A/N: Hello lovelies! Here's the third chapter, as I promised :) This will be a lot of Klaroline!

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We fell in love

as the leaves turned brown


"M'ello?", Caroline mumbled into her phone the next day. She didn't know what time it was, she just knew that it was way too early after yesterday. And who the hell called her in London? Usually her Dad just called at home and would let the maid deliver his message for his daughter. "Did I wake you up?" An accented voice asked which instantly woke Caroline up. The memories of the last evening instantly flooded her mind and she felt herself blushing. "Klaus." She said, surprised "What time is it?" She asked, face palming herself at the question. If he wasn't sure whether or not he'd woken her up, he was now. "It's a quarter to twelve, time to rise and shine. I wanted to pick you up in half an hour, if convenient." He offered, "If inconvenient anyway." Caroline scrambled out of her bed. "I'll text you my address, Sherlock. You said half an hour?" She asked already in her bathroom. It was flooded with light, looked like London had an exceptionally good day. "Yes, see you then, Caroline.", he said.
"See you then." She replied before she hung up. Caroline looked at herself in the mirror. She sure as hell didn't expect him to call her. She thought that he was just sorry for her and that's why he offered to show her around. But he was being serious. She squealed before she disposed of her pajamas and jumped into the shower cabin.

"Ugh!" Caroline screamed as she got out of yet another shirt she wasn't happy with. The weather was warm enough to wear her beloved ripped hot pants with tights underneath, but not warm enough to wear nothing over a shirt. She cursed as she tugged a pullover out of her suitcase. Not what she was looking for. After digging through her suitcase for what felt like the hundredth time she finally found her beloved white 'Team Free Will' shirt. It was Supernatural merch and she wore it pretty often. A squeal of joy escaped her as she slid into it, stuffing the lower part of it into her high waist hot pants. She loosened it until it sat like she wanted it to. She happily slipped into her oversized jean jacket and into her Dock Martens with flower patterns. Caroline fluffed up her hair one more time, reapplied the red lipstick and slung the strap of her leather bag over her shoulder. It swung against her hip as she went towards the door of her room. Just when she closed it behind her the bell rang.
"Got it!", she said loudly so Patricia would hear her. "Hello.", she said into the intercom. "Hello Caroline." His voice drawled and she smiled. "I'll be right down." She said, opening the door. "I'm heading out, Mrs. Stetson." Caroline said over her shoulder before she left the flat and vanished into the elevator.

"Hey." Caroline said as soon as she saw him. He wore tight black jeans and a gray V-neck along with a leather jacket. And he wore necklaces. He looked nothing like she imagined him to look like after seeing all his paintings, he looked the bad boy - through and through. The black motorcycle he leaned against probably helped. "Didn't take you for a grungy girl." he said, reading her shirt, "And a fangirl." He added, smirking at her. "And I didn't take you for a bad boy." She replied, eying up his motorcycle. "Is this a Harley? This isn't a Harley, is it?", she asked as recognition hit her. Oh, she instantly loved this bike.
"It is.", he confirmed. "Are we going to drive this?" She asked, a serious look on. He chuckled, as he nodded. "We will." He confirmed yet again. She squealed loudly. "Oh my goodness, she's beautiful." The blonde whispered, stroking the leather seat affectionately. He watched her petting his motor bike for a few moments before he spoke up. "I expected every reaction but sure as hell not this." He told her, smiling sweetly.
"Well, I may have a weak spot for the whole bad boy thing. An even weaker one than most girls." She confessed, winking at him, her lower lip between her teeth. He smirked and shooed her aside, retrieving an additional helmet from the trunk. He motioned for her to put her bag into the now free mini trunk and she did as she was asked. "Where are we going?" She asked as she secured the helmet. "We're off to get some ice cream and then I'm going to show you my favorite spot in the city." He replied, getting onto the motorcycle. She slipped onto it right behind him, circling his torso. "Hold on tight." He said, before he started the machine and they moved swiftly though the London traffic.

