She was standing there waiting for him, amidst the grey of the smoke; which gave her more of a nostalgia look than she had in appearance in his mind. She was ever present in his mind, keeping her a reality, keeping her from slipping into a faint memory that had happened to so many others he'd known. His musings of her future kept her alive, even when things were difficult to maintain in his head. And in keeping Caroline a reality in his mind, took some of the initial surprise from his reaction to her. She was still waiting for him, however. The villain hybrid that had brought so much pain to her and her loved ones. But over the years, they'd done much for eachother. Even I it would never be brought to light.
Caroline was waiting for Klaus in a dark blue dress, bold among the smoke, and as he walked toward her she saw a dark suit with a nearly-matching handkerchief and shirt to her own. Then he was standing before her, closer to her than he'd been for nearer a decade. Klaus reached out a hand and she reached for it with her own, and he took her hand in both of his, turning her palm up to face him, her fingers pointed to the sky. He brought the inside of her thin, pale wrist to his lips and pressed the kiss gently to her skin, looking up to her eyes. He saw a smile, a thank-you, and the notion that perhaps she would do the same for him. Perhaps sooner than he would expect.
Without letting the thought go too much to his head, he turned and held her hand in one of his, beginning to lead her back from where he'd come. Caroline smiled to herself and frequently glanced at him.
"Back in Mystic Falls, the boys would play this game," Caroline said nervously, her smile faltering when Klaus turned his head toward hers.
"What is this game?" He asked
"It's a sport," Caroline laughed nervously, knowing already he knew that answer "they would play it as soon as things had been calm for a few weeks, where we knew a new problem wouldn't come for at least a few more months. It was just a way to get back into enjoying the time we had right then." She said, eyeing him. Klaus's eyebrow rose provocatively and he smirked
"Well, once we get back I'm sure my family would be interested in knowing if they want to participate." He replied. "They're a bunch of crippled narcissists, however…" Caroline giggled and Klaus grinned at the sound.
"We'll see." Caroline agreed.