Right, left, right, left. I watched as I took each step closer to the ball room my heart beat out of my chest but I tried to compose myself as best as possible. As I reached the doors they seemed to open on their own. All noise stopped as every head turned to look at me. I watched as my guards began dropping to a knee followed by the rest of the room doing a courtesy bow. I listened to a violin begin to play followed by other instruments in tow.
I saw the silent men standing by a tub of black liquid. The men were nearly eight feet tall. They couldn't speak, and had their eyes and mouth sewn shut. I was unsure of what exactly the tub of liquid was for.
"Princess Caroline." I heard their echoed voices call out. I couldn't see their full faces as they were shielded by a hooded robe.
I walked up the steps and sat in a newly designed throne. One made just for me.
I looked over my people catching the eyes of Rebekah mikaelson. She had a look on her face I couldn't quite describe. Admiration or a mix of jealousy and hate.
Then my eyes met his. Klaus didn't show any emotion but he gave me a slight nod. I felt my body shiver under his eyes.
An elder stood slowly as he waddled towards me. He wore thick purple robes he was a descendent of my family. I had been told he was my father's great uncle and the oldest of the court.
He smiled at me and attempted a small head bow.
Age was wearing down on him and it was very visible.
"Princess Caroline of the light kingdom. Your people stand before you as witness to your coronation do you accept the title and responsibilities of being Queen and ruler of all kingdoms north of the border." I gulped and straightened my posture. I looked at the faces surrounding me.
Then back to the hobbit man infront of me. I smiled at his small frame.
"I Caroline Forbes of the light kingdom on the day of January first accept my title and responsibilities as heir to the throne." The man nodded.
"Please stand Princess." I stood and felt my dress circle around my feet. I stood tall as I felt the man step behind me. I watched as a box was opened and a crown was pulled out.
"Today princess Caroline Forbes of the light kingdom is crowned as Queen of all supernatural residents and royals. The crown is placed on her head to symbolize our loyalty to her majesty. Til death do you part you will be Queen, til your last days shall we serve you. As the queens blood spills the contract between kingdom and Queen is sealed." My fathers advisor stepped up to me with a knife. I held back my wince as michael slid the dagger across my hand. I watched the blood speckle up and eventually begin filling my palm. The advisor took my hand and held it over the crown. Blood began spilling over it.
"For the first time welcome Queen Caroline Forbes." The elder roared raising his voice much higher than I expected he could. I felt the crown being placed on my head and drips of blood spilling down my forehead. My hand was wrapped nearly immediately in bindings. The room came to life in cheers of respect and loyalty.
Two women walked up to me and took my hands into theirs I was walked into a room and had my clothes pulled off of me and replaced with a beautiful white gown that rested mid thigh.
I walked out to see everyone's eyes on me. They seemed even more interested.
"The color of the obsidian water will reveal the queens supernatural factions. What type of blood runs through our Queen Caroline's veins." The elder took my hand and helped me step into the large tub.
"Lie back and close your eyes, empty your mind." I nodded as i felt him take the crown from my head. I closed my eyes and laid backwards. I floated on top of the water and heard the most beautiful music begin to play. It was the song my mother sung and danced with me to.
I tried not to think of her but in that time as I heard the silent mens echoed voices begin to chant I couldn't help but see every moment of my life flash before me I felt a pull at my heart. As if the liquid was sucking my soul out of me and painting the water with the colors of it.
I bit my inner cheek as I watched the blonde beauty lay into the liquid.
I thought of the possible factions she could belong to. Fairy, witch, shadow hunter, all the many many species of those.
There was a gasp amongst the room I immediately began pushing my way towards the front.
"Niklaus!" Elijah hissed but gave up as I was already past a group of people.
I broke through the front and felt my heart drop. Purple, blue, yellow, and red.
The water was a frenzy of colors.
Whispers broke out around the room.
"Never happened before..." I caught someone whispering.
"Red there's red?" Another whispered.
I gulped as she rose from the water the colors painted her entire body her eyes opened and instantly they were looking into mine. She had no idea how powerful she was and to be honest neither had I.
Women in white gathered around her and pulled her from the water ushering her Into a room.
