Darkness and yet more darkness surrounded me how long had I been there? I lost count of the hours or had it been days? I wasn't sure but I knew one thing. I felt hunger and anger and ever emotion there was possible to feel right now. I just hoped that Klaus would find me and get me out of here so I didn't have to injure the kind of pain the other vampires had. Some of them no longer moved but they probably suffered for years and in some ways were still suffering. Klaus was someone I had never imagined myself falling in love with. Yes he was of course very attractive and his accent just added to that but even still we were complete opposites in many other ways but there was things like how he respected me and how he seemed to only want to be with me that got to me and with that I realised that I had feelings for him and every time he saved me or did something nice and showed me more of his humanity or just the way he looked at me made me feel warm inside. I found myself smiling even through the situation and it was nice thoughts that would hopefully keep be sane until Klaus found me. My friends don't even know I have gone to New Orleans they are under the impression I am spending time with some family in Florida when I am currently in a cave or the garden or what ever the hell this place is and could I scream? Yes but what would it achieve? No one would probably hear me and if they did it would be my luck for it to be Marcel and maybe he would do something else on me to inflict more pain so it was best to be quiet and wait this out. I closed my eyes and when I reopened them again I knew I had fallen asleep but I had no idea what time it was or what day but I heard the sound of someone groaning in pain I looked across the room

''your going to be here for a very long time''

I heard the voice of a female coming from across the way clearly someone I didn't know but someone Marcel had placed in this place for whatever reason

''I hope not..I hope someone comes to get me''

''I have been hoping the same thing for months now...I'm Ashley''

''I'm Caroline..so what did you do to annoy Marcel?''

I asked though she probably done nothing considering the reason he had placed me in here

''Marcel turned me into a vampire and we had a fling and I knew he liked someone else but it was just a fling between us but I wanted to move away from New Orleans and find my family and try to lead a normal life despite being a vampire...I disappointed him and ended up in here so what about you? What did you do?''

''he wanted to know information that involved someone I care about and because I wouldn't tell me he decided to put me in here but I'm hoping someone is going to come and get me''

''I was hoping the same thing but no one has I'm not getting out of here''

''if I get out I will get you out to''

I told her because to me she didn't deserve to be here like myself she had just been placed her because she didn't do what Marcel wanted. I was about to speak once again when I heard footsteps

"Klaus?"

I said though I didn't shout to loud if it was him he would probably hear me anyway and come to my rescue. I tried to move my body and felt a pain in my side where the stake had been. That was odd unless some wood chips had came of it and stuck in there with my skin healed round it. I heard footsteps and I was about to close my eyes in case it was Marcel when I heard a voice

"So this is the bloody garden? Looks more like a cave mans house if you ask me"

"We're looking for Caroline and hoping Marcel shows up so I can kill him''

Klaus and Rebekah! That's who this was thank god someone had found me

"Klaus I'm in here"

As the footsteps neared I knew they were closer and then they were in the same part of the cave.

"Creepy much?"

Rebekah muttered looking around at the heads popping out and the hands of vampires who had been there for probably years suffering at the hands of Marcel. Klaus moved quickly to me

"I'm going to get you out of here"

"Thank god your here I thought I was never going to see anyone again though I had faith you would come and get me"

"Could you two leave all your love confessions until we get out of here this place would make anyone feel uneasy"

Rebekah said and for a 1000 year old vampire she seemed to fear a lot of things I guess that came with being a girl. Klaus pulled the bricks from around me until none of them was around me though I fell forward because of the restraints

"''Vervain"

I warned him but he untied them non the less and once I was free I just fell into his arms I was completely weak and just so glad to see him. He picked me up into his arms and I rested my head against his chest he was about to leave when I spoke

''wait..I want you to free that girl over there she doesn't deserve to be here''

he gave me a look and I looked over towards where the girl was

''put me down and help her''

I told him and he did listen to me, my feet found the ground and I placed my hand on the side of the cave to hold myself up. I was still very weak from the lack of blood and the vervain. I watched Klaus pulling the girl free and she managed to get up looking over towards me and then at Klaus

''thank you so much..I will never forget what you done for me''

''no problem...leave before he catches you''

I told her and she nodded and left the cave holding the walls of the cave to balance herself up as she walked. Klaus picked me up into his arms so that I didn't have to walk after all I was still feeling really weak from all the vervain and the hunger I felt. As we quickly left the building, myself and Klaus went of in a car which he placed me in the passenger seat very carefully before getting into the drivers seat. Rebekah stayed behind probably to wait and see if Marcel returned after all she was an original and could defiantly handle Marcel.

