Chapter 16

"This is some Cinderella fetish is what it is! And why does the evil witch want an audience with you?" Caroline asked while stuffing her mouth with fries. They were at the Mystic Grille after Elena got an invitation for the Mikaelson ball.

It had been a few days since the whole Damon-bite debacle. But after that the normal vampires of Mystic Falls were at peace except for Tyler who had to leave because of his sire bond. But no one till now knew that Tyler had been compelled to bite Damon. Tyler still wasn't forgiven by Caroline or anyone for that matter so he left to break his sire bond.

The original family had been released and the original witch Ester i.e. their mother had also been awakened. She was supposed to be their weapon to stop Klaus but she was only back to make sure her family stayed as one and lived in peace. So much for their plans.

"I don't know. But there's only way to find out." Elena pointed towards the invitation in her hands and smirked in a Katherine-like manner. But she looked cute, nonetheless.

Caroline pouted. "I thought you told Damon and Stefan you weren't going…" she said knowingly.

"All the more reason for me to have a bodyguard. Besides isn't Klaus already forcing you to be his date?" Elena asked frustrated. The whole supernatural drama was exciting and thrilling in the beginning but not anymore. Especially not now that it involved risking lives with every decision. And everyone in the Mystic gang got the wind of the affection Klaus had towards Caroline and they'd use it every now and then for their own benefit.

"No. He isn't forcing me… yet. Besides he can kiss my ass for all I care. I think I'm going to stay in with Bonnie." Caroline said bitterly. She had been tortured by her dad, then he died, then her boyfriend bit Damon and then her boyfriend left and now she had a crazy, original hybrid stalking her day and night. Literally. So her life was a total piece of shit but she didn't need her friends to feel sorry for her. She could handle herself. She wasn't weak little Caroline anymore.

"Here's a thought. Why don't you ask Stefan?" Caroline suggested. Her first thought was to nudge Elena towards Stefan, her best friend. Caroline always believed that Elena and Stefan had their epic love and especially after Elena and Damon make-out session, Stefan had been really pissed and sad and he didn't deserve to be sad. Not after everything he did for everybody.

"I thought Damon and you sorted your issues?" Elena stated mockingly and laughed at her friend who was obviously favoring her male best friend.

Caroline bit her lip and smiled but before she could answer she heard something that caught her attention. She alerted her vampire hearing.

"Oh my God!" She exhaled as she fell back into her chair. Elena gave her a confusing look. "What happened?" she asked.

"The original sister just invited Matt to be her date for the ball and he said yes!" she exclaimed angrily. Rebekah was not safe and Matt only needed safe. He needed to be as far away from vampires and this supernatural mumbo jumbo as possible.

Elena and Caroline shared a knowing look and carried on eating their sorrows away.

As Caroline was out socializing, Klaus took the moment to move forward with his next move. So there was sitting inside the Forbes residence like a much respected guest.

Liz Forbes came and sat opposite to him after handing him a cup of tea. Manners were always natural for the Forbes even if the guest was a 1000 years old hybrid. Liz had just finished her shift from the station and was heading home when she caught Klaus spying on her. When she confronted him, he said he needed to discuss something urgent. Liz only agreed because it involved Caroline's safety and well she could do anything for her daughter.

"So what did you want?" She asked tiredly.

Klaus almost chuckled at the similarity between Caroline and her mother. The way they were both really stubborn and head-strong and always went straight to the point.

"I didn't want to involve you but obviously since Caroline is not concerned for her own safety I had to do something. I, for one, cannot sit by and watch her get harmed unlike Stefan and Elena." He started off.

"What do you mean by unlike Stefan and Elena?" She was genuinely confused. Stefan and Elena had always been watching out for Caroline. Stefan even taught Caroline and kept her alive and well against Damon's views. "They've always been great friends towards her" she stated.

"Well you see if they were in fact Caroline's well-wishers they wouldn't have sat by idly watching as Damon used Caroline. He compelled her and took her by force" he stated with firmness but still a little sympathy. "But that was of course when she was human." He ended with a long sigh.

Liz could not believe her own senses. Did she just hear that her daughter had been raped when she was human? And that too by Damon whom she considered a friend. She immediately shook her head. This was the enemy trying to turn them all against one another. "How do I know that you're not lying to me?" she asked doubting Klaus but she knew he had no reason to lie to her.

Klaus shook his head too, "Think about it. What reason do I have to lie to you?" he said as if he read her mind. Liz let a few desperate sobs escape and Klaus smirked. His plan was going as expected. Surely involving Caroline's mother was an excellent idea. Now she would be his helper in achieving everything he wanted. Number one on that list was Caroline.

Liz nodded and knew exactly that Klaus was telling the truth and now Damon would have to pay for what he did. First he befriended her, used her daughter and then lied about it. Oh he was definitely going to pay. "What do you want me to do?" she asked. She knew Klaus was having this conversation with her because he needed something out of it and maybe just maybe he cared for Caroline.

"For starters, you could encourage Caroline towards me." He said raising his eyebrow at her.

"Snatch her from one monster only to feed her to the other?" She asked sternly. Klaus narrowed his eyes. This girl definitely got stubbornness from her mother.

"Sheriff Forbes you may not trust me with anything else but I assure you my intentions towards Caroline are not harmful and I truly care for her safety. I give you my word I would never let any harm come to her" He said. His voice almost pleading but he immediately put on his arrogant smirk. "Besides who can keep her safer than me? After all I was the one that ordered Tyler to bite Damon." He stated proudly.

"What about Damon? He walks free?" She asked bitterly. She couldn't imagine Damon walking around freely after doing so much to her daughter.

Klaus beamed deviously, "Get me Damon and I'll make sure he gets more than everything he's done. That'll be all." He said and walked out of the house. After everything he explained to Liz, he was sure she'd get him Damon by the end of the night. Now he had to extend an invitation to his girl.

