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Caroline knew she wasn't thinking right. But right now she doesn't care. At that moment when Klaus tried to touch her hand only to trap her in his eyes, all the restrictions she held inside vanished.

She knew that Klaus saw everything from her eyes...

the longing, the desire, the tenderness, the lust.

She saw those things in his as well. The feeling was too intense to ignore. And there's no way she couldn't act on it any longer.

That's when she slowly raised her hands to cup Klaus' face. Klaus looked at her with deep, affectionate eyes. His gaze was enough to pull Caroline into him. Her hands went down to his neck as she tiptoed and placed her lips into his.

"Klaus..." Caroline whispered into his mouth.

Klaus placed his hand at the back of her waist and pulled her closer to his body, leaving no space in between. Caroline kissed him again, now deep and intense.

Klaus kissed her back with the same intensity. She let Klaus' tongue conquer her mouth passionately; both of them are like hungry beasts. Klaus walked her back onto the wall and pressed himself on her while their passionate kiss continues uninterrupted.

Caroline's jacket was already on the floor. Caroline's hands travelled all over Klaus' bare chest and back while they kiss. Klaus' hand moved up her back and down her thighs. He lifted Caroline's thigh to press himself at the middle of her. Caroline felt him and moaned inside his mouth.

Caroline pulled away to catch her breath. She hugged Klaus tightly; her arms are tight around his shoulders and his back. She allowed her chin to rest on his neck as both of them breathe heavily. Klaus lifted her up while still pressing her on the wall. Caroline shut her eyes as she achingly feels Klaus.

He trailed kisses down her neck, her collarbone then up again, kissing the lining of her jaw. He went up again her lips for another passionate kiss. Klaus' kiss was intense and Caroline's body is completely burning in flames. She melted into his embrace as she kissed him forcefully as well. She tasted every inch of his lips, his tongue, his mouth; all of it was dangerously good.

Klaus pulled his face away and put Caroline down. He held Caroline's shoulders firmly but gently, and looked deeply into her eyes.

"Caroline sweetheart, are you sure you want to continue this?" He said, his eyes burning with tender passion.

Caroline looked at him and studied his face. Her body is very much ready for surrender. Then she became aware of Klaus' tight hold on her shoulders, making her stay still. She studied Klaus' face more and after a quick second, it dawned on her what she was doing. What they were doing. She was completely overpowered by her feelings and now she's aware of it all. Her eyes widened and she froze.

Klaus held her still. He wants her to be aware of this. He saw how her eyes opened into the realization of their feverish act. He felt how she went still. He slid his hands down her shoulders, freeing her, but not interrupting their gazes. The flicker in his eyes had changed from being fiery to passionate to gentle. And now his eyes were beseeching.

Caroline pulled away from his embrace and walked backwards to the other side of the room. Her face is still in shock. She placed her hand over her mouth.

"I-I-I can't…oh my god…" She breathed out in whisper. Her body was still shaky, from the heated passion and from the complete awareness of everything. She can't believe what had just happened.

Klaus stared at her. He calmed himself down. He didn't walk towards her since he completely understands Caroline wouldn't want him to. He turned around and now he's standing with his back on her.

"I'll see you in the morning. Good night, Caroline." Klaus quietly told her and walked out of the room.


It was hard to sleep at night. Caroline rolled over her bed several times. She's thinking over her feelings and 'rearranging' them, placing them into proper places. She remembered the feelings she had last night, those well-kept feelings that she wasn't supposed to let out in the open.

She has been denying to everyone the pull Klaus has on her, the attraction. She even denies that to herself. But after last night, she doesn't really know if she could still do that as strongly as before. She knew couldn't contest the truth of it all.

And she did not miss the fact that Klaus didn't actually let her completely submit herself to him last night. Klaus knew how she felt but why didn't he just let her last night? What does he really want with her?

But what the hell. She tried to remember all the things Klaus has done. Aunt Jenna, Elena, Bonnie, Tyler, everyone... Klaus may have been kind to her, but she has to start distancing herself from him.


It's early in the morning. Caroline is now fast asleep. Klaus was on the porch.

He also had trouble sleeping last night. He felt every touch and every kiss. Now he knew how it felt to have Caroline in his embrace. But he knew she wasn't ready yet.

When he was trying to sleep last night, one of his hybrids called him and said they're on their way to Mystic Falls along with several others, a huge pack of werewolves.

Now what they only need is a few words from Klaus. And the doppelganger's blood.

Klaus smiled and made his way out of the house.


Caroline was woken up in the afternoon by a phone call. She opened her eyes and Klaus' face flashed before her eyes as she remembered what happened last night. She may be a bit confident just before she slept last night (or was it this morning?), but now she feels dread at the thought that she'll see Klaus again. She wouldn't know how she will respond to him now after what happened.

The phone kept on ringing. She sat up and wrinkled her face. She took her phone and looked at who's calling her. It's Elena.

