Chapter 12

Stefan's P. O. V

Everyone has gone to bed. I take a quick shower then me and Caroline go to bed. I couldn't go to sleep and neither could Caroline. I was sitting and she was on top of me. I was holding her hands and she had a grin on her face. Though it was cold out, Caroline had her bra and shorts on. She had a blanket around her and with that she said she was fine.

"Why the constant smiling" I finally said to her.

"I'm just happy. We have our friends back and you have your brother back."

"Thanks to you" I lean in to kiss her.

"Are you happy?" she tilts her head a little bit I fur my eyebrows.

"Of course I am. I have everyone I love here including you. What more can I ask for? Thanks for being there for me, for everything. I would have gone ripper if you weren't here" Her smile grows. She kisses me. I give her tongue, access into my mouth. Her arms are around my neck and my hands are on her back. I turn her and she's on her back. Our lips don't part. I hear a moan come from her. "I want you so bad" I said out loud. She was breathing hard.

"So why don't you?" The room gets quiet.

"Because I refuse to be one of those guys that say I love you, have sex with you then leave. I want to prove to you I love you and I don't need sex to do that. Though I want to... so bad." She gives me a shy smile.

"Don't worry. I believe you when you say you won't hurt me." I lie down and she lies on top of me. I stroke her hair until she falls asleep. I'm not that tired but I'm sure we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow as well.

The next morning I wake up to realize I'm on top of Caroline now. Her breasts are really comfortable. Damon walks into the room but I still lie there.

"Get up sleeping beauty." I roll onto my back waking up Caroline. She groans and covers herself.

"Damon I'm glad your back but please warn people when you enter a bedroom." I get up and toss her one of my shirts. She looks cute when she wears one of my shirts because it's a little big on her. I put on shoes and a shirt. "Where are you guys going?"

"Brotherly bonding. I need to catch up on what's been going on." Caroline furs her eyebrows. It was eight in the morning "We are going to make breakfast then we will go out later." Damon says. His face was serious. We walk out of the room and go to the kitchen. I tell Damon about the deal I made to Klaus. I also told him about the witch that did a spell on them and why I had to kill him again.

"Wait. How was it possible for you guys to go in to Mystic Falls, Markos put a spell." He looks at me confused.

"Yeah, that's what we don't understand. It was lifted but we don't know how. "

"And you guys rebuilt Mystic Grill? How long did that take?" Damon pours the egg onto a frying pan.

"Not long. About a week. Everyone worked on it. They had a karaoke night the first day. Caroline sang two songs and it was like as if the explosion never happened." He nods his head. I had forgotten that's how he died.

"Ken and Barbie, how long has that been happening." I feel the judgment coming on.

"About a month. I really care about her though. She takes my mind off things. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have been able to get through all this. She's my best friend. If you have something bad to say, go ahead. It won't change anything" He shakes his head. We were making breakfast for everyone, pancakes and scrambled eggs with bacon.

"Shockingly I like that you guys got together. I'm glad to see you happy. She seems good for you" I smile.

"Well that's a first."

"Have you had sex with her yet." he smirks.

"No. I don't want to rush this relationship. It's building up nicely. I told her I don't want to say I love you then leave after I have sex with her. I'm afraid to hurt her."

"Are you saying that to respect her or to see that you can actually love someone else who isn't Elena?" I look at him with a serious face. Of course I can love someone else. I love Caroline.

"What are you trying to get at, Damon?" He shakes his head. We continue the breakfast. Everyone comes down later. Bonnie is the last to come down. Elena looks at Damon and rolls her eyes.

"Wow this food is really good." Caroline says with food stuffed in her face. I was sitting next to her. I look at her and she has syrup by her lip.

"I'm glad you like it" I chuckle and wipe the syrup off her face with my finger. Without thinking I lick my finger and continue eating. I look up and Elena looks at me confused. Klaus walks in and pours himself a cup coffee. He doesn't look at any of us. He turns at us then rolls his eyes. He looks like he forgot we were all here.

"Okay. I was being nice because of my brother Elijah. I was trying this new thing of listening to my older sibling for once. I don't like it. I want you all to leave, last thing I need are citizens of Mystic Falls invading my house." I sigh.

"Klaus, you seem off your game and exhausted. I know Hayley's gone so if you need a babysitter for a night, I'll be more than happy to help." Caroline offers.

"Thanks love but I don't take help from others. I have things to do today. Though I wouldn't mind your company" He smirks. I clench my teeth. She looks at me and whispers in my ear. I laugh a little louder than I should. I look at her and smile from ear to ear. Everyone looks confused and I'm guessing none of them used their super hearing. We all continue eating our breakfast.

