Journey Through Time

Chapter One

GUILT
  
   Guilt was the only emotion going through as she planned out exactly how she was going to approach Klaus.

   When she had agreed to be a Klaus distraction she had no idea Elena planned to kill Kol. All she wanted was to get to know more about Klaus. He wasn't as bad as she first assumed and maybe she had a little crush on him.

   "Okay Caroline, you can do this. You've spoken to Klaus more than  once, and nothing went wrong. You can do it again. Even though his brother died because you where distracting him." Caroline took a deep breath and marched up the stairs of the porch with a mission.

   The minute she opened the door she felt like vomiting. She could saw Kol's ashes on the kitchen floor, Klaus was sitting on the edge of the couch blankly staring at them.

   "Klaus?" Caroline whispered.

   "Go away Caroline, I am not in the mood for your antics." Klaus said, his voice raspy. It sounded like he'd been crying.

   "I didn't know they were planning on doing this, I swear. I thought they were just going to get information on how to stop you from Kol, I didn't know they would kill him." Caroline desperately pleaded for him to believe her. "I never really spoke to Kol, but he didn't deserve what happened to him, and neither did you.

   "Two." Klaus muttered. "I couldn't save Henrik when he was killed by wolves because lets be honest I was just a weak human then, if I had tried I would have died as well. Although I am starting to believe maybe that was the universe's way of telling me I'm an abomination and shouldn't exist. However I could have saved Kol, I'm strong enough now. If you hadn't been distracting me Kol would not be dead. I've failed them all."

   "No you haven't." Caroline said, he was getting edgy and even though her instincts told her to run, she stayed. "If anything you've helped keep them all safe. One thing I've noticed about you is that everything you've done since you got to Mystic Falls was to protect your family. Even the ritual."

   "How could you possibly know that?"

   "I know that by looking at you. If you didn't care about them, you'd have left the minute the ritual was completed." Caroline comforted looking around. "Why are you still here anyway, I would think you'd want to bury your brother then get the hell out of dodge."

   "I'm trapped in this house, I can't live."

   "What?" Caroline gasped. "Why?"

   "Your friend Bonnie cast an imprisonment spell to trap me here whilst they all went to that cursed island." Klaus grumbled.

   "You mean to tell me that they trapped you here with no way to get out along with your dead brother's corps?" Caroline asked mortification, disgust and anger in her eyes. "Everything is always about Elena isn't it? It doesn't matter who has to suffer, in the end it's about her. People die because of her. So many people are dying now because she can't stand being a vampire and would rather be human. If she didn't want to be a vampire why not just walk out into a street without her daylight ring?"

   Klaus raised an eyebrow. "I was under the impression as one of her best friends you were on her side. I mean I already knew you wouldn't take the cure, you like being strong and ageless, I see it in your eyes. You and I are alike, you revel in being a vampire just like me, you're just better at hiding it."

   Caroline scoffed. "I don't think Elena and I have been friends since middle school. She's always seen me as a desperate blonde twit in need of her pure hearts guidance." Caroline sighed and sat on the couch next to Klaus. "You're not wrong you know? I love it, being a vampire. Everyone has their own opinion about it, most of them  being bad. I think Katherine is the only vampire I have met who didn't really have a problem with it, I kinda respect her for that. I think being a vamp brought out the best in me, I was a jealous and neurotic control freak when I was human, that hasn't changed much, but now I am more confident, slight comments can't hurt me anymore. I remember what you said on my birthday, and part of me just wants to take your advice and go and see the world."

   "Then why not do it? I mean what have you got left to lose?" Klaus asked.
   "Because what if I end up alone, what if my mum starts to hate me. Everyone will think I'm selfish." Caroline sighed. "As pathetic as it sounds being alone is my fear, and I think I've let it run my life."
   Klaus slowly walked over to her and held her cheek in his palm. "So many what ifs. Maybe it's just my opinion, but I personally think that sometimes being selfish can be healthy." Klaus look deep in her eyes, searching her soul. This was the second time he'd managed to have a conversation with Caroline that made him see her and he hoped he didn't say or do something stupid that would ruin that. "I don't think your mother would ever hate you for chasing your dreams. You deserve more than this one stop horse town."

   Caroline giggled. "You give some pretty damn good advice. Also aren't you from this one stop horse town?"

   Klaus smirked. "Doesn't mean I have a particular fondness for it." He said. "New Orleans is more my home than Mystic Falls."

   "New Orleans?" Caroline asked, she didn't know he had a connection to the big easy.

   "I don't know if you know this love, but I'm kinda the King of NOLA. I helped in grown from the sand to where it is now granted I haven't been there in a hundred years. It's another thing Mikael thought to take away from me."

   "He's dead now, if you could go back, would you?" Caroline asked, she could see that Klaus had a really soft spot for this City. He even looked happy as he spoke about it.

   Klaus' eyes got a little foggy, "Maybe in a couple of years."

   "Well since you promised to show me the world perhaps we could start with NOLA, after all no one gives tours better than a King since he knows his own Kingdom right?"

   "If you'll let me," Klaus said pretending not to care and have his hope flushed down the toilet.

   Caroline rolled her eyes. "In case you do not get the hint, I'm asking for a second date." Caroline said. "Maybe it's bad timing, but I didn't want to chicken out."

   "Caroline are you teasing me?" Klaus asked,

   "No. Klaus, I am done lying to myself. Ever since I met you, I feel different, stronger, more powerful. You have made me feel like I can do anything, like I'm not second best. You've made me feel...loved. My whole life I've been searching for someone to make me feel that way. My mum paid more attention to her job. My father left me to be with another guy. Stefan told me it was never gonna happen, I was never enough for Matt, and Tyler is clearly cheating on me with Hayley. You make me feel...SAFE. I want to try be with you, but maybe we should take it slow, get to know each other first."

   Klaus slowly leaned in and then paused, he wanted her to set the pace. Caroline closed the gap between them. For Klaus, kissing Caroline felt like seeing the sun for the first time. It felt like...home. Caroline pulled away and looked up at him.

   "Wow." Caroline said. "That was amazing."

   "Tell me about it."

Hey guys I'm back with a brand new Klaroline. This was just a filler chapter but chapter 2 and 3 we'll start getting real. Hope you liked this. Don't forget to like and review.

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