"Hey guys!" Grace greeted as Klaus and Caroline approached the table they were sitting at.
"Leo got us free food," Kara laughed pointing at him.
"Oh thats the best kind. How?" Caroline asked sitting down on the bench around the table that was open next to Klaus.
"The worker was a fan," Kara simply said.
"Well I tipped 40 dollars," Leo added. "What can I say, I'm a nice person."
"Question," Barry asked putting his drink down. "What took you two so long?"
"Oh we were—" Caroline started.
"Making out?"
"Barry!?" Caroline covered her face with her hands. Klaus raised his eyebrows and leaned back against the fence behind their seat, biting his lip trying not to laugh.
"No we went to see my sister," Klaus informed him.
"Oh no I know that I just wanted that reaction," Barry played, grinning.
Caroline took a chip from her plate and threw it at Barry.
"Is it okay what we got you guys?" Mon el asked. "We wanted to get it for free so we just winged it."
"Yeah this is totally fine," Klaus said. "She can even have some of mine, if she wants."
"I love quesadillas," Caroline picked one up.
"Vomit," Grace muttered playing with her food.
Caroline gave her a death stare. "You're so dead tonight," She mouthed.
"Try me," She grinned.
"Oh and Rebekah is staying at the cabana with us tonight," Klaus mentioned.
"Aw that's great," Grace said. "She's so sweet."
Everyone filled the silences with chit chats and little teasing. Barry kept saying that they were making out, Kara and Mon el kept being sickeningly adorable, Caroline, Grace and Barry argued while Klaus and Leo just sat there amused.
"So Leo and Grace did you make out?" Caroline casually asked sipping her drink.
Grace spit out her water and Leo dropped his fork and started down with wide eyes. Caroline and Klaus grinned at each other and the others bit back their laughter.
"I hate you so much right now," Grace muttered through clenched teeth.
"Well did you?"
"No!" They yelled in sync.
"Okay stop teasing each other," Mon el shushed.
"Did you two make out?" Barry added.
Their faces turned red. Everyone just laughed because they actually could have.
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"The waterpark was really cool," Barry commented. "I expected something crappy but that was pretty awesome."
"That's why we planned it!" Caroline smiled.
"I can't wait to spend the night on the beach, sleep under the stars, listen to the crashing waves, watch the moon," Kara imagined.
"I can't wait to change into normal clothes and come up to the boardwalk and ride the rides," Mon el said.
"Me too I'm so uncomfortable, being around my sister like this was awkward too," Klaus added.
"Aren't we all," Caroline tugged at her cover up clothes which were soaked from her bathing suit underneath.
They went back to the cabana and changed, making Barry go get bags from the house for them to change into because no one bought anything because they didn't expect to be staying. Well Caroline and Grace knew but they didn't want to bring big bags and spoil the surprise.
Within 30 minutes they were ready to go back up.
"It's about a quarter to seven. The moon rises at eight tonight so we have to be back at the cabana by then. Are we going to split up again?" Caroline planned.
"Are we going to all split up again?" Mon el asked the rest.
"Do you guys want to?" Caroline asked.
"Bye now," Barry sped off in the direction of the biggest rollercoaster in sight.
"Okay then we're splitting up," Leo laughed as the rest parted ways.
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"I can't wait to see the moon rise tonight," Kara said holding Mon el's hand and twirling her golden locks of hair.
"Wait aren't Klaus and Leo wolves? Don't wolves turn on a full moon?"
Kara stopped and looked at him. "Woah… WE MIGHT GET TO SEE OUR FRIENDS TURN INTO FREAKING WEREWOLVES!" Mon el put her hand over her mouth. He slowly removed it when she nodded and realized her mistake. "We might get to see them be wolves! Like actual full fledged werewolves!"
"I know, I thought about that before when they mentioned the eclipse tonight."
"Oh my god!" Kara squealed.
"What?"
"Look!" She pointed to a ride. It was small, looked like a kiddie ride.
"What about it? It's for kids…"
"Look at those people's faces!" She pointed to the people getting off of the ride, they were about their age. Their features were frightened and confused.
