A/N No long note today … just a simple 'hope you enjoy'

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

Klaus POV

She was gone as quick as she had appeared, I could see the pain in her eyes once again as a result of me. She saw my most precious memories of those who have loved and those who I love.

She had told me they were close and that I needed to wait just a little longer, I believed her, I could feel the change in the air but maybe that was just wishful thinking?

How can I ask for forgiveness if I don't intend on changing? Knowing that I will always go to whatever length necessary to protect what is mine or to get what I want. I want Caroline to love all of me, the good along with the bad. I want her to come to me with love in her eyes and know it is what she chose. Is it possible for her to ever be truly happy with me without the past simmering in the background?

For so long I have been this man that demands fear and recognition, I want people to know all that I have done let them see that I have no problem with causing pain and misery. I'm greedy, I want it all, Caroline, my family, fear and of course all the power I can get my hands on.

As if someone had turned off a switch everything changed, there was no feeling of being watched, no sizzling magic in the air and my mind was once again my own. The constant charge in my skin lessened and thee feeling of surrounding pain dissipated. Davina was gone, her mind and focus was no longer on me. I was my own man once again, the shackles were a lot weaker without the reinforced magic, but due to being drained of blood and constantly beat up I was too weak to free myself.

How long did I have this window of freedom?

Rebekah POV

She was not a spiteful girl, she didn't want any of this power or hurt that came along with it, she wanted to be normal. To go to school, fall in love and be an immature teenager. She has been betrayed by her family, used by marcel and now I add my name to that list. I don't like that I have to treat her like such, but family is family and I have no choice.

I sat and watched Davina draw her scribbles, none of it made sense for the life of me I couldn't make out a picture. After she started on another page I sighed again

"Sighing will not kill the boredom"

"Davina I am beyond bored. I am mind numbingly bored stiff!"

She raised her eyebrows, who was the teenager here?

She walked towards the table with the crumpled up spells and began to look through them,

"It doesn't say what they are?"

I nodded

"It does, it just doesn't say it in English. That first one is to help control your concentration during a spell, the second is to help you control your surroundings so that no-one can sneak up on you and the third is to link you to any available power source in case you need it"

Of course they weren't really all that I had said the first was really a spell that would protect Davina and I, the second was a spell to link Hayley, Caroline, Elijah and Klaus to me meaning that once I am protected so are they and the third spell broke the link between Marcel and Klaus.

It took her a while, but she eventually got them. I knew they had worked as soon as I could feel the changed come over my body. To ensure I was linked with the others I subtly pricked the palm of my left hand and waited, a few moments later my right hand was pricked. And as far as Marcel and Klaus' link being severed, we won't know that until the time comes.

Caroline POV

Elijah rushed into the house with a smile on his face

"We have a deal"

I followed him into the living room where Hayley was already waiting

"Diego and the others have sworn to back us up when we storm the house if we need more man power, as long as we promise that we will not allow Marcel to become an original. If they are not needed then they will remain in the background and their betrayal will never be known"

I could feel the adrenalin flow through my veins

"So we can go now?"

"No not right this moment, they are trying to bump up their numbers just in case we need extra back up…"

"Ouch"

All three of us mumbled as the same time, I lifted my left palm and could see a small bubble of blood, the linking spell had worked. Hayley reacting fast took out her earing and pricked her right palm sending the message back to Rebekah that it had worked.

Klaus POV

The air again became hyper charged. I felt a pinprick on my left hand and then again on my right, I was linked to someone, I don't know who but I hope that they are on my side.

Marcel POV

I couldn't find Thierry or his witch girlfriend either. Had he really betrayed me and joined the Mikaelson's? The feeling of loss, pain and anger circled around in my mind. I decided to check in on my girls and found them sitting giggling on the bed with tears of happiness streaming down their faces,

"I kid you not Davina; Marcellus was such a ladies man as a child"

I smiled, remembering how the Mikaelson brothers would show me how to talk to a woman,

"No wonder my ears are burning"

They both turned to see me leaning against the door frame with my arms folded across my chest, Rebekah always one to have an answer replied

"I was telling Davina how my brothers corrupted you from a young age"

"Oh about how you knew even when I was a child that I would grow up to be both handsome and extremely charming?"

