So this fanfiction is on tumblr, but regardless of the fact I did write that fic, the editing on it was just...crap. The team of people who I worked with seemed to be more concerned with quantity than quality, or the lack thereof. So this fic is mine, the other fanfiction is called She Finds Out. The two different versions are out on ye old interweb now, whichever you like better, go for it.


"You betray me, after all your promises of love." Aurora protested, Tristan her brother sprawled in the chair beside her, his neck broken.

"I meant to keep those promises! It was you who shattered them when you took Rebekah!" Klaus exclaimed. He grabbed Tristan's chair and pulled himself closer to Aurora, towering over her with his chin tipped high. "Now I have your brother." He stated "Sibling for sibling. I want Rebekah back." He whispered. Aurora gritted her teeth, her eyes full of tears.

"And what about Cami?" she hissed. Klaus's face darkened again and his lip turned up in a snarl. "Who else, praytell, holds your affections apart from me?!" She exclaimed, and clapped her hands onto Klaus's forehead, the hybrid roaring in surprise.

A hard, breathtaking face, curly blonde hair.

Younger than Klaus, younger than even her.

A smile given to him after he told her a story he'd never told anyone.

A kiss given to her on the cheek after she had graduated high school.

A kiss on the mouth, given to him.

What happened after.

She wretched her hands away from his head, Klaus's threatening face had vanished, making way for sheer, bloody panic. Aurora smiled.

"You will regret going up against me, Nik." Aurora whispered, stepping closer to him. Klaus could not help but lose his breath over their proximity, his mouth open, hardly able to keep from looking toward her snarling mouth. She exited in a huff, his eyes upon her disappearing form as always. She knew about Caroline.

"Niklaus, who else did she see?" Elijah asked.

"I shall worry about that, brother. Freya, help Elijah find Rebekah." Klaus replied. Freya gave him an incredulous look.

"You will put one of your many lovers' lives above our sister's?" She protested

"You know she is not just a lover, Freya, and take into account I am trusting you to protect Rebekah from whatever threats come upon her." Klaus replied. Freya smiled and he spun away.


"You must be Cami." Aurora said with a smile. Camille backed away, looking frightened. This could be someone from Klaus's life, and none of those people were ever nice to her. But she wouldn't use compulsion, Klaus would've told her not to, done something. She trusted Klaus enough now, she didn't need vervain. Aurora put her hand against the frame on the elevator and looked the blonde up and down, smiling again. "Nik and I were just chatting earlier, and I decided, I'd bring you to him as a surprise."

Camille backed away.

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Oh, well I'm sorry. It isn't your decision to make, dear." Aurora replied, and stepped forward. She compelled Camille as she shuffled her into the elevator. And she'd found a way to bring this Caroline to New Orleans today. Things were falling into place.

Klaus flung his phone onto a sofa as soon as he walked into his home. His multiple efforts to get Caroline on the phone had all been in vain. His concern was likely excessive – Aurora wouldn't dare do anything to hurt Caroline, nor Camille; she was insane but not stupid or suicidal. And if she harmed so much as a hair on Caroline's head she wouldn't live only long enough to watch him rip out her brother's heart.

When he returned to the compound, he found the place empty. He heard no movements, except a tapping against the ground someplace he couldn't identify. He ripped apart his home, looking for his siblings, any sign at all that they were here. In a rush, he left the parlor and looked down from the balcony. The tapping had stopped. Aurora was smiling up at him from the main room.

No.

"Don't worry Nik, your siblings are fine." Aurora sang.

Two women, both with bags over their heads and tied to chairs. On display facing him.

"I worked with a good little witch, to lock them out for the rest of the week. Whichever way this goes, it will give me all the time I need." She continued. Klaus stood frozen in place, staring between the two women.

Aurora calmly walked over to the right, and ripped the bag off of the woman's head. Caroline. Klaus felt as if his heart had been ripped out already, why hadn't Aurora just done that? And when that blonde's eyes found his, he gripped the balcony railing, jumping from it in one swoop. Klaus looked her over. Her hair disheveled, she wasn't acting too panicked. But then she was no stranger to kidnappings.

