Thank you to all that reviewed last chapter. It brightens my day to know that so many of you truly love this story. There where some questions about last chapter and Klaus getting off the hook. You will find in this chapter that is not true. Since Caroline and Klaus are bonded their emotions sometimes get in the way they should express themselves. Caroline is starting to feel so much and the bond is getting stronger. So no, Klaus is not totally off the hook. I wrote this chapter because Caroline had always been there for Klaus during his breakdowns. Well, lets face it Caroline does not ever get a breakdown on the show. SO! I feel in order for them to move on and face eternity together, she and Klaus need to have that moment. I cut this short due to wanna to get it out so it would not sit on my hard drive. Enjoy
Caroline rolls over and looks at Klaus, he is sound asleep. She feels awkward and strange this morning. She has never felt that with him or even in this house for that fact. The more she thinks about it something is off and strange, her mother's outburst yesterday that caused a blow up between her and Klaus. Naomi giving cryptic codes and messages. Caroline raises from the bed, still naked from their lovemaking last night. Well she would not call it lovemaking . It was very rough and raw last night, her body ached all over from Klaus tugging and pulling at her. She can only imagine how he felt.
She takes a quick shower and heads down to the kitchen. Elijah is not here, and any chance Rebekah has to stay in the city she takes. Caroline wondered why they had not come last night but so much happened she put her worries aside. She gets the bottle ready for Lucien and heads up to the nursery.
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Klaus has been awake for sometime, he kept his eyes closed while she was getting dressed. Afraid to face last nights events, now that it was morning. He knows he messed up. He actually let her mother get to him, but it's her mom. He thought, he needed her to be okay with him and Caroline being together. He gets up and puts on a pair of sweat pants. As he enters the nursery, it had been a good thing to put a door leading from their bedroom close. As he opens it he fills the rays of sunlight hit his body and a nice warm breeze sweeping in from the window. He smiles as his eyes fall upon Caroline and Lucien. The sunlight hits her face just right as she cradles their son, she is humming as Lucien looks up at her. Klaus can see how much his son loves her, he can feel it. Klaus can feel his son getting stronger everyday. He has gotten bigger too. He knows his son will be very powerful. He stands there and thinks about that too, how he wants to be a good example for him. How he will hear others call him a monster and how she has always told him different. How his behavior last night proved everyone right about him. How he needed to reassure his sunshine he is not. And to never let his darkness over shadow them again like that. Caroline is staring off into the window, rocking back and forth.
Suddenly she stops and Klaus looks down at the floor. Feeling like an intruder in his own house. Let alone watching his Caroline and Lucien, his family. But he does. Caroline is staring at him now, as his eyes meet hers.
"Morning" she says faintly. As if she has to speak to him.
"Love" he answers as he moves closer to them. He leans in and places a kiss on her lips. Caroline just stares at him " I meant it, everything I said last night. You know after the sex." Klaus pauses and backs up a little. Giving her space to raise with Lucien still cradled against her.
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"I love you endlessly and would never leave, but if you ever do what you did yesterday" Caroline pauses as her feelings come back from last night. "I have never used your insecurities against you and that's what you did yesterday."
"Sweetheart...I'm so sorry that I hurt you. You're the last person I ever wanted hurt." Klaus caresses her cheek as she looks down at their son.
"I know we talked about this last night but I still want you to understand. You can't throw a fit and then expect me to let it go all the time. I never wanted his life to be like this, I wanted it drama free, safe." Caroline places Lucien in Klaus's arms and heads down towards Naomi's room. Klaus has to figure out a way for Caroline to release her anger. He can feel the tension, and the only way they can move past this is if she just lets it out. He could feel it was more she wanted to say or a different way she wanted to deliver it.
Klaus standing there could feel ever emotion she felt. The pain and anger she felt when her mother left and then when he left. He promised never to leave her and he did yesterday. Putting his feelings first and not hers. Suddenly he hears a scream come from downstairs. He places Lucien down in his crib and rushes towards Caroline.
