AN: Hi, this is the new updated version of the first chapter. Anyways, this is my new story and I hope you all enjoy this. I do not own TVD at all or any of the characters. This story was inspired when I watched Pirates of the Caribbean marathon. It just sparked in me :P. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this!
Chapter 1: The midnight Raid
"Miss Salvatore-Forbes."
The door swings open for her as they courtesy at her. She gives them her award-winning smile before walking in the room. The curtains are all pull back and the light dances around the light blue room. Tables are set up with an intricate display of the tea sets and the sun reflects off the crystals leaving behind a ray of the rainbow. It is certainly the perfect day for a tea party.
"Caroline!" Her raven-haired friend calls her over, waving enthusiastically and Caroline's smile widen at the sight of her two best friends.
"Elena, April! I haven't seen you guys in so long." She claims.
"Well, Elena has been busy with your brothers that are in town. I hear one is ready to take her hand in marriage." April says, wearing a mischievous grin as Elena starts blushing.
"April, those are topics that shall not be talked about." Elena says quietly.
"Is it because the brother that asks for your hand in marriage isn't the brother your heart wants?" Caroline states as she ascends down to her chair and Elena gasps and her jaw drops to the ground.
"Caroline! That is not true. I adore Stefan." Elena claims, straightening her back and facial expressions.
"But you love Damon." April interjects.
"Well, enough of my affairs, what dare you say April Bennett have you been up to?" Elena asks with a defensive tone.
"Father's been making trips to Africa and I have joined him."
Caroline listens to April as she tells her tales about her adventures in Africa. The wild animals, the exotic people, the breathtaking landscapes…oh how envy stirs up inside of Caroline. She listens with amazement and bitterness because she wants to be the one travelling the world. She wants to be the one falling in love. She wants to be the one to tell the story.
"Caroline?" Elena says.
"Yes?"
"I asked how you have been darling." April says.
"Oh, well, father has been promoted as general. Tyler…well, he's seeking revenge at the moment. Chose that over our marriage." Caroline can see their faces warp with pity and she despises it.
"But, mother has been giving me lessons in the infirmary. I've been helping around with father's army." Caroline says.
"That's wonderful Caroline." Elena says, placing a gentle hand on top of Caroline's. It is such a soft grip like if Elena holds on any tighter Caroline may shatter, like a fragile piece of china.
"I'm sorry…Revenge on whom?" April asks.
"On the Pirate lord. His name slips my mind, father has been after him for years, him and his family really." Caroline explains.
"A pirate lord?" Elena repeats with fear painted on her face.
"Yes. If I believe correctly the family name is Mikaelson. The whole family has been charged with theft, treason, piracy and murder. Last month, the leader, the pirate lord, murdered Tyler's mother, hence why he's out for revenge."
"Oh lord, is he going to be alright?" April asks and Caroline just shrugs.
"Father has been after these people for years. Now as a general his top mission is to find them and…well sentence them to death." Caroline says.
"My, I would hate the day I run into a pirate." Elena claims.
"I don't know, I would beg to differ. May be exciting to meet a pirate." Caroline says as she absentmindedly stirs her cup of tea not realizing the astonished looks on April and Elena.
"Well, let's hope we never have to meet any of those monstrous Mikaelsons."
There is a loud crash that shakes Caroline awake. Outside her window she sees a dangerous large roaring fire. She can hear shuffling downstairs and then a scream. She runs downstairs to see her mother with her hands up. Her mother shoots her a look that tells her to stay up there.
"Gilbert. Is this their house?" His voice is hoarse and low and most of all, menacing.
"This is the Forbes house." Elizabeth says shakily.
"God Damn it. Where is the Gilbert house?" The man demands.
"Down the road."
Caroline hears footsteps running out of the door before the door slams shut. She runs down the stairs and reaches for the door but her mother holds her back, "Where do you think you are going Caroline?" She asks incredulously.
"I need to help Elena. You heard them, they want the Gilbert house!" Caroline advances forward towards the door but yet again her mother holds her back, but with a tighter grip now, "Mother, I have to do this."
"I know. You've always been as stubborn as your father. Bring this." Her mother hands her a small pistol. Caroline glances at the pistol then at her mother, still wearing the face of confusion. She didn't even understand how to hold this weapon, she never held anything that would end a life but only to save one. "Be safe my daughter." Elizabeth says before planting a kiss on Caroline's forehead.
Caroline makes her way to the Gilbert house, hiding in the shadows to avoid any attention. By the time she has reached the Gilbert house, the door is knock down and there is the sound of a shrill scream filling the air. Caroline's hand starts to shake and she takes tentative steps. Peering over, Caroline sees Elena on the ground with her Aunt Jenna by her.
"Don't you dare touch a single hair on her you bastard." Jenna states coldly and she is met with a loud slap across her face.