The ride was a little rollercoaster in doors, well maybe not a rollercoaster more like a cart on a track and not going up hills and loops. It runs through the track and people jump out at you around the corners and there are dummies with sound effects ringing though the halls.
"Lets do it Mon el," Kara dragged him over to the ride, walking right up because there was no line at all. They scanned their wristbands and then sat down in the little cart. The attendant started the ride and they started to move. Right as they rounded the first corner a man dressed as a zombie popped out at them.
"And this is supposed to be for kids?!" Mon el shivered.
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Barry walked onto the line of the big roller coaster in the middle of the pier. It was called the Sea Serpent and what it did was go up this hill, and then fall backwards and go through the rest of the coaster like that, backwards. Barry went onto the line for the front cart and waited for his turn. The ride screeched as it came to a halt back in the station. The gates in front of him opened and he sat in the rather uncomfortable seat and locked himself in. The ride started and Barry gripped the handlebars, not because he was nervous or anything..
The ride made it up the hill and Barry was just waiting for it to fall backwards, he grinned when he heard the click meaning it was falling backwards and suddenly, he didn't feel his nerves that were present before. He screamed as it went around the loops and laughed at the person next to him who was going, "GET ME THE HELL OFF OF THIS DEATH RIDE!"
It came to a stop back at the station and Barry jumped out, still grinning. The girl in the seat next to him told her brother that she would never, ever do that again, but the younger brother looked pretty content.
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"Leo come on!" Grace grabbed his hand and dragged him over to the big swings.
"What are we twelve?"
"Seriously? Common its fun!" They got on line and waited for their turn. They scanned the wristbands when they reached the gate and then walked inside.
"Single, or double swing…?" Leo asked.
"Double," She said, taking her chances. She knew it was going to happen tonight, she knew that tonight was the night they were going to kiss or at least confess… hopefully. She cant stand being around him anymore and him not knowing her true feelings.
She led him over the the double swing and they sat down. They were close to each, shoulder to shoulder, probably because it was meant for kids. Grace discarded her sandals underneath them because if she had them on when the ride was going they would fly off and give someone a pretty rough night.
Grace dared to lean against his shoulder, when she worked up the courage she did.
Leo looked down and her and smiled, thinking of a random topic to break the ice. "So Grace, when does the moon rise…?"
"In like an hour or so, I can't wait because I know it will be amazing," Grace answered. "Hold on Leo aren't you a wolf?"
"Yes, but hybrids can control their transformations so we won't turn on the full moon."
"So you can transform whenever you want?"
"Pretty much, yeah."
"That's awesome."
"Yes, but you do break every single bone in your body and well, thats not nice."
"It's not like twilight where they just do a dramatic jump and shift into a full fledged werewolf?!"
"Nope."
The ground started to get further from their dangling feet as they rose with the ride. Grace wanted to feel the wind so she took out her French braids and let her hair roam free.
They looked at the ocean as it passed before them, the dark waves crashing onto the black sand, they could even taste the salt on their lips.
"Good call Walker," Leo smirked as he put his arm around the back of her seat, his hand coming around to almost touch hers.
"Hey, what can I say, I know my stuff."
She only just realized that she was still on his shoulder so she slowly moved away and looked at him, her eyes fluttering and taking in his features. She caught his eyes and they stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity.
"You're beautiful," He pulled up his hand and caressed her silky hair. "You always do, even the first day I met you when you were in sweat pants and dropping your grocery bags everywhere…"
Grace blushed at his words. "You're not to bad yourself."
"I'm going to do this now, I might regret it but… hell never mind, I know I won't…" He slowly inched closer to her and she stayed put, frozen, trying to control her breathing that was hitching in her throat.
Before they knew it their lips gently pressed up against each others. It felt like sparks were flying all around them and that they were the only two people in the world. The kiss broke when they felt the ride start to descend to the floor, not knowing if the pits in their stomach was from the lessening height or the electrifying interaction.
