Hello, my lovelies. I am sorry it has taken so long for me to write this chapter. It's not quite as long as I wanted it to be, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. ;) Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Losing Her Makes Him Crazy
Klaus was sitting on a couch in the great room of the Mikaelson mansion. He was holding his head in his hands. He did not think that it was possible for a vampire to have a headache but since he had arrived home with his family a week ago he was absolutely positive he was suffering from a migraine ever since.
To add to Klaus' stress Caroline had returned to her home life. She had promised she would return to his side soon to help him with his family. But she had not even called him once. Perhaps this was because Kol had stolen his phone and had his number exchanged with that of a middle aged, business man in Tokyo. Although Klaus knew how to speak Japanese well enough to be able to inform the caller that 'No, Mr. Miasaki could not speak to them right know but he would take a message,' this did little to alleviate his desire for his blonde companion's company.
"Cheer up, Nik. I had your number changed again. This time you'll have callers looking for a female Swedish model named… umm… Erika." Kol pronounced with pride.
"Kol!" Rebekah screamed. "I'm going to rip your arms off." Storming into the great room Rebekah was soon followed by Elijah, Finn and Mikael.
"What did you do to her?" Elijah asked Kol, who was giving everyone an innocent look.
"I believed it would be an improvement." Kol replied indignantly.
"He put blue dye in my hair conditioner." Rebekah snarled pulling the towel off her newly conditioned and dyed locks. Shaking out a head of blue hair, Rebekah stomped her foot in fury. "I look like a smurf."
"What is a smurf?" Finn asked in bewilderment.
At that moment the doorbell rang and Klaus sped away to answer it. Opening the front door Klaus, without thinking, pulled the person standing outside into his arms and off her feet. "I never thought you would return."
"It's good to see you, too. Now, put me down." Caroline giggled into his ear. As Klaus set Caroline back on the floor he noticed the Sheriff standing in the doorway looking uncomfortable. "Sheriff Forbes, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Klaus asked brightly trying to not scare the woman but he wasn't quite able to pull the act off.
"Caroline asked me to come. She said you were having a situation with your father. She thinks that my coming to talk to you about our strained relationship and how we managed to overcome it might be inspirational…" Liz trailed off awkwardly as Caroline smiled at her mother encouragingly.
"Thank you." Klaus said. "Would you like to come inside?" He felt odd trying to think of how to make this less difficult for the sheriff.
Stepping gingerly over the threshold Liz' hand went automatically to her gun when Kol and Rebekah went blurring past. "Get back here." Mikael bellowed as he sped after them. He stopped at the sight of the newcomer. "Hello, there." Mikael said smiling a little more than politely at Liz. He held out a hand to her. "I am Mikael Mikaelson. Welcome to my home."
"My home." Klaus muttered, glaring at his father, as he watched the older one, who claimed to be his father, take the hand of the mother of his love's hand and kiss it gently.
"Hi, I'm Liz Forbes, Caroline's mother." Klaus was shocked to see the woman's cheeks flush slightly and he detected the sound of her heart beat quickening and he did not believe it was because she was frightened. He watched in horror as Mikael led Liz into the great room.
Turning to Caroline Klaus' attention was diverted to the baby vampire who was glowing. "Hi." She said looking into his eyes.
"Hi." Klaus said looking back down at her. "Where have you be-" Klaus wasn't able to finish his sentence before Caroline pressed her lips to his. After several minutes of blissful kissing He pulled away. "Alright, what are you trying to distract me from this time, love?"
"Nothing." Caroline said playing with a button on his shirt. "Let's go upstairs."
Klaus groaned as he looked down at the happy blonde. "Caroline, I am quite serious. There is something you are trying to hide from me and I want you to tell me now."
Sliding her hand slowly down his chest and farther down Caroline continued to smile up at him. "I'm serious, too. I want to go upstairs. Now."
Something about this was bothering him. "Caroline, you have been just a little, too, eager with me of late. What happened to the girl who despised me and thought I was a monster?"
"I don't know what you're talking about?" Caroline said looking up at him.
"I'm talking about the fact that I turned your boyfriend, Tyler, into a hybrid and killed your friend, Elena, among other people." Klaus said looking into Caroline's eyes.
Looking confused Caroline looked up at him. "That's crazy. You would never hurt anyone."
Groaning in frustration Klaus looked down at the blonde. He should have seen it before. She had been far too agreeable since his father had come to town. Was it his father who compelled her or someone else? Was the same person responsible for making Mikael think he was Klaus' biological father?
Walking away from Caroline Klaus walked toward his studio. After taking ten steps in the appropriate direction he was stopped by his name being shouted in five different directions. Sighing, he decided to speed upstairs to find his sister face down with a dagger in her back.
Then there was more shouting. This time he heard Kol and the sounds of an angry shout from Kol before there was deafening silence. Racing into Kol's room he found his brother also daggered.
