09 | a new day

~Next morning~

I slowly woke up, everything was blurry. After about a few seconds, I got comfortable to the scene around me. I looked at my side, Klaus was not there. The time was 7.15am in the morning. I slowly got up from the bed when I noticed a letter on my hand. It must be from my beloved.

Caroline, I have went down for a little walk. Will be back in about 10 minutes. Please be ready by then.

Love, Klaus

I quickly got up from the bed and went to bathe. Once I was done with bathing, I put on my make up and dress. It was a dark blue dress until my knee. Then I wore black leggings with dark blue high heels. I checked myself in the mirror one more time. I was sure it should have been past 10 minutes by now. Where could he be?

I went out the room and Rebekah and Kol were sitting on the couch talking and laughing. I walked down the stairs and went to them slowly. Rebekah turned around.

"Where is Elijah and Klaus?" I asked them.

"Not sure, but Kol said Elijah went out with Klaus to do something," Rebekah explained.

I shook my head and went to the refridgerator and took a blood bag from the fridge.

The door opened and Klaus and Elijah came in. Klaus searched for me and sped to me. He was wearning a dark grey v-neck shirt with black jeans. Technically, he was really hot.

"Goodmorning, sweetheart," Klaus said wrapping his arms around me. I wrapped mine around his neck. "Wish you could say that with me lying on your bed," I said smiling at him while staring at his blue eyes.

"It is not just my bed anymore love, it's yours too, its ours," he said leaning in to kiss me.

I wrapped my arms around him tightly, my hand finding his hair and getting lost in there, just like his tongue soon got lost inside my mouth, as he thoroughly kissed me, covering every inch of my mouth, sweetly battling his mouth. I pressed my body closer to his and felt joy when he moaned into my mouth this time.

"Ewww!" Kol shouted. I smiled and he broke the kiss. "Get a room where we three are not there," Kol said cheekily. I went back to look at Klaus but he was already staring at me intensely like he was trying to memorise me. 

"I went out to settle something for you," Klaus said while stroked my cheek.

"Want to see it?" he asked while he held on to my hand and led me out of the Mansion. He went to the backyard.

"Where are we going?" I asked, as he led me down a wooded trail. Klaus turned to face me, and I saw a light shining from his face, and I became stunned immediately at the beauty.

"Somewhere special." he whispered, as he leaned towards my ear. I giggled and squeezed his hand, trusting him.

The path was wooded, and I noticed the leaves on the ground from the late fall. A soft wind blew, moving the leaves in synchronization on the ground. I smiled as the sound reminded me of water flowing.

"It's peaceful out here." I whispered, looking around me. Klaus smiled and nodded.

"Yes, it is." I leaned into him as we walked. I feel more comfortable with him since the day before. He was so sweet and loving. I continued to walk beside him as we walked to wherever Klaus wanted to show me.

He continued to lead me through the garden and stopped when we reached a small building. I was looking at the scenery and took in the small building. It was made of logs. It was in a secluded area, and I began to realise how much Klaus loves privacy.

"What is this place?" I whispered, my eyes filled with wonder and excitement. Klaus searched my face, and saw amazement written all over it. He shook himself out of the trance to answer the question.

"Come with me." He stated, pulling my arm gently. I narrowed my eyes and gave him a questionable look. "Are you ever going to answer?" I asked, with a hint of teasing in her voice. Klaus chuckled.

"I will if you come with me." He answered, and I relented.

He pulled me around to the front of the building, and I gasped at the sight of an opening, like a barn, with two horses standing in the middle. He smilled at my astonished look, and answered my question from before.

"I bought a horse for you, I know how much you love them," He stated and pointed to one of them. I let go of his hand and slowly approached the horses.

One was a brown mare with a solid white stripe going down her face, and white stocking front feet. The other was a pure black stallion holding his head high, like a king. The mare turned her head, at my approach and stuck out her nose. I giggled, reached out her hand, and as the mare gently placed her nose in my outstreched hand. I gently stroked the mare on the nose, lifted the other hand to cheek and stroke the soft fur.

"I love it," I said. He came closer to me and asked.

"Name it, Caroline," he said. "I want to name her, I don't know.. S-Shera...Shera...I want to name her Shera," I said while petting the horse fondly. "Nice name," Klaus said and moved towards the other horse.

"Guess that is your horse," I said. "Yeah, it is," Klaus said while petting his horse. "What's his name?" I asked.

"Shadow." Klaus stated and the stallion moved towards Klaus instantly.

"Caroline, would you like to go riding with me?" he asked. "I would love to, but I am not really sure how to ride one" I whispered.

"You don't have to be afraid, Shera is a very gently horse, it will be easy," Klaus said and helped me with the horse. We had so much fun after that riding the horse.

~SUNSET~

"Caroline, I had the best day of my life," he said cupping my face when it is almost sunset. I did not even realise it was getting dark. I was enjoying the fact that I was with Klaus.

