Chapter 18: A choice

Bonnie gasped in a breath of air as she tried to take in her surroundings. She was lying on the ground, disoriented and afraid. She looked around and realized that she was in the originals compound in New Orleans.

She could see Kol and Freya looking to her with intrigue and a hint of concern. On the other side of her stood Marcel and Davina. She was shaking and tears stained her face.

It started to come back to her. Their trip to the ancestral plane. The witch that tried to harm her. The ones that saved her. Everything. She had no idea where to start searching for the grimiore the witches we're talking about or who it was they said to protect.

Bonnie gets up off the ground and moves closer to Davina. "What happened?" Bonnie questions as she looks to Davina with concern. "They tried to kill her" Marcel says. Bonnie could see the rage in his eyes. She wondered how a witch and a vampire had become so close. Then she thought of her, Caroline and Elena.

In the beginning she had difficulty with Caroline's transition but as time went on she understood that Caroline was the same, if not better. They were still family. "Why would they want you dead?" Bonnie questions.

Davina did not have time to answer Bonnie as a dark skinned man entered the compound. "I'm not a puppet that can just be summoned Marcel" the man says. "Vincent?" Marcel looks to him in confusion. "What are you doing here?" Vincent looks to him with an annoyed expression. "You tell me man. I got a text saying you needed help" he says.

"Oh good you're here" they hear a voice and turn to see Klaus, Elijah, the Salvatore's and Rebekah enter the compound. "Klaus man, whatever this is, I want no part in it" Vincent says as he moves to leave the compound.

Klaus is in front of him in a flash with his hand in front of Vincent to stop him. "You don't have a choice mate" he looks menacingly to Vincent, "you see Cami and Caroline have been kidnapped by the deMartels's

and I will do what ever I have to in order to get them back" Klaus says. "What!" Bonnie exclaims. "We have to find her."

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Caroline looked around the room trying to find a way out. She was enjoying herself at the ball when two men grabbed her when she was exploring the upper levels while everyone was enjoying the party on the first floor. Granted she should not have gone off on her own but she couldn't help it.

Everything looked amazing. There were beautiful pieces of art lining the walls. The carpets, heavy blood red drapes and walls itself looked like it from another decade. She wondered what it would be like to live back then.

She didn't think that she was falling into a trap and now she was just pissed. She slowly turned in a circle, taking in everything she could. It looked like she was in an old warehouse or abandoned gym. The room was big but there was nothing around to aid her in her escape.

The sun shone brightly from the windows but they were to high for her to reach. She had no doubt that she would've been able to reach, if she still had her vampire abilities but luck was not on her side. There was no escape.

She heard the door open and turned around to see a blonde woman that she recognized, be shoved into the room by two men. "Don't man handle me!" She spat with anger. The men did not acknowledge her but slammed the door shut instead.

Cami turned to see another woman in the room. Cami recognized her. "You're Caroline right? I saw you at the compound. I'm Cami" she said. "Yeah I remember you. Are you okay? Did they hurt you?" Caroline questions with concern and Cami just shakes her head in response. "We need to find a way out of here" Cami looks around. "I tried already. There isn't anything in here to help us and the windows are to high. Did you see anything when they brought you here. Do you know where we are?" Caroline questions. "No they covered my head" Cami replied. "Yeah me to" Caroline turned to look around again.

There had to be a way out of this place. She knew Klaus would come for them but she had no idea if he would make it in time. Who knew what the deMartel's had planned for them and she had two lives in her that she had to protect. She gently placed her hand on her stomach.

Over the past few weeks she had grown fond of them. She was always taking care of others. She was the one in her group that mothered everyone so it came even more naturally for her to be pregnant. She would not let anything happen to these babies.

A few minutes of silence passed between them before Cami decided to speak. "He told me about you, you know" she says. "What?" Caroline questions, the statement catching her off guard. "Klaus" Cami clarifies, "he spoke about you. Before you came into town. "Oh" was all that Caroline managed to say. She was quite shocked at the revelation.

Sure Klaus and her were friends or maybe something more, she had no idea, but when he left town she thought that he would forget all about her. "Yeah. When he first came into town he compelled me" Cami starts and Caroline looked on in shock but Cami gives her a reassuring look. "It's a long story but he told me about his time in Mystic Falls" Cami gave her a knowing look.

She had become closer to Klaus. He turned to her when he needed help, when he needed advice, when he needed a friend. But apart of Cami knew that Klaus would always carry Caroline with him in his heart. Even in a thousand years to come.

Caroline opens her mouth to speak but the heavy wooden door is pulled open. A red headed woman enters the room with a smirk on her face. Her eyes were wide and unblinking, as though looking upon her prey. "Well isn't this brilliant. I've managed to capture both of Nik's weaknesses. What beautiful things you are. Oh, where are my manners. I'm Aroura deMartel. Pleasure to meet you" she says, smirk still plastered on her face. "Let us go, you crazy bitch!" Cami shouts.

Aroura vamp speeds to her and all Caroline hears is a crackling sound as Aroura slaps Cami across the face. "I would watch what I say if I were you. Don't want to get me upset" Aroura says in a sweet voice. One that sends chills down Caroline's spine.

Caroline rushes over to Cami who is now lying on the floor. She helps her up and tries to support her weight. "What do you want from us?!" Caroline demands. "Oh, it's simple Caroline. Nik hurt me. Now I'm going to take everything from him" Aroura takes out a knife from her back pocket and throws it to the ground.

