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"What are we going to do now?" Caroline asked her voice scared.
"I don't know." Klaus replied honestly. Why did his mother have to be such a bloody instigator, he wondered. Why did she care about his personal life? It's not like it would do anything for her.
Klaus balled his hands into fists as he recalled his conversation with his mother just a couple of minutes ago. He hated the way his mother thought that Caroline was just his whore.
Caroline put her head in her hands and shook her head desperately. She wasn't ready to give up her virginity and she sure as hell wasn't going to give it up even though the Egyptian Queen wanted evidence as she called it.
"Caroline," Klaus said his voice soft as he tried to sooth her.
"Hm?" Caroline asked not meeting his stormy blue-grey eyes.
"We'll find a way." He said trying to assure her and himself. "You are still a virgin, right?"
"Of course I am! I am eighteen years old."
"I am just asking because some women may not share your belief."
"Oh," Caroline said dumbfounded.
Klaus smiled at her reassuring the blonde girl with bright blue eyes.
Caroline smiled back at him and fisted the covers in her hands. She was still naked in front of a man.
"We should probably get dressed." She told him as her cheeks became a shade redder.
"Right," Klaus laughed as he quickly ran his eyes down Caroline's blanketed self.
Caroline cleared her throat uncomfortably and Klaus' eyes shot up to hers in an apology.
"Please forgive me for- um... my staring." He apologized.
Uh it's okay, really." Caroline reassured him.
Klaus smiled at her and said, "I'll look away if you're ready to get dressed."
"Thank you," She smiled.
Klaus nodded at her with his smile still plastered on his full lips.
Klaus turned away from Caroline's tempting body with all of the self-control that he could muster.
Caroline jumped off of the comfortable bed and Klaus tossed her the dress that Rebekah gave him with his eyes still closed.
"Thank you," She said as she shimmied into the dress.
"It is no problem, really." He smiled his eyes still closed.
Caroline smiled at his adorableness and said, "You can open your eyes now."
"Oh right of course." He laughed his dimples showing. Caroline looked over at him and he did the same.
"I actually want to thank you for everything."
"There is nothing for you to thank me for." Klaus told her as he tilted his head at her.
"Yes there is. Any other Egyptian Prince would force me into becoming there mistress or whore I guess you can call it… and when they would get tired of me they would throw me away like some old rag but you are a gentleman and I appreciate that greatly."
"You are not a whore, Caroline." Klaus said.
Caroline smiled at him and turned away from him. Klaus got out of the bed and reached for his clothing. Klaus wasn't looking in Caroline's way and Caroline subtly turned to his still naked back side. Klaus could feel Caroline's eyes on his backside and he chuckled. When Caroline heard his chuckling she turned away from him immediately.
Once Klaus was dressed he said, "I think I have idea."
"An idea?" Caroline asked.
"Yes, for the evidence that my nosy mother seems to desire." He said rolling his eyes at his mother's action.
"What is it?" Caroline questioned.
"So I am thinking that when a woman has intercourse for the first time the evidence is the blood, right?"
Caroline nodded remembering what her mother told her about a man and woman being together intimately.
"So all we need to do is get some blood."
"By pricking a finger?" Caroline asked.
"Yes,"
"Okay, I'll do it, just give me something to use."
"No, no, no." He said to her.
Caroline looked at him confused and waited for him to continue speaking.
"I will prick my finger. I do not want you bleeding anymore today. That bloody guard gave you a bunch of scars earlier on and I will not have you losing anymore."
"But if I prick my finger nobody will suspect anything."
"They won't suspect anything if I prick my finger either."
"Yes they will. You see your whole family every day, right?" Caroline asked because she wasn't sure how it worked for the royal family.
"I guess you can say that. We only ever meet together for supper." Klaus admitted.
Caroline nodded and said, "Tonight you are going to have supper with your family. One of your siblings are bound to ask you what happened to your finger and if your mother catches on she will know that we weren't together intimately." She said wording it carefully.
"You're right," Klaus shook his head aggravated.
"So let me prick my finger." Caroline said showing him her scarred fingers.
Klaus' eyes widened as he took a closer look at her scarred fingers.
Caroline studied her fingers sadly and said, "They make the women pick up the bricks sometimes... That's how I got these."
"I—Caroline I don't know what to say. You do not deserve this."
