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"What's wrong!" Klaus said storming into the room. He had heard Liz yelling out Caroline's name.
"She...she is dead," Liz said covering her mouth as she started to sob. Klaus stood in shock as he looked at a lifeless Caroline. He felt like he had been staked. Her arm was hanging off the side of the bed and the face that was so full of happiness was now a dull mask. Klaus then calmly walked over to Caroline and moved hair out of her face.
"What happened?" Klaus asked.
"I came in and Elena was standing next to her," Liz answered her voice shaking. "I thought Elena had left with Bonnie but I guess not."
"It couldn't be," Klaus said to himself as he let the information sink in. There were unfortunately three people who had Elena's face. Katerina wouldn't be within 100 yards of Klaus and Elena was at his house. That only left one person. "That's impossible."
"Check her pulse," Liz said, "Oh god and Henry was just born..." Liz started crying again.
"She isn't dead," Klaus told her, "Caroline had some of my blood in her system. I gave it to her to help her recover. She will wake up as a vampire."
"What?" Liz cried.
"Caroline is a vampire," Klaus said clearly. "Someone came in here and killed her not knowing she had my blood."
"Oh my god," Liz said not knowing to be relieved or horrified. Klaus got out his phone and called Kol and Rebekah. They showed up not soon after and Klaus explained what happened. Kol looked down at Caroline. She didn't want this.
"Guard Caroline," Klaus told Kol and then turned to his sister, "Rebekah, get Henry from the nursery and take him home." Klaus instructed. "He isn't safe here and I need to go find who did this."
"I will," Kol said and Klaus and Rebekah left. Kol looked down at a lifeless Caroline. "I am so sorry sister." Liz looked at him curiously. Sister? Caroline really had become family to them. Pity it couldn't protect her.
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"Hey Caroline," Bonnie said upon seeing her number on her caller id. "How are you feeling?"
"Listen to me carefully Bonnie," Klaus's voice said from the other end. "I need you to stick by Elena and never let her out of your sight. Go to Caroline's house so no one can come in uninvited and do not leave until I tell you too."
"What happened?" Bonnie asked. Klaus seemed almost panicked, not the cool calm she knew him to be.
"Stay with Elena and if she starts acting strange use a spell and trap her," Klaus answered. "Do not leave her alone. This is very important and I will explain later. Ask her something personal and if she gets it wrong trap her and find the real Elena."
"Real?" Bonnie said confused.
"Just do it," Klaus said and hung up.
"What was that about?" Elena asked.
"When I first told you I was a witch what did I do to prove it?" Bonnie asked. She had never heard Klaus talk like that so she went on faith and did as he asked.
"You levitated feathers from my pillow," Elena answered correctly, "Why did you ask me that?"
"We have to leave," Bonnie told her, "And go to a house not owned by vampires so no one can get in without our permission. Come on we are going to Caroline's."
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Rebekah rocked Henry back and forth feeling awful the entire time. Caroline should be doing this, not her. Rebekah had done cruel things in her life, but she would never do anything like this. Tatia had finally got her revenge. Rebekah wondered how long she had been watching them. She had to have been waiting for the perfect time to strike, and she found it. Poor Caroline. When she wakes up she is going to be devastated, and Klaus was already a mess. Henry's birth was the highlight of her family's whole existence and it was ruined by some vengeful slut.
"She didn't deserve this," Rebekah said kissing Henry's cheek and putting him down in his crib they had moved into Caroline's childhood bedroom. Rebekah put his stuffed horse next to him and taped to the side of the crib was a picture of Caroline. Rebekah watched as Henry turned his head and looked at the picture. His little hand reached out to it. Henry was smart and knew exactly who is mother was.
Tatia would suffer for this. They would all see to that.
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"I am going to tear her limb by limb," Klaus said pacing back and forth in the hospital parking lot. "I am going to make her beg for death."
"Niklaus," Elijah said in a soft tone. "Tatia will come to justice, but you are forgetting something. Yes you want revenge for what happened to Caroline, and I will help you, but what about Henry? He needs his father now more then ever. The blood lust will be too much for Caroline at the beginning so you have to step up."
"I am leaving him with his grandmother until I track Tatia down," Klaus told him. "He will be safe there."
"No," Elijah said and Klaus stopped pacing and looked at him. "Kol and I will track her, you need to stay here with Henry."
"I can't do it without Caroline," Klaus said, "He will be fine with the Sheriff and Rebekah."
