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Hello, my lovely readers. Sorry about how long it took for this chapter to get done, hopefully the next one will be up no later than two months from now. On with the show…

Chapter 3: Baby, This Is for You

It was infuriating. First, Esther freakin' Mikaelson appeared in their school. Then Klaus. It had been bad enough when it was just Rebekah, determined to steal everything Caroline worked for over a decade to achieve, but now Caroline's whole world seemed to be filled with Mikaelsons.

Well, you know what? That was fine with Caroline. Because she knew exactly how she would drive the Original Hybrids off of her turf. And that plan began tonight…

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"Miss Forbes, what a lovely surprise," Elijah Mikaelson, as polite as ever, answered the door to the Mikaelson residence and Caroline offered him a cheerful smile.

"Hello, Elijah. How are classes?" Caroline asked, just as politely.

Elijah's brows rose before Caroline added. "Everyone pretty much knows everything that everyone ever does in this town. So, it did not go unnoticed when one of the new, eligible bachelors started attending Whitmore college. No doubt they'll thank you; you're going to make their attendance rates rise." Turning her focus, Caroline peered around the foyer. "Is Klaus home?"

"Yes. Yes, he is," Elijah said. "Forgive me. I did not know you were looking for him. Would you like to come in?" He held out a hand, waving for Caroline to enter the house.

Caroline felt a pang of envy. She always felt a pang of envy when she entered into Klaus' domain. She loved the house. Hell, she loved a lot of things that Klaus had a hand in—if you did not account for murdering people she cared about or scaring the hell out of others—but he sure knew how to throw a party and he had really great taste in…everything. Yup. Envy.

"Caroline!" Klaus appeared with a smirk on his face. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

"You have my baby," Caroline snapped, folding her arms over her chest.

Elijah's eyes widened. "You have a baby? Niklaus, you have taken Caroline's baby? How many times have I told you to stop taking people's children over the centuries?" Elijah berated Klaus.

Caroline's eyebrows rose and she felt words forming in her mind as she tried to process the idea of Klaus stealing kids. Really? What in the hell was wrong with him? Other than everything, but his taste. Maybe he had a whole orphanage full of delightful children.

"I did not take a real baby," Klaus said smoothly, still smirking. "This time."

Again, Caroline felt a need to shake her head, which she did and walked past Klaus. "Where is it?"

"I thought you didn't want it!" Klaus called as Caroline headed for the grand staircase and he trailed behind her, Elijah behind his brother.

"Niklaus, I still do not understand. How could you have Caroline's baby, if she does not have a baby? Is this some kind of philosophical conundrum that I must work out?" Elijah demanded, catching Klaus by the elbow and turning his brother to face him.

"Elijah…" Klaus began to argue with Elijah as Caroline kept on, down the hallway, deciding that this felt like a good time to snoop into the confines of the Mikaelson homestead. Maybe she could find something to use against Klaus while she was here.

Seeing an unlocked door, toward the end of the hallway, Caroline figured it was Klaus and decided to open the door. "Get out!" Finn bellowed, closing his computer and Caroline let out a giggle. Looked like Finn found HBO and was using it for what many people used it for.

"Hello, Caroline. How delightful of you to make an appearance," Kol said, his hand on Caroline's shoulder.

Turning around, Caroline opened her mouth to snap at him when she saw he was naked. "Oh, my God! Kol! Seriously!" she shouted, slapping a hand over her eyes and she moved toward the other side of the hallway.

It was only when a door closed that Caroline opened her eyes and found she was trapped in a bedroom with Kol. "Get away from me!" she screamed at him and Kol laughed hysterically.

The door came off its hinges and Klaus looked from Caroline to a naked Kol and then Kol went flying out of his bedroom window. "Ow!" Kol bellowed. "I was just playing with her, brother!" Kol screamed up at them.

"Play with yourself! That's all you're good for, according to several sources from the 11th and 13th centuries!" Klaus shouted back.

Kol let out a snarl of rage, appearing in the broken window frame. "You take that back, you blasted wanker! You know that those witches were just angry because I jilted them!"

"It's nice to call people names, Kol," Caroline reprimanded Kol.

Kol groaned. "They were witches. I prefer witches. Do not try to shame me. Love means you can screw whomever you want, or was that Rebekah." Klaus sped over and shoved Kol back out of the window. "That was worth it!" Kol shouted.

Sighing heavily, Caroline shook her head. "Can we, please, talk about why I am here?"

Elijah appeared in the door. "So, mother expects the two of you to care for a plastic doll, to show you how life would be if you had children of your own? Does she not understand that her turning us into vampires prevents us from creating other life forms? Unless you count plants. I have quite the garden, toward the back of the house, if you'd like a tour, Miss Forbes."

"Elijah, go chase a doppelgänger!" Klaus snarled, taking Caroline by the hand and dragging her through the house. He stopped inside another bedroom and closed the door. "Where were we—" he began when a knock on the door interrupted them.

Klaus let out a hiss and then opened the door. "Yes?" he snarled.

Caroline's brows shot upward when she saw Esther on the other side of the door. Esther's face went from blank to happy, maybe a little too happy and Caroline wondered about her new teacher's extracurricular activities that involved witch-y herbs.

"Niklaus, I heard from Kol that you were home," Esther said, beaming and kissing Klaus on the cheek before pushing past him and beaming at Caroline. "And Elijah told me that Caroline was present. Hello, Caroline. Did you enjoy today's class?"

