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@missmysticwolf
Lydia: Somewhere nice.
Lydia: Maybe beachside? We should tan and sleep for days.
Lydia:
Lydia: We were the worst children ever.
Lydia: I'm so glad my flirting has improved
Caroline: I'm incredibly behind that.
Caroline: I'm all for saving this town, but I need a pow wow away from it for awhile.
Caroline: Maybe not the worst children ever. I mean, there was Isaac after all.
Caroline: And Cora, really.
█┆DEREK.
The way she looked at him made Derek smile, getting the hint his suggestion had taken her by surprise. Talking about what bothered him, what stressed him out, what he felt, what kept him awake most nights–none of it was Derek’s forte. He preferred to bottle things up, to hold it all deep inside, the outcome of sharing something he truly feared. Listening was a different story however, the born wolf having no problem with being there for someone he cared for, much preferring to have someone satisfy their need to unburden with him than feeling forced to talk about his own things. And in this occasion, there was also the fact he was looking for information, even though now that he was standing in front of Caroline, that was not the priority.
He cared for her, and he wanted to help.
“I’ve always preferred listening,” he said, approaching the blonde. “Besides, things aren’t exactly usual between us anymore.”
It wasn’t as if she had difficulty sharing. In most cases, she preferred to unload & deal ( of course, there would always be special circumstances where dealing was just too hard to take right away— but this wasn’t one of those times ), but she also was equally a good listener. While she appreciated that Derek was the same on the listening front, she hoped he knew this was going to be opening a door to her bringing up the same question at a later point for him. He was the one with the difficulty sharing out of the two of them. He had already taken a step forward by finally accepting & acknowledging his feelings. She could take it one step at a time, as long as it happened in the end. Any pushiness mostly came from impatience.
❝ I’m not really sure anything is usual about this town anymore. — But I’m taking that as a good sign that you haven’t changed your mind at this point. ❞ So maybe she still needed a little bit of reassurance. That comes with the territory of dating someone who initially rejected you & struggled with whether or not this was something he wanted to dive into. She knew it was all him, not her, but part of her was still waiting for the rug to be ripped from under her feet.
Lydia: we should celebrate with a trip! i want a trip.
Lydia: i think i just want to leave mystic for a day or two
Lydia: we can buy new glitter pens and make paper telescopes. that'll look really cool.
Lydia: '3:30pm kissed a girl and shouted at me when i took a picture to show liz'
Lydia: in hindsight i hope camden doesn't kill me
Caroline: I love trips. Where would this trip be to?
Caroline: Can they be glitter pens that also have cool scents?
Caroline: You're practically part of our family, so if he says he's going to kill you, just take it as another form of expressing love.
Caroline: I've always taken it that way when he says it.
Caroline: Boy, I was an annoying little sister.
Lydia: Oh true. Very true.
Lydia: I get that. It's such a weird situation.
Lydia: But a great one!! Something good had to happen sooner or later and here we go.
Lydia: Camden back. That'll take getting used to. Can we spy on him and his friends and tell your mom when they cuss?
Lydia: #throwback to when we were great detectives
Caroline: A couple good things have happened lately, and it's kind of nice to have some good.
Caroline: Let's keep that rolling.
Caroline: Darnit, I lost my spy equipment.
Caroline: Well, more so the notebook I wrote my notes in.
Caroline: '5:27pm... said the F word when toe was stubbed.'
Lydia: not afraid of getting stubble burn, though? it's a visual 10 but practically? not so much.
Lydia: here I am trying to save you a heart attack
Lydia: maybe talking to you all of you together would work? so he doesn't have to explain it too much?
Lydia: have a family dinner or somthing. i'll help bake!
Caroline: Weirdly still for it.
Caroline: Also, I figure the healing fast factor will help.
Caroline: Maybe. Whatever will be easier for him honestly.
█┆ELENA.
❛ I love you, and I’m glad you are here. With any luck, the universe will give us a break to cherish moments like these—a normal time-out, all things considered. — So did I. I quite literally owe her my life. ❜
❝ Are you kidding? Nowhere else I’d rather be right now. I really hope so. We all need some break time. — I wonder if she can make those nifty rings for the rest of us, or if it’s just a doppelganger thing.❞
Lydia: He seems like a good kisser - although, stubble? Could be problematic.
Lydia: pout your way to free smoothies :) perks
Lydia: give him a while and then ask?
