A/N: I know i haven't updated for a while but I was sooooo incredibly busy at my job and my weekends were taken as well. I really don't know what happened. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this next bit and I promise I am going to try to not let you wait this long to update again. I have the story pretty much formed in my head but that unfortunately does not make it immediately appear on my computer screen.

Caroline woke in her room but Klaus was already gone. They had kissed and talked for a while until she had fallen asleep cuddled into his side. She knew he was holding back on her and tried not to give her the feeling of need and urgency that she was sure he was feeling concerning their sex life. She feared for their relationship because she knew that no one in this town would accept it and that they would either try to make her redecide or chase her away. Maybe Stefan could help her.

She took out her phone and dialed his number. He took of the phone after a few rings and answered with a still sleep deprived voice.

"Hello?"

"Hey Stefan, this is Caroline."

"Caroline!" He seemed to be more awake now. "How are you? I haven't heard from you in a while."

"I am good. To be honest I am back in Mystic Falls."

"Really?" He sounded surprised. "What brought you back there? The last time we talked you said that you would never want to go back to this judging little town."

"Did I say that?" Caroline couldn't remember.

"Yes, of course you did. Are you sure you are okay?"

"Of course I am. Do you remember why I said that?"

"You were talking about Klaus and how he was different than before. Honestly Caroline, you were the reason why Rebecca and I left. I realized that in this damned town there was no way of living for us. Are you back alone?"

"No."

She could hear the grin in his voice. "So you are still with Klaus. Congratulations Caroline. If anybody can keep him on a more human track it is you."

"Hmm." She said, not completely sure that this was true. Maybe she hadn`t calmed him but he had corrupted her. She wasn't so sure about it.

"So what are you doing back in Mystic Falls with Klaus? Is he back because of you or are you back because of him?"

"A bit of both I assume." Caroline said and then the whole story broke out of her. She was just so happy to finally have someone to listen to her. Stefan wouldn't judge her. She told him how she had remet Klaus and how she could not remember their time together. She told how he had convinced her that he was telling the truth, about the many people that had forgotten about them and about the few that could still remember. She talked about their trip to Berlin and then to Rome and how he had compelled her and hurt her. She hesitated for a moment and then told how she had forgiven him and that he had promised to leave her alone if she told him to but that he would always wait for her. She hadn't even noticed that she had started to cry until she was done and was sobbing into the telephone.

Stefan had reacted exactly the way she had hoped for. He had not judged her or made noises but had instead asked few questions and mostly let her talk. He stayed silent for a while after she had finished and gave her a chance to calm down.

Then he said: "Caroline, I understand your pain. But I can assure you that every time you talked about him in the past few months your voice lit up and I could hear you smiling whether you liked it or not. Trust me, he means a lot to you. You should listen to the advice of a master in self-doubt, don't let somebody come between you who has no idea what you two have been through. What you have is unique just trust yourself."

Caroline nodded and then realized that Stefan could not see it through the phone. "Okay." She said still crying a little bit.

"Good." She heard Stefan's reassuring voice on the other end.

"So let's stop talking about me." Caroline said quickly. "What about you? Are you happy? And most of all where are you?"

Stefan laughed. "Yes, I am happy for once. After leaving the town we decided to go see the world and realized we were so much better outside of it. Right now we are somewhere in the Caribbean and are enjoying the sun and the good hotel service."

"And the beds, I assume?" Caroline said chuckling.

"Yes, that too." Stefan assured her grinning as well.

"So she is not a bitch to you? I swear if she is a bitch, well, I'll tell her brother."

Stefan laughed again. "We are perfectly fine and happy." Caroline heard some noises in the background and heard Stefan talk to somebody. "It is Caroline. She and your brother are back in Mystic Falls." A short break. "No, I don't know what they are really doing there." Another break. "Yes, I will tell her that. Okay, I'll see you later." After a few seconds Stefan was back on the phone.

"Rebecca says Hi."

"Really?" Her and Rebecca had never been close.

