A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews! I love that you all love this story and I promise you there will be more Kol in this, maybe not too soon, but there will be. I love him too much to keep him away. I hope you guys like this chapter. Thanks again!

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"Sweetheart, please just go get something to eat? Just a little?" Klaus begged for the fourth time that morning. She, like before, didn't move, didn't speak. She'd been that way since last night and he'd never been more worried about her. He sighed and kissed her head before going to stand to the side, as she continued to stare into the air, on the couch.

His worry for her was only growing, as fast as his anger was. It killed him to see her like this. He'd never seen her look so broken, so...empty. His eyes were piecing his brother's body. His little baby brother. No matter how many times they fought and argued, he was brother and he didn't save him, just like Henrick. He only averted his eyes when Tyler came in. "Morning, sunshine! You look pathetic." He told him.

"Only until Bonnie's spell locking me in here wears off. Then I'll look different. Angrier, perhaps. Or I won't look like anything because I'll have gouged your eyeballs from their sockets." He threatened calmly. He wasn't in the mood to deal with his last surviving hybrid, who may soon and not even be that.

Neither of them noticed Elizabeth closing her eyes. This was the last thing she wanted to hear. She didn't want to hear them fighting or arguing. She didn't want any of that, especially not over Kol's dead body. Even thinking that it made her start to tear up. He was really gone. She'd never see him again, or hear his voice. She'd never see his brown eyes or his laugh. The thought of him not existing anymore, it wasn't...it wasn't right. He died and she could never see him again. "My friends will bring back the cure." Tyler was saying. "So, I could shove it down your throat and make you mortal."

"I'm an Original. What makes you think my entire vampire bloodline won't be cured along with me? I.E, you." He smirked maliciously, but Tyler didn't waver. He was happy that Klaus finally got to see what it was like to be alone.

"You know what I think? I think that's impossible. I think the moment you stop being a vampire, our whole blood connection to you is broken, and your sire-line ceases to exist. So, whatever happens to you, happens only to you, which means I can kill your ass and no one else has to die. Although I am still debating just how to do it. "

Klaus rushed to face him, but the barrier blocked him off. "I recommend drowning. There's nothing quite like the feeling of someone fighting for something as basic as human breath. And let me tell you, your mother was a fighter." He taunted him, and Tyler just glared at him.

He went back to check on Elizabeth, but like he knew, she just stood there staring into the air. He brushed her hair back from her face. It was like she was dead herself, but he couldn't lose her too. Not his Elizabeth. He needed to help her, somehow, but there was nothing he could do trapped here. He just wanted to get her out of here, and then he could deal with those responsible.

After a half an hour of just exchanging glares with Tyler, Klaus heard the back door open. Caroline came in, surprised to see her boyfriend still there. This wasn't why he was supposed to be here, or at all. "You're still here? What are you doing?" He exclaimed. He shrugged as he poured himself another drink, slowly sipping it as he looked at the other hybrid in the house.

"Gloating."

Klaus walked closer. "Hello, Caroline."

She ignored him. "Come Home. Don't stoop to his level." She asked her boyfriend. She didn't feel comfortable leaving him there with Klaus by himself, especially with what he could've said. It made her nervous.

Tyler scoffed. "He destroyed my life. I plan on being present for every second of his misery until I can kill him myself." He scoffed.

Caroline rolled her eyes. She knew how he was feelings but putting himself in danger wasn't good. That's not what she wanted. "Fine. You can gloat and multitask. This place is a disaster. Starting with a horrific burnt corpse." Klaus could practically hear Elizabeth's breath hitch at the mention of her dead lover, but once again she just stared. Klaus felt the tearing on his heart as well.

She just glared at Klaus, but her expression turned sympathetic seeing Beth there. She never wanted her friend to hurt like this, she didn't even acknowledge that she was in the house. She had no idea what she was going through. She couldn't stand to see it if she had to see Tyler die like that. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed water and crackers. She went into the living room, ignoring Klaus, but he zipped over and stopped her from reaching her. "Leave her alone, you've all done enough." He growled at her dangerously.

She was slightly surprised to see how protective he was over, but she could tell why. She didn't even flinch. "I just wanted to give her this." She told him. He hesitated before letting her set it down on the table and she walked out, knowing that he wouldn't let her get any further. He tried to get her to eat, but there was no response. It worried him to know that it was impossible to tell how long he'll get a response from her.

He needed her out of here. He stood up walking to the barrier."Tyler's mother is dead. So is my brother. We're even. Call Bonnie. Get her to let me out of here." He ordered.

She scoffed. Like she was automatically just obey him after all the horrible things that he's done. "I will never, ever, help you."

He stood his ground. "I need Elizabeth out of here. How quickly you forget the part where I saved Tyler from the misery of being a werewolf. Or the night your mother invited me into her home to save the life of her precious daughter." He reminded her. To him? They owed him for that.

Caroline couldn't believe. She met him at the barrier. "How delusional are you? You killed his mother."She couldn't believe he was doing this as an excuse. "And let's not forget that we're standing in a house where Elena's aunt Jenna used to live. Or did you think that your charm would make us forget how you killed her, too? You know what? No. I am not going to engage in this. You are not even worth the calories I burn talking to you."

Klaus took this opportunity to grab the lamp and stake her with it, through her stomach, bringing her over to his side. "No!" Tyler yelled, but was frozen as he watched Klaus start drinking from Caroline's neck, the bite slowly poisoning her to his delight. Even that made Elizabeth flinch slightly. He let her drop, blood running down the corner of his mouth. He grinned at Tyler.

