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Chapter 10

Caroline waited for Elijah in her front porch. She was pacing. Was she doing the right thing? She had no choice. She needed to do this. She needed to do this. Caroline repeated that in her mind a few times until she saw Elijah walking towards her.

"Miss Forbes..."

Caroline walked towards Elijah. She grabbed his hands. She looked at him and stared. She finally felt safe. "Elijah...I'm so glad your here..."

Caroline let go of his hands slowly.

"Is something wrong?"

"I...after everything that has happened I realized how unprepared I am...for any of this..."

Elijah put his hand on her cheek. "You don't need to fear...I won't let anything happen to you..."

"I know...its just I don't like feeling like this..."

"Like how?"

"Helpless..."

"Your a vampire Caroline...your hardly helpless..."

"I am...I'm not as strong as you...or have any powers...If you weren't there with me I would've..."

"Hush...don't speak like that..."

Caroline started to walk away.

"Miss Forbes..." Elijah grabbed her arm.

" Elijah...I may be a vampire...but I didn't hear anything...the bullets...nothing...until it was too late..." Caroline felt a tear running down her face.

Elijah gently wiped the stray tear. "Okay...then what do you propose?"

"Can you teach me how to defend myself?"

" Of course."

Caroline was so happy. She started to yell, "Thank you...thank you..." She jumped on top of Elijah nearly knocking him down. He held her by the waist smiling. She has her arms around his neck laughing.

In the distance there were a set of dark eyes looking at the lovers. Klaus' face harden. His chest was heaving. He tighten his fists. His fangs were elongated. His blood was boiling. He wanted to kill...maim...at least hurt him...but could not. He promised another woman wouldn't seperate him from his brother. He had to walk away...It took all of his strength but he finally walked away.

Elijah couldn't help but laugh. Caroline's laughter was contagious. She was lovely...a breath of fresh air. Elijah slowly put her down when she started to stiffen.

"...Elijah..."

The two vampires looked at each other frozen in time. They tried to look away from each other but could not.

"Miss Forbes...I think if you are serious about your proposal then I think we should start right away." Elijah looked away trying to regain composure.

"Of course. " Caroline smiled. "When do we start?"

"Well no time like the present."

"Okay."

Elijah offered her his arm and led her to the woods.

"The woods…what are we doing here?"

"Well, Miss Forbes we are going to test your reflexes."

"How…?" Caroline said frowning a bit at the original.

"Simply…you are going to use your vampire senses to hunt."

"Hunt what?"

"Me before I hunt you…" Elijah said shortly.

"Okay…when do we start…" Caroline turned to answer Elijah but disappeared. "Okay…I guess now…"

Caroline looked around and focused on her surroundings. There was no wind. The sun was still out and the Virginia heat surrounded her. The trees were still. She heard the stirrings of small animals. She turned her head and heard a branch cracking. She smirked, "Gotcha…" She walked slowly towards the sound. She used her vampire speed. She lunged and jumped towards the sound. Nothing. "What the…." She turned around and saw nothing.

"Carrrroline…."

She froze. She turned. There was no one. She ran the other way. Her heart was starting to pound faster.

"Carrroline…"

Caroline smirked. She followed the sound. Her hair started swishing in her shoulders. She grabbed her hair. She looked around there was no wind. "Elijah…"

She smiled. She looked up towards the trees. The tree had no birds. Nothing. It was too quiet. She flashed towards the falls. He had to be coming from that side of the woods. She walked slowly inching slowly towards the water. She turned her head left then right. Still nothing. She turned around there was a small sound. She scanned the ground …no just a little squirrel running in the trees. She sighed this was going to be harder then she thought. She sat by the edge of the falls. She looked at the water. She saw something in the reflection. There was a dark blur. She Smiled. She flashed towards it. She ran and started to smell something different. It wasn't an animal it was….it was different. She stop abruptly…blood. There was blood. She felt her fangs start to decent. Her veins started to darken around her eyes. She flashed towards it. It was a dead deer. "What the…?" She took a breath and felt her human face return. "No that was a distraction…" She grinned. She flashed towards the fall. He had to be there. That would be the only reason for the distraction. Okay Caroline, focus he had to be somewhere? She scanned the woods again. Where could he be?

