Paris was amazing. Somehow, it was even better than Caroline has imagined, and if was even better with Klaus at her side. They had been almost everywhere worth seeing, and they'd only been there for a few days. Klaus had even taken her to the Channel store where he handed her a bag and told her that whatever she could fit in it, he would buy her. She was going to refuse, but it was Channel, and it was an offer she just couldn't say no to. So she ran through the store putting everything in the bag; purses, jewelry, everything. And it was a big bag. After visiting the Louvre, The Versailles, and everywhere else in between, there one only one place they had yet to go; The Eiffel Tower. Klaus said he was saving it for last, that he wanted it to be special. It's was getting dark now, and they were finally headed there.
Caroline was so excited. As they walked, Caroline started to see the tip of the tower in the distance. Grabbing Klaus by the sleeve, she began to run toward it. Flooded with excitement, she didn't notice that she had begun to run at vampire speed.
"Slow down love!" Klaus laughed as he ran with her. Caroline slowed as a person stepped in her way.
To happy to throw him out of the way, she just told him, "Move."
"I'm afraid I can't do that. Master Klaus told me not to let anyone through without his permission." He looked at Klaus, "Master Klaus?"
"Let her through." Klaus said. The man stepped to the side and let Caroline through. It was beautiful up close. Every little light looked like a star right above her head.
Klaus held out his hand for her to take. She looked at him and took it. "Now close your eyes." He said. Without hesitation, she closed her eyes and let him lead her forward. After a very short walk, he said, "Open them."
"Oh Klaus!" The squealed when she saw it. They were directly under the Eiffel Tower and in front of them was a candlelit dinner. It was a small table with a white tablecloth, it had two plates full of marvelous delicacies – Caroline couldn't even begin to describe how good it looked-, a flickering candle, a bottle of expensive champagne chilled in ice, and four glasses. Two of the glasses, placed on either side of the table, were filled with the champagne; the other two were full of what looked like red wine. Taking a whiff, Caroline realized it was not wine, but blood, to satisfy her real hunger. Near the table, there were violinists, Klaus motioned to them and they started playing a slow, magnificent song. Klaus pulled her chair out for her and she sat down. "Klaus this looks… simply divine!" He took his own seat. "Thank you. For everything."
"Not a problem love." He said with a smile. "Now enjoy your meal!"
Even though Caroline did not know what half of the foods were, she ate every last bit of the food on her plate, and loved it all. She looked over at Klaus and smiled. Klaus flicked his wrist slightly, and the man from earlier began to walk to their table. "Hungry love?" Klaus asked. She knew he had really meant thirsty. And truth be told, she was. She nodded her head slightly.
"But we can't kill him. It will ruin my mood."
"Okay love. Dig in." Klaus said to her. Then they both extended their canines and bit in to the man's neck. This blood tasted so much better than the blood served at dinner; that blood was old, but this was fresh. As the man got weaker, they both pulled away and Klaus sent him home.
"This has been an amazing night Klaus." She began to look toward the top of the tower. "I wonder…" She trailed off. Then, without warning, she began to climb up the side of the structure. Klaus was about to shout up to her; tell her to stop, but it wasn't like the fall would kill her. High on blood, he began to climb up with her. Her panties were exposed above her because she was wearing a dress, but he chose not to look; if Caroline caught him peeking, she would get angry. Although, Klaus thought, she's very cute when she's angry. Once they reached the top, Caroline sat down, her feet dangling off the ledge, and Klaus say beside her.
"The view from up here is so magnificent." She said quietly.
"Yes, it is quite ravishing, isn't it?" Klaus agreed. Though he was not talking about Paris, he was talking about her. Yes, a cliché, but it was very true. In Klaus' eyes, nothing was more beautiful than the exquisite Caroline Forbes.
"Why are you doing all of this for me?" Caroline finally asked, after many minutes of sitting in silence.
"I promised to show you the world – I gave you my word."
"You never said 'I give you my word' or 'I promise', so that's a lie."
"I promised myself." Klaus said quietly.
"But why?" She asked him, genuinely confused.
"Why? I have been given an eternity to spend alone, but I don't want it to be alone. And I think you would be the perfect person to spend eternity with." Caroline didn't know what to say. "I don't expect you to agree to that yet, it would be far too much to expect of you, so I've decided to show you what it would be like. Spend a week or two in every city of the world; just see what the world has to offer. If you accept, we could spend years in one place. Don't say anything just yet, but think about it. You make me laugh; have you any idea how long it's been since I laughed at a joke? Somehow, you bring out a part of me that I haven't seen since I was human. And you know what? It feels nice. And I believe that I should spend time with someone who makes me feel like that, and right now, that someone is you."
Caroline grabbed his hand and interlocked their fingers. "I don't know about forever, but right now, sitting here beside you, there's nowhere else I'd rather be. Thank you for all of this Klaus." She squeezed his hand and looked back out to the city.
What seemed like hours later, after the sun had fully set, the silence was broken. Behind them, the man they had fed off of was standing.
"How did you get up here? Why are you here? Go, now, leave us alone." Klaus said, getting angry.
"Don't you get it?" The man asked. "I'm no ordinary human. I'm one of the five." Caroline and Klaus stiffened. "All the compulsion you think you were doing, I went along with it. But boy, when you drank my blood, I almost killed you both right there, until that one," He looked at Caroline, "said you shouldn't kill me. Thanks for that by the way."
"Why would you tell us you're one of the five? You arrogant little fool! I'd kill you right now, but I'm afraid I don't want those annoying visions again. We'll have to find a place to lock you up. But in the meantime," Klaus picked up Caroline like a child, "We must be going." Still holding Caroline, he jumped. The fall was terrifying, and normal vampire would have taken a while to recover, but since Klaus was an original, and a hybrid, he was perfectly fine. "Let's get out of here love." He said, letting Caroline to her feet.
Behind them, they heard the hunter say "I'll get you soon enough. I have a white oak stake." They didn't stay a second longer. They began running through the streets of Paris until they were far enough away to pause.
Then Caroline asked, "What now?" Klaus didn't answer.
