Recovery: 2 Months 2 Weeks
Caroline and Klaus sit down in front of Liz, a tension filling the air. "Alright, what is it?" Liz finally asks, breaking the silence. "I- I'm pregnant," Caroline blurts out, shrinking back in to Klaus worriedly. "You... You're pregnant?" Liz hisses, "How could you be so irresponsible! You're eighteen-"
"Nineteen - I had my birthday in a coma, remember - and there's no need to shout at me, mom!" She snaps, standing up and facing her mother. "I thought you'd be happy that I've finally got myself sorted out, like you were for Vicki when she told you she was pregnant in the middle of her college studies. At least I've already got somewhere to work and I know what I'm doing! I love Nik and I expected you to finally accept me properly!"
"What are you talking about, Caroline? I'm angry that you're so young and there's so much stuff going on with Damon and this Mikael guy that I'm terrified you'll lose the baby or something!" Liz argues back. "You've never accepted me. No matter how hard I tried! You were never there! And for the record, it's twins. I am having twins with Nik. With or without your support," Caroline snaps, turning and storming out of the house.
"Why are you still here?" Liz growls, turning away from Klaus. "Because I want you to know that this isn't something I'm taking lightly," Klaus replies calmly. "I love Caroline, I love our children and I am going to support them. Your support is something Caroline needs right now." With that, he leaves Liz to think.
He finds Caroline sniffling against the car, her head down and her hair falling around her face. "Love, she was just... shocked and scared," he consoles, wrapping his free arm around her and holding her. "I thought she'd be happy," Caroline's voice trembles. "She'll come around," he tells her, "And even if she doesn't, my siblings will be overjoyed. There's plenty of people that'll love them and welcome them to the world."
She nods against his shoulder before they climb in to the car, Liz's teary eyes watching discreetly from the window.
The lounge is filled with people, the couple deciding to tell everyone together. Matt, Stefan and Rebekah share a seat on one sofa as Kol, Bonnie and Elena squash on to a love seat. Elijah sits in his seat with Katherine on the arm rest and Vicki sat on Jeremy's lap in the other chair. Henrik sits on the floor next to Kol with Finn and Sage's children sat around him, the couple stood near them.
"We have something to tell you and it's probably easier that we just tell everyone all together," Caroline sighs, fiddling with Klaus' hand nervously. "What is it, Care?" Stefan asks worriedly, watching his best friend closely. "Caroline's pregnant," Klaus tells them, wrapping his arm around her waist.
There's a beat of silence that makes Caroline tense against his side, but Rebekah's squeal causing her head to snap up just in time to be attacked by the younger blonde. Bonnie and Elena jump on her a moment later. She laughs, teary eyed as Vicki bumps stomach with her before hugging her. "WE'RE PREGNANT!" Vicki cheers, tickling Caroline's belly.
She's wrapped up in hugs as Klaus gets pats on the back and "bro-hugs". "Dude, don't become Finn," Kol warns, "Finn is such a dullard. Do not turn in to a dullard." Finn rolls his eyes, "You try working to raise your family with a lack of sleep. It's hard, especially when your little brothers are rude and ungrateful."
"Why would I be grateful! Izzy is the only one that likes me and that's because she's like me," Kol winks before picking up the little red head and running off with her as her brothers chase them to get their sister back.
"There's something else," Caroline says once Kol gets chased back in to the room with Izzy on his back. "There's two of them!" Katherine shrieks, jumping up and down. "Kat!" Caroline whines, stomping her foot. "Sorry, you were taking too long," Kat smiles before the girls attack Caroline again even more excitedly.
"How did mom take it?" Vicki whispers, watching Caroline's face deflate. "Don't worry, she freaked out on me, too," Vicki admits, "Said I was irresponsible and making her mistakes. Then I asked if I was a mistake and she sort of realised what she'd said and ended up supporting me a couple of weeks later."
Caroline nods hopeful, letting herself get lost once again in her hugs and congratulations.
Somewhere in an abandoned house, lay just on the outskirts of Mystic Falls, two men stand in a barely furnished room. The cracked plastered wall crumbles with the pound of a fist from a man with raven black hair as the older man, hair greying from it's dark blonde-brown. Almost black eyes meet piercing blue, the younger man's face contorted in disgust.
"She's pregnant," he spits, throwing a glass at the wall. "What does it matter? You hate her. You want her dead," the older man replies disinterested. "I can't kill innocent kids, Mikael! Even if I loathe Caroline, I love her in my own twisted way and I will not ruin her chance at having a family," Damon growls out, glaring down his partner with hard crystal blue eyes.
"You will kill her and I will kill Niklaus. There is no problem with killing babies if they're not fully developed," Mikael says eerily calm. "It's like cracking an egg and finding a living chick in it! I'm not killing her kids!" Damon argues.
Mikael's hand comes across his cheek hard, the slap echoing throughout the room. "Your pathetic love for the girl will ruin this, Damon. I will not have little boys ruining my plan because they're chasing girls who don't love them back," Mikael sneers. "Fine, I'll kill her," Damon relents, his sliced cheek burning where Mikael slapped him with his ringed hand.
"Good, because if you do not then I will kill her whilst you watch before finally killing you," Mikael warns, turning and stalking out of the apartment. Damon's cold eyes are empty as they look at the closed door, the man he thought would bring him back his world is slowly killing it.
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