Hey guys! So, I was honestly so blown away with the response that I had to update quicker than I thought that I would. Anyway, I am so so happy you guys are enjoying this fanfic and I have reason to believe this chapter is far better than the last, perhaps a bit shorter, but still :)

Enjoy!

After the blonde's hasty departure, Klaus' hands clenched into fists as he reached for his cell phone and dialed his man's number.

"Boss?" He asked, the curiosity evident in his very masculine voice.

"Make sure Damon Salvatore does not have a bite to eat tonight and if he causes trouble, you have free reign to do as you wish- just as long as he survives. Understood?"

"Yes, sir." He replied.

Klaus thanked him before he shut off his phone and threw it on the desk.

Soon thereafter, he stood up and made his way out of his study before he made his way towards the master bedroom where the blonde was staying.

As he raised his fist to knock, he heard the sobs coming from the bedroom and immediately his anger grew to lengths that he felt uncomfortable with. After all, he shouldn't feel this angry over a woman's sadness that he didn't care about, but he understood just how terrible it felt when your own siblings turned away from you.

After all, his own siblings did the same to him when their father named him the new boss just before his death. All things considered, he understood why it is that they turned away from him and he knew that it had to do with the fact that all in all, he was the bastard in the family. As much as it upset him, however, it was something that he was going to have to live with. Obviously, his siblings didn't see him as their sibling considering that when their mother and his father were going through a hard time, his father found a woman that would ease his discomfort.

Sighing heavily, Klaus turned away from the door and made his way back to his study because he knew that Caroline needed some time alone to herself in order to figure out everything that was going on.

Once back in his study, he sat back and thought about that first time they met when they were still but kids and he was almost out of elementary school.

Nineteen Years Ago:

The eleven year old quickly dashed out of his father's home as fast as he possibly could and immediately made his way over to his oasis- a meadow about half a mile away from the Mikaelson mansion. Once there, he placed his face in his hands and realized that he was crying if the tears that were traveling down his cheeks were any indication. An annoyed expression appeared on his face and he wiped at his tears furiously because he was supposed to be a man, not a boy.

Once he wiped at his tears and felt no more moisture, he lay down on the warm grass and shut his eyes as he thought about the hateful expressions that his siblings threw in his direction every chance they got. In all honestly, Klaus did not understand why it is that they hated him so much and he didn't understand why they believed that he was at fault for their parents unhappy marriage. It was bad enough that they continuously shut him out, but to embarrass him in front of all the other families and children?

In a way, he understood why they despised him so much, but if anybody was innocent in this situation, it was him.

Sighing heavily, he looked up at the clear blue sky and listened to the birds chirping happily for the next ten minutes until he heard soft footsteps. Quickly, he jumped up and when he looked to the right, he spotted Mister Salvatore's little girl coming his way with a kind smile on her face.

As she approached him, Klaus' face hardened and he stopped feeling bad for himself because he knew that he had to send the girl away. It wouldn't do to have somebody know just how bad he was feeling.

Once beside him, however, the girl sat down on the grass beside him and tucked her puffy white dress under her knees.

"You look sad." She told him, a lisp evident in her voice as she looked at him with her big blue eyes and kind smile. She had a gap-toothed smiled and looked as carefree and happy as ever.

"I'm not," he replied, keeping his voice devoid of any emotion. "And I don't see why you're even here right now. You should go back to your daddy before you start crying."

"Why are you being mean to me?" The girl asked. "I saw how your brothers and sister were treating you and I followed you out to see if you were okay."

"Well, you shouldn't have. Now go back to the mansion and stay there. Leave me be, little girl." He commanded, looking away from her and shooing her away as if she was some annoying inconvenience.

"Just because I'm five doesn't mean that I'm a little girl!" She told him. "And I know that you're sad, so stop lying to me and tell me what happened."

"And why should I do that? I'm sure you won't even understand half of what I am saying, considering just how small you are."

With a huff, she looked over at him with her eyes narrowed.

"I see you don't want to talk." She told him. "Fine, but in case you wanted to know, my name is Caroline. How about yours?"

"It doesn't matter." He shrugged, looking her way.

"So your name is it doesn't matter, then? Huh, I guess that is why your brothers and sister dislike you so much."

"You don't know the half of it!" He shouted as his hands clenched into fists and he curled his lip in her direction because he was annoyed.

"So tell me." She urged. "I won't tell anybody." Caroline promised him as gave him another one of her gap-toothed smiles.

"Why do you even care, though?" Klaus asked as he glared at her.

"I don't know." She admitted. "Maybe because I don't like seeing people being sad."

"Maybe," he agreed as he thought about whether or not he should open up to the little girl that was sitting beside him and was looking up at him as if he was the most important person in the world. "Fine," he sighed.

"You'll tell me then?" Caroline asked, the surprise evident in her voice.

"Yeah," he nodded. "But before I do, I should probably tell you my name."

With a nod, Caroline waited for him to speak further and he shook his head.

"Klaus," he told her. "My name is Klaus."

"Klaw-is," she said, testing his name on her tongue.

Unable to help it, Klaus burst out laughing as he doubled over and his whole frame shook.

