4. "I will always come for you"

Caroline Forbes had seriously spent one of the most beautiful nights in her life. And the funny thing is – they just slept together. Nothing more, but this was enough for her to feel like a little girl on Christmas Eve. All of her wishes came true, the ones she didn't know she even had. You see, Caroline Forbes had never spent the night with someone. Sure, she had sex with a few guys in her life, she was no virgin, but spending the night, waking up together in the morning just seemed so personal and intimate. Like she once said to Tyler – you would have to earn it. And she had finally found someone worthy of it. For no one reason then the one- he was her soul mate. Ok, it did sound a bit silly, a part of her thought. I mean, she barely knew him, but you know what they say – when you know you know. Caroline always thought this was the stupidest thing ever, until it of course happened to her. She couldn't wait to open her eyes and find him lying next to her. Except … When she opened them he wasn't there … She was all alone in his bed… All alone …

And then she saw him. But what was he doing? Her brain always kind of functioned in slow motion this early in the morning. But then it hit her. He was packing his bag. He didn't realize she was up, or did but just didn't care. Once again she felt so small. "Hm, Klaus? What are you doing?" She thought the direct question would be the best approach. Well, her brain was still just slow to think about another one.

He turned and looked her in the eyes. With such a soft expression she knew she didn't dream everything that had happened last night. It was real. Not just for her, for him too. Still, he had some explaining to do.

"Caroline, love …Didn't know you were up. I was kind of preoccupied with …"

"With packing your bag and going somewhere? Leaving me?" Oh God, she really didn't plan to say that and sound so needy but it was the fear talking. She was never sure in anything as she was sure she couldn't bear to lose him.

He came up to his bed, set on it and just hugged her. She melted with his body. Two pieces of one puzzle. They belonged together. They always will.

"Oh my sweet,sweet Caroline. How could I ever leave you? Even if I wanted to, you are a part of me, you are in my blood. You are everything to me. I promise you, I will never leave you … But … Right now, I have to go."

"But…" she started talking when he put his finger on her lips. She got the electrifying feeling again. Her whole body ached for him. For him to hold her, touch her, love her. To be with her forever.

"Shh, sweetheart. I have no choice. These last few weeks after our mother tried to kill us were wasted. We were just sitting her waiting for her next move. Waiting for her to kill us. We lost our strength, I lost my strength. Until last night … You gave me the strength I needed to do what ever it takes to stay alive. To be with you … No more waiting and no more hiding. You were so brave when you came here last night; you came here looking for what you truly wanted. You have no idea how much I admire you for that my love. Now I have to do the same."

"Let me come with you" this was all she could say. She didn't think about danger, death, her friends, and mother. Only thing she thought about was how she would die if he left her. How she would die if something happened to him.

"Sweetheart …"

"No Klaus, please don't sweetheart me. And don't act like I'm a child. You said I was strong. I could help you. Don't you trust me?"

"I might be going completely insane but I trust you more then I have ever trusted anyone in my life. I trust and see and believe that you would do anything to keep me safe. And that is why you can't come with me. I would be so distracted to keep you alive that indeed in the end that would end in your death and in mine. The only thing that will keep me fighting is knowing you're here and that you are safe. Please tell me you understand that."

Tears were pilling up in her eyes. Damn it all, when has she become such a cry baby? She needed to be strong; he needed her to be the strong person he fell for.

"I do understand, but … I feel like I was waiting my whole life for this, to find you. And I know it sounds silly or strange because I'm only 18, but this is how I feel. I waited so long to be loved and now I have to let it go? I don't know how to do that."

He kissed her forehead and looked at her with so much love that she was sure her heart would explode.

"My love, I have waited a thousand years for this. I wouldn't leave your side for a second if I didn't have to. I don't know how to do this either, but I just know I have to. But I promise you I will come for you. I'm not going to lie to you - I don't know how, where or when but I will come for you. You have my promise. I will always come for you."

She kissed him once more and looked deep into his eyes. She knew she had to be strong and she would be. "I believe you." This is the only thing she could say and not break. She had no other choice. But to let him go and believe … Believe he would come back to her.

It was nearly 10 when she finally got home. Luckily her mom was working and probably had no idea she didn't spend the night at home. It made her shiver when she remembered where she had spent it. She sat on the couch and closed her eyes. She could still feel his smell on her and if she concentrated hard enough she could even feel his touch on her. "Please come back to me." she pleaded to someone, and had no idea to whom, but hoped someone would be listening. And then as she opened her eyes she saw something tucked inside of her purse. Something white … Something she was sure wasn't there before. She lifted her purse with caution and finally opened it. It was a small piece of paper. She unrolled it and saw the most beautiful thing ever. It was a picture of her sleeping. She really looked like an angel. As if the person who drew it was in love with her, yes, that is how it looked. She didn't have to guess who made it; she just didn't know when he had the time to do this.

"He will never stop surprising me", she thought with a smile. And there was a note in the corner saying: " I will always come for you. Klaus."

That morning she cried again, but this time they were tears of joy. There wasn't a doubt in her heart he had meant it, he would come for her. It wasn't based on logic or sense. She just believed …

First of all, thank you so much for every review and kind words, it really is apreciated and I love that you like my story ... Not sure how much you're going to like this chapter but after the Sun comes a little rain ... Love has to face difficult moments but I still think this chapter is kinda nice ... The way he promises he will come for her, it's obvious he has deep feelings for her. Anyways, I hope you like it and I PROMISE the next one is going to be really badass ... you'll see,keep on reading ;) ...