Author's Note: So this is a new story I had in mind. I hope you like it and please leave a review.
Changes of the Heart
Chapter 1
Caroline Forbes had everything going for her. She was beautiful with long blonde hair and blue eyes with a fashion since to match her beauty. She had a 4.0 grade point average in high school and was accepted into the most prestigious school in the country Harvard University. Caroline was going to study Law and then be hired into the top Law Firm. She had the most wonderful boyfriend/ fiancé in the world Matt Donovan who loved and cared for her. They were to be married in less than a year. And she had the most amazing best friends Elena Gilbert, and Bonnie Bennett. Things were actually working in Caroline's favor that was until the night of her twenty-first birthday when everything changed.
BEEEEPp Beeeeepp. The alarm clock goes off with a loud thud against the wall as Caroline slowly wakes up from her mind montage. Every night it seems as though her mind likes to remind her of why her life truly sucks. Caroline Forbes twenty-five year old strong willed woman works down at the local restaurant in Mystic Falls called of course the Mystic Grille. For the past three years Caroline has been running the business while the chump for a boss skipped out left the restaurant in her hands without a single reason as to why he left in the first place. Caroline has slowly accepted the life she has now after her world came crumbling down four years ago. Caroline had lost everything in a single night and now she must pay for her mistakes.
Caroline quickly got dressed for the day in her uniform for she was about to work a fourteen hour shift since some stupid high school kids decided that they needed the day off. Caroline sighs to herself at the mess she got herself into before grabbing a cup of black coffee that she will most definitely will be needing. It was already 6 in the morning and she was late. Caroline hurried out of her one bedroom apartment and headed straight to work. Today was most definitely going to be a long day she could already feel it.
(Break)
"Caroline there you are. We were starting to get worried. The oven stopped working so we are behind on the spuds and of course the truck order is late" says an out of breath Hayley coming from the kitchen. Caroline sighs while she pushes up her sleeves ready to get to work.
"Alright I'll call the technician while you get a hold of the truck order. Oh and Hayley love your new blouse" says Caroline finally seeing her friends attire. Hayley blushes and tells Caroline she got it at the new store that just opened up.
"So have you heard from Tyler lately" asks Caroline.
"Actually no. Good thing too. If that bastard even tried to come back here after what he did he would be in a whole lot of pain right now." Says Hayley with a hard look on her face. Caroline puts a comforting hand on her friend before nodding her head in understanding.
"I know. I know you warned me not get involved with him but I thought you were just exaggerating. You guys went out in high school. I thought he would have changed by then" says Hayley slowly getting emotional.
"We all make mistakes. The biggest mistakes almost always come from the heart. Sometimes we get caught up in the moment of how good it feels to be loved that we forget to think with our head and not our heart" says Caroline as her eyes darken over her past mistakes. Hayley looks at her best friend with sad eyes knowing that Caroline of all people would know of all people.
"Care its been four years. You are allowed to forgive yourself and move on. No one expects you to keep dwelling on the past" says Hayley making her friend look at her and listen to her words.
"I am sorry Hayley but you don't know everything and I am not ready to share it yet. When I do tell you everything I am afraid you will leave like everyone else in my life has" whispers Caroline.
"Hey I am not those dim whit friends of yours who couldn't take everything. I am not Elena or Bonnie. I am surprised you were even friends with them, but then again you are too kind hearted to not be friends with practically everyone" says Hayley smiling at her friend.
"You remember how we became friends. I am still shocked that you ever wanted to be after what I did to you" says Hayley laughing slightly at the memory. Caroline smiles at Hayley and laughs at herself for being so damn trusting of people which has gotten her into a whole lot of trouble in the past.
"Yeah. I remember we both found out that our boyfriend was in fact the same guy and we had no idea that he was dating the both of us at the same time" says Caroline.
"The idiot thought he could have dinner the same night in the same restaurant without one of us noticing that he kept disappearing to see the other" says Hayley.
"Oh yeah but he did get a little pay back" says Caroline laughing at the memory of the two girls walking up to the jerk and dumping an entire plate of spaghetti on his head and pouring an entire picture of tea down his pants. From that night on Hayley and Caroline had become the best of friends better friends than she was with Elena or Bonnie. Caroline still feels the pain from Elena's and Bonnie's desire to end their friendship with her after what happened four years ago. But surprisingly Hayley was the only one to stick around making their bond that much stronger. Hayley and Caroline's laughter could be heard throughout the restaurant as they continue to talk about the past.
"Well I see my employees are right at work" says a man with a British accent as he enters the restaurant suddenly making Caroline and Hayley freeze. Caroline face suddenly drains of all blood as anger begins to take over her control. Caroline crosses her arms and turns around to face whoever intruded on them. Caroline gasps as she takes in the sight of the stranger as she realizes how infuriatingly handsome the man was with his curly blonde hair and blue eyes. Then add in the accent into the mix and yep this man was hundred percent good-looking and by the way he stood he knew it too. The only thing that didn't really belong on the man's gorgeous features was the smirk that was planted on his face as he watches Caroline check him out all the while he looks over Caroline and sees how divine of a beauty she was with long blonde locks and scrumptious curvy body. Caroline could sense his eyes on her so she glares at the man forgetting how attracted she was earlier.
"Uh Excuse me but I run this restaurant and who do you think you are just barging in here" says Caroline irritated.
"Sorry where are my manners love. I am Niklaus Mikealson and I own this restaurant" says Klaus chuckling at Caroline's shocked and angry face.
"That's impossible Tyler Lockwood owns this restaurant and left me in charge and don't call me love" says Caroline starting to get really annoyed at the man before her.
"Sorry sweetheart, but its true. I bought this place by Tyler himself a few weeks ago. I own it now. What's your name love?" says Klaus as he leans towards Caroline's face whispering the last part in her ear which just makes Caroline even more irritated if that were possible. For the first time Caroline didn't feel like being friendly with this man. For some reason she acted differently around him.
"Hold on a second. So you are saying that you own this restaurant. I don't believe you. Tyler would never do that" says Hayley joining in on the conversation. Klaus turns his head and just now notices the other woman next to the blonde beauty.
"Well sorry to disappoint you but yes I am the owner. We just went through this already" says Klaus not being as gentle with the brunette as he was with Caroline.
"Well then I am Caroline and this is my friend Hayley. I assume you want to look over the books this morning" says Caroline finally acknowledging the fact that this man now owns the restaurant. There is nothing Caroline can do about but go along with it.
"Now was that so hard love. You have a beautiful name" says Klaus as he takes Caroline's hand in his and kisses the top of her knuckles without breaking eye contact. As soon as Klaus lets go of her hand Caroline wipes her hand along her side annoyed that he would try anything with her.
"Look. I don't know what game you are trying but I am way out of your league and I will not be seduced by you" says Caroline as she puts her hands on her hips as she tells Klaus off. Klaus only laughs at her little show before coming closer than before to whisper in her ear.
"We Will See Love" says Klaus as shows Caroline one of his rarest smiles. Caroline notices that when Klaus smiles two dimples appear on his face. Of course he has dimples. He just had to be even more drop dead gorgeous sighs Caroline frustrated at herself for being so attracted to this arrogant, self-centered man. Caroline thought she had hit rock bottom when she started this job but now she sees that it was only the beginning. Her life just got ten times more complicated.