A/N: Thanks for the reviews, guys! Sorry for the later than usual update. Had been a little busy these days.


Caroline gathered her books as the bell rang, indicating lunch period. It had been two days since her date with Klaus and she hadn't heard from him since. She wondered if he was finally getting sick of her. She pushed through the crowd grumpily as she made her way out of the school to meet Elena and Bonnie.

She sighed as she made her way to their usual bench at the courtyard, noticing that none of them had arrived. She had texted Tyler more frequently these days in an attempt to soothe the growing pit of guilt that was growing in her.

Caroline unwrapped her sandwich as she took a small bite from it. She wasn't really in the mood for eating. Why hasn't Klaus contacted her? She groaned in frustration as she checked her phone again. Had she done something wrong? If Klaus decided that she wasn't worth the chase, then their whole plan was going down.

She glowered at her sandwich as she wrapped it up again before stuffing it back into her bag.

"Caroline." A voice greeted her as she looked up from her bag in surprise.

"Elijah." Caroline greeted cautiously.

"I would like to have a word with you about Niklaus." said Elijah as he sat across from Caroline.

"What about him?"

"I have heard from Niklaus that you seemed to have gone on a date with him two days ago." replied Elijah.

Caroline nodded and Elijah continued. "What is your motive, Caroline?"

Caroline stilled. She knew that Elijah was very smart but would do anything to keep their family intact, which means that if Elijah were to suspect anything from Caroline, her head would be rolling on the ground before she could say another word.

"What motive?" asked Caroline, raising her voice. "You have to ask Klaus to stop bothering me. I only agreed to the date because he wouldn't stop stalking me."

Elijah seemed to ponder for a moment as he kept silent. In truth, Caroline was quite terrified of him at this moment. At least with Klaus, it was always easier to see what he's thinking. If he's mad, he'll yell and get angry but with Elijah, no one seems to be able to read him. Up til' this day, Caroline had no idea how could Elena trust Elijah at all.

"Very well then, I shall take your word for now, Caroline. But you should know that I will be keeping a close eye on you and your friends." said Elijah as he stood up.

"Go ahead, Elijah. There is nothing for you to worry. You just have to ask Klaus to leave me alone." replied Caroline.

Elijah smiled. "I'm afraid that won't be possible considering Niklaus is very stubborn and he usually never stops until he gets what he wants."

Caroline didn't reply and Elijah gave a nod of goodbye and flashed away. In less than a minute, Caroline heard the sound of hurried footsteps and she glanced over to see Elena and Bonnie running over.

"Hey, we saw Elijah talking to you. Is everything okay?" asked Elena worriedly.

"Is it about Klaus?" Bonnie asked.

"Yes, it's about Klaus. Think Elijah might be on to something. He was warning me that he'd be keeping an eye on us." whispered Caroline.

Bonnie's face turned grave as she stood up, hoisted her bag over her shoulder and replied, "Well, I better get home and practice. It seems like we need to speed things up before anyone of us gets hurt."

"But Bonnie, we still have class later!" Caroline said.

Bonnie smiled. "Class can wait, Caroline. Dealing with them is much more important."

Caroline nodded as Bonnie waved them goodbye.

School ended soon after and Caroline quickly changed and sped towards the field. The only thing she was looking forward to now is cheerleading even though she would still see pesky Rebekah. She couldn't wait to work out a sweat. Some of the girls from the team had arrived and Caroline started warming up with them. After twenty minutes of warming up, they broke into their usual routine of cheers when Caroline noticed that she was being stared at.

Recognising the figure by the tree immediately, she made her way over.

"So, you're now stalking the whole cheerleading team?" asked Caroline annoyed.

Klaus smiled. "Of course not, sweetheart. I have my eyes only on you."

Caroline rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here?"

"Admiring the view." replied Klaus smirking. "Don't mind me. Go back to practice."

Caroline glared at him as she stalked off, back to practice. No way in hell was she going to waste her cheerleading time on Klaus.


Klaus smiled as he watched the blonde warm up. She was now touching her toes with her fingers, her perfectly shaped bum sticking up. Klaus groaned. Seriously, how could he get a hard on just from watching her doing warm ups?

It was almost forty-five minutes later and Klaus had his eyes on her every single minute. They seemed to be taking a break from their cheers as the girls dispersed. He wiped the smile off his face as Rebekah advanced towards him.

