𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙳

Klaus found himself watching her. It was random but he noticed his eyes would follow her every move. It was odd for him but lied to himself about it, he kept saying it was to make sure she was okay. He would take her out to dinners and dates. She could've sworn Klaus liked Caroline but ever since the grill all his attention was on her. Mid summer, July, was when the Mikaelson family reunited all together, except for Esther.

The ball was something she was excited for. She had never been to one so this was her time. Adara loved the color red. It was her favorite. Elijah Mikaelson was the one who picked it. She had told him she had no dress and he told her he would take care of it. She was glad she let him do that. A few days before her and Klaus had been talking about the future. What it held for the two. Klaus had an army of hybrids. A big army at that. He was at peace with Elena and her friends. Adara was sure Klaus was gonna ask her to be his girlfriend, she was sure and positive.

But, the question never came. He didn't even ask her to go to ball with him. She thought maybe he wanted to go by himself. It didn't matter, she went with Stefan and Damon anyway. Klaus was waiting for her to walk in. He anticipated it. Then, he saw her, Adara. She looked beautiful and radiant with her red dress. Elijah and Rebekah admired the dress the second eldest original picked. He had taste.

She smiled, Stefan could swear her smile would lit her an entire room. Damon loved how wild she was. She was a like him, crazy, wild and free. But, him and Stefan knew that now matter what, she didn't see them as more than friends. Klaus Mikaelson was holding her heart at the moment. The two of them warn her. 'He'll break your heart' Damon warned but she smiled. Thinking it was just the rivalry talking.

The dance began. She started with Damon and landed in Klaus' arms. "You look beautiful, love" he said with his charming smile. She smiled in returned. "You look handsome, obviously" she smirked, taking in the compliment. "You're a good dancer" he stated. "Well, my mom love those little pageant competitions" she replied. "I won every year" she added proudly. Adara smiled, it was the first time since her parents death that she could talk about her mom or sister without breaking down.

She landed in the arms of Kol. "Three men right at your feet eh?" he asked and she rolled her eyes. "Keep your mouth shut" she told him and he smirked. Klaus watched her dance with Kol. She as beautiful, kind, compassionate but also crazy, impulsive, aggressive and mean. She could be a bitch when she wanted to. The danced ended and Klaus stole Adara from Rebekah. He led her to the garden. "Why are we here?" Adara asked. "I need to ask you something" she gave him a look that said continue. The hybrid took a deep breath.

"You confuse me" he began. "You drive me mad. It's like, I want to see you everyday, every second. Every moment if possible" she nodded, trying to get him to continue. "It baffles me how you do that. How being with you makes me want to be better or worse just to match your energy" she smirked. "I want to be able to call you mine. I want the be able to kiss you and hug you whenever I please I want you to be mine and for me to be yours" Adara was at loss of words. "You want to mine?" she asked and he nodded.

She walked over to him, inches away. She kissed him, slowly. "Yes" she whispered. "I'll be yours" she added as she sealed her answer with another kiss.

Almost two months passed and everything was going good in Adara's life. Perfect even. Until it wasn't. There was a lie that she told herself all summer. That Klaus loved her when she knew he didn't.

Caroline Forbes was the woman Klaus Mikaelson actually loved. She was kind, beautiful, compassionate and hopeful, something she wasn't, not fully. Adara didn't think she was kind or loving. Her love was one sided, she loved him but he didn't love her, not like she wanted him to. She tried to lie to herself about it. She wanted it to be a lie. For sometime she told herself it was her imagination, her insecurities speaking, getting the best of her.

Summer was coming to an end. She would be returning to Forks very soon. Elena and her had a conversation about their happiness. "I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for even one moment that the world's just going to come crashing down" she told her cousin. Elena gave her a hug. "Me too. But, we can't be afraid our whole lives, can we?" she asked and she nodded in agreement. "I think us doppelgängers are curse to never be happy" Adara told Elena. "He loves her, Elena" Elena stayed quiet but she knew who her was. Caroline Forbes. One of her best friends.

Adara took a deep breath. "I think... I feel like I could've stopped this from happening if..." she began. "If I didn't let myself start thinking about us becoming something more" Elena nodded. She understood her. "You'll find love again, Ada. Just give it time" Elena said to her and she smile. "Everything is temporary, Elena. Love is merely one of those things" she said as she walked away. Adara kept walking, she knew Elena wouldn't follow her. She needed space and doppelgänger was giving her that.

Katherine came across her. She could see it in her eyes. Pain and heartbreak. "I know you're out there" she said to Katherine who came out of the woods. "Why are you sad?" the Petrova doppelgänger asked. "'Now I know how you felt when Stefan fell in love with Elena and out of love with you" she replied. Katherine's playful eyes disappeared and some comforting ones to their place. "He loves Caroline. He always has. Our love was one sided. I was the only one in love" and that, that broke her after she had just fixed her heart.

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