A/N: Okay so chapters 9 and 10 used to be one big chapter, but I decided to cut them in two as it was a bit too long for my taste. Plus, you guys now have two new chapters to read :-).

Once again thank you all for your comments/reviews and for favoriting and following my story, it really means a lot and keeps me going.

Next chapter should have a great Klaroline scene in it. I'm excited just to think about it and hope you guys will like it too.

So here is chapter 10...

Caroline ran as fast as she could. She'd been able to cut the ropes restraining her wrists after a few seconds of rubbing against one of the lockers outside the gym's entrance. She was happy that she had regained some of her strength, but the vervain still made it difficult for her to run at vampire speed for more than two seconds straight. She tried her best anyway.

She ran for the school's main entrance, the nearest exit she could think of, and tried pushing the door as hard as she could, but after a few seconds of unsuccessful attempts, she realized the other side of the door had been blocked by a gigantic block of cement that normally sat in the school's parking lot. Rebekah and Kol had undoubtedly pushed it all the way there to prevent her from escaping Tyler`s wrath so easily. Because of her weakened strength she couldn't move the door more than a few centimeters away, and she had to turn around to find another possible exit before Tyler got to her.

She could hear him yelling from the pain the transformation was still inflicting him. She was taken back to the times she stayed by his side during his first shiftings, giving him the strength and comfort he had desperately needed at the time. She quickly pushed these irrelevant thoughts away as this was not the time to stir happy memories from the past. Tyler would be coming after her in no time now, and she knew she needed to find an exit as soon as possible if she did not want to become the werewolf's next meal.

After trying all the first floor's classrooms' doors and finding them all locked, she ran up the first flight of stairs she came across, hoping she'd be luckier on the second floor.

She made it up two steps before she was roughly pulled from behind and slammed hard against the nearby lockers. She got on her knees before turning around to see who had attacked her, and there, in front of her, stood a black wolf, his eyes bright yellow and his lips curled back revealing his sharp white fangs. A piece of red fabric was stuck in between his jaws and Caroline realized it was a piece from the train of her dress.

Tyler flexed his hind legs and jumped for her throat, but Caroline side-stepped just in time to avoid the bite. She grabbed the piece of the broken chair she had hidden in her back and trusted it into the wolf's side, before he hit the ground.

She didn't wait to see if he was dead, knowing full well a mere wooden stake would not kill a hybrid, and she ran back the way she came, retracing her footsteps, and headed for the gymnasium where she could use the emergency exit, now that Tyler had vacated the place.

She passed by the lockers and turned the corner to the gym's entrance running as fast as she could. She might not have regained all her vampire speed but it was close enough for her taste.

As she made her way to the blood red door, passing by the remaining of her wooden chair spread across the floor, she shouldered it hard hoping it would open on her first attempt. She quickly realized that it must have been blocked in the exact same way as the main entrance had been, because it did not budge.

"Shit" she muttered, she had stupidly thought the two Mikaelsons would have left that one unattended for some reason.

She spun around ready to leave the room, when she noticed the wolf was back, blocking her now only available exit.

"Tyler" she pleaded. "Listen to me, please. You don't want to do this".

She knew it was no use. That the wolf's animal instincts had taken over his rationality, leaving him vicious, unpredictable and unmerciful.

The wolf growled menacingly and gave her a warning bark as if to recommend she stopped the bargaining plea. Saliva was dripping from its lower lip and she could see his flanks moving fast, the hair on its back was now covered in blood. There was no questioning that the wolf was angry, and this time it was out for the kill.

Klaus ran at super vampire speed all the way to Mystic Falls' High School. The journey might have taken him only a few seconds, but he knew Caroline's life was hanging by a thread at the very moment and every second was of the outmost importance. He arrived in the parking lot and spotted the Bennett witch and the doppelganger in a heated conversation.

"… Tyler's gonna kill her, Bonnie, we have to go back inside and help Caroline. We can't wait for Stefan's help, he might be too late."

"We can't do anything, Elena, or Caroline will have two killers on her tail. Kol warned me."

Klaus flashed between the two, startling them both.