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"She's not waking up...She's dead...Nik. What are we suppose to do? She is the only one who knew about Lucien. She was helping us, now she's gone. Why...Why?" Caroline pleads as she holds Naomi. Tears running down her face as Klaus takes in the scene, Caroline is breaking down and its nothing he can do about it. The layers are peeling away and she is about to snapped he can feel it. She lays Naomi softly down on the bed and gets up marching back upstairs, when the door opens. Elijah, Rebekah and Stefan all coming in smiles grace their face.
Caroline pauses just as she was about to go upstairs and turns on her heels. Facing the happy trio. Klaus emerges from the rear of the foyer, fully feeling what is about the happen. He wants to stop it but he knows she has to release it, if not she will keep it bottled up.
"Glad to see someone is having a great time" she seethes out. Causing all of them to turn and look at her. "Naomi is dead, gone. Never coming back. The only person that was helping me, all of us and now she's gone. Who else is gonna leave?" Caroline shouts out. Then suddenly Liz emerges through the door. "Mom, what are you doing back here." Caroline marches front and center, causing Liz to take a step back. "Oh let me guess to try to convince me to leave Nik. Well you did a pretty good job of that yesterday." She throws her hands up and covers her face.
"Because of you...He almost. Just Damit" Caroline takes off upstairs leaving everyone in the foyer either shocked or sadden. Stefan marches towards Klaus tilting his head giving him a look. "Not now mate" Klaus states looking dead on at Elijah and Rebekah.
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"She did not read the letter, you didn't either" Liz states looking at Klaus. She walks closer. "Look I'm sorry about yesterday, I had to. We discussed it when I landed and told Stefan about what was going on." Klaus moves towards the living room, shaking his head.
"What the hell is going on?" Klaus states as his jaw is tight with tension. "Silas is what happen, he trying to figure out where you and Caroline are. What's going on with this supernatural unbalance." Liz takes a seat.
"What" Klaus says still unsure where this is going. Rebekah chimes in. "When the witch open the vail and all that stuff back in Mystic Falls. Silas is not dead Klaus he never was."
"So Liz I take it he decided to play a little mind games with you. And try to get information on me and Caroline." Klaus says looking at Rebekah and Stefan then turns back to Liz.
"That's why you didn't stay long and started a quarrel" he adds. Liz holds her head down and nods. "Bonnie told me before she passed that sometimes the anger blocks him from reading so much." Liz exhales. "Caroline is...she been through so much. My baby and I did not make any better." Tears pull towards the surface of her eyes. Stefan goes over and hugs her. "And then a Marcel came to town asking the same questions, I knew I had to come down. But I could not alert you or Caroline. Put Lucien at risk." Liz finishes.
"She will understand, once we tell her or she reads the letter. Now, she is just hurt and scared." Stefan then turns to Klaus.
"What happen? Tell me?" Stefan demands. Klaus tilts his head to the side and smirks.
"What did you almost do or didn't do?" Stefan adds. Just then Elijah calls his brother's attention back to the foyer.
"You have guest" Elijah says. Royce and nine other wolves enter the house. Looking around at how nice everything is. How much different it is from their surroundings. Sheena breaks through two wolves blocking her from seeing the family in the living room. She smiles a little at Klaus and raises her brows a bit.
"Tell me you didn't" Rebekah scoffs looking at Sheena in disgust. Sheena cuts her a look that Rebekah catches. Lee pokes her a little leaning in "don't." he whispers in Sheena's ear.
Everyone in the room finally getting a grasp on the events that Caroline was talking about. Klaus exhales "Rebekah I didn't and its none of your business." He then turns to Elijah. "Could you show them to the study." Elijah nods motioning for the wolves to following him. As they turn, Rebekah vamps towards Sheena grabbing her by the throat.
Klaus, Elijah and Stefan yelling at her on unison to let the wolf go, but she does not. "My brother has moments of weakness like any man. But trust me if you ever look at him the way you just did. I will kill you, he has a mate." Rebekah lets her go as Sheena grabs her neck looking back at Klaus as he turns away.
Stefan looks up the stairs and then back to Naomi's room. "Is she really dead?"
"Yeah, I better check on Caroline" Klaus states as he disappears upstairs.
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Klaus opens the bedroom door, Caroline is facing the window. "When I used to stare out of the window all day. It was because I felt trapped." he whispers walking towards her. Caroline slightly turns and gazes at him "maybe I do." Turning back towards the window, he walks closer. Placing his hands on each of her shoulders, she jerks back.
