Title: Who am I?

Pairing: Caroline, Klaus

Genre: Romance, Drama

Summary: (AH/AU) When Caroline wakes up, she finds herself oddly in an unfamiliar environment. And the worst part is, she doesn't remember anything or anyone except her name, but a stranger claims that he is her husband.

0o Part -3 o0

"We have become friends?" she asked disbelievingly.

"Yep," he smirked at her tone as he ran a hand through his dirt blond curls, watching at his reflection in the mirror.

In her bath robe, Caroline stood behind him. She still looked bit surprised by the truth that they had actually become friends. He was a celebrity, right?

"How was it even possible?" she muttered, crossing her arms.

"I don't know. I felt to give it a try. And that day I had talked to you." He turned around and sighed. "You were embarrassed for your actions on the previous night. But that didn't stop you from interacting with me. You received me well. I felt comfortable in that atmosphere," he shrugged at the end.

Caroline smiled lightly to that. He closed the space between them and tucked a loosed strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Since that day I started to come to your place." Caroline's body stiffened a bit when he cupped her cheek and ran his thumb across her lower lip. "Do you like to go out somewhere?"

"No, I'd like to learn more about us." She mumbled.

"You will, love. We can continue this during our journey." His words didn't satisfy her, so he added, "There are many places to visit around this city."

"Where are we?" she asked, wondering how she had forgotten that point.

Klaus walked into their walk-in closet and she followed him there. "One of our favorite cities. Paris."

Caroline tried her best to think of that city. Too bad, but she was not getting any idea. "Oh." She buzzed instead.

He took a cream colored summer dress and showed it to her. "Do you like this?" Before she could answer to him, he took out another dress. "Or this?" A second later he murmured distantly. "Look around. Your choice."

Caroline giggled softly. "I'll go with this." She said taking the first one. Klaus smirked but didn't move. She looked at him expectantly.

"What?" he muttered.

"What?" she raised her brows. "I need to change."

"Ok. I don't mind helping you," he teased kissing on her cheek. His fingers slowly trailed to untie her robe making her to squeak and jump.

"No!" Caroline cried with a smile.

Klaus smirked smugly and threw a wink at her before he left.

"Do I have parents?" she asked taking a spoon full of dark-forest.

After roaming all the afternoon, Klaus had taken her into a restaurant in the evening. They managed to hide from paparazzi but a group of members had recognized Klaus. Before she knew it she was thrown into their car by him and he then went to wish the public warmly. She observed that she wasn't being exposed to people. Later he explained that a very few of their friends knew about her problem.

Caroline wasn't bothered by it. She didn't even know if she had to worry about her problem or not.

She was in confusion.

She had to clarify everything.

Now they were in a corner of a restaurant.

Klaus replied placing his spoon down. "Your father died. And your mother is a newly retired sheriff."

Caroline nodded. "Where is she now?"

"In your home town. She has started a restaurant along with her friends." The blonde quivered her head distantly. He added, "After this trip we are going to pay visit to her."

There was moment of silence. Then Caroline spoke: "You never told me how we both ended like this."

Klaus exhaled before he replied. "It had taken for me one year to come up about my feelings."

"One year?"

"Yep, one year." He completed his piece of cake. "Whenever I was free I'd come to your place. I had always liked talking to you, sharing my views. Sometimes you didn't appreciate the way I think. Even we had arguments over certain topics. But we enjoyed, that I can assure you." Klaus laughed thinking of their past. "Very few know what I am. And you're one of them."

Caroline leaned front on her elbows. She felt really bad for him. He sounded like he was missing her old self. The sadness in his voice and in his eyes shouldn't be ignored.

"People used to wonder about my sudden disappearance." He stated calmly after two seconds. "And your friend Katherine had grown uncomfortable in my presence. Of course, that didn't last long as soon as she met my brother who is your therapist now, fortunately."

She smiled widely for that. "They both met because of me."

"Nah," he waved callously. "Katherine's a junior and both of them worked in the same hospital. They met long before your accident occurred. I don't know about the rest."

By judging his voice Caroline could say that there was not much rapport between Katherine and Klaus.

"What happened when you realized your feelings?" she asked curiously.

Klaus smirked to himself. "I didn't like to prolong matters. I was so confident when I admitted."

Caroline turned off the stove and turned around, in the kitchen. Klaus was nervous while waiting for her to respond. At first Caroline thought she misheard him, but his half-smiles proved her wrong.

"Tell me it is a joke," she demanded.

"Nope," Klaus chuckled. "I'm dead serious about you."

