Hello there,
This little Klaroline (one of my favorite fandom to write to), one-shot was written for the anniversary of my facebook page around the birthday / anniversary theme, I hope you'll like it !
*The characters dont belong to me, and please be king if you reviewing the story, either you'll like it or not !
October 10th, 2011 !
"Mom, this is a madness !"
Caroline was ecstatic in front of this pink purse that was worth a fortune, and that her mother had just offered her.
"It must have cost you a fortune. It did."
"Don't mind the price and just say thank you."
"Thank you !"
Putting the purse on the sofa, Caroline took her mother in her arms.
"It is magnificent." she says.
"My daughter is celebrating her nineteenth birthday, it was necessary to mark the occasion." smiled Elizabeth, dressed in her sheriff's uniform. "You don't blame me for having to work until tomorrow ?"
"Mom, I'm not five anymore, you know ?" Caroline reassured her. "As long as I can have a huge chocolate cake for breakfast tomorrow morning."
"I would buy you the bigger one of the pastry shop." his mother told her. "Well, I have to go. You know where to find me if you need anything."
"Promise !"
"Happy Birthday, darling !"
After a final mother/daughter hug, Sheriff Forbes left.
Her brand new purse in hand, Caroline was wandering around town in the early afternoon. Matt had called to wish her her birthday, and to apologize for having to work.
"It's okay Matt, everything is fine. Thanks for calling."
They had talked for a few minutes before hanging up. Matt was in a relationship with Rebekah Mikaelson, an original vampire over a millennium old for whom the young man had finally admitted his feelings.
The events of the past six months had not been easy, but calm had once again returned to Mystic Falls. Alaric was dead, and even though it had been done by Elena's temporary death before her transformation into a vampire, peace reigned again. The Salvatore brothers were so preoccupied with training Elena that no one wanted to go back to this pathetic little squabble to try and kill some indestructible hybrid. Water had flowed under the bridges, and everyone was leading their little lives – human or supernatural – on their own.
Pulling out her phone, she sighed at the lack of calls or messages. Apart from Matt and her mother, it seems that her friends have forgotten that this day was important to her. She wasn't expecting a surprise party or anything, but a message would have been nice. Let it go, Caroline. They're too busy with Elena to think about you. As for Tyler, he was too busy with his new girlfriend. Despite the end of the fighting, he had decided to return to the Appalachian Mountains. He had fallen under the spell of a wolf, and he had returned to her after breaking up with Caroline. Staying in town suddenly became too stuffy for her, so she sneaked into a deserted alley before slipping away.
She needed solitude, so she isolated herself on the cliffs overlooking a waterfall. Sitting on the ledge, her legs dangling in the void, her gaze was lost in the distance. What was she going to do with the rest of her day ? No way for her to go see her friends hoping that they remember the meaning of this day. Caroline had her pride. Too bad, she was going to go home and spend hours watching the entirety of her favorite show.
"Hello, Love !"
A delicious shiver ran down her spine at the sound of that voice.
"Hello, Klaus !"
Now that she knew he was there, she felt him sit to her right.
"What are you doing here ?" she asked.
"I went for a walk in my other form, when I smelled your scent."
He had wandered through the woods in his wolf form, and yet he was immaculate. Not a single crease on his clothes.
"So, what are you doing here all alone ?" he asked in turn. "Shouldn't you be with your friends, shopping for your birthday ? Or whatever it is that kids your age are doing ?"
Wide-eyed, Caroline turned her head towards him.
"You… you know it's my birthday ?"
"Of course. Have you forgotten that a year ago I gave you a present ?"
"No, but that was a year ago, and I was dying because of you, but that's in the past, and I've forgiven you." He smiles. "Klaus…"
"I never forget the important things. And I even have a present for you, but it's at my house."
"Oh yes ?"
She tried to remain stoic, but inside she was bouncing with happiness.
"I was planning on coming over to your house at the end of the evening to give it to you." he said. "So, why aren't you with your friends ?"
"Well, Matt works but we talked this morning. Apart from him and my mother, I have not received any calls or messages."
"Not one ?" wondered the hybrid.