"I know," She said speaking openly.
Klaus reached for her hands and studied them. "I don't want you to get another scar."
"It will eventually heal." She smiled reassuring him.
Klaus frowned and looked over at the unmade bed.
"Okay," He said defeated.
Caroline smiled at him and Klaus walked over to his desk. He reached for a sharp object and handed it over to Caroline. Caroline took it and was about to prick her index finger when Klaus shouted, "Stop."
Caroline looked up at him confused and wondered why he stopped her.
"Let me get some gauze. I do not want your blood getting infected." He said as he began to rummage around in the cabinet. When he finally found the gauze he took it out and walked over to her.
Caroline smiled at him and pricked her index finger quickly. She bit her bottom lip and the pain—or pinch—subsided immediately.
The blood began to fall onto the upper half of the mattress and the both of then watched it interested.
"That's enough," Klaus said.
"Is it?" Caroline questioned.
"Yes," Klaus nodded.
"I don't know..." Caroline said as she watched her bleeding stop. "It's enough Caroline , trust me."
"How do you know?"
"I'm not a virgin, haven't been one since I was like fourteen."
"Oh. Right." Caroline laughed embarrassed.
" I don't exactly want to talk about my personal life right now but I've bedded enough virgins so I know these things." Klaus said. "It's enough." He added.
Caroline nodded at him and Klaus stepped towards her. He wrapped the gauze around her pricked finger carefully and Caroline thanked him with a smile. Klaus nodded at her and stepped back.
"I should get going. I must attend to some business." He told her.
"Oh okay," She nodded with a poker face. She wanted to talk to him more but if he had to go she would let him.
"You can stay here and do whatever it is you want to." He told her.
Caroline nodded and Klaus turned away from her.
"Klaus!" Caroline said loudly.
Klaus turned to her his eyes wide with worry.
"Are you alright?" Klaus asked as he went over to her once more.
"I- I was wondering if I can go and see my family. The sun has set which means that they are already at our home."
Klaus thought about it for a couple of minutes and nodded.
"You can go see them but I will pick you up after supper."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." Caroline cried out hugging him.
Klaus was brought by surprise but wrapped his arms around her as well.
"You're welcome, sweetheart." Klaus smiled. "I'll walk you there." He added.
"Are you sure that is a good idea?" Caroline questioned.
"Yes," klaus nodded as he led her to the door.
Caroline sighed unsure of herself but followed the Prince anyway.
Klaus and Caroline were almost out of the door when Kol ran over to them.
"Introduce us big brother." Kol said as he took in Caroline's appearance hungrily.
"No," Klaus said denying Kol. They tried to push past him but Kol wouldn't let them.
"Introduce us," Kol said again.
"I said no. Get out of my bloody way or I will knock your teeth out." Klaus warned.
"You don't scare me, Nik." Kol said rolling his brown eyes at his older brother.
Klaus laughed darkly and Kol narrowed his eyes at him. Caroline looked between the two brothers and she pulled on Klaus' rove like a little child.
Klaus turned to her confused and said, "We'll go where we have to be after I deal with my dear little brother."
Kol laughed and waited for the girls reply but she said nothing.
"The cat has your pretty little tongue?" He asked her.
Klaus' hands balled into fists at his brothers statement.
"No," Caroline said as she looked into his eyes.
Kol realized that Caroline was a slave and looked up at his brother.
"What is a bloody slave doing in our palace? She may have a contagious disease." Kol said disgusted.
Caroline shrank back at Kol's statement.
"I will count to three and if you will still be here I will hurt you." Klaus warned.
Kol crossed his arms over his broad chest as he stared up at Klaus challengingly.
"One," Klaus began counting off.
"You don't scare me." Kol said.
"Two,"
Kol looked between the two and still didn't leave.
"Thre-"
Kol turned on his heel and left the two.
"It worked?" Caroline questioned surprised as she looked at the now empty spot.
"Yup," Klaus grinned.
Caroline smiled at him and Klaus pushed the door open.
"Come on," He smiled as he motioned to the outside.
Caroline followed him out and walked her to her family's home.
The two of them stood outside and stared at one another silently.
"Would you like me to walk you inside?" Klaus asked breaking their comfortable silence.
"No thank you, it's okay." Caroline smiled at him reassuringly.
