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Since it has been two weeks or so since I published the first chapter I feel motivated to get this chapter out! I hope I do this justice since a lot of you loved the last one.


The world went black for Caroline Forbes. Her body fell limp but Klaus caught her before she reached the ground. He cradled her close to him as if this would be the last time he would ever see her. Caroline's skin was ice cold against Klaus' fingers.

"Well that's enough of that," the voice called out. Klaus looked to see the vampire that had snapped Caroline's neck preventing her from piercing her heart with the stake. He was debating whether or not he should kill whoever dared to snap her neck. Even if it meant that she didn't actually die. But once he caught sight of who it was he was sure he would kill her.

"Katerina," he all but growled at her. "Give me one good reason why I should not kill you right now where you stand. And make it quick because I am not a patient man."

"I saw Caroline and the stake and I panicked. At least this way she'll wake up!" The doppelganger gave the hybrid a look. He was being so inconsiderate. A simple 'thank you' would suffice right now! She did just save the 'love of his life'. Or whatever Caroline is to him. Katherine never really understood Klaus' relationship with the blonde and doubts she ever will. It's just plain weird. Caroline's so good; the exact opposite of Klaus.

"Why do you care what happens to Caroline?" Klaus asked suspiciously. It made no sense to him that Katherine would want to help Caroline. She never helps anyone. Katherine Pierce is a selfish bitch. That was the truth. So it's understandable that Klaus wants to know her motives. He was itching to kill the smug doppelganger. She wasn't half as annoying as the new one but he couldn't kill Elena. She's Caroline's best friend. Unfortunately for him.

"Believe it or not, Caroline saved my life. I'm just here to return the favour. I hate owing people so it's either this or I kill her. And that's more hassle than it's worth."

Katherine had been living with Caroline for the past couple of months whilst she was human. When Silas found her Katherine was in serious trouble of dying for good. Something that she wouldn't admit to anyone but her roommate was that that thought scared her more than she cared to admit. Caroline helped her find a spell that could reverse the effects of the cure. Truthfully, Katherine could never repay Caroline for what she had done but she could try.

"Look, Klaus. I know you hate me and believe me the feeling is mutual. But I want to help her. You missed out on a lot." Katherine for once didn't have a mask of indifference on. She looked almost sad. The emotion only showed for a second but Klaus noticed. He notices everything.

"Let's get out of here and I'll explain everything," Katherine motioned for him to pick Caroline's temporarily dead form. And begrudgingly he did. He could wait to kill her. Plus, Klaus really wanted to hear what the doppelganger had to say.


When they arrived at the Mikaelson mansion, it was awkward between the two. Being enemies and all. Katherine sighed as she followed Klaus to the living room and placed Caroline down on the couch. She noted how gentle he was with her. It was a rare opportunity to see Klaus Mikaelson give such a genuine smile. He looked...human. Shaking her head because this was too weird she sat down with a thud making her presence known.

Klaus looked up at her and sat on the chair opposite. "So what exactly have I missed, Katerina?"

"When you went, wherever you went, these past few months have been hell for Caroline. After they got rid of Silas I needed a favour. Caroline helped me transition back into a vampire. While we were looking for ways to reverse the effects of the cure I stayed with her. Surprisingly it was fun. We became friends. I guess her personality just rubs off on you. She's so good and I'm not but it worked, we found a cure for the cure. Now Elena and Damon have it. But in that time, Sheriff Forbes died. Cancer." Klaus turned to the unconscious blonde on the sofa. He understood Katherine. They were both evil and Caroline wasn't so it's a miracle they could even stand her. But instead, they both loved her. Not that they would admit it.

"Caroline was distraught. But she put on a front because her "friends" were scared she'd go off the deep-end. But she's stronger than they thought. No one knew it but Caroline would cry herself to sleep, always have a faraway look in her eye and be distant from everyone. The gang didn't realize. There were so much warning signs hence why I've been watching over her. I turned her so I guess she's kinda my responsibility. And you would kill us all if she died. I think a part of me knows that she's the best vampire I've ever met, proud that I was the one who killed her and that out of all them idiots, she's the only one who deserves to live." Katherine sighed as she crossed one leg over the other.

"There's something else," Klaus was not stupid. Something else was up.

"Tyler came back to town. He basically said to her that she wasn't enough and that revenge on you was more important than his love for her. In the end, the only person Caroline had was her mother. And when she died it was like Caroline was the only one who lost her."

"I'll kill him," he growled. "So you're the only one who noticed all this?"

"Caroline has always been the bait. Always been used and forced to do whatever Elena wants," Katherine's disgust for her doppelganger was not hidden. While Klaus hated Katherine more he disliked Elena more. If that made sense. "But, as you have probably seen, it broke her. I want to help her and for that I need you. Bonnie and her mom were the only sense of family she had left. Getting kidnapped was the last straw."

