OMG 52 reviews, 114 follows and 79 favs. You guys are amazing! I hope I do this chapter justice because I know a lot of you are enjoying this story so far. 15 reviews for chapter 10 alone I am over the moon at the support.
P.S Silas is not related to the twins but he likes to think of them as his niece and nephew. The twins aren't really related to anyone but the Mikaelson's and even they don't know that they are.
Also, you may have noticed I edited chapter 8. The twins are 18 at this point. Turned at 17. Hope is a few months older than them so she is 19. I know this may be irrelevant but I just wanted to clear this up because originally they were all 19.
[I do not own TVD/TO or any of its character's/plots.]
"It worked," Kol whispered in awe. Needless to say, the Original was impressed. He had only met a handful of witches that had successfully resurrected someone and he had met a lot of witches. But even the most powerful of those he had met could not do so without dabbling in dark magic. Sacrificial magic usually meant that the witch doing the spell also died; any major spell like this resulted in the death of the witch.
"What's going on? How am I here?" Caroline studied the faces in the room but not one of them spoke. "Bonnie? This isn't Mystic Falls."
"Caroline, you-you're back!" Bonnie ran up to her blonde best friend and held her in a tight embrace. "I am so glad you're back, Care."
"Back? Where did I go? And why are we in a cemetery?"
"You died, Caroline," Katherine stepped up and gave her friend a small smile.
"Why are you here?" She spat out as she pushed her witch friend behind her, protective stance in front of the much older vampire. Ella and Cameron could sense something was wrong and sent each other a puzzled look before turning back to their mother. They decided to keep quiet before they realised what actually has happened to their mother.
"Are you being serious right now?"
"Of course I am!" Caroline was outraged. How dare Katherine act like everything was fine between them? Like Katherine wasn't the one who smothered her in a dingy hospital room. She decided to ask the person she trusted the most. "Bonnie, why are you with them? And who are these people?"
But the witch wasn't given enough time to answer because Caroline had noticed Tyler's body slumped behind the crowd of people. She gasped and covered her mouth with a trembling hand. "Tyler," her voice was quiet. The blonde walked over to the newly-dead hybrid and tears formed in her eyes once she noticed the gaping hole in his chest that used to hold his heart.
Jealousy swarmed through Klaus' head as he watched her take the failed hybrid in her arms. The same boy who killed her. Why was she acting like this?
Tears streamed down Caroline's face and everyone was lost for words at the emotion she was showing to her murderer. "Who did this, Bon? Who would kill Tyler?" Her voice was broken. Klaus was sure it was because she still loved him. Maybe Klaus was a fool to think that Caroline would ever fall for him. But he didn't think she would remain in love with Tyler after all this time. "It was Klaus wasn't it?"
Klaus looked at the ground at the fact that she would accuse him so quickly. As if she only ever really saw him as a villain. That thought tugged at him more than he liked to admit.
"He killed Elena too. That's why she's not here, right? He's already completed the sacrifice. We're too late, Bonnie. We didn't save them. We have to take Tyler's body back to Mystic Falls. How are we going to break it to his mom that her son is dead? Tyler was all she had left. And Elena, after everything, she's just gone." Everyone was confused as to what Caroline was talking about. She was speaking as if she...
"You don't remember," Klaus stated.
"I'm sorry, who are you? Why are all of you not saying anything? Tyler is dead, Bonnie. He was one of us."
"Elena is alive." Stefan realised that out of everyone here, he and the witch was the only ones that Caroline trusted. The only ones Caroline remembered fondly. "What's the last thing you remember?"
The blonde looked at him strangely but complied nonetheless, "Erm, everything is a bit hazy if I'm honest. But I know the main stuff like that guy Klaus is coming after Elena to break some curse. He's mega evil but apparently, his brother is going to help you to kill him when he's at his weakest. Look, I just need to call my mom and tell her I'm okay. And check up on my dad and Stephen. Let's not forget to ask her if she can cover Tyler's death. An animal attack, again?" Her voice was bitter and clipped. Klaus glared at Elijah at the reminder of his brother's plot to kill him. But that wasn't relevant at this moment for Caroline had no idea that she has forgotten the past 20 years of her life. The twins shared a sad look as they realised not only did their mother not remember them, she also forgot that both her parents were dead.
