We left early the next morning and drove again for hours. This time he didn't force me to lay down in the back seat. He let me sit right up front with him. The elation from yesterday was wearing off a bit but I was still uncharacteristically happy considering the situation I was in.

After about three hours he pulled over to the side of the road. We hadn't seen a car in ages at this point and I wasn't sure what was happening.

"I'm hungry..." he almost growled.

"Klaus...I don't think it's a good idea..." I began to protest but it was too late. He already leaned over to my side of the car and began feeding off of me again. It was still painful. Not as bad as before...maybe it was because I already knew it was coming? But it still hurt like hell. I tried my best not to scream, I didn't want to make him angry.

He pulled away gasping and sat back with his eyes closed for a few minutes.

"Jesus I don't think I'll ever get tired of that taste." he finally looked over at me.

Again I felt horrible and I couldn't move. And again he sliced into his arm and fed me his blood. This time the feeling of elation was more intense afterwards. I was so happy and excited for no real reason. It was so strange and the part of me protesting was becoming harder and harder to listen to.

Another few hours passed with a short pit stop on the way to a gas station to get me some food and to use the restroom, and we finally pulled up to the destination he had in mind.

"Where are we?" I gasped as I opened the car door.

In front of me stood a massive mansion with huge oak trees lining up on either side. A fountain with two fish splashing was out in the front and the steps leading up to the house were made out of marble.

"This, love...is my home." he smiled and walked me up to the door.

We were greeted by two guys(I was assuming they were actually vampires) and Klaus returned the greeting, while walking me up another large staircase that was in front of us.

"I'll show you to your room." he placed his hand on my back and guided me up the stairs. The upstairs was large too, with an endless row of rooms on either side. It reminded me of the Salvatore boarding house but on a much larger scale.

Finally down at the end of the hall he brought me into a room. It was beautiful! The entire room was done in white décor, huge windows that let sunlight pour in and a view of a beautiful garden off to the side. The bed was the biggest one I had ever seen and there was a flat screen TV as well as a fireplace. There were two other doors in the room aside from the one we just walked in from, they were on either side of the room. Off to the right was a bathroom that again...was huge! Standing shower, jacuzzi tub and another flat screen TV built into the wall by the tub, as well as another large window overlooking the gardens outside. The door on the other side of the room was the walk-in closet that I was about to walk in to before Klaus began talking.

"You have everything you need here. Just ask and you can have anything...so long as you keep giving me your blood." his eyes darkened a bit. "I'm going to have people stationed outside of your room so you don't get any smart ideas."

"Aren't you worried that they'll try and feed off of me?" I asked quietly.

"No, love. I'm over 1,000 years old I'm not stupid. Those posted outside of your room will not be vampires." he smiled. "The only one who will have access to you, besides me, is a gentleman named Marcel."

"Marcel?" I questioned.

"Yes. I've known Marcel for...a very long time. He is the only other person I trust right now, especially another vampire and especially around you. He won't try anything, I assure you. Now...I have some things to attend to. I'll be back later." he smiled again and closed the door behind him.

I was left alone in the huge room. I didn't know what to do with myself, I had nothing with me. No clothes, no phone, not even a book to read. What the hell was I supposed to do? And how was I going to get out of here?

It suddenly struck me as odd that I only just now thought about leaving. I knew he couldn't compel me but something weird was definitely going on.

I walked over to the closet and noted that it was filled with clothing...which all happened to be my size. Talk about creepy. He had been planning this for a long time.

Walking back into the main room I plopped on the bed and turned on the television, flipping through channels. If this was all I would be doing while I was with him I was going to get bored really quick. I actually began to wish for one of those trips across the world he had mentioned. At least I wouldn't have to sit in a room and do nothing all day.

Hours passed and I was beginning to get hungry so I got up and opened the door. Two large men stood in the doorway blocking me from going anywhere.

"Can we help you?" one of them asked me.

"Oh...uhm...I'm kind of hungry? Is there any way I could get some food sent up?" I asked.

"Sure. What would you like?" the other one asked.

"Oh...I don't really know what you guys have here so anything would be..." I began but was cut off.

"We have anything you want. Klaus told us to bring you whatever you wanted so...just tell us and we will make sure you get it." the first one replied.

This was all SO WEIRD. I thought for a few moments and settled on just some plain spaghetti and meatballs. Not too difficult to find I was hoping.

They ushered me back into my room quickly and I went over to the windows to stare out at the garden. It was beautiful and I had hoped that I would at least get to go out into the sunlight again sometime soon.

Shortly after I heard a knock at the door and ran over to answer it. The first thing I noticed upon opening the door was how delicious the food smelled! The second thing I noticed was the very attractive man standing there holding the food out to me. Tall, dark, and handsome. Typical...are all vampires gorgeous?

"Can I come in?" he asked.

"Uhhh...sure." I stuttered and moved aside.

He came in and set down the food on the table that was off by the windows.

"Nice to meet you, Violet. I'm Marcel. Klaus has told me a lot about you." he didn't make any attempts to shake my hand so we just sort of stood there awkwardly.

"Hi?" was all I responded with.

He let out a small laugh and moved only slightly closer. I had a feeling he was keeping his distance on purpose.

"Klaus told me to make sure you are very comfortable here. So if there is anything that you ever need, please just ask me and I'll make sure that you get it." he smiled.

"Can you get me back home?" I smiled back, only half joking.

"I think you'll find your stay here quite nice." he replied, heading back towards the door, sounding rather amused. "And Violet...I mean it. If you need anything at all...just ask me. Promise me?" his face grew serious.

"I will." I answered. And with that he shut the door behind him. This was going to be interesting.