With Many Happy Returns [Klaroline]

Everybody talks

When Caroline finally woke from her sleep, she had momentarily forgotten where she was and the only thing to remind her was the scent that enveloped her. She knew it too well and Caroline suddenly felt very awake as she sprung out of the large bed.

Her body was still aching slightly from the exhaustion of almost dying and she felt a little dizzy as well. It was then that she smelled the blood and a smile spread on her lips when she noticed the blood bag that lay on the table beside the bed.

Caroline emptied it slowly as she walked around the large room, studying paintings and other artefacts, and ended up in front of a large mirror. It was only then that she noticed that she was wearing one of Klaus’ shirts over her white dress and she felt herself blush.

Memories from the night before flooded her mind and she remembered with dread the things she had said about Klaus and Hayley. Almost as embarrassing was her breakdown in Klaus’ arms. She had had mind blowing sex with the guy and yet that felt like one of the most intimate things they had ever done.

Caroline paused as she listened for any signs of him being near, but except for some noise in the kitchen; the house was silent. She needed to find Klaus and get home. Or at least find a phone so she could call her friends. Did they even know she had been taken?

Of course, Caroline thought with a small shake of her head. They were probably the ones who alerted Klaus. She thought back on her talk with Esther with a small shiver. Caroline had been offered the opportunity to have children – something she still hadn’t acknowledged she never could – but that wasn’t her life anymore.

Caroline placed the now empty blood bag on the table she had found it and then moved to the door. She opened it carefully and peeked outside, but no one was there. This room was larger than the bedroom with a sofa, some chairs, a lot of books and a blank canvas on a pedestal. This was definitely Klaus’ part of the house.

The blonde all but tip-toed over the wooden floor, but paused when she noticed the half-filled glass of bourbon. With a small shrug she grabbed it and downed the content. It burned down her throat but – oddly enough – it made her head more clear. Now she needed some coffee.

The ‘house’ was big, even bigger than the Mystic Falls mansion, and Caroline got lost a couple of times before she finally found the kitchen. The floor was cold under Caroline’s bare feet, but she barely noticed it as she strode through the empty kitchen. Hadn’t she heard noises from here just before?

Caroline almost did a small dance when she noticed the brewed coffee and smiled, when she discovered it was still hot. It took her a minute to go through all the cupboards to find a mug and then she had to look for the milk as well. The refrigerator was almost empty, Caroline noticed with a frown and the milk was nowhere in sight.

“We don’t keep the blood bags there.” a voice suddenly sounded beside her and Caroline jumped in shock.

A small smirk played on Hayley’s lips as she had managed to startle the vampire, but she didn’t say anymore as she kept staring at Caroline.

“Oh, I wasn’t… I was just looking for some milk.” Caroline explained with a gesture towards her coffee and Hayley’s smile grew a little as she poured herself some coffee as well.

“Yeah, we haven’t really had time to go shopping lately. We’ve been a little busy with dead family members coming back.” Hayley told her with a snarky voice that Caroline would have rolled her eyes of if she didn’t feel so guilty. And lost.

“Esther told me that Finn and Kol were back as well.” Caroline commented when she couldn’t think of anything else to say and Hayley sent her a surprised look.