Thank you to all of you for being awesome at reading my little story about forgetful love for your reviews, favorites and follows. It's been a pleasure writing this and I can't wait for what happens afterwards! Also a big thank you to arielmermaid for coaxing me to write this throughout the week and even tonight!
Elijah pulled into the hospital exiting his vehicle without caution almost getting hit himself as he entered the hospital doors. He hadn't been here since his Henrik had passed. He feared he would leave these doors with another brother gone.
Finding the emergency station he stopped, "I need to find my brother, Niklaus Mikaelson." He stated grimly rubbing his hand over his face. The woman looked up stunned for a moment before she looked back down at her keyboard searching for the name he listed.
"It looks like Mr. Mikaelson is in surgery at the moment," she informed him tilting the screen so he could read the information she had. "It says he was brought in less than two hours ago, trauma to the head and pelvis. I'm sorry that's all I have."
Elijah nodded in a state of shock, "Why is he being operated on?" she shook her head unsure, "How long will that be?" She looked at the clock on her screen making a face. "Is there anything useful you can tell me?" he demanded.
"It's been two hours, why was no one told? Why wasn't I informed?" he almost yelled instead he kept his tone steady and very clear.
It was almost deadly to the girl standing before him as she shook, "We took his wallet but nothing seemed valid. We tried." She babbled making him groan.
Of course his brother's wallet would be a museum of no longer current numbers and addresses, he hadn't even used his car years. If he had a job the client would meet him at his home, he swore he would hit his brother if he wasn't already in danger of losing his life.
"So sorry I'm new," she responded, "I don't know what to do," she waved her hands around before messing with the keyboard again.
He cursed under his breath slamming his hand on the counter dividing them. "Marisa is it?" he asked looking at her name tag. "Can find somebody that could be remotely useful?" he asked making her scurry from her spot as if remembering something.
He waited with his hands on the counter uncertain once more today on whether or not to inform his family. He needed to figure out what was going on, it had been exactly three minutes and that woman wasn't back yet. He knew he wasn't being a gentleman nut he would deal with that later.
"This man came in with your brother," she said rom behind him making him turn, for the second time today he felt the wind get knocked out of him. Kat's ex-boyfriend, "Damon Salvatore." He muttered grimly. Today had gotten worse.
Damon's face scrunched up awkwardly when Elijah acknowledged him giving a half-assed peace sign, "Small world," he mumbled from beside the nurse. It didn't matter how much time had passed or what situation they were in Elijah always knew how to make Damon feel small.
"And yet I never run into Maggie Smith," Elijah quips pushing a hand inside his pocket fully facing the man who's brother is dating his little sister. The man who took Kat from him at the University they all went to when they were younger. The man who saved his brother's life. Fantastic.
"She was always my favorite," Damon said looking anywhere but at Elijah directly, the nurse sensing their tension disappeared without a second thought. "You know 'cause she morphed into a cat," Damon added speaking of Harry Potter as he missed the nurse already even if Elijah didn't seem to notice as he was burning a whole into Damon's skull with his eyes.
"This is a beautiful moment we're having but," Elijah walked in closer a careworn expression on his face, "Could you please explain to me why you are the one person on the planet that was standing in the middle of my brother living or dying?" Elijah said in a dead tone his anger flaring on the inside trapped in an impossible situation.
Kol and Stefan watched as the guests began gaining interest in their work it seemed that Stefan had been very through in his search for evidence against Caroline's fiancé. Rebekah cringed into Stefan's side every time Vicki called out Tyler's name making Kol giggle.
The room could feel the enthusiasm in her voice when they were reaching the end of their little tryst in the woods. Only making it worse because Mason walked in from behind the frames unable to see what was happening the crowd all looked up one by one as Tyler finished in the audio.
He stood in the front of the tent with a disorganized look on his eyes as everyone looked up at him he took a step forward to figure out what was happening. Just then Tyler came in stopping him from moving any further.
