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Chapter 2

Caroline exited the house and felt the rush of cool air touch her cheeks. She was so confused. She stood on Elena's porch and tried to work out what in the hell had just happened. Basically what she came up with was that she leaves town for one week, and the craziest plan of all time goes down. Go figure. Kol is dead, by Jeremy's hand, which means the mark is well past complete. Klaus had threatened to kill everyone she loved, even her. This is just fantastic Caroline, just great. It was up to her to fix this, seeing she was the only one that could rationalize with Klaus. But what was she going to tell him?

She needed to find Elena and Bonnie, pronto. She figured her vampire speed would be her best bet, so she raced to the boarding house. The door was unlocked like always. She huffed, of course it would be.

"Real safe you guys!" She muttered under her breath. "Elena! Bonnie! Stefan! Damon! Any of you guys here?" she called.

She heard a creak and whirled around to face Rebekah.

"Sorry Caroline, but we're leaving, and no, you're not invited." Rebekah hissed.

"Excuse me, but last time I checked, they're my friends, and I'm pretty sure that they would like to see me, I have a couple things I need to discuss with them." Caroline used her attitude right back at Rebekah. I mean, who did this bitch think she was? Being an Original did not give you the right to boss other people around. I mean maybe it did, but she wouldn't put up with it.

"They have been gone for about an hour now, and I was just getting a few things for our little road trip. I'm heading out now, and you better not follow. See you around Caroline." Rebekah gave a fake smile and waved. In a flash she was out the door.

Caroline took off running outside to follow her, but had already lost her trail. Damn it! Stefan, Damon, Bonnie, Elena, Matt, Tyler, Shane, and Rebekah were all going for the cure, and she was left behind once again. Didn't they know that she was of use? She wasn't the one who was the weak link. She had gone through days of torture from her dad, emotional abuse from her mother, and complicated relationships with all of her friends! She was a stronger woman then anyone she knew! And why in the hell was Rebekah going with them? She didn't want to be human, did she?

Caroline growled and kicked the tree next to her, her strength knocking it straight to the ground with a crack. She took her cell phone out of her back pocket and dialed each of her friend's numbers, only to reach all of their voicemails. She left them all the same message,

Are you kidding me? You guys come up with the hugest plan in all of history, and don't clue me in? Not only do you not tell me you killed Kol and leave me to suffer the consequences, you freaking take off to find the cure without me! You're all lucky I am even still trying to save all of your asses from Klaus! Don't expect any favors too soon. Enjoy cure hunting, and try not to let the big bad Silas get you!

She smirked, proud of what she had said. She checked the time on her phone. 7:30 p.m. Caroline sighed. Her friends were out on their mission, her mother was out on night duty until eight in the morning, and she had absolutely nothing to do. She could hang out with Sara who was in her English class? Or maybe Jessica from her Spanish class? She shook her head deciding against it. She barely even knew them, she would just radiate desperate. She made her decision to go to her good old friend alcohol, and drink her problems away. She walked into Mystic Grill and sat at the bar.

"Miss, aren't you a little too young to sit and drink at the bar?" the bartender had asked.

Caroline looked the man directly in the eye and her pupils dilated.

"Actually sir, I'm 21, and can drink anything I want to, and you can't give me a problem." Caroline smiled sweetly as she compelled the man.

"Right mam', I'm sorry I asked. What can I get for you?" the bartender replied.

"Vodka with tonic, actually make that two. A little heavy on the vodka as well please." Caroline needed some way to escape, and getting drunk would do the trick.

As the bartender went off to make her drink she thought about Klaus. She felt absolutely horrible that he was trapped in that living room, forced to look at his dead brother. She wanted to get him out, but she knew that would be a death sentence to her friends. There was no way she could allow that. However maybe he was thirsty. God knows how long he would be stuck in there, and Caroline didn't want him to go on a blood rampage when he got out. She shook her head. What was she thinking? Klaus had been around for a thousand years, and had been through worse situations. She was sure he could handle a little while without blood.

