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Another chapter, sorry it's a little short :)
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He stood there for a moment, his eyes unseeing and senses numb. It was barely a second before he snapped out of it and the weight of what his mother had said dissipated as a realisation dawned.
Nik began to laugh. Only a chuckle at first but with the look on his mother's face, of such surprise, he could not help but erupt into a fit barking laughter.
"Niklaus I…" Esther started but her son interrupted her.
"Oh mother, do you think me such a fool?" he shook his head in apparent disbelief. "Caroline is not dead, she is not here but she is not dead. I would know if she had ever left this earth, I would feel it I know I would, my days would be darkness and it would hurt like nothing else, I feel neither of these things. Caroline is alive." He shook his head and glared at his speechless mother. "The question is where is she?" He took a step towards his mother never even blinking.
Esther shook her head and looked at something over his head. Nik turned and saw his father retreat back into the house. Of course, of course.
Nik launched towards his father, reaching him and gripping the back of his shirt. "What have you done to her!?" He bellowed no fear present in his system, only rage rage rage!
Mikael whipped around and smacked his palm across Nik's cheek; the boy barely flinched and shoved his father against the door. "If she was bitten…." He growled in Mikael's face. "It will kill her…and I will never let that happen, I will burn this village to find her!" He yelled into his father's indifferent face. He was raging on the outside but crumbling within.
Mikael did not say a word; he looked at his son with a bored expression on his face which only infuriated Nik further. His mother was grappling at his shirt trying to prize his away from Mikael but Nik would not relent. "Where is she father?" He asked his voice low and unemotional.
"Your mother healed her and she decided she could not remain her any longer, she bid farewell to us and left early this morning." His voice was somewhat…amused?
Nik lunged for his father but before her could come in contact with the brute, 3 pairs of hands yanked him back and he tripped onto the floor.
Looking behind him Nik saw his brothers and Rebekah all glaring at Mikael whom stepped towards them before stating.
"Just you watch, Caroline Forbes has gone and she is not returning, she never belonged here, in due course we shall all be glad to be rid of her petulant ways!" He said incredulously, Nik yelled and made to get up but Kol stood on his feet and halted him. With one last scornful look Mikael returned to the house.
Esther nodded her head and made to comfort Nik but he flinched and moved away from her hand. "It shall all work out Niklaus, do not worry…" It looked as if she was about to say something else, but stopped herself and followed her husband in doors.
Kol realised Nik's feet and he stood up, his body feeling much heavier than it had previously. Turning around to face his brother Nik asks: "Did you know?" He glares at Kol, Finn and Rebekah. "Did any of you know? Hmm?" He bellows in their impassive faces.
Tears stream down his sisters face as she takes a step towards him, causing Nik to take one back. "Of course we did not know Niklaus, we loved Caroline…we do, we cannot believe she would run away." She shook her head and burst into a fit of tears. Henrik came out of the house and ran to his sister, wrapping his little arms around her legs.
"You know how father is Niklaus.." Kol said in a whisper. "Perhaps Caroline is being healed elsewhere and shall return in a few days, father would enjoy upsetting you, he may be lying." Kol raised his brows at his brother who allowed that idea into his mind; it made him feel a little better knowing she may return to him. Oh, please please, let Kol speak the truth…but how many times had that happened…
Finn said nothing and remained stoic still. He had never really known Caroline, never had the time to speak with her properly, the teo had practically been brought up together, yet Finn probably felt it beneath him to speak to her. Nik had always felt his brother was his father as a boy, selfish, peevish, and disloyal.
He didn't want to talk about this, her, anymore, if she came back, he would tell her everything, how he felt, how he had always felt. And if she did not return to him…he would accept her decision and allow her to lead her life without him, however much it may hurt him inside.
Kol walked beside him and lay a hand on his shoulder which Nik shook off. "She is not go-" The younger began but Nik would not allow him to finish. "Do not finish that sentence brother, I cannot trust myself to not hurt you if you did."
Kol sighed and took a step away holding his hands up in surrender. "No, I was not going to say what you thought. She is going to come back Niklaus. For some reason she likes you, she would not run away for you. Once again, I don't know why not." Nik knew his brother was attempting to cheer him up, but it wasn't working. He rolled his eyes towards Kol and nod his head. "Thankyou Kol, that has cheered me up to no end."