"Hey Tatia, this is Caroline. Caroline, a friend of mine, Tatia." Klaus introduced her to their waitress in the ice café. She was the girl from his wallpaper. In real life she didn't resemble the Petrova twins as much as she did on the picture, but the semblance was still striking. She had the same brown doe eyes as Elena and the hair color was only shades lighter. Her lips were thinner than the twins' and she was a bit taller. But still.
"Hi, nice to meet you." The brunette said, smiling at her. "My pleasure. One question, I don't mean to be impolite, but do you by any chance have any relatives with the surname Petrova?" The blonde asked, her head slightly tilted as she watched the irritation in the brunette's eyes grow. "No, why?", she replied. Caroline got her wallet out and showed her a picture of herself, the twins and Bonnie. "You look just like two of my closest friends." The blonde smiled. Tatia's eyes widened as she saw the picture. "Woah, creepy. But nope, don't have any female relatives my age. At least none that I know of." She said, smiling down at the blonde. Caroline nodded, putting her wallet back into her bag. "So, do you already know what you would like?" She asked them, redirecting her gaze at Klaus. A smirk played around his lips as they locked gazes. Caroline just looked into the menu, she didn't want to look like she was a jealous annoying little twat. She was better than that.
"I'll get the usual. What's your favorite flavor, Care?", he asked. She was surprised that he had taken to using her nickname. She shrugged it off, meeting his intense gaze. "Chocolate." She said, slowly, letting the word drip off her lips. He smirked at her and nodded. "Get her the same with chocolate ice cream." He said, not even looking up at the brunette. "Alright." She said, her tone slightly displeased before she walked away, leaving Klaus and Caroline to themselves.
They just looked at each other, a smile playing around their lips as their gazing turned into a staring contest. Klaus broke the eye contact first, causing Caroline to cheer.
"Victory." She cheered, a big smile on her lips. "You don't want to ask me about Tatia?" He asked her, his head slightly tilted, a small smile on his lips. Caroline shrugged, propping up her arms, folding her hands and resting her chin on them. "It's none of my business. As long as she's not your girlfriend and you're not cheating on her with me, there's nothing to ask." She replied, trying not only to convince him of her lie, but to convince herself. She really wanted to know who this girl was. Were they close friends? Partners? Fuckbuddies? Cousins? She wanted to know why he had a selfie of them as his wallpaper but she refused to tell him what was going on through her head. "You almost had me. We're friends, I know her from University." He said, smirking at her. Caroline huffed and rolled her eyes at him, leaning back in her seat. "Seriously, you don't owe me an explanation." She answered, giving him a look. He just chuckled at her, leaning back as well.
"So you have a weak spot for bad boys, huh?" He asked, breaking the silence. Caroline blushed, she couldn't believe she actually said that out loud earlier. "As a matter of fact, I do." She confirmed, avoiding his gaze. "Care to elaborate?" His intense stare searching her's. When their gazes locked Caroline bit her lower lip in contemplation.
"My first boyfriend was your typical all American boy. He was blonde, tall, all muscles, football player. And I'm...well I'm just as typical. Captain of the cheersquad, party girl, sleepover lover, I guess you get the drift. My life's pretty boring, you could say, and on top of that my mom is the small town's Sheriff. Most people are scared of doing something fun and forbidden with me because they think they might get into trouble. After my first boyfriend, I hooked up with a bad boy, and I've never had more fun. It was all really chliché, you know like he helped me climb in and out of my bedroom window, took me clubbing a few times, we met up with his friends, stuff like that." She explained. Klaus seemed to listen intently to every word leaving her lips. "I need someone who isn't scared of getting into trouble because of who my parents are." She said, a smile playing around her lips, "I want someone who's willing to take the risk." She added. "Good thing we met." He said, smirking at her.

"Alright, here you go." Tatia said, setting down two hot fudge sundaes, one with chocolate, and one with what looked to be hazelnut. "Thanks." Caroline and Klaus said in sync, smiling at each other. "You're welcome." Tatia said, giving them an irritated glance before she turned around to take care of her other customers. Caroline took her spoon and stretched her arm over the table, taking a spoonful of Klaus' ice cream.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" He asked her playfully, his eyebrows risen. She shoved the ice cream into her mouth and held her hand in front of it to answer. "Wanted to know what flavor you got." She replied, swallowing. She was right, definitely hazelnut. "I believe most people just ask." He responded, giving her a lopsided smile. Caroline just rolled her eyes at him. "Where would be the fun in that?", she answered in a teasing tone. He just huffed, eating a spoonful of her ice cream in return. She smiled, shaking her head at him. "Sweet revenge." He mumbled around his spoon, causing her to laugh. The two finished their ice-cream in a calm manner, with casual conversation. They talked about everything, from the differences in their schooling, to the weather.

