Glad everyone liked Chapter #34; thanks for all the reviews!
A/N – I just wanted to remind everyone that Elena is still a human in this story! ;)
CHAPTER 34
Everyone arrived at Klaus' mansion within a few minutes and was standing around not saying a word and feeling very awkward being in the same room without trying to kill each other.
"I am going to have to turn into my wolf form to properly track her." Klaus said. "And you are staying here." He said looking at Elena.
"Caroline is my friend and I know I haven't been the best friend to her but I love her and I am not just staying here while she is in danger." Elena said while crossing her arms over her chest.
"Yea, she is staying here." Damon said ignoring Elena's comment. Elena looked and glared at Damon. "Please." He said rolling his eyes. "You wouldn't be able to keep up anyway."
"Bonnie is going." Elena said.
"Bonnie is a witch." Damon replied.
"Alright, enough!" Klaus shouted. He didn't have time nor did he want to deal with their pointless arguments. "I will not stand here and listen to your petty arguments while Caroline's life is in danger." He growled as he stepped closer to Elena and Damon. "You will stay here and wait for us to return." He turned and headed out to his back yard. "Let's go."
Damon, Stefan, Tyler, Rebekah, Kol, and Elijah followed Klaus outside so Klaus could transition into a wolf. Bonnie and Miranda headed out to her car. She placed her phone in the cradle attached on her dashboard and waited patiently for Stefan to call her with what direction they would be going in.
Klaus was in his wolf form and leading everyone in the direction to rescue Caroline within just a few minutes. He did his best to push his feelings aside and concentrate on her scent but it was extremely hard not to worry about her. Stefan lagged a bit behind so he could call Bonnie and let her know where she was going then caught up with the others.
Caroline couldn't stand the waiting. She was so anxious to find out why she had been kidnapped and what exactly her kidnapper wanted. She wasn't stupid; she knew she was there as some kind of leverage since she was still alive. She did her best to listen to see if she could hear anything but unfortunately she was still too weak. She let out an aggravated sigh. She just hoped that Klaus would have an air tight plan before he came running; she didn't even want to think about something happening to him.
Caroline heard something behind the door and immediately sat up a bit straighter. She honestly wasn't that worried about her own safety she really didn't think she was the intended target but being full of vervain and tied up had her a little on edge. The door opened and Esther stood in the door way looking down at her with a blank expression. Caroline could usually read people pretty well but she had no idea what was going through Esther's mind. Out of all the danger that her and her friends have faced over the last year, Esther definitely scared her the most.
"We will be contacting Niklaus shortly." She said taking a few steps towards me. "So we will know better what we are to do with you." She knelt down so she was now eye level with Caroline.
"What do you want with him?" She asked doing her best to fight the tears that threatened to fall.
Esther smiled. "I am sure you are very well aware as to what I want with Niklaus."
"I won't let you hurt him." Caroline said confidently even though she was scared out of her mind as to what she would do to Klaus and her.
"You haven't even been a vampire a year. There is nothing you can do to stop me." She poked Caroline with more vervain then just before Caroline passed out she began to take blood from her.
The rescue group ran for what seemed like hours. Stefan had stopped multiple times to call Bonnie to give her more directions. It was very important that she wasn't too far behind since they needed her to do the spell as soon as possible. Klaus finally came across a location where her scent was way too strong for her not to be inside. He led the group about a mile away from the location so they could form some kind of plan.
"Okay, so we will distract him and you can swoop in and rescue your girl." Damon said looking at Klaus.
"And what if Esther is somewhere waiting for us? She could be listening to us right now for all we know." Stefan said as he held his phone to his ear and waited for Bonnie to answer.
Damon shrugged his shoulders. "She stayed dead for a while last time when Ric killed her so we will just rip her heart out."
"Just make sure Connor is out of the house." Klaus said paying little attention to what Damon was saying. "From her scent it looks like Caroline is inside…probably the basement.
"Bonnie will be here in a few minutes." Stefan said as he stuffed his phone in his pocket.
"Rebekah, you and Stefan wait here for Bonnie. The rest of you work on getting Connor away from that house long enough for me to get Caroline out.
Elijah, Kol, and Tyler headed back to the abandon building that they had passed earlier. Klaus followed behind them and waited outside as they lured Connor outside.
After a few minutes of waiting Klaus sees Connor exit the house holding what looked like some kind of gun. He gave it just a few more seconds before he rushed inside the house. He glanced around quickly and so no sign of anyone. He knew Caroline was probably in the basement and just hoped she was too injured and would be able to run; he wanted her away from Connor before anything went down. He quickly made his way down to the basement. He found Caroline passed out on the floor of one of the small rooms. He was on his knees beside her within seconds and started to untie her arms and legs. He felt the vervain on the ropes burn his skin but he did not think twice about it. Just as he finished untying her legs Caroline started to come to.
"Klaus?" She breathed almost silently.
"Shhhh you're okay, Sweetheart." He whispered to her as he lifted her into his arms.
"No." Caroline shook her head and tried to open her eyes a bit more. "Esther's here." She managed to say.
Klaus froze when he heard footsteps upstairs. Connor couldn't be back already. "Klaus!" He breathed a small breath of relief when he heard Stefan's voice. Klaus brought Caroline upstairs and saw Stefan standing a few feet from the doorway. "Is she oaky?" Stefan asked as he looked at Klaus and Caroline.
"She is full of vervain. She needs to feed." Klaus said as he walked closer to Stefan. "Get her out of here and keep her safe." He said keeping his eyes locked on Stefan's. He gently placed Caroline in his arms.
"I'm not leaving you here." Caroline's weak voice still seemed stern as she spoke. She wiggled out of Stefan's arms until she was standing on the floor.
The front door slammed shut and the three of them quickly shut up and turned to the door. Esther was standing just in front of the closed door looking at them. "I think we should all have a seat." She said gesturing to the small table sat up in what was probably the kitchen area.
Klaus stepped in front of Caroline. "Caroline is leaving."
"None of you are leaving. Please have a seat."
"And what exactly is stopping me from ripping your heart out right now." He said through his teeth.
Esther smiled at him. "I took the liberty of taking some of Caroline's blood while we were waiting for you. You are earlier than expected but I managed to finish my spell so I guarantee you will want me alive so I can reverse it…if you cooperate that is.
"What did you do to her?!" Klaus practically yelled. Caroline jumped slightly. She knew Klaus would never hurt her in fact she knew Klaus would do everything in his power to protect her but that didn't really make him any less…intense when he was angry.
"Please sit." She said again before walking towards the table and sitting in one of the four chairs.
Klaus took Caroline's hand and led her to the chair furthest from Esther and made her take a seat while he stood by her; her hand still tightly in his hand and Stefan took another available seat. Klaus could tell Caroline was growing weaker; her little outburst when he was trying to make her go with Stefan drained her of the little energy she had. He pulled up his sleeve and offered his arm to her. "Drink, Sweetheart." He said softly to her.
Caroline's teeth sank into his flesh and she began to drink. Klaus could tell just by her bite that she had been extremely weak. After Caroline finished she looked up and gave him a small smile. Klaus knew that she needed human blood but hoped that his blood would tide her over until he dealt with Esther.
The three of them sat in silence and waited for Esther to speak.
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