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Caroline and Klaus were at the back of his property; they were walking in a perfect silence, just enjoying each other's company until Klaus asked his third question:
"Did you have a nice time with Rebekah yesterday?"
"I did. She can be nice when she wants to be." She paused. "I even asked her if she would like to go out again someday."
"I know." Klaus merely replied.
"Then why ask me?!" Caroline asked in a chuckle.
"I just wanted to make sure you BOTH enjoyed your day and… were on the same wavelength." He paused. "Like I said, she could use someone like you in her life."
Caroline looked at the blonde man sideways, surprised by his sudden interest for his sister's social life. It's not that she believe he didn't care, it's just that she never would have imagined that they would be having such about Rebekah; she always thought Klaus was the man to care in the dark, in silence.
"What? Someone to go rob shops with?" she teased.
Klaus laughed a little, "No…" he stopped to look into her eyes. "…someone who she can trust and I know will be loyal to her." He paused to study her face then started walking again; Caroline's face was a mix of surprise and affect. "Although, I won't lie: if you could officially become her exclusive shopping partner, Kol, Elijah and I would eternally be grateful."
At that, Caroline laughed of that adorable laugh Klaus had been longing to hear. Once she calmed, she asked a question of her own a bit shyly:
"Will you pay me a visit of your art studio later?"
Klaus turned to look at her, clearly surprised, "Sure, if you want to."
"I want to." She replied affirmatively.
"Are you currently involved with someone?" he asked after a moment of silence.
Caroline stopped on her steps and asked with frowned eyebrows, "Excuse me?"
The blonde was startled.
Seriously?! She thought to herself.
Did Klaus really think she would have agreed to go on a date with him if she had someone? Did he really know her that little?!
At the tone of her voice, Klaus immediately understood he had vexed Caroline, what was absolutely not his intention. His curiosity out of place just got the better of him: she had been away for seven years! And out of respect her, he had remained true to his promise not to try and find her or even keep an eye on her!
Surely, during those seven years, out of the thousands men who hit on her, the breathtakingly beautiful Caroline had found at least one of her liking.
Klaus just wanted to have an idea of how big was the competition for the woman of his dreams. Could he actually be blamed for that? Well, maybe for his lack of tact but surely not for that.
"Okay, you got me wrong. I just wanted to know if you were in a sort of relationship… or in a break or something..." Klaus tried to correct himself.
"Excuse me?" Caroline repeated crossing her arms this time; her mouth was drop open.
She was even angrier. God, Klaus thought she was going to jump in his face and scratch him all over.
"Who the hell do you think I am?" she asked him in a monotonous voice doing a very good job at disguising how mad she actually was. "I wouldn't be here with YOU if I was involved with anyone, Klaus. Break or not!" she added before turning to head back inside.
"Hey…" Klaus called grabbing her and turning her back so she would face him. "I expressed myself badly. I was just wondering if there was someone in your life at the moment… well, other than me."
Caroline crossed her arms on her chest once again and gave the blonde man a deathly glare. Klaus thought she was absolutely adorable and actually had to fought back a laughter, but he knew better than to tell her when she was obviously still very mad at him.
"That was a joke…" he assured her and tilted his head before he added, "…or an attempt at one.
"Look, I'm really…" he paused trying to find his words. "I didn't mean to offend you."
Caroline's composure relaxed slightly but she kept staring at Klaus angrily.
"Do you forgive me?" Klaus asked after a few seconds with a small smile.
The blonde kept his gaze for a few seconds before looking away, "No."
Klaus looked at his feet a brief moment and draw slowly but dangerously nearer to Caroline. Once he was standing only a few inches away from her, Klaus took Caroline's hand in his own –and was surprised when she didn't do anything to stop him –and locked his icy eyes with her own. "Please… forgive me." They were so close his breath skirted against her cheek.
Caroline held his gaze a little longer than she intended before looking down to their linked hands as Klaus gently rubbed hers with his thumb. As he ran his free hand softly on her left arm, her eyes instinctively directed themselves towards the said arm. She swore she would stop breathing if Klaus made so much as another move.
Being so close to Caroline, being able to inhale her exquisite scent, Klaus felt like he was tasting a bit of heaven.
She looked up at him again, her cheeks inventing a new shade of pink, their noses almost grazing, the heat running through every inch of their body, their breaths hitching…
And before she knew it, the words came out of her mouth in an imperceptible whisper, "Fine."
Then, Caroline took back her hands and started walking again trying to recover her breath and regain her composure, followed closely by Klaus who bore a smirk on his face.
