Hi there, =)

I told you I was going to update this chapter sooner and I thought, why not do it tonight=)

This one is about Klaus and we are getting closer to Klaroline, please bear with me a bit longer. However, I have been working on the ending and believe me there will be a lot of Klaroline.=)

Another little note: there are two characters in this chapter who are not part of this show but another one and I promised a friend that I would put a line with them in, so please excuse me, but I promised. It doesn't interfere with the plot in any way. It was just one of this: "Oh wouldn't it be funny if..." things ;)

"Caroline, I'm standing in one of my favourite places in the world surrounded by food, music, art, culture and all I can think about is how much I want to show it to you. Maybe one day you'll let me."

Caroline listened to the voicemail again and again. The old voicemail she hadn't yet deleted but saved although she knew she shouldn't have. She didn't even know why she had kept it, but right now she was happy that she had. This way she was at least able to listen to his voice a bit longer until she would finally be able to let him go. Unfortunately this time, that he had left her, he hadn't left any messages. He has been gone for days, but nothing. Where was he?

She turned the phone on standby and angrily shoved it into her handbag.

She sighed at the deep longing inside her to hear his voice for real! She wanted to see his face and feel his velvet skin under her fingertips. She missed him pretty badly by now, and it was even ironic that she even missed his temper. Klaus was exitment and pure energy when he went from sweet to furious in only a few seconds. And she missed the safety she felt with him. There was no logical way to explain it, but she felt steadier with him around.
But no one knew where he was and no one could reach him.

Not even Rebekah had managed to do as much.

Caroline had asked her about it once again yesterday evening. She had debated with herself for hours if she should go as far, but in the end she had decided to do so. She had nothing to lose besides her pride right?

And maybe she lost that before when she had agreed to help Rebekah organise the upcoming dance or even sooner, right in that moment where she had given herself over to Klaus in a passionate embrace. However she needed a distraction and was very grateful that Rebekah had asked.

The original sister wasn't as bad as she had once thought. Not at all!

Stefan obviously didn't think so! And then again Caroline was the last person to judge thinking about herself and Klaus.

Klaus…

Caroline bit her lip. The leaves under her feet cracked as she walked through the forest. She had needed to get some air and since the sun was still quite warm she had decided to take a walk. No one dared to walk through the forest these days, but she couldn't care less. The light illuminated some patches on the ground for the canopy of leaves above her head was still dense. Autumn would wait for another one or two weeks.

It was so quiet and she enjoyed it for her thoughts were already loud enough.

A thousand years old.

He had seen and experienced everything, well, no not everything…but he had gotten everything he had ever wanted.

Caroline, please, get over it! You are only hurting yourself!

I know!

Her feet swished through the leaves on the ground and for a moment she just concentrated on that sound. Then she sighed.

Yes, she should not hold on to it for much longer. She would start working on the thought of never seeing him again. He had wanted to bed her and after succeeding he had left without another word. End of story. No unresolved feelings.

But what if you see him again someday?

Then I shall be on my best behaviour and totally indifferent!

The road took him further and further away. He had opened the window and the air stream played around his head. The sunglasses protected his eyes from the shining sun.

He hated the road that took him farer and farer away but he kept driving.

Just over these last days he had figured out what he had been missing. Had it only been days? Somehow it felt as if he had already spent weeks with Caroline. There was so much that he had never experienced, so many feelings that he had never committed to or thought about for he didn't think it possible that he could ever live them. His hands travelled through his hair and down his neck until his fist landed angrily onto the steering wheel.

Yes, he did have some serious unresolved feelings for her and maybe it was time for him to go back. The first day he had left Mystic Falls he had figured that he couldn't forget her. He didn't know if he would ever be able to and it scared him. Hell, he had been independent for all his life. He had always made sure he wasn't bound to anything.

The original hybrid had already travelled this country a lot of times. The road flew by under the wheels of his car and the landscape behind the windows looked familiar, but this time he hated it. Everything of it! The loneliness had always been his constant and most reliable companion and he had never thought that he could loathe it.

Maybe, just maybe he could try to figure out a way how it would work. But then again it would have to work. He wasn't willing to get himself hurt! He was too proud for that!

