في عالم جديد شجاع ، أعطى دامون كارولين بعضًا من دمه لمساعدتها على الشفاء بشكل أسرع ، لكن كاثرين بيرس جاءت وقتلتها بعد ذلك. كانت كارولين مرتبكة وخائفة مما كان يحدث لها. كان حل دامون يقتلها ، ووافق ستيفان سراً (بعد ما حدث لفيكي دونوفان ) لكنه عمل مع إيلينا لحماية كارولين. قتلت كارولين كارتر ووصل ستيفان في الوقت المناسب لسحب كارولين بعيدًا عن دامون قبل أن يتمكن من تثبيتها.

أخذها ستيفان بعيدًا لتنظيفها وأصيبت كارولين بالرعب مما فعلته وكيف تغيرت عيناها إلى اللون الأسود. أظهر لها ستيفان أن الأمر طبيعي بالنسبة لمصاصي الدماء من خلال تغيير عينيه وأخبرها أنها يجب أن تقاوم الحاجة إلى القتل. بعد أن هدأت ، طمأنها ستيفان واستخدمت كارولين نصيحته فيما بعد ، مما منعها من عض مات.

في فيلم Bad Moon Rising ، أقنع ستيفان بوني بصنع خاتم من اللازورد لكارولين حتى تتمكن من التكيف بشكل أفضل مع كونها مصاصة دماء. بدأت ستيفان بتعليمها كيفية الصيد واستمتعت عندما بدأت في الشكوى والتشدق ، مشيرة إلى أن سلوكها المعتاد قد تضخم.

لقد وعدها أنه عندما يمرون ، يمكنها الذهاب لرؤية مات في حفلة تايلر. عندما وصلوا إلى الحفلة ، لاحظت كارولين الطريقة التي كان ستيفان يحدق بها في Mason Lockwood وأخبرته أنه جاد للغاية ، ويسليه مرة أخرى. رفض ستيفان موافقته على ذلك عندما استخدمت كارولين إجبارها على إيمي برادلي حتى تتراجع عن مات.

في وقت لاحق ، كانت كارولين على وشك أن تعض مات لكن ستيفان وصل في الوقت المناسب لإيقافه. كان عليهم أن يهربوا من ميسون الذي تحول إلى ذئب لكن ماسون هاجم كارولين ، وحاول ستيفان إبعاده عنها قبل أن يؤذيها. ثم قاد صراخ تايلر الذئب بعيدًا.

في كاترينا ، تحاول كارولين تشتيت انتباه ستيفان حتى تتمكن إيلينا من التحدث إلى كاثرين. هذه العلاقة لطيفة لستيفان لأن كارولين تذكره بصديقه القديم ليكسي.

في قضايا الأب ، تراسل كارولين ستيفان قائلة إن هناك حالة طارئة. عندما وجدها ، أوضحت أن تايلر يعرف عن مصاصي الدماء. طلبت منه العثور على تايلر والتفكير معه ، مضيفة أنه صديقها.

Later, Stefan continues to talk to Tyler and tells him to stop being mean to Caroline. He says that there is no reason why vampires and werewolves have to hate each other. Tyler is unconvinced and, when his phone rings, jumps to answer it. Stefan steals it from him and yells that he's trying to save Tyler's life. Back at the Lockwood house, Stefan is still trying to convince Tyler to relax about the vampires when he receives a call from Caroline's phone. It's Jules, who tells Stefan that he has 20 minutes to take Tyler to her before Caroline dies.

بالعودة إلى القافلة ، أخبر جولز برادي ألا تؤذي كارولين كثيرًا لأنها تريد فقط عودة تايلر. يظهر ستيفان وتايلر ويطلب ستيفان من جولز السماح لكارولين بالرحيل. أخبرها أنها بحاجة إلى مغادرة المدينة ، قائلاً إنه لا أحد بحاجة إلى أن يتأذى. يرفض جول الذهاب بدون رد تايلر وستيفان بأنه يستطيع اتخاذ قرار عندما تكون كارولين حرة. يظهر الدكتور مارتن ، ويظهر أنه يلقي تعويذة. يوضح أنه يفي بوعد إيليا بالحفاظ على سلامة أصدقاء إيلينا وغادر كارولين وستيفان ودامون. يخبر الدكتور مارتن تايلر أن ينقل رسالة إلى المستذئبين - مفادها أنه ينبغي عليهم الخروج من ميستيك فولز.

يسير ستيفان مع كارولين إلى المنزل ، لكنها توضح أنها بخير وتريد الاستحمام فقط. طمأنها بأنها لن تضطر أبدًا إلى التظاهر معه. من الواضح أن ستيفان قلق بشأن الحالة الذهنية لكارولين. في وقت لاحق ، عاد ستيفان إلى منزل كارولين مع بوني وإيلينا. يشرحون أنهم سوف ينامون معًا وتبدأ كارولين في البكاء.

In Know Thy Enemy, Caroline calls Stefan and admits that she can't find Matt, who is freaking out because she is a vampire. Stefan advises her to find him and calm him down, compel him if necessary. At the Lockwood house, Caroline spots Elena and Stefan arrive and tells them that she hasn't found Matt yet, worrying that he will tell everybody about her. Elena promises to help out once she's picked up the check and Caroline rushes off.

في The Last Dance ، عندما كانت كارولين ومات يرقصان ، سأل ستيفان عما إذا كان بإمكانه الرقص مع كارولين. بينما يحصل مات على المشروبات ؛ يخبر ستيفان كارولين أن كلاوس موجود هنا. على الرغم من أنها كانت تعلم أن كلاوس كان هناك ، لم يكن لديها أي علاقة بالخطة بأكملها.

في النصب التذكاري ، تذهب كارولين وتايلر لمساعدة ستيفان ، بعد ذلك يطلق كونور النار على تايلر.

في The Rager ، تخبر كارولين ستيفان كيف أنقذ حياتها من مصاصي الدماء. يدعو ستيفان كارولين إلى منزل سالفاتور الداخلي ويسألها عما إذا كانت تتذكر ما كانت عليه كإنسان. يقول ستيفان إن كارولين جيدة في كونها مصاصة دماء ، لكن كارولين تقول إنها جيدة فقط بسببه. تخبره كارولين أن يأتي إليها متى شاء وأنها لن تتركه يفقد السيطرة.

في My Brother's Keeper ، ينتقل Stefan للعيش مع Caroline عندما تنتقل Elena إلى Boarding House. يتحدث ستيفان وكارولين عن كيفية سير الأمور مع إيلينا وتطلب كارولين من ستيفان عدم الاستسلام.

في We Will Always Have Bourbon Street ، تناقش كارولين وستيفان الرابطة الأبوية وهي مندهشة من شعور ستيفان بالسوء تجاه ديمون. يخبرها ستيفان أنه يعرف أن دامون يحب إيلينا ، وأن ترك دامون لها تمامًا أمر محزن. تأمل كارولين أن يفعل دامون ما يجب القيام به. يقول ستيفان إن دامون أخبره أنه سيفعل. تسأله كارولين عما إذا كان دامون قد أخبره بأي شيء آخر وسألها ستيفان عما تعنيه بذلك. غيرت الموضوع بسؤاله كيف يمكنه الوثوق في ديمون.

في O Come ، All Ye Faithful ، يجد كل من ستيفان وكارولين نفسيهما على خلاف مع تايلر بشأن خططه لكلاوس وهجنه. لا يتعين على ستيفان أن تسمع كارولين تقول أي شيء عن دامون وإيلينا لأنه يستطيع قراءتها على وجهها.

في After School Special ، يتحدثان مع بعضهما البعض عبر الهاتف ويراسلان بعضهما البعض عندما يخططان لمحاولة قتل Rebekah ، من الواضح أن Stefan قلق بشأن Caroline عندما تقول Rebekah إنها عثرت عليها بالفعل. تصرخ كارولين في ريبيكا للتوقف عندما تجبر إيلينا على إخبار ستيفان بالحقيقة بشأن دامون. يحمي ستيفان كارولين وإيلينا من تايلر الذي يتحول إلى ذئب.

في Stand By Me ، تتحدث كارولين وستيفان عن الحالة العقلية لإيلينا لأن وفاة جيريمي ، يشعر الاثنان بالقلق ويحاولان إيجاد طريقة لدفن جثة جيريمي.

في  جعله على كارولين وستيفان كلا أعتقد أن تناول ايلينا العودة إلى المدرسة هو فكرة جيدة. يُظهر ستيفان قلقًا عندما تسقط إيلينا كارولين في مسابقة تشجيعية ، ثم قام بحقن بعض نباتات الحمام في إيلينا ، وأعادها إلى منزل سالفاتور بوردينغ.

في المنزل ، رتبت إيلينا حفلة كبيرة ، وجاءت كارولين لمساعدة ستيفان في التعامل مع الموقف. يشاهدون إيلينا وهي ترقص على طاولة وتتذكره كارولين حول الاستمتاع. تخبر ستيفان أن يجد فتاة ترقص معها. ثم أخذها ستيفان وانتقل إلى حلبة الرقص.

Caroline and Stefan start dancing together. Elena watches them then walks over tells them they make a good couple and that they look good together.

Elena attacks Caroline's mother, and when Caroline prepares to fight Elena, Stefan stops her. Elena escapes. Stefan and Caroline are separated to find Elena. Elena finds with Caroline and start a fight, when Elena is about to stake to Caroline, Stefan pulls her back and then pushes her away and puts his hands on Caroline's shoulders in a comforting way. Later Stefan asks Caroline to not give up to Elena. They shake hands and agree to not give up on her.

في صور لك ، تشارك كارولين وستيفان رقصة ويسألها "كيف يمكن لأي شخص أن يمضي قدمًا؟" (تتحدث عن إيلينا) وتقول "لا أعرف. أعتقد أنك في يوم من الأيام ستقابل شخصًا جديدًا وستقع في الحب بجنون دون أن تدرك ذلك." عندما يتشاركون نظرة شوق في عيون بعضهم البعض ثم ينظرون إلى الأسفل ، يبدو أنهم يقتربون أيضًا.

في She's Come Undone ، تسأله كارولين عما إذا كان يمكنها التحدث إلى Elena وهو يوافق. بعد أن حاولت إيلينا مهاجمة كارولين ، صدمت رقبتها ثم نظرت إلى ستيفان وأخبرته أن يفعل كل ما يحتاج إليه وتقول إنها ستكون في الطابق العلوي. 

In The Walking Dead, Caroline and Stefan are investigating where Bonnie will the spell, Caroline said the searched the whole and didn't find her they hear the ice melting and Caroline said that she is at the center of the triangle and that's where Bonnie should perform the spell, Stefan realizes that they are the right place but the wrong elevation. Later Stefan and Caroline find Bonnie hurt and finds out that she linked herself to Katherine, Caroline says she'll stay with her, then reveals that Silas was posing as Caroline.

وصل ستيفان إلى الشواية لاحقًا مع كارولين الذي يريد الاحتفال بالتخلص من سيلاس ويقول إنه ليس في حالة مزاجية للاحتفال ، لأنه كان يعتقد أن هناك شخصًا سيراه لكنه لم يفعل ، ليكسي ، لكنها تظهر و ستيفان يعرّفها كارولين. يقترح ليكسي أن كارولين لطيفة بالنسبة لستيفان .

في التخرج ، كارولين سعيدة لأنهم جميعًا سيتخرجون ويدعوهم إلى عناق جماعي ، يعارض ستيفان في البداية العطاء ولكنه ينتهي. تخرج ستيفان مع كارولين والآخرين.

في وقت لاحق ، يتحدث ستيفان مع ألاريك بينما تحاول كارولين التواصل مع كلاوس ، ثم يتعرضون للهجوم من قبل 12 ساحرة قتلتهم كارولين  ويبدو   أن كلاوس ينقذهم.

في For Who the Bell Tolls ، تلتقي كارولين بستيفان في يوم الذكرى التقليدي لتكريم الموتى في ميستيك فولز ، يتعرف عليها على الفور لأنه شاهد صورًا لها ويعتقد أنها أكثر سخونة شخصيًا ، في وقت وصول جيسي و تخبره كارولين أن يتركها بمفردها مع ستيفان. يخبر ستيفان جيسي أنه جائع ويمكنه أن يشم أن ذراعه تنزف ، تجبر كارولين جيسي على الاختباء. تحدثت كارولين إلى ستيفان وسألها عما إذا كانت لديها أكياس دم ، أومأت كارولين برأسها وأخبرته أن يتبعها وسيذهبون للبحث عنها ولكن عندما تستدير ، يختفي ستيفان.

وجدت كارولين ستيفان يهاجم جيسي في القبو وتوقفه ، ويخبرها ستيفان أنه يجب أن يذهب ويغادر القبو. جيسي ينزف وتعطيه كارولين دمها لشفائه. في وقت لاحق ، أخبر ستيفان إيلينا ودامون أنه سيغادر وأنه سيكون على ما يرام. يخبر أن كارولين ستتصل به كل ساعة لمعرفة ما إذا كان كل شيء على ما يرام وأنه يثق بها.

في اليوم التالي ، وجدت كارولين ستيفان في القبو وهي حزينة جدًا لأنها علمت بوفاة بوني ، يسأل ستيفان ما حدث لبوني لكنها تقول إنها لا تريد التحدث عن ذلك لأنها لا تريد ذلك. تبكي ، لأنها تعتقد أنها لن تتوقف أبدًا. أخبرته أن الشيء الوحيد الذي تشعر به هو الحزن والغضب ، لكن ستيفان قاطعها بعد ذلك وقال لها إنه يجب أن يكون هناك دائمًا من أجلها لأنها موجودة دائمًا من أجله ، ثم يأخذ بيدها.

في Monster's Ball ، تحضر كارولين وتايلر حفلة الأزياء التي تنظمها الجامعة ، ويتحدثون عندما يصل ستيفان ويدعو كارولين للرقص ، ويوافق تايلر على ذلك ويأخذها ستيفان بيدها ويذهبان إلى حلبة الرقص.

في The Cell ، كان ستيفان يراقب كاثرين عن كثب بعد محاولة الانتحار لكن كاثرين كانت قلقة للغاية بشأنه لأنها سمعت بعض اضطرابات ما بعد الصدمة ودعت كارولين لمساعدته. تصل كارولين مع الخزنة حيث تم حبس ستيفان لمدة 3 أشهر ، لديها فكرة إعادته إلى صندوقه لكن ستيفان مرعوب من هذا. تقرأ كارولين كتابًا في خدمة البحث ولكنها لم تكن تعمل جيدًا ، وكان ستيفان لا يزال مرعوبًا وكانت كاثرين تتساءل عما إذا كانت كارولين وستيفان قد توصلتا أم لا.

كان لدى كاثرين فكرة أن تغلق نفسها في الصندوق معه للمساعدة ، في هذه الأثناء كانت كارولين تراقبهم. عندما اقتربت كاثرين وستيفان وبدا وكأنهما في طريقهما للتقبيل ، شعرت كارولين بالحاجة إلى فتح الصندوق لأنها اعتقدت أنه كان هادئًا للغاية. خرج ستيفان من الصندوق وألمح لها أن كل شيء على ما يرام وأن الأمر قد نجح ، وعانقته كارولين في غاية السعادة.

في منزل سالفاتور ، تحاول كارولين نقل الخزنة بنفسها. تصرخ من أجل ستيفان للمساعدة لكنه ينظف الغرفة التي مزقها في وقت سابق. بعد أن سمعت كارولين عن تقبيل ستيفان وكاثرين وتركت رسالة لإيلينا للاتصال بها على الفور.

In 500 Years of Solitude, Stefan calls Elena to tell her that Katherine is dying but Caroline answered her phone, saying that Elena will not talk but Stefan tells her that Elena is going to want to talk about that.

Later, when Caroline and the others are celebrating the imminent death of Katherine, Stefan asks them to knock it off or take it somewhere else because them are being insensitive. In the evening, Stefan and Caroline are gathered with others in the room of the Salvatore's house, Bonnie begins to see some familiar faces from the Other Side: Vicki and Alaric. Also Tyler returned.

في The Devil Inside ، تحدثت كارولين وستيفان عن خلية عن دامون وإيلينا لأن ستيفان يريد مساعدتهما على التصالح ، ويريد ستيفان مساعدة كارولين لكنها رفضت في البداية ثم تشعر كارولين بالذنب بشأن النوم مع كلاوس ولهذا السبب وافقت على مساعدة ستيفان. مع علاقة دامون وإيلينا. عندما اكتشفوا أن إيلينا لا ترد على مكالمات دامون ، فإنها تحاول أن تجدها بنفسها ، دون أي حظ.

في وقت لاحق ، وصلت كارولين وستيفان إلى الحانة حيث يوجد ديمون ، وأخبره ستيفان أنها تريد المساعدة ، ويتفاجأ ديمون لأنه يعلم أن كارولين تكرهه وفي النهاية أخبرهم دامون أنه لا يحتاج إلى مساعدتهم ، لذلك يقرر ستيفان أنه يجب عليهم المحاولة بشكل أفضل مع إيلينا مرة أخرى.

تتجادل كارولين وتايلر لأن تايلر علم أنها مارست الجنس مع كلاوس ، وهو غاضب منها ويطلب منها المغادرة.

لقد رفضت ولكن بعد ذلك هددها تايلر بالبدء في التحول إلى شكل ذئب ، وجدها ستيفان وحمي كارولين من الهجوم الظاهر لتايلر ، وأخبر تايلر ستيفان أن كارولين نمت مع كلاوس ، ويبدو ستيفان مندهشًا منها وكارولين محرجة وغادرت. يضرب ستيفان تايلر لإيذائه كارولين قائلاً إنه حتى عندما يكون في حالة سكر ، فإنها لا تستحق هذا السلوك.

لاحقًا كانت كارولين في منزل سالفاتور ، وصل ستيفان وجلس للتحدث معها ليخبرها أنه كان يبحث عنها في كل مكان ، أخبرته كارولين أنه صديقها وعليها أن تسمع ما يفكر فيه حقًا عنها وعن كلاوس ، لكن ستيفان يبدأ في المزاح ، ويبتسم لكارولين ، كما ينظر إليها بابتسامة رقيقة.

في Total Eclipse of the Heart ، في The Bitter Ball ، حضرت كاثرين وكارولين الرقص ، ثم ظهر ستيفان ودعته كاثرين للرقص. إنهم يرقصون ويتحدثون ، لكن كارولين قاطعتهم وأخبرته كارولين أن كاثرين وعدت بالانضمام إليها في محطة التقطيع ، ويوافق ستيفان ، لذلك تتركه هي وكاثرين وشأنه.

Later, She arrives where is Stefan and asks him why he hasn't even told Elena what he has come to tell her, Stefan thinks she was listening to their conversation but she tells him that he come to the dance for his own free will is because something happening. Stefan tells her that Damon fell off the deep end and that he killed Aaron and as he saw Elena happy her, he couldn't tell her. Later, Stefan and Katherine are embrace in the room of the college, Caroline arrives and interrupt them, Stefan and Caroline stare at each other.

في No Exit ، تساعد كارولين ستيفان في العثور على دامون وهي تصل إلى منزل سالفاتور ، حيث يوجد ستيفان ، ويتبعون الآثار المتبقية لديمون ، ويقتلون مصاصي الدماء ويمزقون رؤوسهم. يشعر ستيفان بالذنب لأنه ترك دامون يذهب ، لكن كارولين تحاول أن تبتهج به ، قائلة إن هذا ليس خطأه وأنه لا يمكن لأحد أن يمنع ديمون من ملاحقة ويس تلك الليلة ، يقول لها ستيفان إنه يجب عليه أن يجد ديمون. .

إنهم يتحدثون ثم يصلون إلى كاثرين التي لا تزال في حوزة جثة إيلينا ، وهي تعرض مرافقة ستيفان للعثور على دامون ، وتتفاجأ كارولين برؤيتها لكن كاثرين تخبرها أن ستيفان يساعدها في دراستها. في تلك اللحظة يرن هاتف كارولين.

She answers and is Tyler asking to her for Matt, as she cares about Matt, she says that she will go to his home and she hang up the phone. When Katherine leaves them alone, Stefan reminds to Caroline that Tyler hates her, giving to understand that she should not go to his house, Caroline tells him that everything will be fine and that they both have weird ex-friend situations, because of Tyler and Elena. Stefan tells her that he and Elena are just friends and that he only helped her with her ​​studies and that in the trip, whatever she's feeling, he is sure that he will be able to figure it out.

Later, at the Salvatore's house, Caroline is standing in front of the fireplace, and Stefan arrives, Stefan ask her when she get there, she shakes a glass a little bit, causing the ice cubes to jingle, telling him that about one and half of these ago. Caroline says him, that she knew that the Klaus thing was gonna come with consequences and that now she just have to deal with it and learn from her mistakes. She tells him about Nadia's been compelling Matt to forget things, and Caroline shows Stefan Matt's text message, calling for help with a K, she takes the phone back and they start talking about the strange behavior of Elena, Stefan tells her that Elena kissed him, they begin to realize all actions that Elena has been doing lately and then between the two realize that Katherine has actually possessed the body of Elena.

In Gone Girl, Caroline is in the Salvatores house with Tyler, Matt and on the phone with Jeremy and Bonnie. They're talking about Katherine possessing Elena's body and all the things that she did to hurt them supplanting Elena, then Stefan arrives and begin to looking for a solution on how to draw her to them and so to stab her with the traveler knife.

Later, Caroline is talking to Stefan about that they have lost their hopes of seeing Elena again and that they also blew their only advantage. At that moment, Damon who is in the cell says that the solution can be a locator spell.

تصل كارولين إلى الزنزانة التي يحيط بها دامون ليحل محل تايلر في رعاية دامون ، وتجد أن ديمون هاجم تايلر ، في تلك اللحظة يصل ستيفان. لاحقًا ، كانت كارولين وستيفان مع الآخرين في الغرفة الرئيسية في منزل سالفاتور الداخلي حيث كان عليهم أن تموت نادية هناك ، ويأملون أن تظهر كاثرين وهي كذلك.

