She felt the wind move behind her and turned to face him. Standing there in a black suit and tie seemingly glowing in the moonlight. She let out a sigh, closing her eyes slowly and opening them again with a half smile.

"Id ask if its really you but Silas is gone so that's a pointless question."

Klaus creased his brows and tilted his head to the side questioning her greeting. She shook her head as to dismiss it.

"Its just the last time i saw you," she paused a breath getting caught in her throat, she forced it out as she continued, "You asked me to go to New Orleans with you and then you staked me. "

Klaus's eyes grew wide and he took a few steps toward Caroline. "Silas?"

He questioned with urgency. "Are you alright?" His eyes burned with worry.

"I'm okay yeah. My mom, i had to give her my blood but, its all okay now. And there was the thing in the Grill but Rebekah slapped me outta that one"

Klaus's eyes went from anger to a sort of self-loathing as his face fell to the side, "I should have been there." He spat threw gritted teeth, more to himself than to her.

Caroline saw the frustration and anger boiling in him.

"You're not my knight in shining armor i can take care of my myself."

Klaus glared at her form a moment before his face softened.

"I've no doubt you can, Love." He playfully smirked at her as he sauntered closer speaking slowly

"However i'd still rip his throat from his body for touching you."

Hearing him describe something so horrific should have repulsed her. But the sincerity in his voice screamed louder than his actual words. As he came closer she couldn't help but stare into his eyes burning into her. She had to regain her whits by letting out a nervous laugh.

"Well I'm just glad all that's over." Klaus slightly smiled back at her.

"Ahh yes." he let his head fall with a smile still on it.

"Speaking of that. The reason I came was to wish you congratulations on the end of your high school adventure."

She gave him a closed mouth smile.

"And as is custom." He started walking towards her with that grin of his.

Caroline glared at him and let out a sigh.

"You don't need to..." she started to protest when he put his hand on her the side of her arm barely holding onto it but the touch sent a charge that stunned her.

"I'll be heading back to New Orleans tonight. I have, family business, that needs to be dealt with."

Something in his face became sad, apologetic.

"I've come to realize your enthusiasm for trivial human practices is one of the things that make you irresistible. All i ask is that you enjoy all those experiences to your hearts content."

His other hand grabbed onto hers and he placed something jangly in it never breaking his gaze on her even as she looked down slowly turning her hand palm up to reveal the diamond bracelet he had given her for her birthday. Her lips pulled into a tight line and her eyes blinked for a long moment before bringing them back up to meet his. She stared at him with mixed emotions. Her resolve against him was crumbling. She could usually regain her composure, quickly snap out of the hold the hold his eyes would take of hers. In this moment she couldn't or didn't want to even. She could feel the goodbye in the air and she for some reason needed to prolong it. She didn't want him to leave. But why? Wad it out of selfishness? She secretly liked have an original, thousands of years old vampire paying special attention to her. She had even taken advantage of that, to which she now regretted seeing how clearly torn he was over leaving her. Shed also gotten used to being able to talk to him about Elena and his words usually gave her a better perspective. Somehow he had become her friend and she was going to miss him. She was already missing him more each moment that brought his impending absence closer. And that feeling is what convinced her that they weren't just friends now.

Klaus's head tilted when he saw her face tighten at some sad thought she was having.

"I got your message." She shook her hair away from her face to look up at him. "If it's one of your favorite places I'm sure I'd love to see it sometime. But I've still got human things i want to do you know like college and spring break."

He smiled at her.

"That's exactly what i want for you sweetheart . My invitation is open-ended. I'm not getting any old-ah you know."

He playfully smirked at her and she smiled back.

"Right there is what I'll miss most about this town." And her lips tightened at his sentiment and she half smiled with pain in her eyes.

She was caught in his gaze again this time watching him as his face moved closer and when she saw it diverting to the side her eyes closed weakly. She felt the air around her move and knew he was close.

"Whenever you're ready, Love."

His breath brushed passed her ear yet seaming to touch every inch of her skin making it tingle. She felt the light graze if his stubble graze her chin when softer more rounded skin placed themselves on the side of her cheek. First lightly as if waiting for her to pull back.

Without deciding it herself her head leaned into the kiss, side of her forehead leaning against his letting his lips press harder against her cheek. They stayed that way for longer than is normally acceptable and she found herself regretting him pulling his lips away from her skin. She moved her head over so that it was mirroring his, foreheads lightly resting against one another. Klaus eyelids lifted to take in the closeness of her face. Her eyes were still closed and he could see the trail of a single tear starting to make its way down her cheek. He chocked in a breath and fought back the welling in his own eyes and breathed out a ragged, "Until that day, goodbye Caroline. "

Her head shot up streaked with the tear that had fallen and she gasped at the empty space around her. Spinning around desperately looking for him but already knowing he was gone. She brought the hand holding the bracelet closed up to her chest holding it against her heart. Her head dropped as the tears she had been holding back began to fall.