Chapter 14:

Previously: Klaus was about to be made king when his long lost sister showed up. Believing her story, Bonnie carried out a spell to get Esther to confirm Freya's identity but it took a lot of her energy and she blacked out.

July 1492

When Bonnie woke up the first thing she felt was a cool pressure on her forehead. Her eyes fluttered open to see Caroline and Elena beside her, looking worried. Kol and Davina were behind them, talking in hushed tones but they approached when they saw she was awake. "How do you feel?" Asked Elena and put her hand against Bonnie's forehead to take her temperature.

The brunette shook her head, shrugging her off. "Tired. I think I just need to sleep it off."

"Okay," said Caroline, squeezing her hand briefly. "I'd better get going." It was then that Bonnie noticed the golden gown she was wearing and saw the others dressed in silver. She shook her head.

"I've gotten you this far!" she told the girl she'd been tasked to care for. "I refuse to miss your coronation."

Caroline smiled widely at her. "Thank you so much for everything Bonnie. I couldn't have gotten this far without you."

"You couldn't have gotten anywhere without me," Bonnie teased. She gave her friend a quick hug and then gestured for everyone to get out. They all did, bar one. "Kol." Bonnie chastised. "I need to get dressed."

"Seeing you naked once was more than enough for me darling." She rolled her eyes.

"What is it that you need then?"

He shrugged and paused before finally saying, "you should worry about yourself once in a while rather than just other people." And with that he turned around and left. She shook her head in confusion and watched him leave before getting ready herself.

"Aunt Dahlia," Elijah greeted leisurely to his aunt, dressed in silver to his bronze. "How lovely to see you again."

"Pleasure," Dahlia returned the greeting, though she seemed rather distracted. "When do we have to get down to the procession?" Suddenly she gasped as she was stabbed in the back with a dagger. She turned and saw Freya behind her.

"You?" The blonde said, her voice dripping with the glory of vengeance. "Never."

"You dare to defy me!" Dahlia hissed as she felt the last of her breath leave her. Her nephew Kol and her niece Rebekah appeared, pulling a coffin.

Kol patted it leisurely. "Night-night Auntie."

Finally. Klaus thought as he sat in his opened up carriage dressed in all his golden finery, his princess Caroline by his side. They waved royally to their subjects on the procession throughout the kingdom, occurring at night due to this being the Kingdom of the Night. The peasants all cheered and the royal court marched in a procession before them, dressed in silver and bronze. They alone wore glistening gold. His lips only quirked up wider and wider as they got closer to the cathedral. His parents were gone, his siblings had incapacitated Dahlia, no-one was going to stop him from getting what he was owed. "Long live Klaus! Long live Caroline!" Called out the villagers and Klaus could barely hold in his laughter at the irony of it.

When they reached the cathedral he got out first, regally, and took Caroline's hand. He could feel her shaking and hear her quickened pulse so as their robes blew out behind them and they walked slowly towards the place of God, he whispered very quietly. "Relax, luv."

The Royal Court, the foreign nobles and the peasants who could squeeze into the already crowded room followed them inside but at the threshold they parted ways and Klaus went to the left while Caroline continued onwards. He waited in the room he had been told to, tapping his foot impatiently as he waited for the music queuing him to leave the room. He could hear cheering outside from the peasants who couldn't come in and wondered how many of them knew that the face of a monster hid behind that of the man soon to become their king.

As the trumpets sounded and the choir sang the smirk grew on his face. Go time. At the slowest pace he'd ever walked, he made his way down the hallowed entryway. Down the long walk, past the stained glass window and the pews full of admiring courtiers. They all bowed as he came past but his eyes were fixed on the end of this walk. There stood the archbishop and his beautiful Caroline, glowing in a golden light.

He was at the top of the room now and both Caroline and the archbishop lowered themselves, though he saw Bonnie reminding his wife what to do with his supernatural vision. He took the throne designated for him and Caroline sat down beside him, straight as a rod. "We are gathered here today in front of the eyes of God and of you all," began the archbishop. "On this the twenty first day of July in the year of our lord 1492, to celebrate the royal coronation of Prince Niklaus Mikaelson of the Kingdom of the Night and of his consort Princess Caroline Mikaelson of the Kingdom of Light." He called for the room to accept them and they all called back to him that they did, most heartily so. Next the archbishop came before them and said to Klaus, "will you Niklaus solemnly swear to govern the Peoples of the Kingdom of the Night, according to the laws and customs already set forth? Will you to all your power cause Law and Justice to be executed correctly? Will you preserve unto the Bishops, the Church and the Clergy all such rights and privileges as do appertain to them? And will you promise to keep the Law of God sacred?"

"All this I will do," he vowed, well aware of the irony that he a cursed creature was chosen to honour 'the word from heaven'. He'd given up in religion after he'd turned, found it held no truth for him anyway.

"And do you Caroline," continued the archbishop, "swear to honour and aid your husband in any way he does need it? To govern your people righteously and kindly?"

"All this I will do." She repeated and he shot a smile to her. The archbishop began to say a prayer as a golden canopy was held over them and then he took the holy water and drew a cross on each of their foreheads. The canopy was removed and his gold cloak was taken away to be replaced with a red fur trimmed one. The choir sung out and he was handed the orb and sceptre to receive. He held them, looking down on his people. The power was intoxicating.

Now the archbishop was by the altar, with a priest beside him. The archbishop held up the crown and prayed as he held it above Klaus' head, "O God, the crown of the faithful, bless we beseech thee and sanctify this thee servant. And as thou dost this day set a crown of pure gold upon his head, so enrich his royal heart with thine abundant grace and crown him with all princely virtues through the King Eternal." He placed the crown on Klaus' head and the court cried out "GOD SAVE THE KING!"

After Caroline and Klaus had finished their stately walk and were outside, the crowds cheered loudly and Elijah handed Klaus a golden and black mask while Bonnie gave Caroline hers, in silver and blue. The blonde looked to her adviser, she'd had a lot to remember today and she wasn't sure what was happening now. She followed Klaus though, and pulled on her mask and then he took her hand and guided her down the steps. They danced through the streets, leading the whole kingdom. The procession was reminiscent of the one to get to the cathedral, but this time they were on foot and they were more wild. They sung and danced through the night until the sun begin to rise and then the royals were escorted back to the palace.

"Your majesty," Caroline giggled as the doors behind them closed and Klaus took her hand to pull her through to their bed.

"Your majesty." He bowed and then sprung up, causing her to shriek as he pinned her to the bed and kissed her thirstily. Curving into each other, they were both hungry for more, and they had a few hours. Plenty of time.

"Good morning Caroline, Klaus." Said Freya kindly. Her brother just nodded briefly but her sister in law offered her a smile and sat down beside her. Klaus took the spot at the head of the table.

"I thank you all for your support, we finally have what we wanted, and our enemies are out of the way." He turned to Rebekah and Elijah. "I trust you have put our aunt's body somewhere safe." The two of them nodded. "If that is done then I have one more announcement-"

Freya's loud gasp interrupted him as she brushed against Caroline, causing the family's eyes to all go over to her. "I have an announcement too brother." She looked at Caroline. "You are with child."

Next Time: Bonnie writes to Nora. Klaus and Caroline deal with their unexpected news.