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So without further ado I present the second chapter

Chapter 2.

Hope

"Have I not made myself clear, Elijah?" Klaus' voice echoed across the room "I don't want her here. I do not wish for her to live in our house. MY HOUSE!" he was starting to get irritated with his brother. Why does Elijah have to be so stubborn? "She is not family. She does not belong in here and I don't want to hear another word about it."

"But she is family. She's carrying your child, Niklaus. You have to take care of her. We have to keep her save and make her as comfortable as we can given her current condition." Elijah responded patiently. He wanted to add that the child is his responsibility even before it's born but he stopped himself. The was no point in explaining it to his brother. He wouldn't have listened either way.

"We can keep her save. Just not here in this house. She will be better off in some far away, secluded place anyway. The place that no one knows she's in. And we can compel some vampires to keep an eye on her."

"Hayley is not some toy you can put away when she does not suit your needs, brother. She is a mother of your child!"

"Fine Elijah. If you are so worried about her you can take care of her yourself. You are more than capable of doing it. You can also find her a place to live nearby but she will be not residing here with us." Klaus was tired of those arguments with his brother. Same problems all over again. He slept with the girl once. He couldn't even stand her then. She was just meant to be distraction for one night and be gone the next day, but the fate has finally caught up with him making the girl he cannot stand mother of his baby.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn..." Elijah couldn't finish his sentence because they were interrupted by a female voice.

"Nik!" Rebekah shouted her brother's name "Nik!" - she repeated while opening the door to the study. Both brothers focused theirs eyesights on her.

"That's all Elijah. You can go now." He told his brother. Cutting off their conversation. Elijah hesitated for a while but then left quickly. When Rebekah started speaking again he was already gone.

"Nik. I am not your servant. There is one of your vampire-slaves here demanding to see you. I refuse to be a babysitter."

"Who is it Bekah?" Klaus asked. Still furious after his discussion with Elijah.

"I don't know and I don't care. Take care of your own schemes Nik I want no part of whatever your plans are." She turned around and was ready to leave the room. "He's waiting in the hallway."

Klaus followed Rebekah out of the room. He was wondering who was disturbing his peace. He had many spies around the city but he ordered them not to contact him directly and especially not to visit him in his residence. If this piece of garbage risked coming here, Marcel had to be up to something quite serious. But when Klaus entered the hallway he was surprised. It was the last of his pawns he expected to see.

"Patrick what the hell are you doing here? I entrusted you with one simple task and told you strictly not to leave."

"I know and I wouldn't have, but there were complications." The vampire answered. He was scared and had no idea what Klaus would do to him.

"What complications?" Klaus paused for a second and raised his hand up so the other vampire would not answer "Does not matter. Not here. Follow me so we would not be overheard." Klaus went back to the study where he and Elijah talked earlier. Patrick came after Klaus and closed the door behind him.

"Now tell me. What is it?"

"She's gone..." vampire replied calmly. Fear appeared in his eyes.

"What!" Klaus shouted "What do you mean she is gone? Was I not clear when I instructed you to follow her and keep her safe at all times." Patrick remained still and silent. "How did she managed to disappear? When was it? Tell me everything. I want to know every single detail." Klaus took a deep breath and sat down in his armchair "Speak!"

"It happened yesterday. It all started as usual she started her classes at 9.00 AM and attended all of them. I acquired a partner to keep an eye on her during classes. A guy named Jessie. He has the same schedule so he can watch over her then. After that she ate her usual "lunch" at 2.00 and had one more classes till 4.00. She is usually accompanied by her brunette friend but for about a week now she has been attending it alone. Yesterday was no exception. After that she went straight to her dorm room I followed her there but then I decided to take a watch outside the dorms. There is always many students there so I wouldn't get noticed."

"Get to the point Patrick!" Klaus was getting impatient.

"I'm getting there. So as I said she went to her room and I was outside just in case. After about half an hour she came out. There were two girls accompanying her. One was her friend - the doppelganger and the other - also brunette - I've never seen before. They were carrying bags with them. They got into a car that arrived few minutes earlier and drove off. I've tried to follow them, even compelled myself a car but I lost them at an intersection. Their driver was really good. I don't know where they went but it looked like they were going on a trip."

"You idiot!" It was not Klaus' day. Nothing went as he wanted it. Why was he surrounded by incompetent imbeciles. He should ripped this morons heart out of his chest right now.

"The guy - Jessie - had also no idea where she went. But we will find her, Klaus." Even though Patrick was almost two hundred years old he was terrified of Klaus like a little girl. Everyone was. "I will do whatever I can to find her."

"You better do. You have 48 hours or you will see firsthand what my anger looks like. And better pray she was not harmed in any way."