في حين كنت نائما، تبحث كارولين عن علاج لفيروس الخارق عندما تصادف تسجيل ويس حول استخدام سم المستذئب من لدغة نادية ، ثم يظهر إنزو ، ويخبرها أن لديه الترياق. اتصلت بستيفان وأخبرته أن الفيروس الذي أصاب دامون وإيلينا ليس هو نفس الفيروس ، تقول كارولين إن ويس كان يعمل على المرحلة التالية من الفيروس أنه عندما كانت نادية مريضة ، كان يجري تجارب على دمها واكتشف ذلك. طريقة لاستخراج سم المستذئب من دمها ووضعه في الفيروس. تقول أيضًا أن لديها ترياقًا ، وهذا يتطلب فقط أن يأتي لمقابلتها وأنها سترسل له رسالة نصية مع العنوان ، أخبرها ستيفان أنه يمكنها فقط إحضارها هناك لكن كارولين أخبرته أنها لا تستطيع ،

يلتقي ستيفان أخيرًا مع كارولين ، ويصلان إلى محطة قطار مهجورة ، ويتحدثان عن دامون وإيلينا ، وعندما يخبرها دامون أنه قتل آرون ، يصل إنزو ويقاطعهم. سألته كارولين عن مكان الترياق وهز إنزو إيماءات ومجموعة من المسافرين تفرقوا في حظيرة الماشية. امرأة معينة تمشي مباشرة إلى كارولين وستيفان ، وهي سلون. سألها ستيفان أن لديها الترياق المضاد للفيروس الممزق ، وأجابت بنعم بفضل إنزو. أخبرهم إنزو أن ويس كان يجربه واكتشف الترياق ، تسأل كارولين ما علاقة ذلك بهم ، يقول سلون أنه عندما مات ويس ، أخذها المسافرون. ونظرًا لأن إيلينا ذات قيمة بالنسبة لهم ، فهم بصدد استخدام موارد ويس لإيجاد علاج لفيروسها ،

يخبر إنزو ستيفان وكارولين أنهما سيجدان شبيهًا آخر لستيفان وأنه لا يعرف تقاليد المسافر ، كما يقول إن آخر زوج متبقٍ من doppelgängers مميز. يسأل كارولين عما يعنيه بكلمة "خاص" لكن سلون يقاطعها ويقول لها أن هذا ليس من شأنهم. رد عليها إنزو على أي حال بالحديث عن ماركوس ، زعيم المسافرين ، فقال لهم إن ماركوس يريد الدم من آخر زوج متبقٍ من الزوجين ، ستيفان وإيلينا ، عليهم استخدام ستيفان للعثور على شبيهه ثم قتله.

تتحدث كارولين وستيفان على انفراد أثناء سيرهما إلى قسم منفصل ، حيث يتواجد سلون والمسافرون الآخرون. كارولين قلقة بشأن ستيفان لأنه قد يفقد ذاكرته مرة أخرى ، فهي على استعداد للانضمام إليه وإنزو في قتال ضد المسافرين لحمايته ، ويخبرها ستيفان أنه سيكون على ما يرام وأنه سيفعل ذلك من أجلها أيضًا ولكن كارولين أخبره أنه إذا قاموا بقلي دماغه فسوف تقتلهم ، يبتسم ستيفان ويخبرها أنه عندما يخرج عن نطاق السيطرة بشأن قتلهم ، يمكنها أن تقدم له معروفًا ، أي تذكره بأنهم كانوا أصدقاء ، كارولين يبتسم له. في تلك اللحظة يظهر سلون وإنزو للقيام بالتعويذة ، يقول إنزو إنه سيهتم بالترياق لإيلينا ودامون ، أحد المسافرين يأتي خلف إنزو ويسلمه المصل ،

Later, the travelers continue to chant while they keep attempting to link Stefan to his doppelgänger counterpart and Caroline is worried for him, Sloan sees a mental image of the doppelgänger, Caroline tries to make her stop because Stefan is suffering and they have already found the doppelgänger but Sloan ignores her, Caroline is fed up of seeing Stefan suffer and she comes behind Sloan and holds a knife against her throat, Sloan tells her that the if she hurts her, the travelers are going to kill her but Caroline says that she tell them to stop and that there's a way they can all get what they want.

في وقت لاحق ، هي مع ستيفان في انتظار استيقاظه ، وعندما يستيقظ ستيفان يضايقها مناديها "رفقة" وهي تهتم به ، ثم يناديها بـ "ليكسي" وتدرك أنها مزحة ، يسألها ستيفان إذا كانت التعويذة عملت ثم وصلت إلى Enzo ، وشكرها على مكالمتها وقال إن الوقت قد حان للمغادرة ، وسألها ستيفان عما يحدث ، وتقول كارولين بينما كان سلون سيقلي دماغه لقتل doppelgänger الخاص به وأنها لم تكن على وشك السماح بذلك حدث ، لذلك تطوعت لمساعدة Enzo في التعامل معها ، وهذا يعني قتله. لم يوافق ستيفان على ذلك ، لكنها أخبرته بعد ذلك ، لكن كارولين أخبرته أنهم يريدون فقط doppelgänger على قيد الحياة ، وكذلك ستيفان أو الآخر. ثم قرر ستيفان مرافقتها لكن إنزو قاطعهم قائلاً إنه لا يستطيع ذلك لأن المسافرين ما زالوا بحاجة إليه ،

In Rescue Me, Caroline calls to Sloan and tells her the info is bad. She asks for Stefan and she tells him that Tom has been gone for months. She asks if he saw anything else and he tells her that he blacked out after the spell. Sloan says they need to go deeper and Caroline says he's seeing old memories but then Sloan starts the spell again, despite Caroline's concerns, Sloan goes back into Stefan's head to get more information Caroline stays on the phone and tries to help him, Enzo listens with interest. Caroline is desperate to hear screaming Stefan and she begs to him to say something to her and finally he gives her Hazel's address and describes her.

في وقت لاحق ، كان ستيفان مستلقيًا في سيارة وتأتي كارولين وترقد بجانبه ، وهي حزينة لموت توم وأخبرته أنها فاشلة لأنها لم تستطع فعل ذلك ، أخبرها ستيفان أنه يعلم أنها لا تستطيع افعل ذلك لأنها جيدة ، ثم أخبرته كارولين أن إنزو قتله. أخبرها ستيفان أنه يتعين عليهم الآن النوم وإغلاق عينيه ، تبتسم كارولين وتراقبه وهو يضع رأسها على كتفه ، وتغمض عينيها.

في وقت لاحق ، كان ستيفان وكارولين نائمين تحتضنهما ، وأخذ ستيفان يدها ، واستيقظا لسماع أصوات غريبة وخرجا من السيارة. يصلون إلى حيث يقوم المسافرون بإيقاظ ماركوس ، زعيمهم ، والمسافرون يشربون دماء إيلينا وستيفان ويبدأون في الاحتراق أحياء ، يأخذ ستيفان يد كارولين ويهرب بسرعة مصاصي الدماء.

In Resident Evil, Caroline gets a call from Stefan and he too tells her about having visions of Elena and thinks he is going crazy, Caroline tells him that he isn't crazy and that something is happening because Elena too is having similar visions.

في What Lies Beneath ، يحاول Stefan و Elena الاختباء من المسافرين وقرروا الذهاب إلى Caroline's Father ، عندما يصلون إلى المقصورة ، يبدأون في التحدث ، وتتلقى كارولين لهم تخبرهم أنهم لا يحتاجون إلى دعوة للدخول الآن أن بيل مات ، تشتبه في أن إيلينا وستيفان يخفون شيئًا لها ، لكن ستيفان سلم كارولين بعض الحقائب لأخذها إلى الداخل ، إنها مشبوهة ولكنها تضحك ، تأخذ كارولين الحقائب بالداخل ، وتخرج إلى الشرفة وتراقبها ، التنصت. ترى كارولين أن إيلينا وستيفان يعبثان وتخبرهما أنهما بالنسبة إلى اثنين من الأهداف المزدوجة ، يبدو أنهما يأخذان كل هذا على قدم وساق. إيلينا وستيفان تحملان الإمدادات إلى الداخل.

Caroline and Damon are talking, Caroline seems to be upset because she thinks that something is going on between Stefan and Elena again, then then Elena and Stefan enter to the cabin, they were getting firewood out of the shed together, they seem to be very suspicious and Stefan leaves, Elena immediately follows him, and then Damon speaks in a low voice to Caroline, telling her that's time to the games begin.

في وقت لاحق من الليل ، بينما يجلس لوك في الخارج على الشرفة ، يلعب ستيفان وإيلينا ودامون وكارولين الحزورات في الداخل. إيلينا تمرر بينما يحاول ستيفان التخمين ، كارولين جادة ومدروسة ، يبدو أنها مستاءة من ستيفان وإيلينا. قرر دامون أن الوقت قد حان للعب "لم أفعل أبدًا" ، إلا أن إيلينا لا توافق على ذلك ولكن كارولين متحمسة للفكرة ، ويبدؤون باللعب والشرب ، بعد العديد من المشروبات تقول كارولين إنها لم تقبل أبدًا شقيق سالفاتور اليوم ، مما يجعل بشكل غير مباشر لستيفان وإيلينا ، جميعهم في صمت محرج ، تسأل عما إذا كانوا سيشربون أم لا ، تسألها إيلينا إذا كانت تشير إلى شيء ما لكن ستيفان يقاطعها قائلاً إنه يريد القيام بجولة أخرى ، يقول ديمون إنه لم يفعل ذلك أبدًا لقد كذب يومًا ما حول مكان إنزو ، كلهم ​​ينظرون إلى بعضهم البعض في صمت. تسأل كارولين عما يجري ويقول ستيفان أن لا شيء. يبدأ ديمون وستيفان في الجدال وتقول إيلينا إنها في حالة سكر وتريد النوم ، فتغادر.

يتحدث ستيفان وبوني عبر الهاتف عن وفاة إنزو ، وتسمع كارولين المحادثة ، وتمشي إلى ستيفان وأغلق المكالمة على بوني. تتفاجأ بموت إنزو ويخبرها ستيفان أنه هو من قتله ، وتدرك كارولين أنها كانت مخطئة بشأن شكوكها بشأن ستيفان وإيلينا ، تسألها لماذا لم يقل لها أي شيء ويخبرها ستيفان لأن الأمر معقد. . يصل ديمون وهو يخبره أن إيلينا أخبرته للتو بالحقيقة وتتفاجأ كارولين لأنه لم يكن يعرف أيضًا. يخبر ستيفان أنه يمكنهم التحدث عن ذلك في وقت آخر لكن ديمون منزعج من ذلك ، يخبر ستيفان أن الجانب الآخر ينهار ويعتقد أنه يسمح لـ Enzo بالتلاعب بهم. يبدأ دامون في التحدث بصوت عالٍ في انتظار رد إنزو ، وينظر إليهم إنزو على أنهم شبح ، وتقول كارولين إنها لا تفعل ذلك. ليس له أي معنى لأنه إذا أراد Enzo قتل إيلينا ، فإن إغراقها لن ينجح ، يخبر Enzo أنها ذكية ويرى سبب إعجابهم بها كثيرًا ، ولا يمكنهم سماع إنزو ، وتستمر كارولين في إخبار ذلك ربما إنه يحاول فقط إخافتهم ، ويدرك ديمون أن إنزو كان يحاول فقط تشتيت انتباههم وأنه اكتشف طريقة لقتلهم جميعًا بضربة واحدة. يسير دامون وستيفان وكارولين إلى الشرفة الأمامية ويدركون أن لوك قد رحل. يدرك ديمون أن إنزو كان يحاول فقط تشتيت انتباههم وأنه اكتشف طريقة لقتلهم جميعًا بضربة واحدة. يسير دامون وستيفان وكارولين إلى الشرفة الأمامية ويدركون أن لوك قد رحل. يدرك ديمون أن إنزو كان يحاول فقط تشتيت انتباههم وأنه اكتشف طريقة لقتلهم جميعًا بضربة واحدة. يسير دامون وستيفان وكارولين إلى الشرفة الأمامية ويدركون أن لوك قد رحل.

في وقت لاحق ، كانت كارولين تشاهد السقيفة وهي تحترق وينضم إليها ستيفان. بدأوا في الحديث والعبث ، دعاها ستيفان إلى السيارة لأنهم خرجوا من هناك. إنهم على وشك الرحيل لكن كارولين تسأله إذا كانوا أصدقاء ، فهي لا تزال مستاءة لأنها تعتقد أن ستيفان لا يثق بها ، ويخبرها ستيفان أنه لم يخبرها بالحقيقة ليس لأنه لا يثق بها ، كارولين له قائلاً إنه يثق في إيلينا أكثر وأنه أمر طبيعي ولكن لا يزال من الصعب تركه خارج الحلقة. يخبرها ستيفان ليجعلها تشعر بتحسن أن هناك أشياء يخبرها لها أنه لا يخبرها لإيلينا ، تسألها كارولين مثل ماذا ويخبرها ستيفان وكأنها لديها أوساخ على خدك ، وينظف خدها ويبتسمون . أخبرها ستيفان أنه لم يفعل

In Promised Land, Caroline and Stefan are still waiting on Bonnie near their car, they are concerned that Bonnie hasn't arrived, at that moment Julian approaches them. He is looking for Maria, his wife. He ask to Stefan about her but Stefan looks down at his feet. Julian ask what's the problem and Stefan tells to him that he are not going to see Maria again. Julian ask what he is talking about and Stefan tells him that Maria is dead, Stefan tries to comfort Julian, but he recoils angry, Caroline tells him that It wasn't Stefan's fault, Stefan say that he wasn't the one that killed her. The witches did. Julian is angry and says them that someone's going to pay for her. he pushes Stefan, they begin to discuss and Caroline sneaks behind him and attempts to snap his neck, but he catches her in the act. Stefan lunges toward him to protect Caroline and tries to pin him to the car, but Julian has the upper hand. He reaches into Stefan's chest cavity and pulls out his heart. Caroline gasps as his skin starts to desiccate, before Stefan falls to the pavement; dead. Julian leaves and Caroline hysterically rushes over to him and holds his body in her arms, screaming for help.

في المنزل ، يرقد جسد ستيفان على أريكة وتبكي كارولين على جسده. تندفع إلينا ، يليها ديمون. لاحظت إيلينا جثة ستيفان وقد صُدمت لرؤيتها ، وبدأت كارولين في التحدث إليهم قائلة إنها لا تعرف إلى أين تحضره ، وأنها لا تستطيع تركه بالخارج. ينظر ديمون إلى جسد ستيفان ، مرتبكًا ، تسألهم كارولين في نبرة توسل عما إذا كان لدى بوني خطة ، وقالت إنها يمكن أن تعيد الناس ، ولا يقولوا أي شيء ، وطلبت منهم أن تخبرها أن بوني يمكنها إحضار ستيفان مرة أخرى ، أخبرها ديمون أنهم سيعيدونه. يبدأ ديمون في الحصول على جثة ستيفان بينما تساعد إيلينا وكارولين ، ويتطلع ستيفان إليهما في الجانب الآخر.

Later, Elena back from the other side but she isn't happy because Bonnie forces her to return and Damon is still in the other side, Caroline start asking for Stefan because he still hasn't returned, Caroline's questioning ends when Bonnie starts coughing up blood, she is worried about her friend but Bonnie unintentionally touched Stefan and he returns from the other hand, Caroline is happy to see him but he also not wanted to come back to life still because Damon and Lexi continue on the other side.

Later, Stefan is sitting on a picnic table all alone, until Caroline comes to talk to him, he is very sad and tells to her that he lost them both, the two people he has known longest in this world, she ask to him if he is talking about Lexi and Stefan tell her that she never came out and that neither did Markos and that he know that's not a coincidence. He start talking about Damon and says that he finally had everything he wanted, that he was happy and that he should be there, he is sad because Damon and Lexi are gone for good, Stefan puts his head in between his legs and starts to cry, Caroline wraps her arms around him without saying a word.

Caroline and Stefan are seen for the last time with Tyler, Elena, and Alaric watching to Bonnie who is preparing to disappear with the other side.

في " سأتذكر" ، تتحدث كارولين مع ألاريك عن خطتها لاستعادة بوني ودامون ثم تسأل عن ستيفان ، وتقول لها إن ستيفان على ما يرام وأخبرته كارولين أنه عندما غادر ستيفان ، لم يقل وداعًا لـ لها وانه لا يرد على مكالماتها.

في وقت لاحق ، تركت كارولين بريدًا صوتيًا لستيفان ، قائلة إن الجميع يتباعدون. تعتقد أن تايلر يختبئ من جينه بالذئب في ويتمور. لم يعد مات وجيريمي يغادران ميستيك فولز بعد الآن. اختتمت بريدها الصوتي إلى ستيفان ، قائلة إن المجموعة يجب أن تكون معًا الآن أكثر من أي وقت مضى وتقول إنها لن تتوقف عن الاتصال به. يرى الرسالة ويسحق هاتفه موضحًا أنه لا يزال حزينًا.

في Yellow Ledbetter ، تقوم كارولين وإنزو برحلة بحثًا عن أدلة لإعادة دامون وبوني ، لا يخبرها إنزو حقًا بمكان وجودهما واتضح أنه وجد بالفعل مكان ستيفان. كلاهما وجده في كوخ صغير حيث هو مع صديقته ، آيفي. ترى كارولين أخيرًا لستيفان بعد أربعة أشهر ويبدو أنها غاضبة منه. استجوبت كارولين وإنزو لستيفان في مأدبة عشاء ، وغضبت كارولين عندما علمت أن ستيفان كان في سافانا منذ ما يقرب من شهرين ، ولم يحاول مساعدة دامون وبوني. أخيرًا ، كان لدى Enzo ما يكفي وطعن شوكة في Stefan. تجبر كارولين Ivy وتأخذها إلى الطابق العلوي بينما يصف Enzo ستيفان بالجبان وسرعان ما ينغمسون في القتال.

في وقت لاحق ، وجدت كارولين إنزو فاقدًا للوعي مستلقيًا على أرضية المطبخ ويخبرها ستيفان أن تأخذه بعيدًا. يدعي أنه لا يهتم بأي رد كارولين كان هو الشخص الذي يهتم به دائمًا وهذا ما أحبه فيه. أخبرها أنه يجب عليه المضي قدمًا بعد شهرين من البحث. لقد نظر بالفعل في Gemini Coven ، الذي اكتشفه Enzo. تسأل كيف يمكنه المضي قدمًا بدونها ويقول إنه لم يكن لديه خيار آخر. تدرك أنه لم يستمع إلى كل الرسائل التي تركتها له. تجيب كارولين بغضب "حسنًا ، دعني ألخصها لك: أنت غبي. إذا كنت تريده أن يخرج من منزلك ، فأنت تفعل ذلك بنفسك." ثم خرجت من المنزل.

تبكي كارولين بعد قتالها مع ستيفان في سيارتها ، ويعود إنزو إلى السيارة ويصر على القيادة عندما يرى كارولين وهي تبكي ويعود للقتال مع ستيفان.

In Welcome to Paradise, following the death of Stefan's girlfriend Ivy, he returns wanting revenge on Enzo for killing her. Stefan tries calling Caroline to apologize for his behavior but she ignores his calls. At the party , Caroline sends Enzo to get ice and when Enzo is coming back, he is attacked by Stefan, then they are attacked by a vampire hunter and Enzo saves his life, but Stefan still wants to kill him so Enzo for what he did to him, when Stefan is about to shoot, Caroline appears and comes between them, she asks to Stefan what he is doing and Stefan upset tells her that she should ask Enzo, then Stefan leaves.

Later, after Caroline discovers what Enzo has done, she tries to stop Stefan when he is leaving and apologizes with him, Stefan agrees that he was fooling himself and that he was using Ivy as an escape. Caroline tells him that killing Enzo won't bring her back and Stefan says that the real reason to want to kill Enzo is because he reminders to his brother, Damon. She ask to him, if that was his only reason for he left all those messages on her phone, promising apologies, if that's why he came to the party, just to kill Enzo and start over, Stefan's answer is yes. He is adamant he has only come back to kill Enzo but she tells him she does not believe him, stating that some part of him wanted to check up on his friends, his old life and her, she ask to him to stay but even after her heartfelt plea he walks away from her, leaving Caroline heartbroken.

In The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, Stefan shows up at Caroline's dorm room with a trunk. She is shocked to see Ivy coming out of the trunk. She asks for an explanation and Stefan tells her Enzo did this. He wants her to show Ivy how to be a vampire while he gets Luke to make her a daylight ring. He is worried about Ivy making herself a target for Tripp if she doesn't learn how to control herself. With a little more persuasion, Caroline agrees to help him. Sometime later, in Caroline's dorm room, Ivy deduces that Caroline has a thing for Stefan. She is itching to go out, but Caroline insists they wait for Stefan. Finally, Ivy distracts Caroline then comes up behind her and snaps her neck.

When Caroline gains her conscious, she starts looking for Ivy and calls Stefan to inform him about her. However, he keeps ignoring her calls. After sometime, Stefan finally shows up and when she demands to know where he was, he admits he was halfway out of town. He left Ivy's daylight ring at Caroline's dorm. Caroline can't believe he was going to dump Ivy on her and leave. Stefan tries to explain that all he wants to do is start over but her and Enzo made it difficult for him when they visited him. Caroline confesses that a month ago she wanted Damon to return, because that would mean she will get him back too but now all she wants him to do is leave. Stefan looks hurt and walks away from her.

In The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get, Damon has finally returned which means Stefan is back to normal. But the gang has to face a new problem. Tripp has Enzo and wants to know about his vampire friends. He joins Caroline, Alaric and Matt at Whitmore and confesses to them that he handed over Enzo to Tripp. Everyone looks at him, shocked. Later, Caroline and Stefan go to Tripp's cabin to find out Enzo. He tries to defend turning over Enzo to Tripp, but Caroline isn't feeling forgiving. She tells him about Ivy and then says that the reason why he is rescuing Enzo is because he feels guilty as Enzo is Damon's friend. Stefan confesses that he is rescuing him to make up for the fact that Enzo didn't gave on Damon while he did. They hide when two young men walk out of Tripp's vampire torture shed. After the men leave, they go inside the shed to rescue Enzo, but he is not there.