"That was definitely worth the calories."

xxxxx

Caroline was freaking out. Once again she has to suffer through the hybrid bite. "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God." She repeated as her boyfriend settled her on the couch. She had no idea that he would really do that to her, especially with Beth there, but she seemed to not be able to fully take it all in.

"Hey, hey, look at me. Look at me. I can fix this." Tyler promised her. It was his fault, she should've have been punished and now she was going to suffer again because of him.

"How? The only thing that can heal me is his blood! Oh my God..." She started tearing up.

"I know I'll fix it." She nodded, trusting him. He stood up to face Klaus who was just looking at them, looking very smug. "She'll die if you don't heal her." He reminded him as if he didn't know.

"Okay." To their surprise he bit his wrist, letting the blood come out. He extended his arm out to them, but didn't let her come any closer than she was. "Beg me to save her life."

Tyler sighed. "Is this what you want? To remind me that I'm powerless against you? Fine. You win. I'm nothing. Now save her. Please." He begged to him. He lost everyone else that he cared about, he wasn't going to lose Caroline too.

"I'm sorry, mate. I didn't quite catch that." He told him. Tyler was getting frustrated.

"Please."

"Please?"

"Please, save her life."

Klaus chuckled, darkly. "See, now I think you're just telling me what I want to hear. I mean, you did call me pathetic earlier. And wouldn't it be more pathetic of me to help now, knowing that hours ago, you announced your plan to kill me in a manner in which you're debating because you want it to have a certain amount of flair?" He repeated back what he threatened. "I'm just asking."

"I'll be your slave again! I'll do whatever you want. Just help her." He begged him.

Klaus smirked. "No." Tyler was getting frustrated. He thought that Klaus would at least do it for Beth, but she wasn't even really with him right now and Klaus knew that. He was angry, it would take a lot more than begging to convince him.

"Get me out of here. I can't even look at him." Caroline said sickly. The side effects of the bite were already happening. Tyler helped her get up and out of the house, but not without shooting Klaus another glare. He ignored him and sat back down next to Elizabeth, taking off his sweater to place it on her shoulders. He sighed and just watched her, hoping she'd speak.

xxxxx

Klaus once again tried and failed to get Elizabeth to eat. He needed something to get her back, to snap out of it. He was hoping biting Caroline would, but it had almost no affect on her. He sat up hearing footsteps come into the room. "You want to be in control, Klaus? Here. Now you get to be in control of her life. If you want her to die, fine. But then you can sit here and watch her die yourself." Tyler snapped, as he sat Caroline down.

He left the house, closing the door behind him. Caroline sat up to look at Klaus. "Nothing personal, love. If I cure you, that means victory for him. Don't worry. It won't be long now." He grinned. She sighed and got up to sit on the couch, lying down.

She coughed weakly. "If you don't feed me your blood, I'll die."

Klaus barely looked at her, keeping his eyes on Elizabeth. "Then you'll die, and Tyler will have learned his lesson the hard way." He told her coldly. He sighed and sat down next to Beth. They were silent for a minute, until Klaus noticed that her line of vision shifted to her sick friend on the couch.

Hope was slowly growing in Klaus as he saw some sort of emotion fly through her face, but she was still silent. He sighed and turned the other way, before softly hearing her voice. "Klaus?" Caroline actually looked shocked, Klaus was by her side in a minute. She looked at him. "Klaus?"

"Hello, love." He smiled weakly, brushing her hair back. "How...how are you feeling?" He asked, knowing it was a stupid question himself, but he wanted to keep her talking, he needed her to stay functional.

"I'm...I'm fine." She looked down, before glancing over at Caroline. "Y-you bit her." He nodded in confirmation. She must've really been gone to try and figure that out. "You...don't let her die, p-please." Caroline seemed surprised by her request. "H-He's gone." Her voice cracked. "I-I don't want to l-lose anyone else, please, Klaus."

Klaus sighed. He wanted to teach Tyler a lesson, but if saving her, helped Elizabeth? He'd do it. "I will. On one condition. Eat something, love. Please." He asked her in return. She hesitated before nodding. He kissed her head softly, before handing her the crackers. She took small bite out of it, as he pushed her to drink the water, which she eventually did. "Y-You'll save her?"

Klaus nodded, stroking back her hair. "I will, I promise. Just try and sleep. Lay down. I'm right across from you. I'm not going anywhere." He promised her. She nodded, hesitating before laying down on her side, playing with the ring around her neck. He sighed and walked over to wear Caroline was watching the whole exchange with curious eyes. "It's your lucky night."

He sat besides her and bit his wrist, letting her drink from it until she had enough of it. He glanced over to see Elizabeth fast asleep, he hoped that the exhaustion of being up for 24 hours would push away any nightmares. "How could you do this to him? To his mom? To me?"

"Maybe it's because I'm pure evil and I can't help myself." He told her before stepping closer to see Elizabeth asleep.

Caroline could see the concern he had for her friend in his eyes, it showed a whole different side to him. It showed his humanity. "I know that you're in love with her." She said suddenly. Klaus hid any surprise he might've felt at her words. "And anybody capable of love is capable of being saved. And that's what she does, she saves you."

He seemed to take her words under consideration as he sat back down next to Elizabeth and she subconsciously rested her head on his shoulder and he put an arm around her. She did save him, kept his humanity alive. It was flickering but it was there. And now he knew that he owed it to her to help save her as well.