Author's Note: This scene takes place between "In The End 1" and "Yes" in the fic "In The End". Nothing particularly plot-relevant (although it is mentioned a few times), but mildly entertaining nonetheless. Let me know what you think! :)
"Elena?"
"Go away Caroline. I want to be alone."
Caroline huffed and walked across the room anyway. What did she care what Elena wanted, when Elena was too stubborn to see what she needed. And what she needed was good old-fashioned girl time. She flopped down on the bed next to her best friend.
"How's it going?"
Elena glared. "How do you think it's going?"
Caroline sobered. "You're dying."
"Thanks."
"Well it's true! And I don't want to sit and go over strategy about what you'll do next. I'm here because… Well… I really want to know how you're doing."
It was quiet for a few moments before Elena answered quietly. "I'm so scared. Everything inside of me is screaming for things that I'm not used to. Blood? And, I mean, I'm used to wanting sex. My boyfriend," her voice cracked, "Is practically a nymphomaniac and I'm not any better. But this is unbearable! I just want out!"
Suddenly, Elena was hysterical as she turned and slid closer to Caroline. "Can't I just go back to how I was? When I was human and Damon was here… I'd even take Katherine being back!" She sobbed. "I wasted so much time!"
Caroline pulls the brunette into a tight hug, running her hands up and down her back in a comforting motion. Elena burrows into blonde hair and cries until she can't anymore. It's as she's hiccupping her way back to composure that Caroline notices the warmth filling her. Her eyes are closed, and she feels Elena's breath against her shoulder.
Tension fills the room, and Caroline's mind flashes with images that she'd never experienced before. Then,
"No!" Elena shoves her back.
At the broken contact, Caroline's mind clears and she leaps off the bed.
"Holy crap!"
"I'm so sorry!" Elena breathes.
"No, Elena, it's fine. It was just…"
"I think you should –"
"Yeah… Yeah… I need to go call Bonnie!"
And with that, Caroline rushes from the room, running smack into Stefan and Jeremy, and practically falling down the stairs in her haste to get out.