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She always wondered if it was the same for everyone. Even after a thousand years, how could the memory of one person still bring about such a strong emotion. To Caroline Frobes, Henrik Mikaelson had been much more then her best friend growing up, he'd been her soul mate, of that she was sure. Would they have been married? she would never know but, one thing she knew was that even a thousand years later, Henrik was still the only one she could ever say she truly called friend.
Growing up in a little village, they had been bound to meet and had been born just days apart from each other. "It's fate". Esther Mikaelson had once told them, when she had come across the two together. When her parents had been killed by wolves, it was Mikael who took her into his household. It was the year of their seventeenth birthday that everything changed.
Henrik along side Niklaus went to see the werewolves transform under the full moon. When he had told Caroline of his foolish plan, she had pleaded that he not go,to which he made her a promised that he would not. Deep within the caves the family slept, unaware of what was to come the following morning. Upon awaking she had known, her friend was no longer of this earth and when Niklaus arrived back holding body of Henrik, she'd fallen to her knees in despair.
It was on the day of her birth that Henrik's funnel took place. Standing with the family and watching as the funeral pyre was lit was a day Caroline would never forget.
"Girl!" Mikael stood in the doorway of the room she shared with Rebekah. "It's time." He'd told before walking away. Standing she followed after him until they stood together. She caught Niklaus standing off to the side, not quite standing along side his family. "If you have anything to say to him, do it now." Mikael spoke. Looking up at him she noticed his eye's stayed fixed on were Henrik was laid before them.
She glanced at the other's, yet none moved and she took that as her cue to walk forward. She could feel their burning eye's on her back, the weight baring down upon her. Looking at Henrik now, laid out before her eye's, she knew it was time to say goodbye.
Reaching out she placed her hand across his own that were folded on his chest. His face had lost its glow of life and the coldness that linger on his skin was one she had never felt before, this wasn't her friend. Henrik had glowed with life and was the warmth she reached for in winter.
"No matter how much time pass's, you will always be in my heart." She vowed to him and then had placed a lingering kiss upon his cheek before stepping back. No sooner had she stepped back into line had Mikael stepped forward and lit the pyre.
"May the Gods welcome you my son." Mikael's voice reached her ears as he stepped back into place beside her.
Esther and Rebekah stood embracing each other as they let their tears fall freely. Finn, Elijah and Kol stood together watching on silently and Niklaus, he stood alone watching. As if he felt her eye's upon him he turned slightly and locked eye's with her.
Caroline couldn't help but wonder if her own eye's looked as lost as those of Niklaus's. He had been the closest to Henrik other then herself and yet, even knowing this she couldn't being herself to comfort him. A hand on her shoulder turned her attention make to Mikael.
"It's time to return home." Mikael told nodding towards where the other's had gathered together.
Looking at the pyre burning strongly she shook her head. "I'd like to stay till the end, if it's agreeable with you Sir?" She asked, looking back up into the eye's of the force of nature that was Mikael Mikaelson. She could see in those eye's a fury like none before and she worried what the outcome would be for Niklaus.
"Very well, I shall come back for you after escorting my family home." He replied.
Looking back to the edge she noticed that Niklaus had left too and now she stood alone. The fire burned bright and the warmth of it burned the skin even from a distance, yet she welcomed this warmth as it would be the last warmth she would ever receive from Henrik.
When Mikael finally returned for her the entire day had passed, the sky had darkened and the crescent moon was slowly rising into the sky. The fire was nothing but a faint glow now flickering in and out of life. Hearing the foot steps approaching she stood to her feet having sat down some hours ago.
The walk back to the hut was done in silence and upon nearing the house she caught sight of Esther waiting for them. She stood just out side the front door under the lantern holding something in her hand. When they reached her, Caroline discovered in was a cup that Esther was holding. She though at first it was meant for Mikael, but upon reaching Esther, the cup was pressed into her hands and it was then she understood in was for herself.
"Drink, you must be thirsty." Esther said, nodding for her to drink up.
Caroline thinking that this was Esther's way of comfort smiled and whispered a quite. "Thank you." Before lifting the cup to her lips, swallowing the contents greedily. A content sigh escaped her when she finished the drink but, that content sigh turned into a gasp of horror when a sword was trust through her chest.
