A/N: I have had this idea in my head a very long time and now I can't hold it back any longer. It's supposed to be a two-shot but...yeah..I'll just have to see where it takes me :)
I hope you like it, please let me know… *hugs and kisses*
Summary; Does not completely follow the series, I have made some changes; Caroline didn't get turned until after Klaus' arrival to Mystic Falls (The-Tyler-biting-her-part has happened and Klaus did heal her). In this story it has been 3 weeks since she turned and she is really struggling after her transition, mainly with feeding. She needs help and who wouldn't be a better savior than Klaus :) :)
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Ch 1
"How long has it been since you fed Caroline?" Stefan asked
"Uhm, not since the transition...I guess" she revealed to him and felt that the word fed made her mouth watery.
"That's 3 weeks ago. Why haven't you fed? Your body is starving, you need to feed" he said filled with concern as he raked his fingers through his hair in frustration.
"Because I don't want to kill anyone Stefan" she half yelled feeling that the mixed emotions that was stirring up inside became more and more difficult to vanquish. One part of her (well, almost every part of her) wanted so badly to rip into someone's carotid artery and drain them, not wasting so much as one drop, then find another victim and repeat the same thing over and over again until she was high on blood, consumed by it…But then there was this tiny part of her that almost broke into tears just at the thought of doing something so awful to a human being, that's why she had stayed inside for the last couple of weeks, keeping distance from any kind of temptation that could lead her into deception.
She walked restlessly back and forth in front of her bed, ignoring Stefan's lesson about the "Importance of Feeding Correctly". She started talking before he was done, cutting him off; "God, I wish there was some miraculous way to just skip this beyond annoying newbie-vamp phase…why hasn't anyone come up with a solution? Stefan?" she pouted like a 13 year old girl looking at her friend with the saddest eyes ever.
"It just doesn't work like that Caroline, let me help you" His voice was soft and comforting, Stefan was always like that..he was the one you could count on to always be there for you and boy did she need him…but she knew that he couldn't; "How are you supposed to help me Stefan? You said it yourself the other day, you can't handle human blood...it makes you….mad…"
"I know what I said, but maybe I can try to talk you through it…or maybe…." He hesitated…
"What?" She asked, had he come up with some sort of magical solution?
"I can't believe what I'm about to suggest…but maybe Dam…" he started to say but was quickly "duck-taped" by Caroline's shocked face; "Are you crazy? There is no way in hell that I'll EVER let that…psychopath anywhere near me…have you forgotten what he did to me?" She wanted to kick and scream, how could he even allow himself to think in that direction?
"No of course not...but" Stefan said hoping she would listen to his idea, he hadn't planned on leaving her alone with Damon – he would be there to make sure that everything was going fine…
"NO, I'd rather starve to death" Caroline emphasized making it perfectly clear that this wasn't up for debate…
"Caroline…"
"Stefan, end of discussion…now can you please leave…I'm…tired" She pointed at the door and then at the window – totally indifferent about which route he would take out of her house, the only thing that mattered was that she wanted to be alone.
When he was gone she let out a sigh in relief and crawled into bed, smothering one of her pillows feeling that it's softness soothed her….she was about to enter dream-world when she felt a frigid gust of wind washing over her, at first she thought it was Stefan again but then she caught up on a familiar scent of someone she didn't expect..Klaus. What the hell was he doing there?
"Please, not you too…" She breathed sounding condescending and turned around…there he was.
"Oh, I'm sorry Love…couldn't help but overhear the depths of your misery" He replied while tilting his head. He shoved his hands down into his pockets showing her that he wasn't planning on leaving..
"Here to gloat I take it?" She questioned, what other reason could he have for being there?
"Uhm...no..I am here to offer my help" Klaus confessed as he stepped closer to the bed.
Was he serious? She almost chocked on his words and fought very hard not to laugh. She sat up and looked at him with widened eyes; "Why? You tried to have me killed just a few days ago" Her reminder was anything but subtle…
"That's true, but as I recall I was also the one who saved your life" His answer was also a reminder, he looked at her with narrowed eyes trying to illuminate her thoughts to himself…
"Yeah, never really understood why you did that, helping someone other than yourself doesn't seem to be your thing….sooo I gather you did it so that I would owe you one…right?" Caroline scoffed and looked the other way.
"In fact, I did it because I like you Caroline" He blurted out, almost as if he hadn't planned on saying it. His skin flushed a little, it had been a very long time since he had said that to anyone.
"Hah…and I'm supposed to believe that?" She laughed while shaking her head in disbelief.
Of course, her reaction was as expected; "You can believe whatever you want, but the fact is that I could have let you die and I didn't. My reason actually goes far beyond myself. I don't take joy in your suffering…I want to help you" he confessed even though he knew that she probably wouldn't believe that either…
"Well I don't want your help" she emphasized carelessly but deep down she was wondering why he was acting this way, it was very easy to believe that he had some ulterior motive because he always had.
"Are you afraid that I might get under your skin?" He teased and interrupted her thoughts as he bent down and leaned in closer to her face…
Caroline shivered in disgust and arched back at his attempt to flirt; "Please" she uttered as she drew herself away from the obvious eye contact they got for a few seconds there before she rose up from the bed and continued; "I'm actually more worried if I'd come out of it alive".