"No," Elijah said again. "You are staying here and Kol and I will find Tatia." Klaus looked at his brother in surprise. It had been a long time since he stood up to him. "Your family needs you. Caroline and Henry need you." Elijah put a hand on Klaus's shoulder. "Be there when she wakes up." Klaus only nodded.
So Klaus ended up sitting at Caroline's beside waiting for her to wake up while Elijah and Kol went to find the bitch that dared to mess with their family.
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It would be any moment now. Klaus wasn't looking forward to telling her what happened and what she now was. He looked at her and she was beautiful. Something must have changed when he was gone because the last time he saw Caroline she was exhausted and not looking her best. When he came back suddenly she was her old beautiful self, as if she didn't just have a baby at all. It reminded him of that awful movie Caroline made him watch. Klaus knew his blood was special, but he wasn't expecting this, or any of this. This should be the happiest time of Caroline's life, instead it had become a nightmare.
Caroline sat up and gasped. The last thing she remembered was seeing Elena, no wait, it wasn't her. It was Tatia. Caroline looked over at Klaus who was looking at her with sorrow in his eyes.
"I am so sorry, my love," He said afraid to touch her. She might blame him for all this which Klaus could understand. If it hadn't been for him this wouldn't have happened to her.
"No," Caroline said shaking her head and her eyes watering. "Please tell me I am not a vampire... please tell...tell me!"
"I wish I could tell you different," Klaus said taking her hand carefully. To his relief she didn't pull away.
"I didn't do anything!" Caroline cried out. "I didn't take her daughter and now Henry...oh my god."
"Elijah and Kol are looking for her now, she will pay for this," Klaus said, "And I will help you."
"Where is Henry?" Caroline asked with wild eyes, "Is he okay?"
"He is fine," Klaus assured her, "He is with your mother and Rebekah. He will be safe at your house."
"Can I see him?" Caroline said and Klaus's unbeating heart broke. "Silly question. Of course I can't."
"You will get stronger," Klaus said and Caroline squeezed his hand.
"I don't blame you," Caroline said knowing what he was thinking, "I blame her. I know I asked you not to kill, but destroy her." Her anger had become rage.
"There won't be anything left of her," Klaus said, "I promise you that." Caroline nodded but then started to sob.
"I don't want this," Caroline said and Klaus put an arm around her. "I want my baby."
"I know," He said softly into her hair.
"I want my baby," Caroline said again and then cried until she didn't have any tears left. His arms were strong around her and Caroline never wanted him to let go.
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"Where is Caroline now?" Rebekah asked upon seeing her brother enter the room. She was reading one of Caroline's books while keeping an eye on a sleeping Henry.
"Our old home," Klaus answered, "She had some blood to complete the transition and Stefan is with her." Before he could say anything else a soft cry filled the room but Rebekah stayed still. "Aren't you going to get him?"
"He isn't my son," Rebekah said turning the page. "Daddy is home now."
"But I..." Klaus said not sure he could do it.
"I already fed him, and changed him. A task you are taking over by the way, all he wants now is attention," Rebekah said.
Klaus nodded and walked over to the crib and looked down at Henry. He was only a day old, so small. Klaus could hear his heart beat and the blood running through his veins, so he knew it would be extremely hard for Caroline to be around Henry right now. Klaus noticed Caroline's picture taped to the side of the crib. He smiled and wondered whose idea it was to do that. He carefully scooped Henry up and held him to him. Henry stopped fussing almost instantly. Henry looked up at him and Klaus knew he recognized him. Klaus was the first person Henry laid eyes on after all.
"He knows me," Klaus said in awe and Rebekah smiled.
"You are his father of course he does," Rebekah said walking over to them.
"My boy," Klaus said softly, "What if I can't do this Bekah? What if he does grow to hate me?" Rebekah put her hand on his arm.
"I see love in your eyes Nik," Rebekah said, "As long as you love him, Henry will never hate you."
"What about when he finds out all the things I have done?" Klaus asked her.
"His love is also unconditional," Rebekah said, "I think as long as you are good to him now Henry can overlook the past. The rest of us have." Klaus nodded and went to sit down in the rocking chair in the corner of the room. Henry's eyes drifted shut.
"I promise I will never let anything bad happen to you, or ever treat you badly," Klaus vowed. "I will never turn my back on you." A tear fell down Rebekah's cheek as she listened. She knew Klaus would keep his vow and be the father Henry needs, the one he never had.