"Yes, Mrs. Mikaelson," Caroline replied. "It was very… informative." She plastered on a smile and wondered when she could enact her plan or whether she would have to wait for some other day, one where Klaus' family could butt the hell out of her plans.

"Mother, Caroline and I were having a conversation," Klaus began when Esther held up a hand, silencing him. Klaus walked to his bed and sat down, sulking. It might have been cute if Caroline didn't want to throw him through a window.

"Yes, Mother," Klaus mumbled.

Esther turned her attention to Caroline. "I wanted to ask what your plans are, for tonight, dear," Esther said.

"Oh? Tonight?" Caroline looked at Klaus. "I have a looottt of homework to catch up on."

"Oh, that is too bad. I thought you might stay for dinner." Esther frowned and Caroline thought about this offer. If she could not get rid of Klaus tonight, maybe she could collect information, over the course of dinner and then she could execute a plan to get rid of him.

"You know, I can get that homework done before school," Caroline said with a smile.

Esther looked at Klaus who looked equally pleased. "Good. I will have an extra place set." Turning around, Esther went to the door. "Please, remember to get to bed before midnight, Klaus, you have school in the morning." She left the room and Caroline let out a laugh at the sight of Klaus' look of fury.

"Now, you really do look like a high school boy," Caroline grinned at Klaus whose color slowly returned to normal.

Standing up, Klaus' eyes flicked from the floor, to Caroline. "What is it you wished to speak with me about?"

Caroline opened her mouth when someone knocked on the door and then pushed it open. "Nik, I'm inviting a few friends over, for a party this weekend and…" Rebekah stopped speaking when she saw Caroline and then she smiled in a way that sent Caroline's nerves on fire. "Oh, look at the two of you, all cozy in my big brother's room. How the gossip mill will love to hear this."

Grinning, Rebekah started to leave when Klaus sped across the room and caught hold of her hair, pulling her back into the room as Rebekah batted at his arm. "Nik let me go! I just went to the bloody salon, you bloody arse!"

Klaus let go and pinned Rebekah to a wall. "You will not discuss what you saw, or I will put you back in your box, are we clear, sister?" he questioned Rebekah with a gleam in his eyes.

"This is so not necessary," Caroline called to Klaus. "Everyone knows I don't do guys who don't shave."

"What?" Klaus and Rebekah exclaimed.

Caroline shrugged.

Letting go of Rebekah, Klaus waited until Rebekah was gone. "Now, we cannot be interrupted, once again, perhaps we shall talk about—"

Another knock came at the door. "Go away!" Klaus shouted.

"Niklaus, I need to talk to you. It is urgent!" Elijah called through the door, continuing to knock.

"Klaus, just talk to your brother," Caroline said.

"I talk to him enough," Klaus retorted with a surly expression.

Elijah continued to knock. "Niklaus?"

"Fine!" Klaus growled. He stomped over to the door and jerked it open. "What do you want, Elijah?"

Elijah looked from Klaus to Caroline. "I feel that there was a misunderstanding, earlier, in which you took my inviting Caroline, to see my garden, as some kind of romantic overture, which I assure you both, it was not. I do not come on to high school girls."

"And I don't date men who are like a billion years old. Although you do shave," Caroline cocked her head to the side, examining Elijah's jaw.

Klaus let out a snarl and slammed the door in Elijah's face. "You. Wanted. To. Talk. To. MEEEEEEE!" he cried, his eyes wide with fury.

Caroline took a seat in his desk chair. "Not if you're going to be rude I don't." She folded her arms over her chest and waited for Klaus to react.

"Rude?" Klaus cried, waving his arms in the air. "I am being 'rude?'"

"Yes. Elijah was trying to apologize for a misunderstanding and you slammed a door in his face." Caroline watched Klaus begin to seethe.

"Well, I am sorry, love, if I did not react accordingly." Klaus blew out a calming breath. "Elijah!" he called.

"Yes?" Elijah called back, obviously not having left from his previous position.

"I am sorry," Klaus said through the door.

"I know," Elijah replied.

"No, he isn't!" Kol and Rebekah shouted back.

Klaus let out a series of curses before he walked over to his closet, entered it and returned five minutes later, with the doll that was supposed to stand in for their spawn. "You wanted to talk about this?" he asked, waving the doll, by its arm at Caroline.

"I thought you were bonding with it," Caroline snapped, rolling her eyes.

"I gave it room," Klaus retorted, setting it on the bed, facedown.

Caroline scoffed. "Your closet?"

"It's larger than your bedroom," Klaus told her, smirking.

Caroline sneered and got up. She opened the closet door, gaped and then closed it. "Ugh." Tossing her hair over her shoulder, she continued. "I have made a list of things you will need to deal with and for the baby. I intend on being a modern, career woman and I cannot stay at home and take care of…that."

"What am I to do?" Klaus demanded, taking the list Caroline withdrew from her pocket. He purposefully caressed her fingers with his own before his eyes widened at the list. "This is preposterous. I have things to do too! How do you expect me to get anything done?"

Caroline shrugged. "Make it work. Women have dealt with parenting and trying to have lives for centuries." Turning, she headed for the door. "By the way, I really do have a lot of homework. Please, make my excuses to your mom."

"Caroline!" Klaus cried. "According to this list, tonight is your night!"

"We'll switch for the weekend!" Caroline called over her shoulder, speeding out of the house, a grin on her face. Klaus would lose it by tomorrow, and good-bye, Mystic Falls High.

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