Chapter 2:

I hated having my neck snapped! Waking up in an instant panic, not remembering what happened, only to be reminded by the ache that radiated down my spine. I tried not to show that I had regained consciousness. I let my senses stretch outward, trying to gain as much awareness of my surroundings as I could before revealing myself.

I could feel the coldness around me so I knew I had to be in some type of cellar. Luckily the coldness and the stone floor beneath me didn't really have any effect on me. I could also hear the even tempo of breathing somewhere nearby so I knew I wasn't alone. I opened my eyes slowly and looked around. I was definitely in a cellar, although it was more like a cell. It was a square room with no windows and only one door, which I could only assume was locked.

The breathing must be coming from right outside the door, and judging from the lack of a heartbeat I could guess my guard was also a Vampire. I looked more closely at the cell I was trapped in, and there were many different sets of chains hanging from one of the walls, to which I was thankfully not attached to. My cell was also surprisingly clean and sterile looking.

I tried to hear beyond the breathing outside of my cell. I could hear the murmuring of voices in the distance, but I couldn't make out any of the words. The only other thing that was discernable was the constant dripping of a leaky faucet somewhere in the vicinity.

I started to think about the last thing I could remember. I remember sneaking into the school with all of my friends to set up for the senior prank day. I had been dripping honey onto the classroom doorknobs with Tyler when someone had grabbed me from behind. I remember feeling very panicked and scared, but that's as far as my memory would go.

"Gahh" I sighed in frustration. The not knowing was killing me!

I didn't even know how long I'd been here or if anyone was looking for me. I had never been a patient person so all of this waiting was killing me… After hours of waiting I finally heard what sounded like a front door opening and closing. I followed the sounds of the footsteps above me, until I heard them come down the stairs into the cellar. My muscles tensed up, ready for a fight or torture, either way I was ready.

"Has she said anything?" a male voice asked outside of my door

"No, sir. A few hours ago there was a sigh but no talking" another male voice answered

"Hmm. Very well, you're dismissed for the evening" the first voice said, and I could detect some kind of an accent through the door.

I could hear a lock in the door turning, and I don't know what made me do it, but I pounced. As soon as the door slid open I jumped at my jailor with everything I had, fangs out and everything. And it was like hitting a concrete wall. It was as if I was no more than a speck of dust on his jacket. He caught me in midair, hands leaving bruises on my upper arms where they grasped me. The blue of his eyes met the snarling red of mine with a look of pure surprise. He definitely hadn't expected me to attack him that much was clear.

After his surprise wore off, a smug smirk graced his features, which just further infuriated me. I started struggling against his hold, using my nails and legs to attack any inch of him I could reach. He ended up throwing me to the ground and quickly straddling me to stop me from regaining my footing. He trapped my hands above my head and used his legs to still mine, then I was truly stuck.

"Are you quite done love?" he asked, still smirking down at me and leaning close enough that I could feel his breath on the side of my neck

"No I am not quite done, why the hell am I here?" I yell back

"You are here because I needed leverage," he answered, "And I do love blondes". I manage to shoot him my most disgusted look before losing my vampire features.

"Get off" I spit

"Are you going to behave?" he asked, and at my nod he takes his time slowly letting me go. I vamp speed back to a standing position directly in front of him.

"Who do you need leverage against exactly" I asked genuinely curious

"All of your little friends back at the school, especially Stefan and Elena. That's all you need to know for now"

"Hmph, seems like a really detailed and well thought out plan" I say sarcastically

"Well I'm glad you approve love" he said taking a step closer to me with a look of amusement in his eyes. Then we both hear the front door open again and a female voice shouting "Klauuuuuuus!"

I looked at him in horror when I realized who it was that kidnapped me. The guy that had been threatening my friend Elena, the Big Bad himself, is the one who I just tried to attack and was now antagonizing. He watched my features as I realized who he was, which just brought out a look of smug satisfaction on his face.

