Chapter 4 Cars, Hybrids, and Dinner Dates

After Klaus realized Caroline had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder, he didn't want to wake her so he just slid into a more comfortable position and fell asleep himself.

The next morning, Klaus woke up first and glanced down, Caroline was still there, sound asleep

Damn, he thought, this girl could sleep forever.

He shifted a little to try and move her her head down onto one of the couch pillows so that he could get up and get himself a blood bag. He had realized he hadn't fed for almost 24 hours, and he was getting pangs of hunger.

Klaus had almost gotten Caroline moved completely off his shoulder when she stirred in her sleep and one of her eyes eased open.

" Sorry to wake you love, how'd you sleep?" He asked.

Caroline sat up, yawned, and stretched out her back, remembering last night.

"Good, my neck is a bit stiff, but still good. Hey, you mentioned Elijah before. When is he coming back here?"

Who knows what randomly brought that to her mind? Maybe the fact she heard a car door slam outside?

Before Klaus could answer, the front door crashed open, and Elijah walked in wearing his usual crisp black suit with a purple tie today.

"Ah, brother, nice of you come home." Klaus said.

"Yes, I finished taking care of your hybrids. Really, I would think you would be able to control your pets better."

"Well, I would be able to if Tyler and Hayley hadn't returned with half of them unsired to me wouldn't I?" He shot back.

Elijah entered the living room from the entry hall and abruptly noticed Caroline.

"You didn't tell me you were having company." Elijah commented.

"Well, considering you felt that stopping a few of my hybrids' fun was more important than our movie night, you lost the privilege to know these things."

"Oh Niklaus, don't be like that, you know I couldn't just let those monsters you created have free run of the town to do do whatever they wish. The vampires would be blamed and we'd have the humans to answer to."

"Elijah, brother, when have you ever been concerned with being confronted by the humans?"

"I'm not, but there's no use causing unnecessary fighting, as this town is barely at peace with all the supernatural inhabitants that live here. It has been taken care of for now. If you'd excuse me, I'll be heading to the study to see if there is any useful information about reversing broken sire bonds." He inclined his head, "Miss Forbes." And with that he left the room.

"Wow, I'm pretty sure that's the most I've ever heard your brother say at one time." She marveled about how different the two brothers really were.

"Yeah, well, when my brother has something important to say he doesn't let us be without hearing it for long. Would I be able to interest you in a blood bag?"

Caroline nodded and walked over to him. He handed her the bag, and she took a good long drink before setting it back down.

"Have any plans for today?" She asked.

"Nope, not many, but I suspect as soon as you leave, Elijah will be back on my case about controlling those failures of henchmen. Then I bet we'll be doing something about it to keep the founders' council off our backs." Klaus said.

"That sounds entertaining, and by entertaining, I mean super tedious, and sooo what I wouldn't want to be doing on my Sunday. Oh, but while you're having so much fun doing that, I'll be trying to explain to my mom where I was last night, and why I never came home. I'll be doing this all while avoiding saying I was here, with you, and we're dating . Hmm, I don't know who has the worse to deal with right now."

" Yes, of course you'll have to avoid that topic of discussion otherwise you'd run the risk of your mom somehow tracking down a white oak stake and driving it through my heart."

She laughed, and said "But we both know if she even tried that, she would be dead within a second. Not that you killing my mom would be funny or anything, but just the thought of her reaction if I DID tell her."

"So you are saying the thought of her killing me would be funny?" Klaus asked feigning a shocked voice.

"Oh stop it, you know what I mean." she playfully nudged his shoulder.

He pulled her into a hug, and gave her a soft kiss on her lips.

"Well love, best be getting you home before Elijah comes back down and demands that we go out and find a witch to resire all of my hybrids to me. Plus you need to get ready for tonight."

"Tonight?" She tried to remember what plans she could have tonight.

"Yes, we're going out to dinner tonight, if you'd be willing accompany me."

" I would be honored. By the way you said get ready are you implying we are going somewhere fancy and I will need to get dressed up?"

"Yes love, our first official date will need to be one of the best I can give."

Caroline smiled at this and asked " What restaurant are we going to?"

" I can't tell you that would ruin the surprise. But it's going to be a good one, I assure you."

"Ok, I look forward to it." She took another sip of her blood bag.

"I'll pick you up at 7:30 then."

Caroline looked at the kitchen clock over Klaus's shoulder. It was only 11:00. Wow she thought, we slept a long time.

"Alright, will you take me home so can finish my college applications before we go out tonight?"

"Yep, let me just go grab my keys. He paused, "Wait... you're going to college?" He said in a surprised way.

"I'm going to try to. I mean, I want to at least once in my vampire life."

"I went to college, twice." Klaus said as he grabbed his keys. " It isn't all that it's made out to be. But like you, I wanted to just try it out at least once." He walked to the door and Caroline followed. They walked to the garage, opening it, he revealed a silver Jaguar."

"Nice car, very shiny." She commented.

Klaus chuckled, "Wait until you see Elijah's."

They both got in Klaus's car, he started the engine and drove to Caroline's house.

When they got there Caroline said "Thanks, see you tonight?"

"Yep, 7:30. I'll see you then." he leaned over and kissed her on the forehead before she got out and walked to her front door. When she got there, she turned around and waved to him as he drove away.

Klaus's POV

As Klaus drove back towards his house, he was thinking how different his life was just a week before. He was without Caroline, and only had Elijah. Considering he had stabbed Rebbekah and left her daggered in a box she no longer was around. He had only let her out because he had needed her help, and of course she had left him as soon as she had gotten the chance.

Klaus arrived home and went back inside to find Elijah waiting for him in the living room.

"Brother, I think I have found our solution to your hybrid problem." Elijah said

Must we do this today? I have a dinner date with Caroline tonight.

"Oh about that...you never told me you were dating the Forbes girl. I'm not sure if that's your best idea, you know her mom is on the founder's council right?"

"She doesn't care what her mom thinks about her dating me, and nor do I care who her mom is. Caroline realizes she's an adult and can make decisions for herself."

"Well, don't say I didn't warn you things could go badly. But enough of this talk, we need to solve your hybrid problem."

"Fine, but we need to be back with enough time for me to get ready for my date tonight."