"Klaus!" Elena exclaimed, relief sounding in her voice.

"Where is she?" he asked. He listened intently trying to make out the sounds that were coming to him from inside the building.

"I think she's in the gym…" Elena started.

"You two listen to me, go to Caroline's house and wait there. Just stay inside and wait. Don't try coming to help, do you understand?"

"But we can help…" Bonnie started. Now that Klaus was here she felt safer to go inside against the other Mikaelsons. If Caroline trusted him, she would too… even after all he'd put her through over the last few months. For a second she had thought he was behind Rebekah and Kol' attack but when Elena came back to her senses and yelled at her for letting their blond friend locked inside, alone against an angry Tyler, Bonnie had freaked out. Elena had pleaded that she couldn't hear Rebekah or Kol anywhere, that they had probably left, but Bonnie had not been willing to risk being the cause of Caroline`s death by coming back on her promise to the Original.

"I said leave now, it will not be safe for you here… and I know Caroline would be furious if she knew I'd have led you to your certain death."

He saw the two girls' stubborn expressions, not different from their blond friend's willfulness, and he knew no arguments would make them leave their friend behind. He concentrated on Elena and caught her eyes with his own, pupils dilating as he used compulsion on her.

"You will leave now for the Forbes' house and take Bonnie with you. Do not let her out of your sight."

Elena quickly nodded, grabbed Bonnie's arm firmly and sped off dragging her friend with her.

Klaus exhaled deeply and started running towards the school's main entrance, stripping off his clothes as he went. He set aside the cement block with one easy push, and cautiously stepped inside the building.

Caroline yelled as the wolf tackled her, knocking her off her feet, and sending her flying into the stands.

She got back on her feet as fast as she could, desperately trying to find something to help her defend herself. The pieces of wood in the middle of the place would not be of much help.

She saw Tyler's ears move up and down, and immediately noticed a change in his attitude, as he grew even more ferocious towards her snapping his jaws, trying to tear off one of her arm.

She suddenly heard a deep howling sound coming from the gym's entrance and she immediately moved her body so she'd have a better view on the now two imminent threats on her life. She automatically lost her focus on the black wolf in front of her the moment she saw the large white wolf that made his way across the room, closer to them.

She looked at it completely fascinated by the sight of it. The wolf was majestic, its fur reflected the lights from the gym's ceiling and his yellow eyes glowed with intelligence. She knew it was another werewolf and hoped it wasn't Hayley coming to give Tyler a hand at ripping her into pieces.

Just as that thought crossed her mind, she realized it must have been a diversion for her to let her guard down and as she turned her attention back to Tyler, she saw him in midair aiming from her head. She swiftly pulled her arm up to protect herself.

When the black wolf's fangs ripped open her skin, she felt an agonizing pain pierce through her arm and the burning sensation, that inevitably came with the wolf bites, hit her hard. She lost her balance and fell on the ground, before she heard the white wolf's vicious snarls as it jumped on Tyler, pushing him away from Caroline's limp body. It put its large body in front of Caroline, protecting her from any other attack coming from the black canine.

The two beasts circled each other, growling and barking at each other. The white wolf always made sure he was covering any possible angle to prevent Tyler from getting to the blond vampire's weak form lying against the gym's stands.

While they were having their howling match, Caroline felt her mind slowly lose its grip on consciousness, yet she was hoping the white wolf, she called it Sirius as it reminded her of that shining star from the other night, was going to win this showdown.

Tyler was the first to make a move, leaping towards Sirius, all fangs out ready to tear him apart. Caroline quickly closed her eyes afraid to see her savior get killed in front of her. As she heard a yelp of pain from one of the wolves, she couldn't help her eyes from opening.

There, on top of Tyler's body, was Sirius, his jaws closed around the black wolf's neck and his front legs holding the smaller beast firmly on the ground.

Caroline saw Tyler's eyes turn in their orbits as Sirius was close to tear his head off with his fangs. Although she knew Tyler would not have hesitated to kill her a few seconds ago, she couldn't bear the thought of witnessing his death, and she still felt responsible for his current state.