Dropping the cup she turned her head slightly to see the cold eye's of Mikael looking back at her as he withdrew the sword. As she fell to the ground she didn't ask why? her only thoughts were that they would be reunited soon then she had thought. "Henrik." Would be the last word to leave her lips.
"Won't you join us?" Rebekah asked. A mouth had passed since they were turned into creatures of the night. So much had changed over such a short period of time. Henrik had died, Esther and Mikael had turned them into blood thirsty monsters, Niklaus turned out to a wolf, Esther was murdered and Mikael was now hunting his children.
"My place is no longer within your family, It's time I find my own path." Rebekah nodded knowing that she could not sway Caroline's decision. "Maybe one day our paths will cross again."
"I'm sure fate will have us meet again." Rebekah replied. The two had become friends having shared a room for so long, It would be odd for Rebekah to not have the other girl around. Stepping forward she embraced Caroline, wanting to hold her close one last time before they parted ways. "Go now, before the other's realise what you are doing?" Rebekah urged ending the embrace.
Picking up her small pack Caroline took one last look at her friend. "I vow we shall meet again one day." Caroline said, and then vanished deep into the forest.
Rebekah would miss Caroline dearly, she couldn't remember life before Caroline had come to live with them. Life wouldn't be the same without her, but Caroline only reminded them that Henrik was gone and they only did the same for Caroline. Caroline would be just fine on her own, of that Rebekah was sure.
"Sister, our brother's are waiting." Finn said, appearing from behind. Taking a deep breath Rebekah turned and began the walk back to where the other's were waiting. "Where is Caroline." Finn asked looking around for the other blonde.
"She's will not be continuing on with us." She informed as they walked back together.
"Where is Caroline? does she not realise that we can't stay in the same place for long?" Klaus growled upon sight of only his Brother and Sister appearing.
When Rebekah didn't answer Finn took it upon himself to tell his Klaus just what had occurred. "Caroline will not be joining us again, She has decided to travel alone."
"Stupid girl, let Mikael find her, I don't care. We'er not staying around here just to be caught and killed." Klaus growled out.
Rebekah watched as a sea of emotions flashed across her brother's eyes such as Hurt, betrayal, anger and confusion. She'd known her brother had felt something for Caroline but had never acted on those feeling on account of Henrik. She also knew that Klaus blamed himself for Henrik's death. She wondered if Caroline felt the same and Klaus was probably wondering the same.
What Rebekah hadn't been expecting was Kol's response. Her other brother looked on longingly towards the forest where they had just come from. Yes, Klaus had been closest to Henrik, but it had been Kol that Caroline would run too whenever she and Henrik came up with a new game to play. The two had become even closer since Henrik's death.
"A girl should not travel alone, I shall follow her and go with her on her travels." Kol volunteered and could only take a few steps before Klaus swung him around and pinned him to the nearest tree.
"You made a promise to me, you would dear go back on your word for that girl? That girl who is not even part of this family?" Klaus roared.
Without thinking Kol slammed against Klaus. "That girl's name is Caroline. She's Henrik's family which mean that she's my family too." Kol said before releasing Klaus.
Klaus stood rooted to his spot unable to form any words.
"Enough Kol," Elijah said, pulling Kol away. "Caroline has chosen to leave us, not the other way around, now stop this nonsense, we can't stay here any longer." There were no words spoken after that as they gathered what little they had and continued on their journey.
As they walked away Kol couldn't help but glance back one last time. Would they meet again? Would he even be able to find her? He smirked as he turned to follow the rest of his siblings, of one thing he was sure, Caroline was a lot stronger then any of his sibling knew.
Mystic Falls
Gilbert house
"Now!" Elena shouted urging Jeremy to finish the deed.
Bang
Jeremy gasped, clutching his chest not understanding what had happened. He had turned to face the open doorway, as he leaned against the table for support. Elena rushed to her brother's side and looked to see who had shot her brother.