"Bloody hell," Rebekah muttered. This wasn't what anyone expected would happen.
The Original Hybrid stepped forward to Caroline to try and pick her up from the floor before Stefan's voice stopped him. "Klaus, no."
This got a reaction from the blonde vampire. "Stay away! You've done enough." The look she gave Klaus was full of hate and loathing. "I see your brother didn't succeed in killing you. Pity," Caroline snarled at the older vampire. A part of her knew this was not the smartest move but she was hopped up on anger at Tyler's death that all survival instincts were thrown out the window.
"Let's get you home, Care." Bonnie took her arm gently and tried to usher her out of the cemetery. Stefan moved and Katherine moved to join them as well as the twins. They kept their distance as they didn't want to create a scene in front of the others.
"Why are you here with them? Katherine and Klaus are evil, Bonnie. Like pure evil. And you're both here acting like everything's alright?"
"You're missing a lot of information, Care. What month do you think it is?"
"April." That checked out.
"Year?"
"Are you okay, Bon?" The blonde gave the witch a quick once-over. She didn't seem to have any head injuries but looks could be deceiving.
"Just answer the question."
"It's 2010." That certainly did not check out.
"This is just great!" Kol threw his hands in the air. "Something in that spell made her lose memory of the past 2 decades of her life."
"What's going on? What's he talking about?"
Bonnie sighed and was about to answer but Kol beat her to it. "Darling, I hate to break it to you, but it's 2032."
"Is this some kind of joke? Did you hire all these people or what because this is so not funny, Bon."
Katherine stepped forward and gave her friend a small smile, "I'm sorry about this. I really am." The doppelganger then proceeded to snap her neck. "What?" She shrugged at the disapproving looks she got from the crowd. "Caroline wasn't going to just leave with us. She only trusts Stefan and Bonnie. And let's not forget the fact that she doesn't even remember her own children. How the hell are we going to break that to her?"
"Was there anything in the spell that spoke about consequences of some kind?" Kol turned to the two that had performed the resurrection spell to bring her back in the first place. "Anything out of the ordinary? Please tell me you could at least understand what you were actually performing?"
"It was a straightforward spell. We linked their souls and Tyler took Mom's place. The only consequence was the witch performing the spell might die from it. Nothing should have gone wrong," Ella snarked at the older immortal. She absolutely hated when people underestimated her. But that didn't take away from the nagging in her mind that was repeatedly telling her that this was somehow her fault. Raised as witches, they weren't meant to upset the balance of nature. It went against everything they stood by.
"We didn't do this, El," Cameron gave his sister a small smile seemingly reading her thoughts. She nodded her thanks before looking back at the group. "Let's go to Aunt Kat's so we can figure out what the hell went wrong."
"Maybe we should go to the Mikaelson's," Katherine had a distasteful look on her face showing she wasn't pleased with her suggestion either. "I don't have much help at my place. You'll have a lot more luck there."
"No," Ella protested. "We can do this without him." She glared at Klaus before turning to her aunt.
"El, calm down. The quicker we find what's the root of the problem then we can go home," Cameron cut in. If there was anyone Ella listened to other than their mother, it was him. And that's because of that stupid vow.
"Seriously?" Klaus almost smiled at the word; it was so Caroline. "You're agreeing with them?"
"Stop being dramatic, Ella. It really isn't that deep so we're going. Please don't make me drag you there. You're really heavy, sis," Cameron wasn't thrilled to be spending more time at Casa de Mikaelson but drastic times call for drastic measures.
"Ah-you-ugh-insufferable!" She threw her hands up, storming out of the mausoleum rambling incoherently. Cameron followed shaking his head at his sister and her tendency to blow things way out of proportion. But then again, she has every right to be mad. They have to spend time with their father who doesn't know he's their father and their mother who has forgotten she is their mother. Things were just great for the youngest of the Forbes' line.
The group arrived at the house minutes later. Stefan was holding a temporarily dead Caroline in his arms and dropped her off in one of the guest rooms at Klaus' insistence. They walked into the library where all of the grimoires were kept. Also, where they had left the liabilities behind. None of them knew what to do since they had never brought someone back who has then lost their memory. The blonde vampire had a way of finding new ways to confuse those around. Whether it's miracle babies or appearing out of thin air when she's been dead for two weeks, Caroline Forbes never ceased to amaze.