"Ah! So you like this one better. I wonder do I even need to reveal who this other woman is?" Aurora asked.

"You say another word and you'll be choking on your own blood, as I will have ripped your tongue from your head." Klaus snarled. Aurora stared at him, drawing an intake of breath.

"Well, if you wish for this little love triangle to continue, unfortunately I have to inform you. You and I both know your last love shall be me. For all eternity. So why don't I kill two birds with one stone." Aurora replied.

"Touch a hair on her head and you will not live another moment." Klaus warned.

"Which one?" Aurora taunted. Klaus glared at her and Aurora ripped the bag off of Cami's head. Caroline glared at Klaus and mumbled something through her gag, making Klaus feel horrible all over again. She was in this situation because of his insane ex. Aurora looked at him.

"Oh I think she wants to say something." Aurora noted, and took the gag from her mouth. Caroline snarled at her, her veins popping to the surface of her face, her fangs protruding. Aurora gasped without meaning to and backed away. Caroline looked back at Klaus.

"I don't know what she did to get herself into this mess," Caroline motioned to Camille "but I for one have no idea why I'm here. You're going to pay when we're done, Klaus." She yelled. Klaus gave her a chiding look and Aurora laughed merrily.

"Well darling, it's no concern of mine whether you're confused. It is Nik's feelings I am anxious to uncover." Aurora said smoothly, smiling. Caroline peeked at Klaus, but her eyes were not full of betrayal as he feared they would be. They were full of determination, and one secret she was threatening him with losing his life if he didn't keep. Help her escape this. He was all she had to work with. Klaus hid any sign of a smile and looked back at Aurora.

"What do you expect to come of this scene, Aurora?" Klaus asked, facing her. "Killing two women that you believe hold a place in my heart, in order to be the only one left there. You honestly believe that the world works that way still."

"Of course it does." Aurora replied simply, moving over to Caroline. "And if you were to swear to me that you love only me and you promise, to remember that from now on and not let your heart wander, I'll simply kill these women, and it'll be no more than an unpleasant memory." Klaus stared at her and shook his head, falling back on his other leg.

"How can I do so when I'm standing by the only woman in this room that I truly have given my heart to." Klaus replied, watching Aurora's reaction. This would no doubt unravel her, she would lose all bearings. One thing Aurora always expected to have was control, if it were not in his or Tristan's hands. And so in the brief moment before insanity ensued again, Caroline bowed her head and let her hair cover her face, smiling.

"How can you be so delusional, Nik?" Aurora whispered, staring at him in betrayal. "When a thousand years ago, our love was the most beautiful flower ever to bloom in both of our lives."

"God does she always talk like this?" Caroline groaned, taking the other side of the stage, letting her head fall back after listening to the redhead.

"Caroline you're underestimating her." Klaus replied, glancing down at her. Now there they were, side by side, performing for Aurora. Her eyes were shifting between the both of them, waiting for a chance to regain her place.

"Maybe I am but then this is the first crazy ex of yours that I've met." She replied, looking up at him.

"Aurora is many things and one of them is murderous, she isn't playing around." Klaus snapped.

"So what, she's putting on a show for you?" Caroline asked. Klaus stared hard at her. She looked away in surprise. "Okay then, definitely crazy."

"One thing I definitely am, dear Caroline, is impatient." Aurora said, starting towards her.

"Don't take another step." Klaus threatened, snarling at her.

"What's the point of threats, my love? We know how this will end." She teased him with a smile. Klaus stared at her. Damn, she was getting the upper hand again.

"Klaus what is going on? Why is your ex is putting me on display?" Camille asked. Klaus breathed a sigh of annoyance, what made her believe she needed to draw attention to herself?

"Yeah, you're not the only one on display." Caroline added, looking at Cami in annoyance.

