Author's Note: Thank you so much for the reviews! I was a little worried no one would like the story. It's kinda old school. Anyway I forgot one couple that will be appearing in the story and that's Mabekah! Yay! Anywho this chapter things are heating up! I hope you guys like it! Please review and let me know! I like feedback!

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Chapter 2 She Ran from Him

Mystic Falls 1864

Caroline picked at the salad on her plate as the cacophony around her reached an all time high. She looked up slowly from her plate to see Mr. Lockwood staring across the table at her giving her a lecherous smile. She bit her lip to keep from giving him a disgusted look and gagging into her food.

She looked towards Damon who was telling a ridiculous tale about University to some of the prominent daughters in town. Then Caroline looked towards Stefan on the other side of the table who was in deep conversation with Katherine. Katherine looked enthralled with him and Caroline felt sick as she took all of this in. She looked to her father for support, but found him talking to his fellow council members about some such matter.

She was bored, she wasn't even going to hide it anymore. This was supposed to be a dinner party for Katherine and all she felt was as if she was on the cusp of a great precipice and the only way to get out was to fall. She felt shackled to the table and all of a sudden she needed to get out of there. The din was killing her senses and she was beginning to feel dizzy. Abruptly Caroline stood up and quietly exited the room. She didn't think any one noticed.

That's what she thought at least.

Caroline went into the back of the mansion until she reached the French doors that led out into the back patio. Once she reached the cool fresh air she took a deep breath and steadied herself on the railing.

"Miss Salvatore." A male voice said behind her.

Caroline squeezed her eyes shut and wished with all her might it wasn't Mr. Lockwood who'd followed her into the night.

She turned around slowly and cursed her luck when she stared him right in the eye.

"Mr. Lockwood." She said trying to smile politely at him and failing. He had always made her feel uncomfortable as if he had a secret. Now was worse since they were the only two around.

"How are you this evening?" he asked as if he hadn't asked her that when he and his parents had come for dinner.

"Feeling ill actuality. Thanks for asking." Caroline said letting a slight amount of snark slip in.

Tyler didn't acknowledge her statement and instead moved closer.

"That sounds good. I couldn't help but admire your beauty tonight. That dress is…superb." Mr. Lockwood said eyeing her hungrily.

Caroline felt even more ill as she saw the look in Tyler's eyes. She turned away trying to decide what she should do. She finally opted to go back inside since she didn't seem to have any other choice. It was either that or run into the woods and she knew she'd get lost if she did that. She got lost when it was daylight, how would she find her way in the dead of night.

She gave Mr. Lockwood another polite smile and then went to move around him to go back inside, but Tyler's hand grabbed her arm tightly and then loosened slightly as if realizing he was being too forward.

"Miss Salvatore I enjoy your company, would you mind if we stayed here for a bit longer?" Tyler asked anxiously staring into her eyes.

Caroline tried to pull her arm away feeling even more uncomfortable from Tyler's close proximity and the look in his eyes.

"I'm afraid not, Mr. Lockwood, I need to be getting inside I only stepped out for a short moment." Caroline said trying again to release her arm, but his grip was steal and he didn't seem to care in the slightest he might be hurting her.

"Please Miss Salvatore I would like to converse with you." Tyler said pulling her close to him.

Caroline's expression darkened and she struggled to break free. "Please! Mr. Lockwood I would like to go back inside." She said struggling with all of her might, but she was no match for Tyler Lockwood who had a good fifty pounds of muscle on her. He was giving her that hungry look again and he didn't seem to hear her pleas. It was like he had one thing on his mind and it wasn't letting her go. She could feel the fear bubbling up inside of her and she wished that she was stronger or in the least that Tyler wasn't ignoring her.

"Mr. Lockwood!" she cried out again when he didn't let her go.

"Miss Salvatore I've admired you from afar for years! Since we were small! These games you play with me, I cannot take it anymore. I want you. I want to make you mine." He said pulling her to his chest and staring at her lecherously. She felt her inside drop not knowing exactly what he meant, but nothing good of that she was sure.

"Please! Mr. Lockwood!" Caroline shouted thrashing wildly around.

"Stop! I want to touch you." Tyler said ignoring her movements and instead lay a finger on her heaving bosom trailing it across the skin that peaked from the dress.

Before she knew what was going on, Tyler's lips descended upon hers and he was crushing her mouth to hers. As if her fighting instinct kicked in Caroline—who didn't respond to the kiss—with all of her might pulled her heeled foot up and then out kicking him right in the family jewels and he immediately let her go falling to the ground in agony. Since her fight or flight instinct had kicked in Caroline instead of running back into the house for help ran into the woods she was trying to avoid going into in the first place. She ran as far as she could from him when she realized how stupid running into the woods had been. She smacked her hand against her head and groaned angrily knowing she was lost in the woods.

She tried to quell her shaking nerves with turning around to walk in the direction she came from, but after running such a ways she wasn't sure which way was right. She huffed and began to stomp through the underbrush catching her new dress on snags and branches. She tried to not think of the situation she'd gotten herself in and instead prided herself on kicking Mr. Lockwood where it counted. She also tried not to think of her ruined heels and dress. She sang to herself quietly trying to calm herself down. That worked until she heard the wolves howl.


