7. "My one selfless thing"
Caroline woke up a happy woman. And the emphasis is on the woman part. Although it wasn't her first time she felt as if it had been. Everything faded in comparison. Everything before seized to exist. Others had sex with her, but he made love to her. She finally knew the difference and how it felt to make love to someone who adores and worships you and every part of you. She was so happy when she remembered how they lied on the blanket and just talked after making love. About their hopes and dreams, and what they wanted out of life … And then he carried her into his bedroom and made love to her twice more before they were completely satisfied and fell into a deep sleep. Or at least she knew she did … She didn't know he hadn't slept for a second that night and there is one more thing she didn't know … But was about to find out …
This felt creepy familiar and she didn't like it. Once more she was in his bedroom, in his bed and once more she was alone there. But this time she was sure she was alone. He was nowhere in sight. She quickly put some clothes on and went to find him. The house was deserted as last night when she came here. She was going mad. What happened last night? Did it happen? Or was it all just a dream? A fantasy she made up? She came back to his bedroom and sat on the bed, desperate. Not knowing what to think or what to do … And then she saw a white envelope on the bed stand. She was in such a state when she left the room she didn't notice it at first. But it was there and it had her name written on it. In his handwriting. She took it in her arms and opened it hoping it wouldn't say what she already suspected it would.
"Sweetheart,
I ask of you not to hate me although you have every right to. It is not proper to desert a lady after such a magical night but I do feel like I have no choice. All you need to know is, my dear mother is in town, she had to come back to the ground of Mystic Falls, since it all started here so many years ago. And it's time for me to face my faith. But before I could do that I had to spend a night with the person I love the most. Through my thousand years I have never met anyone like you, you have made me happy beyond my wildest dreams just by loving me. You have granted me my biggest wish, not to be a monster anymore, but a man worthy of love of such a beautiful person such as yourself. And all I want for you is to be safe, that is why we had to part ways this morning (although it was incredibly hard for me to leave you while you were sleeping like an angel that you are). I hope this is only a farewell, not a goodbye. If not … I wish for our souls to meet once more, in another life …
Always and forever,
Klaus"
She was crying through the whole letter. She had read it three times by now and still couldn't believe what it had said. That bastard, she really felt like a part of her hated him. How dares he take her to heaven and then throw her to hell like this? She got angrier with every second that passed. Keeping her safe my ass. They should have been as one, and her place was by his side, through tick and thin, she thought. She would be damned if she would let him get rid of her that easily. Her safety might have mattered to him, but it didn't matter to her, not if he wasn't safe from harm, not if he was getting himself killed. She grabbed her jacket and went for the door. She was in her car in matter of seconds. Because this time every second mattered. She was driving like a manic but didn't care. She knew where she was going, the place where apparently all the voodoo magic shit goes down, the old witch house.
And then it all went black … She saw a figure jump in front of her car, she tried to go passed it and slammed into a tree … "It was Finn, it was Finn", she thought while losing consciousness.
When she finally came to she had no idea where she was or how much time had passed. Since she was a vampire this little encounter with a tree didn't kill her but it did give her a hell of a headache. She tried to get up anyways, just to realize she was tied up. And then she saw her, the reflection from her nightmares – Esther.
"Well good morning. Caroline, is it? The girl my son fancies. Glad to have you with us again. That was quite the drive you had. I could fix that headache for you if you want dear."
"Don't touch me" she screamed while trying to pull away.
"Niklaus always loved them feisty. I see his taste in women hadn't chance since Tatia. But feisty won't help you Caroline. I am sorry to say it child but nothing is going to help you."
"What are you going to do with me? Are, are you going to kill me?" Caroline trembled while saying this but she had to ask. Being in the dark is the worst place to be. She wanted to know what she would be up against.
"You have fire in you, I like that, and I see why my son likes you" she said once more but didn't answer her question.
And then she turned around and looked her straight in her eyes. Caroline turned her head because she was afraid Esther would perform some witchy spell on her. But she just said: "Your death and your life our in his hands now. Niklaus is going to decide on your faith. You see, he will be dead till the end of the day, one way or another. But I would very much so like to have him in front of me while he is dying. To make sure I undid the evil I have done when creating him, all of them. The only way he'd come to me if he comes for you. Although, I would not hold my breath on that."
She touched her hair and said it in almost a whisper. "My son might fancy you but he has never loved anyone in his life, he is not capable of love. I am sorry child but the truth is Niklaus will always put himself first."
