Hi guys, this story takes places five years after 5x11, obviously this is AU so it'll be drifting away from the original story line quite a lot.
This is the first chapter of Make it to Me. Thanks for reading and enjoy!
Klaus Mikaelson threw on his jacket as he prepared to leave the small bar, picking up his glass of whiskey and downing it before heading for the wooden doors of the bar. They swung back and forth from its hinges as he walked out. Cold air immediately hitting his face as he leaves the bar and the sunlight beamed brightly, contrary to the dark setting of the pub he was sitting in moments before.
He shielded his eyes to look up at a large sign with "Brighton" written in big, bold letters. Klaus dug through his pocket and pulled out a crumpled note which had "Brighton" hurriedly written on it.
He had been in Seattle for the past week now, enjoying the sites and the cold weather that was opposite of New Orleans. Although he had traveled to many places and had been practically everywhere, he'd never been in this particular town. It was small and quiet, reminding him a lot of Mystic Falls minus the supernatural chaos. He did enjoy the city though, beautiful spots he passed by that did have him appreciate its beauty. Little things that piqued his interest but not as much as the current individual he was here for.
It had been 5 years since he had last seen her. Vividly remembering the pale blonde hair on her head, curls that draped over her shoulders, the big blue eyes that sparkled in the sun and her infectious smile that lit up the room. She was so full of light, so beautiful.
He remembered exactly how exquisite Caroline Forbes was.
Klaus fancied her at first because he liked the chase. She wasn't like every other woman who would throw themselves at him when he offered them a compliment. Instead, she saw through him and past the hybrid facade. Caroline had seen the vulnerability and understood why he was the way he is. It was the first time he had let someone in other than his family, shown her his vulnerability, but never using it against him. She saw the good in him and the next thing he knew, she had captured his heart.
After he had promised to show her the world all those years ago, he still intended to do just that.
But she continued to rejected him anyways, not at all tempted by his grand gesture. He guaranteed her that one day she would eventually give in to her feelings for him. Klaus knew that in time, she would end up at his doorstep one day, stubborn as she was, she wouldn't be able to resist his offer forever. They did have that, after all. For her, he would wait as long as she was ready for him.
But so many tragic events had torn them apart and his promise was cut short. Because of all the drama his family went through and the enemies he faced in New Orleans, they eventually lost contact. Klaus vowed that when he finished the mess in the Quarter and found his resolve, he would figure his life out. He needed peace and when he finally had closure, he decided that he would return to her. But he was too late.
He arrived at Mystic Falls ready to surprise her once more, but when he had arrived at her place, a different family had been occupying her house. He had run into Bonnie Bennett and Elena Gilbert, her best friends in Mystic Falls, and had told him that she decided to leave years ago. She wanted to start a new life, a normal life. He recalled that the Bennett witch said she wanted to get away from the tragedies that ensued in Mystic Falls. She explained that Caroline would call once she was settled in, but they never got a phone call. They decided that she needed space and that they would give it to her.
He then set off to find her himself, knowing that if she had not even called her best friends, she didn't want to be found. The only details that Caroline had given them was that she was living in the West Coast. It took him three months, but he found her four days after arriving in Seattle. The city was large, but he only needed to compel a couple of humans and make a few phone calls before finding her exact whereabouts. It didn't seem like she had been trying to hide her whereabouts at all. But he had been an expert at locating his enemies, so it wouldn't have been difficult to find someone on the run. No matter what, they always left a trail behind.
Remarkably his source was right and now here he was, parked at a gas station across the street from a coffee shop. Klaus discovered that she spent her Thursday afternoons here at a cafe called Boisson. It didn't take long before Klaus had spotted her through the windows, her blonde curly hair catching his eye instantly. Caroline Forbes sat inside the coffee shop, her lips pursed and eyes glued to the screen of her laptop. Focused on work, he figured by her furrowed brows and her fingers typing rapidly on the keyboard. She was practically drowning with papers stacked around her on the table.
