A/N: I'm so glad some people are reading this! And some people liked it, which is nuts since this is my first Stefan/Caroline fanfiction. Thank you so truly much!

Part II: The Training

Although the dark wasn't on the show, it was in it that Caroline liked to train her performances. She moved her body gracefully, the absence of light making her feel weightless. From a ballerina, dressed in pink, she turned into a vamp – her clothes and lips turning bright red as she stopped spinning around.

It was the day before the show, the last chance for the girl to practice. She repeated every move of every dance at least twice, until she was sure it was perfect. The last thing she needed to practice was the dance of The Treat, which she had decided to add two weeks before and only now would have the opportunity to put on the show.

Caroline started slowly, as if she was tired. She took off her shoes and massaged her own shoulders. She relaxed, her body bending backwards, her flexibility always unbelievable. Then she puts her legs up as she held herself on a comfortable bench, painted in black. She flips her body and the next second, Caroline is standing up behind it. Her breath stands still and her hair is falls perfectly, the bun gone.

She walked around the bench, trying to imagine a person sitting on it. She had no idea what else to do. Had weeks to figure out and yet she had no dance moves, no other.

Caroline sat on the ground and bit her lips.

She heard a click and the music suddenly stopped.

"Who is there?" she was not afraid at all. A bit annoyed, perhaps.

"Do you need any help?" he turned a spotlight on and walked through the light.

"Have you been watching? Dear God, Stefan, do any of you guys ever listen to me? I like to train alone!"

He was very close to the stage and she could see in his eyes he would never tell her if he's been watching. A funny mystery danced in his green eyes, his answer was maybe yes, maybe not. You'll never know.

"Yes, we know that, and we know you're all about surprises, but it seems like you're having a little bit of trouble..." He went on stage and offered her a hand. "I'm just here to help".

Caroline gets up and Stefan feels ashamed. He had forgotten, for this fraction of second, about Caroline's… abilities.

"Okay, so... I was thinking for the Treat, I start slowly and then at some point the music changes and everything explodes!" she smiled, her excitement coming back.

"Woah, calm down" Stefan laughed. "I'll put a song and you tell me if you like it, okay?"

He went back to where the radio was and turned it back on. Caroline didn't like the first song he picks, neither the second. When his fingers pressed the button and another song filled the air, Caroline's eyes brightened.

Stefan walked to her again. She didn't protested when he sat down on the bench, shamelessly admiring her every move.

Caroline sang along to the song for a couple of seconds and Stefan's ears were thankful that her voice was beautiful; it startled the voice on the radio.

She suddenly tripped, purposely or not – he also would never know.

He held her and pulled her to himself. Caroline immediately put her arms behind her back, keeping her lethal hands far from him. She was sitting on his lap and the realization of that fact was the only thing that could talk her breath away.

Stefan, though, breathed heavily. He was enchanted by her perfume and it felt so good. He would live in that moment forever.

Caroline was completely involved with the song, her heart, love and desire, taking control; it took advantage of the situation. – Indeed, their romance was beyond obvious. It was also impossible too, wasn't it? Long date friends, the best of friends. Friendship is also important, neither of them wanted to ruin it. But – Caroline loved that moment right there, only the two of them alone. No lies, no promises. There was only Stefan's gaze, his body saying the worlds he couldn't.

So she relaxed her legs, balancing herself. Kissed his neck, untied his shirt carefully just to quickly put her hands in her back again – feeling terribly disappointed she'd never touch that chest. – She moved to the beat of the music. Caroline bent her body backwards and Stefan held her by the hips. When she came back to be face to face to him, it was his turn to kiss her neck. His kisses went down and up again, until his lips were very close to hers. Could this be it? The moment they begin...?

Caroline suddenly got up, leaving a very turned on Stefan, with closed eyes, immobile on that bench.

Taking a step away from him felt like waking up from the best dream or the most dangerous nightmare. Her entire body was electrified.

How could she have let things go that far?

She put her shoes on and turned around, desperately needing to take a shower – could she wash away all those feelings?

Stefan opened his eyes, put his fingertips on his lips – he still could taste her skin.

But then he noticed... The music was over. And Caroline was gone.