Hey guys! It's been a few weeks since my last update, I apologize. This chapter was coming naturally, but then it wasn't, and then it was, and I don't even know. I was just busy exercising and reading, and I had a bunch of testing this week, but all my shows ended and I had to catch up on them, so I'm just a mess haha.
But here is a brand new chapter! All of the scenes are really short, and I don't know why, but there's like eight scenes so hopefully it evens out.
I hope you like it :)
Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries.
*2 weeks later*
"I really don't want to do this.." Sage sighed as she slammed the car door.
Her husband glared at the building before them. He glanced at the ground before turning his attention to her. "We have to. Besides, you're the one making me do this, you can't back out now."
She laughed harshly as they walked in step into the building. "There's no way in hell I'm letting you do this alone."
Finn gave her a small smile before turning to the front desk. "Hello, I'm here to pay a visit to my mother. Esther Mikaelson."
"Sign in," was all the lady behind the desk said. Finn picked up the pen and signed his name, the date, and time in the correct slots.
The couple turned around and started walking side by side down the hallway. When they reached Esther's bedroom, they both paused. Sage could tell her husband was nervous; this was a big thing he was doing. She kissed his shoulder and affectionately rubbed his arm. She whispered in his ear, "You can do this. I am right here for you."
He nodded and turned his head slightly to kiss her forehead. Then he took three steps forward, knocking on the wall as he walked through the doorway with her right behind him.
Esther looked up from where she was reading on her bed and smiled at the two of them. "Finn! I wasn't expecting you so soon.. And Sage, it's wonderful to see you!"
Sage just shot her mother-in-law a fake smile. She stood next to her husband with her hands behind her back and her teeth biting her tongue so she wouldn't do or say anything that could get her in trouble.
Finn nodded and smiled at his mother- a genuine smile, because no matter what people have done to him, especially his mother, he's still kind and willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. But the more he thinks this over, the more he realizes this is the best decision for him, his son, his siblings, and basically everyone. People say it's Elijah that is the moral and forgiving one, but despite Finn's quietness, he's actually the "golden child."
"How are you doing?" Finn asked. Sage elbowed him and he gave her a look that said in a minute.
Esther looked at the pair questioningly, but answered the question anyway. "Eh, I'm doing as well as anyone in my position is doing. I just wish I had more visitors..."
Sage rolled her eyes, and Finn glanced at the ground guiltily.
"Okay, what is up with you two? I know you did not come here to see how I am doing. Why did you come?" Esther asked.
The eldest Mikaelson child took a deep breath before ripping the bandaid off. "We're here to tell you that this is the last time I'll ever be seeing you," he said sternly.
Esther raised her eyes to look at her daughter-in-law. "And somehow I doubt this is your decision, my son-"
"I had nothing to do with this," Sage interrupted. "Finn is a grown man who can think for himself and doesn't need your manipulative ass screwing up his life!"
"Sage, please.." Finn gently touched her shoulder. He turned back to his mother. Every time he looked at her, more hate filled his soul and he knew he had to tell her what she makes him feel, and how it was too late to make amends. She made her choices, and now it was time for him to make his. "I want you to know that you broke me. Ever since I was born, you acted like you were able to depend on me. I believed you. I wanted to make you proud. Every time you left and came back, I was ready to forgive you. I forgave so many things you did. Until there were just some things that couldn't be forgiven. I am just done with all of the lies, and I hope you know how much you hurt not only me, but the rest of your children. I hope it stays with you until the day that you die."
"Rebekah will never want you at her wedding. Elijah will never let you near his children. Klaus and Kol hate you with a passion that's almost funny," Sage continued. "And then there's Freya.. I know you wanted to meet her.."
"And for a while, she wanted to meet you, too. She started out looking for you, but ended up finding us. She doesn't know everything that you have done; we haven't told her much. But she realized that we did not know about her, but you did. We accepted her into our family. You left her. Just like you did us. You came back for us, but not her. She has decided not to forgive you nor meet you and hear your side of the story. She doesn't want to take a chance on someone who abandoned her."
