July 2015 Update/Rewrite


"We are all squared away then?" Kol asks as Klaus and Caroline come back in the room. Klaus is smiling like a fool so he is guessing it went well. "Don't forget, Rebekah is in on this whole forgive and forget thing," Caroline wonders where she and the fellow blonde vampire will stand after this.

"Yes, our dear sister, where is she anyways?"

"She is currently leading Alaric on a goose chase. She will be here the day after tomorrow then we will make a plan on how to deal with the hunter," Elijah informs us.

"But until then. Let's celebrate, all this emotional growth has left me absolutely parched" Kol tells the group. They all go along with his idea of drinks, but only the other two originals realize he means drinks of the vampire verity.


She looked on as Kol drained his third person. As morbid as it was she didn't have enough guts to say anything. At least Klaus and Elijah left there's alive and compelled.

"You are a baby vampire. I know you must be hungry" Klaus said they all started to head back out the alley way.

"I'm too busy enjoying New York City. I'll just eat back at the hotel. Kol brought blood bags" She hoped he didn't ask anything more of the situation. For once, some higher up being was listening and the hybrid just shrugged his shoulders on the topic.

"If you wish. Where would you like to go next?" Klaus asked her with a smile

"Surprise me"

"Oh I know just the place" Klaus and Kol spend the rest of the night showing her around the city and telling her stories of what it all used to be like.


The next night…

"You are a weird baby vampire" Kol said coming out of his room to the tv pit in their hotel room.

"Why do you say that?" She asked from her spot under the blankets. She had made popcorn for their movie night. She had talked the two brothers staying with her into a marathon of James Bond movies after Kol didn't get a reference she made. The brothers agreed since they had time to kill before Rebekah got in tomorrow.

"Your eyes don't vamp out when you drink blood. I don't think I've ever seen that before" He said eyeing her like she was a puzzle.

"You know, now since Kol has mentioned it. I don't think I have ever seen your vampire face" Klaus says as he sits on the other side of Caroline.

"It's a long story" She tells them. After receiving looks that were clearly waiting for her to elaborate, "A long story that we are not getting to tonight"

"Whatever. Which movie do we start with?" Kol asked the group

"From Russia with love" Caroline said at the same time Klaus answered with "Goldfinger"

"I don't know why either of you are yelling such weird things at me with such enthusiasm but consider me intrigued" Kol tells them.

Caroline finally relents only because they have Goldfinger on blu ray and they both promised to watch From Russia With Love afterwards. They all settled in on the couch.

Towards the end of the second movie Caroline had fallen asleep leaning on Klaus's shoulder. At this revelation, the movie had lost all entertainment value in favor of watching her instead. She looked so peaceful when she slept, he mused.

"You don't have to fear her feelings about you, you know" Kol's voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh don't pull that. Not with me. She cares about you. If it weren't for her you would still be rotting away in that coffin" When Klaus doesn't say anything Kol goes on. "I'm serious Nik. I wouldn't have even tried to get you out if I hadn't run in to her at the bar. For the life of me, I can't figure out why, but the girl really does care about you. I can also tell it's not one sided"

"Yes. What exactly happened to end up with you two in cahoots?" Klaus says attempting to change the subject. Kol rolls his eyes and calls him on it.

"Why do you want to know? Jealous brother?" Kol smirks knowing full well that Klaus wouldn't dare try anything with Caroline asleep on his shoulder.

"Kol" Klaus growls out

"Relax brother. All that happened was a very… enlightening conversation about you" Both brothers were silent for a bit because Klaus didn't have the slightest idea of what to say to that. Once the movie ends Klaus picks up Caroline and puts her in her bed. She immediately shifts comfortably and hugs her pillow. He smiles down fondly at her before leaving her to her sleep.

Kol is still in the living room when Klaus comes back.

"I enjoyed today" Kol tells him offering him a glass of scotch

"Surprisingly. I did too" He replies, taking the scotch

"How much of that had to do with the lively blonde asleep in there?"

Klaus looks at him for a moment trying to figure out how honest to be with him. In honor of the new clean slate, "The majority, but it's nice to have you back, brother"

"You two are good together. Don't mess it up" Both brothers laugh. Kol smiles at the sound, like an old lullaby you used to hear as a kid. In a way, he guesses it was.

"Why do I feel like you are protective of her?"

"I hear it's the unfortunate side effect of road trips" Kol says avoiding looking at Klaus.

If there is anyone who hates feelings more than Klaus, it's Kol. In his opinion, they just get in the way of fun. But this girl, this bright cheerful girl who he can tell has seen more dark then anyone with that kind of smile should. This girl who has not only made him laugh but also made him feel comfortable enough to talk about his past. No one knows of his past, other than his family. She is slowly working her way in to his circle of people he cares about. That alone baffles him. He doesn't care about others. He's Kol Mikaelson, infamous for being brutally indifferent for those outside his family. Enemies fear him because he can't be controlled. He can't be blackmailed. He can't be manipulated into doing anything he doesn't want because those he cares about are just as scary and powerful as he is. But this girl, this baby vampire he got to know in a bar just by chance, less that 48 hours ago, might be the closest thing he has to a true friend in a thousand years. He finds himself, for reasons he refuses to think about at the moment, warmed at the idea of a true friend.

Both brothers are stolen from their thoughts when they hear a distinct painful whimpering coming from Caroline's room. They look at each other then go investigate.

What they find is Caroline tossing and turning, looking like she is fighting a ghost. Klaus and Kol are on each side of the bed trying to wake her up.

"Come on darling, wake up" Kol tells her as they each try to shake her arm.

"Wake up, love. It's just a dream" The moment she opens her eyes she is in Klaus's arms. She frantically looks around the room trying to convince herself that she's out of her nightmare.

She locks eyes with Kol. "You're safe. It's alright" He tells her calmly as Klaus slowly rubs her back.

They watch as she looks around the room. Something in the hybrid's mind clicks. He knows that look. It wasn't one of reaffirming that the nightmare wasn't real. It was an empty look of a beaten psych. This wasn't just a nightmare, this was a memory.

"I'm safe"