Hey guys! I am back with yet another update :) It's been a while, hasn't it?

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The next morning Klaus awoke as the sun glistened through the window. He still wore his clothing from the night before. It was a good thing that his clothing has dried.

He remembered what last evening consisted of and he could swear that his blood boiled. Caroline. His Caroline would have been raped by those dogs if Klaus' younger brother and sister didn't stop them.

Caroline would no longer have her virtue because of a bunch of pigs. Klaus understood at that moment that he would make sure that Tyler's life would become a living hell from that moment on.

Nobody messed with somebody he cared about and got away with it.

Klaus wasn't as brutal as his father or siblings but this time he would be. Tyler, a bloody guard, hurt Caroline because of his stupid ego. Klaus couldn't forget that. He wouldn't forget that.

Klaus felt Caroline shift on her side and he quickly turned to her. Her head lay on his arm.

Before Klaus could get out of the bed last night, Caroline asked him to stay and he did just that. The two lay awake most of the night and watched as the full moon showed from the window.

Caroline smiled because it was really her first time seeing a full moon. Every time Caroline tried to sneak out of her home, her brother's would stop her. They told her that it was dangerous and she listened to them.

Last Night:

Klaus got off of the bed and walked over to the divan. He lay down and heard Caroline's even breathing. Klaus shut his eyes and hoped that sleep would come sooner rather than later. His blood boiled and he wanted to strangle somebody. That somebody being the douche bag guard, Tyler.

Klaus shook his head. He could almost laugh at the irony. His family members raped women and used them like they were a pair of rags that could be thrown away. Klaus thought that that was normal because they were a part of the Royal Family. They were the Egyptian Royal Family. Klaus didn't care much but he did now. Tyler was as bad as Kol. Kol used women, raped them, and beat them because he was a selfish horny bastard and Klaus now understood how the women that survived felt after his brother ruined them. They felt like Caroline. They felt used. They felt dirty. They felt pathetic. They felt all of these things because men thought them to not be their superiors. It was pathetic really… Both a man and a woman were put on the planet for a number of reasons which meant that both a man and woman deserved to be treated equally.

All his life, Klaus was taught that a woman was a simple incubator that bred children for the men. He was taught that a woman's only duty was to pleasure her client or husband and to expand the man's family.

The rules stated that if an Egyptian man was to die; his wife and children would get nothing. Everything that the man owned would go to the royal family and that would leave the widowed wife with nothing to support her children. Most women that lost their husbands would have no choice but to become a bunch of whores just to keep their children from starving. Innocent women had their lives messed up because of the monarchy that was Ancient Egypt.

Klaus got out of the divan and walked over to the balcony. He went outside and made sure not to wake the sleeping blonde in his bed.

As Klaus peered over the balcony, he sighed. Klaus and all of his siblings were born with a silver spoon in their mouths while the slaves that worked the grounds were born with nothing but a brutal and vicious destiny waiting for them.

Most of the slaves didn't even reach the age of sixty. Actually, not many slaves reached their sixties. Most of them would die in their forties or fifties. They would either die naturally or would be killed by the guards.

The amount of slaves were declining because the women were not able to give birth to healthy children because they were malnourished. The pharaoh blamed the slaves' genetics.

Klaus was shaken out of his thoughts when he heard footsteps from behind him. Klaus pivoted and came face to face with Caroline.

"Are you okay?" Klaus asked worriedly.

"I cannot sleep. I saw their faces in my dreams and my sleep faded." Caroline explained.

Klaus nodded and motioned for her to come forward. As Caroline stepped towards him he outstretched his hand for her to take.

Caroline took his hand gratefully and Klaus pulled her to him.

The two stood together as they peered over the bricks. Caroline looked down at the glistening lake that stood in the middle with a serene smile on her lips.

"Would you like to go for a swim?" Klaus questioned.

"Oh… No, I do not know how to swim." Caroline admitted.

"You don't?" Klaus asked curiously.

"Nope… I never really had time for that. I've been working the grounds ever since I was five, so…" She shrugged.