Caroline pulled out her phone, and showed her blank screen of any new notifications.
"Nothing at all !" she said before putting her cell phone back in the purse.
"And, Tyler ?" he ventured to ask.
"Too busy with his bitch in Appalachia." she says. "We broke up. I mean, he broke up with me."
"I'm sorry, Lovee. You don't deserve that." Klaus said, not taking his eyes off her. "Do you want me to kill Tyler ? I know lots of very painful ways to punish someone ?"
"It'll be fine, thank you. Although it is very tempting."
They laughed before falling back into silence. A silence that Klaus broke.
"You want to come to my place ?" he offered. "I have alcohol, blood supplies, and music."
She had nothing better to do, and she clearly didn't want to spend the rest of her birthday alone. The idea of reuniting with Klaus was exciting. Caroline was pretty sure she was in love with him, but everything that had happened up until the truce was complicated. No need to worry anymore. She was single, and she longed for him. So she accepted his invitation.
"I would love to !"
…
The Manor was calm, serene. Caroline felt good there.
"Where are your hybrids ?"
"I let them go home. In return, they must answer my calls when I need them. Only a few stayed here." Klaus said. "Do you want to come upstairs ? I promise to behave well."
"Do you have any other drawings to show me ?"
"Perhaps !"
He held out his hand, which she took without hesitation, and she followed him upstairs. Klaus's room was very large, and he had even set up a work space and a living room.
"Last time I came here, I wasn't very nice to you."
"I have forgiven you, love. Do you want a drink ?"
"Yes !"
It might still be early to drink, but they were vampires. The time did not matter for drinking alcohol. While Klaus went to his personal bar, Caroline put down her purse and pulled out her phone. Still nothing. She decided to send a text to Matt and her mother to tell them where she was, but that no one else should know. Her friends had forgotten that day, so she would remain unreachable. Once the answers were received, she turned off her phone and put it back in her purse. She didn't want to become obsessed with the idea that Bonnie and Elena would end up waking up to call her. Never mind !
"Still no messages from your friends ?" asked Klaus, who brought her a glass of bourbon.
"Nope !" She took the glass and thanked him. "But it doesn't matter. I have learned my lesson well when something happens to Elena. She comes first, and always will."
She emptied her glass in one go. The alcohol burned her throat but she didn't care.
"Not with me, Love !" Klaus said. His gaze was so bewitching that Caroline wanted to throw herself on him. "You can always count on me."
He took a sip without taking his eyes off her.
"Want another one ?"
"Oh uh, maybe later !" Caroline said.
Klaus took the glass from her and went back to the bar to deposit it, as well as his own.
"Can I take my shoes off ?"
"Yes of course, make yourself at home."
She sat down in an armchair and undid her boots. She might be a vampire, but her new shoes were killing her feet. I should have worn sneakers. Fortunately, her condition allowed her to heal the slightest wound. Suddenly music was heard. Caroline recognized the first notes of the song, when Etta James's voice filled the room.
"Will you grant me this dance, Love ?"
Klaus in front of her, his hand outstretched, patiently awaiting her response.
"It will be my pleasure !"
She slipped her hand into his and sat up. When Klaus's free hand slid around her waist, Caroline's whole body went up in flames. They were dancing in the middle of the living room, the body nestled against the other. Her gaze riveted to his, the young girl felt more alive than ever. Klaus had never hidden his interest in her. She wondered if he had serious feelings for her.
"I do !" he said.
Damn, she had been thinking out loud. Blood rushed to her cheeks.
"Happy Birthday !" he whispered, gently stroking her cheek. "My beautiful Caroline."
"Are you trying to seduce me ?" she asked smiling.
"Does it work ?"
"I fell under your spell a long time ago." she admitted.
The song ended, and this time gave way to the haunting voice of Billie Holiday, but the couple stopped dancing. Klaus moved his other hand up and cupped Caroline's face between them. He saw no apprehension in her eyes, so he leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. They smiled at each other before kissing again. Caroline hooked her hands behind the hybrid's neck, and the kiss became more intense. The desire that consumed her was heavy. She needed more than a kiss.
