A Spark of Change (Tvd/teenwolf Story)

An Afternoon of Bonding

Caroline sighs, the rich aroma of coffee, bacon and eggs pulling her from her slumber. Finding herself along one the couch, the blonde combs her fingers through her hair as she climbs off of the soft furniture and pads her way toward the kitchen. She pauses in the doorway, watching as Charlie and Peter bicker as the older man moves around the stove. The brunette herself is seated on a stool at the breakfast bar, her curls pulled into a messy bun at the top of her head as she nurses a mug of coffee.

"I'm just saying, we should really convert one of the many extra rooms in this place into...a den, or entertainment room. The couch is comfy, but the living room is too...formal for my tastes."

"And exactly how would you like it converted?" Peter asks and without turning away from his cooking he greets Caroline warmly, "Good morning. Care for some coffee or juice?"

"Coffee, please. Three sugars and a splash of milk," Caroline replies as she moves to take a seat next to Lottie.

"We can make the floor into a nest of pillows and blankets. Get a projection screen and any console devices can be moved there. That way, if I have people over when you have business guests over we won't be in the way," Lottie says, leaning over to brush against Caroline. "How did you sleep, Princess?"

"Good."

"As if I'd bring business guests into my home," Peter snorts before placing a mug of warm coffee in front of Caroline.

Caroline can't recall the last time someone cooked for her, let alone cared enough to treat her so casually in their own home, "Actually, the idea of a media room is pretty good. There are some ideas I can show you if you're interested?"

"See, Peter, I'm not joking. The living room is fine for formal shit, but casual get together would be best for a different setting."

As the three eat a delicious breakfast, Caroline wonders if this is what it feels like to be a part of something more. Something that actually feels like family. She watches how easy Peter and Lottie interact with each other and can't help but wonder how they are so close, even if Lottie says he's a friend of the family. None of her mother's friends treat her like this.

After breakfast is finished, Peter presses a kiss to Lottie's forehead before making off with a claim for a need to get ready. Lottie explains as the two girls set out to clean up the dishes that Peter is a private consultant and dabbles in exchanging information for his clients.

"See, Peter has a lot of knowledge about different things and that knowledge can help people. So they pretty much pay him to tell them what to do."

Following Lottie up two flights of stairs, Caroline is in awe when she sees the brunette's bedroom. Most of the walls are a rich lavender color, except for the one far wall that is half chalkboard paint and half a cork board. There's a bookshelf stuffed full of hardback books. Her walk in closet makes Caroline squeal at the sight of so many clothes.

"Casual on the left, semi-formal on the right, and formal dresses along the back. Shoes are all organized in the cubby holes along the bottom," Lottie says, pointing out the many boxed cubby holes that run along underneath all of the clothing hanging in her closet. "You're definitely curvier than I am, so I have leggings and sweatpants you can wear out in my dresser."

Caroline shifts through all of the clothes before pulling out a pretty yellow sun dress, "Can I we- oh my God! Lottie!!"

Caroline is stunned at the sight of the half dressed girl. Lottie is all lean muscle and slight curves, her skin a natural pale olive tone tan.

But it is the three scars cutting along her torso, from her left side and dragging down toward her waistline, that catches her attention.

Lottie blinks before glancing down at her shirtless torso, "Oh. I forgot you haven't seen them before. This is when I got into that fight with a mountain lion."