Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Diaries or Avengers

Movie Night

"Why are we doing this, again?" Kol asked as he stared at the ceiling.

"Because, this is what normal people our age do on weekends," Caroline said, giving him a pointed look as she settled down on the leather love seat, putting her feet in Klaus' lap. "And for once, since everyone has finally calmed down and can at least look at each other without thinking about ripping out someone's throat, we're going to start being normal…or at least as normal as vampires can be."

"Ridiculous," Kol spat as he turned to look at Klaus. "How can you deal with this?" he asked, glaring daggers at his brother who sat, remote in hand, the look on his face a mixture of boredom and bewilderment at his current predicament. He glared at Kol, giving the younger Mikaelson the impression that Klaus was in no way, shape, or form excited about this.

"Oh, shut up, Kol. For once, I agree with Caroline. Acting civilized will do you a world of good," Rebekah said snootily as she made her way into the room, Matt following her, carrying a bowl of popcorn in his hands. Rebekah sat down on the couch beside Kol and smiled up at Matt.

"Now, now, don't be petty, Bekah. It doesn't suit you," Kol said evenly as he looked at Matt and the boy hesitated. Kol gave him the same smirk he wore the night he crushed Matt's hand. Rebekah growled at her older brother, and smacked him on the chest for good measure before pulling Matt down beside her.

Rebekah and Caroline looked at Klaus expectantly, ready to start the movie.

"I can't believe this is happening," Kol complained in a singsong voice, resting his head against the back of the couch and looking back up at the ceiling. He snapped his head back up again after a second. "Where's Elijah? If I have to go through with this, there is no way in hell he's getting out of it," the boy stated, making to stand up as Klaus watched, already a step ahead of what his brother had in mind, his eyes begging Kol not to leave as Kol smirked at him.

Rebekah rolled her eyes and forcefully pushed Kol back into the couch. "I'll get him." Kol growled at her. "Do you think we're stupid? You won't come back if you leave this room," she said before rushing out to the landing of the second story. "ELIJAH!" they heard her scream, all of them wincing at the girl's shrill voice.

Kol huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "This better not be some stupid girl movie."

"It's not," Caroline said, annoyed. She had no idea what movie they were watching. She and Rebekah had agreed that Matt could chose the first movie so she knew it wasn't a chick flick.

Kol stole a glance at Klaus before smirking. The youngest Mikaelson brother rested his elbows and sat forward in his seat, looking straight at Caroline. She didn't miss the glint in his eye that said he was up to no good. "Then what is it, sweetheart?"

Klaus was out of his chair and had Kol pressed against the wall in an instant. Matt watched with wide eyes as Klaus tightened his choke hold on Kol. "Say another word, Kol, and I will take this remote apart and shove the pieces down your throat and let you pull them out yourself," he growled.

"Seriously? I just want one normal night! Is that too much to ask?" Caroline exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air when Klaus didn't budge.

"Niklaus," Elijah warned in his tranquil voice as he entered the room, Rebekah on his heels. "Must you always rise to his baiting?"

"Nik, stop," Caroline groaned as Klaus threw Kol onto the ground before stalking back to the love seat, she crossed her arms as he sat down. "You promised…," she said, eying him.

"What?" he asked as she continued to look at him, waiting for an apology that would never come.

Caroline watched Klaus for a moment longer as he continued to stare blankly at the flat screen before rolling her eyes. She looked back at Kol, his cocky smirk still in place as he sat back down on the sofa, completely unphased by what had just happened. "I don't know what it is. Matt brought it."

"What exactly are we doing?" Elijah asked, seating himself in an arm chair beside the love seat.

"Matt brought a movie over for us to watch," Rebekah answered with a smile as she returned to the sofa eagerly. "What movie is it?" she asked looking up at Matt.

"The Avengers," he stated with a proud grin and Caroline felt her eyes grow wide.

"The what?" Kol and Rebekah asked at the same time.

"The Avengers," Matt repeated, his grin fading as he looked at the youngest two Mikaelsons.

Caroline inwardly groaned. She knew of Matt's weird obsession with superheroes. It nearly rivaled Klaus' obsession with his hybrid army. She made a mental note to never let Matt pick the movie again as she could hear Klaus roll his eyes in exasperation.

"You know…Captain America?... Iron Man?" Kol and Rebekah continued to gawk at him. He sat up, giving the other two a disbelieving look. "The Hulk? You have to have heard of the Hulk."

"For the love of all that's holy," Klaus groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose and earning a kick and a pointed look from Caroline, reminding him that it was his fault they had no idea what the Avengers were.

