CHAPTER 3
"D-Damon!" Caroline screamed as she jumped off Klaus' bed and straightened herself up. "H-hey. Wh-what's up?"
"What the HELL have you been up to?" Damon yelled as he prepared to run at her.
"I don't care for your tone, mate." Klaus said, plunging a hand preventing Damon from running. "And neither does she." Damon looked at Klaus, seeing danger lurking in his eyes.
"Okay, okay. I'll be gentle."
"You two can start discussing whatever Damon is here for. I'll go get dressed. And Damon, if you even think of trying anything, don't forget, this is MY house." Klaus left the room, leaving Caroline to face the judgmental comments to come.
"What are you doing? Did you and he just have sex?"
"What, no!"
"Okay, we're going to discuss your lovely sex life after we've gotten a few things straight. Where did you go last night after the woods? Straight here?"
"I think so. I don't remember much. But I remember Klaus laying me down. Where's Elena? I saw the calls."
"Wait, first, are you sure you're fine? Any wounds left to heal? You got pretty beat up last night."
"Yeah, I'm fine. My stomach hasn't healed yet, though."
"Show me."
"Damon!"
"Come on, Blondie. No time for useless shyness. I have work to do." Caroline reluctantly pulled her shirt up. Damon looked at the angry red scar where the stake had been. He felt a little bad. "It should heal soon. Elena is fine. I took her to my house."
"Who were they, Damon? And Matt escaped. Of all of us, he did. Doesn't that sound weird to you?"
"Exactly. We need to talk. Meet me at my house, 3 o' clock. Tell Matt, too." Damon turned to leave.
"And what about Klaus?"
"What?" Damon whirled around. Caroline could see the confusion and irritation in his eyes.
"Well, he did save my life."
"Fine. We need as many vampires as we can get. But please, no sex on my couch." Caroline rolled her eyes and Damon sped past the door, and Klaus who was standing behind it.
"I've got you a fresh change of clothes from your house. You should get ready and come for breakfast."
"B-by breakfast, you mean…?"
Klaus smirked. "Fine, you can have the human non-sense."
Caroline quickly showered and changed. Her dark blue jeans and a black t-shirt. Not the liveliest of choices, but it was thoughtful of him, she contemplated.
A few minutes later, she was seated opposite Klaus on the dining table. He hadn't started eating till she came, and he even pulled the chair for her. All this gentlemanliness always amused her. And made her a crush a little. He was drinking from a glass what she suspected to be blood. But she kept quiet as she buttered her toast.
"I never thanked you."
"What's that, love?"
"I never thanked you for, you know, saving my life. So, thank you. I owe you."
"You owe me nothing, love." Klaus flashed one of his charming smiles at her. He was trying to flirt with her, and succeeding, at that. Caroline felt her tummy swirl.
"How did you know where to find us, anyway?"
"A little birdie named Matt came screaming to my door. At first I wasn't concerned much, but—"
"Of course, you couldn't lose your beloved doppelganger." Caroline's heart sunk. Again, she was not the priority. Elena was. Not that she wanted herself to be Klaus' "most important". Klaus didn't miss her disappointment.
"And then he told me that my lovely Caroline was there, too." Klaus smiled. He noticed Caroline's face light up. He couldn't help finding it adorable.
"Anyway, I think it's weird that Matt was the one able to escape by outrunning vampires. The more likely would have been me or Damon."
"Yes, love, that has been intriguing me as well." She couldn't stop enjoying how much he used 'love'
"Damon called me to his house at 3. We want to discuss what happened last night. Since you were there too, I only think it fitting that you should be present at the meeting as well. You will come, though, right?"
"Of course, as long as we go together." Klaus winked and Caroline felt her insides jump.