AN: this is a random fic inspired by lots of random things. It's a double shot. Thanks for reading. This might be a bit longish. This takes place in season 3 when Klaus has taken Stefan to Chicago and undaggered Rebekah.
The giant bean. Not to be confused with Mr Bean, but a giant bean sitting there. They call it the Cloud Gate, but it's a giant metal bean. It looks like it's made of metal, reflecting off all the surfaces. Caroline stands in front of it, looking at it. She sees her reflection and the reflection of others. She wonders if she can put it in her chili since it's just a bean. She turns and walks around the park.
Klaus walks out with Stefan and Rebekah. The witch Gloria needed time to work to locate the necklace. Stefan even let him pick who they ate. They walked outside and around the park. So many people. So many walking blood bags. Which one to choose. Klaus looked around at all the people walking around. And suddenly his head turned. He smelled something. It was strange, for he was drawn to her. He ended up following her as she walked around the park. Her scent was different. It was strange. He couldn't quite figure out what it was. He followed her as she walked around the different art installations. Stefan and Rebekah watched him, as he was taking his time with this one.
Caroline stood in front of a giant dinosaur made of legos. She stared at it and wondered what the point of it was. She didn't understand modern art or the meaning of art installations. She tilted her head and looked at it. Klaus stood next to her and looked at the giant lego creation.
"What is this thing made of?" Klaus asked
Caroline turned and looked at him. She was surprised at how attractive he was, and by his accent. She was almost unable to respond when he turned his head to look at her. His piercing blue eyes looked back at hers. She did the only thing she could do, smile back.
"They're legos. Haven't you played with Legos as a kid?"
"No, my childhood was spent without toys"
"That's depressing"
"It wasn't that terrible"
"At least you didn't have to worry about losing them, or accidentally stepping on one or someone eating them"
"Why would anyone eat them?"
"Cause that's what little kids do"
"Do you have children?"
"God no!"
"That's good then, a diet of legos would not be sufficient"
"You talk funny"
"I talk funny? Maybe you're the one talking funny"
"Maybe. I wonder if they would notice if I took one"
"Of those dreadful red things?"
Caroline looked around and reached over and realized she couldn't reach the dinosaur arms. She reached down and tried to grab a piece off the foot.
"They glued it?! Seriously?!"
"To prevent theft from the likes of you"
"They don't know me very well then"
Caroline turned and started to leave. Klaus followed her, still trying to figure out what scent she was giving off. Caroline walked out of the park and Klaus was still following her. He almost got ran over by a car as he followed her. Stefan and Rebekah were wondering what was going on. They decided Nik was spending too much time with this one girl and went off on their own.
Caroline walked towards a hot dog place. She never had a Chicago style hot dog before. She went in and ordered one and searched her pockets for her money. Klaus appeared and paid for her hot dog. She turned and saw him.
"Are you following me?" Caroline asked
"No, I quite fancy these hot dogs."
"Does that mean like? You British people always have such cute ways of saying things"
"And you Americans have a way of butchering them"
The hot dog worker placed the hot dog on a tray and Caroline picked up the hot dog and started to eat it.
"Thanks" Caroline said while chewing
Klaus was amazed at how quickly she ate the hot dog. She hadn't eaten all day actually.
"Would you like another one?" Klaus asked
Caroline nodded as she was still chewing. Klaus ordered her another one and handed it to her. Caroline inhaled it again. Klaus reached over and picked up a napkin and wiped the ketchup and mustard off her mouth. Caroline stopped chewing when she realized what he was doing. He could hear her heart flutter. Caroline swallowed and looked up at him. He wanted to get closer to her, to find out what she was, to find out what that scent was.
"Join me for a drink later tonight?" Klaus asked
"Where?"
"A bar nearby called Gloria's. I'll be waiting for you by the bar. Come when you feel like it"
Caroline nodded. Klaus brushed past her cheek and whispered into her ear.
"I look forward to seeing you"
Klaus took the opportunity to inhale her scent. It was coming from every pore of her body. She could feel her heart starting to pound while Klaus heard it. He pulled away from her and walked out. Caroline stood there watching him. And then she let out the monster burp she was holding inside.