"The problem currently is obvious, Camille." Klaus snapped. Caroline hoped Camille wouldn't shoot her mouth off again. If she wasn't in the spotlight, she better find a smart way to get out.

"How could you get us kidnapped like this, Klaus?!" Caroline demanded.

"Her brother took Rebekah! I let the hope that she didn't know how to find you take over any precautions that weren't already in place." Caroline glared at him, and was about to reply, when Aurora interrupted.

"Now this really is lovely, chatting up a storm while one of you sits tied up, about to die." Aurora mused. She withdrew a gun, and touched it to Caroline's back, making her stiffen in response. Klaus fought the urge to get in her way.

"I haven't seen her in New Orleans." Aurora noted. "It's quite odd he'd go for someone as young as you. I was born in a time when courting a girl younger than eighteen wasn't frowned upon but now...then I suppose he would enjoy killing whoever opposed the two of you together." Caroline remained silent.

"Tell me, Nik. If this place you call home blew up right now, you survived and you had to carry out one of us, to safety and a happily ever after; which one of us would it be?" She asked. Klaus chuckled to himself and Aurora stared at him in fear.

"You really believe I would save you from so much as a werewolf bite after what you've done?" He asked with a hiss. Aurora caught her breath and regained her bearings

"Then I'll just do away with the sweet, delusional Camille and have done with it." Aurora replied. Aurora pointed the gun at Camille's head and without a thought in Klaus's head, he knocked the gun from her hand, as the bullet exploded from it. He nearly couldn't look towards his therapist, until he saw her body shaking from panting, her eyes wide, and no bullet near her. There was a small hole in the wall behind her now, where the bullet had gone. Klaus closed his eyes and inhaled sharply, calming himself, thankful that he'd stopped it.

"Is this how you would regain my love!?" Klaus exploded. Aurora turned back to him. "Do you wonder why I would be letting the one I love be so far away from me when a spoiled little monster like you is trying to destroy, what little sanity I have left? She chooses to continue leading the life she had before I'd met her. And because I love her, she is safe from my life."

"Was." Caroline noted. Klaus glanced wearily at her. "You know now that I'm not safe from your world." She said.

"I can keep you safe. I've survived this world for centuries, I built this world." Klaus protested.

"That's nice, while I'm still tied up and dealing with your psycho ex!" Caroline snapped.

"Said psycho ex is close enough to you to hurt you, chose your words wisely." He replied

"You don't get to tell me what to do right now; when I get out of here I'm kicking your ass."

Klaus wasn't about to reply as the building shook, and he shot a glance to Aurora, who looked around wildly; the spell used to keep his siblings out must have been broken. Caroline looked around wildly when the shaking ceased.

"What was that?" She asked

"When I said you had to choose between us, Nik, I wasn't joking." Aurora told Klaus, taking steps toward Caroline. Klaus watched her. "I hope you've made peace with your God." She added. Klaus caught Caroline's eye and with one look calmed her fears that Aurora's promises were true. He glanced up to see Elijah withholding his hands from the bars on the gate, staring intently at the scene. Klaus looked at Aurora and back to Elijah. Elijah understood.

Klaus watched Aurora again and saw her unravel. She was losing control, and losing attention. She spun to stare at him.

The scene unfolded so quickly, he felt as he was the only one going in slow motion.

The building shook once more, during which Aurora ran toward Caroline, Klaus threw her across the room. Aurora was closer now to Elijah.

Elijah broke open the bars as the shaking ceased.

He heard a hiss and Caroline came into his peripheral vision, taking no time in using her speed to reach Aurora, who foolishly had underestimated her enough for it to come as a surprise, when she quickly snapped the woman's neck, and let Aurora fall to the floor unceremoniously.

Elijah came into the compound, Freya overtaking him and ready to put down an already unconscious abductor. Without uttering a word, Freya reviewed the scene, and her eyes fell on Klaus. As did Elijah's, after taking in what Caroline had done. Klaus smiled at them and looked at Caroline, who began to calm down, Aurora at her feet. Klaus walked to her and took Caroline's arm gently. Elijah and Freya stood in place as Klaus took Caroline away from the scene, letting her lean on him a little as she began to unravel. Elijah untied Camille and shared a look with Freya before taking her from the compound.


