My spoon army, you've done it again! This update came a lot quicker then I expected, I was going to leave it for about a week, but after your lovely reviews I just had to write this tonight for you guys! Thank you and please continue to review, not only does it make my day but it also wards off the evil writers block! :D
Nananana writers block you loose again!
So a few words about this chapter:
I do adore Damon, but from Caroline's perspective and Bonnie's…he's not a great guy…. Damon send them both flowers and chocolates as an apology…maybe a card as well.
Stelena is crucial in this fanfic but there will be Delena interactions, (only for a few chapters because as I have said, the whole Elena/Stefan/Damon thing bores me, that girl needs to hurry up and choose and stop being: "Oh I love Stefan! Or is it Damon?" To be honest, I'd be happy with either brother, she's just being greedy.)
Also some of the flashbacks are VERY out of canon, I'm special and by that I mean, I'm way too lazy to re-watch 2x01.
Hope you all enjoy, and now that Klaus-ikins (wow, that should NOT be allowed to be his cutsie nickname….he sounds like a kitten….awwww..I like kittens) has FINALLY kissed Caroline who are you guys liking, Niklaus and her or her and Klaus? :D
"Did…did…did," Caroline stutters, utterly lost for words, "He, I mean you, I mean Niklaus, I mean you," She releases Klaus's hand and moves her hair away from her face to stare at him intently, "Just say that he, you, he, whatever, loves me?"
Klaus is silent for a moment and Caroline watches him impatiently, her body begins to shake as she realises that she actually cares about his answer, she's been rejected countless times before, never being first choice, but if it happens again, she knows she won't be able to take it.
"Absolutely extraordinary isn't it? That a scoundrel, a beast, a mongrel could actually love," Klaus spits, his harsh tone startles her but when he locks eyes with her she speaks the truth.
"I didn't think you were capable of it."
He tries not to recoil at her words and instead lulls his head to the side to smirk at her lazily, the cockiness not quite reaching his eyes, "Who say's I am?"
"I wanted to believe that you could, perhaps, you know, feel something for me."
"I do," He says with conviction.
She grins at him, "Apart from desire," Before he can answer she points upwards, "I know what happened up there in your bedroom Klaus, and believe me that was-"
"The best snog you've ever had?"
She snorts, "That's not the point, that was lust up there, that wasn't-"
"Love?" He asks shaking his head, "Love is for the weak, and vampires aren't weak."
"Is that what you tell yourself?" Caroline asks, flashing in front of him, rocking backwards on her heels as she kneels in front of him so that they are eye level, "Is that what makes you what you are, this ridiculous idea that emotions make you vulnerable?"
He stares at her intently and after a moment of silence Caroline reaches out and places her palm on his chest, "You won't even let this work anymore," She whispers sadly.
"This is the last day of my life."
Her grip on his shirt tightens, "Don't talk like that."
She sighs when he cups her face in his hand, "Can I have this?" He asks leaning towards her, "Before I die?" He kisses her cheek, "Just this?" She nods without even thinking about it and his lips softly capture hers, she presses herself against him and he pulls her towards him so she lands on his lap.
She can feel his intensity, the kiss speeds up with each moment and she struggles to keep up with his tempo, she removes her lips from his, "Your not going to die," She kisses his neck and he closes his eyes moaning her name, "I won't let you die."
"Of course your not. Because you can't. It's him, inside there; he will have to die for me to follow."
She instantly disentangles herself from his grasp feeling guilty, she shakes her head at the ridiculousness of it all, she's not cheating, she's consoling the same man who only moments before had admitted his love for her.
But staring at Klaus now with his heated eyes and increasing temper at her rejection as he clenches his fist, they have never seem more different.
Bonnie flicks her wrist and an image of Caroline appears, she's in a wedding dress, her beauty mesmerises Niklaus and he prays that this isn't a past event, that Caroline has not wedded another man before.
"Would you still love her if you knew the truth, little human?" Bonnie asks, watching as Niklaus nods his head, restraining himself from reaching out to touch the image, "But I thought you hated supernatural creatures?" She asks innocently and snorts when she hears Caroline fruitlessly bang her fists on the other side of the door, her murmured pleads only enhance Bonnie's inner demon's.
Suddenly Caroline's face begins to distort, the white dress around her burns and her veil falls to the floor silently, Niklaus watches with horror and takes several steps back until he is pressed against the wall, quivering when two large fangs protrude from Caroline's mouth and her veins stand out.
Bonnie moves to stand in front of him, grinning as she leans to whisper in his ear, "And that, is also your fault."
"What happened to her?" His voice is emotionless, he can feel his vision starting to go black but he wills himself to stay in the present.
"Technically you did," Bonnie says waving her hands and the fire vanishes from around the frozen projection of Caroline and her face slowly returns to normal, Niklaus lets out an involuntary relieved breath.
"I'm dangerous," He says and looks at the witch who nods encouragingly, "I'm the devil reincarnate, I'm evil personified."
"Very good," Bonnie deems sarcastically and places a dagger in Niklaus's hand, he grasps the handle firmly, meeting her eyes, "You want to change the future? You want to save life's? I think it's obvious what you have to do."
"This will change everything?" He asks, a single tear dropping on the knife as he points it towards his heart, closing his eyes, feeling his fingers shake, "I'll save Caroline?"
"You'll save yourself," Bonnie whispers.
"I'm scared," He says blankly, moving the dagger closer towards his chest, "What happens to her without me?"
Bonnie rolls her eyes and motions behind her when the air around them shimmers and they find themselves standing in a carnival, the darkness engulfing them, Niklaus stares at the colourful lights ranging repeatedly from different colours and feels a couple pass through him, he shudders as he watches the brown haired teenager's lips capture that of the girls only a few feet away from him.
