Hello guys! So I'm busy with end of the year tests and probably won't be able to update my stories normally. I get out of school May 23, so you can expect updates after that. Please review! Enjoy!
Later that day they immediately started training. They did sit ups, push ups, jumping jacks, and pull ups. Caroline, Bonnie, and Elena were all athletic so it wasn't too hard for them. Klaus, Kol, and Elijah were all impressed, the weak, abused, women they saved a year ago were long gone.
When they started running, they were last at first only because they paced themselves, while everyone else wore themselves out because they sprinted and lost all their energy. It didn't take long before they were at the front of the line. Caroline loved working out, it pushed her to her limits and it got her mind off of things she didn't want to think about, like the. memories that came to her when she looked at the commanders.
The next day the met in the swimming room, they were told to bring swimsuits, so they knew it wasn't a more 'formal' test. They changed in the locker rooms, then went were people were lining up. The Mikaelsons were also in their swimsuits and the girls had to fight to not look at their bodies.
"Today, we will test how long you can hold your breath, we will work at it until you can hold your breath a substantial amount of time." Elijah announced. "We will hold you down under water until you tap on our arm when you need air." Kol added. "He can hold me down anytime." A girl named Hayley mumbled under her breath, she was already deemed the slut of the group.
"We will go in alphabetical order, Bonnie you're up." Klaus said. Bonnie felt incredibly nervous, she eased herself into the water and waded to where the Mikaelsons stood. She nodded to show she was ready, then took a deep breath before going under.
Bonnie tried to make her heart rate go down and tried to think of different things then breathing. She opened her eyes and watched how peaceful the water was. When she couldn't take it any longer, she tapped on Kol's arm who immediately brought her to the surface.
"Fifty three seconds." Elijah announced. Bonnie let out a sigh of relief. Caroline watched with apprehension as people took their turns. Finally Klaus called, "Caroline."
Caroline slowly eased herself into the pool and waded to were they were. When she was held captive, she was tortured in many ways, one of them was pushing her head underwater so she couldn't breath until she was on the verge of losing consciousness.
She looked towards Bonnie and Elena who looked worried and anxious, they knew how hard it was for her, and since then she was reluctant to go in the water.
Klaus watched the silent exchange between the friends, he knew that Caroline was reluctant to come in the water and he assumed it had something to do with when she was held captive
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to." Klaus whispered to her. Caroline shook her head and whispered back, "I'll be okay."
Caroline nodded at Klaus and took a deep breath before going under. The memories came back to her, all the painful memories. She gripped Klaus's bicep tighter, but stayed under water. She had a lot of 'practice' holding her breath, so she knew the tips and tricks to get you to stay under.
After what felt like hours, she tapped Klaus's arm. Elijah read her time in shocked voice, "Five minutes thirty eight seconds." Everyone's mouth was open in shock, except for her friends.
Caroline's eyes dropped to the floor, embarrassed. She slowly got out of the pool, all eyes on her. She zoned out for everyone else's turn, except for Elena she got a minute and nine seconds, the time underwater brought painful memories.