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CHAPTER 14

"He is in the basement." Elena said quietly. "At Damon and Stefan's."

I let out a breath that I didn't realize I was even holding. "Thank you." I said smiling. Tears rolled down my cheek and I quickly tried to wipe them all away. "Thank you so much Elena."

Elijah stood up. "Thank you Elena."

I followed Elijah to the front door. "Caroline!" Elena called out. I turned around to face her. "Don't shut me out of your life, OK?" She grabbed me and pulled me in for a hug. "I love you, Care."

I nodded and smiled. "I love you too, Elena. Thank you again, you have no idea how much this means to me."

"Would you text Kol and Rebekah for me?" Elijah asked once we were back in the car. "Tell them to meet us at the mansion as soon as they can."

I pulled out Klaus' phone and typed as quickly as I could. 'Nik is in Damon & Stefan's basement. Elijah says to meet us at the mansion ASAP.' I selected Kol and Rebekah's name and hit send.

Elijah parked the car in front of the mansion and we headed inside. Now that I knew where he was there was nothing I wanted to do but go straight to the boarding house, grab him and just keep running until we were someplace no one would ever find us. It didn't take Rebekah and Kol long to get to the mansion.

I was sitting on one of the chairs in the living room running my fingers along our initials that Klaus had carved in my ring. Elijah was seated at a chair across from me then stood once Rebekah and Kol entered the room.

"So, what is the plan?" Rebekah asked.

"We will walk in and take him. I would prefer not to resort to violence but if needed we will just snap their necks to get them out of the way." Elijah said. There was something about the calm way he said 'snap their necks' that made me shiver. "Caroline you will wait here."

"What? No way I am going with you." I said as I stood up.

"They can't kill us Caroline." Rebekah said. "If something happened to you Nik would never forgive us."

"I can't just sit here and wait." I said. I knew I really had no choice though; it was three Originals against me.

"We will bring him safely back to you, I give you my word." Rebekah said as she walked over to me. She placed her hand on my arm and gave it a gentle reassuring squeeze.

Elijah, Kol, and Rebekah left to rescue Klaus. I sat on the bottom step of the staircase and rested my head in my hands. I tried my best not to let the worst possible scenarios run through my head.

REBEKAH'S P.O.V.

We got into the car quickly and headed towards the boarding house.

"Rebekah, you and Kol get yourselves downstairs right away. I will cause some sort of distraction for our friends." Elijah said. Elijah pulled into the driveway then tossed me the keys. "The minute you have him, you leave." He said quietly.

Kol and I circled to the back of the house. Once we were inside we went directly to the basement. Kol spotted a coffin in a small room; I opened the top a crack and there was Nik. Kol and I picked up the coffin and as fast as we could headed to the car. As soon as the car doors were closed I drove us back to the mansion.

CAROLINE'S P.O.V.

I had decided that sitting in the house wasn't an option so I had moved to the outside. I was pacing back and forth when I saw Elijah run up to me.

"Where is he? Where are Rebekah and Kol?" I asked in a worried tone.

"They are fine. I just passed the car; they will be here in a moment." Elijah said.

As if on cue the car pulled up to the house. Rebekah and Kol grabbed the coffin and we all went inside. They placed the coffin on the floor in the living room and I was on the floor in front of it within a second. I threw open the top and gasped at the sight of Klaus' grey skin. His eyes popped open and I jumped a little. Kol knelt down beside me and broke the chains that were around his body. I bit into my wrist and placed it directly on his lips so he could drink.

At first my blood just dripped into his mouth then I started to feel him sucking then I felt his teeth biting into my skin so he could get more blood. I sighed in relief; he was going to be OK. I started to get a little light headed and in that exact moment I felt Klaus move away from my wrist. He closed his eyes and let out a small sigh. "He is going to need more." Rebekah said.

"He had some blood bags in the fridge for when I came over." I said not taking my eyes off Klaus. I heard footsteps leave the room probably going to fetch the blood but I still did not remove my eyes from Klaus.

