He heard her, he felt her, the scent of her hair, the light tease of her laughter. Yet she was so far away, farther than he could reach, farther than he could remember. Who was he , how long had he been here ..? Who was Caroline .. and why did her name torture his mind so? Why could he not forget her? He had promised her .. he was Klaus Mikaelson .. and he had promised Caroline he would be her last love ..

The fire came again and with it the agony. His brief lucidity burned away once again and thus it had been all of these years. A soul that would not die rising to the top of the mortal heap .. to look down upon his daughter .. Hope .. and always to mourn Caroline, always this longing for her, this drive to keep a promise long ago made.

The cold air stung her face and she groaned blue green eyes opening to a dimly lit world as the cell door opened. How long had she been here? How long since she had seen her daughters? She had gone long stretches before without contacting them and Ric probably hadn't even started looking for her yet..

She turned her eyes away from the light as the figure appeared before her, a tall specter in a dark robe.. " I think you are ready aren't you Mrs Salvatore…? " He said dragging her from the wall. She tried to fight but she was so tired .. so much ver vain in her system. They had questioned her so many times, the gemini coven.. Always about the girls , her twins .. they wanted them. They wanted to know everything about the school and she had told them nothing for so long she had forgotten to count the days. She had protected her girls and she would do it forever.

The corridor was dank, it smelled different. They were taking her somewhere else? She hardly felt the sting of the ropes anymore when they tied her down. She was already escaping to another place another time .. She had felt so safe so invincible.. if she was in trouble he would come and the thing that made her afraid would be gone. That was so long ago. He was long dead but the memory kept her sane .. She imagined him bursting through that door the passionate way he would say her name and most of all what he would do to these monsters the justice he would give her ..she would be safe again.

She felt the hard sting of someone slapping her face her eyes focused for a moment .. " Not today ..we have something special for you. " Her captor said smiling sickeningly The door opened and something entered that was so dark it sucked the warmth out of the room, it made the magic in her skin crawl somehow she just knew this thing was evil pure evil.

" You know our deal .. Azreal the man hissed but the new figure was just silent he walked to her placing a cold hand upon her forehead .. " Poor dear it will be over soon ..." He said stoically a strange cold began to wash over her .. She slowly lost the feeling in her body, she could feel her eyes closing no matter how hard she fought and then she felt it .. the intense heat.

She was kneeling on hard black rock. The smell of brimstone heavy to her nose, she tried to get up but he was there his hand about her throat. " You should have talked now you belong to me .. He said grinning. " They will place another in your body and extract the information they need themselves. A pity one such as you does not belong here ..You see this is a place for those who have not been redeemed a true pity.

His hand plunged deep into her chest and it felt like a thousand times any agony she had ever felt. She screamed tears forming hot in her eyes for the first time in ages. He tossed her to the ground drawing hot trails of scorned flesh down her sides with his fingers .. " Let go .. give in " he whispered as if he needed her to and she felt the agony ware against her She would never see her daughters again she was all alone and in that agony in her delusion she screamed his name .. Klaus ! She screamed it over and over again thrashing against his hands. She cried for him begged for him. Begged for him to swoop in like he always did, begged for him to take away this pain to take her back to her daughters. Even as she felt herself becoming lite, felt herself severing from her body and as her cries did ring through this world.. this world of pain and fire and in the inferno something stirred.

Klaus Klaus god help me Klaus !

He was Klaus… wasn't he? He was Klaus Mikaelson and that voice who was she? Something began to stir in the burned cinders of his soul, that which had not moved in so many a year began to creak and groan. the rocks and molten magma began to shift around him who was she ..? He had to remember, he had to go to her he had promised .. She was .. she was CAROLINE ! The name tore through him and a hand clawed free of the molten fire and rock, followed by another. He dragged himself free flesh burned to the bone healing all around him.. With every cry he gained speed, with every frantic plea fury began to build inside him. Soon he was a blur even as his scorched face began to take form once again rage bloomed in his eyes.

She felt herself begin to slip away, felt the cry began to fade and then the world exploded the figure in front of her crumpled and rolled across the ground. A snarling beast stood over the top of her, as if madness had incarnated to protect her. When those arms scooped her up.. she knew she was safe somehow she knew he was here.

Klaus let his eyes dart frantically around and when they found a shining portal he leaped carrying them both through. Falling naked and cold to a dark floor. He stood up staggering finding her tied to a table he quickly tore the ropes away gathering her up .. "Caroline.." He said softly desperately and was rewarded as she stirred but did not wake. He whirled for the door and was confronted by terrified witches. They never got to utter a chant before he tore their hearts from their bodies with his free hand spraying blood across them both in the process. He was gone amidst the chaos he spirited them both away.

Caroline … Caroline ..

She had always loved the way he said her name. Almost breathless as if he were telling her he loved her every single time and only proclaiming it with her name. Her eyes fluttered open painfully she felt soft sheets tucked in around her. The room around her was foreign clean and cool. She turned her head and then she saw him just sitting there staring at her worry plane on his face and yet he seemed so captivated by her.

" Hello love .. " He said softly stroking her hair back from her face and she sat up so quickly it hurt her throwing her arms around him crying into the safety of his chest.. " You came .." wet tears stained his shirt as she just wept.

"Of course I came ..nothing could have stopped me .. nothing .. " He said powerful conviction in his voice.

She looked up into those deep terrifying eyes and she did something she had thought lost to her forever she kissed him, it was soft weak and she was trembling but she kissed him and he kissed her back full of longing and love.

She must have stayed there like that in his arms for hours before she finally found herself able to speak to think.

" Klaus my girls .. they are going to hurt my girls .." She said and he kissed her forehead . ."No they are not love .. I will not let them.."

She smiled he was here and she knew somehow she felt it nothing would ever hurt her again or anything she loved.