Chapter 25

A/N: This is an AU story for the vampire diaries. I do not own the vampire dairies.

Klaus, Elijah and Kol were in the study where Bonnie had put a spell in it to trap Marcel. And now the brothers are waiting for Marcel and his minions. Klaus could hear footsteps and his sisters voice coming down the hallway. Knowing full well who she was bringing with her. Klaus looked up from where he was sitting behind the desk. Kol had his arms folded across his chest leaning on the wall to Klaus's left and Elijah stood next to Klaus with his arms behind his back. Klaus folded his fingers together watching his sister make her way into his room with Marcel behind her. Klaus smirked.

"Marcel, how nice of you to come and discuss the terms of the deal." Elijah said politely. Marcel nodded and looked at Klaus sitting behind the desk.

"Well of course I wouldn't miss this. Winning against Klaus now that is something to not miss. Don't you agree old friend." Klaus gritted his teeth thinking will see old friend. Klaus just glared at his old friend. Kol glanced between his brother and his old friend. Then slowly draw a stake his tux jacket smirking. Marcel raised his eyebrows.

"On the contrary Marcel, the battle has only just begun but slowly has to finish just as soon." Klaus said. Kol flashed at Marcel stabbing him from behind and kicking him in a flash against the bookcase. Marcel was up ripping out the stake and throwing it at Kol's head who immediately dodged but was knocked over by another blur. Kol looked up at the other male vampire. Kol immediately was up grabbing the vampire and throwing him into a table. Klaus flashed to Marcel and grabbed him by the throat while Elijah ripped the other vampire's heart out without a glance. Klaus shoved him into the wall. "Well old friend it has been nice knowing you-

"I still win." Marcel said with an evil grin. Klaus raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What's the matter old friend you use to be a great war winner. But you shouldn't leave yourself so vulnerable. I mean you left your weakness right open." He smirked. "But I must say Klaus I never expected your weakness to have blonde hair and blue eyes." Klaus's eyes widened. Another vampire grabbed Klaus and took him by surprise shoving him away from Marcel. "Your, beautiful Caroline Forbes."

"Where is she?!" Klaus demanded.

"Klaus if I don't get what I want the next time you see her she will be dead before your very eyes or worse you won't ever be able to see her again." And with a flash he was gone and so was the other vampire. Klaus slammed his hands against the wall so hard that he broke it down into the living room where Elena was on the ground lying dead. And Bonnie was watching her.

"Bonnie," Kol flashed to her. Elijah flashed to Elena feeling relief when he found out she only had her neck snapped. Klaus put his face in his hands and wanted to tear the world apart, feeling so lost knowing Caroline had been kidnapped. He couldn't live without her. He needed her. He could hear the doppelganger gasp coming back to life. Elijah helped Elena up and then turned to Klaus who looked in a mix of emotions. Anger, fear, and worry. He could see that his brother truly did care about Miss Forbes. Elena and Bonnie had never seen this side of Klaus he looked vulnerable. And they thought Klaus couldn't do vulnerable. Elijah stood and put his hand on his brother's shoulder for comfort but Klaus shook it off. Rebekah came rushing in.

"What's going on?" She asked. She raised an eyebrow at the doppelganger. "And what's she doing here?" Elijah held up his hand to her to watch her tongue.

"Elena came as a guest. And back to more important matters it seems as Marcel had gotten the upper hand on us this time. We had thought it would have been easy but clearly we had more of a challenge this time. Marcel has Caroline. I don't know why he would have taken her-

"I think I know why." They all turned to Matt coming through the door dragging Hayley with him. "Because somebody had an idea and that idea happen to have been Caroline." Hayley may have been a werewolf but there wasn't a full moon tonight so she was weak. Matt dragged her over to them. In an instant Klaus grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up off the ground in a choking grasp.

"Where is she?" He said in a deadly voice. She didn't answer which only made Klaus angry and choked her more. She clawed at his hand trying to gasp for breath. "Where is she?!" He yelled. She winced.

