AN: originally this was going to be a one shot but it got really big, so now it's going to be a 3 part story. Based on Constantine the tv show. I saw the pilot and really liked it. Hope you're amused. Klaus is still a hybrid, Caroline is human but psychic, and everyone else you'll meet along the way. No beta. Thanks for reading.
"Tell me something about yourself" Caroline asked
"No" Klaus answered
"That's not fair, you know almost everything about me"
Caroline sat in the center of the painted demon trap. She didn't exactly know what all the symbols meant, but Klaus told her it was of his own design that should trap the demon and allow him to be sent to hell. Caroline was just the bait. Klaus sat against the ledge of the roof, watching her.
"Well that really wasn't by choice love. Your father was always going on about you"
"I never knew him, he was gone before I could even remember"
"He wasn't very far away, he knew he had to stay away from you, to protect you"
"Look how that turned out"
"My mother tried to kill me when I was younger"
"I mean a small fact not something major! Like you're right handed or something"
"You asked I answered, don't be mad love"
"Why did she try to kill you?"
"I am the product of an affair she had, so rather than live with her shame she tried to kill me. Repeatedly. The bitch never stops"
"She's alive?"
"Not exactly. You see, my real father was a werewolf"
"But you said you're a vampire. That's why I had to invite you into the house"
"I am, I'm also part werewolf. A hybrid of sorts. I'm the only one"
"So you're both?"
"Yes, an abomination they call me. Best of both worlds. I'm immortal, I can walk in the sun, I don't have to turn when it's a full moon"
"Then how can you do this," Caroline motioned to the demon trap, "I thought only witches could do this"
"Witches can, my mother was a witch. Her blood flows through me. But because I'm not dead like a vampire it enables me to do certain things, like create that lovely piece of art you're sitting in. It allows me to cast out demons and a few other things. But I'm not as strong a witch"
"So there's something you can't do"
The lights started flashing, and Klaus stood up. Caroline stood up and looked around.
"He's here" Klaus said
"No really?" Caroline said sarcastically
The lights exploded. The wires connected to the lights started to fly around. The live electricity was shooting through them. They moved towards Caroline.
"Bloody hell!" Klaus yelled as he knocked Caroline to the ground
The electricity shot through his body, as he caged his arms around her, avoiding touching her. Caroline looked up. The electricity shooting through his body cause him to shake violently.
"Klaus"
Klaus's body finally fell on top of hers. She could smell the flesh singed as she pushed him off.
"Klaus wake up! Wake up!" Caroline yelled
2 Days earlier
Caroline walked out of her apartment and headed to work. She was an assistant for a party planner. She would help plan parties and was never able to enjoy them. She was running errands when she ran into someone, literally. She dropped her bags and tablet and looked up. She was going to lash out and yell at whoever ran into her when she saw him. He stood there smiling at her, blue eyes, sandy blonde hair and dimples. He had dimples. He had a grey henley and leather jack that was buttery soft. Her eyes were glued to his when he spoke.
"Sorry love, didn't see you there" Klaus said
And he was British, she was done. He bent down to pick up her things and handed them back to her.
"Can I make it up to you?" Klaus asked
Caroline merely nodded, unable to speak for the first time in her life. Whoever this British guy was he was hot and he knew it.
"Can I take you out to dinner perhaps?"
Caroline nodded.
"Can I get your number then love?"
Caroline nodded. Klaus wondered what was wrong with the girl. He knew she could talk, just that she wasn't. And he hadn't compelled her.
"Alright, here's my card, with my number on it" Klaus handed her his card
Caroline took the card from him, her fingers grazed against his skin and she saw his eyes change color from blue to a golden hue. She pulled her hand away quickly. She looked at the card. Klaus Mikealson, Exorcist, Paranormal Investigator.
"Exorcist? Really?" Caroline asked
"I've been meaning to change that. I'm more of an actor" Klaus said
Caroline shook her head and took out her card. She handed it to Klaus.
"Call me" Caroline smiled before walking off
Caroline rushed back to the office. There was a new assistant they hired on named April. She followed Caroline around. By the end of the day Caroline was annoyed with April but glad that she was heading home.
"Sorry if I was annoying you Caroline" April said
"It's ok, it's your first day"
"Yeah"
The two walked to the parking lot. Caroline gave April a ride back to her apartment. It turned out they both lived in the same apartment building. Caroline was surprised as she didn't know of any new openings in her building. She walked into her apartment and kicked off her shoes. She looked at Klaus's card and tossed it on the table.
