THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! IT MEANS ALOT!

Please remember to review at the end! :)

Klaus watched as Caroline snapped her bra into place, and he smiled. She was an angel, a vision underneath him, surrounding him. He lowered his eyes, and slipped on his shirt.

He felt her hands on his shoulders, and he slowly turned his head. She circled around him, and he noticed her shirt was still unbuttoned, and he dropped his hands from the middle button of his shirt, and placed them on her waist.

She tilted her head to the side, and lifted her right hand to his face. "Please tell me you don't regret this." She remarked, as his eyes lifted to catch hers.

He shook his head, and gave a small smile. "Never will," He returned, watching her smile, and he leaned forward to brush his lips over hers.

Their foreheads met, and her hand remained on his face while the other was placed on his shoulder. "You're trying to remember, aren't you?" She asked, gently.

He sighed, and his hands tightened on her waist. "There's something…" He began, rubbing his thumbs over her bare skin. "I know it's there." He added, feeling her right hand stroke his face.

She sighed; pain was evident in her face. She didn't know what she could say. What could she say?

Silence filled the room, with the exception of the fire in the middle of the room. It was a comfortable silence or at least a semi-comfortable silence.

"What happened, Caroline?" He asked, pulling back to look into her eyes. "What happened to us or our…?" He continued, not knowing fully how to ask the question.

Caroline lowered her eyes, and dragged her hands to his chest, feeling the skin underneath her fingers. "I'm not sure if I should tell you." She answered, hearing his breathe catch.

"Was it that bad?" He asked, his eyes bearing into her face, forcing her to lift her eyes to his.

She swallowed, and closed her eyes. How could she tell him? He needs to know. He needs to know. A simple voice repeated in her mind, and she knew without a doubt whose it was.

Opening her eyes, she lifted her right hand once again to his face. "He tried to stop the ritual." She finally answered, after a moment, holding his eyes. "The Pharaoh tried to stop us."

Klaus swallowed, hard, and lowered his eyes. "He…" He began, pain starting to throb in his mind. "I see…" He continued, letting her go, and staggered back.

"Klaus!" She reached for him, and fell to her knees when he fell to the ground, touching his face. "No, no!" She shouted, lifting her head to the door in the room. "Bonnie!"

~XXX~

The daggers pushed deep into their chest, and just as they leaned forward, in unison, feeling their souls join in a way that sealed their fate, a loud crash caused Kol and Bonnie to tighten their knit around the couple.

"Step away from them!"

Kol lifted his head higher, and stood his ground. "You are not welcome here, Pharaoh." He stated, knowing that his words could have him killed.

Tyler smirked, and glanced at the guards beside him. "I can go anywhere I choose." He returned, his smirk fading as he caught sight of the couple on the altar. "What have you done?!" He shouted, charging forward, and with the guards' assistance, pushed Bonnie and Kol to the side.

Caroline's right hand touched her lover's face, and Klaus returned the gesture, grateful for this moment.

Caroline's eyes drifted close, but Klaus remained alert as he turned his head to the Pharaoh who stood a few feet away from the altar. "You will never have her." He remarked, satisfied that he had won with his love.

Tyler frowned, and stepped to the altar. "You think you won?" He asked in a cold tone.

Klaus smiled, and coughed as he felt the dagger dig deeper, and felt Caroline squeeze her hand on his shoulder, letting him know that she was still there. "Our love will last, Tyler. No matter what you do." He returned, feeling his body weakening.

Tyler stepped closer to the altar, and studied the ritual which would be complete when Caroline and Klaus passed on. He smirked, and stepped back. "We'll see about that." He muttered, glaring at Klaus. "Mark my words, you will regret this."

~XXX~

Caroline placed the rag Bonnie had brought on Klaus' forehead, and sighed as he moaned, and his eyes slowly opened.

"Oh, thank God." She whispered, letting her shoulders sag in relief. "You scared me to death, figuratively." She stated, wiping the rag across his face.

Klaus lifted his left hand to her face, and touched her cheek. "I remember…"

Her eyes widened, and her mouth opened. "You remember?" She choked out.

He swallowed, and closed his eyes for a second before opening them again. "I remember what he did to me." He answered, watching her eyes fill with tears. "Caroline…" He began, watching her carefully. "He bound me to him." He stated, brokenly, as her eyes widened.

~XXX~

Bonnie sighed as her husband's arms surrounded her.

"He's remembering." Kol remarked, kissing the back of her head, tenderly.

Bonnie nodded, and leaned back into his chest. "Yes, he is, and not a moment too soon." She returned, placing her hands on his resting on her stomach.

Kol nodded, and tightened his arms around her. "I won't leave you."

She smiled, and tilted her head up and caught his eyes. "I know."

