Hey Guys! So I 'm posting chapter 17 again. I took it down after many people asked me to get a beta for this story. Because of that I contact my old Beta Sophie who helped me out, so much with this chapter. I add A little more towards the end and change some little moments So I would recommend re-reading it. If you can please let me know what you think, truly I want to know how you feel about this chapter.
*Also wanted to say I made a 8track Playlist for this story if you would like to hear it mgs me or find it on my Tumblr.
Thanks to the amazing Sophie for making this readable.
Disclaimer: not mine.
I look and stare so deep in your eyes,
I touch on you more and more every time,
When you leave I'm begging you not to go,
Call your name two or three times in a row,
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain,
How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame yeah.
"Are you excited?" the make-up artist asked as she curled Caroline's hair.
Caroline looked up from her phone, confused. "Excuse me?"
"You know, for the scene today?" she explained, continuing to curl Caroline's hair. Caroline just smiled and slowly nodded as the door opened and in stepped Tatia, taking the seat right next to her.
Could her day get any better?
"Nervous, huh?" Tatia enquired as she leaned back in the seat.
Caroline met her gaze in the mirror. "I'm fine," she replied, ending the conversation.
"Well, I know you're new to this. So I imagine shooting a sex scene with Klaus is probably pretty intimidating." Smirking, looking right back at Caroline. "Even if you have dated. But Klaus can make them pleasurable. I know from first hand experience" Winking, she turned to tell her makeup artist what she wanted.
After another thirty minutes stuck in the makeup room with Tatia, Caroline walked out with her blond hair tousled in long loose curls. Her cheeks looked naturally flushed. With a smile she made her way to her trailer, to see Rose standing by her door.
"Rose," Caroline nodded her head as she walked into her trailer.
"Caroline," She said coldly as she stepped in. "I spoke with your agent, and we're going to have a closed set today." She handed her a small packet and a stack of papers. "Here are your pasties and thong and the script. Your robe's on the back of the door. I'll leave you to get ready."
"Thanks," Caroline said hesitantly, before Rose could leave Caroline decided to speak, she understood why she was getting the cold shoulder. "Damon is mad right now, just give him time."
Rose hesitated as she looked over to the blond and smiled. "Thanks," she said in her British accent as she walked out the door. Caroline just shook her head as she got ready for her long day ahead.
Tightening the belt of her robe, Caroline walked over to the set. A little hesitant about the scene and the script, something just felt off, but still she walked through the doors, spotting Silas and Klaus who was in a matching white robe. Caroline could already imagine what was under that robe. She shook the thought out of her head.
Caroline noticed how Klaus looked so at ease while she was trying to keep herself calm.
"Our leading lady is here," Silas Called out as Caroline smiled at him walking over to her chair.
Klaus slowly made his way over towards her.
"Caroline, look, I know this is weird but just relax. You got this," he told her.
"Yeah, okay," Caroline replied, "I got this." Nodding her head as she ran her hand through her hair.
"I'll make a deal with you, and promise not to bite," he said, winking at her and trying to ease the tension. Caroline just rolled her eyes at him.
Silas clapped all of a sudden to get everyone's attention and looked over towards them, "Okay you two, show time."
Caroline let out a breath as she hopped out of the chair, not looking at anyone as she let the belt slip from her robe and let it fall to the ground. Hoping no one was staring at her Caroline darted her eyes around the room and realized that most people were politely averting their eyes from her near-naked form. Good thing she had started running with Kat in the mornings.
Silas directed them over to where he wanted them. "Okay kids, no music, keep the lights dim. I want more candlelight. Let's make it look real. Caroline, keep the sheets at waist level, just do this as naturally as you can, forget about the cameras."
Caroline nodded her head as she slipped into the bed. "Remember, Anna is giving him everything she is, with no hesitation. She believes every word Asher is telling her. And you, Klaus," he pointed at a very naked Klaus, who until now she had tried to avoided seeing. "Asher is conflicted, every time he touches her he is wondering if he wants to kill the one person he loves. But at the end he knows that he has to give her up. Now go get in behind her. Let's just start with the first frames and then the dialogue" Silas demanded as Klaus slid into bed.
"Right, Camera to the right. Like that. Klaus, you're trying not to disturb her, but you kiss her on the cheek. Be . . . I don't know, precious with her or whatever."
Caroline instinctively tensed as Klaus sidled up behind her. With one warm fingertip, he brushed the hair out of her face before leaning in to sweetly kiss the shell of her ear and then to nuzzle his unshaven jaw against her cheek.
"Perfect, Klaus. Ok, stay there for a minute." Caroline lay in bed, eyes still closed, with Klaus' cheek pressed against hers.
"You ok, sweetheart?" he whispered in between takes.
No, this is too much, too familiar.
"I'm dandy."
