Introduction:
Klaroline fan-fiction based on Japanese shoujo manga. AU

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo

Chapter 1

- Caroline! – I looked around to see whose voice had just spoken my name. Found my mother by the bedroom door looking at me as if she'd been calling for me for hours.
- What?
- Did you not hear me calling? I asked if you were ready for tomorrow?
- Oh… yeah. – I answered, not really knowing what she was referring to. She looked at me as if she could read my mind.
– Have you forgotten about school? Tomorrow you start high school; I thought you'd be more excited.
- I am. – I lied, mostly because I was scared poopless to start in a new school and I didn't really want her to know it. My mom has a tendency to worry about all and nothing; I don't want to add to it.
- I'm not sure I believe you, but ok. I'm cooking dinner so come down in a bit, please. - She said as she turned and headed downstairs.

As soon as she left I went back to looking out through the window. It was starting to get dark, the sky was now a dark orange, giving the street a beautiful golden color. Whenever I sit here doing this I always find myself thinking about Nicklaus. He lived across the street when we moved here. He was my first friend in this place. I never really understood what happened with his family, one day they were here, the next they were gone. Bonnie says that I think about him all the time because he was my first love. She's right. He was.

I was never one to use alarm clocks, so I was up almost an hour earlier than what I should be. Today a new chapter of my life begins; I need to tackle it head on.

Bonnie and Elena were already at the train station when I arrived, just in time for the train, a minute later would have been too late. We mostly giggle our way through the ride. Fifteen minutes isn't that long to be closed in a space with an array of different morning scents, and not all agreeable. The walk from the station to school takes less than five minutes, so we take our time since we're almost twenty minutes early. As soon as we reach the gate everything hits us at once and we smile at each other. Our high school life begins as soon as we take another step. And that we do.

Luckily enough, the three of us are in the same class, 1B, our classroom is on the first floor, second door on the right hand side, facing the football field. Score! Our school doesn't have an indoor gym so all gym classes are outside. That means whoever gets seated by the window can look outside and stalk other classes. Which you will later find out, I'll be doing a lot.

- Man I wanted to be seated by the window. You're so lucky Caroline! - As soon as Elena said that, I smiled, everyone always wants to be by the window.
– I know, I was lucky Mr. Saltzman wants us seated according to name. Hey, we should do something after school today!
- Yes, please! We get out at two o'clock every day, it's a shame we haven't done anything yet. - Whenever Bonnie wants to do something, we can all tell by her voice… she sounds just like a two year old.

As soon as the bell rang we rushed over to the lockers to drop our things and change shoes, school policy, inside school grounds we have to wear a specific pair of shoes, as well as a uniform. Plaid skirt, white shirt and blue dress jacket. Cute enough. It makes every morning easier as i don't have to spend hours choosing an appropriate outfit.

We decided to go to the mall afterschool, just to look around and maybe buy some more clothes that we will barely use. After awhile of roaming around we stopped to grab a bite.
- I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow! I said slumping down in a chair, not bothering with good manners.
– What do you guys want to eat? Bonnie asked. - I'll go get it, you guys can wait here.
– Are you sure? - Truth be told I didn't want to get up from the chair anytime soon.
– Yeah, it's fine.
– You can bring me two big tasty menus, large coke. - I said, thinking that it probably wouldn't be enough. Elena asked for a big mac, but then she also wanted a big tasty. We aren't very girly went it comes to eating, but then again, we don't really care.

We sat there for while after eating, just talking about nonsense and boys, always boys.

Bonnie is dating Kol, a boy that's in our class, actually he's been in our class since kindergarten, and she has had feelings for him since then. Obviously back then everything was much simpler, they would scream at each other and hold hands, and call it love. Come to think of it, they are still like that.
Elena likes the school idol, Damon Salvatore. He's in class 1A, super gorgeous, super conceited, rude kid. Well, perhaps I would be as well if I looked as hot as him and had the whole student body drooling at my feet.
- So you still don't like anyone, Caroline?
- What? Where did that come from, Elena? - She knows I don't like boys. They sort of irk me.
- Sooner or later you'll have to fall in love with someone. - Bonnie added.
- Really guys? You know this kind of conversation puts me in a mood. - I get up and run to buy the biggest ice-cream I can find.
- Boys are silly, and most of them smell horribly. I rather distance myself from them, until I either find a flower scented prince, or at least until I can stomach bad odor. – I add while taking a spoonful of chocolate ice-cream to my mouth.
They both look at me like I'm demented, which granted, what I just said makes me look like it. I guess the site of me eating ice-cream as if it were my last meal was extremely funny, because as soon as I lifted my head to look at them they both fall into hysterical laughter.

That night after dinner, I sat in my bench by the window; I'm always looking for something outside, although I'm not sure what. After a while I notice the lights are on in the house across the street. That wouldn't be odd if that were a normal house but that's the Mikaelson house, Nicklaus's house. – Are they back? – I ask myself. I guess I must have spoken it out loud because I hear my mom question: - Who? Who's back? - Damn, I curse myself for not being aware of my surroundings more.
– The Mikaelson's, the lights are on in the house. - I answer, not bothering to look away from the window.
- Oh, I'm not sure. Didn't I tell you? I ran into Elijah the other day. Seems like he's a teacher around here. – As soon as the words were out of her mouth I turned in shocked to look at her.
– Where? In what school?
- Yours, I think.
- What? Didn't you think I should have known?! – I throw myself at my bed, much like a childish fit.
-Why? Are they that important?
- No. - Yes, I thought to myself. If Elijah was back, that meant Nicklaus was back too right? I had to know. I took a mental note to look for Elijah the next day at school.

I couldn't sleep at all, my mind kept thinking about the Mikaelson's lights on, I had to know, I simply had to know.

When I got to school that morning, I rushed to the teacher's lounge, but as soon as I reached the door I got cold feet. What if Elijah didn't recognize me anymore? What if he found intrusive that I wanted to know about them? - But I have to know. - I told myself. So I peeked into the room - yes, I'm a coward. But as soon as I did that I instantly regretted it, because when I put my head inside the door it somehow slammed into something extremely similar to a person's stomach. I lifted my head to find an overly amused Mr. Saltzman.
- Can I help you with something Caroline? - Oh my lord, is there a whole I can jump into?! I have never felt so embarrassed in my life!
- Mr. Saltzman! Hi! Hello! Uh, I'm looking for the new tea… you! - I lied; there was no way I was going to tell him I was looking for the new teacher, Elijah.
- And what can I do for you? - He asked, not fully convinced of my answer.
- Well, as you know we'll soon have the annual cultural festival, so I was wondering when you are going to bring it up in class? - Mr. Saltzman is our homeroom teacher, so I hoped this would lift the awkwardness that I was in at the moment.
It worked, sort of, as I spent almost half an hour pretending to hear what he was babbling on about, all the while trying to peek into the teacher's room to look for Elijah. I had no such luck and the bell rang.

Lunch time came around, and I still hadn't been able to lay eyes on Elijah, I was starting to doubt my mom's Intel. What if she heard wrong and it wasn't this school? It could happen…

I walked to the cafeteria with the girls without paying much attention to what they were saying; much of the morning had been spent like this. My mind was off someplace else, in the land of unanswered questions and intense curiosity. Unfortunately for me, that land had stairs, stairs that I didn't acknowledge until my face was about five inches from the floor. Someone caught me, otherwise my nose would be screaming saints and sinners right about now. Prepared to be embarrassed and awkward a second time this morning – Seriously, where's that whole? - I lifted my head to thank my savior but nothing could have prepared me for that what my eyes found.

- Nicklaus.