When Caroline got back she informed her mother that despite the fact Granny was ill, she was looking reasonably well and that she loved the hamper that she had made for her. Liz smiled and it was as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, she was relieved that her mother was getting better. With all the animal attacks just lately she didn't need anything else to worry about.

Caroline smiled and excused herself before making her way up to her room; she stared over at her bed and saw the mountains of homework she had to do, oh well... that would just have to wait. She pulled off her boots, raincoat and the remainders of her clothes as she established she was in a desperate need of a shower; she was completely soaked from trekking through all those puddles in the pouring rain. Granny had wanted her to stay over-night at her house; but Caroline politely refused, her grannies cabin was far too near the woods for her liking and she didn't trust herself to not go wandering in the woods at the dead of night searching for a wolf she thought she'd had some weird connection with.

Yep. She, Caroline Forbes was definitely going crazy; this time she could blame it on the wet and cold weather... just this once.

Caroline made her way into the Forbes' small bathroom, most of the rooms in their house were small but they didn't need much. It had always just been the two of them ever since she was little; and they were living a one paycheck life, but Caroline liked their house, it was warm, cozy and had all the necessities they required. She turned on the hot water and began running the shower; once she had decided it had heated up sufficiently, she stepped in. She set to work scrubbing all over, grabbing a bar of soap and lathering it up. She could feel the heat warming up her frozen skin and it felt wonderful. She picked up the shampoo from the shelf and squirted some into her hands, she massaged it into her hair and it felt delicious. Caroline tried her best to think of anything other than the wolf, hence why she put all her focus into getting clean. Nevertheless, the more she attempted to distract herself the more her thoughts kept wandering...

...I wonder if he's still there?

Maybe he feels cold from the wet and rain?

I wonder how many people he's killed?

No matter what she did there was something so entrancing about the wolf, something that kept her thinking; she remembered the way its piercing blue eyes had looked into hers and she was sure in that moment there had been some weird understanding between the two of them. She remembered how the large wolf had just laid still before her as she stroked his coat. He really had been an exquisite animal.

Caroline, sick of dwelling on something as stupid as a wolf, stepped from the shower and toweled herself off; before tugging on her pajamas, putting her hair up into a messy bun and sitting herself down on the bed. She stared unenthused for a moment or two at the pile of homework at the end of the bed. She knew she'd have to do it eventually, and tonight she would welcome the distraction. Caroline leant forward and pulled her Biology book from the side; she had a test coming up soon so she knew she'd better start revising. She puffed up her pillows, leant back, opened the book and gave a sigh as she took in the information.

Biology was so not her thing.

The wolf found himself restless too that night, he'd transformed into his wolf form to protect himself from any potential danger; he had to lie low for a while. Unfortunately, Klaus had pissed off more than a few people at his previous wolf-pack; he couldn't help himself, it wasn't his fault that he had some issue with needing to be the Alpha male all the time, well that's how they had put it anyway. He didn't expect they'd find him here in the little woods that were known as Mystic Falls, it was the perfect hideout. He could get himself food anytime he liked from the never-ending plants in the forest, but the problem was people often stumbled across him in wolf form and that always ended badly; they would scream and run, and he would end up having to kill them to keep them quiet. Well aside from today, today had been the exception...

The gorgeous curly haired blonde girl who had walked through the forest today in her ridiculously bright red coat and boots had caught his eye. As he came upon her he noticed her taking in all the wonders that were in this forest; and she'd heard him, she turned and she'd just stared at him. She didn't try to run, or scream, or cry; he could tell she'd been scared but she did her best not to show it. Klaus had felt something for that girl; the one that didn't run, as she knelt down and stared into his eyes he felt like she knew everything about him. He'd felt some kind of connection between the two of them. He knew it sounded ridiculous, a girl like her would never believe such things as connections with wolves! It was probably all some ridiculous story he had imagined from being a lone-wolf for so long. Klaus stretched out his limbs and rolled over in the mud; he really did need to transform back into his human form sometime soon as he'd been in his wolf form for a long period of time, and all werewolves know that the longer you stay in wolf form, the more it hurts to transition back. Klaus brushed off the thought and went back to switching off his thoughts and enjoying his inner wolf; nothing could compare to the adrenaline rush you felt whilst in animal form.