Klaus was irritated that Stefan was asking about Mikael. He had to find out what was going on with him and so he decided that he had to go back to Mystic Falls. He had thrown Stefan into the truck with the coffins and he knew he had to leave soon. His sister Rebekah wanted to leave and see the rest of the world that she had missed out on. He regretted that he wouldn't see her again, the blond he met in the park, who inhaled 2 hot dogs that gave off that scent that he couldn't figure out what it was. He decided to wait outside Gloria's for a few minutes or so to see if she would show up. He ended up waiting an hour. Still with no sign of her, he gave up and started to leave. His vampire hearing allowed him to hear two voices from the alleyway. One male and one female. He heard them struggling and then she heard the man double over in pain and fall onto the ground. He ran into the alleyway and saw Caroling standing over a man.
"No means no d-bag!" Caroline said as she kicked him
Klaus flashed next to her.
"Did he hurt you?" Klaus asked
Caroline jumped and fell back. Klaus grabbed onto her before she fell.
"Oh my god! How did you do that?"
"Good reflexes"
He pulled her up onto her feet.
"Are you hurt?" Klaus asked
"No, his jerk didn't take no for an answer"
"The way you were flirting, you know you wanted it" the man on the ground said
"I'm not a whore!" Caroline yelled
"You're just a tease!" the man yelled
Klaus picked the man up and threw him up against the wall and held him up by the neck. Caroline gasped.
"The lady said no, take the hint and leave now" Klaus said
Klaus was aware that Caroline was watching him and didn't want to reveal too much to her. He let the man go, making a mental note to find him later and kill him, very slowly. He could still hear Caroline's heart pounding. He turned around and held her face looking at her.
"Are you alright?" Klaus asked
"Yes" Caroline answered
"Good, let's get out of here" Klaus took her hand and led her out of the alleyway
"Gloria's is closed for the night." Klaus said
"Figures" Caroline answered
"And I have to go on a business trip in the early morning, but I wanted to see you before I left"
Caroline pulled her hand away.
"I just got rid of one jerk and now I have to deal with another one? I don't think so. Find some other girl tonight" Caroline turned to leave
Klaus appeared in front of her.
"How do you do that?!"
"I really have to go on a trip tomorrow morning. I don't want to go, but I have to. I don't even know your name"
"And you're not going to"
"I want to see you again. I'll come back"
"You do that, I won't be here"
"You don't live here?"
"No, I'm just passing through"
"Where do you live? I can come see you when I get back"
"I doubt that"
"I'm not trying to bed you. I want to see you again"
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"You really are persistent aren't you?"
"when I want something I go after it"
Caroline tried not to smile, but she did.
"Caroline"
"Caroline? I'm Klaus"
"Interesting name"
"Can I get your number?"
"No, cause I don't have one right now"
"Really? Well then here's mine" Klaus quickly scribbled his number on a napkin from his pocket
Caroline took the napkin and smiled at him.
"Maybe I'll see you around Klaus" Caroline said as she started to walk away
Klaus was overjoyed that he had made his first successful hybrid. It only took him not killing the doppelganger to get her blood to make them. He was happy that the stupid jock had survived, not because he cared about him, but mostly because it meant he could make more hybrids. He had abandoned his sister and left Stefan babysitting his doppelganger while he went off to find more werewolves to make into hybrids. He traveled across the country searching for them.
He wanted at first to go to Chicago to look for her again. But she said she didn't live there and was just passing through. He wondered where she was. He pushed her out of his mind and headed west to look for werewolves.
Caroline walked past the Space Needle, it didn't impress her. She started walking towards VooDoo Donuts, as she heard they had donuts with bacon in it. She searched her pockets and took out a brown leather wallet. She took out the money and the credit cards and threw the rest of it into the trash. She walked into the store and ordered a donut with bacon and ate it. She walked out and headed to the first Starbucks for coffee. She was walking in the rainy weather when she felt the rain stop and an umbrella above her. She looked up and then over and saw Klaus walking along with her.
