Birthday gift for my friend Lea on tumblr. Wish: 4x19- the prom dress:What came to Caroline´s mind to think 'Hey, maybe Klaus has a dress. He is a billion years old. Let´s go find him' and *knock knnock* 'Hello? Someone home?' *just walks in* Beta: Mafalda (kickassfu)
Caroline was furious. She was in her room after leaving the store she bought the prom dress from, a dress that was stolen, and obviously by a human less Elena. She was walking around her room because she couldn't just sit down in a situation like that. She was going to be late and she didn't have a dress, also none of her friends had a dress that they could lend her, not so last minute. A name showed in her mind, maybe Klaus could give her a dress. Now that they were more or less friends, if you didn't take into account the sexual tension and the fact that he was in love with her and that she didn't knew how to feel about it, he should have a wardrobe full of dresses from Rebekah for the last thousand years. Caroline nodded ready to get out of her house, he would do anything for her, so why not give it a try?
She took the keys of her car before driving to the Mikaelson's mansion. She was a little nervous, the last time she saw Klaus they had a fight, but it all ended in good terms. Caroline still remembered how his touch felt when he took her hand to thank her for helping him. And hear his voice go weak for the first time with a small smile across his face "Friends, then?" he told her. She couldn't resist a smirk, because he looked so human in that moment.
Caroline arrived to Klaus's house and the sky was already dark, prom would be in one hour, she had to hurry. There was no one in the hallway when she entered the open house, so she shouted his name "Klaus?" there was no response but she heard a fireplace "Klaus?!" she walked inside the living room, and she sensed his presence. "Kla-" there he was showing his back at her, he looked tense, but she had more important things to do than have another fight with him. She folded her arms "Hello? Did you not hear me?" He left his fireside brooding and his head shot up. With an amused voice he answered "Of course I heard you Caroline, I think the whole Mystic Falls heard you" how funny "I'm in no mood for company" she could feel his amused smile even if his back was turned. She moved from her spot, even angrier than before. "Well, I'm sorry that you are having personal issues, but I'm having a real crisis on my hands. Elena stole my prom dress" he turned back worried, but as soon as he heard what was that crisis about, his amused face came back into place. She was moving closer, still angry like it was obvious by her voice tone. "I went to pick it up and the tailor said that somebody else already did. And when I asked who, she said she couldn't remember" She gave Klaus a knowing and significant look, his face was still immovable and he didn't respond. "Hello?" she said already tired of explaining everything "The vervain is out of the town water supply. She was compelled!" she almost screamed. Klaus began to laugh, unable to hide the stupidity of the situation anymore. How could he laugh at her in a moment of crisis like that, she thought, what a jerk. "It is not funny" he was still laughing "No, I know, I know…" he closed his eyes but he didn't stop and the only thing she wanted to do was slap him. "Then stop laughing!" he closed his mouth then, still wearing a smirk. She sighed and rolled her eyes. One day I will kill this guy.
"Look, I know that prom isn't important to you, but it's important to me" she said with a soft voice, staring at him to see his reaction. He moved closer to her then. "Well, surely another dress is well within your substantial vampire capabilities" it was obvious he was annoyed, but she wasn't going to give up. Desperate and frustrated she turned around on the spot. "Ugh, but I don't want just another dress." She faced him then, she needed that dress, and no one would stop her of doing everything to get it. "I wanna look hot. Like Princess Grace of Monaco, hot. So… could you please go back into your creepy trophy case of family collectibles and dig me out something of royal caliber?" Her puppy eyes technique and her beautiful smile brought a smile to his lips too. Yes, I win.
"Okay, sweetheart" he left the room and she followed him. They reached a big room that was supposed to be a wardrobe, but it was much bigger than her bedroom. It was beautiful, the dresses were hanging in both sides, and the room looked like it came from the Victorian age, with a royal appearance. It had soft and golden colors. She noticed he was staring at her, waiting for her reaction. "This room is magnificent, it's Rebekah's wardrobe?" he smiled and turned his back to her to find a dress that would suit her. "Yes, it's Rebekah's wardrobe. However, I, myself, save some dresses that were given to me during the centuries" she scoffed. "What? Women give you their dresses after you slept with them?" he laughed, and she was surprised by his reaction, it was almost impossible to hear him laughing, but she had that special effect on him. She shook her head and looked at him again. He was still searching for a dress and she began to try finding one too. She didn't have time to waste. "No, love, as surprising as you may think, women actually found me charming and they gave me their dresses as a present for my sister or…" he stopped then. He was staring at a dress. "Or what?" She thought. "I think I found a dress" She neared him and gazed at the dress. Her mouth dropped, it was the most gorgeous dress she had ever seen. It was a pale bright brown long dress, inspired by a shimmering mermaid. She touched it; she had to use that one. "It's a dress from Grace Kelly, like you wanted" she looked at him, he was really close, his arm almost touching hers, but she didn't move "I didn't mean literally! How did you get this?" he smiled. "I knew her husband from different royal dinners I attended. I also had the pleasure to meet, at that time her young daughter, whose name was Caroline" he smiled at her and she smiled back, it was interesting to hear him talk about his past. "In one of those dinners, Rainier, the prince, introduced me to her. She was a wonderful woman, one of the most amazing people I have met in my long life. She gave me this dress so I could give it to the woman I would one day want to spend the rest of my days with, until my death" there was an awkward silence. "But I'm immortal, so this dress would be for the woman I would like to spend eternity with" she didn't know what to say, he just declared himself to her. He said that he would like to spend eternity with her; she felt shivers going up her spine. The silence was long and they stared into each other's eyes, none of them wanting to break the special moment. She couldn't handle how he looked at her, and so she looked down, breaking the magical moment and he sighed. "Do you want to try it on, Caroline?" he asked, his voice was weak, but he was trying to hide it. "Yeah" she breathed, and she left to the small room he told her she could change. When she closed the door, she closed her eyes too and sighed again. How could he say something like that? She knew he was in love with her, but she didn't know how to react to those words. She was confused about her feelings for him. The dress was still in the chair she left it in, she took it and tried it on. She looked herself in the mirror. Caroline smiled, she looked hot. Her hair was a mess, so she decided to collect it in a small bow. It took her half an hour to be ready and when she was satisfied with the result, she left the room, wondering if Klaus was still waiting for her. Indeed, he was sitting in a chair, drinking a glass of what seemed bourbon. She faced him and there was a sparkle in his stunned eyes. He got up to look at her better, she was gorgeous and the dress fit her perfectly. Klaus saw her smiling at him and he smiled back. "You look even better than the self-same Grace Kelly" she blushed and looked down to her dress. "Well, I guess it was worn by a princess almost as beautiful as me" he laughed and she smirked, proud of herself for getting a reaction like that from him. They stared at each other, an awkward silence invading the room again.
She moved closer to him, and placed a small kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, Klaus" she almost couldn't leave his side, his essence was disturbing her, and his surprised eyes brought a smile to her face. "I have to go now" she headed to the entrance; Klaus was still in the same spot she left him. "Caroline" he said softly, and she turned her face. He seemed calm. "Have fun" he murmured. She smiled and left the house behind, wondering what just happened and why she couldn't stop thinking on going back to the mansion and take care of the tension that seemed to grow every time they saw each other.
