A/N: Thanks once again to all of you who read my story. Sometimes I wonder how you guys are still here reading this thing haha. It's only my first fic, so I know my writing isn't perfect. Always feel free to tell me if I need to change something. On a side note, did ya see Thursday's episode? We got a little Klaroline dancing =) Anyway, on to the story!

"Elena! Do you have any kind of a peachy lip-gloss? I forgot mine." Caroline yelled from Elena's room to the bathroom.

"It's on the dresser somewhere. Good luck finding it in that mess of make-up though." Elena chuckled.

The girls had agreed to gather at Elena's house that night to get ready for Homecoming. Currently, they were scurrying around trying to get everyone's hair and make-up done. Elena was drying her wet hair and Bonnie was curling hers. Caroline was about finished with her make-up, only needing that peach lip-gloss now. She had already done Bonnie's make-up and would do Elena's face when she was done with her hair. Caroline wasn't entirely sure how she wanted her hair to be yet. A half up hairstyle might do the trick, with curls loosely hanging from the sides? Yea, that sounded like something she could pull off. She set to work in front of Elena's full-length mirror, taking a seat on the floor as she did.

"Incoming male number two! Damon's here!" Jenna yelled from downstairs.

"Thanks Aunt Jenna! We're still getting ready!" Elena yelled from the bathroom. Jenna had announced Matt's arrival to the girls too. The only guy they were still waiting for was Klaus. Caroline wasn't completely surprised by that.

"Did you find that lip-gloss, Care?" Elena asked.

"Nah, not yet. I'm just going to start working on my hair before we lose anymore time." Caroline stated as she was in the process of putting some of her hair up.

"We need to hurry you guys. Now we have Damon waiting too. I don't even want to think about how long Matt's been waiting." Bonnie said.

"It's seven o'clock you guys, the dance doesn't start until eight. We haven't even ordered the pizza yet. Besides, who ever shows up early to these dances?" Caroline laughed. The entire group had agreed to just eat pizza at the house before they went to the dance. Dealing with the hassle of going out to eat just didn't appeal to anyone and Jenna couldn't cook to save her life. So her boyfriend, Alaric, was just going to order some pizza and they would all eat together. The two adults were going to chaperone the dance, so everyone thought it would be good to have them eat with the group. They were cool anyways; it wasn't like it was crashing their pre-Homecoming plans to have them eat with everyone. The six kids were all going to the dance together in Jenna's van. She had been nice enough to let them borrow it. The van was cheaper than a limo and this way they could all carpool.

Caroline was still worried about how Klaus would do with all of this group activity. He wasn't exactly a social person yet. The two of them had been doing great since he had asked her to Homecoming two weeks ago. They still weren't officially dating, and they still hadn't even kissed yet. Things were going as slow as a tortoise. It was killing Caroline, but she still didn't want to push him too far. Although, there had been a major break through as far as his socializing went. He had told Caroline that if he was going to Homecoming with her, then he might as well get to know her friends too. For the past week, he had been sitting with them at lunch and trying his hardest to get along with everyone. He said he genuinely liked all of her friends, he just wasn't used to hanging out with a group of people on a daily basis. Caroline was just happy he was even trying. It had all been more than she expected.

"Ok, I'm finished." Elena smiled, looking at her straight hair. She had a bump at the top by her forehead and it was pulled into a high ponytail. Caroline saw that Bonnie had finished hers too; deciding to just stick with curls hanging over one of her shoulders. Caroline smiled as she too, finished her hair and sat on Elena's bed.

"Perfect timing. Get over here, Gilbert." She giggled, arranging all her make-up utensils on the bed.

"The last man has arrived! Klaus is here!" Jenna yelled up.

"Be down shortly, Aunt Jenna!" Elena yelled in response.

Caroline smiled with excitement. Thankfully all they had left to do was Elena's make-up. She smiled, picking up the first tool and going to work. Elena really didn't need that much; the girl was already gorgeous without any. After putting just a touch of eye shadow on and some pale pink gloss, she was ready.