The sound of sirens and policemen running up the stairs woke Caroline up. She wondered what the noise was about. She got up and put a bathrobe around herself as she walked out of her apartment. She looked around and saw them carrying a body down the stairs. The sheet covering the body flew off. It was April.
"Oh my god!" Caroline covered her mouth
"Miss please return to your apartment" the policeman said
"But I know her, I work with her" Caroline said
"Please go back inside"
Caroline turned back to her door and saw a strange carving on it. It was a symbol she didn't know or understand. She went back inside and locked her door.
The next day Caroline was at a large mansion, working on the large party that would happen later that night. She was ordering the staff where to put things, when she felt him. It was strange as she never had this feeling before. She turned around and there was Klaus. She ordered the staff to hang the lights in a manner which they would trickle down and walked towards him.
"You never called, I'm hurt" Klaus said
"You could have called me"
"I didn't want to seem too eager"
"So you stalked me?"
"There's a fine line between stalking and watching over love"
"Why are you watching over me?"
"I just need to talk to you for just a minute"
"Fine, make it quick, this party isn't going to plan itself"
Klaus led her away from the mansion towards the grassy area.
"What I'm about to say to you will sound weird" Klaus said
"You know what's weird? My co worker got murdered last night, and then there's this creepy carving of a weird symbol on my door too. Look Mr Paranormal Investigator, I don't know what you're deal is, but you're creeping me out"
"I knew your father"
"My father's dead, he has been since I was born"
"He was alive, he watched over you. He died last year"
"You're lying"
Klaus took out a small velvet pouch and placed it in her hands.
"This was his, he wanted you to have it" Klaus said
Caroline looked up at him, his eyes turned yellow again, and dark veins started to appear under his eyes. Caroline pulled away, clutching the pouch in her hands.
"Look, I promise your father I'd make sure you'd get this. You're the only one who should have it"
There was a loud crash and screams. They both turned and saw an SUV drive into the backyard of the mansion, plowing through people before crashing into the water fountain in the back. Caroline ran to see if anyone was hurt. She saw the path of the SUV and realized it was all the places she had been when ordering the staff around.
"I was suppose to be here. That could have been me" Caroline said
"Someone's after you" Klaus said
"Why me?"
Klaus looked at the driver's side and opened the door. April's broken body fell out. She was still twitching and moving but her eyes were white.
"Oh my god! April!" Caroline yelled
"No! Don't touch her! She's not her anymore!" Klaus said he held her back
"But she's alive, she needs help"
"Your friend is dead, there's just a demon using her body"
"What?"
Klaus reached into his jacket and took out a small flask. He splashed the liquid onto his hands. He put the flask back in his jacket and took out a lighter. He gave it to Caroline.
"Give me a light" Klaus said
"Now is not the time to be smoking"
"Just give me a light sweetheart"
Caroline lit the lighter. Klaus placed his hand over it and his hand caught on fire. Caroline gasped. Klaus began chanting something in latin and April began screaming. He placed his fiery hand on her forehead and dark smoke came out of her body. It swirled around as Klaus continued chanting. And then the earth opened up and swallowed the dark smoke. Klaus shook his hand to put the fire out.
"What the hell was that?" Caroline asked
"Getting rid of a demon"
"Your hand!" Caroline grabbed his hand and saw it was slowly starting to heal itself
"What are you?"
"It's complicated. But we should leave now"
"I need to talk to my mom"
"I knew that you would. Let's go"
"Mom?! Mom?!" Caroline yelled as she entered the house
Caroline had driven back to Mystic Falls to find her mother. Her mother the town Sheriff was in the kitchen.
"Caroline what are you doing here?" Liz asked
"Mom! I need to talk to you about dad"
"Your father's dead"
"You keep saying that, but someone told me that he died last year"
"Your father's gone!"
"But I spoke to someone, he told me that dad was alive, until last year, and he wanted me to have this"
Caroline took out the pouch and took out the necklace inside.
"You're father is gone! Why can't you leave it alone!?"
"I need to know! Someone almost killed me today because of it!"
"Who!?"
"I don't know, but I need you to tell me everything!"
"I didn't want to tell you like this, but your father turns out, was gay. We had you and he realized he was gay and he left. You'd think he'd write once in a while but no, he never did. He went off and never looked back"
"Really?"
"Yes, I was too embarrassed to tell anyone"
Caroline held the pendant in her hands. She looked and saw her grandma standing in the kitchen next to Liz.
"Grandma?" Caroline asked
Grandma stood there fixing Liz's hair and looked over at Caroline. Her eyes were black, her skin was a grey white color and she could see the decay in her skin. She started to fall apart in front of her. Caroline backed away and ran out of the house.
