AN: hello. thank you for reading. i was amazed by all the alerts i got for people adding this story to their faves and alerts. I'll keep posting if you keep reading.

Two bodies fell into the dark alley behind the Grill. Caroline and Klaus got up and looked around. Caroline put the gem back into her jacket pocket.

"What are we doing here? Fancy a drink?" Klaus asked

"No, I have to find out when it is" Caroline walked through the backdoor of the grill.

Klaus followed her. Caroline saw herself sitting there with Bonnie. She saw the red dress she was wearing. She pushed Klaus back into the doorway so no one could see them. She pressed her body up against his, she could feel how warm he was. She tried to push that out of her mind but the scent of him was driving her crazy. She closed her eyes and tried to hear what her human self was saying to Bonnie. Klaus watched her and then leaned forward and saw the human version of her talking to Bonnie. She looked so sad. He focused on what she was saying.

"Why didn't he go for me?" Human Caroline whined

"I'm not touching that" Bonnie answered

"Why is it that the guys I want, never go for me? I try so hard, maybe because I'm inappropriate and I always say the wrong things and Elena always says the right things. I mean, she doesn't even try and he just picks her! "

"Caroline, this isn't a competition"

"Yeah it is"

Klaus looked down at Caroline who looked up at him. His thumb brushed along her bottom lip where there was still blood. His intense eyes looked into hers and she allowed him to move closer to her. His lips lightly grazed hers, her fingers balled up the fabric of his shirt and she pulled away.

"We can't" Caroline said looking away

Klaus watched her as she pulled away from him.

"You're not here for this. You're here for her" Caroline tilted her head to her human self.

Klaus looked over and saw that her human self was sitting alone but perked up and smiled. He followed her gaze and saw Damon smiling at her.

"Don't tell me you and him?" Klaus said in disgust

"Watch" Caroline said

Klaus watched Damon walk over and sit next to her. He talks to her and flirts with her a bit, and then he gazes into her eyes and she becomes blank.

"He's compelling you" Klaus says in disbelief

"It gets worse"

"How bad?"

"Do you really want to know?"

Klaus looked back and saw that they had left.

"They're gone"

"This is not how I planned it! Cmon!" Caroline grabbed his hand

The two vamp sped back to her house. Caroline realized that in this time she couldn't get into her own house, and neither could Klaus. She stood near the window trying to figure out what to do.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" Klaus asked

"I can't stop it"

"Stop what?"

"Listen"

Klaus heard Caroline inside with Damon. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"Really? You criticize my sister for her taste in men?"

"Shut up and listen"

Klaus heard Caroline moan out and then gasp. He then heard her scream. He looked through the window and saw Damon feeding on her. Caroline pulled him away from the window.

"We can't do anything tonight, you have to find her tomorrow" Caroline pleaded

"He bit you! He's using you like blood bag"

"I know, and I'll be damned if I let him do it again"

Klaus walked along the school grounds and watched as Caroline got out of Damon's car and joined the girls as they did their practice. He noticed that she wore a scarf around her neck. He knew Damon must have compelled her to cover up his bite marks. Though it seemed he didn't give her his blood to heal her. It's as if Damon wanted the world to know she was his. He walked back to the car where Caroline was. He got inside and closed the door.

"Seems like you survived Damon last night"

"Barely"

"So what is your plan? You want me to rip his heart out? Rip his head off?"

"How about you just stake him in all his internal organs alphabetically?"

"I do like this version of you better"

"We can't do anything till the Founder's party. Ugh, he makes me wear that blue dress with that ugly sweater and scarf."

"You don't really look good in scarves love"

Caroline glared at him and started the car.

Klaus and Caroline walked on the lawn of the Lockwood's house. Caroline was wearing a short black dress. Klaus was watching her.

"Don't" Caroline commanded

"I haven't done anything" Klaus said holding his hands up

"Keep it that way"

In the distance they could hear human Caroline pleading with Damon, as he dragged her outside the house. Klaus's hands balled into fists. Caroline held onto his arm.

"Wait, this has to play out." Caroline slips his arm through his and leads him

They walk close enough to see Damon standing behind human Caroline.

"I'm so over you" Damon says as he sinks his fangs in

Caroline whimpers out in pain and starts to collapse onto the ground. Damon doesn't bother to hold her up and lets her fall.

Caroline holds onto Klaus's arm. She can feel his body tense up with anger. They watch as Damon falls to the ground and Stefan appears.

"I knew I couldn't spike your drink, so I spiked hers" Stefan says as he bends down to check on Caroline.

In a flash, Stefan disappears with Damon. Caroline vamp speeds next to her human self. She looks at the outfit Damon fashioned for her and shakes her head.

"You are never going to let any guy tell you what to wear again. You're wearing a damn doily!" Caroline says looking down at her

"To be fair it's a fetching doily. I can imagine a scone sitting on top of you" Klaus jokes

Caroline glares at him and then using her vamp speed changes clothes with her human self. Klaus looks down at the human Caroline and sees the bruises and marks on her body. He kneels down and his fingers run over the bite mark on her back. He lifts her off the grass and cradles her in his arms. He sees the gash on her neck and wonders why this Caroline would ever put up with Damon. Why she would be so submissive.

