Preference: A Choice

When Caroline had left Mystic Falls High School behind, she just had plans to attend college with Bonnie and Elena. But, when Klaus, the big bad hybrid who evidently "fancied" her offered a first class ticket to New Orleans, she didn't have the heart to turn him down. Klaus had also offered just to leave her be and let Tyler return, but Caroline wanted the adventure. So here she was, sitting in a comfy leather chair with Klaus sitting across from her, sketching.

"So, what are you sketching?" Caroline asked Klaus, breaking the silence that had lingered between for the past three hours.

"What do you think, love?" he replied, not looking up from his sketch pad.

"Let me guess, me?" Caroline said, slight annoyance in her voice.

"Why do you sound so flustered by it?" Klaus asked, hint of his infamous smirk on his face.

Caroline groaned.

Ever since the Mikaelson ball, Klaus was fond of drawing Caroline and it drove her nuts. Suddenly, her phone went off in her purse. Caroline dug around until she found it.

The bright blue screen read.

New Message from Elena

Care, where are you?

Caroline couldn't reply. She didn't want her friends to know about her and New Orleans and Klaus. To them he was a monster, a killer. He had killed Tyler's mother and Elena's aunt. But what Caroline could not figure out is why she actually sort of trusted Klaus. He made her feel safe. Like she could never be harmed or even killed. Her thoughts were awaken when the over head announcements blared:

"Well be arriving in New Orleans soon."