She was not going to think about last night. Nor was she going to think about waking up in the Gilbert house. Klaus had saved her. That changed nothing. He was the one that had put her in danger in the first place. And now, she was helping her friends in the safety of the kitchen, even with Klaus watching her from the living room that imprisoned him.

"Tell me you're not serious," Caroline said, speaking to Elena, who was calling from the island. She didn't understand how in the world this could have happened. Seriously, how do you just lose people on an island in the middle of nowhere? They were Vampires.

She looked up towards Klaus while listening to Elena talk, and saw him looking at her, his cool facade back in place.

"I wish I weren't. When we got back from looking for Jeremy, Shane and Bonnie were both gone too. Shane needs Bonnie to cast the spell on Jeremy's tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses."

If she hadn't been a vampire, then she knew her head would be pounding with a headache. Even still, she felt a little weak still from the day before. She hadn't told Elena what had happened, nor would she. Elena didn't need to know, and it was already taken care of. They were busy enough on the island with their own drama.

"Well, where is Damon in all this?" Damon always tried to act like he was in charge, but here it was, a crisis, and he had nothing to really say?

"We had an argument. I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach, we saw signs of a struggle." Seriously, an argument. And a struggle. Oh, for the love of God. They were supposed to be searching for the cure, not having highschool teen drama.

"Meaning what?" Damon was missing, and there was a struggle. Seriously, how many people were on this abandoned island? She kept wanting to look at Klaus, hoping to see if he had any ideas, but she couldn't stand to look at him right now.

"Meaning somebody probably jumped him, and then grabbed him."

Oh yes, she would definitly have a terrible headache right now. She rubbed her hand over her forehead, trying to rub out the phantom pain. "Do you think Shane took him?"

"No, I mean he's not strong enough to take Damon on; even with the element of surprise, he must have someone, or at least a few someones helping him."

"God, I'm so sorry, I wish I was there to help." All Caroline wanted at that point was to go home, get out of her nasty clothes, and take a bath. This town was constant chaos. Why couldn't they ever have a day off.

"Well, maybe there is something you can do from home."

"Anything! Tell me." She was glad to possibly help, but that also meant her bubble bath was probably going to fly out the window.

"So Shane's looking for the cure. We think we can find him. We have pictures of Jeremy's tattoo, but we just can't translate the map."

"Unless you get the Hunter's sword from Klaus." Caroline rolled her head as she spoke, as if she knew all along that it was going to come back to Klaus. Why did they always leave her to handle him? Hadn't she done enough on that front? It had almost cost her her life, and she had said things she never meant to.

She looked towards Klaus, who was still standing in the same spot leaning against the couch, and had a huge smirk on his face. He knew where this was going.

"Exactly."

Caroline could hear Rebekah pipe up in the background. "He'll never give up the sword."

"Yeah, but if anyone's gonna get him to give it up, it's Caroline." Caroline knew Stefan was right, but she really wanted to smack him for that comment. Seriously? How long were they going to keep using Klaus's emotions against him? She had almost lost her life because they had trusted that he would never hurt her.

"He will never give up the sword, not even for Caroline. He's terrified we'll use the cure against him to make him mortal and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't want any of us to derive a moment's happiness from being human." Caroline wasn't so sure that was true. Yes, Klaus seemed to be against them finding the cure, but Rebekah seemed to have some serious hatred for her brother right now. They had just lost another brother. Why was she being so hateful?

"Well maybe he doesn't have to give it up. I mean, Klaus is stuck in Elena's house by Bonnie's spell. He can't go anywhere. There's only so many places you can hide a three foot piece of metal."

Seriously, Stefan. Seriously? Ugh. She pushed herself off from the counter and decided to just cut the conversation short and get started on finding the stupid sword. "I'll find it. Don't worry. Just email me photos of Jeremy's tattoo. I'll find the sword and I'll call you back."

She looked over at Klaus, who was still staring at her. Why did he always have to have that stupid mask across his face?

"Thank you, Caroline." Elena actually sounded thankful and genuine, which was a bit of a surprise. This girl had been her best friend a few years ago, but sometimes she wondered how much they actually cared anymore. Their lives were all so crazy.

"Bye," she sighed out, then hung up and stared at her phone, trying to not look at Klaus.

But Klaus was still looking at her, and had obviously heard the entire conversation. He could already see that Caroline was reverting back to the careful mask she wore around others, being the strong Miss Mystic Falls that actually got things done. Chaos was erupting on the island and they needed her help, and she was taking care of business even after almost dying the previous night. Oh yes, this woman was the one he wanted.

She still looked beautiful, even in her bloody clothes. Her golden locks were flawless and there were no signs of dried tears on her face. She always looked beautiful to him, but as her mind went to work, he could see wisdom hidden behind her features as well. Not that he ever doubted her, but it was so lovely to see that she wasn't just a pretty face.

"Need my help with anything, love?" If she asked him, he would gladly tell her where the sword was. He needed that cure found, and fast, before whoever else was on the island got to it first.

Caroline was already out the door, however, and marched by, confident as ever. She wasn't going to play this game with him. She had to go find Tyler, then go find the sword, and get to work on translating the tattoo. Why hadn't anyone thought to figure it out before they left? Of course, everything was falling to her, and she would get no credit, as per normal. "Nope!"

Klaus watched her walk out the door, then glanced away, almost rolling his eyes. That was his girl. Confident and independent as ever. But, he knew the markings on that sword. She would be back. And he, of course, would be waiting.

Before I even get started, let me say this. I'm not a hater of Forwood. Yes, I am a Klaroline fan, but even more than that, I am a CAROLINE fan. One of these days I'll explain why I think Klaus is so good for her, but I'm going to just keep this short and say that I love Tylero, but he isn't for Caroline.

I feel like a lot of Klaroline fans don't realize how good 4x14 was for Klaroline. Seriously, this is the start of a new era for Klaus and Caroline. And this fic will hopefully show you all that.

As always, you can also find my stuff on my tumblr. melanoradrood . tumblr . com. You can also always send me messages there or here. I have lots of stories to come but I'm trying to stick to one at a time. This will have Eight parts total, one part for each section of scene in the show. I plan on uploading a chapter or two a day.

See you all in the next Chapter - Christine/Mel