"Ah I see my name does mean something to you. Good. Maybe now you will show the proper respect and behave yourself"

"I wouldn't hold your breath" I replied with a snarl

We could then hear a pair of high heeled boots stomping down the cellar stairs.

"Klaus I can hear you down here arguing with someone, I'm just surprised she isn't dead yet" the female voice mused as she approached the room we were standing in

"Hello sister, you're just in time to meet our guest" he said looking back at me

Then I could see a blonde enter my view over Klaus's shoulder. She had long straight blonde hair and blue eyes that widened in shock when she saw my face.

"Oh my god Klaus, how did you find her?" she asked breathlessly

"What are you talking about? She was at the high school last night when we arrived" he looked at her curiously, obviously as confused as I was

"Oh I never saw her face straight on, I never knew…" she trailed off

"What the hell is going on?" I ask getting very annoyed to not know what was going on again

"We need to call Elijah immediately Klaus!"

"Why on Earth do we need to do that?"

"Because that's Caroline" she answered exasperated that he clearly wasn't understanding her, I guess that means we were in the same boat.

"Yes I am aware of her name Rebecca. She is Stefan's best friend and is also a member of the wonder gang protecting the Doppelgänger."

"That's not all she is" she said looking right at me, "do you remember me Caroline?"

"No. Am I supposed to?" she looked discouraged at my answer. Then she pulled her phone out of her back pocket and started dialing. She brought the phone to her ear and waited for an answer.

"Elijah? Yes, you need to come to Mystic Falls immediately," she paused while she looked at me again, "We found her".

She walked over to me and handed me the phone, "He wants to speak to you"

My confusion level had skyrocketed while this bizarre exchange had been going on, so it was pure shock that made me take the phone and put it to my ear.

"Hello?" I whispered into the phone

"Caroline?" and for some reason the deep male voice on the phone sent shivers up my spine and touched a whisper of a memory in the very back of my mind.

There was only one problem, I had no idea who I was talking too…

"Yea…?" I said back hesitantly.

"Oh my god…" the deep voice spoke again, this time sounding a bit breathless, and I found my own breathing speeding up at the sound of his voice. After a moment without me saying anything he spoke again, "Stay where you are, I'm coming home" and then the line went dead. I took the phone away from my ear and looked down at it in confusion before bringing my eyes back up to the blonde.

"What-?" I say in confusion as I hold out her phone to her.

"You were the one in the hallway kissing Tyler Lockwood?" the blonde asked me, her expression unreadable.

"Yes… he's my boyfriend. I'm assuming it was you that snapped my neck" I said, a bit of anger leaking into my voice.

"I'm afraid that was my fault love, you see, I needed to have a word with your little boyfriend" Klaus said from beside us as he leaned back against the wall.

"What? Why!" I asked, my tone getting a bit shrill with worry.

"Never mind that Caroline! What's important is where the hell you have been?" the blonde grabbed my attention again.

"What the hell are you talking about? I've never left Mystic Falls!"

"Oh well that's a shame…" Klaus mumbled from his spot on the wall as he smirked at me.

"Caroline Forbes?" she asked

"Yes…"

"Died at 17?"

"How did you know that?"

"Born April 3rd?"

"No… actually my birthday is in October" and that seemed to stump her.

"Fine… who turned you?"

"Katherine Pierce…" I answered, not sure why I was being put through an inquisition.

"What?... She's the one that kidnapped you?"

"No… she smothered me with a pillow while I was in the hospital to send a message to Damon and Stefan Salvatore… But, what's with all the questions?"

"I'm just trying to figure out what happened to you Caroline!"

"Look… Klaus's sister, nothing happened to me! I was turned last year by Katherine… I was almost used in that psycho's sacrifice," and I gestured to Klaus and his smirk deepened, "I mean besides that I'm… boring…" I admitted pathetically, irritated that I had been forced to reveal so much information about myself.

"On the contrary love, you're getting more interesting by the minute" Klaus said quietly and I shot him a dirty look.