"Ok, you two, we're just going to have you go with it now. You know the premise." Klaus sucked in a deep breath and then traced his fingers up and down her arm. Causing goosebumps to rise on her skin in response, and he repeated his path with a cupped palm as if to warm her skin. Resting his chin in the crook of her shoulder, fisting Caroline's hair in his hands and breathed her in before running his lips from the back of her neck to her right shoulder.
"Good, Klaus, good," Silas mumbled in approval.
Klaus then placed his right hand on her waist, giving it a slight squeeze before ghosting it across to her bellybutton and then straight up to the hollow of her neck.
She'd forgotten how good he was at foreplay.
His palm stretched around her throat, he stopped and straightened. "Okay, Silas should we start the dialogue?"
"Yes, we've got the basics of what is acceptable on regular TV. Left camera, get closer to their faces."
"My lady, you bring me great pleasure," Asher said as he placed kisses down Anna's open neck.
Anna let out a small laugh, "Most people would not think of me as a lady if they saw me now." Running her hands down his back.
"But no one will know," he replied, smirking into the kiss he placed on her lips.
"Yes, because you will be my husband" Smiling at him as he pulled back to look at her.
"Anna, do you love me?"
Anna looked at him confused, "of course I do."
"Say it."
"I Love you Asher." She told him, confused by his request.
He griped her chin and looked straight into her eyes "don't move." Compelling her to stay still.
"What's wrong my Lord?"
"I also love you Anna, but my love for you will not stop me from breaking the curse."
"Asher, what are you talking about, what's going on?" Anna asked, confused, not able to move away from him.
"I'm sorry my love but this is the end." He looked at her. And in that moment Caroline knew why it all felt so familiar. This scene had actually happened to her, she had been the Anna to his Asher. Closing her eyes as a small tear slipped out of her eyes.
"It's not your fault, life just cursed us." He was ready to pretend to grip her heart, but not before Caroline pushed him off her.
"Stop!" She shoved Klaus off her and jumped out of the bed.
"Cut," Silas Called out. "What's going on, Caroline?"
Caroline just stormed off the set grabbing her robe of her chair.
"You have no right," she accused, pointing at Klaus, as everyone looked around mystified.
"Everyone leave." Klaus called out.
"Hey!" Silas Called out as Klaus sent him a death look. "All right, give them ten." As everyone rushed out of the studio.
"What is your bloody problem, Caroline?" He demanded, walking over to the blond who just put up her hand for him to say away.
"Is it us?" She asked, voice full of tears.
"Is what us? The script? Of course not!" Turning his back on her, he picked up his robe.
"Because, Klaus, I need you to be honest." Caroline whispered to him tightening her robe. "I need to know if this scene was out of your imagination or if it was ours," Caroline begged him.
Because everything felt so familiar, the only difference was that she was Anna and he was Asher. At the end of this scene Asher would kiss her one last time before he twisted her neck and killed her. So he could complete the curse. All the words written in the script were hitting close to home.
"Caroline, breathe," Klaus said gripping her close to him.
"No! Let me go!" Caroline yelled at him as she pushed him away tears in her eyes. Picking her script up off the floor where she had thrown it when she ran off set during their sex scene.
Caroline started reading "'Life happened, Anna' are the last words Asher tells her before he twists her neck. Asher then places a kiss on her forehead as he closes her eyes." Caroline read with tears in her eyes. "You might not remember, but I do." Pushing the script at him as she walked past him, ready to walk out, before Klaus stopped her.
"You're right," he admitted, as he let go of her arm. "It is us, and because I remember it so well, I wrote it. I wrote myself as the monster that killed you because I know that was what I did that night. I killed both of us by letting you go."
"This whole show is my confession of what a monster I am, how I made those mistakes." He admitted.
"No," Caroline yelled at him. "You can't do that to me, we were going to get married Klaus. You can't tell me that. This," pointing at the script, "this can't be your confession, tell me the truth!"
"What?" he yelled at her, stepping close to her face. "That I was afraid of becoming a no one, like Mikael always said. That at the first shot your best friend Stefan agreed with my agency that me being single was the best thing for my career and I believed him. I let you go that night Caroline, because I thought it was the best thing for my career." He looked straight at her, "And it was, but don't think that I never loved you Caroline I never stopped. And because of that I let you go."
"I never asked you to choose between me and your career. You could have told me. You always think you're in control."
"I regret that every day," he confessed, as he started walking past her. "Can't you see that's why Asher Kills Anna that night, because he's so afraid of his father. He believed his words about love being a weakness. He needs to prove the man wrong, only to find out he has lost something that could have proven him wrong from the start." He walked out of the building, leaving behind Caroline who could barely keep it together.
"No, Klaus, you just pretend to think love is weakness because it's what you always wanted. You just never trusted that someone could love you back. Don't use Mikael as an excuse. You thought my love for you was too small, you wanted more." she said, looking him in the eye.
