A/N: Here's another update, hope you like it. Thank you to all for the response to this story, all the reviews, follows and favorites.
A viewer commented that it was nice that Klaroline would be having the baby in the place where both of them were born, I just love it too. Also, this story will feature a lot of the mystic gang too.
I wanted to make this a story book ending since it's the last story. So not only will we see more wacky OC behavior from the Mikaelsons, but the mystic gang will also feel the need to be OC with the arrival of the baby.
Disclaimer: All the characters are not mine, so sad.
Chapter 2
"The spawn, has a spawn! This is the big reveal!" Damon as usual had to get the remark out. Unfortunately for Damon, it wasn't Klaus or Caroline who fumed from his outburst but both Elena and Bonnie.
"Shut up Damon!" Bonnie shouted at Damon, "be thankful I don't have my powers anymore or you would have suffered your worst aneurism yet." Elena for her part went to Damon to slap his shoulder, "don't be such a douchbag!" Then both Bonnie and Elena went to Caroline to embrace her.
"Hey, when did I become the bad guy," Damon continued to rant to no one in particular, "how come hybrid Ken is getting all the love and I'm not!" Damon further commented as he saw even his brother congratulate Klaus, "how is this possible anyway, you're dead," pointing at Caroline, and 'you're way deader" pointing at Klaus.
Klaus smirked then addressed everyone, "ah Damon, some of us are divinely blessed to procreate." Caroline rolled her eyes at Klaus then said "seriously!" addressing the gang, "let's all head to the dining hall, Bekah prepared a feast for all of us, I will tell you all about the baby"
"So let me get this straight," Stefan frowned in concentration "the reason you can procreate is because you are mates? It doesn't matter at all that both of you happen to be dead?"
Caroline bit her lip "well it actually takes a little bit more than that, we blood shared while, you know…"Caroline awkwardly continued, and the witches also made us drink a mixture, but they stressed that it wouldn't have worked anyway if Klaus and I weren't mates" Caroline finished with a shrug.
Damon faked a shocked face, "imagine the big bad had a mate, who would have thought that in a thousand years hybrid Ken would find Vampire Barbie and they would make babies together. A fairy tale ending, really big bad?'
Klaus off course was more than willing to humor Damon, "I am the Alpha Male after all, and Caroline is my Queen. Who better to scatter the earth with our offspring than us, I say the more the merrier."
"Niklaus Mikaelson, you will be a father soon, behave." Caroline scolded Klaus and Klaus looked a little contrite at Caroline, "I'm sorry, my love. I'm just a proud father-to-be".
At Klaus' statement, Caroline relented and squeezed his hand. "Anyway, Klaus, Rebekah, Elijah and I agreed that we all wanted the baby to be born in the place all of us where born, right here in Mystic Falls." Caroline looked at Klaus, egging him on to continue.
After a brief glance at Rebekah then Caroline, Klaus continued "fine," then sighed, "we might be needing your help to protect our child, this conception is unprecedented, and I do not have to tell you that I have a lot of enemies, if word gets out about Caroline and our child, it would put both their lives in danger. That is also the reason why we left New Orleans, and settled back here in the meantime."
Damon sneered, "So, what you are saying is that, you, almighty one-of-a-kind, hybrid Ken, need our," indicating the gang "help?"
Rebekah finally butted in, "yes, this is for all of us. I know all of you love Caroline and would do anything for her."
Elena and Bonnie looked at one another then jointly nodded, "count on us."
Matt who was silent the whole time finally spoke, "Care, no one could be a better mother than you, off course I will help"
Stefan stood up then positioned himself between Klaus and Caroline, "I supported your union from day one, I saw what good you both did for one another, I will not stop now. Just tell me what you need, I swear to protect both Caroline and your child." Stefan then looked at Damon.
Damon, sensing everyone's eyes on him, "what!" exhaled noisily "okay fine, blah blah blah, we all love Barbie and Ken and the demon spawn".
Caroline pushed here chair back then embraced Damon, "I love you too, pessimistic one."
Klaus brought everyone's attention back to him, "we will need a doctor to monitor both Caroline and the baby since we only have four months before her due date, preferably someone who we know?"
