Chapter Nineteen

I awoke with a groan later on, lying in some midnight woods.

"What the hell-?" I breathed, then I heard a voice say.

"He was very clear that I had to save you too."

I spun around to see Elijah leaning against a tree. "Get lost!" I snarled, getting up, rubbing my head a little. Elijah sighed. "I'd stay here if I were you."

"Where's Niklaus?" I asked, getting up as I heard a yell of pain echo from somewhere near, and I recognized it.

"What-?" I said in shock, starting forwards, but the Original grabbed me and said swiftly. "He's changing. Stay away or he'll kill you."

I just pulled away and ran towards the screams.

Oh I found him alright, his forehead against the earthy ground, a shudder wracking through him as he hit the floor in raging pain.

"Klaus-?" I asked, rather timidly, wondering just how much control he had left. His head snapped to me now, and he got up, going in near enough horror and shock.

"Claudia... get out of here now!"

"But-?"

He took my face in his hands, his eyes yellower than ever.

"Run." he breathed, then tripped backwards as a violent snarl ripped through him, and I watched, paralyzed, as he tore through his clothes, then his skin as he fully changed.

I backed off now as the wolf advanced on me, hackles raised and long canines bared.

Oh crap-!

"Klaus, it's me... It's Claudia." I hesitantly said as it stopped, staring at me with almost narrowed eyes. "It's me-" I said, kneeling down and letting him walk forwards and butt my hand with his nose, a low whine in his throat. But then, as if I could sense the sudden change in him, he snarled, causing me to run like he had told me to.

Like I should have done in the first place.

I ran as fast as I could through the midnight woods, my heart pounding against my chest. I stopped now as the pounding paws that were chasing me faded.

I gasped quietly, hiding behind a tree as they approached once more.

He was stalking me. And he didn't even realize it was me enough to try and control himself. Klaus was going to tear me apart if he caught me...

A literal game of cat and mouse.

Or of werewolf and vampire...

I looked behind the tree now and gasped as he stalked towards me, that growl reverbarating through his massive chest.

"Klaus, please! God, just get some control back!" I yelled at him, but he went for me faster than I could run, and his canines buried themselves into my arm, making me scream.

But suddenly, Klaus yelped as he went smashing into the tree opposite, causing it to crash.

"Are you an idiot!" Elijah almost yelled at me now as he grabbed my arm and made me run faster than I had ever done in my life.

But I did glance back once as I heard the low whine.

My God that had been too close...

-FORSAKEN-

I was sat in a hut now on the edge of the woods, letting Elijah bandage my arm. "Werewolf bites are fatal." I said now, staring at my arm, the horrible gash that had now appeared on it.

He sighed, tying it off. "Klaus has a cure. Just... wait until he changes back."

"When dawn comes?"

Elijah was silent, then-

"I'm not sure. He's a hybrid... it could be longer. it's been a thousand years. Situations are liable to change."

I was silent, then nodded. "Thank you for saving me."

The Original scoffed. "Don't know why I should have bothered. But Klaus told me to keep you safe. Part of the deal."

"Deal?"

"My family? I'm sure you know where they are, correct?"

Oh I knew.

"No" I sighed, checking the bandage was tight enough. "Klaus made me forget everytime he mentioned the place. In case you ever got hold of me. Insurance."

Elijah sighed. "I suspected."

We were both silent now, then I asked. "What do we do?"

He sighed and got up. "Niklaus is going to kill. There's no stopping him..." he grabbed his coat and pulled it on. "Someone has to clear up after him."

"Tell me about it. I used to do that."

"Same." Elijah admitted, then chucked me my coat. "Coming then?"

I nodded and got up, going. "At least we can grab a bottle of Bourbon or something huh? I might grow to like you if I'm drunk."

"I'm not betting on that."

-FORSAKEN-

Oh we found out where the lone wolf was straight away- follow the screams.

