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Answering a few questions:
ElijahsKaterina: You're the first person to review my fic and you gave me some ideas which I can't thank you enough for lool I'm trying to get the 'shut up Katherine' line to appear a lot at the end of chapters and scenes, yeah it was supposed to be a bit naughty, don't worry we have a lot more teasing to come ;) xxx
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alexangel77: the whole reason I started this fic was because I couldn't find many where she stood up to him and that was what I wanted to happen when she found out about Hayley, I am so glad other people wanted to see that as well :D the Katoline friendship is my favourite thing so far xxxx
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tokyo2008: I wasn't planning on stopping there but I decided to be a bit evil and make you all wait to see what happens (insert evil laugh) XD the only reason I started this fic was because I wanted Caroline to attack Klaus like that lol and now the rest of the story is falling into place xxx
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Chapter 7- Alliances
Caroline woke with a groan as the sun hit her face; she really wasn't looking forward to today. "Can't we just stay here? I'm sure we can find a witch somewhere else in the world who can help" she mumbled from under the covers.
Katherine sat up in bed rubbing her eyes "Nope, we need to get this done, it won't be too difficult and besides, are you fine with letting Klaus and Elijah run around with that werewolf bitch?" she smirked when Caroline groaned again and pulled the covers down.
"No…if she wasn't pregnant I would have killed her already…stupid Hayley" she flung her legs out of bed and stood up stretching "But I think you're the one that should be worried, the only one that wants her there is your man" Caroline said giggling when Katherine groaned and burrowed under the covers.
"C'mon, you can help me find something to wear" she called over her shoulder while walking into the bathroom.
"Why? Want to impress Klaus?" Katherine called back.
"Shut up Katherine!"
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"Ok so this top with these jeans? Or this jumper with this skirt?...I'm so lost" Caroline chucked her clothes onto the bed and flopped down on top of them causing Katherine to laugh. "You stay there, you can borrow something of mine but we really need to go shopping soon, your closet is so small town girl" Katherine said looking through her case.
She chucked a black high waist skirt and blue spaghetti strap top at her "Wear those with the jacket and boots from yesterday, it says I'm cute but I know what I'm doing in the bedroom" she winked and started getting changed into a pair of black denim shorts and a black lace top paired with ankle boots and a similar leather jacket.
Caroline looked at the clothes and shrugged 'well she probably knows what she's doing' she thought to herself and started changing into the clothes.
"So why the panic over what to wear? Is it actually to impress Klaus?" Katherine asked while applying mascara, Caroline shot her a playful glare "No! I just want to look good and if Klaus happens to get a bit hot under the collar because of it then that's not my fault, it may show him what he's missing" she finished with a smirk.
Katherine grinned "Well with that skirt and those boots your legs look killer" Caroline blushed and smiled at her " Thanks, I'm thinking tomorrow we go shopping, best start dressing the part if were involved in some diabolical plan" they laughed and grabbed their bags.
"So what are you actually going to do about Klaus?" Katherine asked as they walked downstairs. Caroline sighed "I guess I'll form some sort of truce with him, we need to work together in this" Katherine nodded "Well while you're doing that I'll be teasing Elijah till his head spins" the smirked devilishly and Caroline laughed.
"Shall we take the car today? Maybe we can sort something out about your body" Caroline suggested.
"Yeah that's a good idea, but I'm driving" Katherine stuck her tongue out, grabbed the keys and sped out of the room
"Katherine!"
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lurking in the shadows two figures looked at each other in worry.
"Shit they're going to the Mikaelson house, what shall we do?"
Clara seemed to think for a moment before responding "We'll keep our distance, one wrong move and they catch us, losing my heart isn't on my to do list today." Ray nodded and they continued to follow the two girls, careful not to get too close.
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Arriving at the house Caroline turned off the engine but made no move to leave the car, Katherine went to open the door but stopped when she saw Caroline "What's wrong? Nervous?" she asked. Caroline grimaced "A little bit, Klaus really isn't the forgiving sort, I mean look at you, he kept that grudge for 500 years" Katherine snorted "You're not me, I see the way he looks at you, if he's willing to forgive anyone it's going to be you." She said "Now c'mon, we didn't come here to chicken out at the last second."
