hi pretty people! so i don't really know what this is... i was watching season 3 of tvd and this idea popped into my head. normally i write for bonnie but i was really feeling the forbes this morning so i ran with it. i typed this out in one sitting and it's not very good but reading it makes me so happy for some reason so i decided to share it with you. this isn't rly a romantic pairing fic, it mostly focuses on bon and care's friendship. the ending is pretty vague so you can fill in the blanks yourself. if you clicked this fic for klaroline you can easily imagine them as the end pairing and if you clicked on it for forwood i got you covered as well. there's no specific timeline for when this takes place because caroline was never actually put in this situation and obviously nora and klaus weren't on the show at the same time, but for the sake of the one shot just ignore all those details. i think that's all. enjoy this fluffy one shot, my loves!
Caroline hadn't left her bed since 8 AM. She checked the clock on her wall. 3 PM. Great.
She woke up eager to start the day, but once she checked her phone, her mood dropped and she flopped back onto her bed. The notification that made her happiness crumble like a sugar cookie was a text from Tyler, reading 'can we talk?'
Just thinking about that damn text was going to make her scream.
"Can we talk?" She repeated to herself in a mimic voice. She didn't care that she was talking to herself, she was distressed.
There are only two directions a conversation leading with 'can we talk,' can go. Bad and horrible. And Caroline knew that if she had this talk with Tyler, it would go horribly. Because she knew exactly what he wanted to talk about; Klaus.
Why was Klaus the root of all her problems lately?
Tyler would definitely want to talk about how Klaus 'fancied' her. And how he assumed that she felt the same about him. Even though she'd made it abundantly clear that she didn't . She didn't want to talk about that. She wanted Klaus to just disappear. It was Tyler that was refusing to let go of him - not her.
She tried her best to focus on the movie that was playing on the TV screen in front of her. She didn't know what it was about, all she knew is that it wasn't good enough to distract her from her disintegrating love life. She let out a loud, dramatic groan.
"Is this a bad time?" The quiet voice of her best friend, Bonnie, squeaked from behind the door.
"No." Caroline said. She sat up for what felt like the first time in weeks.
Bonnie opened the door and smiled her bright smile. Caroline was already feeling better.
"Scooch." Bonnie ordered, making Caroline move to the other side of the bed. She got under the covers and leaned her head on Care's shoulder. "What are we watching?"
"Couldn't tell you, honestly." Caroline mumbled.
"What's wrong? You're still in bed." Bonnie pointed out.
"Bon, tons of people sleep in."
"You're not 'tons of people'. The Caroline Forbes I know and love would never miss an opportunity to seize the day."
Caroline sighed and looked down at her friend. "Tyler texted me today."
"Boyfriends tend to do that." The witch remarked.
"But this wasn't just any text, Bonnie. He asked me if we could talk!" Caroline cried. She smushed her face into a pillow and started fake sobbing.
Bonnie chuckled and started rubbing her friends back. "I'm not seeing the problem, Care."
"The problem is that I already know what he's going to want to talk to me about. Klaus! It's always Klaus this and Klaus that - I don't want to think about Klaus anymore!"
Bonnie nodded to herself, knowing what was going on. She'd known Caroline since the diaper days, and she could read the blonde pretty easily. She could see the lingering stares between Caroline and Klaus, the way Care claimed she hated him but lit up when she talked about him. She knew that Caroline didn't want to fall in love with him, but people don't have any control over that.
Personally, Bonnie thought that Caroline shouldn't ignore her feelings, but she would entertain her friend for a little while since she was obviously in distress.
"Then what do you want to talk about? If it's not Klaus." Bonnie asked, still rubbing circles on her friend's back.
"Let's talk about you. How're things with Nora?"
Caroline watched Bonnie's face light up and become tainted with a slight blush. "Good." She said shyley, "Really, really good."
"I'm glad." Caroline said. She really was glad. Bonnie and Nora were made for each other. Especially with all that Bonnie had gone through, Care was happy that her best friend had someone.
" But ," Bonnie continued, "I think Mary Louise and Jeremy are teaming up to break us up."
"Those whores." Caroline muttered.
"For real." Bonnie agreed.
Mary Louise was Nora's jealous ex and Jeremy was the same for Bonnie. Both of them had fragile egos and neither of them knew when to give up.
Bonnie and Nora were with their respective exes when they realized they had feelings for one another. They broke up with Mary Louise and Jeremy before they could cheat, but neither of their partners took it well.
Jeremy threw a lot of chairs and Mary Lou went on a killing spree.
The pair also both wrote angry poems and performed them at poetry night at the grill. Caroline had to stop a giggle remembering that.
The blonde vampire sighed. "Don't worry about them, Bon. Your bond with Nora is much stronger than whatever they'll try to stir up."
"Yeah, I know." Bonnie smiled. "Now let's get back to Klaus."
"Let's not."
"Come on, Caroline. Denial won't help anybody." Bonnie said knowingly.
The blonde groaned theatrically. "Fine."
"I think the most important question to ask yourself right now is if you have harboring feelings for Klaus."
"No." Caroline answered quickly. Too quickly.
"Care, come on. You're going to be stuck in this situation forever if you deflect everything."
She waited for a beat then sighed. "Maybe… I kind of like Klaus."
"Great. See, how does it feel to get that off your chest?"
"Horrible! He's a monster, Bonnie! I have a crush on a monster. Now I'm a monster." Caroline said solemnly, burying her face in the pillow yet again.
"Caroline, you're not a monster. You can't blame yourself for having a crush on a handsome guy with a hot accent who showers you with gifts and praise." Bonnie comforted.
"Watch me."
"Look at me." Bonnie said, tapping Caroline's shoulder. The blonde reluctantly took her face out of the pillow and looked at her friend. "You don't have any control over who you love-"
"Like." Caroline corrected.
Bonnie chuckled. " Like. You don't have any control over who you like . I'm not Klaus' biggest fan… well, I'm not a fan of him at all, actually, but if you are, I support you, because you're my best friend. If you're happy, I'm happy."
Caroline wiped a stray tear from her eye. "Thanks, Bon. But I don't know if I want to be with Klaus. Or Tyler. Or anybody."
Bonnie nodded. "And that's fine. As long as you don't blame yourself for whatever decision you make, I stand by you completely."
Caroline pulled Bonnie in for a big hug. She let a few more tears escape. "What do you think I should do?" She asked quietly into Bonnie's hair.
"I can't make that decision for you, Care."
"I know. I was just hoping you'd change your mind when I asked with my sweet voice."
The girls chuckled and pulled away. They smiled at each other tearfully.
"I think I know what I'm going to do." Caroline said.
Bonnie smiled. "Okay. Go get 'em, girl."
Bonnie stayed for another hour, and when she left, Caroline finally got out of bed. As she gave herself a much needed stretch, she decided that from now on, she was going to take control of her life.
thanks for reading! hope you enjoyed it! leave a comment letting me know what you think and have a good day. mwah 3