Title: Moments of Clarity
Author: mystic_blue17
Summary: Caroline saw the silver lining in the depth of her despair. (based on 421) Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or plots nor do I plan on receiving any profit from writing about them.
A/N: Urgh I regret having high hopes for last night's epi. This is a direct reflection of my feelings for the epi. I actually wrote it on my phone last night and let it simmer before posting it because my initial reaction was not favourable.
She rolled her eyes when her phone rang. He was like clockwork with these phone calls. Every Thursday night at 8 without fail, her phone rang.
She settled into her bed and answered. "Hello."
"Good evening." He said warmly.
"So what's happening with you?" she asked quickly.
"Alright." He must have sensed that she didn't want to talk about herself tonight because he let her dictate the conversation. "I'm stirring up trouble as I do and Elijah is running around."
"Of course you would." she said rolling her eyes. "Do you have any new minions to help you with your whirlwind of trouble?"
"You would be surprised how much ruckus I can cause on my lonesome."
She huffed out a breath clearly unsatisfied by his answer
"I don't know what you want me to say love."
"I don't know. Be exciting. Be surprising. Be Klaus."
"You think I'm exciting and surprising?" he questioned. She blushed realizing that she let that slip.
She not so subtly changed the topic. "Have you at least made any new friends?"
"I suppose you could say that." He answered mysteriously.
"Any pretty blonde girls catch your eye?" she teased.
"Caroline." He stopped her train of thought and said "I'm not ready yet."
"Boys." She said exasperatedly. "You have lived for centuries but you don't seem to get it yet. Love happens, even to you, the big bad hybrid."
He could picture her as she simultaneously imparted her wisdom and teased him.
"Listen when you saved me that night, did I mean anything to you but leverage?" She waited a beat and when he didn't answer she pressed on. "Honestly you didn't even know me, I couldn't have meant anything to you."
"But I know you now."
"I guess."
"No I know you." Klaus said firmly.
"It's ok to move on Klaus." She said her voice getting small.
"I'm not. " He shook his head even though she couldn't see him. "No Caroline. I'm not going to give you the same promises Tyler gave you. I am going to think about you every day. I am never going to forget you and I can't imagine being happy without you."
His words echoing the promise she elicited from Tyler but so much more. "Klaus I don't know what to say to that." She answered honestly.
The thing with their conversations since he left town was that the distance made them honest for some reason. They had been getting closer, almost friends if they had to define it. But underlying all their conversations was the knowledge that there were real feelings between them.
"You don't have to say anything. " Klaus replied. "I have made things a little awkward now, haven't I?"
She smiled a little at his words. "No more awkward than you pointing it out."
He figured if it was awkward now, there was no harm in taking a bit further. "Caroline the only thing that Tyler got right that night is that we are immortal. And I'm not giving up on you yet."
He sensed his brother's presence in the room. "I have to go. Sweet dreams love."
"Goodnight Klaus."
A/N: Ok so I am going to put it out there. I did not like last night's epi. The content was fair to good I would say but what is really ticking me off is the push for Steroline. I can support the couple with Klaus leaving for TO, even if I liked them better as totally platonic friends but it's too soon. Like writers give me some time to transition and honestly to grieve a little bit. It's too soon. I'm just not ready to believe her with someone else. And yes the hints aren't overwhelming but we have seen them setting it up for a while now and I'm just not ready yet. Sigh. Alright rant over I'm going to go write some more Klaroline because I still believe in them long term.