Hello again Klaroliners! Here's another chapter for all you sweethearts out there (you see what I did there? ;)) This one is a little fluffy, but who doesn't like a bit of fluff?! I spent my entire day writing this chapter, so I really hope you like it!

Chapter 4: Date Night

I met him out for dinner on a Friday night
He really had me working up an appetite
He had tattoos up and down his arm
There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm

He's a one stop shop, makes the panties drop
He's a sweet-talkin', sugar coated candy man
A sweet-talkin', sugar coated candyman

- Candyman, Christina Aguilera

Klaus waited patiently outside of the classroom. He knew she had a photography lesson that day, so he waited outside for her to appear through the doorway. No, he wasn't stalking her. He just happened to get a look at her colour-coded timetable (she truly was an organisation freak) the day before when studying together and he just happened to have a good memory. He looked at his watch and saw that it was exactly 11:50a.m. She should be out any second…

Sure enough, the photography students started pouring out of the classroom, and he wasn't surprised to see Caroline leaving last. She probably stayed back to speak with her lecturer. He pushed off from where he leaned against the wall and caught her arm to keep her from walking off.

"Caroline." He said and she turned around to face him, momentarily looking down at his hand on her arm before looking up at him.

"Hey." She replied, a little taken aback by him being there. "Were you – were you waiting outside my classroom?"

Klaus went to go answer and realised that he was wrong; it did seem a little stalker-ish. He licked his lips and pressed them into a thin line. "I – yeah, but for a good reason. I wanted to ask you something." He put his hands in his jacket pockets and plastered a smile on his face, easily recovering from her unexpected question.

"Okay…" she said with a slow nod of her head. Klaus watched as she bit her bottom lip lightly. "So what did you want to talk about?"

"I want to talk about you." He said straight away and she scoffed. It only made the smile on his face grow.

"Just so we're clear," she started as she looked up at him through her long lashes, "I'm too smart to be seduced by you."

"Well that's why I like you." He answered her confidently. "And that's why I'm here. I wanted to ask you if you would like to accompany me on a date, Caroline Forbes."

Caroline blinked several times, shock washing over her. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.

"It can be big or small, whatever you like. Movies, dinner, lunch, or even just for a coffee if that's what you want." He offered and she still looked stunned. "I would just like to spend some time with you outside of homework meetings."

"Why?" she asked, finally able to manage words.

"I fancy you." He answered and her eyes went wide. "Is that so hard to believe?"

"Yes." Caroline replied. She was never the first choice. Elena always was, and for this guy to actually have feelings for her and not Elena was something new for her.

"Why not? You're beautiful, strong, full of light. I enjoy you." He confessed and gave her a charming smile that made her go weak at the knees. Compose yourself Caroline! How could she say no to that confession? How could she say no to that smile and those amazing eyes and dimples and drool-worthy accent and –

"Okay." She said and felt her cheeks turn bright red. "Yeah sure. I don't see why not."

Klaus smiled victoriously. That was easier than he thought. He thought she was going to make it difficult to just leave campus, but she had made it so much easier than he had anticipated.

"I shall come pick you up at six o'clock, love. Wear something nice." He leaned in and pressed a light kiss to her cheek, causing her to blush even more. He gave her one last pleased smile before walking down the corridor and out of sight, leaving Caroline to process everything that just happened.

"I just got asked out by the hottest guy at Whitmore College." She said in utter disbelief to herself. "I just got a date with Klaus Mikaelson."

"Elena! Elena! Eleeennnnaaaaaaa!"

Caroline barged through the door of her dorm room that she shared with Elena and slammed it shut behind her, pressing her back up against it to keep anyone else from entering. Elena looked up from her English textbooks and furrowed her brows in confusion at her friend.

"What's wrong, Care?"

"Nothing's wrong."

"Then what are you –"

"Klaus just asked me out."

Elena dropped her textbook as fast as her jaw had dropped at the news. "What?! Oh my God, Care!" she said and jumped off of her bed. "What did you say? Please tell me you said yes. Did you say yes? You better have said yes. You totally said yes!"

"I said yes!" Caroline squeal and Elena grabbed her by the shoulders and they both started bouncing up and down, squealing like typical teenage girls.

