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Alex was officially worried. He stopped by after he said goodbye to Rebekah to see how Caroline was going. He found the house completely and utterly destroyed. He tried calling her cell phone but it said the phone was disconnected. Where was she
He had searched everywhere he thought she would be, and then looked everywhere he thought she wouldn't be. He was slightly starting to panic. He had looked all day, and night was approaching and he knew he would lose the upper hand in finding her.
He looked for three more hours before the sun set. He went back to the house hoping she there, and when she wasn't, he headed to the bar thinking she might show up.
He walked in the bar and looked around, a frown set on his face. He walked over to the Originals who were all seated at the bar.
"Hey," Rebekah smiled, but Alex was too busy looking around.
"Looking for someone?" Kol asked.
"Yeah, Caroline," Alex muttered.
"Well you won't be looking for long," Kol said, pointing to the door.
Alex turned around and all the air in his lungs just whooshed out. She stood in the doorway, looking unharmed and starring right at him with raised eyebrows.
He shoved people out of his way as he walked towards her. She opened her mouth when he was a few feet away, but he grabbed her forearms and slammed her against the doorframe.
"Where have you been?" He hissed, digging his fingers into her skin, bruising her. "Do you have any idea how worried I've been?"
She grunted in reply and tried to move, but she couldn't use her real strength with the Originals watching.
"Alex, you're making s scene," Rebekah said, appearing at his side.
"Let them watch," Alex snarled.
"Watch what? Are you going to kill me brother?" Caroline asked, speaking for the first time.
"I should," Alex hissed.
"I wouldn't if I were you," Klaus said.
"I would like to keep my drinking buddy," Kol added.
"Trust me, you don't want that on your conscious, besides, a werewolf bite is more painful than anything you would do," Caroline said.
"What?" Alex frowned, releasing her.
"A werewolf bite. I use to think it would be a cool way to go, but now I've been bitten I find it quite annoying," Caroline shrugged.
For the first time, Alex noticed her appearance. She was slightly pale and he noticed how shaky her breath war. His eyes scanned her body, looking for any more. He spotted blood soaking through her shirt on her side. He reached for the wound, but her hand caught his and gently pushed it away.
"Still want to kill me little brother?" She asked softly.
EARILER
Caroline collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She grabbed her abdomen, pains of fear shooting through her. She couldn't believe this, couldn't let it end this way, but she had no choice. When Mikael wanted something, he got it, and he wanted her dead. There would be no point in running, no, he would find her. No point in trying to persuade him, he wouldn't listen. Her time had come, she was going to die, and by Mikael's hands. She had sworn she wouldn't let that happen, wouldn't let him kill her, she had sworn that the day she was turned.
***Flashback***
"Who helped you!" Mikael screamed, his hand cutting off her oxygen. She made choking sounds and fought at the hand that was holding her up. "Answer me," He snarled, leaning closer to her, getting unto her face. He loosed his grip just enough so she could say I don't know, before his grip tightened once more.
She fought in vain to breath, to get that stupid oxygen to her brain, but her vision became fuzzy and she slumped against the tree and stopped fighting him.
"Maybe you'll remember after this," He hissed, and placed both hands on her neck and twisted, causing everything to go black.
Caroline awoke a little later and sat up, touching her neck. She was still outside on the ground and Mikael was crouched in front of a fire.
She stood up shakily and looked around, so confused. "Did you…?" She asked, unable to finish the sentence.
"Snap your neck? Yes," he said, standing up.
"No, that cannot be, I am still alive," Caroline said, shaking her head.
"No, you are dead. You are a vampire," Mikael said, walking over to her.
She backed up until her back hit a tree and cringed in fear as eh got even closer.
"You are a vampire, a monster who doesn't deserve to live. You feed off of humans, drink heir blood, and you enjoy it," Mikael said.
"No, I've never done that, I never will. I am not a monster," Caroline said, tears forming in her eyes.
"You will. You will start craving blood, and once you get it, you won't want to stop. You will become a monster, and I'll have to kill you," Mikael continued.
"No, I promise, I won't. Please, don't kill me," Caroline cried, shaking.
"You will, there is no way around it, especially if you have to go through it alone," Mikael said, and wrapped his hand around her throat. He wasn't squeezing or hurting her, not yet. He just kept his hand rested there, a silent warning to scare her.
