Chapter Five

Caroline's dream had taken a rather odd turn, suddenly she was looking at herself.

"You need to get out of there, he doesn't care about you you're going to end up dead."

An arm wrapped around her waist from behind, pulling her into a hard chest, she could feel lips at her ear.

"Don't listen to her, he would never hurt you."

"That's him, don't listen to him! He's lying to you!"

"She's the one lying, how has listening to her worked out in the past?"

"He's trying to manipulate you!"

"Damon? Remember him, she's the one that told you to be with him."

"Don't let him trick you!"

"I'm not tricking you, I've never steered you wrong, well she has millions of times."

"Shut up!"

The second Caroline suddenly lunged at her, but before she could get anywhere close she dissapeared into thin air. Suddenly Caroline, the real Caroline, found herself struggling against the hold of whoever was apparently now calling the shots. She finally was able to flip herself around in his arms and found herself face to face with Klaus. It only took a moment and his face had transformed. It was a mix between a vampire and a were wolf, a hybrid. His eyes met hers with an icy gaze.

"You will do as I tell you. Do you understand."

She shook her head and pushed herself away from him, but it hurt. Physically, her head felt like it might explode-

Caroline's eyes flew open to Klaus' bare chest, her eyes quickly darted to his face, where she was relieved to find it was normal. He seemed to be still asleep, though she wondered if he wasn't just pretending, she wondered if he wasn't just pretending about a lot of things.

Silently, she placed herself back, cuddled against his chest in an attempt not to wake him, if he in fact was asleep. Her mind couldn't help but try to disect the nightmare she had had. What did it mean? Was it just another weird nightmare from eating to late, or should she be scared?

Of course you should be scared! Her mind screamed at her after a minute. The biggest baddest original hybrid is treating you like a fricken play toy.

She laid there still attempting to think clearly, which seemed to be simpler when he was asleep, but not quite easy.

Her eyes clamped themselves shut as she felt him starting to stir, and her mind started to become clouded. Still her eyes stayed closed as he placed a light kiss on her forehead and stood up from the bed.

"Stay here, love, I'll be back in a moment." He told her in a soothing voice. It was strange how his voice made her feel so safe, even if she knew she wasn't. She was never safe around him.

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Klaus rolled his eyes at his sisters comments about the 'blonde bitch' In his room.

"Why is she here?" Rebekah hissed angrily.

He turned around with a glare that would scare just about anyone, except his family. "Because I want her here, Rebekah, and she's not leaving anytime soon." He spoke with a firm conviction, which only got a childish stomp of the foot from Rebekah before she turned around and stormed out of the house.

"Get out of my way." He heard her snarl at someone that was apparently at the door.

Walking around the corner he found the unexpected guest to be the one and only Damon Salvatore. WIth a tilt of his head, narrowing his eyes at the vampire he spoke sarcastically with only a fine mask of his anger. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Damon rolled his eyes before letting out a sigh. "I want to know where you're keeping Caroline." He said in what Klaus would say, if he didn't know better, was a stressed tone.

Klaus took a step toward the eldest Salvatore, hovering over him threateningly. "I am keeping Caroline with me, and that is all you need know. Now I have things I must get done today so I would really appreciate it if you left now." He gestured a hand to the now open door.

Damon scoffed, turning around and walking deeper into the house, getting only a reaction of anger from Klaus. "Damon, I don't want to have to ask you again to leave. Trust me if I do it will not be as polite."

"Look Klaus, I don't know what kind of sick game your playing, but leave Caroline out of it. She's been through enough and she doesn't need you screwing with her head." Damon couldn't even recognize himself at this exact moment. He was actually helping someone that wasn't Elena, his brother, or himself. It was an odd day for him.

Klaus smirked for a moment before turning a glare back on Damon. "Speaking of people screwing with Caroline's head. I had a chat with her the other day, and my, my, did she have some interesting things to say about you." Now he was pacing around him with a predatory glint his eyes. "See I think you're being a tad hypocritical. Now. You can leave now, or I can rip your heart out." For what you did to Caroline. He added the last part in his mind, not wanting anyone to know how furious the thought of Damon hurting her, or even touching her really made him.

They stared each other down for another long moment until finally Damon relented, deciding there was little chance of him winning this battle. He would have to try again, maybe next time with a better plan.

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Caroline frowned as she heard her last chance of escape walk out the front door and drive away. Sighing, she fell back onto the bed, closing her eyes tightly.

What was she supposed to do now? Should she try to run away? Should she stay with the monster? Should she give him the silent treatment until he bores of her and lets her go?

Without another thought she found herself climbing out the window of the second story room, and hoping to god that Klaus wouldn't catch her. She wasn't completely sure where she would go if he didn't.

She couldn't go home, or to the boarding house, he could easily walk into both, she couldn't go to Elena's or Bonnie's he would expect that. And just like that she knew where to go, though she also knew if he found her there he would more than likely be furious.

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