Caroline still looked perplexed.

"Klaus!" she gritted her teeth. "I'm not amused."

"I swear, Caroline." He tried to say it in his straight face but Caroline's expression was simply priceless. That's it. He burst into laughter. He chortled a lot while she stood there in confusion and irritation.

He didn't know why it was hard for Caroline to believe that he was having feelings for her.

Gradually he composed himself. And then he took a deep breath before he told.

"Sorry for that. I couldn't help it." He smirked with a shrug. "And I'm saying truth." His smirk turned into a bright smile. "I love you."

Klaus expected some kind of out-burst. He thought she would yell at him. Or if it was a positive response from her she would go coy or squeal.

But her reaction was something else.

She stood there too stunned to open her mouth. And then she gulped hardly.

"Leave now." She said calmly without another word.

Klaus frowned at first. Not understanding her.

Then she sighed heavily. "Klaus can't we just stay like this? We are good, aren't we?"

He was annoyed at that point. "Friendship is different from love, Caroline." He stated sternly.

"Well, then I'm sorry for not replicating your feelings," she snapped crossing her arms. Coldness in her voice was not expected by him.

"What is wrong with you?" he muttered taking steps closer to her.

Caroline looked like she was debating with herself. A minute later she exhaled. "I—I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." She said leaning back.

Klaus stood beside her and tucked loose strand out of her pony-tail behind her ear. "Well, you didn't, sweetheart. You will have your reasons, I can understand that much. But you should know something." he paused and held her shoulders. Caroline gaped at him. "I'll wait for you."

She glanced down before she pleaded weakly. "We're friends. Can't we stay like that?"

Klaus removed his hands and shook his head. "We are no longer at that point." He smiled lightly. "At least I'm not."

"Try to understand—"

"Caroline," he cut her off in the middle. Stroking her chin slightly he said. "You are more than just a friend."

He bent a little and kissed her cheek.

Slowly he pulled back and smiled stiffly. "Good night."

Caroline was biting her lip violently.

Klaus raised his brows before he let out a chuckle. "You're hurting yourself, love." He purred tugging her lower lip free.

He drove towards a lake as the dusk followed.

"So, I didn't love you?" she asked hesitantly.

Klaus squinted at the road. "That's not true. Actually you lied to me."

"Why?" she snorted.

Hitting the car brakes he turned to her. "Because you were worried that I might get hurt by your psycho-lover."

"Oh?" was all she could say. "Psycho lover?"

Her husband rolled eyes. "Obsessed with you, he was. Nothing else was there between you two. He had gone to jail for his deeds and your mother arrested him one year before I met you. You were worried and didn't want me to involve in that mess. So, you just broke your heart." Klaus huffed and admitted gloomily. "As well as mine."

Caroline thought for a moment. "I was trying to save you. I think." She mumbled with an unsure tone.

"Whatsoever. Come." He muttered and got down. Caroline opened her door and followed him. He looked around once before he settled in the grass in front of the lake.

Caroline sat beside him while thoughts in her mind were traveling in a jet speed.

Again with too many questions.

"There is no one around this place." She commented calmly.

"Yep." He shrugged his shoulders. "I'm very particular about our privacy. That's the reason why the guards are a bit far from us."

"Do you have guards?" She wondered.

Klaus threw a pointed look at her. "Yes, we do." He replied nonchalantly.

Caroline swung her upper body faintly in a to and fro motion. It was quiet around them. Klaus and Caroline silently enjoyed fishes coming out and diving back into the water, ruffling sound of leaves because of cool breezes prevailed, chirping sounds from hidden crickets. And the soil smell hit once in a while.

Klaus stretched out his legs and leaned back with the support of his hands. Caroline saw a smile curved up his lips as he closed his eyes.

"Few moments will be stored in our minds forever." He mumbled suddenly, tilting his head a bit while not opening his eyes. "We don't need any camera to capture them. Once we recall those beautiful moments, we can find smile on our faces."

Caroline stared at him with a smile of her own. Soon it turned into a sad one.

"But I cannot remember anything." She reminded him.

Klaus snapped his eyes open and glanced at her. There was a moment of silence.

"You need not remember anything, love. Because you have me to remember that for you. Always."

She felt something flipped in her stomach for that. "I wish I could remember you." She admitted. "I'm sure it would relieve you from pain."

