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The dust flew around her as she approached the entrance of the tomb, and was grateful that the dust would be left outside as soon as she entered the tomb.

She smiled as she looked around the shining walls, and the beautifully paintings lining the walls. She continued on, getting lost in the joy of finding something so beautiful and knowing that she was one of the first people to set foot inside this place for over four thousand years.

"Hey, Forbes, do you mind helping us out here?!"

She snapped out of her daze, and glared at the man, who she had reluctantly agreed to become her partner in this venture.

"What's the matter, Mikaelson, too much for you?" She asked, walking towards him with a sneer on her face.

The tall British man with curly sandy brown hair, straightened up, and turned his piercing blue eyes towards her with a low growl in his throat.

She smiled, and tilted her head to the side. "You're the one who wanted to join the expedition." She stated, shrugging her shoulders.

He narrowed his eyes, and stepped towards her. His eyes holding hers as he came within a hair's breathe of her. "I did, but that didn't mean I would be doing all the work." He stated, firmly.

She scoffed, and shook her head. "Typical, I supplied the research, the tools, everything to make this dig a success, and you have the gall to say that you have been doing all the work!" She returned, angrily.

He smirked, and she wished she could slap it off his handsome face. "It wouldn't hurt for you to get your hands dirty, Forbes. After all this is your dig, or isn't it?" He asked, in a mocking tone.

She clenched her jaw, and growled. "What's the problem?" She asked, knowing that he wouldn't stop pestering her.

He rolled his eyes, and stepped back. "There's a lock on this door, and I can't decipher it." He stated, shaking his head, as he showed her the small slot on the wall, with writing surrounding it.

Caroline tilted her head to the side, and narrowed her eyes as she began to translate the hieroglyphs into English, but her words didn't make much sense to him or to her as she read.

"Pure love will save you or condemn you." She read, unsure of what it meant, but somehow her soul warmed.

"What does that mean, I wonder?" Klaus muttered, shaking his head.

She lifted her hand, as if in a trance, and touched lock on the door. Her fingers moved across the chipped paint, and found a handprint just below the lock. Straightening her hand, she placed her palm on the image, and suddenly the door opened.

Caroline and Klaus jumped back, and very carefully turned their head to look at each other.

"Okay, how did you do that, love?" He asked, holding her eyes.

She shook her head, her heart pounding in her ears. "I have no freaking idea." She answered, turning back to the opened door, and slowly entered the room.

"Caroline…" Klaus began, trying to halt her, but it seemed fruitless as she continued on anyway. Shaking his head, he followed her into the room, and just as he stepped inside, the door closed behind them, and the torches around them lit.

Klaus jerked, and shook his head. "Shit! Forbes, the door closed." He practically yelled, moving towards the door.

Caroline didn't hear, or chose to ignore it, as she approached a golden embossed tomb. Her eyes moved around the room, and took in the images on the walls.

One image, resting just above the tomb, was a man and a woman. With the man's arm surrounding her, and their eyes were locked together, showing their love for each other.

She stepped around the tomb, and lifted her right hand to touch the panting, and in an instant her mind filled with images. Images she had never seen before.

Images of a blonde haired woman standing on a balcony overlooking the Nile river, of a man with piercing blue eyes, holding her, and as they turned around from view, Caroline's eyes widened.

"How long do we have?" The woman asked, as he led her to the middle of the room.

He turned, and caressed her face. "Sunset," He answered, sorrowfully.

"This is wrong, Nik, why must we be punished for loving each other?" She asked, shaking her head.

He sighed, and shook his head. "I don't know, my love." He answered, holding her eyes.

She smiled, sadly, and stepped into his embrace. "No matter what happens, I'm not sorry for loving you." She stated, firmly.

He smiled, and kissed the top of her head. "Neither am I, love." He returned, firmly.

Caroline snapped out of it as a hand touched her arm, and she staggered back, only to have Klaus catch her before she fell against the tombs.

Her eyes moved frantically, before she latched onto his, and sighed as she realized his eyes were the same as the man in the vision.

"Forbes, are you alright?" Klaus asked, holding her eyes.

Caroline gripped his upper arm to steady herself, but didn't step away from his hold. "Uh…yeah," She answered, finally breaking from his hold. "I'm fine." She remarked, lowering her eyes. Her mind must be tired from being on this dig for weeks.

Klaus nodded, as he took in her rattled form, and shifted his gaze to the couple in the painting. "They look like they were happy." He remarked, observing the couple.