"Did that just happen?" She whispered in shock, her mouth hanging wide open, not wanting to close and lose the moment.
"I think it did," Leo grinned. "Did I make a mistake?"
"Hell no DiCaprio!" She hugged onto him tight as they felt their feet hit the steel floor once again.
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"Klaus where do you want to go?" Caroline asked him once they were alone again. Klaus looked around and pointed to the Himalaya ride, the brightest ride in the area. You sat in a cart and it spins around to loud music. "Oh yeah, let's go," Caroline grabbed his hand and they vamp-speeded over there.
There was no wait so they scanned their bands and went right inside.
"Klaus lets go back here," Caroline walked up the little slab stairs leading to the back of the ride. It was one giant circle with flashing lights and loud music. They sat in the seats in the back behind the thin wall that was painted with various paints and colors, representing bands and music over the decades. Caroline got in the seat first because the smaller person was to go on the inside, she didn't really know why it mattered but she followed the rules anyway.
"Have you ever been on one of these love?" Klaus asked her as he latched the side gate.
"No, but it looks fun. Have you?"
"I'm just as clueless as you are, I have no idea how this ride works, only that it spins and you have to listen to this dreadful music."
"Yeah because the old style is so much better," She teased sarcastically.
"It's classic art."
Things felt awkward between them for the first time ever. Klaus almost kissed her earlier today and oh god how she wished he did. The ride attendant came around to their cart and made sure the lock was latched and the handle bars were secure. The ride slowly started to inch forwards.
"I don't want to get sick," Caroline complained, leaning against the seat.
"I'm sure you'll be fine, love, you have an inhuman stomach."
The ride gradually picked up its speed and soon enough, Caroline was clinging to the bars next to her for dear life. The ride was forcing her to the opposite side of the car and if she let go, she would slam into Klaus and she couldn't deal with being in such close proximity to him, closer then they already are.
"You look like you're having trouble over there," Klaus let free an amused grin as he casually sat with one arm draped across the back of the seat and the other in his lap.
"I'm a vampire, I don't have trouble," She muttered stubbornly.
"Fine by me."
"If you want to go faster scream as loud as you can!" The worker in the booth operating the ride yelled into the microphone. Kids and adults around them screamed at the count of three and Caroline screamed "GET ME OFF OF THIS!"
"Just let go love," Klaus tried, laughing hard as she clung for dear life.
"I don't want to crush you," She lied.
"I'm sure I can handle it."
It came to a point where she couldn't take it anymore and her hands slipped off of the thin shiny handle bars she was clinging to. She slid across the seat and rammed into Klaus's side.
"Ow," She mumbled.
"Did that really hurt?"
"Yes, stop mocking me Mikaelson," She pouted.
The song that was currently blasting through the speakers ended and a new one began, 'best song ever' by One Direction.
"Okay maybe this is a little fun!" Caroline yelled as she let her arm flail up in the air.
"That's the spirit."
The ride started to slow down and Caroline forgot she was pressed against Klaus's side till she saw him looking down at her. "Oh sorry my mind was else where."
"So was mine," Klaus returned. He looked into her eyes and the small moment was interrupted by the worker on the microphone saying to have a good day to the passengers.
"Lets go," Caroline mumbled as they stepped out of the car.
"Right behind you love. Where to next?" He asked as they stepped back onto the wooden beams of the boardwalk beneath their feet.
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Barry used his speed to scope the area for Kara and Mon el, or really anyone to go with him. He wanted to go into the haunted ghost ship at the end of the pier. The thing was huge, creaky and scary looking.
He spotted them over by the ice cream place eating.
"Guys!" He called as he sat down at their table.
"Why are you here Barry?" Kara asked him, annoyed because he was interrupting their little "date".
"I want to go into the haunted ghost ship, but I don't want to go alone."
"I think we got scared enough today," Mon el sipped his drink, referring back to the 'kiddie' ride they had just ridden.
"But you guys are the first people I found! Grace and Leo are on that log flume back there and I saw Klaus and Caroline run over to the paddling swan things by the Ferris Wheel. So you guys are the only ones available."
