Hey guys this is my new story and my first Klaroline story. If you don't like it don't read. The girls are all in High school (18) still whereas the boys are a few years older (21 or so). They all know each other obviously the Mikaelsons arriving later in Mystic Falls. The beginning is 2 years earlier. Let me know what you guys think!

Prologue

Two years earlier

Caroline had just gotten out of school she decided to walk instead of driving home. She sighed standing outside the entrance of The Grill, the supposedly 'totally fun' place to spend your days after school, according to the flier Elena had given her yesterday. That probably had something to do with the fact Elena's ex worked at the Grill. Matt Donovan, he was like a brother to Caroline and they got along like a house on fire.

Caroline peeked her head through the doors of The Grill she could see tables set out as well as some pool tables along the back. She walked inside the doors only to come crashing back down against a hard body! "What the?" Caroline shouted as she hit the concentrate. "Why don't you look where you are going next time?" she screeched. Caroline was furious how dare this person crash right into her! As she sat up she looked to find a tall, blonde haired guy. He was a couple of years older than her and wore a crisp white shirt, a black blazer casually slung over his shoulder. His eyes were like the night sky, jaw wonderfully masculine… Had she not been ticked off, she might have just swooned at his raw perfection.

"I'm the one who should be mad love, you walked right into me" He placed dark sunglasses on his face. Caroline could only stare with her mouth wide open listening to his British accent. "Next time look where you are going!" and he walked away.

She was rooted to her spot on the floor. She could not believe that a complete stranger had just humiliated her like that! Not even a sorry?! She couldn't believe the nerve of this guy – insulting an innocent schoolgirl like herself!

She stomped into the Grill and let herself breathe in the lovely smell of food. She saw Elena, Katherine, Bonnie and Rebekah sat in the corner. Once they noticed her they waved and smiled. Caroline felt her anger disappear she was not going to let herself worked up over a hot British guy – no, an asshole! – That she hoped she was never going to see again.

*Klaus*

Klaus had known Caroline for two years now – finding out she was Rebekah's closest friend. Rebekah had told Klaus to make an effort with Caroline and be civil. Klaus didn't know what it was but the blonde got under his skin! He would go to the Grill to have a few glasses of whiskey after work usually accompanied by the Salvatore's and his brothers. It used to be a way for Klaus to unwind after a long day in the office. Ever since Caroline and her friends occupied the Grill it had all changed.

He could hear Caroline in the corner talking loudly to her friends she was working herself up over what seemed to be like a dance.

"But I had it all planned out perfectly! And now they want to change it!?" she complained to her friends, on about how a teacher didn't agree with the theme.

He wasn't even sitting next to them and he could hear her from across the room. Goodness, did she ever shut up? No longer being able to take it, he stormed over to her, slamming his hands against the table and effectively ending her childish whining.

"Stop. Talking." She was interrupting his studying and drinking and he'd had enough. "Your fucking complaining is driving me crazy." Elena and Bonnie timidly shrunk back as he scolded Caroline but he ignored them. Rebekah and Katherine looked at him murderously. His fight was with Caroline and he was going to make sure that she listened to him. "Cut the crap and actually come up with a theme people might actually like?." He smirked.

Caroline, opposite her friends, wasn't having any of his crap. The table nearly toppled over as stood up with a pointed finger to his chest, blowing up on him as fast as he'd done her. She repeatedly poked him every time she made a different point about why she believed he was such a jackass (with none of them being true, of course) and he stood there, soaking up her insults until she turned red in the face. He smacked her hand away as her nudges became more powerful towards the end of her rant.

"And if you weren't such an arrogant loser, maybe, just maybe, you wouldn't be so foul as to take your anger out on a young, blameless girl!" she yelled. He laughed in her face.

"Girl? HA! Child is more like it! You little brat, you better watch it before I put you back in line!"

His outburst must have impacted her because she just gaped at him, not believing that he had actually threatened her. Oh, he may be intimidating for show sometimes, but she better believe that this dog knew how to bite. Caroline quickly recovered from her shock and took a deep breath in, preparing for her next angry rave.

"Hey, keep it down!" Matt shouted from across the room. Caroline promptly shut her mouth, but fixed him with a steely glare. Reaching them, Matt shook his hand between them, telling them to back off. "What the hell did I tell you guys? If you can't act civilized, leave!"

In the end, Klaus was the one that looked dumb arguing with a sixteen-year-old girl, but he couldn't help it. She did everything possible to get under his skin on purpose. He came to the Grill because it used to be a place where he could actually focus, but ever since Caroline became a regular, he hasn't been able to finish a single thought without hearing her gripes in the background.

He did not know of a single good quality in her. She was neurotic and stubborn, insecure and clumsy—could a person get any worse than that? No, the answer was no. And to top it all off, she had taken to an immediate dislike to him ever since the day they'd met and even went purposely out of her way to annoy him. In the beginning he thought it was mildly cute, a tiny middle schooler trying to get his attention, but as her insults began to get harsher, he finally realized that she was just a snotty bitch.

