No one's POV
Caroline was curled up in her bed, head on Bonnie's lap and to no surprise, she was still crying. It had been 30 minutes since Klaus left their apartment. He only grabbed a suitcase with plenty of clothes to last him until he could find somewhere else to live.
30 minutes ago:
"Caroline, uh," He knocked on her door. She was in her closet changing out of his Henley shirt and sweats and into one of her pajamas. It took her a little longer to find them since she usually didn't wear them; it was always when they had company over, or she was mad at him. This time, though, it felt definite. She knew that once she took off his clothes, that that was it. "I need to grab some clothes."
She finished putting on her pajamas and then got out of her closet and walked towards the door. She unlocked it and then she went to her bed, climbing in and turning on the TV. Klaus quietly walked in, making it seem like he didn't want to disturb her, yet, just knowing that he was going in their closet to leave her was killing her. She covered her face with the blankets and started to cry again, she wanted to be as quiet as possible because she didn't want him to hear her cry again.
Klaus grabbed his suitcase and filled it up with the essentials. He came out and took a moment to look around. It pained him, yes, he isn't a monster, but it was for the best. He didn't want to keep stringing her along when he didn't feel the same way about her. It was sad, really. Everything he once couldn't get enough of, was now something he didn't crave. He did love her, that is true, but the spark wasn't there anymore. If he had told her about it before she would have suggested to take a break and then see where they were, but he knew that if they were to take a break, he wouldn't want to come back to her. That should have been the ultimate sign telling him that his heart and mind didn't belong to Caroline, but he wanted to try to pass through it, like if it was a rough patch.
"Love?" He called out. The TV was pretty loud so he couldn't hear her cry, and neither could she hear him call out for her. "Caroline?" He called out a bit louder as he got closer to the bed. She quickly wiped away her tears and then she popped her head out.
"What?"
"I'm sorry." He simply stated. Caroline pressed her lips as she pushed her hair back.
"Me too." She replied.
"I hope you will learn to forgive me soon." He added, taking a seat at the end of the bed. He didn't dare to look at her. "You know, you are my best friend." Caroline lightly chuckled.
"There is nothing to forgive, Klaus. You weren't happy, you are allowed to leave this relationship if you aren't happy." She told him as she looked at her hands. She played with her favorite ring, the one her dad gave her when she was 11. "I might not be ok right now, and it will take me sometime to be ok, but trust me, I'll get there. I might even be better than ok."
"I know you will." He stated with half a grin before he stood up, grabbed his suitcase and then left. The second he closed the door behind him, she let herself cry again. Her heart physically hurt. How can something so pure cause such pain? She picked up a pillow and hugged it really tight, thinking of her dad and the many ways he made her laugh at times like these. She cried even more knowing that she couldn't talk to him or hug him anymore. Her world was crumbling down on her and she needed to find some sort of comfort. Something that would keep her mind away from Klaus and away from the pain, even if it was just for a second.
Caroline decided she would call her best friend Bonnie. She didn't know what she was going to say or if she will even be able to speak, but she needed to hear her.
"Hello?"
She kept crying through the phone.
"Care? Are you ok? What's wrong?" Bonnie was now sounding more worried.
"I need you, Bon." She breathed out. "Klaus broke up with me."
"Honey, no." She cooed. "I'll be right over." Bonnie hung up and Caroline clung to her covers.
Present:
"Ugh!" She groaned, sitting up and wiping away her tears. "I am so tired of crying Bonnie."
"Are you done crying?" She asked. Bonnie had suggested Caroline to let it all out, keep no tears inside. Bottling up emotions is never ok, especially in these circumstances.
"For now, I think I am all cried out. My head hurts and my eyes are all swollen. I just want to have something else in my mind instead of," She closed her eyes, inhaling a deep breath. "Instead of only thinking about the break up." Her eyes began to water again.
"Ok, um, are you up to hear absolutely anything?" Bonnie asked. Caroline nodded her head as she reached out for her water bottle and took a long sip. "Ok, so last night, I was at the bar with Katherine and we were just blowing off some steam. You know max 5 tequila shots and all," Caroline chuckled, knowing that they never just 'blow off some steam' and drink a minimal amount of alcohol. "well, this guy comes up to us and says, and I kid you not, he says 'Hey, I'm wasted, I know you are too, so why not make this an even more special night and you go home with me?' Fuck! It was hilarious, I laughed so hard I think I hurt his ego."
"Yeah, single guys plus a bar plus women equals sex." Caroline stated a little to herself. Bonnie sympathetically looked at her before she hugged her.
"Carebear, don't do this to yourself. Don't stay in on a Friday night and think about your ex and what he is or not doing! Don't give him that satisfaction! If he didn't want you anymore, then ok, fine, it's all good! But honey," She pulled away from the hug to look into her best friend's eyes. "You are so much better than any other girl out there. He won't find anything better than what he had and when he realizes that then it will be his turn to cry over you. Trust me, you won't be easy to forget even though he already thinks he has won this break up."
"Yeah, well it's because he ended things. That is how he knows he won this break up." Caroline added in a defeated tone. Tears were starting to build up again.
"Caroline Forbes! That is not winning a break up. Yeah, he broke up with you, but the person who wins the break up is the person who is better off without the other one. You are going to cry, you are going to miss him, heck, you will want to contact him when you are drunk but that is the process into becoming you again, without the attached tumor that is Niklaus Mikaelson." Caroline smiled at her best friend before she let the tears overwhelm her again. Bonnie hugged her again as she stroked her hair. "You cry, let it out, cause in the end you will come out stronger."
Klaus came up to his older brother's home carrying his luggage in one hand and his phone on the other. He kept looking at the wallpaper he had on his phone. It was a picture of Caroline looking at the ocean as the sun set. He remembered that day vividly, they were on their last vacation in Quintana Roo, Mexico:
"Isn't this beautiful?" Caroline breathed in the fresh air as she felt the cool breeze hit her porcelain skin. It made her smile peacefully. "Wouldn't it be amazing if we could stay here forever!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands up. Klaus just kept staring at her, mesmerized by her beauty and delicacy towards this moment.
"Anywhere I am with you would be amazing, love." He replied. Caroline smirked as she turned her head to look at him. The wind was making her hair fly around her face, so she had to constantly keep moving strands of it behind her ear.
"You are such a dork," She stated, even though she loved hearing him say those times of things. "But you are my dork and I love you." She added before leaning in and giving him a sweet, gentle kiss.
"And I love you too." He added before deepening the kiss.
"Damn." He whispered to himself. He felt that this process won't be easy, but it's for the best. That vacation was already over a year ago and they were so happy and in love. Suddenly, he just didn't feel that way anymore and it pains him that it changed him all of a sudden. He went to his wallpaper settings and stared at the delete button for a second before he pressed it. He needed to start fresh and find himself.
He shook his head before placing his phone inside his pocket and then knocked on the door. Elijah opened it holding a napkin and looking surprised at his seeing Klaus there. "Niklaus?" He then noticed the suitcase. "Oh, you did it." He simply stated.
"I did it and it was the worse experience ever 'Lijah."
"You were in love Niklaus, of course it wouldn't be an easy experience." Elijah replied. "Come in, I was just starting to eat my dinner." Klaus chuckled before he walked in. "What's funny?"
"Dinner, I broke up with her before we ate dinner. She was asking me what I wanted to eat, and I just said, 'I don't love you anymore'. I ruined this day for her before dinner, what an arse."
"I can't say I disagree with you." Elijah stated before he closed the door.