Caroline calls Matt to ask him if there is any other place where Tripp has taken Enzo. Matt finds Ivy's phone in Tripp's office and tells her about this saying Tripp knows what she is and where to find her. When Tripp manages to capture Damon instead, Caroline and Elena drive to one of the roads leading to Mystic Falls border while Stefan and Alaric plan their move at the border. Stefan calls Caroline to inform her that they manage to save both Damon and Enzo but unfortunately Alaric crossed the border and is now human. Later, Stefan finds her on the street outside. He wants to know what to say so they can go back to being friends again. But after everything, she doesn't want to be friends anymore.

In Do You Remember the First Time?, Stefan and Enzo captured Tripp and trying to get some intel from him through a bit of torture, a while later Stefan finds out that Tripp got Caroline's name and he knows she's a vampire. As he learns this Stefan rushes to Caroline's dorm room to warn her but Caroline points out that she doesn't need Stefan's protection nor she wants it. When Tripp's men use Caroline's mom against them to get Tripp back Caroline and Stefan get on the road to head to where they're holding Tripp a hostage. On the road Caroline calls Enzo to ensure he doesn't hurt or kill Tripp. When they get there Caroline hurries to untie Tripp but she's getting nervous since they tied him with chains quite tightly so she confronts Stefan about the chains but Stefan says that he's not the one who chained him it was Enzo who did it which then she calls Enzo Stefan's sidekick. After that Enzo seems angry and spills the beans out about Caroline's feelings for Stefan. Stefan and Caroline share an awkward look as they look like they don't know what to say. Caroline breaks the silence and says that she doesn't want to talk about it ever. Later that evening they exchange Tripp with Sheriff Liz but only to find out that Enzo turned Tripp into a vampire so when he crosses the border magic wears off and Tripp dies. Caroline and Stefan bring Liz to the hospital to get a check up. Caroline doesn't want Stefan to stay at hospital and says him to leave but Stefan refuses and stays with them then asks Liz for her help with fixing his friendship with Caroline but Liz doesn't think it's her place to help Stefan and she's on Caroline's side.

When Stefan and Caroline get a chance to talk in private Stefan questions the reason why Caroline has a thing for him and Caroline tries to explain him that maybe because she thought he was worth having a thing for and he was there helped her through vampirism transition, because she couldn't imagine how Elena gave up on him and moved on with his brother. Stefan is sorry because he couldn't see it but Caroline also convinced herself that Stefan doesn't have any feelings for her thus she says "Sorry for not feeling it back?" which Stefan replies with "No I didn't say that". Stefan explains that because of Damon's death his head was all over the place and he couldn't think of those kind of feelings. Caroline states she doesn't hate him for not feeling it back, for mourning his brother, for being a total jerk towards her while doing so and she accepts his apology but she still hates him because if she doesn't hate him for ruining their friendship she has to hate herself for ruining it and she thinks that she deserves better than that. Then she walks away while Stefan seems devastated.

In Fade Into You, Caroline organizes a Friendsgiving dinner and invites everyone except Stefan who was traveling to Portland to gather information on Gemini Coven. Stefan is curious on who's invited and learns that everyone was invited except himself. He seems pretty salty over this. In the meanwhile Caroline seems pretty nervous at the dinner as she's obsessed to make the dinner "perfect" and tries to keep everyone on track so everything would go as she planned. Damon and Alaric are making fun of the matter and when Damon teases Stefan with "why don't you two just date and put us all out of our misery" Stefan replies with "I don't think about it that way, she's my friend" but Damon and Alaric are having quite fun with Stefan's obliviousness regarding Caroline's feelings which pushes Stefan to the limits to even kick a teddy bear(Mrs. Cuddles) for noticing Caroline's feelings before himself.

On the phone Elena wants Stefan and Caroline to kiss and make up because it's getting weird and she asks Stefan that how he could trust her with such a huge secret like being a vampire. Stefan wanted Elena to know everything and trusted her with this secret because he was in love with her. When Stefan returns from the trip he goes to Caroline only to see she was coming to him too to give a doggie bag she made of the leftovers. Stefan shares with her the reason why he pushed her away with sincerity. He explains that after Damon died he cried so much that he didn't want to cry anymore and Caroline was the only person who would sit and cry with him so he had to push her away the most. Caroline thanks him for being honest with her. When Stefan attempts to talk further Caroline walks away leaving Stefan speechless as he watches her leaving.

In I Alone, Stefan and Damon are talking about their relationships with Caroline and Alaric. Stefan warns Damon about the fact that Alaric is gonna kill him when he finds out that Damon compelled him which Damon returns the favor with turning the subject on Stefan's relationship with Caroline and says that he didn't complain when Stefan ruined his friendship with Caroline. Stefan doesn't think he ruined his friendship with Caroline which Damon disagrees and makes a sarcastic comment on the matter.

In Christmas Through Your Eyes, It's Christmas time and everyone is celebrating the Christmas but Caroline can't step into Mystic Falls due to anti magic spell so Sheriff Forbes brings Christmas to her and Stefan comes over to help Liz put the decorations on. Caroline makes it clear that she didn't forgive him yet and hanging Christmas lights is the easy part and anyone can be friends when you are hanging Christmas lights. Stefan gets upset and leaves. A few seconds later Liz feels dizzy and just when she was about to fall down Stefan vampspeeds into the room and catches her before she falls. Stefan and Caroline bring Liz to the hospital. Stefan finds out that Liz has cancer and she didn't tell it to Caroline yet. Stefan and Elena talk about what to do and Stefan seems quite sad and desperate. They fought against the evil but they never faced something like this, that they don't have a plan for. He says that Caroline is a good person, she's happy, she's kind, she doesn't deserve this.

When it's time for someone to give Caroline the bad news Stefan thinks that it's his place to tell her and he should be there for Caroline. Caroline is waiting in the hospital quite worried as she's holding the snow globe that Stefan gave her as her secret Santa years ago. When Caroline faces the terrible news that there is not a single case they heard about vampire blood's curing cancer, that doctors can't operate, that chemo wouldn't work she wants to hear from Stefan that Liz's gonna get through this but Stefan is speechless. Caroline breaks down and Stefan comforts her by taking her into his arms.

In Woke Up With a Monster, Stefan rewires Liz's speaker system in front of Liz's couch to make Liz more comfortable watching TV while Caroline googled to find an effective treatment for her mom's cancer and she found an expert at Duke. She brought her mom "Friends" DVDs to watch with Stefan while she's out of town and she teases Stefan. "Stefan you know how to laugh right?" She'll go to Duke where besides Stefan's niece Sarah is studying so Stefan offers to go with her which gets Liz's support as well. He brings Caroline to Sarah to show her and share his secret about Sarah but Caroline urgently leaves because she has to meet the expert she found. When doctor tells her about a similar cancer patient that they couldn't cure Caroline seems to lose her hope but then wants to know about this patient who has no one and is waiting for his death and then she runs a little experiment on the patient with her own vampire blood. While she's observing the patient she calls Stefan there to show the patient. Patient seems to be healed and quite lively as Stefan and Caroline are watching the patient from away. While Caroline seems full of hope with these results Stefan doesn't seem like convinced by this. They discuss about it and Caroline wants Stefan to believe it works but Stefan doesn't so Caroline asks him to at the very least believe that she[Caroline] believes it'll work.

Stefan can see on her face that she believes it so he says "okay let's go home". On the road Stefan tells her about his niece Sarah and he trusts Caroline with his secret. On Caroline's porch she asks if Sarah is Zach's daughter then does that make Stefan uncle Stefan, which puts a little smile on Stefan's face. She says him it's incredibly noble that he's been keeping an eye on her all these years. Stefan thanks her for promising to keep his secret safe and she thanks him for rewiring her mom's speaker system and being there for her and not treating her like she's crazy because that's how she felt these past few days. Then Stefan comforts her by holding her hand and stroking it gently. He's giving her his support before she enters the house to give her mom vampire blood and he's watching her getting into the house through the door's window and he seems concerned.

في صلاة من أجل الموت ، كارولين نائمة في غرفة والدتها ، تستيقظ لتسمع بعض الضوضاء. نزلت لترى ما هي الضوضاء. فجأة ظهر كولن في الباب ، وخافت كارولين فتح الباب ، قال اسمها وسألها عما فعلته به. في الصباح ، وصل ستيفان إلى منزل كارولين وسألها عما يحدث ، وأظهرت كارولين لكولين مستلقية على الأريكة ، ثم اكتشفوا أن كولين الآن مصاص دماء وهذا يعني أن كولين مات بعد أن أعطته كارولين دمها.

Caroline arrives with Liz to the hospital, they all are looking for a solution. Later, Elena is blaming to Stefan because he didn't stop to Caroline when she gives her blood to Liz, Stefan says that he didn't want be the one to take the hope away from her, Caroline is standing behind Stefan; Stefan and Elena look at her, she says that Jo has a idea.

لاحقًا ، كارولين في آلة بيع ، إنها غاضبة لأن الآلة لا تعمل وتريد القهوة ، يسأل ستيفان إذا لم تكن بحاجة إلى بعض الطعام الحقيقي الذي يشير إلى الدم ، وتتنهد كارولين وتتكئ على آلة البيع ، هي تقول إنها أفسدت ، تلوم نفسها على إطعام والدتها بدمها ، وقال لها إنها كانت تحاول المساعدة ، تقول كارولين جنون إنها كانت تحاول إصلاح شيء ليس لديها عمل تحاول إصلاحه وأنها هو مثل تعريف الكتاب المدرسي للمهوس بالسيطرة من الجحيم. تحاول ستيفان تهدئتها وتقول إنها متفائلة وأنها تريد أن تصدق أن أي شيء ممكن وهذا بالضبط ما تحتاج والدتها أن تسمعه الآن.

ثم سمعوا صيحات الألم من غرفة كولن ، ذهبوا إلى غرفته وكولين يطعن نفسه في صدره بقضيب معدني ؛ تدخل كارولين وستيفان ، ويغلقان الباب خلفهما. يقول كولين إنه لا يمكن أن يموت ، يسحب العارضة من صدره ويسقطها على الأرض ، يسأل لماذا لا يستطيع أن يموت ، ستيفان حاول تهدئته لكن كولن يائس ، كارولين تقول له إنهم سيساعدون له وكولين يجري بسرعة مصاص دماء فوق كارولين ويمسك ذراعيها ، ويطلب منها مساعدته على الموت. ثم ينهار كولين ويقف ديمون خلفه ممسكًا بقلب كولين. كارولين في حالة صدمة تسأل عن سبب قيامه بذلك ، يقول دامون أن كولن قدم أمنية ووافق عليها ، أخبر ديمون كارولين أن نقل الدم لم ينجح ، لذلك لم تقتله فقط ، حاول ستيفان الدفاع عن كارولين ، ولكن كارولين يقول ذلك " هذا جيد لأنه يقول فقط ما يفكر فيه الآخرون ، إنها قتلت والدتها. تغادر كارولين ، تغلق الباب خلفها.

Later, Caroline is looking flowers for her mom's funeral, Stefan arrives, Caroline acting weird, telling things without sense, Caroline looks over to Stefan, who is just watching her, Caroline says if he is thinking of saying something to make her feel better, don't, because she don't deserve to feel better, Stefan says that he wasn't. He says that he was actually thinking that she have far more important things to do than plan a memorial service for her mother, who's still alive. Then Caroline says that all of this still needs to be done because Liz is not gonna want to live out the rest of her life as a vampire in excruciating pain. So she should do something that she is good at, instead of making everything worse.

يحاول ستيفان تهدئتها ويقول إنها خاطرت. لم يؤتي ثمارها ، لكنها فعلت ذلك بدافع الحب. تقول كارولين إنها لا تعرف ماذا تقول لها ، ويقول إنه ليس عليها قول أي شيء لها ، فقط اجلس معها. كارولين على وشك البكاء) تقول إنها لا تستطيع حتى مواجهتها. ثم يخبرها ستيفان قصة عن وفاة والدته وتركها لأنه لم يرغب في رؤيتها تموت ، ولا يريد كارولين أن تفعل الشيء نفسه. تسأل كارولين ، ماذا لو لم تستطع مسامحتها وأخبرها ستيفان أن ليز لا تعتقد أن هناك أي شيء لتسامحه ، إنها تريدها فقط أن تكون معها. تتنهد كارولين وتمسك بيد ستيفان ؛ يغادرون محل الزهور معًا.

لاحقًا بعد موت ليز تقريبًا ، تتحدث ليز مع كارولين. يأتي ستيفان مع فنجان من القهوة ويعطيها لكارولين ، وتسأل كارولين من أين حصل على ذلك ، ويقول ستيفان إنه يعتقد أن شخصًا ما أصلح آلة القهوة. تطلب ليز من كارولين أن تجد واحدة لها أيضًا ، وتقول كارولين إنها ستعود حالًا وتنهض وتترك الغرفة. أرادت ليز أن تكون بمفردها مع ستيفان ، فقالت له إنها بحاجة إلى أن يعدها بشيء ما ، وعندما تذهب ، ستكون كارولين بحاجة إليه ، حتى لو لم تكن تعرف ذلك. ستحتاج إلى شخص ما لمساعدتها على المضي قدمًا في حياتها ، شخصًا ما ليجعلها تبتسم. تبكي ، وتطلب منه أن يعده بأنه سيفعل ذلك ، ثم وعدها ستيفان بذلك. كارولين خارج الباب ، تستمع لمحادثاتهم.

في اليوم الذي حاولت أن أعيش فيه، كارولين في منزل سالفاتور ، تحضر عيد ميلاد بوني للحفلة ، تتحدث على الهاتف مع والدتها ، وهي تنظر إلى الجهاز اللوحي بكل الأشياء من أجل الحفلة ، بعد أن تنتهي من المكالمة مع والدتها ، تلهث عندما ترى الآنسة Cuddles على الجهاز اللوحي ، يمشي ستيفان عليها ، وتعتقد أن عيون الآنسة Cuddle ، تتبعهما في الغرفة لكن ستيفان يقول إنها هي فقط. تقول إنها لم تر الآنسة Cuddles منذ 12 عامًا ، وأخبرها ستيفان أن هذا هو الدب الذي أرسلته بوني من 1994 ويخمن أنها فقدت الأصل. ثم قالت كارولين إن بوني لم تخسرها لأنها أخذتها ، من أجل معركة ضخمة خاضها كلاهما عندما كانا طفلين ، تقول إنها أخذت الآنسة كادلز ودفنتها في الغابة ثم لم تتمكن من العثور عليها .

في وقت لاحق في الغابة ، تحاول كارولين أن تجد الآنسة Cuddles ، وهي تدفع الجرافة إلى الأرض ، بينما يظهر ستيفان خلفها. تقول إنه إذا كان سيطاردها بشكل مخيف ، لكان بإمكانه على الأقل إحضار مجرفة. يقول ستيفان إنه ليس كبيرًا في الحفر ويرفع يديه لإظهار النسيج ، وتقول إنه يدفن الجثث طوال الوقت ويسخر منها ويقول إنه لا ينبشها. ثم تغضب كارولين ويقول لها إنه من المحتمل أن يبقى ويراقبها في حالة إصابتها بانهيار ذهاني ثم تبتسم لنفسها.

لا يزال ستيفان في الغابة ، بدأ في مضايقتها ، وشرب في زجاجة المشروبات الكحولية الخاصة به ، مما أثار غضب كارولين بنكاته ، ويقول إنهم في وسط الغابة ، ويبحثون عن دب مدفون في قبر ضحل بواسطة 9 نسخة عمرها عام ولا يمكنه حتى قول ذلك بوجه مستقيم ، لذلك يجد ذلك مضحكًا. تقول كارولين إنه مخمور ويحاول أخذ زجاجة الخمور الخاصة به ، لكن ستيفان يسحبها بعيدًا عن متناول يدها ويخبرها أن لديها مساحة أكبر لتغطيتها. كارولين منزعجة من وصفه بأنه رعشة ، فهو لا يزال يضايقها قائلاً إنها غاضبة لكن كارولين تقول إن هذا لا يعني أنها منزعجة فقط لأنها تمر بموقف عاطفي للغاية في الوقت الحالي ، وهو جالس هناك فقط ، يسخر منها.

يقول ستيفان يسخر منها إنها غاضبة بالتأكيد ، إنها منزعجة جدًا وتقول إنها ليست غاضبة ، وتقول ستيفان إنها يجب أن تكون لأن والدتها تحتضر ، وصديقتها المقربة عالقة في عالم آخر ، وهي جالسة هناك تحاول لجعلها أفضل من خلال العثور على حيوان محشو. ثم تدفعه كارولين لتطلب منه أن يصمت ، ويشجعها على المحاولة مرة أخرى ، بل إن كارولين أكثر جنونًا يدفعه مرة أخرى ليقول له "يخدعك" ، ويقول إن هذا أمر جيد في إخراجها. ثم ضربت ساقه بالمجرفة ، مما أدى إلى سقوطه على الأرض. أخذت زجاجة الخمور الخاصة به وتمكن بعد ذلك من إنزالها على الأرض أيضًا. كلاهما يئن ، وتقول إنها لا تصدق أنه فعل ذلك للتو. سأل عما إذا كان الأمر جيدًا وقالت تبتسم أنه ربما قليلاً ، كلاهما يبدآن في الضحك.

في وقت لاحق ، ما زالوا مستلقين على الأرض ، وقفت كارولين ، وتقول إن هذا وقت العودة إلى المنزل ، وعندما يكونون على وشك المغادرة ، رأى ستيفان أذن الآنسة كادلز ، ولم تصدقه كارولين لكنها تراه بعد ذلك أيضًا ، تمشي وتنقب عن حضن الحضن. ينظر إلى ستيفان ويضحك. يقول ستيفان إنه متأكد من أنه يمكنهم تنظيفها ، وجعلها جيدة كالجديدة. تحاول كارولين تنظيفها لكن رأس الدب ينقطع ، ويبدأ كلاهما في الضحك ، ولكن بعد ذلك تتحول ابتسامة كارولين إلى حزن ، تدير ظهرها إلى ستيفان ، ويحاول ستيفان تهدئتها ويلامس وجهها ، وينظران إلى بعضهما البعض وتقول "أنا آسف" ، قام باحتضانها وبدأت في البكاء.

في وقت لاحق في منزل ستيفان ، تحاول كارولين الإصلاح لملكة جمال كادلز ، يعطيها ستيفان مشروبًا وتشربه ، ثم يعطيها آخر ويبتسم كلاهما.

في البقاء، كارولين تصل مع ستيفان إلى فوربس كابين ، وهي تجهز المقصورة لأنها تريد أن تعيش والدتها بقية وقتها هناك في بيئة مريحة وهادئة تحيط بها الأشياء التي تحبها ، مثل ألبومات الصور وألعاب الطاولة ، تتحدث معه عن الأفلام ، عندما بدأ صوت هاتف ستيفان المحمول. طلب منها أن تأخذها من جيبه ، وعندما رأت كارولين أن هذه هي والدتها ، تسأل لماذا تتصل به والدتها ، ثم ترد على الهاتف ، وتعتقد كارولين أن ليز تطلب من ستيفان معلومات وتسأله لماذا تتصل به. ، تقول ليز إنها تريد أن تعرف ماذا تفعل لكن كارولين تقول إنها مفاجأة. تطلب كارولين من ستيفان أن يأخذ الأشياء إلى غرفة النوم الرئيسية بصوت منخفض. ليز يسأل عما إذا كان ستيفان هناك طوعا أم رغما عنه وتقول كارولين إنه '

Stefan is repaying the light on the porch, and Caroline arrives with her bike, she looks at him who is mounted on a stairs and she seems to be amazed by Stefan's beauty but after taking her composure, she continues talking and says that it's the bike with she learned to ride on, she tells him how she learned to ride the bike. She asks what is he doing and he says that the box was loose, so he figured he would fix it. Caroline says that he know that he don't have to do all what he is doing and that could've had some serious problems, Stefan jokingly says as exposed wires, electrical fires but she says that she mean being there with her and if he have someplace else he'd rather be then he interrupts her and says he don't, they smile each other.

Caroline is trying to organize the books that she got for her mother, Stefan arrives to the bedroom carrying a box with bottles of liquor, he asks her where he can put them and Caroline says that there's a cellar under the stairs. He asks her if she is ok because she seems to be worried, she says that she is worried because she doesn't know what book will be better for her mom and she wants that her mom can enjoy reading her last book, Stefan says that he can deal with the books, Caroline says that not because she should do it but Stefan says that he is happy with the responsibility, Caroline then takes a bottle and says that she will open it, then she leaves.

ستيفان على الشرفة يشرب ، وصلت كارولين وأخبرته أن والدتها ستصل متأخرة قليلاً لأنها اختارت اليوم معالجة قضية كاملة من القضايا الباردة. يقول ستيفان بعد ذلك إنه أدرك أنه لا يهم ، كارولين مرتبكة ، يسأل ما لا يهم ، يقول ستيفان إنه لا يهم الكتاب الذي ستقرأه والدتها في لحظاتها الأخيرة ، ولا يهم إذا كان جيدًا أو إذا كان الأمر فظيعًا أنه لا يهم لأن الحياة لا تتعلق بلحظاتها الأخيرة ، بل إنها تتعلق باللحظات التي أدت إليها. يأخذ ستيفان يد كارولين ، وتنظر إليه كارولين ويظلوا ممسكين بأيديهم ، وتقول إنها تريد فقط أن تكون مثالية ، ثم يقول ستيفان إنه إذا كان بإمكان أي شخص التحكم في الموت ، فهي هي. تقول كارولين إنها تعلم أن والدتها طلبت منه أن يعتني بها ،

ثم قال ستيفان إنه غير موجود لأن والدتها طلبت منه أن يعتني بها ، تسأل كارولين إذن لماذا هو هناك ، ويقول ستيفان لأنها صديقتها ، تبدو كارولين محبطة من هذا الرد ، لكنه يواصل ، يقول ذلك إنه يعرف شعور فقدان الأم ، ولأنها عندما أخبرته أنها تكرهه ، كان هذا إلى حد كبير أسوأ شيء سمعته منذ وقت طويل ، ثم تبتسم وتقول إنهما يعلمان أنها لم تكره أبدًا. له. ربما يجب على أحدنا أن يقول شيئًا ما. ينظر ستيفان إلى كارولين بحنان ويضع يده على رقبته ، ثم يقبلها لأول مرة ، وتقبله كارولين مرة أخرى ويقبلونه بحنان ، ثم يبتسمون وتقول كارولين بابتسامة متوترة أن على أحدهم أن يقول شيئًا على الأرجح ، هو تقول "افعلها" لكن كارولين تضحك تقول ليس هذا.

