Chapter 7:
By that time, Caroline knew that complications were not only a lack of blood supply or a problem with dumping those dead bodies vampires „produce" in order to survive. She knew that if something's going wrong in Klaus' life, then it's about his never ending wish to have command over everything and everyone. So when Elijah said this name, Caroline knew that complications are this Marcel.
„Oh,lovely. Laura, would you be so kind to bring Caroline upstairs!", Klaus said with a louder voice and immediately, Laura, completely pale and looking like a zombie, appears, smiles at Klaus and then at Caroline.
„Ye- yes, of course, Niklaus."
There are two things Caroline has to admit:
She doesn't like this Laura. It's nice of her to give her blood to this family but Care's been pretty sure that this beautiful, young girl's been compelled. (why would she still be here, then?)
She hates the fact that Klaus doesn't want her to meet this Marcel. He's for sure a vampire, a strong one, why would Klaus have problems with him if he wouldn't be? Eventhough he just wants to know that Caroline's safe, she still would like to be involved in his life. She came all the way to New Orleans to see if everything's okay with Klaus but how can she be sure that it's not that bad when he's locking her up in her room?
However, Laura takes Care's hand and leads her to her room, avoiding the big entry of the house, where she thinks Marcel has to be.
„Laura, who is this Marcel?"
„Who? I'm sorry, I don't know who you're talking of", the woman says with a friendly smile on her lips. Definitely compelled.
After Caroline's given some of her blood to Laura, she decides to play Sherlock Holmes. With her bare feet, she steps out of her room, into the big floor of the house and sneaks onto the stairs, where she can't see but hear Marcel speaking.
„I just wanted to see how my dear friend Klaus's doing. So, how are you?"
Silence.
„Well, that's really nice of you, mate. I'm doing great, thanks. Anything else? Any news?"
Again silence, this time coming from the strange man called Marcel.
„No, that's everything. No news, no anything else. As I can smell you have a lady at home?"
„Oh, yes, my friend. Just some random tourist I picked up from the streets. Your crew will help me carry her away by tomorrow, won't they?"
Caroline's confused. Why would someone elses crew help Klaus to dump someone's dead body (poor Laura,though.)? She doesn't know. But she does know that this Marcel is not their friend.
„I didn't mean the human girl. I meant the girl who's watching us from the stairs."
Klaus' and Elijah's looks are immediately focused on the end of the stairs, where Caroline sits on the floor. How could Marcel see her but the two of them didn't? Caroline's confusion gets even worse and without thinking, she gets up on her feet again and walks down the stairs. When she's reached the end of them, she's placing herself next to Klaus.
„Yes, hi. I'm Caroline. Klaus picked me up, too, with the girl." Care plays dumb and takes Marcel's hand which has been reaching for hers.
Only now, Caroline looks at Marcel: he's a tall, good-looking man. If you'd see him on the streets, you wouldn't suggest him to be a child of the night, who's just waiting to suck your life out of your body. He's smiling at Caroline, no evidence of a fake smile,though. As he takes her hand and kisses it, his eyes don't leave Care's.
„Ahh, Klaus, you always pick the best of the best. How long are you staying?"
„For as long as it's fun." Caroline answers, a flirty smile on her lips.
„Hm, well. Maybe she's the one, Klaus. Your relationship-name could be…hm…Klaroline. Everyone would be talking about you two, the gorgeous blonde beauty and the legendary Original Klaus.
After he said that, Klaus finally seems to have some life in his veins again. He takes Caroline's hand, looks at Elijah, then at Marcel – a hard expression in his eyes- and says: „Well, it was my pleasure to see you, mate, but now, we're going to have dinner, I guess."
And with that, Klaus pulls Caroline away, leaving for her room, when suddenly, Marcel screems after them: „Good night, beautiful Caroline! Sleep tight! Can't wait to see you again…"
Klaus closes the doors of the beige-coloured room, remains silent for a second and then turns around, facing Caroline with one evil expression in his eyes.
„Pack. Your. Bags. You're leaving. Now."
