Alright, figured we needed some cheering up after that fucking episode. We needed more Klaroline! And a bit of Kalijah and some other little tidbits!
Thanks Alex, Miranda and my Kate. Becky gets half credit. YOU KNOW! (love you girls)
Enjoy!
Klaus and Elijah were not looking forward to the drive home with Kol but are pleasantly surprised to see him pass out in the backseat almost the instant they got on the road.
Too much tail chasing can do that to a young pup.
Klaus peers at his sleeping baby brother and then over at Elijah, "He's nice like that."
About an hour into the drive Klaus finally hears from Bekah. He's not surprised to hear that she's already beginning to form bonds with the ladies next door. It must be a nice change to actually have her brothers seeing women that are more like her than like them. What isn't nice is how persistent she is about talking about their future, hopes and dreams with the women.
"Yes, Bekah...okay...no, we'll be home around ten...okay...have a nice rest of your day...yes I'll tell him...okay...okay...bye," Klaus leans forward with the phone to his ear and his impatient finger itching over the end button, but still listening to Rebekah go on and on about Caroline and Kat, "bye, Bekah...bye...I'm going now...hanging up now." He throws his thumb over the little red button; silencing his sister. Klaus looks over at Elijah and glares, "I'm going to fucking kill Kol for telling her."
"What did our dear sister have to say?" Elijah asks bemused.
"She says that she and Bonnie have spent the entire day with Katherine and Caroline."
"Oh?"
"And that you need to teach Katherine some manners."
It's rare to see Elijah wholeheartedly laugh at something. He's usually a chuckle kind of guy. A snigger here, a titter there, but never a full blown laugh. It seems the idea of teaching Kat anything is beyond amusing and bordering ridiculous to him. "I feel Kat's lack of manners is part of her charm," he tells Klaus. "I would not dare try and change her."
Elijah's never been one to stand for any sort of chaos in his life, but Kat seems to be slowly bringing out the guy that's hidden underneath the suit and it appears he may have finally met his match.
"And what about Caroline? Did Rebekah have anything to say about your new beau?"
"She likes her," Klaus says with a shrug.
Elijah nods with understanding. "I feel there isn't much for Rebekah to not like about Caroline. She's easily the kindest and most beautiful girl you've ever been with."
He turns and looks at his brother in the driver's seat and smirks. "I have no idea how I got so lucky."
They hear Kol grumble in the backseat and stop their chatter immediately, doing whatever is necessary to keep the guy asleep. They ride for awhile in silence when Klaus takes his phone back out and debates on whether or not to text Caroline. He hasn't been able to stop thinking about her all day, and up until now he has been playing it cool. He doesn't want to mess this up, but figures one little text won't hurt.
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Klaus: Been thinking about you all day today. ;)
Caroline looks down at her phone and smiles. It's the first she's heard from him today, and although she knows that what they have is pretty special and last night was, just...ugh...so amazing, there's still that insecure girl inside who wonders if that's all it'll be. She's been burned too many times, by too many guys, who promise her the world but never seem to deliver. Klaus is proving to be nothing like them and her heart and stomach mold into one big ball of giddy mush when she thinks about their possibilities. She clicks the reply button and responds...
Caroline: I've been thinking about you too. I can't wait to see you again.
She waits a beat, hoping it won't be too long for him to respond. It isn't...
Klaus: Can I see you tonight? We're going to be home around ten, and I'd love to see your face before I fall asleep tonight. ;)
Caroline giggles softly to herself and bites her thumb. If she has anything to say about it she's...
Caroline: Pretty sure if we see each other tonight we won't get much sleep.
She can't believe she sent that but what's a little texting without a few innuendos between lovers?
Klaus: How come? Are you not sleeping well? Is ten o'clock too late for you?
Caroline reads and rereads his reply and tilts her head. Does he not get what she's implying? Maybe there's some sort of innuendo in his response that she's missing. She reads it one more time but another ding comes through...
Klaus: Oh God, ignore that last text please...I get it. )
Caroline throws her head back and laughs. Could he get any cuter? She hits reply, and is intent on not letting the next one be as obscure.
Caroline: I was beginning to wonder. But just to clarify, it means I plan on having my way with you again.
His response time isn't as quick, and she begins to wonder if she's being too forward. Silly how a few moments of cellphone silence can work its way into your brain and just root around in your insecurities. She sighs with relief when his next text finally comes through.
Klaus: I can't wait. I'll start calling upon Grayskull now. ;)
She lets out another hearty laugh and replies...
Caroline: LOL. Oh yeah, that's so hot. Talk all kinds of comic book nerdy to me!
