Good to You

Chapter Eight

Caroline felt a wave of relief flow through her when Klaus strode back through the crypt doors but it quickly turned back to the ire that she was feeling from this stupid situation she found herself in. She barely even noticed Elijah and Stefan entering the crypt behind him.

"Finally," Caroline exclaimed. "Can we get on with what these witches want so Stefan and I can go home already." she pushed off the wall she was leaning against.

"It won't be that simple or easy," smirked Sophie. "What we need Klaus to do it's going to take time, you won't be going home anytime soon." she turned to Klaus her smirk fading as she stared the original hybrid in question down. "Do we have a deal?"

Klaus glowered at her, face blank and eyes cold, he prowled forward like a panther stalking its prey, stepping into Sophie's personal space, hostility flowing off of him. "We have a deal," he told her. "But let's be clear on one thing if you threatened Caroline's life again there will be consequences. Just because nothing can happen to you while you have yourself linked doesn't mean I can't find ways of making you suffer." his words drip from his mouth like poison. "The next time you threatened Caroline's life, you might want to consider the friends and loved ones you'll be condemning to truly agonizing torturous deaths."

Sophie swallowing thickly but kept her head held high determined not to show how much he was intimidating her. And he was. She knew the only reason he hadn't killed her was because of the linking spells. She nodded, acknowledging his words.

Klaus gave her another dark look. "Caroline will be leaving with me."

"And Hayley," Elijah added when his brother failed to mention the pregnant wolf.

"What are you talking about? I'm not going with you." Caroline protested as Stefan came to stand beside her.

"You don't have a choice. Not this time, Love." Klaus stepped forward, completely ignoring Stefan at her side and reaching out and grasping her forearm. "Until all this Marcel business is settled you'll be staying indefinitely with me here in New Orleans." he gave her a tug, tugging her forward.

"I can't believe this crap!" she said angrily, trying to tug her arm from his grip but his grasp was like steel.

"Stop." Klaus tightened his hand on her arm. "It can't be helped, let's go."

"Caroline," Stefan said. "You won't be able to go home right now. But Klaus will keep you safe. We'll protect you." Stefan hated the situation Caroline was put in. He had no doubt Liz wasn't going to take it well either.

"I don't need protecting! I can take care of myself," she said, struggling against Klaus's grasp as he tugged her toward the door to the crypt. She looked at Klaus in complete ire. "This is completely your fault, you know."

Klaus rolled his eyes, stopping short at the crypt door, looking to his brother. "You can wait for the wolf, I'm getting Caroline away from these bloody witches now." Klaus didn't wait for a response, turning back around, tugging Caroline out of the crypt with Stefan following close behind. The whole time Caroline making her ire known, muttering angrily at him.

They barely got twenty feet away from the crypt when Caroline somehow managed to free herself out of Klaus's grasped. "Stop manhandling me!" she snapped whirling to face him.

"Then move, we're getting out of here." Klaus retorted.

Caroline crossed her arms over her chest defiantly. "I'm not going anywhere until the witches remove the threat on my mom and friends."

"You're being very difficult." Klaus glared.

Caroline didn't say anything only stared him down, refusing to move an inch.