Hi! So I'm really sorry for the super long wait...I feel ashamed. but anyway, here's a new chapter!
"How's your back? Is it ok? What about your head? You getting any headaches? How about your ankle?"
Caroline growled silently in her mind, "I'm fine mum; everything is nearly healed so if you excuse me, I must move back into my apartment".
Caroline had been looking forward to this day since the first night she stayed with Klaus. She had counted down the days and finally, 2 weeks after Tyler attacked her, Klaus agreed to letting her move back into her apartment.
Caroline's mum sighed but eventually said her goodbye and hung up leaving Caroline to contemplate whether to tell Klaus about her stalker. Why tell him, he was just a friend and didn't need to know about it.
Just a friend….
"Well are we going to start or are you going to sit there while I do all the heavy lifting?" Klaus said, behind her.
Caroline got up from Klaus's couch and walked over to his room, where he had previously moved her clothes and belongings to. As she walked in, she could see 3 boxes; one for her clothes, one for her paperwork and one for her laptop and other necessities. Caroline picked up the box marked clothes and walked out of the room, carefully placing some weight onto her healing ankle. Caroline looked back to find Klaus lifting the box marked paperwork and carrying it like there weren't 100 pages of her work in there.
"Show off" she muttered.
"Pardon?" Klaus said, but Caroline knew that he knew what she said. She remained silent. She reached the door and carefully opened it, holding the box in her left hand while opening the door with her right. She walked out and purposely closed the door behind her, just in time for Klaus to bang into it on the other side. She smiled and continued to walk across the hallway and into her open apartment (Klaus had opened for her earlier).
A fresh smell of old paint and wood wafted into her nose as soon as she walked in. She missed this smell. Caroline walked over and placed the box on her dining table, scanning her familiar kitchen to see if Klaus did anything. Nothing looked out of the ordinary.
"I'm starting to get the feeling that you don't like me" Klaus said as he strode in, rubbing his nose.
"Your feeling is correct"
"That's hardly fair; after all I did save your life"
Not yet.
Caroline couldn't stop herself from thinking that and stiffened as she remembered Tyler's note. Klaus noticed her nervousness and immediately took action.
"Is it your ankle, head or back?" he asked as he rushed over
"It's nothing, I'm fine"
He looked at her, scrutinizing her face.
"No, something is wrong, what?"
Caroline sighed and gave up.
"A little while ago I saw Tyler in his car and he saw me" Caroline paused, waiting for his reaction. His face remained calm, but his eyes were full of anger.
She continued, "He pulled out a note pad and wrote to me" she said. Her ankle began to pulsate as her body began to shake. Klaus sensed this and did something surprising.
He hugged her.
The hug was stiff and awkward at first but developed into a warm and affectionate hug that made Caroline never want to let go. She buried her face into his chest, tears of fear beginning to brim her eyes.
"What did it say?" he said, anger erupting from this one question.
Caroline recited the note, "We will meet again, and you will pay" she said shakily.
Klaus drew a sharp breath.
"I will never let anyone hurt you, I promise Caroline"
She felt safe in his arms. She just hoped that he could protect her.
Well that's it for now! I hope you like it! the next chapter won't be up before Wednesday cause i have assignments but it should definitely be up by a week. Review your favourite bit from this chapter.