So this was supposed to be a small Mabekah story, but.. I think I am going to have my own little alternate universe :s I seem to like it there, I'll try to loop into cannon as I see it fits but I love Klaroline, and Mabekah and I dont want to wait until the summer is over for either of them, unfortunately Damon tends to be the bad guy in my head, even though I love him as a character… :s
Anyway, I have a new rough plan with where this may be going. Not remotely like the orginal plan I had on the train home one night, going to tagged this as Klaroline but this will be multi :) Alaric and the body swap never happened in this universe!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Vampire Diaries. Otherwise we would not be spending the summer worrying about the outcome of Klaroline.
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On a sigh Rebekah hung up her phone, stood there just staring at it in her hand, concern and sadness etched in her forever young face. In a blink Matt was quickly at her side, he'd hoped he'd get a chance to talk to Caroline himself when he'd seen her face flash up on his girlfriends phone but it had been a string of "I'm sure he's fine Care" and "worrying for nothing my love" "He'd never do anything to hurt you, your the light of his life" etc the conversation ended on "we'll be there as soon as we can, don't worry, we love you."
"What's wrong Bekah?" Looking up at his face alone calmed her, he'd waited until 25 before he'd turned so his face had filled out a bit, grown into it, and she liked to say. He done as many things as he'd needed to do as a human first, tried to live a normal life such as it could be with a vampire girlfriend an original at that but after all they had been through to get to that point he knew he couldn't ever be without her, so why not start forever sooner rather than later.
When she was the one to close the gap between them and latched her arms vice tight around his waist he started to feel a nervous panic rise within him. Oh god Even after so long together these simple signs of affection rocked him to his core. She was literally the strongest woman on the planet, could squash him like a bug and yet he knew she needed him.
"Rebekah?" Softly drawing her name out, he lifted her chin from its resting place on his chest, her hands clinging to his blue checked shirt. Steady blue eyes stared in to ageless eyes the colour of clear sea on a sunny day, he felt they went on forever, often found himself wondering of all the things she's seen throughout the many life times she's lived.
"Its Nik, he's gone missing"
Matt wanted to scoff at the idea, only the genuine worry he could see written on her face stopped him "He's Niklaus. He'll be fine, probably with Elijah or, and Kol and they forgot to invite me"
"He's not, she checked, Care knows she has felt magic in the air their home then he says it's nothing when she asks". Her face was flushed, tears glimmering in her eyes "We can't leave her alone. He never leaves her, especially not without more protection than she could ever need and he's just up'd and left her, no word. Taken nothing... I'm worried Matt, really. What has he gotten himself into this time? Why wouldn't he have told me? Or Elijah?"
"You know he's fine baby, Care probably nagged him about something and he lost track of time out on a bender." Usually she loved when he used English slang but now she just raised a perfect eyebrow at him "I mean seriously, no one is really capable of taking him on, he's more legend than fact to most vamps and werewolves, now, camp stories to put fear in babies. Only Damon is really stupid enough to try and he's in New York right? Not London."
He pulled her back to him. Squeezed hard enough with his vampire strength he would have broke anyone else, Bekah just felt treasured, so relaxed against him a tiny bit. "I know your right, but she's scared, really scared and I'm so worried for both of them. If he is off out on a bender I'll rip him to pieces"
"Let's pack a bag while I arrange flights then. Call Elijah, even if we're on a plane within an hour he can get there much sooner, Caroline won't be on her own for long. When Nik gets home he'll be grateful for that alone, then you can beat him senseless again." Kissing the top of her head he released her to get on with what came next...
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The flight from Oz to London even with the new jets took just under 12 hours, it was painful but Matt was grateful they weren't dependant on passenger flights; Rebekah in this mood was difficult enough for him let alone adding hundreds of trapped humans to the mix.
He watched as she paced up and down the plushly carpeted aisle once more, hair tied up loosely in a top knot, nervous energy making her unable to sit still even a minute. Usually he would entice her in to using her abundance of energy in a more fun activity but he was right there with her today...
They'd managed to reach Elijah who was only an hour from Caroline in Paris and received a message from Kol who wouldn't be far behind him flying in from Sardinia with Bonnie.
"Why did we have to move so far away Matt?" She plopped down beside him dark circles of worry already marring her perfect face. She'd dressed for the flight, grey yoga pants and a bright pink hoody, it was usually a sight that both turned him on and made him want to hug her.
