STARS-SPOTTING BY BONNIE BENNETT 20th September

Spotted- Caroline Forbes, Stefan Salvatore, Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson having dinner at Sevi yesterday.

Apparently the Mikaelson brothers had other plans but because Stefan was a mutual friend, they joined him and Caroline at the table, where they talked business. A good opportunity, seeing that Caroline and Klaus are working together in Elijah's next.

10:47 hrs, 20th September

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Care- KLAUS MIKAELSON IS A DICK.

Kat- *HAS

Care- No! He really was a dick last night.

Kat- Why what happened? What did he do?

Care- Well Stefan and I had gone out for dinner at Sevi

Kat- Ooh Sevi! Love the food there :)

Care- Yeah whatever. So Klaus and Elijah landed up out of nowhere and it turns out that Stefan knows, like knows knows, both of them WHICH HE NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL ME!

Kat- How?

Care- He was Elijah's assistant back then. And he apparently worked with Klaus in The Fang Diaries. Plus the Rebekah connection.

Kat- Oh.

Care- Anyway so they turn up and Stefan invites them to join us, conveniently ignoring my elbow jabbing his sides because hellooo I want to spend time with my best friend and not two stuck-up brothers. At first it was kind of nice but slightly awkward. I swear that Elijah guy is kind of uptight. I hope he doesn't act that way on the sets.

Kat- Get to the point, Caroline.

Care- Yeah well like I said we were just warming up and okay fine I was a LITTLE drunk and was whining to Stefan before about how much I missed Tyler and how I wished he'd asked me to go with him. So obviously I wasn't exactly in my best form. Klaus was polite enough at first but after a few REALLY smooth Caroline moves involving a lack of brain-to-mouth filter, he started acting like a jerk. You won't BELIEVE how condescending he was! Like I was a naïve country hick and he was some rich city boy. Then I called him a pompous fucktard and he smirked and said something along the lines of me getting movies only because I'm sleeping with Tyler.

Kat- Ouch. That bastard.

Care- Yeah it's not true okay? He did help me out in the beginning by using some of his connections and stuff but later I totally got movies on my own merit. Tyler never interfered after that. But Klaus didn't believe me. I bet he thinks I sleep around for roles or something.

Kat- Oh, Care. You always mess up your first impressions.

Care- I know right?

Kat- In your defense, he did sound kind of arrogant. He's usually professional on the sets, though.

Care- Whatever :/

Kat- But tell me, he looks good riiiight?

Care- That's neither here nor there.

Kat- RIGHT?

Care- Ugh. Fine. Yes. He does. Very.

Kat- Hah told you. Did you get a good look at his forearms?

Care- ?

Kat- I have a thing for forearms. I thought you knew.

Care- It was too dark.

Kat- Dammit. But you noticed his face?

Care- And his dimples.

Kat- Swoon.

Care- And you were right about the accent thing.

Kat- See? SEE? How does his brother look?

Care- Elijah's good-looking too. All the Mikaelsons are, in fact. He just needs to loosen up a little.

Kat- OH I can show him how to-

Care- Please don't complete that sentence.

17:30 hrs, 23rd September.

"Hello?"

"Hello, love."

"Klaaaaaus! I miss you so much."

"Me too, Tatia. How's Mexico?"

"Unbearable. And I can't understand a word of Mexican."

"It's Spanish, love. Mexican isn't a language."

"Whatever. How is work going?"

"Good. I met up with my co-star a few days back. And the script-reading session is in an hour."

"Oh yes, your co-star. What's her name again? Caitlin? Catherine?"

"Caroline."

"And how is Caroline?"

"Well she's…"

"What's so funny?"

"What?"

"You laughed."

"Oh. Well she's funny. She amuses me."

"Really."

"God, Tatia just let it go. You know I love you."

"It's not that I don't trust you. I do. I'm just annoyed that SHE was the one to replace ME after Elijah conveniently changed the shooting schedule so that it clashed with my swimsuit calendar shoot over here."

"Yeah…uhm well that was an unfortunate coincidence. I would have loved to do the movie with you."

"I know you would have, Nik."

"Klaus."

"What?"

"You know I don't like people calling me 'Nik'."

"Rebekah and Kol call you that."

"Yeah but they're family-"

"Oh so I'm not family?"

"No I didn't mean it like that! It's just that they've known me for long-"

"Oh so two years isn't long? TWO years!"

"Tatia love…"

"Ugh I have to go. Bye, KLAUS."

Audio transcript of Script Reading Session #1 of Our Strange Love Story 19:00 hrs, 23rd September.

Property of Mikaelson Bros. Pvt. Ltd.

Present: Elijah Mikaelson (director), Finn Mikaelson (producer), Jeremy Gilbert (writer), Klaus Mikaelson (actor), Caroline Forbes (actor), Damon Salvatore (actor), Sophie Deveraux (actor) and April Young (assistant).

Elijah Mikaelson (EM)- You're late, Klaus.

Klaus Mikaelson (KM)- You can blame Tatia. We fought.

Jeremy Gilbert (JG)- Really? About what?

KM- None of your business.

Caroline Forbes (CF) (snickers)- Hah.

KM- What's the joke, love?

CF- Nothing. Let's just get this over with.

Damon Salvatore (DS) (sound of rustling paper)- Hah being the gay best friend has its perks. I get the best lines. AND I get the license to trash other people's fashion sense.

KM- Rebekah does that on a daily basis.

DS- Yes she does. Will have to take lessons from wifey dear now.

Sophie Deveraux (SD)- How do you put up with her? I mean she's such a bitch.

KM and DS (together)- Excuse me?

CF (loudly)- Okay can we start already?

KM- My sister is NOT a bitch. A spoilt little brat, yes. But not a bitch. And if you say another word against her-

CF- Seriously Klaus? Who's being unprofessional now?

KM- What do you mean?

CF- Yeah THAT day. When you insulted me and basically implied I had no work ethic. I wasn't in a position to defend myself but let me tell you now that Tyler has nothing to do with my career. I can keep my personal and professional lives separate unlike YOU.

KM- Apologies, love. I was just pulling your leg.

April Young (AY)- Wait Tyler as in Tyler Lockwood? My friend Vicki Donovan used to date him. Man, does she have some wild stories about him.

JG- Really? Like what?

DS- Uh can we focus? Blondie's boyfriend isn't important right now.

CF- Really Damon? Blondie? What's next- Barbie? Ugh not funny, Klaus.

KM (stops laughing)- Alright, alright. You know…maybe I underestimated you.

CF- Oh you did, did you?

KM- Let me make it up to you. How about a drink?

CF- No thanks.

KM- April, get some coffee will you?

AY- Yes, Mr. Mikaelson.

EM- No, April sit. You're not going anywhere.

AY- Yes, Mr. Mikaelson.

EM- Okay can we continue now?

DS- Oh no just when I started having fun…

SD- This is such a waste of time.

DS- Listen, witch, if you think this is such a waste of time why don't you go-

EM- Hey, enough everyone! April, switch on the recorder please.

AY- Um it's already on Mr. Mikaelson.

EM- What! You mean to say the recorder's been on the whole time?

KM- Yes, Elijah that's what she said.

EM (sighs)- God bless. This is madness. Finn what-

Finn Mikaelson (FM) (snores)- …

EM- Finn!

FM- Oh have we finished yet? Can I go home now?

Okay I have no clue how script reading sessions take place, but let's just make a few assumptions.

Thank you for the positive feedback! I'll try to post the next chapter as soon as I can.

-S.