Oh my gosh guys, I'M SO SORRY! It's been forever, I know, I'm evil. There's a very long line of excuses, but I'm sure ya'll don't want to waste time reading about it so here we go. Love ya'll and I hope it was worth the wait!


Take Two

Now that she knew that she had Klaus's attention, Caroline knew she had to step up her game. The usual plan was not going to work because this was the king amongst boys. She had to find something that was special and sentimental to win him over. Now all she could do was think.

They'd had multiple meaningful conversations; it shouldn't be so hard to find something that is important to him. She knew family was the most important thing to him, but that isn't really something you can give. Maybe she could organize a group picture… no, that's stupid. And Rebekah probably wouldn't cooperate; she wasn't exactly Caroline's biggest fan. Actually, she wasn't sure about any of the originals' feelings about her exactly. They probably didn't have much of an opinion; Klaus surely didn't talk about her all the time with his family, so they probably hardly knew she existed. Hopefully.

The day of the ball, they had talked a lot. He showed her his magnificent artwork. Obviously, she had already tried being an artist and had failed miserably. Also, she didn't have the economic resources to buy a museum for him, so the artistic path was a no go.

Wait! She could precisely remember when he told her that he fancied her. They were outside and were looking at the gorgeous horses. He told her how he loved horses because they're the opposite of people; they're loyal. Her cousin owned a horse ranch over in eastern Kentucky and Caroline was sure they had a horse they weren't using. Well, actually, that's rather unlikely, but it couldn't hurt to ask, right? Right. So she hopped in the car and was off. Halfway there she realized she didn't really have a way to get the horse back to Klaus, but they had to have horse trailers or something at a horse ranch.

She pulled up the dirt lot and parked beside a fence. There was a young boy walking two horses toward a barn. "Hey! Kid! Can I talk to you for a second?" she yelled after the boy and jogged to catch up to him as he turned around.

"Who are you?" the little boy asked Caroline once they were within a good distance from each other.

Caroline extended her hand for him to shake and replied "Hi. I'm Caroline Forbes. I believe my cousin works her and I was coming to visit her, but I'm not sure where to find her. Could you help me out?"

The boy smiled. "Of course, ma'am. If you tell me her name I can go fetch her for you, if that so pleases you," he replied, the picture of politeness.

"You'd do that for me? Thanks, that'd be fantastic. Her name is Julie Forbes. I can watch the horses while you're gone, if you want," Caroline responded as she began to pet one of the horses.

"Well, you seem darn good with 'em, so sure. Here ya go, I should be back shortly, ma'am," he said as he handed her the reins and left with a polite nod of his head.

Caroline had always loved horses. They were beautiful, majestic creatures. Granted, they were huge, so when she was a kid, Caroline tended to admire them from afar. Now she wasn't afraid to stand next to potentially volatile horses, being virtually indestructible and whatnot. But now that she had no fear, she didn't have enough money to buy a horse and take care of it. She actually wasn't sure how she would be able to pay for the horse for Klaus. At least she knew he could afford it's care.

The boy returned with her cousin. "Hello, miss, I come bearing your cousin, if I'm not mistaken."

Caroline jumped and squealed "Julie!" then quickly handed the boy the reins and hugged her cousin. They did the hugging-while-hopping-and-shrieking thing for a bit. They released each other and Julie said, with a slight southern accent, "Caroline! I haven't seen you in years. Where have you been? I've missed you."

"Well, things have been a little hectic over in Mystic Falls. I'm sorry I haven't had much time to visit, but the highway goes east and west you know," Caroline replied with a smile.

"Touché, girly. So, since you're at my work and not the house, I assume this visit is more business than pleasure. Saddle up and let me know what ya need," Julie said and put her hands on her waist.

"Okay. I really hate to ask you this, but could you give me a deal on a horse? I only have two thousand dollars to spend and I know that's not even close to what your horses are worth, but it would mean so much to me if I could bring home a horse today," Caroline said in a rush of breath.

"Okay, darling, I'll see what I can do. Follow me," Julie said.

They began walking toward a huge barn. The young boy followed with the two horses and opened the door for the girls. They went in and the boy put the horses in their appropriate stalls. Julie led Caroline past tens of horses to the end of the row of stalls. Now in front of three horses, Julie said, "Here are our least trained horses. They would be the least expensive if we decide to sell any of our horses, besides the older ones that can't run anymore. Do any of them suit your needs?"

