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Of all the mistakes she had made, Caroline Forbes regretted this one the most. She gazed outside of the airplane window to her left to admire the vast ocean and sunset before her. Perhaps this wouldn't be too bad. Still, Caroline couldn't help but feel a little guilty for agreeing to travel the world with the one and only, Klaus.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" he said in his velvety voice as he sat next to her. Caroline turned around. There he was, blonde hair and beard glistening in the sunlight. She turned back to the window and gave one nod. "Why are you so quiet, love? You weren't like this when we were leaving Mystic Falls."
Caroline looked down at her wrist where her bracelet from Tyler sparkled. She gave a sigh and whispered, "It just seemed like a good idea back then."
Klaus followed the direction of her eyes and pursed his lips angrily. "And why is that?"
"I'm not really sure. I guess I just wanted to forget about... him."
Klaus gave a small sigh. "You know, if you want me to compel you-"
"Are you really suggesting that?" she snapped as she turned to face him. "Maybe I wanted to forget him at the times when I was hurting, but what Tyler and I have is special."
"Have?" he lifted an eyebrow.
Caroline now faced the empty seat before her. "Well... had. But our memories, they were great. That's something I don't want to forget." After letting one tear escape from her eye, she felt his surprisingly warm hand rest on hers.
"Caroline," she could feel more tears escaping now. "You don't know how much I envy that. You don't know how much I wish you could feel that way for me." And with that, he stood up and left to God knows where else on his private jet.
The absence of his hand on hers was almost unbearable for a quick second, but in the end, when Caroline felt a longing for Klaus, she would always remind herself of the horrible things he had done. As she gazed at the sunset once again, a little light bulb flickered within her mind. Say she would spend these next few weeks with Klaus without arguing or thinking of his past actions, could this make him change or develop just a little hint of humanity? But this was Klaus she was dealing with. Still, she couldn't help but feel a small sense of hope for him.
On the other side of the jet, Klaus sat, resting his chin on his fist and glaring at nothing but his lap. How did he let himself become so infatuated with a stubborn and controlling but beautiful and caring girl? Perhaps it was because she reminded him of himself. Caroline, the girl next door, was everything a small town girl was, including a longing to travel, and that was exactly what he could give her. A similar idea popped into his head as well. In the next few weeks, he could show Caroline how caring HE could be, how he could give her better memories than Tyler. Klaus smiled in spite of himself. You old fool, he thought.
I hope you guys like the way this is starting out :) Don't worry, it get's more exciting ;)
