Chapter two? So soon? I just want to get the ball rolling :P

I hope the first chapter wasn't too confusing. I really, really (x1000) appreciate the feedback! As for the character voices, I'm trying my best ^_^ Writing TVD fanfiction is hard for me because I don't usually do much with it. I'm usually just a reader for Vampire Diaries fics. Anywayyyyyyy... Leave a review telling me your opinions! Enjoy!

"Niklaus, how nice of you finally make an appearance," the woman said in an unamused tone.

Klaus stepped forward, his eyes briefly darting at Caroline, who was still standing still-completely frozen.

"You alright, my dear?"

Caroline opened her mouth then closed it again, opting to nod once. He was unlike anyone she'd ever seen. This man, Klaus, was it? He gave off this aura. He was magnetic. She couldn't stop staring at him because he just looked so familiar...

But from where?

Her mind felt foggy as she sifted through her memories, her dreams. Nothing came up but he just... She just felt like they'd met before. It was impossible but she couldn't shake the feeling.

Klaus turned back to face the strange woman he'd called Garnet. "All alone, I see. Where's Devin?"

Garnet never took her eyes off of Caroline's frightened expression. "He's still... Asleep, if that's how you want to look at it."

"Shame. What I would have given to see his idiotic face shrivel in despair as I ruined yet another one of his grand plans."

"Do not intervene, Niklaus. This girl has a duty to fulfill whether you like it or not."

"Do you really believe she's strong enough to handle the both of you?" Klaus shot back. "She doesn't have a clue who she is, much less how to do something as complicated as resurrecting you and your brother."

"That's the one thing about you Niklaus. Your impulse to underestimate others. Now, step aside. Time is running out."

Garnet moved to edge closer when Klaus suddenly flashed to stand right in front of Caroline. His hand moved her directly behind him.

"What's going on?" Caroline whispered frantically.

Klaus didn't even turn to look at her when he said, "She may be a spirit but I've seen what she can do from the Otherside. Stay close and when I tell you to run, you run, understand?"

She breathed in faster and more shallow. "Y-Yes."

The ghost lady, er, Garnet, seemed to float above the ground as it began to shake prominently. Caroline gasped as the earth parted, cracking slightly around them. There was a faint howl before more strangers appeared from within the dark depths of the woods.

The howl. The earth shaking. She looked up to see the full moon in all its glory, her heart skipping a beat as she realized this connected with her recurring dream. If she hadn't been scared before, she definitely was now.

The strangers stepped forward- only there was something terribly wrong with their faces. They contorted until their noses began to shape like a muzzle. They moaned in agony as their bones began to crack and Caroline screamed when she made eye contact with one of them- their eyes turning a sickly yellow.

Wolves.

Werewolves to be more specific. She heard the man, Klaus, curse silently before telling her to run- to head through the empty patch of woods behind them.

"You're sure?" She whispered as they edged closer.

"Absolutely," he spun her around quickly in the direction she was meant to go, giving her a push as she gave it her all and sprinted the hell out of the horror scene.

Behind her, she could still hear the wolves cry in pain as Garnet gave a faint cackle. She didn't know how this Klaus was going to hold up to monsters like those but she kept running through the darkness until her sides burned and lungs couldn't take any more. Caroline blindly found a tree to lean against as she tried to catch her breath.

Another cold sensation made its way up her spine and she gulped.

"Caroline..." Garnet's voice whispered.

Caroline's eyes widened with fear, knowing that the strange woman was near. "What do you want from me?" she yelled into the darkness.

"You know exactly what I want from you," she whispered again.

Caroline shook her head, panic eminent in her voice, "No, I don't! Leave me alone you freak!"

Garnet's voice chuckled in Caroline's head and she grasped either side, shutting her ears but it was no use. Her body slid down to the ground against the tree trunk.

"Ugh, just stop!" Caroline pleaded. "This isn't real. This isn't real."

A cold wind picked up as the air grew colder near her. When Caroline opened her eyes, she came face to face with Garnet's haunting expression. She screamed, moving her hands frantically in front of her until the image dispersed.

She shot up shakily, continuing to blindly walk through the jumbled woods. She needed to get back to the hospital. She needed to escape this nightmare, this horror house.

A low growl stopped her from going any further. Caroline froze, her eyes darting in every direction until the pale moonlight revealed a set of glowing yellow eyes. She shook her head, backing up slowly. When she felt it right, she turned to start running again but instead tripped over a fallen tree branch.

Great. She thought. Smooth, Forbes.

