A Threat?

Henry POV

It takes all my being not to embrace the man who is glaring at me at the moment. Tears are prickling behind my eyes but I hold them back. I couldn't show weakness now. He would eat me alive. But nothing stops the last image I had of Klaus from leaping into my mind.

Stefan Salvatore's triumphant smirk as he plunges the white oak stake into Klaus's chest.

I channel the rage that image awakens in me to keep myself from betraying my other emotions. Now that I was here, I couldn't make any mistakes. Not after Sophie's sacrifice. I need to focus. If I don't find that Salvatore, if I don't kill Silas and his accursed witch, I'm dead. We're all dead. But how far back in time had I gone? Did Damon show up yet? Was Claire...

"What. Are. You?"

Klaus's cold and menacing voice cuts my thoughts.

I recognize it all too well, though never directed at me. It's the calm before the storm. The prelude before heads roll, or a once beating heart falls on the ground.

In this case, my head, my heart.

Showing not an ounce of fear, i smile and say in response: "let's start with introductions. The name's Henry," i stick out my hand for Klaus to shake. "A pleasure."

I see the rage flicker in his eyes, a devilish grin appears on his face, and I prepare myself.

This was going to get ugly.

"You didn't answer my question mate. But no matter. I can be very...persuasive."

He's going to go for my heart.

Right on cue, he does, but I dodge his grasp quickly and grab his arm, pulling it as i move behind him, subduing him.

"I'm not your enemy!" I growl.

Too quick for me to react,he bring up his free arm and elbows me in the face, forcing me to release him.

He pounces on me in flash, his hand plunging in my chest, grabbing my heart. His hybrid features are triggered, his golden eyes and fangs ready to kill me.

"No!" I hear Caroline scream. She's behind him, a hand on his shoulder. "Klaus!" She says urgently. "He saved me! Don't!"

He doesn't budge. "I need answers love." his eyes narrow at me. "And i intend to get them."

And then kill me, I add in my head, reading his expression. he clutches my heart all the more, making me scream.

"Klaus!" She slams her hand aganist his head, causing him to release his vice like grip just enough for me to grab his wrist and start chanting.

Screaming, he lets go of my heart, grabbing his head in pain.

I stand up slowly, not breaking my concentration.

"Forgive me," I murmur.

Before I can break the link, two people grab me from behind and slam me to the ground.

I try to struggle, but my body doesn't respond as some invisible power holds me in place. The people let me go as Sophie comes up, standing over me with Marcel and Rebekah.

"Handle it," commands Bekah.

Sophie bends over me and puts a hand on my chest. She starts chanting now, my life force leaving me.

"Sophia..." I murmur. "Sophia don't..."

Her eyes open in surprise at me saying her name, her eyes bore into mine as Caroline comes up next to her. "Don't kill him. He saved me."

She grasps my head, the pain is searing. I try to repel her magic, but she's too strong. I feel my eyes roll in the back of my head, as she invades my mind.

I see images. Images of my birth. Our endless conversations at Bloodlust. The parties we danced in. The Wedding...

Then Everything turns dark.

Klaus POV

Sophie drops his head to the ground, her hands trembling, her eyes not leaving the young man named Henry in the ground who is pale and unmoving.

"You killed him," Caroline moan.

I come up behind her. "No love. I can hear his heartbeat. But I'll fix that."

I take one step towards Henry as Sophie speaks up:

"Caroline's right," says Sophie, now standing. " We can't kill him."

Caroline let out sigh of relief as My blood boils at the witch's resistance. "He's a threat," I hiss. "A being whose a vampire, hybrid and witch, can't be trusted. Even if he did save Caroline."

"What?" Says Marcel shocked.

"That's impossible," adds Bekah just as stunned.

"We are not killing him," says Sophie firmly.

I stand in front of her, glaring at her. "Listen. Witch," I snap. "You and Marcel should be dead after what happened to Caroline in your custody, but you convinced me that you two can bring Claire back. That does not mean that you now have a say so concerning the safety of my family. He. Is. A. Threat!" I growl in her face.

"No! He's yours and Caroline's son!" She spat.

A heavy silence falls, as i stand there suddenly unable to think or act.

I glance at the boy on the ground, look at him And know what shes saying is true. he had Caroline's hair color, I notice, but the texture, the curls were mine. He had my lips which made me realize why when he smirked at me earlier had me so furious.

Its because it was like mine. So familiar.

I kneel over him, taking him in, awestruck.

"But, how?" whispers Rebekah. "Caroline just became a hybrid today."

"And that kid looks like a grown ass man," adds Marcel.

"Um. Yeah," Sophie's rubs her neck, looking uncomfortable, "he's from the future. And isnt good. We all die." Another silence falls, one that is only broken by Caroline collapsing to the ground, fainting.

I walk over to Caroline and pick her up bridal style.

"Wait! What?!"

"Are you positive?"

Sophie nods gravely.

i sigh. My mind going a mile a minute. This was all too much.

"We need to rest," I say. "At least I do considering the Caroline and Elijah drama. Furthermore, the kid is out cold so we aren't getting answers till he awakens. We'll deal with everything then. Silas, Claire, Henry...everything."

They all nod in agreement as I walk back to mansion. I pause when i get to Henry, once again taking in his features, struck by the resemblance that I didnt notice till Sophie stated the obvious.

"Ill take him," marcel says. "Just take care of Queenie."

I nod and silently walk away.

A/N Okay people! That's it. Sorry for the short update, but don't worry. I just broke this chapter up so I'm working on its companion today. Hopefully I can have it uploaded tomorrow morning. So what did you think? Feedback, suggestions, questions? I love to hear him them all and I usually respond because they are so awesome ;).

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