Caroline stepped up in front of gorgeous blonde horse with a white stripe down its nose. She patted her neck and said to her cousin "If I was shopping for myself, this girl would be mine. She's breathtaking."

"You're going to spend two thousand dollars for someone else? Gosh, girly, if this is for a boy, he'd best be worth it," Julie said with raised eyebrows.

Caroline kissed the horse's nose and moved over to the next stall. It was a plain, brown horse that seemed plenty nice, but it wasn't Klaus's type. The next horse was beautiful. It was a huge black stallion that had a fire in his eyes. It obviously had a ton of energy and was bursting to get out so it could just run. That right there was Klaus's horse.

Caroline said "I'd like to take this one here," as she patted the horse's nose.

Julie raised her eyebrows again. "Are you sure about that? He's quite the rambunctious fellow. I'm impressed he even let you touch him. He must like you," she said.

"Then he's perfect. Do you have a trailer I could borrow?"


Klaus hadn't been watching Caroline today; he wanted to be surprised when he saw her next attempt. It was quite humorous actually that she truly believed she had ever lost it.

I guess I'm a better actor than I thought.

It was just sunset when he heard a knock on the door. As he walked to the door, he thought to himself that must be Caroline.

Sure enough, he opened the door to find the ravishing creature before him looking a little smug.

"Ah, so you've returned. What could it be now?" Klaus asked as he crossed his arms.

"I can guarantee even you, with your heart of stone of whatever, will love this. Meet me in the backyard in a minute and you'll see," Caroline said, then sped away.

Klaus waited a moment and then followed her. He found her standing next to the most beautiful horse he had ever seen. It was obviously a proud horse; it knew how powerful it was. If Klaus was a horse, he would definitely be this horse.

"Sweetheart, is this magnificent beast for me?" Klaus asked Caroline as he approached the horse.

"Why, yes he is. Do you like him?" Caroline said as she handed him the reins.

Klaus took the reins and sounded a little surprised when he said "Yes, I do. He's excellent. Quite the gift, Caroline, you have outdone yourself."

Caroline raised her eyebrows. "Does this mean I have returned to your good graces?"

"Not necessarily, my dear. If he decides he dislikes me, I'm afraid your efforts will have had a lesser impact. Did you happen to get a horse of your own?" Klaus asked, momentarily taking his eyes away from the horse to look towards her.

"No, I didn't. I spent all my cash on this boy here," Caroline replied and indicated who she was talking about by patting the horses back.

"Well, that's a pity. We could've gone riding together. Surely there was a horse that suited you?" Klaus asked, genuinely curious.

"Yes, a beautiful blonde filly was kinda calling my name, but I couldn't afford it, much less it's care, so it was out of the question," Caroline said with a shrug. "If you wouldn't mind, the trailer he came in has to be returned. I left the address taped to the door. If you could return it for me, it'd fantastic," she said as she began to walk away.

Klaus yelled after her, "That's going to put you back a few steps. You might need one more gift to win me over!"

Caroline replied over her shoulder, "I'll think about it!"

As soon as Caroline was out of sight, Klaus hopped on the horse. He clicked his tongue and the horse began to move. Soon, he was running and Klaus already felt the bond between himself and the horse. It seemed Caroline really knew him if she picked this horse. They were as similar as hybrid and horse could be. The way he rode took Klaus no time getting used to. And, by god, was he fast. "I think I'll call you Diablo," Klaus said to his horse. The horse whinnied to show his understanding and liking of the name. "I think it suits you well," Klaus said, convincing himself that he wasn't crazy simply because the horse seemed to understand him. It wasn't like he had anyone else to talk to at the moment, anyway.


Caroline was speeding down the street, blasting music with the wind whipping through her hair. She wasn't worried about her next "gift" for Klaus. She had figured it out when she heard an old 80's song on the radio. She was driving past the farthest reaches of Klaus's land. Caroline saw him and his newly acquired horse speeding by the fence. Klaus looked the happiest she had ever seen him.

I did good, didn't I?


I apologize, all my horse knowledge comes from Wildfire, hahah. I hope it was acceptable :) If you liked it, follow me on tumblr at ihidemycrazy. if you have a TVD blog, i'll follow you back! I'll try to write faster for next time, i promise. Love ya!