I am so very sorry for the extremely long wait, you guys. I have absolutely no excuse and all the blame is on me. Well except for the lack of inspiration, I have no excuse. It's been slow in my mind lately, but after seeing the new episode it got me back on track and I have already started the next chapter. So, I have a few things to say, that's why I've made this long A/N. First of all, I want to thank everyone who reviewed, who put this story on alerts, favorites and even me. Seeing e-mails that tell me someone put me as a favorite author is AMAZING and I can't be more grateful to all of you for your kind words and your support. Second, I want to apologize to those who reviewed this week and the past one, I haven't had a chance to respond to your reviews but that's what I will do after this chapter is posted. Third, an apology to everyone because I told almost everyone and if I'm not mistaken I've also said it in a previous A/N that I will try to post every 3-5 days and well… That went out the window. School started and it's harder to find time to write but I will do everything in my power to write regularly. Fourth, I just wanted to let you guys know that I will continue this story as it is. I had originally planned to post this fifth chapter as an epilogue to the story and then start a continuation with a different name, but I think it's not the time to do that yet, so it will be continued until I have something to write about lol.

So, a LONG A/N, thanks if you're still reading lol, if not then no problem either, you saved some time; if there are things that are confusing please don't hesitate to ask, also no beta still so all mistakes are mine. What isn't mine though is everything related to TVD, the books, series, characters, plots that are known, etc. So don't sue, I don't have much, just my worn out psychology books I love :) On with the story!

An unfamiliar sound woke her up, yet she couldn't open her eyes…her body was still too tired to be able to catch up with her mind. Finally, as the memories of last night began to flood through her mind, she awoke from her dreams. Caroline was met with a still and sleeping Tyler beside her. He was turned towards her, arms underneath the pillow, and the face a little bit smashed into it, a little snore coming from his chest. He looked as though he hadn't a care in the world, so tranquil and at peace. She thought he looked adorable this way. Of course, it wasn't really the case; she understood his struggles better than anyone else, even if she didn't always admit it. This is why in peaceful slumber he looked oh so adorable to her. Although, she could never tell him that for it would only bruise his big male ego, and then lead him into saying something like 'I'm not adorable, I'm a guy. We are hot' so she would have to smack his arm playfully. Finally, he'd give her his quirky smile, a smile that she could compare to no other. A smile that had the power to weaken her knees, silence her lips and stun her thoughts. She realized in that very moment that he was one of the most important people in her life and that she was lucky to have him near her. Caroline's hand made its way towards his naked back, and she started lightly trailing the tips of her fingers on his hot skin.

"Mm… that feels way too good." He said with a sleep-filled voice. Opening his eyes, he smiled lightly at her.

"Morning, beautiful."

"Morning," she answered back, leaning forward to place a small kiss on his lips.

"That's it?" he sounded sad but Caroline knew that he was only toying with her, so she got up and walked towards the bathroom, not bothering to put on any clothes. After all, there was nothing left for him to see after the night they spent together.

"Yeah," she said turning around to face him, placing one hand on her hip and twirling her hair between her fingers with the other.

"So you're just going to leave me here, like this?" Tyler turned so he was facing her, supporting himself on one elbow. His other hand went to the corner of the thin sheet that was covering his naked form and took it off him. His prominent morning erection stood tall and ready for action.
Caroline's eyes widened slightly at the sight and her heartbeat started getting faster but she quickly recomposed herself and put on a sultry smile.

"Well, you could always join me in the shower. After all, you are the one who first offered, remember?" she said, referring to his proposal from the other day.

Tyler didn't need to be asked twice, he just jumped out of the bed and ran over to where she was standing, catching her in his arms and lifting her up bridal style. She couldn't help but let out a giggle while wrapping her arms around his neck and let him carry her in the shower.

They emerged from there over an hour later, when the water eventually became unbearably cold, still nowhere near as clean as they should be.

"Maybe we should let the water warm again and go back in." Tyler said with a playful smile while putting on his jeans and button-down shirt he was wearing last night.

"Haven't you had enough Lockwood? For god's sake, you're going to be the death of me someday," Caroline said, laughing at his innocent expression. She walked towards the bed, putting on a summer dress, and climbed in, sitting cross-legged.

"Good thing you're a vampire then," he said, taking a seat next to Caroline. "You won't die for a long time, maybe not ever."

"Yeah… but you will…" she said, her voice cracking. Tyler turned his whole body towards her, and took her hand in his.

"I know…" It was hard for him to think about that, so he didn't really take the time to do it. Every time the subject came up, they easily dodged it, because even as just friends, it would be hard for both of them to know that she would continue looking like this and he would age and die. "You really want to talk about this now Care? I mean, I've never really thought about it too much."

"I think we don't have a choice Tyler. If we want to continue something, it's necessary." Her eyes held unshed tears, and her lower lip was trembling.

