AN: ahhhh cliffhanger! how dare I

Honestly i had planned this as one whole chapter but it was just to long, so i decided to break it into two and give them to you back to back.

So i'm for given a little bit right?

Read, Review and I hope you enjoy ch 42!

Cassie took the stake out of his chest, walked to the door and opened it.

Katherine was leaning against the doorframe.

"Problem solved?" Katherine asked.

"Yep" Cassie said, "Crisis diverted"

"Well, I wouldn't say that" Katherine said.

"Why?" Cassie asked.

"Well Vaughn told your boyfriend to sit down and shut up. You might want to go and defuse that situation, before he kills him" Katherine said.

"Shit" Cassie said, "Have we gotten downstairs and the kids taken care of?"

"Yep, Mason, Stefan, and Vaughn took care of it." Katherine told her.

"And you" Cassie asked.

"You had it covered" Katherine said with a smile.

Cassie rolled her eyes "lets go defuse the bomb"

"You know you didn't correct me," Katherine said

"What do you mean?" Cassie asked

"About Klaus being your boyfriend" Katherine teased.

"I honestly don't know what Nik is to me," Cassie said.

"But you so want him to be your boyfriend" Katherine teased.

"Your just as bad as Kol, you know that right?" Cassie asked as they made their way back to the van.

They arrived and everyone was standing in a circle with the seven kids they saved.

One of the girls ran over to Katherine and hugged her.

"You saved me," she cried.

Katherine picked up the toddler "lets get you home sweetie," she said to the kid.

They three of them walked over to the group.

"Lass, we have five minutes until the police get here to take the kids home." Vaughn said.

"Sissy" one of the toddlers cried reaching up to the girl Katherine was holding.

Cassie picked up the little girl "hey, your sister is all right, and so are you" she soothed the girl.

Cassie locked eyes with Klaus. "Later" she mouthed to him.

Klaus nodded his head.

"Is this all of the kids?" Cassie asked looking to Vaughn.

"Yes lass, no casualties, except for you sister" Vaughn said.

"What do you mean?" Kol asked.

"He means" Jeremy clarified "that Cassie is going to kill Elena when she wakes up"

The police came shortly after that.

Cassie and Katherine gave up the kids they were holding as all of the kids were getting checked up on.

Mason walked over to Klaus "look, these cases with kids are really hard on Cassie, she would never say it, but that's why she take them so seriously." He told him.

Klaus looked towards Mason "I'll take care of her" he promised.

Mason held out his hand to Klaus "I know you will, but I'm leaving and she is going to need someone to be there for her, even if she won't say it."

Klaus shook his hand "good luck mate"

Mason laughed, "you're going to need the luck" he said.

Mason got into his car and left.

"Well Kitty Kat, lass" Vaughn said walking over to the two girls "its been a blast, we did some good work"

"Besides mini me and her current boy toy crashing our party" Katherine added.

"That's what happens when you involve family, they get in the way "Vaughn said" but I have places to see and people to do, I'll see you later."

Vaughn got into his car and drove off.

Stefan, Jeremy and Alaric got into the van.

"Cassie, Katherine" Stefan called.

The two girls walked over to the van.

"We need to get Damon and Elena out of here" Alaric said.

"Take them to the boarding house" Cassie said, "I need to talk with my little sister."

Stefan nodded and drove off leaving Cassie, Katherine and the two originals.

"I'm going to go" Katherine said.

"Hey, Rin" Cassie asked, "Are you ok"

"I'll be fine" Katherine said "they same as you"

Cassie nodded. "Maybe you could go talk to him"

"I wouldn't know what to say" Katherine said solemnly.

"Take care Rin" Cassie said giving the girl a hug "don't be a stranger"

"Never, and try and talk some sense into mini me" Katherine said before blurring away.

Cassie walked over to Kol.

"Thought I would never get my goodbye from you" Kol said.

"You did good today Kol" Cassie said giving him a hug.

"I did, didn't I" Kol said "and I looked damn good doing it"

Cassie laughed, "You did"

"So did I earn a position on what did Vaughn call it, the avengers?" Kol said

"I think you defiantly did" Cassie said.

"Good" Kol said, "now if you excuse me, I feel like celebrating a job well done," Kol said walking away.

"Hey Kol!" Cassie called.

Kol looked back at Cassie. "You really did a good job tonight"

Kol nodded and blurred away.

Leaving Cassie and Klaus alone.