"Then help me," Caroline begged. "Help me so I don't become a monster, please. I'll do whatever it is you want me to do, please, I don't want to die."
"Whatever I say?" He asked softly.
"Yes," She said, nodding her head.
"I'll help you," Mikael finally said, stepping back.
"Thank you," She whispered, wiping her tears away.
"Don't thank me. The life I live is hard, cruel, and unforgiving. You will come to hate it and wish you've never agreed, but you will help me destroy the most evil creature," He said.
"Who?" Caroline whispered.
"My children," Mikael said.
**Flashback Ended**
After he told her he wanted to kill his children, she knew he was a monster and she had promised herself he wouldn't be the one to kill her. She had kept that promise, Mikael wasn't going to kill her, a werewolf bite was. Well, that was if Alex didn't kill her first, and from the look of it, he wanted to.
Suddenly he grabbed her and vamped sped away from the bar, and she let him. She let him drag her across town to his place.
He let her go once they were in his living room, letting her drop to the floor. He shrugged out of his jacket and angrily through it on the couch and started to pace. Caroline remained seated on the floor, watching him.
"This is not how I want my last memory to be," Caroline said.
"You're not going to die!" Alex snapped.
"yeah Alex, I actually am," Caroline said.
He grabbed her arms and hauled her to her feet, shaking her while angrily shouting," You're not going to die!"
"I already am Alex," She said softly.
He dropped her and she stumbled back, clutching her side. He starred at her, watching her try to catch her breath and it all hit him. She was going to die, and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. His sweet Caroline, the one who stood by him even when he had his back to her, the one that stood up for him to Mikael when she could have just let him die. She saved him countless of times, and now be couldn't even repay the favor.
"It can't end this way Caroline," he whispered.
"You can't stop a werewolf bite Alexzander," Caroline said softly, walking over to him.
She placed her hands one either side of his face, forcing him to look at her. "It's time to say goodbye." He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against hers, holding her close.
"We have to find her," Rebekah said.
"We will," Klaus said determinedly.
"if your boyfriend hadn't run off with her we wouldn't have to search his entire damn town!" Kol snapped, glaring at Rebekah.
"He was scared," Rebekah said.
"Stop defending him!" Kol growled.
"That's enough, both of you!" Elijah said, coming down the stairs. All siblings looked at Elijah as he joined them in the foyer. "What is the reason for all of the bickering?"
"Rebekah's new boyfriend stole my drinking buddy who happened to be dying from a werewolf bite," Kol said.
"Who?" Elijah frowned.
"Her name is Caroline," Rebekah said, stopping as she saw Elijah's face. "What is it?"
"Caroline did you say?" Elijah asked.
"Yes, pretty little blonde thing whose currently dying, as while you are having story time, I'm going to go and actually find her," Klaus snapped, and vamped sped up the stairs.
"She won't be in your bedroom Niklaus, no matter how much you wish!" Kol yelled up after him.
"Do you know her Elijah?" Rebekah asked, ignoring Kol.
"I won't know until I see her, but if I do, and if it's the person I think it is…." Elijah said, his voice trailing off.
"Then what?" Kol asked,
"Then everything she had ever told you is a lie, and we are all in danger," Elijah said, meeting his brother's eyes.
"Found her," Klaus said, flashing down the stairs and outside while his siblings following him.
Caroline felt another cough coming and sat up, trying to get air in her lungs. She coughed into her hand, grimacing at the blood that was coating her hand now. She wiped it off on the towel Alex gave her and laid back down.
He came in with a mug of blood in his hands. She smiled weakly at him. He set the mug down and picked her up and readjusted her so that she lay against his chest. He pressed the mug against her lips and she took a few sips before pushing it away.
"Thank you," She muttered.
He wrapped her arms around her and rested his chin on top of her head, holding her close.
"I figured my going away party would be livelier," She said.
"It's not a party, besides, I'm the only one that likes you," Alex muttered.
"True," Caroline frowned. "If it's not a party then what is it?"
"A funeral."
"Gross, I'd rather have a party," She said.
"Maybe when I go they'll throw a party for us," Alex said.
"You're not going anywhere."
"What do you think is going to happen to me once you're gone?"
"Nothing. You're going to continue to live your immortal life and cherish it because it's a gift I gave to you, and I will be gone. Consider it something you have to protect for me," Caroline said.
"No offense, but this is the worse gift I've ever gotten," Alex snorted.