Stefan looked at Damon again, "what!" Damon exhaled again, "do I have to think of everything around here! Fine, Meredith Fell, she's someone we can trust without having to compel her, she's used to us by now."
Klaus rubbed his hands together, "well then, Damon and Elena will be on Doctor duty, Stefan, you and Rebekah will be on the security detail of Caroline. I don't really know what you can do now witchy, maybe you and the quarterback can entertain Caroline?"
Caroline nudged Klaus, "Klaus be thankful that they all want to help us" Klaus turned to Caroline and groaned, "My love, believe me, this is me being thankful."
Caroline rolled her eyes at Klaus and said, "so I think it's best if you guys move-in here, there's more than enough room for everyone."
At Caroline's statement Klaus and Damon simultaneously said loudly, "no way!", Klaus glared at Damon and Damon stood up heading for the bar, "I will need something heavier to drown out this conversation, let me just say, I will do everything expected for Barbie and the spawn except stay in the same house with hybrid Ken, with his newly minted reputation, he might get me pregnant with a glance."
Klaus smirked at Damon, "Oh Damon, I didn't know you desired me that way, I don't really swing that way."
The next day, Damon and Elena arrived at the Mansion with Dr. Fell who still had a confused look on her face. Turning to Damon, "You said, it was vital for me to come with you to check on mother-to-be, why are we at the Mikaelson place?"
Damon chuckled, "Meredith, that's the thing, the expectant mother is here, just up the stairs"
Dr Fell gave Damon and Elena a disbelieving look as if saying, 'are you kidding me'. Elena stepped in, "Damon is actually serious, come upstairs with me."
Klaus stepped out of a room and spotted Dr Fell with Damon and Elena, "ah the good doctor is here, I trust Damon and Elena enlightened you on why it was imperative for you to be here?"
Damon mocked Klaus, "hybrid Ken, I didn't want the cat out of the bag, I wanted to see the expression on Meredith's face when she found out so no, we didn't" Damon made air quotes "enlighten her".
Klaus narrowed his eyes at Damon, then looked at Dr. Fell, "Dr Fell, there no better time than the present for enlightenment," waved his hand toward the door he just exited from "will you follow me."
As Meredith stepped inside the room, she noticed two things, one, this was a very enormous room and two, there was a pregnant girl lying down on the bed who was very familiar, who she knew for a fact was a vampire, therefore unable to procreate," she looked at Caroline with a curious expression, "how is this possible?"
Klaus sat down on the bed beside Caroline, "Doctor, don't tell me you're unfamiliar with procreation techniques?"
Dr Fell glanced at Klaus, "off course I am, that's why I know that what I see before me is impossible, Caroline is a vampire, and so are you."
Klaus held Caroline's hand, "Doctor, let's just say, we are the exception to the rule. The why and how is not really important, your purpose here is to ensure that Caroline will have no complications until she is due to give birth."
The doctor looked at Caroline once again before nodding, "off course, I am just not sure how to proceed, if indeed normal procedures are to be followed here," proceeding to sit down at the chair beside Caroline's bedside.
Rebekah who had been standing at a corner of the room said, "according to the doctor who first monitored Caroline, she is having a healthy and normal pregnancy, she's five months into her pregnancy."
Meredith was a little overwhelmed by what was expected of her glanced at Caroline, "do you mind if you give us some privacy?"
Klaus glared at Dr. Fell, "actually I do mind, I am not leaving Caroline's side, the rest of you can leave," referring to everyone else in the room, Damon, Elena, Bonnie and Rebekah. Everyone else started to troop out the room except for Rebekah who gave her brother a pointed look, "the other Doctor always lets me stay."
Klaus shrugged at his sister, "Doctors orders sister, not mine," with that, Rebekah stomped her foot and walked out the door.
Stefan and Matt where downstairs watching a ballgame on the screen when they heard heavy footsteps moving in their direction. "Thrown out, I assume?" Stefan asked with a grin.
Damon reacted to his brother, "oh go back to brooding brother, you do Ken and Barbie one good thing and what do they do, they kick you out. Let's see if I care."