"Okay fine, but then you leave us alone and go bother Klaus, Caroline, Grace or Leo, okay?" Kara told him.
"Fine by me."
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Grace and Leo sat down in the log for the log flume ride. The black seats were dabbled with water and their shoes squeaked against the bottom. In order to be seated right she had to lean back into Leo who was sitting behind her, if they had done this a few hours ago, there was no way she would be able to handle being in such close quarters with him.
"Those drops look scary to be honest," Grace watched the people scream as they plummeted from the water filled hills.
"Don't be a baby."
"Excuse me?" She joked, turning to face him. "I know you are scared too so don't judge me."
The log started to climb up the hill and Leo put his hands on Grace's shoulders. They expected the log to plummet when they reached the top but instead it went down a tiny hill and turned right.
"Well I expected it to drop…" Leo acknowledged, narrowing his eye brows.
"Me too, but gotta say, I'm relieved."
The ride continued to flow through the water ways and then they started to round the corner to the first drop.
"Oh god," Grace held onto the handrails, there were no seat belts so she was freaking out a bit.
"Chill out Grace," Leo wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him, making her suddenly relax.
The log was peering down the hill and before they knew it, they were being splashed by water as they reached the bottom of the first drop.
"Woah! That actually wasn't that bad!" Grace laughed.
"See I told you it would be fine. You seriously need to learn to trust me Walker."
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"Isn't this a baby ride?" Klaus asked Caroline as they started to walk up the stairs to the next attraction.
"Well maybe but it overlooks the ocean and the waterpark," Caroline told him. "Plus its a good workout."
"Well we don't need to work out, we're vampires remember love? It seems you're forgetting that lately. We can just speed the peddling up."
"Well whats the fun in that? And I want to be normal for once," Caroline exclaimed as they reached the top of the stairs and entered the line area. There wasn't a line at all so they walked right up and sat down in the swan cart. The ride itself was just giant white swan that you peddle around a thing orange track that overlooks the waterpark and beach, like a giant, swan shaped bike.
"This is the brake, you can use it to stop at any point in the ride, and you might want to because it gets pretty tiring out there," The ride attendant said. He spoke with an Australian accent.
"You have a nice accent sir," Caroline complimented, curling her hair around her finger and batting her eyes.
"Well you have a beautiful smile miss."
Klaus's mouth dropped at her flirtation. Without hesitation wrapped his arm around the girl next to her, making sure the man knew she was taken, even if she really wasn't.
The man noticed Klaus's gesture and sighed in defeat as he walked to start the ride.
Klaus unwrapped his arm from Caroline and placed it on his lap.
"What was that Klaus?" Klaus just shrugged at her comment. "You were jealous." That was the point, she wanted to see how he would react and he did so perfectly.
"No I wasn't," He mumbled, Caroline just sat there, amused at his embarrassment.
"Okay you guys start peddling!" The ride attendant's voice boomed into the speaker.
They put their feet on the peddles and started to go.
"This track is longer than I thought, and Klaus, no vamp speed."
"I wouldn't dare."
They continued down the track and came to their first turn.
"Is it bad that I'm tired already?" Caroline panted.
"Again, love, we don't get tired from things like this," Klaus said. "Who am I kidding I am too."Caroline rolled her eyes and pulled the break. "Why did you stop?"
"Look around."
They looked around the area and underneath them was the water park they had just been at hours earlier. You could see the entrance to the lazy river, where they had almost shared their first kiss. Caroline replayed that scene in her mind while looking at the spot, what if they hadn't gotten interrupted? What if they had shared that kiss? Where would they be right now? Would they be on the beach lying under the stars together? Would they be eating out at a restaurant as their first date? Would they be back at the house chilling in the hot tub watching the moon while everyone was at the cabana? Or would they be at the boardwalk riding rides and making snippy jokes and taking each other like they are right now? Things would be less awkward, thats for sure.
They saw the slides they met Rebekah at earlier. She was meeting them at the cabana tonight for the moon rise. Right now she was back at her house with her fiancé who will also be coming for the night.