"Well I was thinking that the girls go hang out with the girls and guys with guys then tonight we all go walk around. There's a lot to do here."

"Sounds like a plan." Lexi says. I smile at her. I love that everyone is here.

In the afternoon all the girls got ready to head out. It took Bonnie some convincing until Damon finally got her to say yes.

Damon's P. O. V

I go into the room Elena is in. She looks at me then continues to get ready. I walk behind her and wrap my arms around her. I look at her through the mirror.

"I just want to say that I am sorry. I was mad and I shouldn't have taken it out on you. You were hurt so you turned your switch off. It's understandable. I still have this anger with me but I just need to remember I am here with you again. I love you too much and we have so many memories together for me to completely forget about us. I just have a lot on my mind." She turns around and hugs me.

"I missed you so much. It hurt when you walked away." I hug her tight. It feels like it's been forever since I had her in my arms.

Caroline's P. O. V

"I take a quick shower I put on a maxi skirt and a teal sleeveless buttoned down, collared shirt tucked in. I put on black wedges. I curl my hair and put on a little bit of makeup. While I do all this Stefan stares at me. I look at him a few times and he smiles. If it was someone else I'd be uncomfortable.

"You look beautiful." Today he just seems more happy and affectionate. I smile. I like seeing him like this.

"We are going out shopping. I get my two best friends back so I'm really excited." He stands up and wraps his arms around me and kisses me.

"I would really enjoy if you stayed here. But, I'll see you later. Also, interact with Lexi and get to know her." he smiles at me, I go to Elena's room. I open the door and see her and Damon making out. I clear my throat and they both look at me. "Can I talk to Elena?" he rolls his eyes and sighs.

"Sure Blondie. I'll go... check on Bonnie." He walks out and I fur my eyebrows. Why would he check on Bonnie?

"Why did he wa-"

"What did you want to talk about?" She interrupts.

"Elena, I just want to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I should have been more considerate to your feelings." I say. I'm still not okay with her kissing Stefan.

"Why are people apologizing to me today? I'm the one that messed up. Don't be sorry Care. You were right. I shouldn't have done those things. I'm also sorry for kissing Stefan. I was terrible."

"It's fine." I lie. "Now if you'll join me. It's about time i get to hang out with my best friends." She smiles and we wrap our arms.

We all head out to eat lunch first. I talked about my trip with Stefan but I didn't mention Silvia. Lexi talked about paradise, I and Elena had a smile on our face. It sounds wonderful. I made it clear that yes, me and Stefan are together. Bonnie didn't look herself but I didn't ask. Damon is the only one that talks to her a lot. I've missed her so much though.

"By the way Caroline, I rooted for you and Stefan for a while. I'm glad he acted on his feelings. You two seem great for each other." I blush. I see why Stefan loves Lexi so much. She seems really cool.

"Thanks. He is pretty great. Though I wish I had a warning about his sleeping habits, when hes on top of me I feel like I'm part of the bed. But I'm not complaining." Elena laughs and nods.

"Yeah, Damon too" I look at Bonnie and she seems out of the conversation.

"Bon, seriously what's wrong? You're here now. Let's have fun."

"Um" She clears her throat. "Yeah, you're right." She calls for the waiter and asks for Whiskey.

Stefan's P.O. V

When the girls head out, the guys stay in the house. I hear a noise coming from upstairs. Damon and I check it out. It was just Klaus.

"Klaus, what happened?" he looked frustrated. Hope was on the bed.

"I can't do this. For some reason I can't manage to just simply give her the blood and... Kill her. It's not like its permanent."

"Why do it? She seems very special." says Damon. He picks her up and sits on the bed. This is the most relaxed he looks all day. Klaus hesitates.

"I don't want her to be hybrid. I know she's special, but she's too powerful"

"Ah. I see. You don't want her to be were wolf so you won't have the urge to create more hybrids. You don't wanna personally feel like that's the only reason that you kept her." He looks at Damon and his eyes are red. "If you love her like I feel you do then you won't hurt her" Klaus looks at him serious. Though hes talking to Klaus I get a feeling like hes talking to me too. Klaus throws the bottle at the wall angrily. It breaks and theirs blood on the floor. Hope starts crying. Damon rocks her back and forth. He smiles when she calms down.

"I need a drink." Damon hands her to Klaus. We walk into the living room and bump into Mia.

"Hey Guys, I was just going to check on Hope. I wonder if Klaus turned her yet."

"He's not doing it anymore. He got mad and threw the bottle at the wall. He couldn't take the pressure." says Damon.

"That's... ironic. He puts a bunch of pressure on other people but a little pressure on him and he goes kaboom." I smile realizing the irony.

