KlarolineAUWeek - Humans - Inspired by one of my favorite songs "Leave Your Lover" By Sam Smith. If you have the time, listen to it on YouTube but you don't have to listen to the song to enjoy this fic.

The room was lit with strings of bulbs covering the ceiling to look like stars and candles adorn all floors of the mansion. Champagne flowed in crystal flutes and laughter of the birthday girls party guests filled the air. If it was one thing his baby sister could do was throw a party and it also helped that Rebekah had the unlimited Salvatore/Mikealson bank accounts to make her dreams come true. The major disappointment to his sisters parties is that everything had to be black tie dress code and had to be the talk of Mystic Falls.

Any other night he would have showed up in his jeans and Henley just to spite her but once he heard Caroline was attending, that changed things. Klaus looked around the room, sipping his own Bourbon and his eyes roamed for a familiar set of green ones. There she was and she looked stunning in a backless silk dress that clung to every curve of her body. The body he spent endless nights fantasying over. What Klaus wouldn't do for another night to show Caroline all he has to offer and give all of himself to her.

If only she would leave her lover.

"It's my birthday Nik! Don't just sit here and sulk." Rebekah broke his train of thought, practically stomped her foot in protest. "Instead of pining away from the bar just get up and go see her."

"Stay out of my business Bekah." Klaus practically growled the words and his gaze drifted back to the beautiful blonde in blue. He scrunched his nose as he downed the last of his drink and Rebekah floated away in her floor length green gown. For the first time in what felt like decades, green eyes met his and with the slight tip of her head, she directed him to follow after her. Caroline swayed her hips towards a hallway and after a few moments Klaus discretely follow. He didn't even need to stay close to know exactly what room she was leading him too. It was a room they spent hours in together and it haunted him in her absence. His art studio.

Just as he opened the double doors, Klaus was met with a quick shove to his shoulder and the clicks of the doors locking. What he wasn't quite expecting was the fierce stare of the blonde that held his beating heart in her hands.

"What do you think you're doing? Can you be a little less obvious please?" Caroline crossed her arms to her chest.

"It's wonderful to see you too Love. I've missed our chats but as always I have no idea what you're talking about." Klaus stepped a few paces closer and her vanilla scent encase his sense.

"I can feel your eyes burn a whole in the back of my head." Caroline sighed, unable to keep the irritation in her voice. "If you keep it up people are going to start to notice. If Tyler.. "

"Tyler." Klaus spat the words back at Caroline through gritted teeth. "Yes whatever would we do if Tyler - I'm using you for your fathers status and doesn't care about you - Lockwood found out about us."

"There is no us Klaus. There hasn't been for a long time."

Even as Caroline spoke the words she didn't want to hear them. Nearly six months ago her father had forced her into a fabricate relationship with Tyler Lockwood as a way to merge their two companies together. Apparently it would be good to show the families united and Caroline was the key to bringing everything together. Caroline and Klaus had met and spent three amazing weeks together, nearly inseparable, before her father found out. The Mikealson's were a powerful family but everyone had learned of Klaus' true paternity and how he was not a blood son of Mikeal Mikealson. Bill Forbes thought it best they end it and forced the Tyler relationship. Her and Tyler had never even consummated the relationship to this day.

"A month isn't such a long time." Klaus closed the remaining few feet to place a hand against her neck. "Tell me have you even taken another lover since then?"

Klaus eyes pierced hers and practically begged her to say no. Begged her to say there was no one else but him in her bed.

"No." Caroline voice was barely audible and that gave Klaus the courage to pull her closer until their bodies were flush. The breathe of relief he let out fanned across her face as he spoke.

"And before that?" Klaus let his joy break through momentarily with a smile. "Let me guess… Three months ago at Elena's cabin by the lake. The same lake where I took you from behind." Klaus ran his lips along her jaw and kissed each word. "The same spare guest room where I tasted you.."

Caroline let her body shiver and her hands clinched the back of his head. It was an eternity since she had felt his touch and all her strength was used to not slam him against his drawing table. Klaus' lips traveled further down her neck and cupped her breast through the silk dress. Caroline used her grip on his hair to bring him in for a kiss and let their tongues battle one another. Klaus groaned as he picked her up and sat her onto the table that was mostly littered with images of her. Caroline broke their kiss suddenly but never pulled away from the arms that had a iron grip on her waist.

