1.6 – Reunited
Caroline's eyes widened at the sight of Klaus' familiar face. The last time she had seen him was the time that they... but he had promised that he would stay far away from Rosewood Falls. That was their bargain to her admission of her feelings towards him. "What're you doing here?" She questioned with a shake of her head in pure confusion and shock.
"Well, now that's not quite the response I was hoping for now was it." Klaus smirked at her, relishing in his perfectly planned entrance back into her life. There was no way he would stay apart from his beloved for this long, not if he could help it.
"You broke your promise."
"Now, you honestly didn't think I could keep that one, could you? I'm not a hero, Caroline, I don't abide by that moral code you and your little friends so desperately cling to. What I know is how I feel, and after that incredible afternoon with you, you didn't think I could possibly give up that easily?" He leaned in towards her, hand on the door frame.
"Right, of course, so I just shouldn't have trusted you." Her eyes narrowed at him, though her heartbeat picked up pace. There was just something about him that she couldn't deny her attraction to, and there was no reason to now, since she had already proved that to him once before.
"Now come on love, I know you wanted to see me again. Admit it, you're glad I'm here. You can't tell me that day didn't mean something to you, I've lived thousands of years and by now I can read people like a book, and you, Caroline, enjoyed it. In fact, I'd go so far as to say you're curious about what might happen with me." He cocked an eyebrow in her direction as he moved even closer. "Besides, you and Tyler are done for good, are you not?"
Her eyes rolled at the thought of Tyler. They were definitely so over. "Yeah. We're finally done. So, I'm sure you're thrilled about that one."
"Truth be told, I'm ecstatic. But, of course I don't like the idea that he hurt you. Might I come in for a while?"
Caroline paused for a moment to bite her lip in thought. Was she really about to let Klaus back into her life? But, as she stared into his love struck eyes, she couldn't help but feel a ping at her own heartstrings. Could he really care for her this much? She hated the fact that he was right, she really was curious. "Yeah, sure. At this point, you've practically invited yourself over anyway." She laughed as she waved him towards the seating by the living room couch before continuing herself into the kitchen. "Tea? I was just making some before your interruption."
Klaus sat on the couch as she directed. "I'm truly sorry if I disturbed your evening. Please, that would be lovely." On second thought..."How is it possible that you're just this breathtaking, Caroline." He suddenly appeared by her side in the kitchen, his face just inches from hers.
Caroline was totally caught off guard, and she almost dropped the mug she was holding."...What?"
"You do realize how absolutely stunning you are, don't you?"
"I've really been trying to limit my time in front of the mirror down to a few hours now." She joked matter-of-factly with a smile that only captivated him even more. It was getting really hard not to be taken by his words and that dammed perfect accent. What was it that attracted her? This was a crazy lunatic killer for goodness sake! Come on! Get a hold of yourself Care. Her inner voice coached, but he was seriously not making this easy.
"You deserve someone who can appreciate such beauty. Who knows every second of the day that he's the luckiest man in the world to have won your affections." Klaus made a sudden movement and was instantly behind her, pulling her hair aside from her ear as he whispered to her, "I meant what I said Caroline. I'm going to be your last love, and take it from me, this time, I'm staying to fight for you."
Her breathing became heavy and anxious at his closeness, as she swallowed to try to calm her nerves. Oh screw it. She turned to face him, her eyes clearly asking for the kiss that was about to come. Klaus eagerly took this as a sign, and brought his hand to her cheek as he pulled her in for a passionately romantic kiss, which only deepened as she let herself go. Before she could process what was happening, their clothes were flying to the kitchen floor at a vampire fast speed. He kissed her neck, playfully biting as he went, and at her grin of satisfaction, he scooped her up and lead her towards the direction of her bedroom for a sequel to their last meeting.
Damon was just about to take a shower, but before he began to undress, he heard the ring of the doorbell. That was odd, he wasn't expecting anyone. Making his way to the front door, he swung it open to reveal his current favorite, annoying bubbly blonde. "Well! Look who it is. Just couldn't stay away, could you, Hanna." He smirked at her the way he knew she hated it, and leaned against the doorframe.
"Oh, trust me, I tried." Great, it was Damon. Aria hadn't mentioned he would be home, but he always seemed to be lazing about the house, so she shouldn't have been all that surprised.
"So are you just here to stare or are you looking for my sister?"
She rolled her eyes and ignored his first comment, though she had to admit she had spent a second glancing him up and down. "Yeah, we planned to meet up but I think I'm early, can I just come in and wait or something?"
"And how could I say no to that?" He beamed as he opened the door for her to join him inside.
