Chapter 4

It had been just a minute ago that Stefan heard Caroline and Klaus' argument. He watched Caroline stomp past him out of the bar with tears staining her cheeks. He knew he had to check up on her but this damn compulsion wasn't letting him do anything else than feed. He quickly grabbed a young college girl and bit into her neck after compelling her and retracted his fangs from her neck and began pushing her towards the booth where Klaus was already feeding off the poor waitress.

Definitely an angry Klaus, he thought to himself. He was sure it would only take a slip of his tongue to make the hybrid rip out his heart and then go after Caroline and then Damon and everyone he ever cared about so he went over to Klaus very carefully, studying his every movement and expression.

Klaus dropped the body of the waitress to the ground and licked the remnants of blood from his chin with his fingers and looked to Stefan with an annoyed look.

"I brought you a little treat." Stefan stated motioning towards the girl in his arms with an injured neck.

Klaus glared him for a moment and then shifted his gaze towards the girl. She was blonde and looked very similar to Caroline.

"Come here sweetheart" Klaus compelled the girl looking into her deep blue eyes. Another trait of Caroline. He cursed himself for thinking about the baby vampire so often.

The girl shivered and moved hesitantly as she sat his lap. She let out a whimper when Klaus removed her hair from her shoulder to fully expose her neck to him but Klaus silenced her, running his hand up and down her back soothingly. "Shh, no need to worry love. It'll all be over soon." The girl nodded meekly. He loved to give his victims false hope and then snatch it from them.

He noticed Stefan staring and observing his every movement, "Well ripper, what do you want?" he asked annoyed by Stefan's behavior.

Stefan hesitated for a moment but then spoke up, "I need to go outside to get some fresh air."

Klaus pondered a while and then all his thoughts went to Caroline. Stefan would only be going to check up on Caroline. He clenched his jaw and thought to deny Stefan to meet Caroline but then thought of a bigger punishment for the baby vampire. "By all means ripper. But do know this if you try to escape…. I will kill everyone you've ever met. Starting from your brother!"

Without another word Stefan flashed out of the bar to follow Caroline. Klaus was burning on the inside. He couldn't handle the thought of Stefan being caring for Caroline. He was feeling possessive over the baby vampire. He convinced himself that maybe it was his wolf gene trying to dominate and claim Caroline. Either way he had to teach both of them who was the alpha male and there would be only one person who could make the plans around here and he yet had to punish Caroline for her little outburst. 'What better way than to give a little reenactment', he thought to himself. He looked at the blonde human girl in his arms shivering and probably praying to whatever supreme power she thought could help her. He smirked seeing the affect he had on her and was sure that this was what he wanted to see on Caroline. He wanted her to know her place and to fear him for the right reasons.

"Caroline" Stefan called out looking here and there outside the bar. He heard whimpers and sobs at a fair distance and began moving towards that direction. He knew it could only be Caroline and he was right.

She was there, sitting on the floor, hugging her knees with her back against the wall. Tears were staining her pink cheeks and her hair and clothes, everything was messed. She was looking like the perfect disastrous site.

"Caroline?" Stefan asked as he moved cautiously towards her and sat next to her. His voice was truly laced with concern and Caroline could see that and it made a small smile creep up her face.

"I'm sorry Stefan" she replied as she again began sobbing uncontrollably.

Stefan hugged her and held her still as she let out her tears and stroked her hair hushing her. "It's okay Caroline. You have all the right to be upset…"

He was cut off by Caroline, "No I don't. I shouldn't be like this. Like the old Caroline. This stuff happens to everybody then why me?"

"Hey, no one is kidnapped by an evil, immortal hybrid every day so you have every right to be upset. But that's not what's really bothering you is it?" he asked as he smiled towards her.

She shook her head and replied, "It's just like Damon all over again. Compulsion and … I hate this. I have plans and none of them involve this."

Stefan placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and replied, "Don't worry. You remember what I promised you. I'll get you out of this. Just don't let Klaus get to you. Now come on, let's go!"

Stefan stood up and offered her his hand and she took it gladly. She needed to let everything out. She needed a friend and she got Stefan. Who else would understand better than Stefan? He had seen so much in his life and he could understand all the vampire problems. He was like Caroline's mentor for vampire 101.

They were making their way towards the bar, chatting to each other, they both halted as soon as they saw a young, blonde girl approach them. Her neck was bitten into by a vampire. She was the same girl Stefan gave to Klaus but what was she doing out here?

She was walking around, dumbfounded, like she was compelled. She looked around and then moved towards Caroline. She stood right in front of Caroline and stared her. "Are you Caroline? Klaus' friend?" the girl asked.

Caroline rolled her eyes at the other part of the question but answered anyways considering she didn't want to lash out on an innocent girl. "Yes." Caroline answered cautiously.

Stefan and Caroline both glanced at each other unable to comprehend what was going on until the Caroline's head snapped in the direction of the girl. Veins appeared underneath her eyes and her fangs extended. The girl had just cut her arms and the blood was trickling down her arms taunting both the vampires. Caroline should feel the rush of the blood gushing through her veins as she hadn't fed in a while.

"Stefan?" Caroline called out to him for help hoping he would stop her before she would do something she'd regret forever.

Stefan instantly threw Caroline back towards the wall and moved towards the girl but before he could even move her Caroline was up and next to the girl. She was quick and right now she wasn't thinking it was only her bloodlust controlling her. Stefan couldn't even think until Caroline sank her fangs into the poor girl's neck and began sucking the life out of her. Caroline was the one who had the most control of her cravings and to see her like this scared Stefan.

The girl's scream let Stefan out of his train of thoughts and he instantly pushed away Caroline and shoved her into the nearest wall. The girl's lifeless body dropped to the floor. He shook her a couple of times yelling her name. "Caroline! Look around. This isn't you. It's the bloodlust. Fight it! You're better than this. She's just a girl." He said as he released her when she snapped out of her cravings and realized that she drained the poor girl.

"Oh my God! What did I do?" Caroline walked over to the girl and kneeled in front of her and covered her mouth with her hands.

Just when things couldn't get any worse, Klaus walked in on them with his vampire driver buddy. He looked at Stefan and then towards the girl and then towards Caroline.

Caroline didn't even spare him a glance. All she could see was the resemblance between her and the girl and the fact that she just killed an innocent girl. Her hunger got the best of her once again. The worst part was she enjoyed it. "Stefan?" she said barely above a whisper as tears began welling in her eyes.

"It's okay. Don't worry I'll get it" Stefan moved to her and kneeled in front of her and held her hands as she began crying again, "Hey! You didn't do it on purpose. I'll feed her my blood. It's going to be okay."

Caroline shook her head but before she could think anything else she knew who was to blame. It was Klaus. He sent the girl. She stood up and walked up to him, "You did this! You sent her here!" she yelled at him pointing her finger towards him accusingly.

"I did nothing love. I just invited you to the party. You're the one dancing." He stated with a devilish grin spread across his face. He leaned in closer to her and whispered into her ear, "This is who you are love. I will make sure you embrace it."

"Caroline she's breathing. She's alive. You didn't kill her" Stefan said as he kept feeding the girl his blood. Caroline instantly let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the girl and compelled her.

"Well that's a shame. But I do hope you've learnt your lesson. Both of you. Next time either of you even thinks to disobey me I will make sure you both suffer." Klaus stated sternly as he made his way to the SUV they came in and sat in the passenger seat while the driver took his seat.

Stefan looked towards Caroline and nodded reassuringly and they both moved towards the car and sat in the back, looking anywhere but towards the arrogant hybrid in front of them.