"Because gif's, when used incorrect, can become a curse," Caroline said weakly, slipping off into a memory filled sleep.
Caroline sat inside behind closed doors and windows. It was daylight, meaning she couldn't go outside, not unless she had her daylight ring on. Instead of wearing it like she should, she twirled it around in her hands. Mikael never told her she had to go out during the day and he was away, so had no plans to go outside. She wouldn't only go out if he ordered her too, and he hadn't said anything to her of those sorts.
The hut door opened and Sarah walked in with stacks of woods in her arms.
"Why don't you make yourself useful and help me with the wood," Sarah said.
"It's daylight out," Caroline muttered.
"Well yes, I suppose it is, your point?" Sarah asked.
"I'll burn," Caroline said.
"Which is why I make you daylight ring. Why don't you put it to use?" She suggested.
Caroline didn't reply and instead focused on the ring in her hand. It was a gigantic ring, ugly and bulky and not her type at all. She heard Sarah sigh and drag a chair over and sit across from her.
"Talk to me Caroline. I give you daylight ring so you can go outside and walk in the sun like a normal person and all you do it sit here and do nothing, wasting a gift I gave you!" Sarah said.
"You didn't give me this gift, did you? Mikael did," Caroline said.
"Ahh, so is that your problem?" Sarah asked, a smile forming on her lips. Caroline looked at her, waiting for her to go away and leave her along. "You won't wear that ring because Mikael gave it to you. You are smarter then you look Caroline."
Sarah stood up and Caroline watched her clear off the table and pulled out several things. "What are you doing Sarah?" Caroline finally asked.
"I'm helping you," She replied and continued doing whatever she was doing.
After a while Caroline got bored and focused on the ring in her hand. She stayed like that until night time came and Mikael returned.
"We are leaving, gather yourself Caroline," He said.
"Before you leave, put your cursed vampire strength to good use and gather more wood for me," Sarah said.
"I am not your slave," Mikael snapped.
"Nor am I yours, and considering I made you a daylight ring, consider it as settling a debt," Sarah said, starring fearlessly at Mikael.
"Fine," He growled, and stormed out of the house.
Sarah closed the door behind him and hurried around the hut. "Come," She ordered, motioning Caroline over. Caroline stood up and joined her at the table. She placed a small bag in her hand and closed her fingers around it.
"Do not open until you leave and keep this hidden from Mikael," Sarah ordered.
"What is it," Caroline asked.
Sarah walked over to the window and grabbed the daylight ring Caroline had left there and put it back on her finger. "You look at this and hate it because it's a gift Mikael gave you, but sometimes gifts can be cursed," Sarah said. "It all depends on how you look at it."
"How am I supposed to look at it? "Caroline asked.
"That depends on how you use it Caroline. It all depends on who and how a gift is being used. If used correctly and for good, the gift is like a blessing, but when used for bad, it becomes a curse," Sarah said.
"How do you think I'll use it?" Caroline asked, looking down, not wanting to see Sarah's eyes.
"You Caroline, you are a good person, meant for good, but Mikael is bad, evil. He will have you do evil things and you will do them because you are afraid, but one day, when you aren't afraid, you will take this cursed ring off, and instead, put on what is in this bag, and use it for good," Sarah said, squeezing Caroline's hand.
Caroline starred into Sarah's eyes, confused with all the words she said, but in a way they made sense. "Thank you," Caroline whispered, even though she wasn't sure what she was thanking her for.
Sarah smiled and turned away from Caroline and continued to bustle around the small hut.
"All I ask in return is that you keep my blood line going, protect it," Sarah said.
"I promise," Caroline nodded.
"Us Bennett's, we have a habit of getting involved with your kind. My own mother helped create you, but I do not want that to be the fate of every Bennett witch," Sarah continued.
"You have my word Sarah, I will do everything to protect them," Caroline promised.
"Thank you," Sarah said, just as the hut's door bust open.
"What are you thanking her for?" Mikael asked gruffly, dropping the wood on the floor.
"For finally leaving my home," Sarah said with a huff. "I can finally sleep without covering my neck at night."
Caroline hid the cloth bag while Sarah bickered with Mikael, while desperately hoping that her sudden happiness wouldn't make Mikael suspicious. She had finally found a purpose other than serving Mikael. She would protect the Bennett bloodline until she couldn't, and even when she couldn't, she would find a way and keep her promise.