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Caroline woke up near the fire. She looked around and saw that she was back at the camp where Matt was. Matt was laying on the ground still. She sat up and tasted something metallic in her mouth. She touched her mouth and saw red.
"It's not your blood"
Caroline looked over and saw him sitting across from her, flipping through the old journal.
"What did you do to me?" Caroline asked
"I healed your injuries"
Caroline looked at her palm and saw there was no cut or bruise or scar indicating anything was there. She untied the cloth around her thigh and saw it had healed itself.
"It is true" Caroline said
"Is what true?"
"Your blood has the ability to heal"
"I suppose it does"
"Matt!" Caroline got up and ran over to Matt, "Matt!"
"He's alive, for now"
"Help him"
"I do not freely give out my blood, you were an exception"
"But he'll die"
"Then he'll die"
"He's my friend, my only friend! Please! I set you free, you could do this for me"
"I've already healed you, and now you want me to heal your friend. Anything else you would like me to do?"
"You bit me!"
"Hold that thought"
He flashed away and returned with the same brunette that bit Matt. Apparently she had awoken and was trying to sneak away. Caroline looked at her.
"You! You're the one who hurt Matt!" Caroline yelled
"Katerina, heal her friend"
"Stupid girl, do you know what you've done?!" Katherine yelled
"Don't make me repeat myself"
Katherine bit into her wrist and fed her blood to Matt. Caroline watched, hoping Matt would wake up. Katherine was dragged up quickly and held by her neck.
"Now tell me what you are up to Katerina"
He compelled her and Katherine stopped moving.
"I heard someone was trying to find you, I followed them here to make sure you stayed buried"
"You seem to have failed in that portion as well"
"Where is my brother?"
"Which one?"
"Elijah"
"I don't know, I lost touch with him a hundred years ago"
"You are useless" he snapped her neck and dropped her
Caroline watched in horror as he tossed the brunette as if she were nothing. He walked back to the fire where he was sitting and picked up the old journal.
"Is there a reason why you have this?" he asked
"I found it years ago, it helped me find you"
"And are you in the business of digging up people?"
"Yes, it's what I do"
"Interesting"
"Is he going to wake up?"
"Yes, he's healing rather slowly. Now name your boon so I may be on my way"
"My father, he needs your help"
"Does this involve me traveling?"
"Yes, he obviously isn't here"
"Do all the ladies in this time period dress like you?"
"What?"
"You hardly are wearing any clothing"
"It's blistering hot here!"
"I don't feel heat or cold"
"You should talk, you look like a reject from the Tudors" Caroline glared at his clothing which consisted of a deep purple velvet top that was tied in the front with white sleeves and black leather pants.
"What year is it?"
Caroline realized that he had been entombed for at least 500 years. She wasn't sure if she should answer him or not.
"It's 2013"
"What?! I've been trapped in that godforsaken box for 500 years?!"
"I didn't put you in it!"
"I am going to rip their hearts out!"
"Well you can do that after you help my father!"
"Fine!"
Caroline got up and walked over to pick up the old journal from his hands.
"That's mine, love"
"It's not like you need it anymore"
"No, I don't"
He grabbed it from her and threw it into the fire.
"No!" Caroline yelled, "Why the hell you do that for?!"
"That was never meant to be found by anyone, it contains certain things that no one should ever know"
"How you daggered all your family and kept them in boxes? Or how you created the sun and moon curse?"
He flashed in front of her and tried to compel her again. He grabbed onto her shoulders and held her close.
"You will forget everything you read in that journal"
"Think again"
"How are you immune to my compulsion?"
"Tibetan monk trick. I've read stories about compulsion, how it manipulates people. It won't work on me"
"I can be persuasive in other ways" his thumb glided along her cheek
Her breathing became shallow, her heart was beating faster again, she hated how he had this effect on her. He was attractive there was no denying it but it was also extremely cocky and dominating. His lips ghosted over hers and she could feel her willpower dissolve.
"You already groped me today! Isn't that enough!" she pushed him away slightly
"I'm merely feeling your heart"
"Yeah and my boob"
"I enjoy hearing it flutter at my touch"
A howl was heard and Caroline looked to see where it came from.
"You're safe love, I won't let anyone harm you"
"Another wolf?"
"It is a full moon tonight"
"Just my luck"
"And they're werewolves"
"I just want to leave"
"Lead the way"
"I can't see in the dark"
"But I can" he lifted her up and threw her over his shoulder, "Which way sweetheart?"
Caroline felt a breeze brush by her and she was next to the truck. He put her down on the ground, still holding her close.
"How did you, nevermind" Caroline said pulling away
"And what is this?"
"It's a truck, it has wheels, it takes you places. Oh yeah you've been locked in a tomb for the past 500 years, instead of chariots we have trucks or cars. Can you bring Matt?"
"I'm not an errand boy"
"Fine I'll get him"
"It would take you hours, I'll retrieve your friend"
He returned in a minute holding Matt and Katherine. He threw them both into the back of the trunk.
