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"I want my Bonnie lass, back." Kol demanded after the rest of the family left him alone with Esther.
Esther shrugged. "I'm sorry. I need her."
"I need her more."
Esther smiled. "I know, but in order to get Caroline back. I need to stay inside of Bonnie."
"I don't give a bloody hell what you need. I need her!" He shouted at his mother.
Esther narrowed her eyes. "Don't you dare talk to me that way, Kol Mikaelson, you are still my son!" She scolded.
Kol didn't relent. Normally he would be frightened of his mother, but his love for his Bonnie lass overshadowed his fear.
"You know what, mother; you can just go to…"
"Kol" Elijah shouted.
Kol turned to see his big brother standing in the doorway, one arm in his pocket, and the other was folded across his stomach.
Kol stared at his brother, and Elijah motioned for him to leave the room. Kol gave his mother one last look before leaving the room.
"Elijah" Esther replied with a smile.
Elijah didn't smile only walked towards his mother.
"What are you really doing here, mother?" He asked.
"I told you, Elijah, to stop Mikael."
Elijah shook his head. "No, that is not why."
"Elijah, you don't trust me, do you?"
Elijah shook his head again. "No, I don't, not anymore."
"Why" She asked.
"Because you lied and you have tried to kill us many times."
Esther sighed sadly. "I'm sorry for what I did, Elijah. I truly am."
Elijah narrowed his eyes, and turned his head. He did not want to get into this right now. "Why did you come back, mother?"
"I came back to help Niklaus." She whispered.
Elijah smiled. "He was always your favorite wasn't he?" He asked.
Esther smiled. "He was." She replied, bashfully. "I love all my children, but…" She trailed off.
"You loved Klaus more." He stated.
"How did you know?" She asked sheepishly.
Elijah came and sat down in front of her.
"I've known ever since that day in the woods." Elijah replied.
"You never said anything." She replied.
Elijah shrugged. "He was my favorite brother, and I knew you would never treat us any differently."
Esther smiled. "You were always so wise, Elijah. I am so proud of you." She replied, touching his face.
Elijah smiled, and grasped her hands. "Thank you, that means a lot, Mother. I mean it." He whispered.
She smiled, and nodded in acceptance. The beginning of a new life for the Mikaelson family
~Klaus' bedroom~
Klaus stared out the window in utter silence. He had called Liz and informed her to keep a look out for Caroline. He told her, Caroline had been possessed, and after a whole half hour telling Liz to stay put, she finally relented. Klaus did not want his future mother-in-law getting hurt by his monster of a father.
He sighed as he looked out into the garden below, and felt the tears beginning to form behind his eyes.
God, how he missed her, he wanted her beside him. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, and make love to her. He hated his father so much for this, taking the love of his entire existence away from him.
He heard someone entering his room, and he sighed again.
"I want to be left alone." He replied.
"Well, Klaus, you don't usually get everything you want." Stefan replied, closing the door behind him, and coming to sit on the bed.
Klaus turned around with a small smirk. "What do you want, Stefan?"
Stefan shrugged his shoulders. "I thought you would like to talk."
"What's there to talk about?" Klaus replied, crossing his arms.
"Klaus, come on. We're friends, like brothers. You can talk to me."
"As I recall, you betrayed me, and stole my family." Klaus retorted.
Stefan smiled, and dipped his head. "I thought we moved passed that when I moved in."
Klaus smiled. "You might have because of your interest in my sister, but not with me."
Stefan stood up to face him. "Klaus, this is no time to hold grudges. Caroline is missing, and you're shutting people out."
Klaus narrowed his eyes, and turned back to the window. "I know, but I don't know what else to do."
Stefan walked over to stand next to Klaus. "You can start by talking about it."
"What do you want me to say?" Klaus murmured.
Stefan turned to lean against the wall next to the window, and crossed his arms.
"Anything, how you feel, just talk"
Klaus sighed and gazed absently out the window, watching the sun fading in the distance. "I feel empty without her, Stefan. I hate this feeling."
