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Klaus

"Marcel, I'm here!" Klaus announced as he walked through the doors of the church with his usual confident posture with a half smile. "Show yourself mate."

The church was eerily quiet, it felt like a calm before the storm, like something big is happening that will catch him off guard, and Klaus doesn't like that.

"Klaus, my sire," Marcel came walking through from the back of the church, with Rebekah and someone else following right behind him. "I thought you'd like to meet an old friend of yours."

The person behind Rebekah showed herself, "Hello, Klaus."

Klaus was surprised, hands down, she's the last person he would expect to see from Mystic Falls. But wait a minute… He let out a loud laugh. "Hello Elena, love. Or should I say, hello Katerina?" He didn't bother to hide his grin when the rest of them seemed shock that Klaus discovered so quickly. He had spent 500 years chasing after the girl, he'd know anything fishy immediately. "Although I have to give it to you, love, I'd thought you were dead for good. I certainly didn't expect you to take passenger in your little doppelganger's body. Poor Elena, how has the Salvatore brothers been dealing with that?" Klaus continued as he slowly walked up to Katerina.

Katerina's face was a picture of uneasiness as she slowly stepped back. She's still afraid of him, of course, Klaus thought. So how dare she show up here in front of him?

"Brother, shouldn't you be glad that the girl you've been so keen in punishing is showing up in front of you now? Regardless of whose body it is." Rebekah said, staring at him in the eye. Something is definitely going up behind his back and he intends to find out now.

He was about to flash to and kill off Katerina once and for all, when all of a sudden someone was narrating a spell and splinting pain came to his head and he is forced to half kneeled down. Klaus looked up and to his dismay, saw the young witch Davina, focusing her power on only him. After the witch business last year, the quarters' supernatural beings have been in peace. He has been forgiving, allowing the witches an equal position in his city. But in return, they are going up against him now? Klaus tried to fight off the spell but the pain was too difficult to overcome.

"What are.. all of you.. up to?!" Klaus yelled through the pain as he continued holding on to his head. They are so going to pay for this when this is done.

"I'd say that after 500 years of running from you, seeing you suffer in front of my own eyes, is a great pleasure. I could live to see this sight for another 500 years and never get tired of it." Katerina spoke up with such ferocity, Klaus could feel the anger burning in him. "I would love to have you killed, but you can't be killed without anyone of us dying along with you. And having you killed is too easy for you, I have to say." She smirked down at him, grinning cunningly.

Klaus anger was overwhelming now. They have no idea what he could do if they continue to provoke him like that.

"Klaus, we want this to go our way. You have to stop controlling our lives, we want our freedom. Rebekah and I should have the freedom to love, I'm tired of living up to your restrictions these centuries. And your old friend Katherine here wants a little bit of fun with you, and wants her freedom back too, can't say I don't agree with her. I've heard what you've done to her family," Marcel spoke and shook his head. "Not very smooth exactly." He continued, with the courage to looked Klaus in the eye, like how he had challenged him a year ago.

"And how exactly do you think you all can force me to do it? Just by this little young witch's power?" Klaus shouted back. He was gaining strength now that his anger is fueling him, and Davina was having trouble holding him up, he could feel it. Davina is no longer the witch with all the powers of the witches like before, she's just one witch on her own now. Even though she's young and vibrant, she could not overcome the strength that Klaus had deep down.

"I'm done listening to you Nik. Or Elijah. I'm fighting for my own happiness now. I made a mistake to keep on believing, over and over again, that you can be save. That you care about me, about our family. But I've never been so wrong. You deserve loneliness, Nik. Everything about it. You don't even deserve to have Clara, I hope she don't grow up to know how her father is, you're not fit to be a father." Rebekah reprimanded him through tears in her eyes.

Of course, his little sister, always falling in love, always falling wrongly, would condemn him in his attempt to protect her. No man will ever stay with her and love her in the way he does, even if Klaus is doing it the way she doesn't like. When will Rebekah truly understand that?