"Fancy seeing you here" Klaus said
"I had an urge for coffee" Caroline answered
"And whiny music and bad flannel?"
"Just coffee"
"I went back to look for you"
"I told you I don't live there. I'm just passing through"
"I know, I did look for you"
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"You're just being silly"
"So are you, walking around here with no umbrella"
"First time here"
"Really?"
"Couldn't you tell? I'm not wearing flannel"
"Join me for a drink?"
"Still on that?"
Caroline stopped in front of the Starbucks, the first Starbucks ever and the line for it was huge.
"You know what, I will join you for that drink"
Caroline and Klaus were sitting in a bar. Klaus was sipping his whiskey and Caroline played with the cherry in her drink.
"Where are you from sweetheart?" Klaus asked
"Little town in the middle of nowhere. Where are you from?"
"Little town no one's ever heard of, probably not even on the map anymore."
"I find that hard to believe"
"A small town in England somewhere"
"You an only child?"
"No, I have a younger sister and 3 brothers"
"Big family, I'm an only child"
"Be grateful for that, there are some times I wish I could just kill them"
"But you're never alone, you know they'll always be there"
"Sometimes, but siblings always fight"
"Everyone fights. But winning is the best part"
"Is it?"
Caroline realized they were way too close and she pulled back. She looked back at her drink and quickly drank it.
"I should go" Caroline got up
"I thought we were getting along"
"We were, but I have to go"
"Will I see you again?"
"Maybe, who knows?" Caroline quickly headed out of the bar
Klaus chased after her. He could hear her heart pounding as she started to run down the street. He used his vamp speed and followed her. She stumbled a bit at the corner and held onto the street light for balance. She was breathing heavily. She held her head. She only had 1 drink and her head was spinning.
"Caroline! Caroline!" Klaus yelled out to her
Caroline felt her body getting heavier and her world became dark. Klaus caught her before she hit the ground. He picked her up and looked at her.
"Lightweight"
Caroline awoke in a warm comfy bed. She pulled the covers over her some more and loved how soft the bed was. She snuggled into her pillow when she realized she wasn't in her bed. That broke her out of her trance. She sat up and looked around. She saw she was in a hotel room. She wasn't sure who's hotel room it was. She saw her shoes were on the floor next to the bed and her clothes were still on. She heard the shower running and decided she should leave quickly. She got out of bed slowly and picked up her shoes and started heading towards the door.
"Going somewhere sweetheart?"
Caroline spun around and saw Klaus standing there, wet from the shower, with a towel around his waist.
"You?"
"Nice to see you too" Klaus said as he walked into the room looking for his clothes
"What happened last night?"
"You are a lightweight, you ran off and passed out. You're lucky I found you"
"And you brought me back here?"
"Yes, I couldn't leave you there." Klaus said as he dropped his towel and started to get dressed
Caroline turned around quickly. Her heart was racing and Klaus heard it and smiled.
"Do you make it a habit to bring home girls you've just met?"
"But we haven't just met. We met in Chicago, and now we're meeting again in Seattle"
There was a knock at the door. Caroline opened the door and there was a man standing there holding two cups of coffee from Starbucks. Klaus hard ordered his new hybrids to get him coffee from the first Starbucks.
"This is for you" the man handed her the coffee and left
"What's this?" Caroline asked
"Coffee from the first starbucks that you didn't want to stand on line for"
"And you paid some guy to get me some?"
"You could say that"
"Maybe I should keep you around then"
Caroline ran down the hallways of the aquarium. She looked at all the sea creatures swimming around her. She wished she could just run into the ocean and swim just like them. Klaus was watching her. She stopped where the sharks were and looked at them. She felt Klaus's presence next to her.
"I wonder what they taste like" Caroline said
"Do you want to eat everything in the world?"
"Is that so bad?"
"Not everything is tasty like a donut"
"It should be"
Caroline walked off looking at other fish and stopped when the starfish was climbing on the glass. She stopped to look at it.
"It reminds me of that movie, finding nemo, the starfish was so silly"
"Never saw it
"Figures. It takes place in Australia. I want to go there"
"It's very sunny there. You'd probably like it. You'd probably try to eat a koala bear too"
"You know me so well"
"Where else would you like to go?"