"When is your date?" Elena asked, seriousness falling over her once more. "We need to make sure you look hot."

"Tonight. He's coming to get me at six."

"Great. I'm organising your wardrobe and I'll do your hair and makeup."

"I can do it myself, Elena." Caroline told her, but Elena held her hand up, not having any of what Caroline had to say.

"No. Do not reject my offer to help. I'm going to make you look so hot, he is going to salivate like a dog with a steak."

Caroline frowned at the image that her words caused. All she could picture now was the guy literally drooling over her. "I don't think I like the sound of that."

Elena rolled her eyes. "Don't be so literal. In other words, he is not going to be able to take his eyes off of you, he's going to want you that bad."

Caroline smiled, but then it disappeared, remembering why she didn't want to give herself over to any guy anytime soon. She didn't want to deal with another guy like Damon. He had caused her to develop mistrust in men, and she didn't know if she could go through that again.

"Maybe I shouldn't go. Maybe I should cancel. Yeah, that's what I'll do. I'll cancel."

Elena's jaw dropped. "What?!" her friend screeched. "No! You are going on this date with Klaus freaking Mikaelson and you are going to enjoy it, whether you like it or not!"

Caroline pulled her phone out of her pocket and Elena snatched it away from her.

"Hey, give it back!"

"What are you doing?" Elena said before bolting for the bathroom and locking herself in there when Caroline tried to take her phone back. Elena looked at the screen and grinned. "You've got his number? Since when? If you exchanged numbers, then that's the first sign that you're into each other, Care."

"Elena Gilbert, I swear to God, if you don't come out of there and give me my phone back, I will kill you!"

Caroline could hear Elena laugh through the door. "You are going to go on that date tonight and you are going to come back and give me all the juicy gossip."

"But Elena," Caroline whined, "you know why I don't date anymore."

"Nope. No excuses. You can't be a hermit forever." Elena said and Caroline sighed. "You really should start taking your own advice. Boy likes girl. Girl likes boy. Sex. You're the one that told me that back in high school. Now go on your date or else I will drag you there myself and tie you to him."

Caroline pressed her lips into a thin line. She didn't like the idea of being humiliated like that. She released a resigned sigh and leaned her forehead against the bathroom door. "Fine. I won't cancel. I'll go."

Although the thought about repeating what happened with Damon kept nagging at her, she was glad that her friend convinced her to still go ahead with it, because whether she liked it or not, she knew she wanted to go out with this guy.

Several hours later, Caroline became a model for Elena, Elena having completely taken over Caroline's wardrobe and makeup bags. Elena led her friend over to the chair at her desk and gently pushed her into it before rummaging through the makeup.

"Okay, I think smoky eyes and bright red lips will make you look like a total knock out tonight. It will go nice with the dress."

"What dress are you going to make me wear?" Caroline asked. "I don't want anything too showy. I don't want to look desperate, you know?"

"You won't." Elena reassured her and put a hand under Caroline's chin, making her tilt her head up so she could look at her properly. "You're going to look hot. Now stop talking. I need to do your makeup properly."

Caroline released a sigh and let Elena go about doing her makeup for her.

After another two hours, Elena had completed her work and was pleased with the final result. She clapped her hands together excitedly then twirled her finger around at Caroline.

"Spin around for me. I need to be 100 percent sure."

Caroline twirled for her friend and Elena beamed. "You look perfect, Care. He's not going to know what hit him."

"You know, you're making such a big deal out of something that is really small. You do realise that Elena, don't you?"

Elena opened her mouth to answer but was interrupted by the sound of someone knocking on their dorm room door. The two girls turned their gaze towards the door and Caroline glared at Elena when she opened her mouth to say something. Caroline pointed a finger threateningly at her friend who grinned widely, and was thankful when she stayed silent.

"Caroline, it's me." They heard the familiar voice say from the other side of the door. Caroline turned to see Elena mouthing the words over-dramatically, teasing her.

"Give me a second! I'm coming!" Caroline called out as she grabbed Elena by the wrist and dragged her into the bathroom. "Please don't make a big deal about this, okay? It's one casual date."

