The basic concept for this story is that I'm going to write a phone conversation between Klaus and Caroline for every episode of the season after 5x11 (unless two episodes form one day).

This is the evening of episode 12, the day after Klarosex (I'm assuming).

I don't watch The Originals but I try not to mention Klaus' life as much as possible so whether you want all that Hayley-baby stuff to take place in this universe or not is entirely up to you (in my mind none of that stuff even exists though).

Enjoy :)

Chapter 1: The Devil Inside

Their first call

They talk.

Every night, though it hardly started well.

It was the night after he'd given her the best night of her life so she frowned when she saw his name on her Caller ID.

"Hello, love."

Caroline couldn't believe it was his voice. After his promise yesterday she'd thought that she would never hear it again.

But he did promise.

"Now don't be like that, sweetheart," Klaus said, though she'd said nothing. "I promised that you would never have to look me in the eye again."

Yes, that had been the promise. But if he thought his husky accented voice with that inherent sexy smirking tone wasn't enough of a temptation to her than he was fooling himself.

"Wow, how clever, congratulations. I bet you feel really proud of yourself for figuring that one out," she bit out dryly.

She expected some snark in return but instead there was silence followed by a sigh.

"What I feel is that I miss you, Caroline."

Her heart froze for a moment but then she rubbed a finger over her brow, sighing.

She couldn't deal with this.

She'd already spent the day dealing with her actions, she couldn't deal with the man involved in them too.

Stefan had helped her feel slightly better about the situation; about the way Tyler had looked at her with all that betrayal in his eyes.

"Klaus I can't do this right now."

More silence and another sigh.

"I understand."

He sounded dejected. She hated that she somehow managed to reject him even when they weren't even in the same room together.

"I'll go."

"Klaus, wait," she said on instinct, then bit her lip hesitantly. "Are – are you ok?"

"I'm fine," he responded, sounding surprised by her question.

She frowned. "Then why did you call?"

"I…" he seemed to struggled for a few seconds then found his words. "I wondered about your day."

Caroline's frown deepened. "My day?"

"Yes, how was it?" he asked curiously.

Caroline could've laughed. He asked that so matter-of-factly, like this was a thing that they did.

Almost like they were a couple.

Caroline shook her head, clearing her mind of that idea and shifted backward to sit against her headboard. She pulled her knees in under her chin and sighed.

"That's really the only reason you called?"

"You expect ulterior motives?"

She did. Maybe he wanted to charm her into re-thinking her decision.

But she didn't know why she thought that way because it was pretty normal for them – most of the time he'd seemed to be the only person in this town who cared about her.

Your hopes, your dreams. Everything you want in life.

Caroline sighed deeply again as Klaus simply waited for her reply.

He was always waiting for her.

She took a moment to be thankful for Elena and Bonnie being out of the dorm room right now before she answered.

"This is you we're talking about. There's always an ulterior motive."

Klaus laughed. "Well, since we've already established that my calling you is a bit of a cheat, shall we jot down my ulterior motive as being simply getting to hear your voice?"

Caroline leaned her head back as she bit back a smile.

He was so damn smooth and perfect.

She could still taste him on her tongue.

"So you really just want to know how my day was?"

"It's a start," he replied cryptically.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Ok then. If you really want to know, my day has actually been pretty terrible."

She could practically see his worried frown.

"How's that, love?"

"Everyone hates me."

"Why?" he asked with even more surprise evident in his tone.

"You."

There was total silence on both ends of the line and Caroline considered just hanging up.

This call had gone from weird to beyond awkward.

"I'm not sure I understand," he admitted eventually.

Caroline pinched her eyes closed. She really didn't need to be having this conversation with him right now.

Then again, he was the only other person who could understand the intense desire and impulsiveness that had run through them yesterday.

"I told Elena about… us. And Tyler heard and then Stefan found out and it's all kind of one huge mess right now."

Klaus was silent again and she couldn't blame him. What could he say? What was there to say? He'd got what he'd wanted and moved on and now she was left with the consequences and – ok maybe she was being a bit unfair.

They'd both gotten what they'd wanted and he'd left because that's what she'd made him promise to do.

"Klaus, can I ask you something?" she finally broke the silence.

"Of course, love."

"Would you have left if I hadn't made you promise?"

She regretted it as soon as she said it. She didn't want to put him in a tough spot but at the same time she needed his answer.

She needed to know that he still intended on being her last.

Because it was a promise she clung to; it was how she'd been able to ask him to walk away and never come back.

She wasn't ready for him right now but one day she would be and when that day came she would go find him.

But she needed to know that he would want her too.

"I have a life in New Orleans now, Caroline," he responded somewhat diplomatically.

She got the feeling that he wanted to save face; wanted not to seem like some lovesick puppy she was in control of.

She pulled absently at her hair as she considered her next question.

She needed to hear him say it.

It would make the disaster that had been today worth it and tomorrow bearable.

And every day after that.

"Would you have left if I'd asked you to stay?"

She knew it was a dangerous question because the answer wouldn't help their situation, no matter what it was.

"New Orleans has nothing that could have drawn me back, sweetheart."

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