Hello my lovelies! I hope you enjoy this addition to this story.

I'm glad so many of you enjoyed the last chapter, and I have some good news. There is some more sexual tension in this chapter. What can I say? Except it is to be expected, I mean this is Klaus and Caroline!

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"Kol knows I'm a Bennett." Bonnie replied, after Caroline had entered the tent and they had been left alone.

Caroline's eyes widened at Bonnie's words, and went over to where the girl was sitting on her makeshift bed, and sat down beside her.

"What did he do?" Caroline asked, as she grasped Bonnie's hands in hers.

Bonnie shrugged and shook her head. "Nothing, he just knows. He saw the mark on my back when we were arguing, and then just whispered my name as though he was amazed." She said with a smile.

"Bonnie," Caroline began, taking in her friend's expression.

Bonnie shook her head. "He didn't ridicule me, Caroline." She replied, her voice soft.

Caroline smiled. "I take it you like him." She replied after a moment, judging by the girl's soft tone and glazed eyes.

Bonnie dropped her mouth and glared at her. "How can I like a man who kidnapped me? Threw my dress in the water? Came in after me and dragged me out stark naked to the shore and watched as I dressed?" She exclaimed, her eyes flashing.

Caroline lifted her hands in a gesture of peace.

Bonnie sighed, and dropped her head to look in her lap. "Does it show?" She asked, looking back up at Caroline.

Caroline shrugged, and lifted her hand, and moved her pointer and thumb until they were a centimeter apart. "A little." She replied, with a laugh.

Bonnie grunted, and fell all the way on the bed, and realized her hair was still damp from her morning bathe. "This is insane. I can't feel attracted to someone just because he pushes all my buttons, and then doesn't ridicule me." She replied, throwing her hands over her eyes.

Caroline smiled, and shook her head. "I think I might take a stroll around the camp, and see what I can see." She replied with a laugh in her voice as she stood up.

Bonnie sat up, and was about to get up when Caroline stopped her. "I think I'll walk on my own. I need some time to myself, if that is alright?" She asked, not wanting to hurt Bonnie's feelings.

Bonnie smiled, and nodded. "It is perfectly alright, Princess. I just caution you to please be careful." She added with a stern look.

"Says the girl who is attracted to her captor." She replied with a laugh. Bonnie opened her mouth, and then with a groan threw herself back on the makeshift bed with her hands over her face.

Caroline shook her head, as she stepped out of the tent and looked around the encampment. Most of the men, who she knew where part of the Mikaelson band, were seated around a wooden table, at the end of the northern side of the camp, apparently going over their latest plunder. Caroline shook her and began to walk to, what she knew had to be the east side of the camp, since the sun had peered into her tent this morning. "The sun rises to the east, and sets in the west." She whispered to herself, as she began her trek.

She didn't intend to go far, considering that Bonnie was still in the camp, and two, she didn't know exactly where she was to run home. She began her trek down a worn, beaten path, and smiled as she listened to the birds chirping in the trees above her, and felt the sun beat down on her alabaster skin.

She was so grateful for the borrowed white dress with a blue corset vest Rebekah had given her, because it was much more maneuverable than her fancy dresses. She had decided to leave her shoes in the tent, so she was walking barefoot, not that she cared, she had been running barefoot through the woods, since she was five, and everyone knew her feet were rough from her childhood days. Her dad used to scold her for leaving the palace without her shoes, but she never paid any attention to him. She even had the nerve to ride her horse bareback and barefoot on days when she needed a breather. Her mom would laugh and say that she was just like that at her age. Caroline smiled as she thought of her mom. Elizabeth was a special caring woman, who understood her daughter very well, more than her father ever did or would.

Caroline sighed as she felt the breeze from the late spring wind blowing her damp hair in her face. She laughed as she pushed it behind her ears, and continued walking onward.

She paused when she heard a man grunt and swords clash. She looked around her and found that it wasn't coming from behind or beside her. Not caring about what her mother always said about curiosity, Caroline walked on, determined to find the source of the noise.

