A/N I had this chapter ready and waiting and couldn't help but upload it. I know a lot of you are looking forward to the klaroline moments but these things take time she can't just fall head over heels for him that quick, there are a lot of complicated and conflicted emotions between them.

Disclaimer- I have nothing to do with The Vampire Diaries or The Originals except what my imagination stirs up!

CarolinePOV

The sunlight coming through the window woke me up, and I had to throw my arm over my eyes to block it. I sat up in the bed, grumpy from lack of sleep. I had spent most of the night driving myself insane thinking about Klaus, my feelings for Klaus, Hayley and Klaus, Klaus as a father and just how much I hate that Klaus is making me think so much about him, only to drift off to sleep with another Klaus dream, I am getting so sick of this. There wasn't much different about the dream except that this time I could hear him speak, he was shouting profanities at his kidnapper, promising to make them suffer once he is freed and the most disturbing part of all was hearing his cry for Elijah, his apologies for all that he has done, his promise to protect Hayley and the baby if only he would come and find him.

I didn't bother to change out of my pyjamas before going down stairs; I had every intentions of going back to bed after breakfast for a few hours' sleep, hopefully without another dream. Listening to the sounds of the house before I left the room I could tell that only Elijah was here. I found him in the kitchen, heating a cup of blood in the microwave, my eyebrow arching at the sight. He didn't even turn around to see me before he spoke

"I heard you get up, and I know from your mumbling last night you did not have a peaceful sleep so I thought it would be nice to wake up to your morning drink sitting waiting on you"

I smiled and made my way over to the breakfast bar and happily accepted the awaiting cup of blood, taking a few sips before thanking him

It was a lot easier to forget that Elijah was one of the originals; he was so gentle compared to Klaus, Kol and Rebekah.

"Thank you; this is exactly what I need. Things changed last night, I could hear his voice, he promised to repay them tenfold for the pain they had put him through and he ..."

I don't know how Elijah will respond to this; will he feel guilty that Klaus has been taken and not knowing? Or will he simply not care, after all Klaus daggered him whenever they had a disagreement, will Elijah see this as a fitting punishment?

"...he was calling out for you."

I decided there was no need to replay the exact words he had cried out in desperation.

Elijah remained still, whatever reaction he had to what I had told him he kept it to himself, putting on a perfect poker face for me to see. He came over to stand in front of me, his hand in his pocket the other moved about as he talked to me

"Considering the circumstances I assume we both agree that we need to jump into action as soon as possible."

I nodded in reply and let him continue as I sipped from my mug

"After last night and you meeting Marcel I noticed that he was quite intrigued by you. Your behaviour towards him was quite entertaining if I do say so myself, I think if you were to pay him a visit he would certainly be distracted by your presence."

I could see where he was going with this; again I was the distraction, this time against my enemy's enemy.

"If he's with me, then he is not with Klaus"

I finished, Elijah nodding glad I understood. I smiled and got off my chair kicking myself into motion.

"Okay well then looks like I have a busy day ahead of me, but first I need to go do some shopping I doubt I'll be much of a distraction in jeans and a hoody!"

We made plans to have lunch together, giving me plenty of time to check out the local stores and see what I could get to pull this off, I needed the best of the best. This had to be done as soon as possible; we could not afford to hang around much longer. My sanity could not hang on much longer, there is no doubt in my mind that even when I leave here and return to college that I will not forget that easily about Hayley and the baby. How I gave up something that could have been amazing and how she was able to snap it all up. Most of all returning to college with such conflicting emotions will be bad news for any concentration needed for work, all of a sudden my mind is crazy with thoughts of Klaus, do I care? Or am I just annoyed that he has moved on with Hayley? It's easy to say that no matter how much I told him to stop that I enjoyed his flattery, the gifts and the complements.

During lunch with Elijah he explained all the taboo topics I was not to bring up, Rebekah being one of them and Klaus another. He told me to play up to his ego that it would get me far, to play his little game make him feel like King of the ocean or in this case city. After getting my hair and nails done, I went back to the Originals home and got myself ready, wearing a flattering but not too over the top sundress with elegant high heels.