"Stefan," The girl whispers, her hands trailing down his back as she leans her head on his shoulder, Niklaus instantly moves towards them, rage fuelling his motions, he reaches the man who almost caused Caroline's downfall but he feels the air restraining him.
The girl in Stefan's arms turns her head round, looking straight through Niklaus, "I'm worried about Caroline," She mutters, Niklaus freezes, Tatia.
"Elena," Stefan strokes her hair, "We'll help her," He takes her hand and leads her away, Niklaus watches them in shock until they fade, he just witnessed true love, his sister had talked about it constantly when they were children, how one day she would marry a prince, he wondered if he had that connection with Caroline.
"I thought they were in love once," Bonnie watches amused, "But then Elena fell for his brother too, what a mess that was, I don't think that's been resolved yet, if it ever does that is. But hey," She smiles at him, "I'll help Elena out, kill Damon and then she doesn't have to choose, she won't have to feel guilty anymore," She holds a hand to her chest, "I'm such a good friend."
"You're sick."
"Damon Salvatore bit me; he almost drained the life out of me, he's a murderer, he turned my mother!" She practically bellows at him, tears streaming down her face as she relives each moment the man inflicted pain on her.
"Turned her into what?" Niklaus asks puzzled but he is grimly satisfied to see the witch so distressed and tries to keep the smirk off of his face.
"A vampire!"
"I don't understand what that is."
"The other face of Caroline, the one with the fangs and bloodied veins is a creature that stalks the streets at night, killing innocents, tearing into their necks for their blood until they die, that is what she is, that is what you are. Look behind me Klaus."
"Niklaus," He mutters stepping away from her so he could see behind her better, he watches wide eyed as he see's the blurry face of Caroline moving with lightening speed towards a man in an alley, behind the ferrist wheel, she pounces on him, wrenching his head sideways and he almost screams in horror as her fangs protrude from her mouth, biting into the human's neck greedily.
"I can't believe this," Elena smiles, her body tangled in the red sheets of her bed staring at Stefan, daring to believe he was truly there, "Your really here, with me."
Stefan's hands trail lightly over her body and she shivers excitedly over his touch, he smiles against her mouth as he kisses her sweet lips.
"When Klaus rung me, I couldn't -" She said and frowned as Stefan pulled away from her.
"He did what?"
"He's the one who told me about your big show down, who else would it be?"
Stefan curses under his breath, he had foolishly hoped it was his brother, he shook his head at his own stupidity, of course his brother wouldn't involve Elena, he probably had an elaborate plan in his head to rescue Stefan himself.
"Why would he do that Stefan?" Elena asks, her arms wrapping around his waist as she sits on the edge of the bed with him.
"Caroline."
Elena almost falls back on the bed in shock, "But I thought that was just an infatuation?"
"I'm beginning to see it differently," Stefan says raking a hand through his hair, "Maybe she's changing him."
When he glances back at Elena she is already out of the bed, pulling a t-shirt over her head, she throws his trousers at him and he puts them on, staring at her quizzically.
"Klaus is not one to be changed; he's got something up his sleeve. We've got to talk to Damon and Alaric; they'll know what to do, we have to save her Stefan."
Elena grabs his hand and kisses him quickly before pulling him towards his car.
They sit in silence, both consumed by their own thoughts, Klaus glances hastily at Caroline whenever he's convinced she won't notice.
"I feel like Damon right now," He mutter's not expecting her to react but he feels slightly smug when she whips her head round to glare at him.
"You're nothing like Damon," She hisses.
"And Niklaus," He spits the name, "Is Stefan, which would make you-"
"Elena," Caroline sighs crossing her arms, "This is very different and you know it."
"And those brothers have genuine feelings for Elena, even Damon, which is saying something."
"Then I'm definitely Damon," Klaus confirms.
Caroline raises her eyebrows at him, "You're many things Klaus, but did you compel me? Did you sleep with me, feed from me, abuse me, compel me?"
He stiffens, processing her words, images fly through his head, Caroline underneath the eldest Salvatore, screaming his name, but in pain or pleasure he can't tell.
"WHAT?" He shakes her shoulders roughly, "Why was I never told this? What's wrong with you? I'm going to rip his stupid head off and feed it to the ducks as bread!"
Caroline giggles, imagining Klaus in a park surrounded by feathery creatures but straightens when she see's his murderous expression, "And that right there is why I didn't tell you."
"I'm no longer Damon," He hisses, "If I survive this I will kill him. Then no one will be Damon Salvatore."
"You will do no such thing, anyway if I was human Klaus I'd be long dead by now, after being fucked by you, then bled dry," She looks at him sourly, venom in her words.
"That's not true," He struggles to say, but he knows, knows deep down inside that Caroline as a human would have been unacceptable to him, "I would have turned you."
She lets out a bark of laughter which is immediately cut short when Klaus asks, "Does he know what you truly are love? Because believe me, human me wouldn't accept that."
Caroline tries to ignore him but his words bring pain to her chest, she leans her head against the wall and hears a heartbeat speed up, reaching braking point; she becomes transfixed on the male behind the door, hearing his frantic heart and his sharp intake of breath, the man who just declared his love for her, the one who was probably being tortured right now.
She pushes herself further against the wall, straining to hear more and Klaus hits his head against the wall once again, waiting for his end to finally arrive.
Niklaus stumbles backwards and when he lands on the floor he doesn't feel soft grass underneath him but instead the cold ground of his dungeon cell, he wipes sweat off of his forehead and rolls his head to the side where his gaze lands on the glinting dagger.
He picks it up and without even thinking about it, he plunges the knife into his heart.