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Hello, my lovely readers. It is time for more CarolinetVS. It's time for Care to have a little R & R but will Klaus let her relax? Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Dream or Reality?
It was Thursday night and Caroline had escaped from the men who thought they were training her, for a night of relaxation with her friends. Caroline, Elena, Bonnie and Matt were sitting in a booth at the Grill having a night of normal teenage fun. Unfortunately Caroline could not get into the festive mood. She kept staring at Elena and Bonnie.
For some reason she expected Bonnie to produce a broom, run out of the Grill and to sail into the night. As for Elena, she expected the Grill to be attacked by vampires, who were working for Klaus to take the teen off to be sacrificed.
"Caroline, are you okay?" She turned to look at Matt, who was sitting on her right.
"Yeah. Of course. Why?" Caroline giggled, nervously.
Matt shrugged with a grin. "I don't know. You just seemed stressed. That's all."
Caroline leaned back in the booth. "I'm just preoccupied. There are a lot of events to coordinate and we are starting to have real homework and we have that test on Jane Eyre which I still haven't read. Then Tiki and I were having an argument about what kind of swimsuit she should wear to the carwash."
Several minutes into her own chatter Caroline had stopped listening to herself. Since the incident on Saturday Damon had been sleeping in Caroline's bed with her. The first night she had freaked out. What if her mother came walking in on them? She would ground Caroline for the rest of her life.
Damon had nodded along as Caroline ranted. Then he had explained that he had compelled her mother to stay out of her room and that if she saw Damon that he was a good friend of Caroline's. That there was nothing unusual about his staying the night. Caroline was unsure. She was really unsure when Damon had made himself comfortable in her bed and waved for her to climb in with him.
In the end Caroline had pulled the covers up and tucked them around herself tightly. Damon had put an arm around her shoulders and told her to get some sleep. She had thought that she wouldn't be able to sleep with a vampire she did not trust in her bed. But then Damon decided to sing her to sleep and something about his voice put her out.
The next morning Caroline had woken up and Damon informed her that he had gotten nothing out the experience, other than a little bit of drool on his favorite shirt. She already knew that, because she had not dreamt of Klaus or anything. They tried again the next night. Nothing. Caroline suggested that maybe it had stopped.
That was not what Damon thought but he didn't share his theories. They continued the sleepover every night until this Thursday. This would make it night number six. Although Caroline was now getting some sleep, she wondered how long things could stay this way. Would she have Damon in her bed for the next ten years of her life? She didn't think so because he and Elena seemed to be growing closer.
Damon and Elena were becoming inseparable. Caroline wondered how long that would last after Elena found out that her new boyfriend drank human blood rather than vegetables to stay healthy. Caroline shook her head, shaking off the thoughts of despair. There was enough horror in the world.
Bonnie was speaking now. "I have to tell you all something about myself and you're probably not going to believe me but I have to just say it." She took a deep breath. "I'm a witch."
"Whoa." Matt said. "So, you do spells and stuff. You're not going to turn me into a frog or something by accident, are you? I don't think the coach would like that much."
Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Thanks for the support, Matt."
"I'm sorry, Bonnie. It's actually kind of cool." Matt leaned forward trying to catch Bonnie's eye. "So, what can you do?"
Bonnie thought about it. "Right now. I can float stuff."
"Okay." Matt looked for something for Bonnie to float and pulled out a copy of Jane Eyre from his backpack. "How about this? Can you float this book?"
Bonnie looked around the Grill. "What if someone sees?" But her eyes were sparkling.
"No one is looking." Matt informed her.
Bonnie nodded, looking around again. She began to chant softly and then the book began to rise slowly from the table.
Suddenly, Vikki appeared at their table. "Do you guys need a refill?" Then she noticed the floating book. "Oh, man what was in that weed?" She walked away while Bonnie stopped chanting and the book fell back to the table.
That was when Caroline heard her name being called. She looked at her friends, who were talking animatedly about Bonnie's new powers. They wanted to know what else she could do.
"Caroline." The voice said again.
Caroline looked around her. "Did you guys here that?" She asked her friends.
"Hear what?" Elena asked.
Caroline shook her head. "Nothing. I need to get home. I have homework to do." Her friends said good-bye and Caroline slid out of the booth. The voice continued to call her
name. "Caroline." She began to move faster out the door and through the parking lot to find her car.
Then she saw him across the street. He wasn't dressed the way he had been in the only picture Caroline had ever seen of him. He was dressed in modern clothing. But she would know him anywhere. He was watching her as she stopped mid-step. "Caroline." He called to her.
