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Chapter 2
Caroline and Klaus are 17
"I love you." Caroline said sincerely, tracing her finger over Klaus's bare chest as they lay in his bed.
"As I love you, sweetheart" was his immediate reply, leaning over her as he planted a slow, tender kiss on her lips.
"Say you'll never leave me…" Caroline whispered, enchanted by his eyes which were staring intently at her full of love and longing. At the back of her head she knew she was being clingy and insecrure, her neurotic aspect of her personality shining through. Klaus just smirked, lifting a finger up to her chin to lightly tilt it.
"I'll never leave you, love. And just so you know, if you ever try to leave me I'll find you and bring you back." He chuckled, as Caroline's lips turned up into a slow smirk, pleased at his possessiveness.
Present day
"Sorry darling, I'm sure you were amazing but I just don't remember…care to remind me?" Klaus smirked, appraising her with his eyes as they roamed up and down her body.
Caroline took a few steps back, stumbling slightly as her mouth hang open, shocked at the cold tone of his words and utter lack of recognition. It came as no surprise to her when she felt tears welling up in her eyes as she whispered,
"You don't…remember me?" her voice betrayed the hurt and sadness she felt inside, a stark contrast to his uncaring tone.
"As I said," Klaus replied, his hand trailing lightly up her arm, leaving goosebumps on Caroline's body, "I would be more than happy for you to remind me."
Anger clouded all of Caroline's thoughts as her eyes turned hard.
"Is this some kind of JOKE?" she yelled, the tears rolling down her cheeks freely now. "You made me think…that…that you were GONE and now you just show up pretending to have no idea who I am? What about you're family, you're friends! Have you got ANY idea what this has done to them? You're a jerk, and I can't believe I still loved you after all these years." Her anger filled to the brim her hand involuntarily slapped him hard across the cheek, a gasp escaping her as she realised what she'd done.
Klaus's eyes lit up with fury, as he closed the distance towards him and grasped her wrists in his hands.
"Now listen here you little bitch," he snarled, his voice laced with venom, "people have died for less than that when they cross my path. I'm sorry you think you have some infatuation with me after sleeping with me once, but love, you couldn't have been that good or I would've remembered you, drunk or otherwise."
Confusion shattered any illusion Caroline had of a heartfelt reunion as she took in the man in front of her. She wasn't scared, he looked too much like to old Klaus for her to be afraid, but she was deeply perplexed as to why he had no idea who she was. Had she gone mad? No, I know Klaus. This looked like him on the outside but he had changed. Caroline didn't know what had happened to him but she knew with the upmost certainty that she was damn well going to find out.
Meanwhile Klaus was getting more and more frustrated. Why isn't she scared of me? Were the infuriated thoughts coursing through his brain. He squeezed hard on her wrists, attempting to get her to convey to him a sign of distress, he needed her to know she was in danger. Her eyes were fixed on him, unwavering as they glistened with the previous angry tears. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and immediately released her, the impact of this slamming her against the wall behind her. Mikael the caller ID stated. He sighed with frustration, he'd only been gone for a few hours.
"What?" he snarled into the phone. Caroline listened intently, trying to gather as much information as she could. "Look I went for a drive, I needed to clear my head. Rough week you know?" she heard a muffled reply from the other end of the phone, by the sounds of it it was angry "Some town called Mystic Falls…Okay! Okay! I'll come home, what's the issue? It seems harmless and dull, with nothing interesting in it.." At this his eyes involuntarily flickered to Caroline, hoping she wouldn't read the emotion in this look he turned away from her. At the end of the conversation he allowed himself to turn back, only to get one last glimpse of her to commit to memory before he forced himself to walk away.
Caroline had calmed slightly from the revelation that her dead boyfriend was very much alive after all these years, knowing that she had already lost the love of her life once, it wasn't going to happen again. Allowing time for him to walk away she carefully watched him out of her peripheral vision, noting when he got into a black Mercedes and drove off. As there was only one road out of Mystic Falls, as soon as he'd turned the corner she sprinted to her car and jumped in, her heart racing as she realised what had just happened. Starting the car she sped off as fast as she could, grateful for her mum being the sheriff as the speed limit she was driving at was in no way legal, at least she had connections if she was caught.
