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Caroline stirs in her sleep at the sound of the birds singing outside from her open window. She becomes irritated and turns to her opposite side. Her eyelids are perfectly sealed not wanting to wake up to from her beauty sleep. The soft touch of cotton against Caroline's cheek automatically makes nuzzle her face into the fabric of the pillow. The smell of a woody cologne hits Caroline's senses making her think about Stefan. Mmm... Stefan smells so forestry. Her imagination trails her off to those times where she dreamt about cuddling Stefan in bed. How her arm would stretch out and press firmly onto his hard chest... Caroline begins replaying her actions just like she has fantasised in her mind. Her hand made contact with a firm chest just like she dreamt. A sweet smile crept up at the corners of her mouth. I like this dream.
That's when she feels a sudden shake underneath the palm of her hand. "It's not a dream", She heard Stefan chuckle lightly. Her eyes open full of alarm. She see's that her face isn't nuzzled into a pillow but into Stefan's shoulder. Her eyes roam around her surroundings and notices that her hand is actually on Stefan's chest. He heard everything! Caroline shrieks and runs of the bed. Stefan sits up straight on the bed with his arms folded behind his head eyeing Caroline's figure across the room. "No need to panic. It was only a morning cuddle. No harm done", Stefan smirks.
"No harm done? You scared me!".
Stefan licks his lips with his tongue ever so slowly that Caroline becomes lost in the captivated moment. "Well It's not my fault you were dreaming about me". Using his vampire speed Stefan makes it to Caroline's standing position taking in her view up close. He inhales the sweet essence of strawberry vanilla scent and narrows his emerald orbs to a pair of glimmering blue ones.
"Caroline. We need to talk...", the voice trials off into the silence as the intruder entered the room. The door slams shut behind the young man who halts at the scene in front of him. In sync, both of Stefan and Caroline's faces turn towards the man who is looking at them with a confusing expression. "What's going on?".
Caroline clears her throat before she answers, "Tyler...Stefan was asking questions about his past". Caroline had no choice but to lie to her boyfriend. She couldn't tell Tyler that Stefan crashed here; he would be iffy about the whole situation.
Stefan began to understand what was going on. The man in front of him and Caroline is Caroline's boyfriend. It makes sense why Caroline had to lie about why he was here. Stefan angled his body towards Tyler and smiled wickedly. "Yeah, I had some questions so I came here. Caroline is the only one I trust right now". Stefan smiles at Caroline then glances back at Tyler. "Don't know what I would do without her", Stefan adds. He surely wanted to strain a nerve on Tyler by the way he was going on how much Caroline meant to him.
Tyler's jaw tightened and every part of his face became rigid towards Stefan; it certainly did strain a nerve. "Well she's good at helping out the people she cares about...", Tyler says moving his hands in his pockets. "She's a great girlfriend", He said in a boasting tone.
The jealously and anger in the room thickens as Stefan and Tyler stare back at each other. Caroline knows that Stefan wanted to get on Tyler's nerves for the fun of it. Stefan with memories never liked Tyler but he had to for Caroline. Now with no memories Stefan expresses himself boldly towards anyone he wants not caring about the consequences. For Tyler, well he never thought of Stefan as a friend. He had to get along with him for Caroline's sake. He would never admit it but he was always jealous of Stefan. Tyler could see that the friendship between Caroline and Stefan always seemed to grow stronger whenever they put their trust in each others hands.
Walking in front of Tyler, Caroline places her hand on his chest backing him away from Stefan's distance. Caroline turns around to Stefan and tells him to meet her in the forest. Once Stefan left the dorm room, Caroline drops her hand from Tyler's chest to her side. "Ignore Stefan, he's just got a lot on his mind. Now what did you need to tell me?".
Releasing a sigh Tyler grabs hold of Caroline hand in his. "Caroline I love you, you know that right?".
Caroline smiles brightly. She knows Tyler loves her but she couldn't help but think of the bad news coming along to shatter her. "Yes Tyler I know you do. What's this about?". Caroline chuckled lightly at the end trying to hide her fear of what may be said next.
Holding onto Caroline's hand a little tighter Tyler thinks of the right words to say. "I'm not staying here..."
"I know that! You told me this before", Caroline nervously laughs.
