AN: Thank you guys for all the amazing reviews! I apologize for the delay, I meant to post last week, but after the new Karoline scene I had mixed feelings and felt the need to work through them before writing anything else.

Evening of January 1st

Caroline was mesmerized by the beauty of a city whose inhabitants accepted their supernatural condition and more than that, rejoiced in it, that she did not notice the man standing on his porch which is why she was utterly surprised when she heard his voice.

New Orleans despite being on the same continent, in the same country, seemed like it was a world apart when compared to Mystic Falls. In her old town, supernatural beings were only being tolerated by a select few that more or less had no choice, the town itself was against anything that broke the rules of nature and even the supernatural beings seemed to be ashamed of their condition. That is why what Klaus once said was true, she was never meant to remain there as it would have never been enough for her. She loved the woman she become compared to the girls she used to be as a human. She enjoyed being strong, forever young and beautiful.

Caroline had always known that one day she would go looking for him, she promised herself that she would do everything in her power to find him again when she was ready and she tries not to make a habit of breaking promises. Hearing his voice again after so long, however, shocked her. She knew it would happen one day, but it seemed surreal which is why when Klaus extended his hand towards her she could not do anything else but grab it. Her hand was finally where it belonged, wrapped around Klaus's fingers.

The blonde vampire allowed herself to be pulled inside the large mansion, but the two had yet to utter a word. The silence however was calming, no words needed to be spoken. They had spoken so much in the past, the last time they were together, but it lead no where. For once, they simply enjoyed being in each other's presence and that's it. Maybe a part of both refused to let the words escape, as they both feared what might be said, so for now the silence was enough.

Caroline was in awe and it was obvious by the look in her eyes, she could not believe the light that the huge Mikaelson mansion emanated. During her journey, Caroline tried to convince herself that she would be able to adapt living in a dark place that she was sure was the Mikaelson estate, however she was pleasantly surprised by what she found. This house was nothing like the previous one, the one they abandoned in Mystic Falls, one that she would have tried to change in spite of what any of the siblings had to say if at one point she had ended up living there with them. Yes, as surprisingly as it may seem, she did consider what changes she would have to make. You cannot blame a girl for envisioning it, can you? As much as she tried to hide her feelings, Caroline started to care for the old hybrid a long time ago, but she was terrified of what a life him with him would mean for her, she was too young and too inexperienced to spent forever with him without having lived her own life first, instead of their life. With Klaus, she had no doubt that once she gave in, that would be it, no going back as the hybrid would have never let her go. The only way to escape him would have been by death and she neither wishes to die nor never go back to him. She just needed to fully adjust to her new life as she was still bound by human conventions such as time, forever was something she could not even begin to environ at the young age of 19.

On the other hand, now, she would have not tried to change anything as she felt that she lost that right when she did not follow Klaus to NOLA when he left, it had been too long since they last saw each other, but she is glad that she does not have to even try as the house fits her perfectly, but something about it bothers her as well as. She refuses to even consider that there was someone else for whom the house was decorated in this manner, she refuses to ask as she is not certain that the answer won't make her want to run. For now at least, it is better to live in oblivion, until she learns where she stands.

Klaus could not help himself and watch her every move, how absorbed she was in observing the interior of the house as he gave her the tour without saying a word. He was glad that she seemed to be fascinated with the house, he is convinced that it took her by surprise as she probably expected the usual darkness that surrounded the Mikaelson family to reside inside and yet it was all bright, like her. He is now sure that he made the right decision as she fits right in and that was all he always wanted, for her to see this house as her home.

It was getting late so Klaus decided to lead Caroline to her new bedroom, the one room inside the house that no one except himself and the cleaning crew entered ever since they moved there more than a century ago. The room was always destined to be hers. Rebekah had an idea, but she never brought it up luckily as otherwise he would have probably enclosed her in her box for a long time as this was his secret and no one had any business even thinking about his Caroline. He has someone clean it every once in a while, but they are compelled not to think or talk about its existence to anyone.

The beauty of the room once again surprised Caroline, however yet again she refused to utter a word. It was strange, but she feels that somewhere along the house tour the silence became a challenge and it was a challenge she refused to lose so despite feeling the need to express all her thoughts out loud she bit her tongue even though, after all this time she was still a talkative, bubbly blonde. She will be forever trapped at 17, so technically she was still a teenager.

When Klaus started leading her towards the bed, she almost let go, but caught herself last moment to the amusement of her companion. It was clear that she was indeed right, her predator was playing a game, one she refused to lose. They both laid down, fully dressed and none made a move to change their clothing state and that was fine. They both refused to let go of each other's hand and that made Caroline hopeful and if the way Klaus was looking at her was any indication she indeed made the right choice coming here and a smile broke on her face. Seeing her smile had a similar effect on Klaus and he drew her closer to him.

Due to all the excitement and emotional events of the day the two supernatural beings were exhausted, yes, even Klaus who rarely slept more than a few hours a night, but now despite it being against his every instinct he let himself fall asleep surrounded by her smell. It was all he always wanted, to be able to hold her in his arms life this knowing that she would still be there the next time he opened his eyes. Caroline was the first who lost the fight with sleep or so Klaus thought. He took the opportunity to whisper a thank you in the air to his guardian angel before falling asleep as well, but unknown to him Caroline's eye lids flew open as she tried to remain still when she heard the name Camille… What she did not hear was the "thank you" that came before.

AN: I apologize again for the delay and I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I am going somewhere with this I promise! I realize it is not my best work, but I would appreciate if you could leave a review and let me know what you think.