Hey you guys! I've been getting some really good questions regarding upcoming things and I just wanted to take a sec to answer them: I have thought about the vamps feeding and it will come up, in fact it comes up in this chapter. And then again later.

Tatia will be in this story not only in physical presence but also as a concept and person Niklaus is in love with.

Esther doesn't know they're vampires. She knows they're something and from the future. That's about it.

I'm glad you guys have been asking for sibling interactions because there is definitely a lot of that coming up. At the moment they're just on Day 1 (or, well, Day 2 now), and only comfortable with each other. But there's definitely all kinds of pairings coming up: Klaus/Caroline/Klaus, Klaus/Rebekah, Caroline/Elijah, Caroline/Mikael, Caroline/Esther, Klaus/Klaus etc. Caroline even has a scene with Finn! So stay tuned ;)

And don't worry, you guys will be drowning in Past Klaus and Caroline eventually - there is a lot of a lot of things coming up. Currently I've written over 20 000 words for this story and Day 2 hasn't even come to an end yet. Day 2 is like fifty chapters long lol. Ok I'm totally kidding, but like, Day 2 is very long haha. A lot happens.

Lastly, I'd just like to say that I've already planned a sequel for this story but it's gonna be a crossover with The 100. So fair warning for everyone who still needs to watch it: get on that, lol. And if you weren't planning on watching it, I'd seriously recommend it. I'm currently obsessed with it, it's excellent watching and there's a KC ship.

Ok sorry for all the faffing, thank you for the reviews, let's go!

Caroline wiped her eyes, yawning.

She hadn't had the best sleep in the world but considering she was sleeping in the equivalent of a bed from one thousand years in the past, she supposed it hadn't been too bad.

Looking around, she noticed the early morning light coming in through the window, a variety of miscellaneous sounds accompanying it.

From the brightness of the light she figured she'd woken just a few hours after dawn, meaning she hadn't missed breakfast like she'd optimistically hoped she would last night before falling asleep.

She had a pretty good idea cereal wouldn't be on the menu.

They'd have to find a source of blood, and quickly. Hopefully she'd believably be able to skip a few mealtimes, but her craving for blood would then become worse without human food. Deciding this was definitely something she needed to discuss with Klaus, she quickly got to her feet.

She was absently looking for a mirror to check what kind of nest her hair had turned into overnight when she suddenly realised that she actually had no idea where Klaus' room was.

All she knew was that he was taking Kol's room and that they'd gone off in opposite directions last night.

She sighed heavily. The last thing she wanted to do was run into any of his family members before finding him. She still felt completely out of place here and the fact that she couldn't perform any of her normal morning rituals was definitely a contributing factor.

With another sigh she looked around. She'd opted to sleep in her underwear which meant she now had the whole dressing dilemma to contend with. She really hated the dresses Rebekah had given her, but everyone had looked at her like something out of a scifi movie when she'd worn her own clothes.

Thinking of Klaus' face when he'd first seen in her in the burgundy dress yesterday, she picked a light orange one and pulled it on.

She still had her hair tie on her arm and was about to use it when she realised buns probably weren't a thing here either.

"Seriously!"

Mumbling unintelligibly, she ran her fingers through her hair, hoping it looked somewhat ok. Really she didn't think her hair could look any worse than anyone's here – the women and the men – but she couldn't help thinking of the way Klaus was used to seeing her.

As quietly as possible, she opened the door and stepped out into the hall. Intense relief rushed at her when she didn't see or hear a single person.

Pushing her hair behind her ear, she listened carefully.

As far as she could tell the house was just about empty, with only Rebekah humming in a room somewhere.

She frowned when she heard Klaus' voice coming from quite a distance away. He was… laughing.

She figured it was the other him, but it was the only Klaus she could find and she went forward in the hopes that it would turn out to be the right one.

Before she knew it she stood outside some strange little building outside, made of three crumbling half-walls.

Her eyes landed on the two people inside – Henrik and… her Klaus.

They were pushing some stones around, Henrik looking to be in his element and Klaus sneaking a wondrous glance up at his brother every few seconds.

Her footsteps paused, entranced by this sight.

She knew Klaus would hear her if she went any closer, and she just wanted to watch for a while.

They seemed to be playing some kind of game that involved pushing stones around and accusing each other of cheating every other minute.

"That definitely earns me a house!" Klaus exclaimed.

Henrik laughed and it was the entertained giggle of a young child, the kind of laugh that made you smile.

"Perhaps a tent."

"You're a sneak."

"A sneak who is taking your bow and arrow," Henrik proclaimed proudly, taking two of Klaus' stones for himself.

"Those were my favourite!" Klaus protested, giving his brother a light shove.

The boy laughed again then grinned gleefully, picking the stones up and waving them around Klaus' face gloatingly.

Caroline stood frozen, watching.

Klaus shook his head good-naturedly and picked up the largest stone they had between them, throwing it up into the air.

She figured it operated somewhat like dice except that where it rolled to on landing apparently seemed to mean something too. As they were watching its journey, Henrik's face suddenly smoothed out and he looked thoughtful.

"No one comes out here to play with me anymore."

There was a long pause during which both of them kept their eyes on the rolling stone.

Caroline marvelled at the way men communicated.

"Niklaus thinks himself too old?" Klaus asked, with a sad amount of knowing in his tone.

Henrik nodded. "Everyone does."

She was glad for her positioning when she caught something cross Klaus' still-downcast eyes, something that looked a lot like bitter regret.

"Well… I rather enjoy this. We shall do it often, alright?"

Henrik looked up at Klaus briefly.

"I like you. Everyone else may think what they will; however, I am happy to have you as my brother."

Klaus seemed touched, his eyes raising. She watched his dimples come out as he smiled, before lowering his eyes again.

"Thank you, Henrik."

The stone finally came to a dead halt and the moment broke, both males breaking into raucous laughter.

"How do you manage to win even when it is my turn?" Klaus asked.

Henrik only giggled and took one of Klaus' stones.

Caroline found herself walking forward, toward the entrance of the strange little play place.

"For this I will steal your Queen," Klaus announced.

Henrik looked giddy. "Not if I find yours first."

She walked in and Klaus looked up, eyes wide. She watched him realise that she'd just witnessed the entire exchange between him and his brother.

For the shortest second she swore she saw him blush lightly but then he shook his head, looking at Henrik.

"Seems she has found us."