I'm new to VDFF, so you guys please critique me all you want! I want to know your opinion! Should I continue this? I don't know how long I want this to be but there will be four sections for different Caroline reincarnations. Warning: No Beta reader, this is AU but I'll try to be as accurate as I can. Charlotte=Caroline same name origin.

For The First Time

"You like horses?"

Before there were vampires' in existence, hybrid curses to break, and doppelgangers to hunt, there was a small quaint village in the midst of an large, fairly isolated place in the continent dubbed as the 'New World". A small group of families left Europe after hell broke out in the form of the Black Plague. It left destruction and death on its path and purely from seeing the devastation of it from the streets, the families, including the Mikaelson's, knew it was time to depart.

The New World was not without their few dangers but the humans and werewolves managed to coerce together in peace… for a time. The small band of families grew close together with the Mikaelson's naturally in command. Aside from that, the life the Mikaelson family lived was fairly simple and mundane.

It was then in that insignificant place that Klaus Mikaelson first sees her.

He and his brothers, Elijah and Kol, were out hunting for fresh meat when they hear the sound of horse hoofs thumping the cold ground. It was followed by the sound of a melodic laughter that caused Klaus's ears to peak. They follow the sound and the Mikaelson brothers' makes their way out of the woods and into an open, large patch of uninhabited land. Their eyes meet the sight of a beautiful mahogany horse with an equally (no, superiorly) beautiful rider. The first time he sees her, his eyes meets sunlight for the first time since the harsh gray winter began. He is speechless, her sudden appearance to his life more meaningful than what a meeting of two strangers should be. It means brings him hope that there's still something beautiful that the world can offer him to him.

She sees them and looks past their intimidating swords, bows, and arrows to smile brightly at them. To him, their first meeting is surreal, and he's ready to move closer and introduce himself when Kol beats him to it. Kol swiftly glides close to where she is, takes her hand where it clutched the reigns, and kisses it. She smiles at him, slightly bewildered and flattered. Klaus sees her cheeks come into a lovely rosy glow and he suddenly feels jealously and the desire to choke his younger brothers' neck. His brothers have, mostly unintentional, taken a lot from him… taken their fathers' affections but he can't allow any of them to take her. Even if he has just seen her for the first time, he can't deny the pull of gravity that takes him to her. It's the moment he sees her for the first time when he makes a silent vow to claim her as his own. His girl.

This fair-haired beauty is named Charlotte Forbes, daughter of Gaston and Gemma Forbes, who are close companions to Mikael and Esther, so Klaus wonders why he didn't meet her sooner. He keeps the question to himself and pushes it to the back of his mind. Klaus is silent while Kol and Elijah introduce themselves to Charlotte who returns their charming smiles with her sweet one. When it is his turn, and her blue eyes meets his, he suddenly feels anxious like a teenage boy again. His brothers notice the abnormality of his demeanor. Klaus had an excessive ego that was defended by the fact that he possessed raw power dominant to all the men in the village combined. And so, it was extremely peculiar to Elijah and amusing to Kol to witness a somewhat nervous Klaus greet this endearing Charlotte Forbes with a failed attempt to stay suave. As Klaus Mikaelson's lips touches her skin, Charlotte silently giggles, finding his shyness cute.

"What is a lovely young lady like you doing riding all by yourself?" Kol asked, his eyes scanning her figure and by the looks of it, likes what he saw. Klaus' hand clutches his sword tighter, Mine, his eyes indistinctly told Kol. Charlotte pretends not to notice the predatory look on Kol's face as he looked at her. He was handsome, for sure, but he clearly had hubris written all over him.

"As cold as it is today, nobody wanted to go with me." Charlotte replied, pouting a little. Sometimes, it seemed like no one wanted to actually have fun but then again she only had a few people she knew to ask. It was unnerving.

"I have to say," Elijah interjected, "The weather today really is too harsh and dreary for riding to be enjoyable."

Charlotte shook her head slightly, her blonde curls bouncing and reflecting on sunlight that wasn't there. "Nothing is too cold for me." Charlotte said chuckling. Kol laughs along with her and Klaus just watches her with awed eyes.

"Well, that's the spirit!" Kol said approvingly. Elijah looks at Klaus to ask why he hadn't joined the conversation yet and he notices that struck look on his brothers' face. Elijah smirks at him knowingly and Klaus gives him a glare.

Charlotte scrutinizes the gear the brothers were bringing and saw that Klaus was holding an empty sack meant for meat that has yet to be caught, "Are you lot out here to hunt?" She asked them but was particularly looking for Klaus to answer.

Klaus cleared his constricted throat, and flashes Charlotte a smile, "Yes, we were just on our way."

"Well, then, don't let me interrupt! The folks back in the village won't be particularly pleased with me if I distracted their best hunters, now can I?" Charlotte said playfully. "They're probably ravishing for meat, as we speak."

"Unfortunately for them, they'll have to wait." Klaus smirked, "I think I rather prefer your company over hunting." Actually, Klaus thinks, I'd prefer it to anything. Charlotte blushes at his words.

"Though it's safe to say we'd all rather be in the pleasure of your company, madam, our father has sent us here with an objective. We must go before it gets dark." Elijah said, repositioning his bow and arrow to signal that it was time to go back to their mission. Klaus tried not to roll his eyes at annoyance, leave it Elijah to be ruin the moment.

"Yes, better not disappoint Father now, right Klaus?" Kol smirked at him. Klaus wished that someday piercing a sword through his annoying brother's stomach would be considered acceptable. Charlotte checked the sky, it was still gray and there was enough light for another hour but her parents must be worried sick by now.

"I better go back to the village," Charlotte said. "I am finally being formally introduced to everyone after being in a sickbed for what felt like ages. My parents have too many plans for me this week." Charlotte bit her lip. "They must be worried." Charlotte did leave to take Ambrosia out for a ride without telling her family. They would have hovered over her and after months laying on a bed sick, Charlotte was all but ready to explore her new home.

"I'm sure my brothers here are more than capable of catching prey without me. Shall I accompany you back to the village, my lady?" Kol asked, twinkling his eyes at her, and Klaus is all but fuming silently. Kol. That ass.

"Of course you can, Kol Mikaelson." Kol beams at her. Charlotte signals a kiss to her beloved mare that they're on the move. Charlotte gives Klaus and Elijah a nod of courtesy and says before heading back towards the distant outline of the village, "Promise that I'll see you both soon? I've been in lack of more companions for far too long."

Elijah bows to her as a silent conformation. Klaus smiles and follows Elijah's suit, "You can count on it." Klaus whispers as Charlotte and Kol turn their backs on them and towards the village.