AN - Hey guys, this is a story I began writing over a month ago but my story 'End and Beginnings' kind of took over me and became my priority. I finally came back to this and as the idea still excites me I decided to continue with it. This is set after the Miss Mystic Falls pageant in early season 4. I hope you like it. Enjoy.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Klaus
Chapter 1 - Twilight
"I think that we should be friends."
Klaus looked up from his sketch to see the subject standing in front of him, Caroline was wearing blue jeans, a yellow spaghetti strap top that left her arms bare, her curls were tumbling down her back and she was wearing the diamond bracelet that HE gave to her. In a word she was breathtaking, "Friends, sweetheart?"
Caroline placed her hands on her hips looking over at Klaus, he was dressed in his usual; Henley, jeans and boots combination, his ever present necklaces drawing her eyes to his chest, she briefly closed her eyes to get herself under control before she repeated, "Yes Klaus, I want us to be friends."
"Are we not friends already?" Klaus pouted mockingly at her, loving the way her eyes screwed up in annoyance.
"No we are enemies." Caroline stated.
Klaus jumped up and in a second was in front of Caroline, his eyes locking with her startled eyes, "I was never your enemy Caroline."
Caroline stared in to Klaus's burning gaze, "Yes you were. Once," she licked her lips in nervousness, "but not now."
Klaus was mesmerised as her pink tongue moistened her lips, he used all his thousand year old willpower not to take her lips in his, patience Niklaus, she will be mine. "Never again love."
Caroline smiled placing her hand against his chest where his heart was, "Never again."
Klaus swallowed at the feel of her delicate hand on his chest, the light in her eyes causing his breath to catch. Feeling lightheaded at her tender caress he took her hand in his, playing with her fingers he smiled genuinely, "What does being your friend entail?"
Caroline grinned wickedly, her eyes dancing in amusement, "Oh you know, shopping, hanging out together, going to the Grill, talking about boys," she giggled at Klaus's growl, "and watching movies together."
"Now that I can do sweetheart." Klaus couldn't believe that Caroline was offering her friendship after all he had done, he wanted her love but he was happy to start with her friendship before she finally became his. He tucked a stray tendril of hair behind her ear, "What shall we do to start this journey of friendship?"
"Number one," Caroline gave Klaus a stern look raising her index finger up to indicate one, "no touching unless I initiate it."
"As you wish love." Klaus smiled at Caroline, she looked so adorable, the crease between her eyes begging him to reach out and smooth it out. Shaking off the image remembering her 'rule' he gestured for her to go on.
"Number two," Caroline raised her middle finger, "you will take me shopping, hold my bags, give your opinion as I model the clothes for you and you will not complain the entire time we are together, understand?"
"I am at your service." Klaus really couldn't help the full fledged grin that spread across his features, this year old baby vampire was ordering a thousand year old Hybrid to take her shopping and not complain, you really are the most fascinating creature I have ever met Caroline, the only being I've ever met that has never been afraid of me.
"Number three," Caroline raised her other finger, "you will watch movies of my choice," she smiled up at Klaus, "and if your good I will watch movies that you choose, deal?" She held her hand out to him.
"I have one condition," Klaus laughed as Caroline's eyes narrowed in suspicion, "nothing bad love, all I want is to take you out to restaurants that are not in Mystic Falls." He took her hand in his, marvelling at the softness of her hand, before raising his eyebrow, "Deal?"
"Deal." Caroline shook Klaus's hand in agreement, dropping his hand she smiled brightly, "Pick me up at twelve tomorrow for our first shopping trip."
"Pick you up then." Klaus smiled as Caroline bounced out of his house as quickly as she came in, he was looking forward to his first friend date with Caroline, re-taking his seat he began a new sketch of Caroline, this one he drew of her laughing eyes and carefree smile as she told him that they would be friends. Smiling in happiness, Klaus awaited the day that Caroline would burst in to his house declaring that she decided that they should be together, one day.
The next day Klaus drove up to Caroline's house, he got out of the car, walking up to her door and rang the bell. He wanted to bring her flowers, but he thought that would be too much a day after she wanted to be friends, so he refrained for now, he was hoping that he could make up for it by buying her something.
Caroline answered the door smiling, "Hello Klaus."
"Caroline." Klaus greeted, he could get used to having Caroline smile at him with no hidden agenda behind it, "Shall we?"
Caroline grabbed her purse and followed Klaus to his car, smiling as he held the door open for her, "Thank you." She sat down and fastened her seatbelt.
