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The two Salvatore brothers and their father paced about the room impatiently. She was coming back today after three years away and the three men were both overjoyed at her return and nervous about seeing her again. Although they had kept in contact with the young woman through letters and occasional phone calls, they had not been in the same room with her since the day she'd left.

The young woman had informed the men of her return a few months previously, and so they had made all the necessary arrangements in order for her to have a comfortable life once she returned. The sound of the front door opening pulled the men from their conversation as they turned to see who had entered their home. They had expected it to be the young woman but it was not. In front of them stood Stefan and Damon's childhood friend, Klaus Mikaelson.

"Klaus, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here for Charlotte's return. This is the welcome party, right?" He grinned as he walked towards the men.

At twenty-four years old, Klaus was the same age as Stefan and three years younger than Damon. The Salvatore brothers had grown up with the Mikaelson boy and had treated him like a brother. During their childhood and following adolescent years, the three boys had been notoriously known throughout Mystic Falls as pranksters and occasional trouble-makers as they got older.

"Niklaus, how lovely to see you." Giuseppe Salvatore embraced the man before him in a warm hug. He had practically raised Klaus along with his own two sons when they were younger. Back then, Giuseppe had been aware of the neglect Klaus suffered at the hands of his father. It had been hard to miss the bruises that covered his arms and torso and from the moment Giuseppe saw the first bruise on a ten year old Klaus, he had swore to care for the boy like he was his own and he had done just that.

"It's good to see you too, Giuseppe. What time is Charlotte due back?"
"She should be here soon. Tell me, how is your business going?"

The Mikaelson's and The Salvatore's were two of the most prominent families in town and the mention of their names instilled respect from many of the citizens of Mystic Falls. After graduating college Klaus had taken over the paper his great-grandfather had created and made it even more successful than it had been when he was a child.

"It's going well, thanks for asking."
"I often worry about you like I do my own boys."
"Really, there's no need." Klaus replied with a smile.

"Hey, ass hats!" A sweet voice shouted out, catching the attention of the four men.
"Really, Charlotte. I wish you wouldn't use such language." Giuseppe said as he hugged his only daughter.
"Sorry, father." Charlotte replied before flinging herself into the arms of both of her older brothers who voiced their immense happiness at her return home.

Klaus stared at the young woman before him and inspected her. Charlotte was similar in look to her oldest brother, Damon, with the same raven-hair and piercing blue eyes. It was clear that the brother and sister took after their absent mother in the looks department whilst Stefan took after his father. Klaus continued to look at Charlotte and noticed all the ways in which she had changed. When he had last seen her, she was a few inches shorter, her hair longer, and her body less shapely. Now, however, he saw this ways in which her body had changed. He took note of the way her breasts, now at least a C in cup size he reckoned, pushed against the material of her short-sleeved t-shirt; the way her jeans dipped just below her hips and allowed him to see the taut pale skin of her tummy and the curves of her thighs and bottom. Yes, she had definitely grown since the last time Klaus had seen her.

Shaking his head, Klaus cursed himself. He still remembered the day Damon and Stefan's only sister had been born and the years that followed in which she would follow them around; insisting they let her in on their pranks. The three boys had always adamantly refused her but as they got all got older, the boys found that Charlotte was more diabolical than the rest of them. She just had the face of an angel and the good sense not to get caught in her naughty acts. When Giuseppe's wife had left three years before and took her only daughter with her, Charlotte had just turned fifteen and was still a child. But now, standing in front of Klaus, he could see how she had flowered into a young woman; one that he was no longer looking at like the little sister he always thought of her as.

Clearing his voice, he made it clear that he was present and watched as Charlotte finally noticed him and flung herself into the man's arms in a similar way she had done with her brothers.

"Klaus! Oh my god, look at you! Wow, you got hot!" Charlotte chimed out as she pressed herself into Klaus a little and ignored the rolling eyes of her older brothers and father.

"Hey, Charlotte." Klaus blushed at her compliment. "You've.. Grown."
"So have you." she whispered into his ear so quietly the other men did not hear and gave him a sly wink. "And I'm not referring to your improved muscles."

Klaus let out a breath he hadn't realised he'd been holding and released Charlotte.

"What brings you back home?" He asked her, trying to keep his voice normal and steady.
"I wanted to complete my senior year here with my friends. I mean, I liked san Francisco but the girls there were just too plastic and way too bitchy. Mother said I could come back for senior year, since I'm legally an adult now, on the condition that I keep out of trouble."

It was nearing the end of August and Charlotte had just turned eighteen, making her one of the oldest in her year.

"Oh, well that shouldn't be too hard for you, sis." Damon said sarcastically.
"Oh yeah, Damon, because you three were all little angels when you were my age. Besides, I'll have you know that I've better things to occupy my time with."
"As long as these other 'things' aren't boys."
"And what if they are, Damon?" Charlotte replied, raising an eyebrow at her oldest brother. She was well aware of her brother's reputation as a man whore.
"Charlotte, dear, please don't antagonize your brother."

Giuseppe lovingly scolded his daughter. He was not too pleased either at the thought of his daughter parading around with boys but he was well aware of the fire that was his daughter's spirit. Charlotte was just like his ex-wife and just like her mother, Charlotte had caught the attraction of many boys from a young age.

"Sorry, daddy." Charlotte smiled sweetly at her father.
"However, do stay away from those teenage boys. I was young once and I know the way their minds work, as do your brothers."
"Father, I promise you, I will be going nowhere the boys in this town."
"Good."
"So, Stefan." Charlotte directed her attention towards her other brother. "How is the lovely Caroline? I'm dying to meet her." she asked, referring to year long relationship Stefan had been in with Caroline Forbes.
"She's good. We're good." Stefan said, feeling a wide grin split across his face at the mention of his girlfriend's name.
"Aw, Stefan! You're blushing! Look, Damon, he's blushing!"
"I can see that baby sister. Now, if you don't mind, I have work to return to."

Damon kissed the top of his sister's head and said his goodbyes to the three men. Giuseppe too, made his leave; apologising to his daughter that he could not stay but that like his son, he had work matters to attend to. It was when Stefan admitted that he had to leave to meet Caroline at The Grill that Charlotte threw her hands up into the air.

"You all suck! It's such a lovely day and my first day back and you're all leaving me."
"Charlotte…"
"Fine! But if you're going to The Grill I'm coming too." She said, grabbing her bag and heading for the door.
"Charlotte, I won't be able to entertain you. I'm going to see my girlfriend."
"I want to meet Caroline too! And besides, Klaus can keep me entertained."
"Fine." Stefan sighed, relenting and stepping out of the door as Klaus and Charlotte followed behind him.
"I'm sure you can find a way to keep me entertained, Klaus." Charlotte said, flashing him a wicked smile and wiggling her hips slightly.

Klaus groaned inwardly. He thought he'd imagined Charlotte's previous flirty comments and gestures but he was wrong. He felt a smirk rise to his face but forced himself to stop. Lusting after the sister of his best friends was only going to get him into trouble.