Klaus half-smiled. "You see, Caroline, I never imagined things will take magical turn. I will take the life as it comes to me." He explained. "Even when you said that you didn't have anything for me, I neither locked up myself nor sang depressive songs. I moved on quickly and left to another place for filming. I didn't speak to you for almost a month, but then suddenly I felt a need to see you and speak with you. I tried my best to stay away from phone. Truly I couldn't." He smiled at the memory. "So I took my phone one day and made a call to you."

"You answered immediately. All I found was guilty and worry in your voice." He ended.

"Did I admit then?"

"You are always a stubborn woman." Klaus huffed, rolling his eyes. "When you are stuck to a point it is impossible to change you."

Caroline laughed at his tone. "I guess I gave you hard time."

"You are a pain in arse," he teased. "But don't underestimate me." He declared smugly.

"What you did?" she asked with a curious smile.

"We met again," he said coolly. "At Elijah and Katherine's marriage."

Wedding decorations were done grandly in the garden of Mikaelson's family mansion. Every friend and relative to the bride and groom occupied their seats and waiting for the bride to arrive.

Klaus became busy while receiving and conversing with the guests. And the other part of him was making him to drag his eyes across the place once in every minute.

He was searching for Caroline. But he couldn't spot her. He was sure that she was avoiding him by hiding.

And when finally he did, she turned her head quickly and pretended looking at Elijah. She was sitting among the crowd while he had to take seat next to his family.

Soon Katherine arrived in her wedding gown. Klaus winked at Caroline. She threw him a glare from across and turned her head again.

The ceremony went on like that.

Klaus got a chance when people were dancing. Quickly he excused himself and walked towards Caroline, who fortunately was roaming alone.

"I'm so occupied. I hope you don't mind." He said as he blew kiss on her cheek. "By the way, you look stunning today." He eyed at her baby blue colored dress.

"Klaus," she started warningly.

"You missed me?"

"Yes." She admitted bluntly.

His smirk grew wide. "That's very refreshing to hear. How about a dance?"

Caroline was annoyed. "How can you act as if nothing has happened?"

Klaus stopped for a second and glanced at his surroundings before dragging her to the other side of house where no one was there.

"What do you want Caroline?" he growled.

Caroline let out a snort as she was confused. "You are asking me?" the blonde squeaked. "I'm not the one who called during midnight."

Klaus stared at her coldly and put his hands in his pockets. She rubbed her forehead. "Is it that hard to forget a girl?" she muttered tiredly. "I'm nothing but a passing cloud Klaus. You will know that one day."

"Well in that case I don't want that day." He exhaled. "I'm not forcing you to love me Caroline. All I want is you feel it." He said words coming right from the bottom of his heart. "Feel it, first. Then you can learn to accept it."

Klaus was sure he saw variation in her expression. He didn't know what her problem was. He asked her long back when he called her.

But she didn't say anything.

"I can wait Caroline." He said with a smile and walked out from there.

Klaus stopped speaking suddenly and glanced around. "It's getting late. I think we need to leave."

He was about to get up when Caroline held his hand. He glanced back at her questioningly when he saw her smiling.

Perhaps she was well aware of her actions because he was surprised when crawled into his lap and curled legs around him.

"You can wait?" she asked him.

Gradually he understood what she meant. He placed hands on her waist and nodded as yes.

Caroline stared into his stormy blues for a second before she moved head a little close to his. "I want to kiss you. If that's ok—"

She never got a chance to complete her sentence.

He claimed her lips eagerly. She could feel him caressing her lips with his. Her heart started pumping faster when she tried to mimic his actions. Wetness, excitement, she could feel them in that kiss. She was giggling when he nibbled her lower lip playfully. He pulled back for a second.

"Is that enough?" he muttered pressing his lips to the corner of her mouth.

Caroline smiled coyly and shook her head as no. Klaus chuckled as she cupped his face with both her hands and kissed him. This time he let her alone do it. He parted his lips slightly for her when she discovered. It was slow and she was still hesitating.

She breathed against his lips. "Thank you." She felt like she had to say that. For being patient with her.

Klaus grinned, unaware of her thoughts, "Pleasure is all mine, wifey."

"What happened later?" she asked getting into the car.

Klaus wrinkled his nose. "I shouldn't have left you alone there. I went back to party and before that people noticed my disappearance. I brushed off. No longer after that your friends began to freak out about your absence."

Caroline re-called him saying about her psycho lover.

"Did that psycho called me?" she was anxious.

Klaus shook his head. "Yep. He called you to come over—" he stopped with a frown. "How did you know that?"

She blinked a couple of times. "I don't know. Guessed?" She questioned herself.

His confusion replaced with a triumphant smile. Probably his wife was slowly re-collecting things. There could be a chance for that. Elijah told him.