The wolf edged near her, getting ready to launch at her when a blur attacked it from the side. It yelped until it ceased to move. When there was no more sound, she focused on what had attacked the wolf. It was that guy. But when he turned to face her, her eyes widened in fear at what she saw. Klaus's chin was dripping in crimson liquid, his own eyes a golden color. Below his eyes it looked like veins were popping out. Her eyes stared at his teeth. But they were no longer regular human teeth- they were fangs.

Caroline blinked, shaking her head, crawling away from him.

"Please, don't hurt me." she whispered. After a few seconds, Klaus's face returned back to normal.

"I'm sorry you had to see me like this but please, don't scream." he edged closer and she held out her hand, motioning him to halt.

"Stop! Don't get any closer. Just let me go."

Klaus shook his head, "Caroline... I now this looks insane-"

"Completely." She added.

"But you have to listen- you have to understand what just happened tonight."

"No." she answered sharply. "This isn't real. This is another one of my crazy dreams and any minute now, I'm going to wake up from this nightmare and everything will be fine. You aren't real."

Klaus lowered himself down to her level. In that one movement, his necklace hung out, catching Caroline's eyes.

His eyebrows scrunched in confusion as this girl's green eyes went from fear to confusion, to realization. They slowly moved up to meet his, her lips muttering only a few words.

"It's you."

"What?" he asked.

Caroline blinked rapidly, feeling lightheaded as her dream became a slow reality. It hadn't been a dream because somehow she'd foretold her future. That's why she had let him take charge back there. In her dream, she remembered a man defending her against the darkness- her protector.

But this isn't a dream. This is the real world where magic, ghosts, and werewolves don't exist!

Her mind felt fuzzy, heavy as she began to lose consciousness. All of the adrenaline was gone from her system, making her tired. She opened her mouth, her head turning to the side in puzzlement. "Who are you?"

Klaus watched as her eyes rolled to the back of her head before she was completely passed out cold.

This was his witch. The foretold chosen one that would either bring salvation or destruction to both worlds.

And she had absolutely no idea who she really was.

This isn't going to end pretty, he thought sourly, moving to carry Caroline's sleeping body up off of the ground with ease.

Garnet had failed tonight but that wouldn't stop her from coming after Caroline again.

No matter. he thought. I'll have to look after her.

He looked down at her sleeping face. She looked so innocent, so naive of the truth. Tonight she'd seen the tip of the iceberg and already he could tell it had been too much for her. He began to wonder if she could ever learn to accept her heritage. Could she survive in the supernatural world?

"This is the girl?" Elijah asked again as Klaus placed Caroline's sleeping body in an empty bed.

"For the last time Elijah, yes. This is her."

Elijah studied Caroline for a moment. "She's exquisite, Niklaus."

"She also has no idea that she's a witch." Klaus finished.

"Shame. At least you saved her from the likes of Garnet."

"It wasn't without a fight, believe me. That witch called werewolves."

"She called wolves?" Rebekah chimed in, an angry expression plastered on her face. "She's dead. Last time I checked, ghosts couldn't do that."

"She's gathering more power on the Otherside if she's strong enough to have her own wolf minions."

Rebekah's blue eyes darted to Caroline. "And what do you suppose we do with her? Keep her?"

"Exactly." Klaus said, grabbing a clean coat from a closet. "I have to run a few errands. Make sure she doesn't leave when she wakes."

"We can't keep her Nik! She'll have people looking for her!" Rebekah called out but it was no use. "He is so stubborn."

"You're one to talk." Elijah commented, shoving his hands in his pockets before walking off.

"Bonnie!" Elena shouted. "Have you seen Caroline?"

Bonnie shook her head. "I was hoping that maybe you had found her. She's not answering any of my calls..."

Elena's sympathetic brown eyes stared at her best-friend. "Do you think she...?"

"No." Bonnie quickly answered. "My Grams would've known if something supernatural had happened to her."

Elena sighed, running a hand through her hair. "We should've told her when we found out. I should have told her about Stefan-"

"And I should have told her about magic?" Bonnie added whimsically. "Elena. This is Caroline we're talking about. You know how fragile she's been for the past year. She wouldn't have handled it well."

Elena nodded. "I know, it's just... I can't help but feel like we could've helped more."

"I know. I feel bad too but give her time. Caroline always pulls through. No matter what."

"God," Elena huffed. "Where the hell could she be?"