"Tonight we shall feast in celebration of our newly crowned Queen. In the morning we shall rise and ride our horses back to our kingdoms. Due to tradition for seven days our kingdoms will celebrate and feed the hungry and house the homeless by request of the Queen." With that the elder bowed his head and dismissed the room. I rushed to the doors Caroline had disappeared into but was immediately stopped by her guard jacobs.
"Move out of my way jacobs." I hissed.
"The Queen is not decent you may not enter." He said direct not moving his hand from the hilt of his sword.
"Jacobs?" A maiden cracked open the door.
"Your majesty requests the kings presents." Jacob grunted but slowly moved over.
"Thank you for the hospitality... knight" I spat as I smirked and glided into the room.
The room was filled with many scents and steam. The maiden bowed her head as she stood with her back facing the wall. Two more maids walked out of a humid room and followed suit behind the other maid, standing with there backs to the wall and their heads bowed.
I entered the adjoining room and smiled as Caroline's eyes went wide with happiness when she saw me. She laid in a large marble tub surrounded by soaps, candles, and cloth marked by the obsidian liquids bright colors.
"That was just brilliant wasn't it? When I got in that tub thing I was thinking-" I kneed down and took her face into my hands and kissed her deeply. Her lips were wet from the water but sweet like honey.
I pulled back and looked into her eyes.
"Have they told you anything?" I asked sitting on the floor but letting my fingers skim across the water causing ripples.
She glanced at my hand and I heard her heartbeat speed up.
"Tonight when the moon is full I shall remember everything I was ever told about our world. My memories that are blocked will come to me. No one told me of this information though, they only told me that there would be a debriefing in the morning by the advisors and elders to tell me what my colors meant. I learned of my memories because while I was in the water some came back to me. Little was revealed but enough for me to get the point." I nodded listening intently to the beautiful girls words.
"So what happens now after all the kingdoms leave... including me?" I gulped feeling vulnerable but also wanting to hear her answer.
"There's many changes I wish to make. The way our factions work together the fire kingdom and dark kingdom of course are my biggest threats no offense... but you never know when your own people will turn on you either. I have a lot I wish to do, but everything already seems so stressful. The elder already asked me if I was looking for any eligible kings. Sometimes it's dreadful being a women. It's like if you have a pair of balls between your legs your instantly viewed as worth more than a women who quite literally bares life to a whole new being." I smirked at her, loving hearing her rant.
"In my lifetime I've learned to know women are just as venomous as men. Their strength and determination knows no bounds. Women are stubborn, brave, loud, and voice their opinions." I looked her up and down as I spoke.
"You and my sister would either love one another or despise each other." I added, She smiled contagiously tugging at her smile lines and creasing her eyes. She was so beautiful.
"I would love to meet her... I know what happened was just passionate sex, but I wish we were born in another time. Where such constricts didn't constantly surround us. I wish I could fuck you anywhere I pleased and not hear a word about it." I was surprised by her confident words.
"Maids!" I called out. The three girls appeared before me all bowing their heads at the floor.
"Pick one." I whispered hungrily at Caroline.
"What?" I whispered at the mad king.
"We shall fuck one last time. I wish the same love that we had no rules to follow as king and Queen. But we do so as a gift to ourselves why not add another body into the mix." I raised my eyebrows wondering if I could ever be with a women. I scanned the girls and felt myself bite my lip at the third girl.
"They don't want to Klaus." He scoffed.
"Would any of you deny the chance to please your Queen?"
"We shall serve our Queen you're majesty." The second girl whispered.
"In any way you please." The third girl spoke but this maid looked directly into his eyes challenging him. He raised his eyebrows at her. I gulped feeling anxiety at her beauty.
"Her." I pointed at the girl who made me feel intensely jealous over Klaus.
She looked into my eyes with her bright green ones and slightly smiled.
"May I?" She asked. I nodded. She stepped forward and reached for my hand. I took it and she helped me rise from the water. I heard the water drip from my body but ignored it as the girl slid her dress down and shook her hair out from its bonnet.
She ran her hand down my hair and smirked.
"You're beautiful Queen."
"As are you." I mumbled looking up at Klaus every so often he leaned against the archway just analyzing my body while paying no attention to the girl.
"Take her to the bench." Klaus muttered.
The girl took ahold of my hand and lead me to a long loveseat slowly pushing me back into it.
"Kiss her slowly." Klaus ordered.
I felt her lips connect to mine and an odd feeling flowed through me.
