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Rebekah and Damon were on the road for a couple of hours when she finally couldn't stand the silence anymore. "Damon, what are we doing here?" He looked at her as if he had already forgotten that she was there. "I don't know. You tell me." They stared at each other for a moment in silence. Then they both cracked up and started laughing. "Where the hell are we anyway?" She asked him. "I have no clue. You tell me." They laughed even harder and decided to turn around. The way back home was filled with laughter because both decided to share some stories about stupid things their siblings had done when they were little. When they reached Mystic Falls they decided to go get something to eat at the Grill. They chose a table in back, both not really wanting to be seen. But Matt saw them anyway. He called Elena and asked her what the hell was going on with Damon and why would he go out with Rebekah. Elena told him that she had seen them this morning leaving the house together. She also told him to leave them alone; Damon was probably on some weird revenge trip. Matt hung up and looked at them for a while. When Rebekah caught his eye and smiled he just shook his head and went back to work.

Damon noticed that Rebekah suddenly look sad and when he turned around to see who she was looking at he saw Matt disappearing in the kitchen. "Don't worry. He will come around some time. He is not one to hold a grudge. His name is not Klaus." He laughed and Rebekah joined in. They started drinking again. But this time it was a happy drinking. Rebekah suggested playing a game. "What game?" Damon asked. "How about 'What if…?'?" She quickly explained how the game worked. Damon agreed but Rebekah had the first to answer. "So… What if you had never been changed?" She looked at him. Her smile froze on her faze and she thought about the question. "Well… I guess I would have gotten married, pregnant and old." She laughed. "Thank you mother for sparing me this hell on earth." She sighed and downed her drink in one gulp. "Now it's your turn. What if you could go back and tell the human Damon what would happen if he gets involved with Katherine, would you change your mind or would you still have at her?" Damon looked at his glass and filled it up again. Then he looked up at Rebekah. "I probably would have her change me, but I wouldn't have spent almost 150 years trying to find a way to rescue her." With that he emptied his glass. "And you… what if someone had told you that Klaus would, after 900 years, take your first shot at real love. Would you still go with him?" She sighed. "I have to admit I probably wouldn't have stuck with him as long as I did; even though the outcome of the situation would have been the same. This way I had a long life before I got daggered. What if you found someone who understood you better than Elena? Would you leave Mystic Falls and try to be happy with that person?" Damon eyed her very closely. Rebekah held his gaze. "Chances are pretty high that I might do something like that." She smiled. He took her hand and pulled her up. "Let's go." They walked back to his car and as if it was quite natural he drove to the Salvatore Mansion. They walked upstairs holding hands, passing a surprised and amused Stefan and a very angry Elena with not more than a "Good night." Elena couldn't manage to keep a growl inside. Rebekah turned her head upstairs and stuck her tongue out to Elena.

Stefan tried to calm Elena but she wouldn't listen to him. Angrily she stomped off already dialling Caroline's number.

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Lana and Klaus had moved from his room to one of the guest rooms since in his room the bed was just a pile of wood, feathers and a blanket. They had slept through most of the night. Klaus lay awake and watched his lover sleep. She seemed at peace. He brushed her hair out of her face and she cuddled closer to him with a sudden, peaceful smile on her face. He breathed deeply. His face darkened when he thought back to 1806. When he had lost her…