"Care, I found the peach gloss." Bonnie smiled and tossed the tube to Caroline.

"Yay! Perfect! Girls…I think we're ready." Caroline winked as she applied the gloss to her lips.

"Ok…I guess that means I have to tell Jenna we're ready then." Elena sighed, a small smile on her face.

Caroline knew why she didn't want to say anything. Jenna was always wondering if she was doing the parenting thing right and always taking precautions to make events like this memorable. She might not be able to cook or clean or do anything of that sort, but she was adamant about making this dance special for them. Jenna wanted the girls to walk down, one at a time, to present each girl to their date. The girls didn't want all the extra attention, but Jenna insisted. She knew it was slightly embarrassing for them, but it was like a secret reason of hers to go through with it. Caroline thought it was cute though. Jenna really tried hard for Elena and her friends. At least she was here. Her mom was at the police station tonight. Never knew how many drunken teenagers you would get on nights like tonight. Her dad was still out of town too. Bonnie's grandma was getting old and wasn't able to make it. The guys just didn't want their parents there for some reason. Elena was really the only one with family here. So Caroline was more than happy to go through with the quirky little march down the stairs Jenna wanted them to do…because at least she cared.

"We're ready, Aunt Jenna!" Elena yelled down.

"About time!" Jenna yelled, excitement obvious in her voice, "Bonnie first, since Matt's been waiting the longest."

Caroline watched as Bonnie took a deep breath, and walked gracefully down the stairs. The girls had their heels by the front door, since their was no reason in killing their feet sooner than they had to. Caroline and Elena watched at the top of the stairs out of view so that the others wouldn't see them. The two just wanted to see Matt's reaction to Bonnie. He didn't disappoint either. His eyes widened noticeably and his mouth hung slightly open.

"Looking good, Bennett." Damon said from somewhere out of view.

"Bonnie…you look amazing." Matt managed to stumble out. They watched him place a corsage on her wrist that had yellow roses. Caroline and Elena shared a look, both knowing that Bonnie was absolutely happy right now. They saw Bonnie give Matt a tight hug and the two stepped out of view.

"Elena's turn!" Jenna yelled.

"Good luck." Caroline whispered, a smile apparent on her lips.

"Thanks, I'll need all I can get. I'm sure Jenna has a camera down there somewhere." Elena shook her head and took her place at the top of the stairs, slowly descending with an air of elegance.

Caroline watched as Damon's face never changed. He focused intently on his date slowly walking down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, he smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Stunning, as always." He said as he presented the corsage he bought for her. Caroline couldn't see Elena's face, but she was sure that her friend was blushing. He held out his arm for her and Elena looped her arm through his. They walked off out of view and she knew what was coming next.

"Last but not least, you're up Caroline!" Jenna yelled.

Caroline sighed and went to the top of the stairs. All eyes would be on her. Not something she could complain about she supposed. This was different though. He was down there. She took one last deep breath, and descended. Bonnie and Elena were smiling in encouragement. Matt and Damon had an obvious look of surprise on their faces. They hadn't seen her in the dress either. The only face Caroline was truly focused on though, was Klaus's. Much like Matt, his mouth was slightly open, his eyes never once leaving her. Those blue eyes were completely transfixed on her body, her face, everything. She smiled as his reaction brought warmth to her heart and butterflies to her stomach. Even as she reached the bottom of the stairs, he still looked utterly mesmerized by her appearance. Unbeknownst to Caroline, Bonnie and Elena had shared an all-knowing look, before shooing everyone out of the foyer and into the kitchen, leaving Klaus and Caroline alone.

"Speechless, huh?" Caroline whispered.

Klaus just continued to stare at her.

"Well…say something!"

