As promised (in my head) due to amazing response, here's the very first chapter of Fix the Broken! It starts exactly where Life Gets Better stopped so enjoy it!
She bolted up in bed, gasping for air as she clutched at her throat, her heart beating violently. For a second, she had no idea what was going on. It was as though a giant black blanket was thrown over her head, blocking out every light, any clue of her very existence. But then, as though the blanket was slowly being removed, everything came running back into focus in her mind, the sudden pain overwhelming her. Her eyes watered immediately, her heart throbbing painfully, sobs beginning to escape her lips.
Damon died, Elena and Bonnie died too. Stefan died. Everything had been hopeless, there had been no way out except for sending Caroline back in time, in the hopes of fixing the broken. And just like that, the pain and despair started evaporating as Caroline realized what the fact that she was laying on her bed actually meant.
It worked! Bonnie's spell had successfully sent her back in time! She could fix this now, she could bring them all back! Her tears were now of happiness as she got up from the bed, briefly glancing at her skinny jeans and sweater clad body before picking up her phone to check the date. "Oh my god!" she gasped as she saw the date. "September 9th, 2009! What the hell!" This wasn't part of the plan, was it?! She wasn't supposed to go this far back! She'd thought she'd be sent back a couple of days, weeks at the most, but this? This was so long ago, this was the very beginning. Why wasn't she just sent a day or two back?
Quickly reprimanding herself, Caroline shook her head, running a hand through her blonde locks. "Atleast it worked," she reminded herself as she pulled up her jeans jacket, putting it on. She wasn't going to sulk around just because she was sent back so far. Truth be told, in the little amount of time between realizing what time it was and the panic filling in, she'd realized what it all meant; a second chance.
There was so much she hated about herself during this period, so much she wanted to wipe out of hers and everyone else's memory. She could fix every mistake she'd regretted from this time. She'd received a golden opportunity to become the person she'd always wanted her past self to be. Well, her past self was now her present self. Whatever sense that made, anyway..
Suddenly feeling incredibly happy, she decided to head out and check her old life out. "What other place to start than the Grill," she said as she headed out and made her way towards there, smiling at everything and everyone in sight. The warm weather of autumn greeted her as she walked through the crowd, smiling, thinking of her second chance at fixing everything. She was going to bring them all back, or keep them alive, seeing as none of them were dead now.
She would see Bonnie and Elena again, having them back by her side, alive and well. She would see Stefan's beautiful eyes lock with hers, feel his touch, hear his voice, know his there with her for all of eternity. And Damon, she'd see him again. The glint in his eyes, the smirk gracing his handsome features as he would wave at her with that mischevious look on his face. She could see him, clear as day, picturing him waving at her, smirking, the word 'barbie' practically written in his eyes.
She suddenly realized why she could see Damon so vividly; he was standing on the other side of the road!
For a second, she felt her heart do a backflip. A grin broke out on her face as she realized Damon was alive. She knew he was, but to see him there, in all his glory, it made Caroline feel whole again. She contemplated running to him, flinging her arms around him and never letting go. Damon was alive, Damon was there! But then, her mind actually started taking control again as she realized that, well, Damon was standing on the other side of the road!
This wasn't the Damon that loved Caroline, this wasn't the Damon that Caroline loved either. This was the Damon without his humanity, the Damon that compelled her and used her as his bloodbag! She realized this was the day she had hooked up with Damon, the day she had made one of the biggest mistakes of her everlasting life.
Without so much as blinking, Caroline turned on her heel, taking the alley way towards the Grill instead of walking over the road towards where Damon was standing. She kept her head low and walked as fast as she could. A sudden sound came from behind her, the kind of sound a vampire makes right before his arrival. Carline knew it, she knew everything now. Not waiting for the confirmation of Damon being the cause of the sound, she ran ahead as fast as she could and rounding the corner, she collided with something solid.
A pair of arms went around her faster than she could see and she felt everything drop. Her heart practically dropped to her stomach and she contemplated her choices in that small amount of time. Damon had caught her, he would compel her and she couldn't do anything to stop him. She'd wasted her only chance at giving their relationship a good start, the only chance at fixing things from the very start. But then, as she finally opened her eyes, she was met with emerald warmth, not glittering grey steel.
