Author's Note: Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing! I love that everyone enjoyed the last chapter! It was great fun to write! This chapter, not so much. I thought I knew where I was going, but then after getting stuck writing I needed inspiration and now I changed where I was going. If that made any sense. This chapters pretty short cause for some reason it was hard to write. So I apologize for the shortness. RockaRosalie: Thank you! I couldn't remember how you spelled Katerina! Also for some reason they used handsome for woman as well as men in olden days, they do this in Pride and Prejudice I don't know why. Also as for Caroline becoming a vamp, that will come later. And after this chapter I'm not sure where we're going so we'll see! Let me know what you guys think and if you have any ideas!

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Chapter 10: Her Realization

Klaus jumped across the table in a fight of rage once Caroline was done speaking. He was already angry enough with Katerina standing there, but when she began to belittle Caroline he was seeing red. He couldn't control his temper anymore and without realizing it attacked the vampire doppleganger. He felt a person on his back and swung whomever it was off. He heard a low thud, but all he could concentrate on was hurting Katerina. Suddenly he was thrown from the doppleganger and landed on the floor a growl ripping from his throat. He looked up to see who would dare defy him when he saw his brother.

Klaus's wrath spiked and he launched himself at his brother. He was amazed to see Elijah standing up for the backstabbing Katerina, but he shouldn't have been surprised not after everything.

Klaus and Elijah circled each other neither of them noticing Katerina going for Caroline who was trying to leave to get help. Klaus attacked Elijah with a vicious punch to the face. Elijah reared back, but ignored the blood trickling from his nose and crouched low and kicking his brother's legs from underneath him. Klaus tried to jump out of the way, but Elijah was swift and he fell hard on the ground. Klaus jumped back up before Elijah could take advantage of his position on the ground and right as he was about to launch himself at Elijah he heard a scream.

Klaus froze and looked over at the source. His blood froze as he saw Katerina holding Caroline to the wall and biting into her neck. Klaus could smell the blood from where he stood and instead of finishing the fight with his brother he stalked over to the pair and ripped Katerina off of her. Katerina pushed Caroline making her fall forward and hit her head on the table. The smell of blood was thick in the air. Klaus held Katerina up by her neck and looked deep into her eyes as she struggled against him. Elijah watched from his position across the room ready to strike.

"Don't ever do that again." Klaus said before snapping her neck and throwing her to the ground like a rag doll.

"Nik." Rebekah said from her position near the brothers. She nodded to Caroline bringing Klaus's attention to the blonde unconscious on the floor.

She had both a head and neck wound and was bleeding out profusely. Klaus crossed the room in two strides and picked the passed out girl up pressing her gently to his chest. Without thinking about anything except her safety he bit his wrist and forced blood down her throat. He made sure every drop went in before looking at the remaining people in the room.

Rebekah sat between the Salvatores who were watching him and their sister through wide eyes. Elijah had Katherine dead in his arms and Kol who was in the doorway, a smirk on his face and a slow clap coming from his hands.

"Good form brother. Best dinner I've had in ages." Kol said the clap growing louder as Klaus glared.

"Shut it Kol." Klaus snarled and then looked around the room again before his gaze landed on Elijah.

"You lied." Klaus spat angrily.

Elijah stared at his brother for a long moment before speaking. "I did."

"Were you going to allow her to escape?" Klaus demanded.

"I was keeping her confined to the house. I compelled her." Elijah admitted.

"We'll talk about this later for now take her into the basement, chain her up and you get to play her guard. Don't disappoint your family again, Elijah." Klaus warned his brother.

Elijah narrowed his eyes at him, but did what he asked.

"Rebekah can you take care of them? I'm assuming Stefan has completed his transition." Klaus asked once his brother had left.

Rebekah nodded looking over at Stefan who had a dazed look on his face. His eyes were focused on Caroline's unconscious body.

"What's going on?" Stefan murmured dazed.

"Can you care for them?" Klaus asked watching as Stefan looked between both of his passed out siblings.

"Of course." Rebekah said her gaze going to Damon who was still against the wall.

"He's…he's in transition, Nik." She added quietly. Then she looked over at Stefan who was watching her.

"You killed him when he threw him to the wall." She added.

"Katherine was feeding us her blood." Stefan said woodenly. He felt so lost as his mind fed him images of things he couldn't remember. Nothing was making sense. He felt sick and at a loss of what was going on. It was like he'd come out of a dark cave for the first time in weeks and he needed to make clarity of everything that had happened.

There was a beat of silence.

"We'll figure it out." Klaus said before standing up and pulling Caroline with him. He held her to his chest bridal style and moved towards the next room.

"What about me, Nik?" Kol whined.

"Find the witch, Kol we'll need some magic." Klaus said before leaving the room.

Caroline woke up to a hot washcloth being rubbed gently along her face. She slowly opened her eyes and looked into deep azure ones that were watching her intently. The events of dinner began to rush back to her and she quickly moved away from Klaus who was sitting beside her on the bed trying to clean the blood from her.

She huddled herself as far away from him as possible not knowing whether he would attack her or not.

"Are you going to kill me?" she asked staring at him.

He scowled looking at her. "Why would you ask something like that?"

"I saw…I saw your face…I saw what you did to Katherine…I saw everything." She whispered looking away from him her mind replaying dinner over and over.