"Caroline!" Liz yelled
Caroline ran out of the house and saw Klaus standing next to his car. She ran towards him.
"What is happening to me!?" Caroline asked
"See you're using the pendant" Klaus said
Caroline looked around and saw her town of Mystic Falls start to fade to grey. She saw swirls of clouds and dark smoke surrounding her. She saw pale people with grey skin walking around, their eyes were black and they looked at her.
"What's happening!?" Caroline panicked
Klaus grabbed onto her hands, forcing her to hold onto the pendant.
"Who are all these people? Why are they looking at me like that?!"
"So you can see them?"
"What's happening!?"
"Tell me what you see"
"People, people with black eyes, staring at me. Why are they staring at me?"
"You're a beautiful girl Caroline"
Caroline looked behind Klaus and saw a car swerving down the road. She could tell that they driver had lost control and they were headed right towards her.
"There's a car, it's coming right at us. We have to move, we have to move!"
"Is there?"
"Let me go! Let go of me! We have to move! The car's going to hit us!"
"Really? You don't say"
"Let me go!"
The car came straight at them. Klaus was merely smirking as the car was about to hit both of them. Her eyes went wide as the car finally reached them, and then dissipated as black smoke around them. Her heart was pounding through her chest as Klaus finally let go of her hands.
"What the hell was that?!" Caroline asked clutching her chest
"That is your father's gift to you"
"The pendant?"
"No, you have his gift, the ability to see what others cannot. The pendant merely focuses your power"
"Caroline!" Liz yelled from inside the house
Klaus heard Liz running towards the door, taking her gun out. She had heard Caroline screaming. Klaus grabbed Caroline by the waist and pulled her closer.
"What are you-"
Klaus cut her off before she could finish. His lips were on hers, kissing her, when Liz walked out. She saw Caroline kissing Klaus and put her gun away.
"Caroline! Caroline! Stop that right now! The neighbors are watching!" Liz yelled
Caroline followed Klaus as they walked off the road into the woods.
"Are you going to kill me?" Caroline asked
"No love, why would I do that? Especially after that kiss" Klaus said
"Why did you do that? My mom was there!"
"Well your mother was about to come out with her gun ready to shoot. She heard you screaming and became concerned. Rather her think it was a lover's quarrel than something else"
"What am I?"
"All will be answered once we get inside"
"Inside where?"
They stopped at a small cottage. It looked worn and beaten down.
"What the hell is this?" Caroline asked
"This was your father's house" Klaus said
"He lived in this dump?"
"You have to change your perspective love"
Klaus handed her the keys.
"Whatever was his is now yours. It's your house now"
"I don't want it"
"Just open the door"
Caroline put the key in and opened the door. She walked in and looked around. It was empty, dark and damp inside. She turned around and saw Klaus standing by the door.
"What are you doing?" Caroline asked
"You have to invite me in"
"Why?"
"It's complicated"
"Is that why your eyes turn yellow sometimes?"
"It's complicated love, invite me in"
"What are you?"
"The person that's been trying to keep you alive this whole time while you refuse to listen to anything I say"
"You can't come in can you? Like some magical barrier"
"Love, stop wasting time"
"So if I don't, you're stuck out there aren't you?"
"Caroline"
"Come in"
Klaus walked in and closed the door. He walked further into the cottage. Caroline followed him in. She saw a large door in the middle of the room. It was strange as it was just a door not in a wall, just standing by itself. She walked closer to it.
"Do you see it?" Klaus asked
"I don't-"
"Do you see the door?"
"Yes"
"Open it"
Caroline put her hand on the doorknob and turned it. The door opened and she saw stairs leading down. She walked through the door and Klaus followed her. The door shut behind her and she stopped when she was in the dark.
"Klaus?" Caroline called out
She pressed her hands against the wall, trying to feel her way in the darkness.
"I've got you" Klaus said picking her up
He flashed down the stairs into the main room. He put Caroline down.
"How did you do that?!" Caroline asked
"Would you like a drink? A conversation like this requires a drink"
Klaus walked over and opened up the cabinet and took out a bottle of liquor. He set down 2 glasses and poured the amber liquid into them.
"Your father did have good taste" Klaus said
"My mom said my father was gay and left us, that he never looked back"
"That's only half right love" Klaus handed her the glass, "He was in fact gay, and he did leave, but he always watched over you"
"So what was he?"
"There's no real definition on what exactly he was. He had a gift, a gift that he passed onto you it seems. He was psychic, in a sense, he could see things others couldn't. He could see the true nature of people. He could see onto different planes of existence. When you saw the ghosts in your town, that was just the supernatural energy. That car crash left some residual energy"
"Car crash?"