"I knew you were scared Klaus. That's why I gave up on everything for you back then, but you were just a weak man who took the easy way out. If you ask me, you proved Mikael right." She declared letting go of his arm as she walked with her head held high. "And I'll make sure that Anna never ends up back with Asher."
"Where's Damon?" Caroline asked, as she walked down the stairs.
"Upstairs," Katherine replied as she flipped her grilled cheese onto her plate.
"How was work?" she asked, looking up at the blond. "On second thoughts, don't answer that." Katherine could already tell from her face not to ask. "It seems you need this more than me." As she passed the grilled cheese over to Caroline, and the blond gave her a small smile and took a seat at the small kitchen counter.
"Thanks. Where's Rebekah?"
"Been locked up in her suite." Caroline rolled her eyes at the comment as she let out a breath.
"Okay, now you need to tell me what's going on."
"Klaus is an ass."
"Yes, I already know that."
"No, you don't. You didn't fall in love with him."
Kathrine had no reply to that." Vodka or tequila?" was the only thing the brunette could do in that moment.
They heard the doorbell ring "Who could that be?" Kathrine asked as she looked down at her phone, it was 11 pm.
"Damon could get it," Caroline said in case it was a crazy fan, it had happened before. At least this person had the decency to ring the doorbell.
It seemed they were both wrong as they heard footsteps coming their way.
"My favorite Mikaelson is here to visit," Damon said as he pushed through the door. Walking behind him in a tailored suit was Elijah Mikaelson.
"Good evening Ladies," he said acknowledging them as Kathrine's mouth fell open.
"Mikealson," she turned to look over at Caroline who was trying not to laugh. "You knew."
Caroline just smirked and shrugged.
"Nice to see you again, Elijah"
"Elijah," Kathrine rolled her eyes.
"Alison"
"Alison?" Damon asked, "Oh, no this here is the lovely Katerina Gilbert. But it seems you two already know each other." Winking at Elijah
"Yes, well, I'm here for my sister."
"Let me go get her, Rebekah doesn't need to know about this." Pointing at each other
"Know what?" the blond said coming down the stairs in her robe.
"Katherine slept with your brother," Damon said as he took a bite of Caroline's sandwich
"Gross."
"Damon!" Caroline hit him.
"What? With all the sexual tension between these two, she was going to figure out that Katherine has seen him in his birthday suit."
"Just stop speaking," Kathrine said covering her face.
"Well now that I know the she devil and Elijah slept together. I'm going back to bed."
"Actually, I'm here to take you home," Elijah stated.
"What?" Rebekah said, gripping the handle.
"Grab your stuff, we're leaving." Elijah repeated himself.
"Elijah, I'm sure Rebekah wants to stay since Stefan knows she's here." Caroline said, trying to defuse the situation. If Rebekah didn't want to do something she wouldn't.
Elijah left out a laugh, as he placed his left hand in his pockets. "She hasn't told you."
"Told us what?" Damon asked.
"Really, Rebekah."
"I'm still not sure if I want to Elijah, it's more of a test."
"Still a child," putting his briefcase down. "She hasn't told you that she requested a divorce from Stefan."
"Elijah!" Rebekah yelled as she came down the steps.
"What?!" they all exclaimed.
"I take it she didn't tell you that the maid found her on the ground passed out and when she called Stefan to come, he said he was too busy with work." Walking over to his sister, "Has he even called you? Does he know you're staying here?"
"Elijah," Caroline warned as she rushed to help Rebekah take a seat.
"She doesn't need you to stress her out " Katherine hissed.
"This is a mistake," Damon said, looking back at Rebekah who could not meet his eyes. "Rebekah…"
"I left him a message and text but…"
"I'm going to kill him." Damon said pulling out his phone to call his brother but at the first ring it was sent to voice mail.
"We're leaving, Rebekah, you need to be with family during this hard process."
"She is with family." Damon said.
"Elijah, I'm not even sure if I want to file."
"It's not a question. Kol agrees, and most likely Klaus will too."
"Klaus has no right to be involved in this." Rebekah spat out.
"Bekah."
"Enough!" Katherine said. "She doesn't want to leave with you or sign anything, so she won't. Instead of adding more stress to her, understand her wishes."
"Bekah, you're supposed to be on bed rest. At home, we at least have you a nurse. Here you're by yourself. Who will take care of you guys? Both Damon and Caroline work. The maid here can't."
"I'm not the maid, for your information. I work from home so I'll be here with her. Even if she annoys me."
"And if she decides she does want to file for divorce, both me and Damon are here for her. Right, Damon?" Caroline said.
Damon took his time to look at Caroline "We're here for her, whatever her choice is."
"Very well. But I will be checking on her. I know Klaus wishes to see you."
"I don't want to see him, don't you dare tell him where I am or what's going on."
"You can't blame him."
"I don't, I just want Stefan to call me. If he tells him I'm here he's going to brush it off" Rebekah said trying to stay strong.
"As you wish. Well it seems this is settled for now."
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