Klaus let Rebekahs body fall to the ground, chest heaving as he muttered, eyes wide.

"Caroline-"

He was down the stairs in a flash where Carolines body was laid upon the ground, her eyes closed. Spine obviously broken. There were other broken bones too. Wait, what wasn't broken-? He placed a hand gingerly on her chest, groaning.

Fucking hell.

Klaus looked up as a taxi driver walked across the place, heading back to his cab, place completely deserted. He grabbed him, swiftly compelling him to get Rebekahs body and shove her into the boot.

The hybrid gingerly picked up her broken form, spying the engagement ring on the floor, sighing lightly-

What an epic proposal that had been (!)

He crouched down and picked it up, slipping it into his pocket.

Klaus got in and lay her head on his lap, closing his eyes and leaning his own head back, hearing the clunk of Rebekah being dumped into the boot.

When they got back to the villa, Rebekah was tossed into the shed while Klaus carried Caroline inside, placing her gently onto the bed, sitting with her head on his lap once more, smoothing her hair back and waiting for her to wake up.

He wondered… how did she bring the best of him out so very much-?

Now he realized-

She loved him.

He needed her.

Like air.

It was almost an hour later when she woke up, Klaus jumping in surprise as she almost screamed, holding her down as he hissed. "Stay still. Let your bones heal."

Caroline let the sobs rip from her lips, eyes tight closed as the hybrid pinned her down until he deemed her healed enough to sit up.

"Sweetheart, you broke pretty much every bone in your body. Hush. Come on." He sighed, holding her gently to him, closing his eyes against her forehead as she cried.

Caroline eventually fell asleep, and Klaus pressed a kiss to her cheek, groaning out softly. "What a pair we are love." He stepped back and pulled the covers over her, heading into the kitchen and poured himself some orange juice, knocking it back as if it was vodka.

But now he snarled in anger, throwing it in a rage where it smashed against the wall, just about resisting the urge to go on a rampage.

Just… there was no way in hell Bekah was going to be woken up now.

Never again.

He stepped outside and dragged his sisters body inside, dumping her in the wine cellar and covering her over with a dark blanket.

The hybrid never looked back once.

Felt utterly nothing.

He returned to the bedroom, glancing at the time- just gone midnight.

With a weary sigh, he tugged his jeans off and shirt, undressing Caroline so she was left in her bra and panties, pulling her exhausted form into his just as tired arms, closing his eyes against her chest.

-Marked-

When the hybrid woke up, he woke alone and that confused him for a moment, panicking.

But he stopped dead-

This wasn't like him. Not at all.

He was supposed to be an Original. This immortal hybrid who could never truly die…

Not worrying over a girl that he knew would be ok.

Klaus lay back as he heard the running of the shower, closing his eyes until he heard the footsteps, muttering. "Better love?"

He heard no answer, just more footsteps, then a soft kiss as she leaned down, touching her lips to his, finally whispering. "I'm better."

Klaus opened his eyes, meeting sky blue ones, raising a hand and tracing it down her cheek, cocking his head. "Sure?"

"Mmmhmm."

"Lie on your stomach."

Caroline paused, but obeyed, letting her towel fall into a crumpled heap, lying on her stomach and resting her cheek upon the covers.

Klaus sat on his knees behind her, running his hands gently up the backs of her legs, letting them slip over the gentle rise of her backside, leaning down and placing a soft kiss upon her left cheek, muttering against it. "I'm sorry about last night."

"Nik. You're changing… I don't like it."

"Changing how?"

He rested his hands upon her hips now, kissing so slowly up her spine that it made her moan lightly, closing her eyes once more as she told him quietly. "You're so soft…"

"Only with you."

"And you're with me all the time."

"Would you prefer me to be a raging monster then?"

Caroline rolled her eyes and turned over, looking up at him as she raised her hands, letting them rest atop his lean back. "You were my monster. I miss him. Not… this."

"What was the other me like then?" Klaus scoffed, kissing at her neck for a moment as Caroline told him.

"He was dark, wild and passionate. The hybrid that took dangerous risks. Could make me moan his name with no effort at all."

"I do that anyway."

Caroline rolled her eyes, digging her nails into his back. "You know what I mean. I miss that Niklaus. The wild one."

Klaus smirked and nipped at her jawline. "He's still here love."

"Prove it."

"You only just finished healing."

"Coward."

Klaus met her defiant eyes, pecking the tip of her nose and smirking broadly. "Nope."

A pause, and Caroline slapped his back hard, making the hybrid hiss. "Oh no you don't."

"Oh?"

"Trying to make me mad."

"You're implying 'angry sex' my love."

"Nope."

"You're lying." He smirked, lips brushing her own as he added, so soft against them. "You could never handle that me anyway. He was way too good for you to keep up."

"You lie, bastard."

"Nope. I'm not. Bitch."

"Careful Nik. That sounded like a threat."

"Bite me (!)"

"I actually will."

Klaus smirked even more, leaning down and pressing his body to her own, whispering against her lips. "You're already a mess, sweetheart."

Caroline crashed her lips to his own, moving her hand up to his hair and winding it in tight as the hybrid grinded against her, kissing her fervidly back, growling out. "You bitch."

"You changed me, Nik. And I love this change."

"Yes. You're a right horny cow."