Caroline groaned and stepped out of the car, walking up to the door they didn't bother to knock, their presence would have been known from the moment they pulled up. Sure enough as they got to the door it opened to reveal Elijah standing in one of his usual suits.
"Hello Elena, Miss Forbes, do come in" he said raising an eyebrow, the girls immediately knew Klaus was close and still didn't know about Katherine. As they stepped through the door they noticed the hybrid at the top of the stairs.
Caroline's heart skipped a beat as he made eye contact with her, a look she could not decipher appeared on his face.
"Caroline" he said with a nod.
"Klaus" she said breathily back, summoning up her courage she broke eye contact and turned to Elijah "Now shall we finally get around to discussing things? And let's keep Hayley far, far away. I don't want a repeat of yesterday."
Elijah nodded "Good idea, if you will follow me" he said walking into the room from yesterday. Caroline raised an eyebrow 'I bet that room was made solely for plotting, only they would need a plotting room' smiling at her thought she moved to follow but stopped when a hand touched her arm, she was startled at the touch, it seemed to cause warmth to spread through her at an alarming rate. Turning around she saw Klaus standing far too close for comfort.
"Caroline love, we need to talk" he spoke low, his breath ghosting over her lips, she involuntarily stuck her tongue out to wet them, his eyes darted down and darkened as he watched.
Almost mesmerised she raised a shaking hand and ran her fingers down his cheek, hearing his breath catch she realised what she was doing and snatched her hand back and stepped away. "N-not now Klaus… after this we can talk" she winced as she stumbled on her words, frowning when that usual cocky half-smile appeared on his face.
"ok love, I'll hold you to that" his tone suggested he meant something else by that sentence. Caroline let out a sound of exasperation and walked into the room ignoring the chuckling coming from behind her.
Sitting down on the sofa next to Katherine she ignored the raised eyebrow the other girl sent her and she turned to address Elijah.
"So what exactly do you need us to do?" she asked pointedly not glancing over when Klaus took a seat next to his brother and stretching out 'act like you own the place why don't you?...well I suppose he does but whatever!'
If Elijah noticed the tension between the two he didn't let anything show "We need you to infiltrate Marcel's inner circle, we need to find out how he's able to know when a witch is doing magic…we need to find his weakness" it was blunt and to the point, Caroline frowned slightly at this.
"To what end? Do you plan to overthrow him? I doubt the vampires in the area will be too pleased that their leader has been replaced" she said.
Klaus spoke up next a smug look appearing on his face "They are of no concern to us, most of them are young and will follow those stronger and older than them."
"Why?" was the only thing Caroline could say.
"Why what?" he replied in confusion.
Caroline fixed him with a hard glare "Why do you need this city so badly? If this is about some power trip then I don't know if I feel comfortable helping" she tried staring him down but broke her glare when she saw Klaus's eyes soften.
He sighed and looked as if he were mulling things over in his head, finally he spoke "this is my city, it is the only place my family was truly happy, marcel has ruined this place by not letting the witches do magic, allowing the vampires to do what they want…he's running this city into the ground…last week he executed a 12 year old witch for doing magic, apparently she was trying to cure her mother of an illness" he gave Caroline a hard stare "They are both dead. I know you think the worst of me but I don't condone killing children for any reason."
Caroline couldn't help but break when she heard this "…ok we'll help."
Katherine spoke up; she had been strangely quiet "So basically we need to get in with Marcel and his groupies? Sounds easy enough" she shrugged and leaned back in her seat.
Elijah raised an eyebrow "Don't underestimate him, he doesn't trust easily" he said.
Klaus cleared his throat causing everyone to look at him "Are you really going to do this?" he asked, if Caroline wasn't mistaken she could hear fear in his voice, she sighed and bit her lip "we don't have much of a choice, we need your help to find a witch willing to help us."
"What do you even need this witch for?" he asked "Is it worth risking your life for?" Klaus actually seemed worried, if you looked past his usual cold demeanour and into those deep blue eyes you could see the fear swimming in them.
