My thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved.
I can only live wholly with you or not at all.
Oh continue to love me - never musjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever ours.
~To the Immortal Beloved by Ludwig van Beethhoven
II - Of Flibbertigibbets and Fools
Letter 3: Klaus to Caroline (10/2/13)
My little flibbertigibbet,
That's the spirit, darling! There's my feisty girl!
It seems that we are "not amused", are we? I'm glad I can still inflame such rage in you. That means you care, my love, and that you are not indifferent to me. How happy that makes me. You are fooling yourself, darling, if you believe Tyler is right for you. You have grown apart. He may be reliable and steadily by your side, but don't you long for excitement, for passion? I know you once felt passionate about Tyler, but are you absolutely certain you still do in the present day? Think about it, dear. Be reasonable. I can offer you the world. I have experienced and seen so much more than Tyler. With me, you can live a life of excitement. I, too, can be reliable. When it comes to you, I will not fail in my endeavour to please you. I will be there, by your side, to protect you from harm's way.
How funny you are. You think you can ward me off like a burdensome flee by telling me you'll "kick my Original, hybrid butt", as you so elegantly put it. I'd like to see you try and I encourage you to do so! Why, I even look forward to it! Come out, come out wherever you are! You keep me on my toes, my love. Who needs Tyler when you have me?
The world is our oyster, my love. It's right there within reach, tauntingly calling us to explore it's pastures, mountains, woods and seas. The world lies at our feet, so what are you waiting for?
You know you want to. Say yes, darling! Say yes! Who could refuse a life with me? Think of all the fun we could have! We are like peas in a pod and I want you, Carrie. I want you with me on my journey. Be honest with yourself, love. Do you really believe you can survive without me? Don't you think you will ever miss me? Don't you think you would ever wonder what became of me and what you missed out on by not coming with me? Make the right choice, darling. Make the right choice for you and for me. Do it for us. Do it for your own self-preservation!
Eternally yours,
Klaus
XXX
Letter 4: Caroline to Klaus (16/3/13)
Excuse me?
I took a long time to think things over and had decided not to reply to your letters anymore, but now I must make myself crystal clear: I have no feelings for you. You are a menacing, soul-less monster hidden beneath an attractive frame. But even though you may be handsome, you are not my type. It's what's inside that counts and I have no intentions of starting a relationship with someone with a soul as black as yours. I don't know why I even bother trying to ward you off. You just keep popping back up. But I still need to set things straight. I think you're out of line. How dare you be so presumptious as to say that I need you for my own self-preservation?! That just proves my point. You're so unbelievably full of yourself. Why do you bother trying to "tempt" me to live a life with you? It wouldn't be much of a life. I repeat: I have no feelings for you. What is it that makes you think I'm going to change my mind? Your charm? Well, I can see right through you. I know who you really are and I know you'll never change. You've massacred too many innocent people for me to forget your sordid past. You're not even a remotely possible match for me. Despite what you think, we wouldn't be good together. And that's my final word!
It's your fault and only your fault that the one person I love with all my heart will never come back. If you truly loved me, you would set me free.
XXX
Letter 5: Klaus to Caroline (23/3/13)
My sweetheart,
I know you think I am not a suitable match for you, but I feel it in my heart of hearts that we belong together. I feel so drawn to you. Every minute we spend apart, I think about you. You are always on my mind. It agonises me not to be in your presence. If I can't be with you, I'll be in pain forever. I can never be truly happy without you, because a life without you would only be half a life. I'm sure by now you've realised that I'm not all that bad. I would always save your life if it were in my power. And I have done so in the past. Whenever I could, I saved you, because I can't live without you. I feel that my life wouldn't be worth living anymore if you weren't in it. I realise you wish I were dead, but when it comes to it, would you really take my life if you could? Or would you save it? I am more confident than ever that we belong together. You keep referring to my "past", but you forget that a lot can happen when you've lived as long as I have. I've always been impulsive, but I can change. For you, I'd do anything. I hate to point it out, but you're not as innocent as you'd like to think either. We're more alike than you care to admit. You've seen how quickly you can suddenly massace a dozen people - a dozen witches in your case. You didn't mean to, but because you wanted to save Bonnie, those twelve witches needed to be sacrificed. Sometimes you kill people while doing the right thing. You save someone you love by making sacrifices. You don't know how many times I've killed someone, not because I was bored or bloodthirsty, but because killing that person meant saving someone I loved. You see me as all bad, but the world isn't black and white. Not our world. You must realise that by now. And yes, I may have forced Tyler to leave, but as I told you before, I'm not exactly scouring the earth for him, now am I? I just want him to stay away from Mystic Falls. That probably makes you want him more than ever, but I stand by my choice, because Tyler is a threat to me. I'm leaving him alone, as long as he doesn't come back. I'm leaving him alive for you. Does that not count for anything?
I will always love you, Caroline. I just can't help myself. Please don't be so obstinate. Be reasonable, my love. Give me another chance.
With all my love,
Klaus