A/N: An "organic" crossover that leads to permanent changes. The events are inspired by a very brief conversation that took place in season 1 of The Originals. I have no idea how long this story will be. I have never tried creative writing before, so everything is kind of up in the air. It may end at chapter 3 or it may progress into something more. It depends on your interest in the story and on my capabilities as a writer. With all that being said, I hope you enjoy the story :)

p.s I do not own any of these characters.

The last thing Caroline Forbes remembered was walking home from the Mystic Grill after meeting up with her friends. And then, everything went black. So it was beyond her how exactly it was she wound up in the trunk of a car.

Someone had snapped her neck. That part was pretty obvious judging by the pain she felt and it was also safe to bet that her assailant was a vampire since he had been able to sneak up on her with such ease. Granted, she was slightly inebriated at the time, but she was a vampire nonetheless and that meant that whoever had gotten the best of her was also a vampire. Witches would have given her an aneurysm. Snapping necks, that was a vampire thing.

So here she was, tied up in a trunk, freaking out and cursing her good sense of smell because the trunk seriously reeked.

As soon as Caroline regained consciousness, she tried to roll over and kick in the back light. AC/DC filled the air which allowed her to hope that the music would muffle any of the noise she made or that it would at least keep the man distracted and focused on singing along to "Highway to Hell". No, the irony of the chorus was not lost on her.

Her mother, Liz Forbes, was a sheriff and because she had seen some gruesome things in her time, she had developed a healthy dose of paranoia. When she had failed to rescue a young girl who was kidnapped and found dead in a trunk, Liz made sure to sit Caroline down and tell her how to handle that type of situation. So naturally, Caroline's first instinct was to kick in the light and to try and signal for help.

Unfortunately for Caroline, her wrists and ankles were bound together with ropes laced with vervain. Every time Caroline tried to move, the friction caused by her movements would allow the ropes further access to burn into her skin. Caroline was no stranger to pain, but on top of causing her pain, the ropes limited her movements. Vervain weakened vampires greatly and it left Caroline nearly powerless to her new situation.

Since physical strength was not on her side, she decided to use her other vampire skills in order to figure out as much about her situation as possible.

Refusing to show weakness, she took in a deep breath before she spoke in order to calm her nerves and to try and block out the pain caused by the vervain. Every bump the car hit caused Caroline to move. And every movement she made caused her more pain.

"Where are you taking me? I'm all for road trips but I would have much preferred to ride shot-gun."

She did the best she could to try and hide the fear from her voice. Caroline Forbes believed that if one committed enough to a lie, then one would start to believe said lie. If she acted brave, than maybe she would start to feel it.

Despite the music that filled the air and the fact that the trunk did a pretty decent job of muffling noise, the assailant was able to hear Caroline. In order to better concentrate, he turned off the radio so that he could zero in on one noise - Caroline's voice.

The man was bored, so he decided to indulge his victim, if only for a while.

"Someone has a sense of humor. That's good. You're going to need it considering what's in store for you. I wonder if you'll still be laughing when they're done with you."

Okay, so that was in no way reassuring, but the guy did say "they're" which meant that there were at least two people behind her kidnapping. Again, not exactly reassuring.

Caroline had spent her fair share of time around villains and they usually liked to work alone. Katherine, loner, Klaus, loner, Mikael, loner, Esther, loner. It was an ego thing. They didn't like to share the spotlight. Sure, there were Shane, Silas and Hayley, but they were nothing more than pawns being controlled by Silas. Silas was the real villain, the other two were nothing more than his lackeys. For two or more people to be working together, it meant that they wanted Caroline badly, which made Caroline extremely nervous and confused. Was she going to be used as a pawn in order to be used as leverage against one of her friends? Did this have something to do with Elena? More and more questions kept arising but regardless of her confusion, there was one thing she knew for sure. Caroline Forbes would not allow herself to be used to hurt anyone she cared about. She needed to be strong and she needed to be smart.

She took in another deep breath and hoped her voice would continue to sound steady. She needed to figure out how many people were in the car and since vampires didn't have heart beats, it was hard to tell. The only way she was going to figure out what she needed was if she kept talking. There would be time for tears later.

"So, who exactly are we meeting up with?"

"That's for me to know and for you to find out. But rest assured, your death will not be in vain. Kidnapping you is going to make my boss very pleased. I expect a great reward."

Again, not very reassuring, but the fact that it was only one person answering meant that she had been taken hostage by one man. That was good. It meant that when they arrived to their destination and he opened up the trunk, she could try to overpower him and flee. In her weakened state, more than one would be impossible, but one meant she had a chance.

"Where exactly are we going?" Caroline asked, desperately trying to gather as much information as possible. She had tried to be sneaky with her inquiry, but she had gotten all the information she was going to get by being subtle, so she decided to try her luck with obvious questions.

"We're going to a wonderful city, filled with culture. Shame you won't be able to enjoy it though. New Orleans is wonderful this time of year."

Before Caroline had time to ask another question, the man turned on the radio signaling that he was unwilling to answer any more of her inquiries.

Well, that's it for chapter one! I hope it was okay. Comments are very much appreciated - especially since I'm very new at this.