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It was 20 years after they had burned the white oak. He was in London. Elijah had left them. Klaus had felt agitated for sometime now. Something was missing. But he couldn't quite find out what it was. He had lots of women, blood and fun but it didn't satisfy him. One day when he and Rebekah were at a party he saw her again. Liliana. Lily. His almost sister. But she looked different. Of course vampires don't age but everything about her had changed. The way she walked, the way she looked at the people surrounding her was more self-confident than he could have ever imagined. The scared little girl that screamed for help was long forgotten it seemed. He walked towards her but his path was suddenly blocked by two tall servants. "The lady is not available for unworthy suitors." Klaus was stunned. She had bodyguards. Impressive. "Tell your Lady it is Niklaus Mikaelson who wants to talk to her. That will change her mind." Lana had heard his name and turned her head. "Leave him." She ordered. Klaus walked towards her. Her once warm and sparkling eyes now where cold and her face had an arrogant expression. "I see you have found me." She looked him up and down. Klaus almost felt uncomfortable but he knew how to work his charm. "Lily…" he whispered her name so that only she could hear it. "Why so cold. It is me: your beloved Niky." Using that hated nickname caused her wall to break down. A real, warm smile lightened up her face and her eyes sparkled just as Klaus remembered. But something else happened, too. It seemed as if the whole world had lightened up. Klaus felt a wave of awe rolling over him. He couldn't stop looking at her. She was angelic. He immediately wanted to draw her. He never had a muse, but she turned his world up side down with a smile that he had seen many times before. "What is it? Why are you just staring at me? Niky… people are staring!" her urgent whisper woke him from his trance. "Would you like to dance?" he offered her his arm. "It would be my pleasure, Nik." They entered the dance floor and soon they were the only people dancing. "I didn't know you were such a great dancer, Lily."

"You are not that bad yourself:" She laughed. And again Klaus world brightened up. "I have missed you, Nik. I wanted to go and look for you, but leaving all this behind isn't easy." He looked around. Everyone was whispering. He could hear them wondering who this handsome young man was and why Lady Liliana was dancing with him. "You seem to be very popular." She smiled and told him that when she had arrived 20 years ago she had lived in the streets of London. One day she was found by Lord Birmingham. He liked her exotic looks and took her in as a servant. But on the ride to his castle she compelled him to marry her. And thus she became Lady Birmingham. She told everyone she was only 16 so until she was 30 she could stay here. When her official 30th birthday came Lord Birmingham had an accident while he was hunting. Lana decided to leave London for sometime and went to France. But since she didn't like the French mentality she came back to London as Lady Liliana. Her youth and her beauty where a result of a special diet and fountain water from the north of Russia where the Volga started. Most women in London couldn't afford water from so far away so no one could proof her to be a liar. "You are lucky. This is supposed to be my last ball. I am preparing to move away from London." Nik could understand her decision. Staying for too long could make things difficult. "Let's leave together, Lily. I want to come with you." She agreed. A month later they left London and a pile of nasty rumours behind. On there way to Paris Lana and Rebekah grew very close to each other. They soon called each other sister. Klaus was officially introduced as Lady Liliana's bodyguard, while Rebekah became Lady Rebekah, a distant cousin of Liliana. Together they travelled through France, Spain and Italy. Klaus had drawn thousands of pictures of Lana, but never showed her one. Lana still kept her promise and had never told a soul about her feelings for Klaus. But Rebekah saw it. She asked Lana a couple of times but she refused to talk about that subject. When they were in Italy they met Elijah. Lana still was scared of Elijah finding out the truth and telling Klaus. She didn't know why but it was hard for her to be herself around him. Klaus noticed how she tensed up and one day he pulled her aside and wanted clarity. "What is it between you and Elijah?" He thought they were having an affair. He was mad. Lily belonged to him. Just because he had never told her so didn't mean she could wander off with his brother. Lana listened to him calling her a prostitute and then she exploded. "YOU were the one telling me over and over again that I should go after Elijah or Kol, why you even suggested Finn. You didn't care as long as I was to be taken by one of your brothers! And now that you have the feeling that I MIGHT actually have done what you have told me YOU ARE MAD AT ME?!" She glared at him. "You made me promise to tell you first whenever I am in love. Did I tell you? NO! So I am NOT in love with Elijah! And now leave me alone you…you bloody bastard!" He was hurt. He left for almost a week. Lana stayed at their Italian residence and cried for almost 4 days. No one was allowed to talk to her. Not even Rebekah. On day 5 Lana came out and went out for a snack. She killed over 150 people within 12 hours. She should be known as the Italian heartbreaker since she ripped her victims' hearts out and stomped on them. Klaus heard of this killing spree and fearing that something could happen to Lana or Rebekah he returned. He was shocked when Rebekah told him that Lana was the Italian Heartbreaker. He went after her and when he finally found her she was laying at the beach, her dress and skin bloody, her hair in tangles. She was a mess. "Lily… Why?" She didn't look at him. "Are you so blind? Do you not know what it means if a woman yells at you and then goes on the most gruesome killing spree in history? Don't you see what everybody else sees? Didn't you notice how you ripped my heart out and threw in the dirt?" She was crying silently. He sat next to her. She finally looked at him. The sadness in her emerald green eyes was deeper than the sea. He wanted to drown himself in it for having caused her so much pain. "I love you, Niky. I always did. That is why I couldn't tell you who it was. It was you. You were always the only one who had my heart in his hands." He picked her up and carried her home. He cleaned her and carried her to bed. He didn't say a word and neither did she. When he kissed her she let it happen and just very slowly she realised what he wanted to tell her with this kiss. Those words that he couldn't get out. That night he marked her as his. And she didn't want anyone else to ever have her like this. And neither did he.