I see Damon eying her up and down. She has long black hair and hazel eyes. She seems about my age and has dimples on her cheeks. She's very pretty. If I wasn't with Caroline, I would ... Nope. I get rid of that thought immediately. I love Caroline too much.

Caroline's P. O. V

We all bought enough clothes to last all four seasons. While Bonnie and Elena were trying out clothes Lexi and I sat outside the dressing room.

"So tell me about you and Stefan?" Lexi asks eager to know. I smile.

"What else is there to tell, I told you about our trip?"

"Come on, I know there's more to tell. The way he looks at you, I see that there's a lot of love. My boyfriend used to look at me like that" I blush.

"Well Stefan's very sweet. He shows me every day that he cares about me and he gives me another reason to love him more and more every day. I love being there for him as much as he is for me. When he lost Silvia, he was broken and..." Lexi frowns at me. She interrupts me.

"Wait, what? Silvia? Please tell me you're not talking about Silvia from Georgia." Holy crap, what did I just do? "We need to go. Now" She storms away. She looks like she's trying hard not to cry. Elena and Bonnie come out right after.

"What happened?" Bonnie asks worried.

"I'll tell you later, come on lets go" We all get in the car. When we arrive at Klaus mansion Lexi takes no time to get out of the car. We leave the bags in the car. Lexi opens the door and heads too living room. Damon and Stefan were laughing about something. They both look out of breath. H eyes light up when he sees me.

Stefan P. O. V

Damon and I had gotten back from the bar a couple minutes go. I turn and see all the girls and I smile when I see Caroline. I frown when I see Lexi.

"Stefan?" I stand up. Her voice sounded weak, like she was about to cry.

"Lexi, what happened?" I look at her concerned.

"Silvia, Is it true?" I sigh and look at Caroline. She mouths the words 'Sorry'. Damon stands up.

"What about Silvia?" I sit down.

"Um, while I was in Georgia I met up with her, when I went to go visit her the next day she had passed. She had died in her sleep." Tears roll down Lexis face. "I was waiting for the right to tell you, but you guys just got here. I wanted you guys to settle first. She sits next to me. I wrap my arm around her I hate seeing her cry because Lexi never cries. I see Damon's eyes turn red and a tear falls down his face. I see the anger in his face. He punches the wall.

"Damon" Surprisingly Bonnie goes to him. Elena looks at her surprised. She shakes her head and rolls her eyes. Bonnie has her hands on his face. He has his hands over hers. "Damon, calm down. Everything will be okay."

"Everything keeps happening. Why can't I just have something good" He whispers but everyone can hear him. Elena walks up to him. She kind of pushes Bonnie to the side.

"Damon you do have something good. You have me and I have you. It's okay." She holds his hands and kisses him.

A couple hours later, everyone has calmed down we decide to go out. They were still bummed but Caroline refused to stay inside. We are all dancing in the club, even Bonnie. Caroline walks up to me. She has been avoiding me since I found out she told Lexi about Silvia.

"Are you mad at me?" I look into her eyes and I know she's scared.

"Of course not" I hug her and I hear the relief in her voice. I kiss her hard. "I've missed you all day." We start dancing to the music and might I say I never danced this much unless it's with Caroline.

Caroline's P.O.V

It was getting late and Damon and Stefan were completely drunk. I l thought that the sober coach can take a break for a day. He was bonding with his brother, why would I get in the way with that? I didn't drink that much. We all head home. I had fun and I'm exhausted. This was our last night here. Stefan won me a big stuffed panda. It was adorable and Damon bought a painting to hang at the boarding house. We all tried different food. I have to say New Orleans is a place I will definitely visit again. I took Stefan to the room. I took a quick shower. I changed in the room.

"You are so hot." I look at Stefan and his eyes are half closed. He wraps his arms around my waist from behind.

"And you are so drunk. " He lies on the bed. I take off his shoes and jacket. He pulls me onto the bed and I fall. He pushes his lips to mine and it feels so good. "I love you, Stefan." He sighs.

"I remeneber when Lena used to say that to me. God, I missed her so much. Yo- You know what's funny? How I tried so hard to get with her and kiss her again and then she gets with my brother, then when he leaves and her humanity is off, she kisses me" He laughs. "Isn't that weird? Who knew after waiting so long, it would happen like that. I think about that every time I see her" He closes his eye and falls asleep. I frown then get off him. Why do I try? I'll never compete with Elena. Maybe I should stop.

Sorry I took so long to update. It's so frustrating to use my computer from how slow it is. Thank you for reading. Poor, Caroline. Leave a review or something :) I have another fanfic called City Lights, for any Delena shippers.

Do you think Caroline has a chance with Stefan?

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