Hello all! Happy Klaroline AU week! So, one of my contributions is a Klaroline AU adaption of the late 90s romcom Drive me Crazy. It's one of my favorite movies and I just HAD to write it. If you haven't seen it, please do! You won't regret it!
I changed up a few of the story lines, just to make it true to the KC relationship aspects. There are lines and scenes somewhat directly from the movie, so I hope you can spot them :)
Don't own anything but my laptop :) This is an adaption, so all my ideas and lines are inspired by the movie :)
Enjoy!
"I thought that Mystic Falls was founded back in like 1864," her best friend's voice flitted through the phone.
Caroline Forbes sighed, rolling her eyes for what felt like the umpteenth time. "Yes, but Mystic Falls High School was founded exactly 100 years from this coming December."
"So, instead of a prom this May…" Elena trailed off.
"We are having a centennial dance this fall!" Caroline squealed excitedly. "Put on by the Juniors as a present to the Seniors. All alumni, parents, and sponsors are invited. It's tradition."
"That's lame," Elena sighed. "I really wanted to go to prom."
"You will, next year."
"Ugh."
The blonde scoffed playfully, tossing her curls over her shoulder as she pressed her cell phone closer to her ear. "Okay Grumpy Gilbert, I need to get ready. I have an interview with Timberwolves TV this morning before school and I spent all night working on a plan for centennial for the dance committee meeting this afternoon. You're coming right?"
"I guess," Elena replied, sounding less enthused than expected.
"Great! Bye!" Caroline said brightly, clicking the "off" button on her phone.
Tossing her phone on the bed, she glanced at the time, surprised to see that she only had about 20 minutes before she had to leave for school.
"Shit," she hissed, yanking her robe off as she strode to the closet.
Casting an absent look over at her window, she was unsurprised to see her next door neighbor, Klaus Mikaelson, still fast asleep in his bed. They'd lived next to each other their entire lives, having been friends until around middle school. Their friendship had fallen apart, mostly due to the appeal of different worlds and social lives. She was super involved with school, being on many committees and captain of the cheer squad. He was a mostly a slacker artist, spending all of his time with his brothers Kol, Elijah, and their friend Enzo protesting the lives of disaffected youth, as he so eloquently put it once to her.
She just thought he was lazy.
Taking her clothes to the bathroom, Caroline dressed quickly, making sure that her hair and makeup were done perfectly for her TV interview. As head of the centennial dance committee, and the reigning Miss Mystic Falls, it was up to her to do all the relevant school paper and TV interviews. She had been the youngest Miss Mystic Falls, crowned as a Sophomore in high school last fall at Homecoming, so she was a sad to see her reign come to a close at the centennial dance.
On top of being in charge of the dance committee, Caroline had to secure THE perfect date for centennial. She had to live up to the expectations as Miss Mystic Falls, which was to have the hottest, most wanted date there.
Tyler Lockwood.
He was the most popular guy in school and a star football player. He was funny, handsome, and was every girl's idea of the perfect man. Caroline personally preferred to date someone with a little more substance but, It's not like she actually wanted to date the guy. She just wanted to have the most desirable, perfect date ever. The boy had yet to ask her to the dance, but she had laid out the best hints and he had seemed pretty interested as of late, so she had a feeling it would come any day now.
Cursing under her breath, she checked the time. Remembering that she had to talk to her mom before leaving, Caroline looked out her other window, seeing her mother talk over the fence in the backyard to her best friend, Esther Mikaelson. Even though their children rarely spoke to one another, both women still chatted on a daily basis. She dashed out her bedroom door, grabbing her purse as she made a beeline for the backdoor.
"Mom, did I tell you-"
"Oh, hello Caroline!" Esther called, waving at her behind her mother's back.
Sheriff Liz Forbes turned around, smiling affectionately at her daughter. Caroline smiled politely, walking over to the women.
"Hello, Ms. Mikaelson," she greeted, discreetly checking her phone for the time.
"Morning, honey."
"I hate to interrupt but-"
"Mother, have you seen what Ko-"
Klaus barged out of the Mikaelson's back door, his hair rumpled and face annoyed. He stopped suddenly when he noticed Caroline next to Liz, both of the teenagers freezing. Klaus rolled his eyes, stuffing his hands in his pockets-apparently having gotten up not long after she went to the bathroom- and Caroline sighed, looking pointedly at her mother.
"Liz, can you believe these two will be in college in just a couple of years?" Esther lamented, looking over at her son.
"I can't imagine," Liz replied wistfully. "You already have Finn there and Elijah will be starting next year!"
The two older women's faces grew somber, apparently feeling particularly sentimental that morning. Caroline met Klaus' gaze, him looking as exasperated as she felt.