Both men stood in the front like they had practiced the night before waiting for the women to arrive. The priest glowered at him but Tyler just nodded his head unsure of what to make of it so he just smiled avoiding all looks the crowd was giving them.
The screens went black as the wedding march began to play cutting their show and tell short before the en could know what was happening. There was silence other than music and breathing the tension was all around seemingly without an end. Where was the bride?
Caroline felt something click in her mind Tyler, why would he do this? He loved Vicki he said so last night, she heard it in his voice during his speech. Why did Tyler go along with this? "Carol," she whispered this went deeper than a wedding she had to go down there.
The blonde turned facing the three women hurt on her face fading fast because of the determined look in her eye, "Let's go downstairs. They're playing my song," she told them dropping the dress and shoes. Her prompt decision throwing the off guard as she swiftly walked passed them. "Come on Mom!"
Elena and Vicki watched as Liz chased down Caroline unable to catch up to the vision in ivory racing down the stairs. "What just happened," Vicki asked she had expected a little bit more than some spilled water the second time Caroline had caught them. It was like the blonde didn't love Tyler.
"Caroline, Sweetie what are we doing," her mother asked finally flagging her down as she reached the end of the stairs where Caroline stopped by the bouquet table. "Caroline stop it right now! Turn around and explain," she used her other tone Caroline cursed.
"Tyler! He's the reason I'm here." Her other looks at her unsure of what she means, "But Carol, she's the reason he's here." She points at the ground for emphasis resisting the urge to scream. "He wants Vicki not me! I need to figure out why we came all this way for this." Her mother looked away guiltily.
"You know why," she realized her voice breathy stepping towards her mother like she would a child about to be reprimanded, "Tell me," she demanded. Her hands landed on her mother's shoulders making Liz face her directly, "If you love me you'll tell me everything now."
Liz decided she had to do this, "Carol and Richard are broke." She placed her hands over her daughters, "They've been using the town's money to sustain themselves." Caroline gave her a get to the point look after the dazed feeling wore off.
"The only way to get to Tyler's trust is through you," Liz explains her hands moving to her daughter's cheeks. "To marry you. The reason is because Vicki doesn't want to leave Mason so Tyler picked you to propose to and that was the last time we spoke."
"I'm the easy target," she grumbled at how blind she's been living in a fantasy land of how happy they would be as the second first family of Mystic Falls. Her mother knew all this Caroline felt it and she ignored it all this time. Years were wasted at his heeding that small town's every wish to get to that dream.
She to say she was frustrated was an understatement, Caroline was in serious need of punching something. Klaus was so gonna get it when she went back to his house she was gonna kiss the crap out of him. Today was way intense, all she could think about was how much time she wasted being afraid of what she wanted. Of censoring her thoughts and needs.
The two point five kids behind the white picket fence felt like a prison now she shuddered at going back to Mystic Falls. "She'll be out there," she said her words almost unintelligible as Elena came down the stairs a disappointed look on her face. "Carol," she explained not making much sense to either woman, "I wanna see her." Caroline growled.
Liz knew that look but she didn't want her daughter to calm down, she wanted her to feel it all and do what she had to. "Okay," She agreed taking her daughter's hand waving at Elena to quickly come down. "We'll walk in calmly, Elena first. Just like nothing's happened then you can say your peace," Liz tells her as if talking her down. Maybe she is.
Her eyes wide as the doors are assisted open Caroline pulls on a glittering smile as she looks at her mother, "This doesn't mean I forgive you yet." Her mother nods as they begin their journey down the aisle trying to avoid looking directly at Tyler in an effort to not run to him.
The screens fading to black but not before she caught a glimpse of the last picture involving her groom and her wedding planner. She cocked an eyebrow over at the Mikaelson party spotting a guilty looking Rebekah and an impish looking Kol. Stefan waved.
"I thought you might need this," Esther surprised her as she slipped in beside her placing her veil on her head delicately. Caroline hardily missed it but she smiled gratefully anyway at the sweet woman wishing this was her wedding to Klaus.
