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Chapter Two:
Caroline heard his voice through the pain and delusions. Klaus. Her saviour and now her lover. She should be blaming him for Tyler's attack. If he hadn't come back to make sure Katherine suffered just a bit more, Caroline would have never been so weak as to give in to him. She couldn't blame him though. It had been her moment of weakness and even now, as the pain made her scream as she kept seeing Tyler attacking her. Feeling his bite over and over, seeing the hatred in his eyes as he closed the lid on the coffin. She still wouldn't blame Klaus.
Her time in the woods with Klaus had been the greatest moment of her life, both human and vampire. She had tried many times to tell herself and anyone else that Klaus' infatuation was a game, one he cooked up to torment another one of the Doppelganger's friends. She liked to believe that she was smart enough to see through his plans. Truth was she was a fucking moron. All the time that she had wasted thinking that someone that evil could never truly feel love for anyone, let alone her. Then when she finally did believe him, it was worry over what her friends would think and anger at him for keeping Tyler away. Like she said, a fucking moron.
She had seen his love for her many times, but it wasn't until he was fighting off Silas' mind whammy that she believed what she had seen. He had only strengthened her belief when he had come to save Damon from the wolf bite, knowing that the only reason he had, was because she had called him. His words to her had stayed with her the whole summer, swimming in the back of her mind.
"He's your first love," he had said. He had been right too. Tyler was her first real love. The things that they had faced, the hurdles that they had conquered together, cemented that love. Now the cement was cracked and crumbling. He had walked away, putting his revenge before her once again.
"I intend to be your last." His words had struck a chord inside her. The implication that he would wait for her to be ready, even if it took all eternity. His gift to her, allowing Tyler to come back, could have been seen as stupid. Instead it showed her just how much she meant to him. It told her that her happiness was number one.
"Come on, Care," Tyler's voice cut through the haze, making her cringe. "Don't tell me you're all out of confessions."
Caroline's feelings of horror and betrayal, upon waking up and realizing that Tyler had ambushed her, inside her own bedroom. That he had broken her neck and taken her to some dark and creepy cellar. Those feelings were quickly replaced by anger and revulsion, as her brain processed his words. He had seen them in the woods, he had listened and watched as she gave into her feelings for Klaus.
"Screw you, Tyler," she had screamed at him, spitting in his face, but he only laughed at her. There was a madness in his eyes that she had never seen before and it terrified her. She'd torn her eyes away from her crazy ex, taking in her surroundings, looking for some way out. It only took her a moment to realize where he had taken her. The coffin sitting next to her, with the emblazoned M on it, told her that she was at the Mikaelson mansion. It was last place that anyone would look for her, and he knew it, judging by the smirk on his face.
"Klaus is going to kill you this time," she told him. He laughed again and she had never wanted to tear someone's throat out more than she did at that moment. "I won't stop him this time, Tyler."
"You mean, you won't be around to stop him," Tyler growled, as he grabbed her leg. She tried kicking out at him, but he held her ankles tightly in his grip. She screamed as he bit into her left ankle. She was panting heavily through the pain, but she still heard his taunting.
"Even if he can tear himself away from his newly taken back kingdom," He said mockingly, "or the pretty blonde bartender that he's gotten friendly with, you still have to compete with Hayley. You remember Hayley, don't you? I'd say I'm sorry to inform you that she's pregnant with that bastard's baby, but I'm really not."
"That's impossible," she said through gritted teeth, her leg felt like it was on fire.
"I thought so, too," he laughed. "Until I kidnapped her and made a hybrid using her blood. They'd both be dead right now, if Klaus hadn't swooped in and saved her. But the real kicker, Care, is that when you die he'll only have himself to blame. He could have killed me out there in the bayou, he had my heart in his hand, but I'm betting that he didn't because of you. You would have hated him, if you ever found out. It's a vicious cycle really."
Coolness on her forehead, pulled her from her memories. She opened her eyes, seeing Stefan smiling gently down at her. She tried to smile back, but the pain was too much. She had never gone this long with a werewolf bite, without Klaus giving her his blood. She could feel the venom coursing through her body and she knew that she didn't have much longer. She was going to die, before she did though, she had something to say.
"Stefan," her voice was barely a whisper, thank god they were vampires. "Tell him that this isn't his fault. Tell him that he was right, he was my last."
"Tyler?" he asked, disbelief crossing his face.
"Fuck Tyler," she gritted out, as another spasm racked her body. she tried to tell him that she meant Klaus, but the haze was settling back over her. She was doomed to die, reliving her torment at the hands of her first love. Before she faded completely into her delusion, she heard Stefan one last time.
"He's on his way, just hold on, Caroline."
A/N: One more chapter to go after this. I'll try to have it up tomorrow. Thanks to you all for reading and the reviews have been great.
