"Not you too, Nik."

He didn't bother to look up when he heard the distasteful and disapproving noise his sister made behind him.

"Do I want to know the reasons why once again you're obsessively doodling this little twit?" Rebekah scrunched her nose, picking up the sketchpad from his lap, and flipping through the newly done pages.

"Not even pretty, let alone interesting." She snorted at a sketch of Caroline slouching her shoulder on the bar counter, which he made quickly after leaving her house.

"Is that right? Funny because I found you two have rather much in common." He grinned when Rebekah glared daggers at him, looking offended and disturbed.

"I'm sure she wants to stake you as often as I do." She retorted with a sweet smile, throwing the pad back at him.

"Mutuality is always a start." He shrugged, rotated the paper so he could get back to his drawings again.

"Am I missing something here?" Rebekah put a hand on her hip, looking down at her beaming brother lounging on the couch in front of her. "Remind you, Nik. She baited you. She's on their side, against us. And here you are acting like a love-struck nuisance."

"I suggest you shut it before I daggered you again, sister." He growled. He was upset, but unfortunately it was because his sister was right. And he knew it.

"Oh stop with the dagger threat it's getting old." She rolled her eyes. "You need me. I hope that blond didn't wipe the things I told you last night off of your mind, Nik. This is not over. The last thing we need is a distracted you."

With that she walked out of the parlor, leaving him behind deep in thoughts.

Mystic Falls was tuning itself into winter. The high sky wore a bluish grey that would be either very cuddly and romantic or completely downcast and gloomy. But right then Caroline was feeling a little bit of both as she stood idly in front of Bonnie's house, clutching her leather jacket tighter around her body more as a habit than a need to shield herself from the breeze. She fished out her phone and considered dialing the number she had learnt to memorize only to decide against it moments later. She missed Tyler and needed him here with her more than ever. If she spoke up and asked him to come back, he would, that she was sure. The only problem was that he would be still sired, still hybrid and they would just stuck in the position they were in when he left, had more fights, more arguments that would not solve anything but drift them further apart from each other. So she breathed in a determined sigh and told her self some time apart would do them both good.

Abby Bennett didn't exactly say she chose the same choice Caroline's father had made but the devastating sobs she had when she woke up spoke volume. The witch loathed vampires just as much as her father did, and the idea of becoming one literally killed her. Caroline told herself that she should leave Bonnie to have private time with her mother, but deep down inside, she left the room because she felt embarrassed and out of place, indecent, inappropriate and shamed. Because she was a vampire, a thing that people rather chose death than to become.

And there came again that gut wrenching feeling of nostalgia when she wished this somehow to turn out to be a nightmare, that tomorrow she would wake up and still be the shallow carefree Caroline whose biggest concern was her hair and the next school event.

"Why the tears?"

She didn't realize she was crying nor acknowledged his presence until he spoke up.

"Ugh leave me alone." She huffed and headed for the woods. She didn't want to upset Bonnie even more to find Klaus of all people in front of her porch, especially at that moment.

"The Bennett witch refused to turn." He spoke, not a question but a statement.

Somehow the calmness in his voice raised wrath in her.

"This is all your fault!" She spat, turning to face him. "None of this would happen if you hadn't been here."

He stood still, locking eyes with her without an emotion shown on his face.

"You should know that none of it was personal…"

"Oh yeah? We are all collateral damages aren't we? For the greater good, oh no I mean the greater bad?"

"I…"

"Just leave me alone! I don't know what you're playing but I told you I'm too smart to fall for this. I won't!" She hissed, backing away from him, walking deeper into the woods.

"Caroline." Klaus sighed, followed and took a light hold on her elbow to keep her from walking away.

"Don't touch me!" She snapped and vamped out to his much surprise. He let her snap his wrist back and got out of his hold.

Caroline seemed surprised herself, she blinked a few times before her face shifted back to normal.

"Caroline love, when was the last time you feed?" Standing his ground, Klaus asked. It was easy to detect the spiky angst and short temper in a hungry vampire, especially young ones.

