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"She what!" Klaus roared.
"She...she refused to come," The servant stammered, "She said if you want to see her you need to come yourself." Klaus's hands went into fists. In a flash the servant was dead, all the blood drained from him.
"Was that necessary Niklaus?" Elijah asked, "He was only giving you a message."
"I didn't like the message," Klaus replied, "It seems I will have to go myself."
"Why bother?" Elijah said but Klaus ignored him and stormed off.
K&C
Caroline was only gone for a minute and when she came back Henry was in the middle of a group of men drowning a pint of ale at the pub beneath the inn.
"Nicely done kid!" One man praised and Henry grinned, but his smile no longer had its signature dimples.
"Another!" Someone else and passed Henry another pint. Caroline leaned against the doorway and watched as he drank that one too. Might as well let him have a little fun before they face Niklaus.
"Break it up," Caroline said coming closer.
"Hello love," A man sneered at her. It was amazing how when Klaus called her love her heart warmed, but when this man said it it sent a chill up her spine.
"I am just going to take my brother here..." Caroline said putting her hand on Henry's shoulder. "...and be on our way."
"Not so fast now," A man said grabbing her wrist. "There is more fun to be had here..." He licked his lips and Caroline felt like throwing up. She could easily break the hand that was holding onto her, but she didn't want to risk exposure and drawing too much attention to herself.
"Let her go!" Henry said shooting up.
"Take another drink lad," He said to Henry, "I will take very good of your sister here." Henry wasn't having any of it and punched the man straight in the jaw. He fell back into someone else and then he swung at him. Soon Caroline and Henry were in the middle of a bar fight.
K&C
Klaus was still angry as he made his way down to the village. Who was this wench who dared defy him? His temper rose.
"Sit down Henry," He heard a voice say. He walked closer and saw that the voice matched the girl in question. She had her hand on the boy's cheek as he struggled to sit up right obviously tossered. "You really shouldn't have done that."
"He is lucky I didn't do more than just punch him." Henry said and the girl sighed. Klaus found himself pausing. Instead of storming over and demand why the wench refused to see him and how she ventured into his territory without permission, he simply watched her.
"You can't let your werewolf aggression get the best of you," She said with one hand on her hip, "You need to control your temper."
So that is what he is Klaus thought as he watched them interact. The boy is a werewolf. A werewolf with a vampire for a mother. These strangers were getting more interesting by the minute.
"Yeah yeah," Henry said, "Can I get more ale?"
"This is another case in which you are like me," The blond pointed out. "Your father can hold his liquor. Your little drinking adventure also cost us our place to stay. Looks like we are camping again." Klaus finally chose this time to make himself known.
"Are you alright Miss?" He asked and she didn't look surprised to see him.
"Except for the fact that my s...brother is drunk I am fine," She said catching herself from saying "son." Klaus smiled, or more, smirked. Henry started to hum a song he didn't recognize. "I just don't know where we are going to stay tonight." She looked at him, "I'm sorry I don't mean to lay my problems on you."
"It is not a problem at all. Since you are in need of a place to stay my I offer you both a room at my castle?" Klaus said and the woman's eyes went wide.
"I don't know if I can trust you," The girl said, "Are you not the one who is having me followed? You also don't seem the type of person who does things out of the kindness of his un-beating heart."
She could sense he was a vampire.
The girl was cleaver Klaus would give her that.
"I just wanted to know more about you, Miss," He said smoothly.
"If you want to know more about me you could just ask," She said, "You could start by asking my name."
"Alright," Klaus said putting his hands behind his back, "What is your name?"
"Caroline, and this is Henry," Caroline said introducing herself and the boy who looked as if he was going to pass out at any moment. "Of course you need no introduction Lord Niklaus."
"You have heard of me?" He said with another smirk, "Fantastic. Now that we are acquainted how about that place to stay?"
"I'm married," Caroline informed him even though she wasn't exactly married to Nik yet, "So if you are looking for a poor maiden to warm your bed I am afraid you will be disappointed."
Caroline was not going to sleep with him. Look what had happened last time. She was not going to sleep with him, no matter how sexy he looked in his old fashioned clothes. With his hair all long and his stance all formal and...no bad Caroline!