The bartender set down her two drinks and she took the first one in her hand. She looked around and didn't see anyone who would recognize her. That was good; no one would be suspicious about a senior in high school drinking. She downed it in two seconds, feeling the vodka burn down her throat, but give off such a refreshing feeling. She took her next drink and repeated the same process.

About two hours later, she was feeling pretty loopy. That's when the thought dawned on her. Shit! Damn it Caroline, why do you have to be so stupid! She had forgotten her car in Elena's driveway and her mom would be suspicious if she realized Caroline's car wasn't home, or it was sitting at Elena's all night. She didn't want her going to Elena's house to check on her. She didn't need her mother knowing about what had happened.

"Better go get it then." Caroline mumbled to herself.

She stumbled outside, and once again the cool air was there to refresh her senses. She tried to use her vampire speed, but soon learned that a drunken vampire makes a horrible runner. She cursed under her breath, but willed herself to get going. As she passed the hospital she had a thought. She was drunk, so maybe it wouldn't be so bad to do something reckless. It could be blamed on the alcohol. She decided to break into the blood bank and grab two bags of blood, both O. If she was going to go get her car, why not give Klaus a little present?

Eventually, she made it back to Elena's, after running into one too many trees, and stumbling over her own feet. She took one leap from the end of the driveway and made it to Elena's door step. She silently walked in, and saw Klaus sitting down on the ground with his eyes closed peacefully. He looked flawless and Caroline felt herself being drawn into his gorgeous features. She mentally slapped herself. Stop it Caroline!

"Enjoying the view sweetheart? Just couldn't get enough?" Klaus smirked, still keeping his eyes closed.

Caroline rolled her eyes and tossed down the two blood bags to where Klaus was sitting.

"I figured that since I'm drunk, and was already crazy for letting you compel me, I'd come deliver you some blood. I had to come get my car anyways." Caroline tried to not slur her words, but she could tell it wasn't entirely working.

"You are quite the thing, aren't you? How'd you even manage to make it here?" Klaus asked, still seated on the floor.

"You'd be surprised."

"Well, I don't need you to care for me. I can do it on my own. Thanks but no thanks." Klaus said.

"Whatever Klaus, sorry I tried." Caroline was starting to get tired, and didn't feel like speaking to Klaus anymore. She turned around and tried her hardest to walk straight to the door.

She nodded and took off. Klaus could hear the ignition start, and she slowly backed out, not before he heard her hit a garbage can. He laughed to himself. She never failed to amaze him however he didn't need her to care for her every step along the way. He took another glance at his brother Kol. The pain was still there and he shed a tear for his lost brother, but he still realized he had Rebekah and Elijah as his family, and he would not let the two of them down. He decided he needed to find the cure. He had to think of how to get out of here, and also beat Elena and her friends there. He tore open the first blood bag and let the blood slide down his throat. It tasted so wonderful. He downed the bag, and then shut his eyes again, thoughts of Caroline swirling around in his mind. He liked her spunk and spirit, but love was a vampire's greatest weakness, and he couldn't afford any weakness. Especially not from a blonde baby vampire.

Caroline meanwhile had arrived home, after hitting a few cars and curbs on the way. She made a mental note to never do something stupid like that again. She took up the stairs, two at a time, until she made it to her room. She changed into a pair of comfortable Adidas pants, and a blue tank top. She shut her shades and flopped on her bed. She closed her eyes and her mind slowed down as she thought of Klaus and his poor dead brother.

Well I decided to do a double update! I wanted to give all my readers a little something else to read, just so you can get a better feel for the story! I promise the action will kick up soon! Sometimes you just need these chapters to get everything really rolling! I'm super excited for what's in store and any and all reviews are absolutely appreciated! Also please let me know if I'm advancing their feelings too fast? I know that Klaus "fancies" her, but he still has that hard outer shell where he doesn't let anyone in, and I want to try to bring that out more. Thanks and goodnight!

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