Carolena Oneshot

Alone In The Dark

Caroline just opened the door to her living her mother gave her. She shouldn't have been up at this time but with everything going on, there's no way she could've slept.

Despite everything Elena said, she knew deep down that something was wrong. It wasn't normal for her to automatically listen to the Damon Salvatore.

The lights on the outside glimmered even in the brightly lit living room. A sudden shuffling noise came from the sofa near the fire, pulling her out of her thought.

Shit

She quickly turned around , grabbing the wooden stick from the display table right next to her. Fear had ridden her once again. Carefully tiptoeing to the light switch, she mentally prepared herself for what's to come.

Caroline gently turned on the light, ready for any type of attack.

To her surprise, the only thing the dark revealed was a blood-thirsty Elena Gilbert.

"Oh my God" Caroline sighed, setting down the stake.

"You have no idea how bad you just scared me"

"Sorry..I should've told you I was coming here.." Elena muttered quietly.

Caroline sucked in her breath.

They stared at each other with an uncomfortable silence deafening the room.

"Elena, what are you even doing here? It's like 11 Pm, shouldn't you be at home with Jeremy?" Caroline said , seating herself next to Elena.

"Well I can't really go home when my brother is subconsciously trying to kill me in my sleep. Oh and you can thank Stefan for that." She responds sarcastically.

She waited a few moments before speaking, "I hope you don't mind me staying here for the night...I would stay at the Salvatore house but right now it's just too chaotic with everything going on between Stefan and Damon."

"It's alright.. I don't mind. Just don't get the couch dirty or else mom would literally go crazy." Caroline says smiling

"Of course, thank you"

The next few minutes were wreaking with silence and tension. They both silently sat on the sofa hopefully thinking the same thing. Elena's feelings for Damon were strong, she knew that. Her feelings for him were real, but it didn't always feel right. She always felt at least somewhat happy with Matt, Stefan, and Damon.

But there was always something missing. With all 3 of them. She loved them all dearly but it was never enough. There was that emptiness feeling that she just couldn't get rid of. None of the boys fulfilled her like they should've.

Before she could let her thoughts get any further, Caroline quickly interrupted them.

"Elena I-", She paused not during if she should say this. Caroline always overstepped when it came to relationships, friendships or basically anything.

"I just want to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry for judging you and making it seem like your some sort of broken toy that needs to be fixed. I'm really sorry for judging your feelings for Damon. It's just hard for me to process all of this, especially after how Damon first treated me. Like all the sudden switch between the brothers. You know, I may not be the biggest Damon Salvatore fan and I may hate your relationship with him. But in the end, your my best-friend and that's what matters the most. So if being with him makes you happy, then I'm not gonna judge you. Or at least I'll try not to judge you."

An awkward silence filled the room. Elena didn't know what to say. She scooched herself towards Caroline before wrapping her arms around her.

"Thank you Caroline.....I get you don't like him, and that's completely fair considering everything he did to you. But, thanks for at least trying to respect my wishes"

Caroline nodded smiling to her and hugged her back.

Caroline didn't understand know why this is so hard for her. She didn't get why she feel so mad about them getting together. It bothered her so much not knowing why she felt this sudden jealousy. She couldn't possible have feelings for Damon. The thought of that made her wanna barf.

She tried to use Stefan as an excuse but even she knew that wasn't convincing enough.

"Alright well, we should get to bed now. It's already pretty. I can sleep in the guest room or the sofa. " Elena finally said breaking the silence.
"Yeah" Caroline agreed.

They both got up and started walking to the bedroom.

"Elena wait", Caroline stopped her.

Elena looked back at her, gulping. Her breathing suddenly got heavier.

"Yeah?" she breathlessly asked.

Caroline's sucked in her breath before speaking. Was she really about to do this?

"You know, I hate the thought of you being with Damon Salvatore. I hate it so much and I never understood why."

"Caroline please, I thought we were over this I-", Elena cut her off.
"No, no just listen to me. At first I thought i hated your relationship with him because he was a terrible person. And because Stefan was just a much better option."

She paused.

"But then I soon realized that it was way bigger than that. And it actually has nothing to do with anyone...except you and me."

Elena knew exactly what she was saying. She didn't have to say more for her to understand. Caroline was suffocating under the weight of what she had to say.

"I've tried so hard pushing you and all these feelings away but I just couldn't."

At this point, neither of them said anything. The only noise heard was the sound of the fire crackling and the wind outside.

But Elena knew what she had to do. She couldn't handle all of this going on.

Caroline internally panicked seeing Elena silent, blank expression

"Listen, you don't have to say anything. I know this is like the wrong time to say all of this. Especially since your figuring out your feelings for Damon and Stefan. But I really had to get this out. I'm not even sure if this how I really feel, I just can't-"

Elena cut her off with the feeling of her warm lips against Caroline's.

Caroline's lips were soft and warm, they melded perfectly against Elena's. Caroline's signature rosewood scent intoxicated Elena's senses. Her hands on her hips, electrifying her every move.

Elena pulled back, just to look. Her hands still on Caroline's hips. She weaves their fingers together and stares directly at her. Nothing but an open mouth and open eyes and a tantalizing flash of teeth.