Chapter 17
He moved through the forest rough and loud, knocking into trees. He normally was quite as to not disturb a thing, to sneak up on his prey. He was normally elegant and almost poised but now nothing was normal. Klaus was pissed. He finally made it to the house and crashed through the door. He moved quickly up the stairs and to the room he was staying in. He reached for a pair of pants and slide then up his legs.
What was wrong with him? What was he thinking?
"Sir.". He heard a voice behind him. One of his men. "Is everything ok?". Klaus whipped around and looked at him, fire in his eyes.
"Clean this place up. We are leaving.". He ordered grabbing a shirt and preparing to put it on. He stopped. It smelled like Caroline. He threw the shirt down on the bed and found another.
"And what about Miss Caroline?" Klaus did not look at him.
"Caroline will not be joining us." He said coldly.
"But..." he started. Klaus turned and glared at him menacingly. "Did she decided to not come Sir?"
"I decided for her." said Klaus
"So then why did you go through with the spell Sir?" Klaus' body tensed. He took a deep breath and exhaled sharply.
"Leave me." He growled, his eyes dark and angry.
He knew why he went through the spell. He loved her. And that thought made him more angry. He clenched his fists and shut his eyes.
He always believe that feeling love was weak and he was not weak. Or he made himself believe that love was weakness. Centuries of women…using them, doing what he wished and then leaving them, never getting close enough to feel anything like this. And the women never got close to him, never felt anything more for him then the moment. Until Caroline. Caroline changed a lot for him quickly and he was not prepared for it. When she said she loved him emotions that Klaus had long buried came to the surface again. He knew he loved her and would do anything for her. This was his first shot at doing the right thing for once. Caroline was good and beautiful and kind even as a vampire. Different then what he was used to. Klaus was mean and cruel and evil and he was not worthy of her love. Seeing her looking at him with the love in her eyes ripped whatever good was left inside of him and pulled it screaming to the surface. All he wanted to do was be with Caroline. He ached for her every minute. So why did he go to her the way he did? Why did he torture her how he did? He remembered the fire dying in her when he said he could not be with her and it tore at him.
She loved him. Why did she go and do that for? Why did she say that? How could she love him? He was horrible.
Klaus felt a burning in his throat, like bile rising. He left the room and ran down stairs. His men were working to clean the house they had borrowed.
"Listen to me." he said loudly. "Clean this and leave this town. I no longer require your services." Klaus turned and disappeared out the door.
Caroline stood for a while stunned. He left. How could he have left her? He loved her. He said it. She heard it. But he left her alone. The sun started to creep over the hill and the surrounding area started to lighten from black to bluish. Caroline started to walk slowly through the thick brush. As she got closer to the top of the hill the knot in her stomach grew larger and harder. She heard them calling out for her. She could hear them walking, almost running through the trees. She could smell them… Bonnie, Elena and Jeremy. Crap Elena was there. She did not want to see Elena now. She wanted to turn and run away from Mystic Falls but she caught a glimpse in the distance of a figure. She knew it was Damon and she knew he saw her too. She made her way into the clearing. Damon had already told them he had seen her. Bonnie ran to her and hugged her first. Then Elena.
"Are you ok?" she asked. "I thought you were dead Caroline."
"Not entirely." she said dryly.
Elena finally let go of her and Caroline stepped back from them. She felt Damon and Stefan staring at her. She tried to ignore them.
"So where is lover boy Caroline?"
"Shut up Damon."
"Come on Care. What happened? Did he change his mind?"
"Damon." she glared at him.
"What did you think was going to happen Caroline?"
Caroline lunged at Damon but was caught by Stefan. Her fangs were out and she was snarling. She looked at Stefan and then stopped. The look in his eyes was one of disappointment and Caroline was hurt.
Elena walked towards Caroline and put her arm around her. "Damon stop it." He leaned back and rested his back on a near by tree.
Elena was trying to be understanding. And Caroline was to believe she was sorry.
Bonnie walked over Caroline and took her hand. Caroline pulled it away quickly. She couldn't help but wonder if the spell had gone wrong because of Bonnie. Had she done it right? Had she tricked her?
"Caroline." Bonnie said. "Don't be angry at me. I did what I could. I am not sure why it didn't work."
"I didn't work because you didn't want it to." Caroline snapped.
"Caroline." Bonnie yelled back at her. Caroline advanced quickly on Bonnie. Jeremy moved and stood between the two girls. He covered Bonnie, protecting her. Caroline stopped suddenly. She could not believe she was going to attack one of her best friends. She hung her head and raised her hands to her face.
Bonnie stepped towards her and touched her fingers lightly to Caroline's hand. Caroline dropped her hands and pulled Bonnie into a hug.
"I followed the potion. I studied that spell. I knew every word. I don't know what happened." she whispered into Caroline's ear. Bonnie hugged her tighter.
"I guess he didn't want it enough." said Caroline. She felt her insides go icy cold. Everything they had done, everything they had been through and he didn't want it enough. Caroline wanted to shut down. She didn't want to feel the pain she was feeling. Shut out her emotions, be more like Klaus.
She loosened her grip on Bonnie then let her arms fall to her sides. Bonnie moved back and looked up at Caroline.
Bonnie was alarmed by the look in her eyes, or lack there of. For the first time in as long as Bonnie had known her she saw nothing in her eyes. No light no life no Caroline.