Lydia: he must know that you're curious
Caroline: I don't find that problematic at all tbh. Kinda for it.
Caroline: I was thinking more like free curly fries.
Caroline: I'm sure he does, and if he remembers how I am at all, then he knows I can't wait that long.
Lydia: movie moment street kiss?
Lydia: that is so unfair, i want a movie moment kiss
Lydia: does that mean we get free food now? ;)
Lydia: that's... odd? i mean is he okay?
Lydia: i agree - probably best to take things slow
Lydia: but really, that's so great. i'm so happy for you guys!!!
Lydia: three cheers for the laheys :)
Caroline: The exact kind!
Caroline: And it kind of went perfectly with the /really/ good kiss to be had.
Caroline: I'm sure I could work that out.
Caroline: Or at least pout until it happens.
Caroline: He seems to be okay. Normal, actually. But then there's the whole...where were you for six years thing.
Lydia: I know I know just checking
Lydia: scORE
Lydia: How did /that/ happen?
Lydia: Apparently, damn girl.
Lydia: Camden's alive??
Lydia: That's incredible!! How?? But amazing!!!!
Caroline: I don't know if there was a real reason for it. It just sort of...happened??
Caroline: One of those movie moments where you meet in the street because you were both looking for each other.
Caroline: He hasn't really told me the details yet?? I just came home and found him in the house!
Caroline: And I'm trying to not be pushy or anything to find out too quickly since he just came back from who the hell knows what.
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Lydia: what
Lydia: you can't go out and just get a boyfriend caroline what if he's not cute?
Lydia: Wait
Lydia: Is it Derek?
Lydia: hang on wait this is a lot of things to text me
Lydia: you found a new one? or... you don't mean Camden, right?
Caroline: Please, as if I would pick one out that wasn't cute.
Caroline: It's Derek.
Caroline: WELL, things happen very quickly for me apparently.
Caroline: No, I mean Camden.
Lydia: I promise I'll pause the death jokes
Lydia: And use them for my career in offensive witch comedy
Lydia: But a n y w a y why did you text me?? Everything okay?
Caroline: I'm honestly not sure where to start??
Caroline: Well...I might've gotten myself a boyfriend. We didn't really hammer out the details, but I'm pretty sure it's understood.
Caroline: And I have more than one brother again.
Caroline: That or you're not the only one in this friendship seeing ghosts now.
█┆DEREK.
Derek didn’t have to know Caroline, or even use his heightened senses, to tell she was stressed. They all were, with the people they lost and the presence of a possible new threat, there was so much to worry about. Surprises weren’t finished for the Lahey family however, Derek well aware if Camden’s return was enough of a heavy blow for those who knew him, it would be ten times worst for his siblings. Not that it was a bad thing, not entirely…At least, Derek hoped it wasn’t, even if he was still unsure of whether or not to trust the apparent resurrection.
“It looks like you’ve been done for a while,” he said, stepping inside the garage. “Wouldn’t it be easier to talk about it instead?”
Caroline typically kept cleaning when most people would stop. She strived for perfection in every aspect of her life— so when it came to cleaning, she wouldn’t settle for second rate. Everything would have to be spotless. Granted, it also gave her more time to work out her issues. When she heard his suggestion of talking about it, Caroline slowly turned to face him, raising an eyebrow slightly at the very suggestion. While she definitely was a fan of talking it out, she was surprised that it was his idea this time. In the past ( well, and in the present too ), she had to twist his arm to share anything with her. Maybe this was a sign it would be a little easier in the future to get him to share. She hoped so, anyway.
❝ Not that I’m against talking, but that isn’t your usual method. ❞
█┆CORA.
❝ You’ve got more patience than I do. I know if it was me, I’d be driving myself up a wall with wondering what he was up to. I’m sure he has a perfectly rational explanation. ❞ Cora wanted to believe the eldest Lahey had good intentions. For Isaac’s sake and for Caroline’s too. Life would certainly be easier if she could form some semblance of a friendship with Caroline. With the blonde dating her older brother and Cora in her thing with Isaac. Admittedly, it’d probably be safe to officially say he was her boyfriend, but as they hadn’t had that discussion yet – and as far as she was aware, had no plans to have it all – it was just best to avoid the b word all together.