Hope looked up at the group and embraced her dad, "You're back!" Klaus sighed into his daughter's hold.
"Of course I am, Hope. I will always return to you, little wolf," he smiled down at her before letting her go.
Ella, who saw the entire thing, made a gagging face at her brother who gave her a smirk in return. "You didn't think we'd kill your dad, did you? We aren't monsters."
"No," the slightly older but not as powerful tribrid crossed her arms in front of her chest. Hope smirked at the girl, "He's an Original, you can't kill him."
Cameron scoffed, "Not directly because that would mean that every other vampire would die. But you forget we can desiccate him and throw him in the ocean if he steps out of line."
This almost made her visibly gulp in fear for her father, of course, she didn't show any weakness in front of him. Her family had told her at least that much. "You forget about who my family is."
"We could desiccate, essentially, everyone you love, and ship them off into the sea. Shove your powerful aunt back into whatever spell has kept her preserved all these years and essentially take over the French Quarter. No one would be able to stop us so I suggest you back off before you find out how easily I could end your family's little reign. Tell me, princess, do I get a crown? That would really boost my ego," Cameron smirked at her but the threat in his eyes was clear.
In a split second, Klaus had Cameron by the throat. "No one threatens my family." The Original growled at him, something that would instil the fear of God into them. Instead, Cameron laughed in his face. Well, tried to, it was more of a splutter since a hand was cutting off his air supply. Klaus let go of him and the younger immortal dropped to the ground with a loud thud. This made him laugh out louder.
"Ooo," Cameron put his hands up in mock fright, "I'm so scared. Don't kill me, Klaus, it was only a joke. I pledge my allegiance to the Mikaelson family," he said in between laughs. "I'm sorry but that was pathetic." Klaus rolled his eyes and reminded himself that these were Caroline's children, therefore, no killing them. Ella giggled behind her hand at her brother's theatrics.
"Cut it off, Cameron!" Katherine scolded him. "We get it! You're this powerful immortal being but stop acting like a dick."
"I don't care if she's a Mikaelson, Aunt Kat. Doesn't mean she can act like a stuck-up bitch," the 18-year-old muttered under his breath before walking over to Kol and Bonnie.
"So, what's her story?" Ella expertly diverted the conversation before Cameron and Klaus started killing each other. Father of the Year, anyone? The woman in question was Hayley, who was still nursing a broken neck on the couch. The only people currently in the room were Klaus' little family and the Mystic Falls gang. She had no clue where the magic-less witches were but the other Originals seemed to be working well without them. And they were simply ignoring all of the commotions between the others in the room.
"That's Hayley," the doppelganger simply stated.
"Oh. She's pretty."
"Wait until she wakes up. You'll rethink that once she opens her mouth. She's more of a drag than Elena!" Katherine visibly shuddered and smiled at the laugh that Ella gave her in return. Elijah saw the exchange and the corner of his mouth tilted upwards slightly. His eyes caught hers and she could've sworn if she was human, she would have died from that alone. God, the way this man makes her feel is...indescribable.
"Hey, that's my best friend you're talking about," Bonnie pointed her finger in the brunette's direction. Enzo made a face behind her since he too was not a fan of Saint Elena. Bonnie wasn't necessarily refuting Katherine's statement and in the doppelganger's eyes, that was point 1 for Team Pierce. Yes, Katherine and Elena had a point system (one the latter was not aware of); 'Who's the better Doppelganger?'. Katherine was obviously in the lead since only Damon and Bonnie contributed points to Elena's team.
Ella nudged her aunt and gave her a knowing smile. Katherine scoffed and turned back to the task at hand. But Hayley chose that moment to wake up. Dramatically.
"Son of a bitch," she swore under her breath. She noticed that everyone was back in the room. "Who are you two?"
"I see what you mean, Aunt Kat," she rolled her eyes before turning to Hayley. "I'm Ella and that's," she pointed to Cameron who was talking to Kol about the spell that they had performed, "is my brother Cameron."
"You brought them back here, Klaus? After they took Hope's magic? They could hurt her," she glared at Klaus as if she had some kind of authority over him. How dare he put their daughter in danger?
