Title: Fire and Ice

Author: ShadowsDaughter

Summary: He promised he'd never return. She thought it'd be enough. But once you've tasted true love... true desire... can you really let it go? Klaroline fanfic.

Rating: T

Authors Note: I love the responses I'm getting. Thank you all for the support. I love this pairing and as I'm writing this I'm fangirling a bit, haha. I hope you all enjoy this update! -Shadow

Facts to know:

-Katherine actually did die, okay? Because I can't see Caroline leaving her friends when something huge is going on, despite any inner turmoil.

-I will be going off on my own plot, so some things will be AU.

"You wanna know a trick Damon told me about?" Elena whispered to Caroline later that night. A half empty bottle of vodka on the table in front of them.

"What?" Caroline asked, raising an eyebrow. What did Damon know? Nothing, that's what. But she kept her mouth shut.

"If you drink from someone who's drunk, it gives you a weird buzz." Elena said with a giggle and Caroline's other eyebrow raised.

"Really?"

"Totally! And it's true." Elena nodded her head before knocking back a shot.

"Huh," Caroline said and glanced at Bonnie who was dancing with Jeremy. He had showed up and after Elena and Caroline gave Bonnie the 'okay' the two had been in their own world.

"Isn't that weird for you?" Caroline asked after a moment and Elena followed her gaze.

"As long as they're happy." Elena shrugged.

Caroline stared down at the table as Klaus once again took over her thoughts. Why couldn't they be happy?

"Hey! We're supposed to be having fun!" Elena nudged her shoulder and slid a shot over to her.

"Sorry. I am having fun." Caroline said with a smile.

"I am, too. I've missed this." Elena said and glanced around The Grill. "Hey, there's a guy checking you out at the bar." Elena said after a moment and Caroline followed her gaze to see a decent looking guy with a bit too short hair checking her out. He raised his drink to her with a smile.

"So, it works?" Caroline asked and Elena looked at her, obviously confused. "Damon's trick."

"Oh! Yeah."

"Would I be a bad person if I used him for that?" Caroline asked and Elena shook her head.

"No, Care. You're not a bad person. We're supposed to be having fun. So go have fun!" Elena urged and Caroline straightened her shirt.

"What about you?" Caroline asked as she paused.

"I'll be fine, promise. I might head out, see if Damon is willing to talk." Elena said and Caroline bit her lip before smiling.

"I hope it works out for you." Caroline said and Elena gave her a look. "What? I do!" She insisted. "You've been great about all this," she waved her hand, "so I think I can accept Damon... for now."

"Thanks, Caroline." Elena laughed as she stood up to leave. "Have fun." Elena winked as she grabbed her purse.

"Bye!" Caroline waved and stood up with the bottle of vodka before making her way over to the guy.

God, was she really doing this? Using someone to get a buzz? The guy smirked at her as she paused next to him with a smile. Yes, it seemed she was.

"Hi there," Caroline said and put the bottle down.

"Hey." The guy said, running his eyes over her. She wrinkled her nose a bit before making eye contact with him and took a deep breath, using her compulsion on him.

"You're going to be a gentleman and get drunk with me. Then we're going to go out back and you're going to let me feed on you. After that, you'll forget all about me. Got it?" Caroline said and the guy nodded slowly, murmuring an affirmative.

And surprisingly, she had fun. The guy still flirted but he wasn't staring at her chest the whole time. And it didn't take long for him to get pretty drunk as he had been drinking for a bit on his own already. She learned his name was Luke and was only in town for a few days, which worked in her favor. They laughed and joked around but when he stood to go to the bathroom, he stumbled and she smirked a bit to herself. Definitely drunk enough for her experiment. She needed to forget for a little while. When he came back, she led the way out to the back and when he asked her if it was time for her to feed, she felt a bit guilty, almost decided to not do it but then Klaus' face flashed in her mind and the guilt slid away.

"Thank you," Caroline whispered before biting into his neck and after a few seconds, she could taste the difference in his blood. And she let out a moan as she continued to drink from him, her mind went a bit hazy but when the guy started to slide down the wall she realized she was taking it too far. She released him and actually stumbled as she looked at the sky, a smile on her lips. The guy shook his head and stumbled and she flashed to him, her eyes dilating right away.

"Go to your hotel and rest," Caroline said, "forget about me."

Then she flashed away, laughing as everything seemed brighter and the colors more vibrant. She ended up in the woods... somewhere. She found a small clearing and laid down, her hair spread out around her head. The stars were so bright! But then she glanced around and felt a bit sad. She was alone. Then the sadness turned to tears and she rolled onto her side but something was jabbing into her hip. She reached down and ended up pulling out her phone. She froze as she stared at it. What if she... called him?

He had promised to never come back. But... what if she asked him to come back?

Her fingers were a blur as they went through her contacts and found his name. There was a moment of hesitation before she pushed the call button. It rang once... twice... thrice...

"Hello?"

She closed her eyes at his familiar voice.

"Klaus." She breathed out but it was wobbly as she held back tears.

"Caroline? Are you okay, love?" Klaus sounded concerned.

"You promised you'd never come back." She said as she sat up. There was a long pause.

"Yes, that was the agreement, Caroline." He sounded stiff.

"What if... what if I asked you to break that promise? What if I asked you to come back... to me?" Caroline asked and heard a quiet gasp.

"Are you asking me to?"

"I... I don't know." Caroline huffed and wiped at her tears. "I miss you."

"I miss you too, love."

It was quiet for a little while, and she could hear him moving around. She didn't want to hang up, but she didn't know what to say.

"Love, I don't want to hang up, but I have to go."

"Oh! Yeah... of course." Caroline said and bit her lip before making a decision. "Klaus?"

"Yes, love?"

"Break your promise."

And she hung up the phone before she could take the comment back. She glanced down at her phone with wide eyes before a smile spread across her face. She knew he'd come. She just knew it.

To be continued...

I don't remember if Caroline had his number but I'm taking my fanfiction author powers and making it so either way. (:

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