"Sure, sure." Elena said, the grin still on her face.

Caroline glared at her before turning on her heels. "I'll talk to you later."

Caroline quickly grabbed her clutch before answering the door to find a grinning Klaus standing on the other side. He wore jeans with a dark shirt and a leather jacket, having that semi-formal yet bad boy look about him. Caroline silently appreciated his appearance but stopped when she noticed his smile disappear and his jaw drop.

Klaus knew Caroline was a gorgeous girl, but he honestly hadn't expected to pick her up dressed the way she was. Her blonde hair was curled neatly and cascaded over her shoulders, framing her bright blue eyes that stood out even more from the outline of her makeup. She was dressed in a short black dress that flowed to her mid-thigh and hugged her waist nicely. It had a low V-neck, showing plenty of cleavage and made it hard for Klaus to bring his eyes back up to her. Her heels were a bright red and matched the colour of the lipstick she wore on her soft lips.

"Caroline, you look absolutely ravishing in that dress."

Caroline smiled, knowing that Elena had achieved her goal in making Klaus speechless. "Thank you." She said sweetly and looked him over once more. "You're not too bad yourself."

Klaus smirked and raised a brow at her in question. "Did I just receive a compliment from Caroline Forbes?"

Caroline rolled her eyes and shut the door behind her. "Don't expect any other compliments after that one. Now let's go before Elena attacks us both."

They had only just arrived at their destination and Caroline already had to keep herself from swooning before they even got there. As it turned out, Klaus didn't just wear a leather jacket like a bad boy, he owned and rode a motorbike like one too. Though the little logical part of her mind scolded her and warned her to not get on the back of that motorbike, she climbed on after him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Being so close to him made her both nervous and giddy at the same time, but now she found herself looking for any excuse to have some kind of physical contact with him.

He ended up taking her to a restaurant that doubled as a bar; the bar on one side of the building and the restaurant on the other. The bar had live music playing and Caroline was glad that Elena had made her dress up properly for the occasion. Klaus had said to her to wear something nice, but she didn't think that she had to dress up nice enough for a restaurant bar. She silently thanked Elena for taking over her wardrobe tonight.

A waitress came over to welcome them and Caroline gave the girl a warm smile. As Klaus discussed the table bookings with her, Caroline looked around the bar section of the building and her eyes landed on someone familiar. Caroline turned to Klaus and rested a hand on his arm. "I'll be right back. I'm just going to go say hi to someone." He gave her a nod and she quickly made her way over to the bar.

"Matt!" she said happily and smiled in his direction when he saw her.

"Hey Care. What are you doing here?" Matt put the glasses that he was cleaning down and made his way around the bar to hug her. She returned the hug then took a step back.

"Oh, I'm here on a date." She said and felt her cheeks warm up at the thought of Klaus.

"Really?" Matt said and started looking around the room. "Which one is he?"

Caroline rolled her eyes at her friend – and old high school sweetheart – and pointed over at her date. "That's him there. The tall one in the leather jacket."

"You're on a date with Klaus Mikaelson?"

Caroline's brows shot up. "How do you know him?"

"Oh, he and his brother Kol come here every now and then. And sometimes they're even here with Stefan and Damon and that Enzo guy from Whitmore, too."

Caroline's brain was on overload. "Wait." She said and pressed a finger to her temple. "He knows Damon and Stefan?"

Matt walked back behind the bar as he continued to speak with her. "Well yeah, by the looks of it. Apparently they're good mates, Klaus and Stefan. And Damon and Enzo have some kind of bromance, too. Kol just hangs around to stir up trouble, and I just put up with them at my bar because I'm being paid."

"Oh, okay." Caroline said and turned around to look back and see if Klaus was done with the waitress. "Look, I've got to go, but I'll speak to you soon, Matt."

Caroline gave him a warm smile before heading back to where Klaus waited for her. She slipped her arm through his and he led her over to their table. She smiled shyly when he pulled her seat out for her before going around to his and sitting down.

"Look at you laying on the charm." She said then mentally scolded herself for saying it out loud. Her embarrassment disappeared when he chuckled light-heartedly at her comment.

"I do try, love."

