2011

" I can't feel my legs or my body.It is painful.I am going to die.No, I am dying." She sobbed like a kid as she tried to move her legs but she couldn't as her legs were dessicated and her body was dessicating from her feet. Slowly.She could tell it was slow as it felt like she was being pricked slowly and her body was drying up. She was lying on her bed as She felt someone caressing her hand. It was her mom. She knew that her mother was being brave for her but she was scared for too.

"No , you are not. We have Hope , Bonnie , the Twins. You are not going to die , Stef. "

Stefanie came back to reality as she experienced a vision. Last time she had this vision was when she came to this timeline. She massaged her head and looked around herself. She was at the decade dance with Sam who went to fetch the punch. She saw her mother arrive with her dad. Both looked mesmerizing but she couldn't focus on anything. But her vision. Every time she had this vision, it always happened. She was going to die.

She rubbed her arm as she felt suddenly cold and scared. She saw Sam approaching with drinks in his hands. He smiled at her and frowned suddenly. She couldn't understand why he was frowning as she smiled brightly at him.

" What happened?" He asked her but she didn't want to talk about it. So she decided to change the mood . She offered him her hand and asked.

" Dance with me?" He looked unconvinced but he took her hand. They came on the dance floor and started to dance on a Nancy Sinatra song. She started to get into dancing as it kept her mind off her death. She eyed Sam who had moves of his own. She then looked at her Mom and dad. They were laughing and having fun. She closed her eyes and waved her hand above her head and danced freely. Sam took her hand and spinned her as the song changed into a fast one. He rested his hand on her waist and she had her hand rested on his shoulder. They danced freely and laughed as he lifted her in her arms . She put his arms on her shoulder because of which they were more closer.

She breathed heavily and music turned slow and she came close to him. She rested her head on his chest as they danced slowly. He rubbed her back in an affectionate way and swayed her slowly to somewhere with lesser crowd. He felt absolute peace as he rested his chin on her head and they stopped dancing. She lifted her head back and to check out his face. He was taller than her , so she had to crane her neck upwards. She wanted him to be her first kiss. She wanted to be with him. In that moment, she remembered the time during their road trip to New Orleans. They bonded and trusted each other. He was nice , kind and patient with her. He was so relaxed as if he had Prozac in food.

She kept eyeing him and he kept looking at her. He understood what she wanted to do but he couldn't . Not right now.

He coughed and got her attention.

" I think we should go back." He saw her disappointed face but quickly she masked it.

" Yeah." She said slowly. She felt embarrassed and disappointed but forgot about the feeling as she saw her mom kissing her dad.

"Gross." She cursed under breath and turned her face away. At home , they couldn't keep hands off each other and it was weird for them. One time , Ella wrote a letter to Dad from Mom saying that she didn't want to kiss him because he smells. Ofcourse he knew, Ella wrote the letter because of her handwriting and also because when he was reading, he pointed out some mistakes to Elena to mess with Ella. Ella got angry and dad had to buy her a doll house to persuade her. Ella was happy but PDA didn't stop.

As she turned her face away , she saw Stefan who was looking at them. He looked heartbroken and he had a bouquet in his hand. She saw him throw it in the waste bin on his way out. She looked at Sam and signalled him to wait for her.

She ran after Stefan in humanly way possible. She found Stefan by his car , near tears. She felt bad for him ,for the first time.

" Stefan!" She breathed after running after him. She was a vampire and she was tired. What the hell is with that but brought her mind to the current situation.

Stefan didn't reply and kept his head down as he massaged his head.

" I am okay , MJ. Or Stefanie." He shocked her but understood that Elena or someone would have spilled the beans.

" I don't know what to say but..." She couldn't complete the sentance as she saw a car approaching towards them and it stopped near them. Hope and Lizzie jumped out and rushed towards them. Before Stefan and MJ could say anything , Hope spoke up.

"It's Caroline and Josie."

" Matt , why did you bring me here?" They were getting near the Lockwood cellar.

"I wanted to do ..." Matt tried to say something but Caroline heard someone shout in the cellar. More like a pain of cry and she felt Matt leaving her hand. She looked at Matt but couldn't see him . Suddenly she felt a squeeze on her hand. She knew it wasn't Matt because it felt different than his touch. Before she could react appropriately , She felt her hands tied and vervain sprayed over the rope and her legs making her lip. 2 people were carrying her to the cellar and made their way down there. She started to fight but vervain was sprayed on her face. She couldn't see for some time but knew they had arrived because she was thrown out of their hold and landed straight on the ground. She closed her eyes and let them heal . She opened them and found an unconcious Josie on her left side.

"Jo! .. Jo!" Caroline shouted worried about the new vampire. Her focus shifted to the footsteps entering the cellar. She looked up to find her mother with the guards.

" Mom!?" She whispered in a shock and her mother didn't respond. She turned her head to the guards and told them to leave. The guards looked hesitant but agreed.

