Everybody Talks: A Klaroline Fanfiction

Chapter 14

"This is a disaster!" Caroline exclaimed pacing back and forth around her living room. Klaus watched her from his seat on the couch, his arm slung over the back. He decided his blonde girl looked rather cute with her wide blue eyes and frazzled nerves. The amusement he felt almost made him feel guilty.

After their mishap at the movie screening, Caroline had dragged Klaus out of the park as fast as she could, speeding home and mumbling to herself about what to do next. She had changed out of her costume, into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt—much to Klaus's dismay-not registering his relaxed and unconcerned attitude about the whole thing.

When she came out of her room, she decided that the first thing they should do was call Elijah. Klaus bit back his frustration at her suggestion, knowing that he was in for a huge I-told-you-so lecture from his elder brother/publicist. But he decided to grit his teeth and bare whatever Elijah had to say it if it would allay Caroline's worries. He needed her to relax. He had plans for the night that involved her temporarily changing back into that lovely civil war era dress she had donned that evening.

"Seriously! What are we going to do?!"

"Caroline calm down," came Elijah's voice over the speakerphone she had set up on her coffee table. They had to use Caroline's phone to make the call, since Klaus's had never been retrieved his from her ex. It was fortunate that he had memorized Elijah's number after having to call him from jail many times following his arrests. "I assure you, everything will be alright. Tell me again what happened."

Caroline sighed. "Klaus and I were behind the movie screen and he was kissing me and we started to get a little out of hand—"

"Caroline I don't need you to be quite so detailed," Elijah said, clearing his throat.

"Oh. Right. Well, we tripped and fell through the screen and Klaus landed on top of me and the whole audience saw. People recognized him."

"I'll pay to have the screen replaced," Klaus chimed in, hoping the offer would mitigate Elijah's irritation. He knew without having to see his brother, that Elijah would be more than annoyed. Elijah was used to working in this business in which things didn't always go according to plan, and tactics would have to be altered from time to time, but he hated when it was a result of something that could have easily been avoided.

"We'll have to wait and see if the press gets involved," Elijah stated, "there aren't any photographs of you two, so there is no proof that Klaus is in fact, in Mystic Falls. Only hear say and rumors."

"No one ever leaks anything about me," Elena said in the background. Klaus grimaced at the sound of her voice. "Everyone in town respects privacy."

"Yeah but there were tourists," Caroline explained, "people we don't know and who don't know us." Elena was right, Caroline knew. The people in Mystic Falls had always respected her privacy…to a point. They had never alerted the press when she was in town, or took pictures of her, or practiced any other invasive acts that were typical of people mooching off of celebrities. "What if an out-of-towner says something?"

"Again, rumors and speculation," Elijah said, "for now we'll wait and see what surfaces and act accordingly. My advice is to lay as low as possible and don't talk to any press, should they attempt to contact you."

Caroline nodded, even though Elijah couldn't see her and let out a long breath. "Okay."

The call ended and the screen on her phone went dark. She looked up at Klaus, who smiled at her. "Thanks for the help." She said, sounding the opposite of grateful.

"What have I done?" The grin played around Klaus's dimples making his whole innocence act less sincere.

"Nothing! You've done nothing," Caroline said, "how can you be so calm about this?"