Above It All " SEQUEL TO ABOVE ALL ELSE "

Chapter 2

Leaning closer to him, rising to the balls of her feet to place her forehead against his, she whispered passionately, "I'm here. I'm alive. And I love you so much."

Klaus's grey hued eyes searched hers, his hand pressing infinitely harder against her chest to allow the strong beat of her heart to thud against his palm before sliding it smoothly up to her cheek. His heart fluttering as she leaned into his palm with a sigh.

"As I love you Caroline. Indescribably so."

Their eyes were tender, their lips quirking into a half grin before melding into a soft shaky kiss.

It had become an unspoken agreement between them that when he would fall into his wildest fears she would repeat those lines, each and every time. Reminding him that he had not lost her. That she was still here beside him.

The first time it had occurred was only a week after her Father had died. Klaus had awoken in a cold sweat, screaming her name after having such a horrid nightmare showing the events of that night had been drastically different. Instead of Silas, it had been Caroline who had lost her life. Leaving him cold and alone for all eternity. It had taken her far longer than he cared to admit in calming him and to reassure him that she was not the dream, that it had only been his mind playing some malicious trick. She had repeated those words, "I'm here. I'm alive. I love you.", over and over again throughout the night as they held each other close until her voice had finally broken past his fears and embedded into him like a soothing balm.

Caroline hummed against his lips, giving them one last brush before slowly pulling back with a smile and extracting herself from his arms. Puffing out a breath of air, she ran both hands through her hair, sounding much more grounded as she spoke, "Well that happened."

Klaus's lips curled into a half smirk, "So it did." Taking his cue from her, he decided not to elaborate further that this was to be expected. After all, this was the first time they had returned since her Father's demise.

"Alright!" She clapped her hands together, "Enough with the heavy. You Mister," She flipped her wrist upside down with her index finger pointing up at him as she stepped around him and away from the room she didn't think she could ever step foot in again, "need to get ready for our date."

Klaus's smirk deepened as he followed her towards their bedroom, his eyes locked on the natural seductive sway of her hips, "Ah how the tides have turned. No longer do I have to resort to underhanded means to coerce a date from you."

Her head tipped back, her golden hair shaking down her back as she laughed, before she paused to look at him, "No I suppose...Hey! Eyes up here buddy!"

Klaus widened his eyes with mock innocence, "What?"

"You know what." Caroline tried to answer in a reprimanding tone but her laughter got in the way.

"What? I am not allowed to watch your glorious behind?" He came to a stop beside her at their bedroom door. His heated breath sending shivers of delight across the skin of her neck as his hand slowly followed the curve of her backside, "It is mine to behold, is it not Love?" He chuckled throatily at her squeal as he gave her plump cheek a pinch.

Caroline slapped his chest, her voice carrying a laughter that trailed up into her lovely eyes, "Cheeky! Stop that now. We need to get ready."

"Oh yes, for this evening's festivities you have planned, yet have stayed severely mum on." He said suspiciously as they walked into their bedroom. He surveyed the room, his eyes squinting at the 20's era-like suit that laid over the bed as well as the designer dress bag that hung innocently on the bathroom door. "Are we reliving memories of our sordid past? Is there some decade dance happening in the god forsaken town I was not made aware of?"