"Klaus, do you… do you want more than a physical relationship with me ?" she asked. "I need to know."
"I absolutely want everything with you, Love. You became the center of my immortality the very moment I laid eyes on you." he said to him. "I would never let you down."
"You better." she said before melting on his mouth.
The kiss became more urgent, and very quickly, Caroline pulled the plans of Klaus's thin sweater to remove it from him. He inflicted the same treatment on her, and she found herself in a bra while he was shirtless. The next second, she was in his arms, and he was taking her to bed. She thought he would be more passionate, more raw, but she didn't mind that he was more tender for their first time with each other. Standing at the foot of the bed, he stole a kiss from her.
"I've waited so long for this moment that I want to extend it as long as possible. he says.
She undid the buttons on her jeans, lowered them to her hips, and slipped them out without taking her eyes off Klaus. She was now in her underwear in front of him. A navy lace set. God he loved seeing that color on her. Kicking her jeans to the side with her foot, Caroline lay back on the bed with her speed, giggling like a teenager.
"Are you going to stand there ?" she asked him.
Smirking, Klaus shrugged off his own pants. To the great surprise of Caroline, who bit her lip in front of the show, he had no underwear on. He was… wow ! In the blink of an eye, he was on top of her.
"I'm going to take my time with you, Love."
"OK !"
A light kiss on her lips, he rocked into her neck and then between her breasts. He nibbled one breast after another before wrapping his hands around them. He wanted to touch them directly on the skin. Caroline saw it in his eyes, so she reached behind her back and undid her bra. Her bare chest at the sight of Klaus. He leaned down and sucked one of her nipples between his lips, and sucked on it for a long time before moving on to the other, his hands taking over each time to knead them.
Back arched, Caroline let herself go completely. She hadn't had sex in too long, and no one had touched her like this. The way her body responded to Klaus's touch was so new, so intoxicating. When he released her breasts, her hips rose in demand for more. His lover's mouth on her belly, then between her thighs, made her gasp. She knew she was soaked. Feeling her panties brush her thighs, she smiled. It didn't matter how he was going to make her cum the first time, because all she wanted was for him to touch her right there.
Klaus had never seen such wet and attractive femininity. He was salivating from tasting her, possessing her in every way, and he would. He would convince her to let him. Kissing her inner thighs, he leaned closer to her femininity and kissed the side of her lips. The squeal he snatched from Caroline made him smile. He couldn't wait to hear her moan, to feel her closing around his cock at the moment of orgasm. He wanted to make her languish, but his own body was crying out for his desire for her. He would return to his femininity later. He moved up her body, letting his lips brush her soft skin until he could kiss her fully.
"Um, why didn't you…"
"Later." he said before entering her. "I want you so much."
He was so wide that he pulled her apart deliciously. Her head tilted back, and she let out a groan of happiness. Her radiant smile quickly turned into an all-consuming passion. Closing her legs around Klaus, she lifted her head to kiss him. At the first push, a veritable inferno ignited the two vampires. Klaus was stroking, kissing and possessing her with such hunger that Caroline cums in no time. But he did not stop for all that, to the delight of the young girl.
Breathless but fulfilled after… she can't tell how many orgasms, Caroline rolled onto her side to face Klaus. He looked just as full as she was.
"Any regrets, Love ?" he asked, mimicking her position.
"Not one." she replied, smiling and moving closer to add against his mouth : "We should do it again.""
"I agree !"
…
Wearing only a t-shirt she had stolen from her sexy lover, Caroline watched the night cover Mystic Falls from the large window. She felt so good. Soothed, fulfilled, but above all at the height of happiness. Klaus had been so caring with her, and so passionate. Now she was one hundred percent certain, she was in love with him. Gone were the days of her being used as bait because the Salvatore brothers had a plan, which would always go wrong in the end. Today, she would no longer be the bait of anyone. She smiled when Klaus came to circle her and kiss her neck.
"Would your mother be mad at me if I took you away before you graduated ?"
"I think she would !" she said before turning in his arms. "Do you have an idea in mind, by any chance ?"
"I just wanted to show you the world."
"I would love to travel the world with you." she told him. "But after high school. I have all eternity to pursue higher education, if I want to."
