Chapter Twelve: I think I might be having fun with Klaus
Caroline's POV
*In the car an hour later*
"Where are we?" I asked him. Apparently I fell asleep for a while.
"We're at the airport." He told me.
"The airport?" I asked him half asleep still.
"Yeah love, How do you suppose we get to The Andes from Mystic Falls? We very well couldn't drive there now can we? It is in South America after all." He said laughing a little at me.
"Oh wow really?...Well duh ok that was kinda stupid of me to say I knew where it is." Was all I managed to say to him before he started dragging me into the airport with our bags. Which we only had 3 bags with us & 2 of those were mine. Hey I am a girl after all, I need my stuff like my make up, shoes, girly things & of course clothes. I know I must sound stupid forgetting where The Andes were but I've never been anywhere outside Mystic Falls & plus I was half asleep a little bit ago.
"Come on Caroline let's go or we'll miss the plane sweetheart." Klaus called out to me as he was still practically dragging to the gate where our plane was.
"You know Klaus we are vampires we can just vamp speed to our plane you know." I told him.
"Then people would know what we are love." Klaus said acting so human it was weird for him.
"Good point." I said to him. I loved seeing this side to him...this was the side to him I was hoping to see while on this trip.
*A few hours later*
Klaus POV
"Caroline wake up love we're here." I whispered to her waking her up from the adorable sleeping position she was in.
I felt like a kid extremely & overly excited about this trip. I couldn't take it anymore waiting for her to fully wake up. I went straight to the window seat to look at the amazing view down below us. We were almost ready to land & all I could think about was how much I missed being here. I couldn't wait to explore the mountains with her.
"Caroline come on come look at this view love it's amazing." I said. She stood up to move to the seat next to me.
"Oh my god it's unbelievable...it's gorgeous." She said looking out the window with me.
All we could see for miles & miles were nothing but beautiful mountains with a little bit of snow at the top of each one.
A few minutes later we landed & got off the plane. There were cabins right across the street from the airport. So we got our bags & checked into one of the cabins.
"So what kind of cabin are we in?" Caroline asked.
"Don't worry love I got us one with two beds." I teased her.
"I wasn't worried." She said a bit annoyed with me.
"Yeah uh huh keep telling yourself that sweetheart." I said.
"Shut up & help me get my bags in my room please." She said. I smiled at her.
I picked up the first bag that was by the door & even though I am a thousand year old hybrid the bag was heavy.
"Caroline sweetheart what the hell is in this bloody bag your whole closet?" I asked her teasingly. Yeah I'm going to pick on her a lot on this trip because I love to see that beautiful smile of hers.
"No...just my essentials like my make-up, my clothes & my shoes." She told me with a smile.
"And you needed 2 bags for all that." I said.
"Yes Klaus I did." She responded a bit annoyed with me. I just put my hands up in defense & put her bags into her room, which was across from mine.
"I say let's go hiking I would love to show you the trail I told you about." I said as we were in her room while she unpacked her suitcase.
"You did bring the right shoes for some adventures right?" I asked with a big smile on my face. Just then a hiking boot came flying towards my head. I ducked down & it just barely missed the top of my head.
"Hey now I think you not to do that. I'm warning you love I'm a very powerful man." I told her.
"Uh huh sureee Klaus...Hey I'm gonna call Stefan before we go just so he knows where I am & that I'm okay." She told me which made my eye brows raise in surprise.
'Does she actually feel safe with me?' I thought to myself. 'Of course she does its me I mean I know I'm the oh mighty power Niklaus Mikaelson but still that makes me feel good.' I thought confidently to myself.
Caroline's POV
Klaus left the room so I could call Stefan.
Phone call:
Caroline: Hey Stefan
Stefan: Hey Care where the hell are you? We're all worried about you. You disappeared on us.
Caroline: Don't worry about me I'm fine...I'm actually in the Andes.
Stefan: The Andes?! What the hell are you doing in the Andes?
Caroline: Traveling...with uh friend.
