Author's Note: starting next Friday, I'm going to be posting every week (hopefully)
Anyways, enjoy the chapter and thank you to everyone who followed, reviewed, and followed this story. I also noticed how many people said this was a time traveler story...not exactly. You'll have to read to find out. In a way it's almost like time travel just not, if that makes sense.
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Chapter 2
Walking into the diner, Rebekah pouted as she slid into the booth, sitting across from Kol. She stole the strawberry milkshake he was holding and took a long drink, "Is there blood in this?"
"Maybe," he answered while taking his milkshake back, "What happened to your midnight revenge snack, little sister?" He mocked with a smirk.
"Shut up, Kol. Elijah stopped me before I could lay a hand on that doppelgänger bitch."
"Our brother pining for another doppelgänger?" Kol laughed, making Rebekah scowl, "Oh don't be like that, Bekah. If you're still hungry, I can order you some fries. I hear they are to die for." Rebekah gave him a look of unamusement and tried to snatch Kol's milkshake back, but he dodged her, "Or you're welcome to join me for a bite."
"And where do you suggest we do that? Half of this god forsaken town injests vervain."
The backwater diner they were currently sitting in was absolutely empty. Not even a waitress was in sight. Who would be serving at three in the morning anyways? Kol probably broke in. Although, his first act after being undaggered was normally more destructive than this. Rebekah just had to wait for it.
"Not a fan of spicy food?" Kol joked. Rebekah rolled her eyes at her brother.
Kol stood from his seat and held up a credit card, calling for the waitress hiding in the back to come over, "Nik was a dear and offered me his fancy little money card."
"You've been lying in a box for a over century. How the hell do you know about credit cards?"
"Like I said," Kol turned to the waitress walking towards him, "Nik gave it to me."
Rebekah ignored the bite marks on the woman's wrists and neck, and instead smirked at the idea of going out with her fun, psychotic brother.
After paying and flirting with the brunette, Kol offered his hand to Rebekah, "Fancy a walk?"
"Not really." She retorted as she took his hand, allowing him to escort her to wherever he had in mind.
Kol led her away from the rundown diner and they began walking in the opposite direction of Mystic Falls. Most of the council members or their vervain drinking children would be there, which would be an incredibly annoying inconvenience.
After about 30 minutes of endless walking, Rebekah realized Kol had no idea where they were going. Instead of yelling at him for making her walk around for no reason, she decided to enjoy his company.
Rebekah hasn't seen Kol in a over century. Nik daggered Kol left and right before Rebekah had a chance to talk with him. And he also daggered Rebekah for 52 years and then a few years later in the 20s for about ninety years. Not to mention the time Elena literally stabbed her in the back. Enjoying these rare moments was all she had.
So far on their walk, they've seen one man driving down this road and Rebekah and Kol killed him in seconds, draining him dry, grateful he wasn't on vervain.
"What about these Salvatore brothers? What's the deal with them?" Kol asked.
"They're ignorant fools. 'The protector's of Mystic Falls,' fawning over a stupid girl."
"The doppelgänger bitch?"
Rebekah smiled at the name she's given Elena, "Yep. Elena and her 'scooby gang,' as Nik called them, tried to have our brother killed."
"Did they?"
She nodded, "Summoned Mikael and everything." She left out the part where she helped because she wanted to avenge her not-so-dead mother.
"I thought I'd never say this, but I'm glad I was daggered during that. Father was-"
"Terrifying?"
Kol nodded. Neither knew what to say after that. Luckily none of them had to say anything.
"Incendia."
The two Originals looked at each other, both recognizing the spell, before flashing towards the voice. They found themselves standing at Wickery Bridge watching as it went up in flames.
On the other side, two children were walking away, in the direction towards the town.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Kol asked without looking at Rebekah.
In a blink of an eye, Kol and Rebekah were following the two children, keeping their distance so not to be seen or heard.