Elena went to embrace Damon, "as if, you care alright. You were all ready to carry Meredith here if she protested. I know you are excited to be an Uncle."
Damon protested, "that spawn is not calling me Uncle, I'm not even related to any of them."
Stefan disputed his brother, "well brother, I for one am happy to be an Uncle, even if Klaus is the Father. Caroline is my best friend, she is the closest to a sister I will have."
Bonnie and Elena both chimed together, "Yes!" Bonnie turned to Elena, "we will be aunt's soon, can you imagine this would ever happen."
Rebekah complained, "the only 'real' aunt the baby will have is me, you're not really relatives, or anything like that."
Elena looked at Rebekah, "we are the closest thing to sisters that Caroline has in her life, we practically grew up together. Besides, don't you hate Caroline?"
Rebekah declared, "that was before, the moment she came to New Orleans then married my brother, she became family, my sister. We all love her."
Bonnie looked around the room, "well, we all do too. We all want the same thing for Caroline."
Damon rejoined, "yep blondie and at the risk of puking on my own vomit, we love hybrid Ken and his spawn too now that Vampire Barbie has forever attached herself to the big bad. You know how the saying goes, we love who you love, kumbaya," referring to Rebekah and her siblings.
It has been a week since Klaus and Caroline's return to Mystic Falls. So far, Caroline has been under house arrest. She was getting restless and wanted to go out. So today she planned to convince Klaus to give her a day out. Thinking that seducing Klaus was the way to go, she tried on several negligees while locking herself inside the bathroom. Klaus was getting suspicious of what was happening inside the bathroom that he pounded at the door repeatedly until he heard Caroline mutter, "just a minute, I'm inside."
Klaus pounded on the door again, "since when do you lock the door sweetheart, I thought we were pass this."
Caroline was frustrated at both the nagging of Klaus and the fact she looked unappealing in everything she put on. She finally settled for a lace and ribbon ensemble that exposed her very round stomach in front. Thinking, he better still find me sexy if he knows what's good for him. Taking a deep breath, she opened the bathroom door and did a pose at the door frame.
Klaus who had abandoned his pounding at the door a minute ago was now leaned back at the headboard with a sketch pad in front of him, when Caroline cleared her throat to catch his attention he immediately dropped the pad on the floor and stared at his wife. The shock and aroused expression on his face assured Caroline that what she would do next would work.
She settled on the bed straddling Klaus with both her legs on each side of his thighs with Klaus still with a wide-eyed, open mouth expression. Caroline scolded Klaus, "close your mouth my love, on second thought don't" Caroline proceeded to slip her tongue inside his mouth initiating a passionate kiss. After a few minutes, they broke of the kiss with Klaus breathing deeply, "what brought this on, my love, not that I'm complaining."
Caroline raised an eyebrow at Klaus, "can't a wife crave for her husbands' body, want to kiss his eyes," Caroline proceeded to kiss his eyes, "his nose," playfully kissing his nose, "his neck" planting soft kisses across his neck while letting her arms slip under the shirt of Klaus, caressing his muscles. The soft moan emanating from Klaus told Caroline she was succeeding with her mission. She let out a yelp when Klaus suddenly switch positions with her, "My love, tell me what to do, I don't want to hurt you."
When the moans and grunts where first heard all throughout the Mansion by all Vampires inside, a unified groan was released by Damon, Stefan, Elena and Rebekah with Damon sarcastically stating, "I'm going back to the boarding house, my ears are forever traumatized by Ken and Barbie just going at it. Barbie's pregnant for crying out loud." Bonnie who couldn't hear what was going on upstairs finally understood what all the fuss was about.
"Why don't Matt and I say here, the rest of you go, we can't hear anything so it doesn't affect us." Bonnie suggested.
Rebekah reacted, "I don't think so witchy, you and Matt are powerless, someone has to be here with them at all times, and I vote all of us. Didn't you just say, you loved Caroline as a sister, no one leaves, that includes you Damon."
Damon pointed a finger at Rebekah, "you are not the boss of me blondie," and proceeded to exit the front door.
"No!" Klaus repeated while still entwined with Caroline. "You think after taking advantage of my body, you can just come out with that and think I would say yes?"