"Mom, I need to tell you about the centennial plans," Caroline interrupted, tugging on Liz's arm.
"Yes, and Mother about Kol," Klaus continued, nodding his head toward the Mikaelson's back door.
Caroline ears perked up at the sound of his voice. The Mikaelsons were originally from England, and Klaus' accent was something that Caroline always found extremely entertaining to listen to when she was younger.
Liz looked between the two teenagers, before turning back to Esther.
"Would you look at our two kids? They used to do everything together," she sighed, smiling over at her friend, obviously unconcerned with the teenagers' annoyance.
"Oh, I know, Liz. It seems like yesterday they were nearly living together in that tree house in your backyard."
Caroline scoffed, peeking at Klaus. He looked utterly bored, running a hand through his sleep-mussed curls.
"What happened to you two, huh?" Liz asked, casting a look between them.
Klaus gazed over at Caroline, raising his eyebrows at her. Even though they hadn't been close in years, they still had the impressive ability to hold conversations with just a look between them. She shrugged, arching her brows back at him.
"Junior High happened."
"You're late," Hayley, Klaus' girlfriend scolded him.
He rolled his eyes, still trying to blink the sleep from them.
"Whatever," he muttered.
"Are we still on for tonight?" she asked, flicking her dark brown hair over her shoulder.
"Hmm?" he asked, looking over her shoulder at his brother, Kol.
Kol had a plastic bag in his hands filled with red powder, wiggling at him temptingly. He nodded his head at him and Kol grinned back, lifting his hand to show that they will meet in five minutes. Klaus spotted his best friend, Enzo, behind his brother, winking at him. They had formed a friendship with Enzo Augustine many years ago, both of their families moved into Virginia after spending their early childhoods in England.
Shaking his head with a smile, he turned his attention back to Hayley.
"Are you going to pay attention to me now?" she snapped.
Lifting his eyes to the ceiling, he opened his locker and shoved his backpack in. "I gotta go."
"We have homeroom in 10 minutes!" she reminded him, putting her hands on her hips.
"See you then," he called over his shoulder, bypassing all the other students in the hall.
He had been with Hayley for a few months now, and the beginning of their relationship was a real whirlwind. Klaus rarely did relationships, and easily tired of them. Usually he acted aloof enough to get the girl to breakup with him after a few weeks or so when he was bored, but Hayley seemed to be hanging on.
Clapping a hand on his brother Elijah's shoulder, Klaus dragged him away from the jock he was currently talking to. His brother was a Senior, the football team's water boy, and designated tutor for all the jocks in the school. Elijah had a pathological need to be popular and accepted by all the jocks in the school, which Klaus didn't really understand because him, Kol, and Enzo had formed their own, nice little group.
"Red Wedding in five," he mumbled to his brother.
Elijah stiffened, stopping abruptly. "What?"
Rolling his eyes, he pulled his brother along. "It's code for the red sprinkler water prank."
"Why couldn't we call it Parting the Red Sea, or something less threatening sounding?" Elijah mused, waving at a jock who rolled his eyes, but nodded at him.
Klaus smirked at him. "Red Wedding makes it more fun."
"Why are we even doing this?"
"Enzo and Kol are bored, and so am I," Klaus shrugged.
They caught up with Kol and Enzo, all of them jogging to the outbuilding where the automatic sprinkler system was. Enzo took his post outside the door, watching for anyone to come bust them.
"Oi! Where is your sister this morning? I wanted to talk to her about the music video for her band," he called.
Klaus ignored him, unscrewing the water cap. Elijah muttered under his breath, checking his phone for the time as his leg jiggled impatiently. Kol handed his brother the red powder, walking over to Enzo.
"Perhaps she's avoiding you because your crush on her is creepy," Kol contributed, sending him a wicked smile.
"True," Elijah chimed in.
Klaus grinned, shaking the powder into the sprinkler water supply. It was no secret that their best friend had an eye on their sister. Normally he'd be disgusted, which he was when he first found out, but he figured he could trust his best friend with his sister more than any of the box of rocks brain types that hung around that school.
"I don't have a crush," Enzo denied.
Screwing the cap on, Klaus tossed the bag to Elijah for disposal. "Yes, you do, mate. Come on, the bell is about to ring."
As if on cue, the loud warning bell rang from the school.
"Shit," Kol hissed, yanking at Klaus's arm. "Let's go."
The group jogged back to the school, filing in with the rest of people who were outside waiting for the bell to ring. Klaus noticed Hayley wave him over across the hall, but he blew her off, slipping into his homeroom. Thankful for assigned seats, he ignored her irritated huff from across the room as he slid into his spot behind Caroline Forbes. The blonde turned around glancing at him briefly, and he offered her a blank stare. Whirling back around, she leaned over to Elena and they started discussing something about the stupid centennial dance that was happening in a few months.
