This is a new story I have been dying to write for quite a while but never found the time as I knew I wanted to give it the time it deserved. Please review and let me know what you think it means a lot to me to know you guys actually enjoy the story plus I update a lot faster with more reviews. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy.

Caroline sat on a decrepit timeworn bench in the middle of an out of the way neglected town that she had never even heard of before. The streets were empty which considering it was after midnight and the town's population was barely 200, she was hardly surprised by the silence. It had been refreshing for the first few weeks but now the silence and the loneliness were consuming her and leaving her in a wretched state of despair. She missed her old life in Mystic Falls.

She missed Elena's nonstop texting about her Salvatore love triangle. Bonnie calling her about the newest spell she had just succeeded at performing. She even missed Damon and his constant insults. She would give anything to hear him call her Barbie once again. To be surrounded by her friends. Just too simply be in the company of someone who knew her real name.

As she leaned back into the bench staring up into the full moon high in the dark sky she couldn't help but wonder where Tyler was at that moment. Was he safe? Did he even bother to think of her anymore? It had been only a month since they went their separate ways but a small part of her wished she had just stayed with him.

She continued to gaze up at the stars as she replayed the past few weeks in her mind.

It was over a month ago that Alaric had tortured her in the school. Luckily, thanks to Elena and even to her surprise, Klaus, she had managed to escape. She went straight home without looking back at the school even once. All she could do was stay inside and wait for the call that their little town was safe again. She waited all night and nothing. Finally around two a.m. she got the call from Tyler.

Klaus was dead. Well, not dead forever, as she was about to begin panicking at the fact Tyler would have been dead soon also. No, he was desiccated. She was confused but Tyler told her he would be over in the morning to explain everything but that she should stay in her house as Alaric was still roaming the streets of Mystic Falls.

After another hour her mind finally slowed and her body fell into a deep slumber. She had spent that last hour filled with relief and joy that Klaus was gone but she couldn't help but feel a tug in her chest. It made no sense. Sure he had saved her, twice actually, but he was a monster and she was certain he truly did not care for her more than any other girl he romanced as his flavor of the month. She knew if she had given into his romantic gestures he would have used her for her body and after a few weeks he would be have been done with her and moved on to some other naïve girl.

She refused to be that Caroline. The Caroline she was before she was turned. She was young, immature, ignorant and desperately looking for love in all the wrong places. Not any more, now she was strong, capable, independent and above all experienced. She would never allow herself to be the dumb blonde again.

Tyler was on her front steps first thing the next morning and explained everything to her. Turns out Damon and Stefan were on their way to drop Klaus some secret location. All Tyler knew was they told him it would be a very large body of water. Although which one was nobody's business according to Damon. She chose to not care. Klaus made his bed and now it was time to lie in it. She was shocked to learn he had tried to drain Elena dry of all her blood. It honestly made her feel relief knowing he truly was evil and she would feel no sympathy towards him.

The next evening Tyler and Caroline learned from their mothers about the council. They had to leave town and they would do so together. She said her goodbyes to everyone and they all promised to find a way to desiccate Alaric as well and compel the council to forget everything. In a matter of a few weeks her friends promised they could return home. Tyler and her left Mystic Falls together, hoping for the best.

After not even a week on the run Tyler had lost his cool, he was in a constant bad mood. Nonstop bitching about everything and everyone. Every town they stopped to stay wasn't good enough and by the end of the week the tension between them was unbearable. The final straw came one evening at the beginning of the second week on the road. Caroline was in the shower and when she opened the door to step back into the room to get dressed she saw Tyler looking up from a piece of paper. His eyes were filled with rage and his face was twisted with more anger than she had ever seen on him before.

"What the hell is this doing here?" He asked holding up the drawing Klaus had given her the night of the ball. When she packed to leave she had placed it into her favorite book Pride and Prejudice. She had reread that book every summer since she had received it for her thirteenth birthday. She was not sure why she took the drawing, it just felt wrong inside to leave it behind. Maybe it would be a reminder of true what evil lurked in the darkness. Although a part of her knew it was also a reminder of the humanity even the worst monsters were still capable of.