/
When he spotted Bonnie, Kol got up from his seat in an attempt to go meet her halfway but was stopped by Jeremy who grabbed his arm and warned him, "Don't you dare!"
Kol stopped and directed his gaze towards the young man's hand on his arm before looking up at the latter with an undecipherable spark in his eyes, slowly but surely getting angry.
"Get your hands off me." He said in a low voice which was only a pale indication of his present state of mind.
As 'little Gilbert' didn't comply, Kol repeated raising his voice and articulating every single word, "GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!"
"What the hell is going on in here?" Bonnie asked, her eyebrows frowned, once she reached them.
Kol directed his threatening and angry eyes away from Jeremy to look at her, "Afternoon, Bonnie. You look amazing, as always." He greeted her complimenting her by the same occasion and making her blush lightly. "Nothing's going on in here except for your stupid EX-boyfriend who thinks you're his property and is very likely going to get his hands removed from the rest of his body if he doesn't let go off me THIS INSTANT!"
"Jeremy, let go off him." The witch demanded.
"Bonnie, are you taking his side right now?" Jeremy asked her, dumbfounded and still not moving an inch from the Mikaelson he had a grip on.
"Oh for God sakes, what the hell is wrong with you?! Don't you realize we're in a public place?" Rebekah lost her temper against Jeremy while pushing him roughly back to his seat and away from her brother. "Do you want to die today?"
The Gilbert male got back up almost instantly and moved towards Kol but was stopped by Elijah who interposed between the two. "Enough!" he said to both of them.
Bonnie rushed to stand beside her friend and ex. "Elijah…" she started to plead.
Elijah slightly turned his head towards the witch, "No worries." Then, he focused his attention on the current problem, "Out of respect for your sister, the lovely Elena, I am going to give you ten seconds to leave this room in one piece before my charming brother here takes charge of you…" and then he began to count as Jeremy seemed to hesitate, "10… 9…"
"Bonnie." Jeremy said in a questioning tone of voice.
As she looked into Jeremy's eyes, Bonnie knew exactly what he wanted.
"You need to go." She paused. "I am not staying but I'm not going with you either… I will call you later."
At her response, Jeremy directed his gaze on the floor, then back at Elijah and at his brother behind him.
"5… 4…3…" Elijah kept counting on a raised tone before Jeremy eventually grabbed his jacket and walked out the door, not without shooting Kol a deathly glare.
/
Klaus and Caroline were back inside his manor. They –cough mostly she cough –had just finished the amazing whortleberry pie Klaus cooked for them.
"So how did you know I love whortleberries?" she asked.
"I didn't. I just happen to love them too." Klaus merely responded, obviously pleased that Caroline enjoyed the pie he had cooked for her.
She nodded and smiled, "Thank you." She paused. "Not just for the pie, for… everything." She uttered the last word in amazement while looking everywhere around her.
Klaus had really gone all out for her. Not to impress but to put a genuine and happy smile on her beautiful face.
There were lights everywhere: the lighting was just sublime. Petals of red roses were scattered all over the floor. The setting was merely ideal. The air was utter and pure romance. Caroline Forbes felt like she was in heaven and she couldn't believe Klaus Mikaelson was the one to bring her there.
Little before the pie, he had offered her a box of truffles.
"Don't thank me yet, love: the night's still young." Klaus told her. "Besides… you wouldn't let me take you to Paris so I thought I'd bring Paris to you…" he finished with a smirk.
Caroline looked at him for a moment before smiling and shaking her head.
"Caroline?" he called.
She hummed.
"Did you miss me at all while you were away? Klaus asked Caroline hesitantly.
Caught off guard, Caroline's eyes widened lightly and the blonde hesitated before answering. "Hum… Well, miss is a big word but… I did think about you once or twice these seven past years." She said tilting her head. "Every time, I met a man with a British accent actually."
Klaus laughed showing those cute dimples of his.
"Well, I've thought about you a whole bunch." He confessed.
"Really?" Caroline asked curving an eyebrow and tilting her head slightly.
He just smiled looking her straight in the eyes.
"So I'm guessing you've had a lot of cold showers then...?" she ribbed.
He chuckled and bent his head.
"More than you think." He replied, a small smile on his face.
/
"Can I offer you a drink?" Kol asked the witch beside him after his siblings –well, Elijah –nicely decided to get a table so they could share a moment.
Bonnie who was standing at the bar glared at him and ignored his proposition.