Caroline...

If she denied him now, which was possible for he had been a badass again…a coward if he was honest. He had just left without any word. This was the most cowardly move he had ever made. A hoarse chuckle escaped his throat as he remembered that he hadn't even dared to listen to her voicemails. But she had never stopped calling him. However today he hadn't received a message. Today was different.

It made him most uneasy and the idea that something might have happened infiltrated his whole being immediately. It settled down in every nerves endiing. He was tensed and fought the urge to call her right away just to make sure that she was okay. The best option in this scenario was that she had simply moved on and if that was the fact then she was better off without him after all.

Kol had been on his brother's tracks for two days now and there was still no evident proof that he was coming anywhere near him. He wrinkled his nose at the small town he came through on his way. This wasn't the place Nik would go to! Certainly not!

However, since he was fed up with driving he could also stay here for the night. It wouldn't change anything, but increasing his longing to go home. He had never thought he would miss stupid Mystic Falls, but right now he rather wanted to drive Elijah to the edge instead of wasting his time in this filthy place.

Kol entered the only bar in town. The light was more than dim and it looked like the perfect place where every serial killer and psychopath bid each other goodnight. He was far from being scared but disgusted never the less. The air reeked of alcohol and other things he didn't want to know about.

Under the prying eyes of the night shadows and black clad creatures he made his way over to the bar and suddenly stopped. What the hell!?

The backside of the man at the bar was far too familiar to him. The youngest original frowned and pursed his lips before he approached the bar slowly.

"Finally!" Kol said and sat down next to Niklaus in the dark bar.

"What do you want Kol?" Niklaus asked without facing him. Kol frowned at his brother and tried to catch a look at his face that was hidden in the shadows. What was he doing in such a place?

"I have been searching for you for two days!"

"Shame then you found me!" Klaus said and downed his drink.

Kol motioned the bar keeper to bring him something too. "Nik, what are you doing here?" Kol asked and gestured with his hand around the bar. Nik laughed hoarsely. "None of your business I presume."

If Kol had learned one thing from his brother than it was persistence. "Brother, what happened?"

Niklaus turned around to him then and Kol did manage well to hide the little shock that embraced him at seeing his brother's face. Klaus looked as if he hadn't fed for days. His skin was pale and his eyes were blackened with hunger. So Elijah was rightfully scared for a reason then after all.

"Is that why you are here?"

Kol shifted his attention to his drink and shrugged acting indifferently: "I was bored."

Klaus took another swig without paying any further attention to his younger brother. Kol wrecked his brains about what to do next, but Klaus spared him any further pondering: "Tell me, what's your plan now Kol?"

Kol tried to sound enthusiastic: "Let's get out of here, Nik!" The hybrid looked gloomily at his younger brother. "Let's go have some fun!" He added while Niklaus downed the rest of his drink. "Let's find some real drinks, you look like you could need one."

Klaus tensed his jaw and pursed his lips before he stood up wordlessly in order to leave the bar. Kol rolled his eyes. Well, didn't that go perfectly!

But then he heard his brother's silent voice: "Are you coming or what?"

Kol grinned to himself and followed Klaus. On his way out of the bar he kicked a man's chair who fell onto the floor. There were aggressive complaints but Kol didn't bother. He grinned at Klaus who was somehow grinning as well.

The night was dark but still young. The music of the night club was loud and the walls seemed to vibrate with every drumbeat. The sound that came out of the speakers was too loud but for Klaus and Kol's purpose it was just perfect. Kol grinned at the interior.

The light of the stroboscope flashed through the darkness. For humans it was impossible to see straight and since the club was packed with all sorts of people you could not not bump into someone.

Kol smiled smugly when he saw all the young girls dressed in nothing more than a breath of nothing. "This is gonna be fun!"

He moved swiftly and almost elegantly through the crowd of dancing people with Niklaus close at his heels. At the bar he looked the bartender into the eyes: "Two for my brother and me!" His pupils dilated and the bartender did wordlessly what he was told.