" Caroline." She said somewhat cold but sympathetic at the same time.

" What have you done to yourself ? You are a... vampire." She said the word with hatred making Caroline shiver. She couldn't help but think that she let down her mother in some way. She got the memories and was relieved that her mother didn't get to know the way in the memories but it looked worse because Josie was unconcious and most probably they would be dead.

" I am still your daughter." She tried to convince her but few tears slipped out of her eyes. Maybe Damon was right. She should have died on the night when she turned.

" Why do you think l have not staked you yet?" Liz said as she got emotional.

" You lost every chance of a normal life. You can't have kids or marry someone because you won't look older. What is going to happen? It's better that you die." Suddenly she brought the stake out of her back and called for the guards. But she felt a wave of speed hit her and stake was snatched by someone who had arrived here and the newcomer shocked her.

" Who are you?" She asked as she took the gun out and pointed at the figure who looked like her daughter.

" I am your daughter." The figure said calmly as she tried to control her tears. She was seeing her mother after a long time. She wanted to hug her but saw Josie lying on the floor.

" Josie." She ran towards her and tried to shake her . Josie woke up a bit.

" Mom." Josie whispered before fading away again. Caroline took her in her arms shocking the Past Caroline and Liz whose hands couldn't handle the weight of the gun. FC let Josie out of her arms. She got up and came front of her mother.

" Mom , I run a school and I have two kids. One is Josie and one is Lizzie named after you. I got married and got widowed on the same day." She raised her hand to show her ring.

" Kids are not mine because I was their surrogate mother. But..." Before Caroline could complete , she heard someone coming down.

" Caroline...no ..Mom." Lizzie came down followed by Stefan and MJ.

" Mom , This is Elizabeth Jenna Saltzman , my daughter and Lizzie , this is my mother , Elizabeth 'Liz' Forbes." She said fondly , shocking Stefan. Lizzie smiled awkwardly but saw her sister lying on the floor and walked towards her. She walked towards her and gestured for some help. Stefan and Hope came forward to help her pick up and went out.

" Auntie , is everything alright here?" MJ asked as she looked at both of them.

PC spoke up .

" Why are you calling her or me auntie?"

" She is Elena's daughter and MJ everything is okay. " Caroline answered calmly , making PC gasp. MJ waved at her and smiled awkwardly. FC gestured her to take PC out and she did , leaving FC and Liz alone.

"Mom. I will be okay and I am okay. Just believe me , mom. I love you." Caroline teared up at the last sentence and wipe her tears away , making Liz to put down her gun.

"Oh Honey , What happened ?" Liz came forward to give her a hug and she did.

" I am seeing you after a long time. " She held on to her which made her feel safe for some reason. Liz couldn't understand much but Caroline was her daughter and they seemed close.

" You are Elena's daughter!" PC exclaimed even though she was still weak from the vervain. MJ laughed nervously and looked at Lizzie who came forward.

" And you are my daughter!? And I married Mr Saltzman!? He is my history teacher." She said in disgust. Lizzie looked visibility hurt so Hope handled the situation.

"It will all make. sense later and you did not marry Dr. Saltzman , so don't worry. "

" But you are close. " Lizzie mumbled to herself . She remembered the time when they reached their biological mother's house. She felt jealous and angry when she saw her dad looking at their bio mom with a longing look. The thought of losing her mother , Caroline was terrifying. She was not bad but she was okay with her bio mom dying because of which she got Caroline as her mother. She shook her head and looked at her sister.

" Where is Stefan?" MJ asked suddenly.

" He is taking care of the...guards." Hope said at which MJ nodded and then rubbed her forehead.

" I have a question. Did you ever think that we would be back in time doing all this." MJ asked suddenly which offended Lizzie.

" No , MJ we did not imagine that. Thanks to your stupidity , we are back in time and bouncing from one timeline to another. My sister is a heretic , Dad is not here. Why did you decide to come in this time?" It hurt MJ as she didn't speak anything but wiped away her tears silently. Lizzie realised that she said too much and came forward to hug MJ.

" I am sorry ,MJ. I am stressed and I don't know what to do." Lizzie tried to apologise in her way and felt MJ nodding silently. She broke off the hug and vamped away so no one could follow her. She couldn't help but think that this all mess was her fault.

Sam was at the Grill , reading something with a drink in his hand. He thought about today. He didn't kiss her and her disappointment was visible. But it was only because he didn't want to be dishonest towards her. She should know who she is and that she is going to die. He thoughts came to a halt when he saw someone sitting in front of him.

" You came looking for me in New Orleans. What do you want? " Nadia asked.

" Hello , Nadia . " Sam smiled despite being tired.

" Why are you looking for me , Sam? I thought Travelers are doing okay with the Witches feud. We don't need a Lightbringer to help us. "

" First of all , you are not doing okay and second of all, I am tired of your feud to be honest and I am going to do something about it that both factions won't like. And third of all , It's about your mother. She wanted us to look for you and yes , she is alive. "