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Chapter 2: Papa Hybrid has a Whole New Meaning

The road trip had been tense but at least they made it Caroline thought ruefully as they pulled into the city limits of New Orleans. Of course, she had had to use one of the syringes of vervain on Damon after he started going on and on about how happy Papa Hybrid would be to be reunited with his little, Blonde Baby Vampire. After a whole hour of listening to Damon's theories of how Klaus would show her how happy he was to see her, Caroline had jammed a needle into Damon's thigh and then there was blessed quiet.

Now, they had arrived and she really needed for Damon to wake up. It wasn't that Caroline was scared. She was fearless. Klaus had said that to her once. That being a vampire made her fearless. Of course, he would help them. Not for the reasons that Damon thought. The only problem was that Caroline had to make her way through the city of New Orleans to get to him.

"Damon, wake up," Caroline snapped, scowling at her sire and roughly shaking him.

"Two more minutes, Mom," Damon said, rolling over and resting his head in Caroline's lap. She growled and opened the door to his Camaro. Jumping out, she felt satisfied when his head thunked against the driver's seat.

Lifting his head, Damon grinned, "Ah, the sweet smell of NOLA." Leaping out of the car and plopping next to Caroline, Damon made it clear that he had been faking sleep just to annoy Caroline. Glaring up at him, Caroline turned away and began to walk. "Whoa there, Caroline," Damon called, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her back. "You can't just go strutting into the quarter like you own the place." Grinning widely, Damon laced her arm through his own. "That's my job."

"Damon, do you have to be you?" Caroline moaned as Damon dragged her along toward the sidewalk that looked like it had no end.

"Yes, would you like me to be Stefan?" Damon asked with wide eyes and an innocent expression.

Caroline frowned as she thought about it. "No."

Damon looked shocked for a moment. "You mean you don't want Mr. Broody Pants with you for this dangerous liaison?" Wiggling his eyebrows at Caroline, Damon began to laugh when Caroline looked guilty. "That was supposed to be joke. But by the looks of it, I'm right. You're planning on having sex with the big, bad Hybrid again. This is great. I love that your finally embracing your vampire self. I feel a proud sire moment coming on. Give me a moment."

Damon held out a hand while he pretended to wipe away a stray tear. "Ha ha, Damon, I never said I was going to have sex with Klaus to get him to give me the blood for Nadia and get you compelled."

Beginning to laugh even harder, Damon shook his head, "You're just sticking your foot deeper in it, Blondie."

Gritting her teeth, Caroline pushed past him, bumping into his shoulder on purpose. He did that to people all the time. Why shouldn't he get a taste of his own medicine? Walking ahead of Damon, Caroline began to relax as she took in the music. It was beautiful here. She loved the sound of the music and the shops looked interesting.

Caroline would definitely have to check out the shopping. Maybe if Rebekah had some time they could go. Or maybe Klaus would like to go with her. Most guys would find going shopping boring but Klaus was not a regular guy. He would want to go with her and he would listen to her babble on about everything that had been going on back in Mystic Falls. Whereas most people acted like Caroline talked way too much Klaus was genuinely interested in what she had to say.

"Yo, Caroline, are you coming?" Damon called, waving a hand in front of her face and she wrinkled her nose in irritation.

"Where?" Caroline questioned Damon as he placed a hand on her back and turned her around a corner.

"To the big, bad wolf's house," Damon whispered in her ear and Caroline's eyebrows rose as she took in the large house that was part of the quarter itself. At first she had thought that it was a business but standing in front of the open gate she realized that it was a home indeed.

Standing at the gates, Caroline noticed the vampires streaming in and out of the courtyard. Stepping gingerly over the threshold, Caroline had to admit that she was happy that Damon was there with her. There were far too many vampires here that she did not know. If one of them decided to fight her and the others joined in she would not have a chance.

Looking up at Damon, Caroline saw the look on his face. He was about to lose it and that could not happen.

"Damon, look at me," Caroline ordered her sire. "You can't. No matter what. You cannot lose control. Do you hear me?" Damon nodded stiffly before he took her hand and they strode forward into the middle of courtyard.

The minute they were in the middle of the courtyard, Caroline pulled her hand away from Damon's giving him an apologetic look. She knew that for once Damon was showing that he was not as strong as he liked everyone to think he was and that it took a lot for him to admit that. However, Caroline knew that if Klaus saw them holding hands he might get the wrong idea. Then again she was not sure why she cared what he thought.

