**I DO NOT OWN ANY OF TVD PEEPS OR PLOTS...JUST MY OWN CRAZY IMAGINATION**
~~~HELLO LOVES HOPE YOU HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE STORY SO FAR. I AM DEFF NOT DONE YET ;) SO IF YOU GUYS ARE ENJOYING AND WANT MORE MAKE SURE TO REVIEW! XOXO THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVE SO FAR YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!~~~
Chapter 10: Queen of the Quarter
What can be said of the loyalty and bond of family? When it comes to the Mikaelsons quite a bit can be said, family meant loyalty and love above all. Family was absolutely everything to them, their bond one that could never be broken...even put to the test as it had been the past couple centuries. But through everything thick and thin the Mikaelsons remained royalty in their supernatural world, maybe more so than they were aware of.
"I need to take a trip Nik" Caroline said coming into his studay at their home, which Caroline wasted no time moving back into once her and her husband were reunited. "You can come if you'd like"
"I wasnt aware that i needed an invitation to travel with my wife" Nik said looking up from his sketch to see her smiling at him, Caroline walked up to him and tossed his sketch book to the side and took a seat on her husbands lap
"I have some things i need to attend to"Caroline said "You have missed a lot my love"
"What things do you need to attend to?"Nik asked curiously, those were the things he used to say to her. Somehow it seemed overtime she had grown in every way possible.
"Things"she said with a quick kiss to his lips, hopping off of him before he could grab her "The jet leaves for New Orleans in a couple hours if your interested"
Quickly she made her way out of the room leaving Nik dumbfounded. New Orleans? What business did she have in his old stomping grounds...last he heard a vampire he turned Marcel was running things in his town, he had always meant to get back there and straighten it out but never came to it.
"Did i hear something about New Orleans?"Kol said flashing next to him with a huge grin on his face
"Apparently my wife has some THINGS to take care of"Nik seethed not liking being in the dark
Kol tried to hide his smile, failing miserably. His brother was in for a rude awakening and he planned to be there to see it. Kol knew of Caroline's activities in New Orleans, never letting his sister too far out of sight the whole time she was gone. He was beyond impressed with her and knew that Nik would be too as soon as he got over his ego.
"Whats so funny"Nik asked giving Kol a death glare
"Nothing just thinking of the last time i was there, cant wait to go back"Kol said still smirking
"Who said your going?"Nik asked him a little irritated his brother was inviting himself
"We all are, Care invited the whole family to come, she apparently has a rather large home in the French Quarter and thinks we all need a vacation"Kol said smiling as he walked away from his brother leaving him fuming.
Why wasnt Caroline letting him in on anything and what was she hiding in New Orleans. That was his town and he intended to find out just what was going on.
~~** NEW ORLEANS **~~
As soon as they got off the jet Caroline's whole demenour changed, she seemed to have switched into business mode. They were greated by two vampires in suits and a limo, the driver already holding the door open for them.
"Hello Ms. Forbes"the one vampire said taking her carry on bag "I trust your trip was satisfactory"
"Always Felix, save any updates for later in private please"Caroline said looking back to everyone "Its family time"
"Of course Ms. Forbes"Felix said walking with them to the limo "I will be in touch later then, glad to have you home"
"Glad to be back"Caroline said sliding into the limo leaving her family looking in between eachother all wondering what the hell she had been up to, all but Kol who chuckled and slid in next to his sister...the rest of the originals following.
"What was that exactly love?" Nik asked looking at Caroline curiously from across the limo, like they all were doing "What have you been up to in my town?"
Caroline laughed at him not really meaning to "Your town my love? It hasnt been your town in a very long time. This is my town now, has been for over four hundred years. I took Marcel under my wing after you all left town and built this town bigger and better than you had planned. I trained Marcel to be loyal to me and to take care of things when i wasnt here"
No one could muster up anything to say, still trying to absorb all of the information Caroline was filling them in on. She told them how she took over the vampires first, showing them a new way of life. She next befriended the witches, with her half witch side that wasnt hard to do. They idolized her even though she was part vampire, her witch half was so pure and the essence of raw power they could not help being drawn to her.
As soon as they pulled up to the gated estate they were impressed, Caroline had the largest, grandest property in all of New Orleans. It was regal in every way down to the garden that was made to replicate the English Gardens which was her and Niklaus' favorite spot.
"Your home is beautiful Caroline"Bekah said as they got out of the limo, admiring the mansion.
"Our home Bekah" Caroline said with a smile to her sister whose eyes lit up with excitment
"I must say Caroline i am rather impressed by the way you made a name for yourself in this town, i cant wait to see for myself"Elijah said with a smile to his sister
"Well first shall we take a tour of the home, I can show you all to your rooms and then i promise to show you what my town has to offer" Caroline said, the look in her eye was pure pride. She knew she built an empire that could not be rivaled, she couldnt wait to show her husband and finally prove to him that she is his equal in every way.
Once everyone was settled in they decided to go out for a family dinner at Caroline's favorite resturant, which happened to be her resturant. Niklaus beat himself up internally wondering how the hell she was able to do all of this under his nose.
"Good evening Ms. Forbes"the hostess, who looked like she could be a model as well, said. "Would you like your usual table?"
"No Marie, my family is with me this time"Caroline said happily
As soon as Marie realized that she was standing infron of the entire original family she got nervous. Caroline was already the most intimidating person she had ever met, she could only imagine how her family was...she heard the stories.