After learning that her mom is dying, Caroline arrives to the hospital with Stefan, Damon is there and tries to calm her, he says that Liz she slipped into a come and the doctors said that they can make her comfortable. Caroline desperate says she's not comfortable because she's dying. She is mad and sad because she didn't get to say good-bye to her mom.

Still on the hospital, Caroline is with her mother who is in come and has DNR, with her are Damon, Elena, Stefan and Matt. Caroline says crying that she should have been with her, Stefan tries to console her telling her that she didn't know, Caroline says that she knew she was sick and she knew it was bad. She says that she was supposed to give her peace and convince her that she would be OK and thank her for being an amazing mom and that she doesn't remember the last thing that she said to her, that she was supposed to be with her in her final moment, Stefan then says that she still can.

Stefan says to Caroline that they are gonna live in Liz memories with Caroline, he says to Caroline to try to clear her mind and think about her favorite memory of her mom. Caroline says that she don't know because there are many, and Stefan says to her to relax, Caroline takes Liz's hand, and enter in her mind, the favorite memory with her mom was when she was trying to ride the bike, Liz helped to her to do it alone, then after finish Liz finally dies, Caroline starts to cry and tell them that her mom is gone.

In Let Her Go, Caroline wakes up on a couch and sees Matt, Elena, Tyler, and Stefan sleeping around her, Caroline stays for a moment looking at Stefan and then Caroline walks over to the kitchen.

يسير الكثير من الناس لحضور الجنازة بينما كانت كارولين بالداخل تنظر إلى جثة ليز الميتة ويدخل ستيفان ، ويسأل عما إذا كانت بخير وتقول ذلك نعم. يمشي عليها ويسألها مرة أخرى إذا كانت متأكدة ، كارولين متوترة وتقول إنها لا تعرف ، أنه الآن فقط ، كان من المفترض أن تضعه في فئة حتى تعرف ماذا ستقول له ، لكنها بعد ذلك أدركت أنها لا تعرف الفئة التي يريد أن يتم وضعها فيها. ثم قالت إنها تستطيع سرد الفئات إذا رغب في ذلك.

يقول ستيفان غير مرتاح إنه يريد التحدث معها عنهم وسيفعل ذلك ، لكن ، ربما عندما يكونون بمفردهم ولديهم فرصة لقضاء اليوم ، تبدو كارولين حزينة على رده ، وتقول ذلك بالطبع وذاك إنه ليس الوقت المناسب ، فهي تعتذر معه ، ثم يعانق ستيفان كارولين ويقول إنه لا تتأسف ، تبدو كارولين حزينة حقًا وتبتسم عندما يتركها تذهب ، ويقول إنهم سيتحدثون عندما ينتهي كل هذا ، ثم يغادر الغرفة.

في هذا النزولي لولبية ،

"سأكتب ... مذكراتي العزيزة" تم تحديد هذه المقالة كمقال يحتاج إلى مساعدة . سبب وضع علامة على المقالة على هذا النحو هو أنها غير موجودة. قد ترغب في تحريرها لتحسين مستوى أو جودة العمل الموجود في هذه المقالة.

In A Bird in a Gilded Cage,

In I Never Could Love Like That,

In Because,

In I'd Leave My Happy Home For You, Stefan calls Caroline during Alaric's bachelor party but she doesn't answer but he leaves a message asking her to call him back and that she should be there and to come home.

In I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime, Stefan arrives at the wedding following his road trip with Damon and Caroline begins to avoid him clearly still feeling awkward and guilty after what happened between them but Stefan finds a brief moment with her and asks if she is avoiding him. She lies and tells him she isn't but Stefan clearly not convinced asks if they can talk alone. Stefan asks her if he is being selfish not wanting his brother to take the cure and Caroline assures him he is not unlike her who had him turn off his humanity. She asks if he hates her and he tells her he hates how she handle thing's but not her. Caroline tells him she made a list of all the bad things that has happened to her since she fell for him stating it all started the summer he moved away and she began obsessing where he was and why he wasn't returning her call's, that she told him she hated him when she felt ignored and missed her mom's final moment's because she was kissing him and all she needed from him was for him to tell her that he felt something for her and he didn't. She continues to tell him she hates how this has made her feel and Stefan tries to reassure her that he has forgiven her and that he feels the same when he is around her because they are both control freaks and falling for someone means giving up control but Caroline tells him with all the grief and guilt control is all she has and she is not ready to give that up and leaves.

Later Damon and Elena have disappeared and are not returning Caroline's call she tells Stefan to cue the music that they are starting without them. During the wedding Stefan and Caroline are sitting together and watch with horrified looks as Kai arrives stabbing Jo with a knife and attacks all the guests.

In I'm Thinking Of You All The While, Following Kai's attack at Jo's and Alaric's wedding, Stefan and Caroline find Damon with Elena who is unconscious and is not healing after Damon has given her his blood Stefan urges Damon to take her to the hospital who flees with Elena in his arm's. Moment's later, Kai appears behind them and magically snap's their necks telling them that this a family affair. Afterward Stefan and Caroline wake in each other's arms in Enzo's car who informs them that he rescued them and that Damon is with Elena at the hospital but they have bigger problem's and takes them to Lily who is at the warehouse searching for her family of Heretics.

At the hospital Damon is in search of Kai while Stefan and Caroline stay at Elena's bedside. Caroline asks if he is going to be OK as Elena was his soulmate but Stefan tells her that even though he loved Elena more than he possible thought he could love someone she wasn't necessarily his soulmate, that she was the only one that remind him that Damon was worth caring for and in the end he needed his brother more than he needed Elena. Stefan asks if that's why she has pushed him away because she thinks that he hasn't moved on from Elena but Caroline tells him she can't do this and walks out of the room. Later Stefan and Caroline are seen together as everyone gathers at the Salvatore boarding house to say goodbye to Elena.

Stefan visits Caroline and tells her that he has made a list of all the ways loving her has changed him, that she was his friend when he needed her, that she made him laugh and dance and was the one that assured him that he would find love again. That he understands she needs time to heal and live her life without him but he will wait for her till she is ready for him kissing her cheek and leaves. Clearly shocked at his declaration Caroline continues to sit there with a small smile on her face.

كارولين : إنها تكرهني! بوني تكرهني.

ستيفان : لا ، إنها مصدومة فقط ، كلنا كذلك.

كارولين : وماذا عن مات؟ (تبكي)

ستيفان : الصمت. شيء واحد في وقت واحد ، دعنا ننزع هذا الدم ، تعال.

كارولين : أنا قاتلة مميتة. أنا وحش!

ستيفان : انظر إلي ، مشاعرك تتصاعد الآن ، إنها جزء من التحول ، إنه طبيعي تمامًا ، أعدك بخير؟

(ترى كارولين وجهها يتغير في المرآة وتبدأ في الذعر).

كارولين : لماذا يحدث هذا في وجهي ؟!

ستيفان : انظر إلي ، انظر إلي ، انظر إلي! كارولين كارولين! انظر إلي! انظر إلى وجهي ، انظر إلى وجهي! (تغير وجهه أيضًا) هل ترى ذلك؟ عندما تشعر بأن الدم يندفع ، فأنت تخبر نفسك أنك ستمر به ، وأنك قوي بما فيه الكفاية. نعم ، نعم ، بغض النظر عن مدى شعورك بالرضا عن الاستسلام لها ، فإنك تقاومها ، وتدفنها. راقبني ، شاهدني. (وجهه طبيعي مرة أخرى) إنها الطريقة الوحيدة التي ستنجو بها من هذا الشيء. محاولة.

(تأخذ أنفاسًا قليلة ، ووجهها طبيعي مرة أخرى).

ستيفان : هذا جيد

كارولين : لماذا فعلت كاثرين هذا بي؟

ستيفان : لا أعرف ، أتمنى أن أفعل. مرحبًا ، أعدك بأني لن أترك أي شيء يحدث لك. تعال الى هنا. (يعانقها)

- عالم جديد شجاع

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(كارولين وستيفان في الغابة للصيد)

كارولين : إذن ماذا أفعل عندما أرى الأرنب؟

ستيفان : طاردها ، امسكها ، تتغذى عليها.

كارولين : أليس قتل الحيوانات اللطيفة هي الخطوة الأولى في أن تصبح قاتلًا متسلسلاً؟

ستيفان : حسنًا ، لقد تخطيت نوعًا ما القاتل المتسلسل وذهبت مباشرة إلى مصاص دماء. كارولين ، إذا لم تكن جادًا بشأن كل هذا ، أعتقد أنه يجب عليك إخباري.

Caroline: No I am. Look, I swear that I am okay? But it's just… I haven't been in the sun for days and everyone is at the swimming hole having fun and Matt is there! And he finally told me that he loved me but I have been blowing him off and now you want me to eat bunnies and I'm kind of freaking out okay?!

(Stefan is laughing)

Caroline: And now you're laughing at me.

Stefan: No, no, I'm not laughing. None of this is funny, trust me. It's just that..

Caroline: What?!

Stefan: When someone becomes a vampire, all of their natural behaviors get sort of amplified.

Caroline: What do you mean?

Stefan: I mean… as a human I cared deeply for people, how they felt. If they were hurting I felt their pain and I felt guilty if I was the one who caused it and as a vampire all of that got… magnified.

Caroline: So you're saying that now I'm basically an insecure, neurotic control freak... on crack?

Stefan: Well, I wasn't gonna say it like that but… hey, listen, let's hunt okay? And then after that we'll go to the swimming hole.

Caroline: Really?

Stefan: Yeah. Matt is the closest connection that you have to your humanity and I think that being around him is a good thing.

Caroline: Okay.

Caroline: Why are you looking at him with your "serious vampire" look?

Stefan: My wha- my "serious vampire" look?

Caroline: Mhmm. I mean it's different from your "worried vampire" look, neither of which stray too far from your "Hey, it's Tuesday" look.

Stefan: I get it, okay. You think I'm… you think I'm too serious. Is that it?

Caroline: I mean I was not gonna say it like that but…

Stefan: Hey, I saw that. You compelled her.

Caroline: Yeah, she deserved it.

Stefan: Caroline, nobody deserves to have their mind messed with for shallow reasons.

Caroline: You know, why is everyone sticking up for Amy freaking Bradley?

Stefan: You're letting the jealousy to get the best of you.

Caroline: Oh, so now I have magnified jealousy issues, too. That's great.

Stefan: I told you this wasn't gonna be easy.

Caroline: Yeah, well, I might as well have stayed dead. My entire personality is killing me.

(He smiles)

Caroline: Shut up.

(It's night. Everybody is leaving the swimming hole because Tyler asked them to. Matt is alone. Stefan and Caroline are looking at him)

Caroline: He's mad at me.

Stefan: Go talk to him. I'll wait.

(Stefan's phone is ringing. He answer it: it's Elena)

(Caroline bites Matt on the neck and drinks his blood but Stefan arrives and takes her away from Matt)

Stefan: Stop it! Stop! Stop! Stop!

(Her face is normal again but Matt faints and fall)

Caroline: Oh my god.

Stefan: No, no, no, stop. Listen to me. We need to get out of these woods now. We need to leave.

Caroline: What was that?

Stefan: Matt, stay down. Do not move.

(They hear noise all around them)

Stefan: You and me, we're gonna run. It's going to follow us; we need to lead it away from Matt. You need to run as fast as you can. Do you understand me? Go, go!

(They run and arrive to old ruins but Caroline stops)

Caroline: Wait! What is it?!

Stefan: It's a werewolf! He will try to kill us and he can!

(Tyler arrives)

Tyler: Hey! What are you two doing?

Stefan: What are you doing?

(The werewolf rushes into Caroline. She falls on the floor, the werewolf is on her. Stefan rushes on the werewolf with his powers and pushes him.)

Caroline: What are we gonna do about Tyler?

Stefan: I took care of it and I will get Matt on vervain, it'll keep you from being able to compel him and also to keep you from drinking his blood.

Caroline: I can't believe I hurt him.

Stefan: I know.

Caroline: He is the one person on this entire planet that I never wanted to hurt.

Stefan: It's not going to get any easier. You're just gonna have to work that much harder.

Caroline: I shouldn't be with him, should I? Because if there is any danger…

Stefan: I'm the last person to make that kind of decision for you. If I had follow my own advice, I would walked away from Elena a long time ago.

Caroline: You ever think you should have?

Stefan: I know I should have, I just can't.

-- Bad Moon Rising

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Caroline: Hey! You get some bunny in you?

Stefan: Yeah, I'm feeling much better, thank you.

-- Kill or Be Killed

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Stefan: What happened?

Damon: Go ahead, tell him. You're gonna love this.

Caroline: I saw Katherine today.

Stefan: Where?

Caroline: At the grill. I just stopped by to gawk and... quasi-stalk Matt.

-- Masquerade

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Caroline: Stefan!

Stefan: Hey

Caroline: Hey. Uh, I need to talk to you. Where are you going?

Stefan: Well, Elena went home sick; I just want to go check up on her.

Caroline: Ditch her.

Stefan: I'm kind of worried about her.

Caroline: You know what, we can talk later.

Stefan: Uh, talk about what?

Caroline: I might've ... done something?

Stefan: What did you do?

Caroline: Told Tyler I'm a vampire.

(Caroline and Stefan are sitting at a table. Caroline is eating)

Caroline: Sorry to drag you here but if I don't eat, I get those kill innocent people urges. Tyler totally has those too by the way.

Stefan: Yeah, what else did you say to him?

Caroline: Not much. I was trying to keep the questions to a minimum. Are you mad?

Stefan: Yes Caroline. As a matter of fact, I am a little mad. I mean, you put yourself a risk. If Damon finds out…

Caroline: But you're not gonna tell him, are you?

Stefan: No, of course not. He would kill you.

Caroline: Always lookin' out for me.

Stefan: Yeah. Well, you don't exactly make it very easy on me.

Caroline: Then why do you do it? Why are you such a good friend to me?

Stefan: I don't know. I guess you, uh, remind me of someone. My, uh, my best friend, Lexi.

Caroline: You have a friend?

Stefan: You say that with such a discouraging amount of surprise, Caroline!

Caroline: No I just… sorry. I just… tell me about her.

Stefan: I will, some other time. I got to go.

Caroline: Wait! No! What do we do about Tyler? I don't want Damon to kill him ‘cause there's a full moon coming up and Tyler is totally freaking out about it.

(Stefan and Caroline are still talking)

Stefan: Okay, now I'm leaving.

Caroline: Wait…!

Stefan: No, no, no, Caroline, you have two seconds to come clean.

Caroline: What do you mean?

Stefan: I'd believe the whole innocent act a little bit better if I didn't know how good you were at providing a distraction on demand. Where is Elena?

Caroline: I can't tell you.

Stefan: You can't tell me? Are you kidding me?

Caroline: I'm sorry but I… I can't tell you.

Stefan: Caroline! Elena was kidnapped, she could have been killed and you're seriously not gonna tell me where she is?

Caroline: She's not in any danger. I would not have let her put herself in danger.

Stefan: Put herself in danger where? What do you…? She's with Damon isn't she?

Caroline: Ew, no.

Stefan: Then where… where is she? Listen, if you're my friend like you've been pretending to be all day, then you'll tell me where she is.

Caroline: Stefan, I am your friend but I'm also Elena's friend and I'm sorry but I'm not going to tell you where she is.

(He looks at her and leaves)

-- Katerina

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Stefan: What's wrong?

Caroline: Tyler knows about you and Damon. He knows that Damon killed Mason. I didn't say a word.

Stefan: It's that woman, Jules. She had a run in with Damon.

Caroline: Tyler was so upset. The look on his face, he was so betrayed.

Stefan: Wow, this is bad.

Caroline: You're not gonna tell Damon, are you?

Stefan: No, he already wants to kill him. He thinks all werewolves should die and he's not wrong to think that, Caroline. I mean, what if Tyler tries to retaliate? He has every right to. He could get himself killed.

Caroline: Well, we're not gonna let that happen. We have to get to him and reason with him before he does something stupid. You have to talk to him. Just try to explain, you know? You always know the right things to say, okay? He and I… we're friends.

Stefan to Tyler Lockwood: Look about Caroline, no matter what her flaws are, when push comes to shove, you're gonna want that girl on your side. She's your friend. Stop being a dick to her.

Stefan: (about Caroline) Hurt her again and you're dead.

Jules: I hurt her again and she's dead. Bring Tyler to me, the clearing by Wickery Falls. You have 20 minutes until she dies.

Stefan: Where's Caroline?

Jules: Locked up tight.

Stefan: Let her go and I'll release Tyler. It doesn't have to get any messier than it already has. I'm not your enemy, Jules.

Jules: It's a little late to be waving the white flag, don't you think?

Stefan: You need to leave town. No one else has to get hurt.

Jules: I'm not leaving without Tyler.

Stefan: Tyler is free to make his own decisions as soon as you release Caroline.

Stefan: So, is your mom home?

Caroline: No. She's at work.

Stefan: I can come in if you want me to.

Caroline: I'm fine, Stefan.

Stefan: You don't have to pretend with me. Anybody would be upset after what you went through tonight.

Caroline: I'm okay ... I'm not girly little Caroline anymore. I can handle myself.

Stefan: You sure can.

Caroline: I just really want to go shower so…

Stefan: Okay.

Caroline: Good night.

Stefan: Good night.

Caroline: Hey.

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: What's going on?

Stefan: I was a bit worried about you. After everything you went through tonight.

Caroline: I'm fine.

Stefan: Good, but ... just in case, I, um, brought some back-up. (Bonnie and Elena arrive behind him)

Elena: We're gonna slumber it.

Bonnie: We haven't done it in ages.

Caroline: (cries) Hi…

-- Daddy Issues

---

(Caroline goes out of her house and goes to her car. She's on the phone with Stefan)

Caroline: I can't find him anywhere. He's not at home. He's not answering his phone.

Stefan: How could you let him go?

Caroline: My mom walked in. He took off. I didn't know what to do.

Stefan: Did your mom hear anything?

Caroline: No. She just thinks we're fighting but he knows about me, and he's freaking out about Vicki.

Stefan: All right. Listen. You have to find him. You have to calm him down. Compel him if you have to. Is he still on the vervain?

Caroline: I slip it into his soda when he's at work, but I didn't get to last night, so it's out of his system. He has a catering shift at the Lockwood's' today. I'm gonna try there.

(She hangs up)

-- Know Thy Enemy

---

Stefan: Hey, guys.

Matt: Hey, man, what's up?

ستيفان : مرحبًا. هل تمانع لو سرقت موعدك للحظة؟

مات : لا ، ليس كل شيء. سأحضر لنا شيئًا لنشربه.

ستيفان : شكرًا (أوراق مات. ستيفان يرقص مع كارولين)

كارولين : ماذا بك؟

ستيفان : كلاوس هنا.

كارولين : ماذا ؟!

ستيفان : نعم.

كارولين : أين؟

ستيفان : ليس لدينا فكرة. لكن ترقب أي شيء قد يكون غريبًا ، حسنًا؟

- الرقصة الأخيرة

(يقوم ستيفان بسحب الرصاص الخشبي من جذع تايلر باستخدام ملقط معدني. تقف كارولين في مكان قريب ، تراقب.)

كارولين : من فضلك قل لي أن هذا هو الأخير.

(لاحظ ستيفان إحدى الرصاصات).

ستيفان : تم نحتها خصيصًا ؛ الطول والعرض. إذا كنت مصاص دماء عادي ، فستموت.

(يضع ستيفان الرصاصة الخشبية في كوب من الكحول لتنظيفها).

تايلر : هذا الرجل يعرف ما كان يفعله. يجب أن تكون قفازاته غارقة في الحمام. كان يبحث عن مصاص دماء ولم يتردد لثانية عندما وجد واحدة.

ستيفان : (يراقب الرصاصة) هذه النقوش….

(لمس الرصاصة لكنها تحترق بها).

كارولين : هل الرصاصات مكتوبة؟

ستيفان : لا أعرف. إنهم شيء.

- نصب تذكاري

---

كارولين : هل يبدو أنها غير متوازنة قليلاً بالنسبة لك؟

ستيفان : نعم ، إنها توجه كل مشاعرها إلى الغضب. يجعلها تشعر وكأن لديها هدف. كنت أفعل ذلك أيضًا عندما كنت كذلك ، كما تعلم.

كارولين : الممزق أنت؟

ستيفان : نعم. يجب عليها أن تتصالح مع الأمر ، وتواجهه ، وتسمح له بالدخول قبل أن تتركه يذهب.

كارولين : (إيماءات) أنت جيد في هذا ، أتعلم ذلك؟ لقد أنقذت حياتي مصاصي الدماء ، والآن أنت تنقذ حياتها.

(يبدأون في السير معًا).

كارولين : عليك كتابة كتاب. اذهب في العرض.

ستيفان : حسنًا.

(Stefan is in the parlor with a drink in hand. Caroline opens the front door and enters the house.)

Caroline: Hey.

Stefan: Hey. Thanks for coming.

(Stefan sits down and Caroline walks into the room.)

Caroline: Not every day I get summoned by a Salvatore. So, what's up?

Stefan: (sighs) Do you remember what you were like before you turned?

Caroline: You mean an insecure control freak?

(Stefan laughs. Caroline sits down.)

Caroline: Yeah.

