Allure of Darkness

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Warnings: mild Elena bashing, I am writing this through Klaroline tinted glasses - well being high on Klaroline ;) (This is a Joke - Know it kind of ruins the joke - But to be clear I'm not really high), Spoilers for The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 17, Some angst - because this was the episode that Klaus was a complete jerk to Caroline (And regretted it literally as soon as the words left his mouth)

Word Count: 2.1K

Prompt/Summary: Allure of Darkness ~ Do I really need to say more?... Yeah, I may need to… It's basically me writing (So you can really feel it) my version of the "Allure of Darkness" (and two more) scene(s) with a lot of Klaroline.

Today's Special

"The dance between darkness and light will always remain— the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the darkness will just not be worth having without the moon and the stars."

~C. JoyBell C.

"Don't underestimate the allure of darkness, Stefan." I said, my eyes meeting Caroline's as she glanced at me, her finger pausing on the corner of the page, unable to continue its action. "Even the purest hearts are drawn to it."

I completely tuned out Stefan, my senses only focused on the blond beauty next to the bookcase.

Her heart beat had sped up, but her chest stopped moving as her breath got caught in her lungs.

I couldn't stop my lips from turning up in a triumphant smile, my words clearly had an effect on her.

Stefan broke the tension in the room that was beginning to generate by laughing it off.

"Still, I'm sure it'll all be fine." I said casually, letting my hands drop to my lap.

Caroline snapped out her trance, "I- I think I found something." She said, struggling to regain her composure, but she couldn't keep out the breathlessness from her voice, not completely.

She carried the large book over to the desk, "Symbolic Figures In The Dark Arts. Didn't Bonnie talk about Expression Triangles?" She asked. "Here."

I sat up straighter, didn't Kol go on about Expression Triangles, and how witches on Expression were no different than rabid animals.

Caroline pointed at a large, intricate drawing of a triangle. Stefan glanced at the text on the other page, "In some schools of magic such as Expression, human sacrifice can be used as a focus for power. It is rumored that the addition of two supernatural sacrifices compounds the mystical energy, creating an Expression Triangle."

Caroline's fingers trailed over the pages, "Humans", she said, pointing at the top of the triangle, "That was the council fire." Her finger then traveled to another symbol, "Demons, Klaus' hybrid failures."

"Well, I wouldn't exactly call it a failure." I scoffed, "What's the third?"

Caroline's eyes widened as she brought her hands to her mouth, "Oh, no."

My eyes glanced at the page, and let out a huff. This wouldn't be good.

The Bennett witch was missing, and Silas likely had his claws in the teenage love sick witch that would once again so everything to ensure bloody Elena Gilbert's happiness.

"Bloody witches." I cursed.

Caroline and I were walking through the woods, towards the location of one of the potential sights of the last sacrifice.

For the past five minutes she kept trying to convince me to let her lead, "I just want to see where we are."

"You know, when we split up you did have the option of going with Stefan." I reminded her, not looking up from my phone. As simple as the suggestion was, I was glad she had chosen to come with me.

Ripper Stefan may have saved my life, but currently, I wouldn't trust him with a goldfish, because unless the fish suddenly transformed into Elena Gilbert, Stefan would hardly pay it any intention. So I had absolutely no desire to intrust Caroline's safety to him, when we had a two thousand year old immortal on the loose.

"Yeah? And leave Bonnie's life in your hands? Fat chance." Caroline scoffed. "Do you even know how to read a map?" She asked.

I slid my phone into my pocket and rolled my eyes. "Yes," Honestly, I was alive when the notion of maps were invented, I was alive as continents were newly discovered. "And do you know who taught me? My friend Magellan."

"Wow! You had a friend." The blond said, in a fake amazed voice. "Was he drawn to your darkness, too?"

I smirked, my words had stuck with her. They are having a lasting effect on her. "Actually, I was referring to Damon and Elena when I said that," I teased, poking around to see just how deep those words had hit. "but clearly it struck a chord with you."

"It's because it's not true!" She denied, not even believing her own lie. "There is no allure to darkness."

I stopped walking and turned around to look her in the eyes. "Really?" I asked in disbelief. "So you've never felt the attraction that comes when someone who's capable of doing terrible things for some reason cares only about you?" This wasn't about the doppelganger or her brother of the week. This is about us.

"I did once," She admitted, allowing me to hope, but she crushed it with what she said after, "but it turns out some people can't be fixed. People who do terrible things are just terrible people."