"''I'm going to kill him for what he did once I find him''

"''I want you to...in fact I want to kill him"

I said honestly because right now that was what I felt rage. I moved and groaned holding my side and Klaus looked towards me concerned

"''I think there maybe some wood splints from a stake embedded inside my skin"

"''I'll have a look once we get inside the motel"

I was surprised he said motel because to me Klaus wouldn't set foot in something of such low class but then again maybe that's why he picked it because he didn't want Marcel to find us and clearly Elijah would be taking great care of Hayley. When we stopped outside a motel he got out and lifted me up again bringing a bag with him which probably contained some stuff for us both. Once we got inside the room which he already had the key for he set me down on the bed and set down next to me opening the bag and pulling out two blood bags

"''Drink this"

I didn't need to be told I automatically wanted to drink it, I needed it so I took it from his hand ripped it opened and drank it back and the other followed and I took the empties placing them in the trash can which was right next to the bed.

"''Do you want me to look at your side?"

"''Yeah and I want you to use something like a knife..you have cut the skin and take out the wood"

"''That's going to hurt love "

"''I know but it has to be done"

I told him and he got up walking to the bathroom he returned several moments later with a wet cloth and a dry towel and set them down looking through his bag he pulled out a pen knife and set down. I set up so that he could get to the area better and pulled my blouse up at the side exposing my skin at the side of my body. He hadn't asked me what Marcel had said or what happened yet and I had a feeling he didn't want to know. He placed the knife to my skin and gently cut into it I hist and groaned slightly in pain though I could tell he was trying to be as gentle as possible. He continued until he got the wood splits out and I could feel my skin healing itself. He lifted the wet cloth and gently ran it over the area to clean up the blood I looked at him.

"''Thank you"

"''Your the one who has been held captive for several days"

He fell silent and I didn't say nothing and then he spoke again

"''What did he say to you?...what did he do to you?"

"''He wanted to know about Hayley and I told him nothing and I did manage to get away because I convinced Davina not to hold me captive in the attic of the church but when I got away Marcel began chasing me and I fought him as hard as I could do but in the end there was to many of them...I was staked and tied with vervain ropes and then locked in that place"

"''You should have told them what you know...your life is to important"

I looked at him, was he saying he cared more about me than his own baby?

"''I wanted to protect your unborn child because though matter how much I dislike that you slept with Hayley that is still your child and I didn't want you to loose it"

"''I never want to loose you"

His words really touched me and I reached my hands out to find his lacing my fingers through his own

''You won't"

"''It's not something I could handle living in a world where you no longer exist''

I gently squeezed his hands that I was holding and smiled at him

''you won't have to I'm right here...how did you find me anyway?''

''I looked and I searched everywhere I could search.. I'm just sorry I didn't find you sooner but Marcel will pay for what he did to you I can promise you that''

I knew he would seek revenge and this time I wanted him to Marcel was clearly a cruel man who deserved to be killed for what he done not only to me but every other vampire who has been locked in that place for doing nothing but simply speaking there own mind or doing what they thought was right.

''I know but for now I need to..''

''rest..you need to rest and get some sleep you have been through a lot''

he jumped in and it seemed he had decided for me but yeah in this case he was right I did need to rest and showering wasn't even something I felt I had the energy to do so I would just sleep and shower in the morning. He leant in and I closed my eyes just as I felt his lips touch my on in a soft but subtle kiss. When he moved away I opened my eyes and watched as he walked over to the other bed in the room a smaller one getting into it

''goodnight and you know if you need anything just ask''

I pulled back the cover and got into my big bed and looked over towards him bitting my lip slightly before I spoke

''well actually there is something I want to ask and that's why your sleeping over there?...I thought you might like to share this bed with me but if you don't want to I understand''

I said though I knew of course he would want to, I lay on my side leaving the space behind me and as I closed my eyes I felt the blanket move up and then I felt him get right behind me and his arm go around me and I allowed myself to relax back against him and I knew tonight I would be sleeping very well and within a few minutes I was asleep.

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