"Stop it please!" she cried out at the white wolf. "He's out cold, he can't do us any harm now, please, don't kill him" she pleaded.

After a few seconds of hesitation, the dominant wolf let go of Tyler's throat, and looked at Caroline closely. It skipped over the other animal's body, making its way to the blond vampire's recumbent form.

She fought the urges to run away from it, as she knew she no longer had the strength to get up. The combination of the vervain and the werewolf bite had rendered her completely incapacitated. She closed her eyes when she noticed the wolf's muzzle coming closer to her injured arm.

All of a sudden, she felt the air around her shift and opened her eyes out of curiosity, to see if the wolf had fled from the scene. Instead she came face to face with Klaus.

She flushed deeply when she realized he was completely naked, kneeling in front of her. She closed her eyes again not ready to witness such personal parts of him.

"Caroline" he said in a soft voice. When she didn't answer, he put his hand gently on her shoulder, and shook her lightly. "Caroline, answer me love. Please, open your eyes"

"No" she answered. She felt exhausted and knew she was going to die soon. "You're naked" she answered as if it wasn't obvious. "Go put some clothes on."

"You're about to die, and all you can think about is my nudity. Here" he said tilting her head so he could put his wrist in a better angle for her to bite down on his flesh. "Drink."

She opened her eyes and saw his wrist close to her lips. "You're not giving me a choice." She simply said looking into his eyes, not bringing out her fangs.

He felt like her glare was piercing through his very soul. He frowned at her before looking back at Tyler's unconscious body.

"What are you talking about, love?" He knew they didn't have much time. He needed her to drink from him or she would die. The fact that this was her second werewolf bite in less than a year, combined with the vervain in her system - he could smell it's perfume in the air around her - this was too much for such a young vampire to bear.

Her chance at survival was thin, and he had to restrain himself from ripping Tyler's head off, now and then, as he knew he needed to keep his attention on Caroline if he didn't want to lose himself to a rampage fit again. He could not permit himself that luxury, not when the young woman was depending on him to keep her safe and alive. He brought his gaze back on her beautiful face trying to forget the traitor's form behind him.

"On my birthday" she said, unaware of his internal battle, "you had given me the choice to die or to keep on living. Why aren't you giving me the option now?" Her eyes were closed again as if keeping them opened was taking too much of her energy.

"You're not going to die Caroline" he said forcefully. "Drink now, love. This will save you."

"But why?" she said, "Why should I keep on living, my life's a mess. I keep on being tortured. I'm tired Klaus, I've cheated death twice now. I think it's time I accept my death as inevitable."

She wasn't sure she actually wanted to die, all she knew was that she felt sick and exhausted. She had a throbbing pain in her head and she no longer had the strength to fight against it. She knew her friends would be sad if she died, but she also knew they were all well surrounded, and they'd support her mother in this crisis. She'd be missed, but in time they'd get over it. Everyone would.

Klaus felt like his world was suddenly crashing down on him. "What are you telling me Caroline" he demanded, finally dropping down his arm and looking at her with concern.

She was about to answer but he cut her off.

"You are not leaving me, you will not die, do you hear me?"

She looked up at him to see his blue eyes glowing with unshed tears. She was taken aback by the force of emotions that were coming from him, as he took her hands in his and looked at her intently.

Then, without a warning, he bent down and kissed her lips softly, caressing her jaw line with one of his fingers in a way that made her whole body melt.

Suddenly, the hurt she had felt for the past hours was gone and all she could feel was the sweet taste of his lips on hers. The kiss stopped as quickly as it started and it left Caroline breathing hard and longing for more.

He drew back, without ending the eye contact and said in a barely contained voice "I will not let you die on me, Caroline."

She was about to agree, when she abruptly doubled back, coughing blood. Her face instantly lost all its remaining colors, she was white as a ghost and feverish. He brought his wrist back to her lips and claimed that she "bite down hard". Hell, he'd compel her to do it, if he needed to.

But it turned out he didn't have to as she did not argue this time.