"Trust me, if I wanted you dead you would be" Klaus ensured her and turned to her dresser, taking a good look at her clothes which was hanging out of the drawers. He took out a black-laced top envisioning how incredible beautiful she look wearing it and he couldn't help but smile. There was something about this girl that pulled him in, gave him butterflies and let's face it, that wasn't something he was used to.
Klaus had built this brick wall between himself and feelings for as long as he could remember, thinking that getting emotional involved with someone always resulted in someone getting burned, it was a weakness. He used women strictly for quenching his desires when it came to feeding and sexual needs, nothing more and that's why he was taken aback by his sudden need to be close to Caroline, talking to her…helping her if she needed him.
"That supposed to convince me?" Caroline snapped and ripped the top out of Klaus' hands when she appeared at his side, she shoved it back into the dresser along with the other entangled clothes.
Klaus turned to look at her, he almost wanted to put her face between his hands and melt his eyes with hers so he could convince her to let him help her, instead he just leaned against the dresser crossing his arms over his chest; "Why won't you let anybody help you Caroline? You don't want to die; if you did you wouldn't have taken my blood" he stated…
"Because I don't want to kill anyone, why can't anybody understand that? She said in a "duh" tone as her hands flung up over her head in frustration and started to walk away from him when she felt his hand grab her arm…
"You don't have to kill anyone…trust me…I've had a thousand years of practice" That last part he almost whispered as he nudged her back, his words lingering at the nip of her earlobe, his closeness was almost intimidating.
"And yet no one lives to see another day after you've snacked on them…" Caroline shot back and shivers made its way down her spine when she felt his breath swirling behind her, she shook her head and turned around telling him with her eyes that he was overstepping her boundaries.
"Well that's because I enjoy…" Klaus started to joke, planning on giving her the accelerating details of his feeding rituals but he was stopped before he could get to it…
"STOP" She interrupted while putting her hand up in his face like a stop-sign, he was being incredibly annoying and definitely not helping her…if anything just making her urges more powerful just at the thought of eating someone.
Klaus realized that the only way he could reach out to her was by being brutally honest about what might come if she didn't feed, if there was one thing he knew about Caroline, it was that she was afraid of the darkness that followed by being a vampire; "You do realize that the longer you wait the harder it will get? A few more days now and the chances of obtaining some sort of control while feeding is gone, it will be the end of you. You are starving; the thirst will turn your blood into ash…" he enlightened her while boring his eyes into hers, hoping she would understand his words of honesty.
"Please, spare me the details" Caroline replied gazing down on her feet, she couldn't even look at him. Her emotions were all over the place, she was completely lost.
"The reason why the bags isn't enough for you is because you haven't mastered what every vampire need to master in order to choose their own…cuisine" He said smirking while tilting her chin up, taking absolute joy in the fact that she wouldn't have any other choice than to let someone help her through this rough-patch and by someone he meant himself, of course.
"What does that even mean?" She asked curiously not completely understanding what he was trying to tell her, she took a few steps back looking at him with this demanding face…
"You need to learn how to feed directly from humans, how to lure them in, the feeling when your tusks meet their skin, the blood in your mouth, the rush, how to let them leave when you are satisfied, how to erase….You can't resist the urge to plunge into someone's neck and sucking them dry before you have learned control…" His announcement didn't come as a shock, she knew that she had to do it eventually just not like a freaking ceremony, hadn't the person who came up with "the-vampire-laws" ever heard of shortcuts? Couldn't someone just compel her a meal and force-feed her, end of story? Why did everything have to be so complicated?
He could see her inner battles coursing through her mind like a tidal wave and it made him want to bring her some sort of reassurance that everything was going to be alright; "And you won't be killing anyone…"
"Only taking advantage of them, hurting them, deceiving them, feeding on them…it's horrible" She replied sounding disgusted by the thought of doing what he suggested.
"It's only horrible if you don't embrace what you are Caroline, you are a vampire now and it is about time you start acting like one…" His smile was wide making his dimples emerge, the thought of Caroline embracing what she truly was, was an intriguing thought and he planned on having "first-row" tickets to the show.
"I didn't want this" she sighed and let herself fall back onto the bed completely ignoring the fact that Klaus would witness her whiny behavior, she didn't care.
"And yet you took my blood when you had the chance to escape…." His tone was almost judging…
"That's because I didn't want to die genius…" She rubbed her tired eyes; this debate was exhausting.
"Well, you certainly will if you keep up this….guilt thing" He stated and sat down at the edge of the bed, next to her..
"Fine…." She said and stood up, quickly – almost as if she had had an epiphany.
"So?" He questioned giving her a "what-are-you-up-to-look".
"So, will you help me?" She almost had to drag the words out of herself…
"With pleasure…" he smirked surprised to hear her say the words and offered her his hand…
Caroline knew that she should probably have let Stefan or even Damon help her with this, anyone but Klaus...but it kinda felt natural, he had after all like he said, had a thousand years of practice to master self-control…so she took his hand but hesitated for a second; "If you mention this to anyone I'll…." She started to say…
"Don't worry; it will be our little secret" He assured her and dragged her along, whooshing into the night and truth be told, she had no idea what she was actually getting herself into…
A/N: What did you think? Let me know. Feedback is love..