"I-I can't." Klaus whispered, her voice bringing him down to earth again. His eyes met hers and there truly were no words to describe this radiant woman before him. He was afraid to touch her, for fear she would disappear right in front of him. She was a dream, and there was no way he would be able to find the right words to tell her that. He took out the white flowered corsage from its box and took her hand gently, sliding it onto her wrist. Klaus kept her hand in his after it was on, slowly bringing it up to his lips, his eyes never leaving hers. The air around them was getting thick and the distance between them was shortening. He was so close to her…inches away from her lips…

Ding Dong!

Caroline bit her lower lip, shaking herself from what had been about to happen. Klaus's eyes had closed in obvious frustration.

"I'll get it. Most likely the pizza." Alaric shouted as he walked into the foyer, passing Klaus and Caroline while smiling at the two kids. It was the pizza. He paid for it and headed back into the kitchen, making sure not to linger any longer on Caroline and Klaus's time. After he had disappeared around the corner, Caroline looked up at Klaus, placing a hand on his cheek.

"We should get in there before they think we died on them." She whispered.

He nodded and held out his arm as Damon had done for Elena. Caroline looped her arm around his, and together they walked into the dining room where everyone was sitting.


"Damon, how come Stefan didn't eat with us?" Caroline asked from a seat in the middle of the van. Damon offered to drive to the school and they were currently on their way there.

"Well, his date is Rebekah. I told him it would probably be better if he got ready with the goon squad."

"Damon!" Caroline hit his shoulder. Klaus was sitting right next to her!

"It's ok. I know my sister can be a pain in the ass to some people." Klaus said, a smile on his face.

"Well, to be fair, she hasn't done anything to us specifically." Elena said from the passenger's seat.

"Still…no offense Klaus, but I don't like her. I've heard about some of the fights her and Stefan have. So I have my own reasons." Damon said.

"Ok then. What about Jeremy?" Caroline asked Elena, quickly changing subjects.

"Jeremy and Anna went on their own date. Told me not to wait up for him."

"I gotcha."

"You guys, it's hard to be a part of the discussion from all the way back here. Mind speaking up?" Matt semi yelled.

"No need my man. We have arrived." Damon said as he pulled into the parking lot and surprisingly found a spot pretty quickly. It was nine o'clock and the dance had been going on for about an hour. They had been at Elena's for a while, eating and having a good time. The time had just slipped by. As Damon parked, all of them got out and looked at all the students walking into the building. It was finally that time. Yes, it was just a dance, and to be honest, everything before the dance was kind of Caroline's favorite part. Being with her friends and enjoying the night together.

They all walked into the school and were astounded at the decorations. The theme for this year had been "City of Lights" and they had definitely gone all out. Lights were strung all around the hallways and it continued into the gymnasium. By the food were little tables with chairs and lanterns in the middle of the table. The gym was still dark, but all the lights that were hung created a perfect atmosphere. She looked at Klaus to get his reaction, but she caught him staring at her, a small grin across his lips. Caroline looked down shyly and bit her lip. The six of them had all agreed at dinner to meet at the school entrance around midnight. So that way when they inevitably parted ways, there would be no need for worry.

"Shall we dance?" Klaus whispered into Caroline's ear.

"Absolutely." She whispered back.

They smiled at each other and she let Klaus lead her out onto the dance floor. Luckily, it was a slow song. Any excuse to be close to him was good enough. He placed his hand on her hip gently as she placed her hand on his shoulder. Their free hands intertwined together as they slowly moved around their little spot. Their eyes never left each other as Hear You Me played over the speakers. Caroline let her mind drift a little as they danced together. She couldn't help but wander why the two of them weren't together yet. Was she really holding back too much? They had almost kissed in Elena's foyer though! That had to be enough of a hint, didn't it? Ugh. Was she afraid of something? Was there something else keeping her at bay?

The song ended sooner than she would have liked. They stared at each other for a while before Klaus kissed her hand. As he was about to let go, she held onto his hand, intertwining them together and leading him out of the gym and into the hallway. Caroline thought she saw Rebekah out of the corner of her eye giving her a dirty look. She didn't think anything more of it though as she was alone with Klaus once more. There were some things she had to get out, and the look of curiosity on his face proved he knew something was up. She continued holding onto his hand as they walked.

