Author's Note: Hello and welcome one and all! It's been a while since I wrote a story but I wanted to at least give it a try. This is why I decided to do oneshots to start and then maybe as I continue, I will eventually write a full length Klaroline story. Please don't forget at the end to leave a review or a request!

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, or any of the characters that coexist in those universes. All I own is my Original characters.

Prompt: Original! Caroline and Klaus Mikaelson

"I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

Coveted her and me." -Edgar Allen Poe

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 986 A.D.

He was Seven, she was Five when they first met in town square. It was a warm, spring day and the Forbes family had recently moved into the village a fortnight ago. However, it didn't take long for their young daughter, Caroline to become fast friends with Rebekah Mikaelson. They could often be found singing, laughing, and playing together in the safety of their village. However, the young girl didn't meet Rebekah's brother, Niklaus Mikaelson until that fateful day.

The girls were weaving flower crowns and placing them in each others hair when the young boy snatched the flower crown off of Rebekah's head, beginning to run "You can't catch me Bekah!" he called, sprinting past the villagers. Caroline frowned, standing up "You give that back right now!" she said, chasing after him. Niklaus managed to run clear through the woods when the young girl tackled him to the ground, holding up the flower crown triumphantly "It's not very nice to take people's flower crowns.." she snapped, "Why did you do that?"

"Because she's my little sister, I have to tease her!" the young boy countered, staring at the little girl curiously. Why did she think that she had the right to tell him what to do?

"My Mother always told me to be nice to everyone I meet. Now you come back with me and apologize right now!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes"

"No, I will-NIKLAUS!" the sound of a man's angry voice caused Niklaus's face to pale "Just, just take it back..i'm sorry, please don't tell that I took it!" he whispered, frightened. There was a rustle through the trees as a man that Caroline knew was Rebekah's father came into view, his eyes cold, "Did you take something of Rebekah's, boy?" he seethed.

"Father, I-" Niklaus started to say when Caroline interjected "Oh no! I accidentally took it with me to go gather more flowers and he was making sure that I gave it back. It was an accident!" Mikael turned his attention from his son to the girl next to him and frowned, knowing that there was nothing that could be done "Well, then you should go give it back Miss Forbes, my daughter is quite distraught..boy, come with me, Finn and Elijah need help with the chores."

Niklaus nodded to Caroline and offered her a weak smile before following his father back towards their home, leaving Caroline to walk back to the village alone.

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 996, A.D.

It was when he was Seventeen and she was Fifteen that Niklaus Mikaelson started to realize that he had feelings for his little sister's best friend. As the children had grown up, Caroline Forbes and Niklaus Mikaelson were either constantly at war or good friends. They enjoyed walking with each other around the village, discussing their dreams for the future, or daring each other to jump in the river and see how far the other could swim.

However, once the fever came into town, things began to change. Many of the villagers had gotten ill, Kol and Rebekah included. However, no one got it nearly as dreadful as Caroline. She had been quarantined at her home for three weeks and despite Ayanna's treatments, it was hard to cure her of the sickness that was inside her. Niklaus had been quite worried for his sister's friend, constantly sending trinkets to give to her with Ayanna. It wasn't until one day though, after her fever had begun to go down, Klaus finally went with Ayanna to see her.

He entered the girl's bedroom and smiled weakly, seeing her fast asleep on her bed. Her face was slightly flushed and lips pursed, sweaty hair clung to her forehead and yet Niklaus found himself thinking she looked slightly beautiful? It was strange, he had never thought about her that way before. "Hello Caroline" Klaus murmured, walking over to her. He sat down in the chair next to her bed and looked over at the window sill by her bed, seeing one of the drawings he had done for her as well as the wooden bird that he had carved for her.

"I see that you liked my gifts" he chuckled, staring down at her, "I know that you don't feel well love, but you need to keep fighting. I don't know what I would do without you. You are one of my best friends, how could I live without seeing your smile everyday? Or hearing you laugh. My life is a living hell, and yet you keep me sane. Please Care, please keep fighting.." Caroline stirred slightly and opened her eyes, looking at him with confusion "Nik? What are you doing here? I thought Mother said I couldn't have any visitors."

"Well, you've been doing quite better so they thought that I could come see you, how are you feeling?" he asked.

"Better" Caroline replied, "But I feel quite warm.." she, moving to cast off her blankets. Klaus furrowed his brows and felt her forehead, smiling "Of course you're warm, your fever is breaking. I'll go fetch Ayanna and your mother.." he quickly left the room to tell her mother the news and yet he found himself more relieved than he thought possible. And that feeling terrified him.

