What another update just two days apart? I have been in super writers mode this week but the next update will not come until after the weekend. I work from home and I have been geeking out on this fanfic all week so I need to get back to work (sad face).
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Caroline strutted into a dark nightclub with loud and booming bass bouncing off the white walls. Colored lights rotated of the bare walls flashing designs and she couldn't help swing her hips to the techno dance music that played over the speakers. Her short black strapless dress inched higher up her thighs and she raised her hands above her head as she made her way through the swarm of people on the dance floor. Caroline used her vampire sight to see the back of a familiar blonde head she was looking for and couldn't stop the smile spreading across her face. She squeezed her way through the people and placed a hand on his shoulder so Caroline could lean in close,
"Turn around so I can see those sexy blue eyes of yours." Matt smirked and turn to Caroline.
"I'm sorry but I'm a happily married man whose wife would not like me talking to you. Plus you wouldn't be able to handle me anyways."
"The pervy talk doesn't suit you Matt Donovan." They pulled each other into a big hug. "You know Sarah loves me and wouldn't harm a hair on my head. Especially not with the free wardrobe I send her every few months."
"I can't believe you made it to opening night. The whole place is completely renovated, thanks to our anonymous donor." Matt's cocked his head to the side and smiled. "Thanks again Care, we have more than enough money to complete everything."
"It is the least I could do for you and Jeremy. Ten years away from the supernatural life has certainly been great for you guys. So exactly how many girlfriends does Jeremy have now? Two? Three?"
"Just the one now." Jeremy spoke from behind her with a grin on his face and Caroline turned to grab him in a hug. "One found out about the other and dumped me. Matt I'm going to take the boxes by the bar outside, I'll be right back."
"So speaking of Mystic Falls ..." Matt trailed off
"Real subtle." rolling her eyes at his way to obvious interlude. "You know I haven't spoke to any of them since that day and there is no need to. You are all I need."
"You have to do it someday because eternity is a long time to hate someone. At least talk to Bonnie or Stefan." Caroline took the drink Matt had ordered for her and looked out into the crowd. "Do you remember the promise I made to you before you left my house the night your mother was killed? You made me promise that I would leave Mystic Falls and never look back. To go someplace where there were no such things as vampires or werewolves or anything "super creepy" that might kill me." Matt stated making air quotes with his hands and glanced over towards the bar to see Jeremy wasn't behind it. Matt stood to excuse himself, stating Jeremy found another drunk girl to make out with in the alley and explained how he was going to ring his neck.
Caroline just laughed as she watched him walk away towards a side door that led to the alley. Two songs passed. Three songs passed and by the time the fourth song passed Caroline was getting worried. The side door that both of her friends went out of had not moved and there was no sign of them behind the bar. She made her way outside to see what was happening, elbowing dancers and her speed picking up as she made her way outside. Caroline burst out of the door and covered her mouth so the scream couldn't be hear by the party goers inside. Both Jeremy and Matt lay dead on the alleyway ground next to a dumpster with wooden stakes shoved through there vocal cords. She dropped to her knees between the too and a hard sob feel from her lips as she stared down at them. "No ... no .." was the only sound out of her mouth but she was cut short by arrows flying at her head. Caroline flash forward and caught the arrows with both hands as they nearly missed her ears. A third one shot forward and made its way right through her stomach. The vervain burned her skin on her hands and stomach and she couldn't help but fall back from the pain. A tall figure emerged from the shadow and all Caroline saw was the tip of a crossbow that was now pointed at her head.
"This finally ends."
Caroline was awaken by a violent shaking and she shot up with a hand going to the throat of her attacker. Her eyes widen and immediately dropped her hand when she noticed it was Rebekah that had awoke her and she was still at the Mikealson home. Rebekah had been laying at the top of her bed and Caroline must have fallen asleep with her head at the foot of the bed. She had been there since five am keeping Rebekah company and keeping her full of blood so she could be her normal bitchy self again. The room was now filled with all the Mikealson siblings, all staring at her.
"Caroline what on earth was that? You were in some kind of trance or something because I couldn't wake you no matter what I did. I almost slapped you just to get you back in your right mind ... That was the night Matt was killed wasn't it?" Caroline's head shot up from were she had it placed in her hands. "You were lying across my legs and whatever image or dream you just had was passed along to me as well." Caroline flashed off the bed running a hand through her hair as she addressed the room,
"Someone is screwing with my head and I can only assume it is the same witch that placed this hex on Bekah."
"How can you be sure?" Kol asked with deep curiosity.
"Because the dream I just had wasn't what happened the day Matt and Jeremy died or at least not the very end. They were killed with wooden stakes through there necks and when I found them in the alley, they were alone. In my dream a hunter came out and attacked me stating this finally ends. This meaning me and then I woke up." Caroline started pacing the room and continued. "I knew the hunters had witches on their side but now they are trying to screw around in my head. Probably for the payback they think I deserve due to my own mental capabilities."