"Years ago, the Gilberts I believe lost control of their car and sped down the street, killing everyone in their path and themselves"
"I don't remember that"
"You were too young, but your father saw it. He could still see them, walking around, trapped. It drove him mad that he could see these things and no one else could. And what's worse was that he knew people were coming for him"
"What people?"
"To have that kind of power, to see all these different planes of existence, to see people for what they really are, that kind of power is something very bad people want. Or even worse would try to kill him for it. So he left to protect you"
"He left because he was gay"
"That too, but he didn't leave because he didn't love you, because he did"
"So dad loved me, now what? What the hell are you?"
"You don't see it?"
"Not right now. Your eyes turn yellow, and sometimes these black vein things appear under your eyes, it's kinda creepy. Are you a ghost?"
"Do I feel like a ghost?"
"No, you're something else"
"I'm a vampire love, an original, from me vampires are descended"
"You're like Dracula?"
"Bram over glorified the story and was high when he wrote it. No I am part of the Original family. My mother cursed us, made us into vampires. She condemned us to this hell on earth"
"So you can never die?"
"I can, in a way, it takes a special stake to kill me, as it was used to kill my brother"
"You have a brother?"
"Yes, I have 4, well 2 now"
"And from your family, all vampires are descended from?"
"Yes"
"How did you meet my father?"
"I just told you I'm a vampire. A vampire that drinks blood, human blood, and you're not afraid?"
"You said you promised my father to watch over me"
"I promised your father to give you the pendant and the house"
"You wouldn't hurt me, you spent too much time protecting me"
"Well that part is now over. You're here in your father's safe house. He built it himself, it's spelled with talismans and dark objects. You own it so no vampires can enter without an invitation. It's heavily protected, and you will be safe."
"Great. Now what do I do with this thing?"
Caroline took out the pendant and waved it around.
"Your father found many uses for that. He got into far too much trouble with it"
"How?"
"He would go looking for it"
"Show me"
Klaus walked over to the table and took out a map. He laid it flat on the table and motioned for Caroline to come over. She walked over.
"Hold the pendant over the map. Concentrate" Klaus said
Caroline held the necklace in her hand. She let it hang down. She emptied her mind and felt something cutting into her fingers.
"Ouch!"
"No, don't let go, let the blood fall"
The blood dripped down the chain and onto the map. It pooled together and started to move on the map. It swirled around before stopping.
"Where did it stop?" Klaus asked
"Milano street?"
"So something is going to happen there"
"What?"
"Not sure, something that involves the supernatural. Moving on"
"Wait, you can't just tell me that, and then say moving on"
"I showed you how to scry"
"But what else can this thing do? Why does it have to use blood? And can you do it too?"
"That pendant can do a lot of things, it uses blood because it requires a sacrifice of some sorts, and no I can't do that too. I can't use magical items"
"What can you do? Besides drink blood?"
Klaus flashed over to her before she finished blinking.
"Lots of things" Klaus said as he lifted the couch she was sitting on up into the air
Caroline looked down and saw Klaus was holding up the couch with one arm.
"Show off" Caroline said
Caroline's bare feet padded along the floors as she walked into the main room. She was thirsty and looking for something to drink. She saw Klaus sitting at a desk surrounded by many books. He was flipping through the pages searching for the creature that was hunting Caroline. He stopped when he found it. He heard Caroline's heart beating as she walked into the room.
"Do you need me to tuck you in love?" Klaus asked
"I'm fine"
"I found the demon that's targeting you. His name is Asteroth, an electrical demon of sorts. Should be a simple trap and cast out"
"Well why does he want to kill me?"
"Let's not focus on the why and the how we're going to get rid of him shall we?"
"Easy for you to say Mr I'm indestructible"
"Says the girl who can see dead people"
"They're kinda creepy looking. I really don't want to see them. Do you think I can see my dad?"
"No"
"So he's not a ghost?"
"No, he's somewhere else, and you don't want to summon him, that's a bad idea"
"Why?"
"Because they never appear how you remember them. You're better off with their memory than seeing them again"
"You tried didn't you?"
"It came with grave consequences"
"Is that your serious british voice now? Grave consequences. I just want to see my dad, see what he looked like"
Klaus sighed and got up, he went over to the coffee table and lifted the lid up. Inside was a picture of Bill Forbes with his boyfriend Steven. Klaus handed the picture frame over to Caroline.
"This is your father when he was happy. This was his partner. They were happy for a while" Klaus said
"A while?"
"Until a demon found them and killed Steven. Your father knew he could never have a normal life and cut off all human contact"
Caroline's fingers ran over the picture of her father.