"Klaus…how come we never talk about anything personal? We've known each other for a month, yet we stick to small topics."

"The small things are just as important as the big things, angel."

"I know. It's not like I don't want to know all the small details that make you…you. I just want to know we can talk about more than that too. In all the time we've known each other, you've never been curious about my family? My past? My future?"

"Of course I have. I didn't want to push you into talking about them though. You never talk about that stuff in front of your friends. I don't know how much you want to share."

"Well…I think I know our problem," Caroline giggled, "Because I've done the same thing with you. I don't want to force you or push you to talk about stuff you may not want to, but if we continue on like we have been…we can't just stick to discussing the weather." Caroline stopped at the end of the hallway, sitting on a bench that had been put there to go with the theme she guessed. Klaus took a seat beside her.

"You're right."

"It's just…I am?" She questioned. Caroline hadn't been expecting him to agree. He nodded though and continued on.

"As I'm sure you know, you aren't exactly the first girl I've been with."

Well that's a great way to start out a story. She kept quiet though. If he was opening up to her somehow, she wasn't going to interrupt him.

"I know the rumors that go around. Not all of them are false. I've…been…with girls. There was this one girl though. It happened over the summer, near the beginning right after school let out. She just came up and started talking to me. Things only went further from there. I thought she had potential to be something more than a fling. We talked to each other every night and it was going great. They were so great in fact that after a week, we were in bed together. After another week, she said I love you to me. I've been in bed with girls before, Caroline…but I've never been in love. I said it back though, because I thought I did love her. How was I supposed to know what it felt like to love someone when I never truly had? She was the best girl that had come along at the time. Little did I know that I would go to pick her up from her house one evening and find her making out with some guy on her front porch. That happened two days after we exchanged declarations." Klaus sighed, retelling a part of his past he didn't want to share. His wounds were still fresh from that, and he was sure that was the reason he was going so slowly with Caroline. He knew she didn't deserve it and that she was different. It was just something he had to be sure of. He had to be careful with this. Sharing his past with her was something she wanted, and she was right. They needed to be open with each other if their relationship was going to progress. So like it or not, he needed to tell her about it.

Caroline placed a hand on his shoulder. Wow. She hadn't expected him to be that honest with her about his past love life. Although, she had thought he wasn't a virgin, so it was weird knowing her suspicions were correct. She hadn't realized though that he was a virgin when it came to love. Guess it made sense with how often he was alone. Klaus didn't have that many chances at finding it. They were in high school. It's not like they had to find the love of their life right now. When someone said they loved you and it was suddenly ripped from your life like his had been though…it could be painful.

"What happened after that?"

"I broke up with her the next time I saw her. I never confronted the guy. She didn't even seem phased when I ended things. Almost delighted in fact," He said dangerously low, "I was pissed for a week straight. Rebekah would come in each day and check on me. As much as I know she is a pain in the ass to most, and even me sometimes, I know she helped me immensely during that week. It was just nice to know someone cared about me. It was a bad time."

She intertwined her fingers with his and rested her head on his shoulder. Maybe Rebekah wasn't as bad as Caroline had thought. They sat in silence for a while, taking in everything he had just said. Finally, Caroline spoke.

"I don't know if you know or not, but I used to go out with Tyler. We were together for all of freshman year. He actually used to hang out with my friends and me. He wasn't always such a dick," She scoffed at the thought of him before continuing, "Tyler wasn't on the football team yet though. He didn't try out until sophomore year. Boy was he a jewel to them too. The coach loved him and thought he'd be a perfect quarterback. Tyler was getting new friends now, new followers. I loved him, but he didn't love me. He said he did, but if he had…he wouldn't have left me as soon as Vicki started giving him attention. A popular girl in school was better to date than some nobody. We had even had sex before, but to Mr. Popular, it wasn't enough. He could get more with Vicki than he could get with me. So he dumped me. I haven't had a boyfriend since him, and I've never really looked for one either. It just hurt too much to think I wasn't good enough for someone. I didn't and don't want to fall for someone who is just going to leave me later because I'm suddenly not good enough to them." Caroline placed her face in her hands. She hated rehashing this story to people, but Klaus had been brave enough to share with her. It was only fair she returned the gesture. She had been the one to start this anyway.