"Don't be so disgusting, Nik." Rebekah scowled. "Can't you do your stalking elsewhere?"

"I'm not stalking." explained Klaus. "I'm waiting for her."

Rebekah rolled her eyes. "And how is that any better? You know what? I prefer the old Nik who isn't drooling over some silly blonde."

Klaus' face hardened as he shot her a glare. "Do not call Caroline a silly blonde. If anyone's a silly blonde, it should be you, Bekah, aren't you drooling over Matt Donovan as well?"

Rebekah was at a loss of words and stormed off immediately leaving Klaus alone. Klaus glanced around and realised that Caroline wasn't anywhere in sight. He walked towards a group of girls who were chattering and put on a friendly smile.

"Has anyone of you seen Caroline?" he asked.

The girls turned back, startled but relaxed as soon as they see it was just a handsome stranger.

"Caroline? I think I saw her walking back into the building." one of the girls said as Klaus nodded his thanks and proceeded towards the building.


Caroline sighed as Damon continued yapping away on the phone. He had called to ask her about her progress and Caroline was annoyed at how impatient he was getting. She had ducked into an empty classroom thinking that it might be something important after she saw ten text messages Damon had sent her during practice asking her to call him.

"I told you, Damon, I still need more time! It isn't that easy, you know!" Caroline said in exasperation.

"I know, but we really need to speed things up. Klaus hasn't made any move on Elena recently and I'm starting to think he might be plotting some bigass plan." Damon said over the phone.

"I'm trying, okay! Just stop bugging me about it already!" Caroline snapped irritably and was about to continue telling Damon off when a voice behind her startled her.

"What is the matter, sweetheart?"

Caroline jumped and she spun around to face him. "K-Klaus! You scared me!"

"I am sorry to have scared you, sweetheart, but you seem quite distressed." Klaus smiled as he advanced towards her.

Caroline did not reply but instead, she was staring at Klaus, eyes a little wider than usual. She could hear Damon has stopped talking on the other line but was certain he was still there.

"Is Damon bothering you?" Klaus asked, concerned.

Caroline finally let out a choked reply as she shook her head. "N-No. Everything's fine."

Klaus didn't seem to have heard her as he took her phone from her grasp.

"Good day, Damon." Klaus said, his voice somewhat menacing. "You seem to be quite a bother to Caroline."

Caroline strained her ears and could hear Damon chuckling. "Oh, come on, Klaus, she's my friend and I was just calling her for some catching up."

"I think you should leave Caroline alone and stop bothering her if not I would come and put an end to your life personally." Klaus threatened.

Klaus hung up on Damon and handed Caroline her phone back. Caroline stared at Klaus, her lips starting to go dry. How much had he heard? Did he even hear anything about the conversation between Damon and her? It seemed unlikely. If he had heard, he would have probably flew into a rage by now. Caroline tried to calm herself down from the scare as she took a deep breath.

"How about cutting practice?" suggested Klaus. "I have something to show you."

"What?" asked Caroline, snapping out of her daze.

"Come on, Caroline," he cajoled. "I promise you will enjoy it."

"I'm not cutting practice just to hang out with you." scoffed Caroline but a smile was gracing her lips. "Maybe after practice."

"So I take it that you'll come with me after practice?" asked Klaus, smiling.

"Fine." replied Caroline as she walked out of the classroom.

"And dinner?"

"We'll see." Caroline said as she exited the building and went back to practice.

It had been two hours since Klaus had pestered her and Caroline darted a look towards him. In these whole two hours, Klaus had just been sitting patiently on a bench beside the field watching her. The girls except Rebekah had been curious and all they could do was wonder why the "incredibly hot British guy" was waiting for her. Practice was finally over as everyone headed to the showers.

After a long shower, Caroline changed, picked up her bag and headed to the bench where Klaus had been waiting for her. She was back at the field and could see that someone else was with Klaus. With that blonde hair and figure, it wasn't hard to notice that slutty Sophie was trying to hit on Klaus. Seriously, is she trying to sleep with every single hot guy in town?

Fuming, Caroline stalked over, a frown on her face.

"Caroline!" greeted Klaus as he stood up immediately ignoring Sophie. "Come on, let's go."

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Whatever, let's go."

"Hey!" Sophie called out. "But you haven't told me your name."

