Hello my fellow Klaroline shippers. ;)
So, thank you for the increasing number of views! This story is getting a great response and I'm so happy you all like it.
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Lastly, I guess you've noticed the daily updating. Right now, I've had loads of free time with the long weekend and all. And I've had the idea for this story brewing in my head for quite some time. But, when school starts again tomorrow, I'll be less frequent. (I've got a 4 day french test starting tomorrow! :( Wish me some luck on that.)
Ring, ring, ring.
She pulled her pillow over her face.
Ring, ring, ring.
Dammit. Who was calling her this early in the morning?
Ring, ring, ring.
She reached over and slammed her hand down on the phone, almost cracking the screen. Agitated, she pressed the answer button and whisper yelled, "Hello?"
She heard a sigh on the other end of the line. "Caroline."
"Who's this?" She asked icily.
"Care, it's me, Tyler." He said, sounding confused. He would've thought she'd be waiting for his call.
Oh crap. She thought. Her voice lost its edge. "Oh, gosh Tyler, I'm sorry. I heard you're allowed back in Mystic Falls."
"Yeah Care. I am." He was confused. She should have been jumping up and down, ecstatic.
"Mm hmm." She sounded like an idiot. What was she doing? She was supposed to be in love with him, wasn't she?
"Listen, I uh...Wanna meet or something? I guess it'd have to be low-key. Klaus and all, y'know?" He chuckled lightly.
Klaus.
Suddenly the events of the previous night came rushing back to her. She felt herself smile.
"Caroline?" he asked.
"Hey, Care?"
"Caroline!" She snapped out of her daze.
"What?"
"You're acting really weird Care." He sounded annoyed now. "You know what? Never mind."
She'd forgotten about his quick werewolf temper.
"No! No, wait Tyler. I'm just tired. Let's meet for coffee. The Grill… Noonish?" She said, trying to sound hopeful.
"Caroline, it's one in the afternoon."
She pulled her phone away from her ear and looked at the clock. It read 1:18.
"Oh gosh, I didn't realise I'd slept so late...I'll uhm...When do you want to meet?"
"As soon as possible." He said.
She thought for a moment. If she wanted to shower she'd need at least an hour to dry her hair.
"Two thirty?"
"Sure, Care. See you then." He hung up.
That was weird. She thought. How had she slept through the entire morning?
Then she remembered. She'd been restless all night. Dreams of murder tolls rising and other gory things had kept waking her. Caroline was never a strong believer in signs, but she felt as if the universe was trying to send her one.
But what if she didn't want to listen?
Was it so bad that for once she wanted to be the first choice? Was it so bad that she wanted to do something risky and dangerous, maybe even find love?
But who was she kidding? Klaus wasn't capable of love.
But he was capable of "like." He'd told her that last night.
So what was she to do? She wasn't in love with Tyler anymore. The way she'd reacted to that phone call should have told her that.
But then why was she meeting up with him?
"I'll have to end it." She told herself out loud. "I'll break up with him."
She got up and went to her bathroom. She turned on the hot water and repeated, I'll break up with him, as she got ready.
Klaus was upset to say the least. He'd been standing outside of Caroline's home doing, well, even he didn't know. But he'd heard the phone call. Heard enough of it anyways. He'd started running before it could finish. Why it was making him so angry, he didn't know either.
He burst through the door of the Mikealson home, seething. He saw Kol lounging on the extravagant sofa and felt his temper shorten by just seeing him.
"What's wrong brother? Run over a cat?"
Klaus just kept walking, up the stairs and to his bedroom. He grabbed a bottle of Whiskey and took a swig from the bottle.
Suddenly, Elijah appeared in the doorway.
"Things with the child didn't go well, did they?"
"Leave me to my business Elijah."
"If that's what you wish, I do hope you didn't kill her though."
Klaus sprang up and pushed Elijah against the opposite wall, knocking the unnecessary breath out of him.
"I would never hurt Caroline." He said slowly, rage building inside of him.
"I'm aware, brother." He pushed Klaus away and straightened his suit.
"Like you said, your business."
Tyler's face lit up when he saw her.
She cursed internally. She shouldn't have dressed as good as she did. Something grungier maybe, or gothic.
As it was, she was just in a shirt and jeans. Her hair hung straight.
"Hi Care." He said, pulling her in for a hug. Before she could respond, he pressed his lips to hers. She pushed at his chest.
"Not here, Tyler." She didn't mean for that to come out as cold as it did.
"Hi." She tried to brighten up her tone.
"Hungry?" He asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"No, not really. I just ate before leaving." She lied. She prayed to God her stomach didn't make any noises.
"Is something going on Caroline? I know it's been a while but…" He trailed off.
Her heart broke at the pained expression on his face. She didn't want this. She didn't want to be a cold hearted witch who broke up with her boyfriend to date someone else. She'd seen that happen before and she'd been the friend who helped the rejected guy through the aftermath.
"No, Tyler. Everything's fine. Like I said, I'm just tired."
"Alright. So, how have you been?"
"I've been good. Elena and Bonnie have kept me busy." She easily slipped into filling him in on the latest gossip in Mystic Falls.
Klaus watched from across the Grill. He sat at the bar, sipping bourbon and ignoring the bartender's attempts at flirting with him. As it was, she was relentless.
"Another drink handsome?"
At his wit's end, Klaus looked her straight in the eye, "No, thank you. You will not speak to me again tonight." She nodded, glassy eyed, and walked to the other end of the bar to help an old man.
He went back to watching his precious Caroline and the wretched hybrid talk and laugh.
He so wished he could be the one making her laugh right now. He could walk over there right now and snap the wolf's neck. But what good would that do? It'd just make her hate him.
Why did he care if she hated him?
Because you care about her, idiot. Stop lying to yourself. He slammed his glass on the bar and sped out of the restaurant.
So, Klaus has finally accepted that he's got some feelings for Caroline, eh? I think I see a little romance on the horizon. Did you like that little cliff hanger-y part with Tyler? Don't worry, this story is still very much klaroline, but a little drama never hurt anyone right?
As always, keep reviewing! Have a gorgeous day!