Klaus looked over the crowd uninterested. He let his eyes wander around as if he was looking for anything suspicious. "God Nik, stop acting so paranoid and drink!" Kol shoved a glass into his hand and downed his own in one swift gulp.

A girl walked passed him and he grabbed her to compel her: "You will neither scream nor run. Darling, tell me, are you here alone?" The little one had got dyed black hair and big blue eyes. She returned Kol's charming smile. "I am here with my friends." Her hand motioned behind her at three girls who were sitting in a rather dark corner at the edge of the dance floor. Kol smirked and mumbled to himself: "Perfect!"

He grabbed her hand and led the way over to the corner. Klaus squinted at his brother's retreating form. He pursed his lips considering if he rather wanted to rip his head off or let him get away for one night. Klaus downed his drink as well and followed his younger brother.

Kol was already compelling the girls and when Niklaus arrived he introduced him as his brother: "Ladies, may I introduce you to my brother Niklaus. Be nice to him he has had a rough patch lately." One of them, a brown haired tall and pretty girl cooed. She stood up and took his hand. "Dance with me!" She whispered and led him over to the dance floor. Klaus didn't resist and Kol watched him following the girl to the middle of the dance floor.

Without any further thought the youngest original went back to the girls on the couch and made himself comfortable between them. His brother would come to his senses eventually.

The brown haired girl pressed her body against Klaus' and her hands reached up his neck to the drape of his hair. "So, what is it that's depressing you?" Her fingers tucked at his hair and Klaus felt somehow disgusted. "None of your business!" He growled but grabbed the girl's ass never the less.

She cocked her eyebrows and smirked. "It's a woman, am I right? This is the right place to forget." She grinned and pressed herself closer to him. Klaus breathing was heavy with growing rage and need. His teeth pushed against his gums painfully and he just wanted to bite and to destroy.

"Shut up!" He groaned into her ear as he nuzzled her neck. His lips grazed her neck first, before he felt his fangs push through and a moan escaped her throat as they perforated her skin. He hated the sound she made and bit down harder. Anger flared up inside of him and he let it in while he pushed everything else out.

The blood was warm and viscous. As it hit his tongue he bit even deeper into her and the sensation of wanting to hurt went from his stomach to his teeth.

Klaus sucked and sucked even thought it tasted of cocaine. He didn't care at the moment and lost himself in the warm red coat of oblivion. His feelings that had never bothered him before needed an outlet and this was the moment. The emotional confrontations with himself over these last few days had worn him down and right now he just wanted to forget. He needed to forget!
And so he bit down again and growled while the girl became heavier and heavier in his arms. No human noticed what was happening since everyone was too occupied with oneself.

When he joined Kol and the other girls again he held the brown haired lifelessly in his arms. Klaus shoved her onto the seat and tried to get rid of the sour taste in his mouth by emptying a glass of liqueur.

Kol grinned at his brother and just then did Klaus remember that Kol would never give him crap for killing a human like Elijah always did. To Kol every kill was a mere necessity.

"Join us for a drink Nik, will you!" He raised his glass at his brother and laughed as he took a girl's wrist to pour her essence into the glass. Klaus grinned as well. The blood had revived him a bit and he felt high. Maybe just for one night he could stop caring. Just for tonight!

He wanted to forget the unfamiliar person that he had become lately. He couldn't handle him. It was too much.

Klaus sat down next to a girl and put his arm around her. "Cheers brother!" He replied and took the girl's arm. His lips travelled along the inside of her arm. His breath caressing her skin until he bit into her wrist.

The music was booming and no human could understand the words Kol and Klaus shared.

An animal screamed through the darkness of the night and the leaves rustled. The wolves paced nervously.

"We have to act now!" One of the them pressed. The longer they waited the more nervous they grewand the tension was already too much to bear.

"No, we wait for another day!" Retorted the witch firmly with angry and dark eyes. "Then we strike!"

"What if it doesn't work?" The alpha interjected angrily. He raised his fist at her. "He has been gone for days and there are too many flaws in the plan!"

"The plan is good! Magic needs time, it has its own mind! And as for the hybrid, he will come back." She said and sounded almost too sure of it.

"What if he is just not that into her!?" The werewolf was obviously upset.