"Scatter, Bekah, safer than having you all a target together." Or at least that was the theory, Bekah and Nik had fought it, having never really being apart before, it was only supposed to be a few years, they were going to join each other in Italy or Canada next couple of years, they had a long fight against their mother then Bonnie, who had been their biggest threat, and technically still could be but somehow Kol had managed to pull her back from the edge, in recent years no one had really tried anything that wasn't dealt with in a swiftly efficient way.
"But we're stronger together" forever and always
"You fight like rabid animals your together too long, besides a couple of years apart in vampire years is like a week" he tried for humour when he saw it not even get a resigned smile he rubbed a hand up and down her arm in comfort. "We'll figure this out. Either kill or save Klaus and then we'll have whatever we need shipped over baby ok? I won't separate you two again." Not that they were ever apart long, he thought, between them they spent most of their time on planes, and he knew that she spoke to Nik most days if not every, not so often in the case of Kol and Elijah but he knew the bond between her and Nik was different.
She turned into him and he could feel her tears dampen his shirt. She was too upset to even scold him for calling Nik by the name Klaus, something they never did anymore. Klaus was the bogeyman of vampires and werewolves and the few remaining hybrids, who were becoming legend in their own rights.
"I couldn't bare it if something's happened and I was too late to save him again." Each of them had come close to death, in their way, Klaus being the cause many times but he knew she partly still blamed herself for him being desicated many many years ago. He leaned his head to hers, and then kissed both her eyelids. It struck him with odd timing that this was the first time he'd known her to leave their house without mascara.
"It's all going to be fine darling, we'll get to Caroline and your brothers and we'll figure it out." He hoped he had sounded sure enough to convince her because he was feeling more dread creep through his bones the closer they got. "Try and rest a bit, you'll be no help if you're tired when you get there."
The youngest original curled into his side, and tried not to worry for the one person in over a thousand years to always to be there for her.
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Elijah opened the door when they got to the town house in little Venice that Caroline and Nik had been in for about a year maybe 2, it was one that had been in their family since it went up many generations before. Looking incredibly handsome in his classic suit Rebekah nearly crushed him in a hug. "Anything?" Elijah just shook his head, running a hand soothingly over her hair. "How is she?" Whispering low enough that only he would catch it. He shook his head at her. "Matt, hello again" he said at a normal volume, holding his hand out to shake it formally as he always did, which Matt turned to a man hug with back slap, as he always did.
"Elijah" Matt's friendly face as open as always made him glad that he and his sister had got through their dramas. He was just the calming influence she needed. After a thousand years with Niklaus she needed calm, not only calm but to be put first above all else.
The sound of an almighty crash drew all their attention inside the house. Rebekah never one to be afraid of anything rushed past her eldest brother straight to the sound of the noise, only to be caught in the air mid step by Kol swung to round safety as Caroline hurled furniture around like nothing "Its not safe in there Beks love" he murmured.
There was a low growl and more crashes, Rebekah moving away from her brother brushed her self down, took a deep breath and stepped into a warzone "Caroline? Care" her voice cracked in concern, for her brother, for her friend.
The blue eyed baby vamp whipped round to face her friend, her sister in every way but blood, face contorted in pain, dark veins running from dark eyes, fangs elongated. "Come here love, we'll find him" taking another step towards Caroline Rebekah opened her arms towards her, as Caroline all but crumpled into her and the both fell to the floor a tangled mess of blond hair and sobs.
Elijah stood in the doorway and felt his heart break a little at the sight of his sister and his brother's love and knew beyond anything Nik would never leave these two girls without a fight. He truly loved his brother but he couldn't help the small twinge of jealousy that after all he had done it had been Niklaus that found his epic love and not he.
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The men were gathered in the study, a room the family as a whole insisted was installed in every home they owned. Separately or together, it was a safe haven for them all to be surrounded with history and knowledge. The dark wood panelled walls suited Nik to the ground, Elijah too, but you could see the traces of a woman living here in the dust catchers on shelves and the photos that now graced the walls where classic art work had been, not to mention the cushions that now had place on the the brown leather sofas. Elijah settled in on one of the sofas, a wine glass in hand as they tried to gather knowledge as they could, tutted as he pulled a cushion from behind him and tucked it on the floor. Kol and Matt both settled for a beer in place of wine. Matt poured through the internet gathering info on what could be local vampires, or warewolves or whatever other creature of the night was lurking out there. Kol trawled through old lore books though with no idea what he was looking for; there really wasn't all that many ways to take Nik out of action.