"Hard not to when I have this-" she trailed a hand down his chest to the top of his boxers, smiling sweetly. "all to myself." Caroline slipped her hand into them now, capturing the hybrids lips as she ran a finger along his already hard length, tutting against his lips, whispering. "My big bad hybrid."

Klaus scoffed lightly, nipping at her lips as he groaned out. "Just tell me first… the answer."

Caroline paused, but then flipped them over, capturing his lips to her own to silence him, and Klaus guessed she didn't even know the answer herself.

She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, kissing him passionately while he tugged his boxers down, flipping them back over and easing into her with his lips hot upon her own.

-Marked-

Caroline groaned as she grabbed her phone, wondering just how long later it'd been, staring at the time.

Ah.

Damn.

Trust them to be at it for next to ten hours.

She set the phone down, looking to the sleeping hybrid next to her, eyes tracing his figure. Laid on his stomach, his back lean and smooth. She raised a hand and ran it down his back down, resting it on his bare backside, watching him stir and go. "Mmn, Care?"

"Hey baby." She smiled lightly, lying back down and snuggling into his chest, closing her eyes once more. Klaus placed a kiss on her forehead, closing his own eyes. "Can I ask you something?"

"Anything."

"What was the answer?"

Oh Caroline knew what he meant.

"Klaus, I love you. So much… but… I'm not this." She groaned. "My answer is No, Nik. Not because I don't love or want to marry you, but… not yet."

Klaus was hurt, but understood, kissing her forehead once more. "I get you sweetheart."

Caroline stared into his aqua eyes, sighing lightly. "I love you. With all my heart… but I can't become Mrs Mikaelson. Not yet at least."

The hybrid nodded, chuckling out. "That's fine love. Really." Caroline got up with a groan, going as she pulled her panties on, followed by the rest of her clothes. "What happened to Rebekah?"

"Wine cellar. I'll dump her somewhere later."

"That is your sister."

"She threw you off the Eiffel Tower. She killed you!"

Caroline placed a finger on his lips, whispering. "Hush baby."

Just as Klaus was about to answer, he heard a crackling, frowning lightly as he smelt smoke, muttering. "The fuck-?"

Caroline heard that now, feeling Klaus get to his own feet, yanking his clothes on and vanish into the main room, snarling out. "We're surrounded."

Caroline's eyes widened, and she grabbed Klaus' arm, panicking as the flames truly sprang up, roaring and shattering the French window.

Klaus grabbed Carolines hand and dragged her upstairs, holding her tight as he shoved the window open wide, jumping out before the flames ruined their only exit.

Caroline felt herself get shoved back as a bang echoed, spying a stake in the hybrids chest, looking to the other side of the front garden, eyes widening in horror as she saw Klaus slam the figure against the car, pulling the stake out his chest, eyes narrowing dangerously-

He was through with attempting to be kind.

Caroline watched as Klaus' hand tightened around Damons throat, not budging as the vampire tried to push him away, ramming the stake into the hollow space of his throat, cutting off his snarls, destroying his voice box.

Then he yanked it out and slammed it into the vampires heart.

Caroline felt cold as the vampire was dropped to the floor, utterly still… more than dead, blood still dripping down onto his midnight colored jacket.

She watched as the hybrid turned, eyes gold and face smeared with blood, his chest heaving.

Caroline glanced to the villa, tears running down her face as she looked around, panicked- the others had to be here somewhere.

Revenge for Bonnie…

Revenge on the hybrid for being such a murderer. For Caroline running away with him too.

Caroline did spy Tylers eyes before she fled with her hybrid-

They just went "Why?"

That was the last time she ever saw him.

Epilogue

Caroline giggled as kisses trailed up her chest, closing her eyes as she muttered. "Come now, I thought you were taking me down to the beach?"

The hybrid tutted at that nipping at her skin. "Oh come now Mrs Mikaelson."

"Oh how I love how you say that."

Caroline tutted and buried her face into his chest, closing her eyes, remembering-

Five years had past now. And she'd eventually said Yes to his proposal just a month earlier. He'd whisked her away to the Seychelles, their own little island. All to themselves.

Forgetting the outside world. Just them two.

What happened to Rebekah remained a mystery. She was probably awake, hunting them down.

This place...

Their fortress.

Their home.

Their sanctuary.

Their own version of heaven.

Their own hell.

Their… happy ending-?

Caroline had been angry that Klaus killed Damon, but soon got over it. Damon had hurt her… too many times. She loved Klaus.

Loved him too much.

She wondered at times whether she was blind in the face of love. Her husband.

They were flawed.

But together.

That was all Caroline wanted.

And all Klaus needed.

Caroline stared at her reflection as they made their way to the front door, beach attire in their arms.

She didn't look different. She never would.

But underneath…

She had matured.

"Coming love?" Klaus asked, cocking a brow, making Caroline chuckle as she took his outstretched hand. "Sure."

She glanced once more at her reflection as she turned away.

They'd never stop running she supposed…

Whatever came their way, they'd face it.

Together

They had each other.

Forever.

Anddddddd that is it for Marked! Thank you SO SO much for reading! I can't thank you all enough! Now, for my next Klaroline fic, it'll be a twist! Klaus in Tylers body… and romance is involved;) It will be called Your Perfect Disaster, and should be up tomorrow! I'll add a note on here when it is! So, for now, I thank you again my brilliant readers! Final reviews would be much loved, and I promise you the next fic will be much better than this! x