Since there were questions about where I was going with this story, this chapter should reveal a lot to you. I think it's important to keep all the other characters present and combine their story somewhere in this. I've always wanted Damon and Elena to be together too, hence the Katherine-Stefan angle. But, this is always majorly going to be about Klaroline! :)

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Caroline woke up to the feeling of pain. She blinked her eyes as they finally adjusted to her surroundings. For a moment, fear coursed through her as she didn't
recognize the room she was in, but then came back all the memories of the previous day. She bolted upright as she remembered the conversation between Katherine and Klaus; pain shot through her because of all the wounds she had suffered. As she winced due to the pain, she felt a pair of strong hands steady her and cup her face.

"I know it hurts, love. We need to get some blood in your system. Here…" Klaus said, as he offered his blood to her. Once again, how she felt right now was the only thing that mattered to him. But, that obviously wasn't so apparent to her.

She jerked his hand away as she said, "Don't you ever take a hint, Klaus? I don't want you around. Would you just let me be? Or do you want Katherine to torture me some more to serve one of your ulterior motives?"

He had hurt her; he knew that from the look on her face. But, he hadn't realized it would matter so much to him.

"Caroline, love, just listen to me. I never asked for you to be put through all this, sweetheart." Klaus tried his best to reason with her, but her look of defiance said enough.

"Fine, then tell me what is it that you want, Klaus? Why are you doing all this now? And what the hell is Katherine doing here?" Caroline tried her best to not loathe him but he drove her beyond the edge.

"Just get your strength back, love. Then we'll see to the rest." He said as he offered his hand again.

"You have got to be crazy if you think I'd ever drink from you!" Caroline was seeing red because of her anger.

"Come on now, love. Don't be ridiculous. You and I both know you've enjoyed the taste a couple of times." Klaus knew this wasn't a good time to test this beautiful vampire's patience, but he just couldn't resist. Her shocked expression only added fuel to the fire that was burning inside him. He had never been so compelled by another creature, as he was by her, even in her state of anger.

Caroline realized she didn't have the strength to get up and out of here, and that he wasn't going to let her be unless she drank from him. So, she took his arm and bit in, proud of the fact that she managed to make him flinch by sinking in her canines just a little too far. She felt her strength coming back and the pain going down a few notches as she continued to feed on this big, bad hybrid.

Klaus had never felt more vulnerable. The feeling of Caroline's lips on his wrist, her teeth sinking in his veins as she tried to inflict some pain on him, brought him more pleasure than anything else in his lifetime. But, before he could truly enjoy her sweet torture, he heard Katherine calling out his name. So did Caroline, because she quickly dropped his wrist and that look of disdain was back on her face.

"Get ready, love. We have a long day ahead of us," was all Klaus said before leaving her alone to wander what was going on here.

"Klaus, you know she's the right one for this if you want to get back at Tyler and the rest of them." Katherine tried to reason with him even before he had climbed down the flight of steps.

"Tyler would do anything for her, Stefan and Bonnie are her best friends, and Damon would do anything for his baby brother. You can get them all here by using her as bait."

Klaus was in no mood to listen to Katherine's logic. He didn't care if he got his revenge. All he cared about was the safety of the girl in his bedroom. He found himself thinking of how he had watched her sleep peacefully for hours, not wanting to look away or blink. And when she drank from his wrist, he would've let her drain the blood out of him if it meant being able to feel that way forever.

Even though Katherine knew she was playing with fire, she couldn't help but taunt Klaus on his new found concern for the useless vampire.

"We have a deal, Klaus. I hope you remember." Before she knew it, she was pinned to the wall with the hybrid ready to bite her any moment.

"You think you're smarter than me, Katherine? Don't' you dare think, even for a moment, that you can play games with me?" Klaus's patience has been tested enough. He knew he had made a deal with her. But, he had never imagined Caroline would get hurt as a consequence. He wasn't prepared to see this as his fault. It would be too much guilt…emotion…humanly. No, he couldn't afford to blame himself for this.

"All I want is for you to do what you promised. I just want Stefan to forget Elena and come back to me, even if it means you have to compel him. That is all I'm asking for, for getting you that cure to use on Elena." When she didn't get a reply, she continued, "As an added advantage, you get to use the cure on Tyler if you want, so that he gets back to the misery of being just a werewolf. It's a win-win scenario for you."

"I know the deal. And I will get what I want no matter what. But, you did not have to drag Caroline in this. I don't like being disobeyed, Katherine. It would be in your best interests to never try that again."

Katherine knew when to take a warning seriously and this was definitely one of those times. For some strange reason, Klaus had some fascination towards the stupid, little Caroline. She didn't care as long as she got Stefan back. She wanted him to forget Elena and everyone else and just be with her, forever. Being an Original, Klaus could do that. Getting him the cure was a small price to pay.

"Don't worry, Klaus. This won't happen again. I can take her back if-"

"NO! She stays here!" Klaus's voice boomed at her with full force. Katherine just nodded.

Klaus knew this wasn't right. There was no need to keep her here. He shouldn't even be thinking of that. Didn't he see that she was his one distraction, his one need, the only person he was powerless in front of? And yet, he couldn't bear to send her away. The last 3 days that he has spent away from Mystic Falls had been preoccupied by thoughts of her and how she managed to see humanity in him when no one else could. He couldn't have her be his weakness. He was the alpha-male. He couldn't have weaknesses. Yes, he needed to stop thinking of Caroline like this. If only he could get her out of his system…

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