I figured I haven't done a Klaroline Fanfic, so here goes nothing (: Please Review, Follow, Favourite, Enjoy! :D

Chapter 1

There was nothing Caroline hated worst than getting lost in a country she barely knew. She recently transferred from America to London on a placement year at University. At first it seemed like a good idea, but here she was, regretting even volunteering to do it. She liked to know where she was and she loved having some kind of direction in life, a goal to aim towards but right now she was lacking everything she needed most. In some way she didn't mind, London was pretty, the grass was green, the air was fresh and in some strange way, it was endearing.

"You look at bit lost love, you alright?" she turned to a strawberry blonde bloke with a grin plastered all over his face. All she needed now was a cocky English guy, she wanted to just turn back around and pretend she didn't hear him, but it was too late now, they had made eye contact

"Well...I was looking for Buckingham Palace, Any idea where I can find that?" she gave a half hearted smile "I have this map see, and it says that I'm already there but by the looks of things, I'm nowhere close" He stepped around her, so they were both looking at the map from the same direction, he began to unsuccessful muffle his laughter

"What's so funny?" she frowned at the strange fellow, what right did he have to start laughing at her? His smile faded as he forced a cease in his brow, he grasped the map and turned it upside down

"wrong way, love"

"Oh, well I can see how that would affect things..." their eyes caught each other and they both began to laugh

"Hi, I'm Klaus" he raised a hand towards her

"Caroline" she said as she their hands shook "I'd better be off then, thank you Klaus for helping me" she giggled again as she began to walk off in the direction he came from

"That's alright but erm word of warning...Buckingham Palace is that way" It just wasn't Caroline's day today, making a fool of herself in front of a total stranger. She smiled once more as she turned and began walking in the opposite direction. She frowned at Klaus as he began walking next to her

"Well, turns out I'm going that way as well, you don't mind if we walk together do you? We don't have to talk, love" she nodded at him as he shuffled in next to her, before long they were having in dept conversations about London. Caroline was always intrigued in London and Klaus was always interested in America, they were the perfect accidental match ever made.

Time flew by so quickly as they walked side by side, Klaus even took her all the way to the Palace gates. Where ever he was planning on going before was forgotten and all that he cared about was talking to her.

"It was nice talking to you, Caroline. Could I get your number?" there was a slight pause "you know, so we could possible meet up again if you're still in London, you never know, I could show you around or maybe I'll visit you in that Academy that you're so fond of"

"I'd like that" she entered her temporary number into his phone and passed it back into his hands. He said thank you and they parted ways, after he'd long gone she realised she never took his number.

Buckingham Palace was certainly a sight worth seeing, it was beautiful. Caroline longed to see those unmoving guards dressed in red with their tall black hats but today they weren't there, her heart sank. She was on a mission to see as much as she could while she was in the country, she was only there for a year, which at the moment seemed like a long time but she knew it would fly by, especially alongside her placement in the Academy of Literature. She was working there as an assistant lecturer, her dream was to write, she wanted to be an Author.

It was her first day in London; she only arrived yesterday and was staying in a nearby hotel. Her mind reverted back to Klaus, would she ever see him again? Caroline believed in destiny, if it was meant to be, whatever happened they would meet, somehow fate would bring them together and if they were not destined, that would be the last time she would see him.

Months went by and Caroline carried on a steady position at the Academy. She enjoyed talking to the students and sharing her passion with Literature and the works of Shakespeare. It had been a weeks since she even thought about the mysterious Klaus, he had never crossed her mind, not even when she saw pictures of Buckingham Palace or heard a typical British accent, he was much forgotten.

"Caroline, you have a package" smiled her one of her colleagues "and it's a heavy one"

"Thanks Lyn, I'll go get it" she walked across the corridors, her heels clicking in her stride. The Academy was beautiful; it reminded her of an old cathedral with its old structure and stain glass windows at every corner. She could hear the grass being mowed in the distance and she could swear she could even smell the freshness in the air.

When she reached the staff room, there it was, a large parcel labelled "Caroline". It had bright brown paper and a neat orange bowtie wrapped around its width. There was a little envelope underneath the bow, with script handwriting of her name once more. She opened it was anticipation reading its contents:

"Caroline, I hear you're fond of Literature. So I figured you would like it if we became pen pals. I doubt you remember but I remember you vividly as if we only met yesterday. I hope you like my present, it's nothing much, just a little something to say Hi. How are you? I'd love to hear about you, tell me everything. I'd very much like to see you again, love but for now I think its best we write. Please reply soon, love Klaus"

Klaus, the name struck her. So many questions buzzed through her mind like how did he track her down, they didn't stay in contact; they barely knew each other. Slowly, she began unravelling her mysterious parcel and inside stood a beautiful vase of purple carnations, alongside a hand drawn picture of Buckingham Palace.

Her hand grasped his mouth in shock when she began looking closer into the drawing, there at the front gates stood a man and woman, Klaus and Caroline.

She was truly touched, this stranger felt like they shared such a connection that he wanted to be pen pals. She was intrigued in Klaus, why was it after months of not hearing a thing from him and all of a sudden, they're pen pals. She smiled as she grabbed a piece of paper and began to write her reply:

"Klaus, I was shocked to hear from you...nicely shocked. Thank you for the beautiful drawing, you are very talented. Of course I remember you. As for me, I'm doing great. I'm a permanent lecturer at the Academy now, you should see it, the place as evolved so much in the few months I've been here. You want to know everything about me? There's nothing much to tell, I live a pretty boring life as luck may have it, I do the same routine day in, day out. Please if you feel like spicing it up a bit, go for it, hopefully you'll have better luck than me. Where are you now? Still in London I hope. Yes, I do hope one day we will meet again but in the mean time write back soon, love Caroline"

It was weeks until she got back a reply. She found herself waiting relentlessly for an envelope that never seemed to turn up. It came to a point that she almost gave up waiting, he had no intention of writing back, she thought. Until that day in September, when the letter came and it turned her world upside down

"Caroline, you say you're life is boring. I accept the challenge, I'll help. Wait for my next letter, look for a sign. Love Klaus"

Just the two lines that made Caroline think, what did he have in store for her? She wanted to know what his intentions were, surely he wasn't just a passing stranger who got bored and decided to write a letter. There had to be a reason, there always was. It gave her a thrill; she would look for this sign. She woke up every day, happy and looking forward to receiving his letter. Whatever it was, it had to be good.

She was sitting in her apartment, eating her cereal when there was a knock on the door.

"Hi, are you Caroline?" she stared at this stout little man standing in her doorway, holding a massive paper bag in his arms

"Yes"

"This is for you" he smiled as he dumped the bag into her arms, Caroline thanked him and managed to shut the door with her foot. The bag with nearly as big as her, she juggled the bag as she struggled to peer around it to see where she was going. Eventually she managed to lay the bag on the kitchen table. Inside was another bag, which she opened just to find another bag.

Caroline kept doing this almost ten bags later to find a little DVD inside with a label saying

'Watch me'.

© Ms Zola, Aug 2012