Klaus sat up slowly and his coloring was slowly starting to get back to normal. "Thank you, Sweetheart." He said softly as he placed his hand gently on my cheek. Rebekah handed him a blood bag. "Thank you, all of you." He said looking up at his brothers and sister.

Tears were still running down my cheek though not as many and not as fast as before. "I am so happy you are OK." I said as I pulled him in for a hug.

"Niklaus, there are a few things we should probably talk about." Elijah said.

Klaus walked over to one of the chairs and sat down. He pulled me down so I was sitting on his lap. "What would those be?" Klaus asked.

Klaus placed his wrist in front of my mouth so I could take some of his blood to heal the bite from him. I placed my lips over his wrist and when my fangs descended I bit down. It felt a little strange to sit in the living room drinking his blood while his siblings were around us but I really didn't have a choice considering his bite would have killed me soon if I hadn't. The first time he had given me his blood was to heal the bite from Tyler, the second was to also heal a bite from Tyler but I didn't even remember it since I had passed out before, and this time was to heal a bite from him because I used my blood to save him. I knew vampires used blood sharing as some sort of sexual experience I had hoped that the next time I would take his blood it would be under much different circumstances.

"Caroline and I made a deal with Elena. We had no idea where they were keeping your body. We told her you would not retaliate and that you would leave her alone from now on."

I felt Klaus tense up; he didn't more his eyes from Elijah. "You had no right to promise her anything on my behalf." He said. He stood up forcing me to get up as well. Klaus walked over to Elijah.

"Nik…we didn't know where you were." I said softly.

"Caroline! Please!" He yelled as he turned around to glance at me. I dropped my eyes from him and glanced around different spots on the floor. After a few seconds I slowly walked out of the house.

KLAUS' P.O.V.

I felt awful the second the words left my mouth. I didn't mean to snap like that; not at her. My eyes followed her as she made her way out of my house. She was upset and I hated myself for causing it.

"Don't be upset with her. It was my idea to make the deal with Elena. Caroline was beside herself with worry for you. She broke down a few times and saw no other option. She just wanted you back." Elijah said. I paused and let that sink in. "I wish that was all I had to fill you in on…but it's not. While I was distracting the Salvatore's I learned that Alaric did in fact complete the transition. Stefan had a run in with him." I paused again. "They tried to kill him with his dagger but it didn't work. They are working with Bonnie on a plan to get rid of him."

"We have to leave." Rebekah said. "It isn't safe here."

"He doesn't have a daylight ring, but obviously that isn't an issue right now." Elijah said glancing out the window at the night sky.

"Why hasn't he come around yet? What is he waiting for?" Kol asked.

"I am not sure. I didn't wait around to hear anymore." Elijah said. "This is probably the first place he will look for us and he may just end up staying here during the day tomorrow so we shouldn't stay here. Rebekah is right, we must leave."

I knew this problem with Alaric could be severely horrific but all I could think about was Caroline. I had to go see her and apologize for hurting her feelings; I walked towards the front door.

"Nik, where are you going?"

I stopped and glanced back at my brothers and sister. "I am going to see Caroline. Alaric can't get in her house without an invitation so I will see if I can stay there for the night." I turned back to the door and left without waiting for any response.

I stood in front of Caroline's house; hating myself. I walked up her porch steps and lightly knocked on the door. I waited a few seconds but no one answered so I knocked again, this time a little louder. I saw Caroline through the window on the door; she slowly walked to the door and finally opened it.

She gave me a small smile but said nothing. "May I come in?" I asked softly. She stepped aside just enough so I could come in then she closed the door. "I can't even begin to tell you how sorry I am. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that."

A few tears dropped from her eyes and rolled down her cheek. I pulled her in for a hug and held her tight in my arms. "I'm sorry I went along with the deal but…I was falling apart…I was so worried that I wouldn't see you again." She squeezed me tighter and I ran my fingers through her hair.

