On The Run

Chapter 23

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"Where's Klaus?" Caroline's eyes darted around the room as she slung her foot into the chest of another vampire that tried to attack her. At least half of the vampire army were still trying to fight back and the room was clouded with corpses.

"Go towards the opposite set of stairs." Elijah briefly made eye contact with Caroline as he snapped the neck of a new vampire that was trying to attack him. "You find Marcel you will find my brother."

Caroline turned towards the crowd of twenty or so vampires, standing on the tips of her toes to see over the bodies. It was completely ridiculous and unnecessary to have concerns over a thousand year old Hybrid that can't be killed, especially when at least half of the vampire army lay in bloody pieces around the floor. Klaus was gone and Caroline could only guess that he went after Marcel but that did nothing to calm the pit in her stomach. Caroline paused briefly to regain her composure, focusing completely on the minds of the vampires that stood around her. Several of the vampires were newborns so there minds had not been protected and cries of pain broke out as the bones in their limbs started to twist until snapping in half. The broken vampires on the ground cleared a path and her eyes landed on the person she was looking for.

Klaus had his back turned towards with his hand gripped around the throat of a young vampire while his other hand thrust into the vampires chest cavity. Klaus was about to step forward to grab his next victim when the sound of vampires falling in pain caused him to turn. Heaps of distorted vampires lay on all sides of him. His eyes drifted upwards to find Caroline standing several feet away, a blonde angel of death. The blood of her victims soaked the sleeves of her pure white dress and blood splattered across the front. Her hair was in disarray as the once perfectly smooth curls were running wild with it's own bit of blood staining in streaks. Stunning was the word crossing through his mind. Klaus' inner musings only last a second as Caroline stepped forward with her gaze focused on the helpless vampires at her feet. In perfect unison, each vampire reached out to send their hand flying into their own chest and remove the heart. Klaus' face held a mixture of surprise with pride as the bodies fell at her feet. Caroline locked eyes with Klaus and stepped over a few hearts along the way.

"Well that was impressive." Klaus smirk, placing a hand to her arm and gently pulled her closer. "No injuries?"

Caroline shook her head with a small smile, the sarcastic comment on the tip of her tongue but it quickly contorted to shock at the sudden pain in her chest. Her eyes went widen and her head bent down to see what had penetrated her body. A long pointed wooden stake was protruding inches out of her chest between her spinal cord and her heart. A biting pain was seeping into her bloodstain and it was the familiar sting of werewolf venom. Caroline's wide eyes flash up to Klaus as tears dared to spill out and her legs started to shake under the loss of strength. Her body never touched the ground as Klaus' hybrid speed grabbed her waist to steady her. The stake had entering her body from behind and with one fluid motion Klaus removed the stake. Caroline yelped in pain and removing the stake did nothing to get rid of the sting of the venom in her chest.

Caroline tried to focus her attention away from the venom and back to the Hybrid before her. Klaus' arms were a iron cage around her waist and Caroline welcomed the support. Even thought she felt strong enough to stand on her own feet, her hands went to his shoulders to keep the closeness. There was no time to examine what had just happened as the sounds of wood whipping past their bodies and the recoil of a shotgun filled the room.