Klaus walked around to his side and got in, "Where to love?"
"We are going to the mall as I need a new dress." Caroline replied.
"Yet another town event love?" Klaus smirked as he drove off.
"No, not yet anyway." Caroline turned her head to face Klaus, "Bonnie, Elena and I are going to a club in the next town tomorrow as we need to have some fun in our lives."
"Small steps sweetheart," Klaus smiled genuinely, "first you go to the next town and later you will be ready to explore the world and all it has to offer."
"I'm not ready to leave yet," Caroline admitted, "I know that I'll have to, people are going to start getting suspicious as to why I'm not getting older but for now, I want to spend as much time in my hometown with my mother as possible."
"I understand." Klaus took Caroline's hand and squeezed it, "Know this, that when the time comes, when you are truly ready to leave all this behind, I will still be here to take you to wherever you wish to go."
"Klaus..." Caroline sighed, touched by his belief that he would still be here but also uncomfortable with what that implied.
"Whether as friends or something more, I will take you out of this town and show you all the worlds treasures." Klaus brought her hand to his lips and kissed it before promising, "I give you my word."
"No touching, remember?" Caroline reminded Klaus, her hand still in his and her breath catching at his touch.
Smirking Klaus released her hand, "Forgive me love, it's our first official day as friends and I may forget myself at times."
"Okay," Caroline chewed on her lip, "today I can ignore if you happen to touch me accidentally." She waggled her finger at Klaus, "After that, you had better stick to the rules."
"I will." Klaus turned his head back to the road trying to hide his smile, Caroline really was adorable, a part of him wished he had known her when he was human, he's sure he would have courted her and eventually married her. If he had never been turned in to a vampire he never would have met her, he hated Katerina but the one thing he was grateful for was that she turned Caroline, she unknowingly gave him the chance for forever with his Queen by his side.
"Klaus?" Caroline looked at Klaus, "Where is the best place you've ever visited?"
"Caroline there are too many to name, but one of my favourite places is the Louvre in Paris." Klaus answered a soft smile on his face.
"Why?" Caroline asked softly, staring at the small smile on Klaus's face, that smile makes him look younger, less murderous.
"It is full of works of art, things of beauty," Klaus's eyes lit up as he talked about one of his passions, "to an artist such as myself it is a place I admire and I would love to show it to you one day."
Caroline was entranced by the look in Klaus's eyes, a light shone in them as he talked and she smiled as he made his offer again, "I would love to see it one day."
As they continued driving Klaus regaled Caroline with stories of things he had seen over the centuries, loving that she was interested in him and what he'd done over the years and delighted when he made her laugh. In no time Klaus pulled in to the parking lot, getting out of the car he flashed over to Caroline's side and opened the door for her.
"Klaus!" Caroline hit his chest looking around anxiously, "You shouldn't do that in public, we don't want people to find out what we are."
"Relax love," Klaus locked his car, "I have never once been caught and even if we were I could just compel them to forget." He held out his arm for Caroline to take, "Shall we love?"
Caroline rolled her eyes at Klaus and hooked on to his arm, "You get to buy me lunch."
"Of course I will." Klaus smirked as he proudly walked beside Caroline, she walked regally with her head held high and shoulders straight. She truly was a Queen. Glancing at her out of the corner of his eye he asked, "Is this what friends do? Shopping and a lunch date."
"It's not a date." Caroline sing songed as she pulled him in to a dress shop, "It's two friends hanging out, shopping together and finishing with food."
"How is that different from a date?" Klaus asked.
Caroline scoffed, "You're incorrigible." She led him over to a chair and let go of his arm, "You sit there while I peruse." She went and looked through the dresses picking out a selection.
Klaus made himself comfortable as he watched Caroline, she looked cute as she concentrated, her tongue poking out of the side of her mouth as she picked out dresses and scrutinized them before putting them back. He could get used to shopping with her if it aloud him to watch her without the prying eyes of her friends, "Found anything sweetheart?"
"A few possibilities." Caroline replied absentmindedly as she looked at a green dress. Looking at her selection she decided to go try them on, walking over to Klaus she told him, "I'm going to try these on and I want your honest opinion."
"I am always honest with you Caroline." Klaus smiled at Caroline, "If you want the total shopping experience you should go with Rebekah, she spends hours trying things on while I wait drinking champagne."