"She also said that she is going to hurt you if you hurt her brother but I wasn't sure if I wanted to transport that message." Caroline laughed. That was the Rebecca she knew.

"Duly noted. I am trying my best."

"Caroline, do you need me with you in Mystic Falls?" Stefan was serious again.

Caroline was tempted for a second to say yes. It would have been so much easier with Stefan on her side to help her get through this craziness. But he deserved some happy moments and she could tell that right now he was happy.

"No, I am fine. Don't worry. Just enjoy your holiday and I will call you later. And don't forget to send me a postcard."

Stefan laughed. "Okay, I will. You and Klaus will be just fine. I promise you. It may not look like it but someday you will be living a calm and happy life with him."

"Well, as calm and happy as life with Klaus gets." Caroline laughed.

"Yes, as calm and well as it gets. But you did love him a few months ago. Even if you can't remember, I can."

Caroline was speechless at this revelation and said hastily good-bye to Stefan. She let her head fall down back on her pillow and looked at the ceiling. Suddenly her eye caught a movement in her window. She jumped up and got into a defensive position before she noticed that it was Klaus sitting on the sill of her window.

"How long have you been sitting there?"

"A while." He smiled at her. "I have to say I agree with Stefan. Although my sisters threats do not make me happy. I promise you that she will not harm you even if you hurt me."

Caroline could not help herself but had to smile at him. How could he be so serious and so happy at the same time? He was really one of a kind she thought. One she was not going to loose again.

"So" Caroline said "after you have proven what an incredible spy you are. What is the plan, James?"

Klaus frowned. "Have you lost your memory again? My name is Niklaus. You do remember who I am, right?"

Caroline laughed at him. "You idiot. Of course I know who you are. I was referring to the super-sexy Superspy James Bond, who happens to have an incredibly hot British accent."

Suddenly Klaus was standing right in front of her. "So you think I would make a great super-sexy Superspy with a hot British accent?" He grinned.

"I bet you would love that, but you definitely have to work on some of your skills."

"Like what?" He asked curious.

"You know, spy skills. Fighting, appearing incredibly cool wherever you are, having your signature drink, seducing any women you come across, kicking ass and other spy stuff."

"And you think I can't do all of that?" He asked frowning mockingly. "I can fight better than anybody you ever met, I am so cool that everybody around me shivers, my signature drink is preferably hot and red and seducing…" he stopped for a second and got even closer to her "Do you really need me to prove that skill to you?" His lips nearly touched her skin and she could feel his breath on her neck while his hand had suddenly found the way to her back. Without realizing it, Caroline held her breath, wondering what his next move was going to be. But he retreated his head and laughed at her.

"I am pretty sure that I am already spy material, love. No need to prove myself."

She really wanted to hit him for leaving her hanging like this but she knew that it was basically her own fault for provoking him. Therefore she left the comment standing and sat down on her bed with a loud thumph.

"So are you going to tell me, what our next move is?"

"Back to business, I see. Well, it is quite simple. We have to find Bonnie, figure out why she is doing all these things, who she is helping and if necessary kill that person."

"Sure, sounds absolutely easy-peasy. What else is on the agenda for today, world domination?"

He looked down at her sitting on the bed. "I get the feeling you are not taking me seriously. Or the danger you could be in."

"I am taking this seriously. It just feels like you aren't."

"Those were just the outlines of the plan. Of course we have to refine it a little bit."

"We better! I am in no mood to get killed."

"That information does make me happy." Klaus said slightly sarcastic. "Now, we need a plan of attack. I have the following idea."

Caroline was still not sure that his idea was the best. By now they were sitting in a car, he was driving and they were listening to Mumford and Sons. Under different circumstances it would have been a great trip but their destination was not exactly Caroline's dream of a romantic weekend. She had quickly said good-bye to her mother and made her swear that she wasn't going to tell Elena or Damon that she was leaving. Liz didn't ask where she was going but was obviously not happy with the thought of her daughter so soundly leaving again. Yet she didn't try to stop her or questioned with whom she was traveling. She simply hugged Caroline and told her to be careful. Then she let her go and watched as her only daughter got into a car with tinted windows and an unknown driver.