"I could teach you." Klaus said immediately.

"That will not be necessary… " Caroline told him even though she really wanted to learn how to swim.

"Why?" He asked as he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"Uh… I am afraid," Caroline confessed embarrassed.

"Why? Trust me, sweetheart. Swimming is not something that should frighten you. Personally, when I swim I feel calm. I feel balance. Come on, Caroline… Let me teach you how to swim."

"Now?" Caroline questioned.

"Now, if you would like, but you must be tired." Klaus stated.

"I'm not. I do not think I'll be able to fall asleep for a while…"

Klaus nodded and said, "Come on, there is a private river just outside the palace."

"Won't the guards catch us?" She questioned.

"No, guards only stand there when there is some sort of occasion or my father wants to go for a swim."

"Okay," Caroline nodded.

Klaus smiled at her with his brilliant smile and took her hand.

"Wait… I do not have anything to wear."

Klaus frowned when he heard that.

"Don't take this the wrong way, love… but if you want you could just swim naked. The river water is clean… My father makes sure of that."

"Naked…" Caroline repeated as she shook her head.

"I will not look. I promise." Klaus told her even though he has seen her naked on several occasions.

"Then how will you teach me to swim?"

"I'll give you instructions."

"Okay," Caroline nodded even though she wasn't sure about it.

Klaus smiled at her and the two left his chambers. They made sure that they were quiet as they made their way to the entrance on the left side. The river would be right there.

When Klaus and Caroline got outside, they walked a couple of more feet and stopped when they saw the river in the near distance.

"I'll be in the river… You could shrug out of your dress and then join me."

"Okay," Caroline smiled at him.

Klaus nodded and removed his robe. Caroline could see Klaus' bare back as he walked over to the river.

"You will be going in with your trousers?" Caroline called to him.

"Yes," Klaus called back.

"Do you think I could wear your robe? I know it is probably very expensive but I really don't feel comfortable going into the river without a single material of clothing…" Caroline rambled.

"Go for it," He winked at her.

"Thank you," She said as she shrugged out of her dress and reached for his robe. When Caroline put on the robe, his manly scent invaded her nostrils. His scent consisted of the smell of the sun, and some oils along with his natural manly aroma.

Klaus nodded and dunked into the river. Caroline walked over to the river and jumped inside. The warm water hit her and she smiled.

Caroline was thankful for the Egyptian sun then because it wasn't too cold for them to swim.

"Ready?" Klaus asked.

Caroline nodded reluctantly and Klaus reached for her hand.

"Don't worry." He said.

Caroline smiled at him and waited for instructions.

"Now, first things first. You need to trust the water." He told her.

"Trust the water? How do I do that?" Caroline questioned as she looked over at him through her eyelashes.

"You need to shut your eyes and imagine yourself floating and swimming, but before you can do that you have to let that fear that is quaking at your chest go. If you don't let the fear go, this won't work. I can promise you that." He said as his voice took on a teaching tone.

Caroline took in a deep breath and shut her eyes. She heard the rustling of the palm trees in the distance and she could feel the light breeze on her skin.

"Are you calm?" He asked her, his voice smooth.

Caroline said nothing and just nodded.

"Take a deep breath in and release." Klaus instructed.

Caroline did as he told her and she could feel her mind and soul at ease.

"Is your heart thumping rapidly in your chest?" He questioned.

"No," she breathed.

"Good. Now, I want you to outstretch your hands. I want you to feel the water under your fingertips. I want you to let the water guide you into the correct direction." He announced.

Caroline nodded and placed her fingertips on the river water, gently. She felt the water under her fingertips and smiled.

"You did it," Klaus congratulated her. "Now, do what it is you believe a person that knows how to swim does."

"But," she began.

"No buts. Do not, under any circumstances, underestimate yourself. You can do it. I know you can." He told her with a small smile on his lips.

Caroline nodded and got into position.

"Good, very good. Now put one hand in front of the other and swim." Klaus explained.

Caroline could feel herself moving in the water and she could hear Klaus' claps.

