A/N: It's been 50 years since Caroline left Mystic Falls, and a lot has changed since then. After giving up looking for Klaus in New York, she learns to accept that she may not see him again. But little does she know he's much closer to her than she thinks... Klaroline Multi-Chapter. Contains fluff & smut. Read and Review.

I'm really excited about writing this fanfic :) I've got most of it planned out and am really happy with where it's going. If you have any ideas, please review and tell me, would be much appreciated. Basically, in this fic Caroline lives in New York 50 years after the shows timeline, and she has been looking for Klaus. I'll let you read the rest for yourselves. ;)

NB:The point of view I'll be writing this story from will change between Caroline and Klaus throughout the story. For example, where it says ~ CAROLINE ~ before a section, obviously means it's in her P.O.V. Except for the prologue of course.

Please read then leave a review telling me what you think. :D

Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries. Nor do I own any of the brand names I mention. (Not sure if that could be classed as advertising and I could be sued, but I'll put this here just to be safe.) ;)

"New York isn't the only place where good things happen. But I don't think there's anywhere else where so many good things can happen at once, so unexpectedly, in such bizarre combinations." ~ Wayne Hoffman.

~ PROLOGUE ~

It's been 50 years since Caroline Forbes left Mystic Falls. And a lot has changed in her life since then. Everyone has gone their separate ways. Elena is now a vampire and in a relationship with Damon, whereas Stefan has re-lit the fire in his relationship with Katherine. Bonnie has given up magic after almost going down a dark path, and is happily married to Matt Donovan in North Carolina with 3 grown kids. Tyler and Caroline broke up a long time and they've both moved on. He's now head over heals in love with another Vampire named Charlotte and Caroline is happy for him; he deserves someone to love and care for him like she does.

Caroline now lives alone in New York. She owns an expensive apartment in Madison Avenue which she managed to pull with a little help from good old' compulsion. She's very rich - once again thanks to compulsion. Her diet is different, she no longer feeds from animals and blood bags - she drinks from humans. But she's not a ripper. "Bite, heal, erase." Damon once told her, and that's the guilt-free trick she uses.

Not much had changed for the world in general. TV's, cars and phones had improved slightly. Oh, and there was a cure for cancer now.

And that leaves Klaus. Klaus. Caroline hadn't seen nor heard from him in those 50 years. Shortly after he left, Caroline decided to follow Klaus's advice - to see what the world had to offer. When she finally decided she was ready to leave behind small town life, she tried looking for him in New York - as he once told her it was his favourite place in the world. But she had no success, figuring he must have moved on to somewhere else. She gave up soon after that, as there were so many places he could be. It would've taken her an eternity just to track him down. She had decided to stay in NY, as she fell in love with the city. 'The city that never sleeps.' Little did she know that he was much closer to her than she thought.

But she had to admit, she was lonely. That was just undeniable. She wanted - no, she needed - someone to spend her forever with.

~ KLAUS ~

I was stood in the queue in the Henleys store when I thought I saw her.

Holding 2 shirts and a pair of jeans, I waited for the guy in front of me to hurry the fuck up. He had like 11 items, had entered the wrong pin code when trying to pay with his credit card. Twice. And now he was flirting with the girl at the till. And I was becoming very impatient.

He might become my dinner if he takes any longer.

He finally finished up and walked away, my glare followed him as he walked the few metres to the shop door and started kissing this girl - who I presumed was his girlfriend - like there was no tomorrow.

I was about to look away from them and go to the tills when something else caught my eye - or someonerather.

A girl walking down the street just outside the store.

I couldn't quite see her face properly - there were too many mannequins in the way - but there were other things I saw that striked me as familiar.

The blonde wavy hair.

The way she swung her hips when she walked.

The clothing style.

"Next!" The girl at the till shouted at me, probably for the 3rd time thanks to my little distraction.

I looked at the sales assistant and threw the clothes down on the desk for her to scan.
"I'm sorry, I'll be right back." I said quickly to her as I rushed to the door, pushing past the asshat and his girlfriend and heading out into the street.

I stood and looked around everywhere. I scanned my eyes along the sidewalks of both sides of the street, looking for her - but I couldn't see her.
She couldn't have gotten that far.
I noticed there was a very large crowd of people walking down the street in the same direction she had gone, but I couldn't see any blonde heads there.

I thought to myself, it probably wasn't even her. She's probably still living in Mystic Falls refusing to see anywhere else than that pathetic little town.
But in the deepest parts of my mind I was still convinced it had been her.

