Some Nights (Klaroline Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

It was barely past 7 o'clock and Caroline was prepared to pass out, maybe even go into hibernation for the next few days. Fumbling with the keys to her apartment, Caroline finally got the door open and stumbled in, half asleep on her feet. She'd been about to make a beeline for her room and her warm, fuzzy bed when a voice stopped her.

"Hey."

Caroline almost leapt out of her skin; her tired brain had momentarily forgotten that she had a new roommate. Rebekah had moved into the apartment's second empty bedroom four days ago but oddly enough they'd seen very little of each other. Or not all that odd considering the hours Caroline had been working these past few days at the firm. She was out by 8 in the morning and not back until almost midnight, hence the lack of sleep and fatigue taking over her body. But the major case had been wrapped up today and Caroline had come home early to find Rebekah sitting there waiting for her.

Caroline took a few steps back to look into the living room where the voice had come from.

"Hey." She shot back tentatively, one hand perched on the living room archway.

Rebekah just tilted her head and watched the other blonde. Nik had told her to stay out of it and she had done that for four days (more so because she rarely saw her new roommate, not so much by choice) but he couldn't very well expect her to live with the girl and not find out Caroline's intentions with her brother.

Caroline, not at all affected by the other girl's dissecting gaze, just strolled into the room and collapsed on the couch opposite the chair Rebekah sat in. There was a brief moment of silence before Rebekah finally spoke. She crossed her legs and leaned forward, arms propped on her legs while she stared at Caroline.

"So. You and my brother." Rebekah said and waited for the other girl to respond.

She just arched an eyebrow. "Is there a question somewhere in there?"

Rebekah shot her a slow smile, one that reminded Caroline a lot of Klaus' smug grin. "How do you know my brother?"

"Why don't you ask your brother?" Caroline shot back quickly with a slight shrug of her shoulder.

"I already did. Now I'm asking you."

Caroline paused and contemplated just what to say. She had no idea what Klaus had told his sister about their relationship and she wasn't quite sure what to say about it either but finally opted for just the truth - at least the very basic truth. "We're friends."

Rebekah let out a cross between a snort and a laugh. "The type of friends who fool around on couches like a pair of horny teenagers?"

Caroline couldn't deny the position Rebekah had caught them in and she didn't see any reason why she should have to explain so again she just shrugged nonchalantly. "Do you always interrogate your brother's friends or am I special?"

Again Rebekah just laughed. She liked this girl, she had a bit of spunk. Standing from the chair, Rebekah walked over to the bookshelf, looking at the pictures perched there.

"I just thought you should know, Nik can't be fixed." She said, drumming her fingers lightly on the wooden surface of the shelf.

"What?" Caroline asked as she threw her head back against the couch, too tired to decipher riddles from Rebekah right now.

"Girls get this notion," Rebekah spun on her heel to face Caroline again as she spoke, "that Klaus is this beautifully damaged man and they all embark on these doomed missions to fix him. Well, let me disabuse you of any notions right now. Your life is not a Nicholas Sparks movie and my brother can't be fixed."