"So this is my dad. I always wondered what he looked like"
"You should get some sleep, we have a big day ahead" Klaus said
"Wake up! Wake up Klaus! You're suppose to be indestructible! Wake up!" Caroline yelled while hitting him on the chest
"You are the Forbes daughter" Asteroth said walking towards her
Caroline looked back and saw the man walking into the demon trap. She slipped her arms under Klaus's shoulders and dragged him out of the circle.
"Klaus you better wake up, now is not the time for a nap!" Caroline yelled
"You're very pretty, pity that you have to die, but say hi to daddy for me" Asteroth said
"Klaus! Klaus!" Caroline yelled as she grabbed his face
The second her fingers touched his skin she entered his mind. She saw so many images and heard voices. She looked around and saw herself standing in a forest at night. The moon was full and overhead illuminating the forest. She saw Klaus with much longer hair, dressed strangely. She saw a smaller boy next to him. They were both hiding behind some rocks watching some men. Caroline walked closer and realized she was in a memory of his. The men started yelling as they fell to the ground. Their bones started to break and they started to turn. It was only a matter of minutes for some and they turned into wolves. Caroline gasped at the sight. The wolves began circling around and lifted their heads when the realized they were not alone. They charged towards Klaus and the boy. The wolves had knocked them both to the ground. Klaus yelled and tried to get it off him. The wolf on top of him merely stopped and looked at other wolf tore into the small boy's neck.
"NO!" Klaus yelled
The other wolves looked at him and stopped. Klaus ran over to the small boy and held him in his arms.
"Henrick, don't leave, come back please"
"Klaus" Caroline said
Klaus lifted his head up and saw Caroline standing there.
"What are you doing in here?" Klaus asked
"Wake up! Wake up Klaus!" Caroline yelled
"But Henrick"
Caroline screamed. Klaus covered his ears at the sound. Henrick and the wolves all disappeared. Klaus awoke abruptly with a start. His face was still in Caroline's hands. Asteroth was walking towards them still. He reached the end of the circle and realized he was trapped.
"You think this can hold me?" Asteroth yelled
Klaus shook his head and got up. Caroline stood next to him wondering what was going to happen next. Klaus began chanting something in Latin. Asteroth started to laugh.
"It won't work. You can't do it. Your intentions are less than true" Asteroth said
"We'll see about that" Klaus said taking his lighter out of his jacket
Klaus lit the lighter and dropped it onto the demon trap. The trap went up in flames as he stepped back. The flames grew higher and higher.
A few blocks over in a van, Josh looked up and saw the fire. He opened up his laptop and typed in a few things. He hit the enter key and watched as the lines of code scrolled by him.
"Federal prison does not look good on me" Josh said
The lights from the city started going out. And soon the city was engulfed in darkness. Asteroth looked around.
"What did you do?" Asteroth asked
"Setting my intentions" Klaus smirked
"You don't think that doing this, any of this will change your outcome? You've still got a one way ticket to hell no matter how many demons you send back or people you try to help. You're still going to the same place I am"
"Save me a seat then"
"Everyone is just waiting for you"
Klaus started chanting in Latin, the flames grew higher and hotter. Caroline stepped behind Klaus. Asteroth yelled out and a small boy appeared.
"Klaus? Is that you?" Henrick yelled
Klaus stopped his chanting and saw Henrick standing there, being held by Asteroth.
"I'm scared Klaus!" Henrick yelled
"You're not him, he died human, his soul is gone" Klaus said
"Can you be so sure?" Asteroth asked
Caroline held onto the pendant in her hands and looked at Henrick. It wasn't Henrick, it was a demon like Asteroth.
"It's not Henrick, it's just a demon" Caroline said
"You think you can play games? See you in hell first!" Klaus yelled
Klaus continued chanting in Latin. The flames finally engulfed Asteroth and the other demon. It swallowed them both and then the flames went out. Klaus turned and saw Caroline standing there, clutching the pedant in her hands.
"Is it over?" Caroline asked
"For now" Klaus said
Caroline ran into his arms and hugged him. Klaus placed his arms around her, gently brushing her hair.
"It's alright, you're safe" Klaus said
Caroline was relieved it was over. The demon that was trying to kill her was gone. And for a moment she felt safe. She looked over Klaus's shoulder and saw a boy standing there. The same boy from his memory. It was Henrick. The boy looked sad and watched the two of them. Caroline put the pendant in her pocket and Henrick disappeared.
"I'll take you home" Klaus said
Whew! I hope you do watch Constantine in the fall when it premieres. Leave me a review. Yes there is another chapt coming up.
