Chapter 15
'Pathetic' 'Shallow' 'Useless'
These words ringed through Klaus' ears as he saw Damon writhing in pain. Now it was only a matter of minutes before Damon would die unless Klaus healed him. He looked down to Damon and squirted his eyes. Damon rolled his eyes.
"If you're not going to heal me don't give them false hope." Damon stated tiredly.
Klaus beamed ironically, "On the contrary mate, I am here to heal you. I gave Caroline my word and I intend to keep it." He stated as he bit into his wrist and let his blood flow into the empty glass on the nightstand. "But what I don't understand" he continued, "is what the point to save you is? I mean clearly you're a thorn for everyone around. Killing people, well maybe that is your curse but still being a vampire doesn't mean you destroy everyone in your path. You not only kill innocent people but also you're hell bent on destroying your own brother's life." He spoke with a certain harshness in his voice.
"Whatever happened between me and Stefan is in the past and we've both gotten past it. And as for killing people you're one to talk. You've probably killed more people than I've met in my entire life." Damon choked out glaring his enemy giving him a lecture. Imagine Klaus Mikaelson, the hybrid, giving Damon a lecture about taking innocent lives.
"Okay granted I have killed many people but not completely innocent people. I punish those whom I see fit for their indiscretions but in my entire life I have never hurt my own intentionally and I have always protected them with my life." He spoke and continued, "I'd give anything for family. You, on the other hand, have always been in the way of Stefan's happiness. You are the reason he is having a hard time with Elena and maybe he could've been happy with Katerina but you chose to fall for her. Now Elena. You have not only destroyed Stefan but countless others. You tried to turn Elena into a vampire, you killed Matt Donovan's sister, you killed Tyler Lockwood's uncle, you even killed Alaric multiple times though he came back eventually and not to forget but you also abused Caroline when she was a human. Does that cover up your track in Mystic Falls or am I forgetting something mate?" he asked sarcastically as he moved towards the door.
Damon was deep in thought and all he could think was that he always considering himself to be the bad guy to get things done and he never regretted anything he did but now that Klaus put it all together in one place for him, he regretted each and every act he ever did. From hating Stefan to killing Mason. But the one thing he regretted most was hurting Caroline. She was desperate when she was a human but she was only teenage girl. Not a hundred year old vampire. It was just like Damon fell for Katherine now that he thought of it. He had been a real jerk to her and she still forgave everything he did to her even though he never asked for her forgiveness.
"You think about everything mate and try to remember how many people you apologized to?" He stated as he shut the door and left Damon with his thoughts and smirked. 'If Damon thought his punishment was over yet, he was one stupid bloke. This was only the start.' Klaus thought to himself.
He then looked around for the girl he had done this for. He would want to see her tapping her foot or putting her hands on her hips, demanding to know what he would want in return for curing Damon again. His thoughts firstly shifted to taking her with him but he wanted to tease her a little as she teased him. Intentionally or unintentionally, it was unnerving watching her long, creamy, sexy legs left bare, taunting him. Her top wasn't covering much too and it was a blessing and a curse for Klaus. It was very hard for him to control himself when he saw her creamy, porcelain skin exposed in front of him. He knew he always had the power to take her wherever or whenever he wanted, by force or willingly, but he wanted to wait and make her beg for it.
He was pulled out of his thoughts when he caught her scent. She smelled like vanilla and honey. It was the perfect and sweetest smell fit for a princess like her.
He looked forward and saw her pacing in the living room. Her loyalty. Oh how we longed to have this loyalty for himself from her and he would after his plan would be complete.
"Stop pacing love, you'll leave a hole" Klaus commented as he moved past her and lounged of the couch with his feet propped up on the coffee table and arms placed behind his head.
Caroline stared him and placed her hands on her hips and tapped her foot impatiently, "Well? Did you heal him?" she asked. Klaus chuckled and looked her up and down. She was just like he expected her to be. Hands on hips, foot tapping and so demanding.
"As a matter of fact I did. Now what do you have to offer?" He asked narrowing his eyes. Caroline breathed a sigh of relief and crashed on the couch beside him with a loud huff of air. "Thank you" she spoke softly.
"You're always welcome love" he said with a genuine smile pleased by her soft, loving voice. "So what do you want?" she asked hesitantly.
