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Some time later, Klaus and Caroline were done eating their pizza. As the living room of the Gilbert house began to drown in uncomfortable silence, they resumed their places on the couch. Neither knew what to do or say, completely overwhelmed by the predicament they were in. Klaus' thoughts drifted to the night's events. He was shocked by how easily he had opened up to Caroline, willingly. This girl did unimaginable things to him, things that truly terrified him.
Caroline broke the silence with a loud huff. "Ugh.. I can't believe we're stuck here." Caroline whined.
"Thanks to your little witch friend may I add." Klaus said reminded her. "But it's not so bad, not when you're here with me." Klaus added sincerely, immediately shocked by the words that had slipped from his lips.
Caroline blushed slightly, turning her head away from Klaus only to roll her eyes at his words. She couldn't help but notice the sincerity in his voice, making her blush more.
"Caroline," Klaus nagged whilst turning to face her. He placed a hand on her shoulder, hoping she would look at him. She flinched at the unexpected contact but acquiesced. Klaus cleared his throat, "Why don't you accept my honesty?" Klaus asked.
"I do like when you're honest Klaus, trust me, it's hard to find someone who is around here. It's just.. I'm just spoken for." Caroline stated bleakly.
"How could I ever forget the Lockwood traitor. The boy carries many indiscretions if I remember, is he really so worthy of your heart?" Klaus scolded angrily.
A thought struck Caroline and before she knew it the question was past her lips. "How could you do that?" she asked and looked at Klaus straight in the eyes, a dark anger replacing her usual light.
"Pardon?" Klaus asked, not entirely sure where she was headed with her question.
"How could you kill those twelve hybrids? They were people Klaus. Without the influence of your sire bond and your petty orders, they were good people. You can't just go around killing them at your will. And let's not forget Mrs. Lockwood, how could you kill her? She did nothing to you." Caroline snapped, her body shaking with rage.
Klaus noticed this change and lowered his voice. "I had my reasons to kill those ungrateful hybrids, love. Mrs Lockwood's life on the other hand, I regret." Klaus said honestly, looking down at his hands.
"You do?" Caroline asked with her eyebrows raised. This man's anger goes up and down like a yo-yo, Caroline thought.
"Yes, she was a pleasant woman but Tyler took away a part of my family, so it was naturally necessary I took—" Klaus began to say.
"They were hardly your family Klaus. They despised you, ran from you. Feared the threats of being daggered more than once. That to me, doesn't sound too much like family." Caroline said harshly.
Klaus looked at Caroline with hurt swirling in his blue eyes, "I will not allow you or anyone for that matter to speak to me in that way, Caroline." Klaus said firmly as he hid the disappointment her words brought immediately.
"Why? You need to know the truth. You can't just live in your own little alpha male world where everything goes the way you want it to, when you want it."
"Actually I can, as I always have and I will continue to. If you have nothing else to say do us both a favor and stop talking." Klaus said looking anywhere but in Caroline's direction.
Caroline laughed loudly. "I think it's safe to remind you I don't take orders from you. Sorry to disappoint but the last time I checked I'm not sired to you." Caroline said angrily and got off of the couch, pacing the little space there was in front of the television. She had her arms crossed and passed glares in Klaus' directions from time to time, trying to be discreet. Urgh, how dare he. It was bad enough that she was stuck in here for god knows long with him, but to argue the whole way through it? Caroline sighed louder than she meant to making Klaus pay more attention to the grumpy blonde before him.
Klaus chuckled quietly, amused by Caroline's childish behavior. Did she really think he didn't notice those scowls she had been throwing his way? Klaus cleared his throat before breaking the silence.
"Believe it if you wish love, but I am actually glad you aren't sired to me." Klaus stated with a smirk and walked over to Caroline with his hands behind his back, hands clasped together.
Caroline heard Klaus; approach and dashed back to the couch, wanting to avoid his close proximity. She was trying to convince herself she was still as mad as before.
"Ah, I see you want to play cat and mouse, is that right?" Klaus asked looking playfully at Caroline with a lopsided grin plastered to his face. He really did admire her attempt to stay cross with him.
Caroline huffed and continued to glare at him through her blue eyes, trying to convey her disapproval.
"C'mon sweetheart, we had a little disagreement.. I'm over it already!" Klaus shrugged.
"I don't care if you're over it. I'm not." Caroline said, glancing through the window seeking a distraction. All she could see now was the black of night slowly creeping in. What a long day, she thought. What was supposed to be a simple apology to be rewarded by the company of her best friend she had missed so much turned into something much more.. Complicated. Whilst lost in her thoughts, she barely heard Klaus' confession.
"I'm sorry," he whispered.
Caroline looked up to face the hybrid and couldn't dismiss the softness in his expression.