"Everywhere, I've never really been anywhere. I just started traveling recently"
"I'll take you"
Caroline laughed.
"Right. Sure, let's just hop on a plane and go. It must be nice being you. Going wherever you want, having people bring you things. And all I want is to be free"
"I'll take you anywhere you want to go" Klaus said as he held her hand
Caroline smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"I believe you"
"Then what's stopping you?"
"They're looking for me, I should go. I've spent like a week here"
"Who's looking for you?"
"People you don't want to get involved with"
Klaus smirked, if she only knew.
"I don't want you to get in trouble." Caroline said as she pulled her hand away
"Are you in trouble? Do you need help? I can help you. I know people who can help you"
Caroline placed her hand on his cheek.
"Who would have known, I'd run into you twice. Maybe fate is trying to tell me something"
"Stay awhile longer"
"OK"
Klaus's phone started ringing as he and Caroline were walking along the pier. Klaus looked at his phone.
"What?" Klaus said
"Mikael's dead" Stefan said
"Say that again"
"He's dead, he's laying on the floor right now as we speak, daggered"
"By who?"
"Doppelganger"
"My I have underestimated her. Two originals?"
"Yes"
"I want to see him. Answer this truthfully. Is Mikael dead?"
"Yes"
"I want to speak to Rebekah"
"Hold on"
"It's true Nik, he's laying here before me on the floor" Rebekah said
"Then it's over"
"Yes, come back Nik, I miss you"
Klaus looked over at Caroline who was staring out at the ocean, looking for whales to spot. He wanted to stay with her, but he knew he had to go back to Mystic Falls. He closed his eyes.
"Alright, I'll be back soon then"
Caroline pretended not to hear, but she did. She looked out at the ocean. It seemed as if her time in Seattle was done.
Klaus rolled over to find nothing but empty space and cold sheets. He opened his eyes and saw that she was gone. He sat up and heard the shower running. He focused and realized he only heard the shower. He got up and opened the door. She wasn't there. He turned off the water and went to get dressed. She had stayed a few more days longer that she expected. Klaus wondered if he'd see her again. He saw a banana on the table with something written on it.
I'm sorry, they came for me, I had to go. I'll see you soon I hope.
Klaus left the banana on the table and went to his car. He had a long drive ahead of him back to Virginia.
Klaus was driving, he wasn't sure where. He was still wearing a suit from the homecoming dance. He was relieved that Mikael was really dead as he drove the white oak stake into his chest, but at the same time he needed to get out of that town. The Salvatore brothers were a constant thorn in his side and he needed to get away to think and rethink his plan of action.
He ended up in Memphis of all places. He walked through the streets, looking for his next victim. Through the music and the laughter on the streets he was trying to find someone. And then he stopped. Her scent lingered in the air and he turned around to look for her. He pushed people out of the way to find her. She was here.
He saw the blonde walking through the streets. She was wearing a large t shirt, yoga pants and flip flops. She walked through the streets smiling and happy. She stopped at a bbq joint and looked at all the trophies in the window. Her stomach growled, she hadn't eaten all day yet. She held her hand over her stomach and sighed. She turned around and saw Klaus standing there. She smiled when she saw him. He grabbed onto her shoulders and held her close.
"Where did you go?!" Klaus demanded
"I had to go, I'm sorry" Caroline winced in pain
Klaus realized he was hurting her, so he released his grip on her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. Are you alright?"
"Yes, you're pretty strong" Caroline said as she rubbed her arm
Klaus noticed a bruise on her wrist. He grabbed her hand and looked at her wrist.
"What happened here?" Klaus said as he ran his fingers over it
"Nothing, it's nothing" Caroline pulled her hand away and hugged him, "I'm so glad to see you again"
Klaus held her close and buried his face in her hair. That scent again. It was always strongest when he'd first meet her and then slowly fade. He wondered what it was.
Klaus sat across from Caroline as she ate her plate of ribs. He was amazed at how much food she could eat.
