A Fathers Help
Caroline POV
When I walked into my home, I saw an unwelcome guest. Tyler. He was my boyfriend, or at least I thought he still was, and I love and support him through anything but despite my bite being healed, with barely any trace of physical damage yet, the metaphorical wound was going to take some time to heal.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. I was timid, okay, I admit it but I had good reason! He BIT me last night! On my birthday!
"I came to apologize." He said, like he had just completed his task and didn't need to do anymore groveling.
"Apologize? You BIT me. I could have DIED! I think we are way past apologies Tyler." I reminded him, not to sweetly at that.
"That's the problem! Klaus told me to do it and I said no. And then it just happened anyways. Like it was completely out of my control. That's why I had your mom call him." Tyler finished. Then I finally looked who was next to Tyler. I saw my father. Anger bubbled within me. How dare he! How dare he decide without me to bring my father back! The same man he saw torturing me! How dare he!
"Daddy?" I asked, my eyes widening. Despite how angry I was, he was still my father and I could still love him…. Right?"
"Hi Caroline." My father said, his smooth voice that always soothed my childhood nightmares ringing in my ears.
"I thought… since he could resist compulsion maybe he could teach me to resist the sire bond." Tyler explained. It all made sense now, and I felt my anger retreating, luckily.
"And can you help him?" I asked.
"I'm gonna try." My father said. This meant that if he succeeded, my life could be normal again! I could have my boyfriend back in my arms, no danger of either of us killing each other. Somehow when I thought this, I knew deep down that there wasn't going to be an end.
"Why?" I asked. I knew that my father wasn't just going to help without a price. He had practically called me and my boyfriend killers.
"Because he made a mistake. And now he wants to make good. And I understand that." My father said.
"Fine." I said, trying to keep a poker face. I knew that my father could turn on us at any moment and alert the council of us being supernatural.
"Thank you Caroline. I appreciate this second chance." My father said, ever the diplomat.
"How?" I asked as we got into my father's car. We started driving in a familiar direction, though I couldn't pin point where.
"Well… We think if I turn repeatedly, until it doesn't hurt, maybe it will fix me. I'm loyal because I don't have to go through that pain anymore. If I don't have any pain, if I can turn on command… I won't have to be loyal anymore." Tyler said. That was like a blow to the gut. I didn't know if I was strong enough to have my boyfriend go through this. For me.
Klaus POV
I sat in my chair. It was the one time of my day when I could relax. I had to hunt down Stefan and get my family back, of course, but whether it is life or death I always made sure that I had noon cleared. I liked to take it easy and relax, have some lunch. I was about to have one of my servants deliver a glass of blood to my study, where I was painting when I felt a strong jolt in my head.
I was in the Forbes household, from what my mind was saying. It was the strangest thing. I knew I was in my study, but if I closed my eyes and looked deep enough, I managed to see through another's eyes, almost as if I were two people. I saw a man. From what I recall Bill Forbes. I felt this anger within me, seeing him. Seeing the Lockwood boy. How Dare He! A rather girly voice thought in my mind. Images of Bill Forbes torturing someone, not me, but almost a memory appeared. I was confused at first. I was saying things, calling him father, begging him not to torture me in the memory. It was as if a floodgate was opened. I tried not to wince.
Even though it was simply a memory, I still felt remembrance of the pain. Someone else's pain. Then he spoke, and more memories, memories of him soothing nightmares, happy memories. It was only when the connection broke, and I felt less dizzy, less like I was about to topple over, that I realized what had happened. I had just had a connection with Caroline Forbes. I don't know how, but when I look deep enough into my mind, I can sense her, almost feel her. Where she is. Her emotions. It was the strangest thing, considering it felt like my head had two people in it, not counting how my mind felt about 80% more organize, like her subconscious had rubbed off on me. I wondered if this was how all women's minds worked. So organized, clean, so… girly. It seemed like I had been contemplating this for hours, but it had luckily only been minutes, I stood up from my chair and tried calling her, but just got her voicemail.
"Hi! It's Caroline! Sorry I couldn't pick up, but leave me a message and I will be sure to call you back later!" Her bubbly voice chirped. It sounded so perky, so happy, like nothing in the world was wrong. It was refreshing to say the least. I hung up without leaving a message and started calling around to a few of my trusted witches.
Caroline POV
I was upset. No. I was more than upset. I was furious, but I was also sad. I couldn't believe my boyfriend was putting himself through that…. For me. It was devastating to say the least. I was angry, and nothing good ever came from me being angry, so I went to the one spot hat always calmed me down. It was a strange spot. I had never thought of myself as the lurky alleyway girl, but surprisingly that's how I got to where I went when I was upset. The alleyway next to my school. It was near the spot I had killed my first human. From the alley way you could jump to the roof, then go to the door on the roof to where the old music room was. It had a window leading directly to where I killed my first human. It was creepy but looking at that spot, picturing what had gone down helped me.
I never told anyone about my spot, or what it meant to me. Not Elena. Not Bonnie. Not Matt. Not Stefan, Definitely not Damon, not even Tyler knew I liked coming here. That's another thing I liked about this place. It was the last place anyone thought to look for me. One because everyone thought I hated thinking of my first kill, and that's what being here did to me. Another because I was the farthest thing you could get from a creepy alleyway lurker.
