Disclaimer: If TVD belonged to me Klaus and Caroline would have been planning their wedding in Prague at this point.

How old was she? What kind of question was that? And what kind of kidnapper didn't know that? Like seriously, shouldn't there be a rule about knowing your victims or something? Focus, Caroline, she scolded herself. This man is dangerous. Except that he wasn't a man, was he? No, he was some kind of monster with... with FANGS. And speaking of fangs, it was better not to enrage him, so she decided to answer his (ridicolous) question:

"Seventeen"

The man gave no sign of hearing her, except licking his lips with his tounge. Oh, God, oh God, he was prepearing to eat her. Probably that he wanted to know her age to find out if she was still fresh, or something equally disgusting. Coming to such a conclusion, Caroline screamed and ran out from the room, not even wondering why tha door wasn't looked.

Klaus swore under his breath when he saw the girl running away! This was so not good. He may need to change tactics. In a minute, using his vampire speed he was in front of her.

Coming face to face with the monster, Caroline tried to make another escape attemp, but Klaus used his force to stop her and looking in her terrified blue eyes, he used his compulsion:

"Caroline, you will not run away from me"

It would have been better if he would have compelled her to calm down, but his Caroline hated compulsion of any form (Damon Salvatore's fault as he had come to find out later). So he chose the lesser of two evils.

Meanwhile, Caroline was freaking out. For whatever reason her body wasn't under control anymore. She couldn't move no matter how much she wanted it.

"What have you done to me? What can't I move? Stop it!" she yelled, feeling seconds away from a full Caroline neurotic crisis. Not being in control made her feel awful, especially when it came to her own body.

Klaus sighed. This won't be easy for any of them.

"It's okay, love. I promise I won't do anything to you. My name is Klaus and ah, ... you already know me"

Caroline looked at him like he just told her that the sky was made of apples, bananas and oranges. And, in all honesty, he could not blame her. But since he decied for a complete reveal, he could just as well keep going.

"I am your husband!"

This time she outright laughed. Klaus waited for her to calm down, but it seemed that she was enjoying herself too much.

Annoyed, he hlared at her:

"Stop it love, it's not funny"

"Yeah, it is. First you kidnapp me and now you tell me that we are FREAKING MARRIED! Why the hell did you even think taht this would work? Like really, I have a brain you know. Just because I am blond does not mean I am stupid"

At the last sentece she was so angry that her voice raised an octave and Klaus couldn't help but smile. Rambling, angry Caroline was just too adorable to resist.

Unfortunatly, the blond did not take too well to his obvious humor.

"Oh my God, are you making fun of me?!"

"No, no, Caroline, I just..."

"You just what? Huh? You just decided to kidnapp a girl and toy with her by telling her white lies? And what's your goal anyway? Do you want to what? Eat me?"

When she uttered the last sentence Caroline remembered what kind of monster stood in front of her. And she also remembered that she was afraid of him. Teriffied, even.

Seeing the change in her body posture and the way her lower lip trembled slightly, Klaus tried to reasurre her once again that he meant no harm.

"What are you?" she asked quitely.

"A vampire" answered Klaus, deciding to be truthful. Lies get him nowhere when it comes to Caroline.

This time Caroline neither cried nor screamed. Instead she did something that was unheard of for a vampire: she fainted.

Hello, lovely readers. Thank you so much for everyone who took their time to review, favourite or follow this story. Now I know this update may come a little too late, but when I started this story I knew I won't have time to update it regulary. And especially not with long chapters. So be glad that I managed to update this chapter now. If you notice the chapters grow in lenght but so does the period of time between thee updates.

Also, last chapter I asked a question about Bonnie's pairing:

Till now we have 5 votes for Enzo, 3 for Elijah and 1 for Marcel. Bonenzo seems to be favoured but Bonlijah and Boncel fit better with my storyline so you can still choose.

Till next time,

Artemis