"Fine," Caroline stated defeatedly.
"Great, now can we go back to the couch?" Klaus said lazily and smirked at Caroline, a playful expression masking his vulnerability as quickly as possible.
"Why?"
"I want to turn on the television." Klaus said.
Caroline stared at Klaus, mouth hanging open slightly with a look of sheer confusion on her face. "You watch TV?" Caroline giggled in surprise. Her mind soon delved into what TV show Klaus would possibly find interesting, she came up with nothing.
"Yes I do, on occasion. It's not my favorite pastime but it's not entirely unbearable. Why do you look so surprised?" Klaus asked curiously.
"It's just you don't seem like the type of guy that watches TV." Caroline said honestly.
"Fair enough, come on." Klaus insisted and extended his hand for Caroline take. He instantly cursed his old time ways when he noticed the look of shock Caroline was wearing. He went to retract his gesture to save himself the embarrassment of her rejection when he felt her hand in his. She looked at their intertwined hands wondering why she got this strange jolt of electricity at the touch. His hand was warm and she found comfort in it. She could have swore her undead heart skipped a beat.
Little did she know, he felt it too.
They crossed the short distance to the couch and Klaus tossed the remote to Caroline, which she caught just as it was about to hit the floor. He smirked. For a vampire she was awfully clumsy.
Neither of them seemed bothered by their close proximity on the couch.
Caroline surfed lazily through the channels and her eyes lit up when she found one of her favourite shows just starting. Caroline had been addicted to Once Upon a Time lately, completely mesmerised by the story. She turned up the volume to hear a little better.
Klaus watched silently for a few minutes, eventually making his confusion known. "What is this?" Klaus asked as he watched the show curiously.
"It's only one of the greatest shows on at the moment." Caroline said excitedly with a huge smile.
"We'll see about that.. What does it entail exactly? I have to admit I am at a loss here."
"You know all of those fairytales?" Caroline asked and when Klaus nodded she continued, "This is a show that brings them to life with their own little twist." Caroline explained eagerly.
Klaus nodded at her and looked back to the screen. A few moments later he declared, "I like that character already."
"Hook?" Caroline asked.
"Yeah I think. That's the guy with the hook, right?" Klaus asked with a smirk.
"Yes," Caroline nudged and smirked at Klaus playfully. "Obviously that would be your favorite character." Caroline sneered and rolled her eyes at him.
He noticed her gesture. "What was that for, love?" Klaus asked as he turned to face Caroline.
"Well it's just.. Hook kind of portrays the villain, and well you are a villain in reality. You two also have sexy accents." Caroline said before she had even digested the thought. Her confession was followed by a gasp.
Klaus' smirk grew. "You think I have a sexy accent?" He pestered her, clearly enjoying the embarrassment of her slip up. He raised his eyebrows playfully when she hadn't answered straight away.
"Don't flatter yourself, Klaus." Caroline replied nonchalantly, even though she felt her cheeks begin to get hotter and that annoying blush he brought on all too often appeared again.
Klaus' eyes brightened like a child on Christmas as he continued to smirk, eventually turning back to the TV. He was surprised by this revelation. He never thought anything of his accent before now but hey, it was 'sexy'.
"God, will you stop smirking? I swear your face will stay like that." Caroline taunted.
"Shh! I am trying to watch something here, sweetheart. Or would you rather we turn this off and I recite the Old Testament in my 'sexy' accent." Klaus suggested mischievously.
Caroline tried not to react to his not so bad idea. "Don't pretend you like it."
"But I do.."
"Yeah, sure, okay." Caroline said.
By the end of the episode Caroline was upset that Belle didn't remember Rumplestiltskin. The scene where he bought her the cup broke Caroline's heart, as Belle threw it against the hospital wall and it shattered. As the episode finished, Caroline fanned her face, desperate to keep her tears from falling.
"Something wrong, love?" Klaus asked, genuinely worried.
"Belle doesn't remember him." Caroline stated.
His eyebrows drew together. "It's just a show Caroline…"
"I don't care! They are meant to be together and because of Hook she doesn't remember who she is and she certainly doesn't remember Rumplestiltskin." She sighed wearily.
"Always blaming the villain…" Klaus said whilst rolling his eyes.
Caroline glared at him but her eyes softened; it was just a show anyway.
"Why do you like them together?" Klaus questioned, trying to make more sense of her disappointment.
"I don't know, I guess I like the fact the Belle was the good girl and Rumplestiltskin was the bad guy and he tried to change for her."
"There's a wonderful symmetry to that, isn't there?" Klaus asked as his eyes lit up.
"Huh?" Caroline asked confused.
"Consider me as your Rumplestiltskin and consider yourself as Belle."