Caroline looked away, she couldn't stare for too long for fear of getting lost and giving in to him. "I can't tell you sweetie, all I can say is that it is important and worth doing this for. We won't get hurt…not with you on our side"
The man let out a breathy laugh "You're putting too much confidence in me, how do you know something won't go wrong?" his voice got involuntarily quieter, he almost forgot it wasn't just him and Caroline in the room.
She shrugged "It's a risk I have to take" she winced when he let out a huff and stood, he gave one last look to everyone and strode out of the room ignoring Caroline's groan.
She stood to follow him but stopped when a hand grabbed her arm, looking down she saw Katherine with a guarded look on her face.
"Caroline…thank you" Caroline frowned "For what?" she asked confused. Katherine let go of her arm and leaned back again "Everything I guess." Caroline could see how hard it was for the girl to thank someone genuinely and smiled.
"Don't worry about it, we're friends right?" she beamed and took note of the pleased look in the brunettes eyes "Yeah, I suppose we are." She replied and looked away.
Caroline smiled warmly before turning on her heal and addressed Elijah "If you'll excuse me, I have a sulky man-child to take care of" she said and followed that path Klaus took without waiting for an answer.
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Katherine watched Caroline leaving the room, something akin to respect grew for the girl so willing to face off against Klaus for her, she smiled and shook her head, who knew she and the Barbie vampire would actually become friends?
A shuffle alerted her to the fact she was not alone, she looked on in slight embarrassment for forgetting Elijah sat opposite her, he was about to speak when she cut him off.
"So Elijah, tell me something" she drawled, he raised an eyebrow "What would you like to know?" she fixed him with her signature accusing look.
"What exactly is the relationship between you and stretch marks? And by stretch marks I mean the pregnant werewolf trying to hump your leg" her eyes were piercing and she rested her elbows on her knees leaning forward, the girl was becoming a constant thorn in her side and her sniffing around Elijah was bothering her more than she cared to admit.
A glint appeared in Elijah's eye, he matched Katherine's gaze and laced his hands under his chin "There is nothing going on, she is a nice girl who is scared and needs comfort, maybe you should give her a chance" he predicted her scoff at his words
"Not likely but I'll leave that for Caroline to decide…for now how about you and me get better acquainted" she whispered huskily, repeating his words from the night before, Elijah involuntarily gulped when Katherine stood and sat next to him, she put a hand on his thigh and sighed at the contact, the familiarity of him, his smell, it was intoxicating and just being near him again but not being able to touch, to feel, was slowly making her go insane.
Elijah put on a good front but Katherine could tell her was affected by this just as much as she was, of course he had to go and ruin it. "Katherine, keep in mind you are still in Elena's body" and just like that the mood was gone, taking her hand away Elijah heard her mutter something about the body being a stupid technicality.
He chuckled and leaned over, Katherine's eyes widened when he brushed her hair behind her ear, the man truly was stunning…'no! he will not have the upper hand here, I need to be in control!" Katherine shouted in her head, turning her head away she stood up. Elijah looked on curiously, he almost flinched back when all of a sudden she was facing him, a smirk planted firmly on her lips.
Bending over she whispered something in his ear, turned on her heel and walked out of the room swinging her hips. Elijah sat motionless for a moment, he could almost feel his cheeks flush as he mulled over her whispered words.
Finally he stood and followed her path, walking through the house he passed his brothers studio making a point not to listen in on him and Caroline, he continued to the kitchen where he found Katherine scanning through the fridge/freezer, he waited for her to pick something before making his presence known.
"Why did you walk out?" he didn't expect to surprise her and she didn't disappoint, she turned around holding a glass of blood with a little umbrella poking out of it "I Have a flair for dramatic exits" she teased with a wink before taking a sip.
"What are you doing?" he said suddenly "Having a drink, what does it look like?" Katherine responded with a 'are you blind?' look. Elijah shook his head "No I mean with me" a look of understanding passed her features.
"Ah, as blunt as always, well Elijah honey I'm doing what you've done for the past 500 years" she placed the glass down and walked over to the man, he looked down and her and smirked "and what is that?"