Caroline stares at her phone and waits to see what his response will be. Her imagination begins to run wild and she can barely hear the other girls bickering in the background.
"Earth to Caroline..." Katherine says and waves her hand in front of Caroline's face. "Hello?"
"Hmm, what?" Her head shoots up from her phone and she smiles gingerly at her friend.
"We're having a hard time coaxing our dear friend Bonnie out of the dressing room," Katherine says in complete annoyance.
His response will have to wait. She slips the phone back into her purse and gives her full attention to the desperate girl behind the curtain.
They spent the better part of the morning at the Salon. It was imperative to Kat that it was the first order of business. "Sleek and sexy," she told the stylist. After three hours of sewing and ironing, and highlighting, Bonnie's new smooth do has received glowing reviews from everyone they've encountered. She even received a few head turns from a couple guys on the street. Although she said she didn't notice, a small smile at the corner of her mouth was hard to miss.
It's now early evening and after having lunch and trying a number of stores in the mall that were nowhere near Bonnie's taste, the girls have decided to take her to a nearby boutique. It's clothing style is a bit different from what they're used to wearing, but thought it would be a nice fit for their new friend. It definitely caters to the more unique clientele, with it's Hipster-like atmosphere. The clothes are a little out there, but Bonnie needs something to make her stand out but still hold on to the sweet geek underneath.
"I don't know, guys," Bonnie whines behind the curtain. "I just don't think I'm going to find anything that I like."
"How are we supposed to help you if you don't show us?" Rebekah says.
"You keep picking out clothes that are just...well...I'm not sure they're me."
"That's the point!" Katherine calls back. "We're trying to give you a makeover, not a makeunder. Now get out here before I pull you out by your new weave!"
They hear Bonnie sigh before seeing a flutter in the curtain and her head peek out. "Promise you won't laugh?" She bites her lip in worry and there is a collective clatter of grumbles and agreement.
"Just come out..."
"We won't laugh..."
"You can't get any worse!" Kat's voice trumpets over the others.
The blondes snap their heads toward Katherine. "Not helping," Caroline tells her.
Kat just shrugs and folds her arms across her chest.
Rebekah tries again. "Bon, I promise you, the things we've picked out are going to look amazing. You just need to trust us."
Bonnie finally gives up and after closing her eyes for a brief moment of contemplation, she throws the curtain back and steps out into the dressing room foyer.
All three girls are left speechless. Jaws are dropped open, eyes are blinking into focus, and small gasps of laughter are escaping. It's enough for Bonnie to turn around and try rushing back into the dressing room. "I told you! I look stupid!"
"No. No!" Rebekah races after her and grabs her by the elbow. She turns her around and looks down at her. "You look..." She takes a step back to admire her transformed friend, "...hot!"
"I look ridiculous," she says with her head cast down.
"Stop saying that, Bonnie. When we tell you you look fucking hot, then fucking believe us!" Kat's patience has hit a wall. "I think we've done a superb job of letting you keep some of your...originality," she says with an eyeroll. "But we've just improved it."
Bonnie steps further into the foyer and up to a three way mirror. She's still getting used to the straight haired girl in front of her. It took the stylist most of the morning to get it right, but she has to admit that the change did some good. She's been living with unruly curls that she's never quite known how to tame, so this is a vast improvement and one she can see fitting into her daily routine.
She turns around and looks at her backside, and runs her hands down the small black skirt she has on, which sits low and hugs her hips nicely. Her gaze keeps going and she examines her new strappy black high heels. She isn't thrilled about them but the girls insisted that she get used to wearing them and that nothing completes an outfit more than a fabulous pair of shoes. She does have to admit that her legs look exceptionally long. The only thing she's the slightest bit embarrassed about is her exposed stomach. The shirts cute, with it's faded imprint of the well-known Avengers emblem, but she can't help but tug on the bottom to try and cover up as much as possible.
"Stop doing that," Bekah holds her hands down.
"I'm just not sure I want to show this much skin," she shifts her shoulders uncomfortably.
"Are you kidding me? I wish I had a stomach like yours," Bekah encourages and receives a shy smile from Bonnie through the mirror.
"I guess...I guess I do look pretty good," she concedes and Bekah puts her hand in hers and brings it over her head to twirl Bonnie around.
"Kol, is going to flip his shit!"
Bonnie doesn't respond and looks at the other girls who nod in agreement.
"He won't know what hit him," Caroline agrees.
Bonnie shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "I really don't care what Kol thinks of me," she tells Rebekah, trying to hide the blush creeping to her cheeks.