At the moment, my impulsive boyfriend and father had pissed me off enough for me to need to come here. No one was here, I knew that. No one was ever here, luckily. If there ever were they had a 90% chance of becoming a not so happy meal. The sun would be setting in a few hours, sadly, so there wasn't exactly scenery. I went to the alleyway and climbed on top of my rooftop. From there I went down the stairs to the old music room. This floor was closed off in school, and for good reason. It was practically 60 years old. I liked watching the people around town. I SWEAR I wasn't a stocker, I SWEAR!
I pulled out my guitar. I never told any of my friends, but I had learned to play almost every instrument in this old room. The piano, the guitar, the violin, even the harp! My favorite was the guitar, though. I started strumming it. The tune was Tyler and I's song. I kept messing up on the notes. I was so upset I couldn't even bring myself to think of my own damn boyfriend! Instead my mind drifted off to other places. More… original places. Those perfect blue eyes, those blood red lips, that sandy hair, those dimples and his scent that was always so… Klaus. Before I could begin to even fantasize about the perfect abs he most likely had under his no doubt expensive shirts I snapped out of my less than appropriate thoughts, and put an end to the tune I had mindlessly began playing.
Damn it Caroline! You have a boyfriend! You shouldn't be thinking of extremely hot bad guys whom make your boyfriend try to kill you! I scolded myself. I drew in a breath and moved to the school's piano. I began to tap the keys in a random order, and it began to form into a tune I had heard a few times on the radio.
"Feeling used but I'm, still missing you
and I can't, see the end of this
just want to feel your kiss, against my lips
and now all this time, is passing by…." I sang softly. I didn't even realize I was thinking of Klaus. Every moment I had seen him, re-living every moment I had spent with him.
"But I still can't seem to tell you why
it hurts me every time I see you
Realize, how much I need you." I sang. I was impressed at my ability to not falter. I had played this song once or twice, but I had never actually gone into depth with the keys and tune and what not.
"I hate you, I love you
I hate that I love you
don't want to but I can't put
nobody else above you." I sang some more.
"I hate you, I love you
I hate that I want you
you want her, you need her
and I'll never be her" I didn't even realize how much this applied to him, nor did I realize how much jealousy I felt for Elena. Even if I did find something with Klaus, He would never give up Elena no matter how in love he was with me. Matt couldn't give up his love for her for me either. And even Stefan, my best friend would rip my heart out himself if it meant saving her. I groaned, pushing back the little green monster called jealousy. I wouldn't, no; I couldn't be with Klaus no matter what. He's a monster and me and Tyler are forever.
"It's not a competition, Caroline." I told myself. I saw a few pieces of sheet music I had brought in here a few months ago. Music I had long since memorized. I balled it up and threw it towards the door that led to the hall.
"Bloody hell! Hold your fire!" I heard a British accent say playfully behind me. I looked back as quickly as I could, recognizing the voice. Klaus. I should be scared. And mad. Mad that he found MY spot. Mad that he had Tyler bite me. That he's the reason Tyler is going through what he is. I kept thinking of reasons to hate him, but I couldn't. And the only fear I found was the fear he would see what I was thinking but that was ridiculous.
"What's that?" He asked. I nervously shifted, praying he hadn't heard what I was singing.
"N-n-nothing." I stuttered nervously. He was smiling. I wasn't sure if it was genuine, or how long it would last. He had after all had all his coffins kidnapped.
"Oh really?" He asked. I nodded, but he just gave me the 'oh really' look, letting me know he had heard the whole thing.
"No fair! You surprised me!" I whined.
"It's nothing….." I told him, blushing.
"You play?" He asked, motioning to the instrument. I nodded, still blushing.
"I play every instrument in here, a little, I guess." I said, putting the tarp back over the piano, making sure to avoid eye contact.
"Well, that was a lovely song." Klaus said. He smiled at me, genuine this time.
"Thank you." I said, returning his unusual smile.
"Why are you up here?" Klaus asked.
"Umm… I always come up here." I said.
"Isn't this where…" Klaus asked softly.
"I killed that carnival man? Yeah… it is." I said, my smile turning upside down.
"You can't tell anyone I was here! If you do that bite you had Tyler give me last night will seem like a ray of sunshine compared to what I do to you!" I said, not so seriously.
"Okay." Klaus said sarcastically.
"Wait…. How did you know I was here? And why are you here? And why am I talking to you? I'm not supposed to be talking to you! I have to go!" I stammered, gathering my bag up and running off in a flustered mess.
Hey! So that was that chapter…. Sorry about Caroline's little moment idk why I did that with the whole her secret spot but I did. She ran. I don't want her getting to close to Klaus yet! In my defense he is still evil; considering he only saved her once and for all she knows it could have been for his own good. Which it was. I know Caroline probably didn't play any instruments, and I know I shouldn't have done that but I did because she won't just be there playing some addictive phone game. And it was either music or art, and I think it would be cute for Klaus to teach her to draw. Also I will publish chapters like these nightly until about ch. 5. Then I'll probably put them up weekly. Also this is like literally the only moment I copied word for word, after this I promise there aren't any other moments I got word for word from the show. Maybe like one or two that I got word for word from the show Anyways let me know your thoughts!
Love -S