"So did I," I said and we shared a deep and passionate kiss. We went back home happily not before I said goodbye to Shera and Shadow.

Once we reached home, Rebekah insisted on me telling her every single detail of the horse riding. Rebekah was so happy for me. She is really freindly as long as you are not mean to her. I told her about it in her room and then we went downstairs to eat. Once we were full, we went up to sleep.

In the bedroom

"Klaus, who is Marcel ?",I asked him while lying down on the bed. He was already on the bed. I really wanted to know who this guy was. As earlier, when Kol mentioned Marcel, everyone froze.

"Sweetheart, I don't think we should talk about him you see, he made me quite angry today," Klaus mentioned, his eyes cold and murderous, while staring at the ceiling. His hand was behind my head. So, my head on his arm, and I snuggled as close as possible to him.

"Fine, tell me tommorow, don't forget," I said playfully. He chuckled. He looks so beautiful when he does that. He is gorgeous. How can a muderer be so beautiful? Right, that's the catch.

"Caroline, you really are the light to my darkness, I don't recognise myself when I am with you," Klaus said, facing me this time. His eyes were full of lust.

"Don't worry, I will remind you who you are at times," I said while grinning widely.

"Oops, I forgot who I am, will you do me the honours of reminding me?" He asked, playfully in a boyish manner. With a smirk.

"Oh, I would love to, You are a Murderer who is sickeningly adorable with his love" I said while laughing slightly. I expected him to laugh but instead his face went cold. I was perplexed.

"You see me as a Murderer?" Klaus said, hurt can be seen in his voice. "Am I a muderer to you Caroline? Yes, I have killed Jenna, tried to kill Elena and even sometimes the rest but I only did it to protect my family and for the sacrfice, I didn't have a choice Caroline, I was cursed, I had to get rid of it, and that is the only way." Klaus said, his rage increasing.

"Klaus....I didn't mean to hurt you...." I said, oh god, I ruined everything.

"Oh, okay, that seems to calm me down and remove the label Muderer somehow." Klaus said getting up from the bed.

What? Seriously? Ok, now he is getting on my nerves. "Oh, to protect your family, Klaus, how is killing Tyler's mom protecting your family? How is killing Katherine going to protect your family? She wasnt a threat you know. You still want to kill her so badly, I can see it in your eyes, the sacrifice is over, you don't need her anymore!" I said, now he cant say anything.

He turned around. He was angry, freaking angry. I had to admit it was terrifying. But, I am not going to back down.

"SHE RAN AWAY FROM ME WHEN SHE IS SUPPOSED TO SACRIFICE HERSELF FOR ME!" He shouted, I got startled but I didn't show it.

"Ofcourse, are you crazy? Even If it was me or anyone else in her position, I would have ran away too, you cant blame her for that, she was frightened, and you sent your freaky slaves to find her? So now who is your target, cause I know that you would be gathering hybrid slaves so that you can kill someone? Am I right Klaus?" I said, he flashed in front of me. No more love in his eyes. He was staring down at me. I was terrified but I didn't chicken out.

In a flash, he was gone. I stood there frozen. Guess I won this time. But, he just left. I know he is somewhere in the mansion. I didn't go bothering to search for him. It would show my weakness. I closed the door and went to bed. Once I laid down, I started crying. I couldnt stop. Why am I even crying? Everything I said was true.

KLAUS POV

I stared into her eyes deeply. I could see she was afraid yet she didn't show it. That's My Caroline. But, right now, I didn't know what to say, she can be unexpected at time. For the first time in a thousand years, I didn't know what to say. If it was someone else, I would have ripped their heart out, but I couldnt bring myself to do it. She is my weakness.

So, instead of staying there, I had to clear my head first, I quickly went out of the room before she could stop me. I couldnt stay mad at her and I hated it. Atfirst I was, but now I just feel the need to go back to her and kiss her.

But, everything she said earlier was true. I do want to kill Katherine badly because she ran away from me. I did kill people for no reason, I do want to make hybrids and have an army of them.

I reached the art room.

I started drawing pictures of My Caroline, her beautiful hair, her eyes and her features. She was beautiful.

Now, I bet she is crying, I know her too well, I want to stay near her and comfort her, I have to apologize to her for my mistakes. After drawing the piece, I calmed down a little and went up. I opened the door slowly. I saw her tucked in her bed. She was sleeping. I closed the door.

Slowly, I walked towards the beauty infront of me, I sat down on the bed slowly. She has been crying. Her eyes were puffy and red. Her mascara was smudged all over eye. Once, I promised her I would never hurt her. Now, I myself have hurt her. I didn't keep my promise. I am a monster. I am a muderer. I murdered her happiness and promises. I am not going to let that happen again. Never. I am never going to hurt her. If she is my weakness, let it be, I would be weak for her. I would do anything just to see her smile.

"Goodnight Caroline," I said and wrapped her around my arms. In her sleepy state she smiled immediately once she felt my touch.