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Caroline sat down at a table in the Whitmore Pub with an ice coffee and a blueberry muffin. She had several hours until her next class, so she decided to check out the establishment that a lot of Whitmore students went. Bonnie had another class right after their first class, so they departed ways and would catch up with each other later. She couldn't help but smile to herself at all the unfamiliar faces that were in her line of vision. She liked seeing new people and she was glad that she and Bonnie got the chance to do so.
The Whitmore Pub reminded Caroline of the Mystic Grille, except full of college students and a lot brighter. She could definitely see herself spending a lot of time here, especially because this was by far the best blueberry muffin and ice coffee she had tasted in a while. But the amazing food wasn't the only reason she was here; the blond hair boy, who had become one of her best friends, walked in with a smile that caused her to smile.
She stood up and embraced him in her arms, "Matt!" Hearing a small groan escape his lips, Caroline almost forgot her strength and quickly let him go, "I've missed you." They hadn't seen each other since graduation, and only shared a few phone calls during the summer.
"I've missed you too, Care." He smiled, and sat down across from her.
"How have you been? How was your summer? Tell me everything?" She beamed.
Matt couldn't help but let laughter escape his lips. He missed Caroline's bubbly personality over the summer.
"I've been alright. They made me manager at the Grille." Caroline congratulated him on all of his hard work. And he was thankful and happy at his accomplishment, but there were still those moments that he wished he could still go to college. His funds were low and he wasn't able to get any scholarships. So, he continued to work himself to death until he could save the money and pay his way in.
After the waitress came and asked Matt for his order, he continued speaking, "It's not the same without you guys. I mean Jeremy is still there, but he's pretty much in the same boat as I am….it's just not the same."
Caroline grabbed his hand gently, trying to provide comfort. She loved Matt dearly and she hated that she couldn't give him the happiness that he deserved. Through everything that they had been through, Matt being human through it all had been more difficult than anything. His mother wasn't around and had no intention too, his sister was killed, and all of his friends were supernatural. Now, other than Jeremy, without Caroline and Bonnie there it was as if he had no one.
"Has anyone…um…been back…. Elena? Stefan? Damon?...Tyler?" She knew Tyler hadn't visited, but she couldn't help but add his name.
Matt saw somewhat of a hopeful look when she mentioned Tyler's name, and he wished that he could give her better news. "Elena stopped by a few times with Damon to check in on Jeremy. I haven't seen Stefan since graduation and Tyler hasn't contacted me since….."
They were silent for a moment, and the waitress dropped off a coffee for Matt.
"Well, Matt this is going to be the best week of your life. And there is a party tonight, where we will get drunk and experience a nasty hangover in the morning."
Matt laughed, "Some things never change."
"You got that right." She smiled.
"How is Bonnie doing?" He asked, inquiring about his other best friend. He had missed her dearly as well, and after everything that happened their senior year with Bonnie going to a dark place and almost losing her life, he worried about her more than anything. He was grateful that she was able to rely on Caroline to bring her back to the Bonnie they all knew.
"She's doing a lot better. This summer really helped her." Honestly, this summer helped them both. She then looked at her watch, "And in about thirty minutes I say we show up outside her class and surprise her. You know she's probably going to cry when she sees you."
Caroline and Matt continued talking and sharing stories about parts of their summer, all the while Caroline's mind kept drifting towards her professor; Niklaus Mikaelson. This was going to be one hell of a college semester.
Bonnie was glad her calculus class ended early, because even on the first day, the professor had given them several assignments to be due on their next class day, and it gave Bonnie the impression that it was going to be a tough semester.
As she walked out of class, a flyer on one of the many bulletin boards caught her eye. Dance Club. Bonnie enjoyed to dance in her spare time… well those moments that she used to get spare time, she would spend those moments in front of her mirror doing dance moves…some tasteful, and some that should only be done behind closed doors. She then decided to take one of the many flyers and put it in her bag. She would make it a priority to be as normal as possible and that included going back and doing things she loved to do.
