Author's Note -

Disclaimer, I own nothing. Hope you enjoy this chapter! I'm hungry & tired, so I'll update the next chapter tomorrow d; I'll also update We're One of a Kind tomorrow for those who are patiently waiting on that story! Thanks for following and reviewing so far!

Chapter Twenty-Five

"Raine are you ready?" Mr. Bennett called from the main room. Caroline walked Raine out of their room. "Are you sure she's ready for this?" Caroline asked skeptically. The two witches had insisted that Raine learn the aneurysm spell just in case a vampire tried to attack her. She had refused to let them teach it to her daughter at first because Raine was only two for crying out loud!

"You and I both know she's ready. We've seen what she could do," Mary Anne stated. The old witch was referring to what she saw happened two days ago. It still amazed her how a little girl could perform such spells on her own. "Will you behave?" Caroline asked, looking down at her daughter. Raine smiled, which she took as a yes. Hesitantly Caroline handed Mary Anne her daughter.

Caroline sat quietly across the room as she watched and listened to the two witches explain how an aneurysm worked to a very confused toddler. Mr. Bennett sighed as he tried to find the right words. "It makes their head go pop," he said. He even popped the 'p' in the word pop as emphasis. "Will it hurt them?" Raine asked. "Yes, but we only use this spell for protection against the bad vampires," he answered.

"We don't have a way to test if she truly gets how to do it," Mary Anne said. Caroline walked over to them and sat down in front of Raine. "Let her practice on me," the blonde suggested. The Bennetts looked at each other. "Caroline, honey, I don't know if that's a good idea," Mary Anne stated.

"She has to learn and practice somehow. If we're going to teach her this, then I want her to do it right," Caroline stated firmly. "Raine, do the spell just like we told you to," Mr. Bennett said, pointing to Caroline, indicating whom the spell should be performed on.

"I don't want to make mommy's head go pop," Raine whispered. "It's okay sweetie. It's not going to hurt me, just try it okay?" Caroline reassured her. Raine obeyed and closed her eyes. She concentrated on making her mom's head pop.

It worked because Caroline gripped her head in pain. "Mommy!" Raine yelled as she stood up and ran onto her mother's lap. She wrapped her little arms around Caroline's neck and kissed her temple. Raine learned the gesture from her mother who had told that a kiss would make everything better. "Am I in trouble again?"

"No, you did good honey," Caroline kissed her daughter's cheek. "She did very well," Mr. Bennett grinned. "Why don't we let her go outside and play while we discuss some other spells she should learn. It's a beautiful morning," Mary Anne suggested.

"May I mommy?" Raine asked.

"Do you remember the rules?" Caroline asked in return. "Stay five feet in front of the house and don't go any further," Raine answered. "And how much is five feet?"

"Two of me," Raine answered correctly. She was technically right. She was only thirty four inches tall, which was about two feet and ten inches. "That's right and don't talk to strangers," Caroline reminded her.

"Yes, mommy," she replied before running outside.

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Elijah, Klaus and Rebekah had just met up with Kol and were now heading back into the village. Finn would be arriving soon to reunite with his family after a century or two on his own. "Do you think Finn is with Sage? I heard he has turned her," Rebekah said annoyed. She doesn't know what her brother saw in that red head.

Kol chuckled, "I'm sure he is. Our love sick brother hasn't turned anyone but her. He's so helpless." He turned to his siblings and asked, "So tell me more about the little girl you met." Rebekah added, "Yes, please tell. And her vampire mother too." She was quite curious herself. Elijah had told them about how the little had touched Klaus' vampiric face and not even flinch. She even told them that her mother could do it too.

Neither Klaus nor Elijah answered their sibling because something up ahead caught their attention. "Why don't you ask the girl yourselves," Klaus said as he walked towards the stoned hut. Raine was playing in the dirt as they approached her.

The siblings walked knelt down in front of her. "Do you remember me?" Klaus asked. Raine looked up and smiled at him, showing off her dimples. "You're the one with the funny name," she replied. She wondered why her dad went by Klaus. Her mother had always talked about him as Niklaus or Nik. Kol chuckled and earned himself a glare from his siblings.

