The next day Caroline woke up, her thoughts drifting to the breakfast they had the previous day. It was strange the way her and Klaus had acted around each other. It was almost like they weren't themselves. It was evident that they were beginning to feel more comfortable around each other.

She walked downstairs and saw Klaus at the table. "Morning," she said, shyly.

He was hunched over the dining table where they had been working for the past week. He turned his head and smiled at her. "Hello, Caroline."

Caroline noticed the unfamiliar pieces of paper and photographs that were scattered across the table. She walked briskly to where he was standing. "Hey, why didn't you tell me there was new info?" she asked him as she began shuffling through the pieces of papers on the table.

"You were asleep by the time Elijah came home with all of this," he said, motioning to the stack of pages on the table. "I didn't want to wake you," he said.

"Oh," she said. "So what's new?" she asked.

"Well, we know that Marcel has people scattered all over the town. Even near the outskirts of the city. What we have to do is find ways to get around them," he said.

She smiled slightly, as an idea popped into her head. "Find the blind spots," she said, finishing his thoughts.

"Precisely," he said, looking at her in admiration. She turned to look at him. There was a current between them, some sort of pull that hadn't been there before. He had always been attracted to her but this time felt different. The charge felt stronger. She could feel it too.

"W-we should, um, go see Sophie about the whole witches thing," she said, stumbling on her words. They were standing a foot away from each other.

"Of course," he said, breaking from his reverie. "We need to figure out how Marcel is planning on defending himself when we attack," he said surely.

"Yeah and we need to figure out how we're even going to attack. We need the witches," she said.

"Let's get ready then," he said and smiled at her.


Klaus and Caroline arrived at Sophie's place. Every pair of eyes in the restaurant turned to them. Word had got out that Klaus, the only guy who stood a chance against Marcel, who cared for no one other than himself, and who was supposed to be the most powerful and evil person in the world, had a piece of eye candy on his arm that he wasn't afraid to show off. At least this was how it looked to some of the other vampires. Even though Caroline had only been in New Orleans for a few days, she already had somewhat of a reputation. She had stood up to Marcel and had somehow won the affections of the most evil person in the world. Some of them feared her and others admired her. Some just weren't sure what to think of her.

Klaus walked through the crowded restaurant towards the bar with Caroline right behind him. Sophie was at the end of the bar, wiping down the counter. She looked up when she noticed the change in atmosphere in the establishment. She put down her rag as soon as she saw Caroline. "Caroline," she said and flashed her a smile. She turned to look at Klaus. "Klaus," Sophie said, eyeing him cautiously. Though she trusted Caroline, she still wasn't sure if she felt the same about Klaus.

"We didn't think the place would be packed," Caroline said, observing the amount of people in the restaurant. "It's usually not packed till later in the night."

"Yeah, well, Marcel is having some sort of event here tonight. All the vampires decided to show up as soon as the sun set," she said, icily. It was no secret that Sophie hated Marcel and with good reason since it was because of him that she had to live in fear and many of her friends and family had died.

Klaus leaned a bit forward so that only Sophie and Caroline could hear him. "Then I guess now's probably not a good time to chat," he said almost in a whisper. If Sophie hadn't been so close to him, she wouldn't have even noticed he spoke.

"We can come back in a few hours," Caroline suggested. "Or tomorrow," she said, unsure how long this event of Marcel's would last.

"Fine by me," Sophie said, nonchalantly.

"Awesome," Caroline said, just as casually. It was important that they all acted normally as to not look suspicious in front of Marcel's followers.

"We'd better head off then," Klaus said.

"Yeah, we should," she said. "Bye, Sophie!" Caroline gave a slight smile and a wave before turning to go. Sophie smiled back and returned to wiping the counter.

Klaus and Caroline began walking towards the door when, suddenly, Marcel showed up followed by three of his followers, the ones he considered friends. Caroline instinctively linked her arm with Klaus' as soon as she saw Marcel. "Hello, everyone!" Marcel shouted, enthusiastically. At the sound of his voice, everyone began to whistle and clap. He was certainly loved among the vampire community.

He began to make his way towards where they were standing though he hadn't seemed to notice them yet. He was shaking people's hands, having small talk, and greeting everyone as he walked towards the bar. Then he spotted them. He had been looking for blonde hair all week so he noticed Caroline first. He couldn't help but check her out. She had on white, skinny jeans that hugged her nicely with a light pink, short sleeved shirt. Then he noticed she was clutching onto something, or rather someone. Klaus. His expression turned sour though it only lasted for less than a second.

Klaus let go of Caroline and went over to Marcel. Caroline went over to the bar and took a seat on one of the stools. Marcel watched her go, slightly offended that she didn't even have the courtesy to greet him. Was he really that repulsing to her?

"Marcel," Klaus said, amused. Though Marcel was good at deceiving most people, he couldn't deceive Klaus. Marcel was upset because of Caroline and Klaus noticed it right away. "She is rather lovely isn't she?" Klaus said, motioning to Caroline with his eyes. He was mocking him. Marcel gave him an annoyed smile.

"Eh," Marcel said and shrugged. "I've seen better," he said, trying to dismiss any accusations that Klaus might make against him. Caroline turned to look at him now from across the room. He thought he saw her glaring at him. Did she hear me? he thought, a part of him regretting what he said.

Klaus smiled brightly at him then turned to look at Caroline. "Shall we go now, love?" he said, knowing she could hear him. She hopped out of her seat and was next to him in a second. Normally, she wouldn't dare use her vampire powers in public but she was surrounded by vampires so she wasn't as cautious about being seen.

She didn't say anything at first. She just stood there, looking at Marcel, trying to figure him out. It was clear he had an interest in her, an interest she didn't really understand, but an interest nonetheless. What does he want from me? Does he want to use me as bait or something? she thought to herself, confused.

He was just as confused as she was. He had initially planned on using her against Klaus but now he wasn't so sure. He found himself caring for her too much, trying to come up with plans that didn't put her in danger. This new... interest he had developed for her had him worried that he wouldn't be able to kill her off if he needed to.

"Are you coming, Caroline?" he said, taking a step towards the exit.

"Bye, Marcel," Caroline said without emotion and followed Klaus out the door.