Kol clapped Nik on his shoulder and grinned. "Always here for you, brother." With that Kol ran towards the house and began taunting Rebekah who pushed at him, Kol, laughing, ran back into the house.
Rebekah looked back at her brother retreating into the forest, his back bent as if the weight of his worries was weighing him down. Rebekah's eyes blurred and her brother was lost from view. She blinked and the tears spilt down her cheeks. She felt tugging at her dress and looked down to see Henrik looking up at her with big eyes. She smiled a watery smile and picked him up, he leant against her hip. Henrik pushed her thick hair away from her ear and whispered: "Is Cawoline hiding from me?"
Another tear slithered down Rebekah's cheek at her brothers words, at first she remained silent, but after Henrik's eyes began to cloud Rebekah kissed her his head and whispered back: "No little Henrik, she's gone for now but she'll be back soon."
Caroline really liked Erton, he was so amusing.
The two had spent the morning building a hideout in the garden. Erton was superb with his hands, breaking and entwining the sticks to keep the roof up. Splaying leaves upon the wet grass so they could sit comfortably underneath the manmade roof which was twisted between two trees. Caroline and Erton sat close together, their knees brushing, Erton made her laugh so much her stomach ached, and her laughter blurred the pain in her chest at the absence of her friends, of Nik.
"Caroline?" His voice broke her thoughts and she smiled up at him. He said he name strange she noted, like 'Cari-line.'
"Yes?"
"I lost you for a minute there." He smiled a toothy grin at her, she half expected to see the little indents in his cheeks, but alas, no. Her chest ached and she rubbed at it.
"I apologise, the sun must be getting to me we have been out here ever so long."
Erton nodded his head and stood. Caroline remained on the floor causing the boy to raise his brows at her, he held out his hand but she ignored it and went on into the house.
She had been here for just over a month. 4 weeks and 5 days. She had counted the sun rises and sets. Ayanna has been feeding her all sorts of pungent concoctions in her food and drink, they are seldom nice in taste, but if they will help her return home she shall take them if Ayanna wishes. Erton is lifting her mood extremely; she would no doubt never leave her room if it was not for him making her do so. They are the same age, though Erton is to turn 17 soon and Caroline does not have her birthday for another few months. He liked to think he held authority over her due to his coming birthday. He could be very demanding, Caroline had ignored it at first, but it became apparent that Erton could not fathom not getting his own way.
A few days later, Erton Benedict turned 17 and Caroline and Ayana sat around the wooden table in their front room and wished his a happy birth day and vowed for him to have a good life.
"My you live long and have a good life my son." Ayana smiled, kissing her sons forehead. He glared at her and swiped at his head.
"Mother, I am far too old for such a childish gesture, express your love to Caroline she is the child." Caroline could not tell whether the boy was playing a joke or not.
"Don't be silly Erton, I am far superior to you." Caroline joked, drinking her latest pungent concoction of herbs from Ayana.
Erton looked over at her with a pierced glare and before anyone could blink, knocked the wooden goblet from her grasp, the contents spilling all over her and the cup smacking onto the hay laid floor.
The women gasped and Erton only chuckled at their shocked expressions.
"Erton…what on eart-"
"Be quiet mother! Caroline was acting ever so impertinent towards me, you saw did you not?" It was not a question; his glare never left Caroline's face. Not wanting to back down Caroline stared at her friend, her brows creasing in confusion.
The tension in the air was thick, no one spoke, no one averted their gaze.
Ayana finally broke the tension by clearing her throat and dismissing herself by brewing up another cup of herbs for Caroline.
Another few moments passed and Erton finally relented, tearing his gaze from Caroline's he made to leave but at the door to his bedroom halted.
"Do not test me Caroline, I warn you now. You shall regret it if you do."
With that the boy, whom Caroline no longer recognised, retreated to his room leaving a hurt and confused Caroline sitting lonely in the front room.
Oh how she longed to be home.
Let's say 'Benedict' is Ayana's surname, as it will abbreviate to another down the line :)
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