Caroline pouted at Klaus, "My love, I've been cooped up in this house for a week. I need to shop, we need baby stuff. We still don't have that here. Besides, the whole gang is here, I will be safe, please."
Klaus exhaled noisily, he knew he was going to give in. He could never say no to her for an extended time. "Fine, but I am going with you. So are the Salvatores and Rebekah. Your friends will practically be useless, just drooling over baby stuff. Promise me, at the first sign of trouble we come back here. The baby's safety comes first." Klaus reprimanded.
Caroline gave Klaus her brightest smile, "thank you." And kissed him, "now get up, we have to get ready." knowing that the gang was listening, she shouted, "to everyone downstairs, we will be leaving in thirty minutes!"
Having been informed earlier by the doctor that they were having a boy, Caroline, Rebekah, Bonnie and Elena, where all busy going around the giant baby store. Having promised Caroline to 'behave' and be with her for his 'father-to-be' duties that apparently included shopping for newborn stuff, Klaus dutifully pushed the shopping cart that the girls had almost filled to the brim. If his enemies could see him now, Klaus thought to himself. Submitting himself to the whims of his Caroline, but then Klaus secretly was excited with the days shopping, he was quietly contemplating complimenting the baby stuff with designs he planned to paint on the walls of the baby room. Picking up a stuffed giraffe, he thought one side of the wall could take up an animal kingdom theme. "What's that in your hand, Daddy?" Caroline asked Klaus.
Klaus grinned at Caroline, "I was thinking of painting the baby room walls with different themes, on one side an animal kingdom theme with different animals, so I was looking for different stuffed animals to complete the theme, do you like it?" anxiously asking Caroline.
Caroline smiled at Klaus, "I love it! The room will have a personal touch to it." Caroline proceeded to embrace Klaus, "I love you."
Klaus stepped out of Caroline's embrace and scanned the store for the others, "let's not overdo shopping. I think we have enough for three babies in here. Let's go find the others."
For the next three months, Caroline had experienced complete happiness. Not only has Klaus, as he promised, almost always been by her side. But he truly was making the effort to be better for her and their unborn son. Sure, Klaus was still temperamental, specifically during the weekly phone conversations with Elijah about New Orleans. In two occasions he had even made the journey to New Orleans just to make his presence felt, to quiet down potential rebellions. But, over-all he had channeled his excess energy toward artistry and romance. He had finished painting the baby room, carpeted the entire area, baby proofed the whole house including the garden, he even had a baby garden build for the early morning baby walks.
Klaus had also made Caroline love him more by devoting a large part of his time to what he called 'date nights', creating unique activities for the two of them with Caroline's pregnancy considered. One time, he had Caroline with him in a horse-drawn carriage just circle around the main town square of Mystic Falls. Not even the constant whining of Damon, who was driving the carriage, could damper the excitement of Caroline.
Caroline was also very thankful that she had been surrounded with very supportive friends, who after the initial shock, had rallied their support for her, the baby and even Klaus. Rebekah has become a 'close friend' to both Bonnie and Elena, who now included her in all the girl activities. Even Klaus and Stefan had regained their lost 'brotherly' friendship of the 20's. Despite the pretense Damon tries to maintain, she knew Klaus was also growing on him.
Eight months into her pregnancy, the girls had organized a 'baby shower' for her at the Mansion. Traditionally only girls attended the 'baby shower' but since they had limited girls due to the secrecy of the pregnancy, Rebekah has demanded that all the guys including her brother Elijah, who had stayed only for a night, attend the shower. Elena had bought the baby a car seat, Bonnie a baby bathtub, Matt some baby shoes, Elijah a baby names book, not to be outdone Rebekah gifted her nephew whole newborn wardrobe good for a year, Damon presented a baby monitor set that he immediately tore open and tossing Klaus the other monitor, they flashed all over the house to 'practice' using the monitor, Stefan gifted them with a photobook diary which he said was to document every precious milestone moment of the baby. Klaus as usual, went all out and had a barn constructed within the grounds of the property with several ponies which he said the baby can use as he grew older. But the gift that made Caroline tear up was her mothers, Liz had given Klaus and Caroline the crib that Caroline had used as a baby, she said she had kept it in the attic all those years hoping that when Caroline had her baby, she would be able to pass it on.