Stefan: You grew into yourself when you became a vampire. You changed. And Elena, she's changing too, and I want her to be able to enjoy it. Without all the guilt and shame that I went through; and there was a moment today when she did. And when I'm with her, every bone in my body tells me to join her. To enjoy it. But, I know that if I do, even a little, I risk becoming him. The Ripper. I love her and I don't want to hold her back.

Caroline: But you don't know how to be around her and still resist that urge.

Stefan: Damon promised he'd help me stay off the edge, but he and I, we're not in a very good place right now. Not when it comes to her. I just thought, you're so good at it, at being a vampire.

Caroline: (laughs) Because of you, Stefan. I'm good at it because of you. Come to me, whenever you want, and I won't let you lose control.

--The Rager

---

(Stefan is talking on the phone to Caroline)

Stefan: He's got Elena. I need Tyler to get the other hybrids away, so I can get her out. I know I'm probably asking the impossible but...

Caroline: Actually, you're not.

(Stefan looks surprised.)

(Tyler is talking to Stefan in the living room. Caroline is with them.)

Tyler: Hayley is the one that helped me break the sire bond. She showed me what to do, how to help. When she showed up here I thought it was just coincidence, but it turns out she's been helping one of them, her friend Chris. And she came to help us get the rest of them out from under Klaus.

Stefan: So... are you telling me that Chris isn't sired anymore?

Caroline: That's exactly what he's telling you.

--We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

---

(Stefan is in the woods doing push-ups as well as talking to Caroline on the phone.)

Caroline: What do you mean you're not coming? I don't need to remind you that your Miss Mystic Falls attendance record totally sucks.

(Caroline is walking down the stairs with a clipboard and preparing for the pageant. Her phone is to her ear as she continues to talk to Stefan.)

Caroline: Besides, you're a founding family member, by definition you have to be here.

(She walks over to a table where Gabby is arranging some flowers. Caroline grabs the flowers from her hands and rearranges them to her satisfaction. She walks away.)

Stefan: Elena and I broke up. By definition, I don't need to be anywhere.

Caroline: Did that sound as depressing to you as it did to me?

Stefan: Oh, I'm not depressed. I just want to rip into someone's artery and feed until I can't breathe anymore.

(Stefan stops doing push-ups and lies down with his back against the ground.)

Caroline: Well, you can't. As your sober sponsor, I am not going to let that happen. Try and sublimate.

(Stefan stares up at the sky in silence for a moment.)

Stefan: She said she has feelings for Damon.

Caroline: What?! She can't have feelings for Damon! He's… Damon. And you're… you. And I'm – revolted. You know, I'm gonna talk to her. I'm going to shake some sense into her clearly diseased brain.

Stefan: Yeah, well I don't know what good that'll do. Elena's right, being a vampire really has changed her.

Caroline: All the more reason you need to cure her.

(Elena walks down the steps. Caroline sees her and Elena starts to walk over to her.)

Caroline: (to Stefan) Look, I got to go. Be careful. And remember, there is sublimating and then there is insanity.

Stefan: I'll be fine. Bye.

(He hangs up. Caroline puts down her phone and looks at Elena.)

(Stefan pours a shot for himself and Caroline. They are sitting in the living room, talking to one another.)

Stefan: Elena's right. I just...I need to let go.

Caroline: No, you're right, Stefan. It's not pretty and it's not easy, but you can't give up on her.

Stefan: Caroline, she looked me in the eye and she told me to move on.

Caroline: She's lost. Okay, you and her, epic. Her and Damon, ugh, God. There's something wrong with her. Just promise me you won't stop looking for the cure.

Stefan: Klaus won't let me even if I wanted to.

(Stefan places his shot glass down and pours himself another one.)

Caroline: Why does he care? He doesn't even want it.

Stefan: He wants to keep Elena human so that he can make more hybrids.

(Caroline sits back into her chair and relaxes.)

Caroline: He's gonna need them. Tyler's almost got all of them unsired.

(Suddenly, Caroline looks as if she just realized something.)

Caroline: Oh my God.

(Stefan looks up at her, confused.)

Caroline: Oh. My. God.

(Stefan non-verbally asks her what she's going on about.)

(Caroline stands up, still shocked by the discovery she has figured out.)

Caroline: I was trying to understand why Klaus was so intrigued by Damon and Elena. He said I would figure it out. This is what he was talking about.

Stefan: What are you talking about?

Caroline: Think about it. Every time Elena's had a problem, Damon's been the magic solution.

Caroline: Today, Elena was worried about Jeremy. Who swoops in and tells her to relax? Damon. And she listens.

(Stefan still looks confused.)

Caroline: When Elena started feeding, who said that she could only drink blood straight from the vein?

(Stefan seems to be realizing what Caroline is getting at.)

Stefan: Damon.

Caroline: And when she tried to drink from animals?

Stefan: She couldn't keep it down.

Caroline: And blood bags?

Stefan: Same thing.

Caroline: Name one vampire in the history of vampires who couldn't drink blood from a blood bag. Damon said she couldn't, so she couldn't.

Caroline: Damon likes the red dress. Elena likes the red dress.

Stefan: Damon says kill Connor and she kills Connor.

Caroline: What if it's possible? Damon's blood made her a vampire, right?

(Stefan looks up at her.)

Caroline: It's rare, but it happens. What if this is one of those times?

(Caroline sits back down.)

Caroline: What if this is really happening?

(Stefan leans forward.)

Stefan: Elena's sired to Damon.

--My Brother's Keeper

---

Caroline: We need to do something.

(Caroline pulls her phone out and is ready to call Elena.)

Stefan: Wait, no, hold on Caroline. (He stops her from calling her.) This isn't gossip. You can't just drop this on her before we know what's happening for sure.

Caroline: I need to talk to Tyler, okay? Maybe he'll know what to do.

Stefan: Alright talk to Tyler but please don't tell anyone else. If this is true, then it may have influence on Elena's every action and emotion since she became a vampire.

(Caroline is sitting in a chair in the living room while Stefan is talking to her.)

Caroline: You feel sorry for him?

Stefan: Look, there's no other way to break a vampire sire bond. As much as you and I both hate it, Damon does love Elena. Now he has to completely let her go. Ever imagine having to do that?

Caroline: I'm sorry I told her. Okay, I kind of didn't have a choice. All I know is he better do what he's supposed to do.

(Stefan sits down.)

Stefan: He'll do it. He's not as bad as he wants you to think. He'll do what he needs to do, he told me he would.

Caroline: Is that all he told you?

Stefan: What do you mean?

Caroline: Nothing. It's just (She sighs.) It's just - how can you trust him?

Stefan: Because I think he loves her as much as I do. He can't be selfish with her. Not anymore.

(Caroline nods understandingly.)

--We'll Always Have Bourbon Street

---

(Stefan is sitting on a couch in the library, reading through some old papers. His phone goes off and he answers it.)

Stefan: Hey, sorry, I know I'm late.

(Caroline is on the other end, walking across the town square through the Winter Wonderland.)

Caroline: If I'm gonna be a friend in your time of need, then you to need to work on your punctuality. I'm in a crisis. Where are you?

Stefan: I'm at my house. Why? What's wrong?

Caroline: My boyfriend is a dumbass martyr. Wait, and why are you at your house? Aren't you trying to keep your distance from Elena?

Stefan: Well, she's not here anymore. Damon took Jeremy to the Gilbert lake house with Bonnie so I guess her house is safe for her again. Hey, listen, I got Klaus to tell me a little bit more about this Hunter's sword. You know that map in Jeremy's tattoo? The sword decodes it. It's literally the key to finding the cure.

Caroline: Klaus told you this?

Stefan: Yeah, why?

Caroline: And did he happen to hand over the sword for safekeeping?

Stefan: Uh, what do you think?

(Caroline sighs.)

Stefan: What's wrong?

Caroline: We need to get our hands on that sword. Like today. Tyler and his hybrids are taking out Klaus tonight.

--O Come, All Ye Faithful

(Stefan is leaning against the wall in the alleyway. Caroline approaches him and he stands up to face her)

Caroline: Hey.

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Did you find the sword?

Stefan: Nope.

Caroline: What are we gonna do now?

Stefan: Klaus is the only shot we have at finding the cure. We need him. Tyler has to call it off.

Tyler: Well, that's not gonna happen.

(Stefan turns around and looks at Tyler who has appeared on the stairway. Tyler looks at Caroline)

Caroline to Stefan: Stefan, it's me. That little werewolf slut has lost her mind. Go to the Lockwood Cellar and make sure that Rebekah's body is still there. I'm gonna find Tyler. Hayley is trying to screw this up.

(Caroline walks into the parlor where Stefan is sitting on the sofa.)

Caroline: Matt can't find April. I can't reach Tyler. This is a disaster.

(Caroline sits down on the sofa across from Stefan. Stefan remains silent and Caroline looks at him.)

Caroline: Is this you in crisis mode? Cause it's a lot more subtle than mine.

Stefan: You know I thought I'd be happier watching Klaus get led away to his slaughter, but for some reason I can't help but feel kind of guilty.

Caroline: Yeah, you and me both. All day I've been trying to remind myself of all the horrible things he's done.

Stefan: See that's the thing, we've all done horrible things.

(Stefan gets up and stands next to the sofa, looking at Caroline.)

Stefan: And I'm sitting here, trying to figure out what makes us any better than him. And I think it's just that, we have family we can trust.

Caroline: Yeah, you're right, Stefan. Trust is everything. Have you heard from Damon?

Stefan: Yeah, he's still with Jeremy at the lake house.

Caroline: Did he happen to mention where Elena was?

(Caroline avoids his gaze until the end of the question, when she glances up at him. Stefan looks at her with a questioning gaze. He moves closer towards her.)

Stefan: Wait, why are you – why are you asking me this?

(Caroline looks up at him with a very meaningful look, but doesn't say anything. Stefan can guess as much from the look she is giving him though. He sits back down the couch.)

Stefan: They're together, aren't they?

(Stefan looks incredibly upset. Caroline also looks guilty and sad for Stefan.)

Stefan: How together are they?

(Caroline looks away and doesn't answer.)

Stefan: Caroline, tell me. How together are they?

(Caroline looks down at the ground and licks her lips nervously. She still doesn't respond, but Stefan finally realizes just how together Damon and Elena are.)

--O Come, All Ye Faithful

---

(All the students are coming out of the gym. Caroline is walking through the crowd talking on her phone. The shots alternate between Caroline at the school and Stefan at the Grill.)

Caroline: Hey, you just missed the mandatory school assembly.

Stefan: Well, that's because I'm at a mandatory all-day drinking party.

Caroline: Seriously? You decided to go on a ripper bender now?

Stefan: My brother slept with Elena. It kinda puts a damper on things.

Caroline: First of all, you weren't supposed to know that, and second of all, Tyler is already spiraling, and he gets top priority.

Stefan: His mother just died. What do you expect?

Caroline: I'm his girlfriend. I expect him to talk to me. Instead, he's all angry, and it doesn't help that everyone keeps referring to his mother's death as an accident, which is just a really polite way of saying she was drunk.

Stefan: You think Klaus killed her?

Caroline: Hmm, I don't think she drowned in her martini glass. Just, get it together. I can't do it alone.

(Caroline hangs up)

(Stefan calls Caroline.)

Caroline: I'm only ready to talk to you if you're ready to rejoin civilization.

Stefan: How would you like to drive the white oak stake through Rebekah's heart?

Caroline: If it means that you're not drinking your way through the Mystic Grill, sure.

--After School Special

---

(Elena is still sitting with Jeremy, smoothing her hand over his face and holding his hands. Downstairs in the kitchen, Caroline is dumping a bucket of water into the sink and talking to Stefan)

Caroline: How long has she been like that?

Stefan: Ever since we found his body. She hasn't said anything except that she's waiting for him to wake up.

Caroline: But he's not going to wake up. She knows that, right?

(Stefan holds a finger up to his lips to silence her. He walks over to the sink and runs the tap, using the noise to cover their conversation)

Stefan: Look. Deep down, I think she has to, but we're talking about Elena here. She feels grief more powerfully than anyone else. I think her denial is the one thing protecting her from letting it all in.

Caroline: But she can't stay like that forever.

Stefan: I know, but I don't want to be the one to break her out of it, not until we know that Bonnie is safe, not until we get Damon over here to, you know--

Caroline: Use the sire bond to convince her that everything is okay?

(Stefan nods but then Elena joins them in the kitchen)

Elena: I'm not in denial. [Stefan turns off the tap.] I know that he was supernatural, but did you see? His tattoo is gone. The tattoo had the spell that opened Silas' chamber. Maybe it being gone means that he's fulfilled his supernatural destiny. Maybe he's back to normal. It's possible, right?

Caroline: Elena...

Elena: It's possible, Caroline. There's a chance. It may be minuscule, but it's hope and I'm gonna hold on to that hope with everything that I've got because there's no way that m... There's absolutely no way that my brother is dead... I'm not in denial.

(She turns and leaves the kitchen. Caroline and Stefan share a look)

(Caroline is on the front porch, talking on her cell phone)

Caroline: Hey. I know that I'm not supposed to be calling, but something happened, and I need to talk to you, Tyler. So please call me. [she hangs up]

Stefan: [joining her] Do you know where he is?

Caroline: As far away from Klaus as he can get. Klaus said he wouldn't stop until he found him.

Stefan: Well, Katherine's been running from Klaus for 500 years. It's not easy, but it's possible. It's probably why she stole the cure. She wants to bargain for her freedom.

Caroline: I just can't believe after all that, the cure is just gone.

Stefan: Yeah. I mean, talk about denial. In my head, I was thinking there was no way Elena was gonna stay a vampire forever... And now without any family.

Caroline: Well, we can't think about that right now. We need to make plans, lists. We need a funeral or a cover story, or a funeral and a cover story. I should go tell my mom. I guess she'll know what to do.

Stefan: We should get Matt over here.

Caroline: You're right. I will do that. I will call Matt, and then I will go tell my mom, and then I will make a list or a casserole or-- I don't know-- whatever people are supposed to do or make in these situations... What's that smell?

(Stefan looks inside through the open front door. Caroline looks like she already knows the answer)

Stefan: It's his body. He's starting to decompose. Tell your mom to get Dr. Fell over here.

--Stand By Me

---

Stefan: Everything all right?

Elena: (calmly) Yeah, as soon as the queen backs off, everything will be fine.

(Elena walks off to warm up with the other Mystic Falls cheerleaders while Caroline and Stefan watch her carefully.)

Caroline: Remember how Damon sired her to behave? It didn't really work.

(Elena smiles impishly, shrugging her shoulders slightly. Later, it's dark outside and Caroline walks in through the open door and joins Stefan.)

Caroline: I got here as soon as I could. This is insane.

Stefan: Yeah. It won't last. They'll either drink all the booze and get bored, or, ah, Damon'll come home and kill everyone.

(They start to join the fray of partiers.)

Caroline: We can't compel them to leave. The locals are all on vervain from the town water supply.

Stefan: Yep.

Caroline: So what do we do?

Stefan: Pff, I don't know. Enjoy the party, keep Elena from butchering Grove Hills' cheerleading squad. (He takes a swig from a bottle of alcohol.)

Caroline: Great. And where is she?

Stefan: (pointing and smiling) Where do you think?

(Caroline follows his gaze to see Elena dancing on a table, bottle in hand and laughing.)

Caroline: I almost forgot what that looked like.

Stefan: What? Elena smiling?

Caroline: (smiling) No. Fun. I mean, look at her. Yes, this is all very bad, but doesn't she make you just want to let go?

Stefan: (ruefully) Well, unfortunately I have this little problem... When I, uh, party too hard, I end up killing people.

Caroline: Well, your sober coach is giving you the green light... I mean, come on. You are at a kegger full of hot girls, and you're single, and you're, well, you're you.

Stefan: (smiling) So, what am I supposed to do, just grab some girl, throw her over my shoulder, take her out onto the dance floor?

Caroline: Just take your own advice. Have fun, you know? We deserve a little bit of fun.

Stefan: (nodding for a moment) Okay.

(He leans down and hauls Caroline up and over his shoulder.)

Caroline: (laughing) I didn't mean me!

(Stefan continues walking into the crowd of partiers with Caroline over his shoulder.)

(Caroline growls and starts to go for Elena but Stefan stops her.)

Stefan: Caroline, calm down.

Caroline: (struggling against Stefan) Calm down? I'm gonna wring her skinny little neck!

(Suddenly Elena vamp-speeds out of the house, leaving a cup spinning on the patio outside.)

(Caroline and Stefan are out in the woods looking for Elena.)

Caroline: Elena! Where the hell is she?

Stefan: Right where she wants to be. This is completely calculated. She drew all those people to the house, waited for an opportunity to distract us, and now she's free.

Caroline: I can't believe she's doing this. I mean, she hurt my mom, Stefan.

Stefan: All right, listen. You search the woods, I'll check the road. If you see her, don't hesitate. Just snap her neck, got it?

Caroline: Yeah.

Stefan: Okay.

(He turns and walks away; Caroline continues searching the woods.)

(Caroline's phone starts vibrating, and she pulls it away from her ear to look at it. A text message from Matt says, "Meet me at Tyler's house". She looks a little disappointed as Stefan enters the room.)

Stefan: You all right?

Caroline: You mean besides the fact that my best friend tried to kill me?

Stefan: (sitting on the sofa across from her) Look, it's not her. You have to remember that. With her emotions off, she's the worst version of herself.

Caroline: So how do we get her back? Or what if we can't? Why would she choose to turn her emotions back on? She's an orphan. She just lost her brother. Her life sucks, Stefan. So why would she come back to us?

Stefan: Even when I was at my worst, Elena didn't give up on me. So we can't give up on her.

(Caroline nods slightly. Stefan holds out his hand.)

Stefan: (with a small smile) Deal?

(Caroline smiles back a little, then reaches out and shakes his hand)

-- Bring It On

---

Stefan: Caroline, why don't you come dance with me, hm?

(Caroline takes his hand and they move to the dance floor, leaving Elena looking rather smug)

Caroline: I know you said to kill her with kindness, but can't I just kill her?

Stefan: I see you found a dress?

Caroline: It's from Klaus.

Stefan: Mm?

Caroline: Don't ask.

Stefan: You know you have him wrapped around your little finger, right?

Caroline: If I had Klaus wrapped around my finger, then I would be here with Tyler right now. Are you making any progress with the dress thief?

Stefan: I don't know. I think it's affecting me a lot more than it's affecting her.

Caroline: What do you mean?

Stefan: Every time I tell myself that I'm moving on, there's this part of me that just can't seem to shake her.

Caroline: That's normal, Stefan. You guys were in love, and that doesn't go away just because you declare that you're moving on.

Stefan: Well, then how does anyone ever seem to move on?

Caroline: I don't know. I think that someday, you'll meet someone new and you'll fall madly in love, and you'll have moved on without even realizing it.

-- Pictures of You

---

(Caroline storms into the house, talking to Stefan while she looks around for Elena)

Caroline: Where is she? I wanna see her.

Stefan: We're not letting anyone see her, that's the whole point. Isolation leads to misery leads to emotion.

Caroline: She's been here for days. She hasn't improved at all?

Stefan: Look, she doesn't want to, Caroline, not yet. She's devastated; she lost her brother, she... she attacked her friend, she killed an innocent woman.

Caroline: You said that you knew how to help her.

Stefan: I did say that. We are.

Caroline: What, how? By torturing her?

Stefan: It's not torture, it's an intervention. The only chance we have with her is to provoke her, to trigger something. Fear, anger, self-pity, anything.

Caroline: Let me talk to her. Before any more interventioning. If she's weak, she can't hurt me. Please, just let me try.

(Stefan still looks reluctant but they go down to the cellar)

Stefan: Good luck.

Caroline to Stefan: Good luck. Do whatever you have to do.

-- She's Come Undone

---

(Stefan enters the cafeteria carrying a flashlight. He finds Caroline there)

Stefan: Hey, there you are. Any luck?

Caroline: I searched the whole school. She should be here.

(The noise of something falling over breaks the silence and they both turn toward it)

Caroline: What was that?

(They walk over to the kitchens cautiously. Caroline approaches the freezer and opens it to reveal a bag of ice, which starts dripping onto the floor)

Stefan: Hm. Ice is melting.

(Caroline shuts the freezer door)

Caroline: Ugh. It just doesn't make any sense. This is the center of the triangle. If she's gonna do the spell, she has to do it here. This is where they should be.

Stefan: Actually, I think we're in the right place... (He shines his flashlight onto the floor, where the water from the melting ice is flowing down a drain) ...just the wrong elevation.

(Stefan walks into the Grill and sits at a table. Caroline enters the room and sits down across from him, setting down a bottle)

Caroline: Good, you're here. We need to celebrate.

Stefan: Yeah, I'm not really in the mood to, ah, celebrate.

Caroline: What's wrong with you? Silas is dead, or whatever, and you're just sitting here like a bump on a log.

Stefan: There was someone that I thought I would see today, and, ah... I didn't. That's all.

Lexi: You better mean me.

(Stefan and Caroline look at each other)

Stefan: You've got to be kidding me.

(He turns in his seat to see Lexi standing behind him. He smiles and stands to embrace her)

Lexi: (to Caroline) Thank you for keeping an eye on this one.

(Caroline smiles)

(Lexi links her arm with Stefan's. And talk about Caroline)

Lexi: Although I see I've been replaced by another blonde?

(تنظر إلى ستيفان بشكل موحٍ)

ستيفان : ما الذي تبحث عنه؟

ليكسي : إنها لطيفة.

ستيفان : لا تبدأ.

- الموتى السائرون

---

كارولين : آه! عناق جماعي!

ستيفان : آه ، لا أفعل ... أنا لا أعانق.

كارولين : أوه! تمالك نفسك.

- التخرج

(يتجول ستيفان بين الناس. يأخذ زجاجة من الكحول من سلة ويواصل المشي بينما يبدأ الشرب).

كارولين : ستيفان؟

ستيفان : كارولين فوربس ، أفضل صديق لي.

كارولين : ماذا تعرفني؟

ستيفان : حسنًا ، لقد درست الصور. أنت أكثر سخونة شخصيًا. (يشرب أكثر.) آسف. أنا ... أنا في حالة سكر قليلاً.

