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Moving clear across the country so that her fiance could join another pack to get away from his crazy dad is not exactly what Caroline Forbes had planned on doing with her life at this particular age, but when it comes to things like fiance (mostly that fiance being Tyler) and getting Tyler away from his crazy dad she's willing to make little changes in order to benefit the good of all. It also helped that Elena and Matt were already on this coast to make the transition a little easier.

(It was five hours to Palo Alto. Five hours driving was still better than all the coordination it takes for a five hour plane ride.)

Still, once she actually arrived in Beacon Hills, she's willing to admit that she may have prejudged this town a little harshly. It's actually more than a little adorable. It's got a Mystic Falls vibe all it's own, but lighter, which I guess is what happens when your mayor isn't a psychopathic alpha werewolf trying to make your life miserable. Talia Hale? A plus alpha from what Caroline could tell - which, she could tell a lot, if just knowing Cora even as little as she does is anything to go off of - and she has a feeling they're going to be very happy here. The TV station even approved her transfer to the local syndicate, so as soon as they find an apartment, she's pretty much set.

Which is what she, Elena and Matt (poor, poor Matt) are doing while Tyler is doing his alpha bonding with Talia and getting to know the pack as a whole. It's been a few days of meetings up at the Hale house, and him coming back to the hotel seeming so much happier than she's seen him in a long time, and that? That is worth every inconvenience, every hiccup, every ounce of homesickness because they fought for this for so long, and now they finally have it.

(This is probably the only universe in existence where Caroline Forbes would actually be grateful for Klaus Mikaelson. Whadaya know?)

She's coming out of one of the buildings, finishing up the details with the realtor, when she spots Tyler coming up the sidewalk and grins. Once they part ways, she's skipping over to him, throwing her arms around his shoulders and pulling him in close. "I love this town."

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"Seriously. We just got here, I'd rather not have a list of people to avoid already." Caroline? Not quite so forgiving, but she can at least see where the misunderstanding is. It's not entirely Stiles's fault he didn't seem to be aware of what was going on.

Elena nods a bit. "I'd also second Tyler's idea of talking to Cora." Because she has a feeling there's much more to this than Stiles just being a good friend.

Tyler went over to Caroline, sliding a hand around her waist. He would have to explain to her a bit later about the pieces he had been picking up from Cora in the last few days. "I'm pretty sure now that this misunderstanding is settled, we can figure something out between us, right Stiles?"

Stiles just nodded. "Yeah. Again, sorry. All of you guys. I just..." He had no explanation for what he did, really.

"You thought he was hurting your friend." Elena gives a bit of a shrug. "I'm pretty sure any of us would have done the same thing if the roles were reversed." Which is why Elena is Miss Compassion and Caroline is the one who gets angry. Usually.

Elena glances back over her shoulder to where Matt was sitting on the bench with the baby, clearly having a very involved conversation with Dina. "But for now I think we should probably rescue Matt from what I'm sure is a very interesting story."

Stiles blinked, then looked back at his daughter and nodded. "Yeah. She's a talker."

John rubbed his son's shoulder, and Stiles unconsciously reached up to rub it too, feeling a bit sore. The exertion and struggling had made some of the makeup fade, leaving a few bruises showing unknowest to him.

"I guess I'll be seeing you both up at the house," he told Tyler and Caroline cautiously.

"Yeah, you will. Same pack now."

Caroline nods a bit in agreement, still watching him warily, but it's a bit more concerned than it was before. Elena just gives him a small smile, trying not to note the bruises, before jerking her thumb to the side as they go.

"I'll walk you back." She then reaches around Stiles and extends a hand to the sheriff. "I'm Elena, by the way."

"John Stilinski. And beyond being this one's father, I'm also the sheriff here." He shook Elena's hand, then looked at Tyler and Caroline. "It's nice to meet you both as well, though I'm sure I'll be seeing you both around more. Welcome to Beacon Hills."

Stiles just nodded quietly, walking back with Elena. "I'm normally not like that, I promise."

She shakes her head, wrapping her arms around her torso. "It's okay. Really. People do crazy things sometimes - especially when it comes to people that they care about. And you clearly care about Cora." She doesn't mean that in an obvious love way. She just means in a friends way. She doesn't know better.

"She's lucky to have such a good friend."

You don't know the half of it. "She was... is a good friend." He was back home but still had problems talking in present tense about his relationships.

"Yeah, she is. I don't think Tyler and Caroline could have gotten here without her." But Cora can explain more of that later. She's just going to shift to a smile as they get to Matt and Dina, reaching for Ellie to take her from her husband.

"How are you doing, honey?"

"I'm doing great. I'm learning all about how Dina is going to be Thor when she grows up."

Stiles laughed. "This is what happens when you raise your daughter on Marvel movies."

"Thor is very awesome," Elena nods in agreement, balancing Ellie on her hip as her daughter reaches over to play with her necklace. "I think that's an excellent choice."

"See, Daddy. I make good choices." She grinned. "Can we have ice cream now?"

"Well, it's almost naptime -"

John rejoined them, going to pick up his granddaughter. "Of course we can have ice cream." he interrupted, tossing Dina into the air.

"I stand corrected."

Elena laughs a bit. "This one probably does actually need a nap, so we should get going." She turns back to Stiles again and gives him a small smile. "It was nice meeting you. All of you."

"It was nice meeting you both too. I guess I'll be seeing you around." He gave back a small smile, and then went to trail after his father and daughter as they were walking down the trail towards the ice cream shop.

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