Charlotte had no idea how to get out of the kiss.
If she let him kiss her, it would probably lead to sex. If she stepped to the side: he would either get angry, or think she was playing hard-to-get. But she wanted to kiss him. Just his nearness was enticing to her, and it made her feel almost weak. His lips were right there, so close. They looked so soft and lovely and she closed her eyes...
Then he kissed her.
She was expecting a gentle kiss, but this one was a passionate I-Wanna-Have-You-Now kinda kiss. His tongue darted into her mouth and he moaned.
Then Charlotte realized what she was doing. She had come here to ask him what he wanted, and she had resented him for leaving her. He had used her for sex, and now she was kissing him?!
She raised her hands and pushed on his chest. He was taken aback, and stumbled a little.
"You left me," was all she could say, fighting the urge to slap him.
Klaus stood and glared at her, angrier than she had ever seen him. He took a step closer to her again and Charlotte couldn't help what she did next: she let her body sag down the tree, and then she was sitting against it.
She wrapped her arms around herself and stared at the ground. Was Klaus going to kill her now? She had pushed him away, and no guy likes to be pushed away.
Charlotte heard him sigh- an angry impatient one.
"My Charlotte, you have a problem with my kissing you? You never used to. In fact, I remember you liked to be kissed-" he reached out with his finger and touched a spot under her ear- "just there."
"I'm not your Charlotte anymore, Klaus. I've changed over the years," she said coldly. To hell if he killed her: she wasn't going to do any ass-kissing.
"You are still mine. And I will have you again, Charlotte."
She narrowed her eyes and looked up at him. He just stood watching her- and when she met his eyes, he surprisingly sat down beside her.
Sitting next to him was strange. She was aware of every move he made: every breath he took. But she just stared straight ahead, not letting herself look at him.
"I had to leave you," he said, quietly.
"How?" she snapped, finally looking at him. He had a very serious expression on his face- wanting to make her believe him.
"Katherine was waiting for me. She was weak, she needed help."
"And I didn't?! That bitch takes everything! Every single person in my life that's known her has put her before me!" she snarled at him. God damn Katherine! - Charlotte thought. I hope she'd rotting in hell with lots of little devils poking her in the stomach with pitchforks.
"Yes, you were weak. And yes you needed me. But Katherine wasn't as strong as you were. I know you think you weren't strong at all back then, but I could feel it in you. I could feel your bravery just waiting to come out- only if you gave it a chance. And Katherine...well, Katherine wasn't strong- not at all. I found her close to death, and her last wish was that I Changed you. I did, and when I got back she was well again."
Charlotte just looked at him- and he looked back.
"You're very beautiful," he suddenly said.
"More beautiful than your precious Katherine?" she snarled.
He just smiled.
"I have never called Katherine beautiful, my dear. In fact over the centuries she had turned into a grumbling little bitch."
Charlotte had to laugh at that.
"You're beautiful when you smile too," he said, smiling and tucking a piece of hair that had fallen over her shoulder behind her ear. "Why did you want to see me tonight?"
Charlotte took a deep breath.
"What do you want from this town?" she asked, looking at him uncertainly, waiting for his reaction.
He looked amused.
"Why would I want anything?"
Charlotte just stared. Surely he didn't actually like this town?!
"This town is dull. There's nothing to do here. Why would you bother coming here?!"
"For you."
Charlotte was shocked. An explanation from him wouldn't have gone amiss right then. Then suddenly her shock turned to anger.
"Five hundred years you've been gone! And you suddenly decide, 'oh, I wonder what sweet weak little Charlotte has been up to', and you come here after all this time! Why?!" Charlotte was furious. She didn't like it when men disrespected her- and she never just stood for it.
Yeah, I know its a mega short chapter, but I've been busy with other stories and I felt bad for keeping this short chapter to myself when you guys haven't read it!
Please review!! :-D