"You're Raine, is that right?" Elijah asked. Raine nodded. She recognizes everyone's scent and faces. She knew exactly who they were. "Where's your mother?" Elijah wanted to know. "She's inside," Raine replied, stealing a glance at the door. Klaus looked at his siblings and then back at the toddler. "Is your mother a vampire?"

"It's a secret," Raine said, placing a finger in front of her lips. Her lips were sealed this time. She didn't want to get in trouble and have to go over the rules again. She then noticed that the Originals all had rings on their fingers. She smiled and pointed to the one on Elijah's finger. "Mommy has a pretty ring too," she said.

Before they could ask her anything else, she got up and ran inside. She heard her mother calling for her. "So her mother has a daylight ring," Elijah confirmed. They just needed to find out more about Caroline and how she got the ring. They didn't want other vampires to have the ability to walk around during the day as well.

When it got late into the afternoon, Caroline helped her daughter into bed for her nap before supper. Mr. Bennett hadn't gone hunting for meat today. Instead he went fishing and Caroline was not about to feed from a fish. She was sticking to deer and bunnies. Draining a fish, the idea alone made her want to vomit.

When Raine finally fell asleep, Caroline took it as an opportunity to go hunting. If she was lucky, she might even come across a deer. She silently tip toed through the shadowed forest, careful not to scare away any prey. She spotted a white rabbit to her left but before she could pounce on the little thing, someone grabbed her by the waist and slammed her against a nearby tree, face first. Their body pushed against her backside dangerously.

Her hands were held tightly against her sides as her attacker leaned in close. "Who turned you," he spoke low and threatening. He even bared his fangs at her. That voice, she knows that voice.

"Klaus," she hissed in pain as the bark scratched her face.

"You haven't answered my question, love," he said. "Can you get off of me first?" She asked. Klaus slowly backed away but kept enough distance between them so that she couldn't run. "Any day now, sweetheart," he impatiently urged.

Sighing she answered him, "I don't know. I didn't see the vampire that turned me. I begged a witch to help me walk in the sun and she did because I had a daughter. She gave me this ring and sent me off," She even lifted her hand to show him her daylight ring.

Caroline could see the gears grinding in his head as he thought about what she had just said. "And where was this?" He asked. "England," she lied. He ran a hand down his face, irritated. Of course, he thought. That was where they had turned most of the vampires. The witches there knew more about vampires and the Originals than anyone else.

"Would you like to join me for a drink?" He smirked after a few minutes of silent thinking. She couldn't help the scoff that escaped her throat. "Yes, because that's the first thing I want to do with a vampire who had attacked me," she replied sarcastically. She actually wanted to do nothing else but jump his bones.

He frowned a little at her rejection. No one had denied a drink with him before. Klaus had the same effects on woman that honey would to a bee. Yet here he was, standing in the middle of nowhere with a girl who had basically spit in his face and told him to get lost.

This was all too weird for her. He was her Nik but at the same time he wasn't. He was more confident and his eyes were colder, more murderous. She hated all of this witchy time travel crap. It was confusing and annoying all at once. If he didn't remember her then she was going to treat him like a stranger and talk to as if he is one. But what she wanted to do was have amazing sex with him then bite into his neck so that -

Wait, bite into his neck? She groaned. Of course, we still have to finish the bond. She stomped away frustrated. She wondered if he was having the same thoughts, if he wanted to sink his fangs into her neck as well. Stop thinking about it and focus! She needed to find another meal and then get home before Raine woke up.

"Where are you going, sweetheart?"

She stopped dead in her tracks. She hadn't even realized he had been following her. "I'm looking for another rabbit since you scared the other one away," Caroline muttered under her breath as she skimmed the area up ahead. There was no reply from him so she turned around and saw that he was no longer there.