"We do have a lead on the witch that placed this hex on our sister." Elijah spoke as Caroline finally broke out of her ramblings. "We have come across a hex similar to this one in a grimoire that a trusted witch in the Quarter found. We cross referenced it with a spell from our dead mothers grimoire as well. These type of hexes are completed with a very specific white flower that is found locally here in New Orleans. The witch in question must be a local since it is a rare flower to exclusively one coven in particular and the means of growing that plant are kept within the Deveraux family."
"The same Deveraux witches that brought me back to this town to take down Marcel." Klaus growled.
"It appears so brother. Looks like some heads will be rolling today." Kol smirked.
"And I'm going with you." Caroline demanded putting her heeled boots back on over top her jeans and grabbed her leather jacket that was slung across a armchair to pull it over top her loose fitted yellow tank top. "Get me close enough to these witches and I can break into their minds to see what exactly is going on. It will take me a moment to break a witches mental barrier since they are so strong naturally but if you give me just one witch to focus on then I can do it in less time."
"Kol and myself will stay here with Rebekah." Elijah stated.
"Oh come on now Elijah, I need some excitement around here. I have been cooped up with Bekah here for two days. Let me guess Nik, you traded me in for a hot younger model?" Kol pouted like a teenager that had just been grounded.
"Well don't spare my feelings ..." Rebekah barked from the bed.
"We don't need any of your impulsiveness getting in our way today .." Klaus sneered.
"Look at the pot calling the kettle black ..." Kol grumbled angrily.
"OK Jesus Christ can you Mikealson's please go thirty seconds without fighting?" Caroline threw her hands in front of them in annoyance. "Kol shut your mouth and follow along if you have to, just stay out of my way. If you ruin anything at all with these witches YOU will be the one lying desiccated."
Kol's face lite up in excitement and stepped aside with his hand motioning for Caroline to leave first. She rolled her eyes and made her way down the wooden stairway towards large entrance way with Kol and Klaus trailing behind. Caroline couldn't help the giggle that left her lips as she heard "I can certainly see the appeal now Nik. She must be a firecracker in bed." and a hard smack of Kol's head making contact with Klaus' hand. There was only a faint smile left as the three vampires made there way onto New Orleans streets.
"I'll need blood so I'll just grab a tourist on the way there." Caroline stated as she walked sandwiched in between Klaus and Kol. She glanced over at Klaus who carried a stern look on this face as he spoke on the phone with the Deveraux witch and demanded they meet immediately. Her eavesdropping skills were in overdrive as she heard the witches wanted to meet on their sacred ground, a cemetery. The usual death threats and impending doom were tossed out if they refused to show up or tried any move against him. Klaus felt her eyes on him and met her gaze, the side of his mouth turned upwards as he looked back to the street.
"Do you two need a moment alone or are you done staring into each others eyes?" Kol taunted knowing that Klaus was too far away for another smack. "If you need blood darling you can just have mine, straight from the tap if you wish." He smirked while moving the collar of his shirt to reveal his neck.
"You know you were alot more fun in Spain. Maybe that was because I was drunk the entire time and everything is always much better when you are drunk." With all the eye rolling she does around Kol, she swears her eyes were going to pop of of her head.
They were now just outside the cemetery and Caroline placed her hands on the tall rod iron gates, straining her head to see if any witches were around. Vampires were not allowed on the property without being invited by a witch so they were forced to wait. She sighed and placed her back against the fence with one foot leaning against a bar. Klaus mirrored her actions and leaned next to her with his shoulders just inches away.
"The witches don't live far from here and I can hear feet scurrying about in one of the tombs. I'm sure they have some sneaky back entrance to the cemetery they used. The witches most likely won't invite us on the property, not with two Originals and a unknown vampire at their feet." Klaus explained and Caroline thought it was a bit odd he was actually trying to make small talk with her. He had barely said two words to her since she arrived in New Orleans.
"Well you don't exactly have the nicest reputation around town. Aren't you like the king around here or something? Don't they have to automatically follow everything you say?"
"Not exactly. I am currently sharing control with a fellow named Marcel and he currently still has his thumb over the witches. "
"Rebekah mentioned him earlier and his history with your family. You know, sharing doesn't seem very Klaus-like." Caroline stated and Klaus just gave a "hmm" as he appeared to be lost in another thought. His eyes were inspecting the features of her face and traveled down her neck that was left exposed from her high pony tail. Caroline couldn't help but blush under his intense gaze and that pulled one of Klaus' arrogant smirks knowing he was the cause of it. Caroline was strong, independent and had multiple men hitting on her but one sexy look from Klaus was all it took to turn her into a sixteen year old girl again. Caroline almost hated how much influence Klaus had over her and averted her gaze back to the gate. A witch appeared from a large stone tomb and approached the vampires. Caroline was met with a questioning look as the brunette girl started to speak,
"As you can guess, you will not be invited in and we won't allow a stranger in either." The young brunette spoke, she must have been in her mid twenties and a black tattoo could be seen on her upper arm with the sleeveless shirt she was wearing. Caroline inspected the witch and started to focus on the mental barrier of her mind.