"Chasing" she replied huskily.
"You'll have to do better than that" his breath hitching when she began trailing a finger down his chest.
Mirroring his smirk she replied "Oh I haven't even started."
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Caroline hesitated for a moment outside the room she saw Klaus go into, she didn't want to start a fight but they needed to work together and the only way to do that is to talk to him and make some kind of truce.
Breathing deeply she stood up straight and opened the door.
"You can't keep storming out like that you know" Caroline's voice cut through the room making Klaus tense, he turned around and ran a hand through his hair.
"Caroline you are going to risk your life for a reason you won't even tell me, I think I get to be a bit angry right now" however his tone didn't sound angry, it sounded defeated. Caroline was saddened at this, she didn't mean to make him feel that way.
"I understand, but you don't get to decide what I do" she spoke softly, he sighed "I know love, but I hate seeing you willingly put yourself in danger like this" Caroline looked away, she couldn't look at the sadness in his eyes.
Finally taking in the room she noticed the dozens of paintings littering the walls and stacks of work propped up against the walls
"Caroline" she turned to him "About Hayley…it was a drunken mistake that has come back to haunt me in the worst way possible, I never wanted to hurt you and I should have told you the minute I came back…I just couldn't, I couldn't stand to see you look at me with the same disgusted look you had when we first met."
Caroline sighed, she could feel the hurt and anger bubbling up but she pushed it down again, here was the most powerful man on earth apologising to her "I'd be lying if I said I've forgiven you, I'd also be lying if I said I approved of your choice of girl, because really, Hayley? Worst choice ever" she looked to the floor and nervously rolled her daylight ring around her finger "But I'm willing to try."
Looking back up she caught the relieved smile that had graced Klaus's lips, she looked away and decided to change the subject.
"Did you do all of these?" she asked in awe, they were all beautifully done. "Yes" Klaus said smiling when he saw the look on her face.
"They're beautiful" she whispered to herself but knew Klaus will have heard her.
"Thank you love, I've had quite a bit of inspiration lately" he seemed to be hinting at something but Caroline was too caught up in looking around she didn't notice his tone. Raising her hand to one of the paintings she ghosted her hand across it, never touching in case she damaged it "I wonder, can you teach me how to paint one day?" she muttered not realising she spoke out loud she startled when Klaus replied.
"I would like nothing more" looking round she saw him gazing at her, she looked away quickly, it was intense, the look sent shivers down her spine and pressure built in her chest. It was all too much all of a sudden, the tension, the urges, overwhelming lust slammed into her like a sledgehammer and she bit her lip in an effort to stay rooted to the spot.
Klaus didn't notice her predicament or if he did he chose to ignore it, he spoke in a low tone"…Are you ever going to tell me why you are doing all this?"
Caroline took a shuddering breath as the urges passed and she could move again. It scared her how much of an effect this man had on her from one look, shaking off her thoughts she remembered he asked her a question, turning around again she answered "One day, but not anytime soon I'm afraid, it's not my secret to tell." Caroline mentally cheered that her voice was steady.
Klaus simply smiled confusing her "I should be mad…but how can I be mad when what your doing is one of the things I most admire about you" she frowned "And what's that?" she asked curiously, carline knew she shouldn't this was dangerous territory she shouldn't be straying into but she couldn't resist…it was getting harder and harder to walk away from this man.
Klaus laced his hands behind his back and started moving towards her, he stopped with only enough room to fit a hand between them "Your loyalty, your compassion, everything you do is selfless and you never expect a word of thanks" he spoke adoringly, Caroline's breath caught, she had heard endless compliments from him but never has he spoke with such love in his voice. "And most of all I love your bravery, your ability to stand up to me and never back down, you fight for what you believe in and giving up is never an option."
It took a moment for Caroline to realise he had finished and eventually snapped out of it long enough to find her voice "You flatter me too much" a low husky chuckle escaped the man "On the contrary I don't flatter you nearly enough."