Stefan: Caroline are you with Klaus?
Caroline: How the hell did you figure that out?
Stefan: Because your my best friend & I know you to well. Plus it's calm here in Mystic Falls, which could only mean one of two things. He's either dealing with hybrid business or he's with you.
Caroline: I had to I mean I owe him this much. I told him I would try to be his friend & give him a chance. So I thought what the hell...go on a road trip with him. He told me he wanted to show me one of his favorite places on earth so I agreed.
Stefan: Okay, just be careful with him I don't exactly trust him.
Caroline: Don't worry Stefan I know what I'm doing. I think I can handle him.
Stefan: Okay I'll see you when you get home by the way I'll cover for you at school & your mom.
Caroline: Oh crap I forgot about that. Thank you Stefan I'll see you in a few days.
After the phone call with Stefan I put my phone back in one of my bags & put my hiking boots on. I walked out of my room to find Klaus sitting on the couch.
"You know how to handle me huh?" He teased.
"Were you spying on my phone call with Stefan?" I said.
"No, at least I wasn't exactly trying to. I do have vampire hearing after all so I can't help but overhear certain things. Now on to what we were talking about before will you please answer my questions." He asked. I just rolled my eyes at him.
"Can we just go hiking now please?" I said.
"Whatever you say love let's go." He said smiling at me.
...Two hours later just before sunset in the mountains...
"How much farther do we have to go?" I asked him.
"I could have sworn it was around here somewhere." He said under his breathe.
I took out my cell phone to look at the time. It seemed like we were walking forever & it was getting a little dark out already. When all a sudden Klaus took my cell phone out of my hand.
"Hey! Give me that back!" I demanded folding my arms across my chest.
"You won't need it anymore while we're on this trip." He said holding it up in front of me. That's when I tried grabbing it from him & he wouldn't let me take it.
"Don't Caroline your going to make me drop it love." He said.
"Give it back then!" I yelled. Just then my phone came crashing down onto the rocks & broke.
"Are you freaking serious right now? Klaus you just broke my phone! What the hell is wrong with you?!" I yelled at him.
"It's not my fault if you would've listened you would still have your precious phone that's so important to you." He said in anger.
"Are you really mad at me all because I wanted my phone so I can help figure out where the hell we are." I said.
"Yes because not everything in this world is about the latest technology & making sure you always have it with you." He said.
"For your information I can live without my phone. I'm just mad because you broke it." I said.
"Really? Is that so?" He said.
"Yeah actually." I told him.
"I don't think you could last one night living the way I did growing up." He said changeling me.
"Well teach me then." I said while getting in his face.
"Hmm this will be fun. I love a challenge." He said smiling. I rolled my eyes at him again.
"What do we do first to make it like it was back then?" I asked him.
"First off let me call Elijah to tell him we're gonna be without cell phones for a while. Meanwhile you could turn off all the lights." He said.
"Ummm ok." I said.
"Well, cell phones weren't even invented back then. Not even close...actually PHONES weren't around at all then." He said.
"I know that! I may be a blonde but I'm not stupid you know!" I said annoyed at him.
"I wasn't implying you were sweetheart...I would never say that about you. In fact I think you are the smartest women I've ever met." He told me in a very serious way with a very serious look on his face.
"You're always such a charmer. Now go make your phone call hybrid boy." I teased him.
Klaus POV
Phone call:
Klaus: Hello big brother.
Elijah: So how is my little brother & the girl he won't admit to being in love with?
Klaus: Haha...I didn't say that.
Elijah: Well you didn't disagree with it either.
Klaus: Let's get back to why I called you in the first place.
Elijah: Like I said avoiding the obvious...so tell me why did you call me to begin with?
Klaus: Well Caroline thinks she can last one night without her phone & live the way we used to when we were children.
Elijah: Ah! So Klaus is being Klaus wanting to prove he's right yet again.
Klaus: I just wanted to tell you we would be without cell phones for the rest of this trip. I thought I'd let you know that just in case you call & I don't answer & you think something is wrong.