"And we have asked her. That girl has been alone for a while, because you made her feel that way. You have to respect her decision, you can't make us bring her here. Nor can you expect us to bring our son here. I know he deserves a goodbye to his grandmother, but I'm just going to be honest.. That boy is exceptional. And so is Freya. Those two are both very special kids who don't deserve to be brought in to your family mess."
"I can't hold up any of our bargains," Finn finished. "I'm sorry, but I never want to see you again. You made mistakes, and it's too late to change them. You can't make up for what you did."
Sage gestured to her purse. "We don't have much money either, but we brought-"
"No, I don't want your money anymore," Esther spoke up. "I shouldn't have even asked for money."
The room was silent.
Esther took a deep breath. She looked at her eldest son and his wife. She had to admire how Sage is so supporting of Finn. How she helps him, and loves him unconditionally. It made her feel like she did something right, because if she hadn't moved her family to that small town, those two never would have met.
"I really am truly sorry for all the pain I've caused. I.. I know it's too late to make amends. I screw up, time after time. Like I said.. You and your siblings got really crappy deals with me and Mikael as your parents. If I could go back and do everything over again, I would."
Sage wanted to roll her eyes at the bullshit she was hearing. This is exactly what a manipulator does. She looked at her husband's face and saw that he was buying everything his mother was saying.
"But I can't. And I won't do anything about that anymore, I swear. I will stay out. You kids deserve at least that. No more half attempts at being in your life. If I wanted to be there, I would have never left."
Both Sage and Finn were surprised at the words that left Esther's mouth. Sage looked at the ground, feeling guilty for not thinking Esther was telling the truth.
"Those are mistakes that will carry me to the grave. I have so much guilt, but I'll have to deal with it, or else I might make things worse and die with a heavier weight on my shoulders. Just.. I want to leave this world with some peace at mind.. Promise me that our, your family will be happy. That they don't make the same mistakes I or your father did. And I want you two and little Tate to be happy and healthy and safe." Her voice was breaking at this point. She knew this was the last time she would ever get to say this. "Always and forever."
Sage felt her eyes tear up and she quickly wiped them away before they fell.
Finn smiled and nodded. He knew it was the right thing to say goodbye to her now. Keep his siblings out of everything, but they didn't miss much really. He was proud of his mother for having the courage to let go. The least he could do is give her something to let her go in peace, whenever she does die that is. He looked at his wife, who was usually a bubble full of rage, but now a bubble of emotions. He grabbed her hand and rubbed tiny circles on the back of it. When she gave a slight nod, he turned back to his mother and delivered the last words he would ever say to her.
"Now that is a promise we can keep."
...
Rebekah laid in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. She was wracking her brain. She needed to figure out who is going to be her final bridesmaid. Her mind kept falling back to her sister. The car ride had actually been quite fun, but it scared Rebekah that she was letting another person in and so she avoided seeing or speaking to Freya for the next couple of weeks.
The younger girl seemed really sweet and aspiring. Rebekah regretted being a bitch to her. She couldn't help her insecurities any less than Freya could help being born. She wanted to get to know her sister, and the only person stopping her was herself.
She stared at her cell phone. It was laughing at her, she just knew it. The tiny phone that knew she barely had friends, but also knew how much she wanted to dial Elijah's number and ask to speak to Freya.
Or her car keys that knew she wanted to go take her sister to some cafe or a movie to get to know her.
She didn't know why she was suddenly interested in her sister. It was only the other day she wished the girl was non-existent.
Also, she really needed a bridesmaid.
And she felt like being a nicer person. Probably because of the fact that she was marrying the nicest guy in the whole world. She was pretty sure Matt has never said anything bad about anyone in the eight years she has known him. He was rubbing off on her.
Screw it, she thought.
She picked up her phone and dialed a number she knew all too well.
"Hello?" A female voice answered the phone.
"Hey, Katherine.." The blonde sighed. "Is Freya there?"
"Oh speak of the devil, and she will call," the brunette's voice said sarcastically. "Rebekah, have you ever heard of cell phones?"
"Yes, I have. But I know my dear brother is working, and I never bothered to learn your cell number-"
"Oh, boo hoo. Why do you want to terrorize your sister? I can give you tips if you want."
Rebekah rolled her eyes. "I actually want to hang out with her."
