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Chapter 4: Secret Admirer

"I beg to differ," said an all-too familiar voice behind them. The girls started and whipped around.

"I believe that I run the world," Klaus Mikaelson smirked staring at Caroline.

Her jaw dropped. Seriously?! She thought. One day. All I asked for was one freaking day!

She stepped forward to glare at him, hands on her hips, "What the hell are you doing here? Are you stalking us now?"

His gaze lowered and lingered on her scantily-clad body. Her cheeks reddened as she realized that she was still in only a bathing suit, and which suit she was in.

He smirked. "This one is by far my favorite," he said, gliding his eyes back up to meet hers again. Her flush deepened. She was wearing her last suit, her most risqué one. It was similar to the one she'd thrown at Elena earlier. It was a deep red. The strapless top cut low and cinched into a knot in the middle. The bottoms fell low on her hips and sliced down in a v-formation that just barely covered her. Strappy cut-outs exposed a part of her hip on each side as well. It was the sexiest swimsuit Caroline had ever dared to try on, but she'd been feeling brave, strong, and powerful. She was a vampire with an eternity to live; she was no longer that insecure little human girl who would've been too self-conscious to even look at a suit like this. Now she was starting to regret ever seeing it.

"Well you don't get to have an opinion! You shouldn't be here! Have you been watching us this whole time? How creepy can you get?"

Klaus narrowed his eyes slightly, but he couldn't help but glance down again. The swimsuit showed off every curve of her body. It made her irresistible. Well, almost, he thought.

Caroline was so embarrassed, but part of her enjoyed the way Klaus was looking at her. He didn't look at her like she was some object or a piece of meat to devour like most guys would. He was looking at her with this weird respect like he was just appreciating how sexy, beautiful, and strong she could be. Caroline shook that thought from her head. There was no way any man on earth could stare at a woman in a swimsuit and think about her respectfully.

But if Klaus had this reaction to her, then what would Tyler think? Maybe, she really should get this suit.

"Oh Caroline," he rolled his eyes. "So dramatic. I was not stalking you, love. Is it so hard to believe that I might actually be here to shop?" He popped the "p" and stared at her with a challenge in his eyes.

She couldn't help herself. She let out a small giggle. The thought of the big bad hybrid, Klaus Mikaelson, going shopping just didn't seem to work in her mind. He raised an eyebrow at her response, with a playfulness dancing in his eyes.

"Yes, it is hard to believe. What are you here for? Trying to buy the affections of some other girl?" she sliced with a little more bite to her words at the end than she had intended.

His eyes widened for a fraction of a second in surprise at her tone, but then he smirked, "Ah, ah, ah." He moved closer wagging his finger at her.

"Jealousy isn't attractive, sweetheart," he whispered. Somehow he'd gotten just inches from her face.

She rolled her eyes and glared at him with fiery eyes, "Whatever, Klaus. Just get on with your freaky little peeping Tom thing. I'm surprised you even interrupted us. You could've hidden in the shadows all day!"

He was mad now. His eyes narrowed and his jaw clenched, "I have better things to do than follow you around this trivial mall, love."

"Yeah, like what?" she spat.

He grinned, leaning away from her, and clasping his hands behind his back, "Like find some suitable swim trunks for my little vacation coming up."

Caroline's stomach dropped, but her heart raced. She didn't know why. "Vacation?" she could barely utter the words. No, no, no, no, NO. He was not about to ruin all her handwork in planning the senior retreat. Absolutely not. He was not coming!

"Oh I've been asked to chaperone this lovely trip where the senior class will be, how did you put it? Oh yes, going on an "epic adventure,"" He mocked, smirking.

Caroline huffed and walked up to him, pointing at him accusingly, "You will not be going, understood? I've spent a lot of time planning this, okay? And it's going to be perfect. Perfect! You hear? And perfect does not include you!" She poked him in the chest to emphasize her last point.

He grabbed her hand and held it there against his chest while he spoke low into her ear, "That's not what you thought at the pageant, love."

Her breath came out shallow. Caroline blushed, remembering how she'd told him how annoying he was for being perfect. Why did her words always have to come back to bite her?

Elena and Bonnie tensed behind her after seeing Klaus holding her. Bonnie spoke up, "Klaus, let her go."

"Don't worry, little witch, my bark is worse than my bite," he grinned.

Caroline glared up at him, "You are not going on that retreat, Klaus."

He smirked, "I admire your spirit, love, your strength, your confidence, your defiance. It's refreshing."

He released her, and her jaw clenched. "I will be chaperoning the retreat, Caroline. It's already arranged."

She huffed. Who the hell let this psychopath weasel his way into going on the stupid cruise?

He leaned over to whisper in her ear, and Caroline couldn't help but notice how good he smelled. "Hope to see you there, sweetheart. Especially," he paused to take one last lingering gaze down at her body. "If you're wearing that."

The last thing she saw was his teasing, annoying smirk. She wanted to yell after him that he was a pig, etc. etc., but he had vanished in a flash.

"Are you okay?" Elena asked, reaching out to touch Caroline's arm. She gave a weak smile. The three girls returned to their dressing rooms to change back into their normal clothes.

Needless to say their shopping day was over. The normalcy and naivety were gone now. It was foolish to think they could avoid everything for a day. This was their life now, and it would never go away.

Caroline had yanked off that stupid red suit that Klaus had liked so much and flung it back onto the shelf from whence it came. Elena and Bonnie gave her encouraging smiles, then they went to go pay for their suits. Caroline was not going to buy that stupid swimsuit. Not after Klaus had made such a big deal about it. No way.

But while she was in line she kept having this nagging feeling in her brain. She wanted that suit so bad now. She couldn't understand why. She felt empowered by it. Finally she gave in and snatched it off the shelf while Elena and Bonnie weren't looking.

I'm not getting it because Klaus liked it, she reasoned with herself. I'm getting it because I like it...and maybe if Klaus liked it so freaking much Tyler will like it.

Tyler.

She was still clueless as to how to deal with him. As she was checking out, she started humming the Beyonce song again. She felt strong, beautiful, sexy, and empowered. And what had Klaus said about her? That he admired her for her spirit. Caroline realized right then and there that maybe she shouldn't wait for Tyler to get over his grief. Maybe time wasn't going to help because it sure hadn't helped anything yet.

Caroline was not someone who sat back and waited. She was bold. She got to the truth, to the heart of the matter. She'd been patient enough, but now was time to demand some answers. On the way home, Caroline thought of what she would say to Tyler in their confrontation. She didn't want to be heartless or rude, but she wasn't going to back down either. She had a right to either be a part of his life or not at all, even though the thought of not being with him broke her heart. This in-between crap wasn't cutting it.

She began humming again. Caroline realized that Klaus had inspired her newfound strength. She wasn't sure if that was good or bad yet.

Serious Klaroline flirting scene in this chapter! So let me know...do you want to see more from her point of view and inside her head or more from his!

I know I tend to focus more on her, but it was more her world today...like in the shopping atmosphere. I just didn't want to give away too much by going into his head.

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