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New Years 1929
Usually Caroline came back to him. Over the years every time they separated Caroline came and found him rather then the other way around. It usually meant she had forgiven him for whatever he had done to make her leave in the first place. She was the one that left, so she was the one that had to come back. So Caroline was shocked to see Klaus on the other side of her door.
"Klaus?" Caroline said not bothering to hide her surprise.
"Can I come in?" Klaus asked and Caroline nodded letting him pass,"I daggered Rebekah." Caroline said nothing and let him continue but her jaw twitched, "Emotions were clouding her judgment. She fell in love."
"Really?" Caroline said shocked for the second time that night. "That has never happened before."
"Mikeal was on our trail and she wanted to stay and be with this Stefan..." Klaus told her, "She chose him, so I had no choice but to get her to leave by force. I just wanted to let you know, in case you try and get in touch with her."
"That isn't why you're here," Caroline said seeing through him, "You are here because you miss me and don't want to wait for me to come to you."
"Nothing gets past you," Klaus said and Caroline smiled.
"The 20's weren't very fun without you," Caroline said coming closer to him. "The music, the dresses, it was a dream come true, but you weren't there."
"I'm here now," Klaus said kissing her hand, "Want to spend the 30's with me?"
K&C
"I can't believe you took over the dance committee," Caroline said as she and Rebekah walked into the school.
"Elena wasn't doing her duty so I had to step up," Rebekah said in her defense, "Besides she wanted a 70's decade dance. Now I might have not been around for that decade, but it sounds awful."
"The 70's were alright," Caroline said and Rebekah rolled her eyes.
"You just hate the 20's because you and Klaus were broken up for that decade," Rebekah said and Caroline made a face at her.
"There's Matt," Caroline said nudging Rebekah.
"He made it clear he wanted nothing to do with me Caroline," Rebekah said suddenly fascinated by her clipboard. There was a crash. "Great, excuse me." Caroline nodded and made her way over to Matt.
"Hi Matt," Caroline said brightly.
"Oh hey Caroline," Matt said, "Exciting stuff huh?"
"Looks like fun." Caroline said looking around.
"How come you haven't enrolled in high school?" Matt asked, "You and Rebekah are the same age, right?"
"Yeah, but my boyfriend is 26," Caroline answered, "Back in the 1600's that was no big deal, but I think it is frowned upon for men to date high school girls. We are coming though, Rebekah has been working so hard on this dance." Matt nodded and Caroline spoke again, "She is just a girl, Matt."
"What?" Matt said not knowing where she was going with this.
"Rebekah," Caroline replied, "She is just a girl. A girl excited for a high school dance. We might be old, but we still feel. Rebekah has never had a boy be nice to her before. During the ball, when she was with you, Rebekah was smiling in a way I have never seen her."
"Her brother broke my hand," Matt argued.
"Kol is an idiot," Caroline said smiling, "Rebekah might seem like well...a bitch." Matt laughed. "But she is a very loving and loyal person, she just doesn't let people see that."
"What are you saying Caroline?" Matt asked.
"I have to go," Caroline said not answering his question. "Can you give Rebekah a ride home? I have somewhere I need to be."
"Subtle," Matt said and Caroline grinned and walked away. Caroline got out her phone. She dialed a number and put the phone to her ear.
"Now don't mess it up," Caroline said into the phone, "When Damon and Elena see you with Jeremy what do you say?"
"That you sent me to protect Jeremy," Kol said from the other line. "I was not in fact there to kill him if Bonnie did not do what we say."
"Perfect," Caroline said, "Don't let your temper get in the way. They need to trust me, it is our best bet at keeping all of our heads and keeping me in the loop. We need to find out what they are up to."
"Don't worry dear sister," Kol said trying to turn on the charm, "I can handle this. Well they're here. I'll let you know how it goes."
"Good," Caroline said and they hung up. Caroline sighed and then felt someone standing behind her. "You can't sneak up on me anymore." Caroline leaned back against the person and his arms encircled her waist.
"Wishing you were going to high school?" Klaus asked.
"No," Caroline answered, "Tried it once, didn't like it. There is too much out there to be stuck in a classroom all day. Why learn about things when you can experience them? You taught me that."
K&C
"Can we do this later my friend just got here," Jeremy said to his sister and Damon who had just asked him to drop everything and help them, "Yes Damon I actually have some. I'll call you when I get back."
"Jer..." Elena began to say as he walked past her and then she saw who Jeremy's friend was, "Damon it's Kol!" Damon grabbed a bat and attempted to hit Kol. "Jeremy get back he is an Original!"
"No need for that," Kol said easily dodging Damon and putting his hands up in mock surrender, "I am here to keep an eye on him."
"What?" Elena said confused.
"Caroline didn't think it was safe for Jeremy to be out here all alone," Kol explained. "So she sent me to watch over him."
