Author's Note: If you haven't listened to Taylor Swift's song "Treacherous" from her new album "Red", then you simply must. I am not a huuuuge Taylor Swift fan, though I do like a few of her songs. Personally I feel a lot of her stuff is the same thing repeated to a different tune. However, my friend got me her new album and I really like it. It's not like a lot of her other stuff. Anyway, this song in particular is my FAVORITE SONG from that album. I've listened to it on repeat so many times, it's insane, and what I love about it is that it reminds me very much of a Klaroline relationship, if it were ever to happen. The words are just so perfect for them.

Anyway, this was meant to be a one-shot song fic. However, it turned out to be WAYYY longer than I had anticipated, so I have decided to make it a multi-chapter song fic, which I know isn't the norm. It will be told in 3 parts (or 4, or 5, depending on how long the ending ends up being. It won't be longer than 5! I'm still finishing it). I will post a chapter every few days, just to give me time to finish the ending. I hope you like it! =]

Also, when I chopped it up, I had to extend the first part because it was shorter than the other parts, and I had to try and bring the first part of it to a close, so it probably ends rather abruptly. This is, by far, the shortest of the 3 parts. I do apologize.

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She stood there on the dance floor in her moss green lace dress, across from none other than the bane of her existence, Klaus. They were just two players of about a dozen others preparing to dance for the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, with half the town looking on, and Klaus was her date. Why did she agree to this? He had just shown up yesterday while she was in event planner-mode and invited himself along, cashing in on the date that she owed him for giving up one of his hybrids to save Elena. What made matters worse was that Tyler had barely spoken to her since the whole ordeal had happened, and she couldn't blame him. She felt like a despicable person for what she had done; giving up another person's life – an innocent person who had helped them – in order to save Elena. Caroline didn't know that they would kill Chris of all people, but she did know they someone was going to die. At the time she hadn't really thought twice about it because it was for her best friend, whom she would do anything for, but after the hurt on Tyler's face and the anger he had shown her, she had seen the error of her decision. She had used the Miss Mystic Falls pageant as a means of keeping herself busy to help her cope with the pain that her actions had caused to the person she had cared about most.

However, that didn't mean that her duty as "Klaus distraction" was over. Yes, Tyler wasn't happy that she had agreed to go on a date with Klaus, but he had to understand that it was to keep up the ruse of their break up, right? Caroline had convinced herself that he understood, though she wasn't sure if he did.

So here she was, playing Klaus-bait again. Her job was to keep him busy and make him think she was falling for his charm. Or, in some form, make him think she just wanted to use him to make Tyler jealous. Caroline doubted that Klaus had one ounce of genuine feeling in him for him to care either way. In her mind, he only wanted to possess her. He wanted her because he couldn't have her.

At least, that was her hope.

Between the romantic gestures and beautiful drawings, the line between Klaus wanting to possess her and Klaus having genuine feelings for her had become somewhat blurred.

The music began, and Klaus took Caroline's hand in his, resting his other hand on her waist like he had during their other dances, and began to lead her in the dance. It almost pained Caroline to think that she had danced with this man on more than one occasion. It pained her even more to admit that, despite her best efforts, she had liked it.

…Put your lips close to mine

as long as they don't touch…

His touch was electric, sending shivers through her fingers and down her spine. His hands were rough, his many years evident in their grip. They were strong, yet gentle. Oh, where these hands have been. What they had been witness to, both the beauty and the horror. She contemplated all the things Klaus must have seen in his thousand years walking this planet.

"What are you thinking about, sweetheart?" His question took her by surprise, as if in all the time she had spent contemplating him, she had forgotten he was even there. She brought her eyes up from their intertwined hands to look him the eye. His gorgeous blue eyes were staring at her intently.

She didn't know why, but it frightened her the way he looked at her. Not because she was afraid of him killing her – surprisingly, that thought hadn't crossed her mind for many months – no, it was more of the fact that she had never had someone look at her the way he did. He didn't look at her with lust like so many other men who would undress her with their eyes, not the least bit concerned with how their leering would make her feel. It almost seemed like he was always trying to read her, trying to figure her out and understanding her as a person. His gaze upon her seemed…softer than when he looked at anyone else, even his own siblings.

"You're going to have to answer me sometime, love. I'm not a mind reader, you know." He said; the right corner of his luscious pink lips quirking up into a smile.

She blinked a couple times, shaking her head a little and bringing herself back into reality. "Nothing!" she finally answered, trying to regain her composure and keep in pace with the dance, despite her flustered state.

…Out of focus, eye to eye

till the gravity's too much…

He chuckled quietly, his grin widening from ear to ear. Caroline could feel her cheeks warming at this. "You kept me in suspense, and all for 'nothing'? I will not accept that as an answer, so I will ask you again: what's on your mind?"

She cleared her throat a little, trying to come up with an answer that would satisfy him. She couldn't possibly tell him that what she was thinking about was him and his glorious eyes and his strong hands. No, that would give him too much pleasure at her expense. So instead she came up with the best excuse she could, one she knew he wouldn't like. "Tyler."

