Faithfully

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Note: Thanks everyone who Reads & Reviews :) Much appreciated!

Update: Thank you Laliela for translating my robotic French :)

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The sun started to set; the colors of brightness and dusk were meshing together in the sky. Caroline remained cuddled on Klaus, but kept her focus on the sky. "Look how beautiful it looks." Caroline breathed out in amazement. Klaus turned his head, and he knew what he'd be drawing next. His beautiful girl against this stunning setting, since he never got to give her his other drawing because Kol ruined that night this would be his second chance.

"Well, why are we still indoors? There's much to explore!" Klaus exclaimed enthusiastically. Caroline rolled off of him and the two went to get dressed. Klaus just picked his clothes up from the floor and put them back on, but when he looked over to Caroline to see if she was ready she was going through all her shopping bags. He knew this process itself could take another hour, so he quickly went in there and picked an outfit for her. Surprisingly he had very good taste in clothes. Caroline raised her brows at the outfit; it was a simple blue dress with a black belt. He picked up a peach colored jacket to complement the color, and in return she shot him another look. "What? I don't want to take forever, and you'll look ravishing in whatever you wear, so I'm just speeding up the process. You women take forever to decide." A smile spread across his face. He eyed Caroline who was still standing in front of him in just her lingerie, "Just put some clothes on." He said as he handed her the outfit and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

Klaus walked out of the room, and Caroline quickly changed. She looked and posed in the mirror and actually liked the outfit choice. She put on black strappy sandals and decided not to take her purse. She ran over and grabbed Klaus arm, tugging him over to the elevator. "Come on!" The two stood in the elevator and Caroline was fixated at the dropping numbers.

"Where are you so excited to go?" Klaus asked. He knew she had no idea where to go around here.

"I dunno, but that's why it's so exciting!" Their eyes locked and Klaus smiled after seeing the thrill in her eyes. Klaus knew exactly where he wanted to take her, and Caroline was going to have a ball doing so. When the elevator reached the lobby Caroline bolted out, not at vampire speed, but she ran pretty fast to the door making Klaus chase after her.

"Come along now, we have some sightseeing to do." Klaus offered his hand to Caroline, which she gladly took in her own. He looked around and didn't see anyone, so they ran with their super speed to another littler strip. This one though was full of tiny trinkets and native French items. "Shop for a little bit." He handed her some Euros and his one of his credit cards. "I need to run an errand." He kissed her softly and then was gone. Caroline was totally confused; he totally just ditched her for who knows what! She bit the inside of her cheek then went around the tiny shops and was mesmerized by all the different culture. She saw a postcard of an old bridge, and it reminded her of Wickery Bridge back home. She hadn't even thought of her friends since she decided to leave. She wondered if they wondered about her, but after their last reaction she didn't care. Caroline picked up the postcard and paid the elderly woman. She used one of the pens on that stand to write a postcard back home to everyone.

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Meanwhile, Klaus was off to visit his favorite jeweler. Klaus entered the man's tent, but always kept a keen ear for Caroline. "Thomas mate, are you still around?" A man around the same age of Klaus emerged from behind another curtain; he was skinny and had dark brown hair.

"Lord Niklaus, long time no see." Thomas held his hand out and the two shook. He had a French accent, but still spoke English adeptly. "How may I be of service?" Klaus reached into his pocket and gave him the diamond bracelet. The man laughed, "I remember this, this was some time ago, last I remember it was owned by some princess. You brought it to me to get it cleaned and perfected. What happened to it?" Thomas stared at the broken bracelet. "Better yet, who's it for?" Thomas winked at Klaus and went to the little work desk.

"It's for my friend." Klaus simply said. The man glanced and smiled, but didn't push anything. Klaus didn't have many friends, but he knew how to make the right acquaintances and allies. Klaus watched carefully as the man welded the bracelet perfectly back into one piece.

Thomas held up the bracelet, which looked like it never had been broken. He handed it to Klaus, "So are you taking this lucky lady to the bonfire tonight?" Klaus gave him a puzzled look and shook his head 'no'. "It's been sometime Niklaus since you've been here. Many new vampires have relocated here. Personally I find them a nuisance; they are attracting too much attention here this city. Besides that, they've been doing this weekly bonfire and one is tonight."

"Nothing is more annoying than new fledglings." Klaus scoffed.

"Well then I'm assuming this girl has some years on her." Thomas crossed his arms across his chest. Klaus looked down and laughed, "You're over a thousand years old your majesty, yet by that reaction I get that this girl is not over the age of hundred." Klaus continued to look down and made a face, "Fifty?" Klaus shook his head 'no'. He missed having a friend or acquaintance as he called them, so he let the man continue guessing. "At least ten years." Klaus laughed and wish he hadn't said his comment about new vampires. "Well then, she must be pretty special if she's that young and not annoying as you said."

