Chapter 3: It's much too quiet in here
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We're both last to be leaving
I know what you're thinking
I wish you'd make your move
It's much too quiet in here
"Quiet" – Demi Lovato
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"Coffee?" She heard a familiar voice ask. Caroline turned her head in the direction the voice came and flashed a big smile. Klaus was walking to her table with two coffees in his hands. He sat down next to her and handed her one of the cup.
"You're my life saver right now!" She replied taking the coffee and drinking a little sip of it.
Caroline and Klaus talked more and more every day. They took the habit to seat at the same table, a little isolated from everyone. At first they talked mainly about work and the college but days after days they started to share more of their personal life. Caroline still did not know much about Klaus's family and his background but he was really open about his drawings and paintings. He promised he would show her all the painting he ever did which are exposed in his house. Even though she would love to see them, Caroline did not want to start to see him out of college. She made a promise to herself and she was going to respect it.
"So, how's your novel?" He asked curiously.
"It's a work in progress…" She responded trying to stay as vague as possible.
"Will I ever be able to read it?" He tried.
"Maybe…" She answered on the same tone. She was happy he was so open about his work but she was not ready to share what she wrote just yet. She finally found a little inspiration to write a story but she did not feel confident enough about it to show it.
"You know… I won't criticize it. I'm just curious." He said with a cute smile. She lifted her head up to meet his beautiful blue eyes. His smile, his eyes, the way he talked to her… Just before she was about to give in she broke eye contact.
"I know. But I'm not ready to show it yet." Her eyes returning to her note book.
"You're such a mystery sometimes…" He said, talking to himself.
"Says the guy who does not talk about his past at all." She said sarcastically.
"It's totally different." He said trying to defend himself but keeping a touch of humor.
"No it's not." She snapped back.
"Whatever…" He said pretending to be annoyed.
They stayed, enjoying the silence for a little while. It was nearly 8 pm and the library was completely empty. They were use to stay late together. Neither of them liked big crowds so they were actually feeling a lot better in the empty library. Caroline loved the library. Her apartment was nice but since Elena and Bonnie were always out, meeting people and going to parties she usually ended up being alone.
A few more minutes passed until Klaus made a move.
"Ok, enough work for today!" He said as he took Caroline's book from her hands.
"Hey!" She protested. "Give it back!" She added as they got up, trying to take it back from his hands. Klaus being a lot taller than her, her fight was useless. She jumped, tried to push him but nothing worked.
"Are you having fun?" She asked ironically as she stopped trying to get her note book.
"A lot." He said laughing. "So, what's your story about…" He started when he opened the book at a random page. Caroline did not wait another second and tried everything to get her book before he could read anything. He started to walk away from her to make it harder for her to stop him from reading.
"Seriously! Stop it!" She yelled at him half serious. She did not want him to read but she would not get extremely mad if he did. She just wanted to build up his curiosity a little. At her words, Klaus closed the book still holding it up so she could not reach it.
"I'll give it back at one condition." He said with a smirk.
Caroline was standing in front of him, waiting for his condition, not expecting anything in particular. She noticed that Klaus was taking his time to think of a good condition which worried her.
"I'll give it back… if you dance with me."
Out of everything he could have thought about he decided to make her dance. Caroline stayed in shock for a few seconds. She then flashed him a big smile and laughed softly.
"Ok, if that's what you want!"
Klaus grabbed his phone and chose a song to play. He finally chose one that was slow enough so that they could slow dance. He gave her his hand that she grabbed softly.
She easily found her place in his arms. She had one arm on his shoulder and the other was still holding his hand. She felt shivers go through her body as he placed his free hand on the small of her back.
They started to sway to the music, softly.
"You're quite the dancer, love." He said in a low voice.
"I was Miss Mystic Falls, slow dancing had to be one of my qualities." She replied simply.
"I'm friend with Miss Mystic Falls… Wow, I did not know the chance I have!" He said with a chuckle.
"Don't laugh at me! It was really important to me back then." She said hitting him slowly in the shoulder.
"And what's important to you now?" He asked looking right into her eyes.
She lost herself again in the deep blue of his eyes. Sometimes she wondered why he had so much power over her when he looked at her like that. He never asked her a question so deep before and she had to admit that she did not even know the answer.
"Graduate college, I guess…" She started. "Find what I want to do with my life." She continued, never breaking eye contact.
"That's it?" He asked half curious, half disappointed she did not tell him much.
She though a long time before one last thing came to her mind. "Live an epic romance." She added in a voice so soft he barely heard her.
"That's a big one." He said as if he understood her. "I'm sure your boyfriend will make sure of that."
"Yeah…" She said breaking eye contact. "I'm not sure. My last relationship was a lot of things but it sure wasn't epic."
Klaus looked a little annoyed for a second. He could not understand how someone so lucky to have Caroline as his girlfriend could not treat her right. He wanted to tell her that she would have an epic romance if she gave him a chance but was not sure how she would respond.
They continued to dance softly, enjoying to be with each other. Caroline rested her hand on his chest, pulling him closer to her. She enjoyed the way they moved together and she wanted to be closer to him. She felt his arm grabbing her more tightly at the waist, like he never wanted t let go of her and she closed her eyes.
The music must have stop at some point but neither of them stopped dancing. They created their own little bubble and they intended to stay in it as long as they could.
Caroline decided to lift her head up to look at his eyes one more time. Her face was so close that she could feel his breath against her hot skin. For a second she considered kissing him. She looked at his lips and her mind wondered how they would feel against hers. Her imagination got the best of her and she bit her lower lips to come back to reality.
Everything was so quiet.
After what felt like an eternity Klaus was able to make a sentence.
"How would you feel about going on a date?" He asked.
Caroline was brought back to reality to quickly and she just stared at him like she did not understand the question. Her brain was screaming "no" and was telling her that she made promise to not date anyone for the rest of the year. But her hear was louder and it got the best of her.
"Yes, it could be nice." She managed to say.
"Wednesday, meet me here and I'll drive us?"
"Sure." She said with a smile.
He leaned in softly and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"'See you, love."
And he walked away, leaving Caroline with her thoughts.
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Author note:
I'm so sorry, I was no able to upload before but between my finals and traveling a lot I did not get a second to write! Anyway, I'm sorry if there is a lot of mistakes but it's very late, I'm tired but I needed to upload now.
I hope you liked it, and if you did please leave a review, follow and favorite my story. Feedback is the best motivation in the world.
Next chapter: What will happen during the date? We'll know… ;)
