WHAT NOW?

chapter 6

While Caroline was out with Klaus, Freya and Vincent did the spell which woke Bonnie up and they explained to her what was going on. Bonnie had just come out of the shower when Caroline flashed into the room.
“Bonnie? Oh my gosh Bonnie!” she pulled her into a bone crushing hug
“oof, too.. tight.. Care..” she patted her friend on the back
“sorry, sorry..” Caroline pulled back “am just so happy to see you awake, now we can go home.” She was so relieved , New Orleans was becoming a little too much for her and she wanted to run back home.
“we can’t go just yet Care,”
“why not?”
“because I don’t have my magic,” she told her and Caroline’s face fell
“am so sorry Bonnie ..” she took her hands in hers and squeezed gently
“its okay,” Bonnie smiled “Freya said there’s still a small spark and she can help me grow it, I can have my magic back,” she grinned
“oh my gosh that’s amazing Bon,” she hugged her again “am so happy for you,”
“yeah, so we have to stay for a bit,”
“okay,” Caroline sighed running her hand through her curls “but we have to go back to the B’n’B,” she declared
“why? This place has a more comfortable bed, the shower is amazing with great pressure and its free. Plus Freya is here and she knows a lot about magic, I can learn so much.” Bonnie was ecstatic , while her friends always had fellow vampires who could relate she was the only witch in the group and now she was in a place with covens, a place where there was a vast knowledge about magic and people who could help her grow her own.
“we can’t Bon,” Caroline sat on the edge of the bed covering her face
“what happened?” Bonnie asked
“I was out at a bar with Klaus, we took some shorts and started dancing.. he was looking at me in that charming stupid I fancy you way and I was looking at him, he was so close and I just, I just… arg.. I kissed him,”
“you what?!”
“I kinda kissed him but he has a girlfriend and I ran out of the bar,” she looked up at her friend, her blue eyes glistening with unshed tears “I can’t stay here Bon.”
Bonnie went to sit next to her and hugged her.
“its gonna be okay Caroline, this is Klaus we’re talking about, am sure he wont make a big deal out of it, he’s used to having you flirt with him,” she tried to make light of the situation making her laugh.
“its not fair to him Bon, he’s obviously trying to move on and then I come here and just kiss him.”
“do you have feelings for Klaus?” Bonnie asked cautiously
“I don’t know Bon, I don’t know what I feel …”
Her phone interrupted them and when she brought it out it was Damon calling.
“They’re desperately waiting for the viles,” she informed Bonnie letting her phone go to voicemail then she played it
“Blondie this isn’t the time for vacations, what’s taking so long? Call me back”
“Maybe I should take the viles, If you want me to come back I can do that later,” Caroline suggested
“do you have them?” Bonnie asked making Caroline groan
“I guess I have no choice but to face him, I should apologize,” she tried to smile as she stood up.
“let me just dress up quickly and I’ll come down with you,” Bonnie offered
“no, I should do this alone but thanks Bon,” she gave her a brief hug and walked down stairs where she found Elijah reading a book.
“Hi Elijah, have you seen Klaus?” she asked
“his drawing room,” he responded then looked up at her “Ms. Forbes, what happened?”
“what do you mean?”
“he hasn’t been in there in a while...”
“is that a good thing or a bad thing?” she asked but before he could respond Hayley entered carrying Hope and Elijah immediately stood up, taking Hope from her arms. He had forgotten about Caroline and his attention was on Hayley so she went up looking for Klaus. When she finally found the room she quietly opened it and found him focused on a painting she couldn’t quite figure out yet, his shirt was discarded on a chair and he was covered in paint.
“Caroline,” he acknowledged her presence without turning to face her “I thought you’d be halfway to Whitmore by now.”
“well, Bonnie still needs help recovering her magic and Freya is helping with that, also I haven’t really accomplished what I came here for,” she tried to sound as normal as possible even though she was nervous as hell.
“so, my blood is why you’re still here.” He was a little hurt but had expected it, why else would she be here?
“not really,” it came out as a whisper but he heard it and sharply turned, standing up straight and putting down the paint brush “I couldn’t leave without apologizing, I shouldn’t have kissed you at the bar, you have a girlfriend and it was wrong of me to do that.”
Before she knew it he was right in front of her, she could feel his breath on her.
“do you regret it?” he asked staring into her eyes and Caroline looked down, biting the corner of her lip “the truth love,” he demanded and she shook her head no “then why are you apologizing?”
“just because I wanted to kiss you and it felt good doesn’t mean it was right,” her tone was laced with confusion and frustration “you have a girlfriend Klaus,” her voice went up.
“and if I didn’t? what would have happened then?” he asked and Caroline was dumbstruck, she hadn’t thought about that, was she ready for that conversation?
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Camille was locking up the bar when Aurora appeared behind her.
“jeez, you scared me.”
“sorry Camille, I just need to talk to you,” said Aurora with a small smile
“this late?”
“I know for you its late but I am desperate Camille, I feel like am losing Nik and I don’t want to be in the dark, he talks to you a lot, has he said anything about our relationship?” she asked sounding desperate and Camille felt sorry for her, yeah she agreed with Elijah that the woman was a little unstable but seemed to love Klaus, in her own way.
“look Aurora, this is a conversation you should be having with him not me.”
“I know,” she sniffed “but I have tried and he wont talk to me,” she started crying then flung herself on Camille forcing her to hug the redhead
“am sure you just caught him at a wrong time,” she said in comfort as she rubbed her back, with Camille’s guard down, Aurora injected her with a sedative and she passed out in her arms..