Good to You

Chapter Twenty-One

A/N: Okay, first I want to say is that this chapter is anti-Damon and Elena. I just want to make that clear. So if you're a fan of them you have been warned. Second, this chapter touches on consent and what happened between Damon and Caroline. This chapter also contains torture.

Now, with that out of the way, I'm nervous about this chapter for so many reasons, regardless I hope you like this chapter! I only edited it once so I apologize for any mistakes. Thanks for reading!

Caroline groaned at the sound of her phone continuously buzzing. She was trying to sleep. Why wouldn't it just stop already? It was annoying.

She draped herself across Klaus, reaching for it on the nightstand, her legs tangled with his.

Her fingers grazed the phone as Klaus wrapped his arm around her back, holding her to his naked chest. "Let it ring," he grunted.

"I can't." she pulled the phone to her. "It could be important." she didn't bother checking the ID before answering. "Hello?"

" Caroline ?"

Caroline sat up groggily. "Stefan?" she had been so focused on her life in New Orleans. She just now realized how long it's been since she talked to anyone who wasn't her mom back in Mystic Falls. "Hey, it's been a while. Is everything okay?"

" It's Katherine. "

Caroline's brow furrowed. Why was Stefan calling her about Katherine of all people?

" Caroline? "

"I'm still here, I just trying to figure out why you're calling me about Katherine of all people."

" Caroline, she's dying. I just thought you might want to know. "

Caroline climbed out of Klaus's bed and pulled on Klaus's discarded henley and walked out onto his balcony. It was a quarter after three in the morning, so she wasn't too concerned with people seeing her in just a shirt. "Dying?" Caroline repeated. Elena had told her that Katherine had been turned human, but she didn't think the cure would be a death sentence this soon. "How?"

Caroline listened as Stefan explained about Silas and the travelers. How after the cure was drained out of Katherine, it was like time was catching up with her. She didn't have much time left.

"Wow, I don't know what to say. Are you okay?"

" Why wouldn't I be ?" Stefan questioned.

"I'm not an idiot, Stefan, it's really late, and you're calling me to talk about Katherine when it could have waited till tomorrow." Caroline pointed out. "You needed someone to talk to, which probably means you're not as okay as you want to be."

Stefan was quiet for a moment. " She was there for me when I really needed someone ."

"Tell me," Caroline said after a moment. "Tell me everything, and I promise I won't judge."

And Stefan did. Caroline listened as he told her what Silas did to him and how it was Katherine, who helped him with his PTSD from the ordeal. Caroline could understand why Stefan wanted to be there for Katherine. Why he needed to talk to someone now. Why he needed someone to listen and not judge him for what he was feeling now.

Klaus was brought out of his conscious state, feeling fingers dancing across his naked chest, tracing his hummingbird tattoo.

He opened his eyes to a sight he could never tire of.

Caroline was pressed against him, her hand dancing along his skin.

"Whenever I see this tattoo, I think about the day you told me the hummingbird story. It was the first time I really let myself enjoy being around you. That day was a good day for me, and I spent most of it with you." Caroline smiled softly. "That should've been a sign of how I really felt about you."