A/N: Hey everyone! I cannot believe we are at 200 reviews! Thank you so much, I am so blown away by the support I have received for this story! This one-shot was requested by a reviewer! Enjoy!
Summary: 'Klaus and Caroline are co-stars who are secretly dating.'
Rating: K+/T
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Klaus jolted upright in bed as his phone rang from where it was in the pocket of his jeans. He groaned before untangling himself from the bed, he grabbed his jeans from the floor where he discarded them last night and continued walking towards his living room while slipping them on.
He groaned again as he saw his brother's name flash across the screen of his phone. Klaus loved Elijah dearly but his reason for calling at half 8 in the morning couldn't be good. Especially since he knew Klaus had a late shoot for his new movie the night before.
"Brother," he greeted as cheerfully as he could, "What can I do for you this early on a Friday morning?"
"Niklaus, have you seen the papers this morning? It's everywhere and everyone wants a statement from you." Elijah ranted down the phone and Klaus frowned. Newspapers? Statement?
"Elijah, slow down, what the hell are you talking about?" Klaus demanded. He was not in the mood for this, he would much prefer to go back to bed for several more hours.
Elijah sighed from the other end of the line, "Go and get the paper. Front page." He instructed simply.
Normally Klaus would argue at being bossed around. Elijah worked for him as his manager after all, he was not meant to be ordering Klaus around. However, whatever was wrong was clearly worrying him so Klaus decided to let it go for now.
He did as Elijah said and grabbed the paper from the porch of his townhouse before returning to his living room, folding out the paper to see the front page.
There in black and white was Elijah's problem.
IS LOVE IN THE AIR?
Klaus Mikaelson, 26, has been spotted out with his co-star, Caroline Forbes, 22, on a number of occasions. The pair, who met on the set of their new movie, seemed very close and according to witnesses seemed to be very much on a date.
One witness described the couple as "only having eyes for each other", while another said "they simply fitted together, they really looked amazing together. He couldn't keep his eyes off her."
So has the bad boy of Hollywood finally chosen to settle down? And with Hollywood's golden girl of all people? One things for sure, the pair are causing quite a stir!
Klaus stopped reading the article in question, instead focusing on the pictures that had been paired with it.
The first one was of him and Caroline walking down a New York street in the daytime. Caroline was in a floppy sun hat and a pair of denim shorts while Klaus wore a pair of light wash jeans and a Henley. They were talking in the picture, Klaus' hand around her shoulders.
The next picture was taken at night, Klaus was helping Caroline out of his car with a smile on his face. Caroline looked stunning in her green dress that showed off her legs, her hair curled and elegant. He was holding her hand and they looked very close.
The last one was by far Klaus' favourite. They were on the beach, taking a rare day off from filming, wearing appropriate swimwear. Caroline in her navy coloured bikini while Klaus wore a pair of black swimming trunks. In the picture Klaus had Caroline in his arms with her own looped around his neck. They were so close their foreheads were almost touching, smiling as they stared into each other's eyes looking like they were about to kiss.
"Niklaus, please for the love of God, tell me you are not sleeping with America's Sweetheart!" Elijah insisted pulling Klaus out of his thoughts.
"Don't be ridiculous, Elijah. Caroline and I are friends, nothing more." Klaus said after a moment. He cursed the press vehemently, why couldn't they find someone else to stalk for a change?
The statement wasn't exactly a lie. When he first met Caroline on the set on their movie shoot he thought they would hate each other. She was the good girl turned movie star from a small town while he himself had a reputation as the bad boy. Still the movie was set to be the biggest film released this year and both of them wanted it to be a success. They got closer as they practised their lines and did interviews to promote the film. Then everything reached boiling point as they filmed their sex scene for the film. Both of them got carried away and as soon as the director yelled cut they ran back to Klaus' trailer. Klaus found he had a connection with Caroline that he hadn't felt with anyone else before. She was beautiful and bubbly and she made him feel happier than he had ever experienced. No one could deny their chemistry, in fact they had even been nominated for an award for it.
"These pictures say differently. This is getting out of hand, you two are trending on twitter! And don't even get me started on the fan blogs!" Elijah said and Klaus had to try and hold back his laughter at his brother's tone.
"Elijah, let it go. By tomorrow we will be forgotten and someone else will be on the front page."
Elijah was silent for a moment, "Caroline Forbes in one of the most loved faces in film right now, Niklaus. I don't need to tell you what would happen if you hurt her."
Klaus felt his heart beat faster, "Well, it's a good thing we are only friends then."
"Indeed." Elijah replied but Klaus could sense his brother saw right through him.
"Make them leave us alone, you are better at communications than I am." Klaus growled.
"I will do my best, brother but you should try being a little more discreet if you want to keep this a secret."
Klaus froze, "I never said…"
"You don't need too, you don't think your own family can't see the changes in you?" Elijah cut him off.
"Thank you." Klaus said softly and he knew Elijah would understand the double meaning in his words.
"Niklaus, you might want to tell Caroline to stay with you for a while. The press is watching both your places like a hawk." Elijah advised and Klaus smiled.
"Will do, Elijah."
"And invite the girl to dinner on Sunday. We all want to meet the girl our brother is so taken with." Elijah ordered.
Klaus laughed then, "Of course, brother."
He hung up the phone with a smile tugging at his lips as he grabbed the paper, making his way back to his bedroom.
Caroline gave him a smile from where she sat with her back against the headboard, the covers pulled up over her body.
"Just friends?" She smirked at him as she bit her lip. Klaus sat on the edge of the bed and passed the paper to her. His lips found her shoulder as she read the article on the front page.
"What does this mean?" Caroline asked him gently.
Klaus smirked, "It means the whole world thinks we are in bed together."
"Well, they aren't exactly wrong are they?"
"They don't know that," he smiled at her as they kissed softly, "We are going to have to come clean soon though, we can't hide it forever."
Caroline nodded, "We have kept it a secret for 4 months." She reminded him with a hand on his arm.
"One more day wouldn't hurt anyone."
Caroline smiled at that and cupped his cheek, "And if the whole world does think we are having sex right now…" She kissed him again as she settled herself in his lap, "who are we to say they are wrong?"
Klaus smiled as he kissed her passionately, one hand in her hair while the other roamed her waist. He flipped them so he was above her and Caroline giggled at the sudden movement before their lips reconnected again.
Klaus briefly thought back to that article. Love was definitely in the air.
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