Hey Guys! So here's another update to make up for the fact that there is no new TVD on this week :(
Also I wanted to address something about the previous couple of chapters that a few of you have brought up in reviews. So it seems I have made a HUGE faux pas in the world of my TVD fiction and I am so sorry! In the world of my fic (because this is how I thought it was on the show too, but I guess I got my facts mixed up) the white ash daggers/stakes can harm Klaus and put him in a coma like state. However they cannot kill him…no one knows what it is that can kill Klaus for good. The NY vamps have a couple of these daggers on hand because hey they're really old and really rich and like Charles said they've done their research and are prepared.
...I have a few more notes concerning Klaus's possibly OOC-ness and another dagger note at the end but for now I'll let you guys get to it :)
Caroline looked at her friend quizzically as Elena motioned for the two of them to follow her down to the basement. She led them to the very end, past the freezer where Damon kept the blood bags, to the dungeon room. Elena opened the door. Inside was Rebecca, in her red homecoming dress, with a dagger through her back. The blonde original vampire lay there motionless in a comatose state.
"Elena, what did you do?" Caroline asked, wide-eyed at the scene before her.
"I couldn't take the chance. I couldn't let her screw up our homecoming plans. Just in case."
"We un-stake her, this is not going to go well," Tyler interjected.
"You guys have to try," Elena said decidedly. The three of them walked forward into the room. Tyler and Caroline crouched by the lifeless body.
"Just stay back Elena," Tyler said, wrapping his hand around the stake. He looked up at Caroline for reassurance. She nodded. He gripped the stake and pulled it from Rebecca's chest.
The original vampire's eyes flashed open. They were full of hatred and anger. She sat up quickly and immediately focused on Elena in the doorway. Rebecca's fangs dropped and she hissed loudly. The vampire jumped up and ran towards her. Elena backed out and slammed the steel door shut and locked. Just as quickly Caroline ran at Rebecca to knock her out of the way. Rebecca faltered but then spun around and seized Caroline, wrapping her long fingers around her throat, and slamming her against the dungeon wall.
"What happened?" Rebecca screamed.
"Let Caroline go," Tyler yelled. Rebecca slammed the girl against the wall again. Caroline could feel a few of her ribs splinter and crack.
"What happened?" The girl demanded again.
"You were staked," Elena said, "I staked you before homecoming. I'm sorry. We just couldn't take the chance of you ruining our plans."
Rebecca listened to Elena speak but her eyes stayed focused on Caroline. Letting all of her anger pour into the younger vampire. Caroline struggled, her feet flailing as Rebecca held her firmly against the damp brick.
"You're probably right," Rebecca growled, "No matter what Nik has done in the past. He's still my brother. I probably wouldn't have gone through with it in the end."
Her grip around Caroline's throat still tightened. Caroline could feel the veins popping out near her temples.
"Rebecca, Mikael is dead. The plan didn't work." Elena continued.
Rebecca threw a glance at Elena. "Well if that's true then there's no one left who could kill Nik anyways. Which is why I should just kill you all now and save my brother the trouble."
"Klaus…in… trouble," Caroline managed to choke out.
Rebecca's head jerked back to Caroline. "What?"
"Klaus. In Manhattan. Vampires have him." Rebecca's grip loosened ever so slightly, allowing Caroline a bit more room to talk. "He was trying to take over. For you. For the family. But the vampires turned on him and now they have him staked and unless we go save him they'll dump his body somewhere we'll never find it."
Rebecca scrutinized Caroline, her eyes narrowing at her. "I don't believe you."
"I can prove it." Caroline reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone, showing Rebecca the picture that Charles had sent. Rebecca stared at it. Caroline continued speaking. "They know things. Legends. About the original family. They knew just how to take him down."
Rebecca tore her gaze away from the picture message back to Caroline. "Why do you give a damn about what happens to my brother? How do I know you aren't lying."
"Because—" Caroline began but Rebecca tightened her grip again and cut her off. Caroline choked. Suddenly Tyler ran forward, stake still in hand, and went for Rebecca. Rebecca dropped Caroline and she fell to the ground, coughing. The vampire flipped Tyler onto his back, grabbing the stake and pulling back to plunge it straight into his heart. Caroline saw it all in slow motion as she sat there on the floor, trying to regain her bearings. The flash in Rebecca's eyes, Tyler's face as the wind was knocked out of him as he hit the ground, the trajectory of the stake as it headed for Tyler's heart. Poised to end his life for good. Caroline felt something bubbling in her, burst out of her lungs, and past her lips before she could stop it.