Caroline turned her head so Esther couldn't see her tears. But she wasn't crying because she believed in her words but because she felt for Klaus more than ever. His mother truly thought he was not capable of love. And she was just sad she never got the see the man behind the supposed monster. The wonderful man he was behind it all. Her man, a man she would be losing if these god damn …
Suddenly she heard voice going from somewhere outside. She thought she started to hallucinate because it sounded like Elena … And Damon and Bonnie …
And then the door started to open and Elena came in.
"Caroline" she screamed and went to her but Damon stopped her.
"You said she wouldn't get hurt" Elena said to someone behind her. To Esther of course. Caroline didn't know how to feel. After everything that has happened her friends still cared about her. It was so strange, and comforting at the same time.
"Don't worry Elena no one will get hurt except the ones that need to be hurt. Your little friend will be fine. In fact, Finn please untie her. It time to go. Now that we're all here there is no time to be wasted. I'm hoping Niklaus will be arriving shortly."
Caroline was trying to fight Finn while he was untying her but he was just too damn strong.
"Oh Caroline child, please don't fight it. It will do you no good. It has to be done, and you can't do anything to stop it."
"Nooo, please don't do it. Caroline started pleading."
It was the only thing she had left, the only straw she was holding on to.
"You don't have to kill him. Any of them. I promise we will leave town, you will never hear of us again, he won't hurt anyone ever again."
She turned to Elena for help: "I know what he has done but I love him, more than my own life. Elena please don't do this … If you kill him I'll die with him. Stefan was taken away from you; don't let her take the only man I love. Pleeease …" she started sobbing.
Elena couldn't look her in the eyes but turned away so she wouldn't have to face her and her tears.
"I'm so sorry Caroline, I really am. What is done is done, it can't be reversed."
Caroline would have fallen to the ground if Finn wasn't holding her so tight. So it was all over. No more miracles and hopes … It was over …
"Come, it's time to go." Esther said and they all followed, Finn was dragging her but she stopped fighting it. As if she was dead already.
They came to the witch house and Klaus was already there. Waiting for them … Waiting for her … and waiting to die …
"My son." Esther said.
"I am surprised you actually came."
"Well you have invited me so politely; I believe you have something that belongs to me."
"Come closer and no harm will come to the girl."
"Nooo, nooo" Caroline started screaming and kicking to release herself. "Please don't do it."
"It's ok sweetheart" he told her while smiling at her. Only he could be smiling in a moment like this. God, she loved him so much.
As he entered the sacred circle the earth started moving. Esther was channeling the power of all the great witches and chanting her spell.
Caroline finally broke free and ran to Klaus. But at that moment the circle was broken, and Finn, Esther and Klaus fell to the ground. She ran to him and held him in her arms. She saw the answer she was looking for in his eyes. He was dying. These were his last moments.
"Oh Klaus…" was the only thing she could say while tears were falling.
"Shh, don't cry love. Those beautiful eyes don't deserve to be filled with tears", so typical, he was the one dying and he was comforting her.
"I love you so much, I can't live without you. Please don't leave me. I can't live without you. Please, please, don't leave me." she whispered while kissing his lips that where almost completely cold by now.
"But you have to. There is so much beauty to see out there, all that beauty waiting for you my angel. You have to promise me you'll go to Paris."
"No, no Klaus. Never, not without you." she said while crying her dead heart out.
"I love you Caroline. Coming here today, I think it was the one selfless think I have done in my whole life. Please don't let it go to waste. Don't let our love go to waste" he said and she saw one single tear starting to form in his eye.
"Promise me sweetheart …"
"I promise, I promise" she screamed realizing these truly where his last moments.
"I love you" she whispered.
She took his dead body into her embrace and held on to it as it was turning into dust.
" And I always will."
For all of you reading and liking my story so far - please don't hate me. I know it's horrible I killed Klaus but this is how I pictured the story from the start. But I have to admit something silly but true - I cried the whole time while writing those last lines of this chapter. But all the most romantic and beuatiful love stories are in fact tragic. And if Klaus has to die at the end of this season (but I so hope he doesn't) this is how I would like for it to go down.
So this is the end of Klaus but not of Caroline. I have written two short chapters about her, what happened with her after this ... and still have to write a beautiful epilogue,before publishing it together ... To have the closure I really want for me and for them(and for you ;) ... I hope you'll stay with me for it even if I am that horrible person that killed Klaus at the moment :) ...
