Hello! Welcome to Chapter Two of I've Got You Under My Skin! I hope everyone liked the first chapter! I have to admit, I was more than a little discouraged that I only got one review for the first chapter. Did you guys not like it? Please review and let me know, even if you didn't like it! Feedback is always welcome.

Klaus gripped the steering wheel tightly in his hands, clenching his teeth as he saw Tyler walk up Caroline's steps with flowers in his hand. Klaus watched as Caroline opened the door, smiling slightly as she saw Tyler on her doorstep. The smile didn't quite reach her eyes, but it didn't matter. Klaus had seen enough. He sped the car down the road with a loud roar of the engine, not caring if they saw him. It wouldn't ruin their happy reunion.

The minute he was in his front door, he made his way to his study, immediately pouring himself a glass of scotch and downing it. He would just drown his sorrows in alcohol; that always seemed to work perfectly. He didn't know what he was going to do with himself now. He had gotten ahead of himself. Once Caroline had begun to open up to him, he had assumed that he would be able to win her over. That he would no longer need hybrids, because he had her. But now he didn't have either of those things.

He threw his scotch glass across the room in anger, watching in satisfaction as it crashed against the mantle of the fireplace. Perhaps he would have to break the truce he had made with her idiotic friends. Make them squirm a little more. Or he could just leave. He could leave this dreadful town and never look back; never see her again. Or he could kill Tyler. Make it look like an accident. But he knew she was too smart to believe that; she would know it was him. And even though she had rejected him, part of him didn't want to go back on his truce. Because he had promised her; he didn't care about the others. He cared about his promise to her. It seemed that the only reasonable explanation was to leave Mystic Falls. Tonight. But before he started packing, he needed to have a couple more drinks.

Two hours later, Klaus was nowhere near as drunk as he wanted to be. A single suitcase lay at his feet, clothes pouring out of it. He had packed lightly, planning on compelling someone else to pack up the house once he was long gone. But then he thought about Caroline again, and he had thrown the suitcase to the floor in anger, making all his clothes spill out onto the floor. He looked around the room, searching for something else to destroy. His eyes fell on the coffee table, and he walked over and picked it up with no difficulty, throwing it across the room into the grand piano that lay in the corner.

"Klaus." He heard a soft voice say from behind him. He tensed; she couldn't be here right now. He should've known that she would feel the need to come over and explain herself in person. He needed to beat her to the punch. Say something awful that would make her want to leave. His pride was too great to listen to her reject him for the final time.

Caroline walked into the study and watched as Klaus threw the coffee table into the beautiful grand piano. Her heart ached for him; his back was to her, but she could just imagine that look of despair that must've been on his face. And she had caused it. But he didn't understand. She hadn't chosen Tyler. Tyler had shown up unexpectedly on her doorstep just as she was about to get ready for her date with Klaus. She had wanted nothing more than to leave Tyler and follow Klaus after she had seen him drive away in his car. But she had to deal with Tyler first. She knew how it must've looked; by the time Tyler had shown up, it was already seven o clock, meaning she was two hours late for her date with Klaus. But she had been agonizing over the choice she had to make. Now that she actually had made her choice, she was afraid it was too late.

"Klaus." Caroline softly, watching forlornly as his back tensed up at the sound of her voice.

He turned around, a dangerous spark in his eyes. Caroline knew she should be afraid of him, but she wasn't. She trusted him. But he was looking at her with hatred at the moment, and it made her quiver where she stood.

"I don't recall letting you in." Klaus said coldly.

"You didn't." Caroline said hesitantly. "No one answered, so I just let myself in."

"Is that something you normally do? Rudely walk in to people's homes unannounced?"

"I seem to recall you doing that to me on more than one occasion." Caroline shot back.

"I didn't answer the door because I didn't want to. Now get out."

"No." Caroline said stubbornly, clenching her jaw in frustration. In a flash, Klaus had her pinned against the wall, his face menacingly close to hers.

"I don't want you here. " He said through clenched teeth.

"I'm not leaving until you let me explain." Caroline replied, shifting uncomfortably; the hold he had on her wrists wasn't exactly gentle. She swallowed whatever fear she might have of him, refusing to believe that he would truly harm her. Physically, that is. She knew he was perfectly capable of harming her emotionally.

"I don't want to hear it. I know what you're going to say."

"You don't know what I'm going to say, so shut up and just listen to me for a moment!" Caroline yelled in his face. She prepared herself for his reaction; yelling in Klaus' face was not something you did without getting punished.

To her surprise, she saw a flicker of respect in his eyes. "Explain then. It's not going to change anything though. "He said calmly.