"You can even join the college you want. I will be your sponsor."
"Would you come with me ?"
"Yes, but not to study."
She laughs.
"I love hearing you laugh." he said, kissing her. "And I love kissing you."
He picked her up, and she wrapped herself around him. He led her into the living room area, where he had lit a roaring fire to give a more romantic ambiance.
"Um…" she said against his mouth, sitting astride him. "I understand I have a present here ?"
"Did I say that ?" Klaus pretended to think before shrugging. "I do not remember."
Caroline gave him a look that meant as I'd believe you. Klaus smiled and stole a kiss.
"I actually went over my plans while you weren't looking, and everything fell into place while we were both having fun."
When he'd brought the drinks back to the bar, he'd pulled out his phone and sent a whole bunch of instructions to the group of five hybrids who had stayed in Mystic Falls. And everything was ready.
"We have to get dressed and go down to the dining room."
"And, do we have to go, like, right now ?" Caroline asked, her soft voice sending electric waves through Klaus's body. "Couldn't we wait..." She licked his mouth as she stroked his chest down to the edge of his pelvis. "...a few more minutes ?"
She slipped her hand into the boxer shorts he had on and grabbed him.
"I… I think it can be done." Klaus said, his breath hitching.
He lifted his pelvis to lower his clothes and release his turgidity that kept growing in Caroline's hand. Grabbing her butt, he lifted her so that she slid over him, and he could feel her wetness covering him along with her warm cavern. With Caroline's shirt off, they were hands, teeth, and lips on each other as she frantically hoisted herself on top of him. Klaus stroked her but, supporting her riding to orgasm. Caroline cums in a loud cry, throwing her head back. The hybrid burst into her right after.
She was really hooked. Her body was just begging to be sated again and again by her lover. As she ran her fingers through her hair in the bathroom, a towel around her waist, Caroline felt an inner peace like she had never known in her young life. Klaus was made for her, and there was no way she was going to miss this opportunity. She was going to finish high school, and she was going to follow him wherever he wanted. Above all, she was going to declare her feelings to him that very evening. Why wait any longer ? She walked out of the bathroom, and what she saw on the bed froze her. A beautiful navy blue dress was waiting for her. She was her size, too.
"Wow !"
Alright, she had to try it. Detaching the towel that hid her nudity, she slipped into the dress and the fabric against her skin was like a caress. Bare back, the back cut fell supplely on her loins, and the skirt molded divinely her hips and thighs. The neckline was wise. She chuckled, expecting it to be quite the opposite.
"Absolutely perfect !"
All smiles, she turned to Klaus. He was also dressed. A rigorous suit, but without a tie or bow tie. The black buttonless jacket covered a white t-shirt. He was hot in everything and anything.
" You're not bad either. »
"Tell me, Treasure…" He approached her with a slow and wild step before pulling her against him with one arm around the waist. "Would there be underwear under this divine dress? »
"You mean you didn't watch me get dressed? »
"Unfortunately, I missed the show. But I do not regret because the end result is splendid. »
"Where is this dress from? Caroline asked. "Don't tell me you planned all this before we…"
"I planned everything when you agreed to follow me. he says. "Before I asked you to dance, I sent a message to Rebekah, who is incredibly efficient. And, need I remind you that we spent hours in bed? She had plenty of time to organize everything. »
"Do I have time to put on a little makeup? I have everything in my bag. »
"Yes, you have time, but you won't. He picked her up in his arms like a bride. "You are naturally beautiful, you don't need any artifice. »
"Be careful Mr. Mikaelson, this kind of speech could be worth very nice things to you later. »
"Oh, so I'll keep flattering you. »
He kissed her as he slipped downstairs. A good smell that Caroline recognized as Italian food wafted through the air. She might be a vampire and not have to eat, she loved to keep this part of humanity in her. The kitchen table had been set for a proper candlelight dinner.
"The dishes come from a restaurant but…"
"It's perfect." Caroline reassured him by putting a finger to his mouth. "I hope you have blood in reserve. I haven't taken anything since this morning."
"I do, do not worry."
