Klaus was finally home after a long day at work with his father and his brother Elijah, he heard his new neighbor moving around probably unpacking. He removed his coat, shirt and took of his shoes by the door walking over to the couch to pick up the sweatshirt he left there in the morning in his haste to get to work. Pulling it on he reached for the remote turning on some jazz as he sat down in the dark living room only illuminated by the moonlight through his curtains.
He was starting to drift when a loud thud hit the wall on his right at the far side of his apartment followed by an "Ow." So the neighbor was a woman, "Fantastic. Cold showers Klaus," he thought to himself trying to get back his sleepy state. She had a different idea on how Klaus should spend the rest of his night, listening to her hammering at his walls on the other side. He really had to move.
Tiring of the noise after his five am wakeup call he turned to his left at the clock on the wall by the door 11:45. "Sleep woman," he willed her. He got up not bothering with his shoes walking barefoot around the side to her door knocking twice restraining himself from banging on her door. He heard the banging stop at once as light footsteps padded toward the direction of the door. Having cooled down by his walk he waited for her door to swing open so he could ask her nicely to shut up for a few hours so he could sleep six before he had to be up again.
Caroline heard a knock at the door and instantly thought she was being too loud shuffling around her apartment and was about to get chewed out by her neighbor. She bit her lip with worry as she unlocked the knob and chain above opening the door rather hesitantly. She was met with the most searing blue eyes she had ever seen, looking past them she saw the bags under them and how exhausted his face was, attractive but exhausted nonetheless. She waited for his rant but it never came, he draws her into a trance leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed.
Klaus saw this girl, soft curves blonde curls sticking out of her ponytail worriedly biting her lip staring into his eyes. He felt all his resolve disappear in him as her eyes bore into him one hand on her hip the other holding onto the door he steps back feeling like he's invading her space. He opened his mouth to speak once, twice before closing it not sure of what to say. He wasn't mad anymore and he wasn't sure he could stay mad at that face for long either. He heard his mouth say, "My names Klaus, I'm your neighbor down this side." He lamely pointed to his door now to his left.
She smiled happy not to be met with the ferocity she had expected but instead a somewhat warm welcome by a very good looking man, barefoot with tousled hair. She suddenly felt underdressed in her jeans and spaghetti top, reaching for her sweater by the door. Pulling it on she shakes his extended hand realizing she might have been staring too long she finds her words. "Hi, I'm Caroline. sorry about the noise level I hadn't realized it had gotten so late." He speaks again, "It's fine, I've just got home myself I just wanted to ask if you could stop for the night I keep rather strange early hours." She nods mesmerized by his words trying to hold back a moan as he speaks.
He smiles letting go of her hand, they stare for a bit more in a seemingly comfortable silence waiting for the other to add something to the experience. Not one said a word. To a stranger it might have seemed weird having to people divided by a door frame in plain awe of each other. It didn't seem unusual as he waved goodbye walking backward toward his apartment watching her head pop out to watch him go. They waved once more before respectively closing and locking their doors. She slid down hers in her excitement her knees finally giving into the jelly sensation she felt. He walked in plopped himself on the bed of his one bedroom apartment staring up at the ceiling with a huge grin on his face. Before they know daybreak comes, he awakes hearing her moving around, he checks his clock it's 6:20.
Heading to the bathroom for a shower he removes his shirt before hearing a knock at the door and figuring it his brother. He opens it to find Caroline on the other side of it with two coffee mugs and a big smile on her face. "You said you keep weird hours and I wanted to thank you for not giving me the tongue lashing I deserved last night so I made you coffee." She gives him a big black mug while staring at his exposed chest she says, "Thank you." He's not quite sure for what either last night or this morning but he invites her in to sit with him before he really has to leave.
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