"I don't know. I forgot it was in there." She lied, walking over to her suitcase and pulling out a light blue summer dress.

"Well, if you forgot than I can just destroy it." He replied as he held it between his hands about to tear it to pieces.

Before she had time to think she was across the room and snatched it from his hands. The look on his face was shock mixed with anger and hurt. What had she done?

"It's just a drawing. Why does it matter that I choose to keep it?" She asked in a whisper to ashamed to even look into his eyes as she was afraid of what he would see in hers.

"Right, well whatever that drawing means to you, I don't care anymore. I think we both know that whatever we had last year is over. "He said as he began walking around the room collecting his stuff and throwing it into his duffle bag.

She knew she needed to say something. Anything. If she did not speak now she would lose him forever. What the hell was the matter with her? She loved Tyler, Right? Yet no words came from her mouth she just stood in the same spot not even lifting her head. She felt him close the distance between her and finally looked up into his face.

"Goodbye Caroline, take care of yourself." He said softly and kissed her gently on the cheek.

"Goodbye Tyler" was all she could mutter as she stood in the same spot for the next 10 minutes after she heard the door open and then finally close behind her. That was it. He was gone and she wanted to cry. She wanted to run after him and beg for forgiveness. Beg him to destroy the drawing as it meant nothing to her but she just stood there frozen. She could not speak or cry as she let her body fall onto the floor. She leaned her back against the cold wall and stared off trying to understand what just happened. Why was she not crying? She sat there for another hour before standing and collecting her own items into her suitcase and leaving the room. She knew why she let him walk away and she also knew why she kept Klaus' drawing. Tyler was not enough, she wanted, needed more. She wanted real passionate love, she wanted a man who wanted all the things that she wanted, a man she could trust and above all she wanted a man who would never hurt her. She knew that man existed and now it was time to find him.

So here she was, on the old bench in the tiny old town, all alone. Alaric was still roaming free so she could not go home. She wondered if her friends were even trying to take him down anymore. The calls from home were everyday at the beginning but now it had been over a week since Bonnie called to check in. Bonnie and Jeremy had gotten back together so Caroline figured that was why Bonnie did not call as much anymore. Elena finally chose between Damon and Stefan and to everyone's surprise she chose Damon. Stefan left town the next day. She knew getting rid of Alaric, so she could come back home, would not be high on Damon's list of things to do now that he had Elena all to himself.

So she would wait, travel from town to town. Staying under the radar and going by the name "Lola". She never stayed anywhere for more than a few days as her mother had told her some of the council members had left to search her out. Was this going to be her life now? At least for the next sixty years till all the council members were dead. Even then would they tell their kids stories about vampires and show them her picture as well? How long would she have to run?

She walked back to her hotel after stopping by the tiny local hospital. Although it was hardly that, more like a large doctor's office. She hated these small towns but was certain they would be looking for her in the bigger cities. She raided all the blood bags at the hospital and returned to her hotel room. She rested on the bed but since she left Mystic Falls sleep has not been coming easy for her. So she just stared up at the dingy ceiling until sun rise in which time she finally managed to fall asleep.

She left the next evening and traveled about 4 hours before stopping at another small pitiful town. This one had a bar that actually did not look to run down. She felt a smile grace her lips for the first time all week. She entered the bar and looked around to be certain no one looked familiar. It appeared safe enough so she sat on a stool and ordered herself a drink. After the second drink she felt herself relax and began letting her guard down.

A college aged guy walked up and put his arm around her waist and sat on the stool next to her.

"Never seen you here before sweet thing." He slurred into her ear.

His breath reeked of liquor and cigarettes. She tried to hide her gag reflex. Sure he was decent looking but there was no way she could handle him next to her even a minute longer.

"Well, that's because it's my first time here. If you don't mind I would like to be alone" She answered in a nasty tone, hoping he would take the hint. She pushed his arm on her waist and turned the bar stool to face away from him.