"Oh this is ridiculous…" the blonde vampire sighed and she walked right up to me and grabbed the back of my neck, and for a horrible moment I thought she was going to kiss me, but then her pupils dilated. "Tell me the truth, what happened to you?" and a surge of white hot fury shot through me. How dare she think she can just waltz right up to me and try to compel me! To think that she could take my free will! I snarled at her and didn't hesitate as I snapped her neck and watched her crumple in front me. I expected immediate retribution from Klaus but he continued to lean against the wall, and I tensed my muscles in preparation as I look over at him, but he was wearing a genuinely amused smile on his face, and his eyes raised to mine with a strange expression on his face.

"Like I said love, more interesting by the minute… However that doesn't-" but he was interrupted by a crashing sound coming from upstairs. Klaus pushed away from the wall and blurred up the stairs… leaving the cell door unlocked and open! I hurried toward it and looked around for the stairs, but before I get halfway up, a body appeared at the top, blocking the light.

"Tyler!" I say happily, relief seeping through my body as I recognized his profile and rush up the remaining steps to wrap my arms around him… but as I laid my head against his chest something felt a bit off, maybe his smell?

"Come on!" He said after briefly kissing me, "Damon and Stefan are distracting Klaus with Bonnie's help. Elena is waiting in a car outside to take you back to the boarding house" and then he blurred me to the front door… He blurred me… he- doesn't have that ability… I looked at him in complete shock, a million questions running across my mind and face.

"I love you and I will explain everything to you later I promise" and he kissed me again before pushing me through the open front door, just as another giant crash sounded from somewhere in the house. I rushed down the front walk way to the car idling at the bottom of the driveway and slid inside to find a very anxious Elena.

"What's going on in there? Is Stefan alright? And what about Bonnie? But wait Care, how are you? What happened? I-" she said, mouth going a mile a minute as her tone got higher and higher.

"Elena breathe! Let's get out of here and I'll tell you everything" I said, and with that she was off, speeding down the street and back to the other side of town to the boarding house. We ran from the car through the safety of the front door at human speed. I walked right to bar in the living and poured a splash of whatever I could find first and I tipped it back, feeling the warmth return to my stomach and limbs slowly and I took a steadying breath before turning back to Elena.

"I couldn't see what was going on in the house because Tyler rushed me to the front door and pushed me out, but I am assuming they will be fine. As to last night, I was in the west wing of the school with Tyler putting honey on doorknobs when suddenly there was just darkness… so I truly have no clue what is going on, care to fill in some of the blanks?" and I was immediately put off by her desperate expression. "What Elena? Whatever it is I can take it…" but could I?

"Well… obviously the Originals were in the school last night…"

"So Klaus knows that your alive… that's problematic. Did he try and kill you or something?"

"At first… He tried to compel Stefan to bite me but he didn't know that Stefan had been taking the vervain that we gave him at the end of the summer. So Stefan did bite me, but he tried to be gentle and Klaus bought it… and then when Bonnie finally found the way to help Tyler Klaus realized that he needed my blood to make Hybrids"
"What do you mean? Why did Bonnie need to help Tyler?" I asked as my dread grew the more Elena revealed.

"Caroline… I- I don't know if I should be the one to tell you…"

"Tell me Elena!"

"After Klaus snapped your neck he dragged Tyler into the classroom that Rebekah had dragged me into… He made Tyler d-drink his blood… and then he snapped his neck and-" and I gasped, despair seeping into my bones as I realized what that meant.

"Oh my god… No, no no no-" I dropped my head into my hands.

"Care! He's fine! Well…"

"What do you mean he's fine? You said Stefan told you that any werewolf that was forced to drink his blood and killed always died during their transition!"

"That's because Klaus didn't know that he needed my blood to complete the transition… he gave it to Tyler as an experiment and… it worked…" and I had trouble wrapping my head around what she was saying.

"Are you telling me…" I said, my voice deathly quiet, "that Tyler is now a h-hybrid?" and Elena simply nodded. I didn't know how to feel. The first obvious emotion was relief that Tyler was alive and safe, but then so many questions entered my head about what that would mean that the relief was short lived. We sat in silence for a while, both of us lost in thought, until Elena got up and went to the bar to pour her own drink.