No words were spoken in response, neither moved, both searching in the other's eyes for something, anything, they didn't know what they were looking for but they felt if they found it things would change and never be the same.
Klaus was never going to be the first to break, he could stare for eternity into Caroline's eyes and she knew this, there would never be any doubt…he would never give up.
Finally she broke and looked away "W-we should g-go" Caroline cleared her throat 'stupid Klaus! Making me nervous' she thought before continuing "They will be wondering what we're doing"
"Let them wonder" was his cheeky reply
"No, I'm still mad at you, I'm not going to fall for the whole sexy-British-complimenty -thing" she barked nervously
"You think I'm sexy?" he smirked catching her slip up.
"Argh!"
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Walking out of Klaus's studio Caroline made a beeline for the stairs, she needed to get away from everyone for a minute so she could calm down, unfortunately when she turned the corner at the top of the stairs she ran into her least favourite person.
"Hayley"
"Caroline, what are you doing back here? Don't you have someone else to bother?" Hayley spat venomously making Caroline roll her eyes "Why would I do that when you when you get so riled up when I'm here? Much more fun" she drawled sarcastically.
Hayley sneered "Seriously just go back to your god forsaken town and leave me alone." Caroline groaned and crossed her arms.
"I know this may come as a shock to you but you're not the reason we're here, in fact being around you is at the bottom of my to-do list" she spat back "then why are you here? Come to drool over Klaus? Pathetic much?" Hayley growled.
"Ok now you're starting to piss me off, I'm here on business and you shoving your nose in everything will just get in the way, you stay away from me and I'll do the same…I didn't come here to fight with you but if you start something I will end it" Caroline threatened, she didn't stick around to hear anything else, pushing past the brunette she carried on to the bathroom.
"God that girl pisses me off…ugh just shake it off Caroline you need to keep a clear head" putting her hands on the sink she stared into the mirror and sighed.
'stupid Klaus, I've got to stick to my guns and not let him get to me…as long as I keep my distance he can't pull any of that flirty crap' but even as she thought this to herself she knew it wouldn't make a difference, the connection she had with the hybrid was getting too strong to push away and they both knew it, it was only a matter of time before she exploded into an emotional mess and if Klaus is there then god knows what will happen.
Shaking her head Caroline slapped her cheeks 'I can't think like that, I've got to be strong…ugh I best get back and make sure Katherine hasn't jumped Elijah or something' turning around to walk out of the bathroom something caught Caroline's eye.
'Why the hell do they have two baths in one bathroom?'
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Walking back down the stairs Caroline heard voices' coming from what she assumed was the kitchen, turning the corner into the room her eyes widened at the close proximity of Katherine and Elijah, clearing her throat the two jumped apart.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything" she crossed her arms and leant against the door frame. Elijah straitened his jacket out and excused himself, Caroline couldn't help the cheeky wink she shot him as he passed her.
Katherine rolled her eyes, Caroline decided to ask what happened later and walked over to the other girl.
"Hey Katherine, should we ask about your body?" she spoke low, in case Klaus was nearby. "Yeah, the car smells like corpse and it's starting to freak me out" she shuddered and went to pick her glass of blood up.
"How can we talk to Elijah alone? Klaus is already annoyed at being out of the loop." Caroline asked even though she already knew the answer. Katherine smirked "Looks like your back to being a distraction for the big bad wolf."
"Fine, but you owe me" she sighed and walked out of the kitchen to find Klaus and Elijah engaged in discussion at the bottom of the stairs, summoning her courage she stepped forward catching their attention.
"Klaus can I talk to you in private?" she asked in a strong voice, he raised an eye brow but motioned up the stairs "Of course love, follow me" and continued up with Caroline following after.
"They're going to his bedroom aren't they?" Elijah turned around to see Katherine stood in the kitchen doorway watching them "It seems that way" he replied not taking his eyes off the girl.
She snorted but quickly focused her attention on Elijah "But anyway I need to talk to you about my body, it's currently in the back of Caroline's car, we need to preserve it somehow" she spoke quickly.
