A/N: Readers, if the previous chapters have not exciting enough, then the next few will definitely pick-up starting with this one. I've planned the next three chapters in my mind so I hope I am able to captures everything I imagined on paper.

Thank you again to everyone who continued to review and leave comments, I need more to inspire me please.

As usual, I do not own any characters I just borrow them, but the story is a product of my mental state (lol).

Happy reading…..

Chapter 9

Elijah and Davina had been pouring over some grimoires when Caroline walked into the library. Elijah stood up as Caroline told him Klaus was waiting for him in the foyer and that she would stay with Davina. As Caroline took a seat beside Davina, Davina turned to her with a smile. They had been getting along so well that both of them looked forward to the peace and quiet when only the two of them remained in the mansion and the brothers where out doing whatever business they did.

While she was not at all familiar with grimoires, spells and witches, her time with Bonnie made her understand young witches coming into their powers and struggles, she left the guidance to Elijah and she took care of the supporting young Davina.

"Let's take a break," Davina told Caroline as she exhaustedly slouched in her chair.

Caroline looked at Davina for a moment and smiled, "want to watch a movie? Come on let's see what kind of movie collection the Mikaelsons maintain in this compound," snickering as she finished.

Davina giggled then nodded, "okay lets."

"So brother, where is Genevieve?" Klaus eyed his brother.

Elijah frowned, "I've been asking around and also sent out some of our daywalkers to stalk her place, but all has been quiet for the last few days. No one has seen her since that night at the courtyard."

They were in Rosseau's and Klaus had been pouring himself a glass of scotch before turning back to his brother, "well that's going to put a damper on your plans. Who's to represent the witches in this peace alliance you so immensely crave?"

Elijah raised a brow, "I'm more concerned with what she is up to at the moment, you should be too. You have more to protect now," knowing the subtle reference to Caroline would get is brother more interested.

Klaus raised his voice at his brother, "well, with witches falling down dead left and right in the last few weeks, maybe she befell the same fate. Why don't you have our reformed friend Marcel be on top of that one, in need Diego to be constantly at the compound with the girls. I don't trust the other daywallkers with Caroline."

Elijah poured himself a glass of scotch before answering, "Niklaus, you don't trust anyone."

Klaus nodded and pointed at his brother, "that's true, I've never had reason too," eying his brother as he said that.

Meanwhile at the Mansion, the compound was quiet with just a few vampires outside the courtyard since it was day time, they had no reason to heighten alert since the past days have been calm, as Caroline and Davina where still engrossed in the movie they were watching, a group of vampires with daylight rings led by a man with a murderous face forced their way into the compound thru the courtyard. The few vampires that where in the courtyard hardly put up a fight and were easily killed off, it only took them a minute to locate the girls kicking the door to the room they occupied down before menacingly stepping into the room. The girls where both shocked to see the men enter and Caroline immediately went into action shielding Davina behind her as she noted the expression on the faces.

"What do we have here, two ladies all alone in this big Mansion," the man continued to step toward Caroline.

Caroline tried to bury her fear for the sake of Davina and took a fighting stance, "who are you, what do you want!"

The man shrugged, "to answer your questions, my name is Mikael, and I want you both to come with me, we can do this the easy way or the hard way."

After she heard the man mention his name as Mikael, Caroline's eyes enlarged. She had never met him in person, having been knocked out in Tyler Lockwood's room when Mikael had attempted to kill Klaus in Mystic Falls inside the Lockwood Mansion. But she knew exactly what Mikael was capable of, although she was confused as to why he was alive. "You're supposed to be dead!"

Mikael raised a brow, "ah, you heard about me, then you know what I am capable of."

Mikael flashed to grab Caroline by the neck a second after then was about to do the same with Davina when she panicked and raised her arm to give Mikael and the other two approaching vampires aneurysms. The two vampires immediately grabbed their heads and fell to the floor while Mikael dropped Caroline unceremoniously succumbing to the same aneurysm before fighting through the pain seeing Caroline still disoriented in front of him, he grabbed a chair within a foot of him and threw it on Davina breaking her concentration. After the incident Mikael seized Caroline once again and flashed outside.

It took a minute for Davina to recover after she lost consciousness looking around in panic for Caroline, until she accepted that Caroline was not there, most probably taken by someone called Mikael, hopefully still alive. She stood up slowly still trying to get her bearings before locating her phone to call Elijah.

