It had been three months… three months since Klaus had killed Elena. Three months since he'd left. Three months since Caroline had finally realized that she loved him. It had always been him chasing her and now, as much as she'd hate to admit it, she missed him. His mocking smirks, his intense stares, his soft side that he kept a secret from everyone except for her. She was sure that he was somewhere wreaking havoc on anyone who dared question his authority. They hadn't spoken since that night when they got into the argument and she couldn't help but wonder. Was he still mad? Did she ever cross his mind? Would he ever come back for her?
*flashback*
Elena's emotions were off. There was no way to get them back on. Not yet, anyway. She had thrown a party. Typical emotionless, sadistic vampire stuff. The entire school stood in the Salvatore boarding house and naturally, they had invited people who invited people and soon, the Salvatore house was full of reckless teenagers and a thirsty Elena.
Caroline, Stefan, Damon, and Bonnie all just stared at the mass of people. Bonnie tapped her foot impatiently. She honestly hadn't wanted to come. She despised this new Elena. She was a monster. The only reason that Bonnie had showed up was because Caroline had forced her. Bonnie caught Elena dancing with the new quarterback out of the corner of her eye. "Ugh. I need a drink." Bonnie grumbled to Caroline before turning on her heel and heading toward the stairs to find the secret stash of bourbon that she knew Damon hid in his underwear drawer. Caroline rolled her eyes and continued to watch the party in front of her. She glanced over just in time to see Elena flirting up a storm with the quarterback before allowing her fangs to break through her gums and those dark veins she knew all too well, appear under her eyes. Caroline zoomed through the crowd in vampire speed and pushed Elena into a wall. Elena snarled until she noticed something behind Caroline. Her lips curled into a grin as she looked out towards the front door of the house where sirens were blaring as red and blue lights flashed. "Man, it's the cops! Everybody run!" yelled Todd, the quarterback who had been wrapped around Elena only seconds before.
Immediately, everyone ran out the front door as Liz Forbes spoke into the loud speaker saying, "Go home! It's past curfew! Leave or get ticketed!" Within moments, the crowd had dispersed.
Liz walked through the door of the boarding house. "What in the world is going on here? A party, Elena? That's not like you." She scolded. "Oh, Liz. You know nothing about me." Elena smirked before lunging toward Liz. A growl escaped Caroline's lips and before Stefan-who was ready to intervene- had the chance, Caroline had pinned Elena to the floor with her hand around her throat and her teeth bared, cutting off her air supply. Everyone was too engrossed in the catfight to pay any attention as someone entered the large house. Before anyone could even acknowledge his existence, the man had ripped Elena's heart from her chest. Bonnie, who had just witnessed everything from the stairs, stood in awe. These past few months, Bonnie had almost wished that she could have yanked Elena's heart out and gone about her day as usual. Damon and Stefan stared blankly at the man before flashing right in front of him. The man chuckled. "Hello, mate. Probably not a good idea to pick a fight. FYI, I can't die." He smirked. "Maybe not, but since when do I ever make good choices?" Damon growled. "Hmmm… how about this?" the man started, his eyes dilating. "You will not make a move towards me, Salvatore. The girl was a monster. She had to be stopped." He turned to Stefan. "Ahh, Stefan. You'll get over it. She broke your heart. You will not retaliate." He smiled wickedly as both Salvatores backed away slowly. Liz shook her head. "She was a liability. She was reckless. Just clean it up. We'll rule it an animal attack." She sighed, stomping off to her police car.
"Niklaus Michaelson!" Caroline huffed at the original hybrid. He turned to face her. "The one and only, love." He answered, smiling widely. "Don't you 'love' me!'" she shrieked. "You killed Elena!" his eyes darkened and his smug smile disappeared. "Well, Caroline, I couldn't very well let her harm you. What would you have preferred? For me to spare the girl who has done nothing but upset you and been an inconvenience to us all ever since she flipped the switch?" he questioned, his voice rising slightly. "He's right, Care." Bonnie interjected. Caroline shot her a glare. "Klaus, she was my friend. No, I didn't like her at all times, but I wouldn't have killed her." She stated with a look of disgust on her face. "But as the man who daggers his siblings every time that they get out of line, I wouldn't expect you to understand." She shouted, tears forming in her eyes. His eyes softened towards her. Never in his life had he let someone speak to him that way and live to tell the tale. Never had his heart softened for one person so much. He caught himself falling in love every time that he looked at Caroline and now she was crying over something that HE had done. He was protecting her, or so he thought. He flashed in front of her in record time and raised his hand to wipe away her tears with his thumb. She snapped her head away from him. "Don't." she growled before sprinting off. "Yeahhh… you just killed my girlfriend. Get out of my house." Damon said walking upstairs to his room before Stefan shook his head with an exasperated sigh and followed suit.
*end of flashback*
Caroline groaned. She knew it wasn't right for her to miss Klaus the way that she did but that didn't change the way she felt. Sure, he killed Elena, but honestly, she deserved it. He did it to save her. He was right about one thing. Elena wasn't her friend. Maybe Caroline had been too hard on him and now, she had no clue where he was, but she knew one thing. She would give anything to be there with him. Caroline shook her head as if she was clearing out her thoughts. A manicure…maybe that's what she needed to change the subject that had been on her mind for the past three months. She grabbed her car keys before calling Bonnie and deciding to make it a girls' day.
Caroline sat next to Bonnie, letting her fresh mani-pedi dry when her phone began vibrating in her back pocket. Bonnie stared at her. "Are you gonna get that?" she asked. Caroline rolled her eyes. "My manicure's wet. That's what voicemail is for, Bon." She explained. "Whoever it is, I'll call back later."
When the girls got back to Caroline's house with Chinese takeout, Caroline pulled out her brand new Galaxy S III, remembering that she had a voicemail.
"Caroline," a familiar British accent began, "I'm standing in one of my favorite places in the world surrounded by food, music, art, culture, and all I can think about is how much I want to show it to you. Maybe one day you'll let me."
Caroline just sat there, mouth wide open with no words escaping. She didn't know what to say pr do, but on the inside, her heart was doing back flips. "Care? What's wrong?" Bonnie asked. "Ummm," Caroline stuttered, snapping out of it. "Everything's totally fine. It's nothing." She shrugged. "Ummm...ok. Well, I have to go. See you later, Care." Bonnie told her while heading to the door.
As soon as Bonnie had left, Caroline started arguing with herself. Should she call Klaus back or just go about her day as if the message meant nothing to her? She didn't have time to contemplate the decision because her fingers. Moving at vampire speed, had already dialed the number and pressed the phone to her ear.
On the second ring, she heard him pick up. "Hello?" the voice on the other end of the line answered. "Hello? Caroline, love?" he continued. "Klaus…" she trailed off.
*Author's Note*
So this is a new story. It's my first fanfiction so please review and let me know your thoughts on if I should continue or not because I already have some thoughts for this as a series. Thanks