When Klaus had told her that he wanted to go to some obscure little town to find a witch that still owed him Caroline was not convinced. She had met few other witches than Bonnie but the majority of them had not been very friendly towards vampires. They were maybe not mortal enemies like werewolves and vampires, although that was only thanks to the man at her side, but they were still considered to be on different sides of whatever fight they were having. But Klaus had reassured her that she was on his side and would definitely help them in their search for Bonnie.

Caroline watched Klaus while he was driving. He seemed to be humming along with the song, although she could hardly hear him.

"You are in a very good mood. Are you absolutely certain that this witch will help us?"

"Yes, love. I am absolutely certain. She has always been very loyal to me."

Caroline felt terrible asking this but she needed to know. "Out of her free will or did you compel her to be loyal to you?"

Klaus frowned. "You know, there are people that help me without compulsion. Not fo everyone I am the evil villain that Mystic Falls thinks I am. I thought you might know that by now."

"I didn't mean to imply that. I was just curious."

His face softened immediately. "I know, love. I am just not used to you by my side again. But that doesn't mean I am not appreciating your beautiful company. It makes this whole trip much more agreeable than if I had gone alone."

She smiled at him and grabbed his hand shortly. They rode the rest of the way in comfortable silence.

Caroline had always thought that Mystic Falls was a small town but this one was even worse. There was literally nothing around them but a minuscule grocery store and a gas station. Growing up in this place as a teenager must be terrible. But the worst thing was that there was no one on the streets, no people talking, no children laughing, not even a single car was seen anywhere.

"Is it always like this?" Caroline asked whispering.

"No," Klaus looked concerned. "This may be a small town in the middle of nowhere but I have never seen it this quiet." He parked the car close to what looked like the town square. He sniffed.

"It smells like fear. Like dark and lasting fear." Caroline instinctively sniffed but couldn't make out anything. Then she realized that it was his wolf sense that smelled the difference.

"What are we going to do?" She asked while silently closing up to him. He turned around to face her. "We are going to stick to the plan and try to find Rian. She may be able to tell us what has happened here."

They got back in the car and Klaus drove down the small streets. When Caroline was already able to see the other end of the town he turned left and stopped in front of a very small but very neat white house. They left the car and went up to the porch. He knocked on the front door and called out. "Hello? Rian this is Niklaus. Are you home?"

Suddenly Caroline felt an incredible pain go through her head. She had experienced it before and knew that it was the feeling of a witch popping the veins in her head. Bonnie had done it once to her to punish her for killing someone. She had hoped never to feel it. She cried out and Klaus immediately turned around to see her crouched on the floor. He stormed to her side while shouting at the same time. "Stop hurting her! She is here with me!"

The pain immediately stopped. She looked up and behind Klaus she saw the probably oldest witch she had ever seen. She was tiny but her eyes showed a fierce burning that made it clear that she was capable of anything.

Klaus made sure that Caroline was alright and got up. "Rian! What was that for?"

"We don't trust anybody around here, not anymore. I didn't know her and could not tell if she was friend or foe. You should have warned me."

"She came with me. What did you think she was?"

"She could have been your prisoner just as well." The witch said matter of fact.

"Hey," interrupted Caroline who had gotten up. "I am nobody's prisoner. I am here out f my free will and I would appreciate it if you didn't do that again!"

The witch just turned around and motioned them to follow her. Caroline already did not like her but knew they needed her help to find Bonnie.

They entered the house which was just as old-fashioned but well-kept from the inside as from the outside. There was a very distinctive smell that Caroline identified after a while as a mixture between wolfsbane and vervain. This witch was clearly prepared for anything.

"What happened here?" Klaus asked. "This town was always very outside of most human ways but it seems nearly dead now. And it stinks of fear in every corner."

