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Title: A Thousand Years
Artist: Inspired by the singer Christina Perri
A/N: This is my first time writing for 'Klaroline' on Vampire Diaries. A friend of mine told me she is a fan of 'Klaroline' so I thought I'd try writing a story on the 'couple' but I'm adding Tyler into it to create drama. One thing you should know: even though on 'The Originals' Hayley is pregnant with Klaus' child, it won't be in my story. Meaning, there will be no Hayley, no baby. I accept constructive criticism, but I ask that you be respectful about it. No writer is perfect as we all make mistakes. This story is for your enjoyment as well as one of my friends who personally likes 'Klaroline'. I hope you like the outcome. I don't own VD but do the plot. This is an AH Klaroline/Tyler story. I am planning on using the show's history for the characters, but I will not be bringing the violent actions surrounding them. This story will be about supernatural creatures dealing with real human hang ups that attach themselves in relationships. As for my writing style, you will notice it's different than other stories on this site.
***History of my Story***
Caroline Forbes thought she had the perfect life. A great loving boyfriend, fantastic friends, Whitmore College she enjoys going to, and a caring mother. She didn't think it could get any better. But that all changed when the love of her life decided that revenge against a former enemy was more important than being with her. Her world and her heart was shattered, especially when she pleaded with Tyler Lockwood to choose her, but he admitted to her that his need for revenge against an enemy was more important than staying in Mystic Falls and continuing a relationship with his girlfriend. It's not that he didn't love her because Tyler did. He loved Caroline more than anything. But ever since Klaus not only kept him from being with Caroline for what felt like an eternity, but also turned him into a vampire/wolf like he was and hurt everyone he cared about, including drowning Tyler's mother, Tyler vowed to seek revenge. He didn't really have anything against Klaus, but the day he showed his true colors and not showing any remorse about it, Tyler couldn't take it anymore. Sure, Klaus made the ultimate sacrifice in the end by giving Caroline a graduation present she wanted most in the world, which was allowing Tyler to return to Mystic Falls so he could be with Caroline.
Klaus never came out and admitted it, but he has always had feelings for Caroline. Were his feelings for her love? That he honestly didn't know. One thing was for sure: he's never met anyone like Caroline before. He wasn't sure if she knew his true feelings. If she did, she never said anything. Truth of the matter is, he's never even admitted it to himself. He knew full well if he ever admitted such a thing, he would be vulnerable to Caroline or anyone else who wanted to try hurt him. There was no way he was going to give anyone that hold over him. He had no intentions to reveal anything. As far as he was concerned, Caroline Forbes was just another woman, a free spirited woman. He knew she had no trouble telling it like it is. He couldn't help but be amused by the blonde. She was never shy about expressing her feelings or showing her emotions. What he didn't plan on however, was his feelings taking control. He didn't plan on his feelings for Caroline becoming so powerful in the end that he had no choice but to do something about it. The question he needed to ask himself was...what was he going to do about it? And what happens when his enemy decides his feelings for his ex are too powerful to let go? Will all hell break loose? Read on to find out how it all unfolds.
Chapter 1
(It has been a few months since college at Whitmore started. Months since high school ended for Caroline Forbes. High school was the best time of her life. She made excellent grades, everyone loved her spirit and the fact that she didn't care what people thought of her. Caroline wasn't stuck up or anything, but she always treated people with respect. Her classmates as well as her close friends didn't always like it that the blonde spoke her mind and was blunt about it. But with Caroline Forbes, what you saw was what you got. Her best friend, Elena Gilbert, just laughed at her friends' choice of words sometimes. But in the end, Elena loved her like a sister)
(When Caroline graduated from high school, she was ready to have the time of her life for the summer before college officially started. She planned on going to parties, hanging out with friends, and just living life before college responsibilities came knocking at her door. She got along great with her mother. She was in love with Tyler Lockwood and knew in her heart they were destined to be together. Everyone had their faults. No one was perfect. But to Caroline, Tyler was because he never tried to change her and loved her for her. He accepted her, faults and all)
(Caroline knew that ever since the whole thing with Klaus went down, Tyler wouldn't still be the same guy she met years ago. But what she didn't expect was Tyler choosing to leave her to seek revenge against his enemy for ruining his life. She was pissed off at Klaus for what he did to Tyler and was often tempted to kill him herself. The way Klaus turned Tyler and taunted him over things. No woman should ever feel anything for Klaus. As a matter of fact, every woman should hate him. But there was one woman who didn't hate him. One woman who, no matter how much she tried, couldn't bring herself to feel rage towards him. That woman was Caroline Forbes)
