Hey! So I just wanna put it out there that everyone is human in this story and that I don't hate any characters or pairings. If you think I'm being unfair to any characters or pairings, just let me know.

Caroline tapped her nails on the desk, anxiously looking at the wall clock opposite her.

5:58

Two more minutes and she was home free. She averted her eyes from the clock onto the papers on her desk. Her boss, Stefan Salvatore, asked her to give them to his other personal assistant, Bonnie, once she returned from the bathroom. Caroline has been Stefan's personal assistant for five years, and it only became apparent to him last year that Caroline had been fighting to stay awake. Working at a law firm can make you very bored, but it wasn't that, it was all the work she had to do. Luckily, unlike his brother Damon, Stefan was a very nice boss to have and realized he needed to hire a second personal assistant. After Bonnie was hired, Caroline and her became very good friends very quickly and ultimately have become like sisters.

Caroline could see Stefan, furrowing his brows at his computer, in his office (which is an adjoining room to her and Bonnie's workspace). She looked back to the clock.

5:59

The worst part was that Bonnie always took forever in the bathroom and Caroline would probably have to wait an extra ten minutes. Caroline yawned, all she wanted to do was get home, have a bath and go to dinner. The double glass door opened suddenly as Bonnie entered, trying to hide her smile. Caroline narrowed her eyes as she watched Bonnie sit at her desk.

"Why are you so happy?" Caroline asked.

Bonnie frowned, "Is it that obvious?"

Caroline rolled her eyes, "Oh please, your buzzing with excitement"

Bonnie grinned, "Guess who just asked me out!" She exclaimed, unable to keep calm.

Caroline laughed, "Who?"

"Who do you think, Kol!" She said.

"That guy who keeps flirting with you, following you around and not to mention, the guy who's slept with almost every girl who works here? That Kol?" Caroline assumed, "How did he ask?" Caroline inquired after Bonnie nodded.

"He followed me into the bathroom, cornered me and asked me"

Caroline rolled her eyes, "How romantic"

Bonnie ignored her, rolling her eyes and became very interested in her nails. Caroline thought about the pair. She had introduced them a couple of months ago, as Kol was Klaus's brother. Kol seems to like Bonnie very much and it looks like the feeling is mutual.

"I'm happy for you, Bon" She said, picking up the papers and walking to Bonnie's desk. "Stefan asked that I give these to you" She handed them over. Bonnie quickly scanned the pages, and then placed them neatly on the corner of her desk. Caroline knew not to get involved with Bonnie's business so she never asked what the papers were for, although she was itching to ask.

"Thanks, Care"

Caroline looked at the clock once again.

6:04

"We going or what?" Caroline motioned to the door. Bonnie looked up, "I think I'm going to stay behind, I have to talk to Mr Salvatore". Bonnie has only been working for Stefan for not even a year, and was still uncomfortable with calling him Stefan, unlike Caroline.

"Ok, well bye Bonnie, I'll see you tomorrow." She waved goodbye to Bonnie and left the room, after going to her desk and picking up her bag.

Caroline walked past many cubicles where other employees sat. She saw Jeremy; a good friend of Caroline's who had taken an interest in Bonnie, giving a death glare to Kol who sat at his desk, across the walkway. Kol, oblivious to Jeremy, had obviously spread word. Caroline laughed inside at the building tension in the room, and wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy jumped from his seat and punched Kol.

She kept walking and saw Elena; another very good friend of Caroline's sitting at her desk. Elena was also a personal assistant but she worked for Damon Salvatore, who constantly flirted with Elena. Caroline knew that someday, they would be a couple. Elena looked up and smiled at Caroline, who returned the favour. Caroline's pace quickened as she saw the elevator in front of her open. She made it to the elevator, and nearly let the doors close until a hand popped through, obstructing the doors path. The one and only Matt walked in. Matt had previously been in a relationship with Elena and was now single. In fact, he was the one who introduced Caroline to Tyler.

Most of the elevator ride was a mix between awkward smiles when they would coincidentally look at each other at the same time and habitual noises like a tapping foot or a deep breath. Eventually Matt broke the silence.

"I heard about you and Tyler breaking up". Hearing the words 'breaking up' now made it official.

"Does everyone know?"

"No, just me, unless you told someone?"

"I didn't tell anyone"

"Ok"

This was officially the weirdest conversation she'd ever had. A loud ding erupted through the small room as the elevator opened to reveal the lobby.

"Bye, Matt" She tried to sound as cheerful as possible after their memorial conversation.

