On The Run

Her Savior

Authors Note

Hi so this is a AU story it follows closely to the story line and starts during epsidode 3x21. A few changes Mikeal wasn't killed by Klaus. Tyler never came back after biting Caroline. Bonnie's desiccation spell didn't work on Klaus he escaped.

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Caroline lay in her bed curled in a ball crying. She had been tortured too many times she hated the vulnerable feeling, the violent violation to her body. Being a vampire she could heal but the mental scars would still be there. The sound of his laugh as he burned her with vervain and the look in his eyes as he jammed the pencil through her hands were there every time she closed her eyes. He had enjoyed torchering her, how could people enjoy it?. She wished that she could talk to Bonnie or Elena, but they were busy dealing with the Klaus situation.

She felt torn he'd saved her today. She'd seen the concern in his eyes the need to know that she would go straight home and stay there. She shuddered as she remembered the way his body had felt as he held her tightly the way his breath had felt against her ear. He was the bad guy she reminded herself. Yet he had rescued her only to kidnap Elena knowing it was Elena's life that kept Alaric alive.

She cried harder feeling so utterly alone she knew her friends would come once Elena had been rescued and Bonnie had completed the spell. A part of her didn't want the spell to work, but she knew it was probably for the best. She heard the knock at the door and slowly got out of bed wiping her tears away. She'd just got to the front hall and gasped as she saw Ric standing at the front door. She hadn't even realized the setting sun she'd been so upset. Her heart stopped and she felt fresh tears falling down her face. Really what more could he possible want. "Go away Alaric." she yelled from the safety of the hallway. The only relief she had was knowing he couldn't come in uninvited.

He laughed. "Why don't you come on out here Caroline?" He taunted.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked.

He laughed. "Because I think he'll come here if he knows your in danger. Either way I get the satisfaction of taking care of at least one vampire tonight."

"Just leave me alone." She yelled back. She went to the kitchen looking for any kind of weapons even though it was pointless the only way to kill him was for Elena to die. That didn't mean she wouldn't still try to defend herself. Grabbing the largest sharpest knife from the butcher block she went back to the hall. He was gone. She swallowed gripping the knife tighter it was useless she knew that, but it made her feel a little safer.

She closed her eyes and listened with her heightened vampire hearing. It wasn't something she heard but rather smelled that alarmed her. She smelled gas a lot of it. She walked slowly to the back door. She stifled a startled scream as she saw Alaric standing there with a gas can. "Last chance" he called as he held a box of matches.

She ran to her bedroom as she heard the whoosh of a fire starting. Grabbing her cell phone she quickly sent out a text to Stefan and Damon. She just hoped they weren't to preoccupied to come help.

Klaus watched as the Salvatore's helped Elena down the front steps of his house. He was still too weak to attack them the witches desiccation spell had almost worked he had been just about to lose all consciousness when one of his hybrids had walked in.

It wouldn't take much to snap both their necks and run off with Elena. He just needed the element of surprise. Both of their cell phones went off at the same time. Stefan dug his out of his pocket and looked at it concern on his brow. "It's Caroline. We have a problem."

"What has Blondie gone and done now?" Damon asked clearly irritated.

This was his opportunity they were clearly distracted yet here he was still lurking waiting to see what was wrong with Caroline. "Alaric's at her house."