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 999 A.D.

It wasn't until one night when she was Eighteen and he was Twenty that Caroline Forbes finally admitted her feelings to Niklaus Mikaelson. The last two years for Niklaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes had changed their relationship completely. Once Caroline had recovered from her fever, Niklaus began to slowly pull away from her. Caroline continually asked Niklaus's siblings what was wrong, but all they could offer was that he had been quite busy with work from their father. However, that didn't stick well with Caroline. It didn't make sense, and unfortunately, things didn't get better when Tatia arrived in the village.

Watching Niklaus and Elijah fight over this girl broke her heart. She could see that Tatia truly loved Elijah and that Niklaus didn't stand a chance. But anytime she tried to talk to him, it seemed to only drive him closer to Tatia's arms. Then, on the night of the Harvest festival, things finally came to a head. Caroline had come truly prepared to forget about her feelings for Klaus and dance the night away. Her mother had made her a beautiful pink gown with matching ribbons in her hair and she had been having quite the time dancing with Kol and Rebekah. Then, as she twirled around in the light of the fire, she turned her head to see Klaus and Tatia kissing passionately.

Caroline stopped almost instantly and gathered her skirts, running away from the village to a clearing in the woods, sitting on the ground. "Caroline, Caroline!" she could hear Klaus's voice calling out to her as he came to her side, staring at her in surprise, "What is wrong?"

"Are you truly asking me what is wrong Niklaus? I saw you kissing Tatia!"

"Well yes, Tatia and I have been courting each other for quite some time, surely you have seen us walking around the village together-", "Just like you used to do with me!" Caroline said brokenly, glaring him.

"I do not understand" Niklaus frowned, "Didn't I just see you laughing and dancing with my younger brother?" Caroline's eyes widened, snorting with derision, "Do you think that I have feelings for Kol?"

"Well it would make sense, he is closer to you in age and you two have often had a playful relationship. I am happy for you Caroline, I truly am."

"I never thought you were so thick-skulled Nik! Two years ago, when I had the fever and you sent me all of those trinkets and came to visit me, I thought that my feelings were reciprocated, that you fancied me too. Yet once I healed, you completely shut me out! I loved you Nik! I always have and I still do, but now it is too late! You're going to marry Tatia, and Nik I'm afraid that you are never going to be happy. She doesn't love you, not in the way that I do. She's not going to be able to take care of you or understand your deepest feelings. Why can't you just see that I'm the better-" Caroline was cut off from her rant by Niklaus's lips pressing to hers as he pressed her up against the trunk of tree, one hand on her cheek while the other was on her waist.

Caroline was surprised, confused, and elated all at once. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back, her fingers gently running through his long locks. After what felt like an eternity, Niklaus pulled away, resting his forehead on hers "Caroline" he murmured, "I..I have loved you for quite a long time, and yet I was too afraid to say it. I did not want to face your rejection because I know that I do not deserve your love. I tried to move on with Tatia, but I knew that the love she has for my brother is much stronger than any love I could give her. Especially since my heart has always belonged to you.

Niklaus pulled a string off of his shirt and smiled, wrapping it around her finger and tying it in a bow "I know that this is sudden, but I have loved you all my life. Please Caroline, please say that you will be mine forever, marry me.." Caroline's eyes watered as she threw her arms around him, kissing him sweetly "Of course Nik, Of course."

A few months later, they were married in a large ceremony surrounded by friends and family. Caroline's string was replaced by a silver ring that Niklaus had handcrafted with a matching one on his own finger. The two settled into a small home that they had created themselves with Caroline decorating the inside while Niklaus constructed the furniture and exterior. And a year after that, Caroline found that she and Niklaus were expecting a child.

Yet, when Niklaus was Twenty-One and Caroline had just turned Nineteen, Henrik was killed by wolves. And a few weeks after these events, when Caroline was heavily pregnant, she stumbled upon her husband and his siblings murdered after he hadn't come home from checking in on his parents and before she knew it, she was murdered too by Esther, turning all of them into monsters.

Author's Note: And there you have it for my first oneshot! I hope that was alright, I got the idea for wearing a string on your finger from the film "The Count of Monte Cristo." I hope that you guys enjoyed it, and as I said in the beginning, don't be afraid to leave a request or a review. Until next time!