Title: Reimaginations
Author: mystic_blue17
Summary: AU Life is a series of choices. Good or bad, Klaus and Caroline had to live with the path before them. (based on 413)

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or plots nor do I plan on receiving any profit from writing about them.

A/N: I was feeling particularly angsty last weekend and decided to watch Klaus bite Caroline and well my muse took me away with it. So assume that the scene picks up exactly where I started the dialogue. Everything up still applies until I make the switch to AU.


"I'll do whatever you want. Just help her." Tyler pleaded.

"Come now Tyler. As much as I enjoyed that, I think we both know who really holds the power of the three of us." Tyler follows Klaus' pointed stare towards the girl at the root of this all.

Caroline looked at him with wide eyes. Her body rapidly weakening under the influence of the werewolf venom. "I can't believe you! Are you going to ask if I want to live again?"

"You already answered that question love." He tilted his head, remembering a conversation they had many months ago.

"What do you want from me?" She yelled then repeated. "Just what do you want Klaus?"

Tyler made a sound in protest at her open ended question.

"Oh you are still here." Klaus said directed at the hybrid. His eyes never left Caroline. "Feel free to go at any time, mate. Suffice to say, Caroline and I can manage on our own. We have done this before."

"Klaus stop it. What do you want?" Caroline interrupted before Tyler could respond. He retreated to the corner of the room. "I won't offer to be your slave."

Klaus shrugged and gave her a devious little grin. "Never thought that was an option. No. I think we can strike up a fair bargain without the price of servitude." He thought it over for a moment. "How about a little honesty in return for my blood?"

She weighed her options. Any inside knowledge she had could be relayed to Klaus. It was simply a matter of changing the plan after she recovered. So she nodded and counteroffered "Blood first, talk later."

"Well look who is becoming a little negotiator?" Klaus teased, relishing in the moment. "I agree to your terms sweetheart."

He walked the few feet to the couch and perched beside her. Both of his arms boxing her in neatly. He leaned close, implicitly offering her his neck. She met him, moving in the last few inches. Her left arm dragged up to grip his neck. He could feel the slight quiver in her movements.

Tyler's hands curled into fists as Caroline leaned in to drink his sire's blood. The pair of them looked completely intimate as she buried her head into his neck, tasting in her salvation.

Once she had had her fill, she released him. Klaus wiped a stray blood drop from the corner of her mouth, a slight smile on his face once again.

Caroline tilted her head to the side, resting on the couch. His blood running through her veins eliminating the poison.

"What do you want to know? You said you wanted my honesty."

"I did." Klaus confirmed.

"I have been here in this house with you. I doubt I can tell you anything of value." She said trying to beat him to the punch.

"I would never underestimate you Caroline. But I don't doubt that you know any more than you have said already. You do have such an expressive face." Klaus answered simply, remaining in his position, close to her. The smell of his blood lingered in the air making her head spin.

She looked at him with a hint of disbelief, unsure of what he wanted from her. She really didn't get him. She was filled with warring emotions ranging from relief to deep rooted hurt. Her emotions, particularly aggravation, bubbled to the surface. "Well what then? Do you want me to admit I have feelings for you? Fine! I feel something for you. I don't want to. I know in my head that it's not smart. I know that you have this capacity in you to do these truly evil things. And this…" She gestured between themselves. "Whatever we have going on is like walking a tight rope. One wrong move and I go tumbling over and there will be no one there to catch me." She panted at the end of her rant. Her system still weak.

There was silence after her confession.

"Well that was far more than I was expecting from you." Klaus said finally.

Caroline shot him a look.

"No truly." He said raising in hands in defence. "I thought I might get you to admit that you were meant for more than this town. But this was much more." Klaus tucked her hair behind her ear. She closed her eyes at his touch. Her body easing further back into the couch.

They both flinched when they heard the front door slamming shut as Tyler exited, unwilling to bear witness to the scene any longer.

"Awkward." Klaus said pithily.


A/N: So? What do you think? You obviously know by now I love writing in the possibilities universe. The paths the writers take lead me towards some interesting opportunities in terms of plot and character development so I liked going there with this fic. I'm sure you recognized the fact that I left it 'in progress'. So if you guys like the idea of this, I may be open to doing more. In my head I'm thinking the chapters would be reimaginations of Klaroline's encounters over the seasons. Eitherway I'm hoping to pound out something else really soon. Logically I should post for Outtakes next but MOC is calling me. Please let me know how you feel about it and if you want it to continue!