Then Caroline heard it. Whipping her head around, she looked to the balcony and saw Klaus and Elijah. They seemed to be in the middle of an argument.

Pushing her hair behind her ears, Caroline concentrated on Klaus' conversation. "I will find them, Elijah, and they will pay for their treachery," Klaus was growling.

"Niklaus, yes, Rebekah did something that was terrible but she is our sister," Elijah was saying. So, that was why Rebekah was not there. And that explained her appearance in Mystic Falls with Marcel.

"Elijah," Caroline heard a familiar voice call and then her jaw dropped when Hayley appeared beside Elijah. "Can we talk?"

"Hayley, why don't you go back to your room?" Klaus snapped sounding like his old self as he glared at the werewolf.

"Why don't you not tell me what to do?" Hayley snapped back, placing her hand to her swollen belly and Caroline felt the world swirling for a moment. She felt her body moving backwards. Fighting to get away from the crowded courtyard, Caroline felt tears stinging her eyes.

"Caroline," Damon called while Caroline pushed past the other vampire. "Caroline," Damon shouted and she wished she had left him in the damn car. She had almost made it out of the courtyard when Damon had to draw way too much attention to them. Now, all the vampires were staring at them with some interest.

Taking another step forward, Caroline found herself face to face with the one vampire she did not want to look at right now. "Caroline," Klaus whispered, looking surprised to see her. "What are you doing here, love?" His words had that slow, soft quality that he usually addressed her with.

Glaring at Klaus, Caroline closed the precious space between them so that to the common observer they might think she was about to kiss him. "What is she doing here?" Caroline snarled, pointing toward the balcony where Hayley was.

Flicking his eyes toward Hayley, Klaus' eyelids became hooded and his usual guarded look shadowed his features, sliding over his face like a mask. "She's here as a favor."

"To who?" Caroline snapped.

"Elijah," Klaus replied smoothly. "He asked me to keep her safe until she has the child. I gave him my word. I am trying to keep my word to those I give it to lately. You can thank yourself and my brother for that bit," he was smiling widely and Caroline could see that he was trying to distract her with his charm. And he had the nerve to accuse her of being the one who manipulated him all the time. Please.

Rolling her eyes, Caroline folded her arms over her chest. "Who's the father of the baby?"

Klaus' smile slipped a fraction and he blinked. That was all she needed to know. Scoffing, Caroline started to walk around Klaus. "You know, you're right. You should never come back to Mystic Falls. There's nothing and no one who wants you there."

"Caroline," Damon shouted and Caroline felt her back stiffen. "Can you get over your own personal drama for just a moment?" Caroline turned to stare back at Damon. Klaus was staring at Damon, too, but she couldn't see his expression. She didn't want to either. "Klaus, is there anywhere more private we could discuss why we're here?" Damon questioned the Original who nodded curtly and headed toward the staircase, wordlessly.

Caroline forced herself to follow Klaus with Damon behind her. They walked up the stairs and Caroline found herself staring at Hayley who was very pregnant. Feeling confused, Caroline noticed how closely Elijah stood to Hayley and the way that she leaned closer to him.

Deciding to not interrogate the two for the moment or possibly ever because she no longer intended on staying that long, Caroline followed Klaus into what she assumed was his office. "What can I help you two with?" Klaus asked them as he sat down in his chair and slung his feet on top of the desk. He steepled his long fingers and looked like the Klaus she had met the day that he had Tyler bite her. Not the man who had come to her asking her to spend her life with him not that long ago.

"We have another werewolf bite problem," Damon informed him, taking a seat and then looking up at Caroline who stood mutely by the door. She refused to take a seat. Nor would she look Klaus in the eye although she felt his eyes on her searching for a connection.

"Sorry to hear about that. Was it Stefan or Elena? Because it obviously was not either of you. Other than that I could care less. And I will have to say, Damon, you might have to persuade me on why I should I help either one of them." Klaus spoke slowly and dispassionately but with that sense that he was mocking you with every last syllable that could grate on Caroline's nerves like no other being on earth.