"Tat? We'll have the bill." He requested after they finished their ice cream. Caroline began to pull her wallet out of her bag when Klaus shook his head. "I got it covered." He said, smiling at her. "Thanks." She replied, returning the smile as a faint blush painted her cheeks light pink. "Here you go." Tatia said, putting the bill onto the table. She smiled expectantly at Caroline and was surprised when Klaus covered the bill plus tip. "See you around." He said, smiling at her as he rose from his seat.
"Sure." Tatia replied, her brow slightly furrowed and her lips pressed into a thin line as she watched Caroline following Klaus towards his bike. The blonde put the spare helmet on, her helmet, and giggled when Klaus brushed some of her hair back so it wouldn't be caught in the clasp. He closed the helmet, whispering something which caused Caroline to stand on her tiptoes and press a short but firm kiss on his red lips. Tatia was fuming as she watched her retreating, giggling like a mad girl, and Klaus looking baffled before a genuine smile took over his features.
"Excuse me, miss? We'd like to pay." Someone requested behind her, forcing her to avert her gaze from the two blondes.

"This is my favorite spot in the city." He said, smiling as he lead her up a hill. They were outside of central London, somewhere in the suburbs, and they could overlook the quarter from the spot they were on. She wasn't sure if she imagined it but she thought that she saw his family's mansion. "Is this where you grew up?" She asked, motioning towards the houses, or well, mini castles before them. He nodded, sitting down on the surprisingly dry grass. Caroline sat down next to him, looking up into the nearly cloudless blue sky. "How was growing up in London? And in a mansion no less" She asked, laying down on the grass, placing her little handbag underneath her head. Klaus chuckled, turning so he could look at her. He picked up one of her long golden strands and started playing with it, twirling the soft hair through his fingers.
"Growing up in London was great. I had everything at arm's length and I am used to the massive amount of traffic. Definitely an advantage when I was in New York, I instantly saw through the whole underground system and didn't have any orientation problems." He said, eying her up as she closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the feeling of the light tug he gave her by playing with her hair every once in a while. "But growing up in a mansion wasn't that much fun, at least if you ask me. My parents always expect my siblings and I to act all high class and fancy in public, to never do anything wrong. And I'm definitely not the greatest at playing by the rules. You could say I'm the black sheep of the family." He revealed, furrowing his brow slightly. "The only other sibling of mine who's as bad at sticking to the rules is younger than me. So our parents are quite accustomed to it because of me." Klaus sighed, smiling as she opened her eyes to look at him. They locked gazes and Caroline returned his smile.
"How many siblings do you have?" She asked, her eyebrows risen. "Two elder brothers, two younger brothers and one younger sister." He replied, smiling as her eyes widened in astonishment. "That must be nice, I'm an only child." She replied, causing him to smile softly as he ruffled through his hair. "How is it growing up in a small town as an only child?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.
"It would be pretty boring if it wasn't for my friends. They're the closest thing I have to siblings. There are the twins, their younger brother, the aunt they live with, her boyfriend who is also our history teacher and another friend. I really love them." She said, smiling at the thought of Katherine, Elena, Jeremy, Jenna, Alaric and Bonnie. She missed them dearly, especially Katherine.
"And what about your Mum?" He wondered, raising his eyebrows. Caroline sighed at the thought of her mother. Their relationship was…bad. "She married her work ever since my Dad moved out and in with Steven. I never really see her and I don't really think she cares. I mean she sent me to Tae-Kwan-Do classes two years ago and forces me to freshen my skills up every year so I'm able to defend myself, but that's about it." She said, looking at him with a sad smile. He returned it and untangled his fingers from her hair to lay down next to her.

