Klaus held his face in a permanent frown once more unclear as to why he was here when he had work to finish and alienating to do. He chugged down his third beer before the bartender could even charge him for it barely sparing the man a glance.
The man shook his head but conceded as Klaus nodded for another he groaned as a new pop song started his night wasn't ending any faster. He was outnumbered by people he didn't like very much so his options where either stab Kol or come out with him. He should've stabbed him looking back on it.
He wasn't sure how he'd let Kol and Matt managed to talk him into this knowing he didn't even feel comfortable in a coffee shop let alone a night club. "For your troubles," he said sardonically to the barkeeper handing him a hundred to keep them coming the man took the money and walked off to help someone else.
He slung back on his bar stool watching the half-drunken people pile on to the dance floor heinously grinding on one another. His back hit the edge of the counter as he surveyed the area shrugging as he thought, "I was right three beers ago, a club was not my scene."
Kol was wrong, no surprise there. "Come on," he said. "It'll be fun," he said. Speaking of his brother exactly where was he? He looked around as he nursed the next bottle his eyes landing many places before finding him and Kol didn't disappoint.
He was on the second floor talking up a few women with his friend the brown-haired man he'd met some time ago in his travels to Denver. One of the ones who had outnumbered him this evening he observed the group with interest unsure of how those poor girls were eating out of his palm.
He noticed a petite blonde walk off from their party whose face he had yet to see as he finished the bottle and placed it back on the bar. Klaus' eyes focusing on his younger brother and the other two women walking away from him were shaking their heads. What was he saying to them?
His hand grabbed at the next beer sitting on the other side off to his right unawares he himself was being watched up until then. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a woman moving towards him, "So I have a proposition for you," a blonde woman in jeans and a purple top strode up taking a seat next to him.
Along with the beer lodged in his hands taking a sip as she waited for his consent to continue the man gave her a side glance he looked at her his face twisting in annoyance. "Hear me out." She deadpanned. He shrugged outwardly looking behind him to request another beer but the bartender didn't see him.
She took it as a sign to continue leaning in closer so he could hear her, "Your brother and his friend bet me I couldn't get you out on the dance floor for one song," Caroline said almost screaming over the music which seemed to have been turned up just then her lips touching his ear every so often.
He stilled in his movements looking at her directly already felt the volume of the music hitting him but ignored it. Instead eyeing the brown-haired man Kol had pointed out to him earlier thinking over her words shortly afterwards a confused and dark look on his face.
She smirked taking a swig of his bottle his eyes were a perfect blue but past that she saw they bore curiosity, "Wanna hear me out now," she asked whispering in his ear softly as he took his drink from her hand. He nodded barely his skin brushing hers.
Caroline stepped back out of his personal space and sitting in the stool next to his and smiled stunning him for a moment it seemed, "I've got them up to sixty bucks," she nonchalantly informed him swinging her chair from side to side her hands on to counter his back was on.
Klaus coughed up his drink as cool as a guy choking on his drink could, "I'm sorry Love, What," he asked leaning into her as she had earlier unsure if he'd heard her right. "She was idyllic," he thought instead of his mind going straight to she had some nerve but he didn't comment when she looked at him. She smelled nice too.
He shook his head as he stood up facing her squarely as he set his jaw looking as intimidating as possible. "What do you suggest," he inquired the annoyance he felt at his brother taking prescient over his rational. Knowing he should walk away, ignore her if she followed but he wanted to see this through for some unknown reason.
He hadn't left so Caroline knew he was at least a little interested in what she was proposing to him, "One dance," she propositioned steadily crossing her arms and jutting out her hip not in the least intimidated by this man.
She looked at him her grin growing like her confidence, "I can double it," she goaded. "And we can split the shares." The blonde added as he tucked his hands into his front pockets his shoulders coming up instinctively as he licked his lips and creased his brow.
Klaus was intrigued by this girl in less than two minutes she had beguiled him even more so than the crowd had in the last hour. Arching his eyebrow, he stepped into her space his legs in between her open ones on the chair, "Split the shares," he stated making her nod.
He grinned unsure of what to make of this creature in front of him her mind was as wicked as her legs were long. What had his younger brother done to spite her into telling him the bet? Was it even a bet or did she just have an elaborate ploy to get him into bed?
Conceited thinking he was almost sure of it but still he had to ask, "Then we get out of here?" he thought already knew her answer. Apparently he was wrong though. She straight laughed at him making his face form a frown when he couldn't figure out why. He waited until she was done snickering at him.
It took a while and she was wiping her eyes when she was done but there he stood indignity annoyed and a little offended actually. Not that his face showed it, he tried to remain as impassive as possible until she had finally pulled herself together.