Elijah: Hmmm have fun little brother.
Klaus: Shut up Elijah.
Klaus could hear Elijah laughing as he hung up with his big brother.
"What was that about?" Caroline asked me.
"Nothing my big brother is a pain in the ass that's all." I told her.
"What happened not that I care?" She said trying to act like she really had no interest.
"Not your concern love, don't worry about it." I told her mentally slapping myself in the head. 'Maybe Elijah was a little bit right after all but he nor anyone else has to know that.'
"So where do we start?" She asked me.
"Well we can start by turning off all the electricity in the house & make a fire in the fireplace." I told her.
"They had houses & fireplaces back then?" She asked teasing me.
"Yes sweetheart we had houses & fireplaces back when I was a human. You know I may be old but I'm not as old as a dinosaur if that's where you're getting at." I said teasing her back.
"Sorry." She said genuinely sorry for teasing me, which she didn't need to be because she didn't hurt my feelings or anything.
"Your forgiven...this time." I said teasing her.
"Oh thanks jackass." She said while turning off the lamp next to the couch.
"So what now?" She asked me.
"We could play a board game or card game? I'm sure that's around here somewhere." I asked & said.
"Ok although I'm not playing strip poker with you or truth or dare for that matter." She told me & I laughed.
"Ohhh but that would be so much fun to play." I said while she gave me the 'will you shut up' look.
"Very funny Klaus now shut up & help me find the board games that are somewhere around here." She said with annoyed tone in her voice.
*20 minutes later Caroline found the board games in the hallway closet by her bedroom*
"I found the board games." She called to me.
"Oh ok which one do you want to play?" I asked her.
"Well the only one that's here that I know how to play is backgammon. Which by the way let me tell you I'm pretty damn good at." She told me.
"Ok but just so you know I'm also really good at it." I teased her.
"You wanna bet hybrid boy?" She said completely shocking me for a moment.
"Yeah actually I do let's make things a little bit more interesting." I told her.
"Ok what would you like to bet?" She said with a nervous smile on her.
"If I win you have to sleep in the same bed with me every night for the rest of the trip...& I promise you I won't try anything with you I swear." I told her. I honestly didn't want anything of that nature from her at least not right now.
"What if I win?" She asked me with her across her chest.
"I'll do whatever you want me to do for the rest of the trip. I promise." I said.
She looked at me up & down for a minute then gave me this unsure look.
"Ok you have a deal but no touching me while we are in the same bed. You got that hybrid boy! That's if you win that is." She said while pointing her finger at me & I just smiled at her.
"As you wish love." I said with a big smile on my face.
"Ok now you sound like Wesley from Princess Bride...please stop hybrid boy." She said & I smiled at her.
"I think I can really get used to you calling me that." I told her.
"Anyway let's start playing the game already." Caroline said a little annoyed with me, which I actually found adorable.
*An hour & 2 games later*
"Looks like I won the bet hybrid boy." Caroline said excitedly with a confident look on her face.
"You do realize I let you win right sweetheart." I told her.
"Yeah right hybrid boy I beat your ass...twice in a row. You just don't wanna admit it because that means I get to be in control of you for the rest of the trip." She told me proudly.
"Oh I don't mind you being in control. Actually I think I might like that a lot." I said with a big smile.
"Nothing gets to you does it?" She asked curious to know.
"When you lived with someone for almost a thousand years, who has hated that you're even alive, you get used not letting things get to you." I told her.
"Klaus I'm sorry you had to go through that...I can't believe he did what he did to you...no one should have to go through that..." She told me touching my face.
I took her face in my hands & caressed her cheek.
"It's ok love it's all in the past & Mikael is dead rotting in hell where he belong." I started to get angry so I pushed her away from me.
"Hey Klaus...no...please don't push me away...let me in. I'm here. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. That's why I'm here I want to get to know you...all of you." She said holding up my face to hers.
I have to admit that it felt so good to know someone, other than my brother, wanted to actually be here for me.