"Have you already planned her murder?!" Katherine fake gasped.
"Katherine, if you don't shut up and put my sister on the phone, I will personally go over there and rip out your vocal cords with my teeth." So much for being a nicer person.
"Oh, violent now, are we?"
"Oh my god, I swear. You're lucky my brother loves you."
"Yeah, I am." Rebekah wanted to puke at the tone of Katherine's voice- it was all.. lovey. "I can just tell you how he expresses his l-"
"Ew. Just put Freya on the phone."
"Okay. Oh and by the way, you don't know your brother as well as you think you do because he took the day off of work to take me baby shopping so you caught us right on time! We're on our way out so- FREYA!" Rebekah slightly jumped and held the phone away from her ear as her sister-in-law called for her sister. "Here she is. Have fun!"
"Hello?" The younger girl's voice chirped.
The older blonde took a deep breath. "Hey.. It's Rebekah. I was wondering if you wanted to go to the movies tomorrow night?"
...
"I think we should get white walls," Katherine suggested as her and Elijah strolled through the baby store. "I don't want to do the whole typical 'blue is boy, pink is girl' thing because that is so heteronormative."
Elijah chuckled. "I agree. But I personally don't think white will due.. Babies are messy."
"Black?"
"Too dark and scary."
"Hey, I wear black," she accused.
"And you're very dark and scary," he teased as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and kissed her hair.
"It doesn't matter what color we do, honestly. I'm just really excited," Katherine said as she rubbed her stomach. It surprised her how excited and happy she actually was becoming. And how maternal she felt. It surprised her husband, too.
"Really?" Elijah smiled.
"Of course," she returned his smile. "Because I obviously hate kids, but I can make an exception for our little rascals," she teased.
"Personally, I think kids are a great thing-"
"Yeah, that's great and all, but I've heard it all before, babe." Katherine patted Elijah's shoulder comfortingly. Her eyes fell on this medieval, fairytale crib set and her eyes lit up. She knew her little girl would be a princess, and her boy would be a knight of the round table. Although she wants to make the nurseries as gender neutral as possible, this idea could still work. She had always had a soft spot for fairytales, and sometimes she feels like both her and Elijah are old souls from the 1400s.
The cribs were an enchanting shade of black, as well as the rest of the furniture. The walls could be painted in vines and trees, and mythical creatures. Her daughter would have a princess curtain hanging above her crib, and her son could have knights and swords on the walls..
The more she thought of the idea, the more she fell in love with it.
"Elijah! We have to get those sets."
Elijah looked over to where she was looking at, and he had to agree the sets looked beautiful. "A perfect fit for a prince and a princess."
Katherine grinned and bumped his hip. "Well, duh." He grinned down at her and picked up the two sets.
They talked with this guy who worked at the place who suggested the rest of the set they needed to buy, and ideas on how to decorate the rooms. They then bought more necessities for newborn babies, such as diapers, clothing, toys, etc.
"Wow, I can't believe we got all this done today!" Katherine laughed as she climbed into the passanger's seat. She glanced over her shoulder and saw her husband struggling to put the cribs and dressers in the trunk. "Are you sure you don't want a hand?"
"I'm positive!" He grunted. A few minutes later, all of their stuff was put in the back and Elijah climbed into the driver's seat. "And by the way, just because we bought everything today, doesn't mean we're all done. We still have to build and assemble and organize everything."
"I know. You assemble, and I organize. The perfect team," she shot him an innocent smile.
"And we're still doing purple for the walls, right?"
"Correct! A dark, mysterious purple for our medieval prince, and a bright, royal purple for our fairytale princess."
"And you may not have any part in the artistic labor-"
"I would hope not. Only the artistic design."
"Right," he chuckled. "Perhaps, I'll have to call my brothers to help with everything."
"Jeremy works for construction, he would be a good help. If you want. Oh, and I could get the Salvatores and Matt to help-"
"That's a lot of people for two small rooms."
"They're not that small. And we could use all the help we can get."
"I'll take my brothers and your cousin."
She sighed on defeat. "Fine."
"Hey, we have over three months to make everything perfect." He rested his hand on hers and rubbed her knuckles. "And it will be perfect, I promise."
