My father and Steven insisted that I spent Sunday laying in bed. This was the second near heart attack that I had given my father and requested that I not try for a third. Luckily I was not the focus of gossip again at school that following Monday, and I more then suspected that Damon was the reason for that. Surprisingly Monday was so bad, as far as Mondays go anyway.
"So where is this brother of yours you wanted me to meet?" After school Rebecca invited me to come over and finally meet her brother. I was lying across her bed flipping through the latest issue of Cosmo. We often came to Rebecca's house after school. With her parents always traveling for one reason or another there was rarely any parental supervision around. We were free. Of course her older brothers either lived in the house or near by and would come to check on the younger siblings highjinxs. Tonight her brother Nik would be returning home.
"What?" Rebecca looked up from painting her toe nails like she had forgotten that I was in the room. "Your brother, remember older goes to college?" I replied. "Oh right sorry. He'll b home before dinner. He had to do some research for one of his art projects?"
"I thought you said he was an art major?" I didn't see how painting could require research. I was naive. "Are they suppose to create from the heart or something?"
"He is, but Nik likes authenticity to his work. I believe that the focus of his project is local. According to him he wants to emerse himself in it so he can feel it." Rebecca finished with a roll of her eyes.
We spent the rest of the afternoon in Rebecca's room listening to music and talking about the latest gossip going around school, well gossip that didn't involve me that is.
"Bec's its time to come down the parodical son has returned." Kol popped his head in the door.
In spite of having a very elegant formal dinning room the siblings preferred to eat in the less glamours kitchen on chipped mismatched plates. It was the type of setting one would see in a family orniated sitcoms. I liked it; I liked it a lot.
Niklaus, or Klaus as he liked to be called was a tan will built twenty year old college sophomore. He had an essay smile and piercing blue eyes. He was very attractive. Not that Caroline was looking at her friends brother like that, certainly not.
"Nik!" Becca flew down the steps and flung herself into her brothers arms. Klaus for his part smiles wider at the antics of his sister hugging her close to him. "Becca I have missed you." The way the family was behaving you would think that the Klaus had been gone for years not for a few weeks. However, that was how the Mikealson klan acted. They may fight and tease each other, but they were also protective and loyal. All in all they acted like how sibblings should act.
The lot of them soon were seated around the kitchen table and dinner was served. "Niklaus tell us about this piece that you are working on?" Elijah always the attentive older brother asked.
"Our teacher told us to pick something local and then to put our own spin on it. There this local urban legend about a girl that simply vanished. I want to do the piece from her perspective. More like finally tell her story."
"That sounds rather morbid if you ask me." Kol joked good naturally. He threw his brother a smirk letting him know that he did not mean to insult his brother's work.
"Oh come of it Kol. Tell us Niklaus how is it coming?" Finn pretended to chastise his youngest brother.
Klaus tore at one of the dinner rolls that was passed to him. "I'm actually having trouble locating any of the dead girls family members. I know I don't need permission, but I would at least like to speak to them. It seems that the Flemmings have completely disappeared."
Caroline perked up at the mention of her mother's family name. "Flemming, did I hear you right?"
"Yeah, sweat heart. Do you happen to know them." This would be luck if it were true.
"Oh my good. I can't believe that I did not put it together sooner." Rebecca's out burst shocked the whole table. "Your piece is about Izzy, isn't it?" When she got confirmation from Klaus she continued. "I should have put two and two together that first day."
"So what is it that she should have put together?" Klaus was confused.
Before Rebecca could answer Caroline did. "Me. She should have mentioned me." Once I had the attention of the table I continued. "Izzy has been following me, or rather her memory. It seems from the moment that I had arrived in town I have heard nothing but her name. Hell I even have her old school desk, and locker. And you don't have to worry about finding a Flemming because I am the last. My mother was Elizabeth Flemming before she married my dad and became Elizabeth Forbes." I chose not to mention the locket that I had found or what had happen at the lake. I didn't know ho much I could trust Klaus, and I didn't want to announce it to the table.
The table was shock into stunned silence. Of all the dumb luck. "Are you serious?" Klaus was the first to find his voice.
"Yeah. Its funny I actually knew nothing about this until I moved here. My mother never talked about her family. I would love to see anything that you have on them?" I was a little embraced to admit how little I truly knew about my family.
"Of course, of course. We can go up to my room when dinner is done if you like?" Klaus offered with what he hoped was a comforting smile. Caroline already looked freaked out and he didn't want to add to her discomfort."
Caroline was about to give her answer when her phone range. "Hi dad, no I had not realized how late it was. We are just finishing dinner now. Sure I can be ready in fifteen minutes. That was my dad, " Caroline answered the unspoken question. He had somethings to do in town and said he would come and pick me up. He's on his way now." Rebecca and Caroline started to head up to Rebecca's room when she turned back to Klaus. "Can I get a rain check?"
"Sure, how about tomorrow morning? We could meet for breakfast."
"Perfect." Caroline didn't notice the smirk that Rebecca was sending her. Nor did she hear Kol tease Klaus about his date.