Chapter 10 Um.. about that

"So does this mean we are a couple now?" Caroline asked. Her head was propped up on her hand and her other hand traced little doodles on the sheet of her bed.

"Well last night when you said you wanted to talk about us, that's what I assumed," Klaus said.

She looked up from her doodling and into the hybrid's eyes. "Well I don't know. I mean what will my friends think?" she asked. She may have told Elena off the other night, it didn't mean she didn't care about her opinion. Or even Bonnie who would have gladly died if it mean killing Klaus. "What about Tyler?" she questioned herself out loud.

He loves her. Sure he bit her but it didn't weaken her feelings for him. It was Klaus's fault after all. Tyler was trying to fix himself now. He must really love her. Caroline didn't really feel like she was ready for that kind of love. That sacrificial love. With Matt he helped her become a better person. She was more patient and understanding of others. Now she was, for lack of a better word, with him. The bad guy. He took Stefan from her best friend… and her. Caroline still needed his help. Maybe Klaus was doing that for him instead. Being there.

"Can I ask you a question?" she asked solemnly.

"Of course. What is it, love?" he asked and placed a chaste kiss on her forehead. His palm brushed against the side of her head.

"Why me? I just don't get it. I haven't even been a vampire for a full year and you're like a billion. I think it's fairly safe to say that there is an age difference," she said.

"You're beautiful, exquisite is probably the better word. You've got spunk and you treat me unlike everyone else," he said.

"And how is that?" she asked, "how do others treat you?"

"Like a monster. They fear me like I am someone they can't relate with," he said. "But you," he said brushing his hand through her blonde waves. "You treat me like you would any suitor. You don't care what I am even though I could easily kill you," he said.

Caroline smirked, "Is that humanity I smell? Radiating off the great almighty Original hybrid?" she teased.

"Believe me, Caroline," he said. "It never went away," he clarified, kissing the side of her head.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"You can't really turn it off. You can only really push it away," he admitted.

"But what about like Damon and Stefan?" she asked, her innocence in her voice.

"I know what you mean about Stefan, but what is this Damon business, love?" he asked.

Klaus was well aware of what he did to Stefan. He forced his friend's, his brother's, free-will away and turned him into an object only built for the doppelganger's protection.

Caroline bit on her lip. "Well when I was human we 'dated'," she said and bent her arms up to put air quotes around the word dated. "He bit on me, and fed on me. Abused and used me," she said and looked away from Klaus's endearing, trapping, and concerned stare.

There was a quiet growl and she could feel the vibrations from her bed. "I'm going to kill him," he snarled. "I should have done it the first time I had the chance."

She placed her hands on the side of his face and tried to shush him calm. "It's fine. I'm fine," she said quietly and gently pressed her lips against his.

AN Sorry this took forever and was so short. I might have to go on hiatus and renew my Klaroline heart. I might be starting a Forwood one up soon.