Caroline was surprised when Klaus didn't say a word, but instead stood up and held out his hand to her. She looked at him in confusion, but took his hand anyway. He put his other hand around her waist and started dancing with her. She placed a hand on his chest, looking up at him. Klaus had a serious look on his face. She tilted her head to one side, questioning what he was doing.

"If telling me that story was supposed to make me like Tyler more, you're horribly wrong." His lips twitched, which meant he was holding back a smile. That only made Caroline giggle.

"You shared with me, so I shared with you." She said softly, resting her head against his shoulder.

"Caroline, don't ever think you're not good enough. You're more than good enough. You're everything." He said quietly, resting his cheek against the top of her head.

"I'm still scared though."

"I know, sweetheart. I am too."

Caroline sighed. Sometimes it felt like their relationship was going nowhere. They had just confessed their past love lives to each other and yet they were still scared to take the next step with each other. She pulled away and nodded toward the gym.

"We better get back. The teachers will probably start roaming the halls in a bit."

Klaus nodded and they both walked back to the gym, hand in hand. They spent the rest of Homecoming dancing and talking with the group. Caroline could see that some people were giving them looks, not sure why Klaus Mikaelson was at a school dance. She didn't give them a second thought though. Caroline was having fun with her friends and that's what mattered most to her. Her and Klaus might be at a stalemate, but what else was she supposed to do? She couldn't stop thinking about it though, even on the car ride home. They had all gone back to Elena's house to get their cars, and then everyone parted ways. It was raining by now and they all ran to their vehicles trying to keep from getting soaked. Klaus offered to drive Caroline home in her car. She gratefully accepted, feeling too tired to drive. Caroline was quiet the entire ride home. She knew Klaus could tell something was up, but he kept quiet too, not wanting to disturb her thoughts. After a long and silent car ride, they arrived at Caroline's house. Her mom still wasn't home, so it was just her car in the driveway. Klaus was nice enough to walk, or run in this case, to the front door with her. The two of them stared at each other, not sure exactly how to say goodbye. They were more than friends at this point, but they weren't dating yet either. Why couldn't things just be simple between them? She wasn't sure if their talk had helped or hindered them at this point. Were things really going to be awkward now?

"Um…I had a lot of fun tonight. More than I thought I would." He smiled.

"Yea…me too." Caroline grinned back, playing with her fingers. Yup. Awkward.

"So…I'll call you then?" Klaus offered. He had his hands in his pockets, not really sure what to say.

"Yea." Caroline said quietly.

"Great! Awesome…I'll talk to you soon then."

"You're going to walk home in this rain?"

"Always do."

"Oh…ok then. I guess I'll see you around."

"Until next time." Klaus bowed to her, giving her one last smile and lingering his gaze a bit before slowly walking down the porch steps.

Caroline watched as her mystery man walked away from her. This wasn't how it was supposed to be. Opening up to each other was supposed to help, not set things back. They had both admitted they were scared to step forward, so did that mean that this wasn't going anywhere? That she should just give up on him? He had told her she was everything and all she had to offer was that she was still scared. This man gave her reason to believe in him time and time again, and here she was with her guard still up. No. It wasn't going to be like this. If this relationship failed, at least Caroline could say they gave it a shot. It wasn't supposed to end before it started though. She smiled and grabbed her heels, quickly taking them off as she went down the porch steps. She ran on the wet pavement in the direction Klaus had gone off in. Man he walked fast. Why did it have to be raining so freaking hard as well? She was going to catch such a bad cold from this, but she was just too happy from her epiphany to care.

"Klaus!" She yelled.

