Klaus teaches Caroline to fight

"Stop flinching at the last second." Klaus lectured her, picking Caroline up off the ground for what she was sure was the hundredth time that day. Caroline groaned wiping the dirt off her butt. Maybe having Klaus teach her to fight wasn't such a good idea after all; Stefan would have been the better choice. At least with Stefan she wouldn't constantly be distracted by his close proximity.

"I'm not flinching," she retorted.

Caroline stood there again slightly hunched in a defensive crouch making her heart guarded by her shoulders, with her feet apart just like Klaus taught her. They had been going at this for almost two weeks now and if her body healed at a human rate her bruises would have had bruises. Klaus was not letting her get off easy, and each day she came home beat up but feeling strangely proud.

Klaus gave a dark chuckle followed by a seductive smile, he was using every ounce of his charm to throw her off balance and so far it had been working and they both knew it.

"Let's try a different tactic. Close your eyes," he instructed.

Caroline huffed, rolling her eyes, "Seriously, I can hardly block your attack with my eyes open and now you want to close them. I'll be knocked out even faster and though you get a twisted delight in seeing me flat on my back I don't. So, no thank you."

"Just indulge me." Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose, slightly annoyed with her.

Caroline glowered at him for a moment more before spitting out "Fine."

Closing her eyes, she stood still in her defensive position, tense with nerves. Klaus smiled brightly as he got to admire her for a minute without her looking. The tight black yoga pants and tank top hugged her perfectly, leaving little to the imagination and Klaus had a very good imagination.

"You're staring, quit it and attack already," she hissed.

Klaus smirked at the baby vampire not letting the jab bother him. "Focus on my voice Caroline; you need loosen up just a bit. The tension you are creating is what keeps knocking you down, you're too rigid, love."

"Don't call me love."

He watched her body hesitate for a minute as she was fighting some inner battle but her posture finally melted. "Good girl. Now use your senses, I want you to feel me."

Caroline furrowed her eyebrows, she didn't know if he meant innuendo or if all the closeness had finally gotten to her head but she relented honing her hearing. She could hear everything around them, the wind gently dancing through the grass, unseen bugs buzzing on the ground beneath and the sound of heartbeats off in the distance. She couldn't hear him but she could smell him, the overpowering musky smell that had made her lightheaded since the moment he saved her from werewolf venom.

In an instant his smell began to move and Caroline heard the displacement of his body through the air. Trusting her instinct and the muscle memory she had gained over the past two weeks she waited until the he was inches from her and launched out to grab him. She clamped onto his arm, twirled into him, jabbing him hard into the gut causing him to flinch back. It gave her enough time to flip him onto his back and land on top of him in a fluid of insanely fast motions.

Caroline opened her eyes to see Klaus panting below her, with a wide satisfied grin on his face. "Well isn't this a pleasant surprise."

She was too caught in her triumph to understand what Klaus meant and clapped her hands wildly, wiggling her body, "I did it!"

A low growl escaped Klaus, her wiggling grinded right into him, her hips above his. Caroline dropped her hands at the sound and flushed red finally realizing her position. She went to scramble off but found herself the one to be pinned underneath.

Caroline was very aware of the way his body lay flush against hers, and the reaction her body was having in return. Klaus gave her another cocky grin, leaning in dangerously close to her lips and held himself there. Yes, he wanted to lean in and capture hers but this dance they were doing with their bodies as he taught her to fight was too intoxicating. If he kissed her now, Caroline would run off. Klaus was determined to make her come to him, therefore tempting her was all he could do for now.

Holding his lips just above hers he titled his head away from them and his stubble ghosting over her cheek, receiving a shiver from her as a reward. Placing his hot mouth just by her ear he leaned in, rolling his body against hers. "Rule two; never count your victory too early. You failed to secure my hands, you were dead the minute I pinned you."

Caroline just nodded wordlessly too buzzed to say anything. Klaus rolled off her, standing up he held out a hand to her. Caroline caught the flicker of desire still burning in his eyes and it did nothing to quell the fire that he had just ignited in her. Grabbing his hand, he pulled her up into him.

Klaus' smile dropped turning back into the indifferent instructor, "Now let's try this again and see what you can do when I actually use vampire speed."

Letting her go, he backed up a few paces and Caroline groaned in frustration-it was going to be a long day.