Caroline and Klaus lay in his large bed, limbs tangled together, facing one another. Night had fallen. Caroline didn't get any more schoolwork done that day. In fact, most of her papers and books were shoved carelessly to the floor. The moonlight streamed in on the pair of lovers as they gazed upon each other silently. Klaus was gently combing his fingertips through Caroline's blonde waves. A contented smile danced around lips. So this is what it felt like to be in love.

Yes, love. He would admit it to himself, even if he could say it out loud yet. How did he get here? He remembered telling Elijah once that love was a vampire's greatest weakness; that as vampires they had to leave those types of emotions behind. But how wrong he had been. Throughout his existence he had always craved power, sought it out, tried for centuries to break the curse his mother had placed upon him so that he would be the most powerful being to walk the Earth. But nothing made him feel what he felt when Caroline looked at him, touched him, said his name.

What she gave him didn't require curses or magic or manipulation. He couldn't believe that he had found someone who seemed to care about him without being afraid of him. Someone to be loyal out of love instead of fear. Klaus wished that Mikael were alive just to see this. To see that there was someone who cared about him; that now he had Caroline by his side he would be great.

And did she love him? He hoped so. Damn it he hoped so very much. If she didn't now, he would spend the rest of his existence proving to her that he was worthy of her love.

He watched her tongue dart out and wet her lips. "What are you thinking?" She smiled, tracing lazy swirls on his torso with her fingertips.

"About you." He replied simply. Caroline blushed slightly.

"Me? What about me?"

"How amazing you are," he said cupping her face delicately with his chin. And then he made a decision. He would give it up: his hybrids, his super-race, the doppelganger, everything. Now that Mikael was dead, he didn't need to worry. He could stay clear of Stefan and Rebecca for the rest of eternity. He just wanted Caroline by his side.

"Caroline I—" just then Caroline's phone rang from her bag on the floor. He frowned at the interruption. "Go ahead and get that, I'll be right back."

Klaus slid off the bed and walked into the bathroom. Caroline smiled at the view of his backside as he strode away. She smiled to herself wondering what he had been about to say. The phone rang again. The smile faded and she rolled her eyes as she reached for her bag and the stupid little interrupter. She checked the caller ID: unavailable. This could only be one person.

"Hello?" She whispered.

"Thank God you answered, I don't have much time to talk."

"Stefan, what's going on," Caroline tried to keep her voice down as she kept her eyes on the bathroom door, "you never mentioned you had stolen Klaus's family!"

"How did you find out about that?"

Caroline dodged his question. "Don't you think that would have been an important piece of information for us to know?"

As she spoke Caroline wrapped the sheet around herself and rushed out the front door into the yard.

"Look we'll discuss that later. The important thing is Rebecca is here with me. She said she wants to help me kill Klaus only she doesn't really want to kill him, she keeps talking about punishment. That's what she keeps saying. She wants to 'take it all away'."

"Ok well duh, because Rebecca is a psychopath." Caroline was still whisper-shouting in the yard.

"Caroline I think she might go after Elena. The biggest shot to Klaus would be ruining his chance to build his hybrid army. I need you to figure out a plan to keep her safe."

"Well how am I supposed to do that without telling Elena that I've been talking to you? It's not like I can just be all 'hey Elena we need to hide you but I can't tell you why and I can't tell you who told me we should.'"

"Look," Stefan replied, "tell her you want a girls trip or something. Or tell Damon what you know but only as a last resort. He'll understand why Elena can't know we been talking. Just get her out of Mystic Falls until I can figure out what Rebecca's move is going to be."

"Ok, Stefan," Caroline relented.

"Thanks Caroline, I'll call you as soon as I can."

"Stefan, about Klaus's family—"

"Gotta go," he cut her off, "call you soon." With that he hung up. Caroline looked at the screen as it went black. She let out a heavy sigh. Things were just getting way more and more complicated. She felt like now that she knew the truth, about Stefan stealing Klaus's family, that she should do something about it. After seeing the pain in his eyes, she couldn't just let Klaus lose his family like that. But she wasn't sure how to make it right without risking Stefan in the process. She didn't want her friend hurt either. God, what was she supposed to do?

Caroline crept back inside. Klaus still seemed to be in the bathroom. She padded over and collected her clothes from where they had been discarded earlier. It was already well past dinnertime, she should probably get back to the boarding house soon. It was a wonder that Elena or someone hadn't noticed her absence and called her by now. She slipped quickly slipped on her underwear, jeans, and tank top. Her cardigan seemed to be missing still. She spun around to look for it and there was Klaus standing behind her.

She jumped slightly, startled. He had snuck up on her. "Klaus I didn't hear you—" But she stopped, noticing his rigid stance and the way his jaw ticked. His mouth was pursed in irritation.

"Enjoy your little chat with Stefan?" He asked her slowly.

"Klaus I—"

"Tell me love, how long have you been in contact with our little friend?"

"Since he left. But—"

"So you've known all along of his betrayal."

"Klaus I didn—"

"You lied to me!" Klaus yelled at her, his cool anger finally bursting through. Caroline took a step back in fear at the volume of his voice.

"I swear I didn't—"

But he wasn't listening to her. "Tell me where he is Caroline!" He bellowed.

"I don't know."

"Tell me!"

"I don't know!" Caroline screamed back.

Klaus grabbed her by the arms and jerked her forward. "You lied to me!" He screamed in her face. She could feel the tears forming in her eyes. But she refused to cry. He squeezed his fingers into her arm and she let out a small cry.

"If you don't tell me where he is I will—" But he didn't get a chance to finish the sentence.

Caroline's fangs dropped and she hissed at him. Her dead dropped back as she prepared to strike out and defend herself. Then she felt herself being flung backwards across the room. She crashed against the opposite wall, splinters flying and décor breaking as she slid down to the floor. Quickly, she recovered and rolled into a crouching position.

She saw Klaus on the opposite side of the room. He was standing there menacingly, his yellow eyes flashing and his werewolf fangs poised to bite. Caroline's chest heaved. He blocked her escape from the door. Would he really kill her before she could explain to him? She couldn't believe that the man who had held her so gently only moments ago, whispering sweet nothings to her while they basked in the afterglow of their love making, could be so intent on causing her pain now.

"Go," he growled at her. Caroline stayed where she was, crouched and ready for his attack. "GO!" He roared at her one more time.

Like a flash, Caroline made her escape.

Poor Caroline and poor Klaus :( What's gonna happen?

Let me know what you guys think of the chapter and all of the revelations from the past two. Lots of feelings and lots of secrets!