So, I've had this idea about a whole EuroTrip story in my head for days now and I have to admit that I wasn't so sure about writing it but after a lot of thinking, I've decided to give it a try. It seems to me that this idea is perfect for Klaroline - Klaus as a son of an English lord and Caroline as a young American traveling through the Europe - and obviously, they fall in love with each other.
Unfortunately, I don't own a anything except the idea.
"I can't believe we are actually doing this. I can't believe we are actually going to Europe" - Caroline Forbes said as she started jumping on her friend Elena's bed.
Caroline has never been pretty much anywhere her whole life and her first big trip is to Europe – not to New York or Las Vegas or Los Angeles or even Washington D.C. but to Europe as in England, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria and even perhaps Russia. She was thrilled and so happy – after months of preparations and planning, finally the day has come. Caroline will spend next three months before college traveling through Europe with her best friends, Bonnie Bennett, Elena Gilbert and Stefan Salvatore. She couldn't be happier – she absolutely adored those three people and she considered them as her best friends forever. She loved how Bonnie was always so protective when it came to her friends and how Elena would do absolutely anything for her friends and when it came to Stefan, Elena's long-time boyfriend, she considered him as her best male friend ever. She loved those people with all her heart and she could never imagine her life without them so she was really happy they that will travel together and make unforgettable memories.
Elena was laughing at the sight of Caroline jumping all over her bed. Caroline Forbes, one of her best friends since kindergarten, was always a girl full of happiness and joy and she was one of those people who were capable of finding joy in the smallest things.
"I know! I can't believe we managed to do this. Tomorrow at 11:00 am will be in London!" - Elena said while she joined Caroline and now they both were jumping on the bed. They looked at each other and said in the same time: "London calling!"
Caroline has never been in a plane before and she looked at everything with a special interest. She especially observed flight attendants as they were doing their job. Her ex-boyfriend, Tyler Lockwood whom she had been dating for almost a year and half, told her they were just like waitresses and the only difference was that they were doing their job up in the air. But she always imagined their life as something glamorous and fabulous – they probably travelled all around the world and they visited every possible town and place in the world while being paid for it. Was there any better job than that of a flight attendant?
Caroline sat next to the window and Bonnie was next to her right side while Stefan and Elena were sitting in front of them. Bonnie was reading a book about Rome while Stefan and Elena were quietly talking about his brother Damon who has been studying at Oxford University. Damon, with whom Caroline had a little fling two years ago when she was sixteen, was studying Literature and History in Oxford for two years already. When he decided to continue his education abroad, nobody was surprised because Damon always wanted to travel and spend some time in Europe. Damon, who was an incredible handsome young man, imagined Europe as a perfect place and Stefan, who had already visited Damon in England, agreed with him but he would go to Harvard with Elena because they were simply Stefan and Elena. Caroline heard how Stefan told Elena that they will stay at Damon's friend Klaus's home while they were in England and France. Apparently, Damon's best friend from Oxford was pretty loaded.
"Care, see this" - Bonnie showed Caroline a photo of Rome's tombs.
"Bonnie! Eww! That's disgusting! How can you even look at that?" - Caroline asked and Bonnie rolled her eyes.
"Come on, Care – we have to see everything not just Armani and Versace"- Caroline laughed at Bonnie's statement. She simply loved Bonnie Bennett, her other best friend. She couldn't imagine her life without her so she was more than thrilled when she had found out that they both were accepted to the Brown University.
"Well, don't forget Prada, Bonnie" - Caroline said and with that both girls started laughing.
"Look, there he is" - Elena said while they were trying to find an exit from their gate. Caroline looked up and saw Damon Salvatore in all his glory smiling slightly and waiting for them with patience. He looked better than ever and as she observed, every woman and some men, were checking him out.
"I'm so jealous of you for being with him" - Bonnie whispered to Caroline's right ear and Caroline just shrugged.
"Lucky me"- Caroline said while watching Elena and Stefan hugging Damon.