As she turned around to walk on, she began texting Caroline to see where she was, and accidently bumped into someone. "I am so sorry." She apologized, and when her eyes finally connected with the person, her breath caught in her throat a bit.
"No, it is my fault dear; I was not paying attention to where I was going." Kol Mikaelson's accent invaded her ears, and a smile so sinful and immaculate crossed his face.
It had to be a crime to be that gorgeous, and Bonnie wasn't blind.
"You are Bonnie Bennett, right?" He already knew who she was, and him running into her was no accident.
Bonnie had to hold her composure, because she was not the type drop her panties for a sexy guy with a nice accent. "Yeah, and you're Mr. Mikaelson the TA."
"Ah, dear, Mr. Mikaelson is my brother. I don't have a problem with you calling me Kol." His voice held a bit of arrogance, and Bonnie wasn't that impressed.
But it did look like he was undressing her with his eyes.
"I'll stick to Mr. Mikaelson."
She had fire to her, but he expected her too… and he was quite fond of it.
Their gaze held one another, and for a moment, Bonnie almost lost her defiance.
"I just wanted to let you know that if you ever need help in my brother's class, do not hesitate to ask me." He was happy that he held her gaze.
"I hope you extend your help to all of your students."
"In fact, I do." He lied. He wanted all of his students to succeed, but at the end of the day he was over a thousand years old, he really couldn't care less at the end of the day.
His accent was like euphoria to her ears. Hold it together Bonnie, she thought. "Well if I do need help, which I probably won't, then I'll look into getting a tutor."
Kol was about to respond to her feistiness, when she looked passed him and her eyes widened, he almost thought something was wrong and prepared to attack, but her lips curved into a smile.
Bonnie walked past Kol not giving him a second glance, as her eyes connected to Matt and Caroline. She didn't realize she was moving swiftly until she jumped into Matt's arms.
"Oh my God, Matt! You're here!" Matt held onto Bonnie, not wanting to let her go. "I've missed you so much."
"I've missed you too, Bons."
Kol watched as Bonnie jumped into the blonde hair guy's arms, and he felt an ounce of anger cross over him; anger that wasn't allowed to be there.
"Very smooth brother," He felt his brother's hand clasp his shoulder.
"Let me guess, you heard everything." He said, still looking at Bonnie and the scene before him.
"Unfortunately," Klaus answered, his eyes gazing over to Caroline for a moment. "I don't know what possessed you to talk to the Bennett witch." When Caroline and Bonnie first entered his class this morning, he knew without a doubt that Caroline was a vampire and that Bonnie had power radiating out of her. When she revealed her last name, it all made sense. The only thing was that even though Bennett witches were the first and had extraordinary power; he could sense that Bonnie had more than just power that derived from nature coursing through her. Both he and Kol could practically taste the expression that was held dormant within her.
"I just wanted to make sure that if she needed help, she would know that she could rely on me to help her." He turned to look at him.
"I'm sure you that is exactly why you made your presence known to her." Klaus said; his eyes never leaving Caroline's laughing form.
Kol noticed, "And why do you keep staring at the blonde vampire, Niklaus?" He asked, "A professor and his student is a bit disturbing don't you think." He joked, knowing it would tick off his older brother.
"And you gazing at the Bennett witch like a lost pup with your situation is too a dilemma…don't you think?"
Kol couldn't say anything after that, and Klaus knew he hit a nerve, but he really didn't care. They have been a live for over a thousand years; it wouldn't feel right if they didn't taunt each other from time to time.
With no more words being said between them, they continued to stare on at Bonnie, Caroline, and who they learned as Matt. Not really caring that other students, more so women, were stumbling over themselves once eyeing the Mikaelson's.
"What are you doing here?!" Bonnie asked, happier than ever that Matt was standing before her.
"I had to come visit my girls." He said putting his arms around both Bonnie and Caroline.
"I'm so glad you're here." Tears were invading her eyes.
"I told you she was going to cry." Caroline smiled, teasing Bonnie.