"This is so good, are you sure you don't want to try some?" Caroline said waving the rib in front of him
"I'm quite sure sweetheart"
"More for me" Caroline went back to eating
Klaus had compelled the waitress to put his blood in Caroline's wine. The waitress set it down and Caroline looked at him.
"Have a sip" Klaus said
Caroline dropped her rib on her plate and then used her hands to pick up the wine glass, trying not to use her fingers. She ended up drinking most of it. She set the glass back down on the table.
"Would you like another one?"
Caroline's head felt strange. It went fuzzy for a moment and then everything became clear. She looked up at him.
"Wow" Caroline said
"Are you alright?"
"I'm more than alright. What was in that? Hell yeah I want another one!"
"I'll order you another one, while you go to the bathroom and wash your hands"
Caroline went to the bathroom and Klaus went over to the waitress again. He compelled her to put more of his blood in Caroline's wine. He sat back down and Caroline came back happy. The waitress set down the glass of wine and left. Caroline took a sip and smiled.
"This stuff is great" Caroline said
"What are you doing in Memphis?"
"To see Elvis I guess. I left you a banana"
"I fail to see the reference there"
"Hello, Elvis, banana, he like loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches"
"You Americans will eat anything"
"Don't knock it till you try it!"
A few more drinks later, Klaus saw that Caroline's bruise faded away. He could tell she was a bit tipsy and he paid the bill and led her out of the restaurant.
"Where are you taking me?" Caroline asked
"To the hotel because you are sloshed"
"Sloshed? I'm not drunk"
Klaus lifted her up into his arms and carried her to the car. He put her into the car and started to pull her seatbelt on. He turned around and there was a man standing there holding a gun at him.
"You can't be serious" Klaus said
"Gimme your wallet and no one gets hurt"
"That's the best you have?"
"I've got the gun!"
"About that. See guns don't really do anything to me. They just annoy me"
The man shot Klaus. He could have easily gotten out of the way and snapped his neck, but the fool already pulled the trigger and Caroline was still behind him. Klaus stood there irritated as he felt the bullet land in his chest. He looked up at the man, his fangs appeared, his eyes darkened. He grabbed the man by the neck and lifted him off the ground.
"That was the best you could do, this is what I can do" Klaus said
Caroline was awakened by the sound of the shot. She jumped up and looked over and saw Klaus and the man with the gun.
"What kind of freak are you!?" the man yelled
"Not a freak, a hybrid"
Klaus smiled and brought the man down and tore into his neck. He drank a little and then tossed him onto the ground.
"Klaus?" Caroline said from behind him
Klaus turned around and Caroline gasped when she saw his face. She looked down and saw the blood on his shirt. She realized he had gotten shot.
"Are you hurt? You're bleeding" Caroline said as she reached out to his chest
Klaus looked down at his blood soaked shirt.
"It'll pass. Why are you not afraid of me?"
Caroline blinked and placed her hand on his chest. His heart was still beating. She looked at his chest and could see the bullet being pushed out. Klaus groaned as the bullet finally came out. It fell into Caroline's hand. She looked up at him.
"What else can you do?" Caroline asked
"I just tore at that man's jugular and you're asking me about parlor tricks?"
Caroline looked at his face. His eyes were black with a golden ring around them. She could see the veins around his eyes and saw two sets of fangs. She ran her fingers over his cheek touching the veins that protruded out. She ran her finger along his fangs and cut herself on it.
"Ouch!" she pulled her finger away
"They are sharp"
"What are you?"
"A hybrid, a bit of vampire a bit werewolf"
"Wow. Can you turn into a bat? Do you sparkle? Can you turn into a wolf? Can you eat garlic? Do you have a reflection? Course you have a reflection"
"Caroline, you're rambling"
"It's not everyday I get to meet a vampire werewolf whatever you are"
"I'm the only one of my kind"
"You're like an endangered species then"
Klaus laughed and closed his eyes. His face returned to normal, his fangs retracted and when he opened his eyes they were blue again.
"Wow. how did you do that?" Caroline asked
"My face only turns when I'm feeding or angry"
Caroline reached up to touch his face.
"Does that mean you never age?"
Klaus nodded.
