"Klaus. Klaus!" Caroline's moan turned to a shrill shriek. She had felt his hands on her hips when she moaned his name out, but when she turned around she could see how pale his face was. His eyes weren't sparkling with mischief, but more of a deathly paleness that breathed nothing good. She had screamed his name out when he had dropped to his knees. Something was wrong. She dropped to her knees in front of him. Her hands were on his shoulders. "What's wrong? Klaus, what's wrong?" She began to panic.
"Caroline…" His breath was leaving his body too quickly. He searched her eyes without meaning. He didn't know what was going on with himself. He was immortal; nothing could happen to him. Right?
Caroline could feel all of his weight leaning to one side. Slowly she laid him down on his side while searching his front and back for any wounds. An arrow stuck out from his back and she pulled it out with all of her might. "You're going to be fine. You just need to heal." She breathed with a sigh of relief.
Klaus looked more deeply into her eyes. "Not this time, love, not this time." He could feel the life that he had once felt completely draining from him.
Caroline could now notice the pool of blood forming around Klaus' side. This wasn't normal. This wasn't what she was used to seeing. "Klaus?" She questioned and frantically looked at him and waited for a response.
"Something's different, love. I'm not healing; I'm not immortal." The thought took him by surprise. He began to panic. His thoughts were running ramped. I'm not immortal? It's not possible!
"What do you mean? Klaus what are you saying?" Tears formed in her eyes. What was he saying? It couldn't be possible. She couldn't lose him; not now, not ever.
"Caroline…" He gasped for air. "I'm dying."
Caroline jerked awake from her deep sleep. Her face was wet and covered in tears. Her body was shiny in the moonlight with sweat. Her breathing was rapid and inconsistent.
"Caroline, are you alright?" Tyler Lockwood woke up next to her. He put his arm around her and tried to calm her down. "It was just a dream, Care. Nothing more, nothing less. Just a dream."
Caroline slowly let him pull her down next to him. She didn't say a word, but let him hold her. Her eyes stayed open, wide and scared. She wondered why the nightmare had felt so real. Had something happened to Klaus Mikaelson?