"No actually, I told her you would grow up to be cocky and arrogant with way too much self-confidence because you had my brothers as role models"

Then Davina laughed a real from the stomach giggle and I couldn't keep the smile of my face, how long had it been since she laughed like that? Once I become an original she will always have a reason to laugh, to be happy because I will protect her until my last breath, which would never come. After some small talk I decided the time had come

"Bekah' what would you say if I told you there was a way we could be together, without Klaus being able to stop it?"

Her eyes narrowed and a calculated look appeared on her face, she may not be on good terms with her brother but she still protected him when she could.

"Marcel, we both know there is no way you can take him down, he would kill your for just thinking it"

"We both know he won't kill me, lock me up for a century or two yes, but kill me? No, he would never go through with it"

"Marcel, Klaus has changed. He is not the power hungry Klaus he was 100 years ago, that hunger has turned into desperation, he is desperate for power, control and loyalty."

I walked a little closer to her and smiled

"I am not going to take him down, in fact quite the opposite. His survival ensures my own; Davina is working on a spell, a powerful spell. I need to tell you something about Klaus and I want you to know that I am doing this for us, so listen to me before you even think of running off"

She remained silent and I knew that she wanted me to continue,

"I have Klaus. I have him locked in the cellar at the house, Davina is keeping him hostage with her magic. I have been draining his blood so Davina can use it in the spell, Rebekah this spell will turn me into an original"

She stood up and took a step away from me

"How?"

It was Davina who answered

"There is a spell I can do that will slow the desiccation process, he needs to be on the brink of death closest to his human self, then I will do this new spell I am working on which will prevent him from dying and revive him in original form. It's like transfusing Klaus' life essence to Marcel, linking them"

She was stunned I could see it in how she reacted

"What? This is crazy … this is … bloody brilliant! Marcel do you have any idea what this means?"

I nodded

"Of course I do, this means we can be together and Klaus can't stop it"

She shook her head

"No this means we are unbreakable, we can fight my brothers for the power of this city. We can control it all, we can go so far Marcel we can do bloody anything!"

Davina shrunk back a little, as if Rebekah's thoughts bothered her.

"So you're not going to try and kill me for kidnapping your brother?"

"I could kiss you for it!"

I smiled

"Well then excuse me ladies, I have a few things to do before my big night!"

"Tonight? It's happening tonight?"

I nodded

"Why should I wait any longer?"

I questioned and she smiled in agreement. I left them to their girly talk.

Caroline POV

"Tonight, Davina in doubt. Time has come brother"

Elijah read out the text he had received from Rebekah, my stomach fell to my feet, my hands began to sweat and heart started to beat its way up my throat.

By the time the sunrises tomorrow Klaus will be free, he will be here in this house, with His siblings, with Hayley and the baby and with me. I'll have to face him, speak to him and tell him that I chose him, that I …. Care for him.

Effectively shoving those thoughts to the back of my mind I went to get a drink and without a second thought downed it in one, I exhaled loudly and turned to face Elijah.

"What is the plan?"

"You and I sweetheart are going out tonight!"

Elijah replied with that 'oh-so-dazzling-smile'

"The rest I will explain to you later but first we need to prepare for a battle, in my experience I have learned that nothing works as planned therefor good preparation is needed."

He went to the kitchen and returned with a handful of blood bags, I instantly understood what he meant I had to literally get drunk on blood and be at my strongest which meant for Elijah he would be draining a few humans, I felt pity for those he chose but could not find it in myself to stop him or even attempt to stop him, it was a necessary evil.

Evil. A word I once would have used to describe Klaus, an evil I tired many times to rid the world of and now I am willing to let a human die in order to save him. Oh how the times have changed…

"Caroline! Stop! Let it go, stop over thinking every little thought in that head of yours"

Hayley spoke across the room, I hadn't noticed Elijah leaving. I looked at her and could see she knew what I was thinking about.