"Just a dance," Caroline responded a hand on his shoulder before standing up and walking away from him. More like dancing away he thought as she swung her hips dancing up the stars to the middle of the dance floor. She was gone before he could follow her but she knew he would seek her out anyway.
Kol came up to her a while later obscuring her incredible view, "Couldn't get him to do it could you?" he said smirking like he'd won the damn sixty dollars. Caroline acknowledged him with a dead look in her eye yet gave the impression unfazed as she sipped her drink.
She smiled passed him to the spot where Klaus had been siting the last half hour making eyes at her his smirk growing at the sight of his brother next to her. "I wouldn't say that," she murmured as she placed her empty glass done on the table.
Caroline pursed her lips her eyes burning with excitement at what she was about to say, "I want to double it," as she thought he would Kol scoffed at her. "I'm serious. Double or nothing." she said putting out her hand to shake with him knowing he wouldn't back down from the wager.
Kol seemed to think it over but he soon found his smile again about to say something before deciding against it. He had nothing to lose right? Hiding his reservations as he shook her hand, "Fine," he said walking away from her.
Caroline watched him go beaming with triumph before she looked over at Klaus. She felt her stomach plummet when she saw he had vacated his spot by the bar. He had backed out of the deal miffed she decided to forget the deal altogether. A part of her hating that she wouldn't see him again.
She told herself there would have been no point to it anyways looking for him would mean nothing considering she wasn't interested right? She saw absolutely no future with the grump she sat next to, the man she saw staring languidly at her for the last half hour ignoring everything else.
The guy who had made her feel prickles in every inch of her body with one scorching look, nope she wasn't at all interested. She just needed a cold shower and a romantic comedy waiting for her at home not a cold shoulder before a warm bed with him in it. She shook herself at that thought.
Caroline moved further on to the dance floor wishing her friends hadn't skipped out early just as one of her favorite songs came on. She waved at one of the guys making eyes at her before surrounding herself with all the people on the dance floor.
Shutting her eyes she shook her hair out of her ponytail as the tempo picked up the male singer's words were felt as her fingers ran down her sides. Her hips followed along in synchronization with the music her hands running from her thighs up her body over her waist and passed her stomach to her chest.
She span around working up a sweat starting to feel better even if she was out sixty bucks opening her eyes she let her hips swing back and forth. Her hands ran up her body to her hair as the song because more energetic her arms coming up into the air moving freely as she danced along.
That is until Caroline felt another pair of hands over hers above her head she bit her lip taking in the details of those strong hands. Bristly hands that were giving her the chance to walk away but felt so good over her soft ones calloused and rough yet smooth and perfect against her own skin.
He created a heat inside of her as she smiled knowing who it was all of a sudden though she had no clue how or where he had appeared from. His body came in closer fitting hers making her dizzy when his lips hit the shell of her ear but didn't say a word. He smiled against her.
Maybe it was when his body pressed against hers. Maybe it was his cologne or his scruff against her cheek she wasn't sure which but she definitely enjoyed when he rolled his hips with hers as his hands roamed her body still sitting over her own.
He had control over where she touched herself their dancing unceasing as her hands trailed under his thrilling her. "Hello Love," he murmured, she couldn't breathe until it was over that was certainly clear to her as night and day.
He pressed into her back harder as he pushed one of her hands under his over her abdomen to hold her to him feeling her move against him. Klaus certainly got the appeal to dancing like this now. The only thing he could hear or feel was her and him, breathing, hearts beating in sync as they danced.
He figured the beers had gone to his head when she whispered, "Hi." sighing not realizing her breath ghosting over his face for a moment but it got to be too much for Klaus. He grit his teeth to keep from groaning in response as she pushed herself against him rotating in the other direction he was.
He pulled back but she held on to his hands in a vice like grip pulling him back to her as she turned finally looking him in the eye. "You said one song," he murmured his breath mingling with hers. She nodded agreeing with him before her head disappeared and her lips reappeared by his ear.
"You danced half a song," she whispered to him her lips soft against his ear making him grunt to keep from groaning and going full caveman on her. Although taking her home and showing her a good time was on the forefront of his mind. It didn't seem that way with her unless she did things like that.
"We need to dance a whole song," she said her hands coming up to wrap around the back of his neck making it more intimate than intended. She threw her head back as he pulled their hips closer than before the warm feeling rushing back again making her focus on the new song instead of him. Maybe.
She spotted Kol on the top floor looking like he'd been beaten properly too which helped. Klaus looked up to where she was looking seeing his brother was watching them with interest, "So you weren't just trying to get me into bed?" he asked her.
She looked up at him barely shaking her head her mouth baring the grin she had for his brother moments ago. "Like that would have been hard," she told him before adding, "I'll bet you'd prefer a challenge." she crossed her arms looking very much in control of her hormones unlike himself.