She curled her fingers around his and looked up into his dark hazel eyes. She smiled and leaned over to kiss him. "I love you."
He grinned and kissed her again. "I love you," he now rested his hands on her swollen belly, "and you, and you." He kissed her cheek once more before turning the ignition on, and driving the car out of the parking lot.
...
"I really don't understand why Littlest Gilbert had to come along on our day," Kol jokingly complained as he tickled Emma in her seat.
"Because you and my daddy both love me!" She giggled as she swatted his hands away.
Jeremy laughed and shook his head. "I'm sorry man.. But you know Bonnie has all these classes piled up one after the other for the next three weeks and I couldn't find anyone else to watch her-"
"Hey, no problem. I feel like I haven't seen her in a week," Kol said as he watched Emma color in her coloring book.
"I was just over the other night!" She looked up from her book and stuck her tongue out. "And even if my daddy could find a babysitter- who are yuck by the way- I would much rather hang out with you boys!"
Both Jeremy and Kol broke out laughing.
"What?" Emma's little voice pitched. "You two and Chris are my boys!"
"She's so adorable," Kol chuckled as he sipped his drink.
"Hey, she's my daughter first," Jeremy joked.
"We can share," the older brunette shrugged. "But.. I do have a question for you, Gilbert."
"Who, me?" Emma perked up.
"No, your father. You go back to coloring, darling," Kol told the young girl and pointed to her book. She just shrugged, picked up her blue crayon, and continued coloring the dragon.
"What's your question?" Jeremy raised his eyebrow in question.
"So, has like Anna been living with you now or.. What's the deal with you and her?" Kol asked.
"Why, you jealous?" Jeremy smirked.
"Yes, totally," Kol said with a blank face. "My heart breaks at the thought of you with another.. person."
Jeremy laughed and shook his head. "Nothing much.. Her mom disapproves of our relationship because of something John did way back when. Anna frankly doesn't care what her mom thinks, and she came home with me two weeks ago and hasn't really left since. She says her mom tries to contact her, but she doesn't answer."
"Wow.. And what do you think about all of this?"
"I feel bad that she's having a fall out with the only family member she has because of me.. But at the same time, I'm glad she chose me. Does that make me sound selfish?"
"Eh, probably. But there's nothing wrong with wanting to be put first. So, do you love her?"
"I do."
"And have you told her?"
"I have.."
"And has she said it back?"
"God, stop pestering me!"
"You didn't answer the question!"
"Yes, she did!"
"Okay!" Kol chuckled. "I'm happy for you, Jer. I hope things work out with Anna and her mom, but if they don't.. I hope things continue being good for you and her."
"Thanks-"
"I need to pee!" Emma interrupted Kol and Jeremy's conversation. "Like, really bad. Can someone take me? Uncle Matt once told me there was a fire breathing dragon hiding in the hallway, so I'm really scared.."
"Are you sure it wasn't my devil sister?" Kol asked.
"Your sister is a devil?'
"Well.."
Jeremy rolled his eyes and stood up. "Come on, Em. I'll take you. You know, make sure you don't get eaten by the dragon."
"So there is a dragon!"
As Jeremy and Emma walked towards the bathroom, Kol called to them, "You shouldn't lie to children!"
"Oh, shush!" Jeremy yelled back. "Your sister probably started it!"
Kol shook his head and laughed. He stared at the table when the door to The Grill opened and in came in this guy. He was wearing a Nirvana t-shirt, which coincidentally is Kol's favorite band.
As the guy walked by Kol's table, the Mikaelson called out, "Hey, I love your shirt!"
The guy, who was Kai Parker (although Kol did not know this), turned around and grinned at the Brit. And Kai did not know who Kol was either. The two share a two degree history, and yet they didn't even know it. In the few short minutes of Jeremy and Emma's absence, the two sparked up a friendly conversation and perhaps a friendship.
"You like this band? I can barely find anyone who likes them anymore!" His blue eyes sparkled that he found someone who did not know who he is or what he has done.
"Oh, I know right. No one seems to appreciate good music these days."
"Agreed! I'm such a 90's kid. Music in those days were great, I always feel like I'm stuck in 1994."