If she wasn't such a pain, he could possibly consider her attractive. She had wide, bright blue eyes and her hair curiously gleamed like gold in the sun, but it was all that noise that came out when she opened her mouth that drowned out all of her redeemable features. Seriously, how could anyone deem her attractive when she yapped nonstop?

He went back to his table where the Salvatore's and his brothers Kol and Elijah sat. They were laughing and shaking their heads. It was normal for them to witness a full blown argument between Caroline and Klaus. To be honest it became like an entertainment for them. He took a long sip of his drink and slammed the glass down; he left the arcade without saying good-bye to the guys, but knew that they'd understand. He needed to get away from the girl that managed to ruin his afternoons with her nonsense and throw himself into the arms of a real woman that understood exactly how to treat a man the right way.

_

Although it had been almost two years since Klaus and Caroline had known each other nothing had changed at least not fundamentally. They still argued when they saw each other (though the insults had toned down a bit), but rarely would either one raise their voice. He couldn't tell which had settled down more, but only wished that it'd be a continuing phenomenon. Whether it was that their phase of aversion that had finally passed, or that they had grown out of their obnoxious bickering, everyone was just happy to have a quieter environment to be in, as were, no doubt, the rest of the Grill's patrons.

It seemed that Klaus was losing his touch with her (or maybe he too had grown tired of arguing about every little thing) and was actually dropping perfect opportunities to bother her about sensitive issues. Just last month a tampon had rolled out of Caroline's purse and he'd handed it back silently. Sure, it had been after he'd poked her with it a few times in her forearm, but it could have been worse. She thanked him quietly, completely mortified, but didn't argue with him for the next couple of days. Or when the guys had heard through Rebekah that Caroline's mother had been injured at work, Klaus just let her pick on him without a single retort for the entire time her mother was in the hospital.

_

Kol and Elijah where sat in their usual spot in the Grill they were nursing their alcoholic beverages. They were waiting for the Salvatore brothers to finish work so they could plan their snowboarding trip. Elijah was finishing up some paperwork he looked over to where Klaus was sitting with a red head that was also coming on the trip with them.

Caroline had walked in just a couple of minutes ago she scanned the place for her friends who were surprisingly not here. She'd immediately spotted Klaus and company, eyeing the couple curiously before making her way to them. First thing she did was ask Kol and Elijah if she was Klaus's girlfriend.

"Trust me, that word in not part of his vocabulary" Kol stated snickering. Elijah simply nodded. Caroline also nodded in agreement and sat pensively on the chair next to Kol.

Caroline nonchalantly watched over Klaus's table, Kol and Elijah looked at each other then back to Caroline they were curious as to know what was on her mind. They followed her gaze. Klaus and that girl (whose name was not important enough for him to remember) were getting quite cosy indeed, currently kissing none too modestly. They turned back to Caroline. Her face was perfectly neutral with the exception of a nearly unnoticeable worried crease on her brow.

"So what have you guys got planned for the weekend?" Caroline asked them both casually.

"We are all planning on going on a skiing trip this weekend" Elijah politely answered. "Really?" asked Caroline trying to imagine Elijah skiing in his suit. Just at that moment the Salvatore brothers joined the table they smiled at Caroline. Her gaze went briefly back to the couple. Elijah knew that she was probably wondering if the girl was coming along, too. She nodded along to his answer and suddenly got up off the stool, making her way to Klaus's table. "What are you going to do?" Kol called after realizing her destination. She ignored him.

The guys all watched Caroline carefully slide into the seat opposite the couple with blank looks directed her way they all braced themselves for the drama that would probably unfold. Not even half a second passed after Caroline had said something when they all saw Klaus's jaw clench and the girl's eyes widen. All three of them looked incredibly tense and after Caroline said a few more things, the girl excused herself before practically running out of the Grill alone.

The guys were worried for Caroline's safety. Unlike Klaus they all liked Caroline and where friends with her. Kol and Elijah knew her through Rebekah. The Salvatore's where a few years older but they had grown up around Caroline, Elena, Katherine and Bonnie. It wasn't a secret either that the guys all had their eyes on Caroline's friends. The guys quickly made their way over to where Klaus and Caroline where sat. Klaus's look was sinister. However, before they reached their table, Klaus was making his way through the opposite exit, tense and tight-lipped. The guys looked at Caroline bewildered. What in the world had she done?

"Blondie, what happened?" asked Damon sceptically, ready to call after Klaus.

"Crabs is like, an STD, right?" There was a tiny smile on her lips as Damon nodded slowly.

"Yeah…" Stefan replied slowly, getting a clue as to what might have transpired. Caroline beamed before slipping away happily.

"Okay! Just wanted to make sure! See you later guys! Have fun skiing!" and Caroline went to meet up with her friends that had just conveniently arrived, leaving the guys to go after one incredibly pissed Klaus.