Hey guys! Sorry that I didn't update last weekend. I had written this chapter, but I didn't really like it so I wanted to go over it and fix a few things, but I don't have time to get to my computer during the week so I didn't get back to this until today. I didn't have school today, but I slept until like eleven thirty and I had practice 3-5. I still have 3 more days for the weekend so I'm happy! Although, I have to work at a festival tomorrow morning, and then go to my friend's birthday party.

So who's liking TVD season 6? I'm liking it! Nina's such an amazing actress, Elena's heartbreaking scenes about Damon make me so depressed :( I don't want to give too much away though.. And I loved Enzo last night! And also I'm totes shipping Tyler and Liv! And Damon and Bonnie need to find their way back! Although, how are all the supernatural going to get back into Mystic Falls? And that's enough with spoilers incase any of you haven't seen it yet. If anyone wants to talk about it, just send over a PM :)

OH and before I forget; for those of you who watch The Originals.. What do you guys think of Daniel Sharman replacing Nate as Kol? When my sister told me Kol was recast I was pissed but then I found out it was Isaac Lahey and then I got so conflicted! I love Daniel, he's such a great actor (and I miss him as Isaac like come back please) but Nate is the original Kol and I can't picture anyone else playing him. At least he (Nate) is still in flashbacks though... But I also realize that Daniel isn't Kol, he's Kaleb, a witch being possessed by Kol. So like, hopefully Kol gets his body back (somehow, even though it's burnt to a crisp in Mystic Falls but Julie fucks over her mythology all the time anyway so who cares) and we get Nathaniel as Kol AND Daniel as Kaleb :) but something that makes me very upset is that Kol is working with Esther and Finn! I mean, when would he EVER go against his brothers (Klaus and Elijah) and work with his mother? I hope that he might be double crossing them.. I don't know. I just pray that JP won't ruin Kol's character :/

Anyway... To make up for such a depressing chapter last time, here is a much happier chapter. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I do not own TVD

It was Monday morning, and everyone was recovering from their weekend- so much happened in a span of a few hours, especially for a certain five siblings that felt even worse about themselves and their family than they did before. They want to forget everything that had happened yesterday, but they can't just unknow what they know now. How long after you hear those kind of disturbing things before you can move on with your life? It's different for everyone. But for this family, a pack of survivors, all they have to do is put on a brave face and they can pretend everything's okay. It's what they've done their whole life.

Caroline's eyes fluttered open as the beams of the sun shone through the window. She could hear the birds chippering outside. Glancing over at the alarm clock that had not gone off this morning she thought, Another day, another morning. Great.

It was only six o'clock and she had another two hours before her classes started. As she turned over to rest on her side she saw her boyfriend sleeping peacefully. His dark blond hair was messed up from the tossing and turning he did last night. She didn't blame him for all the tossing and turning; he had been told some horrible stuff, and he had to relive his scarring childhood when he told her everything last night.

She still couldn't comprehend how anyone could be so cruel to their children. It was difficult to even think about.

Caroline smiled as she watched Klaus' chest rise up and down in a steady beat. It was comforting to hear him breathing, anyone really. She liked the sounds of simple things.

Suddenly, she got the perfect idea. Her idea had nothing to do with her thoughts, but it just fit together. She would do something to make her boyfriend happy. It would also make her happy. It was just the perfect idea, especially for a couple who had been together as long as them. She couldn't contain her excitement and jumped out of bed.

Her movements woke up the man sleeping beside her.

"Caroline? Where are you going, love?" He asked groggily.

She turned her head and leaned over the bed to whisper to him, "Shhh.. Go back to bed, it's all a dream."

He chuckled and sat up, "I'm not five years old, Caroline."

She sat beside him and lightly laughed, "I know. I just want you to go back to sleep."

"Why? You got somewhere to be?"

"No, I just didn't want to disturb your sleep because I couldn't contain my excitement."

"Why are you excited?" He raised an eyebrow.

She shook her head and giggled, leaning forward to kiss his cheek, "You'll just have to wait and see!" She then got up off the bed and left the room, leaving him staring in shock and curiosity.

He then shrugged and fell back against the pillows, "Ah.. My ray of sunshine," he smiled to himself.

...

Stefan waited impatiently for his test results. He knew he had only taken the test two days ago, but there was only thirteen of them with five professors grading, they promised they'd get their results on Monday. If he passed, he'd get to graduate next month and he couldn't wait. He studied his ass off, and he really hoped it paid off.