Bonnie playfully glared at Caroline, and grabbed Matt in another hug. And that's when the tears fell. She couldn't hold it in anymore. She knew people probably thought she was weird crying in the middle of the building with her arms wrapped around her friend but she didn't care. She missed Matt so much that it was almost painful. So much had happened their last year of high school, and Matt was tried his best to help, not caring that he could have lost his life in the process. And with this being the first time she had seen him in three months, she couldn't help but cry.
Kol watched the scene before him and in that moment, he wanted to be the one consoling Bonnie. When that thought reached his head, not knowing where the hell it came from, he immediately left; leaving Klaus still staring at Caroline.
Caroline felt as if someone was watching her for some reason, and when she glanced in the direction that was slightly pulling her, no one was standing there…just students walking around.
Weird, she thought.
After Bonnie finally sucked in her tears, Matt wiped a tear from his eye that had fallen. He loved Bonnie and Caroline with everything, and was really glad to be here with him; knowing that months ago things could have happened differently.
"Okay, enough with the crying, before I start," Caroline said, "After my last class today we have to find something revealing but not too revealing to wear. And then we pregame for our first official college party." She beamed and Bonnie and Matt rolled their eyes and laughed. Oh how they all missed this.
Tonight they would get drunk and have fun.
Later that day, Caroline walked out of her class, staring at her cellphone, texting Bonnie to see if she was at the apartment. By doing so, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ran into someone.
She looked up and her eyes connected with Mr. Niklaus Mikaelson, and the coffee that was now all over his shirt.
"Oh my God! I am so sorry!" she said, a bit nervously. Klaus radiated everything lustful and sin. And Caroline could definitely sense it. Heat practically pooled from Caroline, and she blamed her vampire blood lust and the fact that she hadn't gotten any in months; thanks to Tyler. Being a vampire had its perks, but your senses were heightened to the extreme, and sometimes it could be hard to control.
"No worries," Klaus's perfect accented voice invaded her ears, "Help me with your name. It's Caroline…?"
"Forbes," She quickly answered, "Caroline Forbes. And I am so sorry for ruining your shirt."
"No worries, love, I have more like it." He did not even feel the pain that most would if hot coffee spilled on them. Plus, it wasn't an accident that she ran into him…. He practically all but waited for her to get out of class. He already taught his two classes for the day; Monday being his short day.
Did he just call me love? She thought to herself, and then quickly erased the thought.
Their eyes held one another, and Klaus couldn't help himself. He looked her up and down…slowly, and the heat definitely flushed through Caroline.
"I must get going, Caroline. I will see you around." He said, and walked away, leaving a stunned Caroline.
Did he just check her out? Was all she could think about as she made her way back to her apartment.
Klaus made his way around the corner, and rolled his eyes as he spotted Kol laughing, "Taking a page out of book, brother?"
"Shut it, Kol."
That night, it took Bonnie and Caroline what felt like two hours according to Matt, to get dressed. But the finished product did make Matt's jaw drop a bit.
"I don't think I should let you two out the house." Matt joked.
Bonnie and Caroline laughed. Bonnie was wearing black leather jeggings, and a white halter top that showed some of her stomach and cleavage, and white heels. Caroline was wearing short black shorts, a red halter top that matched Bonnie's and red heels. They looked and felt fierce.
"You have a little drool, Matt." Caroline joked, causing them all too laugh.
After taking a few shots, they walked across the street to the pub. The great thing about the pub is that it turned sometimes college students could hold parties or special events for a cheap price. And it was definitely a transformation from earlier.
The place was packed, and Bonnie and Caroline were getting hit on by practically every guy in the place…hell even a few girls. Matt even got hit on by a few girls.
As time went by, they were all dancing among everyone. Bonnie and Caroline grinding into whichever guy came up behind them, and Matt getting his dance from girls who got in front of him. They were all intoxicated and having a great time.
As Bonnie was enjoying herself dancing with a guy, who probably gave her his name several times, but she couldn't remember it, she eyed a familiar face in the corner staring at her.
Upon seeing Kol, her face immediately flushed. She didn't know why she felt a little drawn to him, but when her feet began moving towards his direction, she didn't stop it. At this moment, she would blame it on the alcohol.
