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Please continue to review it really means a lot, as I usually say, but it does and I want to thank every single one of you that has reviewed and I hope you continue to do so :D
Also now a certain Mr Mikaelson MAY be getting some action...but which one...and how long for? Although to be honest, both are Joseph Morgan, so I'm happy. And have you guys heard that Bonnie may turn evil in series 4? Ahhhhh, well I thought she was an angel for bringing Klaus back...although in the wrong body...so she gets minus points for that.
Anyways my rant can stop now (otherwise it'll be as long as this chapter) Enjoy!
"I have to go upstairs eventually," Caroline muttered bitterly, her chair scraping against the floor as she pushed herself away from the table and got to her feet.
She could hear Niklaus breathing upstairs and stopped at the staircase, closing her eyes, focusing in on his heartbeat, it was erratic, like a caged animal's, maybe that's what he thought he was, she hung her head in shame as she grabbed the banister.
She entered her bedroom and found him with his back to her, asleep on the mattress, she frowned when she noticed that he must have moved it away from her bed, she rolled her eyes and tried to focus on the pettiness of the act and not the way it made her dead heart sink.
She climbed on to the bed and turned off her lamp, burrowing her head under the pillows and willing herself to forget the past twenty four hours.
Several hours later, in the early morning her goddamn phone rung again, "I'm going to kill this annoying piece of crap," She sniffled and flipped her phone open, not bothering to see who it was, she could already guess, Klaus, "Listen here, I don't give two little shit's what's wrong, and if you dare interrupt my beauty sleep again I'm going to grab your pathetic excuse of a dick and cut it-"
"Caroline?"
"Oh God Stefan...Hi," She exclaimed mortified, twisting the duvet around herself in an attempt to disappear, the awkward silence was vibrating around her and she muffled, "I'm sure you don't have a pathetic excuse of a dick, sorry about that."
She heard Damon laugh in the background and squeezed her eyes shut, dying more inside.
"Thanks Caroline, I suppose," Stefan said good naturedly, "Any news on the Klaus front?"
"Because I'm getting bored lately," Damon called and she told him to fuck off which earned another laugh.
"How much do you expect me to get in a day?" She asked, her eyes landing guilty on a sleeping Niklaus, "He doesn't trust me, I really don't think he's ever going to so can I stop being his distraction? It's horrible. Why can't Damon wear a dress and do it?"
"I'd look good in a dress," Damon muttered and she held in a giggle as her sleepy mind conjured the terrifying image.
Stefan was silent for several moments, he sighed and said, "Ok give it one more shot Caroline, just one, then you can quit."
"Okey dokey," She said brightly and hung up, a smile present on her face as she planned her lie for the Salvatore brothers, Of course I went back out with the psychopath. We had tea and cakes, then he killed three people, I cried, he told me he could show me the whole world. We eye fucked. I refused to drink from a human so he told me I'm useless. The end.
Caroline rolled over and tried to sleep again but it was impossible, she kept picturing Niklaus's heartbroken face when she told him he had to go home one day, she remembered how her chest tightened and she rushed to the bathroom, grabbing her clothes on the way, determined to make it up to Niklaus.
She would show him around town today, she'd actually let him out of the house, it was risky but at least she'd feel less like he was her prisoner.
"Niklaus, come on, get up," She said cheerfully coming out of the bathroom and moving towards his sleeping body, she bent down close to him, "Today I'm going to show you the world."
He opened his eyes excitedly but then they darkened and he turned away from her, ignoring her presence entirely.
"Are you really going to act like a toddler right now?" She hissed and then whispered, "Maybe we're both to stubborn to let the other show them the world then."
"You can finally get out of this house," She teased but when he remained silent she put her hand on his shoulder, forcing his body to turn towards her, they staid there like that for a moment and she could see Niklaus was just about to give in.
They were so close to one another that she could heard his heart beat speed up and a small blush coloured his cheeks, if she moved only an inch they would be kissing, she noticed how his eyes were glued to her lips but this time she didn't feel uncomfortable, merely sad that soon he would disappear entirely.
"This house really isn't great," She said, trying to look into his eyes and not his lips as well, "There's a whole wide world out there waiting for you," She echoed Klaus's voice unintentionally and tried not to laugh, Niklaus began to smile and he rose to his feet, extending his hand to her, which she took.