Arriving at the bar I put my game face on and walked in with my head held high and a dazzling smile on my face all the while muttering "let's just get this all over with". When I saw him leaning on the bar flirting with the bar maid my skin threatened to crawl right of my body, obviously I'm not the only blonde who has caught his eye. I walked over to the opposite end where I knew he would notice me once he looked away from the bar maid as she came to serve me, within moments she was taking my order and Marcel was making his was over

"No Elijah tonight?"

I looked at him with a smile

"Well there is only a certain amount of Mister tall, dark and uptight a girl can take. I mean I am a young vampire in New Orleans I want to get drunk, party and have a good time"

Seeing the sparkle in his eyes I knew this is what he wanted to hear

"You have come to the right place Miss Caroline"

I downed my glass and looked towards him raising my eyebrow, daring him to prove it. Shots, whiskey and loud music followed, we bar hopped before we decided on going to a club and just before 12 we went to Marcels home where there was a mix of both humans and vampires, the humans walking around in a compulsion induced haze, the vampires getting drunk of the blood. Knowing what was expected of me I grabbed the nearest human within my reach, he was in his late 20s and didn't even react as I sunk my teeth into his neck; in fact he hummed with pleasure.

After another few drinks from more humans, dancing like crazy with Marcel we decided to call it a night. He took me away from the on-going party to another part of the house, a beautiful study on the next floor up.

"As I am sure you know the originals lived here in the quarter over 100 years ago?"

He asked looking towards me gauging me reaction, I just nodded

"Elijah did mention that they spent some time here, but he didn't say much more just a brief 'we were happy here'. I didn't question him much more as it seem to be a personal matter"

I realised that when talking to Marcel remaining as close to the truth as possible is my best bet, he smiled and chuckled.

"Well there is a lot more to the story, I'm not surprised they didn't tell you all of it, probably didn't want you knowing how cowardly there where. You see they came here three hundred years ago, built the city from the ground. Then one night they left it all behind, abandoned everything and everyone never to look back, as if it wasn't important enough. I decided that I would not give up on this city, it had so much to offer and I took their place, done things they could only dream of and now ..."

He said raising his arms up

"...I have everything that belonged to them, even their home"

I stopped and looked up at him; he held his arms out wide indicating to the house

"You stole their home?"

"I cannot steal something that was abandoned"

Remembering my game plan I smiled

"It's beautiful"

He nodded

"Indeed it is."

He looked at me, and I could tell he was still trying to figure me out. Right now I needed my sweet smile to work some magic and make him see that what I am pretending is real.

"Caroline, you are a beautiful woman. Someone who deserves the best the world has to offer, I can give that to you. Every king needs a Queen"

I smiled on the outside, and near threw up on the inside, douche bag! He has only known me for 24 hours and he wants to make me his queen, I knew the fact that I was here with the Originals had something to do with this, he seen me as a way into their circle, a way of knowing what they are planning.

I looked into his eyes and smiled

"You don't win me over as easily as that Casanova, how many other girls have you used that on?"

He smiled and held his hands up

"Okay, I see where this is going. You're going to play hard to get, am I right?"

"I'm not playing, Marcel. I am hard to get"

I smiled; thinking that if under different circumstances and Klaus was here he would back up that very statement

He held out his arm to link with mine

"Care for a night cap?"

I smiled

"And miss out on an opportunity to get a look at this magnificent house"

As we made our way through the rooms my stomach twisted. Shivers wrecked my body and images of Klaus flashed before my eyes, this was his home. Somewhere he felt truly happy and it was gone because his own father or well step father hated what he forced their mother to turn them into.

"Are you okay Caroline?"

"I'm fine, it's just so beautiful"

Taking the glass of wine he was handing me I took a mouthful hoping to keep the images at bay. He showed me every room on every floor except the basement. Not wanting to draw attention on my true intentions I let it slide. The feeling of coldness and damp covered my body, my throat ached for blood and my vision became blurry…what was going on?

