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This chapter was supposed to be the last one of the story but when I started to write it, it didn't come out at all like I wanted it. It didn't feel like an epilogue and it bothered me.

I have hesitated to publish it because this chapter doesn't bring anything to the story. It's just some fight and sweet / cheesy make up Klaroline moments but I have decided to upload it anyway. I hope you're gonna like it. And I still owe you an epilogue after it lol.

My beta was still not available to help with this chapter so please be nice with the mistakes and remember that English is not my first language.

I don't own anything in TVD.

Klaus looked at the time for the hundredth time within the hour. Where the hell was she? She was going to drive him crazy! He should have gone with her or at least have followed her. Klaus impatiently threw his book away and started to pace in the living room as he was trying to dig holes in the floor. He hated the waiting. It made him feel helpless and he wasn't use to it. He shouldn't have listen to her but she was so pissed off at him. Klaus couldn't help but replay their fight in his head once again.

"You are not going" he said firmly to Caroline, making her scoff.

"Excuse me?" she asked angrily.

Klaus knew that if he was remaining that authoritarian, they were in for a big fight so he backed down a little, trying to settle it diplomatically.

"Sweetheart, you know that the members of the council are after you. We still don't know what is going to be their next move. It's not safe for you to wander alone at night. Certainly that bonfire thing is not that important."

Caroline frowned.

"It is important actually, Klaus. Things are just started to back to normal with Elena and Bonnie and I don't want to miss any opportunity to spend time with them. I though you could understand that" she said a little coldly.

"I do understand" Klaus answered in a soothing voice "but certainly you can spend time with them someplace else that in the middle of the wood where you are exposed to any danger?"

Caroline sighed in frustration.

"This is a bonfire, Klaus, where are we supposed to have it? At the Grill?" she asked ironically.

Klaus could feel the anger slowly rising up in his chest. He was not known for his patience and even less when Caroline' safety was in jeopardy. He tried a last diplomatic argument.

"Please, sweetheart, you know it's not safe. You will see your friends tomorrow. Let 's do something together tonight."

Caroline too was making great efforts to keep her calm. She knew that Klaus was worried about her but she couldn't let him decide what the best was for her. She had struggled so hard in the last weeks to impose her feelings for Klaus to her friends and to try to make them accept their relationship. Elena and Bonnie were just beginning to open up to the idea and it was really important to Caroline to go to that party with them.

"I know you mean well but I'm going to the bonfire with my friends tonight, and you can't come because it's a girl's night" she retorted firmly.

Klaus growled in annoyance and finally blew up.

"Stop being childish. You are not going or I'm coming with you" he scolded.

Caroline growled the same way as he did.

"Excuse me?" she hissed. "You don't really think you can actually tell me what to do, do you?"

"I can when you are not being reasonable and when you put yourself in danger" he retorted sharply.

"I am not asking for your permission, Klaus. I am informing you that I'll be out tonight. End of story" Caroline replied angrily. She headed resolutely to the door but Klaus was in front of her in a flash.

"You are not going" he snarled.

Caroline clenched her jaw.

"Let me go. Now." she hissed between her teeth.

She was boiling with anger and Klaus didn't fail to notice it. Hoping to calm her down, he tried another approach.

"Please, my love, stay with me or let me go with you" he almost pleaded.

But Caroline wasn't in the mood to be coaxed.

"You can't mollycoddle me, Klaus. It's not because we are together that you can tell me what to do. I am a big girl and I will take my decisions myself. Stop being so insufferable."

Caroline regretted her words the second they slipped from her mouth. She didn't mean to be harsh and even less wounding. The guilt instantly washed over her when she saw the flash of hurt in Klaus' eyes. She immediately opened her mouth to apologize but Klaus cut her off.

"Very well, Caroline. Do as you wish. I wouldn't like to be a fun killer by being insufferable because I worry about you" he said icily.