"How old are you?"
"A thousand, give or take a few years"
"Wow"
"How are you not disturbed by what I just told you?"
"I've seen a lot in my life. Messed up, scary, crazy, nothing phases me anymore. And the rest monsters are people."
"Caroline"
"Are you going to bite me?"
"Do you want me to?"
"No"
"Then I won't"
"Can you fly?"
"I'm not superman"
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"It's not a great conversation starter love. Hi, I'm a hybrid, I drink blood and kill people. Fancy a drink?"
"Guess that doesn't work well with the ladies"
"Get in the car, let's get out of here"
"What about the body?"
"I'll get rid of it"
Klaus picked up the body of the man and flashed out of there. Caroline looked around for him. She turned around and there he was. She screamed.
"Don't do that!" Caroline screamed as she clutched her chest
"Sorry, I do that a lot actually. Let's go"
Caroline got into the car and Klaus drove off. They headed towards the hotel. Caroline followed Klaus as he walked into the hotel and watched as he compelled the hotel clerk into giving them a room, the penthouse suite free of charge. Klaus took the key and headed to the elevator. Caroline followed. Once they were in the elevator Caroline turned to him.
"How did you do that?" Caroline asked
"What?"
"Make him a mindless zombie"
"I didn't make him a zombie. I just compelled him. I can make him do whatever I want. Nifty little trick we vampires can do"
"Have you used it on me?"
"No. I would never do that to you"
"Why?"
"Why not"
"Are you sure?"
"I enjoy you, why would I make you into a zombie?"
"Just asking. What else can you do?"
"I can turn into a wolf whenever I want. It's not as painful anymore"
"Do you sleep in a coffin? Do you need to sleep? How come you're not dead during the day? How can you walk in the sun?"
"No I don't sleep in a coffin. yes I like to sleep. My body functions just like a human's when I have enough blood. And I can walk in the sun because I'm a hybrid. But other vampires can walk in the sun with a ring or bracelet or necklace with a this special stone in it"
"Wow. Do you glitter?"
"What? No!"
"Had to ask"
"You should get some rest. You have a big day ahead of you"
"I do?"
"Yes, I'm taking you shopping"
Caroline squealed and jumped up and down, clapping her hands together.
"Now get some rest, I'll join you shortly"
Caroline ran into the bedroom and jumped onto the massive bed. Six people could fit in there easily. Caroline realized she didn't have anything to change into and decided to take off her yoga pants and sleep in her t-shirt. She pulled the soft blanket over her and went to sleep.
Caroline looked at herself in the mirror. She tried on a blue sundress and twirled around a bit. She smiled.
"Are you done in there?" Klaus asked from outside
Caroline walked out and showed Klaus the blue dress. She smiled and he smiled back at her.
"You look lovely" Klaus said
"Thanks"
"I have something for you sweetheart" Klaus said taking her hand into his
Caroline felt something fall into her hand. He pulled his hand away and she saw something shiny in her hand. She picked it up and saw that it was a necklace and the bullet that was in him the night before was not fastened as part of a necklace. Caroline smiled.
"Now you'll always remember the night you found out what I really am" Klaus said
"Thank you"
Klaus slipped the necklace around her and fastened it. Caroline smiled at herself as she touched the bullet. Klaus dipped his head down, running his nose along her neck, inhaling her scent. It had changed. Perhaps it was because she had his blood in her. Caroline froze when she felt his hot breath on her skin. She turned around quickly and looked up at him. She stood up on her toes and gently pressed her lips to his. It only took a second for him to respond and in a flash she was pressed up against the wall in her dressing room. Klaus slammed the door shut and his hands began roaming all over her body.
Caroline sat at the diner eating her burger while Klaus watched. He watched as she devoured her food and ate her deep fried twinkie. Caroline looked up and saw him watching her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Caroline asked
"Because you're so beautiful"
"You already got into my pants, you can stop with the sweet talk"
"Call me old fashioned then"
"More like old"
Klaus's phone began to ring as Caroline walked through the Gibson guitar factory. She looked at the workers making guitars. Klaus saw that it was Rebekah calling and he groaned. He ignored it and it kept ringing.