"Bye Caroline"

Caroline rushed out of the elevator, her heels clacking against the marble floor. She made her way to the front entrance and hesitated to let the automatic sliding door open. Luckily Caroline lived very close to the law firm and only had to walk a block or two.

Caroline enjoyed walking home, she loved the fresh air and enjoying the scenery she's seen a million times. But most of all, she loved her thoughts not being interrupted. Her usual walks home consisted of thoughts about her work and her friends. But today was different, she was instead thinking about Bonnie's date, his brother, but mostly Tyler. She thought about how it must be for him to get rejected like that. Caroline tried to put it very easy, but she couldn't help but feel like she was very mean.

She thought about this until she nearly got run over by a car, luckily it stopped otherwise she would be most likely dead.

"Sorry!" She yelled at the driver. He just muttered, or yelled, under his breath something she couldn't unhear. She quickly crossed the road, running as fast as she could with heels. As she reached the other side she could clearly see her apartment building and made her way toward it.

As she reached the door, she had a very unnerving sensation that someone was watching her. She turned around. Not being able to see anyone; she sighed and turned back. She saw a small slip in her mail box, which was located in the middle of everyone else's. The small slip indicated that she had mail so she grabbed her keys out of her bag. She fumbled to find her locker keys among her apartment keys and car keys. They all looked the same. After she found the right one, she jammed it into the keyhole.

Before she could turn the key, someone grabbed her from behind, yanking her back, turned her around and slammed her into the lockers. Caroline felt excruciating pain in her back as she felt her key dig into her skin painfully. Her vision cleared up and she faced her very angry attacker.

"Tyler" She whispered. He held her by his shoulders, his nails digging into her neck. He pressed so closely to her that she felt his breath in her ear.

"You can't dump me!" he yelled, rage clearly being shown in his eyes. One of his hands snaked up to her neck and squeezed her throat.

"I- I didn't dump you" She fought for breath. This made him squeeze harder.

"Yes you did! We could've been very happy together!" He lifted her off the ground and made her struggle to breathe a lot worse. Her vision started to blur and her eyes started to close.

I'm going to die, Caroline thought to herself.

Suddenly, Tyler was thrown back which caused him to release Caroline. Caroline fell very hard and a tremendous amount of pain shot up through her ankle. But that pain wasn't nearly as bad as the pain that exploded in hear head as she hit it on the metal lockers.

"Get out!" and the shuffling of feet were the last things Caroline Forbes heard before falling unconscious.

The throbbing in her head woke her up. Her eyes opened carefully, slowly adjusting to the bright light. Once her vision returned to normal, she looked around. She was lying on a couch, a blanket strewn over her. She was in a living room, a kitchen behind her and a TV in front of her. A door to the right of her, next to the kitchen, was half opened where she could see the corner of a bed.

She was brought back the pains that her body let out in her ankle, her back and her head. She moaned. She could hear footsteps getting closer and lifted her head as far as it would go. Caroline saw none other than her neighbour, Klaus Mikaelson. He smiled when he saw her.

"You're awake, finally" He said as he walked over to her and kneeled next to her.

"How long was I asleep?" Caroline asked.

"2 days" he said, like it was nothing.

"2 days! I need to go to work!" Caroline tried to get up, but the sudden jolt of pain in her back caused her to groan. Klaus quickly cupped the back of her head, easing her head down gently.

"Easy there love" He said, looking genuinely worried.

"I have to get to work, they'll be worried about me" She stated.

"Don't worry, I've called your boss and told him what happened and also your friends Bonnie and Elena called a couple of times to see if you're alright." The news reassured her and she eased back into the couch. Caroline smiled; she could always count on her friends. A thought entered her mind.

"Were you the one that saved me?"

"Guilty" he smiled.

"Thank you for saving me Klaus, but if you would be so kind as to help back to my apartment"

"I'm sorry, but the doctor said you shouldn't move about as it would slow down the healing process" Klaus said.

"So what am I meant to do, just lay here on your couch until I get better?"

He smiled.

"Precisely" he said. She groaned.

"How long until my wounds heal?"

"The doctor said a week, maybe two" He smirked. He's enjoying telling her this, she could tell.

"Uh-uh, no way! I'm not just gonna lay here all night not being able to drown out you and your…..guilty pleasure" She hoped that was the right word, "every night for two weeks, I can barely stand it from my apartment!"

He smiled, loving her misery.

"I guess I'll have to give up my hobby until you get better then"

Caroline rolled her eyes, "A hobby? It's practically your career."

He let out a very welcoming laugh.

The laugh made her feel so much better about her situation and she actually started to enjoy being around him. That didn't mean she liked him though, it just meant they could be friends. Hopefully good friends. The though made her smile.