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So, this chapter was quickly written. Perhaps there are some typo's... if you see one, please alert me so I can fix them :) I promised more Klaroline-scenes and here they are.

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Chapter seven: addicted to a certain kind of sadness

At the Mystic Grill the usual trio of girls had become a duo. Elena was having drinks with Bonnie.

"I still can't believe Tyler is dead." Elena muttered and Bonnie nodded in agreement.

"I can't believe those stupid hybrids tortured Caroline." Matt said when he brought drinks to the girls, he couldn't help but interfere in their conversation.

"You're working on a plan to get her out, right?" he said. "I'm sure you can reverse the spell Bonnie."

Bonnie shook her head.

"No, Esther's spell is too powerful. Sure, every spell has a loophole but we haven't found it yet."

"I'm sure you will find something." he said and he continued doing his job.

Elena took a sip from her drink and let out a deep sigh. Bonnie looked at her with concern.

"What's bothering you Elena?"

"Well," she paused and looked around. The persons she was going to talk about weren't in the Mystic Grill. "I'm thinking about the situation with Damon and Stefan."

Bonnie's face grimaced a bit. She didn't really care about the love triangle. In her opinion, both of the boys were troubled.

"Just choose Elena. You can't string them along for much longer. If you don't choose soon, they will both leave."

Another sigh from the brunette. She was considering telling Bonnie about what Elijah had said to her and the moment they had. The way she felt when he looked at her was making her more confused. Elena decided not to tell Bonnie, she would call Caroline later and ask her for advice.

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When Caroline arrived in her room after playing video games with Kol, she let out a yawn. Somehow she felt really tired, perhaps her body wasn't fully recovered yet.

She saw a big closet and out of curiosity she opened it. The closet was filled with clothes. It was getting late so she found some PJ's and put them on. When she was ready to jump on her enormous bed, she saw a piece of paper on her pillow.

There was a beautiful drawing of a rose on it, together with a message in a familiar handwriting.

"Please meet me tomorrow night in the studio, around 8 o'clock. - Klaus."

Caroline wasn't pleased to see that Klaus wanted to meet her. She decided to go anyway, to please her curiosity. Perhaps he wanted to apologize for the way he's been behaving.

She climbed onto the bed and let her head rest on the big, fluffy pillow. It only took her seconds to fall into a deep sleep.

00 - 00 - 00 - 00

Klaus was waiting for Caroline to arrive in his studio. She was late. Half an hour late to be more precise. He was about to leave when she walked in.

"Hi." he whispered and she glared at him. She was still angry with him.

"Come on Caroline. Just give me another chance."

Another glare.

"I gave you a chance and them your stupid hybrids almost killed me. You're out of luck this time."

She took a look at the room. There were paintings everywhere, some of them were finished, some of them were not. A painting of a woman on bridge in front of a lake caught her eye. That was the canvas she had brought in from the garden. It was even more mesmerizing than when she last saw it.

She walked closer towards it and wanted to touch it, feel the surface. He saw what her intention was and he stopped her with his hand on her shoulder. She flinched at his touch.

"Don't touch me." she whispered.

He understood, it probably brought back memories from the night she was attacked.

The way he looked at her made her head spin. This man had a certain effect on her and she cursed it. Perhaps it was his accent or his blue eyes. Caroline was getting more confused by the moment. Did she hate him or was she attracted to him? She couldn't give herself an honest answer.

"You wanted to meet me here." she said. "Why?"

Klaus shrugged and continued staring at her.

"I just wanted to make sure you were okay, I wanted you to see the painting you carried in." he muttered. "It's finished now."

A small smile appeared on her face.

"It's a nice painting." she turned her back to Klaus to look more closely at the painting.

He walked closer and just stood behind her, watching her studying the image.

"Do you remember the day you came to return the bracelet?" he asked her, whispering in her ear. She nodded.

"You were painting this." she muttered and she remembered that day very well. It was the day they had kissed. She turned around and her face was an inch away from Klaus'.

He remembered the way her lips tasted and he was fighting the urge to crush her lips with his own. She had said him before not to touch him, so he wouldn't be the one making the first step.