"They're superheroes," Elijah said, patiently explaining to his younger siblings. Rebekah sighed, looking somewhat upset at the choice of movie. Kol pursed his lips, considering what Elijah had just told him as he settled back into the couch.

"Can we just get this over with?" Klaus asked, voice dripping with boredom.

"No one's stopping you from turning it on, Niklaus," Elijah said, motioning to the flat screen and Klaus hastily clicked the buttons and the movie began to play.

The six of them sat silently for the first half. Matt was engrossed in the film from the beginning, slowly and intently eating popcorn with Rebekah. Rebekah was obviously bored, the fact that she thought the movie was stupid written plainly on her features. Caroline saw this and made a mental note to tell the her about Matt's obsession with superheroes. She was sure she still had pictures of them in their younger years Trick-or-Treating, and Matt had been a different hero just about every year.

Caroline watched Klaus from her peripherals as he continued to absentmindedly stare at the screen, one of his hands running up and down Caroline's lower leg gently. Caroline was sure that he was more focused on that than the action packed footage that Matt, and to Caroline's surprise, Kol, were so heavily engrossed in.

At least, that's what she thought until Klaus snorted in amusement when Iron Man came out of no where and tackled Thor, leaving Loki on some random cliff as he looked where his brother had been and said, "I'm listening." Snorting was something that was Klaus never did and Caroline couldn't help but glance at him. He caught her glance out of the corner of his eyes and let his face sink back into the carefully constructed mask, draining it of the humored reaction.

He continued to let his fingers trail up and down her smooth leg until the action was too intense to ignore. Caroline watched as he leaned forward in his seat slightly, his eyes now focused on the screen and Caroline couldn't help but shake her head slightly.

Kol was on the edge of the couch, completely enraptured at what was unfurling on the screen. His obnoxious baby brother smirk well in place and Caroline could see the ideas forming in his head...maybe this hadn't been such a good idea. She looked over at Elijah to find that even the stoic, calm vampire seemed to be enjoying himself. Boys will by boys, she thought, looking back down at her bare legs where Klaus' hands still rested but had long ceased there mindless movement and frowned as she looked at Matt and Rebekah.

Matt, surprisingly, was sitting back in the couch with his arm draped over Rebekah's shoulders as she leaned on him, her fingers twirling the ends of her platinum blonde hair. She slid down further into the corner of the seat with a huff as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her disappointment continued when Klaus moved his hand off her legs completely, his focus now entirely on the film. Caroline couldn't help the groan that escaped her lips. Stupid boys.

After what felt like forever, the credits finally started rolling.

"That was awesome!" Kol exclaimed, moving excitedly in his seat to look at Matt.

Matt untangled himself from Rebekah to look at Kol. "Shh! It's not over yet! There's a little hook for the next one!"

"What? There's going to be another?"

"Hell yeah there is!"

"Oh my God," Rebekah stated in a huff. "That was stupid. Next time, I get to pick the movie."

"Shh!" Kol, Matt, and even Klaus, hushed her when the credits stopped rolling to reveal the hook for the sequel. All three boys were on the edge of their seats. Even Elijah seemed curious as to what was about to be revealed. Caroline sat up in frustration, moving her legs from Klaus' lap and looked at Rebekah. The other girl was looking at the four boys with her mouth hanging wide open.

"What is it with men?" She exclaimed.

"Bekah!" they groaned, Klaus' was more like a growl, as the scene ended and they missed the last line.

"Matt, you've seen it a million times by now!" Caroline exclaimed.

"We missed it! What did he say? Who was that?" Kol asked Matt eagerly.

At this point, Klaus turned completely away from Caroline to join the conversation. She looked at the back of his head in shock. "The new villain, brother," he answered as if it was the easiest thing in the world to understand.

"The aliens are pretty much gonna keep waging war and the Avengers are going to keep kickin' ass. Now we have to wait until the very end. You guys have to see that scene," Matt said, with a grin on his face and Caroline rolled her eyes.

No one seemed to want to oppose the decision so they waited and waited and waited while the credits rolled. Kol, Matt, and Klaus were on the edge of their seats when the screen flickered to life and showed the heroes sitting in a restaurant. Nothing was said as they awkwardly ate Shawarma, still in their uniforms. Matt laughed first and Kol snorted, clapping his hands together in amusement. Caroline swore she heard Elijah chuckle before she exchanged looks with Rebekah and looked at Klaus. He was snickering, amusement making his eyes a light blue. Caroline could not have been more thankful when the scene was over, until Kol exclaimed:

"Let's watch it again!"

A/N: umm...ya. this is what happens when I take study breaks during exams after seeing The Avengers TWICE in 48 hours (it was definitely worth it). I definitely don't know why I'm posting this..at all...it was a lot funnier when I was brain dead from studying.