He stared at the floor as his professor walked up and down the aisle. His heart sped up as she came closer to him. He kept reminding himself that he did fine, as he understood almost all of the test; it was a piece of cake.

"Stefan Salvatore," his professor knocked on his desk.

Stefan looked up and said,
"Yes, professor?"

His superior gave a smile as she handed him his test, "Good job, Mr. Salvatore."

Stefan looked down at his test and grinned so wide he felt like his face was going to fall off.

96.

He passed. He was going to graduate in approximately three weeks.

When the bell rang, he walked out of his class to be greeted by two of his favorite blondes.

"Sooo..?" Lexi and Caroline both asked in union. They knew he was getting his test result back today, and they wanted to be the first ones to congratulate (or comfort) him.

He held up his score and they both cheered when they read the number.

"I knew you could do it!" Caroline exclaimed as she hugged her friend.

"If you passed up a fun party, it had to have paid off," Lexi grinned. She hugged him and said, "I'm proud of you. Dork."

"Well this dork gets to graduate a year before you losers," Stefan teased.

"Oh, shut up." Lexi slapped Stefan's shoulder.

The trio started walking to the courtyard, where they always head during their break between classes.

"How was everyone's weekend?" Lexi asked as she fell back against the flush green grass hill.

"Mine was okay," Stefan said. "I had my test Saturday morning, but then I got to watch Christian later that night. He kept me up for hours and wouldn't listen to me! But I guess it was good when he passed out before his parents came home. Then on Sunday I just stayed home and was lazy; watching old movies."

"See? This is why I call you a dork: you watch old movies in your free time," Lexi laughed.

Stefan ignored Lexi and looked over at Caroline, "How about you? What'd you do?"

Caroline looked up and shook her head, "Oh.. Nothing. My weekend was pretty boring."

"Same," Lexi agreed. "But at least you have a boyfriend so it couldn't have been that boring, if you know what I mean." Lexi winked.

"Oh my god, shut up! Of course you'd ask that," Caroline shook her head, laughing. "I actually visited my mom on Saturday for a few hours."

"Oh, that's good," Stefan said. "How is Miss. Liz Forbes, my favorite Sheriff?"

Caroline laughed, "She's good."

"My brother's not giving her any trouble down at the station, is he?"

"You know Damon, of course he is."

"Damon gives everyone a hard time," Lexi said bitterly.

"You still hate him?" Stefan asked.

"I don't hate him. We're just not friends. It's simple."

Once upon a time, a few years ago when the duo had first met, Damon pulled a prank on Lexi that neither likes to talk about to this day. Let's just say he embarrassed her, wounded her ego, and severely hurt her feelings. They have their moments where they joke around like old friends, but she still holds a grudge against him. Damon thinks she's over it, and believes she's just normally rude and dispirited.

Stefan laughed, "You're not the only one he's ever pissed off."

"Which is why you're my favorite Salvatore," Caroline sang as she tackled her friend in a hug. Stefan started laughing, grateful for his friends who support him and can make him laugh. Truth be told, even if he was excited to finally graduate medical school, he was going to miss his friends.

...

"Mommy!" Christian squealed as he skipped into the living room, his father right behind him. "What are you doing home?!" He asked as Elena picked him up and kissed his temple.

"I'm on my lunch break, silly," Elena told her son. She looked at her husband and raised an eyebrow, "And what are you doing home, mister?"

"My shift isn't until four, so I decided to spend the day with my son," Damon answered.

"I'm so happy I didn't have to go to daycare today!" Chris exclaimed.

Elena ruffled the three-year-old's dark hair. "Well, you have to go back tomorrow, buddy." The toddler pouted in defeat.

Damon chuckled and kissed his son's hair before lifting himself up to sit on the counter. "I'm eager to get to work. You want to know why?"

"Why?" Elena asked.

"I get to see Enzo and ask how my wonderful plan worked out on Saturday."

Elena rolled her eyes, "I still can't believe that actually worked. Enzo and Rose really hit it off."

"See? I'm a genius. What can I say?"

Before Elena could respond to her husband's vain comment, the doorbell rang.

"Who could that be?" Elena asked. Damon shrugged, and the family of three walked to the door.

Damon turned the knob and there stood the mail delivery guy with a small box.
"For Elena Gilbert," the guy read off the tab.

"Elena Salvatore," she corrected.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It says Gilbert on the package."

"It couldn't be because I changed everything to.. Except.. Is it?!" Elena's excitedly asked.

"Why don't you sign and find out?" Elena signed the sheet, thanked the mailman and took her package.