Yawning, he propped his head up on his fist, inhaling as his eyes drooped sleepily. Caroline's scent wafted back to him, like it did every morning. As distant as they had grown, he had to admit that he did like the way his former best friend smelled every morning, all flowery and clean. She ran a hand through her curls, and he closed his eyes, finding her scent oddly comforting and familiar as he began to drift off.
He was just about to snore when he felt a sharp pinch to his forearm. Jerking awake, he glared at Caroline, the pinchee. She shushed him, nodding towards the TV and their homeroom teacher, Mr. Saltzman who was glowering at him. Klaus shrugged, leaning back in his chair as he turned his attention to the TV screen where television-Caroline was speaking. The real one turned in her chair, shooting a smile over to that football jock, Tyler. The jock gave her the nod, and Klaus was amused to see Elena scowling at both of them whilst they weren't paying attention.
"-comes only every hundred years! We want to make it special so it'll be remembered for the next hundred years to come!" TV Caroline burst out, smiling brightly at the camera.
The real Caroline was still half turned in her chair, smiling again at Tyler. Klaus furrowed his brow at her. As far as he knew, Caroline was still single, having broken up with the quarterback, Matt Donovan, a few months ago. However, he recalled her having quite a crush on Tyler back when they were in elementary school, thoroughly disgusting Klaus at the time.
"Nice interview, love," he murmured into her ear, watching her stiffen in her seat.
"Thanks," she whispered, looking at him warily.
"Tyler looks excited, don't you think?" he teased, nodding over at the jock. "Perhaps you should show him our old tree house for a date."
She rolled her eyes, but looked over at the oblivious dark-haired man.
"I don't want to date him," she hissed. "I just need him for the dance."
"There's my diabolical Caroline Forbes," he muttered back, grinning at her exasperated expression.
Pursing her lips at him, she whirled around, nearly smacking him in the head with her blonde curls. Smirking at the confused look Elena sent them, he leaned back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest.
He had to admit, riling up Caroline was one of his favorite pastimes.
"So, how much is left in the budget for the Senior gift?" Katherine, one of Caroline's other best friends asked.
Caroline looked down at spreadsheet in her notes. "Like, $5,000."
"Excellent," Damon chimed it. "Ladies, I am working on the best idea."
She rolled her eyes. Damon Salvatore was the sole male on the centennial planning committee, having stated that all the girls could not have the free reign on the dance without a gay male's opinion.
"Kai and I were thinking last night-"
"Okay, so I'll put you down for that," Caroline cut in, jotting down his name. "Elena, invitations?"
"Can't I do something more fun than that?" she whined. "Like the band."
"Oh, no I have that covered," Katherine cut in, fixing a glare at brunette.
Neither of the girls got along. Katherine finding Elena to be utterly boring, and an attention whore, Elena finding Katherine brash and rude.
"Like anyone cares about your rap crap," Elena shot back.
Katherine opened her mouth to retort, but was cut off when the sprinklers suddenly came on, soaking everybody sitting in the quad with red water. Caroline immediately jumped up, shutting her notebook shut to protect her notes. Her blue jeans were currently becoming an alarming shade of purple, and her black jacket was soaked to her skin. Damon was cowering on the ground, covering his white t-shirt from the red water. Elena and Katherine had taken off, screaming along with the rest of the crowd.
Caroline hugged her notebook to her chest, watching her classmates get doused with red water, herself including. As infuriating as this was, she had to admit that watching people freak out was pretty funny. Some people had completely given up on saving themselves, and were lying on the ground looking utterly defeated as they waited for the sprinklers to be turned off. Damon's boyfriend, Kai, was screaming when he saw Damon's soaked red shirt, berating him like he'd gotten soaked on purpose.
Looking up at the school, she saw the culprits stick their head behind the outbuilding. Klaus, Kol, Elijah, and Enzo, the usual pranksters of Mystic Falls High School. Shaking her head, she waved over to the group, a chuckle falling out as Klaus tipped his head to her with a grin.
Boys.
"Genius with that school spirit crack," Kol laughed, clapping an arm on Klaus' shoulder.
They were leaving Principal Fell's office, having gotten off with just a warning for their prank that afternoon.
He shrugged, grinning. "It was red water, and that is one of our school colors."
"Did you see the look on Elena Gilbert's face when she got beaned in the face with the water?" Enzo laughed, holding his stomach.
"Not to mention listening to Kai Parker yell at Damon Salvatore for getting soaked," Klaus interjected.
"Damon! I cannot believe you're just laying there! You're ruining the shirt I gave you for our anniversary!" Kol imitated, narrowing his eyes evilly like Kai's.
