Chapter 16

I'm not perfect but I'm perfect for you

It had been a week since me a Klaus had eloped and we still had no lead on the stone situation and I had been avoiding my friends like they were the plague but it was becoming hard to do, I had started entering the class just before the bell rang but they started doing that to and they would be waiting at my locker between class just to say hello, I didn't know what to do I knew these people since I was a baby but they betrayed me, and to make things worse I wasn't feeling to great either I felt sick whenever I smelt food so I was probably coming down with some sort of bug. The good thing was that because I had quit cheerleading my grades had gone up because I wasn't needed at any of the events, my history had improved to since I had a fantastic tutor who had lived through it all. I had the house to myself for a couple of days, Klaus was out dealing with 'business' and I was planning on having some me time which translate into sad film and a lot of ice cream I was halfway through raise your voice when I hear something move about in the kitchen I grabbed whatever happened to be next to me which happened to be the dvd box (beggers can't be choosers) and gripped it like it was going to save my life and was prepared to serve a blow when a hand grabbed me and spun me around at first I thought it was Klaus who had come home early but it wasn't it was Rebekah

'I surprised Klaus had kept you around and not drained you'

I was too shocked to even make a sound

'Please don't say you really are a blonde dumb, come on beat the stereotype, I dare you' she sneered the last bit and it snapped me out of my trance.

'What are you doing here Klaus isn't home'

'It does speak, and I gathered that when I found you here know where is my brother?'

'He is away on business'

'The only business Klaus does is killing people so if he is away all night I presume he has a lot of heads to roll'

I couldn't help but wince when she said that I never really thought about what Klaus is and what he does I just but all the bad stuff at the back on my mind

'Oh come on Klaus is the big bad wolf times ten, as much as I hate him I wouldn't want to piss him off, he must be responsible for half of the populations deaths'

I stood there dumbstruck I really hadn't thought about it and know it was staring me in the face there had to be a reason why everybody in this town wanted him dead but I had blocked it all out I put a vial over it

'Well can you leave a message for me? Tell him that the ghosts your friends released have teamed with your friends and they are all looking for the stone together'

Before I could respond she was gone and I was stood alone in the living room still clutching the DVD box.

I had forgotten about the ghost situation and suddenly the world crashed around me and everything seemed to become real, what Klaus did when he was away and that I was part of a long line of hunters. Klaus was out their ending people's lives so he could feel full up, those people could have families, I feel stupid I was living in my own bubble and it had burst, I had somehow worked myself up into a bad mood and I couldn't seem to shake it, I decided to give up on the whole film night and decided to go to bed early, when Klaus came home I pretended to be asleep but he could probably tell I wasn't asleep but he didn't say anything. I woke up the next morning and went to school without eating anything it was the same kinda day at school me trying to ignore my 'friends' and trying to pretend the Mr Calvin wasn't linked to my family history in some way. When I got home I found Klaus waiting for me in the living room,

'You've been avoiding my calls all day' He stood in front of the fire and the glow from it flicker across his face, I found it hard to think of anything more than his face

'Caroline are you listening to me?'

'I'm not avoiding you my phone died I was going to put it on charge when I came in but you distracted me so if you don't mind' I turned to leave he knew I was telling a lie but I didn't want to face the truth of what he does when he goes away on his 'business trips' as I turned to go I found Klaus blocking to door way

'Why are you lying to me Caroline?'

Him blocking my way for some reason made my blood boil and I couldn't help exploding

'Tell me Klaus what do you do when you are on these so called business trips…huh come on I'm all ears'

He looked taken back by my sudden outburst but then something dark shadowed his features

'I deal with what needs to be dealt with'

'By killing people'

'They are people who would cause trouble to me or have not done as I say'

'Those people are not owned by you, they are not you're slaves what if those people you have 'dealt' with had families, what if they were like me and my mum and know there is a child out there without anyone'

'Listen love, I do it to protect my family and that includes you, have you noticed lately that you haven't been hounded by ghosts? That's because I have my people working on it' at this point we were both shouting at each other and I couldn't take it anymore this reminded or my mum and dad before he left, they were always fighting.