Her lips were far from the right size or texture. She ran her hand up my ribs and rested her hand on my breast. I winced at her touch.
"I don't want this..." I whispered. Instantly Klaus pulled the girl aside and sat next to me. He pulled me onto his lap and I straddled his hips.
"What's wrong?" He asked looking up at me. I looked down at him and couldn't help but kiss him.
"She's not you..." he gulped and soon smirked.
"Prepare the Queens clothing... give us some privacy." The girls instantly hurried to the other side of the room and closed the drapes that stressed across the length of the room.
"I don't wish to hurt you Caroline... We shall stop before all we think of is one another." I smiled nodding my head.
"And what makes you think I'll fall for you?"
"I never said love I meant lust." I frowned thinking about it.
"I know where I stand. Tomorrow morning you walk away and I stay. Tonight we choose what happens... we both know the risks." I felt him hold onto my naked body tighter.
"You promise me... you'll be okay?" He whispered. I ran a hand through his hair and stroked his cheek with the other.
"I promise you." I bit my lip feeling doubt but shook my head pushing it away.
"Tell me what it is you want?" He asked in wonder.
I hopped off him and began pacing.
"What do I want?" I questioned. He nodded confused why he no longer had his arms around me.
I slid to my knees just in front of him and unbuttoned his pants.
"I want what you denied me last time. I want you... in my mouth." As I finished I pulled out his length and held it in my hand. He closed his eyes tightly and gulped.
"This is what you want?" He laughed with raised eyebrows.
"Yeah I've been thinking on it..." I began casually stroking him acting as if I barely noticed I was doing it. He rolled his eyes with a smirk as he caught on. "What would it be like to hear the dark king begging me and moaning my name... and that Niklaus is exactly what I want."
He threw his head back in pleasure as my lips made contact.
Minutes passed of pure bliss as I felt her bob up and down I threaded my fingers through her hair loving her thick blonde curls.
She didn't have a chance to respond before I grabbed her hips and lifted her onto my lap instantly sliding her down onto me.
"Ahhh." She moaned in my ear which sent shivers through my body. I pulled her body closer to mine as she bounced up and down on me.
"Caroline Caroline caroline." The words tumbled from my lips as I felt her push me over the edge. I didn't stop though as my erection was still waiting for her to finish.
I smirked as a thought popped into my head. I held onto her as I stood and laid her on her back.
"Wait..." she whispered as I pulled my body away.
"I know your not done love... trust me I always know." I said reassuring her. She blushed a crimson red making me smile at her shyness.
"Close your eyes princess- Queen." I corrected myself.
"Call me princess I like it." She muttered.
I looked up into her eyes and for a moment just took her sheer beauty in. It was beyond anything I'd ever seen but her inner beauty is what made me so drawn to her.
"Close your eyes princess..." she did as she was told and let out the cutest moan as I laid my mouth on her most sensitive part.
I put everything I had into pleasing her and the response was more than satisfying.
"Ohhh ahhhh right yeah there!" As she finished I continued loving her taste of slight pineapple and honey.
"Okay okay I didn't think your ego would inflate so much." I joked as Klaus pulled on new clean clothes my maidens brought him. I pulled on the pants and silk white shirt they gave me. I wanted to be comfortable seeing as though I needed a break from the kingdom.
He turned and eyed my clothing.
"Why do you look so beautiful in everything?" I caught him looking at my chest that poked through my shirt.
"Maybe because you're looking at what all men think is beautiful." He smirked before taking me into his arms and kissing me. I felt myself pull him closer and soon into a hug. There was no better feeling than hugging someone after getting clean.
"Do you suppose we head off to bed." He asked me.
I giggled.
"You can..." I responded as I pulled on boots and he eyed me suspiciously.
"Going to meet a lover?" He joked but I could hear a tone to his words.
"Yes there's actually a very attractive farmer who lives a couple miles East from here. He has two teeth missing and hasn't bathed in what seems like years... but god the way he touches me." I faked a moan causing him to go red.
"Not going to lie I could do with a different line of banter." I smirked as I grabbed his shoulders and pushed myself off the ground and wrapped my legs around him.
"Why have we never tried it this way?" I joked.
"Very exhausting actually love. Just imagine the work I'd have to put in." I rolled my eyes as I smiled.
