WELL HERE IS THE THIRD CHAPTER, I HAD SIX WRITTEN BEFORE I STARTED PUBLISHING. ITS MOVING SLOW THE FIRST CHAPTERS BUT KCers ARE USED TO WAITING. KEEP READING AND I PROMISE IT WILL BE WORTH IT. AND ANY IDEAS JUST REVIEW XXXXX
CHAPTER THREE
New Orleans
-"Well here it is lets find out what lies behind the door of (Marcels compound)"
With that Stefan banged quite hard on the double doors, with a creek one of the doors opened and they were met by a a vampire with dreadlocks.
- "Yeah? what you want? theres no reunions today"
-"Reunions? we are here from Mystic Falls to see Klaus"
said Caroline
-"Mystic Falls? ah yeah thats right, thats where Klaus went and came back so chipper"
Caroline felt like she was going red even though vampires dont blush. They followed the guy with the dreads into a big courtyard and were told to wait. They sat there for a while and just as Carolkine felt like she would scream, they heard a familiar voice behind them.
-"Stefan? What o earth are you doing here?"
-"Rebekah hi, we came to see youre brother"
-"Oh what a surprise its always about my brother and men. Oh you bore me you men, you were so much more fun 80 years ago. Hello Caroline? How come you came too? Are you and Stefan..."
-"Urgh no, we are friends"
-"Oh well youre loss"
-"Well lets just get to what we came for shall we? then we can get out of here and back home"
Said Caroline in a very impatient voice, she just couldnt stand the anxiety being here was causing her, it was Klauses home she could feel his presence she could see his artwork on the wall. He had made a life here away from Mystic falls, away from her.
-"Oh well I have nothing better to do today so come on"
Rebekah lead them through the house into a large lounge, it was like a family room, and Caroline could feel Klauses presence even more here, espescialy when she saw his easil and paint brushes
-"would you like a drink?"
-"No lets just get to what brings us here"
-"Oh Caroline if I didnt know any better Id swear you were nervous"
Said Rebekah in an innocent voice.
Stefan decided to start the explanations before Caroline jumped at Rebekah, he started from the beginning of autumn and how everything had gone even more crazy than usual, he didnt give many details about his time in the safe or what effect it had on him. When he finished explaining he was surprised to see more than an hour had passed.
-"Well there you have it rebekah, and I will have that drink now if you dont mind"
-"we only have the real stuff here Stefan, no buuny blood"
-"No I can handle the real stuff now".
He smirked at her reaction to this, Rebekah went for the drinks and then she sat down after handing them a cristal cut tumbler of blood each she sighed and said
-"Oh well all that has happened since we left, Im sure Niklaus or Elijah will be able to tell you something about theese travelers, I myself was never interested in being all knowing"
-"We realy appreciate in Rebekah, when will either of your brothers be back?"
said Stefan in a polite way he knew how fragile Rebekahs feelings were and it made him feel good making her feel better about herself,he and Rebekah and formed a sort of friendship when on the search for the cure and he knew that after all her hardness and coldness she was just a girl at heart that had been forced to live 1000 years in her brothers shadows.
-"Well Im not sure they left before daybreak, something to do with Hayley and Klauses packs"
Caroline almost winced at what she had just heard.
Their pack she thought,they share a pack, a baby and obviously a life. Well I just need to get what we can on the travelers and its goodbye wolves.
But everytime she tried to think straight sat there not listening to Stefans and Rebekahs banter she kept remembering that day, and above all her bravado she knew deep down she would never feel like that again, so wanted, so needed, so special, but it was all just an act to get what he thought was a challenge. And for her wounded pride she just had to get over it.
-"So Rebekah" she heard Stefan say,-"Tell me is Klaus realy going to be a daddy?"
Caroline glared at him, Rebekah noticed the look and smirked to herself, it was a little piece of information she would keep to herself.
-"And why would you be interested in us Stefan?"
-"I thought we were friends, thats how I started to see you anyway, I just want to fill time until Klaus or Elijah get here and believe it or not I am interested in youre life, I do hope youre happier here or at least less bitter"
-"Well fat chance of being happy here or anywhere with our family revolving around Niklaus, but Im bored so Ill fill you in on all the original drama, I can tell shes dying to know anyway"
She said teasingly and looking straight at Caroline, who once again was glaring at nobody in particular. After they were filled in, they actualy were lost for words and that for the baby vampire was unusual.
-"Pick youre jaws up, what did you expect? for us to settle down to boring lives?"
It was all to much for Caroline to digest, she had to get out of here so she wooshed out before anybody could stop her, she knew Stefan would be ok with Rebekah after witnessing their chit chat.