To be honest, Caroline had a crush on Damon ever since she has been five years old but as he was three years older, he always thought of her as a kid. And then, when she was sixteen years old, things started changing and they spend all summer before his departure to Oxford together. They had great time and Damon even called it "Summer of 69" but that was it – one summer and then he was gone and she fell in love with her classmate Tyler Lockwood whom she dated for almost a year and half. Now they were broken up because he decided they should meet new people at college and as they aren't going to the same college, what's the point of being together. Truth to be told, even though he broke up with her, she wasn't sad or anything – she knew that her relationship with Tyler was a no long-term one. She smiled at Damon who was looking at her and was approaching to her to hug her. Was she hoping to get back together with him this summer? Perhaps but she also hoped to meet European guys – to have a hot night with a beautiful guy from Spain on some sand beach under the stars, she imagined herself riding on the vespa holding for some cute guy from Italy, she imagined eating croissants in Paris with some French guy and then perhaps even being smitten by some young charming English man.
"Care, they you are! Long time no see" - Damon said and hugged her while looking over her shoulder.
"Bonnie Bennett! Look at you" - he smiled and went to hug Bonnie. Good old Damon, always a tease.
She was surprised how Stefan and Damon were so different – Stefan has been faithful to Elena for more than three years now and they were still madly in love as it was their first day together and Damon... well Damon was Damon. He changed girls faster then some people their underwear.
"Come on, people – let's take you to the magical town of London" - Damon yelled while all the people on Heathrow were looking at them. Caroline couldn't help herself but to smile – this town has to be magical - this whole summer simply has to be magical.
"So, where is your friend's home? What's his name again, Damon?" - Elena asked Damon while they were driving next to the Tate Museum.
"It's Klaus, Elena. His home is in Chelsea, just across the river."
"Isn't Chelsea like one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in London" - Bonnie asked and Damon nodded.
"I see that someone has done their homework" - he smiled at Bonnie and she smiled back. "Well, it is but not just in London, try the whole world. But don't be scared by that. Klaus is a really cool guy – you will love him."
"He is your roommate, right?" Caroline asked.
"Yes, ever since the first year in Oxford. He actually has a brother and a sister who are twins and they are eighteen just like you. And he also has two older brothers. I think you will meet them all sooner or later this summer. But all in all, his whole family is really okay so you shouldn't be nervous or anything. They are cool" - Damon said and Stefan nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I've met Klaus and he's great" Stefan said. "He is a fun guy and probably Damon's lost twin brother because they totally the same" - Stefan said and Damon laughed.
"True that, brother."
Caroline stood along with the others in front of the big white house – a palace - in the Chelsea carefully observing the buildings around her and the whole area. They were standing in the "smaller" garden in front of the Mikaelson's home. "Smaller" because Damon told them that behind the house is an even larger garden.
"Damon, is he a royalty or something? This house is bigger than the White House!" - Elena said while Damon and Stefan who already was here just laughed at her.
"Well, his father actually is a Lord if that answers your question" Damon said and the girls just looked at each other.
"WHAT?" - they said in the same time.
"You mean we are staying in the home of a true lord?" - Bonnie asked while barely standing on her feet.
"Like a true royalty? Is he also a family with the Queen?" Caroline asked with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"Yes, he is a cousin of the Queen and besides, his father is like 33rd on the list to the throne" - Damon simply said and knocked on the door.
Caroline couldn't help herself but to open her mouth as wide as she could. She'll spent next few days in a house whose owner is a Queen's cousin. She must have been dreaming because that kind of things just don't happen to her like never. This trip would really be an adventure.
The doors opened and an elder man with a grey hair and in the suit appeared behind them.
"Hello, Mr. Salvatore, we are expecting you," - he said while motioning to enter inside.
"My name is Harry, I'm a butler of the Lord Mikaelson's family, and at your service. Come on in, a young master is expecting you. Please, leave your bags in the lobby and we'll take care of them. Now, follow me."
Caroline was freaked out – not only that she was staying in a palace owned by an actual Lord, she also met a butler. A butler - they had a freakin' butler! She looked at Bonnie who as she could tell was also freakin' out.
The house was really big – it was really a palace and it was decorated so much taste that Caroline was simply mesmerized by the whole beauty around her. The large hall was filled with flowers and the paintings on the walls were astonishing. Caroline carefully looked at one painting and she saw it was signed by Van Gogh. She almost fainted - they had a painting by Van Gogh. Sure, she knew rich people - the Salvatore brothers were probably the richest in the Mystic Falls but that was not compared to the Mikaelson family. Honestly, she has always been a little bit scared of rich people because they were different with having all that money and she wasn't a big fan of rich people because mostly they're so uptight and that was something she always hated. She was truly hoping that Damon's roomate was different.
"Master Niklaus, your guests are here" - Harry the butler had said while entering the room behind the big white doors.