Kol nodded, "Obviously, you are mad at me." He looked up towards her, "For no reason by the way."
As Bonnie slight turned, he went on, "The guy attacked me, Bonnie." He paused and as she didn't answer, he added, "You saw him!"
"I'm sure he was provoked." She accused.
"I didn't provoke him!" he snapped defensively.
Bonnie glanced at Kol and then directed her gaze towards the counter, contemplating what he had just told her.
"I could have easily broken his neck, Bonnie, and you know it." He added.
"So what I'm supposed to kiss you in thanks?" she mocked him.
"Well, if you're offering…" he teased.
Bonnie stared at Kol with threatening eyes, "I am holding a very hot coffee in my hands, Kol."
Kol smirked.
A feisty one, he thought.
The poor witch had no idea how much she unwillingly turned him on. Kol looked briefly at his feet before looking back at the beautiful brunette beside him, "Come on; let me buy you a drink." He offered.
"I don't want anything from you." She replied.
"You mean, except for a dance." The Mikaelson male sniggered while smirking and wincing at Bonnie.
She shot him a deathly glare but blushed lightly, what Kol didn't notice thanks to her rather dark skin.
"Besides, I have somewhere to be." The witch explained.
He nodded, "Ok."
Kol wanted to know what Bonnie's response was as far as the date he had asked her on was concerned but decided against it: he would leave her time.
"You have my number anyway… And my door is always wide open." He declared causing Bonnie to blush.
Kol smirked at his unintentional teasing.
/
Stefan was in their bedroom, his back resting on the head of the bed, when he heard his girlfriend calling him from the kitchen.
"Yes, sweetheart." He responded while getting up.
"Caroline is still not back!" Elena exclaimed entering the room.
Stefan walked slowly towards her and as he reached her, he couldn't help but laugh at her face.
"Why are you laughing?" she asked him, confused.
He shrugged, "You're acting like a mother!" he explained in a laugh.
"Stefan!" she chided while giving him a not so gentle tap on the chest.
"I'm sorry…" the latter apologized while raising his hands in defeat. Then, as he took in her genuinely worried expression, he grabbed her shoulders, "Look, sweetheart, Caroline is not a baby, okay?"
"I know but…" Elena cut him off.
"You need to TRUST your best friend; she can take of herself. And she WILL be back." He tried to reassure his girlfriend.
"Okay, but she left pretty early in the morning and we haven't heard from her since then… Aren't you a little worried?" she asked him. One thing was for sure: she WAS.
"Actually… she did contact us. She sent us a text message while we were… busy."
Elena lowered her head and blushed lightly.
"Look, it's barely eight. If we haven't heard from Caroline by eleven, we'll give her a call, ok?" As Elena opened her mouth to protest, Stefan added, "And if she doesn't answer, I will go and bring her back myself."
Elena nodded and gave her boyfriend a small smile.
"Now about that whipped cream?" Stefan asked in a suggestive tone as he put his arms around her waist and brought her closer.
"I'm really not that hungry anymore." Elena stated.
Stefan kissed her on the cheek and moved up to kiss her lobe too before he whispered in her ear, "Who said anything about eating?" causing her to shudder. Then, he planted a trail of hot kisses from her neck to her collarbone he ended up lightly sucking while having one hand on her hip and the other on her back. Letting out soft moans of pleasure, Elena passed her left hand through her gorgeous boyfriend's hair and brought the latter's head closer to her skin.
As Stefan ran his hands down her upper thighs and grabbed her to hold her in his arms, Elena stabilized herself by circling her legs around his waist. Feeling her tug on his hair, Stefan reluctantly moved away from Elena's neck and looked up at her: she was stunning as always. His green eyes locked with hers in an amorous but burning gaze and they could both feel how unbelievably strong the love the other held for them was. After that tender and intense intimate moment, Elena urgently took hold of Stefan's lips and pulled him into a loving but passionate kiss. As he devoured her mouth kissing and biting her lips, he undid the buttons of the too large shirt she was wearing, and for cause: it was in fact his.
Stefan moved Elena towards their bed –that had been sheltering their never-ending frolics for a long time now –with every intention of making her forget about everything but their everlasting love for one another.
/
"Have you ever been in love?" Caroline asked once Klaus' personal staff was done clearing the table and had left the room.
Klaus looked at Caroline with an undecipherable expression on his face before he looked away to focus on something on the table only he could see.
As a few minutes passed and he still didn't answer, Caroline thought he wasn't going to so she thought
"I have… Back when I was human." He paused still looking away. "Her name was Tatia."
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