"I don't know, you tell me." She pushed passed him with a typical sassy remark. Even though her words always came out biting, she had to admit it was fun to have someone around who could keep up, and stand her sassy remarks. "So what're you doing home in the middle of the day?"
"Let's just say my manager's pretty flexible." Damon laughed as he thought about his silly little job at the local bar. It was easy to get as many days off as he wanted, since not only did he not need the money, but his powers of compulsion were just as flawless as they used to be. "Can you drink yet? You should stop by for a drink."
"Legally? Yeah, that would be a no, I'm your sister's age, remember?"
"Right, right. Well, we'll have to find something else fun to do then."
"So now we're doing something fun together? Wow, I didn't know we ever made plans."
"Oh come on, Hanna, you can't say you don't just love hanging out with me,"
"Yeah, it's pretty much math class, the dentist's office, and then you."
"Ouch, I don't even make it past math? I thought Aria said that professor was hot at least, but he can't beat me in that department, right?"
Hanna laughed as she remembered the first day of math last year, and her friends swooning over the teacher. For some reason, she just didn't get it as much as they had. "Yeah, honestly he's not really my type."
"Oh, so now you have a type? Okay I'm curious, who is dream Mr. Marin?"
"The lovechild of Netflix, cake, and tequila."
"And here I thought you didn't drink." He shot her his signature grin before he continued, "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to take a shower, though I'd love to continue the conversation." Damon stated as he went behind his closet door to undress and grab a towel.
When he walked out from behind the door, Hanna could feel her breath hitch as she couldn't help but stare at his inhumanly perfect chest. "Yeah – go for it." She shook her head to get her concentration back. "Yell for me when you're in."
"Sure you don't want to join me?" He questioned with a raised eyebrow in her direction behind the bathroom door.
"Just go already." She laughed playfully as he shot her a wink. "Is it safe?"
"I don't know! You'll have to find out!"
"Damon!" She shook her head, but continued into the room anyway. For some reason Hanna just didn't want to stop talking with him. "Ugh, all this steam is going to frizz up my hair. I'm seriously going to look like a cat that's been through a dryer."
"And I haven't even turned on the hot water yet!" He joked as he continued washing up, "I guess it's just my natural heat."
"Oh shut up." She giggled as she leaned against the bathroom counter. "Okay, so, as you were saying...?"
"Right! I'm serious, so what kind of guy do you like? Someone like that ex boyfriend of yours? What was his name? That football jock?"
"His name was Sean, and he was a lot more than some dumb football player."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot, he was some dumb baseball player too."
Before Hanna had time to laugh, or come up with a good enough reply, she heard a familiar voice downstairs and the slam of the door. Aria was home. And she was in the bathroom with Damon. Naked, showering Damon. Uh oh, this was not a very good position to be in, once again, though this was a whole lot more compromising than the other day. She prayed Aria wouldn't come towards the bathroom, and maybe she could sneak out before she noticed. But sadly, only split seconds later she heard Aria's voice getting closer and closer. "Hey Damon!" Aria called out as her footsteps got closer. In a panic, Hanna's eyes widened as the door handle to the bathroom turned, and without a split second more of thought, she flung open the shower curtain and jumped in. Damon's shocked grin grew hugely wide as he turned towards Hanna, who was clearly very frazzled. Aria opened the door seconds later and called into the room. "Hey Damon, has Hanna called yet?"
Damon tried not to laugh as he turned back to Hanna, only to find her blatantly checking him out. Not that he minded, in fact, he completely and utterly was enjoying her clear embarrassment. She blushed as she bit her lip at him, but his grin only grew wider and wider. "Nope, sorry sis, haven't heard from her."
"Okay well if she does stop by, can you tell her I went to pick up something at the Café? I'll be back again in like half an hour!"
"I'll let her know if I see her!" He winked at Hanna as the door shut and they listened for her footsteps growing farther and farther away, but he took the chance to lean in and whisper, "Enjoying the view?" She gave him an agonized, playful shove and shook her head. She stayed with him in the steamy shower for a few moments longer, suddenly caught up in the situation, and slightly enjoying their closeness, but it was just a little awkwardly long, much to Damon's enjoyment. Quickly realizing this, she hopped out of the shower, breaking the moment. "What, leaving so soon? The fun hasn't even begun yet!" He pouted, pulling aside the shower curtain to reveal just his disappointed face.
"I've gotta go." Hanna stated, still confused and embarrassed by what had just happened, but maybe for the wrong reasons. "Tell Aria I'll be here in a half an hour!" She shouted at Damon as she rushed out of the house, strangely disappointed to be leaving him, but not as strikingly disappointed as he was to have her gone.