He stopped and turned around where he stood under the streetlight, his eyes widening at the soaked Caroline. She walked quickly to where he was, frozen in place. Before he had the chance to say anything, she brought her lips to his. The sparks flew as her hands came to cup his face. It took him a minute to register what was going on, but when he did, he was no shy man. He wrapped his arms around her, entangling his fingers in her drenched hair. His mouth molded around her own, his tongue dashing out to taste the peach lip-gloss that covered her lips. She could hear Klaus let out a moan from deep in his throat. The smell of his cologne seemed to be all around her. Her knees would have given out by now if he hadn't been holding on so tight to her. Caroline reluctantly pulled away as she realized their hunger wouldn't be satisfied anytime soon, and this could end up going a lot farther than the both of them probably wanted. They were both having trouble catching their breath, the close contact with him making her skin tingle as well. Her eyes met his, and she could see the lust that filled them.

"Why?" He said, his voice a bit husky as he spoke. Caroline knew he wasn't asking why she had pulled away. Even if she was asking herself that, noticing just how inviting his lips looked right now.

"I don't want to be scared anymore. I don't want to keep doing this dance that we've been doing. We obviously like each other and want each other and dammit I just…I just want to be with you."

"I've been yours for some time now, angel." He rasped, resting his forehead against hers.

She closed her eyes, a huge grin on her face. Why oh why had the two of them been stubborn and hadn't just been brave enough to take the first step toward this? Klaus picked her up to cradle her as he walked her back to her house. Caroline just rested her head on his shoulder, completely content with how the night had gone. She had been so close to just letting him walk away. Words couldn't describe how happy she was that she had gone after him. When they arrived back on her porch, the two of them were absolutely soaking wet. She could tell he hesitated a bit when he set her down. Klaus hadn't wanted to let her go.

"Stay." Caroline whispered.

"I'd be dead by morning if your parents saw me here." Klaus chuckled.

"My parents are divorced, so my dad doesn't even live here. And my mom normally stays at the station for long hours at a time. It's you and me." Caroline grinned.

"Well, if you insist then."

"I do." She giggled and opened the front door. Caroline put her purse and heels down before closing the door and pointing to the downstairs bathroom.

"In there. I don't want you dripping water everywhere. I'll go get you towels and some pants my dad left in the house." She ordered. He gave her a funny look but he followed her instructions. She was so ready to get out of these clothes. Caroline would probably kill herself later though for getting this dress so wet, but it had been well worth it. She quickly ran up to get him some towels and a pair of black sweat pants her dad had left behind. While she was up there, she changed out of her dress and put on a dry pair of pajamas. After she hung her dress over the bathtub, she hurried downstairs and placed the pants and towels outside the door and knocked.

"They're out here. I'll be upstairs when you finish. Just place your suit on our dryer, it's by the kitchen." She smiled and hurried back upstairs, attending to her hair. She took all the clips out and began brushing the tangles away. After that, she brushed her teeth and headed back into her room. Klaus was already there when she came out, just sitting on the edge of her bed. He grinned when he saw her.

"Couldn't find a shirt, sweetheart?"

"Nope. Dad didn't seem to leave any. We were lucky he had even left the pants behind." It wasn't a complete lie, although if she looked hard enough, she could probably find something of his that would fit. Klaus's bare chest was much more preferable though. She giggled and hopped onto the bed, leaning in to kiss him. It was nice being able to do that whenever she wanted now. When she pulled back, Caroline crawled up the bed so that she could get under the covers. She patted the spot next to her, telling Klaus to get over there. He got the hint and chuckled as he went to lie beside her.

"At least I remember getting in the same bed with you this time." He mused.

"What a relief that is." She giggled and rested her head on his chest as he put his arm around her.

Caroline felt her eyelids sagging with exhaustion. It had been a long night and she was ready to get some well-earned sleep. Klaus's breathing had slowed and she guessed he had fallen asleep. A small smile formed on her lips as sleep soon overtook her as well. Now this…felt right.

A/N: Finally! I've been waiting to write that kiss scene! Klaus and Caroline are finally together. So what does the future hold for them now?