First off I want to say thank you so much to all of my reviewers! You have no idea how good it makes me feel to know that I got nearly 30 reviews on one chapter! You guys really know how to motivate a girl (;
Secondly, I'm SO SORRY that it took FOREVER for me to update. my husband came in from offshore after 20 days away and he only had a week to spend with our daughter and me before having to leave again.
Anyway here's chapter two. The more reviews I get the faster I'll update!
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"Soooo..." Caroline trailed off nervously as her head looked all around her, "do you...regret not becoming a...vampire?"
Bill Forbes hung his head down in guilt and disappointment. He knew the question was bond to come up, he just hadn't expected it to be soon. He took a deep sigh and managed to avoid Caroline's eyes. "No sweetie. I don't."
"Oh," Caroline nodded quietly. She was hurt. Her father didn't regret dying which meant he didn't regret choosing to not stay with her. He hated vampires so much that he had rathered leave her to be alone.
"I'm sorry Care Bear but you know how much I hate vampires," Bill sighed sadly instantly regretting her words as soon as he saw the look on Caroline's face. "Caroline I didn't mean- "
"No," she said softly, holding up a hand to stop her father from speaking any farther, "I get it. Let's just keep going."
"We're here," he said quietly, "so take a seat because this - this is something you have to see."
Caroline stood quietly besides Hayley and Tyler as they walked up and down slowly while a group of hybrids stared out at them. She was beginning to feel a bit uneasy since she was the only one in the room without the werewolf gene. But she had promised Tyler she would help him and since she was such a good girlfriend, she wasn't going to back out of her promise now.
"Okay here's the plan," Tyler called out, "we're going to create a distraction to get Klaus here. We'll make a lie - we'll say one of you bit Caroline. He'll come running like the little puppy dog he is."
Caroline hated the entire plan. She hated being used as Klaus bait and she hated not having any say so whatsoever in the matter. Not to mention that she knew that as soon as Klaus found out about the plan he would kill Tyler and Hayley without a doubt.
"That's when you," Tyler instructed, pointing to a young Chinese girl, "come in and stake him from behind. It won't kill him but it'll shock him."
"And then that's when I get to rip his heart out of his pretty little body," Hayley smirked playfully as she wrapped a finger up in her soft hair and twirled.
"Tyler, I don't think that's a good plan. If Klaus finds out- " Caroline tried to interrupt but it was no use.
Tyler turned to face her quickly with his finger extended, "Are you a hybrid Caroline? Right didn't think so. Why don't you leave the decision making to us?"
Caroline felt her mouth drop slightly as Tyler continued to ignore her pleas and protests because she 'wasn't a hybrid' like he had put it. He was really becoming worse than Klaus!
"I'll make decisions especially when I'm used as bait! You know what Tyler? Find someone else to lure Klaus in. I'm done being a part of this 'pack' or whatever you want to call it," Caroline huffed angerily before turning on her heel and preparing to walk out of the room until she felt the sting. The sting of a werewolf's mouth biting her.
She turned around quickly and exaimed the bite mark that had managed to rip through her leather jacket. The venom had already started to expand throughout her entire system, causing her to instantly grow weak. She looked up at Tyler, waiting for an apology for his 'friend's' unexceptable behavior but all he did was swallow silently.
"She just bit me!"
"Well," Tyler started quietly, "at least now Klaus can't say no."
"So that's it? Tyler just let her bite me without saying anything or defending me?" Caroline asked with disbelief. This couldn't be her future. Tyler would never hurt her. That was the whole reason of him breaking the sire bond to Klaus.
"Keep watching," Bill Forbes instructed quietly. The scene had switched to Caroline lying limp on a couch in Tyler's living room. Her hair hung loosely around her shoulders as she shivered uncontrollably. The bite was continuing to grow worse and without Klaus coming to her rescue she was dying.
"He's going to come. I know it," Tyler stated, reassuring himself and Caroline. He hadn't expected Klaus to take this long to show up.
"And when he does he'll kill her," Caroline whispered harshly. She knew the second Klaus found out that Hayley had bitten Caroline on purpose he'd kill the wolf.
