I continue to be astounded by the response this story is receiving. This chapter steps up the pace a little, and we take some stretches concerning that pesky veil, but if a stupid puppy can exist because of a "magical loophole," then this could happen too!

Some people PM'ed me saying that I was too harsh on Elena. Maybe that's true, but I don't like her right now, and I don't like what her character stands for as of late, and when I think about Klaus and the state of mind he is in after losing his love, he deserved to be a little violent. Keep reading, and I'm sure you'll be happy, and all will be explained at the end of the chapter.

Birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and fish were thriving in the crystal clear lake. It was funny, he hadn't dreamed of his favorite spot by the lake in ages. When he had been a human, this lake had been his favorite escape from Mikael and chores. And here he was, and someone was calling his name.

"Klaus." It sounded…like Caroline. Why was she here?

"Klaus, please."

"Caroline? Love? Where are you?"

His vision faded as his surroundings disappeared into a black abyss.

"Klaus, you have to stop him." Her voice, which had started out as a whisper, was fading to faint little blips in his ears.

"Caroline? What are you-"

"Klaus! Please! You have to stop him! Before it's too-" Her voice rose in a panicked shout, but the volume continued to drown out, as if Klaus was being submerged in water.

He shot up out of bed, chest heaving to take in air he didn't really need.

What the hell?

After his dream of Caroline, Klaus felt lost. Had it really been her? Was she really reaching across the planes to try to contact him? And why him? Why now? It had been days since her death.

Death. That reminded him. There was another certain vampire that should be meeting their final death soon.

That is, unless he gave her some of his blood. Klaus sighed and stood from his seat. His threat had been meaningless, a farce. Damon and Elena should have known he'd never kill one of Caroline's friends.

Even in death, that baby blonde vampire still had him wrapped around her little finger. But he'd never admit that to anyone.

Figuring the doppelganger had suffered enough to teach her a lesson, and he had partially avenged his love, Klaus prepared to put step two of his plan into action.

Standing there the previous day, watching the two vampires interact, Klaus had decided that both had wronged his love, and for that, they would pay.

Klaus walked into the Salvatore mansion, smelling the blood and rotting flesh of the Gilbert girl. He flashed into the upstairs bedroom and saw Damon holding the hand of the dying doppelganger. Damon glared at the smirking hybrid as he entered the room.

"What the hell do you want now? Come to gloat?"

"You should be nicer to me mate, I've come bearing the gift of my blood."

"Why? Still trying to get into Blondie's pants? You know she's dead right?"

Klaus flashed behind Damon and snapped his neck. The doppelganger didn't even flinch as the man who loved her dropped to the floor, his hand sliding from hers.

Klaus gave her credit, she was a stubborn little thing.

Leaning down, his eyes met with the girl's. "My first instinct was to make Damon watch you die. But then I thought about what else would hurt even worse: watching you break. And that's what's going to happen. You will turn your humanity back on, and with the sire bond broken, he won't be able to ease your pain. You will feel the guilt and heartache you deserve. You will mourn the death of your brother, your best friend, the girl you hurt at the competition, Elizabeth Forbes, the waitress, everyone you've hurt and betrayed. You will feel it all Elena. And there will be nothing anyone can do to stop it."

After letting a few drops of his blood fall into her mouth, he left the baby vampire to her wallowing.

Standing at the same gravestone he had frequented a lot over the past few days, Klaus smiled the first genuine smile he'd had in forever.

The pale stone was almost shining, as if the essence of his love was trapped inside, trying to communicate her emotions from the other side. This was clearly a sign of her contentment. A warm feeling washed over him, his Caroline was happy with him. Leave it to her to find a way to come back to this plane.

"Come on love, you didn't think I'd kill your friend off did you? I was just trying to avenge you a little, no permanent harm done right? Anyways, at least now she'll be somewhat back to normal. Well, no more dead waitresses at the minimum."

A laugh escaped him as he could almost feel her presence wrapping around him.

Thank you.

"What are friends for, Caroline?"

So see? Klaus fixed it! He just wanted Elena to suffer a little for all the harm she's done. Humanity or not she still did A LOT of bad things. And Klaus knew that if she turned her humanity on by herself everyone would coddle her and say it was okay, and to him, it wasn't.

What's this about Caroline being able to communicate? What's she trying to tell Klaus? Was the dream even real or just a dream?

Guess you'll just have to find out.

P.S. Can anyone explain to me how this baby is going to be all-powerful? Going on the "logic" presented, it was Klaus' werewolf side that can procreate. So his WEREWOLF "mated" with Hayley's WEREWOLF and now she's preggers.

So doesn't WEREWOLF + WEREWOLF = WEREWOLF?

And how exactly will she be able to carry a child when she turns every full moon? Just wondering…

Anyway, leave your thoughts please!