Eternal

1

Caroline was having a good Monday.

Despite being surrounded by nothing but her fellow peers languidly moving along the school corridors like the bunch of hung-over underachievers tat they were, she walked down the hallways of Mystic Falls High School with her usual pep in her step and a bright smile gracing her features.

She had just received her History test back from Mr. Saltzman - she of course aced it - and had actually managed to avoid receiving a slushie facial from any one of the Neanderthal jocks. Granted there was still plenty of time left in the school day for that to still happen but she didn't dare dwell on the possibility. She was in too good a mood.

Aside from the new solo piece that she planned to perform in glee later on in the day, she also intended on rekindling her romance with Stefan today. Things took a rather sour turn for their relationship last year when he broke up with her due to the typical male commitment issues.

Issues that prompted her to move onto Vocal Adrenaline's lead vocalist Silas Whitmore, though that relationship eventually ended disastrously and resulted in her getting egged, to this day she involuntarily flinches every time she sees an egg. And of course by then Stefan was more than willing to start a real relationship with her but the same couldn't be said for her.

And while he was disappointed at first, ge understood that after the whole Silas debacle, she needed time to herself before jumping into another relationship. He promised that he would wait for her and he has.

Now that a new school year has arrived and what with glee destined to win regionals and subsequently take nationals by storm, she finally felt like it was the perfect time to be with the boy she loved.

She swiftly turns the corner branching into the hallway where said boy's locker was. No doubt he would currently be there exchanging his U.S. History textbook for his Chemistry one.

As she worked as an office aid this semester, she managed to get her hands on a copy of Stefan's schedule, naturally she committed it to memory almost immediately.

As she maneuvered through the congested hallway and got closer to his locker, her handsome male lead slowly came closer into view. But for the first time that day, she felt the smile she had managed to uphold since early this morning faltering at the sight before her.

At this range she was able to see that Stefan was not standing alone at his locker. Instead he had Katherine Pierce at his side, the two of them conversing as he swapped his books.

Her brow furrowed at the scene. She wasn't aware they were even friends. Sure they were in glee together but she had never really seen Katherine openly interact with, well anyone since the girl arrived in Mystic Falls last spring.

If Caroline had to chose one word to describe Katherine Pierce it would be: mystery. Because that was exactly what the girl was. Not only to her but to the entire school, the faculty included.

Despite having two classes with the girl, as well as glee club, she knew about as much about the brunette as everyone else did. So naturally all the obscurity surrounding Katherine's life resulted in a whirlwind of rumors flying amuck. None, by the way, which she ever bothered to address, though she kind of understood why, most of the gossip was absolutely absurd and not worth acknowledging in the first place.

Reining herself in from her own internal musings, she quickly refocuses her attention back on the two teenagers in time to see Stefan abruptly pull Katherine into a hug, grinning boyishly all the while.

So much for him waiting for her.

Dejected, she turns around and starts for her next class before either one could spot her standing there. Here she was finally ready to begin a serious relationship with Stefan and now it looked as though he was ready to start one with none other than Katherine Pierce, the most beautiful girl to grace Mystic Falls since…well, ever.