"Do you think you the only one who has problems with this? I mean things are either going to work in our favour tonight or not, I'll either be able to walk the streets tomorrow or hide in here until the baby is born. Spend every day worrying if Marcel will find out about us or if the witches will use me as a bargaining chip again … I want Marcel dead, I want the witches dead and I hate that I want that!..."

She paused

"..I'm having dreams about Elijah, not the 'real-life-blood-bond' dreams you're having I'm talking about down and dirty dreams and that is so inappropriate, he's the baby's uncle!"

I nodded and smiled, she's right this is hard on everyone. We may not see eye to eye on everything we do but at the end of the day we are all in this for our own safety and happiness.

"Sooooo… these dreams, how down and dirty exactly?"

She raised her eyebrows and smiled

"Hey … there is no reason stopping me imagining a passionate Elijah … if anything it will be some competition for Klaus"

We sat on the sofa

"So you've accepted that you care about him?"

"Yeah, I have. I think. I mean clearly I feel something, enough to make me stay here, want to save him and even consider talking about what it is we both want, so that has to mean something. I don't know if I am here for good or that we are going to spend every day for the rest of our lives together, but it's a start."

She nodded and then she took my hand and gave it a squeeze, a real genuine 'I'm-here-for-you' squeeze, it was too much. It did make me feel uncomfortable but I didn't want to throw her kindness in her face, instead I tried to keep my face clear of emotion. Being nice to each other and working together is one thing but exchanging friendly gestures is too much too soon. Like Klaus there are issues between Hayley and I that need to be discussed before anything else can take root.

I started on the blood bags, and three bags later I felt good. I felt strong and I felt confident. I knew that I could rely on Elijah and that if things turned bad that we had backup. I knew that one way or another we would have Klaus back, whether we are able to stop Marcel being an original or not.

I went for another bag and tried to relax, Hayley was in her room doing god knows what and I was lying back on the sofa glass in hand and my eyes closed. I let my mind drift thinking back to anything that wasn't Klaus related. I remembered my human life what I was like, the insecurities and need to be popular, to have everyone know my name and love me, I thought back to my childhood with Bonnie and Elena how as kids we were always there for each other. The sleepovers when we hit our teenage years, the gossip the boys and the heartbreak. Then my mind drifts towards 'the-change'.

Stefan Salvatore walked into our school turning heads in his direction, breaking hearts and bringing with him a whole new world of supernatural beings. I didn't know it then, but since that moment Elena, Bonnie and I laid our eyes on him our lives would never be the same again, and just as we were getting settled into our new supernatural lives, Elena a doppelganger, Bonnie a witch and me a vampire life changed again, Klaus rolled into town all bad-ass and demanding fear and loyalty. Single handily changing everything all over again.

I tried to think back to that first moment when I let him into my heart no matter how slightly it was, that one moment that led me to where I am now. Was it his gorgeous accent and handsome features? Or his attitude, was it the fact that he cared for me? That time and time again he showed me what it was like to be the only thing someone cares about? He changed his life habits to make me happy, done things that were out of character for him just to put a smile on my face or to stop me from hating myself. Did I let him in the night of my birthday when he gave me his blood to heal the werewolf venom that was there due to the sire bond between him and Tyler? When he told of the beauty in the world, the adventures that I could have? Was it his words that finally managed to break through those walls of hatred surrounding my heart?

I couldn't remember when exactly it happened, couldn't pin point that moment. Did I really have any choice in this at all? I always wanted an epic love, for it to just happen with someone, that it would be mind blowing and so strong that it would change me so completely, I had seen it with Elena and Stefan, was so jealous in the beginning. I thought I had it with Tyler.

Tyler?