"What's that." He turned my neck revealing a bruise.
"I think it came from you." I said knowing he had been sucking on my neck.
"I forget how fragile you are." He said lowly.
"Hey I'm fine okay. Id simple cut off your manhood if you ever hurt me." He laughed.
"Ha ha ha very funny... where is it you are going?"
"If you wanna come you have to trust its going to be fun." He nodded and seemed pleased to tag along.
"Touch my ass one more time." I felt his hand once again and turned playfully hitting him on the chest.
"If they hear us they'll question us and then I'll have to talk to people and I hate explaining myself to others because I always say the wrong things."
"Okay okay." He held his hands up showing surrender and had a large smile spread across his face.
"Okay now run." I whispered as we passed some guards who were doing some late night drinking.
We ran to the stables and my eyes lit up as Annabel came into view. A pure white horse with one single black spot shaped as a heart underneath its chin stood beneath the moonlight.
"This is Anna." I spoke quickly as I pulled myself onto her.
"I love horses. I have one of my own a black stallion." He said petting my horses head.
"You could ride any of the others." I said smiling.
He walked around the barn stopping at no other than my mother's horse.
"May I?" He said luckily not seeing my face fall.
"Yes of course just be careful." He nodded and slid onto the horse.
"Come along." I whipped the horse and lurched forward listening to Klaus follow close behind me.
I felt the wind whip through my hair as the horse followed my every order. I turned and smiled at Klaus as he seemed to be in deep thought as he rode.
I slowed my speed as we passed into a clearing that opened up into a large hidden fountain. I tied the horse to a tree trunk as I watched Klaus slow beside me.
"Need help down?" I asked him with a giggle. He smirked as he hopped off and tied the other horse up too.
I stared into the water watching it slowly ripple.
"It seems so peaceful, the ripples, but in reality underneath of the water the vibrations are moving at unimaginable speeds." I nodded.
"Everything is much more complex than one may think." I whispered back.
I sat as I rolled up my pants and laid my legs into the water. He sat criss cross next to me.
It was silent for a few moments we just enjoyed the sounds of the rushing water.
"Hey..." I turned towards him with many thoughts on my mind.
He smiled and did the same.
"My colors do you know what any of it means?" I wondered.
"Most likely your colors meanings differ from my kingdoms but... what was so strange was the amount of colors. The most any other person has had was three." He said looking at me with wonder and curiosity.
"Who was it?" I asked feeling a strange feeling creeping up on me.
"..." I waited for his response. I was patient at least patient with him. "Me... I of course am a bastard as you know, my mother passed her witch side onto me along with vampirism from my curse... I believe my father was a wolf of the night." I bit my lip. Slowly I reached forward and ran a hand through his wind whipped hair.
"I think, marriage should not decided a child's worth nor title. The word bastard is so degrading. I think you dark king are annoyingly intelligent and too charming for your own good. You have many redeeming qualities to you, I'm guessing I'm one of the lucky few to have seen the real you." He didn't say anything but only smirked as he fixed a strand of my hair.
"You are so beautiful... beyond beautiful. And your too perfect for any man especially me. I'd crush your soul, your spirit, I'd sour you from the inside out and I don't want any of that for you. I seem to care for you, which makes me feel uncomfortably vulnerable and weak. But when I'm around you, I guess one could say I can't help but think of anything but that. I don't rationalize until I distance myself from you. If I can't see you, hear you, smell your rose scent, be reminded of you I'll be able to realize how irresponsible this is." I felt my throat close up and my heart beat quicken.
I tried to not feel angry or hurt but I did. Why couldn't it just be casual sex. Why did he overthink everything. I began racking my brain. Why couldn't it be easier for him... why can't it be easier for me. It dawned on me it was hard for me but I was forcing myself to pretend like nothing bad could come from this.
"I need to go for a walk." I quickly stood and saw his eyes widen as he stood too.
"Have I said something Caroline?" I ignored him as I kept walking through a break in the bushes.
"Caroline please love wait up." I sighed heavily as I picked a leaf and began tearing it into smaller pieces.
"What do you want mikaelson?" He hissed at the name.
"Don't tell me you haven't thought about what I said." I didn't respond and this time he was done with chasing me. I felt my back hit a tree and hissed with shock though it didn't hurt. I refused to meet his eyes.