Rian's face seemed to change its fierce expression for the first time to a small bit of wonder but then she seemed to realize. "You broke the curse. I had only hurt rumors. Now, are you going to take over the world and rule the supernatural beings?" She seemed to mock him now but he didn't react.

"That is not why we are here. We need to find a witch who has probably a spell on her that she can't be found."

"If the witch doesn't want to be found, then why are you looking for her?"

"She stole something from us that belongs to Caroline. We need it back." He hesitated for a moment and then seemed to choose his words very carefully. "But there is another threat. A bigger threat than I have ever confronted. I need to stop it or this world will be destroyed."

The witch stared at him for a while. "Since when do you care for this world? What has changed that you suddenly try to save someone else but you." Then her eyes fell on Caroline and for a moment she seemed to be angry but the she said with the same voice. "I see. You have finally found someone. I never thought that you would settle for a vampire but even at my age you can be surprised." Caroline was sure that the words were supposed to hurt her but she didn't really care. The old witch was just a means to an end.

Klaus made an impatient move. "Can you find the witch?"

Rian nodded slowly and closed her eyes. "Give me something that belongs to her." Caroline took a necklace out of her pocket that she had given Bonnie for her 13th birthday. She had worn it for a very long time nearly every day. She put it in the witch's outstretched hand. Her fingers immediately closed around the necklace and she seemed to shrink into herself while she started muttering incoherent words to herself.

Suddenly she started to twist her body in the most crucial kind of way and her eyes opened starring directly at Caroline. But they seemed to see right through her. The witch's body convulsed and she roared and moaned as if she was under great pain. But just as sudden as it had started it was over and she fell on her knees on the floor. Caroline wanted to run towards her and help her up but Klaus stopped her. The witch seemed to gain focus again and starred at Klaus.

"You want to know why everyone is hiding? Because no one wants to be sacrificed and he is looking for us. If you really think you can stop him you have to hurry. They are planning the next sacrifice. It will happen if you don't stop it and if he has all the blood he needs there will be no stopping and all hell will break loose. I have seen where they are but you have to promise me to stop them. I need to know that my children are protected."

"I will do everything in my power to stop it. Just tell me, where they are and what I can do to stop them."

"They have already started the sacrifice. Those who have participated in this evil doing have to be taken away from this earth or they will never be able to stop. Silas will hunt them until they finish it. You have to end them."

Caroline realized what she had just said. "No, you can't do that. You can't kill Bonnie. She is my friend no matter what she has done."

"Caroline," Klaus said "we have to stop them. She is too deep in this. She will continue even if it is against her will."

Caroline just starred at him and kept silent.

"Bonnie" Rian said suddenly "that was a name I heard. She is the witch but she has very dark thoughts. I hate to see someone from my people suffer so much. Even she is really that important to you try to bring her to us. Maybe we can save her but I can't promise you anything. Dark souls are difficult to clean."

Caroline nodded and suddenly realized that she tears in her eyes. She was overwhelmed by the thought that Bonnie might have to die for them to save the world from the reawakening of Silas. She only returned to the reality when Klaus lightly touched her arm.

"Love, we have to go. There is a long way ahead of us." He nodded once again at Rian and then walked with Caroline to the car. He opened the door for her and she mechanically entered. Her thoughts were still with Bonnie.

Only when he started the engine she looked at him and asked: "Where are we going? Where is Bonnie?"

"In the town with the highest density of witches in the whole United States."

"New Orleans?" She guessed.

He laughed a little. "Nearly. We are going to New York!"

Caroline stayed silent for a moment and then asked "Are we going to meet more women that you have slept with or do the rest of them hate you?"

He laughed again this time much louder and freer. "You noticed that. It was a short many years ago period but she still seemed to be jealous, didn't she?"

"Don't get your nose up too high. She was just confused."

"Well, maybe I have more in common with that British Super-Spy after all." He laughed again and this time Caroline just had to join him.

A/N: I simply really don't think that Klaus never had sex with someone suring all those centuries. I mean, he is the bad-boy extraordinaire. I would! Love, santavica