Klaus

Chapter 4 Following

I ran to my old mansion, which seemed to still be in tact. I decided to open it back up. I needed a place to stay until Caroline gave me a place to stay. I smiled to myself. I would have her. Soon. The next morning I would pay the Salvatore's a little visit.

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"Oh come on. Really?" Damon was having a fit as soon as I stepped into the house.
"Really. I have something to talk to Stefan about."
"What do you want Klaus?" Stefan came down the stairs.
"I need a little chat."
"About what?"
"Caroline."
"Has Barbie rejected you too many times?" Damon chimed in.
"No mate. It's none of your business."
"That means yes." he smirked
"Stefan, please?" I was getting irritated.
Stefan sighed and agreed to talk to me in his room.
"What do you want Klaus?"
"I need to talk about her. We used to be friends. Friends give advice, right?"
"What do you want me to do?"
"How...How do I get her to...?"
"Give in to you?"
"Yes."
"You don't."
"Stefan..."
"No, Klaus. Caroline is a good person. After Tyler, she deserves a good person. Shes warm, funny, sweet, and she deserves better. Shes been through enough with always getting tortured because of us, because we're vampires. She needs someone who will love her and treat her right. And you're..."
"I DO love her Stefan! Shes bright, beautiful, so...pure. I feel amazing when I'm around her. I feel like...like a different person. I've never wanted anything more in my whole life. And..."
"Do you really mean that?"
"Yes. I just... she won't believe that I came back for her. How do I...?"
"Be there. Show her you don't want to just get in her pants. Show her that she's not a challenge. Prove that you're not Tyler."
"How?"
"Don't give up on her. Get her to go on a date with you. Don't take no for an answer. She likes the control. She has always wanted you but she rejected you but then you would talk to her anyway cause you're Klaus...and she likes your charm. Use that to your advantage. Don't take no for an answer."
"Stefan. Thank you."
"No problem. And Klaus...if you hurt her I will find a way to hurt you. Just saying."
"I won't Stefan. Time to put my talents to work." I smirked

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I walked in the town square, towards the Grill. Caroline was doing the same thing. Here goes nothing.
"Caroline!"
She turned around smiling until she saw that it was me. She looked irritated.
"Stop following me!"
"Come on love. Don't be so standoffish."
"I'm not being standoffish, I'm irritated."
"Why?"
"Do you really have to ask that?"
"I'm not that bad love."
"You're worse."
"Then why talk to me?"
"Because you freaking follow me around all of the time!"
"I've only been here a day love so obviously I couldn't follow you around 'all of the time'."
"You know what I mean!"
I smirked and she tried to hide it but she smiled.
"Well perhaps I could annoy you further by asking you to dinner tonight?"
"Not going to happen." she turned to walk away but I grabbed her arm.
"Come on Care. Please?" I leaned in so we were only a breath apart.
She gasped "Don't call me Care."
"I won't if you agree to our date."
"No."
"I'm not taking no for an answer. Be ready at 7."
And with that I broke away and walked briskly away towards my mansion.

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I was nervous. The original hybrid was nervous. I had my white shirt and black suit coat on and I was ready to get Caroline. I just hoped I could convince her to come with me.

I knocked on her door exactly at 7 and... she was in sweatpants and a tank top.
"Why aren't you ready love?"
"Because I'm not going."
"Yes you are."
"I told you before and I'm telling you now... no."
"Get dressed."
"No."
I pushed though her and into her house.
"Get out! What do you think you're doing?"
I sat down on her couch.
"I'm not leaving until you get ready."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously, love."
"I'm not going."
"Thats fine with me, love. Ill just sit here for our date. Only I look better." I smirked
"Ugh. Fine. Give me 15 minutes."
"Fine love."
"Wait. Where are we going?Is it fancy?"
"It's outside of Mystic Falls."
"Fancy then." She sighed and went into her room.
After 30 minutes I was getting impatient so I went into her room.
"Caroline?"
"What?" she was in front of the mirror putting on lip stick and my eyes went to her lips.
"Uh it's been 30 minutes."
"Sorry. I'm ready anyway."
I smiled."You look beautiful."
She blushed "Thanks."
I held my arm out to her and cocked my head, daring her. She took it and I put her in the car, driving out of Mystic Falls.
"So where exactly are we going?"
I smiled."You'll see."
"Klaus!"
"What?"
"Seriously? You're not going to tell me where we're going?"
"Sorry sweetheart."
"You could be driving me somewhere to kill me and I wouldn't know."
"I'm not going to kill you Caroline. That wouldn't be very useful to my plan."
"And just what is your plan?"
"You'll figure it out sooner or later."
"Ugh whatever."

