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Ch. 37

"What?" I ask, nervous from the look on his face.

Klaus grimaces from a moment before sitting up so that we are closer to eye level. "The day Silas got into my head; he threatened your safety if he didn't get the cure."

I swallow thickly. I know that I should immediately get off my bed and give Klaus the Cure but I can't make myself. Maybe it's selfish that I want this night to go without us arguing when we are opening up to each other. I know he hates liars but hopefully he'll understand my reasons because tomorrow morning I'm going to deliver the Cure to Klaus.

I must've looked worried because Klaus interrupts it wrong, "I can take you far away Bella. So far away that Silas won't find you, you will be safe."

I shake my head slowly and Klaus pulls me into his side and whispers into my hair, "You could see the whole world because you don't have to stay here and fight. It doesn't involve you and I don't want you to get hurt."

I tilt my head upwards and stare into his eyes. I shake my head, knowing what he is really thinking, "It's more than that Klaus. Why should you even care if I die? I'm just a replaceable human."

Klaus tightens his grip on my shoulders and glares down at me. "You won't ever say that about yourself again, do you hear me?" He asks lowly. "You are the most important person in my life and I will not lose another loved one to this problem."

I press my hands again his side and barely manage to pry myself away from him. "Even if I somehow got hurt in this Silas dilemma, you would not be at fault. Even if I tripped down my stairs tomorrow morning, broke my neck and died it wouldn't be your fault."

Klaus leaps off the bed and roars, "Yes it would be. It's my job to keep you safe and here beside me."

My temper flares at his stubbornness. I point my finger at him as I say, "It would not be your fault if I died, Klaus. Life would go on without me, the rain would fall, the earth would spin and you would still have your family."

Klaus' shoulders drop and he says quietly, "I just don't want to lose you."

Quickly I climb off my bed and pull him into my arms, "You won't, I promise." After a few moments of silence I hesitantly push forward, "What do you mean that your family's deaths are your fault?"

Klaus squeezes me tightly, "I was nearby for all of their deaths and there were ways I could've kept them alive. If I had been faster, I could've stopped Kol from going into the Gilbert house or could've stopped Elena before she staked him. If I was stronger, I could've protected Henrick from dying at the hands of the wolves when we were human. If I had been smarter, I could've figured out the plan that the Salvatore's came up with to kill Finn. It is my fault in some way or another that my brothers are dead and I know Elijah and Rebekah partially blame me for their deaths."

I take a small step back but only to grip Klaus by the jaw. I stare at him and try to make my words have an impact. "It is not your fault that your siblings are dead, Klaus. They made their choices and you can't be responsible for what they did. Only the people who actually killed your siblings are responsible for the fact that they aren't here anymore."

After a few tense moments Klaus nods and he pulls me onto the bed where continue to talk about everything and nothing. Eventually I fall asleep in Klaus' arms and I only wake up once during the night, when he leaves to return home to his family.

After he shuts my bedroom door I fall back into my deep sleep and only wake up when a bird starts chirping at my window. For a moment I wonder where I am and what day it is before everything from last night comes rushing back into my head. I laugh in relief that Klaus and I are okay now and smile against the pillow I am holding close.

I carefully pull the carpentry book off of the bookshelf and open the cover. Inside the little notch is the small vial that contains the Cure, still safe and hidden. Last night I promised myself that I would deliver it to Klaus and I'm making good on my promise.

I close the cover once again and quickly wrap the book in some brown paper Liz had lying around. I grab a pen from a drawer in the kitchen and write in large letters From Bella on the front of the package. I grab a piece of paper and write a note explaining that I'm sorry I didn't give this to him last night. I also tell him that I had my reasons for keeping it with me and that I hope he forgives me. I keep it short and sweet and tape the one edge of the letter to the package so that they don't separate.

I grab my backpack from the front hallway and my package before locking the front door and climbing into my car. Today is the last day of exams and I'm excited for school to finally be over. While I should drive south to head towards the school, I turn north in order to stop at Klaus' house. I drive out towards Klaus' large mansion, hoping that he won't hear my car and come out to meet me. It would be much better if I just drop off the package and then go to school.

I pull into his round driveway and hop out of the car. I quickly walk up to the front door and leave the package right in front of the door. It's under the wide awning of the house so it won't be rained on if it starts to storm and its right in the way so that everyone should see it when they open the door.

I take a step back and debate once again whether or not I should knock before deciding not to. If I knocked then Klaus or Elijah would be able to get to the door more quickly than I could drive away. I go to turn back to my vehicle when I see something move out of the corner of my eye. I glance that way but I can't see anything out of the ordinary and continue on. I pull out of the Mikaelson's drive way and quickly speed off in the direction of the school.

I tap my fingers to the rhythm of the song on the radio and my eyes scan the road around me. I'm a few miles from the school yet but I'm not too worried because my first class doesn't start for another twenty minutes. Out of the corner of my eye I spot something odd so I turn my head. My eyes lock on the oddity as I see someone limping in obvious pain into the woods. I slow down and lean towards the passenger door to see if the person needs help. The limping person stumbles and grabs a tree to stop from falling. They look over their shoulder towards the road and I audibly gasp.

Why is Klaus limping into the woods? Heart pounding, I quickly park my car against the side of the road and hop out. I hit the lock button without even looking to see if my car actually locked because I am running to the nearby forest.

I can't see Klaus anymore but he is probably inside the forest. How did he get hurt I wonder? And why isn't it healing as quickly as it should?

"Klaus?" I call and I step into the tree line and step over a fallen tree. "Klaus are you in here?"

I see a flash of blonde hair and rush in the direction, narrowly ducking a low hanging branch.

"Klaus? It's Bella." I call out after a few more near misses and finally I stop to catch my breath. I look up at the sky but can barely see it through the thick foliage. I look back in the direction I came and my heart pounds.

I can't see the way back out of the forest. Shit.

I pat my pockets to look for my phone but they are all empty because I left my phone in my car. Before I can start panicking too much though, something blurs past me. I whip my head in that direction but I can't see anything. I quickly turn back around and let out a little scream.

Klaus is standing in front of me and I hold my hand over my heart. "Klaus don't scare me like that."

Klaus smiles at me, "Sorry love, but why did you come in here after me? I know you don't like being in the forest after Edward broke up with you."

I shrug, "I wanted to make sure you were okay, you looked like you were in a lot of pain. I wanted to help." Something nags at my memory though and suddenly it blooms in my mind like a flower in the spring.

I take a step away from Klaus, "How did you know that? Only Elijah and my dad know how Edward broke up with me."

Klaus smirks at me, grabs my by the throat and slams me against a nearby tree. I gasp in shock and try to claw his hand off but he is too strong. "Silas," I gasp.

"This is nothing compared to what I will do to you if Klaus doesn't get me that Cure." Silas mocks me and wraps his free hand in my hair.

My eyes widen and I try to get away once again but Silas slams my head against the tree and everything turns dark.

AN: Cliffy! I know, I know, I'm terrible... Haha I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Please tell me what you think!