A/N: If you're about to read this, I must insist you read – Seriously! and Neurotic Me! – first, although this story can stand alone too if you like it that way.

This will be all about Klaroline from pregnancy to parenthood, of course, some Elijah and Rebekah thrown in as well.

I will be alternating between POV to third person as this will be more about capturing the emotions of the moments.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own any TVD / TO characters. I just borrow the ones I like.

Caroline grabbed Klaus' shoulders to steady herself and giggled "I feel a bit dizzy".

Klaus immediately put his hands in Caroline's face to look at her "you do look pale, my love" he lifted her and flashed her to lay her down at their bed suddenly frowning at a sound he couldn't quite decipher.

Caroline had closed her eyes and was in the process of trying to take deep breaths as she was still feeling a bit off while Klaus searched the room with his eyes still concentrating on tracing the source of the sound. It was faint, one had to lock out all other sounds for it to be noticed, it sounded like fluttering wings, no…..it sounded like a heart beat.

Caroline's eyes were still closed as Klaus stared at her stomach, bringing his fingers on top of her tummy. Yes, it was coming from her. Particularly it was coming from her stomach. Klaus contemplated, could Caroline be pregnant? Impossible! It was at this moment that Caroline opened her eyes and stared at Klaus "what's wrong my love?"

Klaus took Caroline's hand and placed it underneath his and directly above her stomach "My love, I think you are with child."

Downstairs, they both heard plates being dropped then the door to their bedroom opened with both Elijah and Rebekah at the entrance.

End of Neurotic Me!

Klaus POV

In my more than thousand years existence there was little to none that confounded me anymore, but the moment that I heard that tiny heartbeat I was both stunned and amazed. The look in Caroline's eyes and the myriad of emotions in them from stunned, surprised, confused, scared then finally settled on unadulterated bliss was all that Klaus needed to confirm that she wanted this. She was still clinging to some 'human' aspects of her life that her 'death' prevented her from realizing. One thing she probably wanted if she had lived on, motherhood. Klaus was thrilled on the inside that he was the 'father' of her child. If he had allowed himself to dwell on the possibility of procreation, then there was no doubt in his mind that his Caroline would be that one and only perfect candidate as mother of his child.

Caroline POV

The moment Klaus had told her she was 'with child' she looked at Klaus to see if he was serious, being a 'baby' vampire, her hearing was probably not as attuned as his was. But the look on his face confirmed that what he said was true. He was looking as stunned as her but recovered easily to a delighted expression a few seconds later. Who would have thought that she and Klaus would be having a child together. Any other thoughts she might have had went flying away as soon as the door to their bedroom opened.

While Rebekah stood right beside the bed, Elijah hesitated to enter and chose to linger at the doorway. He however had a concentrated expression on his face, nodding at Rebekah before looking at his brother finally deciding to enter the room. "Brother, it seems you are right. It takes a lot to block out the other sounds, but I can hear the flutter of a heartbeat." His expression softened and finally rested on Caroline.

"How did this happen?" Rebekah broke them out of their moment.

Klaus smirked "'really Bekah, I should hope you know all about the birds and the bees by now"

Rebekah rolled her eyes at her brother, grabbed a chair to seat down next to Caroline before addressing her brother again "I have never heard of anything like this happening before. Why is it suddenly that both of you, a thousand year old hybrid and a baby vampire, can procreate?"

Elijah chimed in "yes sister, it is astounding, however this should not take away from our happy moment. Brother, I am happy that this is happening no matter the reason why. For so long we have been floundering as a family, this may be what we all need. I cannot think of anyone else more deserving than both of you, congratulations brother" then turning to Caroline "Caroline, you are truly a sister and family to us, always and forever."

Caroline looked at all the Mikaelsons "thank you, I am both happy and scared. If this is unprecedented then we don't have anything to guide us, what to do and not what to do stuff." sitting up "should I be feeling morning sickness? Is it going to be like a normal pregnancy, like 9 months?" Caroline started to fall all over her words and hyperventilate.

Klaus sensing Caroline's panic grabbed both her hands and told her "we will get through this together, I will be by your side every step of the way, My Love." Turning to his Elijah "brother, I think you will have to take a more active role in running the city as my priorities have now shifted, we will also need to talk to the witches, preferably those who made both Caroline and I drink that wine and blood blend during the reception. I suspect they have something to do with this," turning to Bekah "sister, I will need you now more than ever to lend a hand in taking care of Caroline" hearing Caroline's protest "Caroline, hear me out, I will be with you every step of the way, but there will be some things that only a woman can assist you with, hence Bekah."