"Where will we go?"
Her smile fell, "I can't take you to that many places actually, it'll get,"
"Dangerous," He finished for her and took her hands in his, "I don't care where we go."
"Even if I take you to a sewer?"
Niklaus seemed to ponder it for a moment, "That sounds like a magical place."
Caroline burst into fits of giggles and when Niklaus asked why she only succeeded to puzzle him further by shoving him into the bathroom and chucking clothes at him, laughing whilst saying that they will never go to that 'magical place.'
The door shut on a confused Niklaus and Caroline walked around her room happily, picking up her hairbrush and re-brushing her hair as she twirled around, a gleeful expression occupying her face.
She heard Niklaus swear at his jeans which he still found complicated and held in a laugh, which quickly disappeared when she heard her front door click open downstairs. She immediately ran from her bedroom and rushed downstairs, meeting a stunned Klaus halfway.
"Eager to see me?" He smirked cheerfully, watching her angry expression and bracing himself for an attack, but instead she rolled her eyes and muttered, "Typical."
"Can't I have one day where my phone doesn't ring excessively or you are my own personal stalker? Just one day?"
Klaus was taken aback, he thought, hoped, that yesterday had changed something between them, that now she would be more accustomed to him, but if anything, she only seemed more irritated.
"I was merely going to ask if you'd accompany me-"
"No." Her voice was firm, hard, what had happened between them that he had missed out on?
He faltered but regained his composure quickly, "To the Grill, that is all, no forest, no lake, no tree house," He almost spat at her, wishing he had never revealed something so human about himself to her.
He saw a small smile flitter across her face but then she bit her lip nervously, she couldn't refuse him, he wouldn't leave her alone, and there was only a matter of minutes until Niklaus made his presence known. She contemplated telling Klaus about his human self but dismissed the thought almost immediately, he'd take him away, lock him up, out of harms way and she'd never be allowed to see him again.
She grabbed a surprised Klaus and stormed out of her house with him, practically dragging him along the pavement towards his car; she looked back at her house and mouthed, Sorry.
Niklaus stared at himself in the mirror, he looked so different from just a week ago, his hair was still long, it still reached his shoulders but his face was…happier, lighter? It was the doings of the woman outside, the one prepared to let him out into the world just to provide him with happiness.
Did she not realise that they could be anywhere in the world and he would feel fulfilled? Just because of her presence? It's like she didn't understand how much she meant to him, she was his rescuer, in so many ways.
He pulled the shirt over his head and frowned at the sports logo on it, shrugging his shoulder's, not even bothering to think what it meant; his thoughts were to preoccupied with her.
Yesterday he wanted to scream at her, she denied him, yet, her words were true, honest, he admired that. He was prepared to ignore her in an attempt to make sure that this growing feeling would not manifest, but, she brought him back to reality and the realisation that they had so precious time.
He grinned as he opened the door, but the room was empty, she was no where around. He didn't let his smile falter however, he called her name, but no reply, he descended the stairs, called again, no reply, he sat at the table and waited.
He would wait forever.
Stefan smiled when he saw Klaus and Caroline enter the grill, he moved to a different table so they wouldn't see him and he hid behind his menu, Matt approached him but he dismissed him with a wave of his hand and Matt frowned, then froze when he saw Caroline and Klaus sit at the same table together.
He rushed towards Stefan, "What the hell is going on? And why do you look so happy about it?"
"Shut up," Stefan hissed, "He'll hear you."
"What are they saying?"
"So you had other plans today then love?" Klaus asked, leaning over the table towards Caroline who seemed transfixed by him.
It took her a second to register his question and then she only nodded, he sighed and leant back in his chair.
"You didn't enjoy yesterday?"
"I did," She said, "Thank you for letting me see that part of you," She offered him a smile and he grinned at her.
"Anytime love."
"No, not anytime, this needs to stop and it needs to stop now," She said sadly, mirroring her conversation with Niklaus, she couldn't like either of them, they were too different and to similar, but either way they're both killers.
"Why can't you get over your morals and understand there's something between us?"