He put her back on her feet and pulled out a chair.
"Miss Forbes !"
The dinner was perfect. Klaus told a few anecdotes of his long life, keeping the sordid details to himself. He didn't want to scare her with his psychosis, although she was already aware of that side of his personality.
"I would have loved to live in certain eras. I think my favorite is the 20s. The outfits, the music… it must have been great."
"Yeah, when you're not spending your time running away from a father who's sworn to kill you." Klaus said.
"I would love to see you wear an outfit from that era." Caroline said.
"I must have this in stock, as well as a dress for you."
He got up and walked around the table to kiss her before clearing away. Sipping her glass of white wine, Caroline watched Klaus go about his business carefully.
"I take out the cake now ?"
"Because there is a cake ?"
"Of course !" he said. "You can't celebrate a birthday without eating cake."
"I would regain some strength before."
Klaus got the message.
"No need to serve it to me in a cup." she told him.
He brought her a bag of blood and went back to tending the cake. When he came back to put it on the table, he had placed and lit a candle in the center of the pastry.
"Hmm, a chocolate cake. My favorite !" she smiles. "You know me better than I thought."
"I am always attentive when it comes to the people I love." Klaus said, sitting back down across from her. "Uh, you have to make a wish, I think."
"You just realized it."
He frowned at that answer. Caroline blew out the candle.
"Happy birthday, Love !"
Smiling, she got up from her chair, walked around the table and sat down on Klaus. A leg on each side, which brought up the sides of her dress.
"Can we take the cake to the bedroom ?" she whispered.
"Anything you want."
The kiss that followed was sensual.
Back in the bedroom, Caroline took a fork that Klaus had brought, and stuck it in the cake. The first bite was so delicious that she moaned with happiness.
"Hmm, this is the best cake of my life."
"Oh yes ?" Klaus approached. "Are you giving me a taste ?"
Caroline brought a portion to Klaus's lips, who closed them on the fork. If the cake wasn't so good, Caroline would have dropped it on the floor to pounce on her man.
"I have another present for you."
Curious, Caroline put the cake on the table in the living room area of Klaus's apartments, she sat down and continued to eat until Klaus returned. Luckily she had just swallowed her bite when he knelt down in front of her.
"What are you doing ?"
"Give me your hand."
She put down her fork and held out her right hand. There, Klaus slipped around the wrist a jewel that she recognized. She will always regret throwing it in his face during the ball.
"The clasp was broken, so I had it fixed."
"Thanks !" she says. "I always wanted to get it back, but I never dared to ask you."
He kissed her hand, the inside of her wrist, and moved up her arm. Caroline relished it. She surprised him by reversing their places. Klaus found himself sitting on the chair, his beauty straddling him.
"Can you to train me ?" she asked him. "I'm able to defend myself but, I want to be able to… um."
He cut her off with a kiss. She didn't wait for a response and kissed him back, rocking her hips on him, causing the bottom of her dress to ride up. Klaus's hands gripped him and the atmosphere charged. Their hunger for each other was overwhelming. Clothes flew or were torn off. Except Caroline's dress. Klaus took special care in removing it. He eclipsed them to the living room carpet and penetrated her with a sharp movement before sitting down, keeping her on him. They moved in unison, staring into each other, hands on each other's bodies. When Klaus's eyes turned black, Caroline realized what he was dying to do, but wouldn't do without her consent, as his eyes returned to normal.
"Do it!" She snuggled closer to him, leaving no space between their bodies and tilting her head back. "Do it !"
The orgasm was very close. Klaus felt it too. He didn't want to bite her to drink her blood, that would only be a plus. He wanted to bite her to mark her and make her his for eternity. The mark would disappear with his own blood, but it had a special meaning for him. By biting her, he bound them together. He would never let Caroline go. He would do anything to make sure she never wanted to. When she tightened violently around his cock, he bit her neck.
Caroline cums with monumental force. The bite pinched her, but she didn't care and her cry was not a cry of pain, but of deliverance. She knew that the bite of a werewolf, let alone a hybrid, was fatal to a vampire, but Klaus was the cure, and when her orgasm subsided, and her lover's teeth pulled out of her skin, she bit him in turn. Her blood was delicious, and Klaus's seed spurted inside her.