"Look at me!" He whisper yelled holding my hands above my head.
I felt like a child under his gaze. So small and frail.
I felt his lips gently connect to mine. I melted into the kiss as the world around us faded. I snapped out of it and pulled away to look into his eyes.
"Never did I say I regretted anything..." he spoke releasing my hands and instead held them to his heart.
"No blood pumps through my heart... I am dead. And yet this this Caroline is what it's like when I'm around you." Every second beats would continuously follow one another. I bit the inside of my cheek and looked back up into his eyes.
I felt my heart thunder.
"It is irresponsible you're right... but, never have I ever felt so powerful, so confident. I don't love you Klaus I'm not in love with you and I never plan on being either one of those things. But I do care for you so you're right this should stop before we can't stop." He nodded and I felt my arms empty as he stepped away from me. Our bodies for the first time in what seemed like forever put up a wall between us.
"We should head back?" He asked after a far to long moment of silence. I shrugged.
"I'm not done here but I shall see you off tomorrow Niklaus..." I stood on my tiptoes and kissed his cheek lightly.
He held his breath for a moment releasing only when I stepped back.
"What's your plan then? Wonder the woods til what, a goblin scoops you up?!" I let my mouth twitch with a smile. I crossed my arms and shivered.
"I need to figure some things out. Tomorrow is quite a big day for me." My words came out hurried. Before he could stop me I turned on my heels to walk further into the woods.
"Wait..." he said with a sigh.
"Don't forget to put my mother's horse back." I yelled back I heard his footsteps stop following me so I turned curiously.
"Your mother's?" I looked at him confused as his face showed just as much curiosity.
"Yes why do you ask?"
"You allowed me to...?" He trailed off.
"It's no big deal really Klaus please... get her home safely."
I turned and began running for the first time in what felt like years. I loved feeling my body at work. Feeling my muscles and bones stretch and contort to the ground.
"I have to get YOU home safely first." I heard him call out. He just couldn't walk away.
"Klaus please just-" I felt the ground beneath me give way and my body just begin to fall. I didn't yell I closed my eyes and nearly sighed with... relief. I felt the water surround my body and myself involuntarily gasp as I went under. Water rushed into my throat and I felt myself begin to drown. I calmed myself realizing panicking wouldn't help. I found my footing and stood hoping the water wasn't too deep. I shot out of the water and began coughing my lungs out. I held onto the walls and looked at my surroundings I looked up at the hole I had fallen in and realized it was some type of well.
I felt my lungs burning but the feeling of being able to breath again overwhelmed it.
"Princess are you okay?" I heard Klaus call down and felt embarrassment flood me.
"I'm not here." I tried making a joke but coughed instead as talking only intensified the burning.
"I'm going to jump down Caroline." I heard him grunt as he went to lower himself.
"WAIT!" I heard everything go dead silent.
"Ummm what?" He asked as I didn't say anything.
"What does it smell like?" He sighed. "No really I think it's vervain." I said as the familiar scent dawned on me.
"Bloody hell just our luck love isn't it?" I felt myself relax and a smile break out across my face.
"The complete worst." I could imagine the exact smile he was wearing.
I felt my worry dwindle as I heard her giggle.
"I'm gonna help you Caroline let me think."
"Not you're strong suit, is it brother?" I looked up to see Rebekah with a wide smirk.
"Why are you here?" I asked suspiciously standing and marching towards her.
"Klaus whose out there." I heard Caroline's small voice yell out.
"Ohhh should I ask you the same question Nik. It seems you've been fucking the whore of the light kingdom." I didn't hesitate to wrap my hands around her throat. She pried at my hands but I only squeezed tighter til she turned blue.
"Nikl- as.." she whimpered.
I let her go seeing as id need her help but not without giving her a final squeeze.
"I'm sorry." She scooted back towards a tree and I smiled loving seeing her cower away.
"I forgive you sister and I won't throw you in a box if you help me get the Queen out of her predicament." I smirked as her face soured.
"Fine but do not expect me to talk to you once we're home Nik. I'm done with you." I sighed sadly.
"Oh how disappointing sister maybe you can take up another peasant on his offer to fuck you... maybe I won't kill this one." Her eyes sprinkled with tears.