A teenage boy and a small little girl. Rebekah took note on the expensive, designer clothes they were wearing. Looked as if they just walked out of a dinner party. Although, the boy was missing his coat and his trousers and white dress shirt were stained with dirt and torn t some parts.
She also took note on the fact that the girl was a witch. Her voice was recognizable as she rambled on to the boy, who apparently was her brother.
Their names were Noah and Adriana. No last name was ever mentioned or anything about what they were. Everything else the girl talked about was either about how hungry she was or about how much she missed her dog. Nothing of importance.
As their search went on, Rebekah couldn't help but think the children reminded her of someone she knew. The boy, especially, looked awfully familiar. But it couldn't be. Could it?
The mysterious children walked side by side for about fifteen more minutes before a speeding car almost hit them.
Before Rebekah could act, the boy picked up his sister at an inhuman speed and dove into the grass, barely missing the car.
As the car came to a stop, none other than Caroline Forbes ran out.
As much as Rebekah wanted to watch the interaction, her phone started buzzing incessantly. Before Caroline could get the chance to hear the device, she pulled Kol away and disappeared into the night.
"Oh my god! I am so sorry!" Caroline apologized, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?" She then questioned, making sure she didn't just injure two innocent kids.
The boy groaned and nodded, "Yeah, we're alright." He answered, dusting himself off, not looking up at her yet.
The little girl stood up, curls bouncing in the process. She looked up at Caroline and her face instantly paled, "Mom?"
Noah finally looked up at the woman who almost ran him over with her car when his sister uttered those words. His jaw dropped at the sight before him.
His sister threw herself at Caroline and hugged her tightly around the waist, "Oh Mommy I knew we'd find you!" She cried in joy and relief.
Noah was about to walk up to her too when he noticed the ring that was on her finger and the ring that wasn't. A lapis lazuli stone. A daylight ring? Impossible. His mom didn't need a daylight ring. He then noticed the absence of her prized wedding ring, which he has never seen her without. Ever.
Caroline's face looked younger than usual and her attire was something his mother wouldn't normally wear. She wore better on her worst days.
And judging by her shocked face, she wasn't who she looked to be.
If this wasn't his mom, then who was she?
Noah decided to jump into action when Adriana looked hurt and confused when Caroline didn't hug her back, "Adriana, sister, please," He pried her off of Caroline with little difficulty, "My apologies miss. My sister here must have mistaken you for our mother. You do look awfully like her," he covered up, his English accent full on display compared to her American one.
It wasn't exactly the a lie, but what was he supposed to tell this strange woman wearing the face of his mom? 'Hey! Sorry, my sister thought you were our missing mom, because you look exactly like her except you're just a freaking vampire! Oh and by the way my sister is a witch who just burned down a bridge not even twenty minutes ago, surprise!'
"Noah, she's just a vampire." Adriana whispered to him, voicing a part of his thoughts, forgetting vampires have amplified hearing and this woman just heard everything she said.
Because Adriana was a witch, she could sense vampirism and witchcraft from others. Sensing a werewolf was harder, but the older the werewolf, the easier it was.
Caroline looked at Adriana, shocked that she knew about vampires at such a young age. Once again, she's clearly not his mother.
"What she meant was..." Noah tried as he took his little sister's hand, thankful for how tiny she was and how easy it would be to get her out of here if needed.
"You know? A-About vampires?" Caroline asked when he didn't come up with an excuse.
Adriana looked to Noah then to Caroline, contemplating on what to do. Although this wasn't their mom, Adriana could never look her in the face and lie.
"No!"
"Yes!"
They answered at the same time. Noah cursed himself for not preventing Adriana from saying the truth.
"Look, thank you for almost hitting us with your car and all, but we really have to get back to our...house," Noah said as he realized he had no place to stay.
Since this wasn't his mom, odds were the house she built a few decade ago in this town wasn't there either. And he left his wallet in his room back home, so he had no money to pay for a hotel room. Damn.
