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Chapter 11: The Proposal

Virgina 1607

Caroline watched as Rebekah started a fire inside the small cottage. They had arrived with the other settlers about six months ago and they had built their cottage shortly after settling in America. The weather was starting to grow cold in America and it had begun to snow a few short weeks ago. Elijah and Klaus were out hunting on pretense with the other men to make them look like ordinary humans.

Initially Elijah wanted to get away from the human village, but Klaus reasoned that they needed to stay near humans so they could drink from the vein and have their full strength. Caroline knew Klaus was still paranoid that Mikael would find out that they went gone to America.

Caroline found that living in America was different. It wasn't like Spain or France or Ireland. There was nothing there except some native tribes and nature. Caroline found herself becoming more intoned with nature and the animals and everything. She missed Europe though and hoped to return there soon. The other settlers were nice and always eager to help, but she missed the city life. She missed the different dialects and she missed not having to entertain herself.

She was happy that Rebekah and Elijah were with them though, but she knew they were all worried about Kol who no one had heard from since three months after they had arrived.

"Hello Lady Mikaelson?" A voice called out.

They had concocted a story that Caroline was Klaus's wife and Elijah and Rebekah his siblings, which was true.

Except every time Caroline heard herself addressed as Klaus's wife she wished it were true.

"Hello?" Caroline asked stepping out of the cottage to see who was calling for her.

"Hello!" A young man said smiling at her. He took off his hat and fiddled with it as she stood before him.

Caroline could tell he was nervous. "What can I help you with Edward?" Caroline asked pleasantly.

Everyone knew each other in the settlement since it was so small.

Edward fidgeted and then looked behind Caroline as if to make sure no one was there.

"I was wondering…is the other Lady Mikaelson…Rebekah? Is she spoken for?" Edward asked nervously.

Caroline smiled widely knowing Rebekah was probably listening from inside the cottage. "Is that why you've dragged me out here? You want to court Rebekah?" Caroline asked gleefully.

Edward blushed a bright red. "I wanted to talk to you before I asked her brothers for their permission. You're less…"

"Intimidating." Caroline said smiling.

"Well yes. I was going to go out on the hunt with the other men, but my mother has been very ill and I didn't want to leave her. You see my mother's dying wish is to see me married and as the whole village knows I am very taken with Rebekah." Edward stuttered anxiously.

Caroline smiled encouragingly, "alright. What can I do to help?"

"Well I know this is forward of me, but perhaps I can come for dinner tonight? And broach the topic?" Edward asked.

Caroline nodded, "of course! I'll talk to my husband about it when he gets back."

Edward grinned, "great! I'll be here at sunset."

"Sounds perfect." Caroline said and then went back into the house as Rebekah jumped around with giddy joy.

"I'm so excited! I hope Nik and Elijah say yes!" Rebekah said hugging her friend.

"I'm sure they will, Edward is so nice!" Caroline said quietly as they went back to doing their tasks.

"I can't wait for them to get home now." Rebekah said joining Caroline.

Caroline smiled in response and they worked until a few hours later Klaus and Elijah returned with some rabbit.

"We are having a guest for dinner." Caroline said kissing Klaus as he walked through the door.

Klaus frowned and turned to Elijah who shrugged.

"Who is it?" Klaus demanded getting some tools to skin the rabbit with.

"A suitor for Rebekah." Caroline said smiling coyly.

Rebekah giggled as the boys rolled their eyes.

"What suitor?" Elijah asked.

"Edward." Rebekah said smiling widely.

"The village idiot?" Klaus asked smirking.

"No! The pastor's son." Rebekah said rolling her eyes.

"Right, the village idiot." Klaus said watching as Rebekah huffed around in the beginnings of an angry tantrum.

"He's not an idiot." Rebekah defended.

"Alright, Rebekah. So you caught his fancy and now he's coming over for dinner?" Elijah asked trying to defuse the situation.

Rebekah nodded eagerly, "so everyone has to be on their best behavior! And most of all no one is eating him."

Klaus laughed but immediately stopped when Caroline turned to glare at him.

"This is important to Rebekah, she could be the first of us to marry!" Caroline said excitedly.

Klaus rolled his eyes, "marriage is a trivial human convention that we vampires should take no part of. We are above marriage and trivial human conventions and it's a waste of time and not to mention money." Klaus said.

The cottage got quiet for a moment as Elijah and Rebekah moved away from the couple to begin dinner.

