Chapter Ten

Caroline opened her eyes to an dark empty room with a small lamp on, she sighed. Her eyes searched the small room for any sign of Klaus until she found the small peice of paper sitting on the desk on the opposite wall. She stood, letting the blanket fall on the bed, getting distracted by her horrid appearence as she walked. Her clothes were ruined. Burned, and stained black by smoke.

She snatched the paper from the desk and read it carefully.

Caroline,

Stay inside be safe, I went to take care of some business. I will be back soon I promise.

Klaus.

Of course. It drove her up a wall when he said things like 'I've got business to take care of'. Made her feel like...like a toy or something.

She sighed walking out of the small room into an even darker. Her hands searched the wall until she found a switch that lit it up. It looked like a nice basement. It was dark, but she couldn't complain. She plopped down on the couch in front of the tv. Wondering what kind of movies the hybrid would have.

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Klaus' hand tore through the chest of the first werewolf he saw. "Hello, mate." He said with a calmly before ripping the heart out of the stunned man. Dropping it carelessly to the ground he looked around the room and smirked. "Who's next?"

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Caroline had been wandering around the basement for the past three hours. She found it had about the same as a small apartment. Kitchen that connected closely with the living room, right next to the bathroom, and one bedroom, that she had slept in last night.

She had found the outside door, and made sure it was locked tightly. Of course if they decided to just start it on fire she doubted locking it would help. It made her feel safer though. Next she decided a shower would be a good idea, she found there was a change of clothes waiting for her in the bathroom. Then making her way to the living room and picked through the movies until she found one she liked. That had been what she did for the next hour until she heard the key in the door.

Caroline perked up, looking forward to not sitting around in the dull basement, and even if she did still have to stay here at least she wouldn't be alone anymore. Being home alone has never been an enjoyable thing for her.

Klaus opened the door slowly, greeted by a smiling blonde sitting on the couch. She still looked a little shaken up, but she looked better than last night. "Hey." She said softly.

"Hey." He replied in a smooth voice. He felt guilty suddenly, like he was lying to her. as he looked down at the clean clothes he had changed into after basically massacring that werewolf pack. He probably should have turned them into hybrids, but he was pissed. He wanted them dead. "Whatchya doin?" He asked casually making his way over to her.

"Watching a movie." She smiled. God he loved her, just her smile made him incapable of breathing sometimes. He quickly composed himself as he sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Closing his eyes as she leaned her head on his shoulder, enjoying the moment well it lasted. He knew that there was always going to be another fight something else that he lied to her about that she found out about. Right now though she was happy, and he was going to enjoy it.

"Klaus?" She asked nervously fidgeting with her hands.

"Hmmm?" He hummed not opening his eyes.

"Where were you today?"

He cleared his throat. "Nowhere, it...doesn't really matter."

Caroline sighed exasperatedly, pulling back from him, bringing a frown to his face. "Klaus!"

"What? What did I do now?" He asked with an exhausted expression, he didn't want to fight.

"I just don't-...I don't want to feel like that girl." She looked down.

"What girl?"

"The girl I used to be...the girl who is dating a psychopath and doesn't know it, or care because at least he's hot right? I don't want to be her anymore... The point is, I don't care if you are a psychotic serial killer Klaus, as long as I know about it." She explained with a frown.

He sighed. "If I tell you what I was doing will you at least give me an hour before yelling at me?"

One corned of her mouth turned up and she nodded enthusiastically.

Klaus explained in as little detail as possible what he had done that day, as she promised she didn't say a thing for an hour. When she had it out with him about his disregard for life.

Klaus replied with a spiel about how he did it to protect her and he was going to continue to do whatever he needed to, to keep her safe. Whether she liked it or not.

Somehow at the end of everything she ended up falling asleep another night in his arms.

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The next morning Klaus awoke to the sound of Caroline's quiet sobs. He rubbed her back soothingly to calm her. "What's wrong, love?" He asked quietly, wondering if he had done something, again.

"I-I miss my friends, my family." She said between ragged breaths.

His face fell. He knew it was irrational, but he didn't like the thought of her needing someone else he wanted to be enough for her. Also he didn't at all trust them. Knowing they would not like the idea of Caroline staying with him. He sat up throwing his feet over the side of the bed and staring at the floor. "They will try and take you away from me." He told her quietly.

Caroline knew it was true, they would not be okay with her and Klaus. She needed them though, how could she go the rest of her life without seeing the only people who were there for her entire life. "Can- can I just call them?" She stuttered, hating that she had to ask permission. He looked at her through the corner of his eyes before slumping his shoulder and reaching into the drawer of the desk, pulling out the Cell phone.

"Fine, but no mentions of where you are." He told her firmly, he wasn't going to have her angry at him for killing one of them that came to try and play the hero.

She smiled brightly throwing her arms around him. "Thank you!" She squeaked kissing him on the cheek. He smirked placing the phone in her hand.

He laid down next to her as she dialed Elena's phone number.

"Hello?" The girl on the other end of the phone answered groggily.

"Elena!" Caroline yelled into the phone.

"Caroline!" Elena replied with just as much enthusiasm. "Where are you? We can't use Bonnie's tracking spell because Klaus seems to have a witch of his own. Do you know where you are?"

Caroline's eyes flicked to Klaus who was scowling at the ceiling. "I can't tell you that, Elena, but I'm safe. Klaus is taking very good care of me." She smiled down at him, and he smiled back.

"Caroline, has he compelled you?" Elena asked, even though she knew if he did Caroline more than likely wouldn't know.

Suudenly the phone wasn't in her hand anymore. She looked up just in time to see it smash into the wall. Looking back to Klaus she saw his furious expression and grabbed his arm lightly. "K-kl-klaus? Are you alright?" She stumbled over her words, Klaus was terrifying when he was angry. He didn't always exersize self control, and that scared her.

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