Hey guys here is the next bet'ad chapter. Thank you to my beta tvdbloodlust(tumblr) for helping me out :)
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Caroline and Klaus sat in silence in the living room, both not knowing what to say. Caroline cringed as it began to turn awkward, so she decided to speak up.
"Tell me about him." Caroline said softly.
Klaus turned to Caroline when he heard her voice and looked at her surprised. Did she really care? Prior to now she had always been the most pleasant person to him in town. Despite that, he wasn't sure if she really meant it.
"Do you even care?" Klaus asked curiously, though harsher than he wanted.
"Yes.." Caroline replied, trying to ignore the twinge of hurt that went through her with his words.
Klaus got off the living room floor. He walked over to the couch and sat down beside Caroline. With a sigh, he dismissed the thought of regret and opened up to her.
"Kol and I never got along. Not really, even when we were human but we still loved each other. The only reason I daggered him in the first place was because the thought of losing him was to much for me to handle. I couldn't, not after Henrik. Kol was always such an arrogant arse and I couldn't stand his presence most of the time, but at the end of the day he was my brother. My own flesh and blood, and I cared for him deeply as he cared for me." Klaus said honestly.
Caroline nodded at Klaus with a small, understanding smile. She couldn't believe Klaus was finally opening up to her.
"As the years progressed we stuck together for the most part but sometimes he would run off to god knows where. I couldn't stand it, I had to know if he was safe. When he would finally return I felt a weight being lifted from my shoulders. I get this feeling, this need to protect and ensure the safety of my siblings. So as you can imagine when he returned it was with great relief knowing that my younger brother was safe and sound." Klaus said honestly and looked at Caroline sadly. She could see the moisture that was beginning to form in his deep blue eyes.
Caroline scooted over to where Klaus sat at the opposite end of the couch and put her arm on his back in a soothing gesture. She felt really bad for him, because she knew how it felt to lose a family member. When she lost her father, she couldn't help but feel like it was her fault. If she would have never turned into a vampire, her father would be safe with Stephen in Chicago and he would be very much alive. She knew her father loved her even though she was a monster, but she still felt horrible.
"Tell me more," Caroline instructed, hoping it would make Klaus feel better.
Klaus sighed slowly and tried to focus on the topic of his brother but all he could focus on was the fact that Caroline actually cared for him at this moment.
"Elijah never was fun, he was always so boring and noble and it was so aggravating. Kol however was completely different. Kol was the fun brother and I loved hanging out with him even though I never really told him that." Klaus mumbled looking down at his folded hands, his face saddening instantly.
"He thought I wanted him dead." Klaus added.
"What do you mean?" Caroline asked confused.
"Before your friend's brother killed Kol," Klaus explained struggling to keep his voice even. Klaus took a deep breath and continued to speak, "Kol thought I told the hunter to kill him. He thought I hated him and wanted him dead. I never wanted him to die, Caroline. I simply wanted to dagger him for a little while." Klaus said and let the tears that had been threatening to escape for a while now fall.
Caroline hesitated for a moment before taking Klaus into an embrace and he cried willingly into her shoulder. He was broken, Caroline understood.
Klaus stilled for a moment in shock at the proximity of them, debating whether to move away or enjoy the scent of her golden curls and the soft touch of her hands on his back.
"I'm really sorry for your loss Klaus. It sucks when you lose a family member, I know from experience." Caroline said sadly.
Klaus backed away slightly, all too torn with the loss of contact, and saw sadness in her eyes. "I'm sorry you lost your father Caroline, was he a good man?" Klaus asked.
"Was he a good man? Most of the time, yeah." Caroline said as she took a bottle of champagne out of the bag and opened it. If she was going to have this conversation with Klaus she was going to need something to help her out. She took a large swig from the bottle and offered it to Klaus. "Would you like some?" Caroline offered with a smile.
"Yes," Klaus approved as he took the bottle from Caroline thankfully.
"I guess champagne really is our thing." Caroline said jokingly.
Klaus smirked to himself as he took a gulp from the bottle. "Finally, you admit it. I thought I'd never see the day that you would."
"Sure you did.." Caroline said playfully and nudged him softly.
"So tell me about your father." Klaus insisted, wishing to know everything he could about Caroline.
"My dad was a great man. I thought he hated me, though."
"Why?" Klaus asked with a pressing look, confused by her confession as he bought the bottle to his full lips once more.
"Back when I was a child, I thought my dad hated me because my parents would usually get into arguments on how to raise me. I thought my dad hated me even more when he found out that I was a vampire. He tried to 'fix' me by torturing me."
"It's impossible to hate you, Caroline." Klaus admitted as he took her hand in his. He instantly calmed at her touch and he was thankful for that. His mind couldn't wander from her father hurting her. How could someone even think to harm her? Klaus focused on Caroline once more to control his anger.
"I doubt that.. Back when I was human most people hated me. They thought I was some neurotic bitch that cared about no one but they were wrong. I was just un-confident and I suppose that's why I came off to be like that." Caroline said sadly trying to control her own tears from falling.
"Hey," Klaus exclaimed as he took his middle finger and placed it under Caroline's chin. He raised her face to look at him. He wanted nothing more to study her face this close. "That's not true; you are not a neurotic bitch. I meant every word I said outside of my mother's ball that evening."
