Slowly Burning
Chapter 26
Klaus
5 months later
It had been a while since Klaus had left the light to go into the darkness and when the darkness tricked him he had stayed in it for a long time. A long time had passed since he had been here, he could all ready tell. He wanted to cry and scream, but all he could do was stay there in the darkness. It was truly horrible that was until he saw it.
It was only a tiny little glimmer of light, but it was still something. He fought his way through the darkness to get to it and then finally he was consumed by it. Consumed by the light that was pulling him back to where he belonged.
Klaus gasped as he took in his surrounding, It was white where he was at and there was a slight beeping in the background. The air smelled sterile as he looked down to see a tube flowing through his throat and a thousand needles in his arms.
He fought himself choke on the tube that was taking up most of his mouth. Someone cried out for the doctor. So that's where he was. He was in the hospital. The doctor rushed over to him pulling out the tube. Klaus took a deep breath as he coughed. It hurt like a bitch, but at least he was alive.
Caroline rushed to his side and grabbed his hand with tears of joy rolling down her face.
"Klaus. Klaus, it's Caroline. You're okay. It's all going to be okay now."
"Ansel?"
"He's dead Klaus. He won't bother us again."
"What? How?"
"He was shot."
"Who shot him? Did the cops come?"
"No."
"Who shot him Caroline?"
"I did."
"What?"
"I had to Klaus he was going to kill me."
"What did he tell you? Why was he after you?"
Caroline sighed looking around and took his hand.
"Because my father took you away from him."
"I don't understand."
"Ansel was you're father Klaus."
Klaus bulked in amazement not because he didn't believe her. He couldn't believe that he didn't think about that sooner. It explained why Ansel had been so invested in his life. It explained why Caroline was involved in any of this. It explained a lot.
Klaus took Caroline's hand and squeezed it. He wasn't mad or upset with her for killing him what so ever. She had to do what she had to do. Ansel was responsible for her mother and brother's deaths. He couldn't fault her for killing him.
"I'm so sorry Klaus. Please will you forgive me?"
"I'll make you a deal, I'll forgive you for killing Ansel if you forgive me for keeping any of this from you."
She smiled as she wiped a stray tear from her eye.
"That's an offer I'll gladly accept."
He smiled as they brought their lips together. Klaus didn't know what the future held for both of them, but he knew one thing for certain, as long as he had Caroline he could get through anything.