Caroline nodded her head slowly at Klaus' and closed her eyes slowly drifting into sleep, sensing that Caroline was feeling the effects of her pregnancy he looked at his siblings signaling them that it was time for them to leave but before they existed he called out to Bekah "sister, maybe you could find us a doctor to check on Caroline? After we have a talk with the witches, if Caroline is up for it, maybe it would be good to have a trusted doctor look at her, preferably from out-of-town". Nodding at this Rebekah followed her brother out the room.

The next morning, Caroline was accompanied by the Mikaelson siblings to the designated meeting place with the witches. With Elijah leading the way in front and Klaus and Bekah on each side of Caroline she felt like she was surrounded by her protection detail. The Mikaelsons really did take protection duties seriously. Caroline resigned herself to this for the next eight months.

"Luna, Lana, I think you know the reason for this meet, I would encourage you to be prompt with your responses as I do not have much patience right now," Klaus looked at the witches.

Luna looked at her sister Lana before responding "I suspect you are all here because of a delicate matter?" looking at Caroline who had found a chair and sat down with Klaus standing right beside the chair.

Klaus growled "so it was you, it was the mix that you made us drink?"

Lana took over from her sister "it was a wedding gift from all of us witches to the happy couple. We saw how much change your Queen has brought to all of us, to you. The mix of wine and blood, it was enchanted yes, to ensue in pregnancy but it would only be activated if two other matters predicated it, intercourse with your mate and blood sharing during the act. When we talk about a 'mate' we define it as a pre-destined partner, not just anyone. So you see, both of you actually did the work, we just provided the final touch"

Luna continued "are we so wrong to assume this child is not wanted? We are not reckless enough to just do this on a whim. We had to ensure the mother of the child was as pure as can be. We know that despite our earlier fears at your taking over the city as "King of supernaturals" you have turned out to be better than we first expected, but it helped that your mate was as pure as she is. We wouldn't unbalance nature if we did not think this through. But my sister was right, no matter how we try to intervene, if it is not destined then the procreation would not have happened".

Elijah took over from his brother "this is uncharted territory even for us, how do we know that you would not be using this 'child' for your own benefit, your pursuit of power and presence?"

Luna looked at Elijah then Klaus "we have already said we are satisfied with our arrangements, as long as the status quo does not change, the co-habitation with other supernatural beings maintained, then we don't see why this is even something you consider. All we wanted was to show our appreciation for your leadership" settling her look at Klaus "besides, let me repeat, you did all the work, all we did was aid the creation".

Later in the day, Bekah approached Caroline who was resting her head on Klaus' lap while Klaus was busy reading some documents. "I got a doctor's appointment for tomorrow as instructed" turning to Klaus "it's out-of-town so we have to leave the mansion by 9 in the morning, it will be a two hour drive".

Caroline smiled and Klaus said to his sister "thank you Bekah". With that, Rebekah turned to take her leave but not before taking one last glance at the couple who were suddenly engrossed with one another.

Elijah for his part met with Marcel and the inner circle night walkers for the usual updates. Marcel asked about the whereabouts of Klaus and Elijah responded that Klaus was simply still in the state of marital bliss that he skipped the meeting. Not used to the changing habits of Klaus, Marcel raised an eyebrow at Elijah "really? The last person I would think who would be so traditional about marriage would be Klaus. But then again, if I had someone like Caroline by my side, I would probably be the same way too. She really brings out that feeling in Klaus."

Elijah and his siblings had talked about not disclosing Caroline's condition as of yet to anyone except family and the witches. They were on guard not only because of the ever changing alliances happening in New Orleans but also because this was a major development in the supernatural world, they feared Caroline and the child might be used against Klaus and the family. Being naturally suspicious after centuries of being double-crossed, now more than ever they felt the need to close-in the ranks of those they considered trust-worthy.