"Because I love him!" She shouted.
Rebecca stopped, just before piercing Tyler with the stake. Everyone turned at looked at her.
"What did you just say?" Rebecca said, rising off the ground, and walking over to Caroline.
Caroline squared her chin. "I said I'm in love with him. Klaus. I'll do anything to save him."
Rebecca stared Caroline down, considering what she had just said. Caroline looked directly into her eyes, determined to make her believe what she had just admitted. Their entire rescue mention was riding on Rebecca. She just had to believe them. She had to help.
"I believe you," the vampire said slowly. She looked over to Elena, who had opened the door again. "How bloody long was I out for?"
Caroline sighed in relief. "So you'll help us?"
Rebecca shrugged. "Of course. I'm not going to let some stupid vampires take my brother."
Just then Tyler got up off the floor. He glared at Caroline and quickly stormed out of the dungeon door, back upstairs. Caroline threw a meaningful glance at Elena.
"You should probably go talk to him," she said to Caroline. Caroline nodded and headed upstairs. Her sudden confession had distracted Rebecca and saved his life, but it also meant she would be having that uncomfortable conversation tonight after all.
"Tyler wait!" Caroline said following after him. He didn't turn around or stop. He continued to stalk toward the door, flinging it open and going outside. "Tyler please!"
Tyler whipped around to face her. His eyes were black with anger, his fists clenched at his sides. Caroline could see the muscles in his arms tense. Then the anger dissipated slightly, his eyes softening. He took a couple steps back toward her.
"It's a lie right Caroline? A lie to get Rebecca to help us. Right?"
The tears were welling in her eyes. She could hear the desperation in his voice. She wished it were a lie, just so she could tell him so. Just so she could get him to stop looking the way he did, like she was about to end his entire world.
"Tyler I—" He cut her off with his hand and spun back toward his truck.
"You know it all makes sense now. Why you've been acting so weird since you've been back. The depression. The fact that you won't even let me touch you. It all makes sense." Tyler chuckled humorlessly, "Here I am thinking this entire time that it because of something I've done or haven't done. Thinking it's my fault. But it isn't my fault. It's yours."
Caroline just stood there, listening to him as he went on.
"And you know the funniest part of this whole thing?" He continued, "Is that you were the one who blamed me and told me how awful I was for my loyalty to Klaus. You're the one who walked out on me because I chose to accept what I am and what he gave me!"
Tyler was yelling now, he nostrils flaring. The anger had returned. The anger that Tyler always used to cover up hurt or sadness. She took a step toward him, slowly, unsure of what his temper would cause him to do. Tyler had always been volatile, always striking out without thinking. Yes he could yell at her all he wanted, but Caroline wouldn't let him physically hurt her.
"Tyler, I'm so sorry, I never planned on this—"
"You know what Caroline. I don't want to hear this, because I really don't give a fuck. There is nothing you can say," he opened the door to his truck and got in. His hands gripping the steering wheel tight.
Caroline ran up to the window, the tears falling freely down her face now. "Please Tyler, please don't go."
He wouldn't look at her. He turned the key in the ignition and threw the gear into reverse. Caroline stumbled back as the car screeched back and then forward down the driveway and away from the house. Away from her.
Hot remorseful tears ran down her cheeks. She sobbed whole-heartedly as she watched the truck disappear into the night. No she didn't love Tyler, but she never wanted to hurt him. Caroline hugged her arms to her chest, the cool air brushing past. She turned back to the house and went back inside.
Elena was seated in the living room. It was good to see that Rebecca hadn't ripped the girl apart in her absence. Caroline only just realized that maybe it wasn't the best idea to leave her friend alone with a vengeful original vampire, but she had had other things on her mind at the moment.
Elena stood up as she entered the room and gave her a sympathetic look.
"How'd it go?"
Caroline sniffled and wiped her face. "About as well as can be expected."
The two girls stood there, looking at one another.
"Caroline, why don't you sit down, I'll grab you a drink."