The waterpark was closed at this time, it looked different with less people. The lazy river's current was turned off so it looked calm and Klaus remembered when Caroline was fussing about him being to lazy, in the lazy river, and she was doing all little flips and going under the tube, threatening to take the tube out from under him. Then he saw the spot where she climbed on the tube with him and they laid there till they came to the front.
"Lets keep going," Caroline mumbled as she started to peddle. Her voice pulled Klaus out of his musings and he peddled along side her.
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The three walked into the ghost ship and waited in the room with the rest of the people.
"Are you scared?" Barry asked the others.
"No," Kara shrugged nonchalantly, looking at her phone.
"No…" Mon el said, though he was a little nervous, he didn't do well with things that jump out at him, the ride before proving that statute.
It was time to enter now, Barry, Kara and Mon el led the group, which Mon el was highly against.
"Why cant we be on the log flume like Leo and Grace? Or just be wherever Klaus and Caroline are right now? What about just eating ice cream like before? Why Barry why?" Mon el fussed.
"I think someone is scared," Kara teased.
"I am not! Its just I was having an ice cream with my beautiful girlfriend and it got interrupted when you came with your horror filled needs!"
"Geez Mon el you okay?"
"Yes I'm fine Barry… we might need to talk later though, with Klaus and Leo too…"
"Okay?"
"Is this some kind of bromance thing I'm missing out on? Actually I'm kinda glad…" Kara said as she looked up right into the eyes of one of the pop ups. "Holy shit!"
"Kara language!" Barry teased. Kara rolled her eyes as they continued through the ship. Kara grabbed Mon el's hand and Barry pretended to grab onto an invisible girlfriends hand.
"Loner," Kara said.
"Actually I don't mind."
"Mon el can I have your coat please, I'm freezing in here."
"Oh yeah sure…" Mon el let go of her hand to take off his jacket but halted when he felt a small box in his pocket. "Actually you know what no, if I give you my jacket then I will be cold, you should've brought your own…"
"Seriously?" Kara scoffed. "Barry's right, you're weird today."
"Yeah dude why won't you give her coat?" Barry asked.
"Barry I need to talk to you…"
"AH!" Kara screamed as a man jumped out at them. "BARRY I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU!"
"You're Supergirl and I'm the Flash, you're my super friend, you'll never hurt me."
"I'm kinda scared and I don't know why…I'm never scared. This whole trip is screwing me up superhero alter ego wise."
"I'm your super-friend…." Barry whispered in her ear, making her giggle. "I'll be there in the nick of time if your ever in a spot."
"And if you're not there in time you can just go back in time, and give it another shot!" Kara sang in between sharp breaths. "Okay I feel better now, thank you Barry."
"I don't!" Mon el grabbed Kara and hid behind her, as if she was a shield. He hoped she wasn't really mad at him, keeping the mood light would be better right now.
They all just laughed into the depths of the ghost ship as they continued down the windy paths of the creaky building.
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"I'm soaked! Why did I let you talk me into doing this stupid ride… at night when theres no sun…" Leo whined.
"Well there is that dryer thing over there."
"And no one is using it because everyone in their right minds would think it's idiotic to go on a water ride at night when you can't get dried off by the sun…."
"Oh my god shut up," Grace rolled her eyes as the put five dollars into 'the family dryer.' "Come on Leo." Grace grabbed his hand and they stepped into the octagon shaped structure. It was tight in there, well the one side they came in from was wide open but they seemed close together, like magnets sorta. The dryer started to turn on and the heat only seemed to push them closer together and before she knew it, Grace was up against his chest, leaning her head down against it as they dried off. Leo smiled and knew this was the happiest he's ever been, he loved holding her in his arms and knowing that she was happy to be there with him. He never had someone this close to him that actually had genuine feelings for him, m maybe some fangirl but his feelings weren't retuned, at least not in that way. She want some actress he was doing a movie with, thought Kate Winslet is his best friend, when they did scenes together in Titanic there was no real love there.
Unlike now.
