Hey guys, I just wanted to give a quick update since Story B has been lacking. I'm writing a lot but the next two chapters probably won't be done until the wee hours of the morning so here's just a little something :) I hope you like it! I'll update both stories tomorrow, things get crazyyy! 3 I love you all and your reviews, they motivate me :)

Chapter 18B

Liz was running as fast as she could. She had to get out so that she could get help. Damon, Stefan, Tyler, anyone. That was her baby in there. Her baby girl had just traded herself, just given herself up to that monster.

"No! Caroline, get out of here, Kol could be anywhere, you have to get out-" Liz pleaded through thick bars. Caroline reached for them and screamed in pain when she recoiled, her hands burning with vervain. She stepped back and started pacing, trying to figure out what she could do. Kol would find her out soon, it was a miracle he wasn't here already…

"No mom, I'm not leaving you here. Kol can't do anything to me-"

"Oh, I wouldn't say that, love," Caroline turned around with a start at the sound of his dark voice. Everything about him was dark and menacing in here, but Caroline had to face him. If only she had brought him to help…

Kol stepped out from a dark part of the caves twirling a stake in his hand. Caroline started to plan out how she could get the stake from him but he seemed to read her mind.

"Uh-uh, sweet Caroline, don't even think about it. Besides the fact that I'm much, much stronger than you, one move and I could have your poor mother killed, or, I don't know I could of course torture her first-"

"You sick bastard" Caroline could feel tears brimming at her eyes but she kept control. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

Kol looked at her with a disapproving eye, but quickly chuckled, that same evil sound behind it. "Not very nice words, Caroline, you should be more polite, all I wanted to do was take you out. You just need to…loosen up." He said, and before she could respond he was in front of her, snapping her arm so that the bone broke.

"Caroline!" Liz screamed, but she was easily ignored by Kol, who spun the stake around in his hands and smiled as Caroline struggled, immediately feeling her body start to heal.

Kol picked her up with no effort, plunging the stake just an inch from her heart, earning an agonizing scream from a suffering Caroline who couldn't help but long for nothing else but Klaus in the moment. If only he was with her here, they could protect each other. That's all they needed, really. No matter what her friends thought, no matter what her mom or anyone else thought, she just wanted to be with him. He was probably waiting for her at his house, little did he know she was being tortured by his brother, but at least it was her and not anyone else. If everyone else was safe she would understand sacrificing herself for the cause, she could understand why Elena wanted that. And yet, Caroline still couldn't help the feeling that if she did die, Klaus' humanity would die along with her…

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now, love. My brother should would get a kick out of it, I'm sure. You two have grown close, haven't you? Did he introduce you to Maggie? Artie?" Caroline refused to look at him, she just wanted it to be over. Pain was taking over her body, filling her every bloodstream, and she wouldn't die the victim of Kol's games.

"Ahh, see, I can see it in your eyes. You should have known, love, everywhere Niklaus goes, everyone he touches, they suffer." Kol said, twisting the stake just that much closer to Caroline's heart. She groaned in pain, no match for the strength of an original.

"Well then why don't you make him suffer?" Caroline said when inspiration finally hit her. "Take me instead of my mom. Surely you'd get to torture him more if you use me, torture me. Let her go, Kol, we all know I'm better."

Just as Liz was out, the sunlight hit her and she was momentarily stunned, long enough for her to be grabbed from behind with a hand over her mouth. She started to scream but turned around to see Damon with his finger pressed against his lips. Thank God. He was here to help. She nodded and he released her, turning her back around to see Elijah and Rebekah standing along with him.

"We're going in to get Caroline, you have to go with Elijah and Rebekah, they'll take you somewhere safe before we go in-" Damon started before Liz interrupted him in desperation.

"No, I'll help. I can't leave Caroli-"

"Liz, really not the time to argue right now." Damon quickly told her before Elijah, gently of course, took her hand and he and Rebekah led her away. Damon let out a sigh, silently wondering how Elena got him to do these things. At least he could convince her to stay out of it this time.

"What am I getting myself into?" He asked with a groan before jumping down into the darkness.