The witch looked sternly at him: "Then we will think of something else and the girl is just collateral damage!" She smirked at him eerily and a chuckle escaped her lungs.

A bird screamed fretfully and quickly escaped the black forest.

Kol emptied the body and dropped it onto the concrete. Klaus had already finished his and wiped the blood stains of his face. His youngest brother laughed throatily.

The early morning hours were quiet and the air was fresh and still wet from the night.

Klaus breathed freely and smiled darkly at his brother. The night had reminded him of their hunting trips back in the 15th century when they had spent the nights roaming the forest just for the fun of it, just for the chase that was too enticing. They had been close once, a long time ago.

The two brothers looked at each other and started to laugh simultaneously. The sound echoed from wall to wall inside the dark alley. Both of them remembered the good times they had had.

"So where to next?" Kol asked licking his bloodied lips.

"Let's find ourselves a car!" Klaus cocked his eyebrows and made his way over to the other side of the road where a fancy Porsche was parked. Kol smirked and jogged after Klaus.

Last night had been a trip into oblivion and forgetfulness which came along with a lot of bloodshed and shattered dreams.

The car was fast and ostentatious and of course for a vampire not hard to break into. The engine roared to life and Klaus played with the accelerator.

"I like the sound of this!" Kol smirked in the passenger seat while they sped towards the highway.

Both of the originals enjoyed how the car seemed to fly over the pavement.

"I never understood why everyone is so obsessed with all these stupid road trips. Well, I must admit it does not seem that bad to me now!" Kol explained enjoying the ride. "It does have a certain allure to it, doesn't it?"

Klaus chuckled. "Kol, you are ridiculous!"

He pressed the accelarator and soared through the gap between two other cars overtaking them riskily.

"Woah!" Kol cheered and looked into the rear view mirror. None of them cared that they would soon be the centre of attention. "I figured you the next Michael Schumacher." He said in a perfect German pronunciation.

"Oh please, stop insulting me!" Klaus said and hit the brakes as he took the next gateway. "A road trip includes a visit in a rundown greasy diner, don't you think?"

Kol chuckled. "So you did your homework."

They parked the car and ignored the stares the people gave them. What would they do? Arrest two originals? Ha!

The door creaked as Klaus opened it. The diner was small and there weren't many people there since it was still very early. Two men were heading for the exit at the same time Klaus and Kol entered. The smaller one of them had short dark brown hair while his brother was taller with shaggy light brown hair.

"Seriously we should investigate the town! There might be a job for us!" One said, when Kol bumped into him. The stranger glared at him: "Hey!"

Kol glared back but the taller men grabbed his brother's arm. "Come on Dean! Let's just go!" Kol locked eyes with the man called Dean for a second before he let himself be pulled away from his younger brother.

Klaus squinted at their backs but just shook his head lightly.

The two vampires sat down in a booth at the window to watch the road.

After a while the door of the diner opened again and Klaus who sat with his back to the door watched Kol's expression change from indifference to surprise. The glance of uncertainty that he directed at his older brother made Klaus turn around and his features hardened when he saw who had just entered.

Tyler and Hayley stopped in their tracks as they saw the two originals.

Kol smiled artificially politely. "Well, look what the cat dragged in!"

Tyler pursed his lips and looked condescendingly at Klaus. Hayley quickly took his arm and wanted to drag him away but he just shook her off. She didn't want to have a tête-à-tête with the two originals now that she had finally persuaded Tyler to leave Mystic Falls behind.

"If that isn't Tyler Lockwood and his…so what is she? Still your little bitch?" Klaus smiled and Kol laughed out loud.

"Shut up!" Tyler balled his hands into fists and approached the original hybrid bold. "I swear I'll find a way to end your miserable life!"

"Always with the empty threats! Would you like to join us for a drink?" Klaus smirked in his polite but fake manners.

"No!" Tyler replied angrily and everyone sensed that he was growing angrier and angrier. His muscles tensed visibly while Klaus remained calm. "I was asking your girlfriend. Hayley?" He looked at the she wolf who stood farer away behind Tyler. She just gave him a look of total and utter disgust which made Kol howl.

