I started this fanfic after episode 1 of season 4 aired. Then I kind of gave up on it but have now decided to give it another try. Guess I'm missing Klaroline too much now! ;)

Anyway, the story follows everything that happened up until that episode with the only difference that Klaus saved both Caroline and Rebekah from that van.

Chapter 1.

Caroline sat at one of the Grill's tables, her chin resting on her hand as she smiled at Tyler from across the bar as he made his way to her with two drinks in his hands. As always on a Friday night, the place was filled with people, chatting, dancing to the loud music, drinking and playing pool.

When he was a couple of tables away, a man came from his left side and with her vampire hearing could clearly hear him ask, 'Tyler? Tyler Lockwood?'

She studied the man, in his late twenties, brown hair, tanned skin, tall and muscled as Tyler nodded his answer.

'My name is Tony...I was very good friends with your uncle Mason...I was very sorry to hear of his death.' A werewolf then?

She heard Tyler reply something under his breath and slowly she stood up and walked up to them.

'...and this is my girlfriend, Caroline.' Tyler introduced her as he handed her, her drink. 'What brings you to Mystic Falls?' he then asked the stranger.

Tony put his hand out to shake hers, then abruptly retreated his hand, frowning heavily at her.

'Your girlfriend?' He asked, his dark eyes staring down at her with...disgust!f? 'That is...wrong in so many ways.'

'Excuse me?' Now it was Tyler's turn to openly frown on him.

'You don't even know me!' Caroline bristled with a gasp.

'I know your...kind and that's enough for me.'

Caroline gasped again! This had to be some kind of record, five seconds and she already hated this man!

'Now listen, man...'

'They are our enemies...how can you be with one of them?' He asked, now very clearly that disgust coloured his voice, as he shook his head.

'Your good friend, Mason, used to go to bed with one of my kind!' The vampire hissed under her breath.

Tony snorted, 'And look what it got him!'

'Hey, listen,' Tyler tried again, 'you don't know us or anything about us, we are...'

'Why are you justifing yourself to him?' Caroline turned her frown on Tyler now, 'our life doesn't concern him!'

'She's right,' Tony agreed, 'Her life is no concern to me,'

Tyler took a step closer to the man, 'What's that supposed to mean?'

'Just what I said.' He turned to leave but Tyler stopped him, 'You came to me for something, what was it?'

'I was going to ask for your help...but you're obviously not going to give it to us.' He gave another side look to Caroline.

'What kind of help?' Tyler asked again. 'And who is us?'

'My pack.' He turned to leave once more but suddenly he stopped and looked back at Tyler, 'I'm going to give you a fair warning. One,' He put out his fore finger, 'out of respect for your uncle, stay out of our way and no harm will come to you...I'm afraid I can't say the same for her.'

'Are you threatening her?' Tyler instinctively put his body in front of Caroline's but she hissed at the man from behind Tyler's shoulder.

'You're lucky we're in a public place, mister!'

His lips tilted from one side in a hint of a smile. 'We can go out if you wish.'

Tyler squeezed her hand to quiet her before she retorted.

'You didn't answer me, why are you here? What do you want with her?'

'Not with her specifically.' He answered quietly.

'You just said...'

'We're here for the Michaelsons.' He replied in the same quiet tone, 'And as I'm sure you're aware, once they die, all vampires die with them.'

Caroline couldn't help chuckling under her breath and even Tyler relaxed his stance at the man's words.

'You're here to kill the originals?' He asked the older man. 'I'm sure you're aware that a werewolf's bite doesn't harm them.'

Tony just smiled and said nothing. A touch of unease prickled Caroline's insides at that mysterious smile.

'I think we should give you the fair warning of telling you, you will die before even getting close to Klaus or one of the other originals.' Caroline smirked at the man.

'Klaus, the blond one, right?'

Caroline couldn't help laugh again as she shook her head, 'I have to say, I've heard Klaus being described in many ways but never as merely 'the blond one'.'

Tyler looked the other man in the eye, his look serious, 'Tony, believe me, you don't want to go down that road...we have tried to get rid of them but...'

'Then it's time for you to step aside and let us handle them.'

And before they could say anything else he walked away from them, leaving them to stare at each other.

An hour later.

'How did he know you were a vampire?' Elena asked her friend from where she stood sitting next to Stefan at the Salvatore's house.

Caroline shrugged, 'He just looked at me and knew!'

'But I don't think he knows I'm a hybrid.' added Tyler from the other sofa, 'he talked to me as if I was...still just a wolf...'

'Yeah,' Caroline interrupted him with a scoff, 'he said we shouldn't be together cause we're enemies!'

'And he said they were going to kill the originals?' Elena asked again.

Tyler nodded, 'Do you think we should warn Klaus?'

'What the hell for?' Damon, who had been standing near the unlit fireplace with a drink in his hand, asked with his usual smirk.

'Maybe because if he dies, we all die?!' Tyler answered back.

'Wait,' Damon moved closer to the sofas, 'does anyone here really think that this pack, could really be a threat to Klaus? From what you said this guy doesn't even seem to know Klaus is the original hybrid.'

'Damon's right,' Stefan said quietly, 'we possess the only weapon that can kill an original.'

'I say let them try,' Damon drawled, before taking a large gulp from his glass, 'I'm all for less werewolves in this world.' Then seeing Tyler frowning heavily at him he added, 'What?! If they want to go on a suicide mission, it's not our problem!'

'What is a problem to us, is the fact that we are not immune if we get bitten.' Caroline retorted back.

Stefan nodded, 'She's right, and since I'm sure none of us would look forward to having to go ask Klaus for his blood if that happens...I say we check them out, see how many they are, and if they are a real threat.'

'And ripping their hearts out of their chests while checking them out would be even better.' Damon finished his drink and turned for a refill not seeing that Tyler's hands had balled in fists at his words. He got up from the sofa, but before he could take a step forward, Caroline got in front of him, 'It's late, let's just go.'

Tyler stared for a long moment at Damon's back and then nodded reluctantly and with a short goodnight to Elena and Stefan, took his girlfriend's hand and walked towards the door.

'You're an ass.' Caroline whispered angrily to Damon before closing the door behind her.

'What's their problem?' Damon's eye brows shot upward at seeing them leave so abruptly.

Elena rolled her eyes while Stefan sighed softly. 'You killed his uncle that way.'

Damon looked upwards as if trying to remember, then smiled, 'Right, I did.'

When the two vampires that remained in the room just stared at him, he frowned, 'He can kill them another way if he's too sensitive about it.' And rolling his eyes, turned back to his drink.