Running downstairs he found Finn, Mikael and Elijah who had also been daggered. Looking at his family in horror Klaus wondered who would have done this. Then he noticed that two people were missing from the mansion.
"Caroline," Klaus shouted, turning around and speeding from room to room but he knew she wasn't there. When he arrived in the kitchen he noticed the door was open. "Damn it." He shouted slamming his fist down on the kitchen counter as he smelled her blood. Obviously someone had tried to clean it up but he could still smell it and someone else's. Liz' blood.
Growling, Klaus sped back into the living room. He had to decide if he should undagger his family. There was very little time to choose before Sage came into the room and fell on her knees next to Finn. "What did you do?" She asked Klaus.
Klaus smirked down at his brother's lover. "I did not do this, Sage. Trust me if I had I would have been more creative." Stalking over to a decanter he poured himself a drink as Sage pulled the dagger out of Finn's chest.
Sitting up Finn looked at Sage. "What happened?" he asked, looking shocked.
"Someone daggered you." Sage said holding the dagger.
Looking at Klaus Finn got to his feet. "Dear God, Niklaus, is it necessary to dagger us every time something strikes you the wrong way?"
Klaus walked across the room and glared at Finn. "I did not do this."
"Why don't I believe you?" Finn snapped back.
"I don't care what you think. Someone took Caroline and her mother and that is all that concerns me at the moment." Klaus snapped back.
Finn relented. "What do you mean someone took Caroline?"
"Do you see her?" Klaus asked pouring himself another drink as Sage pulled the daggers from Mikael's and Elijah's chests.
Both father and son sat up and looked at each other bewildered. "What happened?" Mikael demanded.
"You were daggered." Sage told him.
Mikael rolled his eyes. "Yes, dear. That would explain the pain and my desire to rip someone's head off. But what I want to know is who?" He glared at Klaus.
Klaus held his hands up. "It was not me, Father. As I have been telling people, if I did it I would not be hiding, now would I?"
"That's true." Elijah said straightening his tie. "If Niklaus were to dagger us then he would be proud to inform us of the act."
"Well, that is a comforting statement, isn't it." Kol asked walking into the room.
"How did you become undaggered?" Elijah asked.
"Bekah." Kol said proceeding to make himself a drink.
"How did Rebekah become undaggered?" Elijah asked, becoming exasperated.
"Because I undaggered her." Damon said walking into the room with Rebekah.
"Oh, good, a Salvatore." Klaus rolled his eyes pouring himself another drink.
"Hey, slow down and leave some for the rest of us." Kol reprimanded.
"Is your girlfriend missing?" Klaus snapped. Klaus thundered, taking his glass and throwing it at his brother's head.
"I don't have a girlfriend." Kol retorted as he ducked and the glass hit the wall.
"I want her back." Klaus screamed his face turning red and veins popped in his neck. His eyes began to turn yellow and he felt himself losing control in a way he hadn't felt since he regained the ability to turn.
"What do you think you are doing?" Mikael snapped walking over to him. "If you turn, so help me Nikla-" Before he could finsh Klaus fell to his knees beginning to snarl as the transition took place.
"Okay, anybody who is immune to werewolf bites please raise your hand?" Damon shouted. When no one raised their hand he yelled, "Everyone run!" They all took off in separate directions as Klaus began to chase Rebekah and Damon as they fled up the stairs and into her bedroom.
Once inside Rebekah's room they began to shove any and all pieces of furniture in front of the door. "My God." Rebekah said wiping away a tear which was running down her check.
"Are you crying?" Damon asked. He was somewhat shocked to see the Original sister becoming emotional. Just because her older brother was trying to use her as a chew toy. That didn't mean she had to get all weepy.
"Hey, Sexy Bexs. You know I don't think that Klaus will kill you. I mean even if he disfigures you, you'll heal quickly enough. I would just stay away from any mirrors for a day or two." Damon tried to joke with Rebekah.
Turning to Damon Rebekah's upper lip curled in disdain. "You people and your stupid ideas. None of this would be happening if Nik had listened to me and we had left this stupid little town long ago. But he had to stay and this has to have something to do with you and your stupid friends. And most especially stupid Elena Gilbert."
"You know maybe if you weren't so blonde you'd realize that you and your family have other enemies. Why? Because you're, I don't know, evil!" Damon yelled back at the Original.
At that moment Klaus slammed into the door again making both vampires jump. "Does your brother have nothing better to do than to try to destroy his own house? I mean I thought he cared about finding Caroline?"
"Can't you see that he's upset?" Rebekah replied as Klaus slammed into the door again.
"Well, then why don't you go comfort him?" Damon replied snidely.
"Because all he wants is Caroline and I can't provide him that, can you?" Rebekah snapped at Damon as she walked farther into the room.
"Nope." Damon said as Rebekah pulled the window to her room open.
I hope you liked the chapter. Again, the next chapter will be posted in about three weeks. When things calm down at school I will begin updating sooner. I promise.
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