"My sweet and tender Caroline…"
More than ten minutes had passed before he laid his partner down on the carpet, and got up to light a fire. He joined her and lay down on her naked and beautiful body.
Caroline cums with monumental force. The bite pinched her, but she didn't care and her cry was not a cry of pain, but of deliverance. She knew that the bite of a werewolf, let alone a hybrid, was fatal to a vampire, but Klaus was the cure, and when her orgasm subsided, and her lover's teeth pulled out of her skin, she bit him in turn. Her blood was delicious, and Klaus's seed spurted inside her.
"My sweet and tender Caroline…"
More than ten minutes had passed before he laid his partner down on the carpet, and got up to light a fire. He joined her and lay down on her naked and beautiful body.
"Yes, my sexy and terrifying hybrid ?"
"Sexy and terrifying, huh ?" He smiles. "I could be use it."
"Take me again, until I have no more strength."
"It can last all night, or even days." he pointed out.
She chuckled and shrugged.
October 11th, 2011 !
After the gorgeous dress she had worn all evening the night before, getting back into her everyday clothes made her less enthusiastic. Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Caroline smoothed her tangled hair with her fingers. She had to go home and change.
"Looks like you faced a lion in a savage fight, Love !" Klaus said, leaning against the frame of the room.
"In this case, it was an indestructible hybrid." she said smiling.
A smile he returned before sneaking up behind her. He joined his two hands in front of her and moved them up to his throat… where he fastened a magnificent gold necklace, whose pendant was a heart on which Love was engraved.
"Klaus…"
"I told you I had a present for you."
"But, you already did so much for me yesterday. The dinner, the dress, the cake."
"And I will never stop wanting to make you my queen, and give you everything you deserve." he said, putting his hands on her shoulders. "I love you, Caroline Forbes, and with me you will always come first. For eternity."
Eyes shining with emotion, she turned to face him and kissed him.
"I love you too, Klaus Mikaelson."
"I hope so, but I will continue to court you every day, Love."
And it was a promise he had every intention of keeping.
Mystic Falls !
After going home to change, and spending an hour with her mother telling her what Klaus had done for her, Caroline went to find her best friend and ex-boyfriend. She had been surprised to see that her mother didn't warn her about Klaus. No, Sheriff Forbes was happy her daughter had someone like the hybrid. He was powerful, and certainly dangerous, but with him at her side, she was in no danger of being killed. Dressed in jeans, a pink tunic that went very well with her new purse, and a pair of boots, Caroline entered the restaurant. Her hair was now neat and tangle free, smoothed to perfection. On her right wrist, the bracelet that Klaus had had repaired for her. Around her neck, the magnificent necklace he had given her. She passed Matt behind the counter when she heard her name in a familiar voice. Ahead, at a table, was Elena with her two guard dogs, along with Bonnie and Jeremy, waving at her. A smile on her face, she went towards them to say hello. When she had turned on her phone again this morning, the disappointment had been total. No birthday message, but a missed call and a message from Bonnie, saying that everyone was meeting at the boarding house for a dinner in honor of Elena. Pffft !
"Hi !" she said with a smile.
"Where were you yesterday ?" Damon asked.
If only he knew...
"What are you talking about ?"
"Bonnie texted you but you didn't reply. The girls were worried." Stefan said.
The two brothers sat on either side of Elena. It was becoming really laughable to see how close they were to her feet. It was even more so to see that Elena let them.
"As you can see, I'm fine." Caroline said.
"Why didn't you come to dinner ?" Bonnie asked, all smiles.
"It's a joke, right ?"
"Uh, no." Elena said, not understanding why her friend sounded so defensive.
"Do you have any idea what day it was yesterday ?"
"October 10th." Damon said rolling his eyes. "What ?"
Before Caroline could tell them to fuck off, Rebekah called out to her and came up to her smiling, and to everyone's surprise, hugged her. When she pulled away, the Original handed her a medium-sized bag from a luxury boutique that was located in Richmond. Caroline recognized the mark on the bag.