Caroline laughed out loud, "Not happening." She stated quickly.
"We'll see about that. I still have faith that one day you will come with me and we'll travel the world together." Klaus admitted shyly.
"Our relationship or whatever is not like theirs." Caroline said truthfully.
"It could be." Klaus said honestly.
"No it can't."
"Why not?"
"Because you're the bad guy and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't change your ways just to be with me." Caroline said.
"And if I would?" Klaus asked curiously, shocked by the intense route this conversation had taken. He tried not to show how uncomfortable this topic was making him. How vulnerable he felt.
"I don't know," Caroline said honestly.
"Well isn't this cozy." They heard an angry voice bellow from behind them.
They turned quickly, both shocked by the unexpected visitor to see a shadow walking closer to the living room. Caroline noticed before Klaus that it was Tyler.
"Tyler, this isn't what it looks like." Caroline said and scooted away from Klaus towards the edge of the couch, putting some room between them. Their legs were touching where they sat moments ago. She could only imagine what it had looked like to Tyler.
"Isn't it?" Tyler asked angrily and stepped forward.
He was about to step through the barrier when Caroline shouted out. "Wait!"
Tyler looked at Caroline, clearly confused by her outburst and Caroline went on to explain, "If you pass that line, you will be stuck in here with us."
"Stuck in there? What the hell do you mean?" Tyler called out.
"Bonnie spelled this room it's.. Just go home Tyler." Caroline begged softly, not wanting to explain the situation only to make him mad.
This whole time Klaus was standing at the far end of the couch, arms placed at his sides with his fists clenched just waiting for the boy to give him a reason to hurt him. He looked at Tyler hungrily, desperate to rip his heart from his chest. A fair price for deceiving him.
"I'm not going to leave you in there with him, Care." Tyler said disgusted as Klaus sneered at his nickname for her.
"He's being the perfect gentleman. I don't want you to be stuck in here with us." Caroline admitted, before realising just what she had said.
"Why not? Well I apologise for intruding, do you want me to leave because you're getting cozy with that douche bag?"
"Tyler, stop being so rude.." Caroline said angrily.
"I'll be as rude as I want to be." Tyler said childishly, still on the opposite side of the barrier.
Klaus was trying his best not to lash out. He could tell Caroline wished to handle this on her own but this pathetic, childish boy was really pushing the limits.
Caroline sighed defeatedly. "Just go away, Tyler. Seriously."
"Why are you acting like this, Caroline!?" Tyler shouted at Caroline angrily and Caroline flinched back.
"He just lost his brother, Tyler! He needs a friend, not an enemy." Caroline said looking back to Klaus with a somber expression. She was pleased when she noticed he was at least trying to control his anger. She smiled at him reassuringly, but his gaze never left Tyler's.
"His brother deserved to die Caroline. How do you not see that?" Tyler yelled out.
"Are you out of your mind!?" Caroline yelled ever louder than her idiotic, hot-headed boyfriend.
"No, he killed my mother and his brother got killed because of it. Karma's a bitch." Tyler said.
Klaus couldn't hold out any longer. "Don't you dare speak about my brother like that. You know nothing. Nothing! But mark my words, say another word and I promise, your heart is the first of many I will tear apart."
"You have no right to say that, Tyler." Caroline sided with Klaus.
"Are you really taking his side on this?" Tyler asked, looking at his girlfriend shocked.
"Yes, now get the hell out of here and don't make me tell you again."
"Why are you acting like a little bitch Caroline? You're my girlfriend not his."
"Do not speak to Caroline in that manner!" Klaus yelled out furiously. There was one thing he hated more than Lockwood in this situation and it was the barrier that stopped his death threats coming to life quicker than Tyler anticipated.
"I need a break." Caroline said, clearly tired from all the yelling.
"A break? You're fucking kidding me, right?"
"No, just go away. Please don't make me ask again.." Caroline mumbled.
"Why do you need a break Caroline?" Tyler insisted.
"Because you're acting like a first class jerk and I hate that you think it's alright to treat me like that!" Caroline said fiercely and looked Tyler in the eyes, illustrating how mad she really was.
"I hope you both rot in hell, and trust me you will." Tyler said before he turned away and headed towards the front door. It closed with a loud slam and they both could hear what they assumed was a plant pot being smashed outside. Caroline physically relaxed when she heard his footsteps get quieter as he retreated.
"Don't listen to him, sweetheart." Klaus spoke finally as he made his way to the couch, patting Caroline on the back.
"Why is he acting like such an asshole?" Caroline asked.
"He's jealous." Klaus said truthfully.
"Of what?" Caroline asked, confused. What could he possibly be jealous of?
"Our relationship," Klaus said and smiled to himself.
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