"Good evening." A waiter said as they stopped by their table. "Could I interest either of you in our wine list this evening?"

Caroline looked from the waiter to Klaus, unsure whether she wanted to order something or not, but her decision was made for her when he ordered her a drink anyway.

""I'll have a scotch and the lady here with have your finest white wine."

"Of course." The waiter said with a nod. "I will have those brought out for you straight away."

Once the waiter left, Caroline gave him a calculating look. "Are you trying to get me drunk?"

"No. I just want to treat you to a proper glass of wine, a nice dinner and the pleasure of my company."

"Real smooth talker, you are." She said with a light laugh. She twisted her fork around on the table. "I didn't know you knew Matt." She said and looked back up at him.

"Yeah," Klaus said and folded his arms on the table as he looked over Caroline's shoulder at Matt who was pouring their drinks behind the bar, "My brother and I come here often to meet up with some friends of ours and have a few drinks. He's usually working when we're here." He said then turned back to Caroline. "How do you know Matt?"

"I went to school with him at Mystic Falls High."

"I have a rather close friend who attended that school. Stefan Salvatore."

Caroline smiled, knowing about it already since Matt told her. "What a coincidence. I went to school with him too and he's one of my best friends."

"I thought Elena was your best friend?" Klaus said with a teasing smirk.

"Well a girl can have more than one best friend." She said matter-of-factly. "I just don't particularly like his brother Damon."

"Speaking of the devil." Klaus said as he looked over Caroline's shoulder. She too turned around to see what he was looking at, and sure enough, it was the Salvatore brothers, Enzo and some guy Caroline didn't recognise, though she could somehow see a similarity in him to Klaus. Maybe this was his brother Kol?

Stefan spotted them and Caroline waved at him, Stefan returning the wave with a smile attached. As much as Caroline wanted to see her friend, a wave of jealousy washed over her as she realised that if all the boys were here, then she wouldn't be able to have Klaus all to herself. She scowled at the sight of Damon who gave her a smug smirk in return and only made her scoff and roll her eyes. The only thing keeping her from slaughtering Damon was Elena's plea for Caroline to not hurt her boyfriend. Caroline liked to think she had every right to rip out his throat since he was her ex, but she would rather keep her friendship with Elena than lose it over someone like Damon Salvatore. Caroline's scowl deepened when Damon approached them.

"Well hey there, Blondie. What are you doing out and about?" he said and looked between her and Klaus. "And what are you doing with him?"

""In case you really don't have enough brain cells to realise, I'm on a date, so go away." She said bluntly, but it didn't stop him from grinning at Klaus. Klaus got up from his chair and the two guys greeted each other enthusiastically. Caroline watched on in disbelief, only to be interrupted by a hand on her shoulder. She turned her attention to the person standing behind her.

"Hello gorgeous."

Caroline stood up from her chair to face Enzo. She didn't have a problem with the guy, but the entire groups timing was ridiculous. Couldn't they just go away and leave her be on her date?

"Hi Enzo." She said, trying to sound friendly.

"I see we've gate crashed your night. I apologise. Damon tends to make sure he gets something when he wants it."

Caroline scoffed. "Believe me, I know." She said, then her attention was caught by the bright, kind smile of her friend Stefan. "Stefan!" she said happily and threw her arms around him. He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her tightly. "I haven't seen you in ages. I missed you." She said before letting him go.

"I've missed you too, Caroline." He pinched her cheek and she laughed. The relationship she had with Stefan was the closest thing to having an older brother that she would ever get. He was like a brother to her, and she was like a sister to him.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Just came by to have a few drinks with the boys." Stefan said then nodded towards Klaus. "I see you've caught Klaus' attention."

"I'm still trying to decide if that's a good thing or not." Caroline said, which only made Stefan laugh.

"He may not seem like it, but deep down he is a good guy. He just doesn't show it. He needs someone to bring it out."

"I believe that is me you're talking about mate. Not my brother."

Caroline turned her attention to the last guy, the one she was right to suspect as Klaus' brother. "You must be Kol." She guessed. He smirked and took her hand in his to place a kiss on top of it.

"Right you are, darling. Kol Mikaelson. The much more attractive one of the Mikaelson brothers." Kol said, introducing himself. Caroline scoffed and felt someone behind her.