1806

It was almost 800 years later when Klaus, Rebekah and Lana were back in there old home town. It was a cute little village by now. Nobody remembered the war between vampires and werewolves anymore. They lived there in peace. Lana had acted very strange since they had arrived. One day she told Klaus she had to leave to Salem, Massachusetts. She wouldn't tell him why. In an act of jealousy he followed her. He saw her with a young man. They hugged and laughed and she seemed very relaxed and happy with him. Klaus was furious. He compelled a local to find out who this man was. It was one of the seldom seen rich black people. His name was Victor Bennett. That night Klaus waited until the Bennett family sat at the dinner table. He knocked and compelled the servant that opened the door to let him in. Once he was inside he unleashed the beast that had ceased inside him for the last centuries. He killed everyone. He tore them apart like puppets. The old woman sitting at the head of the table tried to defend herself with a spell but Klaus in his rage just threw a chair leg at her chest. She was pinned to the wall behind her. While she died she had to watch how this gone mad vampire killed her family.

Meanwhile in Virginia Rebekah had a bad conscience so she travelled to Salem and searched for Nik. As she couldn't find him she looked for Lana. When she had finally found her she told her that Klaus was after her to find out what she was hiding. Lana feared that Klaus could have seen her with her greatgreatgreatgreatgreat(you get the point…)grandson and now would assume the wrong thing. She ran to the Bennett house as fast as she could. But when she entered it was too late. Klaus had killed them all. Her bloodline seemed to have ended at the hands of her lover. When suddenly she heard a scream from upstairs. It was Emilia, the youngest member of the family. She was only 16. Lana went upstairs and saw how Klaus stared at Emilia. "Niky… What are you doing?" She had tears in her eyes. He looked at her. "What is this? Who is she?" He saw the resemblance between Emilia and Lana. "Niklaus Mikaelson you have almost killed my entire bloodline." He was totally bemused by now. She grabbed Emilia and fled the house. She fled Salem. When Klaus returned to Virginia he found a letter.

"Dear Niky,

I should have told you my story a long time ago. But I couldn't. Now it is too late to undo the disaster. When I was 16 I was raped by a stranger. Ayanna forced me to give my daughter away. I was to tell nobody. You know I always keep my promises. I took Emilia to a place far away from you. Please understand that I can't be with you now. I know you only did what you did out of love. But I am deeply hurt by your mistrust. After 800 years of loyalty you didn't even bother to talk to me first. Maybe it is time that we separate. From now on I will watch over my descendants carefully. Don't go looking for me. If you find me I will leave again. Tell Bekah I love her. I will miss both of you. Don't forget me. Maybe I will come back one day.

