A/N:

Klaroline.

One-shot? Inspired by 4x13.

Mostly the same, but more detail and thoughts.

Enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TVD OR THE LINES, WHICH SOME OF THEM I TOOK FROM THE 4x13 SIMPLY SO IT WOULD FLOW BETTER.

I laid on the floor and watched in desperation as Tyler walked away. He left me, Caroline Forbes, with Klaus… all by myself. But I have to trust him, Klaus is in love with me, he'll heal me…hopefully. I resisted the urge to sob into my hands as the cold hardwood dug into my shoulders, making the bite that he gave me throb in pain. I felt Klaus' eyes on me as I stared pitifully at the wall for a moment, before looking back up and staring into his eyes sadly.

"Nothing personal, love. If I cure you, that means victory for him." His face was emotionless and I felt a sob rip through my chest, and I let it out. Emotion swam briefly in his eyes. "Don't worry, it won't be long now."

I looked away slowly to stare up at the ceiling, my breath shaky.

Would he really let me die? Is he that stubborn? And people say I'm a narcissist. I wondered bleakly, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.

I prayed to whoever was listening. Please let him heal me. Let the goodness in him show. I don't want to die. Please!

A tear drifted down my cheek and I heard it hit the floor with a silent plop. I let loose the waterfall of tears and they drenched the ground.

"Don't cry, Caroline, it won't do you any good." Klaus whispered and he walked over to sit on the couch. I ignored him and continued to cry softly, wincing when the tears would run over my wound.

After sobbing my eyes out for a good five minutes, I sighed softly to myself and let my eyes drift shut. I ended up falling asleep after a few moments, giving into the pain and darkness.

I felt my body be picked up as I drifted in and out of sleep. Klaus-I assume- carried me gently across the room and I felt my body set against a soft object and I realized it was the couch.

"You have no idea how much I want to save you Caroline. Please hold on. Don't die." A voice met my ears, and I wasn't sure if it was Klaus' or just a hallucination.

I remember the hallucinations and craziness Rose experienced when she got bitten. I was slightly glad that I wasn't going crazy like she was…

My subconscious drifted off again and I fell back into a deep sleep.

I woke what seemed like seconds later- when it was probably an hour or more- on Elena's couch, feeling much worse then I did earlier. My shoulder was throbbing and I felt like my lungs were on fire. I could feel the bite's effects on my body. Numb legs, migraine, muddled brain; the list of symptoms went on and on. I finally realized Klaus was standing a few feet away, staring at me as I cleared the cobwebs out of my head. I took a painful breath in and looked at him.

"If you don't feed me your blood, I'll die." I rasped, my voice hoarse from lack of use. He looked away immediately.

"Then you'll die and Tyler will have learned his lesson the hard way." He was leaning against the doorframe, as close to the barrier that Bonnie had set up as possible. He seemed to refuse to look at me, simply staring into space.

"How could you do this to him? To his mom- to me?" I finally murmured again, my voice was hoarse and my breathing was weak. I knew I had minutes left.

"I'm a thousand years old. Call it boredom." He had simply brushed away my question with a shrug of his shoulders. I could see that he was trying his best to be aloof and not show me that he cared. Maybe it would help him not be so guilty when I…died.

"I don't believe you." I pressed him for an answer again, my eyes not leaving his face.

"Fine. Maybe because I'm pure evil and I just can't help myself." I knew it was an excuse as soon as he said evil. He was bad, yes, but I didn't truly believe he was evil.

"No…" I said thoughtfully. "It's because you were hurt…" he was silent for a moment, but his head slowly turned to face me. "Which means there is a part of you that is human." He was so skilled at keeping his expression neutral.

'Years of practice.' A voice inside my head reminded me.

He continued to stare at me, a mixture of pity and curiosity. I took another weak breath and he walked towards me. He stopped by my head and sat down on the coffee table, looking confused. "How could you possibly think that?"

"Because I've seen it … and because I've caught myself wishing that I could forget all the horrible things that you have done." I coughed weakly, my vision blurring for a moment.

"But you cant… can you?" his eyes were hard and they seemed to be staring directly at my heart. After a moment of silence, I spoke.