He looked at her, causing her to turn her head towards him. He leaned in, brushing the tip of his nose against her's. She smiled at him, turning so she leaned a bit closer, causing their lips to hover above each other's. He softly pressed his lips against her's, causing a bunch of butterflies to explode in her stomach. She entangled her long fingers in his hair, pulling him closer. He rolled over, hovering above her as he propped himself up on his elbows. He broke the kiss, smirking down at her as he slowly ground the bulge forming in his tight pants against her crotch. She gasped, her cheeks tainted light pink as her eyes widened. She pulled his head back down, crashing their open mouths together. They ended up kissing passionately, teeth clashing against teeth as tongues fought for dominance. They slowly ground against each other, softly moaning into each other's mouth at the sensation. Caroline gasped as his lips left her's and trailed along the line of her jaw and neck, leaving a trail of wet kisses. He bit at the hollow of her collarbone, trailing his tongue along the bite marks soothingly before he sucked at the skin, leaving a hickey. His mouth wandered back up until his lips found her's. They kept on kissing, slowly and sweetly, passionately until it started to rain.
"Seriously?" Caroline groaned when Klaus retreated. She narrowed her eyes at the gray cloudy sky and sat up after Klaus rose. He offered her his hand and she took it, standing next to him. She picked up her bag and followed him towards the Harley as the rain intensified.

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"We can't swim in the Thames." Caroline said, frowning slightly. Somehow Klaus talked her into the idea of swimming in the Thames. She shouldn't have told him that she had the excessive desire to swim. By now she already found out that he took everything she said as a challenge. It was horrible, but also cute and fun. And it was just the third day she spent with him.
"Are you scared?" Klaus teased, grinning at her. She narrowed her eyes at him and huffed.
"I'll jump if you jump." She challenged him, smirking as he rose his eyebrows.
"Well, if you insist." He replied, throwing her off balance. She didn't expect that. Damn it. Now she had to jump. Sometimes Caroline genuinely hated her big mouth.
Klaus shrugged off his leather jacket and slipped his Bring Me The Horizon Shirt over his head before he opened his trousers. Caroline's eyes widened and she averted her gaze, shrugging out of her jacket as well. They made out, as in heavier making out, touching each other, but not down there. Not yet at least. Caroline would totally have sex with him, if he wanted to and if it just kind of happened. She took off her pants and her shoes and stood next to him in her tank top.
"Are we really going to do this?", she whispered, staring down at the river. It was a really nice day for England, but in Caroline's book it was more of an okay day. "On three." He said, taking her hand in his' as a smirk made it's way upon his features. She looked him up and down out of the corner of her eyes and bit her lower lip. He stood next to her in nothing but his boxer briefs, and damn, he was too gorgeous for words. "One." He said, taking a posture which looked like he was ready to run. Caroline imitated it, tearing her gaze off him and towards the river they were about to jump into. "Two." He continued, squeezing her hand reassuringly. "Three!" Klaus finished, starting to run the same time Caroline did.
They jumped and broke through the cold water. Caroline kept her eyes closed till she could gasp for air. They would've floated away if it wasn't for Klaus clinging to a rock. He smiled at her, dragging her towards him against the current. He leaned her back against the rock, shielding her off of the water but being pressed up against her in the process.
"It's freezing in here.", she said through her clattering teeth. He smirked down at her, leaning towards her neck. He softly kissed her shoulder, making her shiver as warmth flooded through her body in between her legs. "Still cold?" He whispered smirking down at her. She blushed and nodded, all doe eyes. He snickered, taking her hand and swimming with the current. He dragged Caroline along. Klaus reached out for a thick branch, wrapping Caroline's hand around it as he lifted himself up and out of the water with the help of the branch. He took the blondes hands and helped her to climb up onto the grass.

"How about now?" Klaus asked as she wore her jeans, now slightly wet, and her shoes. It was kind of a dumb idea to not take off the tank top as well. "Yes, I'm silly.", she mumbled, motioning towards her soaked through shirt. He furrowed his brow before he stepped towards her and took the hem of her shirt on each side. He tugged it up and over head head before he offered her his shirt. "Thank you." She whispered as her teeth stopped clattering. They both slipped into their jackets. Klaus was about to go when Caroline grabbed his wrist and took a step towards him. She tangled her hands at the back of his neck, pressing her lips against his'. "That was fun." She whispered after the kiss, winking before she made her way towards his Harley. He followed her after he regained his composure. They put on the helmets, shivering at the light breeze surrounding them. "How about we drive to the apartment, get ourselves something dry to wear and drink some hot chocolate?" Caroline suggested, rubbing her hands together. He put her hands in his', warming them by rubbing them softly as he leaned in and pecked her softly.
"I'd love that." He whispered against her blueish lips before he let go and sat on the Harley. The blonde sat down behind him, hugging him from behind as they drove through the midday traffic.