كارولين : أجل. نعم. أستطيع أن أرى ذلك. هل أنت بخير؟

ستيفان : حسنًا ، إذا كنت تعني حسنًا الانزلاق الشديد في النسيان الخارق ، فعندئذ نعم ، أنا رائع.

جيسي : لقد توفي الرجل الذي يقف على منصة Keg ، لذلك سرقت هذه الأشياء. (يظهر بكأسين).

كارولين : (إلى جيسي) مرحبًا. هل تمانع في منحنا دقيقتين فقط؟

ستيفان : نعم. ربما تكون فكرة جيدة لأنني أشعر من هنا أن لديك ورقة مقطوعة على راحة يدك اليسرى ، وأريد أن أمزق ذراعك بالكامل.

كارولين : ستيفان! (إلى جيسي ، مقنع) ابتعد ، اختبئ. أنا سوف أجدك.

(جيسي يترك. كارولين تستدير لمواجهة ستيفان.)

كارولين : انظر. أعلم أنك جائع ، لكنك لا تفعل الناس ، حسنًا؟ إنها فقط - لا تنتهي بشكل جيد.

ستيفان : وماذا عن أكياس الدم؟ هل لديك أكياس دم؟

كارولين : نعم. في السيارة. تعال معي.

(تستدير كارولين وتبدأ في المشي إلى سيارتها ولكن ستيفان تنفد بسرعة من هناك.)

(يتغذى ستيفان بشراسة على جيسي).

كارولين : يا! ستيفان ، توقف!

(قامت بسحب ستيفان بعيدًا عن جيسي. استلقي جيسي على الأرض).

كارولين : هذا ليس أنت ، طيب؟ قد لا تتذكر ، لكني أفعل. انت افضل من ذلك. أنت لست هذا الشخص.

ستيفان : علي أن أذهب.

كارولين : ماذا؟

ستيفان : علي المغادرة.

Caroline: Stefan.

(Stefan leaves. Caroline turns back to look at Jesse. He's bleeding profusely.)

Stefan to Damon and Elena: Don't worry. I'm not gonna go on a Ripper binge. Besides, Caroline said she'd call me every hour to make sure I was ok and, uh... I actually do trust her.

(In the next day Stefan is in the crypt. Caroline walks in.)

Caroline: Hey. How you feeling?

Stefan: Hmm. I'm feeling better, which in my world means I haven't committed a homicide since I last saw you. I've been doing a lot of thinking today, a lot of wandering around, and this seemed like the most appropriate place to come. (He looks at Caroline.) What's wrong?

Caroline: It's Bonnie. My friend, our friend. She's dead.

Stefan: Uh... What-- what happened?

Caroline: Please don't ask because then I'm going to have to try to come up with an answer, which means I'm gonna have to actually think about it, and then I'll start crying, and I'm afraid that I might not ever be able to stop.

Stefan: Hmm.

(Caroline sits on a stone bench. Stefan sits beside her.)

Stefan: I'm sorry. I... I wish that I could remember her.

Caroline: I don't know. Part of me just wishes that I could trade places with you because without all the memories, maybe it wouldn't hurt so damn much.

Stefan: It's ok.

Caroline: It's not. I'm never gonna see her again, and I have no idea where Tyler is, and I just got so used to them being there all the time, and now what? I'm supposed to just learn to move on without them? How do I do that when all I have is this sadness and this anger and...

Stefan: Me. You have me. Look. You were there for me last night. Sounds like you're always there for me. (He places his hand on hers.) So let me be there for you, ok?

-- For Whom the Bell Tolls

---

Caroline to Tyler about Stefan: He's James Dean. I went easy on him. I figured, between the blood lust drama, the Damon-Elena drama, the abuser drama, he's been through enough."

Stefan to Caroline: Hey, dance with me. I'm buzzed and I'm on the verge of having a good time."

-- Monster's Ball

---

(Stefan opens the door to find Caroline standing outside, smiling)

Stefan: What are you doin here??

Caroline: I'm your sober sponsor. And I heard that you needed help.

Stefan: Really?

Caroline: And I got my Mom to drop off something for us to use.

(She moves aside to reveal the Pierce and Franklin safe that Stefan was locked in. Stefan stares at it.)

Caroline: Don't worry. I sanitized it.

(Caroline and Stefan stand in front of the safe, which is already inside the house on the library's floor.)

Stefan: I spent 3 months drowning in this thing. What the hell were you thinking?

Caroline: I was thinking it's time for you to deal with the source of your PTSD.

Stefan: And you're sure you're not just sublimating your feelings about what happened to Jesse last night?

Caroline: (turning away from him) Feelings? What feelings would I have about my best friend killing the guy I was crushing on?

Stefan: He was out of control, and Elena did what she had to do.

Caroline: No. Elena did what she thought she had to do just like she also thought that Damon was good boyfriend material. Now you see where I'm going with this?

Stefan: Anyways, aren't you a drama major? What do you know about PTSD?

Caroline: Well, I know that you tried to deal with it your own way and you failed, so now... (she opens the safe) ...we're gonna try it my way.

(Stefan stares at the open safe and then at Caroline.)

(Stefan is locked inside the safe, looking around nervously.)

Stefan: Caroline! Do you even know what you're doing?

Caroline: (muffled) Yes. Well, it's in my textbook.

(Caroline is standing near the safe, flipping through the pages of a book.)

Caroline: Let me find it.

(Stefan is calming down now, but Katherine still has her hands on her face. She starts to draw closer to him, getting dangerously close to kissing Stefan. He doesn't pull away, but before anything could happen between them, Caroline unlocks the safe. Katherine quickly pulls apart from Stefan and looks away.)

Caroline: It was so quiet, I got worried.

(Stefan stands up to get out of the safe and offers his hand to help pull Katherine out. She takes it, but quickly withdraws it the moment she stands up and pushes her hair back nervously. Stefan walks over towards Caroline but is still staring at Katherine with a confused expression on his face. Finally looking back to a worried Caroline, he gives her reassuring smile.)

Caroline: (smiles brightly) See? (hits Stefan's shoulder playfully, then hugs him) You made it out alive!

-- The Cell

---

(Stefan is in the wine room, rummaging through his collection of alcohol and talking with Caroline on the phone)

Stefan: I need a favor. You know how Damon was trying to be all noble and broke up with Elena?

Caroline: Of course! There was champagne.

Stefan: Yeah.. well, I kind of convinced him that he was an idiot.

Caroline: You what?

Stefan: And now he's in a bit of a mood.. and something tells me he's been trying to get ahold of Elena and she hasn't been returning his phone calls.

Caroline: Look. I would love to help; If I thought he was actually good for her, but I don't...

Stefan: Caroline.. how would you like to be judged solely based on what you're attracted to?

Caroline: What? Do you know something?

Stefan: Why? Should I know something?

Caroline: (clearly unnerved that Stefan is on to her about Klaus) I just mean... are you sure this is really what you want? You know.. Elena and Damon.. or Damon and Elena.. I know there's a nickname in there somewhere.

Stefan: Listen.. I actually think that Elena is good for Damon. She makes him happy and we all know that when Damon is happy.....

Caroline: (finishing Stefan's train of thought) He's not out there killing people, which I guess is a plus for mankind.

Stefan: Exactly.

Caroline: but If I wanted to help, she's not here. I thought that she was with you.

Stefan: She told me she was staying at Whitmore.

Caroline: Okay.. that's weird.. um.. Well, where the hell is she?

(Damon and Stefan are enjoying a few drinks together while Stefan tries to convince Damon to give Katherine's body to her daughter and then Caroline arrives)

Caroline: Okay. So Bonnie took Jeremy to go visit her mom and neither of them have talked to Elena.

Damon: Who invited you? Scram.

Stefan: I invited her. Caroline agreed to help you get Elena back.

(Caroline talks to Damon but he refuses to accept their help)

Stefan to Caroline: Oh. I guess we better try Elena again.

(Caroline, still reeling over what happened with Tyler, sits in front of the fireplace at the Salvatore house)

Stefan: Hey. There you are. I've been looking all over for ya.

Caroline: Yeah. Well, I couldn't find a rock big enough to crawl under.. So.

Stefan: Hmm.

Caroline: You're my friend. I need you to just give it to me straight. Am I a horrible person?

Stefan: Hmm. So that's why you came here, huh? Alright. let me ask you something. When you found out about me and Katherine, what was your first thought?

Caroline: Honestly, I thought "eww."

Stefan: See and if you held that against me, you wouldn't be sitting here right now, with me, would you?

Caroline: Or maybe, I came here because I know that you see the best in people.

Stefan: Ahh. Somebody has to say it. So here goes.. Are you ready? Caroline, you are a horrible person.You are thoughtless. You are shameless. You are shallow and completely undependable.

Caroline: (laughing) Hey! I am vulnerable. Don't be mean!

Stefan: You know what? Now that I think of it.. I have no idea what Klaus saw in you. What was he thinking?

Caroline: (now laughing hysterically) Shut up.

-- The Devil Inside

---

(Stefan and Katherine are dancing and Caroline arrives)

Caroline: Hey!

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Do you mind if I borrow her for a minute? She promised me that she'd join me at the shredding station.

Stefan: Sure. Yeah, no. She's all yours.

Caroline: Thanks!

Katherine: Shredding station?

(Caroline and Katherine leaves)

(Elsewhere, Caroline spots Stefan standing by himself.)

Caroline: (approaching Stefan) Hey.

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Come on. You can be bitter with me.

Stefan: Oh. No. No. No. You are the second person that I didn't come here to dance with.

Caroline: Okay. Then what are you not telling Elena?

Stefan: Way to eavesdrop, Caroline.

Caroline: You came to a dance of your own free will. Something is up.

Stefan: Okay. Fine. Damon fell off the deep end.

Caroline: Uh. What do you mean exactly by 'deep end?'

Stefan: For starters, he killed Elena's friend, Aaron.

Caroline: He-- what?

Stefan: Yeah and I came here to tell her, but we were dancing.. she seemed so happy and I just couldn't...

Caroline: You think if you tell her what he did that she'll give up on him forever?

Stefan: Yeah. I know she will. And I don't think I can pull Damon back from that. I mean, I've seen Damon at his worst, Caroline, and I actually think he enjoys the way it makes him feel. It's like the more pain he can cause, the more reasons there are for people to hate him. He wants to confirm everyone's lowest expectations of him and I just honestly don't know how to fight that side of him.

(Damon has been listening in on Caroline and Stefan's conversation and interrupting them)

-- Total Eclipse of the Heart

---

(At the Salvatore house, Caroline arrives and Stefan opens the door)

Caroline: You were right. He's off the rails. This is from my mom.

(Caroline hands Stefan some papers)

Stefan: Let me guess: missing persons and animal attacks?

Caroline: Check and check, but there's something else. All of the victims were found inside their homes without their head... and their skin was desiccated.

Stefan: Damon's feeding on vampires...

(Stefan flips open the folder and looks at some of the crime scene images)

Stefan: I shouldn't have let him go.

Caroline: No. Uh uh. No, You are not turning Damon's roosting chickens into a Stefan Salvatore guilt trip. No one could've stopped him from going after Wes the other night.

Stefan: I guess Wes must have injected him with whatever he was going to give Elena that makes vampires feed on vampires.

Caroline: Ah. Good news, bad news. Bad news is that when this happened to Jesse, we had to kill him, but the good news is... I'm sorry, usually there's some good news.

Stefan: I have to find him.

(Katherine arrives talking with Caroline, Caroline's phone rings, She answers and is Tyler after talking, she says that she will go to his home and she hang up the phone. When Katherine leaves them alone)

Stefan: The bad news is that Tyler hates you. The good news is..... hmmm

Caroline: (breaking into a smile) It'll be fine.. We both have weird ex-friend situations.

Stefan: We... there's nothing weird going on between me Elena and me.

Caroline: Come on, Stefan! First, she tells you she's going to fight to get Damon back and then she re-breaks up with him and now she's here, with you, her ex "studying."

Stefan: She's here with her friend studying without the implied quotes.

Caroline: Well, look, I'm just saying that Elena and Damon's break-up is messy and you are not messy. You're stable and sane and...

Stefan: I'm about to spend 12 hours in a car with her alone, so whatever she's feeling, I'm sure I'll be able to figure it out.

(At the Salvatores house, Caroline is standing in front of the fireplace)

Stefan: Hey. When'd you get here?

Caroline: Ahh.. About one and half of these ago.

(She shakes her glass a little bit, causing the ice cubes to jingle)

Stefan: Hmm...

Caroline: You were right. I brought this on myself. I knew the Klaus thing was gonna come with consequences. Guess now I just have to deal with it and learn from my mistakes.

Stefan: Glad I could help. So, did you find Matt?

Caroline: Yes, and Tyler was right. Nadia's been compelling him to forget things.

Stefan: What do you mean? What kind of things?

Caroline: Who knows? He tried to message me, but Nadia stopped him.

(Caroline shows Stefan Matt's text message)

Caroline: "Help. K" was all I got.

Stefan: Huh.

(She takes the phone back)

Caroline: So... You and Elena. What's the verdict?

Stefan: Um, well, the verdict is... she's acting strange. She kissed me.

Caroline: Excuse me?

Stefan: Yeah. My car broke down, so we got a hotel room so she could shower and...

Caroline: Woah, woah, woah, woah. You guys got a hotel room? With a shower?

Stefan: Yeah, but it wasn't like that.. I mean, I stopped it, obviously. I couldn't do it to Damon.

Caroline: Yeah, but she could?! I just.. I don't get it. She knows that this would destroy him, what does... what is she doing?

Stefan: That's what I mean, it's like she's given up on Damon; and he thinks that she was trying to get me to kill him tonight.

Caroline: No. I mean, she may be mad at him, but she would never want him dead.

Stefan: Unless... Matt texted you "help. K" before Nadia stopped him. "K", as in Katherine. And when Katherine was dying, Nadia figured out a way to put Katherine's spirit inside Nadia's body.

Caroline: Yeah, but that didn't happen because Katherine had a change of heart. No... No. You don't think that... It's impossible that she'd be... We would have noticed! It's Elena. We know her... Oh my God...

-- No Exit

---

Caroline to Stefan: Of course. The farther she gets, the worse our chances of ever seeing Elena again. It's bad enough that we didn't recognize Katherine, we also blew our only advantage.

-- Gone Girl

---

(Stefan picks up the phone and says "Hello")

Elena: Please tell me that's some good news.

Caroline: (over the phone, still in Wes' lab with Enzo) Bad news... It's not the same virus.

Stefan: What is it?

Caroline: Dr. Creepenstein was working on the next phase of the virus. When Nadia was sick, he was experimenting on her blood and he figured out a way to extract werewolf venom from her blood and put it in the virus.

Stefan: Wait.. what do you mean "werewolf venom?" That means it's fatal.

Elena: Oh my god..

Caroline: Hello! You don't think I would just drop this on you without a silver lining! There's an antidote. It just requires you to come meet me. I'll text you the address.

Stefan: Or you could just bring it over here.

Caroline: No. You have to go there. And don't ask me why, because I can't tell you.

Stefan: Caroline.. this doesn't make any sense.. Just tell me exactly..

Caroline: If I could tell you, don't you think I'd be there right now to help Elena? I'll text you the address!

Stefan: I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what is going on.

Caroline: The travelers don't want anyone to know what they're up to, and by "anyone," I mean "newbie, emo, witch" types, with bad attitudes. Just get there fast, okay?

(Caroline and Stefan hang up the phone)

(Stefan finally meets Caroline. They arrive at some abandoned train station)

Stefan: He'll tell her.

Caroline: When?

Stefan: "Hey Elena, I killed Aaron." It's not exactly casual conversation.

Caroline: Killing someone in cold blood isn't casual, but Damon managed that just fine.

(Enzo arrives)

Enzo: Or I can just tell her.. considering I was lying in the road when he stopped his car.

Stefan: So.. what's in this for you, aside from getting Damon to undo every positive decision he's ever made.

Enzo: Is it such an anomaly for Damon to have a friend? Well, if so, consider me honored.

Caroline: Okay. We're here. Where is the antidote?

(Enzo nods and a group of travelers disperse through the stockyard. One particular woman walks right over to Caroline and Stefan)

(Caroline and Stefan are talking privately as they walk to a separate section, where Sloan and the other travelers are)

Caroline: Look, I know there's a lot of them, but between you, me and Enzo, I bet we can take them.

Stefan: Did you really just say that?

Caroline: Ugh. Sorry. I'm desperate.

Stefan: It'll be fine.

Caroline: Yeah, until you lose your memory again.

Stefan: Well, if I lose my memory, then I won't remember I had anything to worry about in the first place. See? Win/win.

(Caroline gives him 'the look')

Caroline: Who volunteers themselves for witchy electric shock therapy?

Stefan: Me... and I would do it for you too. Look.. let's just say that they do fry my brain.

Caroline: I'll kill them..

Stefan: Right. And then you'll spiral out of control about killing them and then, do me a favor, remind me we were friends.

(The finally greet The Travelers)

(After Caroline reached a compromise with the travelers, she goes to make sure Stefan is okay)

Caroline: Hey.

(Stefan looks confused)

Stefan: (jokingly) Rebekah?

Caroline: Oh my god...

Stefan: kidding! Lexi, right?

Caroline: It was funnier the first time

Stefan: Did it work?

Enzo: The engine's running blondie. I appreciate the call. Let's go do this thing.

Stefan: Did I miss something?

Caroline: Sloan was going to fry your brain to kill your.. other you. I wasn't about to let that happen, so.. I may have volunteered to help Enzo deal with it.

Stefan: You mean... kill him?

(They both look to one another, not saying a word)

Stefan: Caroline.. I can't let you

Caroline: They only want one alive, remember? It's you or him.

Stefan: Alright well. I'm coming with you.

Enzo: No mate. You aren't. They need to use you to get *unknown*. Tick tock, gorgeous. Time is of the essence.

Caroline: I'll be fine, Stefan. Besides, you'd do the same for me, right?

Stefan: I don't trust him..

Caroline: Don't worry. I don't either. I'll be safe, I promise

-- While You Were Sleeping

---

(At The Travelers camp, Stefan finally regains consciousness after having his mind messed with by Sloan and the other travelers, he gets a call from Caroline, Sloan answers and Caroline ask for Stefan, Sloan does as she asked and gives the phone to Stefan)

Caroline: What happened? Tom's been missing from the hospital for months. Is there any other things that you noticed in your visions -- any small details that could maybe help us out?

Stefan: No. No. I can't remember anything after the spell happened, it's like I blacked out.

Sloan: The link connects us to the doppelgänger mind. If we're seeing old memories, that means we have to go deeper.

Caroline: No. No No. If he's blacking out it means the link is destroying his memories.

(Despite Caroline's concerns, Sloan goes back into Stefan's head to get more information)

Caroline: (hearing Stefan in agony) Stefan?! Stefan! Are you still with me?

(Through the link, they see a memory Tom has about a girl in the hospital parking lot)

Caroline: Hey, Listen to my voice. Can you hear me? I'm right here, okay? Just hold on.

(Caroline continues to keep Stefan calm as the link persists. He has visions about Tom)

Caroline: Can you hear me? Just say something, please!

Stefan: Caroline, I'm here.

Caroline: (obviously relieved) Okay

Stefan: 6643 Peachtree Drive. here was, uh, a redheaded woman. Her name was Hazel

Caroline: Thank you. I won't let you down.

Stefan: Caroline, he's a good person. Don't do it.

Sloan: The clock is ticking.

(Caroline finally arrives back at the traveler's camp. She finds Stefan alone in the back of a car on-site)

Caroline: Stefan? Hey.

Stefan: Hey.

(Caroline lays down with Stefan)

Stefan: Are you...

Caroline: A big fat failure? Yep. But on the bright side, I'm also exhausted and very cranky.

Stefan: It's good to see you anyway. So, do you want to tell me what happened?

Caroline: I just did. I failed. I couldn't kill him, Stefan. Not even to save you.

Stefan: You do realize you're feeling guilty for not being able to kill someone.

Caroline: No, I'm feeling guilty because you're still being held prisoner.

Stefan: Come on, Caroline. They were never going to let me out. I'm too important to them.

Caroline: Well, you're even more important now. Enzo killed Tom.

Stefan: Yet another reason to kill Enzo, I guess.

Caroline: I should've seen it coming. That whole flirty "oh, I'm so charming because I want to distract you" thing. I-I practically invented that. What do we do now?

Stefan: We go to sleep

(Caroline laughs, part genuinely, part confused)

Caroline: That's heroic.

Stefan: Well, the hero part of my brain needs to recharge for, you know, being tortured all day while you were out flirting with yet another british man.

Caroline: Shut up! Ha ha. That's very funny.

(Caroline rolls over on her side and faces Stefan)

Stefan: We gather our strength and wait for an opportunity to get the hell out of here; together.

(Caroline closes her eyes for a second and opens them again)

Caroline: You knew? That's why you let me go, because you knew the whole time, didn't you?

Stefan: Knew what?

Caroline: That I couldn't do it.

Stefan: Not that you couldn't do it, but wouldn't do it.

Caroline: How?

Stefan: Because that's what makes you you.

(They lay there for a few more minutes until Caroline snuggles up to Stefan)

(Caroline and Stefan are sleeping. Stefan has his arm draped around her stomach and Caroline's hand is placed over his. They wake up when they hear the travelers chanting)

Caroline: What the hell is that?

(They get up to investigate. From their hiding spot, they see the travelers gathered around a fire, passing around a bowl full of blood)

Stefan: Those buckets.. They're drinking my blood and Elena's.

Caroline: Oh my god.

(Sloan sticks a torch in the flames and then sets one traveler on fire. Suddenly, they all go up in flames.)

Stefan: This is it. Here, take my hand.

(They speed off)

--Rescue Me

---

(Caroline's cell phone rings and she picks it up.)

Caroline: Stefan, hey.

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Is everything okay?

Stefan: Well, you know how sometimes you feel crazy and you call me, and I tell you that you're not crazy?

Caroline: Even though most of the time I am.