"So what should we do Caroline? I am going to age and die. Werewolves aren't immortal. I know it's hard, but I think we still have some time to think about it." He was looking at her, trying to make her understand how much it hurt him too.

"I know… I just need to kn…" Caroline couldn't finish her sentence because there was a knock at the door.

"Caroline? Are you home?" Sheriff Forbes' voice sounded from the other side of the door.

"Yeah mom, just a second." She was looking at Tyler, asking him with her eyes if he wanted to let her mother know he was there or not.

"I think it would be best if I left," he said slowly. "She's going to be asking questions that I don't think we have the answers too yet."

"Don't bother leaving, Tyler. I know you're in there too. I won't say anything out of place, I promise." Liz said.

Caroline just looked at Tyler who nodded slightly, and she just squeezed his hand once before super speeding over to the door, opening it.

"Mom, is everything alright?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to ask how was the party, since I heard you two come home fairly early." She was looking at Caroline with a slightly confused look, and the latter just averted her eyes.

"Um, it was good mom." Tyler could sense the embarrassment radiating from Caroline and shifted slightly so Liz's eyes wandered over to him.

"Okay, fine, I get it. I'll leave you two alone. Caroline, I'm going over to the mayor's house; your mother wants to talk to me about a serious council situation," Liz told Tyler. She knew they would both understand what she was saying, and turning around; she left the room, closing the door behind her.

"Oh my god, that was so embarrassing." Caroline let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and then gasped slightly.

"What's wrong?" Tyler said, turning around to face her and taking her hand in his. Caroline just said three words, but that was enough for Tyler to understand.

"Your mother knows."

Sheriff Forbes made her way to the Lockwood estate and saw Carol come out on the porch before she even had time to park the car. Turning off the engine, she took a deep breath and got out of the car.

"What's going on Mayor? Was there another attack in Mystic Falls that I don't know about?"

Carol approached her, and looking her up and down, blurted out what Liz knew was coming.
"Not if your vampire daughter controlled herself."

Liz just took a deep breath and looked Carol straight in the eyes.
"Caroline doesn't feed on humans Carol. She is not the bad one here." She could see that the mayor was surprised at her knowledge but just continued on talking, even defending her daughter. "Just like your werewolf son isn't one either."

Carol felt as if the air got knocked out of her. Her eyes got wide, her mouth opened slightly and she started breathing heavily.

"I know you didn't want to hear this, and more so from me, but I'm not the only one with a supernatural child here, Carol. I'm going to defend my daughter until my last breath."
"No, no it can't be. Don't lie to me, Liz! It can't happen, Tyler cannot be a werewolf. They don't exist."

"Well he is, and they do. I know it's hard right now, you can't believe it, but you will get used to it in time Carol, and you'll see that our children are not the bad guys here. They protected this town, while we were running around trying to kill them."

"Don't lie to me Liz. Oh god, this cannot be happening." Carol's head was spinning; she was out of breath and felt darkness envelop her.

Tyler heard his cell phone vibrate, but figured that kissing Caroline was the better option, so he kept on doing just that.

"Tyler," Caroline mumbled, "your phone is vibrating."

"I know," he said, his lips still on hers. "Whoever it is, it can wait."

"It may be important." She slightly pushed away from him, stretching over him to reach his cell phone. She looked at the caller ID and saw an unknown number displayed on the screen. "I don't know who it is, can I answer?"

He just made a sign that said go ahead and she pressed the green button.
"Tyler's phone, Caroline speaking, how may I help you?"

"Caroline?" Liz's voice sounded on the other side.

"Mom? What's wrong? Why are you calling on Tyler's phone?" she looked at him and shrugged her shoulders.
Tyler just pushed himself up on his elbows, while Caroline put the phone on speaker.

"Mom, Tyler can hear too. What's going on?"

"Tyler, I'm sorry but I had to tell her. She confronted me about Caroline, and I'm sure she wanted to do something against her."

"It's okay sheriff. I'll go talk to her."

"Well, that's the problem. I'm at the hospital; she collapsed and hit her head pretty hard. I didn't have time to catch her, she had backed off when I told her that you were a…" she trailed off but everyone knew what she was talking about.

"Okay, thank you mom, we'll be right there," Caroline said, and heard her mother say 'okay' before hanging up.

"This is bad, Tyler." Her eyes were worried.

"I know, but I'll make her understand Care. I'm still her son, she must get that." His voice cracked slightly, but Caroline didn't say anything about it. She knew what it was like going through the situation herself, and did the only thing she knew would help. She pulled him into a tight hug, and kissed him sweetly on the lips, before whispering 'I love you' into his ear.

Tyler didn't say anything, just took her hand and walked out of the room. After they got their things, they went out on the porch and while Caroline was locking the door behind her, he just said one thing.

"This is going to start a fight, I know it."

Lastly, I hope you guys liked this chapter :) I would love to hear from you on what you thought about episode 301 :)