...{love is louder}...

She had listened to him. She kept him down in the cellar for awhile, going down frequently to give him bunny blood. Which he grew to like and not gag on it. He was getting better, she could tell. He was getting safer to be around, at least she felt safer to be around him. And that was good, it's what she wanted, it's what they both wanted.

...{love is in the air}...

"Stefan? I brought you some bunny!"

Caroline walked down the basement stairs and turned the corner, making her way towards the cellar.

"Stefan?"

She poked her head to look through the slot window. She saw him, lying on the ground in a daze.

"Stefan? I brought you some blood."

She opened the door and walked over to him. She crouched down and placed a hand on his cheek. He was burning up.

"Elena...? Where's Elena?"

He had caught her off guard. What was she supposed to say? The truth, Caroline, say the truth.

She breathed in deeply, before exhaling. "Stefan, she's safe. Elena is with Damon. He's taking good care of her."

"When will she come back? I need to see her. I need to see my girlfriend."

Caroline sighed and tried to hold back the tears that stung her eyes.

"Um, Stefan. I don't think she will come back. Or at least anytime soon." She exhaled. "I probably shouldn't be the one telling you this but..." She sighed again. "Elena kissed Damon, and she thought you were off with Klaus and now they're...sort of together."

He shot up then, alert and angry. He stared at her, the predator look flaming into his eyes. He charged at her, slamming her against the wall.

"You're lying." He growled.

She shook her head. "Stefan...you're hurting me."

"You're lying!" He yelled.

"I'm not! I'm sorry that you had to find out like this, but I'm not lying." She said calmly.

"Stop lying Katherine!"

Her brows furrowed then. "Katherine? I'm not Katherine. It's Caroline. Stefan, it's me, Caroline."

He dropped her, turned his back and started to pace, one hand rubbing his chin while the other rested on his hip.

"You're a liar. For once in your life, would you please tell me the truth? Don't joke about this." He shook his head. "Not about her."

Caroline hesitantly stepped towards him and lifted her hand to place it on his cheek, only to have Stefan back away from her touch. She took a step back, before taking a step towards him again.

"Stefan-" She walked over to him and slowly placed her hand on his cheek. "It's Caroline, and I'm not lying to you. I promise you that, I would never lie to you." She shook her head. "Not about this, not about them. I know how concerned you were about having this happen and I'm truly sorry that it did. But you can't just sit and sulk over it. You need to prepare yourself for what is next, for when you see them next. Okay?"

He swallowed the lump forming in his throat. Stefan cast his gaze downward, to the dirt floor. "Please," He whispered, almost inaudible, while he closed his eyes. "Just leave me alone."

Something inside Caroline collapsed. Her heart started to crack, she could feel it breaking. She could feel it breaking into tiny pieces, tiny shards of glass. It was breaking for him. She stared as he turned his back and started walking away from her. Taking a few steps back and nodding firmly, Caroline turned and left the room. She left him alone with his broken heart, which was lying shattered on the dirty floor.

...{love is heartbreaking}...

Stefan had successfully not had human blood three weeks now. He was finally returning to himself once again! Caroline smiled to herself as she walked down the basement stairs and opened the cellar door, walking in.

"Stefan?"

She looked around, he wasn't there. Where was he?

"Stefan?" She called again.

Quietly he crept towards her, ready to pounce.

"Caroline!"

She let out a startled gasp as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Don't do that! You scared me!" She said while laughing lightly.

Stefan rested his chin in the crook of her shoulder. "I'm sorry." He murmured.

She pulled away from his grasp and turned to look at him.

"I'm letting you out! I just need to go and get a few things, but promise me that you won't feel the urge to drink human blood?"

He nodded. "I won't drink it."

"Okay, good. I'll be back soon."

She walked over to him and kissed his cheek before turning and leaving. Stefan followed shortly after she had exited the room. He closed the door behind him, happy that he was free! Happy that he was finally out, and himself again. He waited till he heard the front door close, signaling that Caroline had left. Stefan walked into the kitchen in search for Caroline's cell phone, knowing that she probably would have forgotten it. A smirk came across his lips once he found it. He dialed the familiar number and waited for someone to answer.

"Hello? Caroline? Is everything okay?"

He froze, mind going blank. He couldn't form words; his throat grew dry and constricted. He licked his lips.

"Hello? Caroline?"

He sighed deeply.

"Stefan..."

He closed his eyes at her mentioning his name. Stop it, you can't love her anymore, you don't love her anymore. She cheated, she cheated on you. She's with Damon. You have to let her go, you have to move on.

"Stefan, I'm so sorry. I need to explain everything to you. Please just let me expl-"

He hung up, disconnecting the call, not caring what she had to say. Running a hand over his face before brushing it through his hair, he walked over to the liquor cabinet opened it and got the bottle of scotch out. He walked over to the couch and fell down on the cushions and began to drink his sorrows away till he was numb.

A/N: So what did you all think? Oh and if you have ideas, you can PM me and I'll consider them!