Author's Note: Thank you everyone who read and reviewed last chapter! I'm really excited to get to the next few chapters I have to say. I have spring break next week so hopefully I'll have time to write. I'm hoping to update before next sunday though. Anyway I just wanted to say I'm sorry if you find the story boring, but sometimes it takes time to get to the juicy parts, to have a really good story you need build up. There will be tension and fighting later on, but you guys have to remember Caroline is human and ignorant of what's actually going on so if she's getting attention from a man who shows her only one sweet side she'd going to be wooed, just saying she's a nieve person at this time. I'm trying to write her as closely to season 1 care as i can and once the story goes on she'll transition, but in my head as a female if a hot dude who shows me a sweet side of himself to me and is hitting on me I'll be wooed. Also for Stefan I'm trying to write him as he was in the flashbacks and totally obbsessed with Katherine so if he's ooc i apologize just like Care. Thank you for your opinions i appreciate them and i'll try to make the story less boring, but like i said it takes time to get to the juicy bits. ANyway thanks again for reviewing and let me know what you think of this chapter! Please review!

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Chapter 8 She Sees Them

The grin on Klaus's face stayed put until he returned to the Fell mansion. He had almost forgotten about Elijah's mission in lieu of Caroline's lips on his own. But the scene of his brother reading in the living room was enough to remind him of his own mission, which he'd been sidetracked from because of Caroline. Klaus smirked at the image of his brother reading on the love seat before him.

"What did you find?" Klaus asked coming into the living room.

He watched Elijah pause in his readings and look over at him with a cool expression.

"Nothing much." Elijah said vaguely.

"Nothing? What of the figure in the window? Or—"

"I didn't find anything Niklaus, except some nosey maids." Elijah said his voice low and unthreatening.

Klaus narrowed his eyes at his brother. "You found nothing?"

"Except nosey maids, yes. There was nothing."

"What about Katerina?" Klaus asked his voice disbelieving that his brother had found nothing. He had seen that woman in the window, he had felt someone watching him he was almost positive it was Katerina.

"She wasn't there, Niklaus. Do you really think it would be that simple? That the girl you fancy is living under the same roof as the woman you desire to torture." Elijah asked setting his book down and leveling his gaze upon Klaus.

Klaus stared at his brother for a moment his eyes guarded and his mind turning over his words. "I don't fancy anyone." He said after a long tense silence.

Elijah smirked at him and raised an eyebrow. "And what of the Salvatore girl? You've been spending time with her. I heard what Rebekah said to you, brother."

Klaus narrowed his eyes at him. "I don't fancy any girl, Elijah."

"Really?"

"Really."

"My previous question still remains, brother, what are you doing with her then?"

Klaus shrugged and looked away from him, "She's just a means to an end. Chase her, sleep with her, discard her. There's nothing new about that game."

Elijah's smirk widened as he heard the uncertainty in his brother's voice. He knew Niklaus's tendencies and courting a girl was not something he did. He generally took a few days to woo them and then they were putty in his hands. He'd been entertaining Caroline for longer than a few days. He had heard Rebekah telling him off and while he was searching for a book in Niklaus's room he'd come across some sketches of the girl. Numerous and detailed sketches.

Elijah wasn't stupid, he knew his brother and he knew what was happening to him. He just wondered if Niklaus realized it. He didn't really know the girl, except she was human, beautiful, and Katerina was living with her, but he just didn't understand why she'd caught Niklaus's eye. All he knew was that his brother had an obsession and was valiantly denying it.

"I see." Elijah said standing up and picking up his book.

Klaus scowled. "She is. Now you didn't find Katerina?"

"I just said that didn't I?"

"Well where do you think she is?"

Elijah shrugged and began to walk out of the room.

"Elijah…" Klaus said trailing off.

Elijah glanced over his shoulder and waited for his brother to continue.

"Do you still love her?" Klaus asked bluntly.

Elijah smiled slightly. "Why do you ask such a question, Niklaus?"

"Do you know where she is? Are you lying?" Klaus demanded to know.

Elijah sighed, "I am your brother, you're flesh. I do not know where she is and I do not love her. She was…a mistake. Now do not be so paranoid, brother. We'll find her." Elijah said before leaving the room. Klaus watched him go wondering where they would go from here with the search for Katerina.

Caroline was eagerly getting ready for her tea with Klaus that afternoon. She was humming a little tune as she applied some blush to her cheeks and sighing happily as her mind replayed the kiss in her mind. She had never felt this way about a man before and here she was swooning over Klaus. Not just swooning, but day dreaming, over analyzing, and obsessing about Klaus. She wondered ideally if this was what love was, but she figured it was still too early to tell.

There was a knock on her door and Bonnie's voice floated through the wood. Caroline excitedly opened the door and let her friend inside.