Caroline hears Tyler gulp and sees that he's not trying to make eye contact with her. "No. I'm leaving... I need to go after Klaus. I need to avenge my mothers death".
As those words are spoken Caroline removes her hand from Tyler's hold. She takes a step back gasping for air. Eyes start to water, but she fights them back while she gathers up her strength to shout at Tyler. "What?! Noo! You can't leave! You're leaving me again. What about us? I can't lose anyone else Tyler".
Tyler steps forward to embrace Caroline. "Care...".
"Noo!", Caroline whacks his arms away from her. "Just go", tears start to stream down the sides of her oval face.
He doesn't move; he just stands there looking at her wanting to comfort her. "Caroline, please...".
Once again he is interrupted by Caroline. "JUST GO!", Caroline screams. He listens and he leaves without looking back. When Caroline hears the door slam against the door frame that's when her body slumps down onto the ground with her back on the wall. All she can feel is pain. This isn't what she wanted. She didn't want this heartache. Enough heartache had been pondering over the thought of Bonnie's death. It feels like a someone has pierced thorns into her heart over a hundred times. Her heart is breaking. It's aching. There's so much anger and sadness invading a small part of her organ. It's overwhelming her senses.
Caroline brings her legs up to her chest and holding them in place wrapping her arms around her legs. Slowly, her head falls onto her knee's coating her kneecaps with black watery mascara marks. A gentle hand strokes her head and whispers her name. "Caroline, look at me", the voice sounds masculine she knows it's him.
Her heads tilts up looking at a pair of green eyes. "Stefan? I thought you left", Caroline sniffles as her lips quiver. Stefan shakes his head and wipes the last remaining tears underneath Caroline's eyes with his thumb. Caroline silently stays still as he wipes her tears away. She watches as he eyes scan every part of her face reflecting the guilt and sadness he is feeling.
"No, I never left. I was waiting outside the window for you", Stefan replies softly. He sits next to Caroline holding her close his chest. His arms are wrapped around her body and his head is on top of hers. Caroline holds onto his arms and quietly releases the last remaining cries from her throat.
"You heard. Tyler- He... I can't deal with this sadness and pain". Tears start to form in her eyes again. "I can't", Caroline cries while tightly holding Stefan's arms.
"Shh... I've got you", Stefan whispers into her blonde hair. He wants to help Caroline. He wants to make her smile; he wants to return that sunshine flare back to her peppy self. He calmly coos to Caroline which start to tranquil her down. His hold onto Caroline is tight and pleasant. He doesn't want to let go of her. "I'm here for you always".
It's silent now. Everything is quiet. Stefan's arms are still wrapped around Caroline's body; her palms are securely holding onto Stefan. It's soothing. It feels like home. "Are you okia?", Stefan asks worryingly.
"Yes", Caroline replies quietly under her breath. She turns her head around to look back at Stefan. "Thank you". Caroline smiles but it doesn't quite reach her eyes. Stefan nods and releases her from his embrace. That radiating warmth tingling Caroline's nerves is gone. It makes Caroline groan at the loss of comfort however is immediately caught off guard when Stefan holds Caroline by the waist helping her up. She turns around to thank him; and is stopped when she feels her legs are giving up. She looses her footing and almost stumbles to the ground when a pair of muscular arms grab hold of her. Their faces are face to face. Stefan's eyes flicker to Caroline's lips then back to her eyes. She intimidates his actions and experiences a sudden sensation travelling through her skin, nerves and heart.
Stefan steadily ensures Caroline's feet are grounded to the laminated wooden floor and lets go of her. "Thanks again", Caroline says staring intensively into his pupils. She breaks off the connection and walks into the bathroom to wash off the mascara smudged around her eyes. After she comes out of bathroom Stefan is gone. On top of her bed there's a white note. She sits on the bed and begins to read the note. She looks at the clock which reads it's almost 10am. Shit! I'm late! Quickly, Caroline dashes to her wardrobe to get dressed for her college lessons.
Sorry for late update. I probably be updating like this due to school work :/
I'm sad that there weren't no Steroline scenes this week :( hopefully next week we'll see more of them. Anyway I hope you guys liked this chapter. Remember to leave reviews so I know what you lot think. Bye xoxo