"Don't talk out of your turn." The man said with a thick British accent, pulling back the man who slapped Jenna.
"Now, sweetheart, just tell us where it is and we'll go on our merry way…. with you of course." This time it is another man with a similar accent who is now crouching down to be at eye level with Elena.
"I don't…know what you're talking about." Elena is lying, Caroline notices that ever since they were children.
"You're lying." The man says eerily, picking Elena up by her nightgown's collar.
"Take your filthy hands off of her!" Jenna jumps up and pushes the man aside but he barely moves an inch, instead he retaliates and shoves Jenna aside and the force sends her across the foyer. Oh Caroline is racking her mind to figure out how she could get these two out of this mess, but she finds herself in a predicament where she's frozen with fear.
"Just bring her." The man orders and the others pick Elena up and hold Jenna back. Caroline is not frantic watching the scene in front of her as Jenna struggles in their hands and Elena is crying and screaming and kicking around. Bang. Her heart stops when her body drops to the ground.
"JENNA!" Elena cries out. Jenna's lifeless body drops to the ground with a hollow thud and the blood flows over the porcelain marble ground.
"Klaus, was that necessary?"
"Brother, she has seen our faces and she was a pester. So yes it was necessary."
Klaus. Where have Caroline heard that name, it sounds so familiar but she can't wrap her mind around it. Elena's shrill scream breaks Caroline's trail of thoughts. The man drops Elena on the ground after she bites him and in the midst of his anger he pulls out a gun.
"Even in death you'll still have your blood in you." The man says.
It is an impulsive move, she knows, but what else was she suppose to do when her best friend since the age of 3 is on the ground and a man points a gun at her. Caroline bolts to Elena and stands in front of her. She wraps her arms around a shocked Elena and braces for impact, but she feels nothing.
"And who the fuck are you?" This time it is a woman who is speaking.
"Someone who refuses to let you hurt Elena." Caroline says, still with her face buried in Elena's hair.
"Get off her your stupid girl or I'll shoot you both." The man with the gun says.
Caroline pulls out her pistol before he manages to lift up his gun and she gives him this unruly cold stare that surprises the man himself because who would ever thought something so angelic could possess a deadly glare. "Don't you dare touch her you filth." Caroline says venomously.
"What the fuck is going on here?!"
"This girl Klaus, refuses to let go of the Gilbert girl. Pulled a gun to Kol too."
Klaus makes his way to Caroline and he watches how shaky her arms are holding up the pistol and how protective she holds on to Elena. He bends down and has a vice grip on Caroline's jaw. He just watches her, it's like he is examining all her facial features, watching her, waiting for her break down from fear, but she is stubborn. "Do you know who you are messing with girl?" He asks in a low voice and when she doesn't respond he continues.
"We are the Mikaelsons and I am Klaus Mikaelson, the pirate lord." He sees her eyes widen and a smile grows on his face, "Now let go for that girl." Her eyes within a flash revert to the cold, hollow glare. Those blue eyes become an empty gray sea that haunts Klaus.
"No." She simply says.
Klaus groans in frustration and throws Caroline down to the ground. He watches as she scrambles back up to hold onto Elena yet again. "Take them both." Klaus orders.
"What a stupid girl." Kol comments over the commotion.
"I would say she was brave, foolish, but brave. Did you not notice how she defied Klaus?"
"You give the girl too much credit Elijah. She's nothing but a stupid girl that will end up dead by the time she reaches our boat. Then we'll see how much her 'bravery' will get her."
"Rebekah." Elijah says warningly.
"Where's Finn?" Kol asks.
"Elizabeth!" Stefan calls out running into the house. His uniform is covered in blood and right after him Damon enters with identical blood drenched attires. They both notice Elizabeth sitting on the chair in front of the door, crying her eyes out.
"Are you alright?" Stefan asks.
"Where's Caroline?" Damon asks looking around his empty house.
"She went after Elena…they were asking for the Gilbert house. Caroline went after them to protect Elena."
Damon and Stefan bolt out of the house and their running is so fast, you'd believe they are supernatural. When they both reach the Gilbert house it is already empty and only remnants of an invasion. Both their eyes fall on Jenna's dead body on the ground. Stefan walks over and closes her eyes before saying a little prayer.
"Stefan, the docks." Damon states.
They grab the horses from the stable and make their way to the docks. They can already see the ship docked, but it is moving right now. So they move faster and faster. The moment they reach the docks the boat is not at reach but they can see Caroline tied up and her mouth covered, as well as Elena.
"CAROLINE!" Stefan yells. Caroline looks over and her tear stained eyes is the last thing they see before she being shove into a room.
"God Damn it!" Damon exclaims. They both lost their little sister and their lover.
"I will tear their throats apart." Stefan states.