A/N: Hey guys, yeah... It's Vengeance again. I thought it was time for a Klaroline fic, so here you have it. Please let me know what you think as this is my first attempt.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries, or the Originals.
"Ugh," growled the blonde as she paced back and forth in her large dorm room.
"It's not that bad Care. It's a big city; you'll probably go the whole time without seeing any Originals, let alone Klaus." Elena tried to reason with Caroline as she sat crossed legged on her bed, watching Caroline pace. Caroline stopped mid-pace as what Elena has said, sunk in.
"You know what? You're right. I took this class as a chance to learn about the world, on my own. I won't let him ruin this. I'm going and that's final," she said it as if Elena had been the one trying to keep Caroline from going on the field to New Orleans. Elena didn't say anything, not wanting to give Caroline the chance to start overanalyzing anything and then change her mind and start the whole process over again.
Without wasting any more time Caroline pulled her phone from her back pocket and replied to her professor's e-mail, letting him know she would be joining the trip. With the first step set into motion, Caroline's mind finally hit into overdrive. "I need to start preparing," she said out loud, though not really speaking to anyone. "Care, you don't leave until Friday, it's only Wednesday, I think you have time," Even as she was speaking Elena knew that she was wasting her breath. Caroline wasn't listening to her; she was already busy planning on what she was going to wear.
Caroline didn't even seem to hear her friend. She already had her suitcase open on her bed and weather predictions for the next two weeks for New Orleans up on her laptop. She didn't even turn when she vaguely heard the door open and then close again with a click. She had to focus; she only had two days to get everything ready for an extended five day trip to an unfamiliar city with a Professor and group of students. She still had to e-mail all her professors and tell them she wouldn't be able to attend class as well as find a reliable note taker for both classes she didn't share with Elena.
Caroline felt like she was in the zone. She had a note taker for one of her classes already and she was reviewing possible options for her other class when a sound from her cell phone drew her attention away from her preparing and back to her dorm room.
Thinking it might be Elena, reminding her that she had a class or something, she rushed to pick it up. It wouldn't be the first time that Caroline would get so caught up in something that she would forget about everything else that was going on around her. Looking at the clock next to her bed as she picked up her phone, she noticed she didn't have her next class for another 45 minutes, too early for Elena to be reminding her. The name attached to the little text message bubble on her phone had her eyes opening a little wider. Definitely not who she had been expecting a text from, and she couldn't help but stare at the little message, only three words long, 'Good afternoon, love.' Caroline's mind was racing, why in the world was Klaus texting her? There was no way he knew she was going to end up coming to New Orleans, there was just no way.
Not in the mood to play games Caroline opened the message and quickly typed out a reply, 'What do you want Klaus?' she hit send and then placed her phone in her back pocket for easier access. At least if he decided he was going to continue to annoy her she wouldn't have to walk all around her dorm to pick up her phone again. She barely had the chance to get back to her laptop before she heard that little bleep again and she rolled her eyes as she checked her phone. Another eye roll accompanied as Caroline's head shake as she read the message. 'Just wanted to see how college life was treating you.' Caroline highly doubted that Klaus was just innocently checking up on her, making sure she was ok, she also doubted he would stand being ignored so she decided she would just humour him. 'It's fine. Minus the fact that our old roommate was drinking vervain water and was murdered by a vampire three nights ago.' Her finger was hitting send before she even realized what she had just typed out.
It wasn't that the message was overly strange, when you were a vampire living in Mystic Falls; text messages containing gruesome details were common. What was strange was the fact that she had just spilled all that information to Klaus, without even consciously thinking about it. She groaned as she realized what she had done. For all she knew this would cause Klaus to come down to the college and so some investigating. She really didn't need him in her life right now, especially not at the college when there were people who were connected to vampires and Elena's father. This whole thing was important to Elena and she didn't need Klaus her to mess things up.
There was a longer pause between texts that Caroline had been expecting, though she was ready this time. Her phone barely had time to get the whole tone out before she was swiping furiously. Caroline couldn't help the sigh of relief that escaped her when she saw that Klaus wasn't taking matters into his own hands. At least not yet. All he had typed was: 'Need any help?' Caroline couldn't help thinking it was a thoughtful gesture. Throughout everything he had always come to the rescue when she asked. He didn't kill Tyler, he actually even allowed him to come back. He saved Damon and he came all the way to Mystic Falls just for her graduation, and ended up saving them all from a coven of dead witches.
A small smile spread across her face as she typed out her reply. 'Thanks, but I think we have everything under control for now. Trying to keep a low profile, have a human college experience. Functional vampires and all.' Caroline tried to explain a little. She thought maybe if she could make Klaus understand, he would be less likely to ignore her and show up anyways. She had a feeling it was only a matter of time anyways, but she wasn't going to encourage his visit any sooner than it needed to be.
Caroline hadn't expected there to be anything following that text, Klaus was known to take things as rejection, though she didn't feel like she had really been rejecting him. Just putting him off until a later date? However she was surprised to hear her phone sound again. 'Very well. You know how to find me. Have a good day, love.' Caroline stared at them message a few moments, debating on whether or not she should reply. As she looked she noticed that she should have been getting ready for her next class. Her fingers raced across the screen as she started walking towards her book bag. 'You too, Klaus. Thanks.' Nothing special, but it was a whole four words more than what Caroline would have typed out before graduation.
Replacing her phone in her pocket, and a small smile on her face Caroline strolled out the door thinking it might not be so bad to see Klaus for a little bit while she was in New Orleans.