Of course, Rebekah doesn't believe her. It hasn't gone unnoticed how much time Bonnie's been hanging around her family recently. The number of times they've gone out to dinner with her and her persistent need to sit between her and Kol. "Doesn't matter," Bekah says. "It'll just be fun to see him turn into a puddle of hormones and stupidity."
"It's missing something," Caroline says and places a finger on her chin. She scrunches her face up in concentration before her face brightens with a brilliant idea. "I know!"
Caroline races from the dressing room and returns shortly with a strappy contraption in her hand.
"What is that?" Bonnie asks.
"Suspenders," Caroline nods and helps Bonnie fasten them on. They are just what the outfit needed, giving her an extra little touch of geek chic. She steps back to take in the entire outfit, and smiles with the rest of the girls as Bonnie runs her thumbs down the elastic and pulls them out and in. She hears a quiet ding coming from her phone and smiles, knowing Klaus has finally responded.
She discretely reaches into her purse and pulls her phone back out.
Alright, let's see what our sweet geek has to say...
He's left a number of replies, and as she reads each one her mouth drops further open, her eyes grow wider, and her panties dampen with each text. All of the imagery is a little lost on her, but definitely not the meaning behind them.
Klaus: Nerdy comic book talk, huh? Alright...Caroline, you should prepare yourself for tonight, cause I'm going to rub your body so rough and hard that the friction will make your skin burst into flames like The Phoenix.
Klaus: I'm going to fly you out of this world and to planet Krypton where I'll have my way with you in the house of Jor El.
Klaus: My metal suit isn't the only reason why they call me Iron Man.
Klaus: Once you've awakened the Hulk, I'm going to pound into you like Thor's mighty hammer, making you so wet that even Aquaman would drown in your sweet and ample juices.
Her gaping mouth turns to a sultry smile as she ponders his last text. The anticipation of him doing all those things and more is making her knees grow weak. Klaus keeps surprising her more and more. Now what? Does she respond? Does she tease him back?
"Who you talkin' to?" Rebekah interrupts her musing.
"Uhh..."
Your filthy, naughty brother.
"Klaus," she says and swallows nervously. Talk about awkward.
"Oh, tell him hi and that we're having a brilliant time."
Caroline nods and Bekah turns back to help Bonnie with her purchases. They head out of the dressing room and toward the register when she sees something out of the corner of her eye. She walks over to the shoe section of the store and finds a pair of tall, white high-heeled boots. She picks them up and bites her bottom lip before a mischievous smile creeps up. "Hey Bonnie?" she calls to get the girl's attention.
"Yeah?" she calls back from the register.
"You think you could help me out with something?"
Caroline grabs her phone and begins to text Klaus back. He has no idea what he's about to come home to.
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"Oh my God, Kol! I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU?" Klaus reaches to grab whatever he can of his little brother, with full intent of pulverizing him completely into the backseat.
"What?" the little brother shrugs and shrinks further back in his seat and away from Klaus' grasp. "You hadn't responded, and so I thought I would help you out."
"I just went to the bathroom and grabbed a soda!" he screams at the imbecile. "I can't believe you did this?!"
Klaus stares at his phone in disbelief. Four messages sent. Four unbelievably perverted and inappropriate messages sent to Caroline.
"You don't even know what she'll say, maybe she liked it!"
Klaus turns around again to throttle his brother when Elijah presses a firm hand to his shoulder. "He's obviously done something that deserves your retaliation, Klaus, but if you could please wait until we are home and I am not driving to beat him senseless, I would appreciate it," Elijah says using his authoritative and elder brother tone.
Klaus turns around and slams back into his seat, running a hand down his face and trying to clear the blinding rage from his mind. He needs to fix this. He needs to tell Caroline that it was Kol who sent those messages. But what if she finds that even worse? What if she's even more humiliated by the fact that Kol read her private messages to him?
It doesn't matter. He would rather deal with the consequences of Kol's indiscretion than have her think that he would say something so...so...so Kol like.
He slides his phone on and begins to type when his phone buzzes and a message comes back from Caroline. He sighs and shakes his head, expecting the worst. Instead, his nervous and palpitating heart moves south and a different muscle begins to palpitate when he reads her message. He's pleasantly surprised to see a sultry message of her own, beginning with an 'LOL' and ending with a winky face.
Caroline: LOL. That's some hot nerdy talk. I am soooo ready for Thor's hammer, you have no idea. Hurry home, Superman. ;)
He turns to Elijah and smirks. "You think you can drive a little faster?"
Woo Hoo! White boots! Hmmm, I wonder what Caroline is up to!?
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