Two weeks before her due date, Elijah and the witches Luna and Lana arrived at Mystic Falls. According to Elijah, things have been stable enough for him to make the journey without fear of an upheaval happening in New Orleans. The witches had quickly made the acquaintance of Bonnie, who they knew came from the Bennett line, "we have to talk to you, we have a message from your ancestors." Bonnie went with the sisters for a walk in the gardens of the Mansion. "What is the message?" Bonnie asked the witches.
Klaus, Caroline were in the midst of their usual before sunset walk when Caroline suddenly squeezed Klaus' hand and paused. Inhaling deeply, she looked at Klaus who asked what was wrong, "my water broke," was all Caroline could get out before she was picked up and flashed inside the Mansion with Klaus calling out to everyone. It had been three hours with Dr. Fell constantly monitoring Caroline's dilation when she finally said it was time for Caroline to push. As pre-agreed, only Klaus, Rebekah, Elena and Bonnie together with the witches would be inside, the guys would all be outside the bedroom.
As Caroline started to push, the witches started to chant with Bonnie between the witches, the ancestors had said that it was important for them to aid the birthing since the baby was a 'supernatural' being. Having harnessed the powers of their ancestors and other witches ancestors while in New Orleans, the witches powerful magic affected ordinary vampires rendering Elena almost useless to assist Caroline. So it was up to Rebekah to aid Dr. Fell since Klaus hand was being held by Caroline in a bone crushing grip. As Caroline continued to push, the witches chant started to grow louder until the final push when simultaneously, the baby cried and the witches collapsed.
After briefly cleaning the baby, Dr. Fell wrapped the baby in a blanket and presented the child to Caroline who immediately enveloped the child in her arms with Klaus looking on, "he's perfect" was all Caroline could say teary eyed as she glanced at the baby then at Klaus. "Henrick Mikaelson," Caroline continued still glancing at Klaus who could do nothing but nod his head slowly still overwhelmed with emotion.
Since the witches chant stopped, Elena had regained her bearings, running to Bonnie who had collapsed a few seconds after the witches. "Bonnie!" Elena shouted, getting the attention of all the others in the room, Rebekah had checked for heartbeats of the three, "they are all alive but barely," taking charge and calling her brother and the Salvatores to carry the three out of the room and into another.
Ten minutes later, Klaus, Caroline, Rebekah and Elijah together with the baby where together in Klaus and Caroline's bedroom. Across the hallway, Elena was leaning down toward Bonnie, with the Salvatores also in the room, when Bonnie suddenly sat down grasping for breath. Turning to Elena she asked, "what happened?"
"You collapsed, together with the witches. The witches are in the other room still unconscious. Henrick Mikaelson, the baby, was born, they are all in the other room." Elena summarized.
Bonnie looked at Elena then at Damon and Stefan, "I want to try something, this might hurt." Then proceeded to squint her eyes at the three vampires.
"What the hell Bonnie!" Damon collapsed in pain on the carpet with Stefan and Elena.
Bonnie immediately stopped what she was doing, and with a bright smile said, "so what the witches said was true."
Elena looked at Bonnie in shock, "you got your powers back?"
Bonnie nodded, "yes, the witches said that their ancestors informed them that they needed to restore the balance with Henrick's birth. In the remainder of my lifetime, I will have to be witch guardian to Henrick to protect him that's why they gave me back my magic. They needed someone who could still practice outside of New Orleans, who could freely move around."
Stefan inquired, "so, you're a witch and the anchor?"
Bonnie looked at her three friends, "that's the thing, when the witches arrived here two weeks ago, they told me this would happen. They also said I couldn't be both the anchor and a witch, so both Luna and Lana, when they wake up, will wake up not as witches anymore but as the anchors. They sacrificed their magic for this birth to be achieved."
Despite being in the other room, all four of the occupants, Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Caroline had heard Bonnie's story. They looked at one another then back to little Henrick.
That's it Chapter 2. Appreciate some feedback and some suggestions on how you want the story to continue. Sorry, had to re-post, some technical error posting this Chapter earlier.
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