She felt her fangs elongating before she bit his soft skin with as much force as she could utter. The moment his sweet blood hit her tongue, she felt her muscles relax and the burning fire inside her body was almost instantly extinguished. She closed her eyes at the salvation she felt at that very moment, happy to still be alive after all.

"That's it love" she heard Klaus say, his voice quivering. "You're safe now."

She let herself fall asleep in his arms, knowing he'd keep her from any harm.

The moment he saw her drift into sleep, he laid her body gently on the ground, got back up and turned around, ready to end Tyler's miserable life. Whatever Caroline had asked, he would not permit his former lieutenant to live after what he just did to Caroline.

But the moment he turned around, he realized the black wolf was no longer in sight. Only a pool of his blood remained behind.

Klaus cursed. He should have killed the bastard hybrid when he had the chance. He closed the space between him and Caroline, listening all the while for any clue of where Tyler was now hiding. There were no traces of his scent either and the school seemed deserted. Maybe the kid finally understood he was no match for him. Tyler might have been a werewolf for a little while longer than Klaus had, but the Original had a thousand years on the young man, he was faster, stronger and more experienced in combat than the Lockwood kid. The cub stood no chance.

After assuring himself that there were no one else in the school apart from the two of them, Klaus picked Caroline up, and made his way to the locker room where he rummaged around to find a pair of pants to put on, before he ran with her in his arms to the school's main entrance.

He arrived at the Forbes' house, all lights inside where on and he could see Caroline's mother pacing around in their small living room, Bonnie and Elena were sitting next to one another on the large family couch, their hands joined in a silent prayer for their friend's safety.

He got to the front door and rang the doorbell, politely waiting for someone to greet him, while keeping a look out at the house's surroundings.

The women took Caroline upstairs, leaving Klaus in the family living room, alone with his thoughts.

First off, he now knew his brother and sister had been plotting against him all along, pretending to be on his side. They'd made him think all this time that they were behind him and his plan to get the cure, but it had all been a lie. It seemed that they'd been working on getting their revenge on him by planning Caroline's death by the hands of his now number one enemy.

There must have been an ulterior motive but he couldn't figure out what it was.

He took out his phone and dialed Stefan's number. His long lost friend picked up after the third ring, his voice hoarse.

"Klaus?"

" 'Evening mate. Have you been drinking your sorrows away again?" he asked, not interested one bit about the answer he'd be getting. Other issues mattered a lot more at the moment. Stefan's would have to get over his personal situation, at least for the next few hours.

"What do you want?"

"I have a mission for you Stefan…"

"Not interested" Stefan said, ready to hang up. He wasn't up to play Klaus' little soldier tonight.

"Oh but you see, I beg to defer. This has to do with your friend Caroline. Her safety's on the line right now." Klaus interjected.

"Wait, Caroline's in danger? What happened?" Stefan asked, concerned.

"Now that's more like it." Klaus wondered how it would be to have real friends who actually cared about your wellbeing. People who wouldn't help you because you ordered them to, but because they loved you and wanted to know you were safe.

He related everything that happened, providing additional information he had got from Elena and Bonnie's conversation with the Sheriff from upstairs. The rest came from his personal experience from the night's events.

"So Tyler's back in town, out for revenge on both you and Caroline, and your siblings have double crossed you on top of that."

"Glad to know you registered that mate" Klaus answered humorlessly. "Now I need you to go to my house and store Rebekah and Kol' bodies away before someone undaggers them…"

"If you're referring to my brother…"

"I don't care who it is. Undaggering them would mean Caroline's life would be in constant danger from now on." Klaus pointed out.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it right now" Stefan said after a short pause. He hung up and left the Boarding House on his way to the Mikaelsons'.

Klaus sat back in one of the room's uncomfortable chairs, and waited for Liz and the girls to come down.

He was starting to lose his patience, what was going on upstairs, was something wrong with Caroline?

Had his blood not healed her completely?

He had just left his seat, and was halfway across the room when his phone rang. He picked it up and noted Stefan's name appearing on the caller ID.

"Stefan…" he answered.

"We have a problem" Stefan cut in. "The bodies are gone."