"Oh Sweetheart, please don't apologize for doing whatever you had to do to bring me back to you." I paused and took a step back so I could look in to her eyes. "I promise you, I am not angry with you." I paused. "We do have a problem though."

Before I could get anything out about Alaric being a vampire hunter her lips were on mine. "I have been dying to do that all day." She said with her beautiful smile crossing her lips. "Now what were you saying?"

My face fell slightly remembering what I had to tell her. "Elijah found out that Alaric completed the transformation and apparently is some kind of super vampire hunter that can't be killed."

"Oh my god." She whispered. "Where are Elijah, Kol, and Rebekah?" She asked. She was nervous; she was worried about my siblings.

"I…I don't know. I left the house in a rush to apologize to you."

"Well call them tell them and tell them to get over here. They will be safe until we can figure something out."

I smiled at her kindness. I pulled out my phone and called Rebekah first.

CAROLINE'S P.O.V.

I ran to my mom's bedroom and thought of what exactly I was going to say to her. I knocked on the door then slowly opened it.

"Hi mom." I said with a small smile.

"Hi." She said. She was in bed watching T.V. her normal activity on the few nights she was home.

"Look mom." I said as I sat down on her bed. "I need a favor. Possibly the biggest favor I will ever ask you for. Klaus and his brothers and sister are in danger. We all are actually. Alaric was turned into some super vampire hunter and if he kills an Original then everyone in their bloodline dies too. I want them to stay here until we can figure out what we are going to do with him."

My mom sighed and was quiet for a few minutes. "Caroline, weren't you scared to death of these people before?" She asked in a tone that actually made her sound like a mother. I loved her don't get me wrong but with the amount of time I spent with her it was hard to think of her as a normal mom.

"It's really complicated mom but I really don't want anything to happen to any of them."

She sighed again. "If it is that important to you…and you can be sure that you trust them. It's fine."

Tears built up in my eyes. "Thank you, mom. Thank you so much!" I pulled her in for a hug. "Can you come downstairs to…invite them inside?"

She nodded and followed me downstairs. We walked into the kitchen and Klaus looked up and smiled when we walked in.

"They should be here in a second. Thank you." He said looking at my mom. The doorbell rang and my mom went to answer it.

She invited the three of them inside then said her good nights before returning to her room.

"So, we have one guest room, a small office that has a futon and then I guess the living room, the couch is pretty comfortable." I said.

"I will take the living room, the couch will be fine." Elijah said. "Thank you."

"So I guess Kol and Rebekah can fight over the bed and the other can take the futon."

I showed them each to their room; much to my surprise Kol let Rebekah have the bed and he slept in the office. I walked into my room and Klaus was sitting at the edge of my bed.

"I guess that means you are stuck with me in your room." Klaus said softly.

"Well, you could sleep in the reclining chair in the living room." I said quietly half laughing. I stood in front of him in between his legs. I placed each of my hands on either side of his face and stared into his eyes. "You have no idea how worried I was about you." I paused. "I am so glad Rebekah, Kol, and Elijah were there...they made me feel less alone. I whispered. "They love you, a lot. You are lucky to have them." I said with a smile.

He placed his hands on my hips then looked up at me and smiled. "I love you, Sweetheart."

"I love you too." I paused. "I am going to get ready for bed." I said. I stepped away from him and grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top from my dresser. "I will be back." I said with a smile. I got dressed into my pajamas quickly and went back to my room. Klaus was shirtless leaning against my head board with his feet in front of him. "If you want to sleep in your underwear, I'm fine with that. I know it isn't exactly comfortable to sleep in jeans."

I slipped into bed under a few of the blankets and Klaus stood up taking his socks off then sliding his pants off; reveling his black boxer briefs. I loved to stare at his body; hopefully it wasn't coming off in a creepy way. He climbed back into bed and under the blankets. He put his arm around me and pulled me into him. After the awful long day I was determined to enjoy every minute he held me, kissed me, or even just spoke my name.

And there is Chapter #14…hope you enjoyed it! I know we are all probably excited to have Klaus back! ;) Don't forget to review!