"Okay so maybe that did work," Leo admitted, officially defeated after the dryer stopped and they walked out, fully dried.
"I am an expert after all."
Leo looked down at his phone that buzzed in his pocket. "It's Mon el, he wants Klaus and I to meet him and Barry over at the front of the pier 'asap'."
"Oh, alright why just you two?"
"Who knows but he told you to go meet Kara over by the dropper ride."
"Hell yeah I was waiting for someone to do that with because I know you're too chicken!" She grinned, pecking him on the lips and using vamp speed to fly off. Leo closed his eyes when the wind from her take off hit his face and headed to meet Mon el, Klaus and Barry too.
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"My legs are tired," Caroline kicked the ground as she jumped off the last step of the exit.
"Get over it, you'll sleep well tonight," He said. "Where do you want to head next love?"
Caroline thought for a second. "The bumper cars, I want to kick your ass Mikaelson."
"Sounds good Forbes," He grinned. He loved their silly childish ways, they weren't always like that but sometimes they were. Like yesterday at the pool when he threw her in the and she tugged on his hand and made him fall in, or the way they were fighting each other under water… maybe that wasn't just their childish ways, maybe thats love. Maybe thats their way of expressing it, making jokes and snipping witty comebacks at each other. He watched her hair bounce across her shoulders as they walked, those blonde curls were just bobbling carelessly. He noticed that she was in immersed thought too, also that she was biting her lip without realizing it. She does that a lot, weather it's when their at one of their apartments sitting on the couch watching tv, knee deep into one of their conversations, or even in her sleep. He loved the way her long eye lashes batted over her crystal eyes he loved the sound her shoes make as they hit the wooden boards they were walking on. He loved her bubbly personality… he loved her.
She loved him, she loved him with an undying passion. She couldn't admit it though, she didn't want to ruin what they had. She didn't want him to reject her and then walk out of her life. She didn't want to lose him. She loves everything about him. The way he dresses with his henley shirts in all different colors and his black jeans or accessional shorts. She loves the necklaces that dangle from his neck, his hair when it was messy or neat. She remembered how it looked last night when she made them extra curly by using her curling iron and how cute they looked on him. She loved the faces he makes when he's confused or embarrassed, the faces he makes when he jokes and teases her. She loved him. She loved waking up next to him that morning, and was excited to do it again tonight. Though she wants to build a relationship with him, she doesn't want to hurt him in any way, he is broken enough as it is and she just can't damage him even more.
They scanned their wristbands as the ride attendant pulled open the gate.
Caroline darted for the mystical blue car, they were always her favorite. Plus it was her favorite number, 16.
Klaus sat down in the one next to her.
"I have the better car, take that," She teased.
"Well mine looks like fire."
"Water beats fire. Boom."
"We'll just see about that."
The ride started to move unexpectedly and Klaus rammed into the back of Caroline's car, since she was stuck facing a wall.
"Hey watch we're you're driving!" She called out to him. She turned the wheel and moved all the way to the other side of the rectangle, avoiding all people in her path.
Klaus followed closely behind, watching as her blonde hair flew in the wind.
She turned her car around to face him and suddenly, it was like they were the only people in the world. In seconds they crashed into each other.
Caroline laughed so hard she thought she was going to choke. Klaus watched her beautiful smile, she looked free and so in the moment as he too, laughed at their childish ways.
Within minutes the music stopped and the lights came back on.
"Aw damn," Caroline sighed as she got out of her car.
"I think it's fair to say that I won that love."
Caroline looked at him and snorted. "Ha ha, in your dreams, Mikaelson."
Klaus looked at his phone at a message from Mon el telling him, and Leo to meet up with him and Barry at the front of the pier.
"Caroline love, I need to meet up with Mon el, why I don't know, but he says its urgent."
"Alright then what about me?" She pouted.
"He said for you to meet up with the girls over by the dropper ride next to the log flume."
"Alright," With that Klaus felt a gush of wind against his face and smiled as he too sped off.
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AN:
Boardwalk link:
.com
House link:
vacation/all/detailpage/398/better-together