Klaus ripped Caroline's vervain ropes away, put her daylight ring back in her finger and waited for the girl stand up. He saved her. She saw Dara's body on the floor and then Klaus asked her, looking in her eyes, "Are you okay?"; he seemed worried. Caroline started to cry; she was hopeless. Elena wouldn't get the cure and Caroline had nothing left to hold on to. Klaus hugged her. Caroline struggled at first, but then she just let herself go.
"Everything will be fine, sweetheart.", he whispered in her ear. She could feel his body embracing hers. She felt save and powerful at the same time. Klaus could make her feel that way. But, when she started to drift away, Klaus passed his cheek against hers; Caroline felt his beard and then they looked at each other's eyes. They reamained like this. It was a moment. Caroline didn't move; she was just all over the place, didn't know what to do. Klaus didn't want to take advantage of her, but he could not help it. He approached himself, waited to see how she would react, and when he saw she remained still, he saw an opportunity and kissed her.
Caroline didn't seem surprised. Klaus gave her a gentle and soft kiss; really sweet. She was not expecting that kind of kiss come from him. She enjoyed the kiss and he could feel it. She was kissing him back.

But then, feeling guilty for kissing Caroline in such a fragile moment that she was going through, he stopped kissing her, looked down and after a few seconds he put his arms around Caroline's shoulders and simply said "We should go."
Caroline was left with no reaction. She wanted to keep kissing him, but she was so confused. Everything was just happening so fast and so slow at the same time. He opened the car's door for her and she kept herself quiet. Klaus gave her a bloodbag and she fed. "Thank you", she whispered. Klaus treated her so well; he took care of her. Caroline was not used to that kind of treatment. He remained also in silence, but he was happy; differently from the time that Klaus was in Tyler's body, Caroline didn't repulse him; this time she actually enjoy it, and he knew that. Knowing this, Klaus was willing to wait as long as it takes to Caroline admit her feelings for him.
She finished her bloodbag and tried to breathe. Dara was dead and, even though the hope of a cure was gone, she was glad bacause she was feeling save. Caroline never really trusted her. But now she had other problems to face. Suddenly the car started to slow down and Caroline saw that they were in front of the hotel in Madrid.
"Wait, I left things on that pension." Caroline whispered, confused.
"Don't worry, love, I picked everything before saving you." He smiled. "I'll change our airplane tickets for today."
"No!" Caroline said, really fast. "I mean... I need some time before get back in Mystic Falls... I could use this time here." She looked at him, still confused, not really knowing what she was saying. The truth is, Caroline was not ready to go back in Mystic Falls. She needed some time to absorve all the facts that happened to her in the last twenty four hours.
"We'll stay as long as you need." Klaus glanced a strong look at her.
"Thank you." Caroline whispered again. He smiled and when he started to opened the car's door, Caroline continued to say, "Really." He looked at her, "You saved my life." He smiled and then they left the car and they went to their room.
"I'll give you some privacy. I'll be at the bar, if you need anything." He left her and Caroline found herself alone again.

Caroline took a deep and long shower to relax. She tried to ignore Klaus' kiss but she couldn't. Her feelings for him was just getting stronger and stronger and at some point she knew that she wouldn't be able to resist it anymore. Then, when remembering Klaus' kiss, she felt guilty for Tyler, who didn't know any of this... She felt pain as well, because she still loved him. But her relationship with Tyler, even before, was falling apart. They had so many different opinions. She dive into the bath's water and tried not to think at all. She felt better when she was not thinking.
After the shower she put a nice outfit and, still playing the 'not-thinking' philosophy, she went down to the bar and set right next to Klaus. He smiled.
"Tired of being on the room?" He asked.
"I needed a drink." She smiled. Klaus ordered a bottle of champagne.
"How are you doing?" He asked. She kept staring her glass.
"I don't know... It seems like all of it it's just a bad dream. I'm trying to wake up, but I just can't." She laugh, sadly. Klaus didn't say anything. "I mean, I tried. I did everything I could to save her and now... It was all in vain." She looked at him. "I guess I don't wanna go back because I don't wanna be the one to tell Stefan or Elena or Damon that we are all hopeless." She looked down.
"I don't think it was all in vain." He said. "Even though things didn't work out as we expected, at least you prove to yourself and to Elena that you are willing to do anything to save your friends. Even run across the ocean with me." She smiled at her.
"It wasn't that bad." She joked, trying to see the positive sides of everything. Then Caroline looked at him again, with this intriguing look, like she saw a different Klaus that she used to know. She smiled, gently, without even realize. "Thank you.", she said, again, "For staying when I asked you." She kept smiling, softly. He smiled and put more champagne in her glass. She drank it and so did he. "We could go for a walk tomorrow...", the girl said, shy, waiting for Klaus to say something.
"It would be my pleasure." He smiled. Then afer a few minutes, he said, "I think we should go. I don't wanna be acused of getting you drunk." She smiled. Klaus went to their room and stopped at the door.
"I'll other room for me." He looked down.
"You... You don't have to... I mean, it's so big in here that it looks like an apartament." She smiled and so did he. He got in and went to his bed, but not without saying a really happy "Good night, Caroline."

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