Chapter 10
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Note: Previously, in "Deadly Beauty," Klaus and Caroline celebrate her successful training session and when Marcel calls Klaus away from her, Caroline gets grabbed by a mysterious stranger.
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Warehouse District – Later...
Caroline continued to struggle against her captor's hold. Finally, when they arrived in the center of the Warehouse District, she decided that enough was enough and broke out of his hold. Once she was free, she then proceeded to really lay into him, and when she pinned him against the wall, she pulled out his heart and drank out of it like a juice box. Then, when she was sure that the bastard was dead, Caroline vamp sped away, hoping to get to Klaus and telling him what she was made to go through. However, she never got that far, because she ran something that felt like a wall.
"Impressive. It would seem that your reputation precedes you, my dear. You were able to beat Samuel without any trouble at all."
Caroline growled at the owner of the voice. "Mikael. I knew I'd meet you sooner or later." She looked all around her. "Why did you bring me here?"
"The answer should be obvious," said Mikael. "I know how important you are to Niklaus. I got a demonstration of just how devoted he was to you back in Durham, North Carolina. My stepson, it seems, has very exquisite taste if he's chosen you."
"Klaus will find out that you took me," said Caroline. "And when he does, he's going to be pissed. Pissed enough to kill you." Her eyes went black and her fangs popped. "That is, if I don't kill you myself before he gets here. I'm not a weak little girl, Mikael. Klaus taught me how to fight."
"I know he did," said Mikael. "I followed you here."
"How?" said Carolina. "We ditched the camper in Memphis to throw you off our trail." She hissed. "Marcel. I knew there was a reason I felt a bad vibe from him! He's working for you, isn't he?"
"Very astute, Caroline," said Mikael. "Slow, perhaps, but astute." He grinned. "No wonder Niklaus loves you so much. You're like a female version of him."
"Shut up, you bastard," said Caroline. "If you think I'm going to help you hurt Klaus, you're mistaken. I would never hurt the man I love, never!"
"We shall see," said Mikael. "We shall see."
French Quarter – That Same Moment...
Klaus watched Marcel carefully as he followed him. He was certain that the younger vampire was hiding something from him. Suddenly, he stopped walking. Something was wrong, he could hardly detect Caroline's scent anymore. Marcel noticed that he had stopped and did the same, turning around to look at him.
"Something wrong? Why did you stop?"
"It's Caroline," said Klaus. "I have to go back."
He turned around and went back to the bar, Marcel following at his heels. Unaware that anyone was behind him, Klaus walked in and searched the room for Caroline, hoping to spot her in the crowd, but he couldn't find her anywhere. Shit, where the hell could she have gone? He only stepped out for a minute. Growling, Klaus turned toward Marcel and pushed him up against the wall, scaring a few patrons in the process, which he didn't he give a shit about at the moment.
"Where is she, Marcel?" he said. "Where's Caroline? She was here when I left, and now she's gone! Tell me where she is right now or I'll tear your head off and throw it and your body to the gators!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Marcel. "Why would I want to take your girl? I already have plenty of girls!"
"Liar!" said Klaus. "You planned this! You didn't want to talk to me, you wanted to separate me from Caroline so that one of your minions could take her! You knew how much she means to me, so that little 'chat' you called me outside for was a ruse!"
Marcel was about to answer him when he heard Klaus' phone ringing. "I think you're about to find out where your girl is."
Klaus kept Marcel pinned to the wall with one hand and answered his phone with the other, pressing "SEND" and placing it to his ear. Before Klaus could speak, a familiar voice on the other end said, "Hello, Niklaus."
"Mikael," he snarled. "Where are you?"
"Why, I'm in the Warehouse District," said Mikael. "And I have your precious Caroline here with me. She's quite a remarkable little fighter. Killed Samuel and tore his heart out of his chest. You taught her well, it seems."
Klaus growled on his end. "I'm warning you, if you harm so much as a hair on her head, I'll make you pay most dearly for it."
"Relax, I haven't done anything to her," said Mikael. "If you don't believe me, I'll let you talk to her."
Klaus then heard Caroline's voice on the other end. "Klaus?"
"Yes, love, I'm here," he replied. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine," said Caroline. "I have to say, I really don't like Mikael at all. In fact, I want to kill him, just like I killed that minion who grabbed me."
"I'll be there in a heartbeat," said Klaus. "Just stay strong for me until I get there and don't listen to a word Mikael tells you."
Caroline didn't get a chance to reply because Mikael took the phone from her. "You see? She's perfectly safe. And if you want her to stay that way, I suggest you come to the Warehouse District within the hour. We'll both be waiting for you."
"Do I have your word that Caroline will be there with you when I get there?"
"Come to the Warehouse District within the hour and find out," said Mikael. "And be sure to give Marcel my regards."
With that, Mikael hung up. Klaus then placed his phone back in his pocket and, looking at Marcel, he wasted no time in snapping his neck before walking out of the bar, determined to get to the Warehouse District and together, he and Caroline would put an end to Mikael once and for all.