I don't know. [He peers back at her. She's still the young woman he loves, and yet, her life is completely different from what he remembers.] You're the one who lived it, Care.
If anything, I should be asking you that question.
I wouldn't say better, just... different. I grew up with the Salvatores, and their powers were different, so things wouldn't have remotely ended up like they did for you.
[From the sounds of it? He would've hated her Stefan big time.]
Yeah, they showed up at the beginning of junior year at home. Came looking for Elena more or less, or at least Stefan did. Damon followed him, I think, and after that, it just kind of...[Caroline trailed off and sighed.]
No, no, Stefan was fine, except for that whole Klaus making him flip his switch and go Ripper mode. Damon...he's a dick, first class. When he first came to town he decided since Stefan had Elena, he needed someone close to her. [Which had been one of the worst experiences of her life, at least at that point.]
It didn't really start getting bad till Katherine turned up and then we had the Mikaelsons and Silas and, just snowballing from there.
I try not to. Elena's stupid over him, but I just...I can't do it. I mean, he gets a pass from basically everyone else. He's done so much shit and he just...
[Caroline rubs a hand over her face.]
He gets a pass because it was 'the only choice' because had to do it.
Bonnie even forgave him eventually after what he did to her mom, I don't...
I mean, okay I forgave Alaric for my dad because it wasn't him, Not really. I mean, the ring kind of screwed him over, but Damon knew exactly what he was doing every time.
At home her mom kind of walked out when she was a kid. She had reasons, but yeah. Bonnie's dad and Miss Sheila kind of raised her after that.
And then her mom helped her with a spell, but it wasn't till Esther was using them in her ritual to kill Klaus and his siblings that Damon turned her mom. Elijah had taken Elena hostage and it was either Abby or Bonnie.
So he turned Abby. We uh...we did everything we could to help her through her transition and she did make it, but turning a witch into vampire...
Abby left again. I mean she came back when Bonnie got tied up in all the Silas stuff and expression, but.. [It had been too late then.]
You still have nothing to apologize for. [Besides maybe infodumping him with far more information than he can process in one night.] Better to hear this from you than say, the slimy greaseball that used to be Damon.
I wouldn't say happy, 'cause I've got my own shit to deal with. Just... different?
Except for the infodump of stuff you don't even need to know. [But she's missed Tyler, even if this one isn't hers, but that line is one she's likely to blur easily.]
But it's kind of my thing when I'm a little overwhelmed, I guess.
I don't think you want to know everything, but you've got a point about the whole everyone being from my side of things.
Except you anyway. [...Which is a good thing in a way. Everything had gone to shit with her Tyler since Klaus had entered the picture.]
...Although I kind of prefer this you, if we're being honest. [The one she'd been happy with.] I mean, Tyler at home, he had every right to be angry and want to pay Klaus back, but it just...everything went wrong.
[He swallows down something - fear? disgust? it's hard to tell - as he peers down into his empty mug.]
Care, you can't use me to re-do whatever happened between him and you. Whatever happened is something you'll have to live with, and I don't know, something you might want to consider repairing.
[If the situation had been reversed, he knows his Caroline would've given him the same courtesy.]
He has to seriously think that over. His Caroline and he have had a smooth relationship - and some day, he knows they'll have to end. Even werewolves age, and Tyler wants that normal life with kids and a white picket fence. But that doesn't seem to be the problem here.
Klaus had been far more interested in Bonnie than Caroline, too, given that Klaus had once dated Bonnie in the 20s. So hm.]
You mean you cheated on him? ["That's pretty low, Care."]
I didn't cheat on him. We were already broken up at that point because he was more focused on getting revenge on Klaus than anything else, and he didn't want to be with me because Klaus had given him permission.
I tried to talk him out of it, but he chose to leave.
And...I may have slept with Klaus after that, but with the understanding he'd leave me alone after it happened. After that, there was really no going back. I wasn't even going to tell him, but Katherine had possessed Elena and made sure he overheard it.
So, even if there had been a chance of reconciling, I kind of ruined it. [But it wasn't like she didn't have other options.]
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....Want to talk about it?
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If anything, I should be asking you that question.
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It's just...it's what life was at home for me. Seems like yours is a lot better, at least.
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[From the sounds of it? He would've hated her Stefan big time.]