Elijah smirked. He saw Caroline walking around the falls. She crunched down looking all around. He smiled. He waited until she was closer to the edge of the falls. He flashed towards her. Before she could turn he grabbed her and tackled Caroline onto the ground.

"Wha…" Caroline screeched. She felt herself being pushed towards the ground. "Elijah…." Caroline opened her eyes in shook. Elijah was on top her. He had her hands pinned above her head. Caroline tried to move her legs but could not. Elijah pressed his body on top of Caroline preventing her from moving.

"Miss Forbes…" Elijah smirked.

Caroline looked into Elijah's eyes. He smirked. Caroline bit her bottom lip. "You found me…what are you going to do with me?"

Elijah tucked a stray hair away from her face. She felt her heart start to pound faster. "What am I going to do with you, Miss Forbes?" Elijah's eyes never left her sight.

Caroline smiled. Elijah leaned in closer. He caressed Caroline's face with the tip of his nose. She purred softly. "Elijah..."

Elijah smirked. "Miss Forbes...you're vibrating..."

"Wha?" Caroline frowned for a second. "Oh..."

Elijah grinned and got off of Caroline. Caroline looked at her phone. It was her mom. She left her a text message. Caroline huffed. "Sorry, Elijah its my mom... excuse me for a second..."

Elijah got up and straighten out his suit jacket. Elijah waited until she finished with her mom. He offered a hand to help her up. She smiled and accepted. He lifted her up slowly bring her close to him. She found herself lowering her eyes looking at his soft lips. This was the second time she found herself inches away from what decency should allow. She smirked. There was something about the Mikaelsons brothers . She licked her lips slowly.

Elijah held her hands in his for a moment longer. He rubbed his thumb against her fingers. Her cobalt eyes were intriguing. He smirked as he reached over and removed a piece of a leaf from her hair.

"There now..."

Caroline blush. She must of looked a wreck from the tackle she received earlier. She patted her hair taking away any invisible debris it might contain. "Thanks again, I..." She felt nerves all over her body.

Elijah curled his mouth. "Well it is getting late...may I escort you home?"

"Such a gentleman..." Caroline said giving Elijah a grin.

Elijah offered his arm and she accepted it.

"So sensei...when will our next lesson be..?" She said as they left the woods.

"How about tomorrow at dawn?"

"So early...?" Caroline pouted. "Are we jogging or something?"

"No, I am going to teach you a few self defense techniques."

"Really.."

Elijah nodded.

They arrived in front of Caroline's house a few minutes later.

"Well...thank you Elijah this was a lot more fun then I thought it would be..."

Elijah frowned slightly. "I don't understand?"

"Well...you always seemed so serious...I'm surprised that's all..."

Elijah walked closer to her. "Good or bad surprise?"

Caroline looked at his mahogany eyes and smiled. "Pleasantly surprised..."

Caroline bit her lip. Elijah rubbed his fingers in the side of her face. She closed her eyes. His touch felt like silk.

"Interesting necklace."

Caroline opened her eyes. Panic was starting to boil inside.

Elijah went to reach over to touch it. Caroline flinched. She stepped back.

"Miss Forbes?"

"Sorry, Elijah its..."

"Caroline...?"

Caroline was taken back slightly by the use of her given name. She raised her head high and smiled. She grabbed the amulet squeezing it softly. "This was a gift from my mom..."

"Indeed. May I?" Elijah eyed the nervous vampire.

Caroline gulped. She looked into his dark eyes and smiled. "Sure..." She stepped closer to him. She didn't know why but she trusted him without question.

Elijah grabbed the necklace with his fingertips. Elijah lowered his head inspecting her necklace. It was a silver half broken heart.

"Is there another half?"

"No..." She said lowering her eyes.

"Maybe one day."

"Maybe one day you will ,too."

Caroline cleared her throat. "Thank you Elijah. Have a good night. " She said walking into her house.

Caroline leaned on the closed door. She waited for the original to leave before she headed up to her room. She closed the door to her room grateful her mom was working late again. She really didn't need anymore questions. She had no answers to give.

Caroline jumped in bed. She covered herself and started to drift into a deep sleep.

Buzz...buzzz...buzzz...

Caroline groaned. "Who's calling now?"

Caroline picked up the phone annoyed at the timing of the call.