"No one has ever shown me this much kindness. Thank you Caroline." I said holding her hands that were on my face.
"Yet sometimes you feel like you can't trust me because of your past. Well let me tell you something I'm done being the pawn in my friends little game to hurt you. I don't want to do it anymore. Its my time to decide whose side I should be on & not let it be chosen for me." She said very confidently to me.
"Just when I think there isn't anything else that could make me fall for you anymore there you are surprising me again." I said to her while I had my hand on her cheek.
"Klaus can I ask you something?" She asked me.
"Of course. You can ask me anything." I said.
"You never answered my question...what was that vision you showed me...I mean how were you able to show me that? I don't get it because honestly I think it's really cool." She asked me.
"Well my mother is a witch so that makes me part witch. I just don't want use my powers well except for my visions I'm able to show people. Esther taught me how to use my visions. There are sometimes where I can control who sees them & other times I can't control it. It all depends on my mood & my emotions. You see if I want you to see a vision from my past...let's just say...all I have to do is touch your face or hand & focus on what I want you to see. You just have to be open to it." I told her.
"Do you think you can try to show me something now?" Caroline asked me.
"Anything for you sweetheart." I said.
*Klaus shows Caroline the first time he saved her*
"That was the first time we met when you first saved me." She said smiling at me.
"Yeah I wanted to show you something special...I wanted to show you something good." I said.
"Ok who are you & what have you done with Klaus Mikaelson? The almighty hybrid bad ass that everyone fears or is supposed to." She said laughing.
"So now you think I'm a bad ass huh?" I said.
"And apparently really cocky and full of himself too." Caroline said laughing.
"I love your laugh Caroline." I told her very serious looking right into her eyes.
"Thanks." Awkward silence fell between the two of us for a little while.
"Well I think I should go bed its getting late & I'm kinda tired." She said.
"As you wish sweetheart." I said awkwardly with a smile on my face. All of the sudden I felt a bit nervous.
"Hey Klaus." She said.
"Yeah love." I said with a smile.
"You can stay in here if you want tonight." She said. I can tell she was a little nervous but I can also hear in her voice that she was sure.
"If that's what you want love I'd be happy to stay." I said with a smile.
"No funny business though we're just friends. I'll be right back I'm gonna go change into my pj's." She said as a matter of fact.
"I promise." I told her.
Caroline came out of the bathroom looking more beautiful than I had ever seen her. It wasn't like she put on anything sexy like lingerie or something. She had a tank top on that had tie dye different shades of blue & matching pants. She looked incredibly beautiful at least to me she did.
"What are you staring at?" She asked looking confused which I found adorable but would never admit it to anyone.
"You...you look so beautiful, love. I just can't help but stare at you." I told her not being able to keep my eyes off of her.
"Klaus it's a tank top & pants it's not like I'm wearing lingerie or something." She said not understanding how beautiful she is to me.
I wish she would. I wish she would see herself as I see her. We both got into bed.
"Good night Klaus." Caroline said cuddling up next to me & gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Good night sweetheart...sweet dreams." I said as I watched her drift off to sleep.
Come on Klaus get grip of yourself. What has suddenly gotten into you? She'll never fall in love with you. You hurt to many people in her life for her to let herself get that close to you. You should be happy at least she's willing to try to be friends. You'll never get anything more.
...2 hours later...
After Caroline drifted off to sleep my mind kept thinking of all the ways I've hurt her in the past. I kept thinking about how much I didn't deserve anything from her not even her friendship. So I got out of bed as fast as I could so I didn't wake Caroline up & packed my bags & left leaving a note for her when she wakes up.
(I'm sorry I don't deserve you sweetheart. I've made sure that one of my hybrids will come tomorrow afternoon. You can leave whenever you want this your trip. I understand after this you may never want to speak again. That would probably be for the best. I'm sorry I just don't feel worthy of your friendship or anything else from you for that matter. Good-bye Caroline.) I left on her bedside & left.