Caroline had returned home, waiting for some word on how the plan had gone. She paced alone, happy for once that her mom had taken longer shifts at the station. She'd be safe there.

Finally, her cell rang. Bonnie's number flashed on the screen.

"Care!"

"Bon, what happened?"

"Way too much, oh god." Bonnie had never sounded so distressed. She was the level one in the group. It scared Caroline to hear her so frightened, and she panicked.

"What's wrong? What can I do?"

"Can we come over to yours? Its just closer, I don't think we'll be able to make it back, and…" Bonnie's shaky voice was replaced by Stefan's authoritative tones.

"Caroline, Bonnie and her mom will be over soon, I'll help them get there. We'll explain as soon as we see you."

"Stefan, you tell me what happened right now." Caroline growled into the phone. She hated feeling so isolated and helpless. She heard him sigh, a long, drawn out sound transformed into a rush of static over the phone.

"Abigail's in transition." He said, and hung up.

Caroline remained frozen. Abigail was about to become a vampire. Bonnie's mom. Oh god. Sorrow rose quickly in her soul, and she dropped the phone to go outside to see if they were close. She had only just opened the front door when a blur shot through and crashed into her painfully, knocking her back against the wall.

Klaus.

Of course.

"Can I help you?" She asked dryly, knowing that it probably wasn't the wisest choice to aggravate an already furious Original, especially the Original Hybrid, especially the Original Hybrid they had tried to kill, especially the Original Hybrid they had tried to kill with her help, and especially the Original Hybrid they had tried to kill with her help as she distracted him by using her charm and exploiting his feelings. But screw all that, he was still being a jerk right now. And jerks didn't get her nice behaviour.

"I think you know why I'm here, sweetheart." He growled softly, and his words frightened her more than his actions. The way he spoke so calmly, rather than yelling and roaring, and that pet name…She couldn't hold back the shudder that rippled through her, and he seemed pleased by her fear, so she fought to retain her ferociousness.

"Enlighten me."

He scowled. Back to square one.

"You tried to kill me."

"And what, you have never done the same to me? To my friends?" She stared at him, disbelieving. "Come on. What did you think? Of course my friends were trying to kill you, they've been planning it over and over and over. And what did you expect? That you could just settle down here for the next few hundred years and keep draining my friend of blood and hang out at the Grill for a few drinks with the boys?"

Klaus' face fell for a moment before it twisted.

"I could just kill you now, just to prove a point."

Caroline felt a feeling like pins in her stomach, but she refused to let it show. "Go on, then."

He looked into her eyes, realizing that she was willing to go that far just to prove his inhumanity to himself, and he backed away. He couldn't bring himself to kill her, though he had killed countless others before. The very thought put a dark feeling in his chest, somewhere his heart was meant to sit. But as he had been told many times, he didn't have one.

Klaus changed the game, holding her wrists behind her back rather than crushing her against the wall.

"You know I don't have to kill you to get my revenge." He mused aloud. He wanted her fear, she so rarely showed it, and he did like a challenge. He wasn't done punishing her for her manipulation, especially after he had opened up his chest to her.

"I could be kind, and stab you a few times with a stake, just flesh wounds." He countered his words by grazing his thumb lazily along her bare arm, eliciting goosebumps. "Or I could tear off your limbs, or tear out your lungs. Or I could simply bite you and watch you crawl for my forgiveness."

His words and shockingly gentle actions sent fear gathering nervously in her stomach, but she still refused to acknowledge it.

Klaus let his anger flood him, let eyes turn yellow and his fangs lengthen as he drew nearer to her neck. Caroline didn't even struggle against him, and he retracted his fangs with a sigh.

"I knew you wouldn't." She remarked, and his eyes flashed up to hers, the blue still rimmed with gold.

"I've ended lives for far less than what you did sweetheart."

"Then why didn't you end mine?"

"Because it is still useful to me. Once it isn't, don't think for a second that I wont kill you."

Caroline cocked her head slightly, a small smile on her face despite his words. She gazed into his eyes, reading him easily.

"You're lying. The truth is that you don't know why you're keeping me alive. And that scares the hell out of you."

Klaus clenched his jaw, before ducking his head down to her neck and biting with blunt teeth, not enough to break the skin, but enough to frighten her. He didn't miss the way she gasped and arched her back slightly, pushing herself further into his arms. He felt triumph at her nearly succumbing in his powerful grasp.

And then he felt mind numbing pain in a flash. He let go of Caroline, and she shot out from under his grasp to join a new figure standing in the open doorway. Bonnie.

"Leave, Klaus." Bonnie commanded, channeling the power of her ancestors as his witchy migraine increased. He growled. He could easily have just fought it and stayed, but he knew that skulking around here was not the best option. And he had got part of what he came for. Not an apology, for that would be far too unlike Caroline, but her own reasoning. And he had a small reaction from her. He could settle for now, while his rage still hummed through him. He sent one last look to Caroline who knew that this thing between them was far from over, before flashing out the door.

Stefan stood on the porch carrying Abby's lifeless, undead form.

"What just happened?"

"Klaus tried to punish me for my part in the plot tonight. He takes vengeance to a whole new level."

"Did he bite you?"

"No, but he was about to." She lied, not wanting to honestly admit that he had bit her in a more intimate sense and that she had enjoyed it. Tyler had been gone for a while, vampires get horny, that's all. That's all.

"Thanks, Bonnie." She said to her friend, concentrating on more pressing matters. "Are you okay?"

Bonnie looked drained of emotion. "I'll be fine."

Caroline looked at her, and Bonnie gave a strained smile, and she knew what she had to do. Caroline wrapped her arms around her and let her relax into her comforting hug with a shaky sigh.

"It'll be okay." She reassured, trying to sound assured. "Come on, Abby can lie down in my room till she wakes up."

Stefan carried her to Caroline's room, where Bonnie immediately sat beside her mom, watching her face intently. Stefan told Caroline about the full events of the night, and she felt true fear for the first time in the night. She knew this war was just beginning.

Hope you enjoyed the outro for episode 3x15. Pretty please give me feedback via the magical blue review button below if you feel so inclined, I've loved every comment from you guys!

Next chapter will be up in a bit of a wait, I don't want to lead you guys on, but I'm needing to catch up with the writing. xx