"H...hello..."

"Blondie..."

"Damon...what do you want?"

"The hunter has Elena...get your ass over here...come alone...leave hybrid ken home..."

"What...ok..ok...give me five..." Before she could respond Damon hung up the call.

"..minutes..."

Caroline got up and looked at the time. It was 3:30 am. She quickly put on a pair of jeans and a white cami-top.

She got into the car and drove over to the boarding house. Caroline opened the door.

"Damon...Stefan...hello..." She walked in the boarding house everything was way too quiet. She saw Stefan holding Damon...in a lock hold.

"If he hurts her...so help me..."

Caroline walked in and found the two brother wrestling. There were tables, books, and glass everywhere. Caroline had to duck missing a lounge chair that went flying at her. She huffed this was enough. Caroline flashed away towards the fighting Salvatores. Caroline held her breath and whistled as loud as she possible could.

The brothers stopped and stared.

Caroline smiled. "What's going on..."

Stefan smirked, letting Damon go. "Caroline..."

"Stefan? Damon?" Caroline said putting her hands on her hips. "What's going on?"

The Salvatores finally released each other and went towards the bar to serve themselves drinks.

"Blondie...what took you so long?"

Caroline rolled her eyes. She flashed towards him and took his drink. "Thanks...you shouldn't have..." She said before she flashed away sitting on the only sofa that wasn't destroyed.

Damon frowned and then poured himself another drink.

"Caroline...we got word from a hunter he left us this video. " Stefan said putting a dvd into a the dvd player.

Elena was bound with ropes. She had cuts in her arms, forehead, and was covered with blood. Her clothing was ripped and was covered with layers of dried blood. She was dirty and looked as if she hasn't slept in days. Her head was bopping from side to side.

"If you don't give me what I need then your bloodsucker dies..." A dark skinned hunter appeared pulling Elena by the hair. She shrieked opening her eyes.

"I will kill you..." Elena yelled.

The hunter slapped Elena with the back of his hand.

"I want the white oak stake...You have till tomorrow...We will be in touch!"

The television went blank.

Caroline was silent. She stared at the screen for a few minutes.

"What do you need me to do?"

Damon smirked. "We need you to get one of the white oak stakes from Klaus."

Caroline walked to the bar and poured herself a drink.

" Blondie...we just need you to do a little of your magic..." Damon said winking.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "What...?"

"Oh...come on Barbie...you know you want to..." Damon said smiling leaning close to her.

She looked at Damon smiling darkly. She leaned in. "Your right how can I resist...especially when you ask so nicely..." Caroline put her hands around his neck and kicked him in the balls.

Damon doubled over in pain. "What the hell..."

"It felt good..." Caroline smiled blowing Damon a kiss.

Stefan snickered. "Caroline...we just need to you to borrow the stake from Klaus and so we can negotiate."

"Okay...then get it yourself...or tell them yourselves... I thought we had a truce?"

" Blondie ...you can't be that stupid as to trust them..."

"Of course I don't trust them completely. But if we steal the stake from the hybrid and he finds out its missing...you are the first one he's going after..."

"Aww...I didn't know you cared..." Damon snared.

"I don't...this is about Elena...if he finds out we betrayed him we are all dead...and who is going to rescue Elena when your heart isn't in your body cavity?"

"So what do you suggest?"

"We can ask them for it?"

"Why would we do that?" Stefan asked curiously.

"Because they owe me..." Caroline said.

"What?" Damon frowned.

"Its a long story...just give me an hour."

"Caroline..." Stefan said concerned.

"Its okay...Stef...I'll call you when I have it..."

Caroline walked away before Stefan could protest.

Caroline rolled her eyes and headed to the mansion. She was really getting tired of this. She looked at her phone and saw it was 4:00 am. I guess I can sleep later.

Caroline knocked on the door and waited. She wanted this over with but was afraid it would turn bloody.

"Caroline..."

"Klaus..." Caroline suppressed a smile.

"Miss me already, love?" Klaus said hoping she would say yes.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Whatever lets you sleep at night...TW..."

"TW?"

Caroline laughed. "Its from the movie...Teen Wolf...?"

Klaus frowned.

"Never mind..." Caroline rolled her eyes again. "Are you going to let me in?" She said giving him a slight pout.