"Don't Nik...please" she begs moving from him quickly. Klaus follows her only to have her turn on her heels and yell at him.
"Don't...get away from me. I don't want you in my head, trying to read my thoughts or feel my emotion. Just stop" she yells. Klaus keeps walking towards her. She starts to break down and cry. "Caroline let me in. Show me or tell me what you are thinking." he begs.
"I felt it last night, your never like that in bed. Your angry, trust me when I tell you to let it out." Klaus says looking at her as she hides her face from him. "Sweetheart" before he can ever finish. He feels a sting against his chest. Caroline beats her hands against his chest hard. Crying and still fighting as he just stands there, letting her get her anger out.
"I'm not gonna run this time, I'm gonna stand with you. I promise" he says. Still taking the beating that Caroline is inflecting on him. She stops and covers her mouth with her hands. "I hated you last night. It was the first time I can truly say I did." she mumbles. "All those things in Mystic Falls you did to others never to me, but last night" she pauses as the crying gets harder. "Last night you truly hurt me and I hate myself. I'm so angry with myself, angry that Naomi is dead, angry my son is not safe." She falls into his chest as he wraps his arms around her.
"You had nothing to do with Naomi, or putting Lucien in danger" he whispers into her hair. Caroline moves back and places her hand over his heart. "I'm angry at myself because even though you hurt me. I still truly love you and I know in my heart I'll be yours for eternity." Caroline shuts her eyes tightly and then looks at her wolf.
"But if you ever do that to me again with every fiber in my body. I will leave you Niklaus. I can never go back to being insecure Caroline, for my son's sake. He needs me strong and confident." Klaus is speechless as he looks at her. For the first time in his life he has faced something he can not lose. Losing Caroline and Lucien would destroy him. He can feel her and he knows she is not messing around.
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She stands there ready for him to bite back with something, but he does not. Klaus smiles at her "your strong, your beautiful and I still enjoy you. Even if you just put me in my place. My queen." he smirks. "Now can I kiss and hold you" he jokes. Caroline breaks into a smile and falls into him.
"Don't ever be afraid to tell me whats in your heart. I can take it trust me." he laughs as his lips fall upon hers. "I alway saw you as a strong, confident woman Caroline. I mean by fate you would have to be." he pauses. Caroline puts her hands on her hips. "What do you mean?"
Klaus clears his throat and places his hands around her hips. "You are the only person that can yell at me like that. The only person that give me children and the only person that can still love me with my faults." He starts to kiss her neck and Caroline moans softly. "And the only person that will make me see that I have the world. I have my everything with you and Lucien, so I better not fuck it up" he laughs out loud. Causing Caroline to join in as she playfully taps his chest.
"I feel better. Thank you. No one has ever forced me to release my anger. I was so used to just dealing on my own" she says.
"Well, we both are growing aren't we? And I think you should talk to your mother. She has something to tell you." he adds. Caroline tilts her head as she walks through the door making sure Lucien is still sound asleep. She looks down at him and then back at Klaus who has followed.
"I'm glad Naomi spelled our room. I don't ever want him to hear us fight" she smiles as Klaus comes behind her. "I'm truly sorry Caroline." She turns in his grasp "I know, I can feel it. I could feel it last night. I guess we knew it was never gonna be this easy." she sighs. Klaus kisses her lips and pulls away "but for the first time in my existence I've never wanted to fight more. I don't wanna be the monster my father said I was, I don't wanna handle my problems the way I use to. I have you and Lucien now." he says.
Caroline smiles as she kisses his heart, causing Klaus's breath to hitch. "I will always be there, my wolf. Just like today I realized you will always be in mine." They kiss while standing over Lucien's crib. As Klaus grabs Caroline's hands to head downstairs.
So now you see how I was setting everything up, and Marcel's plan will come to light also. Sorry I did not get to include the letter on this chapter but will be in the next. Had to let Caroline vent. Hope you enjoyed it. As always please read and review. Next chapter will also show who the key is in this story and how the family will have to keep them safe. Plus who all they will have to call for help. Until next time. xx
