Klaus made his way over to her slowly, testing the waters with this girl who challenged everything he knew of young vampires. Would she withdraw from him as she's done all the times before? Or would she try and drink from him again?

Caroline felt like hyperventilating, she couldn't control her breathing. The power of Tyler's blood, wasn't nearly as strong as Klaus's, but it coursed through her veins, taking her already heightened vampire senses above and beyond what she'd already felt.

As Klaus drew closer to her, she was acutely aware of his blood, his scent, even more than ever. But she must have been a bit sedated on Tyler's blood, she could actually stand being touched by Klaus, without going into full on trance.

"Come now, love." He coaxed her gently.

He didn't have a real plan, but figured it'd be best to get her away from Tyler's dead body which was causing her so much anguish. She let him take her elbow lightly.

They flashed into the hallway, thankfully no one was out there. Klaus fidgeted with his pocket for second and handed her his handkerchief, one that matched his tie exactly.

She subconsciously took it and began wiping the remnants of Tyler's blood away from her mouth.

Klaus had his hand on the small of her back, gliding her to the nearest exit. They had very nearly walked right out into the parking lot, but a line of salt on the ground held them back.

Caroline was too distracted to notice really, she just leaned into Klaus, as their stopping pushed them together.

"What is this?" He asked aloud to no one in particular, very aware of Caroline's soft hair against his cheek.

Stephen was near, "Your mother's back." he paused and looked at Caroline's blood stained lips, "What are you doing with Caroline?"

Klaus raised an eyebrow to the Salvatore and considered her, almost now tranced form, sidled up by him. He stared back at Stephen and he put his arm around her waist more protectively,

"Didn't you know? She's into me." he said as snarkily as he meant it. Throwing it back in Stephen's face that they had used her as a distraction at least once before.

Stephen looked darkly at him, but Caroline's lack of response seemed to suggest she had no objections to being with Klaus right now, and he knew she was certainly taking vervain, she couldn't be compelled, so he let it be,

"Bonnie is inside, she's trying to find a loophole to get us out of here."

"Great." Klaus could at least appreciate the team who, despite their usual thwarting of his own carefully laid plans, was already making strides to solve their little captured problem. He was in a rush to get Caroline out of there.

Stephen lead them to the classroom Bonnie was lighting candles in.

"What's taking so long!" Klaus rushed to Jamie, Bonnie's date, choking him for leverage, "Now work your magic, witch, or I'll start killing people you fancy."

Stephen knew better than to try to physically break Klaus away from the human boy, so instead used some psychology on him, "Don't be stupid, Klaus. Bonnie doesn't give a damn about us. The only reason she's helping us right now is to save Caroline and Tyler. You start killing the people she cares about, she'll tell us all to go to hell."

At the mention of Tyler's name, Klaus looked to Caroline who had yelped out a tiny sob.

He dropped the boy and swept to her side. He knew Stephen was looking at them, trying to rule out what had happened between them. It wasn't every day you saw Klaus sticking up for someone, being compassionate, he didn't do that, not even for his own sister Rebekah.

Damon had entered saying something about Jeremy's blood and how it can be a locator spell for Esther. Bonnie complained to him, something about morals and turning Abby into a vampire.

Klaus couldn't listen to it anymore, "Let's cut the dramatics and begin, shall we?!"

Bonnie looked at Klaus, holding Caroline so gently and something in her warmed, she nodded, focusing back on the map and she started her locator spell with the vial of Jeremy's blood.


Finally the salt boundary was broken, they all fled the school and went to the old cemetery.

Klaus knew then that his mother, Esther, had been killed by Alaric and he was in transition to be a vampire. Caroline was still by his side, even though her friends had given them odd looks. He would rather stay with her, but he had to go clean up the mess Esther had made for him and his family.

Alaric made the dark choice of not feeding on human blood, which means his transition to vampire would kill him. In no time, the "good" guys were all sad, surrounding the Salvatore mausoleum which Alaric had chosen to bide his final time in.

Stephen had always been nearby,

"Make sure she's alright?" Klaus asked softly, for Caroline of him.

Stephen looked at him deeply, wondering really now, what had gone on between them that night and nodded slowly.

Of course he'd look after Caroline, she's one of his best friends, his confidant, so much like Lexi. Caroline had been his guide through so many blood lust struggles already.

As Stephen moved to Caroline's side and Klaus stepped away, Caroline made a moan of a noise towards Klaus, as if she missed his touch already.

His eyes never left her somber ones, but he continued to speak with Stephen,

"Tyler attacked her, jealousy over me, I presume," he lied easily, "I had to kill him for her safety."

And there it was. Caroline's eyes snapped open. Clearing her head, now out of Klaus's immediate vicinity.

Did Stephen truly believe this? She guessed it was entirely more believable than the truth, that she, and not Klaus, had drained Tyler and ripped his heart out.

As she thought about it, tears ran freely again down her face, as she struggled to hold it together. She was a monster.

Stephen was never much a fan of the Tyler boy and hadn't reacted much to the fact Klaus killed one of his own hybrids, he definitely figured it was going to happen in due time anyway.

Though Stephen was even more perplexed by the fact Klaus killed for Caroline's safety. There must have been something more between them that the others hadn't seen.

Stephen just nodded at Klaus, finally thinking he understood the draw Klaus had over Caroline at the moment. Stephen thought, she wasn't pretending to be a distraction for them tonight, she honestly felt grateful to Klaus saving her life.

Klaus almost reached a hand back towards Caroline, but thought better of it, seeing her eyes covered in tears for her actions tonight, knew she'd need some time to get over her kill.

One final nod to Stephen and he left to gather Esther's body.