Tyler sighed and turned his back to the blonde, "She's hiding. I sent her away to keep her safe."
"Why do you do this to me?" she sighed with tears forming at her eyes. She sat up quickly and started to cough up blood.
"I'm sorry Care. But just think about how great our lives will be without Klaus," Tyler smiled happily as he tried to lighten up the mood. His smile fell slowly as he noticed Caroline continuing to stare at him with cold eyes.
"Without Klaus I'd be dead."
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Bonnie wasn't even given a second to think before the Mikaelson's door flew open revealing a very amused looking Kol Mikaelson. He extended his hand across the doorway, blocking Bonnie from entering. "Ah, the beautiful Bennett witch. What a pleasant surprise."
"Where's your brother?" Bonnie asked bitterly. She wasn't happy about being here in the first place and she was not going to waste time getting to know a vampire.
"Brother? Oh yes, Finn. May his soul forever burn in Hell," Kol snickered. "Oh I'm sorry Darling. Where you talking abut Elijah? Hm haven't heard from him in quite some time now."
"You know who I'm talking about," Bonnie replied forcefully. She had offically found someone more annoying than Damon which she didn't even think was possible.
"Oh," Kol smirked, nodding slowly, "you're here to see Nik. Oh Bonnie Bennett, you little strumpet you. What will Caroline say when she learns that you've come to visit her boy toy?"
"Kol," said a threatening voice from behind the younger vampire, "be a gentleman and invite our guest in."
Kol rolled his eyes as he let out a sigh and moved aside, allowing Bonnie enough room to walk into the home. "You're beginning to sound like Elijah, Nik. Lighten up. Oh and Bonnie, sweetheart, whenever you're done with my brother I'll be in room."
"Go to hell," Bonnie snapped back earning a smirk from Kol. He would have her even if he'd have to try for her entire life. "What do you want Klaus?"
"It's simple. A truce," he looked up from his glass of whiskey, "you contact the dead witches, get Caroline back and I allow you to live."
"They refuse to help me. They've cut off my source to my magic - I won't be strong enough to do it by myself-"
"Don't test my patience love. You and I both know that there are ways to fix your little problem. I'm giving you until noon tomorrow to have Caroline back into her body. I suggest you hurry."
Bonnie glarred at him, wishing and thinking of every single thing she could do to cause him pain. "Caroline would never forgive you. If you hurt me, she'll never give you a chance."
Klaus looked up with emotionless eyes. "Yes well she wouldn't give me a chance either way so get to it."
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Her eyes open slowly as she looked around and instantly remembered falling asleep after watching Hayley bite her. She quickly searched her am and checked that there was no bite on her...yet.
"Good evening," smiled her father from his place besides her. He had been sitting quietly for the past hour as he waited for her to wake up.
"Am I dead now?" Caroline asked quietly. She brought her hands up to her eyes and rubbed quickly, removing them just in time to see Bill laughing and shaking his head no.
"Not exactly. Ready to see more?" he asked.
"Do I have a choice?" Caroline muttered even though she already knew the answer. She looked up and saw that they were back at the Lockwood mansion but this time she was laying nearly lifelessly on the couch with Klaus kneeling besides her.
"What have you gotten yourself into now sweetheart?" he muttered hopelessly. He flipped her arm over and looked at the bite. It was worse than the last one he had healed her from.
"I'm dying, aren't I?" she whispered as a tear slowly leaked out of the corner of her eye. "You shouldn't have came. He's trying to kill you. I was collateral damage."
Klaus's lips came together as he gently brushed a blonde strand of hair from her face. Truthfully they had already tried to attack him but he wasn't a foolish man. He had easily taken Hayley down without a problem. He couldn't make anymore hybrids and she had bit Caroline so he did the easiest thing - killed her. "And should I have not come? Knowing that you were dying?"
"Why do you care?" she asked quietly. She moved her body slightly in order to make room for Klaus to sit besides her.