"Fine." Caroline said, taking a deep breath to prepare herself. "I know you saw me and Tyler together earlier, but it's not what you think."

He rolled his eyes at her. "It seemed pretty obvious to me what was going on."

"Really? Because you have no fucking idea what went on, so why don't you let me tell you." Caroline said angrily. Her cursing seemed to convince him to be quiet, so she continued. "You saw what you saw. Tyler showed up on my doorstep with flowers to apologize. Let me continue." She said as she felt him tense in anger. "Tyler brought me flowers, and… I didn't accept them. But you didn't stay to see that part."

She saw a look of surprise flash in Klaus' eyes. "Continue…" he said warily.

"I… invited Tyler in. And then… I explained to him why we couldn't be together."

"What?" Klaus asked in shock. He released his hold on her wrists now, but he didn't back up at all, so they were still only inches apart.

"I broke up with Tyler." Caroline said flatly.

"You… broke up with Tyler." Klaus repeated in disbelief.

"Yes, I did. I know it looked really bad, him showing up with flowers, and me showing up here not dressed for our date. But I had to rush over here and tell you. I made my choice Klaus. And I choose you."

"You choose me?" Klaus asked skeptically, refusing to believe it.

"Yes, I choose you. I admit, I had trouble deciding for the longest time, which is one of the reasons why I was so late. But it finally clicked in my brain Klaus. I'm done fighting my feelings for you. I admit, I'm not entirely sure this will work out between us; I am still completely confused by the two different sides of you that I've seen. But I still want to give this a try."

Klaus cupped her face in his hands, staring straight into her eyes. "Say it again."

"Say what again?" Caroline laughed.

"Say that you choose me."

"I choose you Klaus." Caroline said softly. "I'm sorry if you were upset by what you saw between me and Tyler. But I swear. I am here because I choose you. Like you told me last night; no regrets."

"I can't believe you're really choosing me." Klaus said in disbelief, leaning his forehead against hers.

"Well, you better start believing it. This isn't the Klaus I know. The Klaus I know would be celebrating, not questioning. "Caroline teased.

"Have no fear love, there will be celebrating." Klaus said with a grin and a twinkle in his eyes. "Remember when you told me that you were too smart to be seduced by me?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Well, it appears that you were wrong." Klaus said, giving her one of the mischievous grins that she loved so much.

"I'm still too smart. You haven't seduced me yet. "

"You might want to take that back love. Don't forget, I promised you a kiss in my own body. And after that kiss, I'll have you begging for more." Klaus said huskily.

"What are you waiting for then?" Caroline asked coyly.

Klaus' eyes twinkled at her words, and without further hesitation, he attacked her lips with his own. Caroline's body lit up like a flame; it had taken her way too long to give in to this. If she had known what an amazing kisser he was, she would have given in a long time ago. Klaus licked her lip, and Caroline eagerly opened her mouth, allowing him to sweep his tongue through her lips and dance with hers. Caroline moaned into his mouth, causing Klaus to groan. She protested when Klaus removed his lips from hers, but quickly stopped once he began placing hot moist kisses on her neck. "Klaus" She moaned, tugging harshly on the curls at the nape of his neck.

Klaus grinned against her neck. "Did I not tell you I would have you begging for more, love?"

"Mhmmmm" Caroline replied, closing her eyes and enjoying the feeling of his mouth on her skin. He placed a trail of kisses from her neck, to her ear, and then back down to her mouth. He brushed his lips softly against hers before pulling away, leaning his forehead against hers and staring into her eyes. "Why'd you stop?" Caroline complained.

Klaus chuckled. "As much as I'd like to continue… I do have a question."

"What is it?" Caroline asked.

"Are you tired?"

"No…"

"Well, I had a wonderful evening planned. Would you still like to go on our date?"

Caroline smiled. "Of course I would."

Klaus grinned. "Good. Why don't you go home and change and whatnot. And then meet me back here when you're ready."

"Sounds good. But just warning you, it will probably take me two hours to get ready." Caroline said with a small smile, giving him a brief peck on the lips.

"Take your time." Klaus replied.

"You're going to regret saying that." Caroline said with a giggle.

Klaus looked at her intently. "You should go now. If you stay for a moment longer I'm going to keep you here and never let you leave."

"As wonderful as that sounds… I want to look nice for our date. So goodbye." She said with a smile, turning around and walking out of the room with a bounce in her step.

The minute she was gone, Klaus already wished she was back in the room wrapped in his arms. This was bad; he was getting way too attached to her. But he couldn't help himself. It had been centuries since he had been this happy. And, hopefully, it would only get better from here.