She walked until she came upon a clearing, and her eyes widened as she caught sight of two men fighting with swords. She recognized one as Klaus and the other she guessed to be Elijah. She stood behind a tree, and watched as Elijah ducked from Klaus swing, and then counteracted it with a swing of his own; Caroline smiled as Klaus jumped over the sword, and landed on his feet after the sword had stopped.

She didn't know why, nor did she care at the moment, but her eyes became glued to Klaus' bare chest and back, for he had taken his shirt off when he had gotten hot, she assumed. She felt her face become hot at the sight of his well-muscled chest and back. She watched as with every move he made his muscles seemed to move sensually and gracefully.

When they paused, for a quick breather, Caroline noticed scars on Klaus' back. She gasped as she realized what the scars were from; they were from a whip. She remembered seeing a whipping, and the effects it had on the victim. She had tried to stop it, but it was Tyler who was doing the whipping, and he ignored her protests.

She turned her head away from Klaus' back, and leaned against the tree, trying to catch her breathe. She didn't notice that her gasp was heard by the men, or that Klaus was heading towards her.

In her mind she heard the screams of the man who had been whipped by Tyler, somehow, in her mind, she envisioned Klaus being the one whipped to the point where he could no longer stand. Tears fell down her face, as the image filled her mind, and she felt her knees give out, causing her to fall on them with her hands covering her ears, trying to drown out the screams.

"Please, STOP!" She screamed, as the tears fell faster, and the image replayed.

Klaus picked up his pace, and ran towards her screams. The scene that played before him caused his heart to break.

Caroline rocked back and forth, and continued to sob. "Please, stop whipping him. He didn't do anything." She cried.

Klaus knelt down in front of her and laid his sword on the ground, as he hesitantly placed his hands on her upper arms.

"Princess," He whispered, trying to look in her eyes. "Swan," He said again, grasping her hands and gently, but firmly pulling them down. "Swan, look at me." He whispered, capturing her eyes with his.

Caroline looked around her, and without thinking clearly, wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, and began sobbing.

"Shall I go and get Rebekah?" Elijah asked, standing next them.

Klaus shook his head. "I think she'll be alright. We can finish the spar later." He added with a faint smile, as his arms wrapped around her, gently rubbing her back.

Elijah nodded and then left them alone. As he walked away, he smiled at what he had witnessed, his brother's soft side towards the young Princess.

Caroline continued to sob into Klaus' bare shoulder, until she realized the position she was in. Slowly she pulled back, and looked up at his face.

"I'm so sorry. I don't know what got into me." She whispered, looking down at her dress, and pulling her hands from his neck, and wiped the tears from her face.

Klaus watched her try to compose herself. "There was no harm done, love. Are you alright?" He asked, wondering why his soft side was showing to her.

Caroline nodded. "I'm sorry for coming here. I just wanted to take a small walk, and I heard you and your brother fighting, and for some reason I couldn't leave, and then I saw your scars, and it brought up such bad memories." She babbled, and then she caught herself. Why was spilling her guts out to this perfect stranger? This rogue, who kidnapped her, but also saved her life this morning.

Leaning back on the ground, and her back leaned against the tree. She looked down at her hands and began to fiddle with part of the dress.

Klaus watched her, and then sat fully on the ground. "What did you see?" He asked, gently.

Caroline jerked her eyes up, and then shook her head emphatically. "No, I can't." She began.

Klaus smiled softly. "Swan, there is no one around here for miles, and besides, it's better to talk about bad memories instead of letting them fester." He replied, with equal softness.

Caroline narrowed her eyes, and then began to stand up. "Why should I even talk to you?" She began as she stood up fully, and began to walk into the clearing he had been sparring in just moments before. "I mean, you kidnapped me, and have been nothing but rude and cruel to me." She continued on, as she stopped, and wondered where she was heading. Klaus had followed out into the clearing and watched with amusement as she moved around, moving her hands frantically in front of her, as she talked.

"I mean, I should hate you. You took me away from my home, for what? To get back at Tyler, well I got news for you, I can't stand Tyler Lockwood, and you know what else? It feels good to finally say that. I hate Tyler Lockwood." She stated again, and then turned to face him.

Klaus folded his arms across his chest and raised his brows at her declaration.