"None of your business." She turned away from him again. This time was because she was trying to hide herself. She hated the fact that he knew, he saw through things too well and she hated that.

"We went through this, didn't we? Please tell me you're not in denial again."

"Please tell me you're gonna leave." She huffed.

He rolled his eyes and stepped closer to her but before he could speak a word, she threw herself into the woods, running with her vampire speed. Klaus couldn't help the amused grin on his face. Caroline groaned in frustration when she heard Klaus right after her heels. She pushed herself forward, moving her legs as fast as she could, she dug, took deadly sharp turns around the giant trees. But Klaus's steady breathing and his feet stayed closed to her.

"Don't hold your breath. Keep it even." He caught up with her at ease and hurried the words to her side.

"Get lost!" She screamed, took another turn, broke tree branch on her way and tossed it over her shoulder, hoping it would somehow magically hit him in the face or something. Klaus's hearty laughter was her disappointing answer.

"If you're not breathing, you'll never be able to outrun me. You won't be strong enough, love." He once again fell in steps with her as if they were on a stroll down the town street, not darting like two blurs on the damp ground of the forest.

Caroline pressed her lips together harder, still not exhaling, despite her body screaming for air. She heard him chuckle right on her side. She focused her eyes on the scene blurring fast in front of her and breathed. She inhaled and exhaled with even lungs of air and her eyes widened when the burning sore in her muscles almost disappeared.

"Don't tense up. Lean your upper body forward. keep your arms close by your sides. Take long strode rather short ones." He continued to speak. Caroline found her body reflexively followed his words. She almost gasped when she found herself a few yards ahead of him within a heartbeat. Klaus once again caught up with her in no time. He glanced over and smiled at the excitement lit on her face. Mischief flashed over his green eyes and he flung forward, blocking her way. Caroline steered just in time so she didn't end up slamming into his body. The sudden turn sent her gliding across the muddy ground. He turned around and circled her, before he struck an attack. Caroline growled, taking a stance before she flung herself towards him, taking it to a full-blown wrestle. At that moment, Caroline was lost in her vampire's instincts. She fixed her eyes on every movements Klaus made. The wolfish grin on his face did nothing but fuel her even more. He dodged her attack with ease, getting out of her grips, avoiding her angry fists and kicks with so much ease.

"You're quite a fighter." He laughed when he dived another one of her attack and appeared behind her back.

"I can take you." She turned around, flipping her hair over her shoulder.

"You can definitely try." He laughed again before all of his air got knocked out of his stomach as Caroline tackled him, pinning him down on the dirty forest floor. Caroline vamped out in triumph and hissed at him, baring all her fangs close to his face. Adrenaline rushed through her. Victorious glory clouded her head. It felt good, knowing and using her strength and speed and … Another smile on his face and she cooled off. She let go of her grasp around the collar of his shirt.

"Not fair." She couldn't help tugging the corner of her mouth down. Gosh she was pouting. "You let me win."

"You would have won if it was not me you were fighting with." He craned up to look into her eyes. And in horror Caroline realized she was straddling him beneath her. In a flash, she was up against a tree, watching him standing himself up from the dirty ground. She fought the urge to lunge at him again to wipe that dimpled grin off of his face. She looked away, trying to find something else to focus on.

"Oh my God." She whined, looking down at her now muddy and torn jeans, leaves tuck in the laces of her black top, her shoes were covered in dirt and scratches, her fingers stained with mud, she could only imagine how messed up her hair was. "I'm a mess." She tried to brush off the dirt on her leather jacket.

Klaus chuckled, standing up in front of her.

"You are, aren't you?" He suppressed the grin on his lips, picking out a leaf in her gold hair. He looked at her fidgeting with her jackets, widened his smile when he spotted his diamond bracelet on her wrist. "You will get better with time and practice." He remembered the fire in her eyes and the strong, determined moves she threw her attacks at him earlier. This girl couldn't be any more … exciting, he thought.

"Where the hell … great we're lost in the woods." She looked around at the eerie and unfamiliar setting around her. She didn't even know what time it was, the sky was blocked by the multi layers of trees.