There stood in the doorway was a beautiful blonde girl, her hair hung in curls around her face and her cornflower blue eye's stared at Elena with untold rage. The shot gun was still aimed on Jeremy, one wrong move and her brother would die Elena realised.
"If you so much as twitch, I'll make sure anything Niklaus ever did to you, seemed like a walk in the park." The blonde promised, setting her sights on Jeremy once again.
Out of the corner of her eye Elena watched in horror as Kol reached down to pick up the white oak stake. "No," She cried and was going to reach for it only to have the shot gun go off once again. This time Elena found a bullet laced with vervein though her throat.
"It's seems we'll have to finish our discussion another time." Kol grinned at Elena, mischief and mayhem gleaming in his eye's. Walking to the stunning blonde at the entrance he smiled a genuine smile, his eye's lighting up upon reaching said blonde's side. "Caroline!"
"We don't have time, Niklaus is on his way and I can not be here when he arrives." Caroline said, taking Kol by the hand, pulling him towards the forest and to where a car waited for them on one of the trails.
"Darling, what's going on?" Kol asked, reaching out to run his hand up and down Caroline's arm as she drove.
"I met a seer a while back, she owed me some favours." The car sped down the forest trail until it spun out out the main road. "So imagine my surprise, when she contact me out of no where to inform me about the death of Finn and how his whole line had been wiped out with his death."
Kol glanced out the window as the drove past the welcome to Mythic Falls sign. "So this seer must have seen something happen? or else you wouldn't be on the same continent as Nik?"
Caroline smirked, "Well I was enjoying life in Spain not two days ago, when I got another call." On the high way they drove with the traffic, blending in, like they weren't racing to get away.
"What was it she saw?"
Caroline gripped the steering wheel tighter. "Your demise would have been set in stone had I not come for you. Where was your mind at Kol, you could have died."
His response is quick. "I was trying to make sure Silas wasn't raised."
She turns to glare at him, but he doesn't back down glaring right back. "You don't get it, do you?" She breaths a sigh. "I couldn't have done it."
"Done what?" He asks.
She pulls over, her head bowed hiding her face. Taking a deep breath she turns to face him and its now he can see that her eye's are filled with tears, ready to spill at any moment. "If you died, I don't think I could handle it." She reached to hold his hand. "I've mourned Henrik for over a thousand years, do not make me mourn you too." She pleaded pressing his hand to her heart. "If you intend to die, then kill me now."
Reaching out he entangles his hand in her hair and pulls her forward till their foreheads are pressed together. "I'm going no where darling." He doesn't give a damn if Nik's near by, kissing Caroline is something he will always relish.
"Not here, he could be close behind." Looking over her shoulder, she glanced at the few cars on the almost empty highway.
"For a thousand years, I've had to keep you a secret, well no more." He lived with her in hiding for hundreds of years, only leaving whenever Nik got too close. Whenever Nik got to near, Kol would wreck havoc on towns until Nik had no choice but to turn away from where Caroline hid and follow Kol.
His beautiful Caroline has begun to fade in the beginning, but with time away from his messed up family she'd begun to glow bright once more. He'd treasured the days they spent together in the first of the many small house's they would build together. No matter how time passed, Caroline wanted a house built by her own hand and when he was around by his hand too.
"No more house's hidden in forest's, no more running from Nik, it's time to live." Kol was finally done.
"Are the paintings gone? the drawing finished? and even if we go back, whose to say he won't put us both in boxes."
Nik had never been one to forgive and he'd made his feeling for Caroline known almost days after having been turned. Back then Caroline hadn't denied or accepted his feeling. No one knew of the feeling Kol held for the blonde beauty, thou he suspected Rebekah might. 'He will find her Kol and when he does, I pray your over whatever it is you feel for her. For your sake and for her's.'
"The last thing I want is to pull you apart from your family, not when they have finally accepted you." She whispered so softly that even his vampire hearing barely picked it up.
"I love you." Kol whispered, running his fingers threw her hair. "So don't leave me now."
She stiffened then looked deep into his eye's searching for any trace of a lie. "I love you too." She laughed a little at the confession. As she leaned in to kiss him a knock at the window made them pause.
"What about me, love?" Klaus asked from outside.
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