The brothers with Marcel and Diego where in the Quarter walking aimlessly when Elijah's phone vibrated, seeing who was calling him, he answered the phone with a question, "Davina, everything….," whatever he was about to say was cut by Davina.

"Someone took Caroline, here in the Mansion," Davina said stammering.

Elijah looked at his brother and both of them flashed immediately to the Mansion with Marcel and Diego following after. The brothers did not bother to look at the fallen vampires at the courtyard, instead flashed all the way to where Davina was as did both Marcel and Diego. Not bothering to see if Davina was ok, Klaus got into her face, "what happened!"

Elijah shook his head at his brother and assisted Davina to a chair before she answered Klaus, "vampires, they came in, Caroline tried to stop them and I tried to knock them down, but one of them was so strong he fought through what I gave him, he took Caroline."

Klaus started to throw things around unmindful of the others when Elijah called his brother to control himself, flashing into the personal space of his brother Klaus shouted, "how can I, someone took Caroline and we don't have a clue who. Was it Genevieve! Another witch! Vampires! New or old enemies!"

Davina whispered, "Mikael, he said his name was Mikael."

At this information all the three vampires looked at Davina then at each other, all except Diego who had no idea who Mikael was. Klaus flashed to a frightened Davina and shook her, "are you sure!"

Davina stuttered as she continued, "he introduced himself to us, then I saw Caroline stiffen."

Klaus flashed outside of the room, Elijah instructed Marcel to take care of Davina and Diego to take care of the dead vampires in the courtyard before leaving to look for his brother. He found him once again in his personal study which also doubled up as his painting room.

Elijah exhaled as he approached, "we will get her back Niklaus," patting his brothers' back.

Klaus looked at his brother suddenly with tears in his eyes that were threatening to fall, "how! we don't even know where to start. Mikael, what will he do to her! How is he even alive!"

Elijah put his hands on his brothers shoulders, "you have to pull yourself together Niklaus, we need to focus."

Klaus shrugged his brothers' arms away, "he's going to kill her!"

Elijah shook his head, "not yet, he would want you there, us there. I don't think he knows who she is to you yet. We have to have faith."

As Elijah was speaking, Klaus walked over to the same portrait he had held so closely the last time he and his brother had an open emotional moment together when Klaus had first told his brother about his Caroline, "I can't lose her, I won't."

Once again Elijah put his hand on his brothers' shoulder, "you won't, this family needs her. We will get her back."

Klaus pushed his brother to a wall and kept his hands on Elijah's chest, "promise me, promise me we will get her back!"

Elijah placed both his hands on his brothers' head, "we will get her back, I promise you Niklaus."

Klaus finally let tears fall, "swear to me Elijah, swear we will get her back!"

Elijah grabbed his brother to embrace him, "I swear brother, I swear. Together we will get her back."

Caroline woke up tied-up in a dark room confused for a minute before she recalled what had happened earlier. She had no idea how long it had been since she was taken from the Mansion, hours, maybe days. She heard footsteps then a door opening before some lights were turned on, "ah you're awake," Mikael said as he slowly approached her.

Caroline tried to tug on the ropes making Mikael smile, "don't waste your energy love, the ropes were spelled by a witch who sadly is no longer living," as he neared Caroline his eyes narrowed, "now tell me love, who are you and why have you been living with my sons." Mikael lifted Caroline chin to look at her, "you're a vampire, a baby vampire judging from your skills and smell," as Mikael inhaled Caroline's scent making her tilt her head to the side but Mikael's hold on her chin was too strong. "Not so smart those sons of mine, vervain free, leaving you vulnerable. Maybe you're not so valuable to them after all, maybe I should have taken the young witch after all."

Caroline tried to struggle more with the ropes before Mikael punched her in the abdomen, making Caroline cry out. Mikael grabbed her chin once again, and dilated his eyes to compel her, "how do you know my sons?"

Caroline tried to resist but the compulsion was strong, "they're my friends."

Mikael slapped her, drawing blood on Caroline's mouth then grabbed her chin again, "my sons have no friends! Who are you, what is your name and where are you from!"

Caroline answered as he continued to use compulsion on her, "Caroline Forbes, I'm from Mystic Falls."