With that, he left the room in a flash, slamming the door behind him and leaving a very upset Caroline in the living room. She had never meant to hurt him. The only thing she wanted was that he let her take her own decisions even if he didn't approve them. It was an everyday struggle between them because Klaus was so concerned by her safety that he would have been able to keep her lock in a room if it could ensure her protection. And Caroline couldn't allow that. She needed to have the freedom to do what she wanted even if he was upset with it. It was not their first argument about it but it was the first time things were going so far. She had never let slip something hurtful and neither of them had ever leave the room before they had made up. Caroline debated to know what to do next. She was craving to go after Klaus and to apologize for her sharp words. In another hand, maybe it will be for the best if they had some time apart to think about their argument. After an inner struggle, Caroline finally decided to go to the bonfire and to let things calm down.

Klaus heard the front door slam and he clenched his jaw. She was being unreasonable. She knew that the council was after her but it was so important to her to spend time with Elena and Bonnie that she was ready to put herself in danger. Klaus briefly thought about following her or at least send one of his hybrids to look after her. After a quick internal conflict he finally decided against it. Caroline wouldn't have forgiven him if she had noticed. She had always made perfectly clear that she wouldn't let him take any decision for her. She needed her free will and she was ready to fight for it. Even if it was killing him, Klaus knew he had to accept it if he wanted to keep her trust and her respect. And nothing was more important to him that Caroline's trust and respect.

And now Klaus was here, pacing back and forth and struggling every second with the urge to rush at the bonfire and see if Caroline was ok. He checked his cell phone for the billionth time in the evening but there was nothing. Klaus abruptly spin over when he heard the front door open and a few seconds later Caroline entered in the living room. She was obviously nervous and she was anxiously playing with her fingers. She threw an apprehensive look at Klaus, not really sure about what to do or what to say. Klaus couldn't hold the sigh of relief who escaped his lips when he saw her and the guilt immediately washed over Caroline to see how worried he had been. She made a tiny shy smile to him but Klaus avoided her gaze and Caroline felt her heart clench painfully. She hesitantly approached him, timidly closing the gap between them and trying to make him look at her. When she understood that Klaus had no intentions to move or to talk to her, she slowly slid her arms behind his neck and pressed herself against him. During a few agonizingly long seconds Klaus didn't move an inch and Caroline's heart sank. She didn't dare to plead him to take her in his arms but she was painfully craving his hold. A few tears slipped from her eyes and Klaus felt her distress. With a deep sigh, he finally wrapped his arms around Caroline's waist and pulled her closer to him. Caroline closed her eyes in relief when she felt he was returning her embrace and she clung desperately to his shoulders.

"I'm sorry" she whispered miserably. "I didn't realize you will be so worry. I shouldn't have gone, I had been stubborn, I apologize."

Klaus tightened his grip around her.

"That's fine, love" he whispered back. "You are here and you are ok, that's all that matters."

But Caroline shook her head.

"No, I'm really sorry, Klaus. I had been harsh to you and I had no right. I know you only want my safety and that you do your best to protect me. I shouldn't have gone without you regarding the circumstances with the council. I didn't mean to be wounding or even less to hurt you. Please, forgive me."

Klaus sighed.

"I shouldn't have forbid you to go" he admitted "I know it's the best way to make you do something" he added a little teasingly.

Caroline made a poor smile.

"You are not mad at me?" she asked almost shyly.

Klaus shook his head and stroked tenderly her cheeks, wiping her tears away.

"No, my love, I'm not mad at you. Just don't scare me like this anymore, ok? I know how important it is to you to decide what you want to do but please don't be reckless. I couldn't bear to lose you."

Caroline nodded. "Promise" she murmured. She leant against his chest, savoring the comfort of the muscular arms around her.

"Will you kiss me?" she asked almost pleadingly.

Klaus smiled to her and cradling her face in his hands, he lovingly gave her the kiss she had asked for. As usual, Caroline sighed in his mouth and as usual the sound made Klaus melt. He buried a hand in her soft curls and Caroline clung to his shirt to keep him as close as she could. Klaus eventually pulled away and tenderly stroked her back.

"Did you have fun at least?" he asked.

Caroline shrugged. "Not that much" she admitted.

"Something wrong with Bonnie and Elena?" Klaus frowned.