I shot up into a sitting position, here I am sitting thinking about my feelings for Klaus, how they started and never once did the fact that Tyler and I are still together pop up, I haven't spoken to him in two weeks, two weeks where once again my life has completely changed. I gabbed at my pockets to find my phone, I knew there was no point leaving a text he hasn't replied to any of them lately the only way to get talking to him is to persistently call him in hopes that he'll answer even if he is in the middle of some 'pack' mater.

The phone went to voice mail, and my anger piqued

"God-damn it Tyler, can't you just answer your phone? Or at least return a call every now and then?.."

I calmed down remembering the reason behind the call

"…Please Tyler; I need to talk to you. We have a lot to talk about and I think the sooner we can meet the better. Call me back. Bye"

I hung up with a sigh, since we got together I think that's the first time I didn't end a call to him with 'I love you'.

I heard the front door slam and seen Elijah walk in. It was early evening now and my entire body was anticipating the fight, I was full of blood, the fullest I have ever been.

"You ready? This is it Caroline."

I nodded bright smile on my face, too much adrenalin flowing through my body to worry about what we were getting into, or to worry about what it will be like to be face to face with Klaus.

"Yes. Now will you tell me what we are doing?"

"We are going to visit Marcel."

"We are what? Where is the genius hidden plan in that?"

"There is none, Marcel knows how we think, he was with us for years was a part of our plans he knows the moves we would make. So instead we are going in head on."

"I … we …. Ugh…"

I was stunned, after all this waiting and preparing it's that simple?

"Diego has managed to fake a sighting of a werewolf in town so Marcel has sent his men out to search for and kill it. Meaning there are only a few men at the house, we will show up and just walk in and get Klaus"

"Werewolf?"

Hayley questioned as she walked down the stairs, only hearing half of the conversation.

"There isn't actually a werewolf; Diego knew Marcel would respond to it."

She nodded content.

"When should I expect you back? It's just that I am throwing a mad house party and want time to have the house cleared before you return, you know cause I'm such a wild party animal"

Hayley's sarcasm was one of her personality traits; sometimes it was annoying and inappropriate but right now? That little bit of humour? It was welcomed.

"We should be back in a matter of hours, we shouldn't be too late"

She nodded, glad to know we wouldn't be away too long, I guess even though she knows no-one else can get into the house she feels safer with us here, after all she can be harmed from outside too. The change of house deeds would not protect her from a fire.

Elijah and I left and made our way towards Marcel, making small talk along the way.

"So I guess you didn't expect this outcome when you first arrived a few days ago?"

"Hell no. I mean I didn't know what I was expecting didn't know why I even came. I guess I knew it was the right thing to do and that I hadn't have told you about Klaus it would be on my conscience."

"These past few days have changed you, I can see it. I want to ask something of you if I may."

I nodded

"Sure"

"I don't know exactly how you feel about Niklaus, I don't know if you still want me to compel you but could you please try and decide what it is you want before you say anything to him? He has waited so long for a woman like you, waited so long to love someone and all he wants is love in return, he has his heart set on you and I can see why but I don't want him to fall apart if you decide that after a short while with him that it's not what you want"

I understood where he was coming from , Elijah always believed that Klaus was redeemable and if I tell Klaus I love him only to realise that I don't my leaving would break him. He would become the heartless, loveless monster that he had been for so long.

"I can tell you that I don't want the compulsion anymore, that much is a sure thing. I care for him, love him I don't know, but I am willing to try, we need to talk. We need to figure everything out and decide on whether we can make something happen or if we are just going to be toxic together, then and only then will I decide on what I want. I promise that I will not lead him on or give him false hope. He has waited this long to love someone surely he can wait a little longer to be loved in return"

"That's all that I ask. I want your happiness as much as Klaus'"

I smiled and thanked him.

Finally we approached the Mikaelson's old home, our hearing could pick up a few voices but there wasn't too many. We walked right up to the door and walked in, finding Marcel leaning over the balcony

"What the hell?"

"Good evening Marcel. Caroline and I have come for my brother …"

A/N Cliff-hanger! Sorry guys but I couldn't give you it all in one chapter!

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