Elena walked out of the room and Caroline went over and sat down on the couch. It felt like she hadn't sat down in a million years. Her body ached from the beating she received from Rebecca earlier. Not to mention she was emotionally exhausted. Between worrying for Klaus and everything that had just happened with Tyler, it was all piling up.
Elena returned a moment later, a blood bag in her hand, she extended it to Caroline. The blonde looked up at her friend, surprised. It was unusual to have Elena offer her blood.
"Go ahead. Rebecca said it'd probably be a good idea to feed. So you guys could have as much strength as possible."
Caroline nodded and accepted the bag. She pulled the small tube toward her mouth and began to sip. The blood tasted so good and sweet. It was already making her feel better. She could feel her injuries healing. Elena sat down next to her on the couch and curled her legs up underneath her.
"Sorry this must be a little gross," Caroline murmured.
"I'm used to it by now," Elena shrugged. Caroline sipped quietly as Elena watched her. She could only imagine how awful she must look from crying. Then she realized that Elena was waiting for her to speak. Usually she was so eager to talk things out, to tell her friends everything. It was what was normal. Caroline talked, Elena and Bonnie listened.
"I don't know what to say," Caroline admitted, "I can't stop thinking about what might be happening to Klaus. What the vampires might do to him. To any of us if we don't pull this off. And on top of everything I'm an awful horrible person because I fell in love with the wrong person and hurt Tyler and lied and I'm just the worst."
Elena touched Caroline's shoulder. "Caroline you aren't the worst."
"Well I'm definitely in the top five," she muttered. Elena pursed her lips together for a moment, considering something. Then she spoke again.
"Caroline, I wanna tell you something. But you have to keep it a secret."
"Why? What is it?"
"You'll understand when I tell you," Elena took a deep breath and then let it out, "Damon and I are together."
Caroline's eyes widened. "Like together together?"
Elena nodded.
"For how long?"
"A couple weeks now. Officially. But longer really if you think about it."
It wasn't really a huge surprise for Caroline, she could always sense something happening underneath the surface, but she never thought Elena would ever admit feelings. Apparently she had been wrong. Elena continued.
"I decided that deep down, part of me would always love Stefan, but I had grown to love Damon more. It's hard to explain."
"I bet," Caroline replied with a smirk. Elena giggled slightly.
"Look what I'm trying to say is, I couldn't imagine ever having to face down Stefan and tell him that I chose his brother over him, the way you had to with Tyler. After everything we had been through together. What you did was super brave."
"Well I was forced into it kinda, by my own big mouth."
"You do what you have to for love."
Caroline smiled. Between the blood and Elena's words, she was already feeling better. She knew deep down that Tyler wouldn't hate her forever. Maybe just right up until the day before forever.
"Are you quite finished with your girl chat?" Rebecca said entering the room.
Caroline rolled her eyes. Rebecca was so much like Klaus. "Yes, we're finished."
"Good," the tall blonde smiled, "We've got some vampires to kick the hell out of."
So before you guys even say it, I took a little liberty here and made Rebecca wake up from being undaggered than they normally do on the show. Mostly for the sake of time and the story. So sorry if that bugs you!
And a couple people have made comments about Klaus being OOC (just a couple but others of you may be thinking it a little bit so I'll go ahead and put in my two cents). The thing about Klaus I think is that he puts up this HUGE badass act in front of his enemies (Damon, Stefan, etc) and tries to seem like the most evil and uncaring person in the world. Throughout this season we've begun to see the more "human" side of him, the one that does care for other people like his siblings. He would only show those sides to people whom he trusted and cared about and Caroline was definitely in that category before (or so we thought). So that's why I let him get a bit mushy from time to time.
As for Klaus being OOC because he's the one that needs saving…well he's not infallible, he was bound to make some mistake and I don't always want to write stories where it's the girl (aka Caroline) who needs the rescue. The thing there is, he was dealing with some way more powerful enemies in NY than in Mystic Falls. Old vampires who know what they're doing. And one of his biggest flaws in this story is the fact that he has completely underestimated Charles and the other vamps. Klaus can be a bit cocky from time to time and now that has caught up with him in the worst way imaginable.
So there's my two cents. I can take criticism but sometimes I feel like I need to defend myself :) And whether you love this or hate it thanks so much for reading!
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