Part Two:

Cellar.

Caroline's head had fallen at an angle so that her glistening eyes starred up at the black ceiling, a dark smudge to her blurred vision. She smacked her skull against the stone wall. A dull thud resounded in the quiet. Her impossibly thin body started to shake as she laughed crazily, with nothing but despair in her eyes.

"Why are you laughing?"

The vampire kneeled down and grabbed a lock of her hair while his spare hand ripped her blouse. Caroline was silent for a moment then a swap of salvia struck the vampire's left cheek.

"Hey Richie; Marcel is right, she is a feisty one." The tall and lean vampire was in disbelief how such a fragile blonde vampire was not in fear of her life. Simon wiped her spit off his face and punched her collar bone until she shrieked.

"Whoa! Richie take it easy, Marcel said nothing about killing her. Let's wait and see how things turned out with Klaus." Andre demanded.

"Oh this won't kill her; it will just give her pain." Richie chuckled.

Andre nodded and joined him.

Andre and Richie forced her to the center of the room, threw her down to the ground. Caroline's hands were shackled behind her back so she fell straight down, whacking her head. A heavy wooden stick made contact with her side. A bone fractured. She gasped. A second blow caught her across the back of the knees and a bright burst of pain filled her mind. She struggled to get up. But she was disorientated and the movements were weak. She was hit again, in the stomach, on the back of the head. Again and again.

"I bet you regret falling for Klaus now, maybe next time you find yourself a safer fella –if there is a next time." Andre stepped on her throat.

"Enough!"

Both the vampires spun around and bowed their heads. Marcel made his way to the wounded body, she began to crawl but her knees were too numb. Marcel pulled her by the chain and removed a small lock of hair from her face.

"I see why Klaus is so fascinated with you; you are pretty even when you're bruised." Marcel turned to face his men.

"Klaus won't give up until he finds her, so I suggest you two keep her company while I think of something."

Andre and Richie nodded their heads in obedience. Caroline coughed up blood, struggling to talk. Andre tugged Marcel's arm to see for himself.

"What is it?" Marcel asked.

Caroline wiped the blood from her lips with her shoulder.

"Klaus won't kill you guys; he will give you a lifetime of paranoia. If I end up dead or alive it doesn't matter, he takes no mercy. But you already knew that." Caroline forced a smile.

Marcel brought his hands together, creating a rhythm of a clap.

"Beautiful baby girl; but when you are dead he will have a lifetime of misery, that's a chance I am willing to take." Marcel stormed out of the cellar.

Caroline's face still wet with tears that had danced down the pale skin of her cheeks. She sniffled again and her eyes wandered around the area.

Underground Tunnel.

Sophie comforted Hayley with a blanket to cover her body; she stared down at her feeling nothing but pity for her.

"Am I interrupting something?" Klaus growled.

Sophie rose up and walked towards him.

"She is asleep; it's been a long day for her."

Klaus threw his head back in laughter, "You witches are pathetic."

"Don't test me, I am a powerful witch."

"Yeah a witch who has a vampire as a master, you can't even do any magic without the risk of death." Klaus chuckled.

Sophie rolled her eyes.

"What is it you want because it is obviously not checking on the mother of your unborn child?"

Klaus stepped closer; his lips were almost graved in her ear. "Watch that tongue of yours love. Now I need a locator spell to be casted right now."

Sophie's face was puzzled. "Locator spell for what?" Klaus was beginning to be impatient.

"I don't want to bore you with the details, so please." The tone in his voice sounded vulnerable and desperate.

"You know I can't do magic, Marcel will find out."

Klaus grabbed her throat and shoved her against the wall; he ended up on the floor as a strong knot filled his stomach. Klaus looked up at her with a smile across his face.

"See? That wasn't so hard." He mumbled. Hayley ran towards Sophie and grabbed her arm. Sophie understood and turned it off.

"Well, isn't this just lovely? Thinking your heroic actions will make me forget the hatred I have for you." Klaus murmured.

Hayley stepped behind Sophie; Klaus stared at her rubbing her stomach. Sophie noticed how angry he was getting.

"Do you have something personal from this person or place?" She asked annoyingly.

Klaus dug through his pocket and took out a box.

"A bracelet?" Sophie smirked.

Klaus rolled his eyes, "Yes, I do have friends. Now will it help or not?"

"Hm. It depends has she worn it before?"

Klaus nodded, remembering the time when she threw it at his feet after their first argument. A smile crept his face, warmth sent shutters to his body. Sophie glanced at him in amusement.

Sophie began the spell.

"She's at the old cellar in midtown, few miles from here. Right next to that abandoned café."

Klaus' eyes bulged from his face.

"Are you sure, I don't want to be sent on a wild goose chase." Klaus pleaded.

Sophie quickly nodded her head.

"Brother I don't have time for chit-chat. If you don't mind…" Klaus moved past Elijah heading towards the exit, until he felt a hand on his forearm.

"What do you want me to do, Niklaus?" Elijah asked. Klaus accidently slipped a welcoming smile; he quickly wiped it from his face.

"What you've been doing…baby-sit." Klaus mocked. Elijah bowed his head, frustrated at how far gone his little brother is.

"You do realize she'll never love you," Hayley stated, almost conversationally, "I mean her being good and all then there's Tyler!" she laughed while she continued, "I mean, I don't know why you bother protecting her. It's so obvious she doesn't give two shits about you."

By the time she had finished, his eyes were fueled with fire. Klaus kept walking, not wasting more time then he already did.