I turned away and stormed out of the room, out of the house. I had no idea where I was going until I was found outside of my house, well my old house that is. I walked to the front door and found the spare key under the plant pot I walked into the hall way and just stood still and closed my eyes, I imagined my mum coming down the stairs and I smiled,

'Hi sweetie how was your day?' she hugged me and I felt right at home

'Not good mum, me and Klaus had a big fight'

'Oh sweetie, it comes with married life'

'I wish it didn't'

'I know, but he loves you and you love him, you'll work it out'

'Thanks mum, I love you'

'I love you to sweetie'

I opened my eyes and sighed she was gone and she would of never of agreed to me and Klaus being together. I walked into the living and for the first time noticed the house was empty, nothing was left, me and mum were erased, gone as if we never here, no pictures on the wall no reminders at all, I felt numb and empty. I walked upstairs and made my way to my room, for some reason I thought that it would be un touched but it wasn't and it looked like someone had been looking for something, wall paper was ripped of the wall and some of the floor boards where pulled up they must have been looking for the stone. It was the final blow I couldn't take it anymore I left the house and I could feel the tears threating to flow. I found myself sitting at the bar in the Mystic Grill.

'You look like you could use a drink' I looked up and found a blonde guy staring at me, he must have been new because I hadn't seen him before, I could use that to my advantage,

'Yeah what's good?'

'Well I just learnt how to make a Mai-Tai'

'Sounds good'

'I hate to ask but can I see some ID otherwise my boss would be on my arse about it'

'Sure I wouldn't want to get you in trouble' I handed him over my fake ID that I got when me, Elena and Bonnie wanted to go and see a band that was playing at a club.

'Here you go, enjoy' He handed me over the drink and I took a sip, it was good and it didn't taste like alcohol I drank it and asked for another one and another one, soon I didn't care about the house all I cared about was the fight I had with Klaus, the more I thought about it the more drinks I asked for.

'Easy girl, we want you to get home safe' I looked up to see the blonde haired barman

'Do you want to know something?' I slouched across the bar and looked right in his face

'What?'

'Men are stupid' I giggled and took a long sip of my drink

'Ok I think I'm cutting you off'

'No don't do that'

'At this point I don't think you can even walk straight'

'I can I just want to sit on this bar stool and wait for it to stop spinning'

Barman….Guy….Person walked around the bar and put his hand on my shoulder

'Come on I can take you home, my car is round the back'

'I can do that mate' I turned around and saw Klaus standing face to face with bar guy (I should have really asked his name)

'Oh look who it is my husband' He turned to me and grabbed my arm and helped me up

'I can do it on my own thank you very much' I snatched my arm away and tried to walk but I fell into Klaus who was right next to me'

'You're drunk love'

'Only an ickle bit, ha I said ickle bit, whoa why is the room spinning?'

'It's not, come on' He put my arm over his shoulder and walked us out to his car and strapped me in and got into the driver's side. I watched the houses fly past us and I started to not feel so good

'Klaus I don't feel so good'

'We're home'

'I think I'm gonna' He grabbed me and we were in the bathroom in no time, I bent over the toilet and empty my whole stomach into it, Klaus rubbed my back until I fell back into him my night of drinking had tiered me out.

He carried me to bed and I fell asleep straight away.

What the hell is that banging? What is that taste in my mouth? I open my eyes to find the sun streaming through the curtains, the memories of the night before come streaming back, how many drinks did I have last night? They all blur into one all I can remember is some guy at the bar and then Klaus everything else is a blur. I roll over in the bed a find it empty I turn to the clock a my eyes almost pop out of my head it was 12 o'clock, I never sleep in and I've missed most of the school day, I sit up and wait for the world to stop spinning, I walked to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and nearly had a heart attack make up was all down my face and I was still in my clothes that I wore last night. I jumped in the shower and tried to wash off most of last night off my skin, I grabbed a towel and made my way downstairs, I walked into the kitchen and found Klaus sitting at the breakfast counter, he handed me a glass

'Drink this; it will make you feel better'

'What's in it?'

'Drink it'

I did, it didn't have a bad taste and I started to feel better straight away

'Why didn't you wake me?'

'You were out like the dead, and I should know'

'Oh'

'How are you feel know?'

'Much better thank you, about last night I'm sorry'

'Love, forget about it, you are bound to not like the way that I have been living for a thousand years'

'Go get dressed I'll drive you to school'

I turned around and picked an outfit for the day, like promised Klaus drove me to school just in time for my fourth period he dropped me of and drove away saying he will be there to pick me up later. I walked through the doors and made my way to my lessons and waited for the day to end, I was in last lesson when my gym teacher found me, she said because I missed double gym this morning I had to make up for it after school, I had to do laps in the pool since that's what the class did today, she gave me the key to the changing room and told me to lock up when I'm done.

I jumped into the water and felt a shiver run up my spine, nobody was hanging around school today since we had an away game in the next town over so I started to do my laps, I needed a break after half an hour I leant against the side when a strong hand pushed me under the water, I tried to fight back but they were to strong, I couldn't breathe, everything started to go fuzzy then everything went blank.

I didn't pass out.

I think I died.