AU:/ Here is the next chapter sorry it was so late. I seem to only be able to write when in my history lecture!

"Caroline." Klaus whispered as he watched the girl finally pass out from the pain.

He took in the wound at the juncture of her neck, and instantly he knew a werewolf was the cause of her pain. Taking a few more moments to study her he crouched in front of her body. Slowly he reached his hand out and stroked her soft, pale cheeks.

"ughhmm" Caroline mumbled at his touch.

Pulling his hand back he quickly bite into his wrist and held the bleeding wound against her mouth coaxing her to drink. It did not take much effort for as soon as her lips touched his wrist she greedily took in his blood.

Sensing she had enough to heal her wound Klaus pulled his arm away and cleaned the blood off her mouth. He took one more look at her wound to make sure it was healing before picking up her fragile body and caring her back to his home.

Her eyes started fluttering as her body tried to wake up. Struggling to focus on her other sense Caroline could feel she was in a cozy bed and the rustle of people moving around.
'Why am I not dead and whose house am I in..' she thought as she tried to sit up in bed. Caroline took in her surrounding as her body became more attentive and noticed the luxury of the room she was placed in. Turning her head she noticed her sun ring on the bed stand along with her coin pouch.

Quickly jumping out of the bed she shoved her ring back in her finger and grabbed her pouch. In the corner of her eye she noticed a body mirror placed by an armoire. She moved to the mirror to take in her appearance and noticed someone had redressed her. Caroline brushed her hair to the side and slowly ran her fingers across her neck taking in the pale, smooth skin.

"I need to get out of her quickly." The panic rushed through Caroline's body as she opened the bedroom door. Peeking her head out the door she noticed no one was around. Focusing her hearing she could tell almost all movement in the house was coming from the right of the hall and with that information she closed the bedroom door and started walking left of the hall.

Caroline quietly walked down the hall as fast as a human would; her intuition told her she was close to an exit if she kept walking. The anticipation was building at the thought of almost being out when on the wall to her right she noticed a painting.

Shock and confusion filled Caroline as she stopped in her tracks. It was her home from so long ago. Staring at the painting she slowly lifted her hand as if to touch it. With her arm still in the air she slowly walked forward to it and let her fingers brush against the smooth strokes of paint. Emotions flooded her senses as memories of her home played in her head, especially the night she fled. Caroline closed her eyes as a few tears fell down her cheeks.

-cough-

Hearing the cough, Caroling quickly took off running without a thought, but making sure to keep it a human speed, but before she could get three steps in the person already had ahold of her arm. Caroline froze not knowing what to do.

"Calm down love. I'm not going to hurt you." A deep male voice spoke.

Caroline slowly relaxed her body and as she did so the male released her arm. She turned around to see who it was that caught her and she took in his form. Her eyes slowly met the man's eyes and instantly she remembered what had happened.

The memory of running through the woods from Tyler and the burning pain from his bite thinking she would die. Then there was the man, this man, who came and stood in front of her.

"You." Caroline whispered, "Did you save me?" she asked even though she was sure of the answer.

Klaus only gave a slight nod of his head, acknowledging he heard her. Caroline started fidgeting under his stare not knowing what to do next.

"well, umm, thank you for saving me. I…I should get going.."

Caroling started to turn around so she could continue with her search for the exit when he spoke.

"Why did you stop at the painting? I watched you leave the bedroom and figured you were trying to leave, but I am curious as to why you all of a sudden stop at this one painting and not the hundreds of others that line the hallway walls." Klaus said as he stared deep into her eyes.

Caroline racked her brain for an answer when he once again spoke, "I lived there many years ago, not many people know where that place is at. The only people I have ever met who looked at that painting with such emotion are the people who have been there."

Once again Caroline was not sure what she should say, "I just thought it was beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. But, I need to go now. Again thank you for taking care of me." Caroline started walking away once again but of course he spoke and she stopped in her tracks.

"Im sorry love, but I cannot allow you to leave, at least not until you tell me why that werewolf was chasing you and you tell me the truth about the painting." Klaus flashed in front of her grabbing her arm.

Caroline could not believe it. She in another vampires house of all the places and people to rescue her.

Stuttering she choked out, "You…you're a vampire."

Klaus gave a small smirk at her stuttering realization.

"My love, I am THE vampire."

In less than a second Caroline realized who she was standing in front of.

"Klaus Mikaelson" she stated as her face went void of emotion and instead Klauses' face filled with it.

AU:/ Hope you all enjoyed. leave me some feedback and whatnot! 3