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Now without further ado...may I present "Apologies"
Caroline finally decided to make a deal with Klaus. If he apologized to Caroline's friends, she would venture to Tyler's and explain everything to him. She was avoiding him just as much as her friends were avoiding Klaus.
Over the last couple weeks, Klaus and Caroline bonded even closer, letting open about their past, their thoughts, and feelings. It was fascinating to be with a man as old as Klaus…he had so many memories and experiences that she couldn't imagine going through. And how he remembered all these thousands of memories was a wonder itself. She noticed he loved to talk about the 20s. It seemed to be full of pleasant memories, as a twinkle appeared in his eyes every time he spoke if it.
"Oh, you would have loved the 1920s Caroline. Girls were reckless…sexy…fun. They literally used to dance until they dropped," he let out a small laugh, softly twirling Caroline's hair. She had her head on his chest, taking in his hybrid warmth with her shivering naked body.
"Well, I hope you find the girls of this time just as sexy…" Caroline looked up at him with a cynical brow, which only made Klaus laugh again at how adorable she looked.
"Only a few," he replied, tapping her nose. "One of them happens to be my mate," he added seductively, flipping them over and kissing down Caroline's neck.
She could feel herself heating up and growing wet again, but she was adamant that she got what she wanted out of him.
"The 20s was when you met Stefan, right?"
He didn't slow down his movements, lightly taking a finger and tracing her breasts carelessly. He was trying to avoid the subject, clearly.
"Hmmm mhmm," he concurred, eyes still focused on her body.
"Were you two friends?"
He trailed his fingers away from her chest, heading down south.
Oh no you don't.
Now she flipped them, taking his wrists in her hand and gripping them above his head.
"Klaus, I would appreciate it if you wouldn't distract me when I'm talking."
"Why, was it working?" he grinned wolfishly.
"I asked if you two were friends…"
Realizing how serious she was, he relaxed, letting his mind open up to her.
He was my best friend. I had forgotten what it was like to have a brother. Someone other than my sister to confide in. When we were leaving, Rebekah wanted to stay with him…in my fear of loneliness I staked her, not waking her until
Why?
He made me love who I was. That perhaps I wasn't an abomination.
She titled her head to the side, looking down at the regret in his eyes.
And what happened with you two?
My father showed up. I made him forget all about Rebekah and me. He was the only real friend I had for a long time.
How sweet.
Don't mock me, Caroline.
I'm not mocking.
She laid down on him, cupping his face in her hands. "Klaus, it's never too late to mend up friendships. I mean, no offense, but you kinda failed by trying to make Stefan all ripper again, but maybe if you tried a different way. If what you felt for him was real then, why wouldn't it be real now?"
"He was a ripper when I met him. Much has changed about him since then, love."
"His soul is still the same. He's still the same friendly, compassionate, loving guy that he was back then to you. Oh, stop looking at me like that!"
He laughed, brushing his fingers through her hair. "Like you're adorable? Sweetheart, I just find it cute that
"Oh my god, you're so annoying," she heaved herself off his chest and raced into his walk-in closet, most of her clothes now resided everywhere on the floor.
"Now get up! We got a busy day in front of us and I won't have you distracting me any longer!"
It was quite a shock for the Salvatore brothers and Elena when a certain hybrid came knocking at the Salvatore boarding house. Especially without the accompaniment of a certain blonde vampire.
Elena was immediately tucked into the background. "What do you want, Klaus?" Stefan asked dryly.
"I want to apologize," replied Klaus, looking seriously at each of them.
Silence.
Klaus smirked. "Might we take this inside?"
Stefan mutely stood aside, letting Klaus walk past the shocked faces of Elena and Damon.
"Seriously, what's this about?" Damon snarled after another moment of silence. "I'm sure you haven't come over to share with us your discovery of the meaning of life…"
Klaus coolly ignored him, instead looking at Stefan. "Caroline suggested I should start with you, concerning our past and all. Anyway…Stefan," here he checked himself. "Stefan, I owe you a large apology…as your friend, which you still are to me. I should have never compelled you to become a slave, doing everything I said and turning your humanity off. It was neither fair nor right and I am so sorry. I'm sorry for hurting you."
Stefan slowly nodded, but still remained silent.
Next was Damon. "Damon, I apologize for attempting to kill you multiple times, including having my brother torture you. I also apologize for taking your brother away from you. I understood what it was like to lose a brother, and yet I ignored that feeling and acted that upon you."
"Kind of you," muttered Damon, taking a sip of bourbon.
And now the tough part…Miss Gilbert. He took a deep breath and tried to remember everything wrong he had done to her. "Elena, I cannot begin from a certain point, but I believe I should first say how very sorry am that you came into this world as my doppelganger. What bloody luck for you. Carrying on, I apologize for using you and your Aunt Jenna in my sacrifice. At the time, I put no care into your own lives. Now I know that you and your aunt were very lovely people and hardly deserved such a death. I'm sorry for taking Stefan away from you, for hurting those you cared about, and most especially for still haunting you to this day, even after you thought I had put you through the worst of it. You became a part of my creation for hybrids, which now I am unsure if I really wanted that."