"I'll find Caroline."

"What are you still doing here. Get out!"

With that words Patrick speeded out of the room. Klaus went over to his mini bar poured himself a drink and sipped whisky out of the glass. Then he shoved the glass across the room. Where have you gone to, love? he thought. Patrick said she looked like she was going on a trip with her friends but he knew Caroline and Elena. He knew that if those girls were going somewhere they were not doing it for recreational purposes. They had to be on some kind of mission. He hoped that she wouldn't get herself killed. Elena had a way of getting people around her killed or hurt even if it wasn't her intention. He also wondered if her disappearance had anything to do with him. Mystic Falls gang was over plotting against him, weren't they?

Hybrid took his phone out of his back pocket and decided to find out himself. He will call Caroline and ask her how she's doing and maybe he will discover something in the process.

He clicked the Call button and heard the signal. Seconds passed but she hadn't answered her phone. He wanted to try again but stopped himself so he would not look like his stalking her.

Caroline wouldn't leave her classes in the middle of a semester if it wasn't important. But who could know what is happening to her. And most importantly which of these people would be willing to talk to him.

He took his phone again and called another number.

"You've reached Stefan's phone I cannot take your call right now so please leave me a message after the beep."

"Splendid. Voicemail." He whispered to himself with disappointment. "This just keeps getting better and better."

The trip was not what Caroline had imagined. At first it was great. The driver left them at the airport and they were able to compel another first class ticket for Caroline. The plane was due to set off in an hour so they were able to board the plane right away.

First flight - to Frankfurt, Germany - took more than eight hours but it wasn't that bad since they were in the first class. Katherine and Nadia sat next to each other so they were able to talk but she was put across the aisle. That her contact with two of them somewhat straitened and the only thing to do was to watch a movie that was screened. That only took about two hours and finally she decided to take a nap. When she woke up Caroline was even more tired than when she was when she boarded the plane and it wasn't even half of their trip.

When they landed in Frankfurt Caroline wanted to see the city because their next flight - to Warsaw, Poland - was in more than four hours but Nadia told her if she did that she would have to go through customs again and she didn't want to risk it.

This next flight was shorter than the first one but more uncomfortable and there was no first class to sit in. When they finally landed and retrieved their luggage Caroline was exhausted and famished.

It's been 24 hours since she last fed. She had her last blood bag in the car when they were driving to the airport but there was no way too smuggle those blood bags on to a plane. Now after two flights three of them were driving "borrowed" car that Nadia was able to provide them. Nadia was proving herself to be very resourceful and useful. She also knew how to drive a stick shift which Caroline had no idea how to operate. There was just one thing that Caroline was not convinced about.

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"Caroline you should really eat something. You haven't fed for 16 hours." Nadia said to Blond vampire when they were leaving the airport in Warsaw. "We don't really have the luxury of eating from blood bags, do we?"

"I hate feeding from people. I told you that when we had a stopover in Frankfurt." Caroline responded.

"Yes. I remember but you won't be killing them and we can always compel them to forget the pain. We will be here for some time you can't you restrain yourself the whole time."

"How would I even compel someone here. I don't know the language like you do."

"It's an airport, Caroline and it's the capital city. I'm sure there are many people here who understand English. "Nadia turned her head towards Katherine and said "Wait here while I'll find the car we could take." She faced Caroline again "Do as you wish Caroline but I think you should consider what I said. You can put your rules on hold while we're here. The world would not fall apart if you did. I know it will be hard for you but these are exceptional circumstances."

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At first Caroline thought she will be able not to feed on humans but now when they were driving for hours and she saw the landscape behind the windows change she started to realized that maybe Nadia was right and she will finally have to bent her rules.

"How long till we get there?" She asked Nadia quietly not wanting to wake up Katherine who was sleeping in the back seat. They were all tired but now that Katherine was human it was hitting her harder than Caroline and Nadia would have thought. Caroline was hoping that the girl they were going to see will find the solution for Katherine because she looked weaker every day.

"We are only half way through" Nadia finally responded.

"Do you like the trip so far?" Brunette added after a while "Is it what you expected when you heard we were heading to Eastern Europe."

Caroline didn't answer right away.. Her thoughts drifted away to the person she did not expected to think of, yet it seemed so natural. Klaus. It was him who promised to take her around the world and even if she was here because of Katherine she couldn't help herself to thing that somehow it's also because of him.

"Not exactly" She finally responded "but then again it is still very beautiful."

"Yeah. It is definitely not US. The country in not that rich especially the parts that we are going to but it somehow seems more beautiful this way." Nadia expressed her thoughts. She looked at the girl sitting next to her - baby vampire opening up for a world and it's endless possibilities for the first time.