"What did you get?" Damon asked curiously as he closed the front door behind his wife.

"Yeah, what did you get!" Christian repeated.

Elena took out a pair of scissors to open the package. When she tore it open and took out the object, she grinned from ear to ear.

"Look!" She squealed. In her hands was the first copy of her book. It was published. They had sent her the very first printed copy of the book, illustrated and everything. They wanted to make sure she was happy with the final product before they continued making the rest of the books.

Damon grinned and pulled her into a hug. "Congratulations. I'm so proud of you." Elena smiled as he kissed her hair. He smile turned bittersweet as he mentioned, "Your parents would be proud of you, too."

...

Jeremy stood awkwardly outside the convenience store he was at just days before. The one where he met Anna. He didn't want to seem stalkerish so he waited a few days before returning. Would he seem weird if he asked her for her number? He didn't want to seem too pushy.

Oh god, the last time he acted like this was in high school. And why was he so nervous? He just needed to walk back in there and talk to her.

He took a deep breath and walked into the store. There was only two customers in there and they were shopping, making the counters vacant. And to his relief, Anna was there. She was leaning against the counter, reading something on her phone.

He walked up to her and greeted, "Hey.."

She looked up and almost dropped her phone. "Oh! Hey! Jeremy, right?"

He nodded and smiled.

"You're back! Well, duh. It's a store. People need things.. I'm sorry, I'm being weird again. I'm really not this weird. I'm much more calm and collected."

He chuckled, "Don't worry. It's cute."

She blushed. "I was wondering if I'd get to see you again."

"I didn't want to seem stalkerish."

"Oh, don't worry, you don't seem that way."

"That's good. So, how are you?"

"I'm pretty good. You? How's your daughter?"

"We're both good," he smiled. "I actually have to be somewhere soon..." He said when he noticed the time on the clock above her head.

Her smile faded, "Oh.. Well," she took back out her phone and turned it on. She handed it to him, "Maybe you could put your number in there? We could get coffee sometime?"

He was actually relieved she made the first move because he felt so awkward. Maybe if they were actually hanging out, it would seem more comfortable. He felt drawn to her. He wanted to be her friend, maybe more.

Okay, fine. He had a crush on her.

He finished entering his number in her phone before saying, "That'd be great. Call me."

...

Within the next couple of days, Rebekah had been off the radar. She had stayed in Matt's house, distracting herself from life with all the wedding planning. She was ignoring everyone's phone calls, even her brothers'. She thought she could handle it, all the stuff with her mother, until she remember a very important detail of the wedding.

Who would give her away?

She had yelled at Matt, "Why does someone have to give the bride away?! Why can't the bride give herself away? This is stupid. I hate traditions!"

She definitely does not want her mother to give her away. She never wants to see Esther ever again. She guessed she could have one of her brothers give her away, but that's the trick about having a million brothers is that she doesn't know which one. She doesn't want to choose one and have the other three's feelings be hurt.

She sat curled up on Matt's bed, with hot chocolate and marshmallows, eating gummy worms, and watching her favorite American movie: Mean Girls. Her hair was put up in a messy bun, and she was wearing sweat pants and Matt's old, ratty t-shirt.

"I feel like crying, I should have watched a dumb, cheesy chick-flick," she said to no one in particular, as she was home alone.

Her phone vibrated and she picked it up. It read a text from Klaus,
Hey Bex. How r u? We haven't talked in a few days..

Well he has, but she hasn't texted back. She threw her phone back on the bed and went back to her movie and eating her gummy worms. Her phone vibrated again and this time it was a missed call from Elijah. She sighed and turned her phone off.

"Hey," Matt greeted as he came home from work. She looked up at him and gave him a small smile. He sat down beside her on the bed. He didn't want to just spring this conversation on her right when he got home, but he did it anyway. "Listen.. You can't stay at home forever. Elijah came to me today asking how you were doing. He's worried about you. Finn and Kol both called me to see how you were doing. Klaus came by yesterday, too. Everyday this week, actually. I think he doesn't even come to The Grill to have a drink anymore. You need to give your brothers a call."

She sighed. "I want to just curl up and watch movies."

"Why are you ignoring your brothers? What your mom did is not their fault, don't take it out on them."

"I'm not! I'm ignoring them for a totally different reason."

"And what's that?" He asked.

She stared at the wall, refusing to answer his question. She feels embarrassed that this is the 'big reason' she's ignoring her brothers. "I don't know who I want to walk me down the aisle," she admitted.