"She'll wake soon. She's on vervain so you can't compel her" Caroline said adjusting the scarf on her neck.

"I don't need to compel her, I just need to charm her"

"Well accents are beer goggles for girls"

Klaus glared back at her.

"Just make sure she gets home ok, and give her some more vervain" Caroline turned to leave

"Where are you going?"

"Taking care of Elena" Caroline picks up the amber crystal and walks back to the house

Klaus held Caroline in his arms watching her. This is what Caroline was like when she was human. There was a light inside her, and it would only get brighter when she became a vampire. He couldn't believe that Damon would treat her so badly, and she'd submit to it. Even when he didn't compel her, he could tell she wanted to be wanted. He remembered her words at the grill. How she was never the one chosen. He knew in that moment, he'd always choose her. He'd always want her. He'd always protect her. His thumb ran along her cheek. She was still human. So fragile and delicate. He wondered when she was going to be turned.

He felt her stir and she was starting to wake up.

"Wake up sweetheart"

Caroline's eyes opened and she looked up at Klaus.

"You alright love? Found you here lying in the grass. Did you hit your head?"

"Um, I, don't know." Caroline said as she tried to get up

"Whoa, slow down. Let me help you love"

Klaus held her and wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her up. Caroline blushed at how close they were.

"Can you stand love?"

"Yes, thanks. Um, I think my date ditched me"

"That's rather ungentlemanly of him. Do you need a ride home?"

"No, it's ok, I'll ask my friend to drive me back. It was nice meeting you"

Caroline extended her hand out to him.

"Nik," Klaus answered and reached for her hand and gently kissed the back of it

"I'm, I'm, Caroline"

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"Yeah" Caroline hugged the backs of her arms as she felt the night chill

Klaus took off his jacket and placed it around her.

"I'm not a serial killer if you're wondering. I was driving through and I got lost. I saw the house with the lights and came to ask for directions"

"Oh, did you ever get those directions?"

"No, I saw you laying on the ground. Couldn't just leave you there"

"Where you headed?"

"Just trying to get back on the main road, I'm doing a road trip across your lovely country"

"You're not from around here are you?"

"Really love? Did the accent give it away?"

Caroline laughed. Klaus smiled.

"Though you're the ones with the accent. I'm talking normally" Klaus said

Caroline touched her neck and realized her scarf was missing. She also noticed her sweater was missing and she was wearing a different dress. She instinctively pulled his jacket closer around herself and tried to cover her neck.

"Something wrong love?"

"My scarf is missing. He's going to be so mad"

"Who?"

"My, my date"

"Why would he be mad? It's just a scarf, considering he just left you here, he sounds like an arse"

Caroline giggled.

"What?"

"Nothing. You talking normally sounds a bit funny"

"Does it now?"

"Sorry, I always say the wrong thing. I didn't mean-"

"It's alright sweetheart. Let me walk you back"

Caroline and Klaus walked to the front of the house where the cars were parked. She noticed Elena's car was gone. She sighed.

"Something wrong?"
"Looks like my friend left. Guess I can ask my mom, who's the sheriff the way, in case you decide that you are an axe murderer or serial killer"

"I'm neither. I'm just passing through. though it seems something may make me stay"

Caroline walked into Klaus's mansion. She fanned away the dust and debris of the old house and walked towards the study where Klaus was sitting next to the fire on an old chair.

"Tell me you charmed her," Caroline said as she did quotes with her fingers in the air, "because I just had to listen Elena drone on and on about Stefan. I swear even as a human her holier than thou attitude is worse when she's turned"

"Who turned her?"

"That's not important"

"It is! I'll have to wait another couple of centuries for a doppelganger to show up!"

"Seriously? I did not just rip through the fabric of time just to listen to you talk about your precious doppelganger! When will you realize that you don't need more hybrids?"

"I need them to protect myself from those who wish to hurt me"

"No one wants to hurt you, they're all afraid of you! I can't deal with you when you're like this! I forget you're all hybrid army for the next half century or so. Tell me you did your whole british thing on her"

"What British thing?"

"Did you get her number?"

"Yes"

"Good, call her tomorrow, take her out, and make sure she doesn't leave. Damon tries to use his freaky vampire powers on me to free him from the basement. Which is NOT happening. I'm not going to be his toy anymore"

"Didn't you want me to stab him in all his internal organs alphabetically?"

"Yes, but not right now. You have to keep the other me occupied."

"Why me?"

"Because she'll freak out if she sees me."

"But you could have easily left me, and taken anyone else with you back to this time. Why me?"

"Because everyone's afraid of you. Damon doesn't know who you are yet, but he's afraid of you. Katherine won't dare come back here if you're here"

"Why do you hate Katherine?"

"Who said I did?"

"Your lip does that twitchy thing when you lie, badly"

Caroline covered her mouth.

