Caroline woke up the next morning, feeling quite different, she wasn't as terrified as Klaus as she should have been. The hate for him wasn't as strong as it usually was. Klaus was just as alone as Caroline was at the moment, neither of them had their family, yet they just surrounded themselves by people who gave off the impression of family. They were both strangers to the world around them.
She went downstairs and then felt herself falling, she fell to the ground in the hallway looking up at a male Hybrid. This Hybrid wasn't Klaus though, she didn't even know his damn name. His eyes were glowing red and his mouth was stained red, he had dark brown hair that was in several places at once.
Caroline felt fire erupting through her body, a painful fire that seemed to be trying to tear it's way through her skin. She began to scream in pain.
"Sh! Be quiet!" The panicked Hybrid began to shout at Caroline, "Oh my god - he's going to kill me now.. why did I do that?" The Hybrid was obviously frustrated with himself, raking his hands through his hair repeatedly.
"Caroline?" Caroline heard Klaus call her name repeatedly until he finally entered the hall.
Caroline looked up at Klaus with frightened eyes, her hand went to her throat and she withdrew her hand to see blood decorating her fingers. He had bitten her! Now, she was going to die, slow and painful, just like Klaus had promised her, all she could do now was close her eyes and wait it out.
"You idiot!" Klaus screamed, and Caroline opened her eyes to see the young Hybrid being choked against the wall. Before Caroline had a chance to close her eyes again, Klaus had the Hybrid's heart in his hand and the lifeless body dropped to the floor. Then Klaus hurried over to Caroline.
"Caroline, my dear." Klaus picked her up bridal style and brought her to his bed room, laying her on his bed and covering her in blankets, making sure she was comfortable.
She looked at Klaus with scared eyes, "I don't want to die." She whimpered.
Klaus stroked the side of her face, "You won't." He soothed her, in such a soft voice, Caroline wondered how a sadistic murderer could manage his voice to get that soft.
Caroline looked up at him, ready to protest once more, insisting that death was just around the corner. Klaus bit his wrist and blood began to flow and he put it to Caroline's mouth, not giving her a chance to turn away.
The metallic taste filled her mouth, temporarily numbing her gums as it flowed into her body. Wherever the blood went, the fire deceased immediately, she felt relief and stopped drinking from him.
Klaus pulled his wrist away and the wounds began to heal slowly but surely, he then grabbed Caroline around the waist and laid her in his lap.
"I'm so sorry, love." He whispered against her forehead, his lips touching her forehead every now and then, "That was not supposed to happen."
Caroline allowed herself to tuck herself into Klaus's arms, just yesterday, she had asked Klaus why he hadn't bothered to kill her yet. She never expected Klaus to save her when death reared it's ugly head.
Caroline woke up in a room that didn't consist of pink walls, or the comforts of her own room at her home. She was in Klaus's room still, she reached up to her neck to try to feel for the wound that had been killing her only a few hours earlier. But she found nothing.
"Evening, love." Klaus strolled into his room, a white towel wrapped around his body.
Caroline flushed a bit at this, "How long was I sleeping?" She asked, making a move to get out of his bed, suddenly feeling uncomfortable.
"Just a few hours or so, love. You took quite the bite." Klaus walked over to his dressers, selecting boxers and quickly sliding them on.
"Thank you." Caroline said quietly, "For saving me."
Klaus just shrugged as the towel from his hips, revealing him in only his boxers as he fussed around for a shirt and jeans.
"I don't see why you did."
Klaus looked over at her, amusement threatening to adjust his lips, "If you were dead, I'd never get my coffins back, now would I?"
Caroline nodded, but they both could feel the ulterior motive weighing down in the air.
"That Hybrid that attacked you, you won't need to worry about him anymore, especially not the other Hybrids. They got my warning very loud and clear." Klaus seemed to bite down on his lip while saying this.
"Why did he, attack me?" Caroline asked, stuttering over the words.
"He was tired of my attention being based solely on you."
Her face flashed a bright red at this, "Anyways, I'm going to go back to my room now." Caroline brushed past him and he caught her wrist.
She felt her breath catch in her throat.
"Be careful, love. If I can't keep you safe, no one else can." Klaus said, his breath smelling like peppermint.
Caroline turned a even hotter red at his words, before mutely nodding and leaving.
She had nightmares that night, the burning agony was tormenting her in her dreams. She woke up with sweat stained sheets, her knuckles clenched against the sheets as she bolted upright.
She then saw crystal green eyes staring at her.
"Nightmares, Caroline?" Penny asked, getting up from her spot in the window.
Caroline felt her stomach tie into several knots, "What are you doing in here?"
Penny just curled her vibrant red hair around her finger, taking steady steps toward Caroline, "I heard you screaming. It was either me or one of the other Hybrids, be relieved you got me."