We drove about one hour outside of Mystic Falls before we came to the restaurant. On the beach. Virginia Beach.
Caroline burst out in excitement. "Virginia Beach?"
"Virginia Beach."
"Klaus... how did you know that I've always wanted to go to a beach?"
"You said that you'd never really been anywhere so I figured the beach would be a good place to start."
"I don't know what to say."
"Well thank you would be nice."
She rolled her eyes."Thank you."
"Now lets eat."
"Where are we going exactly?"
"To eat on the beach."
"So what your telling me is that I dressed up for nothing because we're going to sit in the sand and eat?"
"You think I have no more class than to have a traditional picnic?"
"It just doesn't seem like something that you would do being Klaus and all."
"It's not something that I would do. That's why that is there." I pointed to the beach and she gasped. I had a white table cloth table in the center of the beach. It had candles and flowers for her and it was private.
"Oh my gosh, Klaus. It's beautiful." she looked at me and smiled but then she recovered. "I mean...its alright."
She was the beautiful one. She was so bright. She made me feel warmth.
"Gee thanks, love."
She ignored me and walked to the table.
"The flowers are for you. I hope you like them. You ready to eat?"
"I guess so."
I helped her into her chair before I sat down. She moaned halfway through the meal. She said shed never tasted something so good before. I was glad. And trying to reign in my desires.
We ate dessert and then I pushed her towards the beach. I was trying to convince her to go swimming but she complained.
"But I didn't bring a swimsuit!"
"So, swim in your underwear."
"Yeah you'd like that wouldn't you." she shook her head at me. I innocently shrugged.
"Hey, I might as well give it a shot."
"Your unbelievable."
"So I'm told. Swim in your clothes then."
"No! I'm not getting my designer shorts wet."
I smirked.
"You really shouldn't have said that."
Before she could ask what I was talking about I splashed her 'designer shorts' and her mouth opened in shock before I got it.
"What the hell did you just do?"
"Sorry love it was an accident."
"You. I'm going to kill you!"
She lunged for me, pushing me underwater. As I resurfaced she shrunk away from me.
"Come here." I smirked
"No. Don't you dare!"
But I dared. I pushed her underwater laughing. She laughed too, although she tried to hide it.
"I should kill you! You ruined my clothes!"
"But you haven't, love. You can't resist me." I smirked
"Ha I do it all of the time."
My face fell and she laughed.
"You won't for much longer."
She scoffed and turned away.
"I guess we'd better get going."
"Is the date finally over?"
"You seem excited about it."
"Oh I am."
"You wound me, love."
She fake smiled"Sorry."
"I was a perfect gentlemen and yet you still act like it was the worst date ever! Don't I deserve anything? Am I really that evil?"
"Yes. You've killed half of the people I love and you act all innocent!"
"I have never acted innocent. I know I'm bad and yet you still allure to me."
"Oh yeah. Right. The 'allure to darkness'."
"Don't deny it Caroline. I know you feel for me."
"What makes you so sure?"
I started to walk towards her as I spoke.
"I hear the way your heart beat quickens when I'm near you. I know you hide our connection with hostility and you deny your feelings for me over and over again but you still feel them. I know you want to give in but as always you're afraid of what your friends will think. I think you want to be chased. By me. You like me and my advances, you just can't admit it. So its just the two of us. No one else is here to cloud your judgement. So why don't you just admit it?" I was only a breath away from her and she was staring at me.
"Klaus...My friends matter to me. Their opinions. I..."
"What do you want Caroline?"
"I don't want to betray the people who you killed. I don't..."
"Don't worry about what I want, what your friends want. What do you want?"
"I..."
"What do you want Caroline?"
"I want...you but I...cant."
"Don't worry about what your friends will think." her eyes shot up to mine.
"Klaus..."
I looked into her eyes and she kissed me.
Caroline Forbes, the woman I've always wanted, kissed me.

Her lips pressed softly to mine and mine met her with urgency.
Her lips were so soft, eager.
It lasted for only a few minutes and I wanted to press her further but I knew that I had to be satisfied with just this kiss. It was more than I ever expected it to be. And I was loving it, loving her, but I knew that I couldn't push her.
I had to relish in the kiss and wait for her to fully give in. She didn't know half of the things happening in my life but for now I was going to relish in us.

She broke away and smiled. She didn't take it back or act revolted. She relished in it. And I was glad.