(Caroline knew what kind of a person he truly was. She knew all of his faults and wanted to hate him more than anything, especially after what he did to her boyfriend. Well, her ex boyfriend that is. Maybe it was his killer smile or his personality. Klaus had a mind she wasn't sure she ever fully understood. Or maybe it was those killer abs. She never admitted it to Elena or Tyler, but every time she saw Klaus' muscular body without his shirt on, she smirked in embarrassment that she could stare at them for hours. She knew she shouldn't think like that, especially when she was with Tyler. Tyler was hot, too. He had a body most guys in their school would kill for and she acknowledged that Tyler had a sexy six pack)
(But there was something about the way Klaus looked. Why was she drawn to him? She knew it was wrong to do so, but when she and Klaus were engaged in a heated argument, she showed her flirtatious side. There were some things she could do around Klaus that she couldn't do with Tyler all the time and that was flirting. Sure, she flirts with Tyler and he did it back, but it was different with Klaus. Klaus made her feel things that she never felt with Tyler. Klaus pushed her to her limits where Tyler didn't always do that)
(Caroline was so in love with Tyler that she imagined a future with him, but no amount of pain could be described the day Tyler told her he couldn't be with her. Not because he fell out of love with her. But because his need for revenge outweighed his love for her. She didn't want him to go, but she knew she had to let him go. When she realized he wouldn't be coming back anytime soon, she broke up with him. The pain she felt in that moment was unbearable. Tyler was in pain, as well, and it killed him to say goodbye, but in the end, he chose to leave Mystic Falls...and Caroline)
(Caroline and Elena are currently in their dorm room trying to decide what to wear for the party that's being held on the campus. Caroline has always liked to be daring and encouraged her friend to do the same. Caroline admires her clothing and it stuck between a strapless mini dress and a v shaped t-shirt with a black short skirt. She faces Elena, who is looking in her closet for something to wear)
Caroline: "What screams 'I want to have a good time tonight'?"
(Elena turns around to face her friend and laughs at her choices)
Elena: "You mean what screams 'I want to have a good time and if I get laid, it's even better'?"
(Caroline rolls her eyes at Elena, causing her friend to laugh even harder. Caroline looks like she's offended by that and pouts)
Caroline: "Okay, you're not helping when you say that."
Elena: "Why? Because I can read your mind? Car, I know you're not going to this party just so you can get laid, but don't you think it's time you get over him and move on? I know you will always love Tyler, but it's clear he's not coming back."
Caroline: (glaring at Elena) "Trust me, I am moving on." (smiles) "That's why I'm going to these parties...to meet new people."
(Elena briefly holds her hands up in defeat and chuckles)
Elena: "Okay, okay, you win." (clears her throat) "As much as I love Tyler as a friend, he shouldn't have left."
Caroline: (scoffs) "Yeah, he was an asshole who chose revenge over his relationship." (shakes her head angrily) "I'll never understand that." (hands on her hips) "I mean, I understand he was pissed at Klaus over everything, but it's like he didn't want to fight for our relationship."
Elena: (raises her eyebrows) "He is an asshole, Car. I definitely agree with you on that." (shakes her head) "He doesn't deserve you."
Caroline: (seriously) "I need to get over Tyler Lockwood. If he was willing to just toss what we had away, then I should do the same."
Elena: (smiles) "There you go! And don't worry, girl, there are plenty of hot guys at the party." (smirks & shrugs) "You'll have your pick at them."
Caroline: (shakes her head) "I'm not looking to have another relationship after what happened with Tyler. I'm not ready for that." (smirks) "But it doesn't mean I can't have a good time." (shrugs) "I mean, who knows what the night will bring?"
Elena: (nodding) "True. I mean, no one is expecting you to have another relationship so soon, but there is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself."
Caroline: (smiles) "You're right! I'm done with relationships for a while. I need to focus on myself."
(As the two friends turn their attention back to their choice of an outfit that they're trying to pick out, Caroline's mind wanders. She looks away slightly when she remembers one of the last things Klaus told her)
Klaus: "He's your first love. I intend to be your last."
(Caroline all of a sudden gets nervous and her heartbeat accelerates. She blinks a few times before a confused look appears across her face. Why the hell was she thinking about Klaus all of a sudden? She hasn't seen him in months, after he allowed Tyler to come back to her. Caroline quickly shakes her head and plays with the article of clothing in her hand. There was no reason, no reason at all for her to be thinking about Klaus. Granted, he allowed Tyler to come back to be with her, but that doesn't change the fact that he did a lot of horrible things to the people she cared about. She shouldn't be thinking about him. As a matter of fact, she shouldn't give him another thought. Caroline shakes her head and clears her throat, determined to focus on the party tonight. But her mind quickly goes back to the one person she told herself to not think about. The one person she vowed to steer clear of. And the one person she told herself she did not have feelings for. Thankfully, her thoughts were interrupted when Elena spoke to her)
Elena: "What do you think of this?"