"Of course..." Klaus opened the door and Caroline walked in to the lion's den.

Caroline smiled and stood next to the couch.

Klaus was silent. Something was wrong. She needed something. It had to be her friends. One of them got bit. Klaus growled.

"So, to what do I owe this please? Or are you expecting another Mickaelson?"

Caroline smirked. She knew she should of gotten annoyed at his snarl comment but she felt a bit of satisfaction at his insecure manner. Caroline giggled instead. "Actually I need to talk to you..."

"Really..." Klaus poured himself a drink. "Can I offer you a drink?"

"No...I can't stay..."

"Okay...so what can I do for you?" Klaus nodded and sat on the solitary chair in from of her.

"Well...I need to borrow one of you white oak stakes." Caroline clenched her jaw waiting for the yelling to begin.

"Why?" Klaus said hissing his reply.

"Damon and Stefan were sent a video. A hunter wants the stake in exchange for Elena."

Klaus was silent. His face harden. Caroline saw his change in demeanor he was plotting something.

"Klaus...please its Elena...I know she means nothing to you now but she's my friend...please..."

"So the doppelganger has gotten into trouble again..." Klaus said rolling his eyes.

"Yes..."

"Why doesn't Damon just give the hunter his..."

"And leave Damon and Stefan defenseless..?"

"So I should be?" He said getting up and walking closer to her.

Caroline laughed. "Are you telling me the big bad hybrid is defenseless?"

"Everyone has a weakness..." He said looking at the curve of her mouth.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Klaus the hunter gave us a deadline...we have till tomorrow..."

"What happens tomorrow?"

"Klaus please...he's a hunter... what do you think?"

Klaus remain silent for a moment. If he agreed she would be grateful but why let my enemies have leverage over him. It was enough that she had him wrapped around her finger. "If he said no then she would be hurt because of that damned dopplebitch. No he would agree he had no choice but not completely. "If I agree...what do I get in return?" Klaus smirked.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "What do you want Klaus...?"

"Well..." He said allowing his mind to reminisce. She was insatiable. He had dozens of lovers but none that have made him submit the way she has. He loved and hated her for it.

"Don't even think about it...the other night will not be repeated..."

"Why not...I know you had a good time..." Klaus smiled his face inches away from hers.

Caroline huffed. Even when he smiled he looked arrogant. "We were drunk...that's all..."

"Really...it didn't seem like it to me? You seemed very into it ..."

"Well... it was nice but...it was just sex Klaus...nothing more..." She said taking a step back. She had her pride.

"Of course, whatever you say sweetheart..." Klaus clenched his jaw.

"Klaus...will you...?" Caroline said softly. She waited for him to say no. His face was filled with a dozen mixed emotions.

"If I give you the stake then in return I want you something from you ..."

" What ...?" Caroline raised her brows in disgust.

"Well...a favor. of sorts..to be used by me at a later time for whatever I see fit..." Klaus grinned.

"A favor...?" Caroline started pacing around the room.

Klaus smiled.

"Nothing immoral...I mean it...I'm not killing anyone..."

"You have my word..." Klaus nodded.

"Okay..." Caroline said shortly. " Well where is it?"

"I'll give it to Stefan tomorrow .." Klaus said.

Caroline was about to protest when she saw him. She felt a little flutter in her stomach as much as she wanted to suppress it.

"Brother"

"Niklaus...Miss Forbes..."

"Elijah..."

"Miss Forbes...am I late or are you early?" Elijah said at the top of the stairs.

Klaus remained silent watching the interaction.

Caroline smiled. "No...I'm early I had something I needed to ask your brother something but after that I'm yours..."

Elijah nodded. "Alright I'll be outside."

Caroline waited for Elijah to leave before she spoke again. "Klaus what time will you be going to the boarding house?"

"You don't trust me ,love?" Klaus walked closer to her.

Caroline took a step back. "We'll see..." Caroline started to walk away.

Klaus grabbed her arm. "Be careful, love...your playing a dangerous game..."

"What game am I playing?" Caroline said squinting her eyes.

Klaus smirked. "I'm a thousand years old, love..."

"You don't trust me, Klaus?" Caroline said softly.

"We'll see?" Klaus said flashing up the stairs.