Speeding over to the desk, Caroline leaned over it so that she knew she had Klaus' full attention. "You know what. You can keep your blood. Because the person that we were trying to help doesn't really deserve it. She's a monster who cares for no one but I was being stupid and trying to see past her faults and show her kindness and compassion. But I forgot. No matter how much you give some people, they will just keep secrets and show their true colors because they never really cared about you. It was just a game like everything they do. Good-bye, Klaus."

Moving backward, Caroline was about to leave the office when Damon sped past her. "You two have fun," he called before he disappeared. The minute he was gone, Caroline felt her body being slammed on top on the smooth surface of the desk as Klaus appeared before her.

"Klaus," Caroline shouted when he leapt on top of her. "Get the hell off of me."

Klaus did not seem to be listening. He was too busy ripping her leggings off. "I will explain everything after, love," Klaus whispered urgently before he pulled her face to his and began to kiss her.

'Hate sex,' Caroline told herself as she yanked his shirt over his head. Knocking him off the desk and onto the floor she jumped off, straddling him. Stripping his pants off, she felt her body singing with joy as they connected. Feeling his hand on the back of her neck, pulling her closer so that their lips would find that solid need.

It was like a raw desire that Caroline felt for no else on the earth as Klaus rose to his feet and slammed her back to a wall and began to move like they had the last time. It was as if this was their first time again. She could see how much he wanted her when she opened her eyes. But how could he look at her and like that when he had been with Hayley. It wasn't like Caroline was an angel. She knew that people had meaningless sex all the time but it still hurt.

Yanking Klaus closer to her, Caroline did something she never thought she would; she bit him, hard. What disturbed Caroline was how right it felt to bite someone, anyone. It didn't matter to her that Klaus was her lover and that he would probably tell her that it was her vampire instinct to bite him. That she should embrace it. It was the fact that she did it because she was enraged and wanted to hurt him that scared her.

Hearing Klaus moan into her ear, Caroline felt herself beginning to drink his blood. For once she didn't need it. Oddly, it felt good to be doing this. "That's right, love," Klaus whispered. "Drink your fill. Whatever you want."

Caroline barely heard his words before she felt his mouth press to her neck and his teeth puncture her skin. Ordinarily it would scare her if Klaus bit her but she was currently ingesting the cure. 'Damn,' Caroline just remembered why she was there. Not for kinky, bloody sex but to help her friends.

"Klaus," Caroline whispered, pulling back and looking him in the eye while he eased her up and down the wall with a happy smile.

"Yes, Caroline," Klaus replied, pressing light kisses to her lips as his hands ran over her body making her mind wander and she had to force herself to concentrate.

"Can I have some of your blood to take with me for that person that I mentioned?" Caroline whispered, feeling guilty about asking while they were having sex. It seemed like what Damon had mentioned earlier. Klaus seemed to be amused rather than insulted. "Caroline, I do not think that you are having sex with me for my blood," he told her and Caroline's eyes widened.

"Oh, my God," Caroline cried as she stared at him, her eyes wide and Klaus began to chuckle. "You were totally reading my thoughts. Did you do that the first time that we had sex?" Caroline asked, her tone layered with accusation.

Grinning with amusement, Klaus pressed her body more tightly to his, making her gasp with the feeling. "No, I did not do that the first time we were together. So, Katherine has a daughter and the evil doppleganger is still alive. Feeling any regrets about not allowing me to make sure that she was dead, love?" Klaus teased and Caroline rolled her eyes, pressing her forehead to his.

"No, I don't. Now, can I have a peek at your thoughts?" Caroline inquired, running her hands through Klaus' hair as he looked into her eyes. She could see that he was contemplating her request. Caroline was waiting for him to turn her down flat like other things that she requested in the past. Klaus was a very guarded person.

Closing her eyes, Caroline decided to let the matter go when she felt Klaus take her hand and place it to his temple. Feeling her mind connect with his, she was shocked when she saw images swirling past her. Not just images but his feelings. Hearing that Hayley was pregnant, the shock, horror and disbelief. His desire for control over the city. The fights with Marcel. The latest betrayal of the vampire he thought of as a son and his sister broke her heart.

When Caroline opened her eyes, she felt tears running down her cheeks. She was surprised to see that Klaus was crying as well. "Caroline, I am sorry. I should have told you of Hayley's pregnancy. It took some time for me to process the fact that it was happening. At times I still do not believe it. I'm afraid, Caroline. I am afraid my child will be a monster, like me. And Rebekah… How could she do this to me?" Klaus was searching Caroline's eyes as she shook her head.