Klaus's eyebrow rose. He was not used to women being this bold or forward. She was going to be a challenge this one.
"I must say your husband is a fool to leave you alone for a moment," Klaus said and to his surprise she smiled.
"Well he has been called worse things," Caroline said and looked back at Henry. Poor boy was going to have a hell of a headache tomorrow. "Okay, I give in. We will come with you."
Klaus went over and helped Henry up, letting the boy put his weight on him. Caroline walked behind them with a smirk on her face. No matter what century Klaus couldn't resist saving her.
He really made it all too easy.
K&C
Klaus dropped Henry who was asleep by now on one of the numerous beds in his castle. Once Henry's head hit the pillow he proceeded to snore drunkenly and, yep, that was drool coming out of his mouth.
"That's my baby," Caroline said with a hint of sarcasm while looking down at him. She looked back at Klaus, "Thank you." Klaus nodded.
"Your room is next door," Klaus told her, "I bid you goodnight."
"Goodnight," Caroline said and Klaus closed the door. Caroline removed Henry's jacket and shoes. She tucked him properly into bed and kissed his forehead. Caroline went to her own room and a night dress was laid out for her. She took the nightgown and brought it closer. She took a breath in and smiled.
"Rebekah," Caroline said softly. This was Rebekah's nightgown. Rebekah who was currently in a coffin underneath the castle. Her heart ached. Caroline had been gone a day and she already was missing her family. She felt the urge to play with her engagement ring, a habit she had picked up over the years, but found it wasn't there. She had left it at home for fear she might lose it. Caroline's eyes drifted to the tattoo on her wrist. She would need to keep that covered. Tattoos on women probably were not as popular as they were in her time. Caroline quickly changed and got into bed, she hadn't realized how tired she was.
…...
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Elena asked and Caroline nodded.
"Yes," Caroline answered, "I am not ready to get married, but I want to prove to Nik that I am in this for the long hall." Caroline hitched Henry higher on her hip.
"But a tattoo?" Elena said looking around, "And did you have to bring Henry?"
"Like he would let me leave him behind," Caroline said kissing her son's cheek.
"Hello?" A voice said and Caroline and Elena turned to see a woman standing there.
"Hi," Caroline said brightly, "I'm Caroline. We talked on the phone."
"Oh yes," The woman said. "You wanted the references."
"Sorry about that," Caroline said, "I am a little nervous about getting one so I wanted to make sure you were the best and everyone said you were."
"Understandable," She said, "Now what did you have in mind?"
"Umm..." Caroline said balancing Henry in one arm and going through her purse with the other, "Something like this." Caroline handed her a piece of paper.
"A hummingbird," The artist said looking down at the drawing. "It has special meaning I take it." Caroline smiled.
"Yes," She said, "Yes it does."
…...
"Uhhhh...," Henry said the next morning.
"Sorry I don't have any aspirin in this time," Caroline said from her place next to his bed.
"Isn't there a spell I cou..." Henry started to say but Caroline put her hand over his mouth cutting him off.
"Shh...be careful what you say," Caroline whispered taking her hand back, "You do not want to draw attention to yourself. You know how your father used to surround himself with witches. He might want to keep you."
"Keep me?" Henry said and Caroline nodded.
"You are a wolf, but that is all," Caroline said, "He will be able to sense that. If Klaus knows the extent of your power then he with either kill you because you are a threat, or he will want to recruit you."
"Okay," Henry said.
"We have less than a month until his birthday, we need to be able to stay on his good side so he keeps us around," Caroline told Henry. "For now I will go and get some herbs Bonnie said would help hangovers."
"Sounds like a plan," Henry said and pulled the covers back over his head. Caroline went back to her room and changed out of her nightclothes into a dress that had been laid out for her, another one of Rebekah's. Blue, Klaus had always loved her in blue. Once she was dressed she went back downstairs but before he reached the front door someone, some vampire to be more precise, blocked her way.
"Sorry, I need to go the the village," Caroline told the vampire, "My brother isn't feeling so well I need to get some herbs for him."
"If you just tell me what you need my lady I will make sure someone gets it gets it for you." He said.
"I can go myself," Caroline said and tried to move past him, but again he blocked her way.
