Hey guys! Update in honor of Payleyfest! Anyone else so nervous but also excited for that? I just hope they don't totally ignore Klaroline anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter

CHAPTER 10

Caroline

"Did Kol ever come back last night?" I ask Klaus whose death grip on the steering wheel of the car really should have been answer enough

"No. He's been away from people a long time though, I'm sure he just picked up some cheap woman at the bar last night and went home with her"

"Charming" Rebekah rolls her eyes from the backseat

"Oh let him have some fun Rebekah, the more debauchery he commits the less we have to see him," Klaus answers looking in the rear view mirror. That comment earns an eye roll from both Rebekah and I as he pulls the car in front of my mother's house.

"Okay can we please just stick a pin in it with all the vampire drama while we're in there?" I beg quietly

"What are you talking about? Klara is vampire drama" Rebekah quips as Klaus flashes around the car and holds both of our doors open

"And stop with the whooshing, people could see you!" I chastise

"I was unaware that there were any actual humans left living in Mystic Falls… besides the bartender fellow that is" he grins

"haha, very funny. I'm serious, let's just have a nice, calm visit where no one gets killed"

"Well that sounds dreadfully boring" The blond original says as she begins to strut towards the house

"Don't worry about her love, I can handle Rebekah-"

"No need" I smile "Stefan should be here any minute. I thought it was about time he met Klara" and with that we move up the steps

RBH

"We brought more supplies" I smile holding up the bag full of bottles as my mother opens the door

"And it's a good thing too, that girl is about to eat her ay through three hospitals!" she exclaims with a smile

"Oh I have to see her!" I squeal running through the door, leaving the original siblings to have a rather awkward moment with the Mystic Falls Sherriff, which I can just hear from the upstairs

"Sherriff Forbes" Klaus says respectfully, probably nodding his head with his hands clasped behind his back in that charming old world way he has

"Klaus" mom's voice is cool as she greets him (though no longer frozen solid, so that's something!) "and Rebekah, I was… unaware that you would be joining us" that time the voice is a bit more frosty

"Couldn't stay away from my niece, but don't worry I've forgiven the council for tying me up in that van so I'm not going to eat anyone" Rebekah's voice is as snarky as ever

"So glad to hear it" my mother matches the tone, never one to back down.

I smile at their little interaction (even if it did distract me!) and open the door to my old bedroom/ Klara's temporary room. She's lying in the crib, still as ever but not asleep… her big blue eyes are wide open as she just stares up at the ceiling, shouldn't she be crying?

"Hey baby" I smile pushing the thought from my mind and lifting her out of the crib "oh" I exclaim quietly, she feels heavier, is that possible in just a day? Now that I think about it Klara has started feeling bigger every day lately, I'll have to remember to ask Elijah what he thinks. The child coos and smiles up at me as I play with her gently while I can, because as soon as 'aunty beks' gets up here I'm sure I'll lose her for the rest of the visit. It really is sweet seeing how these originals behave with a child (if not a little annoying).

"Care to share love" I jump a little at the voice behind me, feeling a smile spread across my face as I turn around

"Of course" I say quietly, shifting the child into his arms "It's really nice seeing you with her. You don't notice it but you stiffen up just a little whenever she's around, like you're getting ready to fight someone off" I laugh

"I have a lot of enemies, there most likely will come a time when I have to fight someone off" he says seriously, looking me in the eyes, the question clear 'Are you prepared for that?'

"Well then it's a good thing you're the most powerful creature on the planet" we both laugh a little

"She will always be safe. I would burn cities to the ground to protect her"

"Yes, but you would burn cities to the ground just because it's Wednesday" Rebekah smirks walking into the room, greedily pulling the child from Klaus' arms (which earns her quite the growl)

"Thank you so much for your opinion sister, but why don't you-"

DING DONG

"Stefan's here!" she breaks in, turning quickly on her heel to exit the room (baby still in arms) I just laugh as I drag Klaus down the stairs

"Hey Stefan" Rebekah smiles having already opened the door and invited the vampire in before we could even get down the stairs

"Hello mate" Klaus smirks

"Hey Stef, how're you doing?"

"Hey" He smiles, looking a little overwhelmed by all the people "I'm fine, Damon and Elena made it to Italy fine, they decided to start in Sicily- Damon thought Rome was too cliché- typical"

I laugh "That's great, well come into the living room, we can all talk" I snake in between him and Rebekah and pull everyone to sit on the couches "okay, first things first let's just take care of the elephant in the room. Stefan, this is Klara- Klaus and Hayley's daughter who the originals and I am raising because Hayley took off" I spit the explanation out quickly, knowing how ridiculous it sounds

"Right of course, what other assumption could I have possibly made" he laughs awkwardly and everyone stays quiet for a minuet

"I just… I invited you over because I wanted you to meet her, and with the Kol thing now I thought it was important that you understand what we are protecting. He can't know that she's here with my mom" I say