When Caroline Forbes awoke the next day she knew what she was going to do; she wanted to help the people of Mystic Falls, she was going to attempt to tame the wolf. She wasn't sure why he was attacking people, or even if it were her wolf who was causing the trouble; but she had deduced that if she brought it some food then maybe it would see it as some kind of peace offering or something? Or maybe she was just being stupid thinking that wolves could understand things such as peace offerings; she liked to think her wolf did, he seemed different to her.

Caroline waited until her mother had left for work and then went and raided their fridge. Inside she found a plate of cooked steak and a packet of chicken. She decided to take them both; but then Caroline had second thoughts, should she cook the raw chicken? She rolled her eyes at her indecision and decided to shove it in the oven anyway; she waited for the oven to reach the desired temperature and placed it in. Caroline then grabbed another basket from the cupboard, placed the cooked meat in the tub and then threw some crisps for herself into the basket too. Once again she made her way to the cupboard and pulled on her coat and boots, because no surprise… it was raining again. She picked up the basket, grabbed a key and left the house.

Caroline paced towards the forest once more, hoping like crazy that her wolf would be there again.

"My wolf?" She exclaimed to herself as she walked.

"Man, I'm really going A-class crazy…" She muttered.

She entered the forest and quickened her pace, her heart racing with anticipation.

Would the wolf be there?

Finally, Caroline reached the heart of the forest in record time; she stared around her but saw no sign. She gave a huff of exasperation and disappointment. She sat on a nearby tree stump and pulled out her packet of crisps, she chomped on them eagerly in an attempt to console herself.

Then… Just as she ate the last crisp in the packet, she saw a small, furry face appear from the trees. She cracked a smile as she saw the wolf emerge.

"Hi." She muttered slowly, staring intently at it. But funnily enough she didn't feel a slight bit foolish; this wolf was different he did understand.

The wolf approached her slowly, she could sense his wariness but she guessed that was typical animal instinct. She followed its example and slowly walked towards it too, the tub of food grasped in her hands.

"So, I don't know what you like; but I brought you some food. Thought you might feel a bit hungry out here…" She stated, mainly to herself because she knew that it was stupid trying to make conversation with a wolf that was clearly unable to reply.

The wolf cocked his head to the side, as if assessing the situation; then he nodded once and sat down, before raising his gaze to hers. Caroline took this as an invitation and walked even closer, she sat down beside the wolf and pulled the lid off the meat. She placed it in front of him, and she felt the wolf give her a sidelong glance before digging in.

She had to admit, for a wolf and a completely wild animal, he ate pretty delicately. She was surprised by how the wolf suppressed his animal instinct and ate the meat slowly; it was almost as if he wanted to be polite in her presence.

Caroline let out a small laugh as he finished the food and settled down on all fours, lying comfortably beside her on the ground. Caroline put the lid back on the tub and put it on the ground beside her before finding herself unable to resist temptation. She once again buried her hands in the wolfs fur, and began to rhythmically stroke his side; up and down gently. The wolfs body hummed beside her, almost as if he were indicating to her that he enjoyed it.

"So, I was thinking. You've seen how I've given you food. And I'll come back and give you food everyday as long as you stop attacking the people of Mystic Falls – deal?" Caroline said feeling foolish again for trying to make a deal with an animal. She flipped her hair over her shoulders in exasperation as the rain became heavier; she realized that was her cue to go. Slowly Caroline got up from the floor and picked up the tub; she placed it back in the hamper and shut the lid.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then wolf." Caroline said simply, before turning and leaving. Making the journey back home in the rain was going to be seriously depressing; and Caroline imagined how flat her curls must be from the rain now, she kicked herself in annoyance as she should have known it was pointless to curl her hair this morning. – Seriously, there was no one to impress; it wasn't like a wolf gave a damn about what she looked like.

Klaus once again, found himself seriously conflicted. The beautiful girl, who he still didn't know the name of, had come today and brought him food and been so kind and gentle to him. He swore he could still feel her hands over every inch of him. There was definitely something between the two of them, and that's why he knew that he had to transform out of his wolf form; it was time he and this gorgeous girl met for real, it was time for them to finally have a proper conversation.

Klaus wandered into a large area of open space in the forest and braced himself ready for the change; he knew how much it hurt, no matter how many times a person changed the pain never really dulled. He closed his eyes and tensed every muscle in his body…

But nothing happened.

He'd been in wolf form too long…

…He was stuck….

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