She just walked and walked ignoring the scenery and deep in thought, relief that hayley was just a fling, anger that Hayley even had ben a fling, and so surprised at the story of Klaus and Marcel, and the way Klaus was fighting for his unborn child, even helping his wolf familys descendents. And like that she walked and thought for hours lost in the debate her brain was having, she new he wasnt good, she knew he had done terrible things to many people even to her friends and to her, he would never change, he was so volatile, so ruthless, so dangerous, so completly alluring and god damn sexy. -Stop it Caroline get a grip she told herself, Then she remembered something he had once said to her about how she felt when such a terrible person was capable of doing noble things just for her, that had made her feel almost honoured and he had done noble things, he forgave tyler for her forgetting revenge for her sake, unlike Tyler did she thought, the way he had come home for her graduation and saved her from the witches while the veil was down, and now she knew having so much going on here in New Orleans, then she remembered what he said to her -I intend to be youre last, however long it takes... And the way he said it with that accent. She hated not being in control, and hated the fact that hearing about Hayley and Elijah had made her feel so relieved. She wondered on into the city and decided she realy needed a drink. She stopped at the first bar she saw and ordered a straight bourbon
-Heres to you Damon Salvatore and the mess youve sent me to. She said to nobody.
MEANWHILE
-"Well, well, well, what have we here? Is that realy the noble Stefan Salvatore in my home?"
-"Hello Klaus, Elijah."
-"Good evening Stefan, to what do we owe the pleasure? Though I admit I am most surprised to find you here"
-"Yeah well, we needed to talk to somebody extremely old, and as you probably know you are the oldest people we know.
-"Ever the snarky one mate"
said Klaus amused how Stefan never lost his spirit no matter what happened.
-"Niklaus, lets hear him out, I am sure he wouldnt be here if it was not important"
-"Very well brother, Stefan the stage is yours..."
Once again Stefan explained all that had happened in Mystic Falls since the original family had left in june. Elijah listening and aking questions every now and then, Klaus also listened but his thoughts kept betraying him, seeing Stefan here in New Orleans reminded him of his last trip, and the exquisite baby vampire he had said farewell too along with a promise to never seek her again. He wanted to ask about her how she was but he had made a promise to her, and although he never minded breaking promises for her sake he would keep his word.
-"Well Stefan I certainly will try and find out as much as posible about theese travelers you refer to, It may take a while I shall have to look through a lot of ancient texts I have, and many are not even in a language spoken today. by all means you can stay ere with us if you feel that way inclined, or if you prefer you can take other acomodation"
-"Thankyou very much Elijah"
-"See how we can be friends!"
said Klaus sarcasticaly
-"Sure we can, when youre not trying to kill the girl I love or to over run my home with hybrids"
-"Now Now Niklaus be nice to our guest please I must admit that the travelers have peaked my curiosity,and especialy as they could be a threat to us aswell, Im sure even you must feel some amount of interest for theese people who descend from such powerful witches"
-"Oh alright Il be nice and play fair, fancy coming for a drink mate you know let bygones be bygones?"
-"Well I cant realy go until Caroline gets back from her walk..."
Klaus didnt believe hes ears, he tried to not show the feelings that were almost betraying hes cool attitude.
Stefan noticed the look in Klauss eyes, and just as he was about to laugh the door opened and in walked proudly Caroline Forbes like she was walking on to a stage, shoulders stiff head high and straight nerves were on edge and she swore her heart skipped a beat when she saw him sat there in the armchair lazely leaning back. Game on Klaus she thought.
-Hello Caroline
The way he says my name she thought.
-"Klaus, hi how are you?, Elijah, its nice to see you"
-"Good evening miss Forbes"
Klaus was thinking a million thoughts all at once, he was beside himself to see her again and it had not been him to seek her so he had kept his word to her, but he also realized that she had only come for their help with the travelers and that filled him with anger, and just as he always did he got nasty.
-"Honestly Caroline I honestly thought that after our recent encounter we were past the you using me to help youre friends part of our relationship"
He said with a great amount of venoum in hes voice
-"Well Klaus I just thought that you were my friend and that you wouldnt mind helping me out!"
She said in a cheerful tone not wanting to betray the whirlwind of emotions that were gooing through her mind.
-"Very well love, Ive already told Stefan we will help you out, so you are free to stay here while Elijah trys to find a solution to your problems."
-"Well thankyou very much she said snarkily"
-"This calls for a dinner party. I just love seeing how she handles you Nik and seeing you shut youre big mouth is worth celebrating to me..."
-"Very well little sister do as you wish, I have business to attend to. Diegoooo tell Marcel I want to see him now, about the pressing matter at hand"
With that he walked out of the room and to the church where he had to speak to the father about the human faction and their new mayor, while he waited for Marcel to arrive he sat in the gardens surrounding the church and just thought about who just happened to be in his city, his house, he felt insecure and out of control and he didnt like it, she always made him feel like this because he knew he was unworthy of someone like her so loyal and strong and light. He did not know what to think, she had made him promise never to see her again, and yet here she was if she didnt want to see him surely she wouldnt have come he knew they needed to know about those travelers but somebody else could have come, he didnt believe she would have come to manipulate him for the information, not after the way he had seen her that day so wild and yet so sincere. He believed they had a conection but as always the insecuritys leaked in making him doubt that all he thought she felt was real... Well he would just have to take it all as it went along, he would not show any weaknesses to nobody not even to Caroline, and then he actualy felt exited the challenge was on, he actualy had a chance to woo her and here a New Orleans away from her rightious friends. he returned home in a much better mood after finaly finishing choosing the new mwmbers of the human faction. He woud make the most of whatever time she was here, show her how to enjoy the fact she was inmortal and had the world at her feet.
