Chapter 13

A/N: This is an AU story for the vampire diaries. I do not own the vampire dairies.

Caroline bounded down the stairs and nearly ran into a smiling Klaus. She rolled her eyes.

"What are you smiling about?" She asked.

"You," She blushed slightly and gave him a small smile in return before they walked out the door. They were walking down the sidewalk and Caroline looked around.

"So any idea what this creature could be?" She asked. Klaus shook his head.

"I am not sure,"

"Do we have any idea what were looking for?" Klaus and Caroline entered the bar.

"Althea," He pointed to a woman with raven black hair and fixed green eyes. She looked perhaps in her early thirties or late twenties. She had cocoa brown tone skin and slender yet muscular body. Caroline couldn't help but think that she looked almost like a modern day gypsy or something. With the beads in her hair and a few white tattoos. "If there is anyone that might be an old enough witch to remember it's her." Caroline nodded. Klaus and Caroline made their way over. She didn't even have to look behind to know it was them.

"Klaus Mikaelson it has been a while. And Caroline Forbes, baby vampire of Mystic Falls welcome to New Orleans. You are quite brave to come here." She said. Caroline nodded. "I heard that the big bad hybrid was in town, I'm surprised you didn't look me up sooner." She muttered taking a sip of her drink. "So how may I help you? I suppose it must have everything to do with last night. Am I right?" Klaus nodded.

"Yes," She smiled and stood up. Caroline had only seen her from a distance but she was quite beautiful, Caroline kind of felt dull standing near here. She smirked.

"Let's see," She grabbed the pitcher of water and poured it in a bowl. "Do give me your hand Klaus," He nodded and put his hand in hers. Caroline looked at him and raised an eyebrow as she closed her eyes and began to chant. She let go of his hands. "I see, hmm not something that has been seen in almost eight hundred years." Althea raised her hand over the bowl of water, Caroline's eyes widened when she saw an image appear. "What you are dealing with is a Ghoul, a dead flesh eater, that only rises when called. Particular a witch of Black Magic, or necromancy. They are hunched over pale bodies looking so skinny as if they are starving. They are always hungry and never can satisfy their hunger. But can only hunt at night. Ghouls particular go after vampires or werewolves more than humans. Most think humans, but it is quite the opposite, to them a vampire's or werewolves skin is more…appetizing. Plus giving them more abilities then they already have. A vampire's speed and strength sometimes they can develop fangs. As for a werewolf they could only get the canines and deadly bite. The Ghoul also has sharp long claws that help rip the flesh off the body of its prey. And their sharp teeth rip through anything. By the way this one seemed to take down a vampire so quick I would say that it has somewhat enhanced abilities such as speed."

"How do we kill it?" Klaus asked.

"Fire, or decapitate it. And you better do it tonight." She said. "According to this, the Ghoul's next target for its hunger is three vampires from the French Quarter, if you don't do it tonight then it may be strong enough to go after your brother next. Elijah may be an original but each life it takes of a vampires only eating its skin makes it stronger and more powerful. Elijah could probably fend it off, and may not be killed. But this is what would happen, if it even had a bite of his skin." Caroline already felt skin imagining something feeding off skin. It was just nasty to think about. She could see the Ghoul being able to resurrect two more Ghouls. "You best fix the problem it goes after Elijah and you too." Klaus nodded.

"Thank you Althea." He said and turned to leave. Caroline moved to follow him when she grabbed her arm and turned her to her.

"Betrayal is the worst thing to do to someone." She said. Caroline looked at her confused. Before she let go of her and disappeared into the shadows.

Klaus and Caroline were making their way through the cemetery following the directions that Althea had given him. Caroline was distracted by the words that the witch Althea had said. It made her uncomfortable. Did she mean something? She wasn't sure? She hadn't realized Klaus had been talking to her until he touched her shoulder.

"Caroline," She shook her head.

"Yeah," She said.

"Were here." She looked around finding that they were at a grave. Althea had told them that after sunset the Ghoul would rise from the grave and find its next meal. On the way to the cemetery Klaus had retrieved gasoline and some matches. Caroline had told him though that he could decapitate it with his mere hand. The plan was simple. Klaus would fight off the Ghoul while Caroline would try to get some gasoline on it before lighting it up. That way the Ghoul would burn. "You alright love?" He asked. She nodded

"Have you ever seen a Ghoul?" Klaus shook his head.

"There was a time when they were around but at my time they were becoming extinct. Though my mother had mentioned them. Witches were said to rise them to cause chaos and rise the one of a dead loved one to make the family cursed or supposedly." Klaus explained. The sun finally set and there was a hiss through the night. Caroline looked around, Klaus stood more in front of her and listened to the animalistic growls. Slowly descended out of the shadows came the figure of a man but skinny as if a skeleton with pale skin just like Althea said. There weren't any eyes just pits of darkness. Klaus gripped a stake in his hand, his idea was to basically pin the creature to the ground long enough for Caroline to burn it. The creature screeched and launched itself at Klaus. Klaus being faster flashed around grabbing it by its leg and tossing it against a mausoleum wall causing a dent. Caroline was grabbing the gasoline as Klaus was keeping it distracted. She waited for the opportunity moment. Klaus throw it to the ground grasping the stake and stabbed it in the abdomen hard enough that it went into the ground. Caroline took this time to spill the gasoline over it. Before tossing the matches to Klaus who was about to lit one when the creature freed and knocked Klaus back and turned to Caroline. She put herself in a defensive position ready to fight, she had managed to kick it back. It moved to go at her again when it burst into flames. It screamed and staggered back and forth before finally falling to the ground unmoving. Klaus stood behind it tossing the other match away thinking that he would have had to use it. Caroline and Klaus watched to make sure that the creature was truly dead, before Klaus made a call to Marcel telling him that the creature was dead. Caroline moved to the mausoleum where Klaus had thrown the Ghoul when she saw some mark or symbol there. She didn't know what it meant but she could smell it because it was written in blood. Klaus hung up the phone and Caroline spoke.

"Klaus," Klaus turned to her and moved to where she stood. "What does that mean?" She knew that he had read witchcraft over the centuries, I mean he was able to read Aramaic. Klaus shook his head and stared at the symbol.

"I'm not sure."

Notes: So here is another chapter. Klaus and Caroline worked together to kill the Ghoul, a flesh eater. The symbol on the wall, hmm what could it mean? Don't forget Althea, that won't be the last of her. Review please.

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