In the mood to update. I got an idea while doing my hair and thought I'd post it. Thank you for the reviews, everyone! You're awesome! No spoilers, just follow along.
Post 4x18 AU.
If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes
Can be when she says
When she says she loves me
Mikaelson Mansion...
The blood on the floor made everything look like the aftermath of a major battle as Caroline stood there with a gallon jug of bleach in her hand. She had spent the entire day here with Klaus, having reluctantly answered his million messages. He had told her that he had been attacked by Silas and that there was a piece of a white oak stake still lodged in his back. He had been trying (very unsuccessfully) to remove it himself, which had resulted in a bloody mess.
Caroline opened the jug and poured the bleach on areas where the blood was the worst and, placing a surgical mask on her face to prevent herself from inhaling the fumes, used her vamp speed to clean the room. When she was done, she removed the mask and stepped back to admire her work. Everything was spotless, as if the whole thing never happened. Still, the events of today made her wonder about the extent of Silas' power. If he could get into Klaus' head and make him think he was in pain, then would she be next? She shuddered to think that this was only the tip of the iceberg, especially with a virtually faceless monster who wanted to kill himself so that he could be in the afterlife with his true love, even if she was the one responsible for him being the way he was in the first place.
Deciding not to worry about it for the time being, Caroline went to the kitchen to put the mask and jug of bleach away, after which she checked the time on her phone. It was after 4:00, and she still hadn't done everything in preparation for the prom, which was almost upon her. Shit, she hated this. Why couldn't she have just been on one prom committee and not three? Why did she have to spread herself so thin? True, she was a vampire and could do virtually anything, but even at that, she couldn't be a thousand places at once. Now I know how Superman feels, she thought. Having all the power in the universe at his disposal and can't be everywhere at once.
Sighing, she washed her hands and returned to the living room to find Klaus by the fireplace. To her disappointment, he wasn't shirtless anymore. She had to admit, even though she dreaded having to be here with him today, part of her liked seeing him without his shirt on. He was putting his cell phone back in his pocket, but she didn't know who he had been talking to before she walked in.
"Feeling better?"
Klaus smiled at her. "Much better."
Caroline found herself smiling as well. Shit, his smile was so infectuous, it wasn't funny. That and the fact that she was tempted to go over and squeeze the crap out of his dimples. Damn you, Klaus, why do you have to be so sexy? I swear to God, you're like Damon, only much older and with an accent.
Before she could say anything else, he said, "Thank you...for helping me."
"You're welcome," said Caroline. "If you ever need me...don't call me. I still have a lot of planning to do before the prom." Curiously, she added, "Why did you call me to help you? You could've called Rebekah or even Elijah to help you and instead, you called me. Why?"
"Isn't it obvious?" said Klaus. "I trust you, Caroline. True, I could've called either Rebekah or Elijah to help me, but they wouldn't have been able to bring me back from the brink the way you did. They would've tried, yes, but I doubt they would've been as successful as you."
Caroline nodded. She remembered back to when he was still in a lot of pain and they had gotten into a screaming match, resulting in something she never quite expected:
Caroline had had it up to here with Klaus' attitude and before she could leave, she felt him grabbing her arm and making her turn back to face him, saying, "Don't you turn your back on me!"
Not liking this one bit, Caroline growled and said, "I should've turned my back on you ages ago!"
Instead of snapping at her, like he had been doing, Klaus felt his head and, as if some kind of miracle had happened, he didn't feel anything. "The pain. It's gone. It was never at all. Silas got in my head." He looked at Caroline. "You brought me back, Caroline."
He then approached her and took her hand in his.
"Still, I'm glad I was able to help," she said. "Even though I didn't want to be here, something told me that if I didn't, I would've regretted it." She sighed. "I guess this means we're even, huh? You saved me and I saved you just now."
Klaus nodded. "You did, and I'm grateful for it."
There was then a silence in the room, neither of them speaking or moving. Then again, there probably didn't need to be any words, since Caroline's actions spoke volumes, especially to Klaus. In spite of everything that had gone on since they met, she helped bring him back to reality. Granted, it had taken a screaming match to do it, but it did the trick and Silas' grip on Klaus' mind was gone.
Note: I couldn't think of anything to put here and also didn't want to sound redundant, so I'm ending things here. Enjoy, lovelies, and I apologize if anything was misquoted in here. It's been a while since I saw 4x18, the episode on which was based. Other than that, happy reading and keep the faith!