Without thinking about what she was doing Caroline crossed the street and began to make her way over to the bench he was standing in front of. When she was standing right in front of him, she began to shake. She was surprised to see tears glistening in his eyes. One began to trail down his cheek and she reached out and brushed it away.
Caroline gasped. Somehow she thought it was another dream or maybe even a fantasy. But this felt different. Touching him. It was both familiar and strange. Without another thought she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. The familiar feeling of his hands sliding around her, pressing her body to his so that there no room between them, felt strange.
Pulling away, Caroline rested her head on his chest. "You died. You died in my arms, love. That was the most painful thing I believe I have ever experienced." Klaus held her tightly to him. "I tell myself that it was a dream. That I will see to it that nothing will ever touch you. Not so long as I walk this earth, Caroline, and I have walked this earth for quite some time."
Caroline pulled back to look at him. "I want to go. Now." She grabbed his hand and began heading in the first direction she could think of.
"Where are we going, love?" Klaus seemed amused by the young human, who held his hand and was pulling him along with her.
"You'll see," was all she said in reply. They stopped abruptly in front of a house. Klaus smirked. This was Caroline's home. She unlocked the door quickly. He stepped in behind her. Caroline looked around to make sure that Damon wasn't hiding in the closet and then she waved for Klaus to come into her bedroom.
"This is a nice house, love. A bit small for my tastes though." Klaus was looking around with his fingers laced behind his back. When he looked over at Caroline she was lighting candles. He was amused. 'Humans and their rituals.' There was not much about humanity that interested Klaus anymore. He had been a vampire for far too long.
When Caroline walked over to him and pushed his jacket to the floor, pulling his shirt over his head, Klaus found himself pondering the frailty of this girl. He could kill her before she could blink. Every instinct in him told him to drain her. To turn her. To make her his forever.
Caroline had no idea what Klaus was thinking at that moment. She was too interested in getting his belt off. Klaus placed his hands over hers. "Caroline, we have all night."
"No, we don't Damon will be here soon." She pulled his belt off and reached for the button of his pants.
Klaus grinned down at her. "As much as I appreciate the enthusiasm, we have all night. The elder Mr. Salvatore has decided that he needs to sleep in his own bed for the night."
Caroline looked up at him. "You didn't hurt him? Did you?"
The look of concern on the girl's face made Klaus irrationally jealous. 'Maybe he should have,' he thought. "No. I did not. I merely suggested that he had too much to drink and that he might want to go home and sleep it off. And that he would feel better tomorrow morning after the time you will have arrived at school."
Caroline smirked at him. "And how did you do that?"
Klaus took her face between his hands. "I have my ways. Now, I did not come here to talk about the delightful Damon Salvatore. I came here to be with you. We need to talk."
Frowning, Caroline allowed Klaus to lead her over to the bed. He sat down and pulled her down beside him.
"I have… what would you call them… people… perhaps, who look into things for me." Klaus laid down on the bed and pulled Caroline on top of him. She rested her head on her arms. "These people who look into things, inform me of various activities of individuals around the world. You could say that I am a bit paranoid but over the years I have made many enemies. So, you see, I was a bit surprised when I was informed by one of my sources that you were being trained as the secret weapon of the Salvatore brothers. That they want to use you against me."
"You plan on sacrificing Elena." Caroline's frown deepened. "I can't stand by while you kill one of my friends, Klaus."
Klaus stroked her back. "Yes. I know that, sweetheart. Nor can you fight me. I will win."
Caroline sat up and moved away from him. "I am not going to just sit by while you do this. It's wrong, Klaus."
"I have no other choice, Caroline." Klaus sat up and jerked her to him. "I think we have conversed enough for one night." He tugged her shirt over her head and laid her down.
This was the last possible thing that Caroline should be doing. She was literally sleeping with the enemy as Klaus's lips trailed down her neck, down her chest, over her stomach making her back arch as his hand went down to unbutton her pants. Unzipping them he tugged them off and began to kiss her legs. Her hands found the button of his pants without looking. She moved his pants off as his lips moved back up to find hers.
The next morning Caroline felt more relaxed than she had in some time. Her body had a dull ache but she was content as she rolled over and found an empty spot where Klaus had been sleeping. There was a piece of parchment on the pillow. She picked it up. It was a drawing of her sleeping. At the bottom it said:
I will see you again soon.
Klaus
Caroline got up from her bed and placed the parchment in the bottom of her dresser. She closed it firmly with the resolve that she would find a way to keep her boyfriend and her best friend. She was Caroline Forbes and when she wanted something badly enough she usually got what she wanted.
Good luck, Care! Next week we'll see some fallout from Caroline's nights with Klaus. So, stay tuned.
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Love,
LL
