Hey, guys, just thought I'd update my one shot series. It's another random AU. Thank you for the great reviews! You're awesome!
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
You wanna be loved
You wanna be loved
This feels like falling in love
Falling in love
We're falling in love
Forbes House...
The moon shone brightly in the sky above her as Caroline sat on the roof of her house, gazing up at the stars. For some reason, she couldn't sleep, so, deciding not to try and force herself to sleep by counting sheep or drinking warm milk, Caroline decided to let Mother Nature soothe her, which led her to climbing up onto the roof. The breeze felt good against her skin and it played in her hair, the strands catching in the moon's light.
It was while she was up here that Caroline sensed that she wasn't entirely alone and when she looked over, she saw Klaus sitting next to her. Did he have to do everything she did? She had to admit, he was rather scrumptious, his bare chest looking like it had been sculpted by the angels themselves. Shit, it's got to be illegal to be that hot, she thought. And since I'm the daughter of a sheriff, that's definitely saying something.
Clearing her throat, she said, "Any reason why you're sitting up here with me, Klaus?"
Klaus smiled at her. "Do I need a reason? I saw you up here and thought I'd join you." He looked up at the sky. "It's a beautiful night, perfect for star gazing. When I was a lad, I used to sneak out of my hut on nights like this just to look at the stars."
Caroline couldn't help but smile at that, imagining Klaus as a little boy many centuries ago, curious about the world around him. "I'll bet it must've been hard for you to go back inside after seeing how beautiful the sky was."
"It was," he replied. "In fact, I wished that I could fly up to the stars and live among them forever."
"Really?" said Caroline. "That's quite a wish for a little boy. Then again, I suppose that with the way your life was back then, you would've given just about anything to escape it and find peace, even if that was hard to come by." She saw the look on his face and added quickly, "I didn't upset you, did I? My mouth moves faster than my brain does at times and..."
Klaus shook his head. "No, love, you didn't upset me. You were right, I would've given anything to escape the life I had back then." He sighed. "Not to change the subject, but what brings you up here?"
"Me? I couldn't sleep," said Caroline. "I don't know why, but something was keeping me up."
"Like what?"
"Oh, just stuff, I guess," said Caroline. "I didn't feel like counting sheep or drinking warm milk was going to help me, so I decided to just climb up on my roof and let Mother Nature relax me. Then, when I felt tired enough, I'd climb back down and go to bed."
"Sounds like a plan," said Klaus. "Is it working?"
"So far, yes," said Caroline. "In fact, back when I was still human, I would come up here while my parents were fighting. I wanted to get as far away from them as possible, so the roof was the best place I could think to go. They were too busy fighting to know where I was anyway, so I got some peace for a while and then, when things died down, I climbed down and came back in."
Klaus nodded as he listened to her. He had to admit, she was quite clever, even as a human. Not only that, but she was also very brave to have climbed up onto the roof, knowing that she could easily have fallen and broken a bone...or worse.
Caroline noticed that Klaus wasn't saying much and said, "Are you okay? You're awfully quiet."
"I'm all right," he replied. "I was just listening to your story, that's all." He smiled. "You were quite a brave girl then, since you could easily have fallen."
"If that was the case, I probably would've fallen just to get my parents' attention," said Caroline. "Then again, it would've resulted in a trip to the emergency room." She sighed. "But, that was then, this is now." She moved closer and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her head on his shoulder. "Still, it's good to have company."
Later...
Klaus climbed into Caroline's room and, carrying her over to the bed, pulled the covers back and laid her down before covering her up. She had fallen asleep while they were holding each other on the roof and he thought that it was best that he bring her inside and put her to bed. Once she was tucked in, Klaus looked at her sleeping form. She was so peaceful like that, so angelic, and for some reason, he didn't want to leave her. So, he climbed in and laid down on top of the covers, taking her hand in his. Then, using his free hand to caress her cheek, he kissed her gently.
Pulling back, he whispered against her lips, "Sweet dreams, Caroline."
With that being said, he laid his head on the pillow and fell asleep himself.
Note: Enjoy, lovelies! And feel free to give me any ideas for future one shots, because I might need some. Let me know and I'll do my best to incorporate them!