"Bonnie! Where've you been?" Caroline asked smiling at her.

Bonnie smiled back hesitantly. "Working. Why are you so happy?"

"I kissed Mr. Mikaelson last night!" Caroline gushed before turning around and asking for help with her gown. Bonnie stared at her Caroline's back for a moment surprised and a little conflicted as she heard her words. She began to slowly tie the back of the dress choosing her words carefully.

"Caroline…" Bonnie said quietly wondering how to proceed with what she really wanted to say.

Caroline stiffened sensing her friend's unhappiness. She swiftly turned around ignoring her half done up dress.

"What is it?" Caroline asked staring at her friend with wide eyes. "Do you think what I did was improper? Do you think he thinks I'm a harlot? Or easy? Do you—"

"Caroline—"

"That probably wasn't smart of me. I'm always doing such silly stupid things! I am so inappropriate sometimes! But Bonnie! I don't want him to tire of me! Do you think he's tired of me? I mean—"

"Caroline—"

"What if he doesn't really like me at all! What if I got the wrong impression and we were just going as friends last night? What if he's already betrothed or—"

"Caroline—!"

"I mean Rebekah did say he was a—"

There was a loud knock on the door interrupting the two girls. Caroline looked over at Bonnie who shrugged and went to open the door a crack to see who it was. On the other side was Stefan looking uneasy.

"Stefan!" Bonnie said confused and he smiled politely at her before pushing the door open some more so he could come in.

"I need to speak to my sister." Stefan said shifting anxiously.

Bonnie looked over at Caroline who shrugged and nodded. Bonnie gave Stefan and uneasy look feeling something off about him. She knew he'd been spending a lot of time with Katherine and he was probably being compelled. As far as she could tell he wasn't a vampire yet, but there was still something off about him. She glanced over at Caroline as she left and was calmed slightly to see her friend smile at her. She stood outside the door ready to help if something did happen.

Before Katherine had arrived Stefan would've never hurt anyone, but since he'd been put under the vampire's spell his behavior had increased in oddness to the point that Bonnie didn't want to be around him. She nervously stood outside wondering what Stefan wanted to say.

Inside the room Caroline sat upon her bed and waited for her brother to begin talking, but instead he began to pace the length of the room.

"What's wrong?" Caroline asked when Stefan still hadn't begun to speak.

"I…I'm not sure how to tell you this." Stefan said pacing anxiously.

"What is it? Should I get father?" Caroline asked standing up.

"No!" Stefan said grabbing her arms and forcing her back onto the bed.

"Stefan! What's the matter?" Caroline asked growing scared by his actions.

Stefan let out a breath trying to calm down and sat next to her on the bed. "Have you ever wanted something so badly you'd do anything for it?" he asked staring into his sister's eyes.

"I don't…I don't know." Caroline mumbled not sure where he was going with this.

"I love Katherine, Caroline." Stefan said.

"Uh…ok…I figured." She said confused.

"No I mean love her a lot. I'd do anything for her."

"…ok…"

"I mean anything…including things I'm not proud of."

"What are you trying to tell me?"

"Damon loves her too."

Caroline looked away nodding slowly. "I know."

"You know I love both you and him, you're my blood…but there are some things stronger than family, Care." Stefan said quietly.

Caroline's head shot up her eyes wide as she took in his words. "You'd choose her over us?" she whispered alarmed.

Stefan looked away from her not being able to take the hurt in her eyes. "Father wants me to work for his business. He wants me to be just like him. I don't want that though. I want Katherine. I love Katherine and—"

"And what? And what, Stefan? What's so great about Katherine?" Caroline demanded to know growing angry.

"She's different, Care! She's just different! Amazing and funny and—"

"She's manipulating you! Both of you! She puts you guys against one another and she'd conniving and—" Caroline tried to say wanting her brother to see the truth about the woman he claimed to love.

"No! No! Don't say that! It's not true!" Stefan yelled standing up and beginning to pace again.

"Why are you telling this to me?" Caroline asked exasperated.

"We want to leave." Stefan said bluntly.

Caroline frowned, "leave? And go where?"

"Anywhere. Katherine has connections."

"Connections? She has connections? What is she a spy or something?" Caroline asked rolling her eyes.

"No she's…she's special." Stefan said clearing his throat.

Caroline stared at him in disbelief for a moment. "Ok…Stefan…obviously you've been indulging too much in Damon's whiskey supply so…I'm going to finish getting ready for my date and then we can talk more once Mr. Mikaelson leaves." Caroline said shaking her head at her brother's odd behavior. She went to stand up and then too quickly she was back on the bed having been pushed down by her brother. Her eyes widened in alarm and she stared at her brother.