Caroline nodded at Klaus sadly. "You know, this is really weird.."
"Why?" Klaus asked.
"I never thought that I would be opening up to you of all people, to be honest." Caroline admitted.
"You and me both, sweetheart, I never really talked about my siblings to anyone."
"Why were you un-confident Caroline?" Klaus asked, clearly confused that she couldn't see all the good in herself.
She sighed. "I was always second best next to Elena and it sucked. When Stefan first came into town I wanted him but he didn't want me, and then Damon came along.." Caroline announced.
"Wait, you were with Damon? Damon Salvatore?" Klaus asked surprised.
"Not really.. I thought he was hot and that was all but then he started showing interest in me, like a dumbass I flaunted to him without thinking twice about it." Caroline grunted scrunching up her face and looked away in disgust.
"Why do you look so disgusted?" Klaus asked.
"He never cared about me. I was just a plaything to him." Caroline replied and let a tear slide down her face.
"What did he do to you, Caroline?" Klaus saw the change in her demeanor immediately and asked more seriously.
"He abused me, bit me, treated me like a piece of shit and compelled me." Caroline said quickly and gasped. She let out a shaky breath when she realised what she had said. She took the bottle from Klaus' grip and drunk from it. She was nowhere near drunk enough for this conversation.
"He what?!" Klaus yelled out angrily. "I am going to kill him." Klaus snapped and jumped from the couch to the other end of the room in no time. He began to pound at the barrier separating him and the oh so pleasant death of Damon Salvatore. He was consumed with rage and would do anything he could to tear his heart from his chest.
Caroline panicked and pleaded. "Klaus, stop. Please. I didn't tell you this because I want him dead. I mean sometimes I do, but he's not so horrible."
"How could he do that to you? How old were you?" Klaus scolded.
"I don't know, I was seventeen." Caroline answered both of Klaus' questions quickly, truly she was quite startled by Klaus' reaction.
"That incompetent dick." Klaus said dangerously low. "Change of plan, when I get out of here he's my first target." Klaus promised.
Klaus was pacing the small space that he had left and was thinking of all the intricate ways to torture Damon. How could he do that? To Caroline of all people, she was the only compassionate one in this godforsaken town.
"I can tell you're thinking of ways to make Damon suffer but please don't do it." Caroline begged as she walked over to Klaus and stood in front of him, stopping him from pacing back and forth.
"Why not? He deserves pain on a scale I can't even imagine for doing those things to you." Klaus said as he faced Caroline slowly.
"I know he does, I know, but Elena loves him and therefore I can't stand by and watch him get killed. Especially knowing I was the cause."
"She doesn't love him, not really. It's just that bloody sire bond." Klaus pointed out.
"I thought so too but now I am almost certain she loves him. I still think Stefan is the better option but I want Elena to be happy and if Damon makes her happy then so be it, there's nothing we can do to change that." Caroline clarified.
"What does it matter if she loves him? I am going to kill her anyway, right after I kill her beloved and her little brother, that is." Klaus answered her with a stern look. He really shouldn't be divulging his plans to kill her best friends when she's standing right in front of him but he simply couldn't blink back the rage that surfaced when Caroline told him what she's been through. And at the hands of Damon of all people.
Caroline knew that there was no point in arguing with Klaus so she just went back to the couch and sat down. She opened the pizza box that was left abandoned on her left side with a sigh and took a slice out. She was getting hungry from all of this talking.
She bit into the pizza and a small moan escaped her mouth before she could stop it. The pizza tasted phenomenal.
Klaus turned to her immediately when he heard her moaning quietly and a smirk formed when he noticed she was eating the pizza.
"I see you're enjoying yourself, aren't you love?" Klaus asked as he went back to the couch and sat beside her.
Caroline blushed and nodded, "Want some?" Caroline offered.
"I'm alright.. I'm not very fond of pizza." Klaus explained with his smirk still plastered on his face.
"Are you kidding me?" Caroline asked as her blue eyes widened in surprise. Who doesn't like pizza, she wondered.
"No, love. I am completely serious."
"How do you not like pizza? I mean come on. It's like one of the tastiest foods on Earth." Caroline stated with her mouth full, as if to reiterate her point.
"I am going to have to disagree with you on that one." Klaus said as he got comfortable on the couch.
"Try it! Come on." Caroline pleaded as she took another slice out of the pizza box and offered it to Klaus.
"No thank you." Klaus persisted.
"Please! For me?" Caroline begged and mustered up the most persuasive look she could.
"Fine, but only for you sweetheart," Klaus grumbled as he took the slice from Caroline and bought it to his mouth. He took a bite out of the pizza and he had to admit that it didn't taste as bad as it looked.
"Do you like it?" Caroline asked happily.
"Yes." Klaus said honestly.
"Victory!" Caroline yelled out.
Klaus began to laugh at how delectable Caroline looked, happy that he was in her presence and shocked that she was able to evoke even a laugh from him at a time like this.
"What's so funny?" Caroline commanded as she narrowed her eyes at Klaus.
"I just like it when you're happy, Caroline." Klaus stated simply, looking over at her with a content look.
They smiled at each other for a moment before busying themselves with the pizza they were holding, trying to divert their eyes from the other.
Maybe being stuck in here with Klaus wouldn't be so bad, Caroline thought.
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