"Maybe I like living in denial," She muttered and then gasped at her words, "I didn't mean that."
Klaus's expression mirrored Niklaus's this morning and Caroline couldn't help herself, a tear leaked out of her eye, followed by another and another.
"I can't, I'm sorry," She gushed, unable to compose herself, she rose shakily to her feet and when Klaus tried to help her stand properly she pushed him away, he staggered backwards, his hands outstretched towards her.
She unconsciously grabbed one of his hands and pulled her towards him, his hands tried to wrap around her waist, tried to comfort her but she pushed him away again, "I need a minute," She muttered and ran to the ladies bathroom.
Klaus ran his hand through his hair and sighed, he fell back onto his chair, a mixture of emotions stirring in his chest, he wanted to follow her but he knew she'd only get mad so he staid rooted where he was, his eyes glued to the toilet door.
He widened his senses so he could hear her but instead he caught the laughing quiet voice of Stefan Salvatore, he turned his head a fraction and pretended not to notice his old friend.
"Caroline's a great actress," Stefan laughed to Matt.
"What are you on about?"
"Caroline's feelings towards that monster are obviously fake Matt. I made her do it, Klaus has a new weakness, we need to find that weakness, and we need to expose it. Caroline's the only one he'll let in."
Klaus gripped the table tightly, anger washing over him, he remembered the warmth of her chest as he hovered over her at the lake, the seducing look in her eyes, the way her breasts were pressed into his chest.
He shook his head, trying to get rid of the thoughts but they kept coming, in the tree house when he had picked her up and she had licked her lips, parting them almost in anticipation, teasing him.
He cursed himself, he had been stupid, of course this would happen again, no matter what he thought she was feeling it was always the opposite, her motives were always targeted to destroy him.
"Why would you do that? You're putting Caroline in danger!" Matt hissed, "Are you that far gone Stefan?"
"Klaus took everything away from me."
"This is about Elena," Matt sighed, "Don't punish Caroline for this, if you want Elena back, tell her, it's not difficult or dangerous."
"I want to hurt him like he hurt me."
Klaus snapped the glass in front of him and left before Stefan or Matt could see him. The bitter wind wrapped around him, the cold air kept hitting his face and he pulled his coat tighter around him, trying to control his anger, otherwise the entire town of Mystic Falls would be dead within only several seconds.
"So then I told him that if he wanted me to do that again he'd have to beg," A chirpy girl said into her phone, she gave Klaus a flirtatious wink as she walked past him.
He grabbed a chunk of her blonde hair and pulled her towards him; he didn't even bother compelling her before he sunk his teeth into her neck and began draining the life out of her.
Caroline blew her nose on the toilet paper and threw it in the bin, staring at herself in the mirror, trying to convince herself that she was capable of going out there and confronting him.
She'd had a slip up, not only for him, but for her, she finally understood her emotions, the feelings running throughout her body, almost consuming her, fighting with her head, winning against it.
Surely she could turn Klaus into Niklaus, it could take eternity but they're vampires, maybe she could save lives, she could do this. If she told Klaus about Niklaus after this then he would have to let her see him, he'd understand, he'd have to, if he wanted to keep her.
"You can do this Caroline," She said determinedly and left the room, but Klaus wasn't at their table, a glass was shattered on it and a waitress was angrily cleaning it up.
She walked quickly to the exit just in time to see a pair of legs disappear down the alley. Her brain told her to stop, to turn round, run home and hide under her duvet, but she ran after the girl, tumbling down the alley and halting. Almost careening into the vampire and his prey.
Klaus lifted his head and Caroline saw him illuminated in the lamp light, blood was pouring from his mouth and he didn't even have the decency to look guilty or ashamed. Instead he only laughed hauntingly and bit into the girl's neck once more.
The blonde girl was crying, begging for Caroline to save her but Caroline couldn't process her surroundings, she ran from the alley, but didn't stop, she ran home. Tears running down her face at her own idiocy, as if she could tame Klaus, he was truly a monster, one who she might be in love with.
She threw open her front door and ran to her room, Niklaus was sitting on the bed but when he saw her he immediately moved towards her, worry covered his face, she met him halfway, her hands cupping his face.
"Carol-"
She pressed her lips hungrily to his.