Caroline: (puzzled) "Huh?"
(Caroline quickly turns around to see the outfit Elena has in her hands, which is a red tank top and a dark blue skirt. Caroline gets the picture of what Elena asked her from the way she's looking at her. Caroline smiles and speaks)
Caroline: "You'll look great in that. You'll make all the guys swoon." (smirks) "And maybe even break a few hearts in the process."
(Elena laughs before putting the outfit on her bed. Caroline turns her attention back to her outfit choices)
Elena: "I'd go with the strapless mini dress."
(Caroline quickly turns around, confused at Elena's statement. She explains what she meant by pointing at her choice between the two outfits she had shown Elena earlier. Caroline looks at the mini dress briefly and can't help but silently laugh. She playfully rolls her eyes and thinks her best friend almost has a dirty mind like her...almost)
(Meanwhile, at Klaus', he is going through some old photo albums of his ancestors. Earlier that day, he ran some errands and needed some relaxation afterwards. As he is looking at the photo album, his mind wanders. Lately it's been wandering to the same place. Well, technically to the same person. No matter how many times he has tried, he can't escape his fantasies. He has tried to control where his thoughts take him, but he realized a long time ago that he couldn't. He has tried meeting other woman and sleeping with them to forget his thoughts or force them to go away. That doesn't work. He has tried numbing his feelings away or getting drunk to forget. But that doesn't work, either. Every damn thing he could think of, he has tried, but to no avail. He has told himself to quit thinking about her, to quit imagining what it could've been like had they gotten together in the end)
(He shook his head in frustration and angrily closes the photo album before quickly getting up from his seat. He breathes deeply as he goes to his liquor table and pours himself a glass of scotch. He looks straight ahead for a few seconds before focusing on his drink. He stares at the glass in front of him and takes a few slow, deep breathes before finally taking a drink. Instead of only taking a drink, he gulps the entire glass down. He looks back at the glass, which is now empty. He can't escape the fit of rage that's been building inside him any longer. He growls loudly, screaming as he throws the glass against the wall, halfway across the room, it shattering into pieces. He doesn't notice that while he threw the glass halfway across the room, he had an audience)
Person: "Someone has a lot of anger he's been holding on to."
(Klaus, who is breathing heavily, angrily turns his head slowly to see who is speaking to him, revealing Rebekah)
Klaus: "Go the fuck away."
(Rebekah walks slowly towards him)
Rebekah: "You seem to forget that I live here, too."
Klaus: (shrugs) "Doesn't mean that you have to be in the same room as me."
Rebekah: (sighs) "It wouldn't matter if I was in the same room as you or a different room because you'd be doing the exact same thing."
(Klaus looks at his sister with a confused look. He shakes his head and shrugs with a clearly pissed off look)
Klaus: "What the hell are you talking about?"
Rebekah: (raises her eyebrows) "So you're going to clearly deny it?"
(Klaus rolls his eyes in frustration)
Klaus: "What the fuck are you talking about, Rebekah?"
Rebekah: (sighs) "Oh, come on, Klaus. It's pretty obvious, don't you think?"
(Klaus shakes his head and sighs as she goes to sit on the couch and gets comfortable)
Rebekah: "You may be able to fool other people, but you should know by now that I'm not one of those people. You can deny it all you want, but it's clear you've been thinking about her." (raises her eyebrows) "Am I right?"
(Klaus turns around to face his sister and glares at her)
Klaus: "I am not thinking about her to quit trying to fill my head with lies."
Rebekah: (laughs) "Oh, please, Klaus. You know me better than that. Do you really think that's what I'm doing?"
(Rebekah shakes her head as she crosses her arms and clears her throat)
Rebekah: "I don't need to put any thoughts in your head because you're doing just fine on your own."
Klaus: "You really are a bitch, you know that?"
(Rebekah gets off the couch and walks to her brother, looking at him with a serious face, and points at him)
Rebekah: "You can call me all the names you want, Klaus, but we both know the real reason you've been acting like a jackass the last couple of months and it's not because you're just your usual self. You're always rude, but lately, you've been a lot worse." (raises her eyebrows) "Do you want me to say the reason why you're acting like this or do you want to do the honors?"
(Klaus looks at Rebekah directly in the eyes)
Klaus: "I don't care what you think you know, Rebekah, but I wouldn't go there if I were you."
Rebekah: "You and I both know I do need to go there, dear brother."
(As Klaus looks away from his sister and slowly walks to the edge of his desk, putting his hands on the desk with his back towards her, Rebekah speaks)
Rebekah: "Maybe it's time you spoke with Caroline Forbes again."
Chapter 1 Done
Chapter 2 Preview: 'Caroline gets a mystery caller'