Mikael grabbed her neck, "Mystic Falls, that place is suspiciously familiar but I do not recognize you." He stared into her eyes again, "how old are you and who turned you?"

Caroline answered, "I'm twenty, I was turned at seventeen, I was turned by Katherine."

Mikael scoffed, "well, well, well, Katarina Petrova. Now her, I remember. You have me intrigued, who are you to my sons, you're not a witch or a skilled vampire as evidenced by how you defended yourself. So maybe," tracing the outline of the frame before tearing her blouse open and touching her body, "your use to them is limited to the bedroom. Your good in bed love," breathing into her ear as he whispered, "which one of my sons is using you," as he once again used compulsion.

Caroline was openly crying at what Mikael was doing, "no one is using me?"

Mikael wiggled a finger, "trying to outsmart me love, let's try this again," looking into her eyes, "have you been kissed by Elijah?"

Caroline, "no," at her answer, Mikael became aggressive grabbing Caroline by the chin again, "have you been kissed by Niklaus?"

Caroline closed her eyes trying hard to fight the compulsion to no avail, "yes," Mikael became violent grabbing her hair, pulling it down while tormenting her ear, "that bastard son of mine," looking into her eye once again, "how long have you known him and where did you meet."

Caroline could barely answer coherently as she was openly crying, "four years, we met in Mystic Falls."

Mikael tore her shirt off completely, "he has been hiding you all this time. Who are you to him?"

Caroline whispered, "I don't know, please really, I don't know…."

Mikael still holding her chin said, "well we will know then, soon enough what you mean to him. I will have a talk with my sons love, I will leave you momentarily. But before that we will be doing something, I will inject you with vervain," Mikael did as he said then kisses her on the lips, "you must taste divine love, I might just sample what you seem to so willingly offered my son." As she became drowsy, she saw two people enter the room with what looked like witchy stuff.

Klaus and Elijah had once again gone to Genevieve's place just looking for any clues so certain that she was involved with Mikael's plan. It was here that the brothers encountered their father. Klaus was ransacking the place while Elijah was a little more meticulous as they both search through the place when the front door opened with a bang. "Ah my sons, missed me?"

Klaus immediately flashed to Mikael and threw him across the room while Elijah tore of a piece of wood to pierce the body of his father. Klaus was about to pounce again when Mikael interrupted him, "I don't think you would want to injure me more, unless the sweet looking Caroline Forbes means nothing to you," grinning.

Klaus grabbed Mikael by the neck, "where is she!"

Mikael spoke slowly, "unhand me, if you insist on attempting to kill me, then you wound Caroline too. You see the lovely Caroline is linked to me, a binding spell."

Klaus further choked Mikael until Elijah put his hand on Klaus' shoulder, "he might be telling the truth, if he so willing went to confront us knowing that you wouldn't want to kill him the second you saw him again."

Klaus continued to choke Mikael a few more seconds before he threw him down on the floor. Mikael removed the wood that was protruding from him before standing up and confronting Klaus, "your actions just confirmed my suspicions, I will give you this, she is a quite lovely and responsive that one. Your taste has improved."

Klaus hands were itching to do more damage to Mikael he had tried his best to control his actions, if Caroline was truly linked with Mikael, he was unwilling to cause her more pain. Instead he channeled all his anger to the growl in his voice, "what will you do with her!"

Mikael laughed menacingly, "I haven't decided yet. You know, I didn't know anything about your sweet lovely pet, it was pure luck on my part and a gigantic mistake on your part to leave the girl unguarded and vervain free." Walking back toward the doorway, "I want all of my surviving children here in two days, I have something planned for all of you. This time you won't get away from me," opening the door, "oh and by the way, in case you are looking for the witch who resides here, she's dead. I killed her after she and a few other witches resurrected me," closing the door behind him.

As Mikael made his way back to the bayou, he once again sensed someone following him, the same one who he sensed when he was first brought back by the witches, he turned around to confront whatever it was, "show yourself, you coward! I am not afraid of you!" he stayed looking around him for a minute before he flashed away.

I need some help please, in my mind I know who I want the mystery person who keeps following Mikael around to be, but you guys might have other suggestions before I finish the next chapter, since the mystery person will be revealed soon.

Also, sorry for the confusion, Haley will not appear every in this story. The brunette I was referring to was actually Davina. Sorry….

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