Klaus sped down the highway in his recently acquired 1969 Rally Sport Camaro. Well not really that recent since he had been on the road for almost two months now and was hundreds of miles away from Mystic Falls. Caroline had frowned at him when he showed her the car and told her how he came to own it, but of course he was quickly forgiven. Caroline. Honestly two months away from her seemed like a lifetime. He found he missed her terribly.

He had spent that entire weekend with Caroline before leaving Mystic Falls to go hunt down Rebecca and Stefan. He hung out with her at The Grill as she re-acclimated him to her group of friends. Of course that went over about as well as he could imagine, but Caroline didn't seem to be bothered, so he didn't care. On Friday he went to watch her cheer at the high school football game. On Saturday he took her out for a proper romantic dinner date outside of Mystic Falls.

They spent the nights together in bed making love and getting lost in one another. This was still all so new to him. Even though he was adamant that he wouldn't let Caroline change him into some teenage dream date, he just wanted to do what made her happy. Since their time together would be short and far between, he was willing to make a few unsettling compromises.

Before he had left her, he had given her the strand of beads and rope he had always worn around his neck and a promise that he would return to her soon. And of course, Caroline, his brave girl, did her best not to cry as she hugged him goodbye.

Klaus had a pretty good idea where he was going, based on Caroline's last tip. She had told him that she couldn't always promise she would help him and put Stefan in the line of danger. He didn't like it but he understood. He also had his remaining hybrids out spying for any sign of the rouge Salvatore or his sister. It seemed they had a newfound sense of loyalty after watching him rip their friend's head off outside the boarding house.

He heard his phone buzz where it lay in the passenger seat next to him. He scooped it up and pressed the answer button.

"Hello."

"Nik, how are you?"

"Rebecca, haven't heard from you in a while. Still angry with me?"

"Dear brother what a stupid question," she replied mockingly, "you know what's interesting?"

"Please, enlighten me," he snapped back at her.
"Caroline just can't seem to master that pesky back -flip at cheerleading practice. It's fun to watch her become so frustrated with herself." Klaus's face dropped. Worry flooding through his veins. Rebecca being Mystic Falls was not good and somehow she had figured out about their relationship, which was even worse. "You know you should really thank her for me the next time you talk to her."

"What are you talking about?"

"Her little tipoff to Stefan gave me the perfect exit strategy. Let's just say we've gone our separate ways. All he wanted was to kill you, but I've got something much better planned."

"Revenge really isn't your thing sister."

"Well we shall see won't we? Now that I've ditched the ripper and have our family perhaps I'll just start waking them up."

"Rebecca you—"

"Oh and also thank the prom queen for giving me another fabulous idea—instead of taking out my frustrations with you on your doppelganger, I'll be turning my attentions to someone else."

Klaus's jaw clenched tightly. "If you dare touch Caroline I will end you without a second thought."

"Guess I'll be seeing you soon, brother."

The End. For Now :)

Do you guys hate me for that ending or love it? As I was writing I was really getting into this particular story, so about halfway through I knew this was how it was going to end. So to answer your questions YES there will be a sequel (as long as you all want it of course) NO I have not begun working on it...quite yet. I have been working on another Klaroline story which will make an appearance over the next few weeks. I really want to have it 75% completed before I start posting it. The plot is a bit complicated and I don't want to start posting chapters in case I have to go back and change things.

But THANKS AGAIN for reading. All of your reviews and comments are so encouraging. I will definitely keep writing! Let me know what you think of the story overall, what your favorite bits were, anything! I love hearing from you :)

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-Cicadaa