"I know that you're in love with me" his eyes widened for a split second at my words. "And anybody capable of love is capable of being saved." I smiled weakly, my eyes sparkling.

Tears pooled in Klaus' eyes and I gazed at him with a sad expression. He squinted his eyes and looked away for a moment, obviously trying to regain his composure. He took a deep breath, still not meeting my eyes.

"You're hallucinating." he insisted.

I coughed weakly and murmured, "I guess I'll never know…"

I whimpered and felt pain shoot through me, more intense then before. I had probably only moments left.

"Caroline?" I heard him call my name, and through the pain I saw him stare at me in worry. His eyes widened as I groaned again, coughing.

"Caroline!?" he exclaimed again and my eyes drifted shut. I took a deep, slow, and weak breath and almost gave up. I vaguely heard him sniffle and sigh a moment later.

Was he crying…for me? Klaus was…crying? I gasped in my mind, wondering if I was just hallucinating like he had suggested.

The sound of him getting up met my almost completely dead ears and I felt his hand behind my neck as he picked me up. My body dropped lifelessly against a hard muscular chest and I heard him gasp softly. The smell of blood hit my nose and I groaned in pain, my heart barely holding on. A second later, his wrist was pressed against my lips. My mouth wouldn't respond at first, but I screamed at my brain and it responded seconds later. I lapped at the blood and felt my body reawaken slowly as the cure flowed through my veins. He stroked my hair softly, and I got soon I got enough strength to bring my hands up and hold his arm against my mouth. I continued to suck the cure from him, relishing in the taste. I whimpered as the bite slowly healed itself and continued to drink. He was still stroking my hair- almost lovingly- and I felt his chin rest against my head.

He saved me. He loves me enough to save me. I finally realized as I continued to drink.

He pulled his arm away a minute later, but didn't move. He simply just wrapped his arm around me protectively and stroked my hair. He was being so gentle and soothing, I could have sworn it wasn't Klaus. I felt my consciousness drift away slowly, and I gave into it, sleep overcoming me again.

Klaus' POV

I stared at the sleeping beauty in my arms. I had just healed her, even though I promised myself and practically swore to Tyler-damn him- that I wouldn't. Caroline understood me, saw past my 'I'm a big bad, evil hybrid without emotions and I won't hesitate to rip out your heart' act. I was so surprised she allowed me to hold her like this, just stroking her hair softly. I gazed down at her face as best as I could, memorizing her angelic features. A strand of her long blond hair fell onto her cheek and I tucked it behind her ear. A beautiful smile appeared and she shifted in her sleep, turning her head so her cheek was against my chest. I almost gasped but didn't. I simply continued to stroke her soft hair, glad that this beauty could see past the beast in me. I craned my neck and pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. A genuine smile, not my normal wolfish grin, appeared on my face as I looked at her. Her skin had its healthy glow back. I smiled some more, glad that she was healing. I felt actual tiredness from my blood loss hit my body and I rested my head against the back of the couch, closing my eyes. I wrapped my other arm around her loosely.

'Maybe it isn't so bad acting human every once in a while.' a voice deep inside me whispered, right before I drifted off.

Caroline's POV

Sometime during my sleep, I felt another lips on my forehead and another arm snake around my waist. Part of my sleeping self knew it was Klaus, and I smiled.

What? No! I love Tyler! I can't be falling for... Klaus! No!

I drifted back into a deeper sleep, my subconscious shutting off for the time being.

Warm sunlight on my face woke me. I opened my eyes slowly and looked around. I no longer had any pain. I felt as good as new. Last night rushed back and hit me like a freight train. I turned my head slowly and stared up into Klaus' blue green eyes. He was looking at me, almost nervously. We were both half sitting, half lying on the couch, my head against his chest. I gazed into his astonishing blue green eyes and gasped softly at the emotion in them, blinking and looking down.

"Good morning Caroline." He whispered, and I felt his lips brush against my forehead.

My heart skipped a beat and I realized that he had saved my life, and cried for me.

The hybrid was on the road to recovery. A smile played over my lips.