"You guys are going to get me expelled before I even get to college," Elijah mumbled.
"Oh, come on mate! Don't be "Lapdog 'Lijah'," Enzo teased, ruffling the dark-haired man's perfectly coiffed hair, mentioning the man's lame nickname from the in-crowd. "The ladies love a rebel."
"Well, I only care about one lady in particular," he said, throwing his shoulder back.
"Brother, how many times do we have to tell you that PetrovaVampChick is an internet lady, not a real one," Kol sighed, throwing his arm around his neck. "Klaus and I may be younger than you, but we are wiser."
"Maybe just me, since I'm actually older than you Kol," Klaus side-eyed his younger brother.
"Yes, but I've actually gotten laid more than 'Lijah," he shot back, ducking Elijah's fist.
Enzo chuckled, pulling the oldest Mikaelson brother away. "Come on, I want to show you the newest video I shot of Rebekah's band."
"Be careful Elijah, it's probably their sex tape!" Kol yelled, running away from Klaus's snarl as he lunged at him.
"Bloody, hell, Kol do you not have a filter?"
Kol pressed his lips together as if he was contemplating the question. "No, I don't really think so."
Klaus rolled his eyes. "Come on, let's get out of here before Hayley finds me."
"You should really break up with her," his brother suggested.
Klaus exhaled loudly. "Believe me, I've tried."
"Let's go Timberwolves, let's go!" Caroline cheered, freezing before breaking out into kicks and shaking her pom poms at the crowd.
The crowd cheered back, turning back to the football game. Brushing her pom poms together, she placed her hands back on her hips, turning to Elena.
"I don't know why he hasn't asked me yet," she complained, gesturing to Tyler. "We've talked about it all summer long and now he's holding out on me!"
"You aren't his only option," Elena teased, flicking her brown hair off her shoulder.
Caroline narrowed her eyes at the girl. "I thought you and Damon were going together since sophomores weren't allowed and Kai couldn't go."
"We were until Principal Fell decided that all grades and ages were acceptable since it's a centennial tradition," she explained. "So now I'm stuck."
"Doesn't Damon have a brother you can go with?"
"Dating Ivy," Elena sighed.
"Why don't you go with Matt?" Caroline suggested, tilting her head over at her ex-boyfriend. "I give you full permission as his ex."
They had dated briefly at the end of last year and some during the summer, breaking up in July amicably.
Elena pursed her lips together, contemplating that. "I could."
Caroline smiled victoriously at her. "There! Problem solved! Hands off Lockwood, he's mine."
Elena rolled her eyes, and both of the girls looked over to see Tyler speaking to Elijah, pointing over to cheerleaders. The girls exchanged confused looks, and then turned back to the game as Caroline started a cheer during time out. The football team was playing against Whitmore High School, their rivals from about an hour or so away. It was Friday night, less than two months away from the centennial dance.
She scanned the crowd, holding back a chuckle when she noticed that Kol Mikaelson was making eyes and waving at Bonnie Bennett, one of her fellow cheerleaders. Bonnie was blushing and shaking her head, but Caroline could tell she was flattered by the attention. Katherine was bored, picking at her nails in between cheers. Elena was bouncing in place, cheering about a first down or something.
"Ladies?"
Caroline and Elena both whirled around, seeing a sheepish Elijah behind them.
"Oh look Care, it's Lapdog 'Lijah," Elena cracked.
Caroline elbowed her best friend, shooting her a dirty look. Elijah may be kind of lame, but she still grew up with him during her childhood and he had been a good friend to her in the past. The dark haired man just smiled at her weakly before turning back to Elena.
"Elena, I have something to talk to you about. It's a message from Tyler," he said, looking at Caroline out of the corner of her eye.
Her stomach dropped, the feeling of disappointment creeping over her. Elena side-eyed her before following Elijah, and Caroline fumed at her retreating figure.
Ugh.
It figures that Tyler would ask Elena to the dance. She gets everything, and the rest of the female population in Mystic Falls has to live with her leftovers.
Turning her attention back to the game, Caroline glared daggers at Tyler's back. Katherine came over and stood next to her, patting her on the back.
"Elena?"
"She get's everything," Caroline hissed. "I don't get it. I put out all the good signals for the dance, bringing it up when I talked to him, joking about going together, and he seems like he was more than interested. Now, he's sending Elijah over to talk to her about the dance."
Katherine shrugged. "Maybe it wasn't about the dance."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "Oh, please, why else would Tyler want to talk to Elena? It's not like they have any classes together besides homeroom."
"Someone is touchy."
"Someone needs a date!" Caroline snapped.
"Be careful," Bonnie cited, walking past them. "Bitterness provokes wrinkles."
