would shine just as brightly as it is now. So maybe the same would happen to her? No one will notice if she would disappear or not? Maybe no one would ever care if…

"Care…Care… Caroline Forbes! What is your majesty thinking about?"

"Katherine? Sorry… I was distracted. Thinking. Oh hello there man. Why aren't we at the prep school? Huh? Feeling big already?" Caroline spoke as she kissed Trevor's cheek.

"Nope is just Elijah invited us over breakfast." Katherine answered shyly.

"Mmm, Elijah as in Elijah Mikaelson?" Caroline grimaced.

"Yes, your neighbor. I just came to say hello and see how you are."

"I see that you are moving forward very fast. Very well Katherine, very well. Just be careful, okay? And in answer to the following question I am fine. Today I was invited to go to the police section to retell them all that happened in there, like they don't have the tapes already."

"Do you want me to go with you? I know it will be too hard for you to go there are revive all those horrible moments. I can cancel the breakfast" spoke Katherine while already grabbing the phone to call and cancel the breakfast. Caroline grabbed the phone from her.

"First of all Dean is coming with me, he volunteered, since he had a lot to do with police he knows what and how and so on, Elena will also be there with me, which immediately includes Stefan, they moved forward very quickly also, I swear it seems to me that they are sending me somewhere in the deepest hell of the hells, and second: Katherine you just found a man that is awesome, I don't know you didn't tell me that he is awesome or not, but he makes your eyes shine, and be bright. And this thing is not to be lost. Got it? Elijah is I think a good thing for you. So go over there and charm his pants and make his sister fall in love with you."

"Just so you know I would go to the police with you but hearing of all the people that will go there, I think there will not be a place even in jail for me to support you in there. But any way be the strong Caroline Forbes I got to know and came to love, okay? Kiss you." Katherine approached Caroline and kissed her on the cheek. Caroline hugged her back and ruffling Trevor's hair while hugging Katherine.

Two minutes later Dean came in with three coffees in his hand.

"Morning sunshine!"

"Morning Dean" answered Caroline somehow with a shade of sadness in her voice.

"Wow no sass, no telling me to go away, no telling me to disappear?"

"Like it worked earlier. It didn't, so why repeat myself? Though I love quoting myself" Caroline attempted a joke. She saw that part smile of Dean spread his lips.

"Welcome back Miss Sassy Caroline Forbes. How ya doin'?"

"Seriously? You are out of your tricks and trying to charm me by impersonating Joe Tribianni? Not going to work."

"It got you smiling." A weak smile crept on Caroline's lips, Dean also feebly smiled. God how much he liked to see her smile. It reminded him that she is a bright girl that should always be smiling "But if honestly, how are you Caroline?"

"Well considering that now at the police station 3 people are going to babysit me, I feel a little deprived of freedom, then I feel horrible for being forced to get through all of that for one more time, like every night isn't enough. Besides all of that I am fine. Perfectly fine." Caroline nervously looked at a petrified Dean that wanted to make her forget everything but he couldn't. She also felt like if he could do anything for her not to go to the police station he would do it. He approached her and took her by the crook of her neck and brought her face closer to his chest with his right hand while the left went to leave the coffee on the counter and then immediately went to soothing a crying Caroline. A desperate crying Caroline. A desperate crying Caroline that understood that she should get over this because people all over there are much worse than she is now. She should get over it. She will. Of course she will. She is Caroline Forbes. The question was when. When will she do it?