I forced myself to put on my usual mask of indifference, because if I didn't, she would clearly see the hurt I felt when she took back her words.

"We're here," I sold her in an hard voice, causing her to flinch slightly, "although judging by the lack of witches, here is not the correct location."

Sunlight was beginning to shine through the trees when I finally finished digging all 12 gravels. Caroline was sitting on a rock nearby, lost in thought about what she just did.

[Klaus and Caroline are in the woods. It's daylight. Klaus shoves a shovel into the ground while Caroline sits nearby.]

"There. Twelve graves for twelve witches." I said, throwing the shovel aside. "Like it never happened." I rolled down my sleeves and turned to face her, the broken look on her face nearly made me stop what I was about to say, but she needed to know exactly what her actions caused. "Only it did happen, and now Silas has everything he needs to open the gates to hell on earth."

"You were just gonna let Bonnie die." Caroline argued, trying to justify her actions.

" I know arithmetic isn't your strong point," I said, stalking towards her, "but one is still less than twelve."

Caroline stood up, angry, "Yeah, but that one is my best friend."

"You tell yourself whatever you need to so you can sleep at night." I said, giving her a cruel smile.

Caroline's eyes widened as what I said finally put her past the denil and angry stage and straight into the depression as the dreadful realization of her actions kicked in, "I just killed twelve people."

She began to gasp for breath, as tears began to well in her eyes.

"Hey." I said, placing my hands on her arms to still her,"Hey. You look like you're in need of comfort."

Caroline gave me a shaky nod, and raised her head to look me in the eyes, her wide blue eyes, glossing over with unspilled tears nearly made me stop, but the wound of her denial from only hours ago was still fresh, and fueled my angry, pushing me onward as I smiled cruelly at her, "Why don't you find someone less terrible you can relate to?"

Caroline paused for a moment, turning her face away from me so I wouldn't see her tears fall, and flashed away from the clearing.

I felt a lump form in my throat and regret claw at my chest as I smelled her lingering scent, for once my newfound hybrid scenes were a curse as I picked up on the lingering scent of the salt from her tears.

I let out a chuckle, the kind of laugh you let out when you can do nothing but laugh at your own foolishness.

I should know the allure of darkness the best, after all darkness and light can only coexist. You can't have darkness without light, but without the darkness, the light can't truly shine.

Despite everyone's contrary beliefs, it wasn't just her light that drew me to her, but the darkness that danced underneath that light that intrigued me.

When she's no longer tied down by the ones she calls friends, or their judgment, she'll make a magnificent vampire.

I know she will.

And I wanna be by her side and see it happen.

I want to be there with her.

Be by her side, every step of the way.

[Glimpse Behind The Curtains, Into Caroline's Thoughts]:

"I did once," Caroline admitted, caught up in the little world that was just them for a single moment.

Where there was no doe-eyed elena to remind her that Klaus killed her Aunt Jenna and turned her into a walking blood bag.

That she was expected, that she was supposed to bury down her feelings for Klaus; will Elena walk around Damon, who Caroline still had nightmares about. when I thought he was worth it,

"but it turns out some people can't be fixed." Caroline added, quickly reminding herself that she couldn't let those feelings out. She saw a hint of hope in his eyes, that made what she said only worse.

She hated knowing that she was crushing his heart, but she knew if there was a single crack in the dam, the rest of them would just flood out.

And she couldn't deal with that now.

Not now.

Not with Elena wanting the cure, and Bonnie in danger. She had to push it all back, all for her friends. "People who do terrible things are just terrible people."

Yes, I did basically recycle that summary. Who actually caught me from the beginning?

But yeah, easily one of my favorite lines from The Vampire Diaries, and even this ship. But mostly because I believe that it could actually apply to Caroline as well. (and there's definitely an appeal there - I so much as see a "Dark Klaus" or "Dark Caroline" tag, and my finger is clicking before I even read the summary). I was originally going to make it third person, but I thought it would be much better to see it from Klaus' eyes. (And I couldn't help but start writing Caroline's thoughts in there as well, so I figured it would be a fun little thing to throw in underneath it, since I already wrote it).

I also don't get how (More like why) Klaus screwed up the golden opportunity to get closer to Caroline (Especially considering he dug 12 graves for her that night). But if anyone actually saw the scene for even a second you could see that he regretted it the SECOND the world left his mouth!

Anyways,

KLAROLINE FOR LIFE BECAUSE I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!