"Elena?" She asked herself. She's very wide awake now. She moved her thumb to press the answer button when she remembers Elena is in the custody of the council.

Why is she calling? How?

She pressed it anyway and listened to the other line without speaking first. After a few seconds someone spoke.

"Caroline?" It was really Elena. She was whispering.

She straightened up and answered back, "Oh my god Elena!"

"Caroline, listen. We're still locked up here. I can't get to Damon and the others." Elena paused. Caroline noticed how Elena's voice was faltering. After a second, she heard her sob.

"Elena, are you alright? What's happening?" Caroline asked.

"Caroline, they're hurting Stefan. And I couldn't do anything. They're torturing him. They want Klaus and the other Originals." Elena was crying now. "And Jeremy… they've brainwashed him Caroline. I... I don't know what to do anymore." Elena kept on crying. Her sobs and the urgency on her voice made Caroline instantly afraid and alarmed. "I can't get to everyone. Please tell them what's happening, tell them about Jeremy. You're the only one I can get to do it."

"Okay, don't worry Elena, I'll tell them at once. How did you call me?"

"I managed to snatch this away. Oh my god Caroline, Jeremy... He hates me now and he's turned against us. But I don't know if Damon already knows about this. Please tell him Caroline."

"Elena, calm down. You have to be strong. I will tell Damon and you'll be fine."

Elena somehow stopped sobbing. "Thanks Care. I'm glad I was able to get to you."

"What else is happening there? They won't kill Stefan, will they? What about Kol?"

"They brought vampires in here. And they killed most of them. And it wasn't a quick death for each one. And Stefan's in a serious condition. He's not fighting back. I couldn't' do anything. They're dangerous Caroline." Caroline heard Elena sob again. "They couldn't get to Kol. Kol's locked up but no one has touched him. He has killed everyone who came into his cell."

"Are there anything else we need to know?"

"Caroline. The sheriff. He's-"

Elena's phone went dead. Caroline tried to dial it again but there was no connection.

She rose from the bed and stood by the window. She dialed Damon's number.

"You're kind of interrupting our witch here Blondie. How's your puppy there?" She heard Damon answered and ignored what he said.

"Elena called me." Caroline told Damon her conversation with Elena.


"Klaus?" Caroline called him out after she ended her call with Damon and got dressed.

She's still a bit shaky after learning what's happening in Mystic Falls. Damon told him to tell Klaus and keep him near. She has to deal with this first. She went around the house but didn't find Klaus. She went back to her room and that's when she found a note by her bedside table.

"Tyler called. They need me. I'll be back love. - Klaus"

After a couple of hours sitting beside her phone, worrying and waiting for calls and messages, she heard a car pull over just across the street. She looked out the window and saw a familiar man walking towards the house.

The middle-aged man is muscularly built, his moustache is thick. His head has gone bald on top but his dark brown hair still covers the sides and the back of his head. He looked much older the last time Caroline saw this man many years ago. Caroline knew who that man was.

She went downstairs and hid in a corner. The man knocked three times. Thalia the hybrid opened the door.

"Hi, good afternoon ma'am" With a tone of urgency in his voice, the man humbly told the hybrid. "I'm very sorry but my car broke down. I'm on my way to a town called Mystic Falls and it's a long way still. I hope you could lend me some help. There's an emergency that I need to attend to in town. Please help me ma'am."

What is uncle doing here? Why is he going to Mystic Falls? Caroline thought.

She remembered how this man, her arrogant uncle, estranged himself from her family when he learned that his younger brother, Caroline's father Bill, is gay and had left Liz for a man. He also left town and cut all ties with Caroline's family. She never really liked this uncle, even as a little girl.

She didn't hear the hybrid responding to her uncle. After a few seconds, she saw the hybrid place her hand on her uncle's neck tightly. Knowing what's going to happen next, she came out of the shadows.

"No, don't!" Caroline stopped the hybrid from killing her uncle.

But it was too late to actually stop anything. The hybrid turned her head to Caroline, and much to her surprise, the hybrid's body fell limp on the floor.

Caroline was shocked to see what happened next. She saw her uncle's bloodied hands holding the hybrid's heart.

"Oh, hello there Caroline. I was expecting you to open the door for me. I've heard so much about you. We've got a lot of catching up to do, don't you think?" Her uncle faced her, now grinning like a maniac.

How could she forget that her uncle is also a vampire hunter? And knowing how notorious her own father is in vampire torturing, she didn't doubt that her uncle would be much worse. But how come he was able to rip a heart out of a hybrid? She can hear his heartbeat, he's still a human.

She felt fear rose in her chest. She immediately turned to run away but she felt a sting in her neck. It's a vervain dart. She fell to the floor. And before she passed out, she heard her uncle.

"Congratulate me later dear Caroline. I'm the new sheriff. Aren't I better than your mom?"


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