Before the older woman could walk away Caroline looped her arm in hers begging the woman with her eyes to stay with her. "Thank you for watching out for me," she whispered to Klaus' mother kissing her cheek, "And for Nik, he really loves you." The woman smiled at her heartfelt words before marching onwards.
"He loves you more," his mother whispered back stepping out of the way along with her own mother taking their leave of her and sitting together in the small bride section. Caroline could almost smile as she looked at them introducing themselves.
"I know," she thought back as she reached the place Tyler was to take her hand, he reached out and she placed her hand in his smiling. Her face twisted as she tugged on his hand bringing him closer unexpectedly as her other hand fisted connecting with his face.
"Ow!" she cried out as a pain current ran through her fingers. Tyler fell to the ground as her mother pulled her back away from his motionless body slowly coming to. She bet he was regretting teaching her that as he scrawled on the floor next to her feet.
She felt so good a part from her hand that she moved away from her mother as Carol appeared from the groom's side. "Caroline! What's happening?" she asked looking around the tent as if trying to find a way to cover up what was happening without a solution.
"You poor idiot," Caroline ignored Carol instead looking down at her son, "She has you wrapped around her nimble finger." She looked at him with pity as he stood massaging his jaw. He tried to speak but she stopped him, "Why?" was her only question.
"Caroline, she's my mother. I never had a choice in this," he responded shamefully, "I do love you but I," she raised her hand silencing him even if he wanted to explain as Vicki walked in behind the all. Someone's phone was ringing incessantly she looked around the room at Kat who apologized with her face.
Looking at Tyler she continued, "I know you're terrified but so am I," she said watching Mason stepped forward to intervene if need be. "But you shouldn't have done this to us." She meant Mason and herself but everyone assumed she meant them.
"Kol, turn the screens back on."Caroline sighed crossing her arms, she felt bad for Mason because he had always been a good friend to her but Tyler deserved this. Mason taught him how to fight so he knew where to hurt him in places Caroline couldn't.
In a flash Kol was standing with the remote flipping the screens on, "Stefan, stand up. Take a bow," he said before Stefan punched him in the gut for being insensitive. They all watched as Mason's face contorted in realization as the woman continued calling out Tyler's name a moment later.
In the audio was his girlfriend Mason raced over to the screen closest to him his eyes confirming what his ears had heard he was crestfallen as he walked towards his cousin. Mason knew Tyler was impetuous but this was too much, "You slept with Vicki?"
"Uh Caroline," Kat called from her left Caroline turned to face the brunette missing the moment Mason swung at his cousin's already bruising face. "Elijah's on the phone. You need to hear this," she said in a voice that made the blonde very afraid.
"He slipped into a coma after surgery. I'm very sorry, there was nothing I or any of us could have done to prevent it." The doctor told a forlorn looking Elijah, "The longer it lasts the more likely he won't wake up." Damon placed a hand on his shoulder apologizing.
Elijah didn't have it in him to brush him off, "I need to make a call," he murmured taking his phone out of his breast pocket. He didn't know who to call first looking over at Damon who was leaning against the wall he decided on Kat. Pressing her number on his speed dial waving away Klaus' doctor he needed to be alone.
"Caroline?" he asked hearing her unsteady breathing on the other end, he heard her nod and continued, "It's Niklaus, he's been through a lot this morning. The reason that I'm calling," he said realizing he was rambling. "He's here in the hospital. They he might not wake."
Caroline felt her breath caught in her throat her hand covering her mouth, "I have to go," she announced stepping away from the confused crowd all around her. "Kat, could you…" she trailed off before falling to the ground unconscious.
"Ah shit," Kol said making everyone look at hi disapprovingly. Liz ran over to her daughter pulling Caroline into her arms. "I got her," he offered picking Caroline up off of the floor, "We can go in my car." he lead the way as all the Mikaelson's followed along with Liz and Kat.