"Oh, Klaus," Caroline whispered, pulling his head to her shoulder and rubbing his back as he sobbed. She never thought she would see him show this much of his humanity to her. No, not every image that he showed her was pleasant and she knew that there were many things that he would have to atone for. He had slid backwards in some ways and been the Klaus that she despised but he was also the Klaus that made her want to stand proudly at his side. It was confusing and frightening how complicated this broken man was.

"Caroline, please stay," Klaus begged, clinging to her body. "Do not leave me. I can be the man that you need me to be."

Closing her eyes Caroline wanted to say yes. Every part of her ached to say yes to his request and to stand with him now. He needed her and she knew it. But she also knew that she had things that she had to do at home. Her mother was still in Mystic Falls. Her friends still relied on her. She had yet to finish her first year of college.

Could Klaus try to understand that Caroline wasn't ready to settle down just yet? She wasn't saying forever. She was saying she needed to have just a little more of the human life that was snuffed out prematurely. That she had had hopes and dreams that she wanted to fulfill before she came to be his.

Peering up at Caroline, Klaus' expression told her that he had heard her inner monologue. He was closing off again and she feared she was losing him. "It's Spring Break in like two weeks," Caroline reasoned aloud. "And it's not like anyone is going to miss me that much for like two extra weeks. I can totally compel my professors and then we can have like a month," she raised her eyebrows and smiled hopefully.

In response, Klaus pulled her away from the wall and sped them through the hallway into what she could only assume was his bedroom when he slammed the door shut with his foot. He gave her an hour long rendition of why he was grateful that she had given into him for a while at least. It wasn't quite what he wanted but it was a start.

Caroline just hoped she was making the right decision and that Damon wasn't chewing on the local vamps while she was in here with Klaus. "Oh, damn it," Klaus cried suddenly when he remembered that Damon was a ripper who gained his sustenance through vampire blood now, when there was a scream of pain.

"Uh oh," Caroline groaned as Klaus looked back at her in horror. Then there was the sound of an outraged howl just as Damon's body went crashing through the door of Klaus' bedroom.

"Barbie Klaus is home," Damon announced, rubbing his head and looking at Klaus and Caroline. "Did you get the blood yet or is that a post-coital thing?" Damon asked Caroline, who glared at him. She was unable to reply due to Rebekah stepping into the bedroom with Marcel.

"Well, I see that Damon brought one piece of luggage that might cause Nik to spare our lives," Rebekah said drily, staring down at Caroline with that usual look of disdain.

Marcel shook his head. "We'll see."

Klaus growled and would have shot up if Caroline did not flip them over and hold him down. "Be better than them."

"Good luck with that," Rebekah replied, scoffing.

"It's good to have you back home," Klaus snapped at Rebekah and Marcel but he did not try to throw Caroline off or attack the lovers. Caroline felt triumphant. Maybe she was making progress after all even it was at the cost of her own image since everyone in this room was seeing her in a way that she would never allow anyone in Mystic Falls to see her. Oddly, it felt right as she gazed smugly at Rebekah, Damon and Marcel. Yes, Caroline believed that she would enjoy taking a month in New Orleans and seeing what kind of changes she might be able to enact.

Review answers:

Knows-it-all: We will see Caroline's jealousy of the pregnancy more so in the next chapter. It's a little weird for Caroline because she can't have kids of her own and this is the first time that that fact really sinks in.

Mrs. LeaMorgan: It would be nice. We can dream of better worlds.

Aeirylis: I will try to get Enzo to make an appearance sometime in the near future since Care and Damon will be staying for a while.

Mel023: Bonjour. Ca va? I know. I feel the same way at the end of a chapter or a story… unless it's really bad.

Guest: I shall bow now and, yes, I am proud. Thank you. I have a Klaus moment of pride coming on...

BSLover: Airplanes take mere hours. Just send someone off and boom: cured Nadia. I'm not saying that's how it will go because I have no idea until I finish the chapter.

Klaroline1907: I love Damon. I love sarcasm. Put the two together and I have happiness spilling off the page. Put him on The Originals and there is happiness spilling out all over the place. Too much…It's like a sugar overload…

Christian: As I said above. I will try to update once a week until the story is complete. However, I am not sure whether I can. The next update will be on Thursday. That I can say…

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