Klaus smirked seductively and moved closer to her on the couch. He stopped when he was so close that she could feel his breath of her face. He pressed his lips against her cheek. She could feel his rough stumble against her soft, smooth, porcelain skin. His lips left a jolt of electricity passing through her. A sensation she could not understand. It was like she was charged with a 1000 volt electric current. She could sense him smirking as he saw the goose bumps on her skin. She quickly turned her head to the side to glare him.
His smirk widened and he didn't move back rather he moved towards her ear. His lips brushed against her earlobe. "I want you to respond towards the advances and to give me a proper chance." He whispered and paused only to see her reaction. He beamed like an idiot when he saw her completely still and shocked. "I'm sure it's not too much to ask Caroline" he purred and left a small peck at her earlobe charismatically.
With that said he disappeared with the wind leaving Caroline absolutely speechless. The demand he made itself stunned her. She thought maybe he was going to demand Stefan back as the ripper or maybe ask her to be his new sidekick but he not only surprised her but utterly astounded her. He wanted her to 'respond to his advances'. What was that even supposed to mean? And then the way her name rolled off his tongue was just so alluring. 'Ughh! Why did the evil villains have to come in such good packages?' she thought to herself.
He wanted her to respond to his advances. Oh! she would give him such a response he would never forget! He knew actually very well that she was spoken for but he was just so stubborn in his ways. She snapped out of her thoughts when the front door flew open.
She quickly moved towards the door and saw Stefan going to her bedroom. She went after him, "Don't worry Klaus came. He gave him his blood" she reassured him. He nodded and moved to her room to see his brother but when they opened the door they saw the bed empty. The whole room was empty and the window was open. Damon might've gone out but he should've waited for them.
"Where's Damon?" Stefan asked although he knew the answer. Obviously he's left.
"I don't know. I was with Klaus. He was in here…" she was cut off by Stefan's piercing look.
"You were with Klaus? What were you doing with Klaus?" He asked with a mysterious glint in his eyes.
"Oh shut up! It's not like that… We have to find Damon. Obviously he's taken Klaus' blood since the glass is empty but where would he go?" She asked trying to divert the topic. Stefan smiled knowingly.
"Okay let's find Damon but we are going to talk about this once we get back." He said playfully as they moved out of her house on the streets.
They spent 2 hours trying to find Damon but they had no luck. Maybe he'd gone to get a drink but he wasn't at the Grill. Maybe he went to see Elena but he wasn't there either. Maybe he went to kill Tyler. But Tyler's not home.
"Damon!" Stefan called out taking a swig of the bourbon he stole from the Grille. "Damon come out! Caroline wants to confess something about a big, bad hybrid." Stefan yelled playfully.
Caroline turned to glare him and snatched the bottle out of his hands, "You're drunk. How about you go home and I go home and we call it a night. I'm sure Damon can find his way back home!" she stated tiredly. They had been looking around aimlessly and Damon was AWOL and now Stefan was drunk. Dealing with two Salvatores at once was not that easy.
"Oh! Maybe Damon is gone to kill Tyler. He bit him so if I were him, Tyler would be my first target." Stefan announced carelessly. Caroline's face lost all color. Tyler may be a hybrid but he was still new compared to Damon and Damon had no problem killing anyone who came his way. Even drunk Stefan could figure it out but Caroline couldn't.
"I'll call Tyler" she suggested and took out her phone and called him immediately.
Ring, Ring, Ring!
"Hello?" A voice answered from the other side.
Caroline breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh my God! Tyler thank God! Where are you?" she asked worriedly.
"I'm with Klaus. What happened? Is everything okay?" he asked with equal concern in his voice.
She shook her head although she knew he couldn't see that, "No! No. I mean yes. It's just Damon. He's missing. I thought he was with you. You know trying to kill you for you biting him! Are you crazy? I mean WTH was that? You bit Damon. He could've died." She accused him.
"Look Care we can talk about this later. Right now just go home. Let Damon be wherever he is. He's not your concern. Have you forgotten everything Damon did to you? I think he deserves to die" Tyler stated from the other side angrily. Only if Caroline knew that it was the 'sire bond' not Tyler talking.
"Seriously? I didn't tell you all of that for you to go all revengeful on Damon. And Damon's a … friend now so leave him alone. Okay?" She spoke angrily but hesitated on the word 'friend'. But she definitely considered him one now.
"Care…" he was cut off by her.