I decided to give up and turned and walked back into the store. Everyone in the queue was silently staring at me. I shot glares at them all and retuned to the till, receiving a funny look from the sales assistant. She put my clothes in a bag and took the money I gave her.
"Keep the change." I mumbled grumpily as I turned to leave.

I headed straight back to my apartment, walking in the same direction she had gone, although I didn't see her again.
I took my phone out on the way and called one of my friends telling him to meet me at the bar this evening, then put the phone into the back pocket of my jeans.

I suddenly felt an odd feeling, although I wasn't quite sure what it was.

I quickly tried to push this feeling out of my mind along with all the thoughts of what I thought I saw. I told myself to just let it go. I was just lining myself up for disappointment here, I thought as I squeezed myself through the crowd of people into an open space and carried on walking straight down the street.

I never found out if it really was her or not. Or if I was just delusional.

But I'm still convinced that the girl I saw was Caroline Forbes.

~ CAROLINE ~

I hummed quietly to myself as I exited Prada, walking down the East 57th Avenue I headed towards Starbucks, my heels clip-clopping on the sidewalk.

I passed several stores along the way; making mental notes to pay visits to some of them for whatever reason at some point.

Apple, Louis Vuitton, Jack Wills, Hollister, Henleys, NYC Cosmetics.

I finally got to Starbucks and walked inside. While waiting patiently for my Latte to be made I watched a large crowd of people walk past outside.

My phone buzzed. It was Elena.

Hey hun, watcha up to? much love - E xx

I texted back immediately then dropped the phone back into my bag.

Hey, shopping for a dress. will call you later babe :) xxx

I hadn't seen Elena for about two months now. I really needed to meet up with her and have a good catch-up. Elena lives in Atlanta with Damon, she's now a vampire, so it's nice to have at least one friend to 'not grow old with'.

I paid for my coffee and walked back out into the street.

It was then that I heard the voice.

It was very brief, only for a second, but it was so distinctive, I always thought I would recognise it anywhere.

"Alright, see you later mate." The guy walking two metres in front of me said before putting his phone away.

That hair.

That walk.

That voice.

Could it be...?

I carried on following him, not caring that I was going in the completely wrong direction from my next planned store trip. I tried to walk faster, trying to catch up with him, but it was already kinda difficult to walk in these heels.

Another crowd of people came out of a store and I had to stop walking altogether, as they were in the way. I saw him push past some people and then he was gone. When I finally made my way through the crowd I looked around for him but he was nowhere to be seen.

Then I saw him again. He was on the other side of the street, walking away from me.
I knew I had to take this chance to see if it was him or not, if it was him then...Brilliant! But If not...then I would have to just accept that maybe he had changed his mind and perhaps didn't want to be found anymore.

Without really thinking properly I pegged it out into the road, causing two taxi drivers to come to a sudden stop and they both honked their horns at me. I ignored them and their angry swears as I stepped onto the other side of the street. I still had the guy in my sight; he had just walked into a store. I ran up the sidewalk and followed him inside, stopping right behind him.

I breathed out heavily with a smile on my lips then tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around.

But it wasn't Klaus.

"Can I help you miss?" The guy asked me in a strong southern accent.

The hopeful smile I had on my face dropped quickly and was replaced by a disappointed frown.

"Oh. I'm sorry; I thought you were somebody else." I said quietly before turning to leave.

I walked back down the street slowly. Trying to forget what had just happened and trying not to be too disappointed.
I took in a deep breath, put my head up and smiled brightly at a random woman I walked past - who returned the kind gesture with a frown as she on purposely tried not to walk near me.

Abandoning the idea of going to buy shoes to match my new dress, I headed home instead.

Besides, I thought, how could I mistake that southern twang for that beautiful British accent. I had no idea. I must be delusional.

Maybe one day I'll find him...

A/N : Soo... What do you think? If you paid attention when reading this you may have picked up on how the two parts to this seem to cross over...or do they?;)

I'll just say right now don't necessarily assume that Klaus really did see Caroline, and that Caroline really did see Klaus...Because I haven't even stated if their two points of view took place on the same day or not. Hell, I haven't even said Klaus is in NY! (which I will tell you now, he is.) I know their encounters seem to match up, but it could have just been a big fat coincidence.

I'll let you decide for now if you think they actually saw each other or not. That question will be answered later on in the story. ;)

QUESTIONS:

• Did you like it?
• Will you read the next chapter?
• Do you think they really saw each other? (cos I know the answer and you don't :P)

Chapter 2 will be out soon, most likely next Wednesday.
P.s - it contains a flashback.

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