Elijah was on phone making arrangements for a meeting with an old witch he knew in Kensington when Bonnie walked into the room, long confident strides taking her automatically towards Kol. He was her calming energy, the one thing that kept her tethered to the world they lived in. The witch hadn't aged more than a day in the near 50 years they'd been together, her still refusing to turn was the only thing they ever fought over, but while her magic was strong enough to ward off the aging process he let it lie, watching his sister crumple just now though had bought the thought of living his life without his witch back to the front of his mind, magic could keep her with him for a long time but not forever and he couldn't bare the idea of a world without Bonniw in it. Hands twining together she perched on the edge of his chair and faced the room "The girls are finally asleep; I had to take them both under a little deeper, something neither will be happy about when they wake, but I think we're going to need them at their full strength. Powerful magic has been in this house recently, not me powerful but close." The room as a unit nodded in agreement, they had all felt it. "I know a witch or 2 in London I'd like to talk to" she crossed her jean clad legs at the ankle, face in thought.
"Same here" Elijah stood, dusting off his impecable trousers. "I'll get right to that"
"Go together" Kol squeezed her hand, letting her know it wasn't a request "Something/ Someone strong enough to take out Nik is out there Bon, I know your strong, the strongest even but I'd feel better knowing Elijah was with you, will keep you safe when I can't. I can't come; your friends tend to take an instant dislike to me." He grinned at her, the boyish one that always won her over, even after all these years.
"Fine, I guess it means we won't over lap either..."
"Err guys; we got in from all over the world in half a day. He's been missing at least 2days give or take, aside from London being one of the most over crowded cities in the world, there is a strong chance he's not even in London anymore, or... "eyes shifting to the door to check for Rebekah or Caroline "or even alive" Matt didn't want to be the one to say it but he felt it couldn't go unsaid.
"I think Care would know" Bonnie looked determined now "She's angry and scared but she'd know, its actually something I think we should look into when she's calmer, I know I tried a locater before we got here using Kol's blood for lack of anything else that didn't work but their bond means Care might be able to reach him." She stood, turned and bent towards Kol, taking his face in her hands kissed him as though it would be their last. "Try not to do anything stupid while I'm not here" her lopsided smile made him smile in automatic response.
"I shall wait until you return then" They shared a small intimate giggle. One last sassy wink at Kol she strode back out the room to gather her things.
Elijah glanced at Kol and got a barely perceivable nod and returned it. Then left the room after Bonnie.
"I'm gonna check on the girls" Matt never lost his need to look after people, it intensified if anything and watching the love of his life and his best friend break had almost ripped him to pieces.
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Caroline stormed down the narrow stairs of a house she loved this time yesterday, grimaced at the mess she'd caused in one of the lounges, as she passed it on her way down to the kitchen, Nik was going to be equally mad and impressed when he got home and saw it. He'd be home in no time and whoever had put her through this, she'd tear them to pieces. She'd woken feeling determined; she had their family with her now. Together they could and would take on the world. She couldn't get her head round why people would do this though, Nik wasn't the good guy by any means but all his family wanted now was to be left alone.
She'd had a shower dressed in what Nik mockingly called her vampire clothes, leather trousers and gorgeous loose cream coloured shirt. Hair poker straight, not a look Nik loved but she looked fierce. Felt fierce.
Rebekah, Kol and Matt were huddled around the kitchen table when she stepped through the door. At the same moment the front door slammed shut before she could stop herself she vamp sped to the lobby heart in her throat hoping to see Nik standing there, she'd beat him with his own arms but he'd be with her.
It was Elijah and Bonnie, their faces both blank.
"I need a drink" was all she said. She suddenly looked sick to her stomach.
"Bonnie?" Caroline's soft voice broke powerful young witch and she crumpled where she stood just inside the doorway, Kol was with her in less than an instant drawing her to him.
Elijah moved standing between Bonnie and the two blond vampires "Let's move this to the living room, get Bonnie settled, we'll explain Care, we'll get through this and we'll save everyone"
Kol had to carry Bonnie, she couldn't get her legs under her, and the others followed solemnly, Bekah and Caroline's hands clasped tightly together.
Bekah could hear Bonnie whispering again and again, "it's me, oh god, it's my fault, our fault, it's me."
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Probably not the best place to stop it but I can't see a tidy break coming up anywhere soon and this is getting awfully long. Lol. Hope its not too far of character, let me know what you guys think! :) I have the outline of where I want to go with this but I tend to fly off on a whim when writing. lol.
xx