Caroline eyes the knife suspiciously. If she tried to grab the knife Aroura could kill her and if she got a shot in with the knife it would only slow Aroura down, not kill her. So she looks up from where the knife is to Aroura. "Who ever uses the knife first will get to leave this place unharmed. If you do not...well it will not be pleasant for either of you" Aroura gives them one last look before turning away to walk out the door.

Caroline and Cami both look to each other in fear. They had to find a way out before it was to late.

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"You want us to do what!" Bonnie exclaimed. This was crazy. They all have been gathered around a large table in Elijah's study arguing about this and she could see that Klaus was about to snap, but she did not care. They could find Caroline another way. She was not going to do this.

"It's simple witch" Klaus grinds out in annoyance. "This spell dates back a thousand years. Our mother has used it before. It will tie Caroline and Camille's life to mine so that they cannot die, unless white oak is used against them. It is a powerful spell which is why we have four witches" Klaus ends. The fact that the Bennett witch was against him was insane. He had no time to debate this. Locator spells were not working. This spell provided them with the time they needed to search the city.

Bonnie was not going to back down. She was not against that part of the plan. "Yeah and what about the part where you want to turn Caroline into a hybrid. The spell to unlock that part of her is not much different from the spell that was used against you. We don't need a doppelgänger but I will not kill a vampire and a werewolf. It is not what Caroline would want" Bonnie says, knowing that Caroline would not forgive Klaus or her if an innocent person died for her.

Marcel choose this moment to speak from his spot on the other side of the table, "And I'm not letting one of my guys die for this." Hayley looked to Klaus, "I want them back too Klaus. Cami is my friend. But you know that this is not the way to do it. I won't let you kill someone from my pack. Caroline won't want this. Not like this" she says, trying to make him understand.

She will fight as hard as she could to get them back. Cami was a good person. She didn't deserve to be caught up in this life. As for Caroline, they weren't close, they weren't even friends but she knew that Caroline had a good heart and Klaus cared for her so she'll fight for them.

"We'll do the spell that links them to Klaus and we will find them. If Miss Forbes wishes to become a hybrid thereafter, then that is something we will deal with when we come to it" Elijah says sternly, ending the discussion. "We're going to need more than one original. Klaus won't be enough. The spell is to powerful. It might drain him" Freya says. "Kol and I will do it" Rebekah states. "You need to find them Nik. The only way for them to return safely is if you play Aroura's game" she adds.

Klaus looks to his sister. He knows she's right. He felt his blood boil in anger at the thought of Aroura. He was like a caged animal needing to shed blood. Aroura would not make it out alive. Klaus would make her suffer if it was the last thing he did. He would rip apart this entire city if he had to. He would save them both.

A loud ring brought him out of his thoughts. He saw that it was an unknown number but knew exactly who it was. "Aroura" he grinds out and the vampires listen to the conversation with their vampire senses . "Ah Nik. You've been expecting my call" Aroura's sweet and calm voice was heard from the other end. "Where are they?!" Klaus demands. "Now now Nik. Lets not get ahead of ourselves. They are safe...for now" Aroura says. "If you touch them I will tear out your brothers heart and feed it to you before I kill you myself" klaus' jaw clenches and anger. "We both know you're not going to do that" a male voice comes through the phone. "Tristan, how nice to hear your voice before I rip you to shreds" Elijah says calmly. "Elijah my sire. That would have made me afraid once. Now however you are nothing. We both know that werewolf you claim to love has got you on a leash" Tristan says and Hayley and Elijah look to each other . "How about we cut the crap and you tell us what you want" Damon says in his usual snarky voice. "I'm guessing that's the annoying voice of Damon Salvatore. Well let me tell you what we want. The Phoenix stone. Bring it to me and your little friends will live. An address will be texted to you. I suggest you don't be late" Tristan says before hanging up the phone.

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It was getting darker in the room as the sun began to set. Caroline and Cami still could not find a way out. The knife that was left by Aroura was still in its place, untouched by them.

Cami was still nursing the bruise on her face left by Aroura's slap. "Don't suppose you have any idea on how to get out of here" Cami says. Caroline shakes her head. She knew that they had to come up with a plan or they would both end up dead. "They are both stronger than us and we don't know how many other vampires they have at their disposal" Caroline says.

With a sigh Cami moves to sit on the floor with her back leaning against the wall. "I'm sorry you got caught up in all this" Caroline says. "I mean this life can be terrible. Trust me, I know... and I'm sorry" she adds. "It's not your fault Caroline. Sometimes bad things happen. We can't blame ourselves for the choices of others. And you might be apart of this life to but you're a pretty good vampire" Cami concludes.

Caroline did love being a vampire. It brought out the best in her. Sure there was the down side of having to drink blood to survive but she had the urges under control. Or at least she used to. The cure ran through her veins now. She was human.

A thought crossed her mind and she wondered if the deMartel's knew that she had the cure. If they didn't then it could be used to their advantage. She was still very much still in her 'human' life so if the cure was was removed from her body she would not age and die. "I'm not a vampire Cami. I'm human. And I think I have an idea" she says quietly.

Cami looks to Caroline in interest. What ever Caroline had planned, they had to try it. They couldn't do nothing and just wait to die.

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AN: I tried to get this all in one chapter but it didn't work out that way. Please review and forgive grammatical errors. :)