"What is it?" Klaus yelled into the phone
"Nik, where are you? You've been gone for weeks" Rebekah said
"I'm busy"
"Nik, come back, please"
"No, I'm busy" Klaus hung up
He watched Caroline walk through the factory tour and then in the gift shop. She picked up a shirt and placed it against her chest.
Caroline ended up buying more than just a shirt there, she bought a few more items and Klaus paid for it. She told him he didn't have to but he insisted. They took her things and put them in the car and went for a walk near the water. She held his hand as they walked.
"Who keeps calling you?" Caroline asked
"My sister, she can be quite annoying" Klaus said
"She misses you, she wants to see you doesn't she?"
"She is just being annoying. I should have just daggered her and kept her in a box"
"Harsh"
"Enough about me, I want to talk about you"
"Me?"
"Yes, you, your hopes, your dreams, your last name"
"I'm not that interesting. What's your last name?"
"Mikealson"
"Forbes"
"Now tell me about one of your dreams"
"I'd rather hear you talk, your accent is amazing"
"So is yours"
"I'm talking normally, you're the one with the accent"
"Americans, always so self centered"
"Pfft, you should talk"
Klaus was going to respond but Caroline cut him off and kissed him.
"Let's go back to the hotel ok?" Caroline asked
"Ok" Klaus agreed
Klaus awoke as the sun started to come up. He could hear the shower running. He turned and saw that she wasn't in bed. He sat up and listened. He could hear her in the bathroom, crying. She was covering her mouth trying not to make any noise. He got up and walked over to the bathroom. He opened the door and pulled the shower curtain aside. He saw her curled up in the shower crying. He turned the water off and wrapped a towel around her.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?" Klaus asked
Caroline cried as he held her close. He tried to soothe her and wrapped more towels around her. He dried her off and carried her back to the bed. He kept her in his lap as she held onto him as she cried.
"What's wrong? Talk to me" Klaus said
"I'm dirty" Caroline cried
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry"
Caroline kept crying, until she exhausted herself and then passed out. Klaus placed her in bed and pulled the blanket over her. He kissed her on her forehead and got into bed next to her. He held her close and let himself fall asleep next to her.
Caroline awoke with a start. She looked around and realized she was still in bed and Klaus's arm was firmly around her. She placed her hand ontop of his and went back to sleep.
Klaus was driving to Nashville, while Caroline was singing along to some song on the radio. They made it in record time. Caroline was walking around in new cowboy boots that Klaus bought her. She slipped her arm through his as they walked around the city.
"You should get a pair too" Caroline said
"No, I'm not going to"
"Why not?"
"Why should I?"
"You'd look good in it"
"I highly doubt that sweetheart"
"Don't knock it till you try it"
"Are we ever going to talk about you?"
"What about me? I'm not as interesting as you?"
"What made you so upset this morning?"
Caroline looked away.
"I don't want to talk about it"
"You can tell me anything. I told you I was a hybrid"
"I've done things Klaus, terrible things, things that I don't even want to remember"
"You're not dirty"
"I am. And no matter what I do, I always will be. I can't get it off my skin"
"What happened?"
"Don't make me talk about it. I don't want to talk about it"
"Alright, alright, you don't have to" Klaus pulled her into his arms and held her close, "You don't have to do anything you don't want to"
"Don't let them take me"
"Who?"
"They'll come for me, they always do"
"I won't let them take you"
"I know you won't"
Klaus's phone was ringing again. Klaus groaned as he was sleeping. He opened his eye and realized he was in bed alone. He heard the shower going again. He answered his phone.
"WHAT?" Klaus yelled
"You don't have to yell!" Rebekah said
"What do you want?!"
"Nik! Where are you? Come back please! I don't know what to do here"
"Rebekah did you really just call me early in the morning for this?"
"It's well into the afternoon Nik"
Klaus glanced over at the clock. It was 2pm. He ran to the bathroom and opened the door. The shower was running but she wasn't there. He looked around the room and saw that most of her things were still there.
