I was on my way back home. To Klaus. I kept on wondering how he was doing right now. Was he making a mess of the place trying to find me or was he laid back or maybe even just drinking at the minibar, doing nothing. I was still puzzled at how Maia let me go. I smiled as I recalled the nickname I gave for her. Her name was just a mouthful so I offered an alternative which still sounded nice. What was the strangest was that she encouraged me with pursuing a relationship with Niklaus, something no one has ever done for me before. I had asked her if she really knew what Niklaus had done, all the slaughter and violence. And she said yes. She just kept on insisting that I would be happy.

How can she say that I can be happy with him despite knowing what he's done? I sighed as I looked out the car window. Maia had arranged transportation for me once she declared it was safe to travel. I was blindfolded when I was escorted out of the room and it wasn't until we reached the highway that it was finally removed.

When we finally reached the house I was able to relax and I guess I couldn't help but to run into the house to search for him. To say that the house was messy would be a clear understatement. It was in ruins, as I had expected. I silently did a twirl in my head knowing that he was affected by my absence. Then the scent of bourbon hit me and I frowned. I continued to follow the smell until I saw Niklaus sitting coolly in one of the bar stools. Hayley was on the other end of the bar, and although she had no drink in her hand, I was infuriated with the sight of her.

"So this was how you planned to look for me." I put on my don't-you-dare-fuck-with-me face and looked Klaus straight in the eye.

His eyes were wide and his mouth almost hanging. Before he could speak a word I spoke to get rid of the unwanted audience first.

"Leave bitch," I smirked at Hayley as she planned to retort. But before she could utter a word I spoke again. "Leave before I have Klaus drag you out of here. Or better yet, I can do it myself, I've been itching to get my hands on you."

She reveled at the sight of the she-wolf scurrying away. At least, she was smart enough to do what was told of her this time.


It was like a dream with her being back. But it also confused me greatly. Why did they let her go?

After satisfying herself with seeing the other woman flee, she turned to look at me. It really was her, I couldn't mistake the fire in her eyes for someone else's.

"Why did he let you go?" He asked in astonishment.

Caroline raised an eyebrow."He?"

"Sephtis! He took you! He even gave me a memorabilia for it!" Klaus slammed the velvet box on the counter and seethed at the sight of it.

Caroline's brows furrowed at the sight of it. What item of hers would be in the small box? She tried to recall if she lost any jewelry or small item but everything was intact as she remembered it. It was a small box, but she didn't know why she was so afraid. Carefully, the item was picked up by her hands and the lid was opened.

Her eyes widened at the lock of her hair bright against the dark cushion of the box. It means he was with her at some point in that night. She was suddenly confused. Could Maia have known about it. Was everything a trick? Why would Sephtis leave her to Maia if she didn't trust her. Even after knowing Sephtis for only a short time, she knew that the cunning man knew who had to assign tasks to. Sephtis after all only got found when he want to be found. He was ready when Klaus and Caroline had captured the spies, had even invited them after the spy had spilled a bit of information. This man seems to have all the advantages.

She looked at Klaus who had stopped drinking seemed sober. She gauged him, testing the vibe, trying to sense what he was feeling. She dared stare into his eyes, trying to take a peek at his soul, hoping there was one. She saw coldness, then fire. Snapping out of her trance, Klaus was slowly walking towards her, as if afraid that she was a dream that would slowly disappear.

He first grabbed a few strands of her golden hair, playing with it until their eyes met.


"I'm glad you're safe Caroline"

"No thanks to you Klaus," she snorted.

Niklaus was growing irritated with her attitude and badly wanted to punish her for it, in a devious manner of course. Sighing he walked away from her not wanting to start another fight.

"So that's the welcome I was supposed to get?" She scoffed. "Unbelievable!"

Klaus ignored her and started calling his siblings off the search. He had stayed at home trying to mull over the events that would eventually give him a new lead and he was waiting for a group of his hybrids to come and add to the search team. It looked like he won't be needing them now so he sent a message to them changing his order. They were now to monitor his territory for anyone new in town, just to make sure he won't be receiving too many surprises.

His ears perked up when he heard Caroline shuffling in the next room, mumbling something about sluts and temperamental assholes. The latter must have been for me and the former for Hayley, although I wouldn't blame her for that description.


Caroline was frustrated. Instead of a warm welcome she had been greeted by a cold shoulder. Although she had to admit she had been a bitch when Klaus tried to approach her. She had to calm down.

Less than a day apart and they had managed to wreak havoc on each other's emotion again. She had seen the chaos in the house and had expected a very angry hybrid but instead she saw a brooding man by the bar. What exactly was she expecting. She sighed and walked to the door joining the rooms and unlocked it, hoping Klaus heard it. She then plopped down on the bed burying her head in the pillows.

Hearing the door open she readied herself for a situation where things might escalate quickly.

"I just don't understand you Caroline. Of course I tried to find you, but that means I need to be composed and my siblings are right. I can't find you destroying anything I see." Niklaus provided his reason for the scene she came home too.

"You surprise me you know. Are you sure you're Klaus?" Caroline asked sitting up and trying to put on a serious face.

"Caroline!" Niklaus warned almost shouting.

"Relax okay!" She huffed. " It's just so strange that you're talking a lot about you now. Explaining yourself and all."

Niklaus only gave her a small smile but it didn't reach his eyes. Something was wrong, she thought. But what?

She lost that train of thought when Klaus started talking again.

"Do you want to eat something? I'll cook," he stated.

Caroline raised her eyebrows, something was definitely going on. He was too nice.

"Where's Rebekah?" She inquired.

"She was out looking for you. Elijah and Kol as well, but they're on their way back," his answer came too quickly for her.

"What aren't you telling me Klaus?" Caroline's voice was deceptively calm but laced with menace.

"Nothing Caroline!" Klaus growled out, frustrated. Niklaus then pursed his lips and turned to her, "I'll just leave you be."

Caroline followed him to his room refusing to be ignored. Putting her hands on her hips she stood there silently sending a message that she has to know what was going on.

"For the last time Caroline, leave yourself out of this," Klaus hissed.

"How can I leave myself out when I'm already involved?! A woman named Maiashrani was the one I woke up to claiming she saved me from Sephtis' plan and mentioned a load of nonsense as if she knew me and you so well, and you expect me to not be involved!" She shouted at the top of her lungs, almost screeching.

Niklaus stilled at the information. "What did she tell you?"

"That's for me to know and for you to not find out," Caroline huffed and left the room, deciding to wait for the other Mikaelsons to arrive.


Caroline was enjoying the bottle of tequila when she saw Hayley again. Another thing to ruin my mood, she thought. She looked at Hayley with disdain before drinking another shot.

"Do you really think he'll keep ignoring me?" Hayley asked defiantly. "He won't be able to resist coming near me once I have the baby."

The she-wolf's statement increased her bloodlust.

"Tell me Hayley, is it even Klaus' child? Or maybe you don't even know who the father is. You do have a pretty good habit of sleeping around regularly. If it was possible to conceive a child with different fathers, the baby would've been a monster," she said dryly. She never thought of the child the woman conceived now as a monster, but she was just stating a rather improbable scenario.

"How dare you!" Hayley was about to slap her but Caroline caught her by the wrist.

"You may be pregnant, but I can think of ways to hurt you without hurting the baby. I'm sure Klaus wouldn't mind," she had had enough. Hayley had to know her place. She may not be a Mikaelson or had a possible future Mikaelson in her but she knew damn well she must always be above the bitch.