"So you never want to get married?" Caroline asked looking at him with big blue eyes.

Klaus looked at her surprised. "We've talked about this, Caroline. Why? What's the point?"

"Because someday I want to be known as your wife. You're real wife not just a lie we have to concoct to live in society." Caroline said angrily.

"But I see you as my mate, as my lover, as my wife anyway! Why do we have to have a trivial human ceremony to make it real when I already know it's real." Klaus said exasperated.

"I want it to be official. Not now, but one day maybe in a year or ten or even a century." Caroline said quietly feeling hurt by his words.

"Well I wouldn't hold your breath sweetheart." Klaus said gritting his teeth.

"So you never want to marry me is that what you're saying?" Caroline demanded.

Klaus looked over at Elijah and Rebekah who were trying to ignore them and continue cooking the dinner.

"I'm merely saying that it's pointless I already see you as everything a wife should be." Klaus said sighing.

"Well I want to make it official. It may seem pointless to you, but it's not to me. I don't want to pretend, Niklaus, I want reality." Caroline said sadly and then turned to leave the cottage.

She needed some air. No one bothered to follow her and Caroline began to wander around the settlement needing to clear her head. She had known that Klaus had never wanted to marry. They had a conversation about it a few years ago. But Caroline always held out hope he would change his mind and give in to her demands. He had yet to cave. But Caroline continued to try relentlessly and she knew maybe in a hundred or two hundred years or so he would relent. Or that's what she hoped for at least.

Caroline wandered near the stream of their settlement and sat upon a rock to watch the sun lower itself in the sky. She straightened when she heard a twig break and whipped around when she heard footsteps approaching her private place near the stream.

"Love, come home." Klaus said quietly sitting beside her.

Caroline sighed heavily and turned back towards the lowering sun.

"I want to get married, Klaus. I know we aren't normal but there are still things we can try to perform to the ordinary standard."

Klaus shifted next to her. "I know love and as much as I love you, I can't make that commitment yet. There are other things to worry about. But I swear one day we'll make it official. I just beg of you to wait until that point." Klaus said quietly.

Caroline turned to look at him sadly, "you know I love you right? More than anything and this time as we've been together has been amazing. More amazing." Caroline said quietly.

"I couldn't agree more, love. I don't want to do anything to change this happiness as well as I need to concentrate on Mikael for the time being." Klaus said rationally.

"I know it's just…a stupid dream I guess." Caroline said sadly.

Klaus gently took her face in his and tilted it towards him. "It's not stupid and someday I want to call you my wife. But for now I want to concentrate on Mikael. When the time is right we'll make it official. Currently we need to blend in and stay away from Mikael until we can figure out how to kill him." Klaus said pensively.

"Alright, I'll wait for you Niklaus, I'll always wait for you." Caroline said touching his face.

He smiled and kissed her gently, "good. Now let's go dine with this fellow and decide whether or not he's good enough for our Rebekah."

Caroline smiled and they stood together and walked back to the cottage their arms wrapped around the other the sun setting to their backs.

Edward came to the house shortly after Klaus and Caroline returned. The five sat down to dinner that Rebekah had made of rabbit stew. The conversation around the table was minimal but finally as they ate dessert of sugared bread Edward brought up the engagement.

"As you know my mother is dying and her last wish is to see me marry." Edward began nervously as the two Mikaelson brothers watched him.

"I wish to ask for Rebekah's hand in marriage. I have liked her since we've arrived. She is the most beautiful woman on this land…and I wish to have her be my wife." Edward said smiling shyly at Rebekah who swooned.

"And where would you live?" Elijah asked looking between his love struck sister and Edward.

"You will live with us." Klaus compelled Edward.

"Nik! Maybe I want to live with just him!" Rebekah whined.

"What about Mikael? It will be safer if we stayed together." Caroline said reasonably.

"Fuck Mikael. I want to live on my own." Rebekah said loudly.

"You will live with us until we say otherwise." Klaus snapped looking at Edward.

"Tell me Rebekah have you really thought about marrying a human? What happens when he realizes you don't age?" Klaus asked looking towards his sister.

"I have…I figured we'd leave before that." Rebekah said nonchalantly.

"And will you be able to leave someone you claim to love?" Klaus asked smirking at her.

"I will." Rebekah whispered and then went towards Edward to compel him.

"We will live with my brothers and Caroline. You will never repeat anything about us and you will love me unconditionally." Rebekah compelled.