Klaus arrived to his destination just as the sun was beginning to rise. He eyed the house warily before walking up the steps, one by one. When he came to the door, he knocked instead of ringing the doorbell.

The door opened slowly.

"Sheila."

Sheila Bennett sighed, blinking with tired eyes. "Klaus. To what do I owe this... Displeasure?"

"Always the sassy one, I see." Klaus stated. "I have Caroline."

Sheila stepped forward slightly. "You have who?"

"Caroline. I know that wasn't initially the plan but Garnet found her first."

Sheila gulped. "Did she manage to...?"

"No, no. I managed to get there just in time to stop it from happening. Rest assured that Devin is still dead."

"Thank you," she said. "But you realize you can't keep a teenager hostage in your mansion, right?"

Klaus smirked. "Yes, I realize that entirely. I just came to inform you that you should start telling her who she is. It's not helping anyone if she can't defend herself."

"I know. But with everything the child has been through... I couldn't find the courage."

"A little mishap hasn't stopped me, it's no excuse." he stated blandly, also stepping forward slightly. "She's an important asset to me, Sheila. She's the key to keeping me and my family safe from those two conniving devils. I've waited a thousand years for this. Don't screw it up because you felt sorry for her."

"You may be an Original but I'm not afraid of you," Sheila bit back. "You should know better than to threaten a Bennett witch."

"I saved your lineage, Sheila. I think you should know better than to break a deal with me."

"I'll uphold my side- but not for you. I'll train Caroline myself so that she learns to protect herself from you."

"You really don't trust me?" Klaus asked.

Sheila smirked. "Of course I don't. You might be half wolf but you're still a vampire."

Caroline was dreaming again.

It wasn't a nightmare like her usual dream. This one was a good thought- it was calm, it was familiar.

She dreamed of the stranger in the woods, Klaus. His face wasn't contorted, in fact, he seemed kind of sad as she walked to him quickly.

"Who are you?" She reiterated her previous question.

Klaus stared at her with solemn eyes. "You should know, Caroline."

Caroline shook her head. "But I don't and if you do, I really need you to tell me. Explain to me what's happening."

"I'm not sure how much I can tell you right now. If I reveal too much, it'll unbalance your time period."

"My time period?"

Klaus leaned forward, close enough where their chests touched. His lips pressed against Caroline's forehead before he placed his own forehead to hers.

"I let you down."

"What?" Caroline asked, lost.

"I let you down but know that I cared about you- that I'll always care about you. No matter how much you'll grow to hate me."

Caroline closed her eyes, feeling warmth. She hardly knew the guy... Then why did her heart beat faster with his every word? It's as if she'd known him all her life because the way he affected her was too surreal.

"I don't- I don't understand... This isn't real."

She felt him chuckle. "It is. You have no idea how much I want to tell you that this is all myth- that those horror stories your father used to tell you aren't real... But they are. Caroline, you have to hold on. You have to fight for what you want the most."

"I don't know what you're going on about." she stated sharply. "I just wish I could get some answers."

Dream Klaus squeezed her arms once. "I know. And you will in due time."

Dammit. Caroline thought dizzily. No one would answer anything that she asked and it was beginning to frustrate her and scare her all at the same time. There was a muffled noise in her right ear and she squinted, puzzled.

Caroline gasped as her eyes shot open to come face to face with Rebekah's curious blue eyes.

"I couldn't get her to do what you wanted me to," the young girl whispered in fear. The candles around her flickered with the sudden chill.

"You couldn't accomplish a simple task such as getting her to resurrect us?" a male voice echoed.

"I wasn't strong enough to keep Garnet on this side long enough and..." The young witch shook her head, eyes closed. "He was there. Klaus."

Garnet chuckled darkly. "Yes, yes. Niklaus. The stubborn one."

"Damn fool. He is still trying to stop us."

Garnet's voice floated faintly. "He's grown stronger."

"Of course he has. A thousand years of running from his own father did him justice."

"Devin-" Garnet began.

"Do not state what I already know." Devin hissed. "Under the circumstances and to his current knowledge, Mikael is his father, not me."

The young girl listening in to the spirits talking squirmed slightly. She wondered if it was even a good idea to be scheming with two of the darkest souls on the Otherside. After all, devilcraft was so risky- so easy to become an addiction... "The young priestess doesn't seem to have a clue who she is, master," she said at last.

Garnet replied, "It's true. She has no clue who she is."

"Then it should be easier to manipulate her at this point since she does not know who to trust."

Garnet chuckled. "Then we will try again tonight when the moon has reached its apex."

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