Matt nodded in understanding. He gets that since her dad is dead (and even if he was alive, he'd be dead to her anyway) and her mom is a no-show, there'd be no one to walk her down the aisle or 'give her away'. But she has four brothers, and he gets that she doesn't want to hurt any of their feelings. The only advice he could come up with was,
"Then just don't mention it."

"You don't understand.. I.." She choked back her sobs, "I wanted my mother to do it. But I can't stand to even think about her. I can't stand to think of either of my parents."

Matt wrapped his arm around her shoulder, "I'm sorry for everything they put you through. But you have four brothers who just want to know if you're okay."

"Then tell them they can come over anytime they want, I just don't want to leave the house."

"You have to go back to work sometime."

"Next week," she shrugged.

He laughed and kissed her hair. He decided to change the subject to a happier tone, "So.. Where do you want to go for our honeymoon?"

She grinned, "I thought we settled on a road trip across Europe?"

"I was just making sure we were leaving this town. I've never stepped foot out of Mystic Falls."

"Don't you worry, I'll take you far away," she teased. She was getting enthusiastic about the road trip. She knew they'd be going to Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, and so much more.

"I can't wait." She smiled up at him before leaning in to kiss him.

...

"Okay Emma!" Kol called as he clapped his hands and entered the young girl's bedroom. "Your mum has a few errands to run, so I guess it's just you and me!"

Emma popped her head from out of her closet, "Okay, Kol-ey! Just give me a minute!"

Kol raised his eyebrow and stepped further into her room, watching her walk back into the closet. "Em? What are you doing?"

"I'm rearranging my stuff, duh."

He rolled his eyes, forgetting how sassy she could get. Even for a five-year old. She definitely takes after her parents, and even being around all the sarcastic family friends such as himself.

"Well, that closet will still be there when we get back."

She turned around to look at him, "Why? Where are we going?"

"I was thinking we could go get some ice cream?" he suggested.

Emma grinned and jumped in excitement. Ten minutes later, the two were seated on a bench outside an ice-cream parlor. Kol got a simple chocolate cone, but Emma got cookies and cream with rainbow sprinkles.

Emma opened her mouth to ask Kol something, but then closed her mouth. She was just a kid, she didn't understand most things, but that doesn't mean she wasn't curious.

"Kol?" She spoke up.

"Hmm..?" He turned his head to look at her.

"Why don't you ever talk about your parents?"

Kol was taken back by her question. He figured she could have overheard something between him and Bonnie, but he was still surprised that she would ask him that. "Why do you ask that?"

"I don't know.. I was at daycare, and everyone was talking about their parents. I mentioned how I had a second dad. And then we talked about grandparents, and my dad's are dead, my mom's don't like each other very much, and you never talk about yours'. I was just wondering why."

Kol sighed, "There's not much to talk about."

"Were they not good parents?"

He shook his head, "No."

"What did they do?"

"It doesn't matter.. You're too young to know." He didn't want to scar her for life. How does someone as young as her even understand that there are parents out in this world who hit their kids, abandon them, kill them?

"They weren't nice to you?"

"Nope." He didn't know how else to put it.

"That's so sad. You're great, Kol-ey!"

"Thanks," he smiled. "But.. Not a lot of people think I'm that great." When he saw Emma's confused look, he explained, "I'm not the same person I am when I'm around you and your mum."

"Who are you like?"

He shrugged, "I'm just not the same. I-" he didn't know how to explain it to her. "I pretend to be someone else. I can't show anyone that I'm vulnerable."

"What does that mean? Vu-nar-belle."

He chuckled at her mispronouncement of the word. "It means weak."

"You're not weak, you're very strong!"

"I mean emotionally.. I'm just used to being a certain way, I can't unmold myself."

"But what about me and mommy?"

"You guys are an exception. You guys and my siblings."

"Why do you like us, then? Me and mommy? What made you think we were ex-cep-tions?"

Kol honestly didn't have an answer to that question. It was true that he wasn't the biggest fan of kids, nor was he the kind of guy to believe in love or family. He played and broke a lot of hearts; he didn't want to get hurt so he hurt others instead. It was all he knew how to do. But there was something about Bonnie and Emma, and even Jeremy. They became his second family, and if there was one thing he knew about family was that he wouldn't let anyone hurt anybody in his family. Once he deemed that he was somewhat of a father figure to Emma, he vowed he'd never be like Mikael. His father was everything he never wanted to be. He tries so hard, but he still doesn't believe it's enough. This is partly why he doesn't want to have any kids of his own. At least with Emma, he's not her 'real' dad so if he makes any mistakes, it won't make any difference. She'd still love him the next day. He loves Emma, but he doesn't like the pressure of being a parent figure. So he just has himself be her friend, and it's worked so far. The best way to sum it up for her to understand was,
"I guess it was just fate."