Klaus nodded and turned away from her.
"I'll pick you up later, yeah?" Klaus asked.
Caroline nodded at him and waved in his direction.
Klaus waved back and ran back into the palace. He had to get ready for supper.
Caroline entered her home and her family turned to her with a mixture of surprise and relief.
"You are alive!" Liz cried out as she tackled her only daughter in a tight embrace."of course I am." Caroline laughed.
"Care," Stefan breathed out.
"Stef! You're okay." Caroline cried out as she wiped at her tears joyously.
"Of course I am! I don't plan on dying any time soon." He grinned at her with his adorable boyish smile.
Caroline smiled at him and ran over to him when her mother let her go.
Damon studied his little sister with his index finger on his chin. Something was different about her, he thought.
When Caroline finally turned to Damon she smiled at him widely. Damon gave her a small smile as well and Caroline ran over to him. She jumped on his and hugged him tightly.
Damon did not reciprocate the tight hug.
Caroline went limp and looked into her older brother's blue eyes. "Is something wrong?" She asked the confusion evident in her usually playful voice.
"I—there is something different about you…" Damon suggested.
"Different?" Caroline queried as she got off of him.
Damon nodded and narrowed his eyes at the blonde.
"You seem… happier." Damon finally concluded.
"I am happy now, to be completely honest with you." Caroline admitted.
"Why?" Damon asked.
"I think I found my soul mate." Caroline said hesitantly.
"Soul mate?" The three of them asked.
Caroline nodded and kicked at the ground with her right foot.
"Who?" Damon asked.
"You know who." Caroline rolled her eyes.
Damon thought about it and burst out laughing. "Do you actually believe that the Prince of Egypt is your soul mate? I do not want to say this because I love you and you are my sister but you are being delusional."
"No I'm not." Caroline said as she stomped her feet on the ground.
"Don't tell me you are going to go off on a tantrum. He's the Prince, Caroline! He will marry a princess and he will break your innocent little heart." Damon warned.
"No he won't."
"He is not your soul mate and he sure as hell will never think of you as more than a whore to bed!" He snapped.
"Damon!" Stefan and Liz shouted in his direction.
"What!? Am I wrong!? Look at her. She is glowing!"
"I—I am not." Caroline stuttered as she looked at her older brother with wide eyes.
"But you are! Did you give him what he wanted?" Damon asked, his blue eyes dark.
Caroline's eyes widened even wider as she stared at him with her mouth open.
"Do you really believe that I have no dignity? Do you honestly think that I would give up my virginity to a man that I have known for a couple of hours? Do you!?" Caroline yelled, her voice hoarse.
"Yes," Damon confessed.
"I shouldn't have come." Caroline said as she walked over to the door.
"Caroline please don't go." Liz begged.
"I am obviously not wanted here. I'll see you soon, okay mama?" Caroline asked.
Liz frowned but nodded. Stefan walked over to Caroline and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Don't listen to him. He is just bitter." He whispered.
Caroline gave Stefan a small smile and Stefan walked her out.
"Do you want me to walk you back to the palace gates?" Stefan asked.
"Nah, it's okay. I don't want you getting into trouble. I will be okay." She smiled at him reassuringly.
Stefan nodded and hugged his twin sister.
"Sleep tight, Care and if that Prince touches you or does something wrong tell me."
"He won't do anything. Good night Stef." Caroline laughed.
"Good night!" Stefan waved as Caroline made her way towards the palace.
Caroline was almost at the palace gates when she felt somebody behind her. She turned to the person and her heart dropped into her stomach when she saw that it was Tyler.
"Good evening, slave." He smirked.
Caroline ignored him and turned away from him. She was about to walk farther when she spotted another man standing there with a smirk on his lips.
"Dean, won't you stop her?" Tyler called from his spot.
"Well of course." Dean said his smirk still on his lips.
Caroline looked to the left and right and noticed two other guards.
"Slave meet my friends Dean, Adrian, and Chris." Tyler said.
"Leave me alone." Caroline said as her voice trembled.
"We will, once we're done with you." Tyler grinned.
Caroline looked at the four men on each side and swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat.
"Klaus won't be here to save you now." Tyler said a wolfish grin on his lips.
There you have it! Little bit of a cliff hanger, eh? Woops!
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