Caroline shook her head. "No, nothing wrong with them. I just… I hate fighting with you. I thought about our argument all night" Caroline miserably confessed. She hesitated and started to play absent mindedly with the buttons of his shirt. "And I have missed you" she confessed again in a breath. "It seems that now I can't spend an evening without you without missing you" she pitifully explained.

Klaus couldn't help the big grin who crossed his face. "I am delighted to hear it, love" he said cheerfully, making Caroline pout.

"I'm not use to be that dependent of someone" she admitted, the embarrassment obvious in her voice. Klaus smiled and cradled her face in his hands to make her look at him.

"There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, sweetheart, I feel the exact same way about you. I miss you as soon as you are out of my sight" he said gently.

Caroline smiled.

"Really?"

"Really" Klaus confirmed.

Caroline buried her head in the crook of his neck and sighed in contentment.

"We had enough conversation for one night" Klaus observed '"let's go to bed, shall we?"

Caroline nodded against his neck and Klaus scooped her in his arms, carrying her towards the bedroom. She disappeared in the bathroom for a quick shower and she slid in her pajamas. When she had first started to sleep at the mansion, she had bought some nice laced nightgowns wanting to please Klaus. But she had quickly found out that he actually liked her even better in her regular short and tank top. And he didn't mind when she slept with one of his shirt either so she had given up on the nightgowns and was regularly borrowing shirts from his closet. Tonight was no exception and Klaus looked appreciatively at her long bare legs showing off from his shirt. Caroline smiled under his gaze and crawled on the bed to snuggle against him. Klaus was bare chest and Caroline tenderly started to stroke the flesh of his stomach. Klaus closed his eyes in enjoyment and Caroline smiled.

"Roll over" she asked softly.

Klaus opened an interrogative eye but complied and rolled on his stomach.

Caroline sat on the back of his thighs and started to massage his broad shoulders. There was nothing she liked more than the feeling of his skin under her hands and she took her time to massage all the area of his back. She started with his neck, using her thumbs to apply the right amount of pressure on the muscles. She then slid her hands towards his shoulders, massaging and stroking at the same time, savoring the feeling of the muscles under her palms. Klaus was positively purring under her hands. He loved nothing more than those moments when she was so lovingly taking care of him, showing him how much she cared about him. Caroline ran her hands along his spine, making Klaus shiver and sigh in satisfaction. Caroline smiled, and leaning towards Klaus she replaced her hands with her lips. She kissed softly his neck, his shoulders and she peppered his whole back with butterfly kisses. Klaus suddenly felt the overwhelming urge to take her in his arms. Slowly rolling on his back, he slid his arms around Caroline's hips and pulled her to him. Caroline eagerly lay down on his chest and snuggled against him.

"Thank you for the massage" Klaus whispered in her ear.

"You're welcome, my love" Caroline answered and Klaus shivered. Caroline was not fond of with pet names but a "my love" was slipping from her lips from time to time and Klaus' heart never failed to jump in his chest every time.

He started to stroke her hair, knowing how much she loved it.

"Hold me tighter" she whispered in his ear. Klaus complied and pulled her even closer to him.

"Tighter" Caroline asked again.

Klaus smiled and tightened his grip around her once more but Caroline insisted.

"Tighter" she asked for the third time.

"I'm going to hurt you" Klaus protested but Caroline shook her head and Klaus obliged, almost crushing her against him.

Caroline sighed in pure delight and buried her head in the crook of his neck.

"This is absolutely perfect, my love" she whispered.

My love. Again. Klaus swallowed as his heart did the usual jumping thing but Caroline was not finished. "I love you" she murmured.

This time, Klaus' heart skipped several beats like every time she was saying those words to him. He still couldn't believe how he had managed to make this extraordinary woman fall in love with him. It was nonsense to him but he wasn't complaining. "I love you too" he whispered back, crushing her even more against him. He felt Caroline smiled against his neck and he kissed the top of her head.

"I would like to fall asleep like this every night" she said in a sleepy voice.

"It's up to you, sweetheart" Klaus stated. "I am more than willing to spend every night of the rest of my life holding you in my arms."

Caroline smiled again in the crook of his neck.

"I'll think about it, my love."

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