"Well, aren't you a little bitch! Looks like I need to teach you some manners." The man snapped as he swung her stool to face him and had her legs in between his own.

Before she could react the man was flung off the stool and told to leave.

She looked up and was shocked to see Elijah standing in front of her. What was he doing here? Did he remember her? They had only met a few times. Maybe he didn't, he may have just been a nice guy helping an innocent girl.

She smiled and thanked him before turning back to her drink.

She noticed from the corner of her eye that he was now sitting in the stool the previous guy had been in. She felt her body stiffen and was not sure what to do. Did he know about Klaus? Does he think she was involved?

"How have you been, Caroline?" Elijah said in a surprisingly friendly tone.

"I've been good, thank you" she answered trying to hide her fear.

"You do not need to be afraid of me. I am not here to harm you. Quite the opposite actually." He said as he stared straight at her.

She could feel his eyes on her but could not turn to look at him as her body was overcome with so many emotions. Was this just a coincidence running into him? Did he think she knew where Klaus was? Did he want revenge? She remained silent and took another sip of her drink wishing she had ordered something stronger. They sat there in silence for a few more minutes. She wanted to leave, run as fast as possible but knew it was no use. All she could do was hope that this meeting was pure accident and when he leaves she would get as far from this town as possible.

"I heard my brother finally met his match." He said calmly.

Oh my god, ok calm down, he knows. I am so going to be dead. I tried to calm my breathing but it was no use. I was scared to death.

"Yes, He tried to kill Elena, we had no choice." She replied trying to sound strong. She even turned to look at him but she knew he could see right through her façade.

"So, you admit you played a part as well?" He asked still just as calmly as he sipped his scotch. His words just flowed like a song. He seemed to have no anger towards her although she could not trust that. He was an original after all.

"I wasn't there when it happened nor did I know anything about it till after but if I had been there I would have helped my friends." She said in her most powerful voice locking eyes with him.

"Thank you, for your honesty Caroline." He said with a smile before returning to his drink.

Was he not going to rip her to pieces? Elena always spoke highly of Elijah and now she could see why. She turned and looked towards the door as she heard a ruckus and noticed Kol walk in.

Oh shit she said to herself. Of course, Elijah was playing the good cop and when she would have her guard down and walk outside Kol would be the bad cop and tear her apart. Ok, she needed another drink. As if Elijah could read her mind he called out to the man behind the bar and orders her another drink. She prayed he could not read minds. She looked over at him and nodded thanks for the drink.

He smiled slightly and then motioned for Kol to come over.

Kol sat on the bar stool on the other side of her.

"Well, well, what have we here? Did you miss me?" Kol smirked

"I barely remember you." She answered sarcastically.

"You should watch that sharp tongue of yours!" he said with a chuckle before ordering a drink and keeping the bottle as well.

"That's enough Kol." Elijah said reminding Caroline that he was there.

"Is there a reason you both are here?" she finally asked hoping she would not regret it.

"Are we bothering you?" kol asked through his laughter.

Before she could reply Elijah spoke.

"Where is Niklaus?" He asked

"I am sorry, but I don't know." She answered looking him straight in his eyes so he would not doubt her.

"So tell us what you do no." Elijah added

"Damon and Stefan were supposed to put him in a large body of water. Those were the exact words and that all I know." Caroline answered cautiously.

"Hmmm, NIk always liked a good swim." Kol let out through his laughter before Elijah gave him a look which silenced him.

"Thank you, Caroline. That does help us. We have many witches working on finding him and any information helps." Elijah said with a smile.

She felt like things were going good and she was pretty certain she would be leaving here very much alive.

"My brother was very fond of you." Elijah said.

She did not know how to respond to that. So she just nodded with her lips closed tightly.

"Niklaus never cared much about getting attached to anybody, he always saw love as a weakness. Something that his enemies would only use against him." He looked at her as he noticed that he had her full attention and he continued "You, Caroline, held his attention. No other woman or man could have spoken to him the way you did without his temper causing their death instantly. I believe if you had met him at another time in his life, you would have returned his feelings. Possibly making him a better man."

