Why am I bouncing against my bed?! Caroline bolted up at vampire speed and crossed the room. "What the fuck are you doing?" Rebekah stepped back, "Have you seen Nik?"

"Not since last night. What's going on?" Caroline peeked at the clock by her bed, 5:06 pm; she had slept the day away. "I can't find Nik." "Okay, I'm not really sure why it matters. He's fine, he's the original hybrid, he probably just went out." "No, you don't understand. Everything is as I left it yesterday. The car is not there, no one's been in the house. It's like he never made it home. It's not like Nik." Rebekah began to pace, uncharacteristically biting her nails. "Don't worry Rebekah, it's Klaus… seriously. Who can hurt Klaus?" Caroline got dressed quickly and headed down stairs.

As Rebekah and Caroline entered the living room, Stefan walked through the front door. "Did you find him?" Rebekah pleaded. "No. I did find his car though." "Oh thank goodness. I'm sure he's alright then, just strayed away, probably killing a few innocents to pass the time." Rebekah said in a rush, letting out a hysterical chuckle. "Bekah… his car's not in good shape." Stefan explained. "Oh. That doesn't matter. He got in a wreck, happens to the best of us." Rebekah brushed off Stefan's concern.

Caroline could tell Rebekah was slipping. Caroline knew how it felt to lose someone you loved, it made you worry too much then over rationalize the situation when it started to look bad. "His car was upside down in a field. The side was caved in; it looked like a semi hit it." Rebekah broke down, making a beeline into Stefan's arms and crying on his shoulder. Well, I guess that worked out. Caroline thought to herself.

"Look Stefan, you stay and keep Rebekah under control. I'll go find Klaus."

"No Care, no way. It's not safe. If someone has Klaus, imagine what they could do to you." Stefan replied as he led Rebekah to the couch, taking her in his arms once more. "Stefan, I'm not arguing with you. I will find Klaus; if the roles were reversed he'd be the first one there for me. Plus, if Rebekah gets hurt Klaus will go all… psycho killer on Mystic Falls." Caroline left with an air of determination and authority. She was right; Stefan couldn't let Rebekah get hurt. Caroline wouldn't do anything stupid. He was sure if she found Klaus she'd come back for help before doing anything drastic or at least Stefan hoped she would.

Caroline had been every obvious place she could think of. He wasn't at the mansion, Grille, Tyler's, or anywhere near where his car was found. She had to find Klaus! He always seemed to be there, picking up her pieces when she needed him to. She knew she couldn't ask Damon, Elena, or Bonnie for help; they all hated Klaus. If she told them Klaus was missing; they would throw a party. She wished things would have gone differently between them in the past. She wished she wasn't just a distraction the night Klaus begged her to get to know him. She couldn't think and she was starting to panic. She headed for her special place; the one above the falls. It seemed like years had passed since the night she spent with Klaus, sitting on the cliff at the falls. Somehow he was always there when she needed him and she would be damned if she'd let Klaus down now.

It was well into the night now; she had been sitting above the falls for hours. She kept retracing her steps and replaying every conversation she had ever had with Klaus. She checked her phone again, no new messages from Rebekah or Stefan. A few hours after her departure, Stefan and Rebekah had gone back to Camber. They started at the club and were working their way around the city for signs of Klaus, but nothing had turned up so far. Caroline slid her phone back in her pocket, when she heard people talking.

"Once we break all the sire bonds, we'll kill him. If we kill him before the sire bonds are broken, the hybrids that are sired will die." Hayley explained as she stepped out from under the falls with Tyler at her heels. "I just want to kill him. I'm tired of him fucking up my life but I guess the torture will have to do for now." Hayley, Tyler, and the two hybrids following them let out a laugh. "Let's go to the Grille guys, I'm starved. Coming up with new ways to torture makes you work up an appetite." Tyler's smile shown in the moonlight, he looked like a child on Christmas morning. Tyler, Hayley, and the two hybrids took off running through the woods towards town.

Caroline texted Stefan.

I found Klaus. At the falls. Behind the water. Tyler &co. have him. They're leaving now. *Caroline*

She didn't have time for long explanations or correct grammar. She had no idea how long before they would return. Her phone lit up with a text from Stefan.