"Well," Caroline stopped him, "do you need a ride there? I mean I did almost run you over and all."
"How do I know you won't attempt homicide again?" He deflected, not knowing if he could trust this woman just yet.
"You really think I could kill you?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips.
Without missing a beat, Noak replied, "What can I say? I'm a feminist. Women empowerment and what not."
"It's not safe out there."
"I'll take my chances."
Noah began to walk past Caroline in the direction he was going before the incident. Adriana tightened her grip on her hand and turned her head to look behind them. He felt her waving to Caroline.
With his advanced hearing, he could hear Caroline struggling to find a way to get him to come back. Did he know where he was going? No. But could he trust Caroline after just meeting her? Double no. He needed to think of Adriana above all. Something went terribly wrong with his Aunt Bonnie's spell and until he fingered it out, he wasn't going to gamble with the life of his baby sister.
In a desperate tone, she shouted, "There's a murderer out there!" His attention was hardly caught at that as he continued walking. He's countered much worse than a human murder in his sixteen years. This was no threat to him, "I wouldn't want him...or her," she added, "getting to you."
"Trust me. He or she won't be a threat to us."
"Can you handle a 1000 year old family of ancient vampires?"
That stopped Noah straight in his tracks. Not because he was frightened of Caroline's idea of a potential threat, but because he only knew three people who were around that age and one of them was certainly wasn't one thousand years old.
Noah turned to face Caroline, not moving from his spot on the empty road, "What do you know about them?"
Perhaps if she told them who this family was, then he could get a better a idea of what was happening around here.
"Maybe I'll tell you. If you let me give you a ride."
Stubborn. That didn't change. She was still stubborn and persistent.
Sighing in defeat, Noah walked back over to stand in front of Caroline, "Don't think this means I trust you." With that he walked across the empty road to where her car had spun to a stop, not missing how he could practically feel Caroline smiling at her small victory. He lead Adriana to the back seat, making sure she chose the middle seat so he could see her easier. Noah hopped in the passengers seat and waited for Caroline to start the car. He prayed that he wouldn't come to regret this.
When she got in, she turned to Noah, "My name's Caroline by the way. Caroline Forbes."
Noah faked ignorance as if he didn't know that, "Noah," he held out his hand, which she took, "That's my little sister, Adriana." Noah purposely avoided using his last name, knowing he couldn't for safety reasons.
"Hi, Caroline!" Adriana greeted from the back seat, waving enthusiastically.
Caroline adjusted her rearview mirror to see Adriana and smiled brightly, "Hi, sweetie."
When Caroline grabbed her phone, Noah resisted the urge to hit his head against the dashboard when he realized he left his own cell in his jacket pocket, which he took off before everything happened.
Caroline pressed a few buttons before handing her phone to him, "Here. Type in the address."
"The address?"
"To your house. Duh!"
Noah laughed, nervously, rubbing at the back of his neck, "Right, my house," he winced, "About that..."
"Come inside. You can set her in the guest room. Up the stairs, second door on your right." Caroline instructed.
Noah carried his unconscious sister up the stairs and carefully laid her on the quest room's bed. He took her shoes off and set them next to her. He then pulled the maroon blankets over her and brushed the hair away from her angelic face.
"I promise I will protect you, Ree. Always and forever."
Adriana snuggled further into the blankets in her sleep and with that, Noah left, leaving the door cracked open.
He walked back downstairs where he left Caroline by the door, only to find she wasn't there anymore.
"Caroline?" He called out.
"In the kitchen!"
Noah took a deep breath, preparing himself to face her again, and then walked in the direction her voice came from until he found himself in the kitchen. When he got there his eyes scanned over the room, quickly finding the perky blonde with her back to him.
He leaned against the counter and waited patiently for her to turn around.
"Coffee?" She offered.
"Thank you, but I shouldn't."
Setting the coffee pot down, Caroline finally faced him.
An awkward silence fell over them as neither one knew what to say. Noah had a million questions, because nothing was the same here so far. His mother was just a vampire for god's sake!
