A/N: Sorry for the late update. Updates will be a bit sporadic after this since i have increased my work load so i can graduate early. Please bear with me.
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Chapter 9
Gen POV
Laughter could be heard all around the bar especially from the 2 people sitting at the bar. The drinks they had seemed to have lowered their inhibitions and loosened their tongues. They seemed to be talking a lot having found a lot of things in common.
"Oh come on. I wasn't that bad. I did forget to chase you often. I was trying to keep myself and my siblings away from Michael" says Klaus. "Oh Please, I beg to differ. When you were chasing me, you were just as bad as Michael" says Katherine in amusement finishing her drink. She signals the bartender. When he comes towards her she says "were gonna need another bottle of scotch". The bartender leaves them a bottle and they fill up their glasses. They were both silent now, just sipping from their glasses.
"You're in contact with the Scooby Doo gang?" asked Klaus breaking the silence. "Yes" said Katherine. "We get along quite well now that they have taken their Elena shaped blinders off. They helped me come back to life and they are even looking after my son, so I could come on this road trip with you" said Katherine to Klaus's surprise. "What happened to Elena? Is she dead?" asked Klaus a bit too eagerly. Katherine starts to laugh seeing his eagerness. "Unfortunately for all of us, she is still alive. She left town actually. Last I heard she's living in Los Angeles. She's only in contact with Alaric" she tells him. "What happened to them?" asked Klaus.
"She had a fight with her dear besties and they decided they couldn't take any more of her bullshit. They told her she was a hypocrite. She got mad and broke her friendship with them. She made Stefan and Damon choose between the girls and her. To her surprise they chose the girls. She left town after that". Katherine told him.
"How is Caroline?" asked Klaus. "I was wondering when you would ask me that. She's happy. She's enjoying college. Though she can't seem to decide her major. She went from journalism to biology. Now I hear she might change it again. Thank heavens she has a lifetime to choose what she wants. She misses you though. But she just isn't ready" Katherine tells Klaus.
KLAUS POV
I felt my heart leap in my chest on hearing that. She misses me. I know she is not ready. She's so young. She needs to see the world. I have waited a millennia for her what's a few centuries more. "I just want her to be happy. That's why I have not contacted her, even though I want to so much. Though I'm guessing they are happier without the doppelganger." I say to her. "Tell me about it" says Katherine in exasperation. "I always noticed how they would all treat Elena as though she was the Queen and differ to her for everything" I say. "I know right. Even I noticed that. She used to get so mad that Stefan and Caroline used to hang out. Without Elena though the 4 of them have actually become a family, with Liz Forbes mothering them. It's a joy to see. They all live at the boarding house. They actually call themselves siblings from different mothers. It's really cute to see" she tells me.
I am glad they have made a family for themselves. Maybe now that Elena is not around I can get my old friend back. My time is the 20's was the best time of my life. "By the way I forgot to ask where is your son tonight" I ask Katherine. "In Mystic Falls. The 4 of them adore him. They were the ones who looked after him while I was dead" she says to my surprise. That was not what I expected to here. What the hell had happened in nearly 2 years? Friends become enemies. Enemies become Friends. This is insane. But then again such things are only possible in Mystic Falls.
At the moment a man went up on stage and announced that it was time was spot karaoke. Apparently they have a stoplight roving around, the person it stops on has to go up on stage and sing a song that is randomly selected. "Seeing as most of people in this place are half way drunk, it's going to get interesting" I say to Katherine. "True. Though Caroline would have loved it if she was here. She loves to sing" she says as the 1st person goes on stage and unfortunately has to sing You Sexy Thing. It's kind of hilarious since he seems to be singing to a bottle of alcohol.
We just sit and watch the people make fools of themselves. Luckily they seem to be good sports about it. "Who would have though you and I would be sitting here and actually getting along?" I tell her. "It's strange right. But I guess Elijah is right, we do have a lot in common" she says in surprise. "I'll drink to that" I say. She raises her glass and says "To the start of a new friendship". I click glasses with her. I guess this is gonna be fun. At that moment the spotlight comes our way and stops on her. With a look of disbelief she stands up and throws back her drink and says to me "Don't laugh" before going up on stage.
KATHERINE POV
When the song she is supposed to sing comes on the screen, she is shocked. Could this get any worse? Come on Katherine you can do this, she tells herself. She takes a deep breath and exhales and then she starts.
Take me back in the arms I love
Need me like you did before
Touch me once again
And remember when
There was no one that you wanted more
Don't go you know you will break my heart
She won't love you like I will
I'm the one who'll stay
When she walks away
And you know I'll be standing here still
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
See me as if you never knew
Hold me so you can't let go
Just believe in me
I will make you see
All the things that your heart needs to know
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
And some way all the love that we had can be saved
Whatever it takes we'll find a way
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
She could feel the tears flowing down her face while she sang, this song always got to her. She could barely hear the applause for her singing; her mind was assaulted with memories of her life with Elijah. She just wanted to break down and cry. All those feelings and promises were for nothing. He never kept any of them. Just like that, his 'Always and Forever' came before her. She just never expected it to come before their children. She will never be able to forgive him for that. She steadied herself and walked of the stage towards Klaus and threw back a drink. "That was amazing. I didn't know you could sing like that" he said to me. "Thanks. I'm not usually one to get up and make a spectacle of myself. I guess the alcohol loosened me enough" I tell him. I see him staring at me intently and say "What?" "Are you ok? You look upset" he asks me. "I'm good. That song just brought old memories creeping up. Let's just continue drinking" I tell him. "I'm good with that" he says and clinks glasses with me.