The village had ran into the woods, and Klaus was hunting them down, one by one.

The village itself was total carnage, almost like the battle of Carthage gone 21st Century. Blood... everywhere. Men, women and children had been slain.

The sight even shocked me, who had caused a great deal similar.

"Holy-!" I breathed, eyes wide at the sight.

"Not pretty hmm?" Elijah sighed, then said. "We'll put them all in the town square, burn them all. Seems neater than burying..." I nodded.

"There's too many to bury."

We were silent as another scream echoed from the woods, then I bent down and dragged a body of a young woman towards the square.

This was going to be a long and bloody job alright.

Later that day, Klaus didn't change back.

"How long?" I asked Elijah who shook his head. "I don't know. But-" he raised a hand and lowered my bandage. "If it's not soon, you will be in real danger."

I hissed in pain as the bite twinged, making me let go of the body I was dragging.

"Leave it, I'll finnish off." Elijah sighed, grabbing the body and pulled it over to the rest of the pile.

"Few more in the woods we can leave, but that's it." He now sighed, pulling a lighter from inside his coat, then walked over to a door and pulled out a can of petrol, chucking its contents onto the pile.

I sighed as he threw it onto the mass, making it roar up into flames so bright that it made me blink.

But now I frowned at the silence from the woods- no more paws, just half toned yells of pain.

"He's turning back." I realized, then ran towards the danger, not from it.

-FORSAKEN-

I watched now as he started to painfully change back, his paws turning into hands, ears shrinking and tail vanishing as he collapsed onto the earthy ground, totally out of it.

As I stepped forwards, Elijah spoke behind me. "I'd wait until dawn."

I sighed and nodded, just sitting down on the ground, staring at his naked form on the ground, eyes closed and chest rising and falling evenly.

Now I grabbed the clothes Elijah passed to me and dumped them ontop of him, and he didn't stir once.

The wait began.

When morning came around, I woke up from the burning in my arm getting worser and worser. Elijah couldn't do anything. He did suggest that I bite him and see if that worked while he was out of it. But I guessed that it probably wouldn't, so I just sat and waited while the fever started to burn me up.

There was a rustle now, then a low groan, making me look forwards as Klaus, finally, woke up and raised his head.

"Claudia-?" he said, rubbing his head for a moment, but then he froze and went in realization. "I bit you." and it was just a flash, him biting into his wrist and making me drink his blood for a moment, then asked.

"You ok now?"

I looked at the bite- it was gone. "Yeah, I'm good. Now please put some clothes on? As much as you look hot covered in mud, I don't think Elijah would like to see."

Klaus chuckled, then lent forwards and kissed me passionately for a moment, putting his arms around me. "Sorry I bit you. I could see you, but I just couldn't... stop myself."

"I'm alive right?" I smiled, brushing the mud of his back, then I asked. "How was it?"

"Brilliant." Klaus chuckled, grabbing the clothes and pulling them on. "God it was just..."

"Messy? Yeah. We were clearing up after you, you prick."

He just grinned, knowing I would forgive him.

"Right. Elijah and co?" I asked now, putting my forehead against his, a smirk trying to escape.

"Shall we head off then?" he said now, looking up at his brother. "We had a deal."

"Of course." Klaus said, helping me to my feet, scowling as I raised a hand and batted more mud from his hair, tutting. "You look a total mess... but nice coat."

He glanced down and chuckled. "You got me this for Christmas remember?"

"I'm good at forgetting."

"Hate to interrupt, but brother-?"

Klaus nodded now and put an arm around my shoulder, pulling me close.

"Well, let's head off then."

And the final update for tonight;D apologizes about the last chapter, the formatting went bizzare when I uploaded, and now won't let me change it:/ stupid thing. Anyway, they never showed us what Klaus looked like when he changed in the finale, which was rather a bummer:( until Season 3 when we should, hopefully, get our first look:) anyway, reviews much loved and thanks for the ones so far! x Nicc