He was sure Caroline had thousands of questions for him as well. Like why was he walking around the streets alone at 3am? Why was he and his sister wearing such fancy clothes? Or more importantly, how did they know about the supernatural? So many damn questions he won't answer.
Not knowing how to fill the silence, Noah reached for a picture sitting behind him. It was a photo of a man and woman smiling with a little girl in front of a fountain, "Is this you?" He asked, pointing towards the little girl.
Caroline walked closer to see the photo he was holding, "Uh yeah. I was about six there."
"Hmm." Not much younger than Adriana, he noted, "Who are the other people?" He asked, genuinely curious. He's never seen either of the two adults before.
"That's my mom and that's...uh that's my dad." She said, pointing to each person as she introduced them. Noah noticed how she paused before pointing out her father. Caroline looked torn up when she spoke of him.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
Caroline shook her head as if to shake herself out of it and mask whatever emotions were about to overwhelm her, "Yeah of course. Just revisiting memories." She said with a small smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
Noah looked at her in disbelief, "You're lying."
"What?" She asked shocked.
"You're lying. Your tells are so evident. The way your voice shook and the emotions that crossed your face, even for a split second, when you mentioned your dad are the most obvious signs. However you hesitated before looking me in the eyes again and even now you can't keep eye contact like you did earlier. Shall I continue?" He could keep going with ease. Tears almost welled up in her blue eyes, but she blinked them away faster than they appeared. The least evident tell that most people would struggle to notice was how her voice got deeper with emotion. His mom did the same thing so he was used to it.
Caroline looked at him wide eyed for a moment before speaking, "Wow. Where did you learn how to read people?"
"My uncle taught me. Although I'm sure my dad knows a lot about it too."
Slowly taking the picture from his hands, Caroline sighed, "My dad...died last night." She admitted.
"Oh." Noah said, showing sympathy for her.
She scoffed sadly, "Yeah, well he had a choice. To become the thing he hates most or he'd die. He wasn't a fan of vampires so..." she trailed off, playing with her daylight ring.
Not knowing what to say or how to comfort this unfamiliar woman, Noah did what he always did when his mother needed comfort. He reached for Caroline's hand and squeezed in support, "I am truly sorry, Caroline. A father's love is important, even for a vampire."
With tears in her eyes, Caroline nodded. Wanting to change the subject for her sake, Noah asked about her mother who she was more than willingly to talk about. As she was talking, Caroline put the photo back in its rightful place, facing Noah.
It was eerie but astonishing to be looking at Caroline's parents. In a way, it was like looking at his grandparents which he never got the opportunity to do before. Never once has he seen a picture of them or met them because he wasn't born before they died.
He eyed the photo, just now focusing on the lack of a certain person. There was someone missing in this photo. Worst part was, it didn't seem like Caroline know.
Noah watched as Caroline yawned for the fifth time since they've been talking, breaking him from his thoughts. She took another sip from her coffee, probably hoping it'd help her stay awake a bit longer.
How long has she been awake anyways? Her dad had died just last night which was only a few hours ago. Has she even slept at all? When she almost hit them with her car, it was about 3am meaning she could have very well not have slept in a while. One thing Noah knew about grief was that sleep was your friend. At least that's what he's heard. As long as the mind wasn't awake to remind you or your loss, then you'd be fine. Maybe. How was he supposed to know, he's never grieved anyone. And he prayed that was the way it'd stay if he ever returned home.
"Caroline, I think I'm going to head up to bed now." When she nodded, he stood to his full height, almost reaching Caroline's height without her heels. He walked towards the door, but turned around once more, "You should too. Goodnight, Caroline."
The next day
"Rebekah? Tell me how handsome I am," Kol asked, checking himself out in the mirror.
"Ah, Kol, you know I can't be compelled." She grinned.
Neither sibling had spoken a word about what they witnessed last night. It was their little secret. Besides, if Nik found out, he'd take an unwanted interest in the children.