She stared at him in shock and took in everything he was saying.

"You see, I believe, had he felt love and had a strong woman on his side, someone full of light, he could have avoided such a fate. Our family may not have been torn apart by his obsession with his curse and making his army." He said as he let out a sigh.

Caroline noticed he looked sad. Did he really miss Klaus? Klaus put him and his other siblings in coffins after putting daggers in their hearts. How could he forgive him?

"He is my brother." He said as if he had read her mind again.

"Are you not worried, that if you bring him back he will just betray you again?" she asked choosing her words carefully as she did not want to offend him.

"It is getting late and we are here for only one reason. You." He said as he began to turn closer towards her. She could feel Kol moving closer as well. As if they knew she wanted to run.

"Why?" She mumbled softly as she was beginning to feel light headed.

"I believe you are Klaus' only chance at redemption. He is my brother and I owe this to him. One day you will thank me for helping you." Elijah said as he was now standing directly in front of her.

"Helping me?" She could barely even get the words out as she felt the room start to spin.

Everything went black. She was not sure how long she was out before she woke up in a room full of candles.

She saw Kol, Elijah and even Rebekah standing to the side talking to some old woman. She tried to listen.

"This is not going to work!" Rebekah hissed.

"We have to try, the witch saw it. This is what we have to do if we want our family together again." Elijah whispered to her.

"Whatever, I cannot believe Nik would ever want that pitiful excuse for a vampire. She does not even feed from humans." Rebekah stated trying to convince Elijah.

"Niklaus felt something for her and that has to be enough. We have to try." Elijah replied

"If it does not work, well then I am sure Nik will enjoy killing her at least ."Kol chuckled

The older woman began to speak to them just as Caroline was beginning to feel herself slip into unconsciousness again.

"She is the light to his darkness. She will find him and everything will change. He will be changed. The only problems I see will be her locating him and her not getting herself killed. They have a connection so I do not fear him killing her. That does not mean someone else will not. She will be in danger." The witch said smoothly as if she did this every day.

"Will she be a vampire?" Rebekah asked

"Yes if everything goes as planned." The witch answered

"You better hope it goes as planned or you will regret it!" Kol spat.

"When will she return?" Elijah asked

"That depends on her. We will contact her when it is time to let her know how to get back." She answered

Caroline was coming to again and she noticed Rebekah was now seated right next to where she was laying.

"Glad you are finally awake. I just wanted you to know… If you hurt him or betray him I will rip out your heart before you even have a chance to explain." Rebekah snapped

What was going on? Was Klaus alive? Was he here?

"It's time" The witch said as she stood next to Caroline and began chanting.

What was happening? Her body began to tremble. The ground began to shake. Before she could even scream she felt herself fall. Everything was black until she felt herself hit water.

She opened her eyes and saw that she was in the middle of a lake and trying to calm her body. It was shaking beyond her control. She looked around and noticed she was in the middle of some forest that she did not recognize. She heard a noise coming closer that sounded like horse feet. She swam to the shore and let her body fall to the ground trying to collect herself. What had happened? Where was she? She looked at her arm and noticed writing going up the side. She sat up and began reading

"You are the light to his darkness. Give him a chance and all your dreams will come true."

As she read the last word aloud the writing disappeared. She looked around as she stood up. She was wearing a long deep blue dress and was barefoot. Everything was different here. She heard voices coming towards her and as she looked around she saw figures coming from the forest.

"Hello?" She called out shaking with fear.

"Hi."

She turned and saw Kol standing near her. Something was different about him though, He looked the same yet so innocent and why was he dressed in such old looking clothes?

Oh my god, where am I? She asked herself before everything went dark again.

Ok so I hope everyone liked it. I know there are other amazing time travel fics but I have wanted to try my hand at this idea for a while and tonight finally decided I would give it a whirl. I will try to keep the chapters as long as possible so let me know what you think. Should I keep this going or not. Thanks so much for reading! Please review I update much faster when I know people are waiting to read more.