She felt the air get knocked out of her as she looked into Stefan's face, her eyes roaming every inch of him. She realized, faster with Stefan than with Damon, that this was the old Stefan. Meaning Elena's boyfriend. Even if all she wanted to do was to smash his lips with hers and never pull back, she knew Stefan would never do that to Elena. Not now, anyway.
Recognition formed in Stefan's eyes as he pulled back and, to Caroline's horror, she saw annoyance flash on his face. "Caroline, hi," Stefan said, looking as though this was the last place he'd like to be. Though Caroline wanted to just sink to the ground and start sobbing, not being used to Stefan being like this to her, she knew his reaction was justified. She remembered how she used to be at this time, how shallow, how self centered. She bit back the tears and gave him a smile. "Sorry, I was in a hurry," she said breathlessly. "Oh yeah, so was I," Stefan replied and started to walk past her.
Caroline looked after him for a second before her mind registered the fact that she was wasting a golden opportunity. "Stefan, wait!" she called after him, making him stop and turn around. Though she saw annoyance clear as the sky on his face, she didn't back down as she walked up to him. She was Caroline Forbes, a little nerves did nothing to her! "Look, I-I know that I didn't make a very good first impression on you," Caroline started, deciding to just go with her heart. "But I just want you to know that I-I'm not really how you think I am."
She saw the annoyance leave Stefan's beautiful face as curiosity filled its place. "I know you probably think I'm a shallow, annoying, rude person with a huge ego, but I'm not really like that. I just-what I'm trying to say is that- I don't want you to think of me as previously described person. I wouldn't even listen to myself because I know how I've been acting and the fact that you are actually listening to me shows what a great person you are. I would hate for someone like you to think bad of me. I'm not like the girl you met first day of school. Not anymore," she stated nervously, watching for any reaction. "I just hope you believe in second chances because I'd love for you to just wipe off whatever you know of me and you know, just start over again."
The last words came out more like a question and Caroline dreaded his reaction. To be honest, she was regretting every word that'd come out of her mouth, but it was too late now. Stefan just stared at her before a smile spread across his lips. Caroline felt her eyes water slightly at the sight of his smile, but she quickly composed herself, knowing she needed to be sane right now.
"Don't think I've introduced myself properly. I'm Stefan." Stefan reached out his hand for her to shake. Caroline looked at him for a second, somehow managing to keep her jaw from dropping before a smile spread across her lips as well. "Nice to meet you, Stefan. I'm Caroline," she giggled, shaking his hand. Stefan's eyes softened a bit as he spoke. "I'm glad we had this talk," he stated, still holding onto her hand. "Yeah, me too," Caroline replied, blushing. "Well, I gotta go. See you around, Caroline."
Stefan pulled his hand away as he turned around and started walking. Caroline waited for him to be long gone before she started jumping around, clapping her hands. It felt incredible to know that Stefan would like her from the start, that he would never have any memories of Caroline before she became a vampire. Their friendship could be from the very beginning now. She grinned as she looked at the hand that had held Stefan's. She placed it over her heart, closing her eyes briefly before having them fly open again. She looked at her hands, both of them, checking every finger, her eyes going wide by the second.
She wasn't wearing her daylight ring. With that realization came another; she was breathing heavily, her pulse was rising. A couple of spins shouldn't do that to her, she could run for miles without breaking a sweat. But that's when the horror truly settled in.
"Oh my god," she gasped, her eyes wide. "I'm human."
Damon was pacing the forest ground, his hands rubbing his temples. Caroline Forbes. What the hell was her problem? She was supposed to come running to him, who could resist his charm after all? He would've gotten on with his plans today already, if Caroline had come up to him by the Grill that is. But no, somehow she'd gone the other way and met up with none other than the person Damon wanted her to stay as far away from as possible.
Little Salvatore.
What Damon didn't understand though, was why Caroline suddenly wasn't running after him. What happened that made her suddenly feel better about herself? Just yesterday, she was eye-raping him like there was no tomorrow. And why was little brother being so forgiving? Things were supposed to go smooth and yet, everything seemed to get difficult because of this newfound sense of logic in Caroline. It frustrated him to bits.
But what really fueled his anger was the fact that somewhere deep, deep inside, something unknown was suddenly making him question his motives towards Caroline. And he didn't like that at all.
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