A loud squeal erupted from her when she saw that he appeared in front of her with a two dead rabbits. She raised an eyebrow at him when he handed them to her. She had to admit, he was pretty fast. Taking the dead rabbits from him, she turned around and started to drain them dry. There was no way she was going to let him watch her feed.

He was watching her curiously. How odd, he thought. She fed off of them. This was the first time he's ever met a vampire who did not feed from the vein. "Thank you," she said sincerely. There was no sarcasm in her voice this time. He even saw remorse play across her face as she set the dead bunnies down.

Remorse quickly left and a worried expression settled onto her face. Before Klaus could ask what was wrong, she flashed off. He followed her of course. They arrived at a clearing and Caroline rushed over to a crying Raine. "Raine, what are you doing out here?" She asked, wiping away her daughter's tears. "I woke up and you weren't there mommy. I went looking for you," the girl sniffled. She wondered where the Bennetts were and why they hadn't notice Raine leaving the hut.

"Sorry, sweetie, I didn't mean to be gone for so long," Caroline smiled, smoothing out her daughter's messy curls. "Can we go home now? I'm hungry," Raine whined. She used her little hands to cover her face. It was changing and she had pinky promised her mom she wouldn't show anyone her hybrid face.

She picked Raine up and was about to leave until she saw that Klaus was standing behind her. She wondered why he had followed her again. Caroline gave him a slight nod before flashing off again. She needed to feed Raine before the girl threw another one of her tantrums.

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Caroline could feel the hunger seep through her veins as she struggled to fall asleep. Raine was curled against her side so it was going to be very hard to move without waking her up. But the two bunnies she had earlier that day was not enough. Raine fed a little too much from her today.

The little girl rolled to her sides. Perfect, Caroline thought. She quickly slid out of bed and tried not to make any noise as she headed out. It wasn't like she needed to. She was a vampire after all. Nobody would hear her. Using her vampire speed, she rushed towards the wilderness.

The night was pitch black, so there would be plenty of nocturnal animals out and about. She spotted a small fawn and quickly pounced on it. She wiped the blood off of her chin after she drained the unlucky prey. A loud scream caught her attention. No one should be out this late and especially this far out into the woods.

Following the scream, she arrived at the scene just in time to see the red head's lifeless body fall to the ground. That wasn't what surprised her though. It was the vampire who had drained the life out of the girl that made her eyes wide. She knew he was like this. She had been warned about his past. But seeing it was something else entirely.

"What do you think you're doing?" Caroline angrily stalked over to him.

His head snapped up. He hadn't expected her to be out this late, not to mention witness his latest kill. "What does look like sweetheart? Don't give me that look. We're vampires, it's what we do," Klaus spoke. He didn't feel the remorse she did for her killings.

"You don't have to kill to feed," she glared.

"No, but it's so much more fun. Tell me love, have you ever fed from a human? Straight from the vein?" Caroline gulped. She hadn't and wasn't planning on ever doing so. "No. I have my own ways of feeding," she stated. "From animals? I can still smell that fawn on you," he smirked when he saw embarrassment flash across her face.

"I don't expect you to understand. But stop killing the villagers of this town! I've made a deal with their witches and don't feel like getting staked anytime soon because of your recklessness," she warned him. Klaus' smirk widens. "And if I promise not to kill anyone while I'm here, what do I get in return? What do you have to offer me?"

He can't be serious right now, she thought. "What do you want?"

Klaus chuckled. Was she really willing to give me whatever I want just to protect some pathetic humans? "I'll let you know once I find out. But you owe me for now," was all he said before flashing off. "You're so much more complicated as a vampire," she mumbled. Human Klaus she understood, but vampire Klaus was unpredictable.

Time to get back before Raine wakes up.

Ending Summary -

Only a few more chapters of the past before we get to the present time of Mystic Falls! I was wondering, where do you guys think I should start it? I was thinking somewhere between season two & season three, so we get to see Klaus sooner. But where? As in which episode? Everything in the first season of the show would've happened just the way it did but without Caroline.

Any ideas?

Maybe after the homecoming episode? Or would you like to see how Caroline/Raine would fit into the story before that?