"Oh yes, I shall send a friend of mine to your hotel in a few hours, drive the car out of the city limits and she will do the spell, afterwards she is leaving immediately so make sure you get everything you need." He replied and took out his phone already typing a message.
"Thank you Elijah, I don't know how I can thank you for this" she said earnestly.
"I can think of a few ways, but for now just stay safe"
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"Your bedroom? You could at least buy me dinner first?" Caroline drawled when she stepped into the room, it was obvious it was Klaus's, his scent clung to everything and Caroline's breath caught in her throat, it was intoxicating but she made sure her face stayed neutral.
"Very amusing love, now what it is you wanted to speak to me about?" he smirked, she turned to him with a blank look "Ah yes, sorry I didn't realise you needed to lie down to have a chat" sarcasm dripped off her words but he could tell she was joking with him.
He chuckled "As much as I enjoy your wit is there something you needed?" he sat on the bed and patted the space next to him, she ignored his hint in favour of standing, she wasn't going to risk actually being on his bed with him. "I figured it was best we called a truce of some kind"
"A truce?" he asked with a raised eyebrow "Yeah, we are going to be plotting and scheming together so it would be best if we become allies" her tone was strong and held no room for discussion. Klaus gave her his usual half grin "I thought we already were love, I don't make a habit of sleeping with my enemies" he teased and grinned wider when she rolled her eyes.
"Shut up, you know what I mean" she spoke sharply "Of course love, a truce it is then" he stood back up and held his hand out. Caroline hesitated for a moment before taking it, immediately she gulped as sparks travelled through her hand, before she could pull away she felt herself being pulled sharply towards Klaus.
"although if you were my enemy you would be an exception" his breath ghosted over her ear and sent shivers down her spine.
Quickly stepping back she unsuccessfully tried to school her features "Oh shut up, seriously are you in heat or something?!"
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Walking back downstairs Caroline received a nod from Katherine to say she had finished speaking with Elijah, stopping at the bottom of the stairs she turned and addressed Katherine.
"Ok we should go get ready for tonight, we don't have long" Elijah looked confused at this and he glanced down at his watch "its midday? You don't need to be there till 8" he said in confusion.
"Exactly! That only leaves us 8 hours to shower, dry our hair, do our hair, do our makeup, choose what to wear, watch a movie, do our nails, eat some ice cream and chat about boys…it's a very complicated process" Caroline responded like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Um ok, well I won't keep you" Elijah said bewildered but he would never argue with a woman's logic, he's been around Rebekah long enough to know that.
Caroline nodded and was about to say her goodbyes when a thought struck her "Oh wait! I just remembered something!" she said turning to Katherine who looked back in curiosity.
"In the bathroom upstairs there's two baths" Katherine's eyes brightened and she grinned "That is perfect, let's go!" she grabbed Caroline's hand and started jogging up the stairs, only as an afterthought she called down to Elijah.
"Hope you don't mine us stealing your baths!" Elijah didn't get to respond before they were gone, he shook his head in bemusement.
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In the bathroom Katherine was getting undressed while Caroline started running the baths.
"Why are there two baths anyway?" the brunette asked while wrapping a towel around herself "Dunno, I forgot to ask but I'm guessing Rebekah had something to do with it" Caroline responded while taking off her own clothes and wrapping a towel around her body.
"Oh well, more fun for us" Katherine shrugged and started looking through the cabinets, turning she saw Caroline's curious look "I'll look for bubble bath, you go grab some wine" the blond smiled.
"Ok I'll be back in a minute" she said excitedly, 'it's very strange' she thought to herself, never in a million years did she think she would be here in new Orleans, in Klaus's house having girl time with Katherine…it was truly a strange predicament but she couldn't help but think she was having more fun now than she was in mystic falls, it just felt right.
Skipping down the stairs she made sure to keep a close eye on her towel which was knotted around her, she debated going back up and grabbing her clothes but decided she couldn't be bothered and continued to the kitchen to try and find the wine.
Klaus had been in his studio when he heard familiar footsteps skipping down the stairs, he frowned in confusion and got up to go investigate.