Caroline giggled at the visual of Klaus, sitting in a shop sipping champagne waiting for Rebekah to try on clothes, "I've only just become your friend Klaus, I think I'll wait a little before we start invited your family on our shopping trips, unless it's to shop for Elijah," she grinning widely winking at him, "does he even wear anything besides suits?"
Klaus laughed, "No sweetheart, I don't believe he does." He leant forward conspiritorially and whispered, "I think he even sleeps in his suits."
Caroline laughed at Klaus's joke, "Oh my god that is too funny," she gasped her eyes widening as she had a thought, "we so have to see if a shop sells pyjamas with suits on them."
Klaus chuckled at Caroline's suggestion, "Consider it done." He smirked at her, "You will have to be there when we give my brother his surprise present."
"It's a date." Caroline giggled as she made her way in to the dressing room, not realizing what she'd said.
Klaus grinned eyes twinkling, a date it is. He waited patiently for Caroline to emerge trying not to think about the fact she was undressing feet from him. When Caroline came out of the dressing room his breath caught, "Beautiful."
Caroline smiled at the look on Klaus's face, she was wearing a midnight blue dress that reached mid thigh, it had a dip that went just below the valley of her breasts, revealing just a hint of the side of her breasts, giving a twirl for Klaus she asked, "What do you think?"
Klaus could not stop staring at the milky flesh peaking out of Caroline's chest, it made him want to follow the dip with his tongue, feeling a tightening in his jeans, he shuffled in the chair trying to alleviate the ache she had caused within him, licking his lips he answered huskily, "Beautiful. Sexy. Ravishing. Take your pick love because you're all three."
Caroline had never felt so desirable under the heat of Klaus's wanton stare, this dress was the tamest of the three she had picked out and if Klaus's reaction was anything to go by, he would be floored by the others she had picked out. "This will go in the maybe pile," she headed back inside, "prepare for dress number two."
Klaus waited for Caroline to reveal herself, he looked up as the curtain pulled back and he thinks he just died. This dress was blood red, it had a collar around her neck made of diamonte crystals, attached to sheer lace which covered her from neck to waist, the only thing covering each breast was a rose which stems met over her belly button and attached to the skirt of the dress which reached to over her knee. When Caroline showed him the back of her dress he growled, straps reached horizontally across her back with black roses connecting them in the middle, the sheer lace also covering her back, causing it to shimmer in the light begging for Klaus to touch. Klaus cleared his throat, "You look good enough to eat sweetheart."
Caroline spun around smiling delighted, "I know. It's a vampires ultimate desire, don't you think?"
"Very much." If Klaus had seen Caroline wearing that back when she was human, it would have gotten his attention and he would have taken her, sinking his fangs in to her delicious neck, making her blood soak in to the material, I need to think of something else or I'm going to have a big problem when we try to leave this store.
Caroline almost giggled at Klaus, he looked like he was drooling, wait until you see the next one. Skipping in to the dressing room she put on her next dress, pulling back the curtain she placed her hand on her hip, "What do you think?"
Klaus looked at Caroline, it was an strapless emerald green coloured dress, the top of it completely covered her cleavage not even a peak at the treasure inside, it was the shortest of the three just skimming the top of her thigh, it was tight clinging to her body, "Not quite as risque as the la..." His breath literally stopped as she turned around.
Peaking over her shoulder Caroline winked, "How does it look?"
Klaus stood up walking over to Caroline, where there was supposed to be material, there was nothing just miles of her soft creamy skin, all of her back was on show, the dress curved in a v at the top of her butt and ended just below it, leaving all of her legs on display. With a shaky hand Klaus ran the tips of his fingers up the curve of her spine, marvelling at the touch of her skin and all the flesh on show.
Caroline turned around almost gasping at the lust clouding Klaus's eyes, "Do you like it?"
"Like it?" Klaus placed his hand on Caroline's hip, leaning forward to brush his nose against the shell of her ear, "Sweetheart I love it." He pulled back to look at her delicious skin on show, "So much so in fact, that if you go out in this, I will have to follow you to keep away the attentions of any unwanted admirers."
"Does that include you?" Caroline asked, her breath hitching at Klaus's close proximity, you're not attracted to Klaus. It's the dress, get the dress off now. "I'm gonna take this off now." She turned around pretending not to notice Klaus's growl at the sight of her bare back.
Klaus forced himself to re-take his seat, gripping the sides of the chair so hard they turned to dust in his hand, he tried to stop himself from going in there and ripping that dress off Caroline kissing up the tempting curve of her spine.
Caroline came out holding the dresses, "I think I'll take the red one." She returned the other dresses to the rail and went to the cashier to purchase her dress.