Katherine just chuckled, patting her on the back before walking away. Caroline knew she was being uptight and impatient, but she had a tendency to become unbearable whenever she wanted something. Brushing her pom poms together, Caroline turned back to the football field, watching the game with her mind elsewhere. There was a loud gasp, and Caroline snapped out of it to see Tyler lying on the ground, his body on top of what appeared to be a cheerleader from Whitmore. Caroline's forehead creased in concern as both Tyler and the cheerleader appeared to not be moving.
"Is he okay?" Bonnie asked, coming to stand next to her.
"I don't know," she murmured, pressing her lips together.
As annoyed as she was at Tyler, she didn't want him or the poor cheerleader to be hurt. There was a small stirring, and Tyler eventually rolled off the girl, the athletic trainers pulling them both to their feet. The crowd clapped politely, Tyler looking behind him to make sure that the cheerleader was okay. Other than looking slightly stupefied, the girl seemed fine, even giggling with a few of her squad-mates. Letting out a breath of relief, Caroline joined in with the clapping as Elena came back over to her.
"Looks like your date is okay," she said casually to Caroline.
The blonde's head snapped to her best friend. "What?"
Elena rolled her eyes but smiled at the head cheerleader. "Elijah told me to tell you, that Tyler was wondering if he asked you to go with him to centennial, if you would say yes."
"And you said?" Caroline asked her.
"I told him that he'd have to ask you yourself," Elena teased.
"Elena!"
"Relax, Care," the dark-haired cheerleader assured her. "Your date is all but secured."
"Finally," Caroline sighed. "All I have to do is sit and wait for him to ask."
She clapped her hands together, oblivious to Elena's uneasy look at her. She grinned over at Tyler, her nose wrinkling when she noticed him looking over at the cheerleader that he had landed on. Shaking her head, she let out a happy sigh. It didn't matter. Tyler was going to be her date, and Mystic Falls was going to have the greatest centennial dance of the century.
Literally.
"I don't understand why you are doing this!"
Klaus exhaled loudly, refraining from rolling his eyes. He was hanging out with Enzo, Rebekah, and Hayley at a low key bar downtown, having used his fake ID to get in. The majority of Mystic Falls was at ballgame at the high school, and the inevitable victory would be continued at some other rich kid's house for a party.
"Because, I don't want to be with you anymore," he said, looking over at Enzo and Rebekah.
Rebekah's lips were pressed together as she hid a giggle, Enzo biting back a grin.
"What did I do?" Hayley asked, a tear trickling down her cheek.
He shrugged. "Nothing really. I'm just not in the mood to be in a relationship anymore," he admitted.
"Then why did you ask me to be your girlfriend?" she shrilled, wiping at her eyes.
"Because I wanted you to be at the time. Things change," Klaus said shortly. " I wanted to be with you then, but I don't now. That's it."
He was being harsh, but he was long checked out of this relationship.
"Is there someone else?" she choked out.
"Yes," Enzo cut in.
Klaus glared as Hayley turned on to him, her eyes flashing angrily. "Who is it?"
He sent Enzo and Rebekah a murderous look as they sniggered at him.
"Ignore Enzo," Klaus bit out.
"Who is it Klaus? Tell me!"
Klaus sent her an annoyed look. "Just leave it, Hayley."
"Not until you tell me who you cheated on me with!"
"I didn't cheat," he responded, bored.
She glared at him, getting up. "I don't believe you."
"I don't really care," Klaus admitted. "I'm not a cheater, but I really don't have to prove myself to you when you should know I wouldn't do that to someone."
Hayley rubbed at her eyes, sniffling. "I'm not giving up on you. This isn't over, Klaus."
With that, she left, not before looking over her shoulder one more time at him sadly. Klaus groaned, throwing his straw wrapper at Enzo.
"Nice going, mate." He glowered at him.
Enzo shrugged, chuckling. "I thought it would get her off your back."
"Now she's going to be sniffing around him even more," Rebekah cracked, dissolving into giggles.
"Eventually she'll get bored," Klaus dismissed.
Rebekah scoffed, throwing him a disbelieving look. "She chased you around for nearly two years before you started dating. If I wasn't so irritated by her, I would be incredibly impressed with her persistence."
Klaus cursed under his breath. His sister did have a point. Hayley went after him for a long time before he decided to date her, which at the time made him feel flattered and impressed. But now, he found it increasingly annoying. She was a nice girl, but Klaus wasn't into her the way she liked him. He didn't really do relationships, at least long, steady relationships.
When and if he did, the person would have be incredibly special to him.
"Elijah just texted to tell me the game was over about an hour ago," Enzo cut in on his thoughts.
"Is he on his way?" Rebekah asked, checking her nails.