Klaus looked behind him in the mirror, checking his rear, trying to shake the images of the girl out of his head. How had she gotten to him so much? He thought, angrily. Not one girl had he ever allowed to get close to him over the years, learning that in his way of life it was better to remain emotionless and detached. That and the fact that sleeping around never fully satisfied him, leaving him strangely empty afterwards and irrationally guilty. Not for the girls, never for them, but for himself. Whenever Klaus felt these kinds of feelings he tried to switch off, hating the way they made him feel vulnerable. But this girl…he stopped, his fingers clutching the steering wheel so hard his knuckles went white. She had elicited these feelings within him just by being in his near proximity, even having the audacity to slap him! He punched at the steering wheel, more frustrated than ever. He had just let her slip away, instead of teaching her a real lesson. Anyone he knew back at home would have never had the nerve to speak to him like that, knowing he would never put up with it. So why had he let her? These unanswerable questions came to a halt as a further glance in the mirror, showing the girl following him close on his tail despite trying to keep a distance. He chuckled despite himself, surprised at the humour she evoked from him. Her bravery was severely misplaced, but he couldn't help commend her for it. Despite having no idea what fuelled her curiosity he couldn't honestly say that seeing her again was a burden. He shook out of his daze when he realised he'd have to lose her before he got home, deciding to make a sharp U-turn on the deserted highway. Unfortunately she wasn't giving up that fast, and as he started to see her desperately try to manoeuvre her car in the opposite direction he barely glimpsed the deer that decided now was the time to grace the road with its presence run across between the two cars.
His heart seemed to stop as everything went into slow motion. He saw the fear, that she had been without earlier, finally show on her face as her car lost control on the uneven road surface as she swerved in an effort to avoid the deer. Suddenly the car was tipping to the side as she desperately struggled, and as the car rolled into the ditch by the side of the road all he could think of was not her. Not her.
Knowing at the back of his mind that the usual Klaus would have laughed at this (quite literal) turn of events, the present Klaus unintentionally jammed the breaks on fast, bringing the car to an abrupt stop. Racing over to the overturned vehicle he desperately clawed at the door, ripping it open in his effort to get to her. Her body was bloody and placed at an unnatural angle as the airbag smothered her. Klaus noted with frustration that her seatbelt was undone as he deftly teased her unconscious body out of the car. Lying her down by the side of the road, he checked her pulse, an audible sigh escaping him as he felt it weakly underneath her wrist. Ignoring the light tingling sensation from this he swiped her phone from her pocket, dialling 911 and ordering an ambulance. When the call was finished he glanced at the home screen, his heart for some unknown reason flipping in his chest. Standing with a familiar looking girl was the blonde, in a cheerleading outfit and smiling broadly, caught mid-laugh. In her eyes was a look of complete and utter happiness at whoever was taking the picture. Despite the whole situation Klaus couldn't help but feel a rage within him at the thought of someone making her smile like that. Luckily the sound of sirens awoke him from his stunned state, and typing a quick message onto a memo on her home screen he quickly exited the scene, knowing it would all be over if the cops caught him.
Caroline opened her eyes and sat up groggily, trying to bring some order into her disorientated mind. As if like a dream the memories came flooding back to her as she gasped, reaching manically for her phone to tell Rebekkah she had seen her brother. Retrieveing it from the bedside table in the hospital room she pressed the button to unlock it only to find a message typed onto it:
I'm sorry that you got hurt, hoping you get better soon
Klaus
You're probably thinking 'hell, this is a bit melodramatic' but I really wanted the story to progress and it just kinda spilled out! Klaus is being a dick I know, but he will change over the course of the story and it's a result of what's happened to him which you'll find out in the upcoming chapters (incidentally any ideas?)
Realise also that they seem a bit too in love in the flashback, but seeing as he like hates her at the moment I figure it's okay, and they WERE classic larger than life loving teenagers so….
Also realised I misspelt Rebekkah in chapter 1 so from now on it'll be spelt correctly! Hopefully you're still enjoying it and I apologise for the shortness of the chapter, as soon as I have more time I shall update longer and more frequently! Tell me what you think please, it is such a motivation to find people have written reviews and are generally taking an interest in the story! Will update asap – thanks for reading