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It's just been messy.
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[If that isn't a belief in soulmate love, Tyler's not sure what would.]
Look, uh, I'm sorry they've been a handful. They're.... Interesting, to say the least.
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It didn't really start getting bad till Katherine turned up and then we had the Mikaelsons and Silas and, just snowballing from there.
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So Damon chose you.
[He's THIS close to running into town and ripping off one of Damon's limbs. Or biting him. Vampire!Damon sounds like a world-class douche.]
How're... I don't know if this is rude, considering I don't know this Damon at all, but how're you dealing with him? Being here?
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[Caroline rubs a hand over her face.]
He gets a pass because it was 'the only choice' because had to do it.
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[Take it from someone who regrets what he did to Vicki every single day. He's not going to let someone else walk away, consequence-free.]
I don't really care what Elena thinks, let alone what she believes by making him a better person. You can't change someone who doesn't want to.
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I mean, okay I forgave Alaric for my dad because it wasn't him, Not really. I mean, the ring kind of screwed him over, but Damon knew exactly what he was doing every time.
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[His expression softens. He can't imagine what this Damon would've done to Ms. Abby, but it couldn't have been particularly good.]
Don't let Elena's stupidity influence things. If she has a hard-on for the idiot, you don't have to sit around and watch.
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I mean, I at least still have Mom. [Which is one of the few good things in her life.]
I'm kind of the lucky one in that respect.
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Silas killed Rudy? [He's quiet again, peering down at his mug.] Shit, um - back home? In my Mystic Falls? He and Mom were on their honeymoon.
[Care's Mystic Falls makes him so, so very worried.]
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And then her mom helped her with a spell, but it wasn't till Esther was using them in her ritual to kill Klaus and his siblings that Damon turned her mom. Elijah had taken Elena hostage and it was either Abby or Bonnie.
So he turned Abby. We uh...we did everything we could to help her through her transition and she did make it, but turning a witch into vampire...
Abby left again. I mean she came back when Bonnie got tied up in all the Silas stuff and expression, but.. [It had been too late then.]
It was just... A lot of shit.
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Tyler's skeptical stare says enough for him because on top of what he's learned? This is the icing on the most terrible cake he's ever witnessed.]
Yeah, it sure sounds like it.
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At least everyone's happy in yours?
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I wouldn't say happy, 'cause I've got my own shit to deal with. Just... different?
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But it's kind of my thing when I'm a little overwhelmed, I guess.
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[He's gonna call it like he sees it. Sorry, Care.]
If it helps? Let me get something stronger, and you can give me all the info you want.
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Except you anyway. [...Which is a good thing in a way. Everything had gone to shit with her Tyler since Klaus had entered the picture.]
...Although I kind of prefer this you, if we're being honest. [The one she'd been happy with.] I mean, Tyler at home, he had every right to be angry and want to pay Klaus back, but it just...everything went wrong.
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Care, you can't use me to re-do whatever happened between him and you. Whatever happened is something you'll have to live with, and I don't know, something you might want to consider repairing.
[If the situation had been reversed, he knows his Caroline would've given him the same courtesy.]
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I miss the Tyler I knew before Klaus entered our lives. I'm not looking to retread old territory though. I'm just...
There's no way to repair it. I did the one thing he won't forgive and I knew it, but by that time, he was so far gone, I didn't really...
[Caroline takes a slow breath.]
We're moving on. He's been kind of pursuing this new girl and I hope it works out for him.
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He has to seriously think that over. His Caroline and he have had a smooth relationship - and some day, he knows they'll have to end. Even werewolves age, and Tyler wants that normal life with kids and a white picket fence. But that doesn't seem to be the problem here.
Klaus had been far more interested in Bonnie than Caroline, too, given that Klaus had once dated Bonnie in the 20s. So hm.]
You mean you cheated on him? ["That's pretty low, Care."]
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I tried to talk him out of it, but he chose to leave.
And...I may have slept with Klaus after that, but with the understanding he'd leave me alone after it happened. After that, there was really no going back. I wasn't even going to tell him, but Katherine had possessed Elena and made sure he overheard it.
So, even if there had been a chance of reconciling, I kind of ruined it. [But it wasn't like she didn't have other options.]
It was just a mess.
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