He took a moment to realize the song was over and so was their relationship of sorts. He ignored her comment however smirking down at her. She may have been controlling her lustful thoughts but that didn't mean she wasn't harboring any over him.
Caroline rolled her eyes shoving him a little knowing just where his mind was at, "Just dance," she retorted taking a deep breath. She thought about how she needed to get herself together. It was just a dance and afterwards they would part ways like the strangers they were she forgot that their one song was over while she was in his arms.
Mentally reminding herself to keep calm she kept her hands on his chest while he stayed just where he was looking at her directly while she pretended the roof was the most interesting thing she had ever seen. He looked at her as if he was searching for something.
It was almost laughable considering she was an open book to anyone who knew her she restrained herself from shouting what his damage was. She bit her tongue as best she could bringing her eyes down further until they rested on his broad, defined, toned, shoulder.
Another song started but he didn't make a move to pull away like she did, he wrapped his arms around her waist instead of her back where he had them. Pressing her chest to his firmly so she couldn't move if she wanted to, "What's your name," he asked her.
"No names." Caroline responded not bothering to spare him a glance in his direction continuing to move her hips against his in a smooth motion creating friction between them. The song continued in the room there were people but they didn't exist in that moment.
Klaus had no clue what was going through him, something inviting having to do with a girl he didn't even know the name of. He focused on the music instead getting nowhere having no clue who would take credit for such a song. It was awful but he didn't want her to go so his ears suffered through it.
"Why," he whispered into her hair as his left hand played with the loose waves absent-mindedly as if he was trying to remember every part. He didn't know why he was acting like this, he never did this. He never sought out a connection with another person and yet here he was pushing for more information.
"Names have a way of getting in the way," Caroline answered simply shutting her eyes as she let the side of her face slip on to his shoulder. She felt her breath against the fabric of his shirt warming them both as his hands roamed her back before spinning her.
An action that took her completely by surprise his hands came up catching her once again she laughed as he winked at her before turning her again so her back was to his front. He was really stepping it up trying to impress her she supposed, "You're good," she told him as he played with her belt loops.
"You're not too bad," he replied pulling her back around before her hands came around his neck again his playful side coming out. She looked almost shy, a look that had him incredibly excited for when this bet was over. Until another song started, a slow song which made her stiffen in his embrace.
"I'll be right back." Caroline murmured getting her bearings together finally stepping away from his embrace before he could think about stopping her. He reluctantly let her go, or so she would have thought if she cared which Caroline didn't. Nope, not a bit. What the hell was wrong with her?
"Cough it up," Caroline said bearing a shit eating grin at Kol and his little friends, "You to Jer," she said pointing at him then holding her hand out. Reluctantly her best friend's brother pulled out his wallet mustering, "Fine." She shrugged at them both taking their money before bidding them a good night.
Klaus stood in the same spot watching her come down the stairs as she adjusted her ponytail once more, it was then he actually got a look of her. She wasn't dressed like the other girls here instead she was actually dressed in tight jeans and a light colored top.
It was a look the read wholesome, girl next door type, he could certainly see the appeal as she made her way over to him. "Miss me," she jibed her hand hitting his forearm. He smirked when she winked reaching into her back pocket for what he assumed was the money.
She unrolled the twenties she had in her hand dividing them in half her face held the cutest look of concentration giving Klaus an idea. "Do you wanna come out with me," he asked placing his hand on her wrist to bring her attention to him.
Caroline looked up dumbfounded, "Come out with me, we'll split this together." he said with a look that made Caroline want to say yes as he pointed to the money still lodged in her hands. She couldn't figure him out he hated being here and didn't seem to like her all that much.
Well that's not true he wanted to sleep with her but that was not something Caroline was at all looking for, she had done that already. The last thing she needed now was another guy to get into her bed, she had gone through her mourning period and was ready to bounce back but not into another bed.
Into an actual relationship that could mean something to her and the other person involved, this guy didn't seem like the relationship kind. "I can't," she responded pulling her arm from his grasp her other hand giving him his share.
"Have other plans?" he asked curiously as he raised an eyebrow at her taking the money from her hand slowly making sure she could feel the warmth of his skin on hers. He was rewarded not seconds later when he saw a chill run through her, "Come on. I dare you."
Caroline narrowed her eyes, "Who does this guy think she is?" she wasn't afraid of him or his womanizing ways and she would prove it to him. "Fine, let's go then." She huffed turning on her back and leaving for the exit with or without him.
AN: Hey there, I had a dream about this and went forward on expanding on it.
Shouldn't be too long, maybe four more chapters. The last Chapter is almost finished.