Klaus was enjoying the full moon that night. He had gone out earlier in the day with his favorite horse and didn't want to come back after he realized it was the full moon. Since finding out about Mikael not being his real father and actually being part wolf he desired to stay out in the moonlight more. He also liked to be around other wolves. He had heard them howling so he decided to seek them out, out of interest. What better night to hunt and interact with wolves than on a full moon, he'd thought as he trotted in the moonlight.

He liked to hunt when he could. It was an interesting transition since before he liked to hunt humans and after finding out about his heritage he enjoyed hunting animals as well. If he had the time and energy especially on a full moon he liked to hunt animals, that wasn't to say he didn't enjoy drinking from the vein, but sometimes animals were harder to hunt. Animals seemed to have a 6th sense about what was to come whereas humans caved in to anything if it was desirable enough.

As he hunted he liked to think about what happened when he did capture the doppleganger and he could be in his full form. He craved to be in his full form as a hybrid, as the most powerful creature on earth. Power was his biggest desire. With power he had everything. As a hybrid he'd get everything he wanted and Mikael would never kill him. Yes, all he needed first was the doppleganger and before the doppleganger he needed Katerina Petrova to suffer for what she took from him.

Klaus smirked to himself as he trotted on his horse enjoying the full moon and the silence of just him and his thoughts. The wolves had gone silent for now.

He frowned when he realized, however that it wasn't as silent as he previously thought. He stopped his horse and stretched his hearing as far as he could to hear the different sounds. He heard rodents in the woods, owls, snakes, and finally someone walking. Or more like stomping. They weren't that far off either perhaps half a mile.

Klaus got off his horse and tied him to a tree before running silently through the woods to hear who the intruder on his peaceful time was. As he came to a clearing he saw a woman sitting on a broken tree root humming to herself. She was picking the petals off a flower and staring at the ground as if it was normal for woman to be in the woods at such a late hour. He stared at her in awe of her beauty, he'd never seen anyone as lovely as she was. The moonlight glowed upon her as she sat on the log picking at her flower, oblivious to the world. She had long blonde hair that was in soft curls and pale flawless skin. Her cheeks were brushed with a faint pink and her lips were the color of red roses. He could tell when she stood up her body was also fairly well off too, with a nice bust and a lush, but tight body. She was perfect. She was an angel. He knew then that he wanted her like he wanted no one else. She would be his, he vowed as he watched her throw the flower stem onto the floor.

He turned away from her reluctantly and went to go retrieve his horse and then he rode it over to her as if that was what he'd been doing all along. He made sure to be loud as not to scare her and when he reached the clearing he was surprised to find her not there. He frowned in annoyance and dismounted his horse getting ready to search for her. Just as he stepped away from the stallion a branch came flying out of no where and he caught it easily before it connected with his body.

"Oh!" the woman said surprised when she saw him holding the branch she tried to swing at him.

"Oh. Indeed." Klaus said with a small chuckle. Instead of feeling annoyed he couldn't help, but admire the girl's tenacity.

"What are you doing out here?" she asked not moving a muscle from holding the branch.

He followed her example by not moving his hand from the stopped branch. "Out for a jaunt, I suppose. But I could ask the same from you." Klaus said smirking at her.

"I'm not sure if I should tell you what I'm doing out here…" she said trailing off.

"You could be a mad man for all I know." She added frowning at him.

Klaus laughed, "yes, I could be. But I promise I'm not. Like I said just out with my horse." He said gesturing behind him to the steed.

"Oh my! I love horses!" the woman gushed finally dropping the branch and walking towards the large white horse.

"He's beautiful." She said in awe at the giant creature.

"Indeed." Klaus said gazing upon the woman.

"So what are you doing out here?" Klaus asked after a few minutes of the woman stroking the horse.

She looked behind her and over to him in contemplation.

"I'm lost." She said begrudgingly.

Klaus smirked, "lost? How did this come to be?" he asked curiously.

"I was at a dinner and I got…bored." She said apologetically.

Klaus's smirk deepened, "and then you got lost?" he asked teasingly.

She shrugged and then nodded, "yes. Something like that." she said.

"I see." He said watching her.

"I'm Klaus Mikaelson." He said finally introducing himself.

"Caroline Salvatore." She said turning to smile at him.

"It's nice to meet you." he said holding out his hand.

She curtsied for him and then turned back to the horse.

"Are you from around here?" Klaus asked enjoying watching her.

"Over yonder I think." She said gesturing in a vague direction.

"Would you like me to escort you home?" Klaus asked as she finally turned to face him fully.

She shrugged, "I suppose I must. They'll begin to wonder where I am soon." She said forlornly.

"Who is they?" Klaus asked semi-afraid to hear the answer. He figured if she was married he could easily kill the man off.

"My brothers and father." She said and then smiled. "You know I met a woman with an English accent yesterday as well, are you related by any chance?" Caroline asked.