"M-marcel has her." Klaus let go of her so she could speak clearly. She gasped for breath and she descended to the floor with a thud. She coughed and then spoke. "I don't know where he might have taken her. But I might know where he could be keeping her."

Caroline woke up in a basement tied to a chair. A flash of memories of her father having kidnapped her and putting her in a chair to torture the 'vampire' out of her came rushing through her mind. Caroline looked around at her surroundings after remembering that she had been kidnapped by two vampires. She heard a door open and footsteps coming down the stairs. She looked to up to see the man that she was hoping never to see again. Marcel. He smirked at her.

"Hello Caroline," He said. She glared at him.

"What do you want with me?" She asked.

"Oh right to the point and so fierce. Your leverage to getting what I want." He told her.

"For Klaus?" He nodded.

"Well you are his weakness so yes. Such a beautiful thing." He brushed his hand against her cheek and she turned to bite him flashing her fangs angrily. But he had pulled his hand away with a chuckle before she could.

"Don't touch me!" She yelled.

"Again such fire in you I can see why Klaus likes you so much. You are a real challenge." He mused. "I will leave you to your torture lesson." He nodded to a vampire he nodded back. Her eyes widened when she saw stakes, vervain, and her daylight ring lying on the table. The man smirked and picked up the stake.

Bonnie nodded to the place on the map where Hayley had confirmed. Kol looked at the building it was an old house. Klaus wanted nothing more than to march in and slaughtered every vampire in sight and get to Caroline. Elijah grabbed his arm telling him they shouldn't just march in there. Bonnie turned to them.

"Perhaps I can help. I can try giving at least most of the vampires aneurisms which will give you enough time to make sure that Marcel can't get an upper hand on you. Two of you can take down those vampires while one of you kills Marcel and another rescues Caroline." She said. Kol nodded.

"I will stay to protect Bonnie in case she goes a little over board on her magic." Kol said. Elijah nodded.

"I think I can handle the vampires on my own." Elijah said. Klaus nodded. "Niklaus you should go find Miss Forbes I know she is in your worried thoughts so you should be the one to find her." Rebekah took a step forward.

"I will help as well brother." Klaus nodded.

Caroline screamed in agony at the stake in her leg. She could feel tears streaming down her face. She had to stakes in both of her shoulders. A stake in her stomach one in each arm and one in both legs. She struggled trying to get lose to free herself from the pain. The stakes were dipped in vervain and it was absolute torture. Caroline could feel herself weakening until she couldn't hardly move. Suddenly she heard the man cry out in pain holding his hand as if he was in pain he fell to the ground with a thud thrashing on the ground in pain. In one swift move in a blur he was on the ground dead and his heart was in the hand of someone she so desperately was begging to see again. Klaus. He dropped the heart and flashed to her breaking the chains easily.

"Love?" His voice echoed.

"Klaus…" Slowly everything went blurry until everything was black.

Elijah ripped out the tenth vampire's heart that he came across on. Rebekah was finishing two other ones while Elijah flashed to Marcel who was now pressed against the wall by Elijah.

"Elijah we can still make a deal."

"You have double crossed us one too many times and we do not show mercy to those who mess with us." Elijah stuck his hand into his chest and Marcel choked in response. "My brother should be the one having his pleasure in ripping your heart out for kidnapping someone he loves. But you have to settle with me because knowing him he will just make a much more painful process and more of a mess. I will give you a quick and painless death." Elijah withdrew his hand from his chest now hold Marcel's heart and Marcel slowly fell to the ground dead. Elijah dropped the heart and took out a handkerchief to clean off his hand. And shook his head. "Young vampires. Never smart to mess with their creators."

Note: So there bam chapter 25 done. Hope you enjoyed it. Recap: Marcel is dead. Not by Klaus's hands unfortunately but by Elijah's. Klaus saves Caroline. Kol protects Bonnie making sure that her magic doesn't harm her own life. Rebekah helps. And yes there is Elejah. Elena kissed Elijah last two chapters. Klaus and Caroline admitted their love for one another. And we should be getting back to Silas. And hint hint we will be seeing Stefan and Damon again also Tyler. And Hayley's still around. Reviews as always. Thanks.

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