Ah, here it is. Third installment of the Rogue and the Swan series. I hope you enjoy it. If you haven't read the first two, you don't have to, but it is recommended.

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~Over Eight Hundred Years Ago~

She turned her head to the side to gaze her loving husband of sixty-one years. His hair had gone grey, but his eyes were still the same cerulean blue, she loved.

She reached for his hand, and smiled as he grasped hers in return. Even after sixty-one years, his touch always seemed to make her feel like a young woman.

Surrounding them in their bedroom was their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. It was a blessing just to have them close by for both their sakes.

She breathed deeply and raggedly, realizing it was getting harder to breathe, but she never took her eyes off her husband.

"My Swan." Klaus whispered, huskily, his eyes sad, yet loving.

She smiled. "My Rogue." She whispered in return.

"I wouldn't have traded this life with you for anything." He whispered, lovingly.

She smiled, and tears filled her eyes. Even with her blonde hair now grey, she was still the most beautiful creature he ever saw.

"If I had to live my life again, I still would love you." She whispered, making him smile.

"I love you, Caroline." He whispered, tenderly, holding back the cough forming in his chest.

She inhaled deeply, though her breathe was becoming shorter. "I love you, Niklaus." She whispered with her heart.

Whimpers and cries came from their family surrounding them, but neither of them was sad.

They were leaving their kingdoms in the hands of their children, and in their hands, the kingdoms would prosper. David and his wife would rule Klaus' kingdom, and their eldest daughter Esther Jean ruled Caroline's kingdom with her husband. Little Clara was what the family called a free spirit.

Although she loved her father's name, she took the name Forbes when she turned eighteen. Klaus supported her decision, and even signed the parchment, granting her request. After she turned twenty-one, Clara traveled the country and even the world, returning for good after her parents' fiftieth anniversary.

The door opened and a grey haired Bonnie Mikaelson entered, with her husband, Kol, behind her.

"Caroline." She whispered, shaking her head with tears in her eyes.

Caroline smiled. "It's okay, Bonnie. I'm ready." She rasped, as Bonnie sat down beside her friend. "I've lived a good life, married a wonderful man." She paused, glancing at Klaus, who smiled tenderly. "Had three beautiful children." She paused, glancing at her children, who were clinging to each other and their husbands and wife. "Watched my six grandchildren be brought into this world, and my three great-grandchildren." She added, with a smile and a weak laugh. "I'm truly blessed." She added, her eyes drifting.

Bonnie shook her head. "No, Caroline, you might be ready, but I'm not!" She shouted her voice cracking.

Caroline smiled. "Do you believe in soul mates?" She asked, absently.

Bonnie sniffed and nodded. She looked at Kol and saw his eyes full of sadness. He had already said goodbye to two of his siblings, and the only ones left were him, Klaus, and Rebekah, now soon to be him and Rebekah. He was not ready for this.

Caroline turned her head, and stared into her husband's eyes. "I believe that two people were placed on earth to find each other, love together, and to die together because their bond is so strong that they can't live without the other, so they die together." She whispered, strongly.

Klaus smiled, and squeezed her hand with his with as much strength as he could muster. "My Swan, my soul." He whispered.

She felt tears fall down her face. "My Rogue, my soul." She returned, softly.

Bonnie shook her head. Her friend and sister was dying, and she wasn't ready.

"Soul mates destined to find each other and be reborn to live again and again. Loving in each life, for all time." Caroline whispered, weakly.

Klaus smiled. "Far longer than forever." He added, softly, before coughing harshly.

"Father!" David screamed, rushing to his side, along with Esther Jean and Clara.

Klaus stopped coughing, and looked at his children. "I'm so proud of you all." He whispered, hoarsely to them.

Caroline smiled. "So am I." She added, inhaling deeply.

As the family and friends watched, Klaus and Caroline, the Rogue King and the Swan Queen, drew their final breathe, like they did everything: together.

~XXX~

"What was my mother saying before she died?" David asked Bonnie after they had buried the King and Queen in a special tomb.

Bonnie wiped her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand, and sniffed. "It was a passage she found a few months before she became sick." She answered, glancing at her nephew. "You know that your mother and father were destined to become man and wife, do you not?" She whispered, brokenly.

David nodded. "I do." He whispered, knowing of how strong his parents love was.

Bonnie nodded. "There is a tale by the gypsies, a tale of soul mates and rebirth." She began, sighing when the wind blew on her wrinkled face. "It states how two people will find each other no matter what, through many obstacles and dangers, their love will endure and become stronger, and through this love will their souls be forever bounded." She explained, fighting back the tears.

David sighed, and turned his cerulean eyes to the tombs of his parents. "My parents are bound together, aren't they?" He asked, sadly.

Bonnie nodded. "They are, and according to the tale, because of their love and bounded souls, they will be reborn over and over again, only to find each other and strengthen their love tenfold." She replied, wiping her eyes lightly.

David smiled sadly. "At least they will be together." He whispered, letting the tears fall.

Bonnie nodded. "Just like they wanted and should be." She whispered, feeling a hand on her back. She turned to her husband, and fell into his embrace with tears of sorrow.

David grasped his wife's arm, and together they walked away from the tombs. Despite the circumstances, he smiled.

Sophie lifted her gaze to his face, and narrowed her amber eyes. "What is it?" She asked, watching him glance at her.

"My parents." He whispered, turning to her, and scooping her up in his arms to kiss her soundly. "They will live again." He stated, happily.

Sophie laughed, nervously and patted his cheek carefully. "If you say so." She replied, not fully believing him.

He chuckled and kissed her again. Knowing his parents will live again, though somewhere in the future, seemed to bring him, and his family, peace.

And for the next hundreds of years, the tale of the rebirth of the Rogue and the Swan had been reduced to a family myth, but somewhere, someone believed the myth to be true, and awaited for the moment to emerge and take what he believed was his right.


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The next chapter is written, and posted shortly! I hope you enjoyed it! The next chapter is actually the second epilogue from The Rogue King and the Swan Queen. The third chapter is written, and will be up!

Until Next Time...