Edward repeated it back and then everyone returned to their seats.

"You may marry our sister in the next fortnight." Elijah said quietly.

Edward and Rebekah ran to each other and kissed happily. Caroline watched from the shadows of the cottage feeling jealous of Rebekah's luck. She knew she should be patient with Klaus, but sometimes that wasn't easy.

She rationalized with herself that she had been happy for the last several years with Klaus. Everything about the last seventeen years had been more than ideal. She was in love with him of that she was certain and he loved her. They had everything together and it wasn't all perfect, but it was still just what she wanted. He was slowly growing in power and she would be right by his side as his queen. The first thing they had to do was take out Mikael and then their world would be perfect and they were both free to reign over their kingdom.

The day of Rebekah's wedding was a beautiful one. It was in the beginning of November and everything was perfect. Caroline was maid of honor and the ceremony took place at the new church built on the settlement followed by a party in the town square.

The service went as well to be expected. The blacksmith had made gold bands for the couple and the entire small settlement had turned out for the wedding. Elijah had given Rebekah away and Edward and she had exchanged vows. The wedding was simplistic and lovely. Caroline had sewn Rebekah's dress along with her own.

After the wedding they sat in the town square and danced until dark. Caroline was picking at the left over stew from supper when Klaus came over.

"Would you like to dance?" Klaus asked taking her hand.

"Yes please." Caroline said smiling at him.

He took her into his arms and they danced beside Rebekah with Edward.

"Your dress looks lovely tonight." Klaus said as they danced in the moonlight.

"Thank you. The whole day was lovely." Caroline said kissing him softly on the lips.

"It was, sweetheart." Klaus said quietly.

The couple were quiet as the song changed and the people danced around them.

"I was thinking we could go south after this." Klaus mused.

"We just got here." Caroline said quietly.

"I mean in ten years or so. I want to explore this land. I see potential." Klaus said smirking.

Caroline laughed, "of course you do. I want to go back to Europe. I miss…the culture." Caroline said softly.

"As do I, but I think we should stay on this continent for a bit. There seem to be more places to hide, although Elijah doesn't agree." Klaus said thoughtfully.

"I'll go where ever you want to go." Caroline said shrugging.

"Good. Should we go back to the cottage? Take advantage of no one being there?" Klaus asked wiggling his eyebrows at her suggestively.

Caroline giggled and nodded. "After this song."

They were quiet for a moment as the notes played around them.

"Our wedding will be amazing, Caroline, when the time is right. We'll have everything." Klaus whispered in her ear.

Caroline smiled, "I know, Nik, I know."

Klaus didn't reply and soon after the song ended.

"I want to say goodbye to Rebekah and put a few things back in the church. I'll come meet you after." Caroline said kissing him tenderly on the lips before going over towards Rebekah. Klaus watched her for a moment and then went over to Elijah who was taking with the pastor about the ceremony.

"Caroline and I are going home." Klaus said to his brother who smiled knowingly at him. Klaus smirked back and then bid goodnight to the remaining guests. Next Klaus went over to Rebekah who was laughing with her groom. Caroline was nowhere in sight probably at the church.

"Good night dear sister. Be safe." Klaus said smirking at her.

"Goodnight. Have fun with Caroline." Rebekah taunted.

Klaus rolled his eyes and then went to the cottage. He went to their small bedroom and readied himself for bed. Several minutes went by and he didn't worry knowing Caroline was particular in her cleaning up process. As a half hour turned into an hour and an hour into two he became anxious especially when Elijah came into the residence.

"Did you scare Caroline away?" Elijah chuckled upon seeing his brother pacing in the living room.

"Caroline hasn't come home yet. She said goodnight to Rebekah then went to the church." Klaus said angrily.

"She wasn't outside. Do you think Rebekah's seen her?" Elijah asked worriedly.

Just then there was a loud knock on the door. Klaus flashed over to it and opened to reveal the town mayor.

"Gentlemen, there's been an attack from the Natives…they have taken several of our settlers…Lady Mikaelson was among them." The mayor said nervously eyeing Klaus.

Klaus roared angrily and stalked out of the house.

"Niklaus! Where are you going?" Elijah called.

"To find Caroline." Klaus mumbled knowing his brother could hear him perfectly well.

Klaus walked out of the settlement and into the night letting his senses take control so he could find his beloved.

(A/n: uh oh Caroline seems to be taken by HUMAN natives. What's klaus gonna do... Please review! Let me know what you thinK!)