He smiled, and bent his head, brushing his lips over hers, sealing his promise.

~XXX~

Caroline stared into the flame, lost in the subtle blaze of the flickering heat. Her mind drifted to the words that just a few moments ago, ripped her soul in two.

"You haven't said anything for thirty minutes, Caroline."

She closed her eyes, and bowed her head. "What is there to say, Klaus?" She asked, her voice conveying the pain in her heart.

Klaus closed his eyes, and slowly approached her, hating himself for what he remembered. "It wasn't my choice."

"I know." She responded, tightening her arms around her body. "Why would he do this?" She asked, absently, her voice tight.

Klaus' jaw tightened. How could he answer her? He could feel her eyes looking at him, and as his eyes opened, he saw the emotion in hers.

"It's because of me, isn't it?" She asked, nodding her head forward. "It's because I didn't want to marry him in the past, and I chose you." She answered, watching him carefully. She swallowed, and held his eyes as she stepped forward. "It's because I love you."

Klaus ached to touch her, but the pain of what had been done, hurt worse than the dagger he now remembered in his chest.

Caroline watched his turmoil, and dropped her hands to her side. Her back straightened, and her chin lifted higher. "I won't let this happen, Klaus." She stated, firmly.

Klaus knew what she meant, and closed the distance between them. "Caroline, if it's a choice between me or you, I would gladly take that choice to save you."

She shook her head, and grasped his shirt with her hands. "I can't. I won't lose you, Klaus!" She shouted in his face. "I know what the binding means, and I also know that it can be broken." She added, feeling his hand touching her face.

"Only by the one who made it, Caroline." Klaus returned, with a sad smile.

Caroline's eyes shook with emotion, and her head moved in retaliation. "No, it can be broken in some other way. I know it." She protested, which made him smile.

He felt his heart pull in his chest at the emotion he was hearing from her lips. "It's why I couldn't remember, Caroline." He remarked, gently. "I blocked it out; because of the pain I felt when he bound me to him. Not the physical pain, but the pain from the thought that he could succeed in winning you." He added, as her eyes opened from closing them a few seconds before.

"You didn't win me, Klaus." She stated, with a fire he knew too well. "I won you."

He chuckled, and stroked her face, tenderly. "Is that right, love?" He asked, still seeing her eyes filled with sadness.

She smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "I won't lose you, not again."

He smiled, and leaned forward to brush his lips, tenderly over hers. "I do love you, Forbes." He remarked, feeling her smile against his lips.

"I love you, Mikaelson."

~XXX~

Kol felt her hand on his arm, and he tilted his head to see the concern on her face. "How much longer?" He asked, watching her lower her eyes.

"They'll have to leave in a few hours. Now that they know…" She trailed off, and sighed.

He nodded, and moved his arm to embrace his wife. "We're going with them." He stated, though it had been meant as a question.

She nodded. "Isis thinks it's best, at least until Lockwood is dealt with." She returned, gently.

Kol nodded, and turned his head to kiss her temple. "You're worried." He remarked, feeling her worry weigh on her body.

She sighed, and slowly turned to face him with her leaf colored eyes searched his. "I'm worried about what will happen when they face him again." She began, her voice lowering. "I'm worried that Caroline will go with him, just to keep Klaus from pain." She added, shaking her head. "I'm worried that all our work will come undone by one simple action."

Kol sighed, and pulled her into his embrace. "They will stand strong, Bonnie. You know that." He remarked, feeling her tense and then relax. "Their love is stronger than it was before. Besides, I've seen Caroline's temper." He began with a smile on his face, as he saw them standing in the doorway. "The Pharaoh won't stand a chance against that."

Caroline smiled, and turned her head to look at the man who held her heart. Turning her body, she lifted her right hand to his chest. "He's right, Klaus." She stated, watching Klaus smirk. "I won't allow him to hurt you or tear us apart."

Klaus smiled, and lifted his hand to grasp her right wrist. "Neither will I, love." He responded, watching her smile even more.

Her smile wavered, and her head slowly bowed with her eyes shifting up and down. "I can't believe that he would do something like this just to get me in his bed." She remarked, feeling Klaus' hand tighten around her wrist.

Not saying a word, Klaus shifted his gaze to Kol, and he recognized the look, and it filled him with guilt. He remembered the reason why, and it killed him inside.

And Caroline didn't know.

~XXX~

He awoke in the crypt, and it took only moments to realize what had happened.

Klaus was awake.

Please be kind!

I'm sorry for taking so long to get an update, but the second class on my way to my Master's is murder, and to top it off, I suffered a personal tragedy. Anyway, I hope this chapter makes up for it.

I hope to get this story wrapped up very soon!

Next Chapter: We're Back, Aren't We

Until Next Time...