"Ha, I love music dating back to decades ago."
The two talked about other things besides music, and five minutes later, Jeremy and Emma rejoined the table but when Jeremy saw Kai, he grabbed Emma's arm and yanked her behind him. He told her to stay hidden and to stay quiet. He was shocked that Kai showed up, and even more shocked that Kol was laughing and having a genuine conversation with some guy who tried to kill Bonnie. Granted, Jeremy knows that his ex-girlfriend wants to keep Kol in the dark about what happened five years ago, but he just doesn't agree with her decision. He understands where she is coming from, and how neither her nor Elena and Damon wanted to dig up ghosts of terror past, but he just thinks his friend deserves to know. He realized he was glaring at Kai, and when he remembered his five-year-old daughter was pulling at his sleeve, he suddenly got angry at Kai for being feet away from his little girl.
"Hey Jer!" Kol greeted when he saw his friend and step-daughter. He saw that his friend was tense- did something happen? He glanced back at Kai, who avoided eye contact with Jeremy.
"Jeremy." Kai nodded. "Nice to see you-"
"What the hell are you doing here?" Jeremy hissed at Kai. He was sheilding Emma, which made Kol curious.
"Listen, dude, I have changed-"
"Why should I care about anything you say? I don't believe you."
"Woah, Jer. What's going on here?" By this point, Kol was standing.
"Kol, do you know who this is?" The Gilbert asked his friend.
"No, I never got his name," the Mikaelson glanced at Kai.
Kai, on the other hand, was staring at Emma. She looked like a younger version of Bonnie, and his heart melted. He honestly felt bad about everything he did.
"Hey, is this little guy yours and Bonnie's daughter?" Kai asked as he leaned down to face her. "She's really cute, looks just like B-"
"Don't talk to her," Jeremy growled.
"Wait.." Kol glanced between the two. His mind was finally putting two and two together. "Are you Kai Parker?"
"Yeah, I am," Kai sighed. "But listen-"
He couldn't get another word out of his mouth before Kol attacked him.
Kol didn't even know what came over him. He doesn't even know anything this guy has done, yet he knows it was bad, and that the love of his life is still shaken up about it. If this guy could make the strongest, bravest person he knows scared and weak, then it's already declared this guy's an asshole. He has tackled Kai to the ground before his mind could process anything.
"Kol-ey!" Emma shouted in terror. Jeremy just stared at the scene, and didn't know whether to laugh or to help. He decided to just stand back and laugh behind his hand.
Everyone gathered around the fight. Women were appalled, men were interested, and children were excited. After they had fallen to the ground, Kol just pinned Kai's arms to the ground and banged his head on the floor.
"What did you do to Bonnie?!" Kol growled.
"Oh, let me guess? New boyfriend?"
"None of your business."
Kai laughed, although his head was molding into the floor. "Come on, mate- you're british right? I'll call you mate- anyway, we were having a nice conversation, I thought we can be friends-"
"Not until someone tells me what the hell you did!"
"Well-"
"Hey! Get off him!" Some older dude yanked Kol off of Kai. "What's your problem?"
Kai played along, "Yeah, man. What's your problem?" He turned to the audience. "He just attacked me out of nowhere, he's insane-"
Jeremy and Kol just stared at Kai in disgust as he rambled on and on about how Kol was the crazy one. Sure, no one would care if they said anything else- no one even bothered to hear Kol's side of the story, they just ignored him. They don't know what Kai did, and probably don't even care. Jeremy picked up Emma, and nudged his friend and then the trio walked out of The Grill.
"Why did you attack that man, Kol-ey?" Emma asked. She leaned her head on her father's shoulder, but reached out her hand to touch Kol's face. She never saw him get angry, and it didn't technically scare her, she was just worried if he was sick or something. Also, because of the way Jeremy was acting, Emma wondered if that man was a bad person or not.
"No reason," Kol turned to Jeremy. "Dude, what even did he do? No one will tell me anything!"
"You don't need to know," Jeremy shook his head. Before Kol could protest, Jeremy distracted him by saying, "But man, you attacked him- that was awesome! He totally deserved it, and I didn't know you had it in you."