"I mean, how could I like or even marry a guy, who whips another guy for just trying to get some food for his family?" She asked, her tears threatening. "How can I marry a man who thinks money and power are the only things that make the world go around?" She asked again, her temper rising even more. "How can I marry a man who thinks I am dumb as a tree stump because I'm blonde and I love running through the woods, and riding horses?" She asked throwing her hands up.

"Why in the world am I telling you this?" She asked, more to herself, but still out loud. She held up her finger, and approached him, causing him to raise his eyebrows. "It's because I don't know you." She replied, looking into his eyes. "And it's because for some strange reason, I'm actually attracted to you." She added, causing her eyes to widen at the revelation. "Oh, God, I did not just say that." She replied, turning away from his shocked face, slowly turning to amusement.

"I did not just tell a perfect stranger that I'm attracted to him." She stated, running her fingers through her hair, and then landing on her mouth.

"I'm afraid you did, love." Klaus replied, scratching his face with one finger and a smile on his face.

She whipped around and pointed her finger at him. "Shut up!" She shouted at him.

Klaus nodded, and moved his finger across his lips, stifling a smile.

Caroline lowered her finger, and shook her head, as a laugh emanated from her throat and she covered her mouth with her hand. She let the laugh come out and then began to laugh.

Her laugh was contagious as Klaus began to laugh with her, and then they were laughing together.

Caroline shook her head, as she let one last laugh out, but kept her smile on her face. "I'm sorry, about ranting earlier. I don't know what got into me." She replied with another laugh.

She turned away from him, and looked at the scenery around them. "This is a beautiful place." She whispered, folding her arms around her body.

Klaus smiled as the wind blew her blonde hair to the side. "I should think so." He whispered, as he stepped towards her.

Caroline shivered as she felt him approach.

"I should tell you, Swan. I'm attracted to you as well." He whispered in her ear.

Caroline closed her eyes at his words. She took a step forward, and then turned around to face him. Her eyes captured his and she realized she could get lost in his deep blue eyes. She felt drawn to him, and yet she resisted the urge to move forward.

"This is wrong." She whispered, her eyes still holding his.

"What's wrong, love?" He asked, with a smile.

"We shouldn't be feeling this. I mean we just met. You're my captor, and I'm your captive." She began, her eyes never wavering. "You're a rogue and I'm a Princess." She added with a soft tone and smile.

"You are beautiful, Caroline." He whispered, causing her to blush at his words.

"Klaus," She began, her voice weakening. "We can't be attracted to each other."

"If being attracted to each other is wrong, then I don't want to be right." He whispered leaning forward. "After all, I am a rogue." He added with a smile.

Caroline felt a smile grace her lips and waited for the kiss she knew was coming.

"Niklaus! Niklaus!" Elijah shouted, running into the clearing, trying to catch his breathe.

Klaus and Caroline jumped apart at Elijah's words, and Klaus sent a glare to his brother, but the glare softened when he saw his brother's expression.

"What's happened?" He asked when Elijah had stopped in front of them.

"Lockwood has sent his soldiers into the woods to find the Princess." Elijah began.

"We knew he was going to do that." Klaus began, but stopped when Elijah held up his hands to stop him.

"Kol went out with a few men to hunt some game, and the soldiers found them." He paused, taking a deep breathe. "Kol's been shot. He has three arrows in his body." Elijah added in a calm yet worried tone.

Caroline gasped and watched as Klaus' face contorted in pain.

"How bad?" Klaus ground out.

"Two were in in his sides, but the third was close to his heart. The Bennett girl is looking after him. She is a healer, so I'm told." He added glancing at Caroline who nodded.

Klaus nodded, sent a look to Caroline, who nodded, and then ran off towards the camp.

"Shall we, Princess?" Elijah asked, with a slight bow.

Caroline nodded and lifted her skirts and ran after Klaus, with Elijah on her heels.

As she ran she sent a prayer to the heavens, hoping Kol would be alright.

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I hope you all liked this chapter! I know it was Klaroline heavy, but this is a Klaroline story.

Next Chapter: Bonnie takes care of Kol; Klaus vows vengeance; Caroline talks with Klaus; Tyler learns of the soldiers discovery.

Until Next Time...