"I thought you had left-" his words escaped him at the sight before him, Caroline clad only in a white towel was reaching up into one of the higher cupboards to grab a couple of wine glasses, her towel riding up slightly revealed long porcelain legs that were sure to haunt his dreams, the towel gripped her body accentuating every curve and left very little to the imagination and Klaus's imagination was currently in overdrive.
Turning around Caroline pretended not to notice the look on his face "Oh hi Klaus, just stealing some wine, we'll be out of your hair soon" she picked up the wine bottle and started walking towards him her inner self was currently doing victory signs at Klaus's reaction, it was obvious he was in some way affected by her state of undress.
"I-um" he stammered making Caroline hide a smirk "Riiight…see ya later!" she said chirpily and strutted past him making sure to brush his arm and revel in the shiver she elicited from him.
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Caroline walked back into the bathroom to find Katherine already in the bath with bubbles almost up to her neck, she smiled and held the wine up earning a grin from Katherine, she poured the wine and jumped in the other tub.
"Right so the plan for tonight" she started taking a sip of her wine and turning to Katherine. "I say we go in looking hot as hell, find Marcel, you flirt with him seeing as he has a thing for you, try and get a date or something with him and then we get wasted" Katherine grinned.
"Sounds good to me" Caroline shrugs and they bring their hands out to clink the glasses.
Caroline smirked when she remembered something "So what happened with you and Elijah when I left? Don't think I didn't notice the victorious look on your face" she grinned.
Katherine smirked and simply raised an eyebrow suggestively "He won't know what hit him, when I want something I get it and right now I want that annoying gentleman of a man." Caroline grinned "He won't be able to resist, I see how he looks at you, by my guess he'll jump you by the end of the week" she winked.
Katherine snickered and downed the rest of her glass before filling it again.
"And what about you and Klaus? Quickie amongst the paint pots?" she teased with a smirk.
"Shush you" Caroline said jokingly "We talked…and then flirted, god that man drives me crazy" she whined and sunk down into the bubbles. Katherine let out a laugh "Welcome to the wonders of chasing an original."
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Walking into the club Caroline subconsciously pulled down her dress, she was wearing a low cut red dress which left very little to the imagination, Katherine wore a black dress with a high neckline but with a very low back, even Caroline had to admit they looked hot.
"Right there he is, let's go grab some drinks and try to catch his eye" she spotted him by one of the booths talking to a blonde, Caroline rolled her eyes 'he really does have a thing for blondes' she thought to herself while ordering a drink.
"Ladies, what a pleasure seeing you here" they grinned before turning around. "Oh hi Marcel, yeah we decided to have a girls night out seeing as things aren't exactly going to plan right now" Caroline said nonchalantly while sipping her drink 'c'mon take the bait' she hid her smile behind her glass when he replied.
"Oh? How so?" he asked, Caroline let out a fake sigh "Basically, have you heard of the Mikaelson's? Original vampires and all that?" she asked innocently, she saw his eyes harden "You could say I know them" he said cautiously. Katherine took her drink and motioned she was going to dance, Caroline nodded and turned her attention back to marcel.
"Well they stormed through our town, fucked a lot of shit up, killed a lot of people and then buggered off, believe me when I say they were the last people I wanted to ask for help from but I knew Klaus had always had a thing for me so as much as I didn't want to he was our best shot" she explained with a sour look on her face
"A thing?" he seemed interested now, keeping her features annoyed she replied "Yeah, pretty much from the moment he came to town he was trying to get with me" she said flippantly.
"And I take it you didn't like this" Caroline let out a sound of disgust "He killed my ex-boyfriends mum, my best friends aunt, how could I fall for someone like that?" she downed her drink and ordered another before continuing.
"But anyway I thought he might help us with our problem but he practically laughed me out of the house when he heard what it was, which leads us here, drowning our sorrows" she lifted her drink and downed half of it.
Marcel had a calculating look on his face, she could see the wheels turning behind his eyes. "I'm very sorry to hear that, maybe I can be of help?" he asked, his tone suggested he had bigger plans but she feigned ignorance "Oh I couldn't ask that of you, you hardly know us"
"That is true, maybe we can get to know each other better?" there was no mistaking that tone, she knew exactly what he would like to get to know better and she smirked. "I would like that" she replied huskily and laid a hand on his on the bar. They were suddenly interrupted by Katherine who stumbled over.
