Chapter 6

"Well isn't this interesting?" Klaus stated as he leaned against the door frame with Stefan standing behind him with a worried expression on his face, "And here Stefan thought you needed to be taken care of"

Caroline shrugged and moved off the vampire and instead of staking him she dropped the wooden piece she had onto the floor. In the meantime, the vampire pushed out the stake in his abdomen and scrambled to his feet, ready to attack Caroline when Klaus dismissed him with a wave of his hand. Stefan moved towards her and passed her a look. She smiled at him and nodded mouthing 'I'm okay'. Klaus on the other hand kept staring Caroline up and down. She was beginning to get uncomfortable with his lust filled stare. She knew the clothes didn't do a good task of covering up much of her body but it wasn't like she had much of a choice.

Klaus took in her form from head to toe. Her glowing, sexy legs looking even longer now that they were bare. Her sleeveless top that had a deep cleavage which did an excellent job of exposing most of her creamy skin. Oh how he would love to touch her. To feel her and to make her moan his name, to make her scream his name until she forgot every other person she'd ever been with and the only name she could remember would be his. She would be his. He was snapped back into reality when Stefan began speaking.

"So what do we have to do now?" Stefan asked snapping him out of his fantasy.

Klaus sighed at his impatience and shook his head gently, "We prepare ourselves for what comes next" he said.

"Enough with the riddles Klaus. What comes next?" Caroline asked irritated by his constant puzzles and mysteries. Usually she would've been up for anything but right now, being with Klaus. She wanted everything to end as soon as possible.

"We're impatient today. Aren't we?" Klaus teased and noticed Caroline roll her eyes, "We're going to wake my little sister. She has been daggered and put safely into a box for 60 years"

Caroline's eyebrows shot up and her mouth opened in surprise. A person who daggered his own siblings. Wow! It was a new concept to her. Why would someone kill their own flesh and blood?

Klaus ignored her amused and disappointed expression and returned his attention towards the topic on hand. "Fine then. If you're both really ready to go to Rebekah, then let's go…" he spoke but stopped as another thought flickered through his mind. "I have an errand to run. Stefan why don't you go get my sister's coffin and I'll keep onto Caroline for safekeeping" He smiled smugly and grabbed Caroline by her arm and pulled her closer to himself.

She flinched form his touch and Stefan noticed the uneasiness, "I'll take Caroline with me. You have my word we won't try to run or escape." He spoke and Caroline nodded, "I totally agree with Stefan" she said hoping she wouldn't have to stay with Klaus.

"Nice try love" he said as he pulled her even closer and his grip around her arm tightened, "Off you go mate. Don't want to make Rebekah wait" he said as he dragged Caroline with him and in a minute he was out of the room.

They reached the elevator and were the only ones coming down from the top floor. As soon as they entered the elevator, Caroline moved away from Klaus as he let go of her arm. She tried to look anywhere but to him. Klaus noted her discomfort and turned to face her, "I know that you don't want to be here love but it is in your best interest that you enjoy the time you have here…. Besides you can't enjoy all this time without any friends." Caroline looked at him and raised her eyebrows, "Seriously? I don't need more friends and especially not an immortal hybrid. I have Stefan with me." She replied which made Klaus let out a chuckle. "About that… I forgot to mention something. Rebekah has a tendency to get jealous very soon so you will have to cut your ties with Stefan for a while love. For your own wellbeing and safety of course" he stated which felt more like an order.

After a while, Caroline and Klaus were wandering in different clothing shops. He had an errand to buy clothes for her and Rebekah. He wasn't so sure what girl trends were these days so she was there to help him make it up to his baby sister. 'What a lame excuse' she thought to herself. Caroline had tried on various dresses. Klaus had been persistent that Caroline should try each and every dress before making the purchase and somehow it had to be approved by 'Klaus almighty' first. He compelled the shop assistants to help her and somehow each dress they brought would be more revealing than the previous. She wondered what Klaus compelled them to find for her.

"Anytime now sweetheart" Klaus yelled sarcastically as he sipped his champagne. Caroline had been in the changing room for 15 mins after Klaus gave her a dress to try.

"I'm not coming out wearing this. I look like a cheap prostitute!" she snapped back with annoyance and exasperation in her voice.

Klaus sighed and gulped the rest of his drink in one go, "Either you come out or I'll come in and see for myself love" he called out as he stood from his seat. The whole point of this 'errand' was to spend more time with Caroline but she was too stubborn. But then again he loved that in her.

After encouraging words from the girls, Caroline finally stepped out wearing a short, blush cocktail dress in black color. She rolled her eyes at the expected reaction from Klaus. The girls had literally pushed her out of the changing room saying, "Your boyfriend would love this!" If only they knew the truth she thought.

Klaus trailed his eyes up and down. This dress was a bit too revealing but it did justice to her body. It hugged all her curves at the right places and she looked just breathtaking. Her statement wasn't entirely incorrect. The dress was too skimpy but that was the point of giving the dress to Caroline.