Elena appeared from the stairs and saw Dean soothing a crying Caroline? She just went back and left them at the first floor. It wasn't like she didn't know what to tell Caroline, but it was that guilt that was eating her, that didn't allow her to go over there and hug and kiss Caroline and tell her that everything will be fine. She hated that her mum couldn't come like right now to be with Caroline, she hated that their father was now like on the Caribbean and wasn't answering the phone. She hated that that day she sent Caroline to the store. Caroline had a bad family, that was what Elena was thinking. Her mum busy, her father in a vacation and Elena was the one to send her in the hands of those horrible people. And now when she saw that Dean made her show an emotion, even if it was a negative one, even like this, she was happy that Caroline showed it, because in the last three days she was like a statue: not moving, not talking, not smiling, not… nothing. Poker face Caroline Forbes. Maybe the fact that she cried it would convince her that she needs to go to the psychologist. Maybe she will realize that she needs it. Maybe to trick her somehow and to bring her there and just to see if something will it work? Two minutes later Elena found herself at the first floor. She watched as Caroline wiped her tears away and pretended that she wasn't crying at all. Typical Caroline Forbes reaction: not to make someone feel embarrassed by the fact that she was sad or had been crying, or the other option which sounded as Caroline Forbes hiding behind her smile the fact that she also suffers. But this was her strength – smile. The smile that spread on her lips was her weapon. In fact she had a lot of smiles to wear. The one she used to wear the most was the supporting smile. That one reached her lips, her eyes. A lot of people have seen this smile being delivered by the none other that Caroline Forbes. Then there was her fake smile. Oh God if you got her fake smile – consider yourself being warned that Caroline Forbes herself has already a thousand and many more ways to make you suffer. This means or you crossed her path, or her friends' path, or her family's path, or you just was being a dick to an innocent person. There also was the genuine smile. This one was the one that was not given too many. This smile was showing that Caroline Forbes cared about that person. Bonnie Bennet, Elena Forbes, Katherine Pierce, Trevor Pierce, Liz Forbes, Bill Forbes, Matt Donovan were the ones to receive her genuine smile. Not a lot of people, but the list was short and safe. Some time ago in this list was included Tyler Lockwood but since the infamous cheating he was awarded with the fake smile. Elena was interrupted from her counting of Caroline Forbes smiles when she saw Caroline approaching and hugging her.

"Don't do this Elena. I was there because I should be there. If I see you one more time going down that guilt trip again, I will kill you. And not just kill you but I will tear you apart. You got me?" Caroline's trembling voice threatened Elena. A sobbing Elena. "Okay now stop sobbing and come one let's get to the police office, because one more minute and they may think that I was kidnapped again."

"This was a bad joke Caroline."

"I know, Lena, just wanted to lighten up the mood" said Caroline while putting her hand on Elena's back of the neck. Dean looked at them and followed them behind.

They arrived there two minutes later than the time they were called at. Second floor and Dean opened the door. A man and a woman were sitting on the chairs at the left side of the desk. Also two chairs were on the right side of the desk, while the screen was above the Police Officer's head. The second one to enter was Caroline. She rummaged the room with her eyes and recognized that back of the head. She recognized it. It was belonging to that one who kissed her last. What was he doing here? Of course they were supposed to talk, they needed to talk, she wanted to see him, she wanted to meet him, but not here, not in these situations, not after the kiss he gave her without even being explained why. The fact that he felt that he owed her one is not an explanation. At least fro Caroline Forbes that was not an explanation. She wanted to turn around to leave but Elena was there

"Hey Care, hey, hey, you are okay. You will be okay. Everything is okay. Okay?"

Caroline only nodded. She sat down in the chair nearest the window and farthest from Klaus. She will try to not make eye contact with him. She sat there, Elena sat by her side. A questioning look was directed at Dean.

"I am with them. I am the bodyguard." Seeing his joke didn't get anyone to smile, he just wanted to slap himself.

"Are you family?"

"I certainly feel like it officer Maxfield."

"And I certainly feel myself like throwing you away from this office."

"He is my friend, Mr. Maxfield. I invited him here to support me." Caroline's soft voice spoke.

"Okay then, but you will have to stay in the back. Take a chair from the next office."

All this time Klaus could only look at her just once. But it was enough for him to see that she didn't want to be there, she had that look in her eyes that was the same as in that day. The same look. The same scared look. He wanted just to go there and lay her head on his chest and tell her that everything will be fine. That he will do everything so just she could be fine. But he wouldn't. Was he a coward? Yes he was. Was he a liar? Maybe. Was he caring for this girl? Also maybe. He turned his head to the officer again and just put those thoughts in the back of his dark and twisted mind.

