Chapter Two

Caroline paced back and forth in the warehouse waiting for Elijah, jumping at every little sound. Not that she would ever admit it, but Klaus terrified her. Every second of every day, every sound she heard made her heart speed up, made her wonder if Klaus had finally tracked her down.

She felt especially vulnerable right now, because she had no witch protecting her here. She decided to conceal herself from the doors hiding behind a cement wall until she heard Elijah coming.

"Caroline?" She heard Elijah's voice from around the corner, and listened intently to hear if anyone was with him. Again wishing that she had the hearing abilities that actual vampires got.

She stepped out slowly looking for anyone else. "Are you alone?" She asked suspiciously.

Elijah nodded solemnly, as Caroline stood up straight. Looking more confident now that she knew no one was with him. "So what did you want to talk about?" She asked, her eyes darting around.

"Niklaus." He said flatly.

"What about him?" Caroline hissed her demeanor suddenly doing a complete one-eighty as she glared at Elijah.

"Caroline just listen. You come with me back to Mystic falls with me-"

She shook her head. "No. I will not go anywhere near him Elijah."

"Caroline, please. I will give you my word that I will protect you from anything Klaus could do to you." He looked into her eyes looking completely sincere.

She scoffed. "Elijah you and I both know that you can't do that."

He sighed pinching the bridge of his nose. "The longer you stay away the more angry he's going to get Caroline, and we both know you can't run forever."

Turning to glare at him her eyes suddenly became wide as she saw the figure standing behind Elijah. "You promised…." She whispered drifting off as she backed away from him.

He turned around looking at the new addition to their conversation with surprise. Klaus stood there, his usually blue eyes flashing between black and gold. "Did you really think you could fool me, Elijah?"

Caroline just continued to slowly back away from him. In a second though he was right in front of her The suddenness of the action causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.

Klaus tilted his head at the blonde girl on the ground staring up at him with frightened eyes. "What? Are you not happy to see me love?" He smirked sadistically as he walked in circles around her. Elijah moved closer trying to alleviate the situation, but before he could get a word out Klaus threw his hand backwards plunging a dagger into his chest.

"Elijah." Caroline said dejectedly, looking back to Klaus. "You're insane!" She spat standing in front of him, finally finding her confidence.

He just rolled his eyes, laughing without humor before his face turned deadly serious. His gaze fixed on her eyes, as his hand grabbed onto her forearm and pulled her close to him so he could whisper in her ear. "You have no idea."

And just like that all her confidence disappeared, replaced by a gaping hole of an emotion even she couldn't quite figure out. All she knew was it hurt, it hurt to look at the man she once loved and see how far he had fallen. How much humanity he had lost. She pulled back, as far as he would let her, and reached her hand up towards his face.

He watched her carefully with narrowed eyes. She caressed his cheek softly looking at him sadly. "Where did my Niklaus go?"

His gaze turned furious, his grip on her arm tightening, forcing her to drop her hand from his face. "The same place my Caroline went." He snarled, and that's when everything went black for Caroline.

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I know it's a really short chapter but I promise the next one will be up soon. :)