Caroline was now standing in front of Sophie, her eyes dilating. "Why don't you just leave us alone and find a janitor to make out with, Sophie?"

Sophie smiled, as though in a trance. "Okay! See you around, Caroline!"

After Sophie was gone, Caroline found Klaus smirking in a way that was both very cute but equally annoying.

"What? Don't tell me you're going to reprimand me about compelling people." snapped Caroline irritably as she walked towards Klaus' car.

"Of course not, love. You are free to compel whoever you like." Klaus replied, still smiling as he started the car and drove.

"Oh, don't give me that crap. You're obviously amused about something." replied Caroline. "Tell me."

"Very well." replied Klaus. "I didn't know you would get so jealous."

His reply threw Caroline off guard as she stared at him, mouth hanging a little open.

"W-What? Okay, you are really crazy." said Caroline as she laughed awkwardly.

"Really? Then why did you compel Sophie to leave us alone and make out with a janitor?"

"B-Because…" trailed off Caroline as Klaus' smirk went wider. "Because she's such a slut!"

Klaus nodded but Caroline could see that he was just patronising her.

"Okay, fine, stop the car. This is stupid. I'm going home." said Caroline angrily as she crossed her arms in a childish manner.

She expected Klaus to follow her orders but he did not. To make matters worse, he was laughing at her now as he continued driving.

"Seriously, stop laughing at me!" scolded Caroline.

"I find you absolutely adorable, sweetheart." replied Klaus as Caroline flushed and glanced out of the window hastily.

Neither of them exchanged a word for the next ten minutes as Caroline was too embarrassed by Klaus' last comment. The car soon stopped and Caroline looked up to realise they were at Klaus' mansion.

"Why are we here?" asked Caroline suspiciously.

"To show you your gift." replied Klaus as they got out of the car.

"Couldn't you just pass it to me just now in school or drop it off at my place like how you usually do in your creepy stalker-ish way?" asked Caroline grumpily as she followed Klaus towards the back garden.

"Would you rather I climb in through your window and leave you presents and watch you sleep after that like how I usually do? Believe me, sweetheart, I want to but this present just can't be presented to you in that way." replied Klaus.

Caroline did not reply. It was now six in the evening and she was feeling a little hungry. Irritated and curious with Klaus for making her walk all the way to the stables, she looked up and glowered at him as he stopped.

"This is your present, sweetheart." Klaus said as Caroline turned to look at where his eyes were resting on.

It was a brown horse with long brown mane. It was magnificent. Caroline gasped as she stared at the horse, loss for words.

"Do you like it?" asked Klaus.

Caroline finally turned to him, an excited smile on her face. "O-Oh my god. This horse is for me? Really? Oh my god, Klaus. He's so pretty. Oh wait, is that a she? Oh my god, I can't even think straight now and look, I'm blabbering again."

She laughed nervously as Klaus glanced at her, a look of adoration on his face. "It's a male and yes, he is all yours. I guess you like this present better than the bracelet?"

Caroline nodded excitedly as her eyes were now fixed on the horse again.

"Go on, Caroline, get familiar with it." encouraged Klaus as Caroline stepped forward nervously.

Caroline was very excited but a little scared. She love horses but had never really had contact with them before. The horse seemed to be slightly nervous too as it dug its hooves into the dirt while making soft neighing sounds.

"What if it doesn't like me?" whispered Caroline.

Klaus chuckled. "Don't be silly, love. I assure you, this horse will grow very fond of you soon."

Caroline reached out and patted the horse's nose. The horse didn't seem to object as it stayed still letting Caroline's hands stroke him.

Growing a little braver, Caroline took another step nearer and stroked its neck. The horse seemed to enjoy it as it was now closing its eyes and neighing softly.

"Why don't you take a ride on it?" asked Klaus as he stood beside her.

"I don't know how to ride a horse." admitted Caroline.

"I can teach you." offered Klaus as he led the horse out of its stable.

Klaus hoisted himself up the horse gracefully and reached out his hand to Caroline. She stared at his hand sceptically, looking as though she was afraid to accept. Finally deciding that it was just horse riding lessons, she took it and he pulled her up the horse, sitting her right in front of him.

"Hold the reins like this." whispered Klaus into Caroline's ears.

Caroline followed as goose bumps were starting to form on her arm. She was a little uncomfortable at how close they were and she shifted slightly.