...

Finally, it was Friday, and Caroline was ready to get her and Klaus' surprise. She had gone to the shelter on Monday to ask around. She discovered she had enough money to buy the surprise, the doctor shots, food, and toys. She already took him to the vet and everything was set, so all she had to do is take him home.

Yes, you heard correct: Caroline had bought Klaus a puppy!

It was a yellow lab retriever with big, bright blue eyes. The puppy was only eight weeks old, and it was already agile and fierce. Labs are known to be outgoing, tempered, loyal and intelligent, a perfect blend of Caroline and Klaus. And the best part is that he wasn't supposed to get bigger than 40 cm because it has a genetic condition, but other than that the dog is completely healthy! She didn't know what to name him but she's just been calling him "my little surprise."

As Caroline pulled her car into the driveway, the puppy started barking up a happy storm. She reached over to scratch the puppy's head, "Yes, sweetie. This is your new home. I can't wait for you to meet your daddy!"

She adjusted the bow around his neck before she picked him up and cradled him in her arms. She opened her door, got out, closed the door and locked the car. She started heading up the steps to her boyfriend and hers' house. She unlocked the door and walked into their house, longing for her boyfriend's reaction. She knew he'd be happy, well maybe shocked and possibly angry at first, but then he'd be totally happy. If there was one thing that Klaus loved but didn't want anyone to know, it was dogs. He prefers wolves, but she believes a small puppy will be just fine.

"Klaus? I have a surprise for you!" Caroline called. She did her best to keep the puppy quiet so the surprise wouldn't be spoiled.

"In the kitchen," he called back.

She grinned and walked into the kitchen holding the puppy. The baby animal squirmed in her arms, anxious to get down and explore the new home. Klaus' jaw dropped when he saw what she was holding.

"Caroline? You have a dog in your arms."

She giggled, "I know." The dog start wagging it's tail at seeing a new human.

"Why?"

"This is your surprise! The one I've been telling you about all week," she explained.

He raised his eyebrow. "But.. How can we afford a dog?"

"I'm a founding family.. I had enough money." When his expression didn't change, her smile faded and she frowned, "Are you not happy? I thought a dog would bring joy to our lives! I mean, look at that face," she held the dog's face to hers and it started licking her cheek. It tickled, making her giggle.

Klaus walked over to her and said, "It's not that I'm not happy.. I just wasn't expecting this as the surprise."

"I gave you so many hints over the week," she pointed out.

"True," he agreed.

She handed him the puppy and when Klaus got attacked with all these puppy kisses, a huge smile broke out over his face. "That tickles!" he laughed. Caroline smiled that her surprise worked out. "You know, I always wanted a puppy when I was a boy. So, thank you."

Caroline kissed him, "No problem." Klaus let the puppy on the floor to explore their house. Caroline leaned her head on her boyfriend's shoulder, "What shall we name him?"

"He's not named yet?"

"Nope. I was waiting for you."

Klaus thought for a minute before coming up with, "Do you think we could name him Henry? It's similar to Henrik.. And I know it seems strange to name a dog after my brother, and not wait for us to have kids or one of my siblings to have a son, but.. It's been on my mind since I saw the dog."

Caroline smiled and nodded, "That's lovely. I think it's a great idea."

The couple bent down to call their dog over to them. Henry ran to them with his tail wagging like a flag and his tongue hanging out. He reached Klaus and jumped into his lap. Caroline ruffled his fur and cooed. "Welcome to the family, Henry."

Aww, Caroline got Klaus a puppy! So, Klaroline are parents to a puppy, but they will have a baby at sometime, don't you worry all my Klaroliners! Just a bit later in the story :)

So what did you guys think of the chapter? Please review your thoughts, comments, suggestions, questions, whatever! I'd just love to hear from you guys :) Oh and a question you guys might want to answer: which brother should give away Rebekah? Lol I don't even know, how should that situation go down? I'd love to hear your thoughts :)

I only have a four-day week of school next week, but again, I don't know if I'll even have time to write. I might be able to write some on Sunday and Monday, but we'll see. I also have the PSAT on Wednesday, so wish me luck with that! But, I only have two more weeks left of volleyball, so that'll give me a lot more time on my hands!

Have a great weekend y'all, and I'll see you next time! xxx