Chapter 12

~ I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. I sat up and looked around but no one was there. I looked down at myself and I was wearing something different from before. I was wear someone's t-shirt. I didn't know whose it was. I know Klaus's shirts and he never wears t-shirts. I heard my phone vibrate on the side table right next to me and I picked it up to see who texted me. It was Bonnie.

Where R U? she asked. I looked around the room again. I had no idea where I was. I tensed up when I heard someone try to open the door. They opened the door and I relaxed when I saw who it was. It was Klaus with one of his stupid grins on his face.

Klaus'. I will be there later. I texted back.

Klaus walked over to me and leaned over. I could feel his breath on my face. I felt his hand move to my cheek as he leaned in to kiss my forehead. When I felt his lips on my skin, I felt his hand tighten around my neck. I couldn't breathe. His hand tightened more and he moved his head closer so that his lips were right next to my ear. "I love you." He whispered as his hand tightened even more. He lifted me up and off the bed and then he threw me to the floor. I started to get up but Klaus was to my side in an instant and pulled me up from the floor, faster than I could take a breath. I saw his face melt away and turn to something or someone else. I was slammed into the wall and I looked up at the stranger's face. His face started to turn. At first, I couldn't tell who he reminded me of. But then it hit me. It was Marcel's face. Marcel climbed on top of me and his hand gripped my neck. "I told I will save you" he said with a grin. "By killing you." ~

I jolted awake with someone's hand on my chest. I sat up in bed as I tried to breathe. I looked over to see Klaus sitting next to me with a look of concern on his face. "Are you okay?" He asked me.

"Yea, I'm fine." I answered while grasping for air. It felt like his hand was in my chest and was gripping onto my heart. When I finally got my breathing under control, I laid back down and calmly asked, "What happened?"

"You passed out from the vervain in Marcel's blood." He said as he got up to grab me the glass that was on the side table.

"Where's Marcel?" I said as he handed me the glass. I took a sip of it and was glad that it was blood.

"Dead." He said as I set the glass down on the table next to me. I looked at his eyes and there was no emotion in them as he said that.

"What?"

"I ripped him apart and then brought you back to my house." he walked over to me and leaned down over me and I gasped. This is just how my dream started. He kissed my head and then leaned back up and sat down next to me. "Bonnie called. She asked where you were. I told her what happened and told her that you weren't coming in for the rest of the day." he put his hand on my head and stroked my hair. "And that was two days ago."

"I was unconscious for two days." I stated but it sounded me like a question.

"Yes. You were hit pretty hard with the vervain." He leaned down and kissed me. "I'm so sorry." his head went down to my chest and stayed there as the rest of his body laid down next to me. My arms went to his neck. "Caroline, I am so sorry that I couldn't protect you."

"No, its ok. I should have been more..." I started but he cut me off.

"No, Caroline. I couldn't protect the women that I love." he lifted his head up and looked into my eyes. "I couldn't protect you."

"Klaus, I'm ok. I am alive, well kinda. I am here with you. And I am ok. I'm more than ok, I'm happy." his eyes never left mine and he moved up and kissed me. And then leaned back so that he was now hovering over me.

"I love you, Caroline. With every fiber of my being." He said to me.

"I love you too, Niklaus."