Stefan: Well, I need you to tell me that I'm not crazy.

Caroline: Uh, no promises.

Stefan: I was walking to my car, and I nearly got plowed over in the middle of the street because I was having some vision of Elena.

Caroline: I take that back. Actually, you're not crazy at all. Something's going on.

-- Resident Evil

---

(Elena and Stefan talk outside the cabin while unloading the car.Caroline comes outside.)

Caroline: Good news! So we don't have to be invited in, which is actually super sad if you think about it.

Stefan: Hmm.

Caroline: Am I interrupting something?

Elena: No, no. We're just, um--

Stefan: Unpacking. We're unpacking. Uh, here you go.

(Stefan hands Caroline a couple of bags to take inside. She's suspicious but laughs it off.)

Caroline: Ok. Heh.

(Caroline takes the bags inside.Caroline walks out onto the porch and observes them, eavesdropping, Caroline sees that Elena and Stefan are fiddling .)

Caroline: (raising her voice) For a couple of doppel-targets, you two seem to be taking this all in stride.

Stefan: Yeah. Well, you know, a tribe of ancient wannabe witches want to drain of us our blood and eliminate supernatural beings? I've had worse.

(Elena and Stefan carry supplies inside.)

(They are playing "never have I ever", after many drinks)

Caroline: Never have I ever kissed a Salvatore brother... Today.

(They all are in an awkward silence)

Caroline: So are you gonna drink or--

Elena: Are you implying something?

Stefan: Well, I'm gonna get another round. Does anybody--

Damon: Never have I ever lied about where Enzo is.

Caroline: Ok. What is going on?

Stefan: Nothing obviously because nobody's drinking.

(Damon and Stefan start arguing and Elena says that she is drunk and wants to go to sleep, she leaves.)

(Stefan and Bonnie are talking on the phone about the death of Enzo and Caroline hears the conversation, she walks to Stefan.))

Caroline: Enzo's dead?

(Stefan hangs up on Bonnie.)

Stefan: Yeah. I, uh, I killed him.

Caroline: So my powers of deduction really suck. Why didn't you say anything?

Stefan: Because it's complicated.

Damon: Enter the complication. Enzo's dead. You killed him. Elena told me.

Caroline: So you didn't know either?

Damon: Nope.

Caroline: And their secret really was about Enzo.

Damon: Yep.

Stefan: You guys think we could, um, talk about this some other time?

Damon: By all means, brother. At your convenience.

Stefan: Listen. The other side is falling apart, and I think it's allowing Enzo to mess with us.

Damon: Enzo! You in here?

Enzo: Don't reckon I'd miss this.

Damon: Because knock it off!

Caroline: It doesn't make any sense. If Enzo wanted to kill Elena, drowning her wouldn't have worked.

Enzo: Smart girl. See why you like her so much.

Caroline: Maybe he's just trying to scare us.

Enzo: Getting warmer. Come on! You've almost got it. What is Enzo up to?

Damon: Drowning Elena was just a distraction. He figured out a way to kill us all in one fell swoop.

Enzo: Did I mention that I missed you?

(Damon, Stefan and Caroline walk out onto the front porch.)

(Caroline watches the shed burn. Stefan joins her.)

Stefan: Never have I ever had a ghost try to burn me alive.

Caroline: Drink.

Stefan: Come on. Car's packed. We got to get out of here.

Caroline: We're friends, right? We tell each other things, we trust each other.

Stefan: Caroline, it's not because I didn't trust you.

Caroline: No. It's just that you trust Elena more, and I get it. Of course you would. Still sucks to be left out of the loop, you know?

Stefan: Well, if it makes you feel any better, there are things that I tell you that I don't tell her.

Caroline: Like what?

Stefan: Like you have dirt on your cheek.

(he cleans her cheek and they smiles.)

Stefan: And look. Maybe I didn't want you to know that I killed Enzo.

Caroline: Why?

Stefan: Because I know you, and I know you guys had that weird little chemistry thing going on.

Caroline: Oh, please! You're delusional.

Stefan: I didn't want you to think any less of me. I'll, uh--I'll meet you over by the car when you're done.

(Stefan leaves Caroline to watch the shed burn.

-- What Lies Beneath

---

(Caroline and Stefan are still waiting on Bonnie near their car)

Caroline: Where's Bonnie? She was right behind me!

Stefan: I didn't want you to think any less of me. I'll, uh--I'll meet you over by the car I'm going to find out what's taking so long.

-- Promised Land

---

(She almost falls to the ground, but from the other side, Stefan stops her fall, which forces him back over to the living plane)

Stefan: No. No. No.

Caroline: Stefan!

Stefan: I was just trying...

Caroline: What's wrong?

Stefan: She fell.. I was just trying..

Caroline: What?

Stefan: Damon.. he's not there yet.

Elena: (with tears welling up in her eyes) This is not happening.

Bonnie: It's okay. I can do this.

(Stefan is sitting on a picnic table all alone, until Caroline comes to talk to him)

Stefan: I lost them both.. Two people I've known longest in this world.. both gone.

Caroline: Lexi?

Stefan: She never came out. Neither did Markos. I know that's not a coincidence. It was, uh, her, unfinished business. and Damon.. uh.. he finally had everything he wanted. He was happy.. He should be here.

(يضع ستيفان رأسه بين رجليه ويبدأ في البكاء. تلف كارولين ذراعيها حوله دون أن ينبس ببنت شفة)

- الصفحة الرئيسية

(كارولين تتصل بستيفان لكنه لا يرد)

ستيفان : (تسجيل صوتي) إنه ستيفان. ترك رسالة.

كارولين : مرحبًا. هذا أنا. مجرد ترك رسالة أخرى حول كيف أن اليوم لم يكن يومًا جيدًا. انجرف الجميع بعيدا.

(يتحول المشهد إلى ستيفان وهو يحدق في الهاتف ويشرب البيرة).

كارولين: يبدو الأمر وكأن الجميع يتظاهر بأنه يمكنهم تجاوز هذا بمفردهم. لقد ذهبت إيلينا وأعتقد أنها خائفة جدًا من قبول ما حدث لدرجة أنها أصبحت شخصًا مختلفًا تمامًا ... وإذا سألتني ، فإن تايلر يختبئ للتو في ويتمور ، متظاهرًا بأن كل شيء على ما يرام كما لو كان بإمكانه تجاوز الجين المستذئب أو شيء من هذا القبيل. ومات وجيريمي لم يغادرا ميستيك فولز بعد الآن. هناك جدار غير مرئي يقف بيننا وبينهم ولا أحد يفعل أي شيء حيال ذلك. جزء مني يتساءل إذا كانوا يأملون ألا نجد طريقًا للعودة إليه. لاستعادة منزلنا فقدنا للتو اثنين من أقرب أصدقائنا نحتاج لبعضنا البعض. نحتاج إلى أن نكون معًا ، ستيفان ، أو قريبًا جدًا سننتهي في نهاية المطاف بالصور في كتاب سنوي في درج في مكان ما ، وهكذا ، هذا هو السبب في أنني لن أتوقف عن الاتصال بك حتى تلتقط الهاتف وأسمع صوتك وتخبرني أنك ستساعدني في إصلاحه. لأنني لن أتخلى عنا.

(لا يزال ستيفان جالسًا على المكتب وتأتي رسالة كارولين. يأخذ الهاتف ويصطدم به بإصبعه).

- سأتذكر

---

(يجلس آيفي وستيفان وكارولين وإنزو على الطاولة ، ويحدق إنزو في ستيفان أسفل ، وكلهم يتحدثون عن حياة ستيفان الجديدة).

آيفي : إذن ، كيف تعرفون ستيفان يا رفاق؟

كارولين : ذهبت أنا وهو إلى المدرسة الثانوية معًا. اعتاد على مواعدة أعز أصدقائي. (لقد ألقت نظرة على ستيفان.)

(تتبادل كارولين وآيفي وستيفان نظرات محرجة).

كارولين : لا يعني ذلك أنه غير مسموح له بالمواعدة ، أعني أنهما انفصلا. أنا فقط لم أدرك أنه التقى بشخص ما. إذن كيف التقيت بالضبط؟

ستيفان : آه ، كانت سيارة Ivy في المتجر ، حيث أعمل.

كارولين : هل تعمل في ورشة لتصليح السيارات؟

ستيفان : (يصفع شفتيه) إنه مريح.

اللبلاب : لماذا؟ ماذا كنت تفعل؟

إنزو : آه ، رجل من كل الفصول ، جاك من كل المهن.

(لا يزال في العشاء.)

إنزو : حسنًا يا ستيفان ، أخبرنا ، هذا المنزل ساحر جدًا. متى تحصل عليه؟

(يقوم ستيفان بصب النبيذ في كوب زجاجي).

ستيفان : منذ حوالي شهر أو نحو ذلك.

آيفي : لا ، أكثر من ذلك ، تذكر؟ لقد التقينا قبل شهرين وكان لديك بالفعل.

كارولين : هل عشت هنا لأكثر من شهرين؟

ستيفان : نعم ، أعتقد ذلك.

كارولين : حسنًا ، أعتقد أن هذا غريب لأنك تعلم ؛ اعتقد الجميع أنك تعيش في مكان آخر.

(يجلس ستيفان).

Caroline: And you're job was supposed to be investigative work not Auto-Repair.

Stefan: Right. Well, I've moved on from that job.

Caroline: Well, you can't move on from investigative work until you've solved the investigation, Stefan.

Stefan: How 'bout we just drop it? I'm happy doing what I'm doing now, and that's all that should really matter, right?

(Caroline leans forward to protest but Enzo stops her.)

(Stefan is back in the kitchen/diningroom, he's picking up a chair. The room is completely trashed and Enzo is still temporarily-dead, slumped by the counter, Caroline is standing my the door.)

Stefan: You should probably get him out of here. He'll be up soon and I really don't feel like another go-around.

Caroline: I'm sorry that you heard what I said.

Stefan: It's fine, Caroline. I really don't care.

Caroline: Why? Why don't you care? You're the one who always cared, it's what I liked about you. You know amidst all the crazy in our perfectly-messed-up lives, you cared more than anyone. So how could you just--stop?

Stefan: Cause I had to. I had to 'move on'. You know, the months before I moved here I was following every lead that Alaric sent my way. I spoke to every witch, every shaman, every psychic in 20 countries around the globe, and every lead was a dead end.

Caroline: But Enzo has another lead, there's this coven in Oregon--

Stefan: The Gemini Coven, yeah I looked into them too, Caroline there was nothing there. Because there's nothing we can do, Damon and Bonnie are DEAD. I had to come to terms with that. And once I did, I had to start over, I couldn't just live my life with my old friends, I couldn't just go near Mystic Falls or Elena or--

Caroline: Or me? (They look at each other, Stefan looks away guiltily.) Cause I thought we were closer than that, I mean--you could hear in all those messages that I left you, you couldn't hear that I was completely falling apart without you? (She stares at him for his response but Stefan is still looking down, guiltily, her face straightens in realization, she looks away from his face.) Cause you never listened to them.

Stefan: I had to move on I didn't have a choice. (Caroline looks extremely sad, and appalled, her eyes are filling with tears.) I had to erase everything.

(Caroline sighs, looking more angry than sad now.): Well, let me summarize them for you. You're a dick, if you want him out of your house, you'll throw him out yourself.)

(She storms out.)

-- Yellow Ledbetter

---

(Caroline sends Enzo to get ice and when Enzo is coming back, he is attacked by Stefan, when Stefan is about to shoot, Caroline appears and comes between them)

Caroline: Stefan.

Enzo: Good news, Caroline, I thwarted a vampire hunter. Bad news... Stefan has become a vampire hunter.

Caroline: What are you doing?

Stefan: Why don't you ask him?

(Stefan resist and leaves, Caroline turns to Enzo)

Caroline: What did you do?

(Enzo remains in silent)

(In the woods, elsewhere, Caroline calls Stefan when she sees him but Stefan tries to avoid her. She superspeeds in front of him.)

Caroline: Stop, ok? I am sorry. I did not know about Ivy, but...

Stefan: But what? What? I was fooling myself, I was using her as an escape? Yeah, I know what you think, Caroline.

Caroline: Well, actually, I was gonna say, "but killing Enzo won't bring her back."

Stefan: No, but it will stop him from reminding me of my brother. I kill him, I can leave this place, and I can start over again.

Caroline: So that's why you left all those messages on my phone, promising apologies. That's why you visited Elena, that's why you came to this party, just to kill Enzo and start over?

Stefan: Yep.

Caroline: I don't believe you. I know that a part of you misses this place and these people, your friends. I know that being back here reminds you how much we need you, how much... I need you, but if I'm wrong, then go ahead. Just go. Start over, but, God, if I'm right, if just a little part of you came back to check on Elena, who's had an unbearable 4 months, or Alaric, who just came back from the dead, or me... If even just a small, little part of you came back to check on me... Then stay.

(Stefan waits for a moment but then leaves suddenly. Caroline starts crying. She sees Elena who has been observing everything from nearby and both look at each other sadly. Elena comes ahead and hugs Caroline as she continues to cry.)

-- Welcome to Paradise

---

(Stefan knocks on Caroline's door, she's alone, in a towel, she opens it for him.)

Caroline: Stefan? Where have you--?

(He pushes past her, carrying a black trunk)

Stefan: I need a favor. (He drops it on the floor.)

(Caroline closes the door and holds her towel up.)

Caroline: What are you doing? And what is with this trunk?

(She leans down to open it while Stefan closes the curtains.)

Stefan: Hang on.

(Caroline is still leaning down when Ivy popped out of the chest, Caroline shrieks.)

Caroline: Oh, my god!

Ivy: Where am I? (Looking at Stefan.) What did you do?

(Stefan makes a face.)

Caroline: Ivy, how did this happen?

Stefan: Uh, Enzo turned her.

(Caroline leans her head to the side.)

Ivy: Then Stefan broke my neck and I woke up in a trunk.

Stefan: Right. So, I need a little bit of help.

Caroline: No, (she looks at Ivy.) No, no, no.

Stefan: Just watch her for a little while, while I get Luke to make her a daylight ring.

(Ivy stands and leaves the trunk.)

Stefan: Show her the ropes, teach her some control.

Caroline: No, no. This is not my mess. (She points at him.) This is your mess.

Stefan: A mess that wouldn't have happened if you had just left me alone.

Ivy: Um, I can hear you, you know? I can hear everything, like, perfectly.

Caroline: Do I need to remind you that there is a vampire hunter lurking around?

Stefan: He's not here. He's in Savannah, which is why we're not.

Ivy: (plopping on Caroline's bed) You know the real tragedy in all this? I read "he's just not that into you," and--

Stefan and Caroline: Shut up!

Stefan: Look, Tripp Cooke has somehow decided to become the eastern seaboard's self-proclaimed vampire hunter. None of us are safe, if we can't control ourselves. If anybody can teach her, it's you.

Caroline: Yeah? Well, you don't have to flatter me because I already know that.

Stefan: All right? So just a couple of hours, and then you'll never have to deal with me again.

Caroline: Is that what you think I want?

Stefan: I don't know, you tell me.

(they're standing there exchanging glances.)

Caroline: Okay.

(Stefan leaves Caroline and Ivy in the dorm room.)

(The sky is dark, Caroline is outside, walking down a street with a phone to her ear.)

Caroline: Stefan, hey. This is the third message alerting you that your psychotic little she-vamp has gone AWOL, and if you hadn't noticed, it's dark outside, so every dead sorority girl tonight is officially on you.

(Caroline is walking down the street, and she finds a car covered in blood. Caroline sighs. A light shines on her and she turns, Stefan's red car just parked onto the sidewalk and Stefan steps out.)

Caroline: THANK GOD!

Stefan: You lost her?

Caroline: Oh, so you decide to listen to your messages a million hours later? No, I didn't lose her, she snapped my neck. What the hell took you so long?

Stefan: I got caught up.

Caroline: You got caught up doing what?

Stefan: Driving halfway out of town.

Caroline: You were leaving?

Stefan: I slid Ivy's daylight right under--

Caroline: No.

Stefan:--your front door--

Caroline: No, I don't care about some stupid ring, Stefan! Were you seriously about to dump your vampire ex-girlfriend onto my lap, and then just skip town?

(Stefan slightly nods. Caroline's mouth widens, she's appalled, angry and shocked.)

Caroline: God, who are you right now?!

Stefan: I'm someone who's trying to start over, and then suddenly you and Enzo show up and now I have hunters on my trail and a brand new vampire who wants to kill me and everyone else in her path! And that's not how someone starts over, Caroline!

Caroline: You know what the worst part about all of this is? Is about a month ago, I wished that Damon would come back. Because I knew if that happened, that I'd get you back too. But right now, all I want is for you to just get back in your car, and go.

(Stefan looks hurt as he walks away from her, leaving Caroline who shuts her eyes and licks her lips as she hears Stefan's car drive away.)

-- The World Has Turned and Left Me Here

---

(Stefan and Caroline walk through the woods toward Tripp's Cabin; arguing, Caroline is angry with Stefan.)

Stefan: look Enzo wasn't being careful Tripp would've caught him eventually and that meant danger for all of us.

Caroline: right so you handed Enzo over so we wouldn't be targeted and now you're rescuing him so we won't be targeted. Way to go. (She says sarcastically)

Stefan: well, I thought Tripp was gonna kill him. I didnt think he was going to keep him alive for information.

Caroline: Oh, Well, in that case, sounds like you were just being practical. So did you rat out Ivy, too?

Stefan: what?

Caroline: well, you didn't want to deal with her anymore, you wanted her gone, and now she is. You know what you really should write Tripp a thank-you note.

Stefan: hold on a second Enzo turns Ivy right, a hunter kills her and yet I'm the bad guy? I'm not the one threatening to turn in other vampires to save his own skin.

Caroline: the only one who turned in other vampires is you Stefan. That's why you're helping. Guilt for getting Damon's friend captured.

Stefan: Yeah. Damon is my brother and I gave up on him first. Enzo didn't so if rescuing his idiot friend is gonna somehow make it up to him that's exactly what I'm gonna do.

Caroline: great. Good for you. Let me know when you figure out how you're gonna make everything up to me.

(They arrive at Tripp's Cabin, Stefan's eyes widen as the door opens; he grabs Caroline and vamp speeds out of sight; hiding behind a crate in the yard,Two men come out of the cabin looking around suspiciously, they lock the door and leave. Stefan and Caroline share a brief look between one another.)

Caroline: let's get in there.

(they get inside the cabin only to find it empty)

Caroline: well, where the hell is he?

(Stefan sighs and sits along at the table until he spots Caroline walks down the street. He quickly leaves the restaurant to catch up to her).

Stefan: hey

Caroline: (turning toward him) hey, so am I your last stop on the Stefan Salvatore apology tour?

Stefan: could we just get past this, please?

Caroline: I'm trying to.

Stefan: Look, Caroline. What do you want me to do huh? Stop making me guess and tell me so we can go back to being friends again.

Caroline: yeah well you know that's the thing Stefan after all of this, I--I don't want to be friends anymore.

(She walks away, leaving him alone on the street; he sighs and shoves his hands in his pockets)

-- The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

---

(Caroline is looking a picture of her, Stefan and Elena, Stefan knocks on the doorframe; Caroline looks back at him, then away)

Caroline: That's weird.

Stefan: What's weird?

Caroline: None of your business. We're not friends anymore, which means you can't just show up unannounced at my door. Good-bye.

(Caroline goes to shut the door in his face, but Stefan edges in before)

Stefan: Hey, Caroline. Look. You're not safe. Tripp's men still have your name.

Caroline: So, what? You here to protect me? News flash! I don't need your protection, and more importantly, I don't want it.

(Caroline's phone rings and she answers it, is her mother)

(Caroline is in the passenger seat while Stefan drives)

Caroline: Answer your phone, Enzo! I just... I didn't call her today, you know? I always call my mom every Saturday morning, but, no, today, I said, "screw it. I want to sleep in. I'll do it tomorrow."

Stefan: Well, don't worry. We're almost there.

Caroline: We're almost there? You said, two hours and then kill him." Do you even remember how long ago you said that? I mean, what kind of person sets a ticking clock without setting his watch?

(Caroline's phone rings and she answers it)

(On the small abandoned storehouse, Enzo opens the door and Caroline and Stefan enter)

Enzo: Hello, gorgeous.

Caroline: What did you do to him?

Enzo: Oh, he's fine. Just a little blood loss. I think he may have an iron deficiency problem.

Stefan: Knock it off. Her mother's life is on the line.

Enzo: Hang on. Just so I'm clear. All Caroline had to do to get you to treat her with a modicum of respect, is to stop paying attention to you. Is that how this works?

Caroline: Shut up, Enzo. And did he really need 3 chains? I mean, who is this guy, the Hulk?

Stefan: Well, I didn't restrain him.

Caroline: No, but you let your sidekick Enzo do it because what could go wrong when you team up with your sworn enemy?

Enzo: Oh. That's brilliant. Of course that's why she hates you. That's how you worked her into such a state in Savannah. That's why she told you to go take a leap. She hates you because she doesn't hate you at all.

Stefan: I'm sorry. Are you still talking?

Enzo: She got a thing for you, mate. (to Caroline) Tell your mum I send my best.

(Enzo leaves; Caroline and Stefan share an awkward silence)

Caroline: Whatever he just said, it will never be discussed again, ok?

Stefan: Mm-hmm.

(On the hospital, Caroline and Stefan step out into the hall; Stefan closes the door behind him)

Caroline: Please don't ask my mother for her opinions.

Stefan: You heard that?

Caroline: Yeah. I've got superhearing. I hear everything.

Stefan: Only when you listen.

(Caroline glares at him then looks away, Stefan sighs)

Stefan: Why?

Caroline: Why was I listening?

Stefan: Why do you have a... Thing for me?

Caroline: I don't.

Stefan: Okay, uh, why did you have a thing for me?

Caroline: We said that we would never talk about this again so just...

Stefan: Look Caroline, please, just talk to me. Tell me how, tell my why. Please just make me understand how it is that I missed it.