He nodded, reaching for his beer. "He was going to bring Kol, but I think he's dropped him off at the party at Lockwood's."
"Oh, so our dear brother is taking a page out of Elijah's book and hanging with the in-crowd," Klaus mused, swirling his beer in his glass.
"I think it has something to do with Bonnie Bennett," Rebekah said, checking her phone. "Bonnie texted me earlier and said that Kol was "'creeping on her'."
Klaus chuckled.
"Apparently Elijah is going to meet that internet girl here in an hour or so," Enzo said, raising his eyebrows at him.
Rebekah shook her head. "Poor chap is going to be devastated when he finds out she is a 40 year old man."
"Harsh, Bekah," Klaus said, shaking his head.
His sister just shrugged unapologetically, getting up.
"Well I am off," she announced, sticking her phone in her purse.
Enzo scrambled up, nearly knocking over his chair. "Where are we going?"
She gave him a funny look. "You aren't going anywhere. I'm off to get the band and we're having a rehearsal."
"Need assistance?" Enzo asked, grinning at her.
"Nope," she remarked, giggling at the way his smile slid off his face. "Bye Nik."
Klaus waved at his sister, chuckling at Enzo's expression.
"Your sister will be the death of me one day," he lamented, watching her leave.
Klaus wrinkled his nose, shaking his head. He reached for his beer, spotting Elijah over Enzo's shoulder.
"It's about time you got here," he remarked as his brother made his way over to their table.
Elijah slid into a chair next to him, checking his phone.
"Petrova said she'll be here soon. I just hope she shows up before someone calls for a safe ride."
Klaus scoffed. "Please tell me you aren't still doing that."
Elijah just shrugged, not bothering to respond. Klaus and Enzo exchanged uneasy looks. Other than being a tutor for most of the in-crowd and athletes in Mystic Falls High School, Elijah also ran a designated driving service. Whenever someone was too drunk to drive, or their friends didn't feel like leaving the party just yet, Elijah was usually called to take them home.
As if on cue, Elijah's phone went off. He checked it, cursing under his breath when he saw the number.
"Got to go," he mumbled, shoving his phone in his pocket.
"Oh, come on, mate!" Klaus protested. "You just got here! What happened to waiting for your internet friend?"
"Duty calls," Elijah sighed. "Are you coming with me or do you want me to swing back later?"
Groaning, Klaus drained his drink, grabbing his jacket off the back of his chair. Enzo did the same, both of them throwing some cash on their table to pay for the drinks. There was no use in staying anymore if their ride was leaving. Elijah tapped his foot impatiently, checking again when another text came through.
"One of you will have to sit in the back," he remarked. "I have to pick up two people now. One at the Lockwood's, and another at a bar in about a half hour."
Klaus made a face. "You really need to tell them to piss off."
His brother just ignored him, texting on his phone. The other two guys looked at each other exasperatedly, annoyed.
"One of these days, you're going to have to give up being their little lapdog," Klaus reminded him.
"Well, today is not one of those days," Elijah cut in irritably, pushing past the crowd to get to the parking lot.
Caroline pursed her lips, watching Tyler make his way through the crowd. He was stopped every once in a while, shaking hands with classmates and teammates. His house was packed with people, estimating about 75% of the Mystic Falls High School population in his backyard. The Lockwood family was extremely wealthy and had a lot of pull in the town, so most of the authorities had a blind eye, including her mother, when it came to the underage drinking parties that Tyler hosted.
She watched him, internally fuming as he continued to ignore her, not even bothering to look in her direction. Looking down at her drink, Caroline gulped down her third cup of spiked punch, stumbling a little as the alcohol went straight to her head.
"You okay?" Elena asked, coming up behind her.
Caroline nodded, shooting a look over her shoulder back at Tyler.
"He's been ignoring me all night," she complained. "I'm about to go ask him what the holdup is."
"You can't just force him to ask you," her friend giggled.
Caroline nodded. "True, but I can remind him."
"I wish I had your determination," Elena replied, punching her on the arm playfully.
Caroline wavered a little, finding her balance a little off due to the amount of booze she had consumed that night.
"Whoa, drink much?" Kol came up behind her, slinging an arm around her shoulder.
Glaring at him, she shrugged his arm off her. "Go bother Bonnie, Kol."
"Well, seeing as that she doesn't want to be around me right now, as per her words, I wouldn't want to annoy her and ruin any of the progress I have made," Kol grinned at them, ignoring her protest and put his arm back around her.
Elena rolled her eyes, muttering something about getting a drink before walking off.
"What's the matter, darling?" Kol asked, taking Caroline's cup out of her hand. "Punch not strong enough?"
