Picture: Number 3
Pairing: Caroline/Klaus

Humanverse/AU/Canon/etc: AU
Rating: T

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A/N: Okay everyone, I started this based on the Twilight 25 fics. All credit for the idea goes to their creator.


Klaus had never understood why people were so intent on finding their Christmas miracle. He had lived for over one thousand years, and not once had he seen something that he would call a Christmas miracle. It's not that he didn't believe in miracles. When he met Caroline, it hadn't taken long for him to fall for her effervescent light, and he had been a lost cause ever since. There was no questioning that he was hers, and the miracle was that he could now claim her as his own as well. Now, it was Christmas, and she was living with him and the rest of his family in their London home.

Her smiles had been scarce the past few weeks, after her first Thanksgiving without her mother, and he was beginning to realize that he missed seeing the way her eyes lit up when she was happy. He had left for a week, to tie up some loose ends in Edinburgh, and he had just returned. When he entered their home, he found that the entire place was decorated with Christmas decorations.

"Brother, you've returned," Rebekah said, entering the foyer.

"Yes, what is all this?" he asked.

Rebekah sighed and shook her head, with a fond smile on her face. "We couldn't rein Caroline in. She is quite fond of this holiday," she said.

"Well, it's her first holiday season without any family," Klaus sighed.

Rebekah scoffed. "We're family to her now," she said.

Klaus shook his head and decided to let it be for now. He wanted to see Caroline. A week without her was like a week without sun. He entered the sun room, which would normally be too cold in the winter, but Caroline loved the room year round. The entire room was bathed in a white, pure light. There was a white tree in the corner, covered in twinkle lights, and it gave the room a heavenly feel.

Caroline was sitting on the white sofa, wrapped in a soft blanket, and reading a book. She was so engrossed in the book that she didn't even sense him behind her. He took in her form, facing away from him. The golden light that glowed from within her mixed with the soft lighting of the room, and made her look positively radiant. Her hair had grown out over the past few years, and it cascaded down her back in soft waves. Her bangs were pulled back, and a bow held them in place.

When he shook himself out of his thoughts, he decided to make his presence know. He lightly cleared his throat, and she startled before turning around. A bright smile spread across her face, and his dead heart swelled in his chest. It was the smile he had waited so long to see, and he'd be damned if he'd let it go away again.

"You're back!" she said, coming up to him and wrapping him in a hug.

"So are you," he said before lightly kissing her on the lips.