"You went after Elena? What is wrong with you?!"
Speaking of the devil, "Here we go," Rebekah sighed.
"Do you want another dagger in your heart?!" Nik threatened.
"Again with the dagger threats? Don't you have any other tricks?" Kol defended, taking the heat off of Rebekah.
Klaus turned to Kol, "Oh, go back to staring at yourself!"
"And who are you, my father?"
"No, Kol, but you're in my house."
"Then perhaps we should go outside." Kol challenged, glaring at Nik.
Rebekah was a second away from joining there feud, but before she could, Esther walked in.
"Enough!" She yelled, instantly breaking up the fight, "Niklaus. Come."
Kol snickered and mumbled a dog joke, watching as Klaus left the room ready to punch something.
Kol's smirk fell and he exchanged a knowing look with Rebekah.
After everything calmed down, Kol went back to 'staring at himself' and Rebekah tended to her finished nails.
Not even a minute later, her phone buzzed beside her. She picked it up, careful not to smear her nail polish, to see it was a text from Kol.
Sighing, she opened the text.
'You're welcome :)'
Rebekah shot Kol a glare, which he caught from the mirror. 'Try not pissing Nik off next time! And where did you get a phone?' She typed.
'Remember that credit card?'
'When?'
'That's irrelevant'
'Hardly'
Annoyed, Rebekah threw the nearest pillow at Kol, which hit him in the back. Finn smiled at their bickering, but said nothing.
'Rude' he texted once he got back to his phone that had fallen, 'On to more important matters. We need to talk about you know what'
'We will just not now' Rebekah looked into the mirror and met Kol's eyes, then signaled with her hands to the ears listening to them.
'Right. Tonight then? At the dance.'
'What if Nik or Elijah hears us? Or even worse, Mother?'
Kol scoffed aloud, causing all eyes to land on him. He ignored them and responded, 'Bekah, please. Let your big brother handle the details ;)'
'We're going to end up dead by night's end'
'Rude'
Rebekah smirked into the mirror, catching Kol's scowl.
"Caroline, it's Tyler. I know I should have called sooner, I just kinda freaked out and left. But I heard about your dad and I'm sorry. I'm really sorry Caroline. I'm out doing what he said. I'm gonna fix myself and come home to you. I love you."
As Caroline frowned and set her phone back down, she heard the little patter of feet walking on the hardwood floors, meaning Adriana must be awake.
Before she could confront her or offer her breakfast, there was a knock at the door. Confused, Caroline walked over to answer it, but nobody was there. Looking down, she saw something.
A box. All there was, was a box with a ribbon and an envelope with her name written on it.
Caroline brought it to her room and set it on the bed. Inside the envelope was an invitation to the Mikaelson's Ball. Wondering if that was all it read, she turned the card over.
'Save me a dance. Fondly, Klaus.'
Caroline scoffed, "Seriously?"
She put down the envelope and lifted the lid of the box, curious as to what was inside. Inside laid the most beautiful dress Caroline has ever laid eyes on. She was in awe at the sight of it, momentarily forgetting who it was from.
"Wow...that's stunning!" Adriana said from beside her, startling Caroline.
Caroline put the lid back on the box and turned to face Adriana, "Hey, sweetie! When did you wake up?"
"Not too long ago. Who got you that?" She asked, pointing to the box on her bed.
"Uhh...a neighbor."
Adriana moved to sit on her bed, her curls bouncing as she did, "It's very pretty. My mom has a dress like that."
"Really?"
Caroline adored her little accent. It reminded her of her 'gift giver.' Although it was much cuter coming from her.
"Yeah. My daddy got it for her. He also got her a very shiny bracelet to go with it. My mom said that he spoils her too much, but I think she secretly likes it. Hey, you should wear a shiny bracelet too! You'd look really pretty."