"Okay…" he hesitates before taking a heavy breath and continuing on "look Care, I'm not going to pretend to understand any of this but you're my friend, and that means you shouldn't have to spend an hour trying to talk me into anything, so whatever you need… I'm here"

I smile "Well, my thought was that Kol is probably least angry with Rebekah, or at least not very likely to go after her. Elijah, Klaus and I he definitely has some unfinished business with and we want to deal with all of that so that he can get back to normal or… better than normal hopefully. As much as I hate to say it, I think it would be safest for Klara if you and Rebekah take her out of Mystic Falls-"

"WHAT!" I'm cut off by Klaus' loud protest "I don't recall discussing this Caroline" he growls quietly

"Because I knew you wouldn't want to do it and you have to know that I don't either, but Mystic Falls is hardly going to be safe for her until Kol is under control. You saw what he did to me, and we don't know what could kill Klara, what if he decides that's his best path to revenge"

"but… but… Rebekah is terrible at childcare! She's to irresponsible, I don't trust her!" he says, grasping for a reason

"Hey! I'm standing right here you know" she grumbles

"And that's why we're sending Stefan with her. He's totally responsible"

he scoffs "I hardly think a 164 year old seventeen year old boy is a suitable parent, no offense" he gestures to Stefan

"Well neither is a thousand year old murderous hybrid or a seventeen year old baby vampire but we've managed just fine up until now" I move closer to him, grasping his face in my hands, forcing him to look at me "I know this is scary, but we can't be selfish with her. This is no place for a baby right now, it won't be long I promise and we will keep constant tabs on her. You have to trust me though, this is what's best"

Klaus' eyes shift up, meeting mine, I can see so many different things flash through them: fear, sadness, pain, denial, pleading, and finally with a small nod of his head, acceptance "okay" he says quietly

"Well I think it's a brilliant plan" Rebekah beams as Klaus shoots her a dirty look.

Bonnie

"Are you even listening to me!" Bonnie yells as she watches Kol drain yet another blood bag out of her fridge

"Of course I am, vampires suck, unbalance of nature, they all must die, blah blah blah. Such typical witch talk, I have to say I'm disappointed, I was hoping for something a little more original from you" the original says indifferently

"Look, my reasons aren't the important part, the important part is that I want your siblings dead and so do you. Are you going to help me or not

Kol cocks his head to the side, narrowing his eyes "you want all vampires dead, why would I help you when in the end you're just going to turn on me"

Bonnie laughs as she moves closer to him "oh Kol; Kol Kol Kol don't you see. I don't have to kill you" she whispers in his ear "You don't have a bloodline anymore. Once I kill your siblings you really will be the only vampire left on earth so why would I need to kill you?"

He appears slightly caught off guard by the witch's sudden proximity, but he simply grins "and what if I decide to make a new line?"

"hmm" she purrs sitting next to him "I suppose I'll just have to keep my eye on you. Make sure you behave yourself"

"oh darling, I think you'll learn that I never behave myself" with that he leans forward, closing the small distance between them as his lips capture hers. They're tentative at first, easing their way into it, but after a moment Bonnie feels Kol's tongue run across her bottom lip and her hand closes around the back of his neck as she parts them, letting him deepen the kiss. She pulls him closer and closer until she finally has to break away for air.

The witch smiles "so do we have a deal?"

"I think something can be arranged" he smirks leaning forward to pull her lips against his again.

Okay, so there you have it, I hope you liked this chapter!

Now for the opinions as always

The Originals: Wait? Are we absolutely sure that's what it's called? Because all I saw this week was Marcel's plot, the werewolves plot, the witches plot… Klaus was barely even in the episode and hen he was he was just banging some witch (and honestly, I don't really care because it's not like he actually cares about her… at al, so… Klenevieve what?) I don't know, I feel that I'm not even getting angry with this show anymore, it's just so lackluster that it doesn't evoke any emotions… other than the occasional klaroline feel

TVD: Elena's back… yay? I don't really care honestly, but her scenes were fine… except what was the point of making her this crazy ripper if they were just going to take it back 1 episode later, seriously! Major missed opportunity there! It could've been so good. My Steroline feels were off the charts this wekk! Best brotp ever! They're so cute being all friendly, it's nice to see an actual working friendship on TVD, it takes me back to the good times of earlier seasons hen everyone was good friends and no one judged people for sleeping with originals! (because Damon, you are seriously one to talk about Caroline's choices… or have you forgotten that night with Rebekah? Because I haven't!). I love Enzo, I'm not even going to lie. He's a fantastic character, and I love the dynamic between him and Caroline as well, but I definitely don't ship them. I see them being kind of like a nicer version of how Caroline and Damon are now, one of those -always joking, teasing, thinly veiled contempt sort of friends- relationships. It'll be interesting to see how that turns out. All in all, I didn't hate the episode which was a big step forward, now if they just brought the originals back and pretended that show never happened it might go back to being a really good show!