Chapter 9

Don't want no money

It had been almost a month since I told Klaus that I wanted to find the person who killed my mum but I had come up with nothing just dead ends that drove me insane. To the outside world I was normal Caroline but on the inside I was falling apart grasping at straws and coming up empty. School seems to be the only place where she can stop thinking which is weird since it was school, they had a new history teacher Mr Calvin. Caroline liked him, he made the lesson more fun and hands on, the only people who didn't seem to like him were my friends and I have no idea why. Tyler was getting on my nerves he had become too handsy and kept telling me to come round to his house whilst his mum was out, I didn't tell Klaus this and I knew that I had to break up with Tyler I didn't feel anything for him and it wasn't fair on him. I decided that I would do it after history when we both had gym, something was off with Tyler he was moody and kept snapping at people but if I didn't do it today I would chicken out and not doing it till we are both miserable, we were standing behind the bleachers when I decided to come out and say it

"Tyler it's not working out"

He blinked at me and said "What do you mean?"

"I think that we both know that the relationship is not working out, and I think it would be best if we ended it"

"Caroline we can work it out"

"Tyler we can't"

I knew that I needed to tell him the truth he deserved that

"I met someone else"

Tyler was taken back from the statement that probably broke his heart

"Who?"

"Just someone I met when I was staying at my Aunts"

It all happened so fast that I couldn't be sure that it actually happened, his eyes flashed yellow and then I felt something hit me across my face, by the time I knew what had happened Tyler had stalked off with his back hunched. Once I got over the shock it felt like a hundred bees were stinging my face and I felt tears escape my eyes. I needed to get away from the spot and I couldn't cope with 2 more hours of school so I made my way home. I stood in front of the mirror in my room and cried where Tyler had hit me there was a massive bruise tears fell down my face, I couldn't believe Tyler had hit me and what was with his eyes flashing yellow? I was still stood in front of the mirror when Klaus came in. He had a smile on my face as he walked over but one look at my face and his smile turned into something that I couldn't place

"Who did this to you love?"

I let out a sob that sounded like Tyler and Klaus's face turned into pure rage

"Why did he do this?"

"I broke up with him"

"He hit you because you broke up with him"

"There's something else his eyes turned yellow and it was like he turned into someone else"

Klaus pulled me into his chest at I sobbed I couldn't help it I couldn't believe Tyler would hit me. I guess we really didn't know each other. Klaus just stood there and just let me cry my eyes out, when I finally calmed down Klaus led me downstairs to get some food, I sat at the breakfast counter whilst Klaus prepared some food I ate it in silence then we decided to sit in the living room and watch some T.V. We cuddle on the sofa whilst some sort of action film was on the T.V. I was lulled to sleep be Klaus's steady breathing

I was standing behind the bleachers and it was too warm I couldn't breath. Tyler was in front of me but he wasn't in human form he was a great big wolf and he was preparing to lunge at me his teeth were dripping with saliva and he had a mad glint in his yellow eyes. "Please Tyler don't do this. Please" I let out a cry as Tyler ripped at my throat and I screamed with all my might hoping someone would hear and come to my rescue. No one did.

"Caroline wake up, Caroline"

Someone was shaking me pulling me from my nightmare, I opened my eyes and found Klaus shaking me with a crazed look in his eye

"You were screaming and I couldn't wake you"

I looked around and found I was in our bed, Klaus must of carried me here when after I fell asleep.

"I'm sorry, I was having a nightmare"

"It's ok, your safe now" He stroked me hair as I leant against him

"What time is it?"

"Just gone 8'OClock"

"At night?"

"In the morning"

"In the morning, I'm late for school" I started to make my way around the room collecting everything I need for school then I caught sight of myself in the mirror, the bruise had gotten darker and it was bigger than I thought

"Maybe you should stay home today"

I looked anywhere but at my reflection

"Maybe"

"We could try and find out more about your mother's death"

I Knew I wouldn't last long in school with everyone staring at me so I agreed. I showered and met Klaus in the car he didn't tell her where they were going but she soon figured out he was taken her home. The house looked the same as it always did besides all the newspapers that hadn't been taken in for a couple of months, I should really cancel the newspaper. I opened the front door and walked in again I half hoped mum was waiting for me when I entered again my heart sank when no such thing happened.

"Why are we here?"

"We might off missed something and I thought you might have been feeling a little home sick"

For some reason I hadn't felt home sick I felt more at home with Klaus than I ever did. I walked into the living room and found that everything was how I remembered it, I was looking around the room when something caught my eye, it was a small glint out of the corner of my eye. I dropped on my hands and knees and felt under the sofa some jabbed my finger as I pulled out the object that had caught my eye, I held it in my hand and looked at it. It was some sort of broach the crest was a crow with a gash going across it the blood was made up of small red gems. It looked like someone would wear on a neck tie. Klaus was stood behind me so I turned around and handed him the broach.

"It looks like a family crest, do you recognise it?"

He looked at it and shook his head

"I've never seen this crest before, how could we of missed it"

"It just happened to catch the light when I turned around"

He handed it back to me and I placed it in my bag we made our way back home and sat in the library going through all the books the Klaus owned that might give us some clues as to who this family crest belonged to, after about an hour everything moulded into one and I needed a break so I went and ordered some Chinese food and then I went back to the endless amount of books. I could feel my will power slipping away until a certain crow with a gash on it caught my eye

"I've found it and it's not good"