Caroline smiled at the girl then moved to her nightstand, "Well I have just the bracelet," she opened the top drawer and pulled out a box, "See," she opened it, handing the infinity bracelet Klaus got her for her birthday to Adriana.
"Wow, that's perfect." she giggled.
"Yeah," Caroline smiled.
"Yeah."
Little did either blonde know, Noah was leaning on the doorway watching the scene in front of him. He smiled as Caroline tickled his sister, making her laugh about.
It made his chest ache, because it reminded him of...home.
"Hello, Noah." Adriana said as her laughter died down.
"Sister." He greeted.
Caroline turned around, once again shocked she didn't hear him coming, but Adriana who wasn't even facing the doorway did.
"Good morning, Noah. Did you sleep well?" Caroline asked.
"The best I could in these clothes I suppose." He gestured to his dirty dress clothes.
Caroline face palmed herself, "Oh my god! I totally forgot. I should have some old clothes from when I was a kid for Adriana to wear. And Noah, I could stop by my friends, Matt or Tyler's house for something that could fit you. I don't have time to shop today and I'm sure you would want some more comfortable clothes to wear."
"She's going to a ball with Klaus!" Adriana exclaimed, ignoring the last half on her sentence in favor for the part about where she didn't have time to shop.
Caroline turned around, "How did you-"
"I read your card."
How old was this kid? Caroline wondered. At that age, she didn't even have the attention span to read fancy cards. Then again, she hasn't seen anything like this before until now.
Noah could see the card from where he was standing. He tried not to show his shock when he read Mikaelson Ball. When Adriana flipped the card over, out of the many words, two stuck out to him. 'Fondly, Klaus.' His face paled. At first he thought he hadn't heard Adriana right when she said Klaus, but now he was sure. Klaus Mikaelson is in town.
New plan. Find out who the hell is all in this town and find out who are their allies and who are their enemies, "We'd really appreciate that Caroline, thank you. Come Adriana. Let's give Caroline a moment to herself."
Adriana hopped off the bed and ran after her brother, waving bye to Caroline.
Confused, Caroline sent a quick text to Matt and Mrs. Lockwood, knowing Tyler wouldn't answer her messages.
"Noah, you'll burn a little track through Caroline's carpet. Why are you so stressed?" Adriana asked, sitting on the couch in Caroline's living room, watching her brother pace in front of her.
"I'm not stressed, Adriana."
"Yes you are, liar" she scoffed, "You do that thing when you're stressed."
"What thing?" He asked, running a hand through his hair.
"Well for one, that," she pointed to the hand tangled in his curls, "Daddy does it too."
Noah threw himself onto the couch next to his sister and sighed, knowing she was right. For a seven year old, his sister was quite intelligent and observant. Although, perhaps that had to do with her supernatural genes and supernatural family history.
"Adriana, do you know where we are right now?"
She hummed and tapped her chin, pretending to think about it, "Mystic Falls, but judging by your little freak out at Wickery Bridge last night, you knew that. So why ask?"
"Because, we are not supposed to be here. Everything is different. Do you see that?" Adriana nodded and Noah cut her off before she got to say some snarky comment he knew was coming, "Good. Now I need you to make me a promise. Can you do that?"
"Maybe..." she teased.
"Adriana!"
"Alright yes, yes I can. Jeez."
In a more serious tone to get her attention, Noah faced Adriana, "You can't let anyone know about our family or our powers. Especially yours."
"Why not?" She asked, her face scrunched up in confusion.
Noah pulled Adriana into his side and she laid her head against his chest, "We can't trust anyone in this town, Ree. Not even Caroline."
"Well I trust Caroline."
"I do too," he agreed, "but not with this. Do you understand?"
Reluctantly she nodded. "I mean it, Adriana. No names that indicate who we are related to, no supernatural advantages unless needed, nothing."
"I get it! I get it! I give you my word, brother."
Noah knew she wouldn't dare break her word, because never once in her life had she done so. He kissed the top of her head and smiled softly.
"Noah?"
