Author's Note -

I'm sorry if the story seems to be going slow, but I have lots of things planned for the story! It greats more interesting, I promise. & a disclaimer, I don't own anything.

Chapter Four

The newly chopped wood was being carried to the side of the house, placed inside a crate with the rest of dark logs, just in time for lunch. The rest of the family was also making their way back home. Niklaus checks on the girl but she was still asleep. He pulls the chair that was tucked underneath the table out and positioned it in front of the bed. He sits down, arms crossed, patiently waiting for her to wake up, or at least move.

He hadn't noticed it before with her face covered in blood, but now he could see it more clearly. She was beautiful, he thought. The other girls in the village were average, nothing special. The girl in front of him already intrigued him, being from the future, a different time and all. He found himself wanting to know more about her, about her time. "Nik." He heard Rebekah say beside him with a hand on his shoulder. "Let her be, come, lunch is ready."

A few hours has passed now and the sun is starting to set just as it did the night before. In the guest room, the girl begins to stir. Slowly her eyes flutters open and her vision is temporary dazed. Raising a hand, she rubs her eyes before jumping back, shocked. Her back hits the wall harder than she expected. What am I wearing? Quickly, she gets off of the bed and exits the room. The place was huge, there was a small staircase that led to a room upstairs. She finds a doubled door, which she guess leads outside.

Opening on of the doors, she steps outside only to be overcome with dizziness. Just as she's about to collapse, a pair of strong arms catches her before the ground does. "Miss, are you okay?" She looks up and notices a man with long brown hair and matching eyes staring down at her. "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you." He helps her stand up before going on, "I'm Elijah. My brothers and I found you in the woods this morning." It was now that she notices his clothing, loose trousers and a leather tunic. "Where am I?" She asks.

Before Elijah could answer, a girl with straight blonde hair runs up to them. "You're awake!" She screams. She grabs onto the other girls' hand and drags her towards a campfire. "Come, my mother has lots to ask and tell." At the campfire, Ester and Mikael are sitting next to each other exchanging small conversations. "Mother, she's finally woken up." Rebekah says as she ushers the just awaken girl to sit down next to her on the logs opposite her parents. Elijah, who has followed them, also found himself situated on a log around the fire.

Ester looks over at the girls before moving herself to sit besides the mysterious, curly haired blonde. "I'm Ester," She smiles, "I'm glad you're okay. Now, I see you must have lots of questions to ask."

Swallowing deeply, "I do. Where am I? Everything looks different."

Ester sighs, "It seems like a witch has sent you into the past. She must have done a time traveling spell." Multiple emotions play out across Caroline's face, mostly fear and disbelief. "How is that possible?" She managed to ask the older woman. "Time travel spells are quite tricky. But when traveling to the past, like what you've done, the spell will send you to one of your ancestors." Caroline looks up at Elijah before asking the woman in front of her, "Is that why you found me? Are you one of my ancestors?"

"I'm afraid not, my child. We were not the first ones to find you. The Lord Travis was. Now tell me, what is your name?" Ester hopes it was just a coincidence that Lord Travis had found her, but she dreads the worse. "My name is Caroline, Caroline Forbes." Rebekah lets out a gasps before hugging the girl. She whispers to Caroline, "I'm so sorry." Caroline looks up at Ester with a confused expression.

Mikael was now standing besides his wife, "The man who found you, Lord Travis, his sir name was also Forbes. Your carriage was attacked by wolves and he did not survive. My deepest condolences go to you." Caroline was speechless. She didn't know what to say. Yes she was sad that the man who found her was dead, not only that but he was one of her ancestors, but she didn't know him. So she asks the question that's been on her mind, "How do I get home?"

"It depends on the time you came from. If it's a few years into the future, I can do the spell right away." Rebekah grimaces at her mother's words. She didn't want Caroline to leave so soon. "If it's decades or even centuries, it'll take months or even years before you can return. That's because the time you are from and the time you are in now has to be parallel to one another." Ester continues.

"Would you mind telling me what year it is?" Caroline asks, afraid of the answer after taking in what everyone's wearing and the surrounding buildings. "It's 987. What year was it before you were sent here, dear?"

Caroline's face falls. She knows now that it'll be awhile before she'd be able to return home. In a small voice she answers with tearful eyes, "It was 2012." Ester wraps her arms around the now crying girl. "Everything's going to be okay. You will stay here, with my family as long as it takes before the spell can be performed."

After many reassuring words and promises of a safe return home, Ester and Mikael leaves to prepare for dinner. Elijah excuses himself as well, leaving the two young blondes to talk. "I'm Rebekah. Don't worry; we'll take care of you." The younger of the two states. "Thank you so much." Caroline says as she hugs Rebekah who laughs. "I've never had any other girl to talk to before. My father thinks the peasant girls are not worthy of my time. I'm glad you're here. Being surrounded my boys can be quite annoying."

"Elijah is not your only brother?" Caroline had to ask. She was curious. Elijah was quite handsome but he looked a lot older than her. "No, I have a younger brother and three older brothers as well." Caroline was surprised. Rebekah was lucky to have so many siblings, but it wouldn't hurt to have a sister or two. "How about you Caroline? Do you have any siblings?"

"No, I'm the only one." Caroline smiles sadly, wishing she had an older brother or two. Finn, Niklaus and Kol are back from their fishing trip and notices the girls chatting by the fire. Kol runs over and introduces himself. "Ah, sleeping beauty has finally decided to wake up. I'm Kol" Caroline turns around and was met with a smug smile. "Kol, don't be rude. Take the fish to mother so she can prepare it for dinner." Finn instructs. "I apologize for my brother, Miss …"

"Caroline, and it's okay." She finishes for him. "I'm Finn and this is my younger brother, Niklaus." He points to the man besides him. He has his hands behind his back and is staring at her curiously. "It's nice to meet you both." She gives them a polite nod and smile. Finn excuses himself, saying he has to meet up with someone before dinner starts. "Probably the girl he's trying to court, Sage." Rebekah whispers in her ears. She's about to say something when her mother's voice calls out to her, asking her to come inside for a moment.

Caroline is sitting alone on the log in front of the fire as Niklaus is still standing, staring at her. She looks up at him before asking, "Would you like to sit down?" He nods before walking over and sitting besides her in the spot Rebekah has occupied minutes ago. She sighs, "I guess I'm stuck here for awhile." She's not even looking at him, just staring at the dancing flames lighting up the darkness surrounding them.

"What is like? Your home, your time?" He asks, now staring at the burning flames as well. "It wasn't the best, but it was home. It's very different than the time here." Niklaus shifts his body so it's fully facing her now. "Tell me about it."

"Life is so much easier. There are inventions, machines that do everything for you." She laughs. It was funny, really. Her whole situation, she could care less about chores or housework. Survival came easy, here, not so much. They have to work sunrise to sundown hoping they'd make to the next day and have to do it all over again. She never thought she'd miss things like her fluffy pillow or air conditioned room. Hell, she even missed the grumpy old man that took walks down her street every morning.

"I think you'd like my century. There are buildings fifty feet, even one hundred feet tall. People even traveled to the moon!" She laughs again. It was crazy thinking that all of these innovations has happened in the future. Klaus stares at her, wide eyed. "The future sounds promising." He looks up at the crescent moon, "If only I'd live long enough to see it."

Ending Summary -

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