Beauty And The Beast // Klaroline AU

Chapter 16

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Caroline's POV

I don't know what to do. I stand, trembling with fear at the sight before me. The two girls are nearly dead, their eyes begging for me to do something.

"I- I heard the reports on the news and-"

"Did I not make it clear to you you were not allowed to leave the house?!" Klaus growls, and the lines under his eyes don't fade.

I've never seen him like this, and to say it scares me is an understatement. He slowly inches towards me, closer and closer.

"Y-you killed all those p-people!" I gasp, tears flowing down my cheeks.

I don't even know what to think at this point. I thought he had changed, I thought he didn't kill anymore...

"We're going home- now!" his voice is booming and extremely controlling.

Klaus takes me by my wrist, harshly gripping it as he pulls me along out of the strip club, leaving the girls behind.

"What about those girls?! You have to help them, Klaus!" I beg for him to acknowledge them, to help, but he continues pulling me along.

"They'll be dead soon. It doesn't matter anymore, Caroline!" he shouts into the silent night.

"You took my car?!" his voice is even louder, and I wince as his grip tightens.

"Klaus you're hurting me!" I yell, truly terrified by now.

His eyes soften the tiniest bit to my despair, and I feel as his grip loosens on my wrist, still tugging me to where I parked his car.

He practically shoves me into the passenger seat, slamming the door once I'm seated. In a flash, he's sat next to me, buckled in and driving off.

The car is filled with utter silence, the only noise being my soft cries.

"Will you stop crying?" he rolls his eyes in annoyance, and I scoff, unable to process any of my emotions.

I'm so mad at him, sad for those poor people- yet disappointed. To think I actually thought he was starting to change for the better.

He's a monster.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I whimper, wiping my eyes desperately as I try to get rid of my tears that seem to keep on flowing.

"I was hungry, Caroline. That's what vampires do. We hunt. It's natural, no need to be dramatic about it," he plays it off as if he didn't just murder innocent people.

"Those people... they had lives. Some of them probably had children. Now they're just gone? Because of you? You're a murderer, and- and a monster. You're disgusting, Klaus," I spit, placing my head in my hands.

Klaus stays silent the whole ride home, pulling into the driveway. I feel like I'm out of tears by the time he opens my door, yanking me out of the car and into the house.

"Stop pulling me, Klaus!" I demand.

He stays silent, leading me upstairs and into the guest bedroom where I've been sleeping.

With angry eyes, he practically throws me in the room, as if he has no mercy for me. I feel my whole body shake with fear.

Is he going to kill me?

"Clearly I can't trust you to stay in the house when I'm gone, so you'll be locked in here until I feel you're ready," his eyes are practically dead, showing no emotion whatsoever.

It's like the Klaus I knew from the other day is completely gone.

"Why, Klaus? Why did you kill them?"

Nothing.

"Klaus! Answer me!"

He stays silent, eyeing me as I fall to the ground, sobbing. The door slams closed, and a locking sound is easily heard.

All of those people... those poor, poor people. They're all gone because of him.

Why would he do this? What happened? He was fine yesterday, everything was okay besides- our fight. Was that it? Did I cause this?

I lay on the ground, trembling from my now silent cries, as I close my eyes and let sleep overtake me.

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A small knock on the door wakes me up, and for a split second, I forget about last night and what had occurred. When I sit up, yawning, the memories flood back into my mind, and I shake my head, running a hand through my tangled hair.

My eyes sting from all of the crying, and I sigh heavily, hoisting myself up and over to the door when it swings open.

Emily stands, a small, sympathetic smile on her face as she hands me a tray of food.

"Klaus told me you'd be eating in your room from now on. He won't allow you to leave?" she frowns, clearly not knowing all the details.

I frankly don't want to discuss everything that happened, but I know I owe it to her.

"Klaus... he killed people last night. I saw it on the news and something just told me it was him. So, I took his car and found him in a strip club. The two girls he was feeding on were almost dead. Emily, the look in their eyes... they were so hopeless, begging for me to save them yet unable to speak because he probably compelled them not to. I couldn't do anything. Klaus got mad and he drove me home and now we're here. I'm not allowed anywhere, apparently," I hold back tears.

She covers her mouth with her hand, looking down in shame.

"I'm sorry you had to see that, Caroline," she hugs me and I take it, needing the comfort.

"The look on his face, it's like it wasn't even him."

She sits me down on the bed, gently squeezing my shoulder as she does so.

"I'm in no means trying to tell you that his actions were okay, I'm just saying that the Klaus I know would never do something like that unless something were truly wrong. I know you don't want to hear it, but he may be going through something bad right now. He doesn't let people into his life very often, and certainly not his feelings. He's upset, I can tell."

"That doesn't mean he goes and kills people!" I say, not meaning to get mad at Emily.

She frowns, "I know, darling. I'm not saying what he did was right, but if you want my advice- just talk to him. He seemed genuinely upset about something this morning, and if he's going to open up to anyone, it's going to be you. I'm sure he feels guilty for getting mad at you, and also for killing those people. He hadn't fed on humans in months, something had to of triggered it."

"I don't think I can ever talk to him again, Emily. Not after seeing him like... like that. It's too much. Please tell him that I don't want to speak with him. Please," I beg, wanting nothing more than to bask in my sorrows by myself for a few days.

"I'll tell him, sweetheart. Now eat up and get some rest. Maybe take a hot bath, read a little, take your mind off of everything. I'll be back here for your lunch," she smiles, kissing the top of my head in a motherly way.

I am so grateful for her constantly being there for me. Klaus doesn't deserve this woman.

"Thank you, Emily. I'll see you later."

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