"He threatened you to come over at an abandoned factory." He informed. "He wanted you weaken emotionally and then convince you to fly away with him." He ended dramatically.

She caught her head and muttered showing her distaste. "George."

Klaus this time was too stunned to speak. She managed to re-call that guy's name?

Well, it was an improvement

"Yeah. George. That's his name."

Caroline couldn't believe how she got out that name. She was still thinking when Klaus continued.

"We called you repeatedly. My other brother Kol acted faster than others. He is very good at tracking people down and is having best sources. When we traced out your phone it was showing somewhere away from the city. My sister's boyfriend, Stefan, is a cop too. So, he managed to get some support while I drove aimlessly to help you."

"How did you know I was in trouble?" she knitted up her brows. "I mean you could have assumed that I have left the mansion on my own."

Klaus hid his amusement as he replied.

"Yes, but your mother called you to warn about George's escapade. When you didn't pick up your phone she called Katherine and informed her. Katherine knows all that drama and thus understood something was wrong."

Caroline nodded, completely absorbed.

"I should meet her." She mumbled. As if she could remember her best friend.

Maybe she could.

"As soon as I approached the spot, I rushed inside and found you pleading him."

"Caroline!" Klaus called.

Caroline and a brunet snapped their heads at his direction. Caroline gasped loudly. "Go away!" she hissed.

"So, this is the infamous Klaus. Nice meeting you, bro." George smirked walking towards Klaus.

Klaus, luckily, owned a revolver. He took it out quickly and pointed at the brunet. "Stay there, mate." He warned him and glanced at Caroline who was looking like in need of oxygen. She was pale and sweating. "Are you crazy?" Klaus half-cried. "You could have told me once!" he snapped. "What are you waiting for? Come this side now."

George raised his hands in surrender and glowered between Klaus and Caroline.

She was shivering when she carefully walked over. Klaus was still suspecting something was wrong. If the guy managed to escape from prison then he wouldn't simply stand in front of Klaus.

"Caroline, don't go with him," George spoke softly. "You know how much I love you."

Klaus ignored him and took out his phone to call Stefan while pointing gun at him. But that guy didn't seem to stop. He went on saying things like how much he loved her and his promises about their happy future together.

George was mentally-ill. That was what Klaus concluded. His words were affecting her a lot. Probably there was hidden threat in them. But Klaus could only feel like he was listening to a crack.

"Ignore him, love." He muttered callously. "Stefan, where the hell are you?" he snapped at phone.

"Outside, Klaus." He replied. Then they heard some kind of siren.

"Nice timing." Klaus said.

"His men are around here, Klaus." He heard to Caroline's fragile voice.

Klaus stared at him in disbelief. "Is it true?"

Then he heard Stefan assuring from other side of the call. "No one's around. He clearly bluffed."

Klaus was relieved. And then turning to Caroline he signaled her as no.

In mere seconds, cops got inside along with Stefan and surrounded George. They dragged him away after cuffing and thus left Klaus and Caroline alone.

"If you are going to pull such nasty stunts again, Caroline," Klaus began showing his irritation, "I swear I'm gonna kill you myself. Do you understand?" he snapped shaking her by shoulders.

Caroline was crying by that time. His gaze softened quickly and wiped her tears.

She pressed her head to his chest and curled hands around him.

"I thought I'm not going to see anyone again." She confessed while sobbing. "I don't know what would happen today."

Klaus held her warmly in an embrace and kissed on top of her head. "It's ok. It's all over now. You're back."

He pulled back to glance at her face. "Don't ever act like this, like a stupid." He admonished softly.

"He threatened me in the phone. If I didn't come here, he said he had his men at the wedding and they were ready to kill you. He knows all about you. I'm scared. I'm scared that he might harm you."

Klaus listened calmly while he removed his jacket and covered her with it.

"Fine. He's gone now. He'll not bother you again. I'll make sure of it. Ok?" He mumbled leading the way out.

But the atmosphere over there didn't seem fine.

George managed to take control off a police revolver and was threatening all by randomly firing at them.

When he saw Klaus and Caroline coming out, he growled and pointed at Klaus.

Caroline, of all, knew him well. Acting in impulse Caroline pushed away Klaus but in the procedure she got hurt.

She gasped loudly.

Klaus managed to retrieve to his position, and it was late. Everything happened in a blur. He saw blood stains on the right side of her chest.

"Caroline?" he called out shakily.

