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Chapter 2
"Care, Ca-are, Car-o-line," she heard some say in a singsonging voice. She grabbed the pillow next to her and moved it over her head hoping that it would shut out the singing.
"Don't!" she moaned, "Let me sleep, please." She peeked open her eyes and not to her surprise found Katherine leaning over her.
"Sorry, no can do. I promised you my help so my help you get. We're not getting anything done if you're just lying in your bed all day. Have some coffee," Katherine put a cup on Caroline's nightstand and sat down next to the girl's head. "And get ready. Because we're going to make sure that everyone will want to hire you!"
Caroline moved her hand around, feeling around her bed for her cellphone, when she found it she checked the time. "Kat! It's early, let a girl sleep!"
Katherine grabbed the phone out of her hands and handed her the phone. "Nope, we've got a lot to do, I have it all planned out and we need the time. Besides you should like this, you love organizing and planning stuff."
"Yeah I like planning stuff for other people, not having to follow other people's plans," she muttered while she sipped of her coffee. "Thank you though," she added, "For going through all this trouble."
"Please we both know that if one of us is trouble it's not you. I mean sure I don't want to get on your bad side but compared to me you're tame sweetie."
"Ugh, whatever, just let me get a shower and then I'll be ready," Caroline left the warmth of her bed and quickly grabbed a pair of jeans with a creme colored lace top.
30 minutes later she was done and sitting in the kitchen drinking her second cup of coffee. She was finally starting to feel awake and she looked at Katherine who was busy behind a laptop.
"Okay so this is your resume," Katherine turned the laptop towards her so Caroline could see it as well. "And it's all perfectly fine but very tame, I mean prom committee, Miss Mystic Falls, Assistant of the mayor... It's all very small town." Katherine told her.
"Well I am from a small town, and those are all things that I've done in the past. There's nothing to change about that," Caroline said. She knew she had been stuck in Mystic Falls for quite some time but she knew she was more than a small town girl, she just needed a shot to get out there. And now it seemed that here in NY no one was giving her one because of it.
"Okay fine I can't change anything about what you've done, it's actually really organized and complete. I mean we could always add some skills that you could possess..." Katherine offered and stopped when Caroline shot her a glare.
"We're not going to make up things on my resume, if they don't want me for who I am they're clearly not right for me," Caroline told her sternly.
Katherine made a face at her, "Care, we're looking for a job, not a boyfriend."
"I know that! I just don't want to have to lie about who I am just to get a job. Not even on my resume."
"Everyone lies on resumes, it's what they're for!" Katherine did her best to convince her but she kept her ground. She didn't feel good lying, too many were told in her past already.
"Okay fine!" Katherine said slumming down on the couch, "I won't change your resume, it's pretty good anyway. I mean you even have a Mayor as your reference. Than how about your letter, can I see it?"
Caroline grabbed the laptop and searched for the documents, she opened it and showed it to Katherine. Katherine took a moment to read it and then leaned back, looking conflicted. "That's, a really good letter. I don't understand why you haven't been asked for a single interview. I mean sure you're still unexperienced in this city... but none? It's not like you're asking for high jobs, you have the skills and experience that you would need."
"So it's not too small town?" Caroline asked, thinking about what Katherine said.
"Nope, it's a bit neat, precise, but that's what you would need with these businesses. You've mentioned all your qualification and what you could do for them... Hell I would hire you!" Katherine joked and Caroline smacked her arm away.
"So what you're saying is that I woke up this early just to discover that it's not all that bad. Well that's great but I'm still unemployed," Caroline told her and leaned back against the couch. If Katherine didn't know anything that she was clueless as well.
"We can still look if their new openings at some of local firms. Look just let me make a list and then we send them all your resume. See where it goes from there."
Caroline sighed, because she hadn't tried that every day for the last month. "Yeah sure, let's hope there are some new ones today."
Katherine was quickly typing and clicking behind the computer and had manifested a whole list of companies in no time. She was clearly invested in helping her, which Caroline really appreciated. "Okay take a look. I noted the companies with their functions that you would be suited for. Which ones have you already applied for?"