"Oh she has her moments. Anyway I must be getting back to her. I don't want to go to this bonfire and I know if she hears about it, then I will never hear the end of it." Klaus bowed to his friend and was about to leave.

"Lord Niklaus, I must warn you to be weary. The newborns have been creating quite a stir. Hunters have been keener, and I feel as if tonight will be their glory." Thomas said in a dark voice. Klaus turned around to face him.

"Thank you friend." Klaus walked back over to Thomas and handed him a wad of Euros. "I know you have a wife of so three hundred years, and clearly you've been well off, but if you say things are getting bad here I predict you will be on the move soon." The man accepted Klaus's money and nodded.

"I've lived here in Paris for over five hundred years, only in the recent years have things got worse." Thomas looked at the amount Klaus gave him. In all his life he never got paid this much. Truly, Thomas was one of the few people who were not afraid of Klaus. He knew to befriend him rather than get on his bad side. Thomas knew that vampires do impulsive things, so he never held anything against Klaus. "Thank you sir, I am planning on moving to America, when you need me, I'll be in reach." Thomas said with a sincere smile and Klaus returned it.

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Caroline now had a few little shopping bags. They were full of handmade jewelry and trinkets. She was looking at another piece of jewelry when someone knocked into her with a bit of force, making her retaliate. It was just some French teenager that was around her own age. She pushed him forcefully and then he laughed, "vous aussi?" Caroline shook her head, not understanding a word. The boy put a finger to his mouth then had an expression like a lightbulb just lit up in his head, "Vous êtes Américaine?" Caroline heard him say America.

"I am from America? Yes!" Caroline smiled and the boy cleared his throat.

"You vampire? No?" The boy said with expectation; he pointed to himself, "I is too, see!" He showed Caroline his vampire face, and she pulled him to the side.

"What if someone sees you?" She scolded him quietly. He clapped his hands in excitement.

"Nobody knows. Come! We have bonfire tonight, many more of us." He pointed over to the Eiffel Tower's base. "It starting soon, you should come." Before Caroline could answer Klaus appeared before the boy. The teenagers face went from excited to frightened. Klaus sternly spoke fluent French, "Allez vous en, je ne veux plus jamais vous voir. C'est compris?" The boy frantically shook his head 'yes' and then dashed away from them.

"That wasn't very nice." Caroline turned to Klaus and folded her arms. "He was just inviting to this bonfire." Caroline kept a straight face, but then it turned into a huge smile, "Can we go! Please? It's right under to tower." Caroline was staring at him with her big blue eyes and a pouty face.

Klaus felt horrible, but he knew he had to decline her. "No." His tone was cold and quick. Caroline stomped her foot and looked away from him. She knew exactly how to weasel him to do what she wanted, and he knew her tricks, yet he obliged to her wishes just because. "Caroline it's not safe, alright, end of story love." Caroline didn't budge from her spot. "Let's just go."

"Since when is the bid bad Klaus scared about safety?" Caroline pouted and Klaus rolled his eyes.

"It's not mine I'm worried about." He walked over to her and ran his hand to caress her neck and cheek. "We can do something else."

"But I need to make friends that won't just die on me over time." Caroline really wanted to go; she would even go as far as doing water works to make him say yes.

Klaus knew a line to turn this around, but he didn't want to make Caroline feel bad, but it seemed to be his only option. "Caroline, I thought I would be enough for you." He stopped caressing her and could see that comment hurt her a bit. She reminisced all she gave up just to be here, just to be with him. He always did everything she asked or mentioned. Now she started tearing up because she was reminded how selfish she was being. "Sweetheart don't cry." Klaus felt guilty now and gave in, "Fine we can go, but only for a little while."

Caroline still had tears in her eyes. He was always so nice, and all she did was kept demanding things. Then again, when she was human she was quiet shallow at times, and now it was really showing. She went in and gave him a hug, "Thank you and I'm sorry, its just…you've been so kind lately, and I've been acting selfishly."

He patted her head and whispered, "It's okay love. I know it's not intentional." He kissed her forehead and then took her hand. Klaus knew that if anything went down at this bonfire he could simply defend Caroline and escape with ease. He just wanted to avoid the whole situation at best. Caroline finally was getting a break, and after his friends warning, she could be walking into another horrific event.

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Note: I'm like 99% sure that my French is wrong. Google translate only is so accurate. :p and sorry if grammatical mistakes.

I made Klaus have a friend :3 He lived 1000 years, he must have a few acquaintances out there in the world!

And being apart
Ain't easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh, girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully

-Faithfully ~ Journey-