"What was that for?" she asked annoyed.

"You have to listen to me, Care! She's special! I can't tell you how because she told me not to, but you have to help us." Stefan said in agitation.

"Help you how?"

"We want to leave."

"I got that part."

"We can't leave."

"Why not? Because you feel guilty?"

Stefan shook his head so violently Caroline rolled her eyes.

"Hurry up, I don't have time for this. Why is she so special? And why can't you leave if you want to run away so badly and taint our family name?"

"I can't tell you, but we need your help."

"No."

"Why? She's trapped here."

"I don't care. She's an awful person." Caroline said pushing her brother to the side and going to her mirror to finish getting ready. She'd ask Bonnie to come back in once Stefan calmed down.

"You should! If she doesn't get blood she'll go crazy and kill us." Stefan blurted out making Caroline whip around to look at him with wide eyes.

"Are you going crazy, Stefan? What is she telling you?" Caroline asked confused and scared.

"She told me last night a man came to her, an old friend. He's going to bring her to her death if I don't get her help and you're the only person who can help me. Please, as my sister. Help me." Stefan asked taking her hand and squeezing it.

"Why don't you ask Damon?" Caroline asked afraid for her brother.

"He loves her. He wants her for himself. Please Caroline this man is going to kill her. We need to help her escape."

Caroline thought about what her brother was telling her not sure what she should do. Obviously Stefan was going crazy, she could tell by the way he wasn't making sense, perhaps Katherine was feeding him lies, she didn't know. But he was her brother and she wanted to help him, besides it would get Katherine away from her.

"Fine." she said squeezing his hand back and going to look in the mirror to finish getting ready.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked looking in the mirror at him.

"I'll let you know." He said before kissing her on the forehead and leaving as quickly as he came in. She stared at the mirror for a moment before Bonnie came in quietly and helped her finish getting ready.

"What was that about?" Bonnie asked softly.

"Stefan's gone mad, I think." Caroline said trying to be casual about it.

"Mad? Like crazy?" Bonnie asked confused.

Caroline nodded feeling sad for her brother. "He thinks Katherine's in trouble or some such none sense. He says a man's after her and she needs to escape." Caroline said quietly.

Bonnie frowned. "I don't understand."

"Neither do I." Caroline said. "Maybe they need something to cheer them up. Maybe since father is going away we should have a party. A nice dinner party, you know parties always cheer me up so I think it'll help. We could invite the Mikaelsons perhaps all eight of us could have dinner. I think that would cheer Stefan up or at least Katherine since she's been hiding inside for days now." Caroline mused.

"Caroline…" Bonnie said thinking that idea was terrible. She knew why Stefan was 'going crazy.' She knew she had better tell Caroline the truth before she got more mixed up in all of this.

"I don't think it's a good idea." Bonnie said finishing tying her dress.

"Of course it is! Everyone needs a party to cheer up. It'll be fun. Father leaves tonight. Maybe Mr. Donovon could come too, but not Vicky. I dislike her." Caroline rambled already mentally planning the party.

"Of course you could be a guest as well." She added smiling at Bonnie.

Bonnie frowned, "Caroline there's something you should know."

"What?" Caroline asked confused.

"Perhaps you should sit down. There's a lot you need to—" Bonnie began but was cut off by another knock at the door this time it was Giuseppe.

"Caroline, Mr. Mikaelson is downstairs for you." her father said as Caroline exited her room.

"Thanks!" She said kissing him on the cheek and going to the stairs. She paused and then turned around and went back to him batting her eyelashes. "Father would it be ok, if we had a dinner party tomorrow while you're in Richmond?" Caroline asked smiling up at him.

Giuseppe frowned in consideration. "I suppose since your brothers are here what's the worst that could happen…alright, yes. But not too many people."

Caroline squealed and hugged him tightly before kissing him on the cheek and descending the stairs. Bonnie staring after her in horror wondering what kind of situation her friend was getting them all into.

Caroline hurried down the stairs filled with excitement as she came to greet Klaus in the parlor. Klaus was sitting there stiffly as Damon glared at him from over the top of his tumbler.

"Mr. Mikelson." Caroline said curtsying for him.

Klaus grinned at her and stood up. "Ms. Salvatore."

"I've arranged for us to have tea in the garden." She said smiling sweetly at him and ignoring her brother's glare at her back.

"Lovely." Klaus said eager to get her alone.

"I didn't know you had a date today, Care." Damon said interrupting their sweet moment.

Caroline glanced over at him with a frown. "Isn't it too early to be drunk, Damon?"

"It's 5 somewhere." He said with a shrug.

She rolled her eyes and offered Klaus a smile. "Follow me please." She said turning and leaving the room with her drunken brother.

"Watch your eyes Mikaelson." Damon called after him drunkenly.