"Not so rough!" Caroline yelled
The brunette started to stir again. He flashed over to her and grabbed her and pushed up up against the truck. Caroline ran over to see what was going on.
"Where are they?" he compelled her
"Who?" Katherine responded trying to breathe
"The Salvatores"
Katherine was frantic trying to resist his compulsion.
"Mystic Falls" Katherine answered
"Feeling nostalgic? Why are they there?"
"They're in love with the doppelganger"
"There's another one?"
"Yes, she's human"
"Did they send you?"
"Yes"
"You will forget you saw me, forget that you saw the humans here. You didn't make it to the tomb because of the werewolves and you ran. Now run 10 miles from here and stop, and then you'll go home"
Katherine ran off and disappeared. Caroline looked up at him amazed.
"Where are you taking me?" he demanded
"First we have to get Matt back, then we have to get you some new clothes"
"I wonder what this century has to offer"
Caroline drove back to the motel. The ride was filled with awkward silence as she could feel his eyes on her.
"Why are you staring at me?" Caroline asked
"I've never met a woman quite like you. You intrigue me"
"Says the guy who's been sleeping for 500 years"
"I wasn't sleeping, my body was slowly desiccating, my heart stopped, my blood ceased flowing, and slowly turned into sandpaper in my veins, it was quite uncomfortable"
"And who put you in there?"
"A witch and two very annoying brothers"
"Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke"
"I will torture them until they beg for death"
"They're still alive?"
"They're vampires love, didn't you figure that out? Much like Katerina"
"You can compel vampires?"
"Yes, it comes with being an Original"
"And your Jedi mind trick doesn't work on me"
"Strange, only a handful of humans are unable to be compelled. Mostly witches, and a few monks I met while trekking through the Himalayas"
"Must be a spiritual thing or the incense"
"Those monks spent years meditating honing their minds, and you, you can't be more than 18?"
"I'm 22!"
"And not married yet?"
"What?! What the hell does that have to do with anything?"
"Do women in this century not get married?"
"They do, they just don't do it so early, some of us have goals, careers, dreams before we settle down and get married. Besides people have kids without getting married these days"
"How progressive of them"
"Is it so hard to believe that a female, a human female could possibly be immune to your vampire mind tricks? That I'm 22 and single and I'm just not attracted to you at all? Are you just that full of yourself?!"
"Have I struck a nerve?"
"I can do anything a man can do, in fact I can do it better!"
"I have no doubt that you can"
"So what am I suppose to call you? Niklaus?"
"Niklaus is the name my father gave me, you may call me Klaus, though my family calls my Nik, except for Elijah, he's always so formal"
"Ok, Klaus, you can stay in Matt's room"
"Why am I babysitting your friend?"
"Because you can't be in my room"
"You said you felt no attraction towards me"
"I don't!"
"Then what is the issue then?"
"Fine!"
Klaus smirked to himself. Caroline was fuming and wouldn't give him the satisfaction that he was getting to her. She parked the truck and got out of the truck. Klaus went to the back and picked Matt up and threw him over his shoulder.
They put Matt on the bed in his room and then went into her room. Klaus looked around her room. There were maps and notes scattered about.
"Are all rooms here this dismal?" Klaus asked
"It's a motel, what are you expecting a castle?"
"What is that smell?"
"You don't want to know"
"And you pay to stay here?"
"It has running water and electricity, that's all I need"
Caroline walked into the bathroom and then stopped when she realized Klaus was behind her. She turned around.
"What are you doing?" Caroline asked
"Seeing the rest of this dismal room"
"It's the bathroom, you can't be in here!"
"Why not?"
"Because I'm in here!" Caroline yelled as she pushed him out, "Here, go watch TV, catch up on the past 500 years"
"TV?"
Caroline turned the tv on with the remote, and then tossed it at him.
"I'm taking a shower" Caroline said as she walked into the bathroom
Caroline turned the water on and shed her clothes. She had an exhausting day. She washed the dirt and blood off her. She still had to deal with a 1000 year old vampire in her motel room though. She wrapped a towel around herself when she realized she left her clothes outside. She stepped outside and saw that Klaus was mesmerized by the TV. He was learning quickly about the current century Caroline quietly went to take out her clothes. She turned to go to the bathroom to change, but Klaus appeared infront of her.
"What the hell!?" Caroline yelled
"I like this century, I'm going to fit right in. I need some new attire"
"It's like 2am, nothing's open"
"I fail to see the problem here"
"What, you want to break into the local mall here so you get some new clothes"
"Excellent idea, I knew you were more than just a pretty face"
"I'm not breaking into anything!"
"Oh you won't, I will"
"And what if we get arrested?"
"You forget I have the ability to make humans forget or do what I want them to do"
"This is not what I signed up for"
"No you just expected to dig me up, expect me to do whatever you wanted and then what? Send me on my way?" Klaus approached her slowly, "You know I do want something in return"
Caroline clutched the towel around herself closer.
"Ah there it is, the fluttering of your heart" Klaus placed his hand over her heart and smiled, "There's just something so calming about it"
"Stop that!" she pushed his hand away, "Stop groping me!"
