It had been so long since Caroline had seen or talked to Kol. She had got word that he had been in Mystic Falls for some time. She decided to check it out. She pulled into the town and watched as the people walked around the town without a care in the world. It reminded her of her human life. She smiled to herself. She pulled up in front of a building that said 'Mystic Grill'. She got out of her car and walked inside. She looked around at the people inside of the establishment. Couples enjoying themselves, family's eating together, and friends having fun. She saw a young blond man behind the counter serving people at the bar. She walked up to him and she took off her sunglasses. She folded them and hung them on the collar of her loose black t-shirt.

"Excuse me." She said to him as she flashed him a smile.

"Hello. What can I get you?" He answered with a smile.

"Information if you got what I need." She placed her hands on the counter of the bar.

His smile faltered slightly and he closed in the space more. "What do you need?"

"I'm looking for someone. Someone in particular. Kol Mikaelson?" She whispered into his ear. He flinched at the mention of the name. "Ah, so you do know him. Where is he?" She leaned in.

"I don't know." He said and backed away.

She grabbed his wrist and pulled him back. "I don't prefer to be lied to." She flashed a devilish smile as she pressed her nail into his wrist. He flinched and tried to break to hold. "Now let's try this again. One wrong press and you could bleed to death within minutes. Where is he?" She pressed a little harder.

"He lives in a mansion down the road by the old Salvatore Boarding house." He said and tried to break the grip.

"See now that wasn't so hard." She smiled and let his hand go. She turned and left the grill. She jumped over the door into her seat. She started up the mustang and pulled out. She drove down the road with the wind rustling her hair. She pasted a large establishment. She guessed it to be the boarding house the boy spoke of. A small road leading back into the woods was off to the left so she took it. Five minutes later the road opened up into a large property with a mansion sitting in the midst of it. She smiled and parked. Running up to the house she pounded her fist against the door. A blond girl answered the door.

"Who are you?" She hissed.

"Is Kol here?" Caroline smiled at her.

"Yeah, hold on a sec." She stepped into the house and yelled his name.

"Bekah what is it?" The familiar voice called back to her. Caroline squealed. "No way." He said to himself.

"KOL!" She yelled and ran passed the blond. She threw her hands around his neck. Her wrapped his hands around her waist and lifted her up spinning her around. Caroline giggled and he sat her back down. He pressed a small kiss on her forehead and pulled back. He looked her up and down.

"Did you get sexier over the last 400 years or is that just me?" He joked.

She shoved him in the shoulder. "Where have you been!? I seriously missed you." She pouted.

"My idiotic brother daggered me and locked me in a box for a good 399 years." He flashed her a smile.

"No fair! What did you do?" She asked him crossing her hands over her chest and pouting even more.

"Oh something about not behaving." He waved a hand. "I'm more interested in you my darling. 400 years of living I'm guessing you still haven't" He trailed off as she straightened herself up dropping her hands to her side.

"Kol. You know better than to bring this up. I swore I never would and I stuck by my word." She turned her head away from him. He took her chin in his hand and turned her head back to face her,

"And I told you I would never judge you for it." He looked at her deeply. She smiled sheepishly and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Yes I remember."

"We must celebrate your arrival. A big ball in your honor my lady." He bowed deeply. "Bekah and Elijah. Did you hear that? I know all you guys are listening on us." The blond and a dark haired man who was well dressed came walking around the hall and into the foyer. She had her arms crossed over her chest and he had one hand in his pocket and the other in front of him, bended at the elbow.

"Of course we heard you Kol. It was hard not to." The blond snipped as she rolled her eyes. Another man came walking out from the opposite hall. He was tall with dirty blond hair, more on the brown side. He wore a light grey Henley with black necklaces draped around his neck. He had his hands dug into his pockets and a frown carved onto his face.

"Great then you will have no problem putting it together for tomorrow. It should be elegant with a lot of liquor. Right care bear?" He looked down at her. Her gaze had yet to leave the late arriver. Kol nudged her arms.

"Uh yeah. Whatever you say koala bear." She smiled and crinkled her nose at him.

Klaus looked between the blond and his brother. Kol showed a sort-of protective nature around the blond. She on the other hand had a lot of secrets tucked away in her small being.

Next Chapter...

The Ball

The Salvatore's and The Gang meet the new vampire in town. Silas might make an appearance.