Love, Lily."

That was the last thing he had heard of her. From then on Klaus has never felt love again.

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Now she was back. Lana woke up and felt that he had dark thoughts. "I love you for who you will be in the future. I promise I will always love you like I do now." He smiled, knowing she always kept her promises.

He hugged her tightly. "I love you too." It was the first time ever that he told her.

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The next day Rebekah, Klaus and Lana went shopping. In Rebekah's favourite store the girls started looking for new dresses. Klaus sat on a red couch watching them. Suddenly he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Caroline. "Hello Klaus." He was surprised that she would even talk to him. "Hello Caroline." She looked at him as if she expected to say something else. When he didn't she looked back at Elena and Bonnie, they were talking to a sales assistant. "I… uhm… I didn't know that you and Rebekah were still in town. I thought you would leave now that you don't have anything that holds you here." "This is our home now, Caroline. You better get used to see us around. We will not leave." Caroline was furious because he treated her so cold.

Lana was watching Klaus talk to a blond girl and asked Rebekah who she was. "That is Caroline. Klaus had a thing for her. But I guess now that you are back he doesn't care about her anymore."

Lana walked over to them. "Hey, my name is Lana and you are?" She looked Caroline up and down as if to find out whether she was a threat or not. "I am Caroline." Caroline looked Lana over and was stunned by her beauty. She noticed how Lana grabbed Klaus' hand. Before Caroline could say anything further Lana turned to Klaus. "Love, we are ready to try the dresses on. You know I need your opinion." She laughed. Klaus seemed to have forgotten Caroline was even there. "I'll be right with you." Lana left not without smiling at Caroline sweetly. Klaus turned back to Caroline. "It was a pleasure to see you again Caroline. Goodbye." With that he turned around and walked away. Caroline remained standing and watched him as he left. She was vexed. How dare he treat her like a stranger? Elena and Bonnie asked what happened they had just seen how Klaus had left Caroline standing. She didn't get a word out. She just turned bright red and started shaking. She was boiling with anger. They decided to stop the shopping trip and meet up again later at Bonnie's place.

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In the dressing room Rebekah and Klaus sat on a couch while Lana tried on the first dress. It was a red silk dress that ended above the knee. It had no cleavage but therefore the back was exposed completely. "Love, you look distressed. Does that have something to do with that girl, Clare?" He looked at her. "Her name is Caroline. And no it doesn't." He turned away and Lana knew that in this situation there was no talking to Klaus. That was how he was. Sometimes he could be very quiet, even with her. He soon left and the girls were to end their shopping trip alone.

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That night Bonnie, Elena and Caroline met up at Bonnie's place. When Caroline arrived 1 hour late she was drunk. She brought a bottle of Patron with her. Soon the others were drunk too. They started dancing and laughing around the house. "Caroline, sing for us!" Elena urged her. It wouldn't be Caroline if she didn't love to have the spotlight all to herself. She started to sing a song that wouldn't get out of her head all day. It was Ron Pope's A Drop I The Ocean. After she had finished the song she had tears in her eyes. She sat down and started sobbing softly. When her friends asked her what her problem was she looked at them. " I don't know. I am so confused." They assumed it was because of Tyler. But when they mentioned his name Caroline just shrugged. "No it is not him. We were over. It was too hard to keep it going. It's…" Bonnie eyed her closely. "Is it because of Klaus?" At the mentioning of Klaus, Caroline started to cry again. "He is such an ass. How could he do that to me? He just lied to me. And now this Lana. Who is she anyway?" "Caroline, why are you so obsessed with Klaus? He is the bad guy. You shouldn't be thinking about him and who he's with. Or are you in love with him?" When Caroline didn't say anything Elena exploded. "What comes next? You want to be Rebekah's best friend? Caroline, I can't believe this! After all he did to me, to us! He killed Jenna. He is evil! How can you even consider liking him?" Caroline looked hurt. "Elena, I didn't mean to. I mean I don't even know if I like him. It's just…" She didn't need to say more since Elena had packed her stuff and left without another word. Bonnie held Caroline close and told her to calm down and they could talk about everything in the morning. They soon fell asleep.

