A/N this is just a short story about Caroline's graduation. It will only be two chapters long.
"Hello Caroline" Caroline jumped from her stool only to find Klaus standing behind her. He had a genuine smile plastered across his face. The last time she had seen him was when she asked for a formal dress. He had kindly given her one and she looked amazing in it.
"Klaus, I thought you were gone" Caroline felt happy when she saw Klaus. She thought she was never going to see him again
"I felt bad for leaving without saying goodbye so I came to say farewell and to give you a graduation present"
"And you are going to leave again"
"I don't see why I must stay, I realised how much I missed New Orleans"
"What about those witches plotting against you?"
"Let's just say I took care of them and now I get to enjoy life in the town I built"
"It must be a great feeling to live in a town you built"
"Yeah but things have changed over time but everything is great now, here before I forget" He handed her a rolled piece of paper and a red velvet box "I'll see you around Caroline, goodnight"
"Good night and thank you" Caroline smiled and Klaus left the grill.
Unable to contain her excitement Caroline went home to open her gift. When she arrived she quickly rushed upstairs and sat on her bed. She unfolded the piece of paper and it was a drawing of her. She was smiling and her hair was hanging freely at her shoulders. Her eyes were sparkling and it just made everything about her shine. She wondered if that was how Klaus saw her or it was just his imagination. It was signed at the bottom by Klaus of course. He opened the box and found a necklace. It was a beautiful gold name chain. The capital C had sparkling crystals on it. She knew that whatever gift Klaus would give her it would be beautiful and expensive. She looked at the drawing once again and felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She placed her gifts on her bedside table and prepared to sleep.
The next morning Caroline decided to go to the Mikaelson mansion. She knew that she would find Klaus there. She raped lightly on the door and was met by a pair of friendly blue eyes.
"Caroline, I wasn't expecting you this early'
"Yeah I wasn't expecting me either" she chuckled.
"Please come in" Caroline walked in and sat on one of the couches. "Would you like a cup of coffee?"
"No thank you I'm not a coffee person"
"Is there anything I can do for you?" he sat down across from her
Caroline froze; she didn't know what she wanted form Klaus. She knew she wanted to see him but didn't know why. Klaus watched her closely as she shifted around awkwardly.
"Caroline is everything okay?"
"When are you leaving for New Orleans?"
"Tomorrow morning"
"Can I ask for a favour?"
"Yes love, what is it?'
"Can you spend the day with me, before you leave, just hanging out as friends…"
Klaus cut her off, "When?"
"Today, now I mean before my graduation"
"Okay what do you want to do?"
"Anything really"
Klaus was happy. This was the first time Caroline was asking him for something that doesn't only benefit her, she wanted to do something with him before he left town.
"Okay I'll get my car keys"
Caroline was all smiles until it hit her that she had asked Klaus to spend the day with her. Her smile vanished when she saw Klaus coming back downstairs.
"Let's go then" they walked out and got into Klaus's car and he drove away.
"Thank you" Caroline broke the silence
"Don't worry about it, it's the least I could do before I leave"
"No, I meant thank you for the drawing and the necklace"
"You are not wearing it" Klaus noticed
"No I wanted to first wear it at graduation, it is a graduation gift after all, but really it's beautiful and the drawing is amazing" she smiled
"The drawing doesn't come close to doing you justice but you are welcome"
"Did you really come to say goodbye and watch me graduate?"
"Is that so hard to believe?"
"No actually it's sweet" she smiled. Klaus looked at Caroline from the corner of his eyes and smiled.
"We're here"
Caroline looked around to see were here was but all she saw was a forest. She decided not to say anything and just follow Klaus. They followed a rundown path deeper into the forest.
"So what is this place?" Caroline asked
"Patience my dear"
They walked in a comfortable silence beside each other when they reached the end of the path. Caroline was amazed by what she saw. It was the mystic falls; she had heard of them but had never seen them. The town was named after them as it was the closest to them. Everything was green and beautiful. At the far side of the falls were a picnic mat and a picnic basket.
"How did you manage to get that there?"
"I have my ways" Klaus led her to the mat. "Is this your first time seeing the falls?" Caroline nodded. "I figured since you lived in Mystic Falls your whole life you would have seen them"
"I don't think anyone in mystic falls has ever seen them, people just think it's just water and nothing special"
"But you don't?"
"It is just water but that's doesn't stop from making it beautiful, and its peaceful down here"
"It is, werewolves used to inhabit this place but they fled a long time ago"
"Why?"
"People believed this place to be haunted and a number of people swore they saw mysterious activities take place hence it being called mystic falls"
"Well there are witches, werewolves, vampires and hybrids so I don't blame them" Klaus walked back to the picnic mat. Caroline expected food from the basket but she saw, albums and other collectives.
"What's all this?" she asked
"My life in pictures and drawings"
Klaus took the albums from the basket and the drawings. Caroline unfolded the drawings and paintings. She was amazed at how beautiful they all were. Most of them were not distinctive pictures but expression paintings.
"I started painting when I was a young boy, but in those times we used animal blood and painted on rocks. There are quite a few rocks are painted on when we moved to mystic falls." Caroline listened as Klaus spoke passionately about his love for art. "As time went on canvases and paint were introduced and I had not learned the art of fine drawing but I would splash different colours of paint to express how I felt. I then learnt how to draw objects and people; I drew my friends at the time, family and myself at times."
"That's amazing Klaus, I wish I could do something like have an outlet for my emotions."
"There has to be something you excel at Caroline"
"Well cheerleading, I'm good at organising events and that's just about it I think" Caroline replied as she browsed through the albums. Her life seemed like nothing compared to Klaus. He had seen the world, learned about different cultures and he was knowledgeable about everything.
"Something bothering you love?"
"What's it like to know everything about everything?"
"Well I don't know everything but I enjoy travelling the world and learning new things" Caroline gave a slight smile. "Come there is something I want to show you" he held out his hand for her to take. He led her towards the waterfall. He stepped on the rock in the stream.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm showing you one of my first ever paintings"
"In the water?" Caroline inquired
"Behind the waterfall"
Caroline was hesitant at first but followed Klaus anyway. They followed a path of stepping stones through the waterfall. Caroline didn't care about how she looked, she was slightly drenched in water but she was having fun with Klaus and that's all that mattered for now. They were behind the waterfall now and were inside a cave. Caroline immediately noticed the paintings Klaus mentioned.
"This wall is filled with my first original paintings"
Caroline traced the path of each of the drawing and the paintings looked like a story, their family story. Using the torch on her phone she followed the drawings and everything was symbolic or had a literal meaning. She also saw the part when Klaus' brother dies, their parents turning them into vampires and Klaus killing his mother. Klaus remained silent the whole time watching Caroline take in all his paintings. The paintings ended after Klaus killed his mother but she had learnt a lot from the paintings.
"We should return in time for your graduation"
"Yeah we should, thank you for bringing me here and showing me your paintings, drawings and pictures"
They walked back to the car in a comfortable silence and drove back home.
A/N thanks for reading, leave a review and i'll upload the last bit sooner for you. Oh and a formal is a prom in Australia :)