"Don't keep fidgeting, sweetheart." said Klaus. "Don't make the horse uncomfortable."

Caroline stilled. The last thing she wanted was for the horse to go berserk and fling her off. Klaus placed his hands over hers gently as he steered the horse to the right and it started trotting. With every trot, Caroline could feel Klaus' chest hitting her back lightly. Her breath hitched as she struggled to compose herself. She could feel his breath on her neck and how his hands were covering hers as they held on to the reins. She could hear Klaus instructing her but wasn't paying attention at all. How could she when he was whispering into her ear while their bodies were so close?

Caroline broke out of her thoughts as she felt the horse stopped. She turned around wanting to question Klaus but regretted immediately as her lips nearly collided with his. She blushed as she quickly turned her head back and cleared her throat. Klaus seemed surprised as well as his eyes widened slightly.

"Why did the horse stop?" she asked.

"Because we made him stop." replied Klaus as he got off the horse.

Suddenly feeling none of his presence behind her, Caroline panicked. "Where are you going? Why are you leaving me up here by myself?"

Klaus smiled. "I thought you would like to try riding him yourself. Would you rather we do it together?"

Feeling annoyed by his smugness again, Caroline sniffed. "Of course not, I would prefer to do it alone."

"Just remember what I taught you just now." reminded Klaus.

Caroline nodded as she tugged at the reins of the horse. She hadn't heard a word on what Klaus was saying but was too proud to admit the fact. The horse trotted off as Caroline held on to the reins tightly. She didn't feel safe with Klaus not being there to guide her but she swallowed her fear. Ok, this wasn't hard at all. She could feel the wind in her hair as the horse trotted quickly around Klaus' garden. She laughed gleefully as she rode past Klaus waving to him as she passed. He waved back with a happy smile in his face and Caroline knew that she was causing quite a ruckus with her laughter but she didn't care. She didn't know how good it feels to be up on a horse with the wind in her hair until now. She was even grateful to Klaus for giving her the opportunity. She rode past Klaus again and she waved at him childishly.

Perhaps the horse could go a bit faster? Learning what she had seen in movies, Caroline leaned forward as she kicked the horse to boost its speed. The horse neighed loudly as it blazed through the garden, making everything a blur to Caroline. Caroline gasped, almost falling backwards but she quickly struggled and hugged the horse's neck. She had never expected it to be that fast! Caroline was terrified as she felt the horse suddenly standing on its hind legs, tipping Caroline off its back.

With a bloodcurdling scream, Caroline felt herself sliding off the horse's back. She expected pain but only felt a pair of strong arms catch her.

She quickly opened her eyes to see Klaus staring back at her. He put her on her feet as he asked, "Are you hurt?"

Caroline shook her head as relief took over Klaus. Klaus whizzed to the horse immediately and pulled on its reins calming the animal down. In less than a minute, the horse was calmed down and Klaus led it back to its stable with Caroline watching wistfully.

Feeling guilty for scaring the horse, Caroline whispered, "Sorry, I thought I could handle it."

"No matter, sweetheart, these things happen. I hope you still like the horse though." Klaus chuckled and Caroline felt a little more at ease now that the mood had lightened a little.

"Of course I still love it." smiled Caroline as the both of them walked into the mansion.

"Well, you can visit it whenever you want to." replied Klaus.

They were now in Klaus' dining room and Caroline was surprised to find the table laid out with food and two goblets of what looks like blood.

"You must be hungry. Dinner?" asked Klaus as he pulled out a chair for Caroline.

Caroline sat down and Klaus took a sit opposite her.

"Isn't anyone home?" asked Caroline as they ate.

"Elijah and Kol is out and god knows where Rebekah is." said Klaus.

Caroline felt relieved. She didn't want any of his siblings to stare at her with suspicious looks and she was starting to feel more comfortable around Klaus so her mission would be easier without his siblings around.

"Klaus, can I ask you a question?" asked Caroline.

"Go ahead."

"The previous time I was here, I remember there were framed letters in your bedroom. What was that all about?"

Klaus seemed surprised at her question. "Well, those were all in the past, love. I would prefer if we didn't talk about it."

"Come on," wheedled Caroline. "Tell me."

"Fine." replied Klaus as he sighed. "Those were love letters from female victims that I had killed."

Klaus darted a look at Caroline expecting a reaction but all Caroline had on her face was confusion.