"A woman?" Klaus asked frowning and then a light went off in his head, "Rebekah?"

Caroline nodded, "that's the one."

"My sister." Klaus said dryly.

"She was nice. I liked her." Caroline said with a smile. "She helped me pick my dress, although it's ruined now." Caroline said looking down at the torn skirts. "I suppose it's my own fault for running into the woods." She said shaking her head at her stupidity.

"I'm sure it can be fixed." Klaus said quietly.

"I hope so. It was such a lovely blue." She said sadly.

"Would you like to go home now? It's getting late, I'm sure your family will wonder where you are." Klaus said.

"Perhaps. How do I know you aren't a mad man?" Caroline asked smirking at him.

"Do I seem like one?" Klaus asked with a laugh.

"Not yet, but looks can be deceiving." Caroline said joining in with him.

Klaus eyed her with interest before nodding to his horse.

"Do you need help?" Klaus asked.

Caroline shook her head and tried to mount the horse. She struggled with getting on him with all of her many skirts, so after awhile Klaus helped her onto him.

"There." She said happily sitting side saddle while Klaus got on the horse as well and they set off for the road.

"Where do you live?" Klaus asked again.

Caroline gave him the area name and he set off for the vague direction.

"Where in England are you and your family from?" Caroline asked afraid to look back at him. She'd never been this close to a man before. She felt weird, like little tingles in her stomach.

"London. Rebekah told you of our relatives?" Klaus asked steering the horse.

"Yes." Caroline said starting to feel nervous from their close proximity. After all she'd just met Mr. Mikaelson.

"Have you lived in Mystic Falls all your life?" Klaus asked curiously.

"Sadly yes. I haven't been anywhere." Caroline said forlornly.

"No where?" Klaus asked astounded.

"Nope. Just Mystic Falls. Papa says I'll probably never leave. Damon's the only one who's left in our family and he went away to University. But he didn't go far, just to the University of Virginia." Caroline rambled.

"And do you have schooling?" Klaus asked.

"I have a tutor. After I'm done I'm sure papa will marry me off." Caroline said glancing behind her to look at him.

Klaus tightened his jaw not liking the image of Caroline being married off.

"Are you married, Mr. Mikaelson?" Caroline asked curiously.

"I am not." Klaus said smirking.

"Good." Caroline said quickly and then began to stutter, "I just mean it would be improper for us to be so close if you were married. Or I was married. Or I mean…I'm sorry I say such inappropriate things." Caroline babbled.

Klaus laughed, "It's quite alright." He said before stopping in front of a large mansion.

"Is this your home?" Klaus asked looking at Caroline who was staring at the gravel too embarrassed to look up.

"Oh! Yes!" Caroline said surprised to have gotten to her home already and also a little sad. Would she see Klaus again?

"Thank you!" Caroline said trying to figure out a way off the horse. Klaus smirked and dismounted first before helping her off. As he helped her down she smiled at him as their eyes met. Caroline felt something she'd never felt before zoom through her, an electric shock. She took a breath in surprised by the combined contact of Klaus's hand and his eyes that created the foreign feeling inside her.

The spell was broken by Damon screaming her name, however. Typical. Caroline closed her eyes in embarrassment and groaned inwardly. Way to ruin my moment, big brother she cursed mentally.

"Care! Caroline!" Damon shouted running towards them. He came to a halt surprised to see a man and horse with her.

"Who the hell are you?" Damon demanded to know staring at Klaus with disdain.

"This is Mr. Mikaelson, he helped me." Caroline said introducing Klaus who had a smirk still on his face.

"Mr. Mikaelson…Thank you." Damon said begrudgingly.

"Caroline has a tendency to run off." He added taking his sister by the arm and pulling her to him.

"Damon! By nice. He saved me." Caroline scolded her brother.

"It's alright, Miss Salvatore, it was just a coincidence. Although I'm glad I could help." Klaus said smirking.

"Thank you." Caroline said smiling at him.

Klaus nodded and got back on his horse. He gazed down at Caroline with longing in his eyes.

"I hope we meet again, Miss Salvatore. Goodnight Mr. Salvatore." Klaus said before turning his horse around and disappearing into the night.

The siblings watched him go before Damon turned to Caroline with an angry look.

"You got a lot of explaining to do Caroline." Damon said dragging her towards the house.

"Damon." Caroline whined trying to unleash herself from him.

"By the way, stay away from him. He seems like a creep." Damon said glancing back over his shoulder at where Klaus had disappeared from.

"Whatever." Caroline mumbled as they finally got into the house.

She couldn't help but think about Klaus as she got ready for bed that night, after the furious shouting her father had given her and the apology she was made to give Tyler. She wasn't sorry she'd run into the woods at all.

After all she'd met Klaus.

(A/n: So?! What did you guys think? They met! Finally. lol. For those of you who read Nobodies I'll be posting the last chapter soon. I have a busy weekend ahead of me cuz it's my birthday so I'll try and update i have a plan ride so that should kill some time. anyway please let me know what you think! Please reivew!)