"What?" The little girl asked as a blush appeared on her cheeks and she scratched her neck in confusion.

"Nothing," he told her. "Nothing at all," he said again, a smile on his lips.

"Okay," she said, her sigh of relief visible in the raising of her shoulders.

"So,..." he started and by the time he was finished, they were both crying and she was holding onto his hand and he onto hers as if she was his lifeline that helped him continue living.

At that moment, eleven year old Niklaus Mikaelson knew that he would forever love Caroline Salvatore, but soon thereafter, his approach in order to win her love was broken because of his forcing her to become his mistress in return for her brothers' safe return.

Present:

Klaus was brought out of his memory when he heard the breaking of glass and the hysterical cries coming from the bedroom that Caroline was staying in.

Immediately, he jumped out of his chair and ran out of his study as he banged on her door because the lock wouldn't budge. Continuously banging on the door, he listened to her cries and felt something clutch in his chest.

NO, he shouted at himself. He would not allow her hysterics to have an effect on him. There was no way in hell that he was going to allow her to win, no matter what he yearned for within the deep depths of himself.

"Caroline!" He shouted, his voice rising over the sound of glass continuously being thrown against what he assumed to be the wall.

When the blonde didn't stop her movements he took a couple of steps back before he ran shoulder first into the door rattled and when he opened his eyes, he saw her standing by the bed holding a piece of broken glass in her hand and still she wore the sheet around her body.

"Ca- Caroline," he said as he held out his hand and moved closer slowly.

"Stay back." She commanded, her voice devoid of any emotion, but he knew that she has been crying because of the tears that was moving down her cheeks in a slow rhythm.

Immediately, he stopped what he was doing and watched as she looked down at the glass as if she was just realizing that it was in her hand.

"Caroline, put the glass down." Klaus said as he tried to keep his voice under control, but deep inside he felt that scared little boy creeping up and wailing for the little girl that captured his heart with big blue eyes filled with innocence and kindness and a gap-toothed smile that he remembered helping him through that terrible day.

"Come on, love… Be a good girl and put the glass down."

"No," she said. "I won't." The blonde added as she shook her head furiously and held the center of the glass tighter.

"If you harm yourself, it will not do you any good." He told her, trying to reason with her. "You will only hurt yourself, not me." Klaus added even though he knew that the latter part was false. If she truly hurt herself, it would only pain him because of his feelings.

Feelings, he thought. Wasn't I the one that told her that there would be no emotional tie between us? And yet, there already is an emotional tie on my part.

With a cold laugh, the blonde started shaking her head as her bright blue eyes darkened with hate for him and him alone.

"You thought that I was going to hurt myself?" She asked as she shook her head and her lip curled backwards in a growl.

"I- yes," he admitted as his eyebrows furrowed in confusion and he watched her carefully.

"Wow, you really do think that you are all high and mighty, but get off of your fucking high horse, Niklaus Mikaelson and rest assured that I did not even think about hurting myself."

"But the glass… You hold a piece of glass in your hand and you were screeching like somebody was cutting you." He told her, feeling even more confused than before. "You were screeching like a banshee." Klaus added as he shook his head.

"Yes, I was." She nodded. "But that was because I wanted to get your attention and now that I have it, I can move on to the next step in my plan."

"Next step? Plan? What the bloody hell are you talking about?"

"Oh, only that I intend to kill you." Caroline responded as if they were having a simple conversation about the weather.

"You intend to kill me?" He asked her as he shook his head. "Are you serious?"

"Considering that I do not look like I am joking, yes I am quite serious and to think that it would be harder to get you into my room. Ah, you disappoint me, Klaus. Honestly,"

"You're insane if you think that you have any chance in killing me. Bloody insane," He told her as he felt the amusement rising.

"Perhaps," she nodded as she moved an elegant finger to the part that was holding her sheet together. As she let the piece loose, the sheet fell to the floor in a heap and she stood before him, naked as the day she was born.

Immediately, Klaus' eyes were drawn to her womanly assets- her baby melon shaped breasts and her dusky pink nipples that stood at attention because of the draft coming in through the window. Slowly his eyes moved further down- past her flat torso and down her deliciously long legs, but soon thereafter he was drawn to the apex of her thighs… Then he was brought out of his reverie with her laugh.

"Perhaps not," she added before she flung the piece of glass in his direction.

Without further ado, he quickly moved to the side and the piece of glass missed him by a mere few inches.

His eyes wide and his breathing heavy, he marched in her direction like a man possessed and took ahold of her elbow before he pushed her down onto the bed and climbed atop her. He held her hands above her head and she moved under him in an attempt to get away, but he was seething.

"You failed." He spat as he held her down harder and his stormy blue-gray eyes turned completely black. "And will continue to fail." Klaus added before he let her hands go.

"Or did I?" She asked as he felt a shard of glass with a sharp edge at his throat.

Thun, thun, thun... Whatever will happen next? I guess y'all are just going to have to wait and see :) Also, thank you again for the awesome response and I do intend to continue to update this regularly :D

Please Leave Feedback!

~Hana :p