"Don't you think you ought to leave now, Kol?" she heard Klaus say from behind her, then felt a hand around her waist and Klaus pulling her closer to him. It almost felt like he was being protective of her. "You've interrupted a rather nice evening between myself and Caroline."

Kol grinned at her. "Ah, so that's the beauty's name. Well good evening Caroline."

Caroline looked up at the ceiling with her lips pressed together and stayed quiet. She wanted no part in whatever Kol was trying to start up with his brother. Stefan patted Kol on the shoulder before pushing him away with him.

"Come on buddy. Let's leave them to it."

"Until I see you next sweet Caroline!" Kol called out as the guys lead him away and around the corner. Damon gave her one final look before he and Enzo followed suit.

"I apologise about him, love. I would say he's usually not like that, but that would be a lie." Klaus said but Caroline was more focussed on the fact that his arm was still around her and that he still had her pressed up against his side. She felt her cheeks go red from embarrassment, but another part of her couldn't help but feel comfortable being this close to him.

"It's okay." She said softly and he looked down at her momentarily before letting go of her. Caroline instantly felt herself shiver from the cold as soon as he let her go, and she just wanted to be wrapped up in his protective hold again. No, she told herself. Don't become reliant on men!

Apart from the minor interruption by Damon, Enzo, Stefan and Kol, Caroline had surprisingly enjoyed her night out with Klaus. He bought her dinner and her wine, they talked, he made her laugh, they danced to the live music playing. Caroline felt like she was being treated like a princess. Caroline told herself it was one night and that she could let her guard down for a few hours and enjoy herself, and that's exactly what she did. When it came to riding his motorbike back to Whitmore, she was more than keen for the closeness; wrapping her arms tightly around his waist and resting her chin on his shoulder.

Once they arrived back at Whitmore, he insisted he walk her back to her room, and Caroline felt like she couldn't say no after the nice evening they'd had together. When they reached her door, she stopped and turned to face him, holding her clutch in her hands in front of her.

"Thanks for tonight. I had a lot of fun." She said honestly. She wasn't going to deny it anymore; she really liked this guy, and she would kill to go on another date with him like tonight, but the memory of how it felt to be hurt by Damon constantly nagged at the back of her mind.

"As did I." he said and his accented voice distracted her from her thoughts. He had that smirk on his face that he always had on display whenever she was around. "I would love to see you again, sweetheart."

Caroline swallowed, trying to keep herself composed from him calling her sweetheart and her own mental battle over her issues with men because of Damon. "Maybe you will." She said and offered him a smile. She didn't say yes, but she didn't say no either. A little mystery never hurt anyone. Surely he would like that in a girl…

They stood there for a long moment, watching each other quietly, and Caroline couldn't help but let her eyes look between his blue ones and his lips. She swallowed nervously as she looked at him through her thick lashes, and couldn't help but feel like she was part of a movie where the guy drops the girl off at home and then there is the first kiss on her front porch and they both feel fireworks and sparks. She could imagine the love songs playing in the background of the scenes going on in her mind, and she bit into her bottom lip nervously. She felt her heart skip a beat when he took a step closer to her and her eyes grew wide. Is he going to kiss me?! Oh God, he is going to kiss me! Oh shit, what do I do?! Caroline fought a mental battle with herself over whether she should kiss him back or not, but the thoughts soon faded away when she noticed he had taken a step back and cleared his throat. He ran a hand through his hair, messing it up before looking back at her.

"I'll see you soon Caroline." He said with a tone of voice that told her he was confident that they would go out on a second date, and she nodded her head and smiled a little, feeling more or less relieved that she didn't have to work out her conflicted feelings straight away.

However, feeling like she couldn't let him go without some kind of proper thank you for the wonderful night she had with him, she reached up and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. "Thanks again." She said sweetly and opened her door. "See you soon."

The last thing she saw of him was the smile that took over his handsome face before she closed her door gently behind her.

So did you like their cute little date? Did you like that Stefan, Damon, Kol and Matty Blue Blue finally made an appearance? Let me know by leaving a review in the little review box under this message!

Celeste xoxo