"Truthfully even I don't know the answer to that. But I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I knew that I allowed you to die," he answered honestly as he slowly rolled up the sleeve of his shirt, "so on you go. Have at it love."
Caroline's hands slowly wrapped around his arm as she brought his wrist closer to her mouth. Her lips landed smoothly on his skin and slowly but surely her fangs pierced through his flesh, allowing his sweet tasting blood to flow down her throat. She closed her eyes as the pleasure washed over her, causing her to release a slight moan. She was sure Klaus hadn't missed it judging by the way he held her close against his chest with his hand grabbing at her the back of her head.
Caroline coughed awkwardly. She knew her and Klaus weren't doing that but it still was a pretty intimate situation and she felt extremely uncomfortable watching it with her dad. She slowly glanced over with the corner of her eyes and found her father looking to the ground obviously extremely embarrassed. Well, at least she wouldn't have to sit through some fatherly advice session.
Caroline closed her eyes once more before letting his wrist fall from her mouth. She had taken more than enough blood from him and she was curious as to why he hadn't stopped her after he knew she would heal. She decided it'd be best not to question him.
"I hope you know that as soon as I come across your hybrid boyfriend I will rip his heart out," Klaus commented softly. He didn't care what Caroline had to say about the matter. Tyler had tried to overstep him and he didn't take betrayal lightly.
"He's confused. He thinks he has to be some hybrid leader. You can't kill him," Caroline replied sternly. Even though Tyler had put her through so much and allowed Hayley to hurt her, he was still her friend.
"Caroline, love, forgive me for my confusion but you want to save the guy who caused you harm?" Klaus sighed as he pinched the bridge between his nose.
"Let's not forget about how many times you've caused me harm," she muttered quietly.
He let out a frustrated growl. Caroline was always so difficult with him and he wasn't sure how much longer he would tolerate her attitude. He had spared her life numerous times and allowed her to talk to him in ways that no one else ever had, but eventually enough would be enough.
He turned around on his heel to find her sitting quietly in her bed with her knees pressed against her chest. Her eyes were on him and he felt as if she was daggering him over and over again. "If it wouldn't be beacuse of me you'd be dead. You're forgetting that this isn't the first time I've saved your life."
"So you do one good thing and I'm not supposed to consider you evil anymore?" she snapped back bitterly. She knew she was being rude and unthankful but she couldn't risk becoming friends with a monster.
"Caroline-" he growled.
"No," she interrupted, "how about you leave. Thanks for the blood. You know where the door is."
The scene before the two slowly faded away leaving Caroline more confused than ever. Sure, Klaus had healed from the werewolf bite but in the meantime he had also wanted to kill Tyler. How was this supposed to help her decide which future was best? To her it seemed like both choices were pretty screwed up.
"That's it?" Caroline asked after moments of silence, "I don't get to see what happens?"
"That's all I'm allowed to show you for that moment in time," Bill explained as he held his hand out to Caroline, "we have to rest and wait until the morning to see the next event."
"But how is this supposed to help me?" she asked, her thoughts coming out loud.
"All in due time Caroline. Be patient."
Be patient? Right. She could do that. Oh who was she kidding? She wanted answers now and she planned on getting them.
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"What's wrong?" Stefan asked as soon as Bonnie walked into Elena's house. She had called Elena minutes ago explaining that they had a problem and needed to find a solution quick.
"Klaus is what's wrong," Bonnie sighed, "he wants Caroline brought back tomorrow by noon or else he'll kill me."
"So we lose a witch. Big deal. We'll find another," Damon shrugged as he finished off the rest of his scotch. Elena turned around to face him quickly with a displeasing look.
"What Damon means is," Stefan growled as he glarred at his brother, "Klaus won't harm you. We'll make sure of it."
"What's his deal anyway? It's like he has some sort of creepy obessission with Caroline. It's disgusting," Elena sighed. She folded her arms across her chest as she waited for the others to reply.
"Look everybody just calm down. We'll figure it out," Stefan instructed calmly.
"Well Brother," Damon smirked, "I suggest you figure it out fast unless you want to become roadkill too."
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