Finally after 1 I called it a night and once again Marcel came to my side and walked me home. On our way back to the house I could tell that Marcel was angling at an invitation inside and sent Elijah a text, as we approached the door right on queue my phone rang

"Hello?"

"Elena, it is so good to hear from you. How are you?"

Elijah replied, so low it was like a whisper just for me to hear, and marcel to not.

"Is everything okay Caroline?"

"Could you just gimme a moment? I have to say goodnight to a friend"

I looked back up at Marcel

"I'm sorry we haven't spoken in so long. Thank you for everything tonight; it was exactly what I was looking for"

He bowed his head slightly

"Anytime at all, when you need a break from mister tall, dark and uptight you know where to find me"

With a kiss to the cheek he was gone; I quickly hung up my phone and went into the house. I blushed as I seen the amused look on Elijah's face

"Tall, Dark and uptight?"

He questioned knowing full well it was him I was talking about

"I had to make it convincing Elijah"

He nodded

"Very well, so did you learn anything?"

"I learned that he is a cocky, arrogant, big headed douche bag. He spent the whole night showing off, showing me how people would do anything for him and that they loved to please him. Told me I could be his queen. Then the icing on the cake, he brought me to your house! Had the cheek to tell me that he took it when you and your family left, told me you decided one night this city was not worth staying for and left, obviously that is what he has told everyone else to make them praise him"

Elijah's expression saddened at this

"I loved that house; it truly was a work of art"

Once on the topic of the house I remembered the basement.

"He showed me the entire house, everywhere apart from the basement. It would be the most obvious place to hide Klaus, that obvious that we would never consider actually looking for him there. That's where he is being kept I know it is. I could feel him, as soon as I stepped through the door I could feel the coldness it made my entire body shiver. I could feel the 'connection' strengthen"

Elijah we need to get him out, I don't know how they are keeping him there. He is the original hybrid for God's sake, what trickery is going on?"

Elijah opened his arm towards the living area and got us two drinks, we sat and he began.

"The reason Klaus returned to New Orleans in the first places was due to a letter he received from Katerina telling him there where witches here conspiring against him. He being the killing machine he is came to find them and kill them. The truth of the matter is that Hayley happened to stumble across a bar owned by witches, one of said witches had the gift of sensing pregnancy…"

I couldn't help but butt in

"So that's how she ended up here"

He nodded and continued

"Yes. The reason they are using Hayley like this is because they want Davina, a powerful witch who used to be in their coven. They tried to perform a ritual and it backfired on them and Davina sided with Marcel. This girl is the most powerful witch we have ever come across in our one thousand years, so I believe that it is her power that is keeping Klaus prisoner"

I nodded understanding that it was magic that was keeping him locked up, powerful magic to contain him. Just as we finished speaking Hayley entered. She awkwardly sat down on the sofa, a slight look of worry on her face.

The thought hit me like a wrecking ball, how is she coping with this? Does she have feelings for him? After all he is the father of her baby? How does she feel about being a mother? Am I actually considering being nice to her?

I shook my head. I would be civil to this traitor only for the sake of not wanting to stress her out in case it harmed her baby. This baby no matter who its parents are deserves a fighting chance at life, maybe with some luck it will get Klaus strengths, Hayley's determination and maybe some of Elijah's' morality.

A/N Hope it was to your liking you amazing people.

Quick question, would you like this story to remain in Caroline's POV or would you like some Elijah and Hayley? In future chapters I will be writing in Klaus' POV, I want to kind of build the thing up a little more by giving a little more information each chapter first.

Next chapter we will see some action in regards to 'helping' Klaus, and see more into Caroline's conflicting emotions. Do you guys want her to suffer in turmoil? Or wake up and realise she has been blind to her real feelings for him? Personally I hope we can make it a little more conflicting, angst sometimes means a better story line and more rewarding ending! As close to a happily ever after as two vampires can get.

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