He now looked at the three of them, still looking confused about this new and improved hybrid in front of them. "I'm not expecting forgiveness today, or even tomorrow. All I want is for you to at least accept what I have said."
Eyes shifted uneasily around the room, before Stefan hesitantly got up and walked up to Klaus.
"Stefan!" Elena said in shock, but Stefan held up a hand.
"I accept your apology," he held out a hand. Klaus gingerly took it and shook, smiling lightly before Stefan continued.
"But you've done enough killing and caused enough chaos in this town. I accept your apology, but I ask that you leave soon. Let us live our lives, be free again. That's all I ask."
Klaus grinded his teeth together. What they didn't understand was that he was sincerely telling them that he was done with them. He could live there forever more and no one would even notice him. He knew, however, that this would have to do for now.
He nodded. "It will be done. Thank you for your time," he finished, walking up towards the door. He suddenly spun around and pulling out a small package, placed it in Elena's lap. "For you…Caroline helped pick it out," he muttered. He was out that house in seconds.
She opened the package up slowly until finally she found a rather beautiful comb, arranged with small diamonds and made of a fine stone.
"What just happened you guys?" she asked the brothers. They could only give her a shrug and a dramatic hand. They had no clue what just happened.
At the same time, Caroline found herself sitting in the Lockwoods' living room, waiting impatiently for Tyler to return with the vodka. They needed to cool down their nerves.
She wasn't very surprised when he frowned at her at the door. Running off and then coming back with Klaus probably wasn't the best way to get him back on her side. He wasn't mean though, maybe rude, but not mean. And that was very okay by her.
"Kinda old, but I hope you don't mind," Tyler's voice came up behind her with a bottle of some stored alcohol.
She shook her head and let him fill up the glass. He sat down next to her and it wasn't long before the questions came up.
"Why'd you leave Caroline?"
"I…I was sick and tired, Tyler. I was sick and tired with Mystic Falls, school, our failures to "kill Klaus"…I was just so annoyed, Ty!"
"And why him? I thought….I thought you hated him, Caroline!"
"I did Tyler! I really did! But if you just really got to know him...he's so misunderstood and sweet. He'd do anything for me."
"I broke a sire bond for you," the edge in Tyler's voice was obvious and Caroline had to take a breath…now came the tricky part.
"Tyler. I'd have to be an idiot not to see how loved I am by you. And I'd have to be a bitch to not care about what you went through for me. It was brave and heroic and amazing. But Tyler…I realized something when I was away, that had nothing to do with Klaus. I realized that life here wasn't for me. That living so many of my future years in this town was going to be a torture for me. I need to move, Tyler. To run free in every city and listen to the music and look at the art…maybe even paint the art. And you? You love Mystic Falls! You couldn't live without it and can't imagine life without it and that's okay! Heck, some people never leave the town they were born in until they die! But I don't want that, Tyler."
She saw him clench his fists, but she was quick to grasp his hands. "Tyler, I love you. Not in the way that you want me to, but I do, I love you. And you love me. I know I've hurt you and I know I can't make our feelings change for the better, but Tyler…I just want to know that we can still be friends. Our at least accept each other. I couldn't bear it if you hated me."
He finally turned to look at her. Hurt, love, and anger in his eyes.
Caroline walked into the Mikaelsons' right as Klaus texted her.
Just was at Bonnie's home…going to Tyler's now.
Caroline could already see how that would go. 'Oh hello there old mate! Sorry to steal your girl and all, but how about a hug and some gin?'
Elijah was the one to get her out of her thoughts. "Oh Caroline! Thank God you're here! You must stop Kol!" His hand was on her wrist and was pulling her through the back halls before she could question him.
"Why are you suddenly acting like a drama queen?"
Elijah shot her a look, but entered a room to where Caroline found a rather hilarious sight.
Kol was sitting frozen in his seat, eyes staring transfixed at the TV screen in front of him. His hand was on the remote, pushing it on rewind.
"Oh great, Elijah! Caroline! You both are just in time to watch the Chamber of Secrets again with me! Bonnie told me this one was her favorite!"
Elijah grimaced. "The poor fool has been doing nothing but watch Harry Potter since you two left. Rebekah got out, but I have been forced to this prison, is that not right Kol?"
Kol laughed, still looking at the screen. "You know Elijah, your manner quite reminds me of that Snape character…so cynical, yet hilarious."
"Fix him now!" commanded Elijah, flashing away to his study.
Caroline rolled her eyes, sitting next to Kol as the movie continued to rewind.
"You know you can just press menu on the remote and it'll take you straight back to the beginning."
"Fascinating…" Kol remarked as the movie began again. "This century's play toys are amazing…oh you saw your ex today, right? How was it?"
"Not great…but not bad either. I've really hurt him…he has every right to still be mad at me."
Kol bumped his shoulder into hers. "Cheer up, darling. He'll get over it. And if he ever does try to hurt you in any way because of that anger, he will have me to answer to, got it?"
Caroline wished again that she had had a brother growing up.
"Got it," she replied, before the two of them sat back to watch the film.
Her mind was quite elsewhere though. She was at the Lockwood manor with her lover and ex-lover. And she hoped neither one ended up dead.
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