"So, we prepared a gift for you, Klaus." Katerina spoke up and gestured to her back. Klaus fumed at the sight of Tyler Lockwood, his sole remaining hybrid.

"Hello again, Klaus." Tyler greeted his once-sire with a smug look on his face.

Klaus had let him go over and over again, not killing him, but that little bitch keep returning to him, revenge he says. But Tyler always lost to him, when will he ever learn his lesson? Maybe he really has to teach him the hard way this time around, he shall spare no one. Klaus was thinking about how he would massacre this lot until his eyes caught sight of the girl Tyler was dragging along with him. NO. It can't be. Klaus thought and was horrified as he sees her face come into his view. Caroline. The baby vampire that held his heart for so long, no, how dare they use her to get back to him? He noticed that she was staked on her shoulder, and while she seemed awake, her eyes were shut and she looked weak. His heart ached a little at the sight of the weak Caroline. How dare they! Klaus struggled even further and let out a loud yell across the room in fury.

Caroline

Caroline felt her being dragged and hear voices talking here and there. But she's too weak and can't focus on the voices, she needs blood, she haven't been taking blood for a few days, and the stake is not doing any good on her. She jumped to the sudden loud yell and finally opened her eyes to see her surrounding, and her heart did a little jump, a relieved jump to her surprise, when she saw the hybrid that was half kneeled on the floor.

"Kl..aus." She managed the whisper of his name through her lips. She caught Klaus' eyes on her immediately, a slight hint of worry showing, but was replaced by pain the next moment. What is wrong? He seemed to be in so much pain. She glanced around. Marcel, Rebekah and Katherine were standing before him, are they negotiating with Klaus now? Tyler was holding on to her, she knows, and Caroline felt this immediate disgust and tried to struggle out of his grip, but she was too weak. Then she noticed the young girl that seems to be narrating some spell… A witch, she realized. To hold down Klaus. That's why he was kneeling down before the lot and in so much pain. She felt the sudden urge in her heart to rush over and protect him, if only she could.

"I know you care about our dear Caroline here. If you promise to let us all off with our freedom, to be with whoever and go wherever we want, then I'll probably consider to return her to you…" Katherine spoke up. So they are indeed using her as the pawn, but what if Klaus couldn't give a care to her anymore? This may prove to be worse for them.

But Caroline knows that above all these thoughts, Klaus' worry look towards her just now has already proven otherwise. She silently cursed herself for putting Klaus at this spot against his enemies. Yes, Klaus have done horrible and terrible things to deserve this. But somehow deep down in Caroline's heart, there were feelings for him all the while, and while she isn't clear about what are these feelings exactly, she's considered Klaus a friend, in some ways.

"I will NEVER succumb to you lot!" Klaus yelled through his pain again. As Caroline suspected, he would never give in so easily even under the power of a witch and with her as hostage.

"Well, good for you, we'll be giving you time to consider Nik. But limited time." Rebekah said, and walked over to Tyler and Caroline.

"Bite her." Rebekah compelled Tyler. Caroline felt fear crawling up her and noticed Klaus' eyes widened in shock and anger.

"SISTER. I SWEAR IF YOU DO THAT I WILL…" Klaus' protests were cut off as the young witch seemed to focus and directed more power to him, narrating the spell louder and louder.

"What?! No! I will not hurt Caroline..." Tyler tried to protest, but Caroline already felt him turning towards her. "Do it." Rebekah compelled again. In a flash, Tyler's fangs were on her neck and Caroline screamed out in pain.

Oh my god… Werewolf venom. Her whole life as a vampire wasn't long but how many times has she been attacked by werewolf venom already?! Caroline processed her thoughts as Tyler let go of her and she fell to the floor, holding onto her wound.

"You have until the werewolf venom claim our little Caroline's live to decide. Marcel and I will be here waiting for you, but don't bother trying anything else up your sleeves, Klaus, because we'll be hiding Caroline away from you and we have witches covering the city already. Till then." Katherine said as Davina gathered her final strength and threw Klaus out of the church.

In a moment Tyler picked Caroline up and flashed her out from the back of the church.