Caroline nodded. "They were." She retorted, softly, reading the description at the bottom of the painting. "It says they were cursed." She added, lifting her eyes to the couple.

Klaus turned his gaze to her, and narrowed his eyes. "What?"

She shook her head, and moved her fingers along the hieroglyphs. "It says their love cursed them because of…" She paused, trying to read through the scratches. "I can't make it out." She added, stepping back.

Klaus nodded, and sighed. "Well, at any case, you'll have time to decipher it." He stated, moving away from her.

"Why is that?" Caroline asked, absently.

"Because, love, the door closed behind us." He stated, causing her straighten, and whirl around to face him.

"What?!" She screamed, her eyes flashing.

Klaus rolled his eyes. "After we were inside, the door closed and locked behind us." He explained, as her face fumed.

"Why the hell didn't you hold it open?!" She yelled, pushing past him to find another knob to open the door, and get out of there.

Klaus shook his head. "With what?" He demanded, throwing his arms out." If I had tried to hold it open with my body, it would have killed me." He stated, as she tried to pull the door open.

She grunted, and her fedora fell off her head from the jerking motion. "Well then, I wouldn't have to put up with your company, anymore, would I?" She asked, roughly.

He glared at her, and tugged roughly on her arm, turning her to face him. "Listen here, Forbes, I took this job because you needed someone with experience in the field, so I don't appreciate the snide comments from you sexy rude mouth!" He ground out as she struggled against him.

"Let me go!" She shouted, pounding against his chest.

"Fine!" He shouted, letting her go, only to have her fall on the dirt covered ground in the tomb. He held back a chuckle, as she glared up at him, before she let out a small laugh.

"I suppose I deserved that." She remarked, accepting his hand when he offered to help her stand.

"You think?" He asked, as she glared at him, but he could tell that her anger had melted away.

"Will you just help me find a way out of here, before the oxygen runs out?" She asked, picking up her fedora.

"Yes, my lady." He muttered with a smile, showing off his dimples.

She shook her head, but couldn't stop the smile on her face. "Just check that wall, I'll check this one." She motioned with her right hand.

He nodded, and moved to the other wall.

She bit her bottom lip, and glanced at him after a few minutes. "Why do you have to act like a jerk?" She asked, watching him, carefully.

He smirked and glanced at her. "Why do you act like a bitch?" He returned, lifting his brows.

"I do not…" She began, but he tilted his head to the side. She closed her mouth, and placed her hands on her hips.

"What no other comeback, princess?" He asked, amusingly.

She rolled her eyes, and turned to face the wall in front of her. "It's not worth my breathe." She answered, shaking her head. She heard him chuckle, but she didn't spare him a glance as she studied the wall in front of her.

As her eyes moved over the hieroglyphs, she took in the words, and somehow they touched a chord within her soul.

Her eyes filled with tears as she read each line, but it wasn't the story that touched her soul, it was something else.

Something, she wasn't sure she understood.

Closing her eyes, she felt the tears roll down her cheeks. She felt a hand touch her face, wiping the tears away, and slowly her eyes opened, and found him standing in front of her with a pained expression on his face.

"Caroline," He whispered, searching her eyes.

She shook her head, and cleared her throat. "I don't know what got into me." She whispered, shaking her head again.

He frowned, and cupped her chin with his right hand, and gently turned it to face him.

Their eyes met, and began searching into the depths of their souls, though they didn't realize it, and in an instant, they didn't know what happened or why, only that it did.

She grabbed his buttoned shirt, and pulled him towards her.

Their faces angled in opposite directions, and in a second their mouths connected, and all their bickering and fighting disappeared in a flash.

Neither knew why, nor did they care. All they knew was this felt too good to stop.

Her hat fell to the ground, as his fingers from his left hand threaded through her, now, down hair. His right hand caressed her hip, and pulled her closer to him.

Her right hand, clenched on his chest, while, her left hand tangled into his hair, holding his face, closer to hers, as their tongues battled for dominance, no not dominance, for unity.

Their faces straightened only to tilt in the other direction, as their mouths continued to move in a familiar dance, and all too familiar dance.

Behind them, the tomb glowed, and surrounded them in a loving glow.

They pulled apart, after a while, and in a millisecond, everything changed.

Please be kind!

Next Chapter: What did Caroline read? What happened after the glow? Any thoughts?

Until Next Time...