Kol, forgetting all about his questions, grinned cockily. "I am pretty great. And I always have cool stunts in me, you're just never around, Gilbert."
Jeremy laughed and punched Kol's shoulder. He punched him back, and the two forgot all about Kai and continued their bro-bonding day (with Emma).
...
"Hey Liv!" Tyler exclaimed as he ran to catch up with her. She turned around and gave him a small smile.
"Hey Tyler. What's up?" She asked.
"I need to talk to you.." He said, out of breath as he had just ran three blocks to get to her dorm.
She glanced at her watch before shrugging, "I have to work in 20 minutes, I was on my way over there now. But we can talk before my shift."
He nodded, and the two walked side by side in silence until they reached Skull Bar. They walked straight to a table in a secluded corner and sat down. Tyler stared at Liv, and it became a staring contest. The loser would have to speak first.
"So, are you gonna tell me what's going on, or are you gonna waste my time?" Liv raised her eyebrow.
Tyler chuckled. "I'm sorry.. I just.. You're just.." She glared at him. "Anyway! I have some bad news.."
She nodded for him to continue.
"Lexi and I have literally searched high and low, and we cannot find anything about Kai. We looked at his prison records- he went to jail for the murders, the drugs, the kidnapping, everything, although his short time there is suspicious, there's nothing a judge and a lawyer did not agree to. He has a therapist apparently, but she was no help because she claims he's on this whole 'forgiveness' train and goes on about this 'redemption' crap, and that's why he's in Mystic Falls. I don't believe that for a minute. He's stayed out of trouble since he got out of jail. He's on probation, so he wouldn't risk doing anything, but I don't know.. There's nothing anyone can do except just see how this plays out. He swears he's changed, no one believes him, maybe he'll snap.. I'm just really sorry that you have to deal with him. He's got a clean slate. Although that bastard doesn't deserve it." By the end of his explanation, he was out of breath.
It took her a few moments to process everything he just told her. She was disappointed that there wasn't some mistake, that he wasn't allowed to actually be here. But there's not. And there was nothing she, or anyone, could do about it. She finally met his gaze and was able to cough out a few words. "Thanks for trying," she said with a small smile. And she really meant it. "I don't really think someone has really cared about me the way you and Lexi do, except Luke.. It means a lot." He smiled when she leaned up to kiss his cheek. "If it helps.. I apologize for thinking you were a jackass before I got to know you."
He laughed and grinned. "It's okay. I'm sorry for what I thought of you, too."
She feigned shock and offense, hitting his shoulder. "What did you think?"
"Oh, you know. That you're incredibly hot.." he teased.
"You don't think that anymore?" She raised her eyebrow.
He looked into her eyes before glancing at the ground. He slightly shook his head and chuckled. "No, I mean.." He looked back up at her face. "I think you're beautiful."
Her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't recall anyone who had actually called her that. She then mentally slapped herself. He was just being flirty. He doesn't actually like her.
Were her eyes deceiving her or was he leaning in to her, as if his lips were going to kiss hers? She closed her eyes and waited for the gap between them to close-
"Olivia!" Her manager, Sean, shouted. "You're on the clock in five minutes! Go get ready, you can kiss your boyfriend later!"
Liv sighed and stood up out of the booth. "He's not my boyfriend," she snapped at Sean.
He rolled his eyes and said, "That's too bad. He's cute."
He walked away and she turned back to Tyler, who was smiling at her like an idiot.
"Do you think I'm cute?"
She shook her head. "I never said that- he did."
"But that doesn't mean you don't find me cute," he pointed out.
She rolled her eyes. "I'll see you around, Tyler. Thanks, again."
Before he could say "you're welcome" she turned around and walked to the back of the store to change. He sighed and stood up. He really liked her. Why couldn't he just ask her out? Was he losing his 'swagger' or something?
Nah, he was just in too deep. The best things in life are hard at first. But once you get them, you'll never let them go.
It's the chase that's half the fun.
...
"Hey mom!" Caroline called as she entered her childhood home.
"Oh honey!" Sheriff Forbes smiled when she saw her only daughter. "I feel like I haven't seen you in forever." The two shared a long overdue hug. "I missed you."