Klaus grinned at his younger brother.

"Ty, let's go!" Hayley came forward and tugged at his arm again but Tyler stood his ground. Klaus just smirked at him holding his gaze so Hayley pressed again. "Come on!"

"You don't deserve her!" Tyler spat and turned around.

"Excuse me?" Klaus said and straightened. Alarm bells started ringing in Kol's head when Tyler turned around again with a furious expression. He raised his fist.

"You don't deserve any of her grief!" Tyler spat and broadened his shoulders. There was a pang inside of Klaus' chest at the use of the personal pronoun here. He knew immediately who this was about. There was suddenly a huge lump in his throat when he was reminded. Klaus stood up and flashed in front of Tyler. "What are you talking about?"

Kol stood up alarmed and was determined to interfere if necessary.

"As if you didn't know!" Tyler snarled but then his expression changed ever so lightly. "Well, maybe you really don't! You think you know her but the hell you do! You have no idea that this was the worst you could do! You brag about bringing her back? Well, guess what you are just about to destroy her again!"

Klaus' face was filled with rage: "What are you talking about?" He growled menacingly emphasizing every word as he stepped even closer to Tyler.

"Mark my words, you will be her death! It will be your fault and yours alone!"

Tyler turned around and wanted to leave but Klaus flashed in front of him again to block his way.

"Don't you dare threaten her!" Something inside him exploded. The chains from the small box in which he had buried his blossoming feelings shattered to pieces. Rage and some sort of pain filled his guts and his fingernails dug deeply into the flesh of his palms. His chest felt so heavy that he thought he would drop to the floor any moment.

"I'm not threatening her! You do it yourself and you don't even notice it!"

Klaus grabbed Tyler's collar.

"Nik!" Kol interrupted the argument. "Let him go!"

"Why should I?" Klaus snarled and Tyler felt his breath on his face.

"Trust me, you don't want to kill him!" Kol replied.

"You sound like Elijah!" Klaus answered simply but his conscience spoke up: You know he is right.

Klaus let go of Tyler and stepped aside, but when Tyler wanted to move passed him he swiftly snapped his neck in the blink of an eye. Hayley cried out but was silenced by Klaus who bit into her neck until she dropped unconsciously to the floor. Blood ran down his chin while he towered over the wolf girl. His breathing was ragged.

Kol shook his head and quickly went after a few people who had witnessed the scene. He quickly compelled everyone and dragged his brother outside of the diner. Klaus stopped and spoke up again.

"What are you not telling me Kol?"

Kol turned around to him raising his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb! You know exactly what I am talking about! Why did you look for me? Elijah sent you for a reason, other than brotherly concern."

Kol kicked after a stone. An awkward feeling settled in Klaus' stomach. "Kol…" He said carefully. "What happened to Caroline?"

Kol shrugged. "Nothing." Klaus was in his face in a flash. "Seriously!" Kol yelled and shoved Klaus away. "She is fine! What is it with you and her? You don't really care for her, do you?"

"When was the last time you saw her?" Klaus growled and Kol shrugged. "I don't know. She hasn't been around since your little trip. What the hell happened there anyway?"

Klaus stared at him: "None of your business!"

"When everyone suddenly starts worrying about the silly baby vampire, and the most powerful hybrid in the world goes missing it definitely is my concern! It was not my idea to follow you, but Elijah's depressive compassion for either you and that bitch is…"

Klaus grabbed his throat: "Call her that again and I'll tear out your liver!"

Kol freed himself again. "You abandoned her anyway, didn't you? So why do you still care!?"

"I didn't abandon her!"

"Of course you did! And there I thought you were smarter than me, but when it comes to these things you are far worse off, big brother!"

Klaus shoved him onto the ground and walked away.

"You are messed up, Nik and you know it! Maybe Lockwood is right and you don't deserve her!" The hybrid turned on his heel and buried his hand in Kol's stomach, but the younger original quickly wormed out of his embrace and kicked Klaus' back. He flashed away and left Niklaus alone in the empty parking lot.

Klaus raised his hand to his face without caring that it was covered in blood.

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