"We can't do this. Not while I'm still tied to this deal with my father." Caroline was still breathless from the kiss. "Someone could find out and my fathers company would be ruined. You know the company is all he has since.."

"Your mother passed." Klaus sighed and ran soothing hands along her back. His hands soaked up every inch of exposed skin from her dress. "But what of your happiness Caroline? Your dreams?"

"They just don't matter right now." Caroline stated without hesitation. "My father is all I have left."

"You have me." Klaus demanded. "There isn't much I can offer you in riches that you don't already have but you already have my beating heart in your hands. You just keep it at bay so you don't have to care."

"Nik." Caroline ran her hands to cup his face and gave him one gently kiss. One last kiss before she smashed his heart. "There were talks of a possible engagement.."

"No." Klaus' temper was on the rise. "You can not marry someone you do not love Caroline. That isn't you."

"And you would know?" Caroline regretted the question immediately because Klaus did know her. Klaus knew her better than anyone and she had never revealed herself so much to one person in such a short time. They discussed the death of her mother and past abusive relationships, memories that still followed her everywhere.

"I know you're still playing along six months later. I know that if you agree to this deal much longer, you will end up married to Tyler Lockwood. You will be Tyler's trophy wife for him to cart around on his arm." Klaus gripped her chin in his hands to keep her attention. "Your dreams of living in New York and living the big city life will be over. You will hate it. I can give you much more Caroline."

Caroline slid off the desk and started pacing the room with her hands running wild in her loose blonde curls.

"What am I supposed to do Klaus? Things aren't that simple anymore."

"It is that simple. There is no one else I could ever want and if I can't have you, I will lead this life alone." Klaus stepped forward and gripped Caroline's face in his hands to speak against her lips. "Leave him. Leave him for me."

His voice was begging and it shattered her heart. It would be too easy to fall for his words and run off into the sunset together. Run off and fulfill her childhood dreams of leaving Virginia in her dust. Caroline had more than enough money on her own that she didn't need her father or Klaus' or anyone else's support but there was the small matter of breaking her fathers heart. Liz Forbes died two years earlier and the only thing that kept Bill together was his business and his daughter. Family meant everything to Caroline and she couldn't do that to him.

Caroline closed the last inch and captured his lips one last time and Klaus' grip kept her there so she couldn't move away. His tongue invaded her mouth and his fingers tangled into her curls. It was a desperate attempt to keep her in his arms, in his life that much longer. With the last strength she had, Caroline pulled away and gazed back into his eyes as the tears dared to spill from hers. She took two brave steps backwards with her chin lifted.

"I have to go."

"Caroline." Klaus' voice rang desperation as his hands went to cage her back in his embrace but she lifted her hands to stop him. If she went back to him it would be over with and so would her family.

"I'm so sorry Nik, I really am." Caroline let her lower lip tremble and her eyes shed traitorous tears. Caroline practically flashed out of the room to get away from him.

Klaus stomped through the party with the image of a faint blue dress just a few feet in front of him.

"Tyler." Caroline's voice rang out and Klaus fell behind as he listen to her call his name, feet frozen in place. He tore his gaze away from the fake couple to walk back to the bar and get trashed on his families best liquor. As he approached the bar, his best friend Stefan sat waiting for his return, most likely being sent by Rebekah to babysit. His friends eyes narrowed at the disturbed look on Klaus' face and Stefan had two shot glasses placed in front of him by the time he sat down. Klaus downed each one without even flinching. This wasn't the first time Stefan had seen Klaus this upset and he didn't have to ask what was wrong.

"When are you going to tell Caroline your in love with her." Stefan watched as Klaus grabbed the bottle from the bartenders hand and stalked back towards the cursed study he just left.

"She'll never know." Klaus muttered and he couldn't help but feel a pair of green eyes follow his steps to the door.

Please leave a review and tell me what you think. I had a few people on tumblr suggest a part 2 and I have an idea of how I could conclude this story. If there is enough demand, I might give it a try.

Thanks for reading - Cassondra :)