Chapter Two

Klaus continued to rub soothing circles on Caroline's back as she slept. After one hundred years of not having her in his arms he was glad to have her back. Though the fact that she was furious at him, and that she would probably try and leave again when she woke up kinda've ruined it.

Honestly he regretted putting her into that box from the second he did it. "I'm so sorry, love." He whispered into her hair.

ninety nine years ago...

"Where is she?" Klaus heard a voice behind him ask.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Klaus said smugly as he turned around to face the brunette girl standing at the door.

"Klaus. What did you do with, Caroline?" Elena asked, her expression deadly serious.

He smirked, hiding the regret that came with Caroline's name. "She's gone." He said flatly, gesturing for her to leave.

Elena narrowed her eyes at him. "What do you mean gone?"

"Not here."

"Di-did you kill her?" She asked, her expression suddenly dropped from furious to horrified.

He tilted his head and squinted at her. "It's none of your business what I've done with Caroline. She's no longer any of your concern."

She went back to furious, stepping towards Klaus. I promise you I will find out what you've done with her. And if she is dead, I will not stop coming after you until you are dead." She told her feircely before turning and heading out the door.

He turned the opposite direction to the door that led to the cellar of the mansion that was hidden behind a curtain. He walked down the steps grabbing a bottle of whatever alcohol was closest and taking a large drink from it. Knowing he'd need it to face what was down there.

When he got to the bottom of the steps he stopped and took a deep breath at the bottom of the steps. Looking at the coffin that sat at the other end of the room. Sitting down next to it his eyes clsed and he just listened to the silence. No sign of Caroline's steady breathing.

He took nother drink from the bottle, leaning his head on the wall. Not even noticing the tears forming in his eyes. He took a deep breath. "You know I was right." He said to no one imparticular. "Love is a weakness, if you have it even for a second, it's almost impossible to let go."

He sighed wishing she would reply to him. Probably with some speech about love, and humanity. She'd probably tell him he didn't understand it because he wasn't capable of it. Maybe she was right. The one time he had anything close to love he screwed it up. Why did he compell her? Why did he have to be so stupid? Why didn't she want to stay with him? Why couldn't she have just loved him like he loved her?

These were the questions that plauged his mind daily.

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Caroline woke alone.

Unclenching her hand she opened the note in there, reading through it one more time. Sighing sadly when she looked at the signature at the bottom.

-Mikael

She had to do this, Klaus wasn't going to stop. He ruined her life, and who knows how many others, and she just couldn't let it continue. Maybe if he had just let her leave, she could leave him behind and not have to worry about it. Now she had to follow Mikaels plan.

It's not like she could forgive him for what he did to her, could she? There it was again the question she couldn't stop asking herself.

"Caroline?" She quickly folded up the note and slipped it into her pocket.

Looking up she saw Klaus standing at the door, an unsure smile on his face. She didn't say anything just gave him a questioning look.

"I know you hate me right now, but I thought maybe I could take you out for dinner, tonight." It seemed more like a question, which surprised her. He looked up at her with a hopeful expression

"Okay." Caroline replied looking at her hands. Clenching the note in her right hand tighter willing the note to dissapear. If she was going to kill him she could at least give him this. He was trying and that made it so much harder. She had to remind herself that just because he was acting like this now meant nothing. In ten minutes he would be threatening to put her back in that coffin, which terrified her still. As much as she would like to say that break down yesterday was all part of the act, she knew it wasn't. It did play into it pretty well though honestly.

"Alright-" He stopped suddenly. "Uh, be ready by seven." He turned around and closed the door behind him.

What was that, she asked herself raising an eyebrow, before collapsing onto the bed, sighing sadly. This whole situation was so frusterating.

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He ran his hand through his hair frusteratedly. What the hell was that, he asked himself. He sounded like a teenage boy. His phone rang out through the room, he reached into his pocket to check the caller ID a name he hadn't seen in a while. "Rebekah?" He answered.

"Nik." She said flatly, obviously she was still angry with him.

"Yes?" He asked, his voice growing cold at her tone.

"I need your help." She said dejectedly.

His eyes narrowed. "With what?"

There was a pause and that's all he needed, it was a trap. "I got-"

"Let me talk to Mikael, Bekah." He said his tone completely losing any sense of caring.

The other end was quiet for only a moment.

"Niklaus, I've underestimated you. A tad more intelligent than I thought. As we know you usually fall for the same tricks over and over again." Mikaels voice said smugly.

"If you ever go near Caroline again I will- you know what scratch that I'm going to kill you the next time I see you no matter what. By the way I thought you should know your little plan to turn her against me didn't work." He snarled.

Mikael laughed. "Oh Niklaus, foolish boy. I don't expect her to be able to kill you, I just really wanted to know if she would try, and apparently she is. The white oak stake she threw at the ground was a fake, and all part of the plan. Hmmm, I guess my plan worked quite well."

He threw the phone as hard as he could into the opposite wall. His eyes flicking towards Caroline's door. He had a few options here. After a few calming breaths he decided he would change her mind. Though he would still be prepared for an assault, tonight he would change her mind. He had to.

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So that's chapter two! I hope you guys liked it! :) Thanks for reading! Please review! Follow me on tumblr changed my URL to myklaroline