❝ At least the military did something right. If he has even half a brain, maybe he’ll just stay gone. Wouldn’t that be nice? They took Damon Salvatore off our hands too. But you have to wonder, who’s next? ❞
She could never believe anything negative about the people she cared for. Perhaps that was why it didn’t even occur to Caroline that her brother could have anything to do with the super hunters that had broke up the sacrifice party & took a few friends to go. She was happy to have Camden back, and yes she was slightly mad that he let them continue to believe he was dead, but she was over that fact. focusing more so on the fact he was home. That was what was important. — Caroline walked around the counter, moving towards some of the nearby tables. It let her continue her conversation with Cora, but also take on a new task.
❝ He’ll share when he’s ready. I’m not sure what he’s gone through over the last six years, so I’m a little hesitant to push him too far. — I didn’t know know they took Damon too. Was it just him, or— they didn’t take Stefan too, did they? It’s been awhile since I’ve seen him. ❞
█┆CORA.
❝ A good thing – right. ❞ Cora had her own suspicions about the eldest Lahey’s resurrection from the dead. His timing was awfully convenient and the fact that he was military hadn’t been lost on the Hale wolf. Still, this conversation between the two was going surprisingly well. The last thing she wanted to do was mess it up by throwing accusations at Caroline.
❝ Of course. It must be great to have him back, after thinking he was dead for so long. Do you know what happened? The way things have been going lately, I’ve got a feeling we won’t be waiting long. It does suck though, never knowing what’s next. We’ve just got to be prepared, as much as we can be. What happened with the sacrifice can’t happen again. ❞
Her brother’s arrival had taken them all by surprise. Caroline hadn’t gotten all of the information from Camden yet, but she suspected it would take time. He must’ve gone through something extraordinary, she assumed. She couldn’t imagine him staying away from them & allowing his family to believe he was dead unless that was the case. She was patient enough to wait for the story ( although, patience with Caroline when it came to sharing things still had a short leash ), simply happy at this moment with the fact that he wasn’t dead. — And speaking of sharing, it was quite abnormal for her to be sharing with Cora, but she was all about trying new things & it truly would be easier if they got along better.
❝ No, he hasn’t said much yet. I mean, I’m curious, but I’m trying not to be too pushy & just hold onto the fact he’s here. I can wait for him to share— I mean, I can wait a little bit. Luckily, no more sacrifices should happen with Klaus being gone. That’s one fact we can all rejoice about. ❞
█┆ELENA.
❛ I know, Care; but I’m here now, okay? Let’s focus on that. —— Please don’t be mad, but I knew I had the blood of the doppelganger before the sacrifice took place. Anne thought it’d be best if I told you guys and I was going to, but I couldn’t find the right time and all of you were so excited about homecoming week, I just—— Anne gave me a enchanted ring a few days before, you know. I’m alive because of her. ❜
❝ I’m glad that you are here too, don’t get me wrong. It was just so close to being the complete opposite, and that wouldn’t have been something I could take. — I always knew I liked her. ❞
█┆CORA.
Cora definitely wasn’t complaining. Caroline’s very odd compulsive cleaning meant she wouldn’t have to do it later. Cora was never big on cleaning, especially not when she was cleaning up after other people. She hated it, actually – so she was pretty grateful at the moment for Caroline’s quirks. She almost laughs at the words coming from the blonde’s mouth. More often than not, Cora found her brother’s girlfriend annoyingly bossy and hardly tolerable. Nothing like Isaac at all, but there had to be something Derek saw in her.
❝ Well, if it’s not enough – you know where my room is. And no, not really. I mean, we clean it enough to prevent a grease fire. That’s good enough. What’s all the stress cleaning about anyway? Is this about Camden or did Derek do something? ❞
Out of all the places she had shown up to clean once her home was in ship shape, this was the first time she had taken The Mystic Grill by storm. Even though she had become an important figure in Derek’s life several months ago, she never would have done this until recently. They had worked through their troubles, and she was sure his family wouldn’t even be surprised at this point that she was doing it. It was one of her many quirks that they’d get used to now. A few of them probably still needed to get used to her in general, not just her quirks. Cora was one of them & this was a surprisingly calm conversation for the two of them.
❝ No, I’m not really stressed about Camden, because him being home is a good thing & Derek hasn’t done anything. We’re just— I don’t know, sort of always waiting around for another attack of some sort & thinking about that fact sometimes stresses me out. Hence the stress cleaning. ❞
