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Chapter 4

"I swear if one more thing goes wrong this week I will literally punch someone in the face!" Caroline mumbled to herself as she trudged up the three flights of stairs to her apartment. She loved living in the old Victorian style house, but seriously would it kill someone to install an elevator? All Caroline could think about was taking a nice hot bubble bath and going to sleep. She would just deal with everything tomorrow. As she was about to put her key into the door to her apartment she sensed him. Ugh! Not tonight. I am too tired to deal with this! She walked in to find none other than her father and his minions completely trashing her apartment.

"DAD! What do you think you are doing?! Didn't we just have that talk about boundaries now that I moved out of Mom's place?" Caroline stomped her foot feeling like a child again.

"Ahh Caroline! You are back early! I'm sorry dear! I know I'm supposed to ask permission before I zap into your apartment blah blah blah! But this was a special occasion! It is not every day my lovely daughter turns 23!"

"What has that got to do with you destroying my apartment?"

"Remodel dear! It's your birthday present! It was supposed to be a surprise from your mother and I, but well you ruined that! Surprise! You get your own, brand new sparring room! Complete with pretty much every weapon you could ever want! Look I designed these throwing knifes myself; best steel in the universe! And your uncle Zeus sent you some lightning bolts! Do you like it? Your mother thought it would be too much, but you can never have too many weapons that's what I always say."

"Wow, Dad this is amazing! I love it!"

Caroline walked over to hug her father, who was beaming with pride! Ares was always impulsive and tended to fly off the handle at little things but he loved Caroline fiercely. No one messed with her and walked away unscathed. She remembered once in elementary school she was left behind during a field trip, and when her father heard about her ordeal he might have set half the school on fire. Ares was definitely extreme.

"I'm glad you like it! So how are things coming along for your big birthday fund raiser extravaganza?" Ares asked as he made himself comfortable on the couch. So much for that bath.

"It is turning into a disaster! The caterer pulled out today, and the bakery said they can't make a cake replica of Venice. I mean really how hard can it be?"

"Oh do you want me to …"

"NO! No Dad! Don't get involved! Seriously I can handle it!" Whew just saved that caterers life.

"Ok but at least let me get Hera to deal with the cake. "

"OK. Thanks! That is a good idea. I should have asked Aunt Hera to begin with."

"Now let's talk about the hybrids."

"Dad, I told you I will handle this myself." Caroline glared at him.

"Hmm, but you know if things continue to escalate I will have to intervene. There is only a few weeks left. You need to get the situation under control."

"I know, and I will!"

Bang! Bang!

Both of them turned their head towards her front door. Who would be banging on her door at this hour? She sighed as she headed towards the door , and her father got up to see how his workers are coming along with the construction. Caroline looked through the peep hole, and her heart dropped into her stomach and started to pound ferociously in her chest. She was frozen staring at the incredibly handsome man on her door step. How the hell did he even find me?

"I know you are there sweetheart. I can hear your heart beating. It certainly is speeding up…see something you like?" Klaus asked as he smirked at her through the door. Cocky bastard!

Caroline threw open the door, and rushed out, slamming it shut behind her before he could peak inside. She grabbed Klaus by the arm, and dragged him up the flight of stairs to the roof.

"What do you think you are doing here?! And how did you even find me?"

"Well, love, I just thought I would stop by and have a little chat. Didn't get much of a chance to talk last time; what with you shooting me with a poisoned arrow and all."

"Pssh you're fine, and I had to get your attention or else you wouldn't take me seriously when I told you to leave. Not like it worked anyway. Stubborn man."

"Ah and here I thought stubbornness was one of my better qualities."

"That's only because you have so few good ones." Caroline mumbled to herself.

"Careful love… I like you but I still have to kill you. Let's try not to fast forward to that event."

"Ah I thought we had already established that I can handle you verily easily."

Caroline rushed him, but this time Klaus knew what to expect from her. He dodged and blocked every punch and kick she threw at him. She finally managed to land a hit, and couldn't keep the smirk from her face when she saw his lip bleed.

"Nice shot love..now it's my turn." Klaus growled as he sent Caroline flying back with a kick to the chest. Caroline slammed into a wall, and felt the distinct pop of one of her ribs cracking. Ugh seriously? Just what I needed tonight! Klaus grabbed her by her shirt and pulled her up off the ground. His eyes had changed from their beautiful blue grey to a terrifying yellow surrounded by black, and she felt a small tingle of fear make its way down her spine. Klaus was leaning in to sink his teeth into her neck when he was suddenly ripped off of her with an arm wrapped around his neck.

"I might be mistaken but it looked like you were about to bite my daughter!"

"Dad you can't kill him."

"I think I can actually!" Ares said as he tightened his hold on Klaus's neck.

"You know why you can't! He is an original!" She glared at her father, trying to convey with her eyes why he needed to let this go. Men! They are all idiots!

"FINE!" Ares let go of Klaus, and he turned him around to face him. "If you bring your creepy vampire teeth anywhere near my little girl's neck again I will rip out your intestines and strangle you with them! Do you understand me?"

Klaus had been silently deciding what his best course of action would be. On one hand, he didn't want to appear weak in front of Caroline or her father (Since when do I care what she thinks about me?), but he would also like his intestines to stay where they were. What to do? Hmmm. Well only one thing to do really. Klaus didn't say anything just smiled at Ares. Then he grabbed his ears and slammed his head into the god of war's face!

Ares head was flung back, and then he just gaped at Klaus. Caroline's jaw just dropped. Did he just head butt my dad? What the hell? Ares and Klaus just continued to stare at each other, and the silence was driving Caroline crazy. Then Ares threw back his head and laughed.

"Oh I like you! You have my particular type of crazy!" Ares told Klaus as clapped him on the shoulder. Caroline just looked at her father like he had lost his mind. "But I wouldn't do that again…just a friendly warning." The god was still chuckling as he snapped Klaus's neck, and watched him collapse onto the floor.

"Oh come on! You could have at least got him off the roof first! Clean this up! I'm going to bed." Caroline stormed away leaving her father to deal with the original.

"Ok night dear! I like this one! You should bring him around more often!" Ares called after her. "Like maybe your birthday party?" If Caroline had heard that last comment she would have definitely prevented Klaus from being invited, but the door had already shut behind her. That would also explain why, when Klaus woke up in the middle of a field, he found an invitation to a formal masquerade in his pocket.