Stefan smiled. "I felt that way for years after I left Rebekah."
Klaus glanced at Stefan. "I'm sorry about that. I hated doing it, but I had no choice."
Stefan chuckled. "Oh, you had a choice, but you chose the easy way out."
Klaus shook his head. "It wasn't easy leaving a man who became one of my closest friends, and brother. Believe me."
"I've noticed how much happier you have been with Caroline this past year." Stefan replied, with a smirk.
Klaus nodded, but didn't say a word.
"She is your light, Klaus." Stefan replied.
"She is light, Stefan. She is the only reason I get up in morning and fight every day the urge to kill. Every time I come close, I see her face, and I know she would hate it if I kill. I fight every day to be the kind of man she deserves. If she dies, everything I've done would be for nothing." Klaus stated harshly with little emotion.
Stefan sighed. "It won't be for nothing, Klaus."
Klaus bowed his head. "I'd be lost without her, Stefan. A thousand years on this earth of feeling alone, I thought I would be alone for the rest of my existence. Then enters this vibrant woman who lights my world in a way no one ever had before, and then loves me the way I needed it. Stefan, what if I lose her?"
Stefan shook his head. "You will not lose her, Klaus. I promise you. Caroline is my friend too, and I would die before I let anything happen to her." He replied with a smile.
He patted Klaus on the shoulder, and turned to leave. He stopped at the door, and turned back to Klaus.
"For the record, Klaus, you are not alone anymore." He stated, as he opened the door to leave.
Klaus stood at the window and let the tears falls down his cheeks. It was true he was not alone. He had his family, and now he knew he had Stefan, but deep down none of it mattered without his Caroline.
"Wherever you are, love, I will find you, and bring you home." He whispered into the now darkness.
Klaus Mikaelson always kept his word, especially to Caroline Forbes.
~In an Abandoned House Outside Mystic Falls~
Caroline screamed as another pain hit her in the side. She was hanging on a rack, and the ropes had been dipped in vervain. They were cutting into her wrist, and the pins on the rack were sticking into her back. They too had been dipped in vervain.
"I hope you don't mind your living arrangements, dear Caroline." A voice carried in the darkness.
Caroline looked around, searching for the source of the voice.
"Who are you? Show yourself." She screamed into the darkness.
"Oh, dear Caroline you know me already." He stepped out into the light, and smiled as Caroline's eyes widened.
"Jeremy, why are you doing this?" Caroline weakly asked.
Jeremy sneered. "This boy is a great host. You see, I wanted to stay in you, my dear, but I couldn't torture you too much on the inside."
"Mikael" She whispered.
Mikael smiled, and stepped forward. "It took you long enough."
"Why are you doing this?" She asked.
"My son asked the same thing. I'm sure you are smart enough to figure it out." He replied, touching her softly on her face.
She grimaced in disgust, and shook her head.
Mikael's face changed, and he raised his hand to her. It landed right across her face, hard.
She gasped at the pain, and felt a bruise coming up.
"You monster," She shouted.
Mikael chuckled. "No, dear, I'm not a monster. Your lover is a monster. He killed my wife; he destroyed my family; he came into this world." He stated, wanting to shout.
Caroline shook her head. "He didn't destroy your family. You did. He came into this world through love. You can't fault him from being born." She responded softly.
Mikael scoffed at her statement. "No, I can't fault him from being born, but I can punish him for all eternity."
Caroline felt fear leaking into her heart at the thought of Klaus suffering.
Don't give up, Klaus.
Okay, what did you think? Any good?
Alright, I know I got a little mushy in this chapter, so for those who don't like the mushy stuff, I'm sorry, but I needed some feelers until the action begins.
Coming Soon: Klaus searches for Caroline; Stefan and Damon talk; Elena stumbles across a secret, and makes a choice; Klaus and Caroline feel pain.
Until Next Time...