While everyone else had gone to the island, I found Caroline and Tyler standing in the Gilbert house, talking to Klaus, walking through the back door.
"I thought I told you guys to stay away from here," I told them. "You do realize that he's pissed enough to kill either of you within a heart beat, right?"
"I'm gloating," Tyler told me. "And thanks for the concern, but I'm fine."
"Yeah, clearly," I said sarcastically.
Tyler poured himself a drink. "Oh, did I ever thank you for saving my life when Klaus turned me?"
"No, you didn't," I answered. "You're welcome, by the way."
"Why'd you do it?" Tyler asked.
"I protect my friends as much as I can, Tyler, and believe it or not, you are one of them," I told him.
I looked at Caroline.
Caroline shook her head. "I'm not leaving without him."
Klaus emerged from the living room, walking as far as he could within the confines of the spell. "Hello, Kaylin."
I turned to look at him, leaning against the kitchen island counter, crossing my arms over my chest.
Caroline glared at him, turning to Tyler. "Come home. Don't stoop to his level."
"He destroyed my life," Tyler told us. "I plan on being present for every second of his misery until I can kill him myself."
"Fine," Caroline told him. "You can gloat and multitask. This place is a disaster. Starting with a horrific burnt corpse."
Caroline found a table cloth in a cabinet, and Tyler and I helped her cover Kol's body.
Klaus watched us with a slightly tortured expression. "Tyler's mother is dead. So is my brother. We're even." He looked at Caroline. "Call Bonnie. Get her to let me out of here."
"I will never, ever, help you," Caroline told him hatefully.
"How quickly you forget the part where I save Tyler from the misery of being a werewolf," Klaus told her. "Or the night your mother invited me into her home to save the life of her precious daughter." He looked at me. "And how many times have I saved you or your brothers or let you live."
"How delusional are you?" I asked, walking closer. "You killed his mother. All those times that you saved Stefan, Damon and me was because you put our lives in danger. And let's not forget that we're standing in a house where Elena's aunt Jenna used to live. O did you think that your charm would make us forget how you killed her, too? You know what? No. I am not going to engage in this. You are not even worth the calories I burn talking to you."
Klaus rushed to picked up a nearby floor lamp, impaling my stomach.
"No!" Tyler yelled.
Caroline stood in astonishment.
Klaus pulled me over to his side of the magical barrier, biting me, letting me fall to the floor.
"Oh, my God!" Caroline said in a whisper.
Klaus looked at them. "Now, that was definitely worth the calories."
****
I had gotten out of the living room, into the family room.
Caroline sat me on the couch. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God." She looked at Tyler. "Tyler, we can't just let her die! How many times has she saved us?"