Klaus was never one to indulge in binge eating. He had every kind of food stored in the pantry for her. But Caroline's eating habits had changed dramatically during the last few weeks, her cravings had ranged from banana's double dipped in ketchup and mustard, to ice cream topped steaks and vegetable burgers. Since Caroline had demanded that he eat whatever she ate, he had no choice but to expand his palette to include her cravings and it was really testing his limits. So he tried to coat everything with a generous amount of blood to camouflage the taste, but of course, Caroline smelled the blood. He had to do a lot of pacifying after that because Caroline had interpreted that as Klaus getting tired and weary of Caroline.

"You don't have sex with me anymore, now that I am starting to look like a whale. You hate me. You would rather be out ruling your kingdom." Caroline's insecurities were getting the best of her. One time she even picked a fight with Klaus insisting that she was better off going back to Mystic Falls since he didn't love her anymore.

Klaus knew it was the hormones that was making Caroline irrational so he constantly assured her by being by her side as he had promised, making love to her constantly and just being the ideal 'husband' to his pregnant wife.

While Klaus new they could not hide her pregnancy forever, he was hoping to keep her as secured as possible. Being in the middle of New Orleans, where witches and vampires where abundant was not ideal for this to happen. So they had all agreed, much to Caroline's delight, to move back to Mystic Falls. Rebekah had made the journey back two days ago to ensure the house was in order and to do some advance recon while Elijah was stay in New Orleans for a few more months to avoid suspicion. They explained Klaus' absence as an extended honeymoon. Elijah had visited the witches and had gotten assurances from them that they would keep the pregnancy a secret going one step further by volunteering to go to Mystic Falls when the time of birth approaches, if they were needed.

The day of the travel back to Mystic Falls, Caroline was hit with another panic attack, realizing that she had not been in contact at all with her friends after the wedding. They would be shocked to discover that she was pregnant. She also realized that she hadn't told her mother the same information. Klaus used to her attacks by now, once again assured her that he would be there if she needed him, they could tell the others together. By the time they had landed, Caroline was back to her usual bubbly self, excited about being back home.

The witches had assured her that the pregnancy was developing as normal as possible. Caroline had gone with Klaus and his siblings to the doctor several months back and the compelled doctor had not much to say except that that it appeared to be a healthy baby, they would have to look for a local doctor to monitor her now. She was now on her second trimester, approaching her fifth month of pregnancy, she was already showing, so she was confined to dressing up appropriately like a mother-to-be much to her chagrin.

They had made it to the Mikaelson mansion after sundown with Rebekah waiting for them impatiently at the steps of the entrance. Her frowning expression turned to glee as she spotted Caroline, immediately proceeding to embrace her. They had definitely become closer, like sisters. Just as Rebekah had promised Klaus, she had always been there for Caroline when needed.

"What took you so long! I had been waiting here for over an hour!" Bekah demanded form Caroline a second after the embrace.

Caroline smiled at Rebekah, used to her sister-in-law by this time "we said sundown, and it is. We are right on time, sister." Giving Rebekah a kiss on the cheek.

Klaus who took the luggage out of the trunk paused before the entrance to ask his sister "everything in order sister?"

Sensing the double meaning to Klaus' question, Bekah answered "No, just the usual. By the way, I run into Stefan this morning, the girls are in Whitmore but he said he would call them to drive back for the weekend. I told him you were coming today. I thought it was a good time to get everyone together by tomorrow evening for the big announcement."

At the information, Klaus glanced at Caroline who just shrugged in return "I want to tell my Mom first, so I guess we will be having lunch with her tomorrow then, I'll give her a call later" and proceeded inside the mansion straight to the bedroom that she knew she would be sharing with Klaus.

Caroline had opted a private lunch at the Mansion rather than a public one at the grill with her mother. Klaus as promised was with her and so was Rebekah. As the doorbell rang, Rebekah proceeded to answer the front door to give Caroline time to compose herself with Klaus holding her hand.

"Good afternoon Sheriff," Rebekah greeted Liz.

Liz smiled at Rebekah "I thought I told you to call me Liz. I didn't know you were also here? Is Elijah with you also?"

Rebekah smiled at Liz "No, it's just Klaus, Caroline and me, for now. They are in the dining hall."

Upon seeing Liz enter the dining hall, Klaus stood up and escorted her to a chair to his left while Caroline remained seated in front of her mom, to Klaus' right side. Rebekah took the seat beside Caroline. "Liz, I must say I have missed you and I am happy to know that you look well". Klaus and Liz had a very good 'in-law' relationship. He remembers the heart-to-heart talks they had had in the past.