They both felt it. Caroline's breathing got heavier when she remembered the way his hands were on her body. Her body was longing for him and yet, she didn't give in to her desires. They just stood there, creating more tension. Sexual tension.

Caroline's head was about to move closer to Klaus when they heard someone entering the studio. They turned their head to see who it was.

"Hey Caroline, here you are." Kol said and he took a moment to observe the two persons in front of him.

"Oh I'm sorry. Have I interrupted something?" he said, trying to sound innocent but his devilish grin gave him away.

"No." Caroline's voice squeaked. "You didn't interrupt anything."

She kept shaking her head and suddenly, she walked out of the room. She needed to think things through.

The two brothers were left on the studio, a bit surprised by her sudden urge to leave.

00 - 00 - 00 - 00

The young vampire was laying on her bed. She saw her phone on the nightstand and grabbed it. She vaguely wondered how it got there in the first place. The screen was bleeping and she saw that Elena had texted her.

Caroline decided it wasn't too late to call her. She quickly heard Elena's voice on the other side of the phone.

"Hi Care, how are you doing in there?" her worried friend asked.

"I don't know really. I still feel kinda crappy." Caroline said. "How are you?"

"I'm confused. When I came down the house earlier, I spoke to Elijah. It was really strange." Elena said. "I think he kinda said that if I chose him, I wouldn't have to chose between Stefan and Damon. It was strange."

"That's too bad for Elijah. Stefan is your epic love."

Elena giggled on the other end of the line. It felt good talking to Caroline.

"I don't know Care, I've always cared for Elijah but I love Stefan. Damon just got under my skin."

"Elena, can I ask you something?" Caroline muttered. "Do you happen to know who dropped me off at the Manor?"

It was silent on the other end. Elena figured out how she was going to tell Caroline that she basically ordered Stefan and Damon to bring her to Klaus.

"Yes, I know. I asked Stefan and Damon to bring you to Klaus. You were in a really bad shape and Bonnie didn't have any blood left of the unbinding ritual."

"Not that I really like being here, but thank you for not letting me die." Caroline whispered.

Elena and Caroline continued talking for an hour. It felt like old times. The blonde missed her friend.

After a while, Elena hung up the phone and Caroline was alone again. She let out a yawn and went to sleep.

00 - 00 - 00 - 00

The blonde vampire has been asleep for a while when the dreams started. At first, she was haunted by her memory of Tyler dying. Then the hybrids attacked her. She could still feel the bite marks. Suddenly, Klaus showed up and rescued her like superman. It was a really weird dream.

Caroline woke up and decided to take a walk to calm her nerves. She got up and grabbed a bathrobe that was hanging in the big closet. The robe wasn't really her style. It was bright red and it has feathers on the ends. She figured Rebekah had picked it out for her.

She never knew the Manor was this big, but she eventually got lost on her way to the kitchen.

"Man, this house is big." she whispered to herself and she continued walking.

When she finally arrived in the kitchen, she saw a familiar posture standing in front of the fridge. He was dressed in pajama shorts and he had a bare chest.

"You couldn't sleep either?" the blonde asked him.

"No, not really." he said and he grabbed a bag of blood out of the fridge. He offered her one and she accepted it.

"Why did you feed me your blood Klaus?" she finally asked. This question had been bothering her for a while now.

"Because there's a whole world out there, waiting for you."

"You said that before." she said. "When you saved me on my birthday."

"I meant it then and I mean it now. One day, you'll be knocking on my door, wanting me to show you the world." he let out a chuckle. "A simple life here in Mystic Falls isn't for you Caroline."

She begged to differ. Life in Mystic Falls is anything but simple. There are vampires and werewolves in this town. She decided not to argue with Klaus.

She walked closer towards him and wanted to be bold. She quickly planted a kiss on his cheek and placed her mouth next to his ear after that.

"Thank you for saving me." she whispered and as quick as her courage came, so soon it disappeared.

"I'm going to bed, try to get some rest." she said with a smile, leaving Klaus confused and struck by surprise. She walked out of the kitchen and searched for the stairs.

When Klaus got to his senses and his brain had processed what just happened, he decided to take a chance and follow her upstairs...