He sniffed her cup, making a face at the strong alcoholic smell. She flipped her curls over her shoulder, glaring at Tyler who was over at a table playing beer pong.
"It's Tyler."
"Hmm?"
"He told Elijah to ask Elena, if I would say yes if he asked me to centennial," she bit out. "That was during the game and he has yet to even look at me."
"Oh, that's because he won't be, darling," Kol responded casually.
"What?" she asked sharply.
The younger Mikaelson smirked at her devilishly. "I heard him speaking to that cheerleader he fell on from Whitmore after the game tonight. Apparently he's quite smitten, and asked her to go with him."
"Seriously?" she exploded. "You have got to be kidding me!"
She whirled around, her mouth dropping open as the cheerleader in question sidled up next to Tyler where he was playing beer pong, a shy smile on her face. Caroline had been so busy watching Tyler all night, that she hadn't noticed that he had a companion following him around the entire time.
"He like "loves her" or something like that," Kol responded looking over the crowd, bored.
"They just met!" Caroline growled.
"Love at first sight, darling," Kol said, squeezing her shoulder. "Come on, let's get you some coffee."
"Screw that," she pushed him off her. "Who cares about love? I just wanted a freaking date!"
Kol smirked at her. "Well, I would offer to take you, but we know that dear Bonnie would get jealous."
"No I wouldn't," the woman swung by, grinning over her shoulder at Kol's smitten expression.
"She loves me," Kol murmured under his breath, dropping his arm from Caroline. "Wait up!"
He left Caroline standing dejectedly alone, fuming. Muttering obscenities under her breath, she walked towards Tyler, sidestepping him and accidentally whacking him in the shoulder with hers. He let out an "oof" and Caroline continued to stalk over to Elena, who was watching the scene with an amused expression.
"Get me drunk," she mumbled to the brunette.
"You already are," Elena giggled, wrapping an arm around her. "Let me call Lapdog."
She leaned up against the side of the Lockwood house, glaring daggers at anyone who came up to talk to her. She wasn't being a very Miss Mystic Falls right now, acting like a child who's candy was eaten, but she was allowed to throw a fit.
Especially when her perfectly composed plans were ruined.
"Kol told me what happened," Elena said, coming up next to her. "I'm sorry."
Caroline scoffed. "All because of love."
"Jules seems nice," her best friend supplied, looking over at the girl next to Tyler.
She rolled her eyes, pushing off the wall. "Is Elijah here?"
The dark-haired woman nodded, pulling her stumbling blonde friend behind her. Caroline followed, glowering murderously at Tyler and Jules who were oblivious to the turmoil that they caused her. Elena continued to pull her to the front of the Lockwood's mansion, Caroline halting suddenly when she saw Klaus and Enzo smirking at her leaning up against Elijah's car.
"Great, Prince Charming turned out to a dick, and now I'm stuck with the frogs tonight," she snapped testily, glaring at the group.
Klaus's lips twisted into a grin. "Ribbit, love."
She scoffed, pushing past him and stumbling into the back of the car. Enzo and Klaus chuckled after her, the former climbing into the front seat next to Elijah, and the latter crawling next to Caroline in the back. She narrowed her eyes threateningly at Elena who was waving at her, laughing.
She was stuck with two tweedle-dums and a tweedle-slacker.
"Shouldn't you be with your girlfriend, or something?" Caroline mumbled to Klaus.
"Now, why would I do that when I can spend my night with you?" he asked, smirking at her.
She groaned, throwing her head back on the seat. "Lord, just take me now."
"You want to tell me what happened?"
Klaus' tone sounded bored, but she could still notice a hint of genuine concern for her.
"Apparently 'love' happened," Caroline hissed. "High school love is for saps. And now I'm stuck with the humiliation of probably being the only former Miss Mystic Falls in history who goes stag to the centennial dance."
"You are the only Miss Mystic Falls who will have ever gone to a centennial," Klaus supplied, shrinking back at the glare she sent him.
"Not. Helping." she growled out.
"You're feisty when you're angry," Enzo called over his shoulder, Klaus yanking Caroline back when her fist went flying to knock him on the head.
"I hate you all," Caroline pouted.
"And here I thought we were still besties," Klaus teased lightly, smirking at Caroline's annoyed expression.
The rest of the ride was spent in mostly silence, Klaus playing on his phone while Caroline stewed in her seat. Elijah and Enzo were talking quietly in the front, something about going to pick Kol up after swinging by the bar to pick up someone else.
Annoyed, Caroline side-eyed Klaus, assessing him for what felt like the first time in forever.
She had to admit, her former best friend was attractive underneath all of the aloof airs he put off. His hair was a little bit on the too curly side, but with a little gel and a hair brush it was passable. He dressed in all black for the most part, mostly t-shirts and henleys with necklaces. If he changed up the color of his shirts from time to time, and burned the stocking cap that he wore to school, he could be really really hot.