Caroline stood by the fireplace upstairs, her arms crossed and avoiding Klaus's eyes.

"Are you going to force me to stay here?" She asked, raising her eyes to his. Klaus looked at her as if she slapped him.

"Caroline. You know I won't force you." He replied in shock. She bowed her head again.

"I know. But if you'd said yes it'd give me a reason to hate you." She explained.

"I know being abducted by someone from my past, much less an insane someone, couldn't have been pleasant. But I promise you that you are still free. You are free to return to Mystic Falls if you wish. I know you can take care of yourself. I just want to make sure you're safe. I'll have someone nearby if you get into trouble." He smirked "whether you're the troublemaker or no." Caroline returned his smile and let her arms fall.

"Why did she think that would work?" Caroline thought out loud.

"Her explanation before was quite clear, love. She believed killing the women that held my heart would simply make room for her. I suppose the idea of loving someone and losing them forever, causing that love to become magnified exponentially hadn't occurred to her."

"That's why you left." Caroline joked in realization, making the hybrid chuckle. She walked towards him and stood close to him, staring him in the eye.

"If I leave, are you going to follow me?" She asked. Klaus looked at her in surprise.

"If you wish me not to I won't."

"No protection unless I ask." Caroline made sure

"No protection unless you ask. Although you'd be giving me many sleepless nights as a result." Klaus added, hoping that would change her decision.

"There is another way I could do that" Caroline breathed and lunged at him, kissing him hard. Klaus fell back a few steps then caught her, taking the back of her head and holding her tighter in his arms. He breathed in her taste again, moaning slightly. The reality was so much sweeter than the memory. Caroline kissed him again and flattened her hand against his back, pulling away. He opened his eyes to her as she did to him, their noses almost touching still.

"So you're staying." He breathed, thinking of everything they'd get up to the rest of that night.

"Definitely won't be leaving before you give me some more memories." She replied. Klaus inhaled and pulled away, unable to tear his eyes from her mouth as she stared at him.

"I need to do, one thing first." He said. Caroline watched him.

"Camille." She stated.

"I have to send her away. I tried to before, it didn't work. I'm going to need more than just compulsion this time." He replied.

"What more do you need?" Caroline asked.

"I need the help of a witch." Klaus said with a smile. "I won't be long." He left the room and persuaded Freya to accompany him to Camille's place.

A knock came at the door and Camille went to it, opening the door and turning around.

"Klaus whatever it was that made Aurora think she could take me, I don't want-" She began, then stopped short as she saw Freya.

"Camille, Freya and I have come to say goodbye." Klaus replied. Camille stared at him with a hurt look and he went toward her, moving her to sit down.

"I shouldn't have relied on merely my compulsion to send you away. This time there will be much more in place that will keep you from here."

"I'll find a way back. You don't control me." Camille protested.

"I think you'll find this will change your mind." Klaus replied, already beginning. He turned to Freya and she went around him, standing behind Cami.

"You do not know me. You never have, you never will. Niklaus Mikaelson is a figure you've only heard whispers of, because he would never be with you. He is in love with someone else. You are going to live somewhere far from here. I will not be responsible for your recklessness any longer. There is truly nothing holding you here, and know that if you should ever remember this by any means, that I meant every word." Klaus told her. A tear escaped Camille's eye, and Freya gripped the sides of her head, chanting. This compulsion would stick. No protégé witches, no form of magic would break this compulsion.

Freya met Klaus at the door and turned back to him.

"What if circumstances arise, and Camille becomes a vampire? What will you do then?" She asked him. Klaus walked past her into the hallway.

"That's not my concern." He replied, smiling at his sister. He knew as soon as it was closed Camille would begin packing to leave. He looked on and thought of who was waiting for him at home. With a grin he got there as fast as he could.