"It is no trouble at all," He said quickly, "My name is Trevor and I am at your full disposal. Let me know what you need and I will make sure it is done."
"I can really go myself," Caroline said, "I don't trust anyone to get the right herbs."
"I assure you that you can trust us my lady," Trevor said quickly and a light went off in Caroline's head. She should have seen it before. Klaus wasn't offering her a place to stay, he was keeping her prisoner.
That sneaky bastard.
The Present
"Here we are as free men!" Kol said leading the group of men, including Damon and Stefan, into the hotel. "Fina..." Kol said cut off by the sound of a phone ringing. "Oh, sorry have to take this." Kol took the phone out of his pocket and walked away. "Hello darling..."
"Already?" Matt said, "He saw her five hours ago."
"Bonnie made Kol promise to call her every five hours," Elijah said.
"That blows," Matt said, "Rebekah is only making me call every seven."
"Let's go check in," Klaus said and then whispered to Elijah, "Is Elena making you check in?"
"Of course not," Elijah said, "I am just supposed to call her three times a day to make sure her ex-boyfriends haven't killed me. Why were they invited again?"
"Kol," Klaus said with a sigh.
"Of course," Elijah said. Kol can make anything seem like a good idea.
"I hope they are okay," Klaus said changing the subject to Henry and Caroline.
"They are," Elijah assured him, "If Caroline were in any kind of trouble, even through time and space you would feel it right?"
"Yes," Klaus said confidently. "I would sense if she was in trouble."
"Is she in trouble?" Elijah asked.
"No," Klaus replied.
"Then I suggest you might try and have some fun," Elijah advised. They looked over and saw Kol was walking back over to them with his phone still stuck to his ear.
"Okay...uh...huh...yes...right," Kol said into the phone, "Of course...love you too darling." Kol turned to his brothers. "Now the fun can begin!" Matt's phone rang. He took it out.
"Um...it's Rebekah, I gotta take this," Matt said and walked away.
Great start to the boy's weekend.
Klaus only hoped Caroline and Henry were okay. He couldn't survive if anything happened to them.
1492
Caroline was pissed. If there was one thing she hated most in the world was when Klaus tried to control her. Keeping her captive? Oh hell no. She burst into his study where he was feeding on a serving girl. This only upset her more. Not only was he keeping her prisoner, but now Klaus had let out an ugly green monster of jealousy as well.
"What do you think you are doing?" Caroline hollered. Klaus calmly removed his fangs from the girl and licked his lips.
"Leave us Sweetheart," He said to the girl who left in a hurry. She was obviously one of his long term blood bags, he had a couple of those. Klaus turned to Caroline, "Morning love, have a good sleep?"
"What is going on?" Caroline said walking closer. "Why can't I leave?"
"Why would you want to, I can get you anything you require," Klaus said smoothly.
"I require to be able to come and go as I please," Caroline said, "You have no right to hold me here!" In a flash Klaus had his hands around her neck slamming her into the wall. He had a look in his eyes Caroline had never seen directed at her before. For the first time Caroline was afraid of him.
"I have every right," Klaus growled, "You are up to something my dear, I can see it in your eyes, and since you did not get my approval to enter my area I can only assume your presence has something to do with trying to get to me. So if you want to keep your son's heart in his chest I suggest you tell me what you are doing here." He slammed her against the wall again, "Who sent you!"
Caroline tried to fight him off with no use. He was too strong and her back was in agony. She was so stupid. She forgot she was playing with fire and if she wasn't more careful she was going to get burned. Literally. Or even worse Klaus might hurt Henry which was something his future self would never forgive himself for.
"What the hell are you doing to my mother!" They heard a voice said and they both turned and saw Henry in the doorway.
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What did you think? I know it took a while to update, but I have been really busy and writing is a spare time thing, and I haven't had much of it!
I know Klaus attacked Caroline and threatened Henry, but this is a really dark Klaus, and I kind of am looking forward to exploring that part of him.
Kol...(sob)...no...why...he had so much potential! Kol will never be dead in any of my stories! I am in denial people!
Poor Jeremy! Why do they keep killing people!
Okay now that I got that off of my chest...
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