Klaus had an idea, he walked over to the rail and picked up the green dress Caroline had tried on. He flagged down a member of staff and whispered so Caroline wouldn't hear, "Hello, I want to get this dress for my girlfriend as a present and as you can see she's at the cashiers." He smiled charmingly at her, "Could you help me buy this for her?"
"Of course." She smiled at him, looking down at the dress she looked for the price tag, "How would you like to pay?"
Klaus went in to his pocket taking out his wallet, he pulled out a hundred and gave it to her.
"I'll be back in a minute." She went to the till a few over from where Caroline was paying, ringing up the purchase, she packed the dress in a bag and made her way over to Klaus, "Your change and purchase."
"Thank you." Klaus thanked her before walking over to Caroline, "Caroline, I have to go back to the car. I'll be back in a minute."
Caroline looked over at Klaus, "Okay. I'll be waiting outside." She smiled at him as he left and paid for her new dress. She really wanted the green dress after seeing Klaus's reaction to it but she knew he would make good on his promise to follow her and knowing Klaus like she did she would fear for any guy who would attempt to touch her. She collected her bag and went outside the store to wait for Klaus.
Klaus put the bag in the trunk of his car and headed back inside. Seeing Caroline he walked up beside her taking her bag off her, "Where to now love?"
"I need some shoes to go with my dress." Caroline linked her arm with Klaus and led him over to the next store. Walking inside she immediately made her way over to the heels and perused. Straight away she found the perfect pair, they were blood red six inch open toed stilettos, trying them on she admired the way they made her look taller, "These are the ones." She went to the counter and bought them before heading back to Klaus, "I'm done."
"Splendid. Is there anything else you require? Perhaps I can buy you a new bracelet?" Seeing that Caroline was about to protest Klaus smiled at her, "As a friend of course."
Chewing on her lip in thought Caroline finally nodded, "Okay." Going with Klaus they entered a jewellery store and she admired the jewellery on show. She spotted a leather bracelet that would be perfect for Klaus, seeing that he was across the store she gestured for the assistant to come over and whispered, "Can I have that bracelet? And could you put these two charms on it please?" She waited as he did what she asked and she paid for it, popping it in her bag to hide it from Klaus.
"Sweetheart?" Klaus called, "I think I've found it." He waited until Caroline reached him before showing her the bracelet he'd found. It was a silver link bracelet with red and blue stones in it, Klaus pointed to her as he explained what they were, "That red stone is Star Ruby it displays a six rayed star that shimmers when it's moved, see?" He moved the bracelet in the light and smiled at the way Caroline's eyes lit up, "Of course you know the blue stone is Lapis Lazuli." Leaning over he whispered in her ear, "I will have a witch make it in to daylight bracelet for you so that you have a spare."
Caroline was touched by Klaus's thoughtfulness and to show her appreciation she kissed his cheek, "Thank you."
Klaus closed his eyes at the feel of her soft lips on his cheek, perhaps being her friend will lead to something more. "You're welcome sweetheart." He paid for it before he asked, "Shall we eat love?"
"Yes, I'm starving." Caroline answered, hooking on to his arm they went to the food court where she went to Burger King and ordered herself a Whopper meal. They sat down and Caroline moaned as she took her first bite, "Mmmm, I love this burger."
Klaus chuckled at Caroline, "One day you will eat in the finest restaurants the world has to offer and you will wonder what you ever saw in this."
"There is nothing wrong with fast food." Caroline argued, "Back when I was human I was so worried about gaining weight that I hardly ever treated myself to anything like this." She grinned at Klaus taking another bite, "Now that I'm a vampire I can eat whatever I want without worrying about gaining weight."
"Aren't you a cheerleader? Why would you have needed to worry about your weight when you would have burned it off."
"The mind of an insecure teenage girl Klaus," Caroline laughed, "we don't think logically."
"I've lived with Rebekah for a thousand years Caroline," Klaus smiled fondly, "I know a thing or to about the workings of a teenager."
"Perhaps you do." Caroline and Klaus continued talking as they finished their lunch. Getting up she turned to Klaus, "Oh! We have one more place to go."
"Where's that?" Klaus asked as he followed Caroline's determined stride.
Caroline looked over her shoulder giggling, "To find Elijah's pyjamas of course."
Klaus chuckled as he followed Caroline, he walked in to the store and began searching the rails.
"I found them! I found them!" Caroline squealed excited, running up to Klaus she showed them to him, they were grey with little black suits on them, "These are perfect. I'm gonna go buy them."
