The Aftermath
by poopaw
(Disclaimer: I do not own TVD.)
She remembers every wrong and absolutely devastating thing he's ever done to their town.
Hunting Elena, killing Aunt Jenna, kidnapping her for his ritual, turning Tyler into a vampire and hybrid, forcing Tyler to bite her, killing twelve "innocent" hybrids, killing Tyler's mom, biting her, and forcing Tyler to leave town.
(Giving him his blood on her birthday, coming to town just to help her fight against a bunch of dead witches, baring his soul when he saves her from himself, helping her with her prom situation despite all the reasons not to, confronting her in the woods, making her body respond to his in a way her mind would've never allowed her to.)
Tyler eventually figures out what happened in the woods that day after Matt slips, mentioning how Rebekah had mysteriously appeared and saved him.
It's only a matter of time, she thinks, before she herself slips on the fact.
He yells at her. The vein in his forehead is throbbing.
"I give up, Care. I can't be with you if you have feelings for him."
"Tyler –"
"No! Okay? You slept with him, Caroline!"
She thinks that maybe she doesn't want to be with Tyler anymore. The thought of her coming in second to revenge (and subsequently, him) still eats away at her nerves. It still manages to pull little, painful twitches in her heart.
But she needs to redeem herself. This wasn't a romantic story. Her feelings were not caught between two guys. Tyler didn't need to give up because of this. It wasn't fair for their love story to end under the impression that she was actually in love with someone else. What was her life? A Katherine Heigl movie?
"I did but that was all that was!"
(That was actually the truth. Nothing ever happened after and nothing ever will. He's made sure of that.)
"Sooner or later, he's going to come back and whisk you away! I can't be here to keep you company while you wait for him!"
She falls silent.
"Tell me what you want, love."
Her legs were wrapped around his waist, every little bit of their body touching – no, wait. Everything except in the area she really wanted him to be.
"I . . . Klaus, please just –"
He gave her a little dimpled smile. His patience was astounding next to her basically non-existent one.
"Please just what? Tell me what you want."
He was staring at her with big, honest eyes. All of the mirth was gone and all that was left was a dark passion that made her shudder.
"You! You. I want you. Now."
She would have been indignant for the loud and passionate gasp she released once she felt him inside of her if it hadn't felt so damn good.
"He's not coming back! Ever!"
Tyler's eyes are on fire and hers are in tears.
May it be because of Tyler and their disintegrating relationship or something else entirely.
"A small town boy, a small town life – it won't be enough for you."
Promising to show her the world.
(And then, promising to turn his back on anything and everything related to her.)
Author's Note: Tell me what you think of the direction I'm following so far. Criticisms and comments are much appreciated. Also, everything that happens after TVD 100 is not taken into consideration with this story. I might borrow a few ideas if I see fit but it won't strictly follow the show.