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"Hey Maddy, I brought Klaus!", Caroline said loudly in the direction of the kitchen where she heard the sound of something being fried. Her Dad's chef was on vacation so cooking fell into Madeleine's and Patricia's responsibilities for the time being. "Is he staying for dinner?" Maddy asked, her head bobbing into the space of the open door, smiling at the two of them. Her red hair was a bit messier than usual, which was probably because she hated cooking, it was way too multitask-y for her, as she used to say. "If you don't mind." He replied, smiling sweetly at the beautiful maid. "I don't mind, we'll just cook a bit more rice." She replied, her head vanishing seconds later.
"That is the nice maid, Madeleine. She's half Scottish and half French." Caroline explained, walking towards her room with Klaus following her. She motioned towards the doors as they passed them, telling him what was behind each one. "And this, is my room." She said, opening the door and walking into it. He stood in the frame for a few moments, taking in the bright yellow, white and light pink decorated room. It was truly girly, his sister would love it. But it suited the bubbly blonde who just rummaged through her wardrobe, throwing an oversized shirt and a tank top as well as two hoodies on the bed. She closed the white dresser, kneeling next to her suitcase and tugging gray sweaters out of them. "You can wear the shirt and the gray hoodie, I'll just get you some pants." She said, smiling at him. He entered and returned her smile, nodding slightly. He shrugged off his leather jacket and slipped into the shirt which was big, even on him. She probably used it as pajama. He shuffled out of his tight and now sticky jeans when he realized that his boxer briefs were wet as well. That moment Caroline came back, throwing him a pack of new underwear as well as a pair of sweats. "Don't ask. I'll be right back." She said, vanishing in an adjoined room with the clothes she got for herself.

Caroline left his shirt in her bathroom, on purpose. She wanted to wear it if she felt like it, it was pretty cool. And it still smelled like Klaus, which she appreciated very much. She put on one of her sweetest lingerie sets, just in case, before she slipped into her tank top, the sweatpants, a pair of socks and the hoodie. Comfy clothes were bliss.
When the blonde returned into her room Klaus lay on her bed, his head popped up on the completely unreasonable amount of cushions she kept there. She poked him in his side and he moved over with a groan of protest. "Thank you." She sing songed, rolling her eyes at him. He smirked at her and motioned for her to lie down next to him. She sighed as if it was a burden but laid down next to him either way. Her head rested on his arm and she looked out of her window which was across her bed. "I could totally fall asleep right now." She mumbled after yawning. "Me too." He mumbled, yawning as well. Caroline felt her eyelids dropping. They were so heavy, way too heavy to be kept open any longer.

"Caroline, Klaus…oh." Madeleine said as she went further into Caroline's room. On the bed lay Caroline and Klaus, both sleeping. Their limbs were intertwined as they cuddled, their breaths even. Maddy smiled and decided to leave them be. After all, they could simply heat up their meals later. She left the room, closed the door quietly and went to the dining room.
"Caroline and Klaus are asleep. We should let them rest." Maddy told Steven and Bill. Bill's eyes widened before he furrowed his brow as Steven almost choked on his water. He started to laugh when he saw Bill's sour face. "Oh, not like that you dirty lot. They're fully clothed, on the covers and just innocently sleeping." Madeline explained, shaking her head with a smile as she left for the kitchen. "Thank you, Maddy." Steven said still smiling whereas Bill visibly relaxed into his seat. "You do realize that Caroline is growing up and is able to make her own decisions, right?" Steven remarked before he took a bite out of his food. Bill sighed. "I do, doesn't mean I have to approve of it. And especially not if she makes those decisions with Niklaus out of all the Mikaelson boys." He replied, sipping at his red wine. "He's still less of a nuisance than his younger brother Kol." Steven retorted, smiling at his partner. Bill sighed. "You're right. I would not be happy if she went any further than hand holding with someone I chose." He admitted. "I know, love.", Steven replied, sharing an understanding look with him before they continued their dinner.