"We'll take it! Pack all these up and charge them on this" Klaus announced as he held out his credit card for the shop assistant without taking his eyes off Caroline.

"Seriously?" she huffed in annoyance and went back into the changing room and after a few moments came back into her own clothes. When she saw him making the payments with a credit card she was most genuinely shocked. Her mouth went open shaping like an 'o' and she just kept asking herself 'why is he paying with a credit card?'

It was like he read her thoughts but then again her expression was easy enough to read, "Believe it or not love. I do pay every now and then." He smirked as the sales girl handed him the bags and they exited the boutique.

"Yeah sure! That isn't hard to believe" she huffed scornfully and rolled her eyes. He would have probably stole this credit card too. He didn't pay for anything himself.

He chuckled loudly at her boldness and her gesture of eye-rolling. "Why won't I pay when I have all the money in the world love?" he asked genuinely waiting for her answer.

"Because you're evil and you're the bad hybrid who just takes anything or anyone he wants without thinking of the consequences it might have on others" she spat angrily as they made their way to a storage place.

His soft expression was long gone and now his eyes held a deadly glare. He stopped her in her tracks as he grabbed her by her arm and halted her movements. "It's been a fun evening. But we have more pressing issues like waking my sister and I can assure you she won't like this attitude of yours. Lose it" he spoke in her face and just when she thought he was done with the threats he whispered again, "It's in your best interest love"

With that he pushed her in the room where Stefan paced around. "Ripper! How is my baby sister?" Klaus asked as his demeanor changed entirely.

Stefan looked around frantically and when he saw Caroline, his mind was at ease. Klaus heard his sigh of relief and shook his head while controlling his laugh, "Your lack of faith in me is hurting Stefan!"

Caroline slightly shook her head and stood beside Stefan as Klaus walked towards a coffin and pulled out a dagger from a person. Caroline couldn't see exactly who it was but it was definitely a female.

After waiting for an hour, Caroline finally stood up, "Ughh! How much longer do we have to wait?" she huffed in irritation. Stefan also stood up from the floor, next to her, "How much more time does she possibly need? Elijah woke up in a matter of minutes." Stefan agreed with Caroline.

Klaus ignored their presence and constant whining and looked to his sister. She was taking too long. Longer than usual. But Rebekah was always a bit of a drama queen. She loved the theatrics.

"Anytime now dear sister!" Klaus stated mockingly. He wasn't allowed to complete his mockery when suddenly someone lunged at him and knocked him to the ground.

Stefan quickly moved to stop the attacker but Caroline held him back and shook her head with a grin plastered on her face. It was only a matter of seconds until Klaus flipped them back on their back but it was one hell of a show. At least now Caroline knew who her favorite original was.

"Stop this Rebekah! You know I can't be killed!" Klaus yelled as he moved back up and held out his hand for the un-daggered original sister.

She took his hand and stood to her feet. "Yeah but somehow I thought it would hurt more" she retorted harshly.

"I brought a little peace offering" Klaus whispered pointing towards Stefan.

"Stefan" the blonde murmured mesmerized. She began walking towards him until she noticed another blonde right next to Stefan.

Both Stefan and Caroline looked at her confused and then to each other for answers. How did the original sister know Stefan?

"Whose she Nik?" Rebekah asked eyeing Caroline suspiciously. Caroline returned her hateful gazes with her looks of attitude.

"She's a friend to the ripper here" he stated mischievously and then began walking towards the doors from where a woman entered. Caroline didn't know her but Stefan did. It was Gloria. The witch. Before any of their questions could be answered Klaus spoke again, "Step back. Gloria would like to fix a few things"

In a matter of seconds, she began chanting some witch juju. Her hand was directed towards Stefan and as soon as she lifted her finger, he fell to the ground gasping for air, holding his head in his hands. After a few more seconds, Stefan's desperate screams were filling the air.

"What are you doing? Stop it!" Caroline pleaded as she moved to Stefan and comforted him. She put his head in her lap and began stroking him to ease his pain.

She was well aware of the warning glares from Rebekah and Klaus but right now she didn't care. One of her best friends' brain was being fried by some witch.

"Make it stop!" Stefan yelled unconsciously and regretted it as soon as the words slipped out of his mouth.

Without thinking twice, Caroline sped to the witch and held her by her throat and then bit into her neck.

The witch's scream was enough of an alarm for Klaus. He quickly moved to them and pulled Caroline from the witch, holding her tightly by her waist. "Can't do that, love"

"Let me go. Please stop it!" she cried and struggled against his grip as the witch again began chanting and Stefan's screams grew louder until the witch's chanting stopped and so did Stefan's screams.

"Stefan?" Caroline asked. Her voice barely above a whisper from all the entreating and yelling. "I remember" he replied back which made Klaus and Rebekah grin once again.

"Now there's the ripper I remember!" Klaus stated as he let go of Caroline and smirked deviously.