"So, why did you take them?" she asked. "They weren't for you."

Klaus seemed uncomfortable as he avoided her eyes. "I just find them fascinating, that's all."

Caroline raised her eyebrows. What is so fascinating with those love letters? She had read the contents and they were very ordinary love letters.

"What's so fascinating about them?" probed Caroline.

Klaus seemed not to have heard her as he smiled. "Eat up, love. Your dinner is turning cold."

Caroline was not stupid. She knew if she were to pry further, Klaus would probably get mad and chase her out so she ate dutifully. They soon finished dinner and Klaus excused himself to the kitchen. He soon came back with a tub of vanilla ice cream to which Caroline grinned gleefully.

"How about you? Aren't you having any?" asked Caroline as she dug her spoon in.

Klaus shook his head. "I am not that much of a fan, you can have all of it."

"So you bought this for me?"

"Of course, I considered bringing you out for ice cream but you have school tomorrow so maybe, next time." replied Klaus as he watched her eat.

Caroline snorted. "And what makes you think there will be another date?"

"Because you will have to visit your pet horse regularly and would be impolite to refuse to have dinner with the owner of the house." replied Klaus as he smiled playfully.

Caroline laughed. "I knew the horse was just a ploy to get me to come around more often!"

Klaus shrugged as Caroline glared at him playfully. Their playful mood was soon interrupted by a loud, consistent knocking of the door.

"Open up, Klaus. I know Caroline's in there."

It was Damon. Klaus' mood seemed to have changed immediately as soon as he recognised Damon's voice. He went to the door and flung it open, glaring at the vampire.

"What do you want?" growled Klaus.

Damon didn't reply but walked in and grabbed Caroline by the arm. "Come on, Barbie, let's go."

His presence and actions took Caroline by surprise as she put the tub on the table and allowed Damon to drag her towards the door.

"Hang on, mate." Klaus said menacingly as he grabbed Damon by the neck. "What is your problem?"

Damon was starting to choke and Klaus released his hold.

After a coughing fit from Damon, he glared at Klaus. "Well, I was about to ask you the same question. What do you want from Caroline? Inviting her to the ball is one thing but this? Really? Two dates in two days?"

Klaus looked so angry he looked as though he was about to rip Damon apart. "I happen to fancy Caroline and I am quite sure it is not any of your business."

Caroline stared at Damon. He was still holding on to Caroline and Klaus noticed it as well.

"Let her go." said Klaus. "Or did you forget that I said if you were to bother her again, I will kill you?"

Klaus looked so serious that Caroline was afraid he might actually do it.

"It's fine, Klaus. I had to leave anyway." Caroline said hastily as she pulled Damon towards the door with her.

Klaus turned to her, all anger was gone from his face. He seemed slightly disappointed as he gave a brief nod.

Before he could change his mind, Caroline flashed him a quick smile before dragging an angry Damon out of the door. She spotted his car and they got in and Damon drove towards Caroline's house.

"Good work, Barbie." laughed Damon. "Everything seems good."

"What's with you bursting in like this and interrupting everything?" questioned Caroline.

Damon had his usual smirk on his face. "I had to do that. It would make everything much more believable. Do you think Elena, Stefan and the rest of us would really let you hang out with that psycho case so much?"

Caroline nodded. "That's true but you could have warned me first."

"But everything looks more believable when you're not prepared isn't it?"

Caroline couldn't help but agree. It definitely made things easier that way. Most of the times, she was a horrible liar and didn't want to screw everything up just because she couldn't act well enough.

"Anyway, Klaus seemed really jealous and protective back there." chuckled Damon as he pulled to a stop in front of Caroline's house.

Caroline shrugged and then turned to Damon seriously. "You have to stop calling me or texting me to bug me about speeding things up. Did you know he almost overheard our conversation this afternoon?"

"But he didn't."

"He almost did, okay? Just stop it." snapped Caroline irritably.

"Fine, fine. Just remember to report back to us once in a while then." replied Damon.

Caroline got out of his car, proceeded into her house, and trudged upstairs. She was very tired and couldn't wait to tumble into bed. She opened her room door and was about to step in when she gasped.

"Klaus." she whispered as the hybrid stood up from her bed and smiled.


A/N: How was it? I know the ending was kind of abrupt but I had to stop here. So, drop me a review and let me know what you think, okay? ;)