So, this was something @stassisays (@StassiBuzz on twitter) suggested would make a great Klaroline drabble and I couldn't agree more. I was going to wait until AU week but patience isn't my best virtue so here it is! Hope this is what you envisaged.
This drabble is based upon the meeting between gold medalist and American gymnast Simone Biles and her celebrity crush Zac Efron at the Rio Olympics recently. Obviously this is a Klaroline take on events, so it will be different and feisty hehe. Flashbacks in italics.
Hall of Fame
Games of the XXX1 Olympiad
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Day 11
"Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light…"
Caroline knew she'd never forget this moment as long as she lived. Standing on the podium, hand on heart, with a gold medal around her neck as she sang along to the Star Spangled Banner music.
It wasn't her first medal, it was actually her fifth. After winning both the team and individual all-round competition she went on to do what no other American female gymnast had done in a single Olympics by winning two more gold medals for both the vault and floor competition. A bronze on the beam rounded out her impressive medal haul.
The international response had been overwhelming, to say the least. None more special than all the young girls who were saying they wanted to be just like her and represent their country when they grew up. Caroline had never considered herself to be a role model but she had to admit that it felt pretty good.
"O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." She finished as the final strains of their anthem sounded out, the crowd erupting in rapturous applause, yet again. Caroline didn't think she'd ever get sick of that sound.
After waving to the audience with flowers in hand, she stepped down from the podium ready to pose for the obligatory pictures. She smiled knowingly thinking this would be another one for her extremely proud mother to put on the fridge at home.
"My face hurts from smiling," Katherine mumbled under her breath, as the camera flashes temporarily blinded Caroline. Trust her best friend, teammate and fellow silver medallist in the floor competition to complain.
Although they were technically each other's competition you wouldn't know it, each one considering any medals that they won belonged to the whole Final Five team. Katherine had done well herself in Rio, earning gold in the team event and two silvers behind her best friend.
"I think a sore face is small price to pay for all this glory, Kat," she murmured as they made their way from the auditorium, waving as they went to all the cheering spectators.
"Says America's newest golden girl," she teased, throwing her arm around Caroline and giving her shoulder an affectionate squeeze. "I'm just happy it's all over with and we can finally let loose, I'm dying for a cheeseburger, copious amounts of beer and a hot South American man in my bed."
"I don't think Jenna could stop us from binging even if she tried." Jenna Sommers was their coach that kept them on the straight and narrow but given their success in Rio, Caroline was fairly certain she'd be right alongside them celebrating tonight.
"Final Five does it again!" Bonnie Bennett grinned, racing over and enveloping them both in a bear hug. On top of the gold team effort, she'd beaten Caroline in the beam to take the silver and she couldn't have been happier for her friend.
"Bonnie, you're squashing me, I can't breath."
"But yet you can still complain," she drawled pulling back. "Aren't I allowed to squeeze my teammates on a job well done?"
"Of course you can, Bon," Caroline smiled. "Where are Lexi and Anna?" She asked referring to the remaining members of their Final Five team.
"With Jenna, she actually asked me to come and get you. Apparently she needs to talk to you."
"Someone's in trouble," Katherine teased.
"Yeah after winning four gold medals, I'm sure that's it, Kat," Bonnie shot back, rolling her eyes for extra effect. "She said something about Klaus Mikaelson."
"Are we back to this again?" She groaned in frustration. "Seriously guys this joke isn't funny anymore."
"For the last time, Care, I am not playing any jokes on you. No one is. Did you ever think that maybe he just wants to congratulate you?"
"Klaus Mikaelson is a famous actor, he's a busy guy and I'm sure he has better things to do than call little, old me. Although I have to give whomever's playing this stupid prank props for their impersonation skills, the voice likeness is eerie."
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