Fade Into Me

You will always have me with you

Caroline locked her car, she caught a glimpse of herself on the window and sighed, she looked terrible and she had no idea how to get through this day. The sparkling bright day was the exact opposite of how she felt, her entire chest ached.

"Morning Care." Bonnie said cheerfully by her side.
Caroline forced a smile and turned to her friend. "Hey Bon."

Bonnie grimaced. "What happened?"
Caroline slumped against her car. "Tyler was right..."

"About what?" Bonnie asked worried.
"Klaus was just toying with me... using me, I don't even know to what purpose." She said going back to the nagging question she had spent all night thinking about.

"I'm fairly sure I missed something here... do you actually have anything with Klaus? And Tyler knows about it?" Bonnie opened her arms surprised. "And I don't?"
Caroline attempted an innocent look. "I kissed him a couple of times and I thought I saw something there that I clearly was imagining."

"What happened in Chicago?"
Caroline frowned because of her friend's tone. "Nothing Bonnie."

"Why did you go to Chicago with him in the first place?" she pressed on.
"My mom left me some papers to settle because I'm still 17 Bonnie... you remember how that is... how you had to file for emancipation when your Gran died."

Bonnie shook her head. "You are the worst liar Caroline." she said and hastily left her alone in the parking lot.
Caroline motion to go after Bonnie but what would she tell her? The real reason behind her trip to Chicago? The moments she had spent kissing him? Or the really overwhelming speech he delivered her?

She leaned back resting the back of her head against the roof of her car, worst than the nagging question to why Klaus had led her all this time was the most painful one.
Even after he sent her away making sure she knew she meant nothing more to him than just some random girl he had kissed, she was still protecting his secret.

She clasped the books against her chest staring into the blue sky, maybe she was still holding on to the thin hope that he was just fighting all this and that deep inside he actually cared a little for her.
"You left without saying goodbye."

Caroline squinted and moved her head, she found Kol serious and staring at her with his hands inside his leather jacket.
She laughed softly. "Sorry for hurting your feelings."

Kol smiled and walked with her inside their school. "You were gone before we finished that Tequila bottle."
"I ran before you started charging me for it." she said smiling honestly for the first time this morning.

"I don't take money from my friends." Kol simply said and held the door for her.
Caroline staggered looking at him. "So I'm your friend?"

Kol rolled his eyes. "Of course!"
"I'm sorry if I look so shocked, it's just that I am... shocked."

Kol laughed. "I'm a very friendly fella, I don't know why you are so surprised."
Caroline laughed on her way through the rather empty hall when a blonde blur pinned her harshly against the wall of lockers.

It took Caroline a few seconds to realize it was Rebekah hissing against her face.
"What did you do?" Rebekah asked her mad.

Caroline frowned not understanding.
Rebekah clasped her lips and moved ready to rip her head off, Kol pushed her away with his hand and stood between Caroline and his sister, he looked around to the few people staring at them.

"Have you finally lost your blonde marbles?" he asked her.
Rebekah breathed hard and furious. "Nik left."

Caroline gasped behind Kol, he had what?
"When?" Kol asked Rebekah surprised as well.