Caroline: What kind of a stupid question is that? Why did have a thing for you? I don't know Stefan, maybe it's because I thought you were worth having a thing for. Because when I woke up a-a vampire, you told me that I would get through it and I did. Because when I watched Elena go for your brother, I could imagine why she would let anyone like you go. Because you were practically my best friend because I trusted you.

Stefan: I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not seeing it, I'm sorry for not -

Caroline: Feeling it back?

Stefan: No, I didn't say that I uh. I don't know what I felt, you know my head was all over the place. But, but I am incredibly sorry for the way that I treated you.

Caroline: Yeah well, I know what you felt Stefan. Because if even just a little tiny piece of you felt for me the way I was starting to feel for you, you wouldn't have walked away. And I don't hate you for that, I don't hate you for mourning your brother, I don't hate you for being the biggest jerk on the planet while doing so... And I accept your apology.

Stefan: But you do still, hate me.

Caroline: Yes. Yeah, I hate you. Because if I don't hate you for ruining our friendship, that I have to hate myself for ruining it. And I think I deserve better than that.

(Caroline walks away, leaving Stefan behind)

-- Do You Remember the First Time?

---

(On the college,Caroline walks out into the hallway and notices Stefan)

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Hey. You're here. That's good. That actually saves me a trip. Needless to say, there were leftovers.

(She hands him a box)

Stefan: You made me a doggie bag.

Caroline: (laughing) Just because I hate you doesn't mean I want you to starve to death. Besides, Bonnie's alive. You know, this is, like, the first Thanksgiving in forever where there's something to actually be thankful for, so...

Stefan: Caroline, um, look. When Damon was gone, I, um... I pushed you away.

Caroline: Yeah, I know, Stefan. You pushed everyone away. It's kind of what you do.

Stefan: But I pushed you away the most. I knew that you were the one person who would sit with me and let me cry, and I didn't want to cry anymore, so I had to push you away the most.

Caroline: Thank you for saying that.

(Caroline starts to smile; Stefan shifts awkwardly as they wait for each other to say something)

Stefan: Listen—

Caroline: Enjoy the leftovers.

(Caroline leaves, still smiling; Stefan stays behind, but turns in the direction she left, still slightly emotional after his confession)

-- Fade Into You

---

(At Whitmore College, Caroline and Liz are preparing for Christmas, Stefan arrives with two boxes of Christmas lights)

Stefan: Hey. I, uh, didn't know which ones to get, so I got both.

Caroline: What are you doing here?

Stefan: Your mom needed Christmas lights.

(Caroline turns her ire on her mom)

Liz: You have a huge dorm, and I thought we could use an extra set of hands.

(Caroline glares at her mom, who glares right back. Caroline turns back to Stefan, who holds up both boxes)

Caroline: The little ones, obviously.

(Caroline is hanging the lights up and Stefan joins her to help)

Stefan: Here. I got it.

Caroline: What are you doing here?

Stefan: Well, your mom asked for my help.

Caroline: No, Stefan. What are you doing here? Because if you think hanging a few stands of light is gonna make me forget what a crappy friend you've been, then you thought wrong.

Stefan: Caroline, I'm trying, ok?

Caroline: You're trying? No. This is the easy part, ok? We're hanging Christmas lights. Anyone can be friends when you're hanging Christmas lights.

(Liz returns carrying a tray with cups)

Liz: Who wants hot chocolate?

Stefan: I was just leaving.

(Stefan leaves.)

(On the hospital, Caroline and Stefan talk)

Caroline: That just doesn't make sense. My mom would have said something to me.

Stefan: We were worried, so... Elena compelled one of the doctors for information.

Caroline: Ok. So my mom has a brain tumor. Then we'll just give her vampire blood.

Stefan: Caroline, do you think that if our blood cured cancer we would have heard about that by now?

Caroline: Fine. Then when are they gonna operate?

Stefan: That's the problem. They can't.

Caroline: Ok. Well, if they can't operate, then they'll give her chemo, right?

Stefan: The tumor is growing so fast the doctors don't think that will work.

Caroline: Well, then they're wrong because they don't know her. They don't know how strong she is. I mean, she's gonna get through this, Stefan. Right?

(Caroline breaks down, and Stefan holds her. Elena hangs up the phone as she walks into the hall, and sees Caroline crying in Stefan's arms)

-- Christmas Through Your Eyes

---

(Caroline enters her living room, holding a flower)

Caroline: You kept my orchid alive. That's amazing.

Liz: I wanted everything to be just the same when you finally came home.

(Stefan enters the house)

Stefan: Hey.

Liz: What is this?

Caroline: Uhm, Stefan volunteered to move your entertainment center in here, so now you can watch TV from your favorite chair.

Stefan: Yeah, I hooked up the surround sound to your DVD player and I left a universal remote on the table, right there.

Liz: Well, thanks. Guess it never occurred to anybody to just...move my chair, but... (Stefan is watching Liz worriedly; Liz smirks) What's the matter? Never seen anyone with Stage 4 cancer before?

Stefan: Actually, no, I haven't. One of the few perks of starting over ever few decades, real life never really catches up to you.

(Caroline comes back downstairs holding a Friends boxset; she hands it to Liz)

Caroline: So if you start the Friends boxset now, I'll be back in time for Monica and Chandler's wedding. Stefan, you know how to laugh, right?

Stefan: Opinions vary. Wait, why? Are you leaving?

Caroline: Every minute counts, so I'm going to go get a second opinion from one of the world's leading experts in Grade 4 Glioblastoma. (Liz gives Caroline a look) I couldn't sleep; I Googled.

Liz: And where is the internet sending you?

Caroline: Duke.

Stefan: Duke? You know what, maybe I'll give you a ride. I was thinking of heading that way to check on a friend.

Caroline: A friend?

Stefan: Mmmhm.

Caroline: Stefan, I know all of your friends. Elena. Me. (pretends to think) And then that's it.

Liz: I think it would be better if you had some company on the road. (turns to Stefan) Thank you, Stefan. (Stefan nods and heads for the door)

Caroline: (hugs Liz) I will call you every hour on the hour.

Liz: I will set my watch by it.

Caroline: I love you.

Liz: I love you, too. Bye.

(Caroline and Stefan leave; Liz sighs and sits in her chair tiredly)

(Caroline and Stefan are walking through an art exhibit)

Caroline: (she has her cell to her ear, on hold) So your friend I've never heard of is a world-famous photographer?

Stefan: Well, it's a student exhibition.

Caroline: Oh, goody. Freshman art. Since you're so good at noticing untapped potential. How do you know this person again?

(someone talks to Caroline on the other end of the line)

Caroline: Oh! Yes, I did call earlier about a consult with Dr. Moore? Great. (to Stefan) Okay, they can see us right now.

Stefan: You know what? I'm gonna catch up.

Caroline: Okay. Uh, Oncology Center, D4. Come find me.

Stefan: Okay.

(Caroline turns and leaves the room; Stefan approaches one of the instructors)

(Stefan's phone rings; it's Caroline)

Stefan: Hi.

Caroline: I thought you were meeting me here.

Stefan: Yeah, I got into a bidding war over a piece of art. (Enzo laughs)

Caroline: Okay, that's fascinating. Can you just get here? I'm--I'm conducting an experiment.

Stefan: What kind of experiment?

Caroline: I'll show you when you get here. Just hurry.

(she hangs up)

(Collin Phelps is up and at the vending machine excitedly; Caroline and Stefan are watching him from down the hall)

Caroline: An hour ago, he was dying of brain cancer. Now, look at him. (Stefan sighs) Smile, Stefan! This is good news! My blood worked, he's totally fine.

Stefan: It seems too easy.

Caroline: As opposed to what? Vampire blood heals a stab wound like it was never there? It's always easy, Stefan. It is literally magic.

Stefan: Okay, then why have I never heard of our blood curing cancer before?

Caroline: Because vampires don't spend their lives pulling charity work at the sick ward.

Stefan: Look, I want this to work, okay? I do--

Caroline: Stefan, I just...I need you to believe it will work. Or at the very least, just believe that I believe it will work.

Stefan: (sighs) Well, I can see that you believe it.

Caroline: (smiles) Then take me home to my mom.

(Stefan turns and looks at Collin, sighing. He then turns back to Caroline and nods)

Stefan: Okay. Let's go home.

Caroline: (grinning) Okay.

Stefan: Come on. (they walk away)

(Collin is still standing by the vending machine, eating his snack happily)

(Stefan and Caroline arrive at Caroline's house, talking on her front porch)

Caroline: So, if Sarah is Zach's daughter, then does that make you Uncle Stefan?

Stefan: (jokingly) I tell you this secret I've been keeping for 18 years, and that's what you're worried about?

Caroline: No, I think it's incredibly noble that you've been keeping an eye on her all these years. And she's lucky to have you in her life, even if she has no idea.

Stefan: Hey, so, I know it goes without saying, but I would appreciate it it--

Caroline: Your secret's safe with me, Stefan.

Stefan: Thank you.

Caroline: No, thank you. Thank you for coming with me today and for rewiring my mom's speaker system and for just not treating me like a crazy person, because that's how I've felt these past few days.

(Stefan takes her hand; they both look at their hands, then into each other's eyes; Caroline takes a deep breath and exhales)

Caroline: So, thank you. Wish me luck.

(Caroline turns and goes inside; Stefan watches for a moment through the window)

-- Woke Up With a Monster

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(Stefan arrive at Caroline house)

Stefan: Hey.

[[Caroline] Forbes|Caroline]]: Hey. Mom's still sleeping. Don't wake her up.

Stefan: What happened?

Caroline: I don't know. H-he was fine when we left him at Duke, remember? He was running around and pain-free and scarfing down all that disgusting vending machine food.

Stefan: Yeah? Well, clearly, he's not fine now. Wait. I thought you compelled him to forget everything after you fed him your blood. How did he find you?

Caroline: I don't know.

Stefan: What if this blood isn't even his? Is there any chance that your mom signed the house over to you?

Caroline: I don't know. Maybe. She's been running around like crazy, saying she need to get her ducks in a row or...

(Stefan opens the window; Colin's face starts to burn)

Stefan: He's a vampire, which means after you fed him your blood...

Caroline: He died.

(Caroline is at a vending machine)

Stefan: (comes over) Hi.

Caroline: Hey. The coffee machine's broken. Seriously, what kind of hospital is this? If you can't fix a coffee machine, then how are you supposed to be able to fix people?

Stefan: Sure you don't need some real food? There's probably a machine around here that vends (whispers) O-positive.

Caroline: (sighs and leans against the vending machine) I screwed up. Big time. Why did I feed her that blood?

Stefan: You were trying to help.

Caroline: No, I was trying to fix something that I had no business trying to fix. It's like textbook definition of control freak from Hell.

Stefan: Listen, you are an optimist. (Caroline sighs) You wanna believe that anything is possible and that is exactly what your mom needs to hear right now. Okay?

(Exclamations of pain from Colin's room)

Caroline: That's Colin's room.

(Colin is stabbing himself in the chest with a metal bar; Caroline and Stefan enter, closing the door behind them)

(Caroline is browsing flowers; Stefan comes in)

Caroline: Good, you're here. I actually need a second opinion. I kind of like this because sunflowers are her favorite flower, but at the same time, I was also thinking maybe they're a little too over-the-top cheerful for a memorial service. (walks over to the roses) So this was the second option, um, because roses are classic, right? I mean, especially in this shade of pink. Obviously, I would change out the vase, but--

(Caroline looks over to Stefan, who is just watching her)

Caroline: If you're thinking of saying something to make me feel better, don't. I don't deserve to feel better.

Stefan: I wasn't.

Caroline: Good.

Stefan: I was actually thinking that you have far more important things to do than plan a memorial service for your mother. Who's still alive, by the way.

Caroline: Yeah, but all of this still needs to be done, right? She's not gonna want to live out the rest of her life as a vampire in excruciating pain. So I should do something that I'm good at, instead of making everything worse. Which arrangement?

Stefan: Caroline, you took a risk. It didn't pay off, but you did it out of love. You made your mother sicker, okay? But what are you gonna do now? Are you just gonna bury your head in the sand?

Caroline: I don't--I don't know what to say to her.

Stefan: You don't have to say anything to her. Just sit with her.

Caroline: (on the verge of tears) I can't. I can't even face her.

Stefan: Look, when I was young, my mom, she got really sick. And instead of spending time with her, I did everything I could to avoid her. Like picking out her favorite flowers or walking into town to get the tea that she liked. And I pretended like I was doing it for her, but I wasn't. I was just afraid to see her like that. And then my dad, he uh, he sent her away and she died. I would give anything to have one more day with her.

Caroline: What if she can't forgive me?

Stefan: She doesn't think there's anything to forgive. She just wants you to be with her.

(Caroline sighs and takes Stefan's hand; they leave the flower shop together)

(Caroline is talking with Liz, Stefan comes in with a cup of coffee)

Caroline: Hey.

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: Where'd you get that?

Stefan: I guess someone fixed the coffee machine. (gives Caroline the coffee)

Liz: That smells amazing. I would give you a million dollars for a decaf latte. What do you say? Would you mind getting one for your poor, sick mom?

Caroline: I can do that. I'll be right back. (gets up and leaves the room)

Liz: (to Stefan) So, looks like we can cross miracle cure off the list.

Stefan: Must be some other option.

Liz: I need you promise me something.

Stefan: Okay.

Liz: When I'm gone, Caroline is gonna need you. Even if she doesn't know it. She's gonna need someone to help her move on with her life. Someone to just make her smile. (crying) Promise me that you will do that, Stefan.

Stefan: (takes Liz's hand) I promise.

(Caroline is outside the door, listening)

(Caroline is looking at Miss Cuddles on the table. Stefan walks over to her.)

Caroline: Is it just me, or do her eyes follow you around the room?

Stefan: (Looks at the bear) Hmm. It's definitely you.

Caroline: I haven't seen Miss Cuddles in 12 years.

Stefan: Well, that's the bear Bonnie sent back from 1994. I guess she lost the original.

Caroline: No. She didn't lose her. I took her. (turns the bear around) Yeah. When Bonnie and I were little, we got in this huge fight, so to get back at her, I bearnapped Miss Cuddles, and then I didn't want my mom to come home and find out, so then I buried her in the woods. I even left some M&M's to mark the spot where I left her, but something must have eaten them.

Stefan: Well, I'm pretty sure that Bonnie is over it by now.

Caroline: Miss Cuddles isn't. She's out there all alone like Bonnie. You know what? I'm gonna go find her.

Stefan: You're gonna what?

Caroline: Yeah. It's Bonnie's birthday. (takes on her jacket)

Stefan: Wait, wait. Hold on. Caroline, you've been going through a lot lately. Do you think that maybe you're just a little confused about what you're actually upset about?

Caroline: Yes, probably, but my mom's dying, and my best friend is stuck in an alternate universe, and her bear is in a hole in the woods, and there's only one of those things that I can do anything about.

Stefan: Right.

(Stefan and Caroline leaves)

(Caroline is on the woods)

Caroline: (shoves the shovel into the ground, while Stefan appears behind her) You know, if you were gonna creepily stalk me, you could have at least brought a shovel.

Stefan: Nah. I'm not big on digging. (holds up his hands) Calluses.

Caroline: You bury corpses all the time.

Stefan: Yeah, but I don't dig them up. So do you really think that finding a Teddy Bear will make everything right in the world?

Caroline: You know what? You are right. This is such a waste of time. I really should be at the dive bar, picking a fight with a stranger in order to feel pain.

Stefan: Ooh.

Caroline: Look. If you think I'm insane, I get it. I probably am, but nobody is forcing you to be here.

Stefan: I should probably stay, keep an eye on you, you know, in case you have a psychotic breakdown.

(She smiles to herself)

(Still on the woods)

Stefan: (teasing) Hey. Is that an M&M?

Caroline: (turns towards him hopeful) Where?

Stefan: (pointing) Right there. Little to the left, little to the left. Right there, right-- oh, ohh. Sorry. It was just a leaf.

Caroline: (angry) Is this funny to you?

Stefan: Well, we are in the middle of the woods, searching for a Teddy bear buried in a shallow grave by a 9-year-old version of you. I can't even say that with a straight face, so, yeah, that is funny.

Caroline: You're drunk. Give me that. (Tries to take his liquor bottle)

Stefan: (pulls it out of her reach) No, no, no. You have more ground to cover.

Caroline: (annoyed) You're a jerk.

Stefan: Jerk, huh?

Caroline: Yeah.

Stefan: Oh, you sound angry.

Caroline: I'm not angry, ok? I'm just annoyed because I am going through a highly emotional situation right now, and you're just sitting there, mocking me.

Stefan: Definitely angry.

Caroline: I'm not angry, ok?

Stefan: Well, you should be. Your mom is dying, your best friend is stuck in some netherworld, and you're sitting here trying to make it all better by finding a stuffed animal?

Caroline: (pushes him) Shut up!

Stefan: That make you feel better?

Caroline: No.

Stefan: Try again.

Caroline: (pushes him again) Screw you!

Stefan: That's good. Get it out.

(she beats his leg with the shovel, causing him to drop down on the ground. She takes his liquor bottle and he then managed to get her down on the ground as well.)

Caroline: Oof! (Both groaning) I cannot believe you just did that.

Stefan: Well, you started it. Felt good, though, didn't it?

Caroline: (smiles to him) Maybe a little.

(They still are lying on the floor)

Caroline: Well, I think I got all the catharsis out of this that I'm gonna get. Let's go home. (stands up)

Stefan: All right. Wait a minute. What is that? (stands up and points)

Caroline: Shut up.

Stefan: No, no, no. I'm serious. Is that an ear?

Caroline: Oh, my God.

(walks over and digs up miss cuddles Cuddles. looks at Stefan and laughs)

Stefan: I'm sure we can clean her up, make her as good as new.

Caroline: Yeah. Oh, wait.

(The bears head rips off. They both start laughing.)

Stefan: Hey.

Caroline: I'm sorry.

(Stefan hugs Caroline and she starts crying)

-- Prayer For the Dying

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(Stefan at the Forbes cabin, standing on the porch drinking bourbon, Caroline opens the front door and joins him)

Caroline: [Sighs] They're running a little late. Apparently, my mom chose today to tackle an entire career worth of cold cases.

Stefan: Hmm, well, they're gonna have a lot of catching up to do. So, I realize it doesn't matter.

Caroline: What doesn't matter?

Stefan: It doesn't matter what book your mom reads in her final precious moments. It doesn't matter if it's good or if it's terrible. It doesn't matter because life isn't about your final moments. It's about the moments that led up to them. (Music playing)

Caroline: I know. I just wanted it to be perfect, you know? I just wanted...

Stefan: Control? Hey, look. If anyone can control death... It's you.

Caroline: I know that she asked you to look after me.

Stefan: Caroline, that's not what...

Caroline: I'm ok with it, really. I'm glad, actually, because I don't know if I would be able to get through this on my own.

Stefan: I'm not here because your mom asked me to look after you.

Caroline: Then why are you here?

Stefan: Well, because you're my friend, because I know what it feels like to lose a mother, and because when you told me you hated me, that was pretty much the worst thing I had heard in a long time.

Caroline: I think we both know I never really hated you. (They kiss)

Caroline: One of us should probably say something.

Stefan: Go for it.

Caroline: Not that.

-- Stay

---

(Many people are walking in for the funeral while Caroline is inside looking at Liz's dead body and Stefan walks in)

Stefan: Caroline? Doing alright?

Caroline: Yeah. Fine. All things... considered.

Stefan: (walks over) Sure you're doing okay?

Caroline: Mm-hmm. Yeah. No. I don't know. Just now, I was supposed to put you into a category so I would know what to say to you, but then I realized I didn't know what category you would want to be put in. So, uh, I was thinking, I guess there's no time like the horribly inappropriate present to get to the bottom of that. (pause) I could list the categories if you like.

Stefan: Caroline, I, um... I-I want to talk to you about all this. I do, but, maybe when we're alone and you've had a chance to get through the day.

Caroline: Yeah. God, of course. Um, this is not the time. I'm so sorry.

Stefan: Hey, hey. (hugs Caroline) Don't be sorry. (lets her go) We'll talk when all this is over. (leaves the room)

-- Let Her Go

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(Caroline and Stefan continue to drink at the bar as they watch the ravers.)

Caroline.: (Judging an outfit) Well, that's certainly a look.

Stefan: Don't be jealous. (Caroline laughs and Stefan smiles)

Caroline: You know, you should smile more. You're hot!

Stefan: Oh, thank you.

Caroline: And obviously you're here to babysit me, but I've had less attractive babysitters. Granted, they were old women, and I was 8.

Stefan: I'm not here to babysit you, Caroline.

Caroline: Yes, you are. You, Elena, Bonnie. You don't think that I can live a normal, humanityless vampire existence without killing anyone and you feel guilty for being such a royal ass at my mom's funeral.

Stefan: You're right I was, and then when I came to apologize and tell you how I really felt, you were gone.

Caroline: And now I don't care.

Stefan: But I do, so let me tell you how I really feel.

Caroline: I said I don't care.

Stefan: (Ignoring her) I like you, Caroline.

Caroline: Stop.

Stefan: I don't know when it became more than friendship, but it did, and it scared me, so I-I pushed it away, but here we are.

Caroline: (Laughs, amused) Wow! See? That wasn't so hard, was it? Only took a couple of years, cancer to devour my mom, me to flip my humanity off, but you finally spit it out!

Stefan: That's good. Anger. That means you want to feel.

Caroline: No, Stefan. You know what? It just means that I'm pissed, so leave me alone. (She turns to walk away but Stefan stops her)

Stefan: Hey, hey. (He pulls her toward him) Let it in. It will hurt, and you'll want to die, but I will be here. I will help you through this. But you have to give me a chance. (He reaches out his hand and caresses her cheek) Please. (Caroline stares at him as if she's considering this for a moment) Come back. (She closes her eyes and leans her face into his hand for a second)

كارولين : (تفتح عينيها وتحدق فيه بسادية) ما كان يجب عليك فعل ذلك. (ترفع يده بعيدًا وتتركه وحيدًا في الحانة ويختفي وسط حشد رافعات).

- اللولب الهابط