Chapter 28
A/N: And now the end is near and so I face the final curtain. It's been a pleasure writing for you guys. I love you all and thank-you so much for reading my little story I wrote out of boredom. Expect more from me as soon as my schedule lightens up. Once again thank-you! I love you all.
Monster
"So you've been looking for me," Isobel said, in her nasally but sensual voice. "What do you want?"
Caroline had searched all of Maryland, Washington DC, and the both Carolina's before finding Isobel in a small town in Georgia a few weeks after leaving Tyler. She'd moved around a lot since Stefan had last heard from her.
Caroline explained the situation to her and it intrigued Isobel enough for her to want to help her without any catch.
"It's simple really, darling." Isobel smiled. "This has only happened once before according to my research. But the man wasn't a werewolf. He was a human. And before the baby was even born, both the vampire and the human were killed for betraying their races."
"Would that happen to me?" Caroline asked, scared.
"Well you've gotten yourself pregnant by our mortal enemies so I'm going to assume yes. But this was thousands of years ago. I think times might have changed by now," Isobel said in a bored drawl.
"Do you think my baby will come out … healthy?" Caroline asked.
"Only time will tell, dear. But I'm quite interested in the outcome of this. So why don't you stay with me and I'll try to take care of you as best I can," she said. "I have a daughter your age that I never got to take care of. Let me atone by helping you."
"But what could you do for me?" Caroline asked.
"I could do some digging and see how to keep you and that baby alive," Isobel said, pointing to Caroline's stomach.
Caroline considered leaving and running back to Tyler but this was such a tempting offer. Isobel was notorious for knowing every little thing about vampires. If there was something that she needed to know, Isobel was definitely the one to find out.
Caroline nodded slowly, wondering when or if she'd ever see Tyler again. He had probably convinced himself that she didn't want him anymore by now. And she was too embarrassed to face him, so she agreed to stay with Isobel.
…
Another month and a half had gone by and Tyler was battling exhaustion. He'd not stopped looking ever since Caroline had left. He hardly ate and he tried to sleep as little as possible, as it was only holding him back.
Plus he was weakened by the moon. It was a to be a full moon that night and he knew he had to get as far as he could before he turned.
He had about 4 hours before that happened and he had caught Caroline's scent a few miles back. He kept driving, knowing that he was getting closer. If he could only get to her before his transformation, he knew everything would be perfect.
He'd tell he loved her and she'd fall into his arms and promise never to leave his side again. The image had played over and over in his mind since she'd been gone.
He just had to make it a reality.
…..
"Why didn't you stick around for Elena?" Caroline asked, as Isobel was cooking her an herbal soup she'd found a recipe for in a grimoire.
"She was better of with John's brother and sister. I was stupid and young and I wanted to die," Isobel said. "And now I'm dead and I don't regret a thing except for not knowing her at least."
"You can still know her you know. You're the only mother she has now," Caroline said. "You should go back to Mystic Falls and get to know her. If she knew you like I did, she'd definitely love you. You've been so great to me."
Caroline rubbed her protruding stomach and smiled at Isobel.
"Let's not get too mushy," Isobel said, handing Caroline a bowl and a spoon.
Caroline could feel that her baby was strong and healthy and she had Isobel to thank for that. Isobel had scoured over any possible resource and had taken care of Caroline as she'd promised. The only thing she asked for in return was permission to document every step of the pregnancy for her own personal research.
…
It was nearing midnight and Tyler was trying everything to stop his transformation but there was now way. He had stalled it long enough and knew he was close. His body had gotten used to most of the pain now and the transformations were much quicker.
He pulled over the car, upset that he hadn't made it to Caroline and he ran into the woods to find a remote place.
He found one shortly and began to shift, screaming out in agony.
…
"Are you going to ever tell your baby daddy that he's a baby daddy?" Isobel asked.
"I plan to. I just am scared to tell him for some reason," Caroline said. "I miss him so much that it hurts sometimes but I just don't want to see him and find out that he's not happy about this."
"Seems we're both a little messed up." Isobel smirked.
…
Tyler, in wolf form, sniffed at the ground, catching Caroline's faint scent. It was a few weeks old but his sense of smell was a lot more sensitive when he was a wolf.
He ran and ran and ran all through the night towards her aroma, letting out a howl as he went.
…
Caroline's head shot to the window.