"So you are here to…protect him?" Elena said baffled.
"Sure am." Kol said smiling, "Now ready Jeremy? You really suck at baseball and defiantly need some practice. "
"No I don't believe you," Elena said not letting Jeremy speak, "You tried to kill Matt."
"Yes I did, and well if I wanted Jeremy dead he would be dead," Kol said with a sigh, "And it seems my sister made a deal with that witchy friend of yours. So once again you owe Caroline your miserable little lives. I guess we will have to have rain check on that game Jeremy. Bye."
"Bye," Jeremy said and Kol walked away. Once he was out of range he called Caroline.
"They bought it," Kol told her, "Anything else? Or should I come back and steal you away from my brother?"
"No," Klaus's voice said taking the phone away from Caroline, "Another word and I will tear out your liver." Caroline grabbed the phone out of his hands.
"Honestly," Caroline said putting her phone back in her bag, "I have told you, the only one of your siblings I would leave you for is Rebekah." Klaus narrowed his eyes at her.
….
"Klaus tried to forbid me from seeing Elijah," Caroline told Rebekah, "Actually forbade me."
"And you didn't listen of course," Rebekah said.
"Of course not," Caroline said, "I packed my bags and left. Klaus needs to understand that he can't order me around. I am not one of his followers. I stand by his side, not behind him."
"He is just jealous, you know that," Rebekah said and Caroline nodded.
"Klaus has nothing to be jealous of," Caroline said, "Elijah is like my brother, but he gets insecure when it comes to him, with the whole Titia thing. And the only person I love as much as him is you. So if I was going to leave him for anyone it would be you." Rebekah laughed. "I love you, Becks."
"I love you more." Rebekah said answering as she always did.
….
"Honestly," Caroline said as she and Klaus entered the house, "Can't you go anywhere without killing someone?"
"Well I wasn't about to wait for him to fall asleep," Klaus said following her, "And I didn't really kill him, he will come back to li..." Caroline and Klaus walked in just in time to see Ester fall and Rebekah sink to her knees. "What's going on?"
"She's dead," Rebekah replied looking up at him. Caroline took Klaus's hand and rubbed his arm. Caroline held her other hand out for Rebekah to take. Still holding Klaus's hand she hugged her best friend, but something felt...wrong. She and Rebekah had hugged many times over the centuries, but this felt off. It must just be because of their mother's death.
"I love you, Becks," Caroline said.
"I love you too, Caroline," Rebekah said and Caroline broke the hug abruptly. "What is it?"
"Just a long day," Caroline said forcing a smile. "Let's go see if Alric's home and then come back and get drunk. Come." Caroline put her arm around Klaus's waist holding him tightly to her. It was at this moment that Rebekah usually took Caroline's hand, she needed her support too, but she didn't. Rebekah just walked next to them.
K&C
"Something is wrong with Rebekah," Caroline said to Klaus later that night.
"Rebekah let her emotions take over," Klaus said not thinking much of it, "She wants to be silly and morn the mother who tried to kill her." Caroline could sense he was trying to play it cool, but he was upset too.
"It is more then that," Caroline insisted, "When I said I loved her she said, "I love you too Caroline" but Rebekah always says..."
"Love you more," Klaus finished.
"I'm sorry about your mother," Caroline said changing the topic back to him. They could talk about Rebekah later.
"Why?" Klaus said his face blank, "She tried to kill us."
"A part of me still loves my father and brother," Caroline admitted, "They hurt me, violated me, but they were still my family. She was your mother, the same way Finn was your brother, even though they betrayed you, it is okay to love them."
"Why should I love her when she never loved me?" Klaus said his face hard.
"You scared her." Caroline said, "That's all. It wasn't you, it was her, but she loved you. I know it." Klaus just stared at her. "What?"
"You're amazing," Klaus said, "That's all. Come here." Caroline climbed into bed next to him. Rebekah/Esther listened intently from the other room. She was able to take down the spell around their room. Caroline was onto her, she would have to be careful. Rebekah/Esther put the spell back up when her son and Caroline moved onto other activates. Yes, she would need to be careful about Caroline.
"I know everything," Caroline said to Klaus and Rebekah who had tried and failed to surprise her for her birthday, "Klaus has an excellent poker face and Rebekah is a terrific lair, but I can always see through you."
"Why do we even bother?" Rebekah said in a bored voice, "Nothing gets past her."
"Nothing," Caroline said with a grin, "I know you all too well."
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What did you think? Sorry it was so short! I added more flashbacks to make it longer so I hope you like them.
I have no idea how old Klaus is so I made him 26, sorry if it is wrong...
This was a very Rebekah/Caroline centered chapter, but I think Caroline could see through Esther.
Caroline kept the drawing, but it was more then that. It was on her nightstand which means every time she turned off her light she saw it! It wasn't hidden or locked away. Finally some mutual Klaroline!
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