Caroline looked at the remarkable long list but was disappointed to note that over three quarter of them were companies that she had already applied for. She remained with a small list of five companies. They all sought an administrative assistant, well all of them except one. She would have been fine with being an administrative assistant if she had no other option, but she wanted more from her job than the paperwork. She wanted to get involved, organize stuff, solve problems, anything that got her moving around. The last one on the list was a personal assistant position at Mikaelson Global. She didn't know the company but she could easily do some research, the Internet made it that much easier.
She knew that being a personal assistant was hard work, it went beyond regular hours but it had common ground with her old job. Even though she had just been Ms. Lockwood's assistant she had organized most events, set up all meetings and took care of any of her business whether they were private or not. If she had a change getting that job she had to take it, just to be sure though she would apply for all of them. She had to play it safe.
"Okay, we'll just Google the companies to add some personal information in your application," Katherine instructed Caroline.
Caroline rolled her eyes at the girl's orders. "I know how to write a letter Kat, it's not the first one I made," Katherine wanted to interject but Caroline's glare stopped her, "No don't you dare tell me that it's too "small town". You were from a small town and you made it here without any problems."
"Well I always was too big for Mystic Falls!" Katherine said smiling but grew serious when she caught Caroline's glare, "You know why I had to get out of that town and New York did agree with me. Besides it's easier to start as a bartender than in business. Plenty of bars are looking for a hot girl that works hard. I didn't need a lot of references, just my good looks and sparkling personality," Katherine winked at her friend and continue searching the web.
Caroline snorted, "Yeah, you're such a sweet and gentle person."
"Oh please, like you are. You put on a good front in Mystic Falls but I know that beneath that little sweet innocent Caroline is a smoking hot vixen waiting to be let out. I've seen her plenty enough whenever you let loose, before Tyler came and tried to mold you into a little housewife."
"Okay that wasn't a front, I like people and they happen to like me. Besides try to let loose when your mother is the Sheriff, everything gets back to her. And Tyler never did anything of the sorts to me, I wouldn't change myself for anyone."
"I know Care, that's what I like about you. I mean you're sweet but you can be a nasty bossy bitch when you want to be," Katherine said with a smile on her face deciding to ignore the subject of Tyler, she knew it was still a sensitive point.
"Hey Elena deserved it, she stole my dress for prom. The same prom that I had organized! Your stupid sister almost ruined my whole night," Caroline said, her eyes burning with fire when she thought back to that stunt.
"I never said she didn't deserve it, she was just a nuisance at home after that. Kept complaining about you, I'm just grateful I could leave two months after."
"Okay enough reminiscing about our past, let's focus on our future. I have a software company here, they've got quite some interesting new ideas, I could incorporate those in my letter?" Caroline suggested.
Katherine nodded and watched Caroline hands fly over the keyboard, she was such a fast typer and had edited the letter within minutes. They continued like that for the next hour or so until both Katherine and Caroline were satisfied with the result.
"See that being a bartender pays off, way to many half drunk business people telling their stories about missed deals and past interviews. I keep my ear open now and then. Guess it comes in handy. Now let's find you a killer outfit for when you get invited." Katherine told her while she dragged her from the sofa.
"I've seen your outfits and they're cute but very stiff, add some colors! We want something that shows that you're in control and can take anything that they throw at you."
Caroline raised an eyebrow at that, "You know I never back down from a challenge Kat, I'm pretty sure I can show people that better than by some dress I'm wearing."
Katherine threw her hands up, "Fine, don't accept my help, see if I care. I just wanted to give you a gift but if you don't want it I'm sure I can exchange it," with that she revealed a box that had been hidden behind Caroline's door.
Caroline jumped at her, trying to get the box but Katherine manage to move out of her way just at time. "So I take it that you do want a present?" Katherine asked and Caroline wanted to wipe that smirk of her face.
"Just show me what's in the box Kat," Caroline kept her eyes locked on the box while Katherine walked towards Caroline's bed to sit down. Katherine patted the place next to her, "Sit down and you'll find out."
She sighed, why couldn't Katherine just tell her what was in the box? But she had to admit that she was curious, she hated not knowing something and if she would walk away know it was going to bug her all week. "Fiiiiine," she said and begrudgingly say down next to Katherine. She made another move for the box but Katherine managed to pull it away just in time.