"My love, you happen to forget or try to forget this most of the time." He sighed, turning to face her, chuckled when she stubbornly avoided his eyes. "You are a vampire."

"And you are an annoying obnoxious arrogant of a zillion year old hybrid who doesn't know what personal space means!" She cocked her head side to side, throwing her hand up in frustration as she answered him.

"I am also who, at this moment, is the only one to show you the way out here." He grinned, deepened his dimples on his stubble cheeks. "Unless you want to spend the day trying to figure it out yourself."

"Just so you know, I will not say thank you." She crossed her arms in front of her, waiting.

He chuckled before leading the way. He spent their walk back to teach her how to be a tracker. Taking full use of the heightened senses, teaching her tricks to find and cover her own traits. Caroline could only pretend to be not interested for about 15 minutes. She was curious and awed when she once again found out what she could do with what she had. Some moments along the way she forgot about everything else. About her problems, his problems, who she was, who he was… She was too focus on all the new and 'cool' things she learnt she forgot who her teacher was.

"As I said, I will not say thank you." She tried to look stern once they got back to the place where he met her outside the deep woods.

"I have no expectation to fail." He smiled, leaning against a tall tree.

"Right.. So…" She chew her lips. What goodbye do you say to an original hybrid? Talk to you later? See you around? Oh god she didn't want to see him around for any that matter.

"My sister had found out something regarding our family safety." Klaus suddenly spoke, the dimples were gone as well as the playful glinting in his eyes. "Rebekah and I might or might not have to be far from Mystic Falls for a few days."

"And you're telling me this why?" She mumbled, processing the information he was giving her as well as her annoyance at the mention of his not less obnoxious and sadistic sister.

"Knowing your little circle of friends, they are more likely to come up with another plan of killing me and my siblings soon." There was a harsh tone in his voice and for the first time of the day, he was giving her the impression of the Klaus she thought of before he came to her bedroom and gave her his blood along with the bracelet the morning after.

"More likely." She repeated in a small voice, pinning her eyes on the small grass in front of her shoes.

"I will be more than delight if you can somehow stay away from their little quest to come if there is any." He stepped up to her and waited until she looked up into his eyes. He forced his hands to stay on his side rather than to cup her face and smooth out the crease forming in between her brows.

"I can't promise that." She held her breath, as she would because he was once again too close for her comfort.

"And I didn't expect to hear you say otherwise." He smiled but there was a sad and rough tone tinted his voice.

"Then why asked?" She blinked

"Historical facts: all of the plans involving killing me failed or ended up in a blood bath with no survivors." He fixed his eyes on her. "I didn't save you so you could be killed while trying to kill me, love."

"Maybe you all should just leave Mystic Falls and all of us in peace … and go … destroy somewhere else." She really had no idea what she was saying. The intensity of his eyes was giving her a hard time to even think clear. And that definitely was not helping Caroline's habit of clogging her thoughts altogether at once.

"I should, shouldn't I?" He smirked, looking down and trace his finger along the chains of the diamond bracelet on her wrist.

Caroline tensed up and God forbid if she moved. She tried to stay as still as possible when Klaus's finger ran along the cold metal chains on her wrist. She wasn't sure what to come or even what was happening. She looked up and hitched in her breath when she saw he was looking down at her again. He didn't say anything but the way he looked at her made her feel like she should come up with a reply to his unspoken questions or at least say something.

She jumped when her phone rang in her pocket and his finger slipped, touching her skin for one brief moment. She got her phone out and pressed the red button but when she looked up, she was standing all alone, by herself in the clearing.

You guys are crazy fantastic crazy lovely crazy ones! The alerts and favourite for chapter 1 was ridiculous! Thank you!

I felt so bad for delaying this so long but I was planning on waiting for the next episode to air because I want to see how Klaus would react after the 'blond distraction' incident. I wanted this story to somewhat followed the events in the show. But you guys keep giving me love day after day and here I have to come up with this chapter, because I fancy you guys and your awesome reviews so much!

I hope you enjoyed this one. Though I am not very pleased, i might make changes later here in there in this chapter.

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