Caroline was exhausted by the time she reached home. Her mother was not home which was strange considering her shift was over but then again nothing was normal in Mystic Falls. Caroline threw her keys on the table and fished her phone out of her bag. She called the one number she had been calling for days.

"Tyler… It's me again. I know what you're doing and I'm grateful for it but I really miss you and it'd be great if I could just hear your voice… I love you" she spoke into the phone which went straight into voicemail.

She threw her phone into her bag and marched straight in her bedroom. She almost screamed when she saw Klaus laying on her bed casually like he was just 'supposed' to be there.

"Oh my God! What are you doing here?" she asked as she placed a hand on her trembling chest. She then noticed the large box with a brown ribbon on it laying on the floor.

"I'm here to give you the dress you're wearing tonight to the ball love" He stated as he stood up and walked towards her.

"And what makes you think I'm even going?" She challenged him. His damn confidence and his nerve to order her to be his date.

Klaus flashed to her and pinned her to the wall. Not harshly but firmly enough to let her know that she couldn't escape him. In a matter of seconds he had both her wrists easily caught above her head in his one hand while the other played with her golden locks.

"You seem to be under the impression I'm giving you a choice, sweetheart. Wear the dress, get ready, I'll pick you up by 7" he said in the form of series of orders.

Caroline struggled against his hold. She knew it was of no use but that didn't mean she should stop trying. "Let go of me" she hissed at him still struggling.

Klaus sighed dramatically, "I thought we had a deal love. Respond towards my advances" He hissed even more venomously as his grip started getting painful.

Caroline bit her lips fighting from wincing in pain, "Well this is my response. No! No! No!" she spat back.

Klaus shook his head again. This stubbornness would be the death of her. He was going to reply when he saw something on her wrist that caught his eye. It was a bracelet but not the one he gave her. It was Tyler's.

He pressed his body against her leaving not even space for air to pass between them. Now he wasn't towering over her but in fact leaning over her. "Why aren't you wearing the bracelet I gave you sweetheart?" He asked in a dangerously low voice.

Caroline gulped nervously, "I … I don't want it. I don't want any gifts from you!" She replied. Her voice getting more firm with each word.

"I'm not known for my patience Caroline. Don't test me!" He warned.

Caroline knew that whenever he used her name instead of 'love' or 'sweetheart' it meant that he was very much serious and deadly at times but she couldn't help but defy him. After all he came in like he owned the place and made demands like she was his trophy or something.

"Why don't you just leave me alone? I'm spoken for you know… by Tyler" she spoke as she tried to fight him off one more time before giving up with a loud huff of air.

Klaus chuckled and Caroline could feel his breath on her skin. With every breath he released, Caroline's skin caught fire. "I thought you two ended things?" He questioned raising his eyebrow.

"Yeah because of you and your freaky sire bond!" She pointed accusingly. Klaus smirked, "So you're unspoken for" Klaus stated as a matter of fact.

"Whatever!" she rolled her eyes. Klaus smiled, "I'll make you a deal love. I'll leave if you promise to come to the ball wearing the gifts I gave you. That includes the bracelet my dear" He offered.

"If it means you getting off of me. Sure! Now get out!" She spoke and shoved him off and he let her. He chuckled at how delightful she was. Pouting, flustering on small issues made her look so adorable. "I'm serious Klaus. Get out" She pointed towards the door. Suddenly Klaus' playful expression was gone once again and he turned cold. He walked to her at a normal pace and pushed her on the bed. Before she could even get up he was hovering over her. Her eyes widened at the realization as to what he was about to do. She punched his chest in feeble attempts to push him off but he easily caught her fists and locked them above her head with both his hands.

"You know Caroline. I have been patient with you but the more you resist me, the more fun you make it for me" he spoke in a harsh voice and leaned in. He moved closer to her neck and started leaving feather kisses down her throat till the center of her breasts and then moved up to her jawline. He moved his head up to look directly into her eyes. When he saw the fear in her eyes, the fire, he smirked and leaned in closer. His lips crushed hers. He ignored her shabby attempts to shove him away and continued to kiss her with every ounce of energy and passion he had. She opened her mouth to protest and Klaus took that opportunity to slip his tongue into her mouth. He ravaged each and every inch of her mouth with his tongue enough to make her moan.

As soon as that unconscious moan escaped her mouth, her eyes widened in shock and she could sense Klaus smirking. He pulled back and smirked, leaning in once more just to leave a light kiss on her lips. "You- I demand you…"she began accusingly.

"Now Caroline. I would be very nice to me if I were you. You are not in a very demanding position right now" He said looking down on her body. He was still pushing most of his weight on her. It was the perfect place to view Caroline's body. He kept looking her up and down and then his eyes landed on her cleavage. He couldn't help but stare.

Caroline noticed him staring. "Hey! Eyes up here you pervert!" She snapped at him. Klaus smirked and looked to Caroline. "You are forcing me to kiss you again" He said and leaned in but Caroline squirmed under him. "Okay okay! I'm sorry… Please get off me" she pleaded through gritted teeth. She hated pleading to anyone at all. She wasn't weak little Caroline anymore and she could handle herself well enough with others but Klaus was more powerful than her. May that be physically or mentally? He could play some serious mind games and no one would even understand.

Klaus smirked at her surrender and got up from her and moved towards the door. "I'll pick you up by 7 then sweetheart" he said cheerfully as he flashed away to God-knows-where. Caroline Forbes was left speechless for the first time in her life. Basically she learnt that if she didn't listen to Klaus, he'd probably do things to her… seduce her? Ughh! Now she hated him even more even if her body totally disagreed.

Tyler really needed to come back. LIKE QUICK!