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Stefan suggested she eat bunnies but Caroline knew that wouldn't be good enough. She had seen Stefan struggle with his lust for human blood and Caroline never wanted to go through that. It had been three days since she had become a vampire and she was drinking blood bags and not animals. The bags didn't taste very good, but they did the trick. Bonnie had made her a ring and Caroline was sitting on a chair on the balcony taking in the rays and sucking on a blood bag. Her hand drifted to her now flat stomach. Her body had changed back completely. Her breasts were smaller and she was no longer able to produce breast milk, she had no stretch marks, and it was as if she never had a baby at all. Her transition must have reversed the effects.
Her eyes began to water again thinking about what she had lost. She was sick of crying, but she couldn't help it. Klaus had offered to bring Henry to her just so she could see him but Caroline said no. She didn't want to risk anything. When Bonnie came to give her the ring Caroline could hear the beat of her heart and the blood running through her. Bonnie would be able to stop Caroline if she attacked her, Henry was defenseless. Even if Klaus and Rebekah were there to stop her Caroline wouldn't be able to live with herself if she attacked him.
All of a sudden she heard the front door open. A week ago she wouldn't have been able to hear it. Caroline got out of her chair and made her way to the front door. She saw Klaus standing in the doorway. She hadn't seen him in three days, they had only talked on the phone. Instead of the awkward "hi" that they usually did when they greeted each other Caroline ran at him and wrapped her arms around his neck. It had been only a couple days since she had last seen him but Caroline missed him. They broke apart and Klaus was looking at her strangely.
"What?" Caroline asked.
"I don't have to been gentle with you anymore," Klaus replied. When she was human sometimes Caroline ended up with bruises on her body because no matter how much restraint he had Klaus was incredibly strong. Caroline knew Klaus had to hold back when he was with her but now he wouldn't have too.
"I guess not," Caroline said, "How is Henry?"
"Well," Klaus told her, "Elena and Bonnie are with him now. And yes we are sure she is in fact Elena. She is being held under constant watch so Tatia cannot take her and try to take her place or try and trick us again. Rebekah and I have never left Henry alone so he is well protected from Tatia as well."
"Good," Caroline said in lack of anything else. "Tell me more about Henry."
"He is drinking formula and seems to be healthy," Klaus said and Caroline nodded. She had come to terms with the fact that she would never breast feed her son. "He isn't sleeping through the night at all. He wakes up often. I am usually able to calm him quickly however. Rebekah says..."
"Rebekah says what?" Caroline asked.
"She said that Henry likes the sound of my voice," Klaus answered seeming to be embarrassed by the fact.
"I like the sound of your voice too," Caroline said smiling brightly at him. "I am glad you are bonding with him, really. I know you had doubts."
"Are you sure you don't want to see him?" Klaus asked again. Caroline frowned. She wanted to see Henry with every fiber of her being. She wanted to hold him and kiss him and rock him to sleep. She wanted to be Henry's Mom and it about killed her again that she couldn't right now.
"I almost bit Bonnie," Caroline answered. "I wanted too so bad. I can't take the risk. I am still too weak."
"If you change your mind..." Klaus said letting the sentence drift off.
"I won't," Caroline said sharper then she meant too.
Stubborn girl. Just like Henry was when he didn't want to go to sleep.
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"Are you kidding me?" Klaus said holding Henry in one hand and the phone in the other. "You have nothing?" Henry started to cry. "Henry please stop crying your father is trying to avenge your mother here. No I was not talking to you Kol. She couldn't have gone that far. Well I don't care. What I have in store for her will be painful and bloody." Klaus hung up the phone.
Rebekah found it quite amusing that her brother could plot killing someone while holding his newborn son. When she told him this he glared at her.
"Is Caroline coming to see him anytime soon?" Rebekah asked and Klaus sighed.
"She is still afraid she is going to hurt him," Klaus told her and Rebekah frowned.
"We are going to have to do something about that aren't we?" Rebekah said smirking an idea already forming in her head. Caroline's pity party was about to be over.
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What did you think? Not as exciting as the previous chapter I know.
So Caroline is being her dramatic self and is having another pity party, but that will soon be over.
I am so glad that so many of you liked the twist! I was nervous about it but you all took away my fear!
Matt-On-Matt pointed out that Caroline would have her post pregnancy body forever so I just pulled a Twilight and had Klaus's special blood make her back to normal and pretty. I am sorry if this bothers anyone, but it is just a story.
I am still not quite sure what to do about Tatia. Should I make her like an Original so only the dagger can kill her or a regular vampire? Or should I event something new entirely? I would love to know your thoughts!
Thank you all so much for your reviews and support. You are all wonderful!