Finding myself (a klaroline fanfic)

H u r t s (15)

So here it is peeps. The next chapter *wipes sweat from forehead*. Whew! That was a long break! Cold is doing its magic and has blessed me with a runny nose and sore throat and lets not forget my swollen cheek, the incident of which involves cotton, tooth and braces -_-. It is a painful story fellas.
So you know the drill. Read, vote, enjoy and smile pretty pretty :D.
P.S positive criticism is always welcomed. This chapter is dedicated to annemary16 because well, she is lovely!
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"You know being creepy doesn't help your cause?" I asked incredulous.

"Of course love. I am well aware of that." Klaus replied with an expressionless face.

We were at the Mikaelson Mansion, him with his brooding temper and me, well with a brooding him and a smug Stefan. Apparently, Elijah had left for Mystics Falls but that was not the cause for his sour mood. He hadn't informed Elijah about Katherine's death when he knew about it and about the fact that he cared for her deeply. Elijah left making Klaus very aware of the mistake he made, of course in his collected manner which was slipping moment by moment and the guilty was Stefan Salvatore.

"You should know about the facts before spilling information around like Halloween candies mate." Klaus was turned towards Stefan, eyeing him with his piercing gaze as his tone held no emotion.

"And I was supposed to know that you go around hiding a death from your brother?" Stefan asked him with the same smugness he had from last fifteen minutes since he entered the doors.

"We had enough worries. There was no need to add in the pile and you should avoid intertwining in other people's matters." Klaus was stubborn for what was clearly a mistake. He should have told Elijah, for better or for worse and their constant bickering was seriously ticking me off right now.

"Yeah a death known by everybody is a personal matter now."

And I had had enough. I stood up and banged on the centre table to get their attention.

"Seriously! I mean seriously? Klaus stop blaming him for something you should have told Elijah. No you must have told him! You know you both are childish, too much at that!"

Yes I knew I was snapping a lot lately. Everything was exasperating me and the situation wan't helping the cause.

"See Klaus? In your face!" With that he grabbed his jacket and walked out with a satisfied smile.

Ok..... Did he just say that? Like what the hell? Something was really up with that dude. He had been happy a lot lately and was jumping up and down like a child high on sugar. I think I knew the reason. Rebekah really effected him, in a good way. I turned to Klaus and he had a weird expression on his face. His brows raised and his lips gracing that desirable face with a barely there smile, I had a hard time not jumping on him right then.

"I think fresh human blood will do him good." He said and then smirking, added, "and you know how to throw a tantrum love."

I rolled my eyes "Someone has to bring you down from your high horse but really why didn't you tell him when you knew he will come to know somehow?"

"Like I said, he had enough catastrophe around him at that time. He would have left it all behind and ran miles for her. What a pity!" He said shrugging and didn't elaborate.

Things haven't been awkward at all after the hug in his bedroom, him without a shirt I might add. I would be lying if I said I was at ease around him because he had the tendency to make me feel a million things at once but him on the other hand, was as relaxed as he can be though I knew he was holding back something, I knew that by his precise answers and limited conversations with me.

"Haley is here." I had to start that conversation somehow and yes it was the most vacuous way for it. I had been preparing to address him on this topic for a while but words just tumbled out before my brain could process them . Suddenly his face fell like he had been hit by a freight train and he balled his fists, his knuckles turning white from the sheer pressure.

"Yes I am well aware of that." He said simply and I knew for sure that something was wrong. His short replies were really cryptic sometimes. I raised my eyebrows in hope that he will elaborate his answer that wasn't very satisfactory. I was hoping he will deny having anything to do with it and end my endless conjectures. I was hoping he will save me from the blow that was about to come, I needed him to save me from the heartache I was about to experience.

"You have to know everything now don't you Caroline." Came his cold reply which cut like a sharp knife leaving behind a dull ache.

"It shouldn't be a bother to you to answer right? Or is it?" His lips thinned in a straight line as he looked away and ice cold dread washed over me. You know the feeling when a realisation strikes you hard and fast. You are left bewildered. Its like the connection between the sanity and sense has been lost. I closed my eyes, taking deep breathes while anger latched at me and hurt, an irrevocable hurt. But it can't be true right? A hybrid can't procreate!

"Tell me Klaus, just say it." I said as I opened my eyes and stood up, ready to take off. He stood up taking a few steps towards me, he tried to say something but then closed his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Caroline I......" When his eyes opened, I saw dread in them, pure dread and fear. He was struggling as it physically pained him to vocalise the words he wanted to and that was it. Burning tears threatened to spill and I couldn't let that happen so I looked up, in hope to push them back but that was my hurt, inevitable, trying to make its way out as it was impossible to hold it all in.

I stormed out, leaving him there with his painful, unendurable countenance because I would have given in and pulled him close to me if I hadn't. My mind was engulfed by thick mist and I was so confused as to what to think. The sun was setting in making the surroundings more funereal and I ran towards the forest where Klaus once took me. I just ran where my instincts took me. When I reached there a shaky sob escaped but I was willing to pull myself together, to not think about it but my heart was clenching painfully in my chest, making me fully aware of the truth.

I slowed down my pace and looked towards the sky. Birds were singing their songs and returning to their safe heaven when I didn't know even if I had one. Everything felt surreal, the last couple of days I spent here, the way Klaus opened up to me, the way he confided in me the day I came, the pain I felt when he was daggered, the immutable satisfaction when he claimed he was incapable of looking past me, the relief when I embosomed him like my life depended on it, like he will perish and I had to hold on to him no matter what, the chill I experienced when he kissed me on the forehead. I sobbed silently. None of it was true. I knew it was a dream that I had been woken up from cruelly. He loved someone else, he was happy with someone else, he was looking forward to the future with someone else and I was just a pawn in his way.

I turned a deaf ear to Damon once when he said that hybrids can 'nail and swell' now because I disregarded everything. I hated that I was so oblivious when everyone knew. When I payed attention to my surroundings, I was surrounded by a trail of some kind. There were tents set up and ashes of burnt wood. It was a residence. I walked in a bit and there were sounds of werewolves howling. My steps faltered a bit when I realised it was a full moon and according to Rebekah, Hayley's pack lived here.

I turned backwards to leave the place as fast as I could but came face to face with two werewolves. Their eyes were shining with clear hunger. I tried to vamp sped out of there but one of them caught my leg and threw me towards a tree. I stood up to attack them. I had a wolf bite on my thigh but I knew I had to get out of there. My fangs were out and my pupils dilated. I rushed past them by throwing one at a tree. The other jumped on me. I was struggling to get up but it wasn't letting me. I summoned all my force and pushed it away getting a bite on my arm. I was getting weaker by every passing second and was about to faint. In my blurry vision, I saw that it was lurching at me again but a voice stopped it. Haley was in front of me when everything went black.