Author's Note : Sorry for late update, college is killing me. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Next update will up be tomorrow or if not, latest by Wednesday ^^ Again, I'm sorry for any typos, haven't edited it yet.
Chapter 7
When Caroline woke up she couldn't find Klaus anywhere in his house. She wanted to talk so many things with him, about everything, but especially about last night. She could still feel the sweetness of his lips in hers, so Caroline waited for an hour, two, three, but Klaus didn't show up. 'Where could he have been?' Caroline asked the question million times in her head, and the only answered she could find was Elijah's house. She decided to head there; after all being alone in such huge mansion could kill her sooner or later.
As she was about to get out from that place, she heard a voice behind her,"Excuse me, Mam." The maid spoke, she was carrying a large box in her hands, "Sir Niklaus has made a clear order not to let you leave house." Caroline couldn't help but rolled eyes.
"But where is he? And I can't just sit here for the whole day."
The maid smiled softly, "I'm sorry, Mam. I don't know where Sir Niklaus is, but he said that you shouldn't leave the house until he gets back to bring you to the ball." The maid handed the large box to Caroline.
Caroline was confused, "What? What ball?" she asked and took the box from the maid.
"I don't know, Mam. If you need help in getting ready, please call me. I believe Sir Niklaus will be home soon." The maid said and left Caroline wondering with the large box in her hands. Caroline brought the box with her to the couch, she put it down. She smiled to herself as she opened it. A beautiful ball gown was rested inside the box. Klaus always provided her with a dress, something never changed.
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"You look beautiful, Mam." The maid said.
Caroline glanced at the figure in the mirror; she couldn't believe that the figure was hers. She was enveloped with beaded black and purple strapless gown with two large white flowers circling her waist."Thank you, Beatrice." she blushed.
"Sir Niklaus is already waiting downstairs." Beatrice said and escorted her out of her room.
Caroline saw Klaus was already standing beside the stairs. It wasn't the first time she saw him in suit, but there was something else in him that made her nervous. If her heart was still beating, she would get heart attack. Their eyes met when Klaus looked up at her, at that moment Caroline couldn't feel her legs anymore, actually she couldn't feel anything else, and it was just him standing there and waiting for her.
Thankfully Beatrice was there to help her walked down the stairs, Caroline couldn't take off her sight from him. As Caroline reached downstairs, Klaus took her hand and place a soft kiss on the top of her hand."You look beautiful as always, Caroline." he whispered.
Caroline looked down, smiling and blushing. Klaus circled her arm in his and escorted her to the limo that already waited outside.
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Marcel's Mansion
Candles were lit everywhere, illuminating the beauty of room. Marble statues were lined up around the corner. The place seemed to be like an old castle with all the stone ornament of the walls and it was crowded by vampires and humans, mostly vampires. Klaus was still standing by her side, which made her relaxed instantly. They took a step forward through the doorway, but their path was soon blocked by a dark-skinned guy. He was wearing the same suit like Klaus. "You must be Caroline Forbes." The man spoke. Caroline confused how he could know her while she didn't even know him. Klaus was pretty much calm beside her, which made Caroline guessed, the man might be his friend. "I'm Marcel." he introduced himself. Caroline nodded, she had asked Klaus about the ball on their way there, and Klaus had mentioned about Marcel and about his 'friends'."I apologize for what my boys had done. They were protective, as you could have guessed." he grinned, "Come inside, enjoy the party." he wanted to escort her but Klaus made a gesture implying 'I got this.'
A soft music welcomed her in, there were people dancing on the hall, and in between the people her eyes caught Rebekah and Elijah were standing on the corner, both were holding a champagne glass. "What are they doing here?" Caroline asked Klaus.
"They are invited." he answered simply. His answer wasn't satisfied her. Rebekah and Elijah didn't seem like guests, they were acting different. Klaus seemed to notice her uneasiness. He stepped forward and held out his hand toward her."Can I have a dance?" Klaus asked, stopping her thoughts about what Rebekah and Elijah were up to. Caroline looked at him for a moment, she smiled softly and nodded.
Klaus took her hand gently and brought her to dance floor, blending with other humans and vampires. The instrumental that played was soft and romantic, but Caroline couldn't recall if she had heard it somewhere before. Klaus circled his arm around her waist and brought her closer to him as they intertwined their fingers. They moved rhythmically with the music, Klaus spun her in between their dance. The dance consisted same movement that repeated over and over, speeding up as the pace of the music increased. As the dance became faster, laughter and smiles broke out over the crowd. Caroline twirled around Klaus, in perfect pace with everyone around her. Just when she thought the dance couldn't get any faster, the music ended and everyone bowed and clapped.
"You are fantastic dancer, Caroline." Klaus said.
Caroline beamed and smiled in curtsey,"Well, I happened to be—"
"Miss Mystic Falls. I know." Klaus cut her and chuckled. Caroline laughed with him.
Someone tapped lightly on her shoulder and Caroline turned to see Marcel was standing in front of her." Caroline, My I have the honor of the next dance?" he asked with his trademark grin.
She threw an uncertain look over her shoulder at Klaus, who nodded in return. She shrugged and placed her hand in his as they prepared for the next dance. Klaus walked out of the crowd to his siblings.
The music started again. It sounded low and sad. It was an odd change, considering the melodious music that had played before. The dance began and the couples stepped toward one another, coming close but not touching. Caroline was locking her eyes in Klaus, who seemed to be having a serious conversation with Rebekah and Elijah. Caroline frowned.
"I see that you and Klaus are…close." Marcel said.
"That's not true." She lied quickly.
Marcel laughed and stepped forward as everyone did the same, he took her hand in his hand, "Being vampire doesn't make you better liar." Caroline didn't say anything."Klaus hasn't been himself for the past hundreds years. I heard it was because of her." Caroline looked up at him. 'Her?' she repeated in her head. 'There was another girl in Klaus's life?' Even the thought made her jealous. Marcel seemed to notice it."But don't worry, you are here now. The only thing I can see in his eyes is you." he grinned. But that didn't make Caroline feel better.
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Author's note : Any guess who that girl might be?