"You killed Katherine." She accused.

"She was going to kill you." Klaus said watching as she wrapped her arms around her legs and made herself as small as possible.

"That doesn't mean you should've kill her! She's…well she's—" Caroline stuttered.

"She's not dead Caroline. She's a vampire." Klaus said cutting her off.

"Like you?" Caroline whispered the monstrous face he had worn still imprinted in her mind.

"Yes."

"So why don't you kill me? Why are you here now?" Caroline demanded to know.

Klaus got off the bed and began to wander around the room not wanting to see the fear in her eyes.

"Do you really think that low of me? To kill you after…after everything." Klaus said pacing the length of her room.

"Yes. You're a monster. I saw…I saw you face." Caroline whispered watching him.

He immediately froze in his actions and looked over at her frightened features.

"That's what you think? You find me to be a monster? After saving your life?" Klaus growled coming towards her. She tried to move against the headboard but she was already pressed up against it. He could trap her if he wanted, he could kill her if he wanted and yet he didn't.

"I don't know what to think anymore." She said trying to swallow her fear and act like she didn't care.

"I'm still the same man, Caroline." He said staring at her intensely.

"Are you? Because all I saw was a monster as you attacked—"

"Katerina deserved what she got! She's been running from me for three hundred years. She defied me." Klaus said angrily resuming his pacing.

He didn't understand why he needed Caroline to understand, to accept what he'd done. He didn't understand why he didn't just kill her and be done with it. Why did he save her life? Why did he care?

"What did she do?" Caroline asked.

"It's a long story." Klaus said tiredly running a hand over his face.

"Fine." Caroline snapped crossing her arms the fear slowly leaving her body. Instead all she felt was anger.

"Where are my brothers?" she asked watching as he watched her.

"With Rebekah."

"Can I see them?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Damon's in transition and you're still hurt and Stefan is coming to terms with what he is now." Klaus said carefully.

Caroline gasped and suddenly got out of bed beginning her own form of pacing.

"I don't understand." She mumbled. "What is going on? Everything was fine before you came to town!" she said angrily glaring over at him.

He narrowed his eyes. He wasn't sure what to make of her like this. Never before had anyone ever dared talked like this to him. He never allowed it. But for some reason this little human girl was allowed to do so and he didn't feel the urge to rip her tongue out. In fact he had the urge to kiss her. She was lovely all the time, but when she was getting fired up and filled with rage it was magnificent. He was sorry he didn't get to see more of her like this.

"Katerina was here long before I was. Blame her." He said lazily sitting on her bed and watching as she paced the length of her room.

"This isn't right. None of this is right. I just…it's all so wrong! And you! Trying to—to seduce me or something! Was I just a game to you? Did you know the whole time about Katherine being our guest? Why did you even pursue me, Mr. Mikaelson! What is your deal?" Caroline shouted finally letting all of her anger out at Klaus.

Klaus sat there a moment shocked not knowing what to say to her. "I didn't know." He said quietly.

"Then why did you even try with me! You're a vampire for God's sake! What did you think would happen with us? Were you going to kill me? Why did you do this?" she rambled angrily her pacing becoming faster and turning into stomping instead of walking.

Klaus watched her bewildered and amazed at her beauty.

"I wanted you." he said honestly. "After meeting you in the woods…I just wanted you."

"So it was a game! Play with the little human and her family! See what happens! That's really—"

"Caroline you're making assumptions." He said cutting her off.

"I am not! I was just a game to you! You don't care about me! You're just…you're just a monster!" She stuttered and then before she could blink he had her pinned to the wall of her bedroom. His hands were wrapped around her wrists. His face was a mere inch from her own and she gulped staring into his eyes.

"Don't call me a monster." He hissed angrily.

"Then answer my question. Why? Why did you do this?" she asked.

He searched her eyes looking for something. His body was pressing against hers making an odd sensation form in the pit of her stomach.

"I already told you." He said.

"Tell me again."

"I fancy you. I enjoy you. You were…a pleasant distraction." He whispered his breath ghosting her lips. Unconsciously she licked her dry lips. His eyes flickered down to them remembering what they felt like. Suddenly his body wasn't pressed against hers and she whimpered from the loss on contact. They looked at each other before he cleared his throat and straightened his clothes.

He fixed his face to one of indifference and regarded her with cold detachment.

"We'll be leaving in the morning, Ms. Salvatore." He said watching her face flicker with emotion. He watched the sadness followed by anger followed by a mask of indifference that matched his own.

"Fine." she said.

"I came for Katerina and now that I have her we'll be taking our leave." Klaus said watching her mask of indifference break and anger seep through.

"Fine." she snarled.

He smirked at her and then walked to the doorway turning around to say one last thing before he left.

"Perhaps we'll meet again soon." He said.

"I'd rather have a railroad spike shoved through my head." She spat angrily slamming the door shut behind him. She picked up her pillow and screamed into it too angry to be lady like. She began to through various things around her room his words of goodbye echoing in her head over and over. After her room was destroyed, the anger having died down and she laid on her bed staring out the window she realized her heart was in two and she felt broken.

(A/n: So what did you think? Angsty i know and here's the part where I'd tell you what to expect next chapter but I really hoenstly don't know...like I said I changed it last minute. What do you guys think? Suggestions? Let me know! Please review! Also HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY!)