Hey everyone! So, I decided I'm going to post this second chapter very soon after the first, just to thank my followers and favorites the story has already gathered after a day online! Wow! I'm going to try to update every week, from now on. I hope you enjoy chapter two!
Klaus looked over at Caroline with a worried look. She should wake up any time now. Wonder what she's going to say, or rather, yell at me, Klaus thought grinning. At least then there will be some life in her eyes, and not that empty look she gave him yesterday evening. Seeing her so drained of her light had hurt him more than he wanted. It had bought her a few more days, as Klaus intended to give her back her will to live, and then, after she would be her normal radiant self, would he take her life… In front of his first Hybrid. His last remaining too, he reminded himself. With Elena being a vampire and him being out of hybrids, he needed her human more than ever. He needed the cure. But he knew Stefan wanted her human even more than he did, for Stefan wanted her human self, so he could love her the way he used to love her.
Caroline stirred. She's coming to, Klaus thought. He felt a bit uneasy. That was nothing like him. Why did he feel this way? He could just imagine the fuming look on her face, and while he pictured it, he chuckled.
Caroline heard the car's engine monotonously humming while it drove to, where-ever they were going. She realised what must have happened. She tried to focus her mind and she realised it was better if she not moved until she figured out what she should do. Her mind raced as she tried to sit completely still. She was doing a good job, until she heard him chuckle. Is he laughing at her?! Is he enjoying this?! She opened her eyes and looked him right in his amused eyes.
"You son of a bitch! What the hell were you thinking!" Caroline punched Klaus in the face. It wasn't that hard, but it was hard enough to sway the car from left to right as Klaus jerked the wheel in a reflection. This surely wasn't what she had in mind when she tried to figure out what she should do, but she just couldn't contain herself.
"Careful love, wouldn't want to cause an accident." He said, grinning.
"Oh, don't be so pleased with yourself, Mister I'm-so-lonely-because-no one-loves-me-and-therefor-I-kill-everybody-that-loves-someone-other-than-me!"
"Are you done?" His grin had gone and he looked at the road filled with chagrin. "I could just snap your neck again love, so don't tempt me."
Caroline looked around in the car. She could just make a run for it. There is nothing keeping me from jumping out of the window.
"You know this is a car specially built for me," Klaus said, as if he had read her mind, "and the windows are extremely strong, not to mention UV proof. Sunlight is filtered and can't harm us, whilst we are in the car. I know you think are strong too, but you won't be able to break the glass in one try. I could kill you in an instant before you'd have even made a crack in the window." He looked over at her. "Even if you would crack the window, the sunlight would burn you to death." Caroline reached for her daylight ring, but al she found was an empty finger. Shit… she thought. Klaus held up her ring, dangling it in front of her eyes. Although she knew better, she tried to grab it, feeling embarrassed right afterwards. "Watch out Pussycat…" Klaus teased her musing. Caroline scoffed, immediately making Klaus purse his lips in annoyance. His voice lowered and he looked with her while his eyes darkened. "I will kill you if you are being a menace." Caroline believed him.
They sat in silence for a few miles before Caroline couldn't bare it anymore.
"Can we at least listen to some music?" She asked, but already she turned on the radio. The CD that was in, started playing. Queen with Who wants to love forever. Caroline lifted an eyebrow and looked at Klaus. He shrugged. "At least it's not Debussy's Clair de Lune…" he said, with a smile on his face. Caroline couldn't help but giggle just a little, immediately pursing her lips after. Klaus turned the CD off and searched for a radiostation that wasn't filled with jabber.
Oh. My. God. Did I just share a laugh with the monster that killed so many people an chased Tyler away?! The man that took me so he can kill me in front of him?! Get a grip Caroline!
Klaus's eyes were still filled with joy when he looked over at Caroline and saw her fuming ones again.
Well, that didn't take long. Probably embarrassed because she was laughing with the one person that caused her love to ran away. His thoughts went in a darker direction after that. Better not bond with the bait. Klaus thought to himself. He peeked over at her again. God, she's so beautiful when she's angry. She is beautiful laughing too. He saw her look going from angry to worried, leaning her head against the glass of the window. He wanted to comfort her, but he knew she wouldn't have any of it. He was the reason she had to worry in the first place. I shouldn't let her live and drag this on.He thought in a moment of remorse . If he killed her now, she would be out of her misery. He would be doing her a favour. I don't need to kill her in front of Tyler. Just him knowing she is no longer in this world should do the trick. It would send in right over the edge, drive him crazy in misery and madness… He felt a knot in his stomach, but he didn't want to think about what that feeling he'd gotten while thinking of the feeling of her not in this world anymore meant. I'll just wait until we are in a motel. She'll probably try to escape. Then I can kill her with a reason.
They had been driving for hours on end on their little roadtrip, with only one break to eat and to pee. Klaus had been watching her like a hawk after giving her her daylight ring back for a moment, checking the toilet for escape routes. Caroline knew she couldn't escape now even if she wanted to. She'd try later on, at the motel, when it was night. They'd been going south towards the Appalachian mountains, where Tyler broke his Sire-bond. They'd be there pretty soon now. Just one over-nighter and then there was no possibility to escape, unless Tyler went elsewhere. God, I hope he's not there, that he was smart enough to go somewhere he never went before. Klaus pulled up to a motel and took her with him, holding her by her upper arm. The receptionist, a small, Rubenesque blond woman in her late forties gave Caroline a worried look and asked her with her eyes if she needed to call the police. Before Caroline could do anything Klaus had already compelled her to give him the key to a two persons room. "Single beds?" She asked in a flat tone. Klaus smirked and Caroline felt herself tense in his grip. "No, one big kingsize bed please." He said with amusement in his voice. Caroline gave him a hateful look. "Oh come one love, you know you want to lay against me, with me." "You wish!" Caroline spat. "Yes, I do…" Whispered Klaus, as he leaned towards her, his face now being only a few inches from hers. Caroline held her breath in anticipation. Their eyes locked, like they had, right before he had snapped her neck. Caroline saw his pupils dilate. Was he going to compel her? He didn't say anything. She could feel his body warmth against her. "Anything else?" Asked the receptionist, breaking the tension between them. "That'll be all." Klaus said, giving the woman an annoyed look. He took the key. Caroline could see the room number just before he took it. Lucky number 13. How appropriate, she thought.
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