The Hybrid's Affection
Chapter Ten
They'd barely been given five minutes without Bonnie's presence when they were again interrupted by another uninvited guest, thankfully this one required an invitation to enter her house; something he had not been given.
The loud rapping on the door was brisk and determined.
"Yoo-hoo! Love birds" Kol's voice crooned loudly from outside.
Klaus clenched his teeth resisting the urge to slam open the door and plant a solid fist in his younger brother's cocky face.
Caroline, who had just ended a call to Elena letting her know Bonnie might need someone to talk to, frowned as she strode over and flung the door open to confront the younger original; Klaus close behind.
"What do you want?" Klaus snapped as the door opened and he glared at Kol with a clear look of promised violence.
Kol cocked a brow ignoring the obvious anger emitting from Klaus, "Now is that anyway to greet a guest?" Kol asked casually as he leaned a shoulder against the outside wall of the house.
Klaus growled under his breath in frustration.
Kol ignored him and gave Caroline a once over before smiling slightly, "I see you're looking better" he told her without a hint of sarcasm.
Caroline blinked at his words confused, the last time he had seen her...now she understood; he meant considering the last time he'd been in her presence had been when she tried to attack him after finding her dead...mother.
Caroline tried a casual shrug as if in agreement, personally she thought she must look how she felt, devoid, empty...lifeless.
Thankfully Kol didn't push for a verbal answer and finally returned his focus to his brother; "Rebekah's been hounding me wanting to know what we plan to do about dear old mother" he spoke seriously.
Klaus rolled his eyes. "You tracked me down for that?" he growled exasperated, "Tell her she'll know of my plan as soon as I have made one" he snapped.
Kol refused to back down on the issue, "Well time's ticking brother" Kol reminded him, "And being as thanks to someone present whom is to blame for my missing out on the last few centuries of my life...you know having had a dagger in my chest and all" Kol accused without hesitation, "I'd rather not waste time on coming up with a feasible fail-proof solution as to how not to die" he sarcastically drawled.
Caroline felt the tension between the two originals and thought it best not to interrupt, yet she knew if she tried to excuse herself from their life or death conversation all eyes would turn on her and that made her more uncomfortable; thankfully they didn't seem to mind the audience.
"I have already contacted someone who should be powerful enough to help spell her and blasted Finn out of our lives" Klaus growled with a glare. "There's not a bloody hell lot else I can do other than continue strengthening my number of hybrids to keep watch for them now is there?" Klaus asked with a slightly savage snarl.
Kol's expression gave away his sudden relief at Klaus's words, "Well why didn't you say so?" he sighed pushing himself away from his slouched pose against her house wall and smiling. "I'll let you two get back to...whatever it was you were doing" he said with a sly look; his tone clearly insinuating that he believed they had been somehow scandalous.
Caroline frowned at his obvious meaning.
Did he think they were some sort of item? Could that mean Bonnie thought the same thing? But that was ridiculous...wasn't it?
Even as she thought of how ludicrous such a possibility must surely be she realised as she looked at Klaus that there was something there...there deep down inside where her torn up mangled excuse for a heart rested; something that felt almost warm and fluttery like butterfly wings when she thought of him.
The panic returned tenfold with this new revelation, not because he was the enemy, not even because she should feel guilt over the fact she was still technically with Tyler, but because it felt so amazing and delicate and made her ache so terribly for more; for...more...of him.
"You should go" Caroline told Klaus quietly before Kol could leave her alone with him again.
Klaus and Kol both gave her puzzled looks, Kol's seemed more tentative as if worrying that what he alleged had caused her words, Klaus's expression was harder to decipher, his eyes were the only sign that he was upset while his brows had lowered in a half frown half scowl of frustration, confusion, and uncertainty.
"I have a lot of things to do" she shrugged trying to avoid straight contact with his captivating icy blues, "And by the sound of it so do you" she continued silently pleading for them to just leave.
For a moment it looked like Klaus was about to argue but finally she saw his reluctant acceptance.
Klaus had turned fully to face Caroline giving his brother his back and after sending a quick glare over his shoulder at the unwanted spectator, he knew he'd have to say whatever he did in front of Kol; which limited how freely he could talk.
"If that's what you wish" he murmured grudgingly, he gave her a long hard stare as if trying to assure himself of her mental and physical health and state of mind before joining his brother on the other side of the door, "Until next time" his words came across as more of a promise.
Caroline smiled lightly hoping she was giving off a carefree expression, "Ah...yeah next time" she echoed, "Bye" she closed the door slowly locking it and held her breath as she turned and made a beeline for her bedroom.
Thankful of her super hearing ability she listened to their footsteps and didn't let herself make a sound till she was sure they had finally disappeared.
Her breaths came uneven and shaky as she sat down on her bed in shock.
She liked Klaus!
Klaus!
Caroline shook her head unable to even begin to comprehend the how's, why's, or when's going through her muddled thoughts, "What is going on?" she whispered brokenly resting her head in her hands as she began to cry without warning.
Much later Caroline woke to the surrounding darkness of night and dried tear stains on her pillow. A vibrating buzzing sound which had been her reason for rousing from a peacefully dreamless sleep led her to her phone which was still on the hallway's dresser where she'd left it hours ago.
As she answered it and automatically said hello somewhere in her mind she peaked at the thought that it could be Klaus and she bit her lip half anxiously anticipating hearing his lightly accented voice on the other end,..."Caroline?".
..."Tyler?!"...
Author's Note
Hey thanks for reading, and thank you to all those reviewing and subscribing it really keeps me motivated :P Hope you liked my latest chapter and please tell me what you thought...And yeah here's a slight spoiler as if you hadn't guessed...TYLER'S COMING BACK TO MYSTIC FALLS, AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE HE HASN'T QUITE MANAGED TO BREAK THAT SIRE BOND! ...I SAID MAYBE!