"So we can start. You will ask why were both of you invited here? Well let me answer this to you before you even ask. First of all this very bravely – stupid girl was playing the hero over there…" Elena shifted in her seat thinking that the officer was talking about her attempt to change the spots with Caroline "and second of all you were the ones closest to Mr. Camp, again because someone decided to play the hero." This time the officer turned to Caroline and looked at her directly in the eyes. "Miss Forbes I am talking about you." Caroline's face went blank. "Yes Miss Forbes you were the one to approach Mr. Camp the most also he was with the gun in your stomach…almost, and Mr. Mikaelson was hit by him. All the people in the store came by and they agreed to go on the process as the accusers of Mr. Camp, so we decided to call you also, but as the two of you were there and the closest, in distance to him, we called the both of you in the same day and the fact you are here in the same time is just a bonus."

"He was with his gun at your stomach? Oh my God this is even worse than I thought." Elena cried desperately.

Caroline watched her sister, Dean was also shocked, Stefan was soothing Elena, and all she could want is that Elena would stop crying like a baby so they can get this over with and just go home. Elena just looked at Caroline with that "how could you do it" look. She was screwed. That was what Caroline Forbes was thinking.

"What has this to do with the fact that you called me here? I think this information is not related in any way to my sister. You…"

"So here she is!" Caroline was interrupted by another police officer that entered. "I think we all should just applaud your courage and take a lesson from you. I officially thank you that you distracted that man so we could be able to take down that man. If it would be by me, I would totally give you a medal for this. You practically saved all the people over there, who knows what a deranged drunk person could do with his gun. So I will totally ask our mayor to do that, you should be proud of your sister." The officer ended his speech, last words being addressed to Elena.

"Proud? She was a stupid silly girl that risked her life! That is insane how all of you police officers encourage this reckless behaviour because you can't do your job properly. If it was for me I would have slapped this girl for that, because she indeed acted stupid. None for whom she risked her life with, attempted even to say something to that man. So not, not a medal, but a place in the hospital, she clearly has problems with her head." Snapped Klaus. He just then realized he said it out loud when he saw all the eyes in the room looking at him and burning holes at him. He felt like standing up and going from out there.

"The same may be addressed to you also Mr. Mikaleson. You think we didn't see that you also risked your life when you stood up for her? So I think we have here two stupid people then, but very brave. "

Silence was what established in that moment in the office. No one commented. And this damn minute lasted for an hour. No one said a word, no one imagined what should say. Even breathing became tougher, and the air heavier, and hard to do it. Everybody forgot how to breathe.

"So is anybody going to turn that video on, or not? To just take it over with all this shit." Tatia's voice cut the silence. Mr. Maxfield turned the video on.

"I am sure you don't want to see all, we should rewind to the moment we are talking about." He said as started to rewind. Caroline shifted in the chair, she felt uneasy being there, Dean's hand soothed her letting her know that he was also there, Elena took Caroline's left hand into hers and looked worried at her. And then it happened the moment when the officer stopped the rewind and pressed on play. All of them watched a Caroline Forbes that was near Mr. Camp and telling him something, and how he poked the gun at her stomach, Klaus appeared behind Caroline, he said something, that man pushed Caroline and a hurried Klaus wanted to help her which sent him on the floor, also being hit by Camp, then Caroline rushed towards Klaus but she was interrupted by Camp, who took her by elbow and talked to her, while she also said something… and then he was hugging her. Everyone was in shock.

"That is all we should watch" Mr. Maxfield ended the video.

"So you wanted to stand up for her?" Tatia's voice was heard in the office.

"What's wrong with that sweetheart? She is my neighbour, she is a friend of Bekah and Henrick."

"What is wrong with him wanting to help my sister? Is she not worthy or what?"

Tatia left the chair "I will go home where I will be waiting for you to discus this" she pointed to Klaus, Tatia's eyes looked at the monitor, where the video was still playing "Weren't you going to stop it I certainly don't want to see my man…" Tatia's voice became a whisper when she continued "kissing this girl?" Everyone turned their heads at the screen. Caroline's shocked face was all that Klaus have seen. Elena was totally not expecting to see that, Stefan had this questioning look in his eyes that searched Klaus' reaction, who totally looked taken by surprise by this turn of events. He certainly had to give a lot of explanations now. Dean exited the office without saying a word. Caroline looked in her lap, where she was scanning the lapis lazuli ring that now she found it being very interesting.

"Is there someone willing to explain this?"