They split up Esther taking half of them in her car leaving Kat, Liz and Caroline riding with Kol in his car a now conscious yet unresponsive Caroline in the backseat with her mother. Her mother kept rubbing her arm and telling her he was fine but she wouldn't believe it until she saw him.
Elijah was a strong man and it sounded to Caroline like he was struggling with what to say or how to explain. He was always so eloquent in his speech and now she wasn't so sure if Klaus was alright or not but she had to be there for him. He had to be waiting for her like he said and very much alive.
Klaus felt like he was floating on cloud nine with all the medication he had been pumped full of he was sure of that much. The panda eating a snow cone not so much. His dream began in the arms of a blur, no doubt the woman his heart called out to. It was just that Klaus couldn't put a face to the body.
She was blonde with luscious curves and a mouth he'd love to devour. "It was all screwy," he thought scratching his chin. There were moments he could see those blue deep pools for eyes she had and the next her whole person was gone and he was left with a haze of color, scent, or feeling.
He walked through the mist looking for her laughter, for her words said in anger and yet he'd lost her some place between the clouds and the ground before him. He presumed that was where the panda came from making him strongly believe that his last memory would not be his last at all.
Klaus knew he had crashed, parts of him could still feel it but this haze made him okay with it even if for a brief moment he wished he hadn't made it. He wished that he could see his brother, stay with Henrick on the side of the road but she saved him from himself.
He could hear weeping somewhere in the background of this he was sure, it was his sweet angel weeping for him. While most of the time the haze would drown her out distracting him Klaus could always feel her around him. Then he felt his throat dry, his toes wiggling and the wires attached to him.
He felt his hand move to grip the one in his own except this time it wasn't the haze's fault now. It was real his insides screamed, "Nurse!" he heard her scream in the distance. "Nik, come back you ass. Wake up!" she commanded. If he could move his face he would have smirked, instead he squeezed her hand tighter.
"He's holding my, hand! Look!" she told whoever was in the room as he tried to get his eyes open, he managed an eye flutter before he hears his mother and Elijah come in as well asking for him. "Nik get up," she said this time more softly, encouragingly even. He wanted to pull her to him.
His eyes opened before they shut again the brightness of the room too much for his easily closing lids to take he moved his mouth his raspy voice forming the words, "How long?" his angel began placing hisses along the side of his face where she stood as his eyes opened again.
The doctor had already finished revising him by this time but he had yet to answer his question leaving it to his brother. "It's been a week Niklaus," his brother responded his hand enclutched at the end of his bed his mother at his side smiling sadly.
"And who are you Love," he said with a tone of flirting giving a longing side look to the blonde beside him. "My nurse?" he murmured almost laughing as her face changed instantly he watched her body go rigid. "Really who are you because I have this inexplicable need to kiss you when I see you."
Klaus held her hand tighter testing on whether or not he could bring it up to his lips successfully, "You must mean a lot to me," Klaus tells her leaving her breathless as he kisses the inside of her palm. "Hmm married. Tough luck," he says noticing the ring on her finger.
Caroline looks over to Elijah and Esther who look just as dumbfounded as she feels prompting her into thinking he must be joking. A horrible joke and yet a beautiful symmetry to their story she didn't like it but it could be true. His head had been hurt pretty bad.
"Yeah," she responded trying to keep herself together looking from his family back to him as his thumb ran circles around her skin. Her thumb met his as she moved her hand under his showing Klaus his ring that perfectly matched her own.
"I'm your wife." She told him watching his eyebrows shoot into his hairline his mouth falling open believing and yet not believing her words. His face must have reflected her own not days before Caroline had to be honest. It was not a fun feeling being on the receiving end of someone who's lost all memory of you.
AN: Hi there! Sorry it's taken so long to update, it's been really hard getting this done with my laptop messing up and my birthday coming up.
No disrespect to St. Mary's hospital, it's just a story from a girl who can only google a foreign place.
Thank you to all of my guest reviewers I wish there was a way to thank you personally like I do everyone else but there isn't so this will have to do. Thank you!
Remember to watch out for the sequel! Until then Happy Reading! :))