His smiled instantly faded and his eyes found the dark haired hybrid and his brunette companion in the crowd of people watching the reigning Miss Mystic Falls champion and the future Miss Mystic Falls hopefuls as they danced. Caroline followed his gaze to thecouple and couldn't help the twinge of jealousy she felt at their close proximity to each other. Hayley said something to Tyler that made me chuckle, it looked like. She knew they were only friends and that they were here to help convince Klaus of the aforementioned break up, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves a little too much for her liking. Wasn't that the point, though? Caroline and Tyler were supposed to be "broken up", and they had to make it believable so that Klaus would fall for it. 'He could lighten up on the acting, though.' She thought angrily.

"I see." Klaus said, drawing Caroline's attention back to him. She kind of felt guilty for some reason. No! She didn't need to feel guilty. Klaus was an evil, murderous fiend who sired hybrids and practically used them as slaves! Tyler and Hayley needed to help the other hybrids, and that was important. That's why she had agreed to this God awful plan. If Klaus found out, he would be so angry. He would probably kill them all, even her. Would he kill her? Again, the thought had never even occurred to her, as she never worried about the Original Hybrid ending her for good. Why didn't she? He was an Original! And not just any Original; he was Klaus! She had already betrayed him twice before, and he had seemed to have forgiven her for that, but would he forgive her a third time?

She jumped slightly when she felt Klaus' hand leave her waist and touch her cheek. The gentleness of his touch surprised her, and she brought her eyes back to his.

…And I'll do anything you say

if you say it with your hands…

"He is a fool, Caroline," said Klaus.

"Excuse me?" she questioned.

"How he could ever have an affair, when he already had you, I will never understand." He said, being uncharacteristically kind, at least to most who knew him. Caroline herself has had the chance, on more than one occasion, to glimpse this kindness in him. The first was at the ball held at his estate by his entire family, the night they shared their first dance. His behavior towards her during their dance had surprised her, and had almost made her want to enjoy herself, though she was determined not to in his presence. And then when he spoke to her by the horses… he had seemed so sincere, though she wasn't sure if she fully believed him at the time. She wasn't even sure if she believed him now.

She knew that now he was only being nice because Tyler had "cheated on her" and therefore was using this situation to his advantage, trying to seduce her when she is supposed to be most vulnerable. What a snake!

"I don't want to talk about it," she replied curtly, putting on the same face she wore the night of the Mikaelson ball. She would go along with a fake break up, sure, but she was not going to pretend to be a vulnerable and weak-minded little girl who would willing fall into the arms of the first man who showed her kindness. She was not going to give Klaus the satisfaction. He wanted her? Really wanted her? Then he's going to have to work for it, and it was not going to be easy.

Klaus only smiled, "Very well." He tightened his grip on her waist and pulled her closer to him, catching her off guard. She gasped and looked directly in his eyes – those blue eyes that threatened to pull her in and drown her – never losing pace with him or the other couples on the dance floor. She could feel her heart racing as their noses were barely inches apart. If he so desired, he could pull her in and kiss her now and she wouldn't be able to react quickly enough to stop him.

She wasn't even sure if she would want to stop him. 'What the hell? Snap out of it, Caroline!'

…And I'd be smart to walk away,

but you're quicksand…

The music came to a close and all the other couples broke apart and started to clap with the audience, but Caroline found herself still very much in Klaus' arms. She cleared her throat slightly and slowly pulled away from him, joining in with the other contestants in their cheers. She didn't look at him, but she could feel Klaus' gaze still heavily on her. Trying to look anywhere but back into his eyes, Caroline searched the crowd for Tyler, wondering if he might have caught her and Klaus' little… "Intimacy" issue. It took her a second, but she eventually spotted him on the other side of the dance floor, this time it was him saying something to Hayley that caused her to laugh. Caroline felt her anger growing at the sight of them, so much so that she hardly noticed Carol Lockwood, the woman in charge of the Miss Mystic Falls pageant and Tyler's mother, commanding the attention of the crowd, pulling them into the estate so that they could continue with the pageant inside. It was then that she noticed Klaus beside her, offering her is arm. 'Fine,' she thought, 'I'm going to make Tyler jealous!'

She took Klaus' arm defiantly, holding her head up high. "Let's do this." She said allowed, more to herself than to anyone in particular. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed Klaus shoot her an amused look, but ignored him, keeping her head held high. They walked through the door, arm in arm. As they passed Tyler and Hayley, Caroline let out of small laugh, pretending that Klaus had said something amusing to her, and hugged his arm tightly. She chanced a quick glance at Tyler and noticed that he did not look amused. 'Ha! How do you like it?' she thought triumphantly. She heard the man whose arm she was hugging clear his throat and her smile quickly faded. Slowly, she turned her gaze around to Klaus, who was looking at her with both amusement and a knowing expression. She quickly let go of his arm. "Not my proudest moment." She confessed.

"By all means," Klaus said, leaning in slightly, "use me all you want, love. I am more than happy to make the little hybrid pay for hurting you. A little bit of notice would be appreciated next time, though." He seemed to be relishing in the thought and she couldn't help but let out a small laugh. He looked at her questioningly. She waved him off, indicating it was nothing.

