He was standing only a couple of feet away, looking at her with a strange glint in his eyes.
'My,my, what do we have here?' He drawled out lazily.
Caroline just stood there, gaping like an idiot, too scared to move.
She didn't trust her voice either, as it would most likely tremble, and she didn't want him to think that she was weak.
She needed to put up a good front if she was to get to Elena's tonight.
She still hadn't said a word, and he was clearly getting annoyed.
Talk about impatience.
He took a few steps towards her, and to prevent him from getting any closer, she cleared her throat.
'I don't know why you're following me, but I'm not playing any games with you.' She said, in what she thought to be a very brave voice.
'Awh, but games are fun, love. Don't you want to have some fun?' He inquired darkly, raising an eyebrow.
'No.' Caroline said, desperately trying to stop from trembling.
Don't run. Don't run. Don't run. She chanted in her head. She could do this.
She just needed to relax. That was all.
Oh my god, was she crazy? She couldn't relax.
He could eat you.
Good god.
Anxiousness? Tick.
Paranoia? Tick.
Voices in her head? Tick.
She was definitely going mad.
Maybe he was messing with her head.
Caroline shot a glance at Kol, and found him staring intensely at her.
She gulped, trying to keep her head cool.
'Well, if that is all, I will be going now.' She tried, in an indifferent tone at the same time going around him and speeding up just a little bit.
She was actually really proud of herself.
It turned out that she had some self control after all.
I mean, come on, she acted all normal when all she wanted to do was run for the woods screaming.
She was about to sigh with relief and congratulate herself for getting out of such a scary situation alive, when Kol suddenly grabbed her elbow and spun her around.
'Not so fast, darling. I wasn't done with you.' He growled in a low voice, causing all the hairs on Caroline's body to stand up.
She cursed inwardly, trying not to panic.
'What do you want?' She asked carefully.
'You.'
Caroline almost choked.
'M-me?
He surveyed her carefully, licking his lips and smirking.
'Yes.' He answered, clearly enjoying her reaction.
'Wh-why?' Caroline asked, clearly terrified.
'I'm sure I can think of something I could do with you.' He said, and Caroline noticed that he was still holding her elbow.
The main reason Caroline hadn't noticed it before was obviously the overwhelming terror she was feeling. But it was also because he was holding it ever so lightly.
It was almost gentle...
Before Caroline could develop her thoughts any further, she noticed Kol smirking in a sick sort of way.
Suddenly, he let go of her elbow and lunged at her.
Caroline jumped back in fright and noticed that Kol had stopped only for a second, clearly getting ready to lunge once again.
She ditched all her thoughts and gave in to her legs, running as fast as she could.
She heard Kol's laughter in the distance and his soft voice was carried by the wind.
'You can run for now, but you won't be running forever, love.'