"It isn't creepy at all that you're at a college party." She said, sarcastically with her voice raised, so he could hear her above the noise, not knowing that he would be able to hear her even if she whispered.
"I am not much older than you, love." Yes, that was a lie, but he didn't look much older than her.
"Yeah, but you're the TA, which means shouldn't you be going over some curriculum you're your professor brother?" Bonnie was definitely drunk, because she could tell that she was somewhat flirting.
"I like to take a break from time to time." His voice was low, seductively almost.
Bonnie couldn't help but shiver. Even though she was under the influence, she couldn't deny the way her body began to feel.
"Well it's creepy that you're over here staring at me." She said, admitting that alcohol made her bold.
"Who says I was staring at you, love?"
And she felt completely stupid once hearing him say that. Of course he was staring at someone else. The only people that gave Bonnie a chance was either trying to kill her, cheating on her with a ghost…or, trying to use and abuse her. It never failed.
Kol could tell that he said something, because her eyes lowered for a second, so he quickly said, "But if I were staring at you, it is because you look ravishing."
Bonnie wasn't expecting those words to escape his lips. "You don't look so bad yourself."
He walked a little closer to her, causing her back to hit the wall. No one could see them, as they stood in the corner.
When his hand gently traced down her hair, and connected with her cheek, Bonnie instantly froze. The feeling hit her harder than anything. She remembered feeling this way when she touched Stefan all those years ago, but this was worse.
"I-I have t-to go." Her voice was a bit shaky. She was instantly sobering up, but the alcohol still held an effect on her.
She was about to move, but he held his hands up against the wall, blocking her. "Do not be afraid of me Bonnie, I will not hurt you." He said, trying to reassure her. Something Kol never did for anyone. "I make friends with witches rather easily."
Bonnie instantly gave him a mild aneurysm, causing him to grab his head, releasing her. She then ran away from him, and looked for Caroline and Matt so they could leave.
Kol would have smiled at Bonnie using her power on him, but his head was pounding. He usually made friends with witches so he never experienced their crucial brain aneurysms that much, back in the day. It was always Klaus that the witches didn't take that well of a liking too.
He had no idea why Bonnie was starting to hold an affect over him when they just met earlier today. Something wasn't right.
Caroline stood outside to get some air. She was definitely drunk, and even though she was a vampire and could sober up fast, she still drank a lot of hard liquor tonight.
"Fancy seeing you here, Caroline," The familiar accented voice drifted towards her ears.
Caroline turned to see Klaus standing before her. "Fancy seeing you here too." She said, her words slurred a bit. "What are you doing here? This is for college students. Are you one of those professors who try to hang out with their students?"
Klaus's smile made Caroline's heart jump, "I am actually here to pick up my brother. He is in there somewhere."
Oh, that made perfect sense, she thought. She would probably regret saying this in the morning, but right now, she didn't care. "You know Mr. Mikaelson, you are like insanely hot….like you're on fire hot. Like…damn….why are you my professor?"
Klaus laughed. He was about to say something, but Bonnie and Matt rushed out of the Pub.
"Care, there you are." Bonnie said, and then looked at Klaus. She quickly looked away, and grabbed on to Caroline, "We need to go."
"Wait, what? It's not even midnight yet, Bons."
"I'll explain everything at home. We really need to go Care, please."
Caroline saw the persistence on her best friend's face, and when she turned around to tell Klaus bye, he wasn't there anymore.
And though she was intoxicated, she wasn't stupid.
Klaus was a….
"Care, Kol is a vampire…and I think Klaus is too." Even though no one was outside, Bonnie said it low enough where only Caroline could hear her.
With that being said, Bonnie, Caroline, and Matt made their way back to the apartment. They were right when they said it was going to be one hell of a semester.
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I just wanted to let you all know that the characters will seem OOC at times. And if you think it's moving too fast, because they all just met and are feeling attractions to one another, trust me, there is A LOT more to come. LOL. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. And please review and let me know what you think! Thank you. Xoxo.