That night Caroline dreamed of Klaus for the first time. She woke up in the middle of the night, his name on her lips. She had to realize, she had feelings for him. "I need to stay away from him." She told herself over and over again until she fell asleep again.

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When Lana woke up she went upstairs to wake up Rebekah. "Bekah! Get up! It's your birthday. Come on! Shine and rise!" Rebekah turned over and looked at her grumpily. "What do you want? It is not even 11 o'clock. I don't care." She turned around again and Lana fell off of her. Lana pulled the blanket away and told her to get up and get ready. She had to get her hair done and then she had a massage appointment and and and… Then she left and walked back to Klaus' bedroom. He was already in the shower. She took of her shirt and panties, threw them in a corner and also got into the shower. She hugged him tightly from behind and closed her eyes as the water ran down their bodies. "Why does she hate her birthday?" "Because we never celebrated it as a family. I always tried to make it nice for her. You know I love birthdays. But it always ends in tears."

Lana thought about that and then she knew what to do about it. "I will make this her best birthday ever." Klaus turned around. "But before that you have to make this the best shower ever." She grinned and knew exactly what to do.

When she left the shower an hour later, she took Klaus' phone and called Elijah and Kol. After she yelled at both of them for 10 minutes because they forgot Rebekah's birthday they promised her to come by this evening for the surprise party.

Lana took her motorcycle and drove off to the grill. She asked where Matt Donovan was and the waiter told her he was off today. He also told her where he lived. "Humans… they trust a beautiful girl without hesitation." She mumbled to herself when she got on her bike. She knocked on Matt's door just a few minutes later. He opened the door just wearing boxer shorts. He looked still very sleepy. "Oh I am so sorry to have woken you up. Good morning. I am Lana." She smiled and held her hand out. He grabbed it. "Matt Donovan. But I guess you know that already, don't you? What can I do for you, Lana?" "Well I am a friend of Rebekah. I heard you and she had been friends." "Yea we have been. We are not anymore."

"That is sad. Because the truth is, she feels very bad for what she did to you. I am planning her birthday party. It is a surprise, so don't tell anyone. I had planned to invite you." "No." "Please. She wants to apologize. I know it. She just needs a little sign that you would eventually consider forgiving her." "What if I won't even consider it?" "Then you wouldn't be still standing in your underwear on your front porch listening to me." He had to laugh. "Maybe." She smiled her cutes smile, that smile where her dimples showed. And looked up through her eyelashes. "Thank you Matt. Tonight at 8 o'clock. At her house. Wear a tux." She turned around and left a puzzled Matt behind.

Her next stop was the Salvatore Mansion. When she knocked Stefan opened the door. "Hello. My name is Lana." "Klaus' new friend." "Old friend. You must be Stefan." He nodded. "What do you want?" " I actually want to talk to Damon. As soon as she mentioned his name, Damon appeared behind his brother. "Damon! What a pleasure to see you again." He smiled at her. "I just thought the same. How do I deserve this Honour?" "Well, since you are acquainted with Rebekah I wanted to invite you to her surprise birthday party. Tonight. Please come and if you want bring a date. Stefan, of course you too are invited." "We will come." "Great! See you at 8! Mikaelson Mansion. Don't be late! Oh, and it's a ball." Lana left on her bike before they had closed the door.

Damon had to convince Stefan almost all day until he agreed to go. "Alright. I will come. But I will take Elena with me." Damon gave Stefan a look. "No you won't." But the discussion was abruptly ended when Stefan called Elena and asked her. But since Elena refused to even set a foot in that house, Stefan decided to not go either.

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to be continued...