AN: A mini drabble I wrote for Angelikah some time ago. Harry Potter AU.

Smut-free, aka safe for work :) I hope you like!

Caroline hated spiders. She was absolutely, vehemently terrified of them.

She wasn't a fan of Forbidden Forest or detentions either but spiders definitely took the first spot.

Too bad the forest ground was practically crawling with them.

And now Hagrid had gone off somewhere, in pursuit of a wounded baby unicorn, leaving Caroline alone with Klaus Mikaelson.

Which she wouldn't mind on a regular day.

The truth was, Klaus was a bit of a mystery to her.

He was a senior just like her, but a Slytherin to her Ravenclaw. He came from one of the oldest pure blood families in England but she had never heard him belittle anyone because of their parentage, like some of his classmates liked to do. He was a chaser and a Quidditch captain and so freaking popular but he had never acted entitled or fame-crazed, even if he was too arrogant for his own good.

She could always feel his eyes on her during a match. Caroline was a captain too, and a goalkeeper for her team, meaning that she not only had to shake hands with the guy before every game (doing her best to ignore the goosebumps) but also survive a series of staring contests every single time they faced each other on the Quidditch pitch.

But even apart from those, she felt as if Klaus devoted as much attention to her as to the Quaffle during a game and it was disconcerting.

Lie.

She was intrigued. That was the uncomfortable truth.

Especially given how he had earned this detention by defending her after one of his teammates, that Damon prick, called her a mudblood as they passed each other in the corridor. It seemed their impulses were similar, as they drew the wands and hexed the elder Salvatore brother at the same time.

The result of their joined spells had not been pretty - Damon still didn't leave the hospital wing, with Madam Pomfrey trying very hard to get rid of the horns he had grown. And judging from the way his pants had torn, they were not only placed on his head.

Totally worth the detention, though. Even with the spiders - and Caroline really did her best not to cringe and jump at the sight of these furry little giant beasts.

"Scared, sweetheart?" he purred in her ear from behind, the timbre of his voice sending shivers down her spine.

Her heartbeat went up too, and probably not because of her phobia.

"Klaus!" she hissed as quiet as she could. "Do me a favour and stop creeping around, okay?"

"My apologies, love. It's okay to be scared, you know?" His tone was warm, same as his eyes on her.

"I'm not scared. I just…I hate spiders, alright?"

Something flushed in his eyes as they flickered up over her head, his lower lip trembling. "Well, that's unfortunate. You've got one in your hair."

"WHAT?!" she squealed, her dignity be damned, literally jumping onto Klaus as she demanded that he got it off her.

Right. Now.

And he did, his hand diving into her curls gently but swiftly, a small smile curving his lips. "It's gone, Caroline," he breathed, still trailing her hair with his fingers. "So soft," he added absentmindedly.

She liked his touch, It was soothing. And it felt good. "Thank you," she whispered back, then added, "I'm sorry you got the detention because of me."

Klaus dimpled at her, and despite the circumstances, Caroline melted right then and there.

"I'll let you in on a little secret, love," he murmured, tugging a loose curl behind her ear. "Totally worth it."

Caroline was inclined to agree.

Just so you know, I share Caroline's hate for spiders with passion, haha. But was there really a spider in her head though xD ? Thank you for reading and please tell me what you thought of it :)

Till next time,

Kate