"Hayley, I would advise you to watch what you say to me," he casually flicked through a grimoire without looking at her, "Don't tell me how to keep my daughter safe when you were harbouring the hybrid that has been trying to destroy this family for years. Hope's mother or not, there's only so much I can take. And I do not take betrayal lightly."
Caroline walked into the room rubbing her neck and stared at the dysfunctional group. She was really hoping this was all some weird crazy dream but by the looks of it, it was all real. As soon as she saw the Original Hybrid she scoffed and tried to find her way to the front door so she could leave this godforsaken house.
"Care, wait!" Stefan called after her. Everyone else followed on and Katherine made a mental note to snap the blonde's neck again if she so much as stepped out that door.
"No, Stef! They're murderers and you're helping them? I refuse to stay here so you do you and I am going home. I can't leave my mom alone."
"You can't. You've forgotten the past 20 years of your life, Caroline. I can't let you go out there on your own, it isn't safe."
"And it is here?" She scoffed at his slow answer, "I'll take my chances, Stefan."
But before she could make a move the door knocked. Caroline was feeling especially brave and was itching to get out of this house, so she decided to open the door to a house that she didn't live in. Hell. she didn't even like the people it belonged to. The sight on the other side of the door was one to render everyone speechless. A young boy, no more than 13, was stood on the other side of the door. His hair was to his shoulders and his clothes were outdated, very outdated. He took one look at Caroline and his face erupted into a grin.
"As glad as I am too see you, Caroline, how am I here, right now?" The boy's face contorted with confusion.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" Completely disregarding the fact he was dressed like a Viking child, she was concerned for the kid in front of her.
"Oh no, it worked."
"Hen-Henrik?" Elijah's normally stoic voice was trembling with emotion at the sight of his youngest brother.
"'Lijah!" He hadn't noticed his siblings at first and he ran to hug his elder brother. Henrik buried his face into Elijah's suit and the Original simply cradled him close. Rebekah and Kol stepped forward to embrace the youngest Mikaelson.
Kol picked him up and spun him around, "I have missed you, little man." He smiled at his brother and joined in with their laughter at Kol's antics.
Klaus, on the other hand, was rooted to the spot. He was sure this was not real. Maybe this entire day had been some kind of sick dream. Yes, that was exactly it. Caroline was still alive and didn't have kids who could potentially end his family and his younger brother was not back from the dead by some weird sacrifice done by said kids.
"Nik!" Henrik embraced Nik as he did with Elijah. Klaus held him tight, not willing to let him go for even a second. The Original didn't know what he would do if he lost his brother a second time. This was real. Henrik was really back.
"How are you here, Henrik?" Klaus looked down at his brother scared if he took his eyes off him for more than a second, Henrik would be lost to them once again. Rebekah had tears coming down her face as did Freya, who had now joined them as well as the others.
"Caroline, of course."
"What?" The blonde vampire was confused. She had never met this kid in her entire life and now she supposedly brought him back from the dead?
"When Ella and Cameron brought her back I must've got taken too. I was running to say goodbye to Caroline after I saw her go through some doorway to this world. I put a cloaking spell on myself once I noticed I was back on solid ground and made my way here."
"You know us?"
"Yes. Caroline told me so much about you. She's - how would you say it? My best friend."
"Mo- she was dead for two weeks. No way she knew you that well," Ella nearly slipped up and said the M word.
"She was the first person that was able to speak to me for 1000 years. She knows me better than most. At least she did before she forgot everything," Henrik sighed.
"What is going on?" Caroline looked at them all confused. She only knew Bonnie and Stefan, and Katherine to an extent. "And could someone please give me a straight answer? I mean, why have I suddenly lost half of my memories?"
"This is why you have to stay, Care. So we can get to the bottom of this," Bonnie smiled sadly at her friend. The witch could only imagine the internal conflict that her friend was going through at this moment. "But we can't give you answers that we don't have."
"I know what happened to her," Henrik addressed the group. "But you're not going to like the answer."
Chapter 11 is done! Thank you for reading. Loved it? Hated it? Thought it was poorly written? Tell me in your review. Also, tell me what you think has happened to Caroline.
Thank you to DarkGhostLight who inspired me to bring someone back and for me, Henrik seemed like a cool character to add.
Scared To Let You Go and The Last Days of Caroline Forbes are both now fully completed fics so if you have time, check them out!