Klaus laughed at the clothes, imagining Elijah's face as he received them. He was still chuckling as Caroline came back with a huge smile on her face. "All done now?"
"Yep." Caroline grinned, taking Klaus's arm she walked with him back to his car, "I had fun today."
"Me too sweetheart." Klaus agreed, looking down at his feet he hesitantly asked, "Perhaps we can do it again?"
Caroline smiled at Klaus, "I'd love to." She thought about what they could do, "How about in two days time I come over and we can watch a movie together? My choice of course."
"I'd love that." Klaus felt a new kind of happiness fill him as Caroline made plans to do things with him. He was hoping that this time together would help her see the real him, not just the blood thirsty Hybrid but the man who was in love with her and wanted nothing more than to make her happy. He drove her home and dropped her off making plans to meet in a few days time. As he entered his home he couldn't help the small contented smile on his face as he thought about his day with Caroline. She had actually let him buy her something, we are making progress.
Two days later Caroline was dressed in sweats and a baggy t-shirt as she knocked on Klaus's door.
Klaus answered raising his eyebrow as he took in Caroline's attire, "Not your usual look love?"
"We are watching movies and eating junk food." Caroline gestured at her clothing, "Hence the comfy clothes."
Klaus smiled at Caroline as he let her in, "Well if you wait in the living room for me I shall also dress in matching attire." He led her in to the room and directed her to the couch, "I'll be back in a minute love." He flashed up to his room changing in to the same clothes as Caroline. Coming back he laughed at the junk food piled on the table, "Enough food love?"
"I love munching this stuff while I watch movies," Caroline smirked at seeing Klaus in casual clothing for the first time since she met him, "if you want to hang out with me you'll have to get used to my junk food addiction."
"Noted." Klaus sat next to Caroline as she pressed play on the remote, "What are we watching love?"
"Twilight." Caroline answered laughter in her eyes, "It's one of my favourite films."
"I'm sure I'll like it." Klaus settled next to Caroline and began watching the movie sharing the popcorn with her. Half way thought the film Klaus asked incredulously, "He's a vampire? And why the hell is he sparkling?"
Caroline laughed at Klaus, "Yep, they sparkle in the sunlight and they only hunt animals."
Klaus smirked at Caroline, "Is this where you got the idea for your diet love?"
Caroline giggled as she laid her head on Klaus's shoulder, "No, that was Stefan who tried to get me to eat defenseless bunnies." She shivered in disgust, "I survive on blood bags now."
Klaus chuckled at Caroline's horror of hurting defenseless animals, "You are truly one of a kind Caroline." He smiled warmly down at her.
Caroline flushed and continued to watch the movie. She watched Klaus's reactions out of the corner of her eye, giggling at his distaste for Edward Cullen and there vegetarian lifestyle.
"Now that baseball game is good though I could hit it harder than them." Klaus mused, as the other vampires came he rolled his eyes, "Please, they would have known she was human the minute they arrived not because some wind rustled her hair."
"I must admit that when I became a vampire I was disappointed that I was nothing like them." Caroline sighed, she wished she had found her Edward but instead she had got Jacob.
"Sweetheart," Klaus smiled at Caroline, "We are better than these wimpy vampires."
"Watch the movie." Caroline giggled.
Soon the two of them were interrupted, "Nik! Nik! Where the bloody hell are you?" Rebekah walked in, "There you are," spotting Caroline she asked, "what are you doing here?"
"Watching Twilight." Caroline answered.
"I think I'll join you." Rebekah took a seat in one of the chairs, smirking as Klaus glowered at her. She watched the rest of the film eyes lighting up as they killed James by ripping him apart and setting him on fire, "That is an awesome way of disposing of a vampire. I'll keep that in mind for future use."
Klaus rolled his eyes, "Venom? I am the only vampire who has venom." He glared at the screen thinking of finding the author and show her what a REAL vampire looked liked. As the movie ended he said, "Thank god that's over."
"Put it on again Caroline so I can watch it from the start." Rebekah ordered, getting comfy in the chair.
"Excellent idea Rebekah." Caroline smiled happily and pressed play again.
Klaus let his head fall back on the couch groaning, "Kill me now." He scowled as Rebekah and Caroline giggled at him, "I will kill Edward Cullen if I ever see him." He pouted as their giggles turned in to out and out laughter. Crossing his arms across his chest he grumbled, "I bloody hate Twilight."
TBC