"I know it was yesterday but you were busy with my brother." Rebekah said teasingly. "But happy birthday !"
"Thanks, that's nice." Caroline said, ignoring the shocked gasps that rose behind her.
Yeah, they had well and truly forgotten her birthday. Forgetting her so-called friends, she swapped her purse with her present, the time to open it.
"This purse is sublime, where did you get it ?" Rebekah asked.
"Gift from my mother."
Caroline pulled out a beautiful pink denim jacket from the shopping bag.
"I flashed when I saw it, and I was sure you'd like it."
"It's superb. Thanks Rebekah, but you didn't have to go all the way to Richmond to get me a present."
"Oh come on, it's been two weeks since I bought it. We went there with Matt one weekend and we took the opportunity to find what to offer you." Rebekah said, waving her hand like it was a trifle.
"You are my new best friend." Caroline joked, hugging her back.
"Um, I'd rather say we're sisters now."
"True !"
Caroline tried on the jacket, and it fit her perfectly.
"I knew it, it suits you perfectly." said the Original.
"Caroline !"
Rolling her eyes, she turned to the group behind her. On Bonnie and Elena's faces, amazement was not the only thing that showed, but also shame. Good !
"We're really sorry, we completely forgot." Bonnie apologized.
"How could you forget your best friend's birthday ?" Rebekah asked.
"Mind your own business, you filthy bitch." Damon snapped.
"It's okay Bekah, I'll manage." Caroline said staring at her "friends". "I usually go after Saint Elena."
"You're unfair, Caroline." said the concerned.
"Oh really ? I don't remember being treated to a dinner in my honor when I learned to control my bloodlust. But Elena gets there, and it's the news of the century, so it has to be celebrated, and coincidentally on my birthday."
"We're sorry !" Bonnie repeated. "You could have called us..."
"Because it was up to me to remind you that I was born on October 10 ? Look, I don't care that you guys didn't throw me a party, honestly I'd get over it, but other than my mom and Matt, Klaus is the only one who remembered." She turned to Bekah. "That was before I knew you knew."
Rebekah smiled at her.
"Without Klaus, I would have spent my birthday alone. A simple message or a call would have been enough for me not to blame you, but you forgot. But it shouldn't surprise me, since Elena was transformed, it's only her that matters."
"Caroline..."
"Forget it, okay ? I prefer spending time with people who really care about me."
A shiver ran through her. A delicious thrill. Only one person had the gift of causing this in her.
"Your terrifying prince is here." Rebekah crooned.
Which made Caroline laugh. Terrifying was the term, but also sexy, caring, dangerous, and many other adjectives.
"You're not going to go with him ?" Damon growled. "After all he did, what he did to Elena ?"
"You really only have her name in your mouth." said Rebekah. "Your little princess is not so perfect."
"Bekah, it's okay. They really aren't worth it." She gave them one last look. "I chose to go to the only person who really loves me."
Apart from her mother, of course. Retrieving her purse, Caroline joined Klaus, who had gone to the bar and was chatting with Matt. He welcomed his new companion in his arms, and welcomed the kiss she bestowed on him.
Five Years Later !
London !
After high school, Klaus had kept his promise. He had taken Caroline around the world for three years, before asking her to marry him at the top of the Eiffel Tower. He then took her to London, to his family mansion and they got married with Matt and Rebekah as best men.
To everyone's surprise, the young human hadn't had to be asked to leave Mystic Falls, and after three years of traveling the world with his sublime vampire darling, he had asked to be turned.
Caroline had convinced her mother to retire, and leave her sheriff's star to someone else. Liz had abdicated, and was now living in retirement in London, where she had been more than welcome.
October 10, 2016 !
They were fulfilled. Wrapped in the sheets that barely covered them, surrendering to each other like every day for five years. Caroline lying on top of Klaus, her hair disheveled after many hours of making love.
"Happy birthday, my wife !"
"Thank you, my husband !"
She chuckled and smiled at the same time. Klaus resumed her mouth and their antics. On their wedding finger shone a golden ring for him, a pink diamond ring for her, a sign of their love that they swore to make last until the end of time !
THE END !