"Yes?"
"Why doesn't Mom remember us?"
Noah took a deep breath, taking in the change of mood within his sister, "That's not our Mom and this isn't our world. I think it was the spell Aunt Bonnie did." His aunt was extremely powerful, but at the moment she did the spell, she was at her weakest. Either she meant to do this rare spell or something went wrong.
Thinking back, Noah should have asked what spell she was doing. He never understood witchcraft, but he could have at least found out what to expect. His first thought was she was doing a stronger protection or cloaking spell over the many she already had.
He sighed aloud. Witches. They could really be a real pain in the ass sometimes.
"I miss them." Adriana mumbled into his shirt.
"Me too," he replied, remembering his family they were forced to leave, "I swear it, Adriana. I will find a way back home. Whatever it takes."
"Kol."
"Mother." He greeted in return, not looking up from his phone. It may have taken him an hour, but he finally got the hang of the device and was now addicted to it. There were so many games to play and master.
"Who are you bringing to the Ball?"
"No one."
"No one?"
"Precisely." What did his mother expect from him? He's been in this town not even a day yet. He hasn't met anyone new besides that pretty little waitress who he went back to this morning and killed.
"My brother without a woman clinging to his arm? Losing your charm?" Rebekah mocked as she entered the room.
"Oh please. Women can hardly resist me."
"Great. Let's go."
"Where?" He asked while putting his phone in his pocket.
Rebekah looked at him as if he was a fool, "To get you a date. Are you coming?"
At first Kol was ready to decline her offer, to stay home and play with his new phone, but the look Rebekah was giving him made him reluctantly stand up.
Not even ten minutes later of Rebekah's terrible, dangerous driving that had him holding onto the dashboard to keep from slamming into it, they were at a place called Mystic Grill. Sounds promising.
While Rebekah attempted to park her car, Kol asked, "Are we actually here for me?"
"Nope. Not at all." Kol tried to ignore the way the car came to a screeching halt, only halfway in a parking spot.
"Then why am I here?" Kol groaned, ready to go back home.
Rebekah shrugged her shoulders, "For one, saving you from a dreaded conversation with Mother about a date-"
"All because she's making Nik bring a girl." Kol added, laughing to himself.
"-and two," she ignored him, "why not? Besides we haven't been back to Mystic Falls for centuries..."
Kol knew she was still talking, but his attention was drawn elsewhere. Across the street was a brunette woman with beautiful caramel skin, walking into a library.
He licked his lips in anticipation. Perhaps she'll be his date?
"Kol are you listening to me?" She smacked his arm.
Undoing his seatbelt, which was only necessary because of Rebekah's driving, he hopped out of the car, "Nope. Not at all. But uh, have fun with your little friends."
With that he walked across the street towards the library the woman had walked into, ignoring Rebekah's complaints.
He walked into the unfamiliar building and compelled the older woman at the desk to tell him which direction she went. She pointed behind him and Kol looked up to see her by a bookshelf on the second floor. He quickly compelled the librarian to forget him then made his way upstairs.
Kol tried to follow her without her knowing, pretending to be looking for a book near her.
She was alluring. Her hair was dark and flowed down her back, effortlessly. The forest green cardigan she was wearing complimented her intoxicating green eyes perfectly. Kol was immediately attracted to her. He wanted her.
She'd either make a good date or delicious snack. Maybe even both.
Not paying attention, Kol dropped a book, drawing her focus to him. She looked confused for a second before closing her book and walking over to him.
"I'm sorry, but you look really familiar. Have we met before?" She asked, seeming to try and place his face on someone she's met.
"I would have remembered a pretty face like yours." He flirted with a wink.
For a moment, Kol was lost in her eyes. The girl shyly smiled at him.
"Smooth," She commented, regaining her composure, "I'm Bonnie."
Kol smirked, not missing the way her eyes roamed over his body before returning back to his eyes.
"Kol. It's a pleasure to meet you."
