you are the hero to my villian

How are you today?

she had no choice except to at least try talking to the youngest Salvatore. Perhaps it was a significant clue.

"I'll leave you be, Klaus. I'm sorry for wasting your time."

"So you don't intend to come back for your questionnaire?" he asked, curious.

"I…I thought you wouldn't complete it."

"Truth be told, I don't see a problem giving it a once over. We can use it as an icebreaker for our next visit, when you undoubtedly come back with more prying questions," he smirked, tilting his head to the side. "And we wouldn't want you to be embarrassed in front of the big boys, now would we?"

"No," she answered, trying not to respond with a biting remark. "We wouldn't."

"Excellent. I'll see you then. It was a pleasure to meet you, Miss Forbes."

"The pleasure is all mine," she said quietly, swallowing a large lump in her throat. "Thank you."

She picked up her briefcase, and began heading for the door, when Klaus' voice stopped her.

"Oh, and Caroline?" he asked casually, making her turn around to face him. "If you expect to get anymore information out of me, then I expect information from you."

"What do you mean?" she asked, genuinely confused.

"I mean what you give is what you shall receive. You know…Quid pro quo. If I'm expected to help, then I expect to know more about you. Your hopes, your dreams…I want to know everything about you," he said darkly, giving her a small wink before turning to his bed.

Caroline stared in horror at nothing, having to forcefully shake herself from her stupor so she could hurriedly leave after giving him a few quick nods. She walked down the corridor until she got to the gates, and waited impatiently for Brady to let her through. 

"You did terrific, Miss Forbes. You are a very brave woman," Brady assured her, ushering Caroline through the door. She didn't know what he was talking about though. She felt like she couldn't stop shaking.

"Thank you," Caroline said, sincerely grateful he was so supportive.

"Are you alright?"

"Yea, I'll be fine. I just need to go call my friend to pick me up."

"Okay, if you're sure. Mr. Mikaelson called down to say you could go up to his office to discuss your visit if necessary."

"Thank you…I think I might. I'll see you later, Brady."

"Have a good day, Miss Forbes."

Without saying anything else, she was let out of the small room, and was walking back up the stairs Elijah had taken her down. He would need to know the bit about Stefan Salvatore. Maybe it was new to them. She didn't recall hearing from Matt that the two had worked together

Caroline could feel her heart trying to ease up its quickening pace, but all the questions were making her head spin, and her stomach hurt.

The only thing she knew for sure was that she feared for her next visit with Klaus.

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It was dark again. Caroline felt a sense of déjà vu wash over her as she briefly looked around. A familiar alleyway, a sidewalk, the sounds of car horns and sirens…that was all she could see and hear. A repugnant smell wafted toward her, making her want to gag. She could feel the rough texture of the asphalt against her face. It really felt like she was there all over again.