Caroline slowly entered in the big room full of light and books. The walls were painted in white and they were either covered by books or by paintings and in the middle of the room, beside the many other shelves with books, were red leather couches that looked really comfortable and a big coffee table. Everywhere she looked, she could see only books. She was astonished – these people had their own library that had more books than her whole high school.
"Thank you, Harry. Please, some tea and biscuits would be lovely" - a young tall man with a curly, light brown hair said to Harry. Caroline observed him better. He was really handsome and he had an appeal of a true English lord – he looked just as she imagined. He was tall, he looked charming and he seemed like a really genuine person.
"Certainly, Master," - Harry the butler had said and closed the door. A young man smiled and approached Damon. He looked like was really happy to see Damon. His smile was beautiful and it made him look even more beautiful and handsome if that was possible. Caroline was sure that he and Damon were probably the biggest heartbreakers in the whole Oxford.
"Damon, my man – finally you are here. I was bored as hell. I was even thinking of calling Patrick for a pint or two and you know what an idiot he is" - he smiled and hugged Damon.
"But a really funny idiot when he gets wasted, Klaus. By the way, Elle sent you a message."
"Oh, did she? Well, that can wait" he winked at Damon who started laughing. In that moment Harry returned with biscuits and tea.
"Thank you, Harry" - he politely smiled at the old butler. "Stefan, you are here – nice to see you again, mate."
"You too, Klaus" - Stefan hugged Niklaus.
"And the ladies are…?" - Klaus asked while carefully observing Elena, Bonnie and Caroline who were politely smiling while standing next to Stefan. "Damon, your manners are getting worse by every second."
"Oh, right. This lovely lady is Elena Gilbert, a forbidden zone since she has been dating Stefan for a really long time now. Next to her is our amazing young lady, Bonnie Bennett. And the third one is the beautiful Caroline Forbes. And my ladies, I present you my roommate and, by the way, a complete idiot" - Niklaus and Stefan started laughing, "Niklaus Mikaelson" - Damon said and Niklaus smiled.
"Please, call me Klaus or Nik – Niklaus is my great grandfather's name and it's too hideous for my taste" - Klaus smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Klaus" - Elena said and both Bonnie and Caroline nodded.
"You have a really nice home" - Bonnie said.
"Thank you, Bonnie. Please feel like it's your own home. My parents are currently in Greece while my sister and brothers should probably come home these days or not" - he laughed, "so you shouldn't worry that you will disturb someone" - he said and smiled.
"Please excuse me while go; I have to make a little call. And as I've said, feel as it's your own home, sit and enjoy your tea and biscuits. And Harry will be here with you if you need anything and please, feel free to ask him whatever you want and need."
"Calling Elle already?" - Damon shouted and Klaus just winked at him. And with that he was gone.
Bonnie and Caroline shared their room on the first floor of the Mikaelson's home or White Palace as Caroline decided to call it. Bonnie was sitting on her bed while Caroline was looking through the window at the beautiful garden of Mikaelson's. It was full of trees and different flowers and it was so beautifully illuminated that Caroline felt like it belonged to some fairytale. She couldn't help herself but to fall in love with the garden. It looked so magical.
"Caroline, how did you like him?" - Bonnie asked.
"Who? Klaus?" Bonnie nodded. "I don't know – he seems really nice and he is cute, I guess. Why, what do you think?" - Caroline sat next to Bonnie.
"Well, I think that He has a pose of a true English lord, you know. He reminds me of Hugh Grant and prince Harry – he is a cute but he also has that "I'm a bad guy" vibe around him" - Bonnie said. Caroline started laughing and Bonnie joined her. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in" - Caroline shouted and girls immediately stopped laughing. Elena came inside.
"Are you two ready for the dinner" - she asked.
"All ready to go. Where are we going by the way?" - Bonnie asked.
"To Fifteen. It's a restaurant owned by a famous English chef Jamie Oliver and Damon told Stefan that you have to make a reservation like a month before an actual dinner but Klaus made a phone call like two hours ago and he made a reservation. Can you believe it?" - Elena said and Bonnie and Caroline shook their heads in disbelief.
"Klaus almighty, I guess" - Caroline said and with that girls started laughing as loudest as they could.
"But seriously, guys, I think that this trip would be simply unforgettable" - Caroline said and hugged her two best friends not even knowing how close to the truth she was.
So, what do you think? Do you like it? Do you think it has a potential? Please, tell me everything you think and please, be honest.
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