"She's the one that killed me. Damon gave me some of his blood so I could heal, but Katherine who was pretending to be Elena came to the hospital where I was and killed me. I didn't know what was happening to me until I fed on the nurse. And then Damon tried to stake me, but Stefan found me and took care of me"

"I will make sure Damon suffers immensely for what he did to you" Klaus said as he cupped her cheek with his hand.

"I know you will" Caroline responded as she held onto his hand on her cheek.

Klaus sat at the Grill having a drink when human Caroline walked in. He could smell her perfume when she walked in. He could hear her footsteps coming closer and her heart flutter as she approached him.

"Hi" she squeaked

Klaus turned around and smiled.

"Hello sweetheart"

"Hi Nik. I didn't think you'd stay in town this long"

"I found a good reason to stay, " Klaus said eyeing her up and down, "Join me for a drink?"

"Sure" Caroline happily sat down next to him

"Do you like that tea I gave you?"

"Yes, but I can't seem to make it the way you do. Must be a British thing"

"I'm more than happy to show you"

"Are you inviting yourself over?"

"Is that too presumptuous of me?"

"My mom's working late again tonight. Cmon" Caroline jumped out of her seat and grabbed onto his arm.

Klaus threw down a bill on the table and followed her out. They were walking out of the Grill when Caroline suddenly stopped.

"Blondie, where have you been?" Damon said sarcastically

"Damon!" Caroline said in shock

"You don't call, or write or text. I think you unfriended me on facebook too"

"Considering what you did, you should be happy I didn't tell my mom"

"I'm gone a week and you replace me with this" Damon glared at Klaus

"Watch your mouth mate" Klaus hissed

"Oh an import, where'd you find him? Greencards are us?"

"That's enough. Caroline wait for me by the car"

Caroline looked at the two who were both glaring and not backing down at all. She didn't want to be in the middle of a dogfight. Then again she had never been in the middle of one. She took a step back away from the two. She wasn't sure what to say.

"Don't take too long" Caroline said as she quickly scurried away

"Look Princess Di, you're definitely not her type, so why don't you just run along" Damon said

"Damon Salvatore. I know what you did to her. Don't think for a second I'm going to let you do it again."

Damon scoffed at Klaus. Klaus grabbed onto Damon's neck and threw him to the ground. He then lifted him up and then threw him back onto the ground on the other side. Damon shook his head and looked up at him.

"I am much older and stronger than you. You so much as look at her and I'll rip your heart out and stake it next to your brother's"

Damon stood up.

"I highly doubt you could take on both of us"

Klaus looked Damon in the eye.

"You will not insult Caroline, you will not treat her badly, and you will not harass her ever again. You will only speak to her when she speaks to you and you will only have nice things to say to her. Now I want you to punch yourself until you walk home"

Damon looked down at himself and then back up at Klaus. He realized something had happened. His hand balled into a fist and then he hit himself in the face.

"What the hell?" Damon yelled

His hand continued to hit himself in the face as he started walking away. Klaus smiled and watched Damon continue to hit himself. He walked back to the car where Caroline was waiting.

Klaus walked back into his mansion that was still in disrepair. He found Caroline standing next to the fireplace, her fingers running over the green gem in her hands. The light from the fire illuminated her silhouette and Klaus stood there for a moment and watched her.

"Your human self cannot even boil water for a decent cup of tea" Klaus said as he walked closer to her

Caroline turned and slipped the gem into her back pocket.

"I'm sure you showed her, after she invited you in"

"Your human self is very eager"

"I take it you kissed her?"

"Jealous?"

"Hardly. I was incredibly naive and shallow when I was human"

"Now you're just making it worse"

Caroline rolled her eyes and tried to get past him. His arm came up and blocked her. He moved and caged her against the fireplace with his arms. She moved back until the fireplace hit her back.

"Are you afraid of me love?"

"Hardly, you're just a big puppy dog"

"Then why do you always run when I get close to you"

"I don't. We're not here for this"

"You keep saying that. What exactly are we here for? What are you here for?"

"I can't tell you yet. Things have to play out like they're suppose to"

"You keep saying that as well. Just tell me what's going on. And why did you travel back in time for?"

"It wasn't for you"

"Then for what?"

Klaus's gaze bore into her. He moved closer to her. His eyes were always so intense. She was barely able to keep it together. His lips brushed up against hers softly. He kissed her gently. Caroline closed her eyes, and kissed him back. Her hands slid up his chest, to his shoulders and found their way around his neck. His arms wrapped around her, holding her closer. Caroline was lost in his kiss. But this wasn't her Nik. He smelled like him. He tasted like him, but it was her Nik. He wasn't hers. As much as she wanted to believe it was him, she had to stop. She vamp sped out of his arms and to the other side of the room. She could feel the tears forming in her eyes.

"What did I do Caroline? Tell me! What did I do to you that was so horrible in your time? How can I acquit myself with you?"

Caroline turned back to face him. Klaus saw her watery eyes.

"You left" Caroline said as she vamp sped out of the house

AN: Yeah there seems to be a lot of glaring going on. lol. What is Caroline's plan? You'll find out soon enough.