Caroline stretched her arms across the table to reach her mother's fingers "hey Mom, sorry I haven't called lately"

Liz smiled fondly at Caroline "Yes, I was wondering what was keeping you. I dare say you look even lovelier now honey, you look so happy and content and there is something else, there's a glow."

Caroline looked at Klaus who proceeded to instruct the compelled help to serve lunch. They took almost an hour talking about the latest news about New Orleans and what everyone was up to leaving out the detail of Caroline's pregnancy until lunch was done.

Caroline took her cue from Klaus once again and started to face her mom "actually, Klaus and I wanted to share some news with you in person, but I think it's better if I show you rather than tell you," with that, Caroline pushed back her chair and stood up.

Liz' eyes widened, then proceeded to look at Klaus for an explanation. Klaus also stood up, then took Caroline's hand."I think, this conversation is best made in the parlour, if we may all proceed there." Escorting both Liz and Caroline with Rebekah trailing behind to the room indicated.

As Caroline and Klaus alternately told Liz about the pregnancy and the suspicions behind it, Liz just listened. Finally done with the story, Liz then spoke for the first time, "so what you're both saying is that this child is a preconceived destiny because the two of you are mates?"

Klaus was honestly astonished at the level of understanding of Liz about the situation, of all the possible questions and reactions he had been anticipating, her quiet acceptance and logical take on the situation was what he least expected "yes" taking Caroline's hand, "I knew it from the beginning, that's why I always reacted to her that way", with a smile on his lips.

Liz proceeded with her questioning "is the pregnancy normal, just like a human one?"

Caroline answered her mother "as far as we have been told yes. It's too early to say what kind of supernatural being it will turn out to be, Klaus was after all born with the werewolf gene and is a hybrid and I'm a vampire at the time of conception. But all my reactions to the pregnancy is like it's a normal one, cravings and all. Granted it's unplanned, hell it surprised us all, I want nothing more in the world than this baby, we both welcome it," taking Klaus' hand.

Liz finally settled in front of Caroline and Klaus, taking a hand from each of them "then I'm glad to be part of it. Congratulations to both of you, I am sure you will be the best parents. So what are your plans?"

Klaus was a little overwhelmed by Liz' statement but managed to recover immediately to answer her last question, "we thought the first thing we should do was to get out of New Orleans since the place is infested with supernaturals who might harm our child if word finally gets out and settle in a place where Caroline feels most secure. Hence, we intend to stay until Caroline gives birth. We will just need to look for a new doctor for regular check-ups. A couple of the witches who were partly instrumental in the conception of our child will also be joining us as Caroline hits her ninth month, other than that we just have to inform the Scooby gang, we will need them for added security for the baby"

Finally letting go of Klaus and Caroline's hands, "well, I will admit, that is a lot to take in. It's a surprise indeed, but a very pleasant one. I never thought I would ever be a grandma, this is something for me too," and proceeded to embrace Caroline before straightening up "unfortunately, I have to get back to work, I will be back tomorrow to check on you"

Klaus followed Liz to the door, but before Liz stepped out toward her cruiser, she turned back to Klaus and said "you have been blessed with a family, make sure you take care of them," all Klaus could do was nod his head as his eyes were suddenly watery after Liz' statement.

Rebekah in the meantime sat beside Caroline "well, that went well. We just have to get through tonight. Who's coming over?"

Caroline rattled off the names to Rebekah one -by-one, Stefan, Bonnie, Elena, Matt and Damon, as Klaus came back into the parlour and settled beside his favorite girls. "Caroline, I think it's time for your afternoon nap, and before you protest, you will need it if the whole gang will be here tonight. Let Bekah take care of the arrangements for tonight," Klaus proceeded to carry Caroline of to bed.

As nighttime came, Rebekah greeted the arrivals one by one and escorted them to the living room. They had been talking about the girls adventures in College when Caroline appeared from the top of the staircase being guided by Klaus. At first only Bonnie and Elena were really looking at Klaus and Caroline, the others choosing to concentrate on some other things but as soon as both Bonnie and Elena yelled "Oh my God Caroline!" everyone turned their attention to Caroline, with Klaus smirking a bit at the expressions of the gang.

As Caroline reached the last step of the staircase she said "Klaus and I are expected a child".