"Oh no, I'm not going to make it this easy," Katherine told her with a mischievous sparkle in her eyes, "If you're accepting this gift their are rules attached."
Caroline let her head drop in her hands, "Oh come on!" she exclaimed, "You can't be serious!"
"Oh I'm very serious, so do you accept?" Katherine held out her hand for Caroline to grasp but the girl hesitated for a moment.
"Aren't you going to tell me the terms first?" she asked but Katherine shook her head.
"Why would I do that? This is part of the fun, or do you think you can't handle it?" Katherine asked challenging her.
Caroline huffed, "I can handle it, besides what's the worst you can do?" She paused after that thought, honestly Katherine could probably make up the most awful thing but she knew she wouldn't, her friend loved her too much to actually torture her. It was just some harmless fun. She grabbed Katherine's hand in hers and the deal was struck.
"Okay first rule: You have to wear this dress at your first interview." Katherine told her while she handed Caroline the box.
Caroline's looked at the box, already cursing the bloody dress. She hoped that whatever Katherine had picked would be suitable enough for an interview but she wasn't going to back down. She shrugged in response and lifted the lid of the box, inside lay a burgundy colored dress and Caroline quickly lifted it in the air.
It was actually a really, really nice dress. It had a boat neckline with a pencil skirt, it was very decent in a nice color like Katherine had said. When she held it in front of her she noticed her only criticism. "Katherine, it's too short!" The dress reached mid thigh and she worried that it wouldn't be found appropriate at most offices. Sure with Mayor Lockwood she could come to work in summer dresses and anything she would like, but Katherine was right, this wasn't Mystic Falls.
"It's perfect. One of my regulars was wearing it last week, she's a lawyer at a good firm and I knew it would look so much better on you. So I asked where she got it and here we are. Don't deny that you don't think you would look awesome in it."
She took another look at the dress and she knew Katherine was right. She really did love the dress and she was Katherine grateful for it. If it would made her happy she could wear it for her first interview. "Thank you! I love it," she told Katherine and moved in for a hug.
Katherine held her for a moment and pushed her back. "Great, now for the other rules..."
Caroline growled and let herself fall down on the bed. "She should have known there would be more."
When Klaus woke up he looked at his surroundings for a moment confused why his whole room was bathing in sunlight. He looked at his alarm and realized that he woke up way to late. "Fuck!" he shouted while he shot out of the bed. He had the Salvatore meeting in less than an hour and he overslept. To top that off it seemed like he was nursing a hangover. After he left the redhead he and Kol had been downing drinks until the bar closed down. He remembered talking with Kol about something but he couldn't remember what.
Oh well, if it was important his brother would surely remember him about it, that or he would have forgotten as well. He remembered how Elijah had been engrossed in a conversation with some brown haired bartender for half of the night, completely ignoring his sister and he knew Rebekah would come complain about that later today. Joy.
Well he first had to drag in this deal and handle his family later. He quickly took a shower and got dressed. He had no time to loose today, he wanted to prove that he could control the company as well as Mikael had. No better way to prove it than score the Salvatore brothers, their new software program had the possibility to become massive and he wanted to be a part of that.
But for that he had to be on time. He grabbed his car-keys and ran out of the door, quickly jumping in his car, after three blocks he was stuck in traffic. He smacked his steering wheel, of course he would get stuck into traffic. Wasn't it always like that. Ugh he didn't have any time for this! If he would ruin this damn deal because of some stupid traffic jam he was going to murder someone. He leaned back into his seat, cursing his day and rubbing the side of his head.
His head was killing him, well if he couldn't drive now anyway the least he could do was see if he had any painkillers in his car. He searched through the car, finally founding it in the glove compartment next to a pair of sunglasses that he didn't own. He should have thrown those out already he told himself, but instead Klaus grabbed the aspirin and closed the compartment. He could always do that later he thought to himself.
He grabbed his bottle of water and took the medicine, just as he swallowed the pill the traffic seemed to move again. There could be hope for today yet.
So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, next chapter will be mainly Klaus with the first appearance of a Salvatore brother. Which one do you want to meet with Klaus first? Please let me know, I would like to hear your thoughts.