Okay, my lovelies, this request from mycutehamlet (thank you so much for your prompts, I love them!). I meant to do it over the weekend, but I forgot about it, so I'm going to do it now. Thank you all for your reviews! Your support is what made this series last as long as it has! Keep the Klaroline faith!
TVD 5x05 & TO 1x04 AU.
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
Klaus stood outside the window leading to Caroline's room, listening to her as she sobbed. He had tried to call her several times, but she wasn't answering him, and he had left her several messages. Now, standing out here, he knew why she hadn't been answering him. She seemed very upset, as though someone had betrayed her – more than once, judging by the intensity of the sobs. In fact, he was on the verge of crying himself just listening to her. Shit, who could've done this to her? Who could've been so heartless as to tear the beautiful blonde vampire's heart to shreds like this? It made him want to hunt the bastard down and kill him. No, death would've been took kind. He'd torture the asshole first, very slowly, and then, when he felt he was no longer necessary for the offending party alive, that was when he'd go for the kill.
"Caroline?"
His voice snapped her to attention and she turned toward him, not exactly happy to see him. "What the hell do you want?"
Klaus was taken aback by her response. She was certainly pissed, and he knew what was like, having been on the receiving end of one of Rebekah's many tantrums. However, he cleared his throat and decided to disregard it as he continued, "I heard you sobbing and wanted to see what could've caused it."
Caroline growled at him. "You have a lot of balls, Klaus, you know that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, don't pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about," said Caroline. "You tell me that you intend to be my last love, and then I find out you got that slut, Hayley, pregnant!"
Klaus was shocked. How the hell did she find out about Hayley? He didn't even tell her about that. She probably found out from Rebekah. Or worse, maybe Elijah told her. "Caroline, I know it sounds like I betrayed you, but let me assure you that Hayley meant, and still doesn't, mean anything to me. That whole night meant nothing to me!"
Caroline didn't buy it, thinking he was only telling her that to make her feel better. "Uh huh, right, and I'm the reincarnated Princess Diana. If that night meant nothing to you, why the hell did you sleep with her? Tell me that, Mr. High and Mighty Hybrid!"
"I was drunk, Caroline," said Klaus. "We were both drunk. I didn't tell you about it because you would've reacted the same way you just reacted now." He sighed. "And as far as intending to be your last love, I meant every word! I wouldn't told you that if it weren't true!" He sighed again. "Caroline, at least let me in. It's apparent that there's more to this than the bullshit with Hayley."
Although it was against her better judgment, Caroline relented and let him in. Once inside, Klaus saw that her cheeks were soaked with tears, and it appeared that he wasn't far off when he guessed that the bullshit with Hayley was trivial compared to what had really caused Caroline's sorrow.
"You want to know what's really making me this upset aside from your drunken dalliance with that were-bitch?" she said. "Actually, it's who. Tyler chose revenge over me! I thought he had come back to stay, but he had actually come to say good-bye. I tried to get him to change his mind, but he wouldn't listen to me." Her eyes burned as the tears came back on again. "Why did I think that I could make him listen to me? You know what? I'm sick of being screwed over! If this is what I've been reduced to, then he can take his stupid pride and shove it up his ass!"
While he admired Caroline's attitude, Klaus felt the anger surging through him at the way Tyler treated her. That miserable whelp, how dare he act so callous? At least Klaus had done the opposite, choosing Caroline over revenge, which in turn made him a far better man. Hell, Caroline herself made him a far better man. If Tyler refused to see that, then it was a crying shame, because he had blown his chance with her.
Deciding that he'd worry about him later, Klaus took Caroline into his arms and let her cry on his shoulder, not giving a shit if she was getting his shirt wet. Hell, he'd let her tears stain his shirt a thousand times and it wouldn't bother him. He then reached his hand up to run his fingers through her hair, inhaling the smell of sandalwood, honey, and lavender that was infused in every strand. The vow he had made to her at her graduation was unbreakable, and in that moment, nothing mattered except the blonde vampire he was comforting.
Note: Yeah, I know this was late (as I mentioned in the first note, I had originally intended on working on it this past weekend, and I had forgotten about it), but at least I was able to fulfill mycutehamlet's request as best I could. Enjoy, my lovelies!