"I'm drowning!" She suddenly said when she felt as if she was losing control of the water.

Klaus' strong arms surrounded her and he picked her up.

Caroline opened her eyes and looked over at Klaus, frightened.

"You were not drowning, Caroline. You were doing fine." He told her as his blue-green eyes looked into her blue orbs.

"But, I…" she began to say.

"You felt like you were losing your balance?" He guessed.

"Yes," she nodded and then sighed.

"You weren't. You were doing fine, love. It was all in your head." Klaus said.

"But, I… I felt like I was drowning. How could that only be in my head?" Caroline questioned.

"Psychology?" Klaus guessed.

"Huh?" She asked.

"Nothing… It's just a word that came to mind. I do not even know what it means." He shrugged.

"Oh, okay." She replied.

"Try one more time." He urged her.

"But,"

"Caroline, you have to trust the water and most of all you have to trust yourself. Can you do that?" He questioned.

"Yes," she replied immediately.

"Good, come on sweetheart. You can do it!"

Caroline shut her eyes once more and got into position. Caroline relaxed when she heard Klaus' soothing voice.

"That's it. Come on, Caroline."

A couple of minutes later, Caroline emerged from the water and smiled at Klaus.

"I did it!" She cried out joyfully.

"You did, I told you,"

Caroline beamed from ear to ear and before she could stop herself she jumped into his arms.

"Thank you," she thanked him.

"You're welcome." Klaus said as his arms wrapped around her waist.

When the two pulled away, Klaus could see a mischievous look in Caroline's bright blue eyes.

"Uh…" He began.

Caroline put her hands on his shoulders and shoved him into the water.

Klaus held his breath as the water hit his face.

When Caroline removed her hands, Klaus looked over at her through playful eyes.

"You did it this time." He smirked evilly.

Caroline shook her head and ran out of the river. She could feel the water hitting her thighs but she continued to run.

When Caroline was on dry land she could feel herself falling onto the ground. She shut her eyes and heard Klaus' loud breathing on top of her.

When Caroline opened her eyes, she met Klaus' playful eyes.

"Why'd you do that?" He asked.

Caroline tried to shrug and Klaus laughed.

"This is not over." He said before he got off of her.

Klaus outstretched his hand for the blond to take but instead of accepting it, she pulled him to her.

Klaus fell on top of her but caught himself before he could crush her.

"Thank you," Caroline thanked him again before sliding away from him.

"You are welcome." Klaus said when he was up.

Caroline smiled and Klaus walked back to the palace with Caroline in tow.

When they reached his room, the two collapsed onto the bed and shut their eyes.

Present:

Klaus dozed off to sleep shortly after he woke up. Caroline was using his chest as her pillow and their even breaths could be heard.

The two were snapped out of their sleep when a loud banging was heard.

Caroline's eyes shot open and she got into a sitting position. Klaus grumbled at the loss of her warmth and she nudged his shoulder.

Klaus' dazed eyes opened and he looked over at her confused but then heard the banging on his door.

"Should I hide?" Caroline mouthed.

"No, it's probably Rebekah." Klaus said before he stood up.

He walked over to the door and unlocked it. Rebekah stood on the other side with a worried look on her face.

"What?" Klaus asked confused.

"Father; he wants to see the girl."

"No," Klaus shook his head immediately as he looked back at Caroline.

"He's coming, Nik. It's too late." Rebekah stated.

"No! He'll take her for himself." Klaus whined.

"I know." Rebekah nodded sadly before leaving.

"Klaus?" Caroline questioned.

"We have to go." He warned her.

"What? Why? Where?" Caroline questioned.

"I will explain on the way. Grab whatever you need. We have to go. Now!"

"Klaus, what's going on?"

"My father," Klaus explained. "Please, just listen to me just this once."

Caroline nodded and her alarmed eyes began to search the room. Were they running away?


There you have it! This chapter doesn't have much action but it's fluffy :) We all need some fluff, yeah?

Thun, thun, thun will the two run away or will Mikael take Caroline to be his mistress?

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~Hana :p