Klaus ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. This was worse than what he thought. How was he supposed to convince Caroline that she should live? Why would she want to? Who wants to live eternity alone? That's why Klaus carts his family around. But Caroline has no one. Nothing to live for.

"She's going to wake up in a few hours so we need to think of a plan," Katherine said filling the silence that had enveloped the room. Klaus nodded. If a few years ago someone told him he would break his curse, fall in love and then work with the woman he had been chasing for 5 centuries, he would've killed them.

Klaus knew what he had to do.

"We take her away from Mystic Falls."


They were on their way away from the wretched small-town. That place had too many bad memories. It was a good thing that Klaus and Katherine were taking Caroline away from Mystic Falls. She wasn't happy there and that was not changing any time soon. They were doing her a favour, and if she didn't realize that now, she would soon.

Katherine was not happy though. Trapped in a car with Klaus? Hard pass. But she agreed because of the dead blonde in the back. She should have seen the warning signs and gotten Caroline out of there faster. Maybe if she did she wouldn't be stuck in a car with goddamn Klaus Mikaelson. It's laughable. Katherine has spent her entire life running from Klaus and now she is sat in a car with him! She can just imagine how this is going to turn out. Long story short, it does not end well for the doppelganger. But then again, when does it ever?

The pair hadn't even picked a destination. "Just keep driving till we get far away from this godforsaken town," Katherine bluntly said. She didn't have to tell Klaus twice. Katherine had to ride shotgun since Klaus had insisted that Caroline be comfortable in the back. Katherine got that bit. But what she didn't get is why she had to sit with Klaus. Katherine was really starting to regret this.

"Where are we going?" Katherine moaned. He might as well tell her a rough estimate of how long she had to stay in this car for.

"I don't know," Klaus gritted his teeth as his hands tightened his hands around the steering wheel. "Are you going to ask questions the entire time?"

"Are you going to tell me where we're headed?" She shot back. Two can play at this game, Mikaelson.

"You do know you don't have to be here? I can take care of Caroline myself."

Katherine scoffed, "Yeah that worked so well last time. In case you're forgetting if it wasn't for me, Mystic Falls would be planning another funeral."

The hybrid growled at this. He knew she was right, but being reminded of how helpless he felt, once he saw Caroline ready to stake herself is something he would not like to relive. "Any suggestions then?"

"On what?"

"A destination," Klaus snapped at her. The Original was done being patient with the doppelganger. Even if she wanted to help with Caroline or not.

"Hmmm," the doppelganger smirked as she looked out the window. Klaus was annoyed. Good, he made her run for over 500 years, the least she could do was annoy the crap out of him."Texas?"

"Can you be serious for more than 5 seconds? It's a wonder you lasted as long as you did," Klaus knew how she did survive all this time. Katherine was clever and cunning. The only vampire to ever truly outrun him. For the first 2 centuries, he just wanted her to fear him. To become so paranoid that she would become scared of her own shadow. But once word came out that she was in Mystic Falls when the vampires were rounded up and burnt alive. Of course, none of that did happen but he was sure fooled. And no one had informed him that his infamous doppelganger had survived.

"I don't know?" Katherine placed her finger on her chin, tapping it in mock confusion. "How about New Orleans?" Klaus looked up his head alert at the location she had mentioned. Katherine's smirk grew bigger, "I know your family were very fond of the place. Practically ran the city. I must say, Klaus, I was impressed when I visited back in...the late 1800's I think it was?"

"You were...in New Orleans?"

"Of course I was. The closer you are to your enemy the better. I was also in Chicago after your dear old dad ran you out of the French Quarter. Had to keep an eye on Stefan you see," Katherine casually mentioned. Klaus clenched his jaw and started to drive faster on the empty road. It took everything in Katherine to not burst out laughing. She wanted to annoy him, not get herself killed in the process. So she kept her laugh to herself.

"New Orleans it is then," Klaus settled on the city that was technically his.

"Really? Wow. I did not see that coming."

The pair started to bicker again over meaningless things. Katherine wanted to stop to sleep, claiming she couldn't fall asleep in a car. Klaus told her to get over herself and if she had a real problem he can snap her neck if she wants. This started a massive argument, both parties going back and forth with their different insults. Some were very creative.

Among all the chaos, they didn't realise that their third passenger was starting to wake up. As Caroline took in her surroundings. It doesn't look like I'm dead. She looked out the car window, because she was apparently in a car, and could not see anything. Then she looked in front of her. Was that Klaus and...Katherine? Surely it wasn't. Nope. It was.

"What the hell?"


So that's Chapter 2 done!

Did you like it? I wanted a Klatherine love/hate relationship (mostly hate). Any criticism let me know in the reviews.

Thank you to everyone reading!