The entire time Cassie was saying goodbye to everyone all Klaus did was stare at him, his fingers twitching, itching to grab her and hold her.

Finally when Kol left he blurred over to her.

He hugged her, burying his face into her hair and inhaling her scent.

"I knew I shouldn't have let you go" Klaus said.

Cassie had wrapped her arms around his middle and rested her head on his chest.

"I thought I had everything pretty covered," she said.

Klaus chuckled "well sweetheart, you certainly know how to bluff your way through a crowd."

"It's a gift, I talk a big game" Cassie said

"You certainly can back that game up" Klaus chuckled.

Cassie didn't reply but just remained in his arms.

"Thank you" Klaus whispered in her ear.

"For what?" she asked pulling her head back so she could look him in the eyes.

"For keeping your promise," he said just as softly.

Cassie blushed "you heard that?" she asked.

"Love I never took my eyes or ears off of you" Klaus said. "And I would have come and saved you if that Scottish bastard hadn't of gotten in my way"

"Nik, I'm flattered but Vaughn was right, besides Katherine was there, we had the situation under control." Cassie said

"Didn't look that way from where I was sitting," he said.

"Honestly it didn't feel that way from where I was standing either" Cassie told him.

Klaus suddenly leaned down and kissed Cassie, it was filled with tenderness that Klaus and Cassie couldn't explain, and they both returned it with equal measure.

When they finally broke apart so Cassie could get some air, Klaus brushed his thumb across her cheekbone.

"We should head home," Cassie whispered.

"Ok" Klaus said, he scooped up Cassie bridal style and blurred to the car.

Cassie yelled as he picked her up and buried her face in his chest again so she wouldn't get dizzy.

Klaus put her down but held on to her as she tried to regain her balance.

"Are you ok love?" he asked.

"Shut up" she said shoving him playfully.

Klaus smirked at her and opened the door for her as she got in.

He blurred to the other side and started the car.

They drove in silence for a few minutes.

Cassie was staring out the window deep in thought when Klaus grabbed her hand.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked taking his eyes off the road to look at her.

"A bunch of different things" Cassie replied.

"Care to share?" he asked "don't tell anyone but I'm a great listener"

Cassie took her eyes off the window and looked at Klaus "do you think those kids are going to be ok?" she asked him.

"Um, do you want me to be honest?" Klaus asked "or are you looking for some comfort, I don't know how to handle it"

Cassie gave a small smile "The truth, always" she said quietly.

"Honestly, I think those kids are going to have a hard time," he began his thumb rubbing a circle on Cassie's hand, his eyes back on the road. "The monsters underneath the bed are real now and it's going to be a hard time, but they will get over it, and once they do, those kids will be stronger because of it."

"You don't give yourself enough credit," Cassie said as she entwined her fingers with his.

"Maybe you give me to much" he said.

The two sat in silence some more; they kept the hands entwined, as both of them were lost in thought.

"Is there anything else crossing your mind love?" Klaus asked.

Cassie took a deep breath "Nik, do you think that Vaughn was right?" she asked him.

"Did he say something to you" Klaus asked, anger seeping into his voice.

Cassie tightened her grip on his hand. "Easy tiger, all he said was what happened tonight, with Elena and Damon, those mistakes only happen when you involve family. Do you think he is right?"

"What do you think?" Klaus said.

"I think that I involved my dad, and my brother without a worry about their safety." Cassie said.

"You did, but you put them in the van blocks away from the actual danger." Klaus countered.

"That doesn't make it ok" Cassie said "I brought my family in with little training, I just wanted to be with them, to show them my world, to share a part of them with me. And look what happened, my sister showed up and made a mockery of what we were trying to do, because I brought Jeremy and Ric who hadn't had a lot of training and she thought she could do it too."

"Are you done?" Klaus said giving Cassie a rare smile.

Cassie took a moment to think. "Yes" she finally answered.

"Well first of all, your brother and father understood how serious the situation was. Second, you trained them so I know that they can handle themselves. And third, you are not responsible for your sister's actions, Elena is a big girl and she screwed up that is completely on her." Klaus comforted her.

Cassie didn't have time to say anything because they pulled into the Michaelson mansion.

"Nik, what are we doing here, I have to go to the boarding house and take care of my sister." She said.

"Sorry, sweetheart" Klaus said as he blurred around to her side of the car, "your sister will be there in the morning, tonight, I'm taking care of you."

Cassie looked up at him and smiled, she took his outstretched hand and let him lead her into the house.