Marie nodded with a smile toward the group and lead them to a large table toward the back of the resturant. As everyone seated Caroline stood.
"Will you all excuse me for a moment"Caroline said as she caught sight of the vampire from earlier and made her way back to what they assumed to be an office.
"What the hell is going on here?"Nik asked, his frustration apparent in every word he spit out
"Jealousy is what im getting"Kol said with a laugh, earning a death glare from both of his older brothers, he smirked to himself.
"I believe that there is a Queen of the Quarter now brother"Elijah said with a proud smile as he took in just how much Caroline had changed this town. The last time they were here it was a disaster, and now it was amazing. Tourist flooded the streets, money was pouring in, vampires ran the town with witches at their beck and call.
Niklaus shot his brother a look similar to the one Kol got as Caroline made her way back over to the table and took her seat next to Nik.
"Whats the matter"She asked her husband after kissing him on the cheek, noticing that he was uneasy.
"It seems you have been busy sweetheart"he said quietly, not trying to expose all of his frustration to her, but as always Caroline could see right through into his soul.
"Yes Nik i have"Caroline said "I figured you would have been proud not jealous of your own wife's accomplishments"
Everyone got silent at her calling Niklaus out, this was sure to get interesting. Kol chuckled quietly and made himself comfortable in his seat sipping his Scotch, watching the whole thing unfold with an amused smile.
Niklaus laughed at her "Jealous? Love you must be joking"
Caroline shot him a look that shut him up immediately.
"Why cant you just be happy for me Nik, say im proud of you...anything positive about what i have done would be much appreciated"She seethed
Niklaus just looked past her at the figure approaching them. He wasnt sure how he should feel about him but somehow rage was the only thing that registered. Big surprise there. Caroline sensed him too and turned with a huge smile on her face getting up and throwing her arms around her friend.
"Marcel!"Caroline said as he swung her around in a circle
"I was wondering if the rumors were true, that our queen did indeed return home to her people"Marcel said setting her down "I thought to myself no way could she come back and not say hi to her best friend and captain. But then i see why you have been delayed" his eyes scanned the table landed on a rather irritated Niklaus.
"Niklaus?"Marcel asked looking shocked, last he heard Caroline didnt want anything to do with his sire, he looked to Caroline who only nodded with a smile confirming his silent question. They were back together.
"Marcel, how have you been mate"Nik said standing and hugging his old friend "Busy with my wife i see"
"Nothing but respect"Marcel said with a huge smile "you must be so proud of her, she is an amazing creature"
"I know thats why i married her"Nik said throwing his arm around Caroline's face and pulling her in to him
Caroline and Marcel both looked at him quizically wondering why he was suddenly acting like a child.
"I see you have only gotten more beautiful with time Rebekah"Marcel said walking over to Bekah and kissing her hand
"And you are still just as charming"Bekah said with a slight blush
"Elijah, Kol, how have you been"Marcel said shaking their hands, then his eyes landed on Katerina "Wait a minute..."
"Yes Marcel she is the original doppleganger"Caroline said before he could even ask "She is one of us"
"Well it is wonderful to meet you miss..."Marcel said reaching for his hand
"Katerina"she said placing her hand in his "Mikaelson"
He looked at her confused but still keeping his polite smile
"My wife"Elijah said proudly with his dignified smile shining bright
"Well this family sure knows how to pick beautiful women"Marcel said "when will you be settling Kol?"
"In another thousand years mate"Kol said with a wink "there are far too many women in the world that still need me"
They all laughed at his joke. Caroline invited Marcel to join them for dinner as they shared stories of their history with the rest of the original family. How they became friends, how she built the city and made things different, how he pledged his undying loyalty to her. Once everything was out in the open Nik was feeling a little better about this whole situation, he could tell that there were not and never were any romanctic feelings between his wife and old protege. He had to admit that Caroline was an even stronger woman now than before, she built something that was mindblowing and he was proud of her.
Later that night Caroline stepped out of the bathroom after taking her shower and slipped into bed next to her husband who was sketching as usual. She smiled as she tried to look over to see what he was drawing, Nik shielding it immediately.
"No peeking until i am done"He said with a half smirk, still concentraiting on his next master piece.
"So my love"Caroline said placing light kisses on the side of his face, down his next. "What do you think of what i have built for us"
"I think you are a magnificant creature"he said turning into one of her kisses and capturing her lips with his.
Once they broke apart Caroline smiled at him, "I love you Niklaus"
"As i love you"he said handing her the sketch pad.
It was a picture of her sitting on a throne with a gorgeous regal dress, dripping in jewels and gold with a Queen's crown on her head. She noticed the back ground was the French Quarter.
"Queen of the Quarter"Caroline said "Even after all of these years im still not used to that"
Nik laughed at her, she was always so concious about how other people looked at her.
"But you do know that every Queen has her King"she said seductively
Nik never thought of it like that, they were married. It was always whats yours is mine and whats mine is yours, but he was so overtaken with his jealously of his own wife he didnt realize she was building this to share with him the whole time. She never stopped thinking of him, just as he had never stopped thinking of her.
Nik growled with lust and rolled ontop of Caroline ripping her night gown off before she even had the chance to realize what was happening. A moment later he was inside of her claiming his queen, maybe life in New Orleans was just what they needed.