There was something off about Penny at the moment, her slow steady steps toward Caroline and those eyes, they seemed as if they were looking through her.
"Are you okay Penny?" Caroline asked, pulling her knees up to her chest.
Penny's constant twirling of her hair stopped, a frown now lining her lips, "I'm actually not okay, in case you haven't noticed. Master Klaus has been paying too much attention to you, in particular."
Master Klaus?
"No he hasn't." Caroline flushed a bright red.
"I want to finish what my insolent boyfriend Peter couldn't accomplish." Penny then lunged for Caroline, teeth bared and hissing.
Caroline leaped out of her bed, landing on the ground with a sickening bump. She felt pain vibrating through her butt, but she didn't have time to dwelve in the pain as Penny lunged for her once more. Caroline rolled instead, most likely getting several scraps on her elbows.
"Get away from me!" Caroline cried, hoping someone would hear her.
Penny then picked Caroline up by her hair, "Dumb blonde." She muttered under her breath, "Screaming for help won't get you anywhere."
Caroline then went for a ulterior motive, "Klaus!" She screamed.
Caroline kicked her legs back and Penny's knees gave away with a couple swears in between. Dropping Caroline to her knees she made a frantic crawl for the door, but Penny dragged her back by her ankles.
"Dumb bitch!" Caroline shouted, kicking her in the face and returning to her feet, running for the door to see it was already open.
Klaus was standing in the doorway, looking as if he had just ran from his room to Caroline's.
Caroline then felt Penny's forearm wrap around her throat as she dragged Caroline back to the middle of the room.
"Let her go." Klaus growled, stalking into the room, "Penny." He added, as a warning.
Penny clenched Caroline's throat tighter, she let out a squeal.
"I'm tired of you fawning over this barbie doll! I wonder how pretty she'll look with all the blood drained out of her, staked, and her heart in my hands!" Penny cried.
Caroline had enough of being the helpless damsel in distress. She reached back and elbowed Penny in the gut, managing to loosen her grip. Caroline grabbed her arm then, twisting it behind her back and bringing her foot up to kick Penny in the back and send her flying.
Klaus's arms were around her then, pushing her behind him.
Penny got up from the ground with several groans, then she saw Klaus's furious eyes, "Please don't kill me." She whimpered, tears beginning to explode down her cheeks.
"One good reason why I shouldn't rip your heart out and hang it with Peter's." Klaus snapped.
"I did it for vengeance over Peter." Penny sobbed, dropping to her knees, "She got the better of me though, sir."
Caroline's eyes were still wild as she watched Penny from over Klaus's shoulder.
Klaus was suddenly in front of Penny, his eyes glowing with compulsion.
"You will forget about Caroline, and me and the other Hybrids. As far as you know, you are the only Hybrid to be in existence. But don't challenge this fact - ever. Never come back here, forget Mystic Falls. High-jack a car and leave, go to a different country, and never come back." Klaus held his palms on Penny's bright wet cheeks as he spoke these words to her.
Penny nodded, "Yes." She whispered through dry lips, then she turned to leave.
Klaus released her and she left the home immediately, and you could hear her running from the house outside as her memory faded away.
"So, they got the warning huh?" Caroline said with a light tease in her voice, folding her arms across her chest.
"It isn't safe for you here." Klaus said, grabbing her wrist and pulling her to his room, "You will stay in here from now on."
"What?" Caroline asked, her cheeks immediately flushing.
Klaus's hands were suddenly on her cheeks, "You need to stay by my side at all times. You have almost been killed twice in just two days." Yet Klaus's eyes weren't glowing with compulsion.
She could feel the heat of his fingertips against her face, she found it soothing and goose bump worthy as she felt them shivering up her arm.
She wanted him to kiss her so badly.
"And that involves sharing the same bed?" Caroline nodded towards the bed.
"I can freely assume that you will be a mature adult about this and not make this anything that it isn't." Klaus cocked his head to the side.
But Caroline couldn't miss the light blush that spread across his cheeks too.
Caroline woke up grudgingly, but her dreams weren't filled with nightmares. But this dream had been particularly.. sexual. She shot a glance towards Klaus to see he was still sleeping, good, she didn't want to his face after having that kind of dream about him.
She clambered out of his bed, carefully tiptoeing across the room and outside of his room, she noticed one of the Hybrids eyeing her.
"What?" Caroline snapped, pissed because she had almost been killed the previous night, and she really didn't want to deal with one of Klaus's stupid Hybrids.
The Hybrid stalked towards her, quickly and efficiently, he grabbed her by the wrist and shoved her into the coat closet.
"I can get you out of here." His husky breath was breathing hard in her face now.
She felt hope for the first time in what felt like months.