He couldn't believe his eyes. Her hands were on him, holding him for support which wasn't enough. Klaus collapsed down taking her into his lap.

"Caroline?" he quivered her body. "Don't close your eyes." He barely let out a whisper.

He didn't notice but George ran to them and shaking Caroline violently. The brunet was crying hysterically, even though Klaus couldn't register anything.

He was suddenly at loss.

When she gradually closed her eyes, he started to yell for some help.

"I put myself in front of you?" she wondered with a faint smile.

Klaus returned that smile as he changed into his pajamas. He climbed into their bed as he nodded. They both were back to their cottage.

"You did, love." He lied back on the bed.

Caroline did the same. She slept beside him, and moved a bit closer to him. "How did I survive?"

Klaus completely turned to her side and traced her face with his fingers. Slowly he slipped further to his neck and made his way to her chest. He could feel her taking shallow breaths because of his hand inside her clothes. Klaus felt the familiar warmth and softness radiating from her.

Caroline was biting her lip as she was staring down at his hand. He removed to buttons of her nightie and pulled it open.

She took a moment to understand that he was touching at point above her bra line. She paid attention to it and found some mark.

"Scarred for life." He mumbled quietly.

She nodded in agreement. "What happened to George?"

"He was still in jail. Life time imprisonment. Surprisingly he had asked for that." Klaus informed. "But he said he wanted to see you for one last time. So he visited when you were unconcious."

"You accepted for that?" she widened her eyes. Klaus shrugged callously. A moment of silence occurred before she broke it. "And then I confessed what I feel for you, didn't I?"

Klaus chuckled. "After you returned from hospital." He nodded. "And everything happened quickly. Your mom likes me and my family like you. We enjoyed for a couple of years together before we got married."

Caroline leaned front and kissed him.

"I'm glad I met you." She giggled. "Though I have no right to say this." Klaus just smiled caressing her face. "When we have married?"

"One year back." He said his smile fading slowly. "You are pregnant now. Third month."

Klaus, once again, expected her to yell at him or the worst thing was she would break into tears. She had every chance to panic.

But actually she was stunned. She opened and closed her mouth simultaneously.

"Pregnant? Means I'm carrying your child?" She was blinking again, showing her uncertainty.

Klaus nodded quietly, waiting her to respond.

If that DVD was there, things would have been different now.

"Oh? I didn't see that coming." She mumbled and snuggled closer. "But it is nice to hear. You can look after both of us now." She smiled. "I'm sure."

Klaus was surprised. This was different reaction from what he was getting every day.

She would freak out at least once, since the last few days.

"I love you." She yawned placing her hand on top of him. "Did I say that last night?"

Klaus suppressed his smile as pressed his nose into her hair. He curled an arm around her protectively.

"You did. Every day you will say that before you sleep." He said looking up at the ceiling. "Will you not ask me to say the same?" he tested.

"Already you have told me how much you love me. That's enough Nik."

Klaus became alert for the latter part. Caroline pulled back and glanced at him with all the confusion.

"Nik?" she knitted up her brows. "Nik? That's what I've called you, haven't I?"

A corner of his lips curved up into a faint smile. He never said that she began calling him Nik after their marriage. She managed to re-collect that also.

Without any help.

"Kol," she muttered carefully, "Bekah and I call you as Nik. No one else."

Caroline would always call his sister as Bekah.

He waited for more.

Suddenly she caught her head as if she was going through some kind of migraine. Klaus kicked off the duvet and ran to bring her medicines and water.

When she took them, she began to calm down again.

"I'm sorry." She sighed sadly. "I was trying to remember— and it's hard—"

"Don't stress yourself too much, love. It is not good for your health." He informed sitting beside her.

She still didn't look convinced. "I want to remember everything. Who I am, what I am, how I felt about things— how I felt about you."

Klaus gulped down a swell formed in his throat. "When the time comes you'll remember everything. That DVD is an exercise for your mind. Elijah told. Moreover you should happy for memorizing names." He smiled. "Without anyone's help."

Caroline nodded in agreement.

"Sleep now." He told her.

"If I sleep I will forget you again. I will forget my mother, Katherine, Elijah—" she paused before smiling. "George, Bekah, and everyone. I'll forget that I'm pregnant."

"Then I'm ready to remind you again." He said determinedly and slept holding her close to him and shed a silent tear.

Sorry for that wait!

And I hope it is not boring.

So, I wanna ask something- shall I stop here or is there anyone interested to read an epilogue chapter? In which Caroline tries to remember few things about their past.

Please let me know your thoughts =)

Thanks for reading!