…This slope is treacherous

This path is reckless…

They followed the crowd toward the grand hall, but deviated off to another room in the back, where Caroline was to prepare to present the newly crowned Miss Mystic Falls with all her winnings, which basically consisted of a sash and tiara. "You don't have to come back with me," she said to the Original Hybrid who had followed her into the room.

"It's a date, Caroline, which means I get to spend every lovely second with you." He replied, almost sarcastically, "No matter how incredibly dull these silly pageants are."

"I didn't ask you to be my date today, you know. You insisted. I was more than happy to just do the movie date, as I said." She picked up the little tiara and analyzed it, as if she were inspecting for any imperfections. She really was just looking for something to keep her looking busy. Maybe if she were busy he would leave her alone. 'Fat chance of that,' she thought.

"And I look forward to that movie date, believe me," he said matter-of-factly, as if it had already been decided.

"Um, no, I don't think so," she said quickly, returning the tiara to its previous place upon the small silk pillow, "we agreed to one date. One! And this is it!"

"You're sure about that?" he said, raising his eyebrows in a challenge.

She huffed. "Yes!"

He shrugged, "We shall see then, won't we?" She rolled her eyes and turned away, trying to show her indifference to him. "You know, love," she heard him say from across the room. She heard him walking towards the window, "if you really wanted to make Tyler jealous, we could always start snogging in the hallway. I'm sure that would get a reaction out of him."

Oh, listen to him in all his British-ness. It was bad enough he had that sexy accent. However, the thought of kissing Klaus hadn't actually repulsed her the way she had thought it would. If anything, she actually considered it before quickly snapping back to reality and snapping back at him, "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm good." To her surprise, he remained silent, his attention on something outside. "What, no witty remark?" He looked at her, as if he had forgotten she was there. He had a look of triumph on his face, but upon looking into Caroline's eyes, the triumph quickly melted away to indecisive.

She made her way over to the window to see what he was looking at, but he quickly took her arm, "How about we head on out to the party, love?" he said calmly, although she did detect of hint of urgency in his voice.

"What's going on outside?" she asked, a little irritated by his shepherding her to the door. Her jaw dropped when she came to the conclusion, "Oh, my God, are you planning something? Are you seriously going to ruin my evening and all my hard work for some evil plot of yours?" she pushed him off of her, "What the hell is wrong with you?" She walked back to the window to confirm her suspicion, angry that she would even think for a second that he would not be up to something for once.

"Caroline," he called quietly, but it was too late. She was at the window. She looked out, searching whatever crowd of people still remained outside for Klaus' hybrids who would be doing his bidding. But there were no hybrids. Correction: there was one. Tyler. And he was outside, under a tree, with her… the werewolf, Hayley. It seemed innocent enough, just going along with the charade they had thrown together for Klaus' benefit. But they seemed to be deep in conversation, and Caroline couldn't help but notice Hayley was holding Tyler's hand.

Caroline felt as though she couldn't breathe, as if she had just been kicked in the stomach. 'That doesn't mean anything,' she thought, staring at the window intently, watching them. Klaus was behind her now. He put his hand on her shoulder, "Caroline-" he began, but she pulled herself out of his grasp and glared out the window. Just hand-holding, that was okay. It was just hand-holding.

Tyler then brought his hand up a brushed a strand of Hayley's hair out of her face, which she seemed to appreciate. That was almost too much for Caroline. Suddenly she felt very claustrophobic.

Klaus noticed Caroline's discomfort, "What's wrong, love?" he asked as he pulled her from the window.

Caroline took a deep breath, trying to keep back the tears she felt welling up, though she wasn't sure why. "I'm fine… I just need to get out of here." She said quietly. So quiet that had it not been for his heightened hearing, she was sure that Klaus wouldn't have heard her.

He seemed perfectly fine with that and gently took her by the arm, "As you wish." They slipped away without a single person noticing their impromptu escape. Super vampire speed also didn't hurt.

…This slope is treacherous

And I, I, I like it…

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Author's note: So, the whole Hayley/Tyler scene I wasn't going to do at all. I don't really approve of the whole "Tyler cheated on Caroline with Hayley" plot that I see a lot of people use as a means to put Klaus and Caroline together, and I wasn't going to go that route, and I still really haven't. Tyler and Hayley seem to have this sort of friendship where they seem like they could be dating or flirting with each other all the time, but at the end of the day they are still just friends. I have had relationships like this with guys who were my best friends, so I get it. So, the part at the end, take it as you want: a close friendship that has been misread for something else, or Tyler sincerely showing interest in Hayley. Obviously, Caroline sees the latter. However, that doesn't mean that it's the truth.

ANYWAY, I really hate that I had to chop this up. It is supposed to be one whole song fic. Damn my imagination getting the better with me. Second part IS done, but I will post it in a couple days so that I can give myself time to finish the third and final part. PLEASE REVIEW!

Lots of love,

~Kristin