Caroline and Klaus sit on the bench for a short time in silence, enjoying the moment. There was a cool breeze hitting their faces every so often.
"I'm going to have to go back there." Caroline says, breaking the silence.
"Why?" Klaus asks.
"I live there, Klaus." Caroline says almost shamefully. Klaus turns to face her but Caroline doesn't turn her head towards his.
"Since when did you live at the Salvatore mansion?"
"Since Tyler left." she sighs, unsure if she should be talking about Tyler with Klaus. "didn't Tyler leave months ago?" Klaus asks, letting Care know that the conversation is one he is okay with having.
"Yeah, it's been a while. The plan was for Tyler to meet me in college and then we would get an apartment together. but, obviously, that didn't work out. I had already given up my house so that we could move in together somewhere new, and then he left. I lived in the dorms at college for a while but as it turns out, being a vampire sort of takes the special out of the whole college experience. After mine and Elena's roommate was killed by a vampire, we both decided that we didn't belong there. She left a couple of weeks before me, I was looking for houses in Mystic Falls but there wasn't any available. A few weeks later, Stefan showed up and started packing up my room when I was in class, I got back and he told me that I was going to live with him. I've been there ever since." Caroline explains.
Klaus sighs, realising that a lot of what has happened to Caroline was actually his fault. if it weren't for Klaus' hybrids, Tyler would never have left her for that pack up in the mountains. She gave up everything and because of Klaus, she lost everything.
"You don't need to go back to the Salvatore mansion, Caroline. not if you don't want to."
Caroline looks towards him, eyebrows furrowed. Klaus laughs a little, he'd forgotten that sometimes Caroline wasn't the best at understanding hidden messages.
"What I am saying, Love, is that I have a much bigger house which has over thirty bedrooms... feel free to pick one." he says, chuckling slightly.
"You mean, I can stay with you?" She asks, weary of Klaus' kindness. It really made no sense for Caroline to be weary of Klaus. She knew what kind of person he was, she knew the horrible things that he had done, hell she witnessed some of them, but he had never given her a reason to fear him.
"Yes, Caroline, you can come stay with me."
"Aren't all your siblings here?" she asks.
"Nope. Elijah is back in New Orleans with Hayley, Rebekah is daggered in a box in New Orleans and Kol is too wrapped up in his new witch to care about Mystic Falls."
"Klaus..." He looks up to her, "thank you." she says.
"What did I tell you about thanking me, Caroline?" He says in a light tone, but she knew he was being sincere.
"Still... thank you."
They both sit looking at each other with smiles for a few moments which actually feel like eternity to them.
"Come on, love." Klaus says, standing up. Caroline also gets up and the two of them walk off.
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Klaroline: A Forbidden Love
FanfictionKlaus and Caroline have had a very rocky relationship from day one. Both of them refused to admit their attraction to one another, both knowing that the feelings are real. When Klaus Mikaelson makes an unexpected return to Mystic Falls, Caroline is...