"Sophie Deveraux so glad you could make it. You are very brave to show up alone. We have a few questions we need answering regarding a hex that was placed upon our baby sister and what we need to remove it." Klaus spoke with great authority in his voice yet with his ever present threat of death in each word.
"Marcel already sent his minions after us and I gave him the same answer. It was not our coven that placed the hex on Rebekah. We can't even practice magic without being beheaded in the street and strung up like an animal. Plus I am the one that brought your family to town to take down Marcel. Why would I do that just to hex or kill you?" Sophie stated with crossed arms over her chest. Caroline cleared her throat, her signal that she was past the witches mental barrier and Klaus' smirked reappeared.
"You could be trying the old bait and switch routine for all we know. From what we have deduced of the spell, it contains a rare white flower. A rare white flower that is only grown by your family and kept heavily protected by all others. Care to change your answer?"
"Monique. Monique Deveraux is the witch that placed the hex on Rebekah and she must be the same one to be manipulating my dreams as well." Caroline stated after seeing a flash of a older brunette woman, Sophie's sister, handling a white flower. "Care to hand over your sister or should we find her ourselves?"
"Monique is dead, killed last night by Marcel's men for practicing magic." Tears were at the edge of Sophie's eyes. "Even if she wasn't dead, do you think I would give her up? How did you know who she is anyway because I have never seen you around before. The only girl that travels with the Mikealson's is Rebekah and that isn't you."
"This is an old friend that has come to join our quest to heal our sister. From what we gather, we are in need of this white flower to reverse the hex on her and you are going to give it to us." All kidding left Kol's demeanor as he gazed upon the witch.
"I don't know why she placed that Hex on your sister but I will see what is left of the plant ..."
"You have one hour to bring the antidote to our home or we come back to collect your heart." Klaus glared at Sophie and walked away from the cemetery gates, not waiting for her reply.
Klaus might be a evil bastard but this evil bastard got results. Withing thirty minutes Sophie Deveraux was back to the Mikealson home with the white flower and a bag full of the needed ingredients to make a antidote to the hex. The siblings and Caroline were now positioned around Rebekah's bed and the witch had mixed a variety of ingredients on a nearby desk while chanting a spell. Gray smoke spilled out of the top of the bowl and she walked cautiously over Rebekah, handing her the bowl to drink from. Within just a few minutes all the gray color had disappeared from her skin and she was standing next to her siblings as if nothing had happened to her.
"I feel perfectly fine." Rebekah smiled as she looked herself over once more. "I can not wait to leave this house and you are coming with me." She pointed a finger at Caroline and she just smiled in return.
"I actually need to call my companion I am traveling with and see if he wants to come out. I haven't really seen him the past few days and he might start to think I'm dead." Caroline started but stopped as Rebekah's ears perked up. "I'm sure he wants to say hello to you as well, Rebekah." Rebekah rolled her eyes and shooed her brothers away so they could get changed.
The brothers left the girls to prepare for their night out as Kol was making Klaus get himself dressed so they could all accompany the girls. Elijah made his way to his study and could not stop from eavesdropping on Rebekah and Caroline's conversation. It was as if the hex never happened and Rebekah was already rambling on about how great the night clubs were in New Orleans and the perfect outfits that she had for Caroline to wear. Elijah had never heard his sister talk so much about nothing in a very long time. His sister genuinely appeared happy as her and Caroline went through stacks of clothes in her closet. The smile would not drop and it only grew wider as he heard the two bicker about how they only had a few hours before the clubs would start to get full of people. The two girl acted as if they were life long friends and Elijah's heart swelled in size at his sister finally being happy for once. After the very long and treacherous existence they all shared, Rebekah was able to be just a normal woman that she wanted to be all along. Maybe having Caroline around could be a good thing for his family and she appeared to be compassionate and loyal friend as well. Caroline was at Rebekah's side at dawn today and had not left once until she went to speak with the witches.
Then there was Niklaus and his subtle yet drastic behavior. If you had just met Niklaus and did not know what his usually habits or personality traits were, you would never have noticed any difference. Elijah had spent the better part of a thousand years with his brother so he could read him blindfolded. When Caroline walked in a room, he seemed to fixate on her presences whether he looked at her or not. Elijah had caught Niklaus smiling on more than once occasion since she had arrived and not this Klaus facade smile he gave enemies but a real Niklaus smile as if he was really enjoying himself. These minuscule behavior changes were a major development for Niklaus who growled and threatened every person he came in contact with. There was almost hope in his heart that maybe this girl was something special to Niklaus and perhaps this girl could help unfreeze his brother's cold, dead heart. It seems as if Elijah needed to have a word with Caroline in the very near future.
Author's Note:
Let me know what you guys think of this chapter and let me know how you think me writing Elijah is going. He was the one character I was worried about writing, I love him but I just haven't gotten into him as much as I have Klaus. I will be incorporating Elijah more into the story and I want to make sure it goes over well and he stays in character.
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