"Judging by your body's reaction, you rather enjoyed that"
"Fine, we're going shopping!" Caroline pushed him away and slammed the bathroom door
Caroline drove Klaus to the nearest mall. She couldn't believe she was doing this. She parked in the parking lot and looked around.
"And what are we looking for?" Klaus asked
"Mall cops, they're so lame. And cameras, we have to avoid being seen on camera"
"That's all?"
"Yes Mr I'm going to break into a mall because I need a new wardrobe right now"
"You should meet my sister Rebekah, she'd show you a thing or two about fashion"
"Let's get this over with"
Caroline got out of the truck and Klaus followed her. She thought about sneaking through the back but she wasn't sure where the cameras were.
"What are we waiting for?" Klaus asked annoyed
"I'm trying to figure a way in"
"The door is right there"
"Yeah, sure why don't you just break through the door and just run right in then"
"Alright then"
Klaus flashed to the door, pulled the door till it came off its hinges and flashed inside.
"I can't believe he just did that! Klaus get back here!" Caroline yelled
"Yes?" Klaus said standing next to her
"Stop doing that!"
"What? I did what you asked"
"Wait for me at least, and put the door back so no one notices!" Caroline started walking towards the door
Klaus picked her up, flashed into the mall, put her down, flashed back to the door and put it back in its place before flashing back to her.
"Now, where do we go?" Klaus asked
Caroline looked around for a men's clothing store. Knowing Klaus he'd want something designer.
"That one" Caroline pointed
Klaus lifted her up and flashed over to the store. He broke the lock and lifted up the gate. Caroline walked in and reminded Klaus to lower the gate. They walked in and looked around. Klaus flashed away and then appeared infront of a mirror, dressed in modern clothes. Caroline tried not to stare but was it possible he was even more attractive now?
"Is this what men are wearing these days? It's a bit too form fitting" Klaus said looking at himself in the mirror
Caroline shook her head and walked over to him. His black jeans and grey henley clung to his body. She noticed he was wearing a few necklaces hidden by his other clothes. She turned quickly and grabbed the leather jacket off the mannequin, and tossed it to him.
"Try this, it should go with your whole bad ass vampire look" Caroline said
"Hybrid, not vampire"
"What's the difference?"
Klaus pulled the jacket on and looked at himself in the mirror.
"I'm a different kind of monster"
"So you broke the curse"
"Yes, but sadly I killed the doppelganger to do it"
"So, isn't that what the ceremony was?"
"In order to make more hybrids, I needed the blood of the doppelganger"
"But you can't make anymore because you killed her in the sacrifice"
"You are a smart one"
"So the Original Witch did that to screw you over for all of eternity"
"Yes, in a manner of speaking"
"You have to do something about the hair, grunge went out in the 90's" Caroline said walking up to him
"Nothing a pair of scissors can't fix"
"Where are these from?" Caroline asked fingering his necklaces
"Each one comes with a story"
"Are you going to tell me?"
Klaus merely smirked and leaned closer to her. Caroline should have moved, but she didn't, instead she waited for him to kiss her. Was he using his vampire compulsion on her? No wait she was immune, what was she doing? She felt his warm breath over her lips.
"What are you doing in there?!" yelled the mall security guard through the gate
Caroline immediately pulled away. Klaus flashed over to the gate and compelled the guard.
"You never saw us, now go away" Klaus hissed
The guard walked off in a daze. He turned back and saw Caroline going through a pile of shirts. She pulled out a few and then threw them into a bag.
"We should go before anyone else comes" Caroline said
Klaus followed her out the store. He stopped when he saw a dress in the window of another store.
"That would look lovely on you" Klaus said
"We're not here for me, we were here for you"
"Indulge me"
Caroline looked at him, and gave in. Damn his dimples. He lifted the gate up and Caroline walked in. In a flash Klaus took the dress off the mannequin and handed it to Caroline. The fabric was silk, her fingers glided along it.
"We should go" Caroline said
"Try it on. I played dress up with you"
"Fine, no peaking!"
Caroline went into the dressing room and put the dress on. The dress was a deep blue and floor length, the front was a halter that tied around the neck and then across the back. Caroline fumbled with the string trying to tie the back. She opened the door and stepped out. Klaus flashed next to her.
"Stop doing that!"
"Need a hand?" Klaus asked as his fingers touched hers
She pulled her hands away as he pulled on the strings and tied them. His fingers grazed along her skin a moment longer. He could feel the goosebumps form on her skin as she moved away from him. She looked at herself in the mirror.
"You look lovely" Klaus said
"I don't need this dress" Caroline said
"It's not that you need it, more that you should have it. A beautiful girl like yourself should have many beautiful things"
"Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on me"
"We've already established I can't compel you. And it's not compulsion, it's a fact, you are beautiful" Klaus said as his fingers glided up her arm to her shoulder
"And we established I'm not attracted to you!" Caroline lifted the dress up to walk back to the dressing room
"Well it has been 500 years, a man has needs!"
oh yeah, i meant 4x16, not 17, but whatever. thanks for reading. reach me on tumblr if you want.