Good enough to pass for a hot date.
Caroline shook her head, earning a questioning look from Klaus. She sighed, looking out the window. There was still time to find a date, someone who would actually want to go with her. No need for desperate measures.
Yet.
"Here we are," Elijah interrupted her thoughts as he pulled up in front of her house.
Muttering out a thanks, Caroline stumbled out of the car, surprised to see Klaus following behind her.
"You want us to swing back?" Elijah called after them.
"Nah, I'm good. See you later," Klaus waved at them, taking a hold of her arm as she stumbled on the sidewalk.
They sped off, leaving Caroline and Klaus standing in the middle of her yard. She looked up at him, surprised to see the slight concern in his eyes.
"All right?" he murmured, steadying her. "Do you need help getting past your mom?"
Swallowing heavily, Caroline's eyes flickered down to his hand on her arm, and then back up at him. She shook her head, tilting her head towards her house.
"Night shift," she whispered.
He nodded, shoving his hands in his pockets as he backed away. "I'll see you."
She bit her lip, watching him edge away to his front door. Their eyes met and she whirled around, speed walking, albeit clumsily to her house and letting herself in. Ridding herself of her jacket, she yanked her ponytail holder out, letting her blonde curls hit her shoulders. Making her way up to her bedroom, she glanced over at Klaus' window out of pure habit. He was walking in, throwing his keys on his bed and flopping down. Biting her lip, she contemplated him once more.
The centennial dance was really only a couple months or so away, and most all appealing men in Mystic Falls High School already had dates, or like Klaus, wouldn't be caught dead there. She heard it through the grapevine that Klaus was trying to rid himself of his current girlfriend, Hayley who didn't seem to get the hint.
Which, if she really wanted to, she could help him get rid of Hayley, and with some major cleaning up, he could be her date. With her popularity, because hello she is Caroline Forbes, the school would be easily convinced of Klaus' possible transformation.
It wouldn't be too much of a hassle to do that, but convincing him was half the battle.
Caroline was going to have to do a lot of begging.
Reaching for her cell phone, she dialed a number that she never, ever thought she'd use again.
"Hello?" Klaus asked, his forehead creasing in confusion at the unknown number.
"Take me to centennial, Klaus."
Klaus nearly dropped the phone, walking over to his window to see Caroline at her own, looking back at him. "How did you get this number, Caroline?"
"I remembered it," she responded, opening her window. "Take me."
He opened his, leaning up against the window sill. "You're drunk."
"Desperate is more like it," she said, hanging up her phone as she spoke out her window.
"Oh, no need to tiptoe around my feelings," Klaus shot back sarcastically, hanging up his own.
She rolled her eyes. "You don't care, so stop pretending that you do."
"Where the hell did this come from?" he asked, looking around to make sure that no one else was nearby.
"I'm humiliated, Klaus. Everybody is going to know me as the only reigning Miss Mystic Falls who was too much of a loser to get a date."
"You aren't a loser," he sighed, looking at his former best friend. "You and I both know you're the furthest thing from it."
"Not yet, but I will be if I don't have a date," she complained. "I need you, Klaus."
He scoffed, looking down at the lawn that separated their houses. "You're about 6 years too late, sweetheart."
"Listen," Caroline began, her eyes softening as she looked at him. "I know I wasn't the best friend to you in the past with everything that happened, and I'm sorry about that."
Even though he didn't claim to know the Caroline standing in her window, he recognized a part of her that he used to know.
The kind that cared about him and his family.
"We can save each other from this."
"Which is what, exactly? I'm quite content with my life, thank you very much," Klaus responded, rubbing his face.
"I can save you from Hayley," she stated.
He laughed, shaking his head at her.
"I know you want to get rid of her, for good. What better way than to say that you've moved on with me, Caroline Forbes, popularity extraordinaire."
Looking over at Caroline, he felt a part of himself soften at the pleading look in her expression. Even though he would rather be caught dead than to be seen at the centennial dance, Caroline did have a point. Moving on with her, or at least pretending to would get Hayley off his back, not to mention alienating her since she despised anything that had to do with the popular clique.
"What do I have to do?" he sighed, consenting to her agreement.
Her brilliant smile was blinding, even from her window
"To make an impact, you have to go to extremes," she responded cryptically.
Thoughts? Please please review and let me know what you think! Those who have seen the movie, what do you think about Elena being Alicia? Kalijah being Dee and Dave? Thoughts are def needed! There is about two more parts left, and I'll get those up hopefully soon ;) Probably Monday, and then sometime next week :D
Until Next Time
Kaitlyn