A/N: Super sorry for the late update, but I've had a CRAZY schedule so far. Luckily I think the updates will go a lot smoother for the next week or so.
Klaus clenched and unclenched his fists. His brother, his baby brother, was alive! But he was moving in on his girl. Hayley had left earlier, after their encounter in front of Caroline. Hayley could see that she was no longer wanted, that she was never needed at the mansion.
Klaus was extremely upset by his actions. He had hurt her, but maybe if she got jealous she would realize her true feelings. Klaus thought to himself as he grabbed his jacket from its place on the couch and prepared to go see his Caroline.
As Klaus approached her front door he didn't notice Kol's bike next to Caroline's car. He quietly opened the door to her house and crept up the stairs. He heard soft breaths coming from her room and he assumed that she was asleep; alone.
Her breath hitched, as if she was having a nightmare, or she was crying. Klaus felt his heart pang at the thought of hurting her.
So with no further ado, Klaus burst into Caroline's room. He stopped short, before he ran to her side like he had planned. His brother was already there. And her breath had hitched because Kol, that bastard, had the nerve to kiss her. And Caroline, his Caroline, had the nerve to kiss him back before looking at Klaus indignantly and pointing him to the door as she turned to kiss Kol again.
As Klaus turned to the door he heard Kol murmur something to Caroline, and it was her love-struck giggle that made him turn around and speed to the bed. He was not going to let anyone make her happy like that unless it was him!
Caroline let out a small shriek as Kol was yanked off of her bed by a very angry Klaus. "Stop, stop it! Fighting is NEVER the answer!" Caroline screamed while backing away from the deadly scuffle. But despite her pleas, Klaus continued to attack Kol mercilessly.
Kol rolled, twisted, and jerked, but he couldn't get Klaus off of him. "Brother, Nik, stop! You have no business here! None at all! Caroline did not choose to be played by you again! So get the hell off of me and get the hell out of here!" Kol roared from underneath a raging Klaus.
"No! I will not be taken for a fool! I know that you two are lying to my face! To my face! Now let Caroline and I speak or I will rip your body to shreds, limb by limb!" Klaus replied, seething, before pinning Kol to the ground by his throat.
"Fine, fine, we can talk!" Caroline said, still flustered by all of the fighting. She quickly shoved Klaus out of the way and latched herself onto Kol. "Baby, are you okay?! I was so worried that you would be taken from me again!" She brought on the absolutely fake tears and Kol hid his smirk by burying his face in her hair.
"Never again baby, you can't get rid of me that easily." Kol comforted, while wiping her tears with his thumbs. "I'll be right outside if you need me." He murmured while stepping out of her slightly destroyed bedroom.
Caroline waited until he shut the door before turning to face Klaus. "What the hell Klaus! You shouldn't even be here! How can you walk into this room and interrupt my life to beat the living daylights out of your brother?" Caroline screeched, pointing an accusing finger at Klaus.
"Love, I needed to apologize for the way I have been behaving." Klaus started. "No, you cannot walk in here and call me love! You lost that privilege the second you slept with Hayley! And don't you think for a second that I am going to forgive you!" Caroline interrupted.
"Well, I guess I'm going to find out if you really hate me the hard way, compulsion." Klaus mulled. "No, no, no, Klaus don't do this! Why can't you take my word for it? This is so unfair!" Caroline yelled as Klaus grabbed her upper arms, holding her in place. "Please don't, please." Caroline pleaded, eyes watering.
"Love, I want to know the truth! Can you at least give me that!? I am so sick of your lies! If I could trust you more it wouldn't have come down to this. I am truly sorry love." Klaus said as he moved his hands to grip Caroline's shoulders. Just as he began to compel her, she screamed. "Kol, come quick! Help me, please oh please!" Right as the last please escaped her, Kol had Klaus on the ground and Caroline just stood there, frozen in shock.
"Klaus, leave, I don't want you in my house. My mom will be home soon so I suggest you GET OUT NOW!" Caroline finished her statement loudly and Klaus got the message. "As you wish Love." Was all he said before speeding out of her house.
As soon as Klaus disappeared Kol moved to Caroline's side. "Darling, what was he doing to make you so damn upset?" He asked attentively. "He was going to compel me! That's taking my own will away and bending my words and mind however the hell he wants!" Caroline answered, clearly speaking about another situation entirely.
"Darling, has this happened to you before?" Kol asked, though he already suspected it had. Caroline's small nod was enough of an answer. "Who was it Caroline?!" Kol let his rage take over, how could someone desire to hurt Caroline? He felt like he needed to protect her, after all, she was his friend and he felt like he owed her for actually speaking to him.
"Damon, Damon Salvatore. He made me forget that he was using me. He fed from me, manipulated me, and forced me to stay after we had sex. And when I turned, I felt it, all the fear, pain, and hurt came rushing back. And when he broke things off with me, he basically said that I was a stupid, shallow, control freak that didn't deserve someone as good as him." Caroline told the story, her voice breaking at points.
"That dirty, rotten, good-for-nothing, piece of…" Kol's rant was interrupted by Caroline. "I kicked his ass for it, and I can't do more than that because eventually Elena's gonna turn her humanity back on and she loves him." Caroline tried to calm Kol's anger.
"Nobody has actually cared before so I don't mention it, I mean, he's actually nicer now, after Elena chose him..." Caroline's voice drifted off. "Hey, I think we should go on a proper fake date. I mean, what kind of gentleman doesn't take his fake girlfriend that his brother is in love with on a proper date?" Kol said plopping down on Caroline's bed.
"Why, Mr. Mikaelson, such a gentleman!" Caroline exclaimed in a mock British accent. "So, dinner and a movie, or a picnic in the park?" Kol asked her as he straightened his jacket and got ready to leave. "Dinner and a movie." Caroline replied, putting on her wedges.
The two linked arms and made their way to the driveway. And after twenty minutes of rock-paper-scissors, they agreed to take Caroline's car, after all, it was safer, and less noticeable. So off they went, for their first fake date.