"I'll call you back" Klaus hung up
He used his vamp speed and quickly got dressed and ran out of the hotel. He looked around for her. He saw his car was still there. He vamp sped around trying to catch her scent. He found it faintly. He vamp sped down to the gas station where he saw her, wearing the shirt from the gibson factory. She wore the necklace he gave her. He watched her as she flirted with a man and stole his credit card from the gas machine. She flirts with him a bit more and he's putting the gas nozzle back and slowly gives himself a pep talk to himself. Caroline has already gotten into his car and drives off. Klaus laughs a little and the man she was flirting with runs after her. Klaus vamp speeds behind the car staying in the trees and bushes. He's wondering where she's driving too.
Caroline sings a little and continues driving. She drives for hours, through the night. Klaus being a hybrid keeps up with her but realizes he'll need to stop soon. She stops as dawn approaches. She parks the car and gets out. She lifts the bullet on her necklace and kisses it. She walks towards a grey building. Klaus stops and looks at it. He wonders why is she here. He wonders why she's going inside.
He wants answers but he needs to feed first. He has to feed. He's chased this girl all through the night. It takes him an hour before he finds someone. After feeding he feels refreshed again. He walks back to the grey building and walks in. He's stopped at the door by the guard. He compels him to let him in and to forget that he ever saw him. He does this through a series of doors and hallways. He finally makes it to the main floor. He sees a nurse walking by. He grabs her and compels her for information.
"Where is Caroline Forbes?" Klaus asked
"Room 23"
"Which way is that?"
"Down the hallway, first door on the right"
Klaus lets the nurse go and heads towards the room. He sees that everything is white, the walls, the doors, the floors. Stark white. He sees a man walking out room 23. He narrows his eyes as he approaches. He looks into the small square window of the room. And something inside him almost breaks.
He sees Caroline strapped to a bed. He sees her staring up at the ceiling, mumbling to herself. He sees that she's wearing all white, white t shirt, and white pajama pants. He sees her restrained to the bed. That's where the bruise on her wrist came from. He sees her crying, tears falling down her face. He breaks open the door and walks inside. The scent from when he first met her is overwhelming. He walks over to her and bends down.
"Caroline? Caroline can you hear me?"
Caroline says nothing and stares up at the ceiling. He pulls the restraints off her. He notices red marks on her hips and stomach. He can see she struggled against her restraints, red marks forming. He smells something or someone on her. His head snaps back at the door. The man from before. He vamp speeds out of her room and down the hallway. He tracked the man down and quickly slammed him up against the wall. He could easily snap his neck.
"What did you do to Caroline?!"
"Nothing she didn't ask for"
"What did you do to her?!" Klaus yelled and compelled him
"I raped her. I rape her everytime she comes back because they pump her full of drugs and she can't remember. Not that it matters"
"You will never touch her again"
"If it's not me, it'll be someone else"
"You will not scream or make a sound"
Klaus grabbed onto his arm and broke it. Then he lifted up his hand and broke as if it was an eggshell. He then proceeded to break every other bone in the man's body while he was compelled to be quiet.
"You were dead the second you touched her" Klaus said
Klaus snapped his neck and dropped him to the floor. He quickly returned to the room where Caroline was. He gently picked her up and carried her out.
"Sweetheart, it's me, I'm here"
The nurse stopped him as he carried her out. He compelled her to bring him Caroline's file and things outside to his car. He then vamp sped out of there. He placed her into the car and put her seatbelt on. He waited for the nurse to come. She came out with a box and he put it in the back and compelled the nurse to forget he saw them.
He drove them to a nearby hotel and carried her in. He placed her on the bed and pulled the covers over her. He opened the box and looked at the files and other personal effects she had. The bullet necklace was inside along with her Gibson shirt. He opened her file and started to read. He looked back at her and couldn't believe all the things written about her.
Caroline Forbes. 19. Committed by the state of Virginia to the State Mental Hospital for murdering her husband.
Yes I left it there. Working on the second half now. But I'm going off to Peru to hike up Manchu Picchu and won't be back stateside till oct. So this will be the last fic you get from me!
Inspired but lots of things but mostly the new season of American Horror Story!