"You know what Tyler? I don't want to talk to you right now. Why don't you stay with the evil original hybrid and do whatever evil things he's doing!" With that said she shut off her phone and tucked it in her back pocket.
"Tyler's with Klaus so there's no chance that Damon went to him" She spoke and turned to see Stefan laying in the middle of the road. She gave him a confused look and moved towards him. "Stefan what are you doing?" she asked knowing he was completely drunk.
"I'm … I don't really know… I need blood" he replied getting up. Uh oh! Ripper mode emerging.
She quickly flashed to his side and supported him. "Why don't we go home? There's a lot of blood there. Hmm?" She said and flashed them away to the Salvatore mansion. Great now Caroline was on babysitting duty for both the Salvatore brothers. She led Stefan into his bedroom and handed him a blood bag. He drank up his blood bag fairly quick and crashed onto his bed. Caroline took the moment to rest too so she lay beside him.
"Why does Klaus have a thing for you?" Stefan asked half-consciously. Caroline decided it was her cue to leave and she wouldn't be able to rest. Not with a drunk Stefan. So her other option was to find Damon.
"Klaus doesn't have a thing for me. Okay? You go to sleep. I'll find Damon and bring him back." She said as she got up from bed and walked out of the house.
Caroline again started searching for Damon. At this rate she could even publish signs of 'Lost Salvatore. Contact Sheriff if you find one.' She kept walking until she was almost at the border of town and heard some distant talking. She focused on her hearing skills and brought them into use. She tuned in and heard definitely a woman's voice. A scared, trembling woman and a man. It was recognizable. Damon!
Without wasting another second, Caroline flashed to the direction she heard the voice coming from. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Damon sitting on the Wickery Bridge, his legs dangling above the river flowing. Beside him was a poor, compelled woman. She went closer to him cautiously and heard his conversation.
"Up until today I thought I liked being the bad guy and I didn't regret any decision I made. Not even killing innocent women made me regretful but today I felt regret. For how I treated her, for how I used her. Abused her. I was wrong and I was so very wrong." She heard him say in a repentant tone. Who was this woman that Damon hurt so much that he was on the verge of crying? Caroline thought.
"Worst of all. It all came to my realization when he summed it up for me. I mean Klaus of all the people! He is the worst being on the planet or at least that's what I thought. Now I think I'm battling for his title of 'douche bag of the century'" Damon muttered sarcastically.
The poor woman nodded listening to Damon blabber about his problems which she could not understand. Caroline's ears perked up when she hear Klaus. Okay so Klaus said something to Damon about his horrible past in which he abused a woman?
"I thought I had no regret but I did. I do." She heard Damon again. She moved closer and saw the woman trembling. Now Caroline had to step in before Damon killed her.
She flashed to the woman and compelled her to get out of there and to forget everything she saw and heard. She moved to Damon and sat beside him with her legs dangling above the river as well.
"So? I see you've healed" she spoke after a long time of silence. Damon just nodded and looked at her.
"Why did you save me Blondie? You despise me?" Damon asked out of the blue. Okay so she was the woman he was rambling out.
"What? I don't despise you Damon… what gave you that idea?" She asked genuinely surprised. She didn't particularly like Damon but that didn't mean she hated him.
Damon narrowed his eyes and shook his head, "After everything I did to you… I know that you hate me? Why did you make a deal with Klaus to save my life?" He asked.
Now it was Caroline's turn to explain. She shook her head, "I don't hate you Damon. I don't even dislike you but I do not like you as well. Yes you ruined my life as a human but you risked your life that night to save me from being sacrificed. So I guess I kind of owed you one." She explained in one breath and looked to him.
After another couple of minutes of silence, Damon spoke again, "I'm really sorry for what I did Caroline. I had no right and I'm sorry" he stated. His voice was full of remorse and sorrow.
Caroline gave him a tight lipped smile and nodded, "It's okay Damon. It really is" She replied reassuringly.
"Now if your drama is done Mr. King of theatrics let's go home. I have to sleep and it's like what 3 in the morning" She joked and stood up followed by Damon. They both began walking and eventually reached Caroline's home. "Good Night Damon" Caroline said as she stepped into her house.
"Good night … Blondie" Damon said and smirked. And Damon was back again. No longer was he the cute, sensitive Damon but the derisive yet charismatic Damon once again. Caroline smiled because to be honest, usual Damon was better than the sad one and sad Damon led to many deaths and also Mystic Falls needed some energy especially after the return of the original family.