"Did you hear that?" she asked.
"No."
Caroline sighed.
"Come back to Mystic Falls with me," Isobel said. "You have no reason to be away from it anymore and I can tell you miss it."
"I don't know. Everyone there thinks I'm either dead or married," Caroline said. "But I'd love to see all my friends again."
"So it's settled then. We'll go now," Isobel said. "Before you really start to show. You can tell everyone before the baby pops out."
"Elegantly put," Caroline said dryly. "But yeah let's go before I change my mind."
…..
Tyler's bones began to ache and he knew he'd be changing back soon. But he would be naked and he ran faster as a wolf. It'd only hold him back.
The scent was strong now. It burned through his nose and pumped him full of adrenaline. He knew he was close. He just had to keep pushing through his transformation back to human.
Dusk was close as he kept running.
Every nerve in him was alive. It felt like lights were shooting through his body and he could not wait any longer to be reunited with Caroline. She was so close.
…
"You got everything?" Isobel asked.
"Yeah. I do I think," Caroline said, picking her bag up of the ground.
Isobel headed to the door and opened it.
"Oh my God!" Isobel screamed and slammed the door.
"What?" Caroline demanded.
"Oh my Gosh. A wolf!" Isobel screamed. "On the doorstep!"
Caroline's heart jumped into her throat and she burst through the door and sat next to the giant wolf. It's bones were shifting and breaking and Caroline could see the hair retreating back to human flesh. Tyler was slowly materializing in front of her face.
A waterfall of tears came down as if out of nowhere and she could hardly contain herself as he morphed back to human. She knew he'd be too much in pain when he was done to really be happy about seeing her.
She couldn't stop crying. He'd probably looked everywhere for her. The thought of it broke her heart.
He was finally done and she threw herself on top of him, hugging his face with her entire body.
"Tyler," Caroline sobbed. "You came to find me."
He didn't answer. His body was shivering madly and his heart was racing.
"I thought you'd want nothing to do with me," Caroline said. "I lied to you and said I'd stay. I left you and I regret it everyday. I'm so so sorry."
She kissed his forehead and rocked him back and forth slowly.
"How did you know he wouldn't bite you?" Isobel asked.
"He'd never hurt me," Caroline said sternly. "We've gone through all of his transformations together and he's never even been close to hurting me."
Tyler reached to Caroline's neck and pulled her ear down to his mouth.
"I'm not mad at you," he whispered. "I just want to know why you left."
"I'm pregnant, Tyler." Caroline said, backing up show him her stomach.
Isobel threw Tyler a blanket and he sat up, covering himself with it.
"How is this even possible?" he asked.
"It's a miracle I guess," Caroline said, fearing he wasn't too thrilled with the news.
"Why were you holding bags?" Tyler asked, trying to buy time so he could think properly.
"We were going back to Mystic Falls." Caroline was anxious and Tyler was completely expressionless. This was the first time she couldn't tell what he was thinking.
"That's perfect," he said, smiling a little.
"Are you not happy about the baby?" Caroline asked.
"Caroline. I came here to ask you to marry me," he said, taking the necklace she'd given him off. He slipped a ring off of it he'd put there for safe keeping. The diamond was massive. Caroline was wondering how she hadn't noticed it.
"Yes!" Caroline cried before he got a chance to ask.
…
5 years later
Caroline was in the kitchen of her house just outside of Mystic Falls. It was around 2pm and her family would be home soon.
"Mommy, mommy!" a little girl's voice came from around the corner.
Tyler appeared from the corner carrying the little girl. He went up to Caroline and gave her a kiss on the cheek, which made her blush.
"How was school, Rose?" Caroline asked the little girl.
"We read little Red Riding Hood today and my teacher called the big bad wolf a monster," she said excitedly. "But my daddy's a wolf too. So am I a monster?"
"No but your parents are," Caroline replied, smiling.
"If you're a monster then I'm a monster too," she said, her blonde hair falling around her face.
Tyler smiled at Caroline, who had the proudest look on her face. She took Rose to get cleaned up for dinner. Elena, Stefan, Bonnie, Jeremy, Matt, Damon, Jenna, Alaric, Isobel, John and even Katherine were coming over.
Caroline kissed Tyler softly on the lips and then rested her head on his shoulder.
"Tonight's a full moon," she said delicately.
"Bring it on."
THE END