An Unexpected Place
"Where am I? What happened?" Caroline awoke with a start looking around. All she could see was red. Red plush sofas, red silk curtains and a red fire blazing away. "Am I dead?" The last thing she could remember was being stabbed with a stake by a vampire hunter. "I must be dead" She began crying. No I can't be dead. Why is it always me? My mom. She'll be so sad.
"Hey you. Don't cry. At least you weren't killed by your own niece" a brunette said wryly. She looked pretty badass. "I'm Sophie. Sophie Deveraux"
"I'm Caroline Forbes. Why is this place so red?" Caroline was curious as to where she ended up. It didn't look like the Other Side nor did it look like Heaven. It was too comfy for Hell.
"Blame it on the other one stuck with us. She wouldn't tell me her name but she got here first" Sophie explained. "She loves red"
Caroline was confused. She was dead. And she was stuck with two other people. What sort of messed up afterlife is this? She saw another person saunter in looking pleased.
"Barbie. What happened? The big bad hybrid couldn't save you quick enough?" It was Katherine.
Seriously out of all the people to be stuck with. She was stuck with Katherine. In some weird place. "Katherine what the hell? Where is his place?" Caroline was angry as hell. First she had been staked by a vampire hunter. Then she woke up in some random place. Now she finds out that she's stuck with Katherine. She was leaving. Soon.
"Come on Barbie you're no fun. Tell us your death story and we'll tell you ours won't we Sophie" Katherine taunted. Now she could have some fun.
"You're Katherine? Katherine Pierce? And you're Caroline? Klaus' Caroline?" The penny dropped for Sophie. She was stuck in some limbo land with Katherine Pierce, a old and cruel vampire who had been the Mikaelson's enemy for over 500 years and Caroline Forbes, the one desired by Klaus.
"I am not Klaus' Caroline. I have no relation with him whatsoever" Caroline vented furiously.
"Who are you? How do you know about us?" Katherine was intrigued. She had been stuck in this place for what felt like a year. Sophie had turned up halfway through but she was no fun.
"Sophie Deveraux. I was a witch in New Orleans and I knew the Mikaelsons quite well. But I'll tell you my story later. First tell me yours Katherine" Sophie wasn't about to give up any information without knowing about the others.
"My doppelganger shoved the cure for vampirism down my throat. I became human. Then all my years of being a vampire caught up with. I became old. It was disgusting. Then I died. Happy now witchy?" Katherine quickly explained. She didn't want to relive her death. It was not a good time.
"It'll do for now. What about you Blondie?" Sophie was curious about Caroline. She looked like your typical cheerleader but there was obviously something about her that Klaus liked. He wouldn't be interested in a vapid blonde.
"Well some stupid vampire hunters came to Mystic Falls. Then they took my mom so I showed up to kick their asses and get my mom back safely. I got my mom back in exchange for giving them back one of their hunters. But then Elena got captured and so Damon traded me to the hunters for Elena. Then they killed me in front of my mom" Caroline began sobbing. She was sick and tired of being used for bait all the time. She was also sick of everyone choosing Elena over her. It wasn't fair.
"So my goody-goody doppelganger is safe. Don't cry Blondie, we're getting back and then you can show the Scooby Doo gang what they're missing. " Katherine said half amused and half comfortingly. It was always about Elena. Poor Barbie. But now maybe she'll understand.
"Ooh interesting. I was killed by psycho niece Monique after I brought her back to life" Sophie told them as she thought about Katherine and Caroline. Katherine was obviously witty, fierce and alluring which no doubt excited Elijah. But Caroline was still a bit of a mystery. She was evidently tough but Sophie saw nothing in her that she would've expected from a lover of Klaus. Time will tell though.
"So why are the three of us here? We have nothing in common" Caroline was frantically searching through her mind for a reason but she could think of nothing.
"Isn't obvious Barbie? We're all connected to the Mikaelsons. I loved Elijah, you and Klaus and Sophie is the witch to get us home" Katherine concluded smugly.
"Me and Klaus are not together! There's some kind of weird chemistry between us but he's a murdering psychopath." Caroline vehemently denied Katherine's words. But I do kinda like him. His piercing blue eyes are gorgeous and when he smiles it's so cute. Stop right there Forbes! He killed so many people. But he is so passionate. No!
"Anyway Katherine. It's not that simple. I don't know a spell to go home. If I did don't you think I would have already tried it" Sophie hit back at Katherine who was talking too simplistically. It would take a huge amount of magic and she didn't know it.
"Wah wah. I'm sure between the three of us we could figure something out. Don't be so pessimistic witchy. You may not have anything to live for but I do. I want to apologise to Elijah" Katherine was sorry for all the pain she caused Elijah and wished that before she had died se had apologised to him.
"Yeah we can do it! I wanna get home too. I'm tired of being bait and of everything being about Elena. I want to enjoy my vampirism and live my own life now" Caroline wanted to start afresh. No more Mystic Falls, Elena or random problems.
"Fine I'm in. But it could take ages" Sophie reluctantly agreed.
"I don't care. We are going home" Katherine was desperate and refused to see failure as an option.
"Yeah we just need to be positive" Caroline chanted her mantra. It was her favourite type of blood and motto.
"Let's commence the plan then" Katherine just wanted to get things started.
A/N Thanks for reading! This is probably going to be a 3 part story.