"Well we don't know what the girl will tell us so we might end up visiting other places in Europe too. Prepare yourself to be amazed Caroline."

With that their conversation ended. They were driving in silence only radio silently played the song Caroline thought she have heard somewhere before. High hopes the screen on the radio read. Well that's accurate.

After another three hour drive Nadia eventually spotted the sing "Lenkupie". It was damaged but the name was still visible.

"We're here." She told her passengers.

"At last." Katherine said while trying to overcome a yawn. "But how do we find the witch."

"Technically she is not a witch." Caroline corrected her. She was finally in the loop about their entire plan. In the beginning the girls only told her there is a way to save Katherine. But during the drive while Kat was asleep Nadia filled her in on the whole story.

"I know but we can't go around asking people if they know a girl who knows everything about vampires and other supernatural freaks." Katherine said with her usual smirk. "You might even be staked for asking these kind of questions here. It think people here still burn witches at stakes."

"Don't be ridiculous Katherine" Caroline responded to her sarcasm "It's a nice little village."

"God! A girl can't even joke now. You know I don't have much time left, don't you? I want to enjoy it." Brunette wanted to tease Caroline a little.

"Stop. Both of you. "Nadia cut their discussion short. It wasn't funny for her. She didn't want to hear about Katherine dying even if it was just for laughs . "I'll park the car here and go ask around. You can join me or stay in the car."

"We'll stay. " Girls replied simultaneously.

"Fine." Nadia closed the door and headed to the nearest household. She took a little piece of paper from her jacket pocket. The only thing written on it was the girls name Anja. The witch that gave it to her said she is suppose to be in her late twenties. She hope it would suffice. There was no other way to locate her. She entered a yard and walked towards the door when she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Co pani tu robi?" The woman asked her.

"Zastanawiałam się czy mogłaby mi pani pomóc. Szukam kogoś, ale nie znam dokładnego adresu." Nadia replied in polish.

"Kogo pani szuka?" The woman asked Nadia about the name of the girl she was looking for.

"Dziewczyny. Ma na imię Anja."

"Szalona Anja?" Woman seemed to be surprised that someone is asking about Anja. Nadia nodded. "Nikt jej nie odwiedza. A kim pani jest?" Woman began to be suspicious. For now she just restrained herself to asking questions but decided to compel her if she would not cooperate.

"Jestem jej daleką kuzynką, martwimy się o nią. Rodzina przysłała mnie żebym ją odwiedziła i sprawdziła jak się czuje, ale nie mogę trafić." Nadia lied that they were distant relatives and hoped this lady will believe it. After a while of hesitation the woman smiled and pointed the road that headed into the woods.

"Pojedzie pani tą drogą, w lesie będzie polana a na jej końcu dom. Anja tam mieszka."

"Dziękuję bardzo." Nadia smiled back and thanked for the directions. "Do widzenia." She waved goodbye and went back to the car. Well that was easy she thought to herself.

Nadia found the clearing in the woods that the old lady was talking about. They saw the house in the distance.

"We'll leave the car here and walk the rest of the way." She stated to her companions. Katherine didn't seem to happy about walking the distance in her high heels but hasn't said a word. They've made it through and Nadia knocked on the door. It was silent for a while but finally the door have opened. Young blond woman was standing on the other side. She looked nothing like they expected. She was maybe 27, medium build, she had her hair put into a bun and was wearing pink dress. She looked... normal. Not crazy at all, like the woman said earlier.

"Dzień dobry." Nadia spoke "Szukamy Anji. Nazywam się... "

"I know who you all are." Anja stated. Her English was good. Without any Eastern European accent "You must be Katerina" the girl pointed at Katherine "and you must be the daughter - Nadia - and you... I know about you too. Caroline? Am I right? Please come in and sit."

Nadia was impressed. The girl seemed to know everything about them. They all came inside. The room was pretty cozy with sofa and some armchairs in the middle. There was also nice, bricked fireplace and many shelves with all kinds of books.

"We came here ... " Nadia started speaking but was interrupted by Anja yet again.

"I know why you are here."The girl smiled. "You want my help, actually it's Katerina who needs my help."

"So can you help me?" Katherine asked. Her voice was subdued. She look scared like she didn't believe she was even there. She look at Caroline for a support but the blonde sat quietly on the side she didn't want to pry.

"Well I can but ..."

"I knew it there's always a catch." A single tear rolled down her cheek.

Song for the chapter: High hopes by Pink Floyd

That's the second chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. How do you like the story so far?

I apologize for any inaccuracies. Because my knowlege is limited I use google for research so that may cause some mistakes.

I think third chapter will be up on Saturday since it's almost ready.