Chapter 2 Surprise, Surprise
The morning after her father's death, after Klaus snuck into her room, she went to school. No one heard word about what happened to her father accept Elena and Matt, and she was thankful for that. She was not in the mood to be talking to too many people today.
Elena walked up to her with an envelope in her hand. "Hey, Caroline. How are you feeling?" she asked.
Caroline forced something down in her throat and nodded her head. "I'm fine," she insisted.
The brunette placed her hand on the blonde's shoulder. "I know it hurts," she said softly. "You don't have to be here, if you don't feel up to it," she said.
"I know, but it's a fact of life. People live and die. It happens all the time. I'm getting over it," she blonde snapped. "What's in your hand?" she asked, trying to deflect the unwanted attention from her.
"It's a letter. Well, an invitation," Elena said.
Caroline's hand flew out and she shook her head slowly in a circle. "And?" she asked, urging her friend to press forward.
"Well it's from Klaus," she said, sinking down by shifting the weight on her feet. "Him and his family invited me to some sort of ball," she said, unsure of Klaus's intentions.
The blonde looked away and then back at Elena. "You're not the only one," she said.
"Did you get one too?" she asked.
"Yes," she lied. "Someone came by last night and I heard their feet on the doorstep," she pressed.
"Oh. Well when I was getting ready for school I found it on my doorstep," Elena said.
Caroline wasn't going to tell Elena that Klaus came over the night before, and asked her if she would come. That wouldn't blow over real well with her friend, who was currently being used as his walking hybrid creator.
Matt spotted the two girls in the hall and ran up to give Caroline a hug.
She laughed lightly, "Hey."
He let go, keeping his hands on the top of her shoulders. "Hey," he smiled. "I'm glad that's not gone," he said, complimenting her smile.
Caroline blushed and looked away. "Nope. My teeth aren't going into hiding quite yet," she smiled.
The bell rand and Caroline turned around. Elena had already taken off. A warm hand landed on her shoulder after only disappearing for a brief second. She turned her head to look.
"See you in class, Care," Matt said before he took off for class.
Caroline watched Matt take off down the hall before she shut the door to her locker. There was a figure in her peripheral vision and she jumped.
"So sweet, a voice said. There was a hint of an accent to it. She turned her head and the air in her lungs jumped to the back of her throat. Klaus.
"Why are you here?" Caroline asked in a whisper. She wasn't in the mood for Klaus to surprise her, or anyone for that matter.