Klaus gritted his teeth trying not to respond to the eldest Salvatore.

"Is your brother always drunk in the afternoon?" Klaus asked walking beside her outside and into the garden in the backyard.

She huffed, "he's been in a mood these last few weeks." She said vaguely.

"He loves a girl who doesn't love him back." She added sitting at the already set tea table.

Klaus smirked hearing that. "I know how that is." He mumbled sitting across from her.

"Do you?" she asked surprised and a little jealous that he had loved someone either recently or in the past. Or even now. Her previous doubts and insecurities were bubbling to the surface.

He looked up and into her face seeing vulnerability there. His heart squeezed uncomfortably at the look of pain there and he had the unfamiliar feeling of wanting to sooth her pain. He didn't want her to hurt he wanted to see her smile.

"When I was young my brother and I loved the same woman. She chose my brother. But she made me think for a long time that she had feelings for me." Klaus said quietly remembering bitterly his youth with Tatia.

She looked at him sympathetically and moved her hand to touch his in a tender gesture wanting to sooth his pain. "I'm sorry, that must have been very hard to see especially with a brother." She said squeezing his hand lightly before letting go and picking the kettle up to pour them some tea. He watched her wanting to feel her warm hand back on his. The light touches of her skin against his made unfamiliar emotions stir inside him making him uncomfortable.

"You should actually talk to my brothers about your experience. They're going through the same thing." She added throwing him a smile as she set the tea kettle down.

"Oh? Is it your guest the one they fancy?" Klaus asked curiously.

She nodded rolling her eyes. "I don't see it, honestly. I find her conniving and manipulating. As a matter of fact before you got here Stefan came to me babbling about saving her. I think he's going crazy because of his love for her. Really weird." She said shaking her head and sipping her tea.

Klaus frowned, "going crazy because of his love for her? Is that possible?" Klaus asked laughing.

Caroline shrugged, "I guess so. It's happening to Stefan. He seems to think she's in trouble."

"Really?" he asked interestedly.

"Mhm. It's weird. I think he's just going stir crazy from caring for her. She's been sick. So I was thinking of having a party tomorrow if you and your family would like to come. It'll just be Damon, Stefan, Katherine and I and your family. No one else. Oh! Except Bonnie." She said smiling hopefully at him.

Klaus grinned wolfishly. "Wouldn't miss it." He said his mind working a mile a minute as he thought about what Caroline had told him.

They were quiet for a moment each sipping their tea and eating their biscuits.

"I had fun last night." Klaus said bashfully.

"I did too. Minus Mr. Lockwood. I don't know what his deal is." Caroline said annoyed.

"Yes, he does seem to fancy you." Klaus said jealousy leaking into his tone.

Caroline smiled at him and reached her hand across the table to touch his again. He eagerly wrapped his fingers around hers and held on tightly the feelings in his chest stirring again and making his stomach wriggle with nerves.

"I like spending time with you, Caroline." Klaus said quietly.

She grinned widely at him. "I like it too, Klaus." She said using his first name for the first time. She blushed deeply at that and covered her mouth in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry that was inappropriate of me." She said looking away.

Klaus chuckled and with his other hand tilted her head to look at him. "No. I like when you say my name. Although perhaps you could call me Nik instead, the people I'm closest to call me Nik." He said gently.

Her blush deepened, "but we haven't known each other for that long."

He looked into her eyes taking in the bright shade of blue and committing it to memory so he could paint her sitting here with the sun at her back. She looked nothing short of perfect.

"I like what I do know though. You're wonderful, smart, beautiful, and full of light. I fancy you, Caroline." He said charmingly.

She smiled so brightly back at him he could feel it inside of him. He wanted to kiss her at that moment, but didn't want to rush things.

She was speechless not knowing what to say. So instead she leaned forward and kissed him in plain sight. She didn't care if anyone saw them in that moment all she wanted was to experience what she had last night. When their lips touched she felt her body come alive and she felt so many unknown feelings course through her. She felt hungry for more and when he caressed his tongue against her lips she opened her mouth to him without thinking. The kiss was full of hope for the future and desire to explore one another's bodies. She was the first to break away breathing heavily and wanting to kiss him again.

"I like you too." She said giggling and then leaning back, but Klaus was quick and wrapped his hand around her neck to bring her down for another kiss. They melted into one another their kisses sweet and full of yearning.

They were so wrapped up in one another neither of them noticed the figure standing in the window watching them. Katherine smirked as she watched Caroline and Klaus in the garden kissing a devious plan forming in her head.

(A/n: Let me know what you think! Please review! So...next chapter is the dinner party, Katherine's plan, and will Klaus finally get Katherine? Also there will be kennet and the beginnings of some Stebekah.)