"What happened with Klaus after he took you?" she asked quietly as she returned to her seat across from me.

"I woke up in like a basement dungeon or something… and I don't know how long I waited until he decided to come down and taunt me"

"We tried to stop him from taking you Care! But he snapped Damon's neck and just picked you up over his shoulder and started walking down the hall… he said you were going to be his leverage against any revenge plots…"

"Yea he told me the same thing… Of course that was after I attacked him-"

"You attacked Klaus!" she exclaimed

"Well yea Lena… I wasn't just going to sit pretty in a dungeon, when he unlocked the door I attacked him… not that it did much. That fucker is strong"

"I'm honestly surprised you're still alive Care…"

"Well… something weird happened…"
What? What did he do to you?" panic evident in her voice again.

"He didn't do anything Lena. But his sister- you said her name was Rebekah? Ok Rebekah came down the stairs to see who he was arguing with but then once she saw me… I don't know she kind of freaked out."

"Why?"

"She seemed to think that she recognized me from somewhere? Or that I was someone else… But she did keep calling me by my name…"

"What did she say exactly?"
"She kept asking where I had been, and who had taken me, and if I remembered her… but I had no clue what she was talking about!" and I got up to start pacing the carpet, too confused to sit. "And then she called Elijah…"

"Elijah! Why?" Elena said, also standing up, shock, and another emotion I couldn't name, all over her face.

"I don't know Elena, I don't know anything that went on in that dungeon!... But he told me to stay where I was… and that he was coming home…"

"This is good! Elijah can help us! He can-"

"Lena this is the same guy that betrayed us to Klaus at the sacrifice! He can't be trusted!"

"He's honorable Caroline… trust me, I know him"

"Great, if you know him so well then why did he tell me stay where I was and that he was coming home…?" and I raised my eyebrows waiting for her answer, but she didn't have one.

"I- I don't know Care…" she admitted. I opened my mouth to reply when I heard voices outside the door and I eagerly turned just as it slammed open.

But I wasn't prepared to see Stefan, unconscious and slumped over Damon's shoulder and Damon, covered in blood and furious… or Tyler trying to come through the door after them, apologies streaming out of his mouth, but he was unable to cross the threshold.

"Ughh… Elena can you invite me in please!" he growled from the doorway and Elena made her way to the hall.

"Of course Ty, c-"

"No! Do not let him in Elena!" Damon growled from the living room as he lowered Stefan onto the couch.

"Why the hell not?" I asked angrily

"Because, your idiotic boyfriend stopped Stefan from sticking a very large piece of wood inside Klaus's very small heart-"

"I said I was sorry Damon!" Tyler sighed as he leaned against the side of the doorway, arms crossed and brow furrowed.

"Which is fucking fantastic Lockwood, but that doesn't explain why it happened?" Damon asked, mimicking Tyler's stance.

"I don't know why I defended him ok!... I just saw Stefan rushing at him and I couldn't control it… I had to stop him" he shrugged his shoulders, and his expression fell.

"Wait… you defended Klaus when Stefan was about to stake him…?" I asked, shocked, my mind going a mile a minute as I tried to picture the scene in my head.

"Yes and I am sorry guys… I don't know how to do this yet… A few months ago I was just a human, then I became a werewolf and now I don't know what I am or what it means…" and my heart went out to him and I looked to Elena, silently asking her to let him in.

"Fine… Tyler come in" she said

"Does nobody listen to me!" Damon said in exasperation as he turned around and headed to the bar. I grabbed Tyler's outstretched hand and led him to the couch, sitting beside him and resting my head against his shoulder as Damon sat on the arm of the chair Elena had chosen. The only sound in the room was the loud crackling of the fire, before Damon sighed again.

"So Blondie… what happened with Klaus? You were there for a while but he didn't hurt you…?" Damon asked, taking a drink from his glass of bourbon. I sighed and I started to tell them everything I remembered.