"Care! Babes I need girl time in the bathroom, this guy just smelled my hair and I need to talk about how creepy it was!" she slurred while dragging Caroline.
"Ok, ok!" she laughed and went to follow but was stopped by a hand on her arm "wait Caroline, here's my number, give me a call" he passed over a card, winked and watched as they left.
"What was that all about? I was actually getting somewhere" Caroline frowned when they entered the bathroom and crossed her arms, Katherine just shrugged immediately dropping the fake drunk act. "Always leave them wanting more, what happened anyway? I was dancing with some guy, wasn't lying when I said some creep smelled my hair" she shuddered and started fixing her hair in the mirror. Caroline explained what she and marcel talked about and Katherine nodded along without interrupting.
"ok I think I understand the plan but we need to tread carefully" she warned.
Caroline sighed "Yeah, and I know you're not going to be happy about this but I'm afraid it's time we told Klaus about you" she said in an apologetic voice.
Katherine's nose scrunched up "Don't worry, I knew we would have to soon but you're my meat shield, he won't hurt you" she smirked while Caroline giggled.
"He's not going to touch you, if he does I'll make sure this is the last baby he can ever have" she grinned devilishly.
"Wow I feel loved" she winked "Right enough of this, let's go get wasted!"
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stumbling out of the club laughing the girls had their arms around each other as to keep the other standing up.
Suddenly Caroline stopped in her tracks and spun the other girl around to face her "OMG I just had the best idea ever!" she exclaimed "Tell me!" Katherine excitedly replied.
"Let's go tell the boys how much fun drinking is" she slurred like it was the best idea she had ever had.
"That…is such a good idea! They probably don't know!" Katherine stared at the blond girl in awe "We are so good to them" she nodded while speaking.
Stumbling through the streets of new Orleans while drunk probably wasn't their best idea so they hailed a cab and climbed in the back, telling the driver where to go the girls decided the best way to pass the time would be to try and have a thumb war which ended in a couple of broken fingers and a lot of laughter.
Finally reaching the house Katherine handed some money over to the cabbie and they stumbled out of the car and up the driveway. Not bothering to knock Caroline opened the door and called out into the house "Boooooys! We're back with booze!"
Elijah and Klaus immediately appeared at the top of the stairs, Elijah in a white t-shirt and pyjama bottoms and Klaus only had bottoms on. The two stared down at the girls who were holding onto each other, taking note of their attire the boys quickly got rid of any thoughts that sprung to mind.
"Caroline? Elena? Are you drunk?" Klaus asked cautiously but the girls didn't seem to hear him, they were too busy staring in shock at Elijah.
"O…M…G" Caroline stood with her mouth hanging open, Katherine looked much the same. "I know, he actually doesn't sleep in a suit that is soooo weird! I thought there would at least be little ties printed on his jammies" she replied in shock.
"I know right…and I was sure Klaus would sleep naked" Caroline said as an afterthought.
Immediately the girls burst into giggles at the thought and Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation.
"You know this house is huuuge, how do they afford it?" Katherine's arms flew out and she spun round as if to demonstrate how big the house is. Caroline laughed and stumbled back when the other girls hand almost came in contact with her face "Klaus must pay for it from his never ending pot of gold that he keeps at the end of his own personal rainbow…like a leprechaun!"
As if on cue the girls burst into laughter again, Klaus felt his eye twitch 'A leprechaun? Really?' he thought to himself and jogged down the stairs, they needed to get to bed before they said anything else to piss him off.
"Caroline you-" but before he could continue she cut him off by putting a finger to his lips "Shhhh leprechaun" she whispered "Stop talking."
And her lips crashed down onto his.
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Hi guys! Sorry this one took so long, I came down with bad tonsillitis, I hope it all makes sense, I wrote some of it with a high fever lol xxx I didn't mean for this to be as long as this but it makes up for the long break :D
Thank you so much for all the support!
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