Stay put. We're on our way. – Stefan

Caroline rolled her eyes. He had lost his fucking mind.

As if. *Caroline*

Caroline shoved the phone back in her pocket and jumped off the cliff. She landed perfectly on balance before creeping under the falls. There was an opening to a tunnel, just big enough for a large wolf to enter. Caroline dropped to all fours and crawled down the tunnel, making as little noise as possible. She knew she was throwing caution to the wind; there was no telling how many guards were down here. As she reached the end of the tunnel, Caroline could see the cave. It was lit dimly with candles, torches, and a few lights that were ran off of a battery. She could make out two guys standing against the far wall. In the back left corner, she could see a man. He was covered in iron chains; his wrists were clasped, stretching outward and towards the ceiling, his legs spread apart with his ankles chained to the floor, there was a brace surrounding his middle that was chained to the wall behind him. He was covered in day old marks that were once gashes. Trickles of dried blood covered his torso and puddled at his feet. The smell of vervain burned Caroline's nose. She could see a two five gallon buckets, filled with vervain and water, sitting to the side of the man. The marks weren't a day old, they were hours old. It was Klaus! He wasn't healing instantly due to the vervain in his system. Caroline had to save him.

Where were the other guards? Surely Tyler left more than two guards, this was Klaus after all. Caroline searched the room once more. She couldn't see anyone else. Well, she thought to herself, I never dated Tyler for his brains. Caroline slinked out of the tunnel and came to full height before moving towards the two hybrids. Before they could react she snapped one's neck, incapacitating him. The other hybrid got away taking a defensive position in the cave.

"Aren't you Tyler's girlfriend?" He asked as he jolted out of Caroline's grasp and retaliated with a move of his own. Caroline danced away an evil smirk crossing her face, "Used to be." She charged the hybrid again going to his left, so he was on her right. He could only run straight because the wall was against his back and right side. She wasn't sure this would work but she had seen it on assassin movies. As she charged the hybrid he tried to run past her, but Caroline wrapped her left arm around his neck before running up the wall and flipped backwards. She twisted in the air before she landed, effectively snapping his neck. She vamped to Klaus's side, taking two stakes from his feet and running them through the two hybrid's hearts before going to aid Klaus. He was unresponsive at first as Caroline unchained him from the ceiling, wall, and floor. He slumped into a pile on the floor, mumbling incoherently. Caroline bit into her arm, tilting Klaus's head upwards and opening his mouth ajar. Her blood poured into his open mouth and he began to shift, grasping Caroline's arm and shoving it into his mouth as he bit down on her wrist. Caroline screamed in agony, "Klaus! Klaus! STOP! You'll kill me. You're a hybrid! Stop Klaus!"

The pain spiraled through Caroline. It was like drowning in darkness. She felt the pain radiating from her wrist up her arm into her chest. She felt skin pressed to her lips and bit down eagerly. She wanted the pain to cease, that's all she wanted. She couldn't deal with the pain, she was too weak. She tried to drink but the blood burned her throat. She let herself succumb to the darkness as it pulled her under.

Klaus urged Caroline to drink more. He hadn't meant to bite her. He kept urging her to respond. He heard a twig snap, his head snapped up; at the mouth of the cave were Tyler and Hayley. They stood rooted in place; frozen in horror. "We can take him guys." Tyler turned to look behind him for his fellow hybrids but found no one. As Tyler turned back to Klaus, Stefan and Rebekah rose from the small tunnel. Rebekah pushed her hand through Hayley's back, reaching for her heart. The moment her fingertips brushed the muscle, she removed Hayley's heart. Stefan had Tyler in a half nelson when Klaus snapped Tyler's neck; digging under his ribcage and removing his heart. He threw it to the side and returned to Caroline. He wrapped her in his arms and exited the cave, followed by Rebekah and Stefan. Caroline was still unresponsive as they made their way through the woods to the mansion.

Haven't decided where I'll go from here. Please review, it makes me want to write more.

Also, I got a review saying there wasn't enough Caroline and Klaus. I admit when I first started this, it was only going to be Caroline and Klaus but the story took a different turn. It is focused around them, but there love is not easy.