Klaus sat in his car, eyes glued to her with uncertainty, afraid that if he looked away even for a moment, she would disappear from his sight. Bonnie Bennett had told him there was no contact between them and that had him feeling uneasy at first, wondering if anything had happened to her but he knew that she was stronger than that. And his mind was definitely put to ease once he saw her with his own eyes. He had a strong desire to walk in there and simply steal her away, but he knew that she wouldn't be too pleased with him showing up unannounced like that. Caroline never did like it when he surprised her, he thought to himself with a smirk.
Klaus watched as Caroline flipped her hair, the curls that used to sit just above her shoulders were now longer and reached the small of her back. Her figure was slender, but her light blue blouse and black pencil skirt deliciously hugged her curves. Accenting her whole outfit were remarkably high heels that he believed only Caroline could possibly function in. He smiled as his eyes landed on her lips, distinctly remembering that she was wearing the same shade of lipstick she wore the last time he had seen her when they had ravished each other in the forest that day.
Klaus shook his head as he let out a light chuckle. He caught himself wishing that she hadn't changed and finally feeling relieved when she hadn't. That she was still the bright ray of light he fell in love with all those years ago, the same Caroline Forbes. But then, with her being a vampire, how much could she really change in a few years? Imagining how she would react to seeing him again, he hoped that she wouldn't be as angry as he had envisioned her to be.
It had been five years since he had seen her or talked to her. Klaus could imagine her reaction, remembering all those times he appeared in front of her out of the blue, eyes wide, lips parted with a gasp of his name and reddened cheeks. He could never tell if that was desire or irritation that caused her to blush, but he liked it either way. It was always the same, a roll of her eyes and the playful banter back and forth between them. He liked that about her, she was complex and compassionate and she tested his limits.
Klaus was suddenly snapped out of his thoughts when an employee approached Caroline. His vampire hearing allowed him to hear the conversation as the waiter asked if she was doing okay in which she replied with a bubbly "yes" and a bright smile. She thanked him before he walked away. She took a quick look at her laptop before shutting it. Caroline checked the watch on her wrist and quickly drank the rest of her coffee before gathering her things and walked out of the coffee shop, her heels clicking and hair bouncing with each step.
Fully aware that she could catch him at any moment, he instinctively slumped down his seat so that he could hide from her. He would hate for her to catch him now, like this, like a stalker, she always called him. Luckily she was too busy typing on her phone to see him. Oh, how his enemies could see him now. The-all-powerful-hybrid king-of-New-Orleans sitting in a car waiting for a woman. They would mock him so.
Klaus watched as she got into her car and drove away, waiting a few more moments until she was out of sight before he turned his engine on and followed her. He drove for ten minutes, following her little blue buggy at a slow pace, making sure that she didn't notice him before she stopped in front of a tiny shop. He gathered it was a flower shop, considering the amount of flowers placed outside of the shop, and the fact that the name of the shop was "Emily's Flowers". He parked his car a few spots away from hers, making sure she didn't see him.
Caroline walked out of her car, clearly unaware of his presence as she walked into the shop with a wave and a smile. He stepped out of his car and gathered his wits. It was his chance to finally meet her after all these years, to talk to her again, see her, touch her. He needed to tread lightly. Five years of searching and now she was here, starting over and building a life of her own. There was nothing but a wall standing between them.
He was a bit alarmed at how on edge he was, ever since he got to Seattle he was exceptionally nervous, but then again, Caroline Forbes always did make him feel that way. He was prepared to do whatever it takes to convince her to follow him and take her away to show her the world.
Caroline Forbes would finally be his.
Thanks so much for reading, guys! Please, please feel free to review and let me know what you think.
P.S. If you're wondering, this is the introduction of the story, the prologue, so to speak. It's kind of in Klaus' perspective right now because we want to introduce his arrival into the city and get what he's feeling before he meets with Caroline. The chapters from then on will be in her perspective.