He held out his hand to her, but before she could take it, two obnoxious kids ran through the library, knocking Bonnie backwards. She dropped her books, but having fast reflexes, Kol caught her before she could fall too.
"Falling for me already, love?" He quipped.
She looked up at him bewildered and muttered, "Oh my god! You're a- you're a vampire!"
After Rebekah found Matt and invited him to her family's ball, she went outside and leaned against her car, waiting for Kol. They'd have to be back for the dance soon, but Rebekah wanted to make a quick stop on the way home.
If Caroline was at The Grill and, by chance, the Sherif was on duty then perhaps those children she nearly ran over last night were at her house. Either that or they're at their own house, wherever that may be. Rebekah had scanned over The Grill and none of the few children in there were recognizable. Which meant if they weren't with Caroline, then odds were they are at her house.
Checking the time once more, Rebekah groaned as she saw how much time her brother has spent chasing some girl, "Dammit, Kol." She mumbled. They didn't have much time, so she decided to call him. Before she could though, Kol flashed in front of her and snatched her phone from her hands.
"Not needed, sister."
"Where the hell were you?" She crossed her arms over her chest.
Kol sighed, handing her phone back, "I saw a pretty face, nothing more. Now where to next?"
Rebekah walked over to the drivers seat while Kol got in the passengers, "Home. But first, I'd like to make a stop at the Forbes' house."
Kol smirked, knowing exactly why she wished to go there, "By all means, sister, lead the way."
"Cups. Cups. Where would Caroline keep her cups?" Noah mumbled as he searched the cabinets for a cup. Once he finally found them, he turned to pour a glass of juice for Adriana.
"Took you long enough," Adriana snapped when he finally gave her the glass. Just as she brought the cup to her lips, she caught the glare her brother was shooting at her, "I meant thank you, Noah, sweet brother of mine."
With a satisfied smile, Noah hummed in response, already growing bored with his day. Normally at his house, there were so many people in it that he'd never grow bored. But now that he was god knows where, he couldn't have been more lost.
Suddenly Adriana gasped as her glass shattered into pieces in front of her, drawing his attention back to her, "Bloody hell." She whispered.
"Hey! Don't say that." Noah chastised. He looked his sister over, making sure she wasn't injured before searching for something to clean up the juice with, "What happened?"
Adriana looked around the room, not exactly pleased with the situation, "I'll tell you what happened! My fuc-" she but her lip before the curse word slipped, "My magic. Fickle little thing, yeah?"
Noah sighed, picking up the glass. His sister, being a young but powerful witch, had little control over her powers. Sometimes it overwhelmed her, causing horrid winds or breaking things like glass. Other times, she fainted or got a bloody nose like many witches tend to do when overexerting themselves. It wasn't her fault though. She had a powerful bloodline to live up to.
"It is alright, sister. I'll clean this up, you go wait on the couch."
Adriana quickly left her seat at the table and ran into the living room.
Noah threw away what was left of the glass, hoping Caroline wouldn't be too upset over the mess they've made. Her hospitality was already a gift itself. The least they could do was honor that and not shatter glasses after a few hours into their stay.
Where would they go if Caroline was to kick them out, or she found out the truth about them? He had no money and technically knew nobody in this town. All they had was Caroline.
"Noah..." He heard Adriana call from the other room with a hint of fear and uncertainty in her voice, completely unlike her.
Dropping everything, Noah ran to the living room only to stop by his sister's side at what he saw. His heart skipped a beat and he was sure the people standing at Caroline's door noticed.
"Bloody hell." He muttered, momentarily forgetting he had told Adriana not to say that like five minutes ago.
Through the window of the front door, stood Rebekah and Kol Mikaelson.
Seeing as there was no recognization on either of their faces, Noah pushed Adriana to stand behind him, taking a protective stance in front of her.
"Well, aren't you two adorable," Rebekah cooed.
"Hello little ones," Kol came closer to the door, "Be good children and open the door, would you?"