Another update especially for my friend Sophie's Birthday- She's one of the biggest Klaroline shippers out there! Hope you enjoy this :)
My one-shots have ended up with more of a plot than I first planned. Hope you don't mind. Enjoy the fluff!
Ever since Caroline had come to stay with Klaus, they had been dancing around their encounter in the woods, neither of them bringing up the conversation they really needed to have. Caroline had been thinking of ways to start such a conversation.
Caroline wandered around the house think, her fingers lightly brushing over various objects. Did Klaus like to sit in that chair? How many times has he read that book? Caroline blushed slightly with her preoccupation with Klaus.
She came across Klaus lounged lazily in a chair, feet propped up, and a glass on whiskey in hand. He smirked as she approached.
"Hello Sweetheart!"
"Klaus," she replied perching herself on a chair opposite him. She bit her lip. She knew this was the moment she had been waiting for. They had to talk now. "About that promise you made me…"
"Ah, yes" He said, his lips twitching slightly at the corners, swirling his glass of whiskey "I wondered when this would come up."
Caroline watched him intently, trying to work out what he was thinking.
"I figured," he began, a slight glint in his eyes "that I haven't actually broken my promise. As I recall you are the one that came to me." He looked at her pointedly.
"I know."
Klaus put down his glass and sat forward in his chair, his fingers tapping gently on the arm.
"As I haven't broken my promise, I think I have every right to ask you to be honest again, Caroline." He gazed deeply into her eyes. "Why did you come here?"
Caroline dropped her gaze, looking instead at her clasped hands. She took a deep breath and looked back up at him. There was a strange tender look in his eyes.
"I guess so." She admitted, deciding to be honest again. "I assume you understood what I was trying to say before?"
"Perfectly." A smirk played on Klaus's lips. Caroline blushed at the memory of what his lips felt like on hers, and other parts of his body.
"A part of me wished you would break your promise. That you would come back to Mystic Falls. To me." Klaus looked extremely smug. "I realised I can still have that life I want. I can go to college and fulfill all my plans. We've got forever Klaus. But I want forever to begin now." Any smugness on Klaus's face disappeared and a wide, genuinely happy smile spread across his face. Caroline had never seen him smile like that before. Caroline cleared her throat before speaking again. "When I phoned you, I hoped you'd come back to Mystic Falls, but your idea was better. I –well- I realised I needed you." Caroline blushed at her confession. It was something she'd barely accepted herself. She looked intently at her hands.
Klaus appeared in front of her. She couldn't bring herself to meet his eyes. She'd spent so long covering their connection with hostility, the change was difficult. Klaus reached out, gently tilting her chin, making her look up at him. She didn't like her inferior position. She stood up to face him. Her heart sped up as she realised how close they were standing to each other, barely a breath away. Klaus reached forward and carefully tucked a loose strand of Caroline's hair behind her ear. His hand lingered near her face and traced the shape of her jaw with his thumb. His thumb caressed her skin and moved gently along her bottom lip. Caroline opened her mouth slightly in surprise at the tingling feeling which his touch had sent throughout her body. She was acutely aware of how their noses were almost touching. In that moment Caroline knew what she wanted. She looked deeply into Klaus's eyes, hoping he would interpret what she wanted, correctly.
Before Caroline could think anymore, Klaus's lips were on hers, ever so gently. He had interpreted correctly. He brought his other hand up to her face, so that he was cradling her, one hand on either side of her head, his thumbs gently caressing the skin in front of her ears, as though she were the most precious thing to him.
She melted against him, her hands grasping at the fabric of his t-shirt that stretched across his chest.
Klaus pulled back ever so slightly, so he was barely an inch from her.
"Caroline," he breathed, his breath tickling her skin, "My love." A slight smile played on his lips. She smiled back at him, happiness spread throughout her. And suddenly it was too much.
She pressed her lips against Klaus's, hard and passionately. He gasped slightly in shock. He kissed her back with as much passion. Caroline welcomed it.
In that moment, forever didn't seem long enough.
Thoughts? Thanks to everyone who has favourited, followed and reviewed. I'm grateful to you all. As always I welcome any suggestion for future updates. Should be able to update more frequently soon as I will finish my exams on the 11th. Anyway hope you all enjoyed!