"How dare you! You trade all of our happiness for your own. I loved William and you... you ripped his heart from him without a second thought. Your a monster Niklaus a monster!" I bit my tongue knowing Caroline had heard.
"I am sister so don't expect me to feel even the slightest bit apologetic. Your tears only feed my so called "happiness" now get off your ass! You will help." I ordered. She got on her feet as confidentially as she could and stumbled towards me. She looked down into the hole and I saw Caroline's eyes sparkle in the moons light.
"I'm coming Caroline." I called down. She didn't say anything which caused me to sigh heavily.
"Okay lower me down." Rebekah said as she sat down ready to lower herself.
"Step aside love." I heard the water hit the sides as Caroline's movements stirred it.
I grabbed Rebekahs hand as I lowered her down. I knew she wouldn't reach so I did the only thing I could. I released her grip and heard her Yelp as she fell. The water sizzled as it hit her skin and she let out a painful scream.
Rebekah hit the water causing it to spray over my face. I hissed as she screamed and the yell echoed off of the walls.
"You asshole!" Her voice was filled with so much rage and pain.
"Help her out and you'll be helped out." Klaus barked with so much venom. I felt my stomach flip. Why? How could he be so horrible when others were around.
"My skin is burning off." She groaned.
"And it'll continue to unless you boost her up." He had a pinch of concern but it could easily be for either of us. He didn't seem to care much for her.
"I'm so sorry we'll get you out." She looked angry but forced herself to soften.
"Just hurry." She muttered with a hiss as the water splashed higher up on her arms.
I boosted myself up onto her shoulders slowly standing.
"Am I hurting you?" She sighed with annoyance.
"Bloody hell you know you're petite." I smiled taking it as a compliment.
"Klaus." I worried for a moment as I reached up and couldn't find his touch.
"I'm here princess I'm here." I felt his palms tighten around mine and my body be easily hauled up. I broke out of the hole and sighed as I could finally see my surroundings again.
I fell into his body and he hissed as the vervain soaked his clothes. But he didn't bother to let me go, he held onto me tightly. He moved my wet hair out of my eyes and sighed as he held me.
"Let's get you back Caroline." He helped me stand and I instantly stopped him.
"What about her?" I watched as he shrugged.
"No Klaus we get her or I do not go anywhere with you." His face darkened and I saw him grow angry.
"I'll never win with you!" He groaned as he threw off his shirt and lowered his torso into the hole.
I held onto the sides of the well trap as I lowered down.
I heard rebekahs heavy breathing.
"Rebekah?"
"Here..." she whispered. I went down a bit lower.
"Give me your hand baby sister... I've got you." I felt her wet hand grip mine it sizzled as the vervain burnt me but I ignored it as I pulled her into my side and held her with one arm. With all my strength I used my legs and left arm to shimmy up the wall. Slowly I made it closer eventually I pulled myself out and pulled Rebekah out into my arms. I got up and looked her over.
Her skin slowly was healing.
I felt guilt spread through my chest.
She looked in pain and the thought killed me.
"Drink now." She just gave me a look of confusion as she did what I said. Her skin healed quickly and I picked her up as she was still weak.
Caroline stepped into rhythm beside me as we made our way towards the horses.
I lifted Rebekah onto the mystical horse and she steadied herself as she leaned into the horse for balance.
I turned back to Caroline and lifted her chin.
"Are you hurt?" She tried to avoid my eyes but I stopped her. "We may argue another time... this is important now."
"I'm okay klaus, I promise I'm just a bit cold." I noticed her shivering and instantly took off my sleeved vest.
"Lift." She rolled her eyes as she lifted her arms and I removed her soaked shirt throwing it into the fountain. She was left completely topless. I stopped for a moment looking into her eyes rather than at her chest.
"Okay love here." I helped her put on the oversized vest and buttoned it for her. "Can you ride?"
She nodded and walked past me. She jumped up swinging her leg over the horse.
"You ready?" I nodded hopping on the horse behind Rebekah and putting my arms on either side of her to grab the reigns.
Caroline whipped her horse and it lurched forward.
"Hold on sister." She grunted in response and I smirked before whipping the horse and taking after Caroline.
"I lost my temper back there I... I admit I overreacted." I heard her laugh.
"You did it for her... because you care for her. It's a new look on you Nik." She didn't speak again. I road in silence her words rushing through my mind.
