Okay, I didn't think I would be uploading a new story until I had at least finished up another, but I couldn't wait. This story holds a special place in my heart, as do all my stories, so please treat it kindly.

A special thanks to Grace5231973 for reading this beforehand, and giving me the support I needed! Sending love your way!

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The first time she had seen him; she was ten years old, and he had just moved across the street from her house.

He was thirteen, and seemed to be a rebel with his bicycle that looked like a motorcycle.

She may have been ten, but she fell in love at that moment.

Not just with bikes, but with Niklaus Mikaelson.

Though she tried, she never could get any closer to him than a bird to a worm. At first she tried to get him to play, but he just shrugged her off as being a nuisance, like his sister, who quickly had befriended her.

Rebekah knew about Caroline's love for her brother, and supported it, mainly because she thought it would be cool if her best friend married her favorite brother.

When they both turned sixteen, Klaus decided to leave the town, and make it on his own, though that wasn't the whole story.

Caroline stayed in her room after Rebekah had told her, and she couldn't find the right words to stop her heart from breaking.

Taking a small card from her treasure box, she smiled, and though the tears were still prominent, she headed out the door towards the man packing up his Harley.

"Klaus…" She replied, nervously.

Klaus stiffened as he usually did when she called his name, and she shrugged it off as she always did. Slowly, he turned around, and she caught his blue eyes with her blue-green and with a watery smile, she lifted the card in her hands.

"I just wanted to say good luck, and to give you this." She remarked, as he gently took the card. She wanted to say that he needed to come back, because she needed him in her life, but no words would come, and her voice seemed to choke her, stopping her from saying anything.

Klaus lowered his eyes to the card, and smiled, briefly. "Thank you, Caroline." He remarked, lifting his eyes to her once more.

She nodded, and stepped back. "I won't keep you." She commented, trying to smile. "Goodbye, Klaus." She added turning and practically running across the street towards her house.

Klaus watched her go, too stunned to move, and too scared to try.

"You are an idiot, Nik."

He lowered his eyes, and turned to see his sister approach him with a face full of anger. "What do you mean?" He asked, clearing his throat, and turned back to his bike.

Rebekah rolled her eyes, and approached her brother. "I mean, you love her, and she loves you, but you're too stupid to try to move a step forward in your relationship with her." She answered, as he swallowed, placing the card in his pack.

"I'm not stupid, Rebekah." He remarked, shaking his head. "I'm protecting her." He added, sorting his pack.

Rebekah stepped closer, and placed her hand on the leather seat of his bike. "Protecting her from what?" She asked, causing him to lift his eyes to hers. "From Mikael?" She asked, as he swallowed, and she shook her head.

"Nik, Mikael is going away for a long time, and he can't hurt us anymore, nor can he touch those we love." She added, straightening a fraction. "Finn and Elijah made sure of that." She concluded, nodding her head.

He sighed, and shook his head. "I can't take that chance, Rebekah." He stated, firmly. "Mikael has his ways of finding out things, and if he found out that I love her, he would use her against me, no matter how old she is." He stated, shaking his head.

Rebekah swallowed, and closed her eyes. "We're sixteen, Nik, and you're nineteen." She began, but he nodded his head to stop her.

"Which is why I have to leave," He interrupted, slipping on his leather jacket, and bumped up the collar.

She shook her head, and grasped her brother's hand. "At least tell her before you leave." She requested, watching him swallow, as his eyes lowered.

"I can't, Rebekah." He whispered, in a choked tone. "If I try, then…" He paused, lowering his eyes. "I may never let her go."

She smiled, letting her tears form in her eyes. "Maybe that's what you need." She returned, watching him close his eyes.

"Not right now." He returned, taking his hand from his sister's grasp. "I'll write." He added, slipping on his sunglasses, and watched her step back.

"You'll regret it, Nik, you know it as well as I do." She stated, stepping back. "You will." She added, turning on her heel, and headed towards their house.

Klaus swallowed, and lifted his eyes to the kitchen window, where his mother is watching, and he bowed his eyes. He loved his mother, and he hated to hurt her, but this was something he needed to do.

Turning his head, he glanced at the house where his heart rested. Giving a soft curse, he realized his sister was right, but he was too. He had to do something, and he knew just what he had to do. He climbed off the bike, and headed towards the other side of the street, and rang the doorbell.

As soon as the door opened, he didn't hesitate. Grabbing her blonde head, he crushed his lips on hers, and kissed her until they were struggling to capture the breathe trying to leave them.

He pulled back, and brushed his thumb over her cheek. "I love you." He whispered, giving life to her breaking heart, before he stepped back, and headed back across the street, climbed on his bike, and rode away, leaving Caroline on the doorstep of her house with her right hand over her lips, promising herself that she would wait for him.

She would.

No matter how long it took, she would wait.

Because she loved him too.

Please be kind!

Okay, I have the next four chapters already written, so I'm hoping that I will update every other day, or everyday if the mood suits me, that way I can finish this up fairly quickly, depending on the response I receive.

Thanks for reading!

Oh, by the way, if you don't like it, I'm not forcing you to read it, just please do me the courtesy of not saying you don't. Thank you!

Until Next Time...