Caroline smiled into her mother's shoulder. "I missed you, too.."
Liz pulled away and the two found their way to the living room couch. "So, Care.. Tell me what's new in your life? What brings you home? No troubles with that boyfriend of yours?" She raised an eyebrow.
Caroline sighed. Her mom hasn't always been the most supportive person of her relationship with Klaus. But all she wants is her daughter to be happy, and boy does that British man make her happy. Despite her mom's acceptance, she has still been nervous to tell her mom about her engagement. After all, this would be Caroline's second time engaged and she was barely twenty-five. She wasn't necessarily scared of her mom's reaction.. More like nervous. Nothing Liz would say could change Caroline's mind, but that doesn't mean she wasn't nervous.
The first people Caroline had told was Elena and Bonnie, who were both incredibly excited for her. Elena wants to take the three girls out for a girls' night, but all three of their schedules are tight, as Elena has been meeting with editors and publishers to wrap up the final production of her book, Caroline has volunteered at an art gallery to pitch more of Klaus' paintings, and Bonnie is busy being a part-time student, a part-time bartender, and a full-time mother and girlfriend.
Klaus had told his siblings almost immediately after the pair bought the rings. He wasn't able to wait to get all five- no, six, of them in a room together, unlike Caroline who was able to wait a day to tell her best friends (oh, how the tables turned). He had called all of them on a five-way phone call, and Rebekah almost screamed bloody murder over the phone. Elijah was thrilled for his brother, although the news of him and Katherine having twins still over-shadowed the engagement, that is if Katherine had anything to say about it. Finn was happy for both of his brothers, although during the phone call his mind seemed elsewhere. Freya has come to a liking of Caroline so she was excited that she would officially be able to call her sister. Kol laughed and said something along the lines of "Good job, brother! You got her to marry you, looks like you're getting your life together."
Soon after Caroline told her two best friends, she had told Stefan. He had been insanely happy that two of his favorite people were finally getting their happy ending, and claims to be their guardian angel because he was the one who introduced them. She then told Matt and Lexi, who were ecstatic for her. And then there was Enzo, who seemed sad for a moment before giving her a huge hug. She wasn't sure if she should have told Tyler or not, but she figured Matt would have told him already. She begged everyone to keep quiet for a couple of weeks because she wanted to tell her mother on her own time.
Which is why she was here.
"Mom.. I am here to tell you something.. And I am not asking."
"Ooh, this seems serious.." Liz teased.
"It is," Caroline said. "I love Klaus, and he loves me, and he is the best thing to ever happen to me, and vice versa.." She looked at her mom's face, who looked like she was catching on to where this conversation was going. The bubbly blonde decided to rip the band aid off. She held up her left hand and squealed, "We're getting married!"
Liz stared at her daughter for a moment. She didn't know what to say. Sure, she wasn't Klaus' biggest fan.. But he is extremely good for her daughter. He picked up the pieces of her broken heart, and put her back together. Her daughter had been depressed for months, until she came home one day and said she realized a big discovery. She was in love again. And she hasn't seen that smile disappear from her little girl's face since that day. She sees the way Klaus looks at Caroline, and it was how every girl wanted to be looked at. She knew he loved her and would never hurt her. Liz believed him.
So then she broke out into a huge smile. "Congratulations, honey!"
Caroline let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "You're happy?"
"Why wouldn't I be? My baby is getting married. And this time I can actually see it working out.."
Caroline reached over the couch to pull her mom into a hug once again. "Thank you for being supportive.. Now." They both chuckled. "I love you."
Liz smiled. "I love you, too." The two blondes pulled away from their hug. "Now.. Who's going to tell your father?"
...
"So Caroline's getting married, huh?" Damon said as he sat beside Enzo at the bar of The Grill. "How do you feel about that?"
Enzo shook his head. "I'm happy for her." His friend gave him a look. "I mean it. I like someone else.."
"Ohh yeah, you mean my friend I set you up with?! How is my buddy, Rose?"
"She's all settled in. She said she missed it here, and that Boston was too busy and loud. Plus, she never made many friends over there. She has more things she cares about here."
Damon smirked. "So, have you asked her out yet?"
Enzo turned his head so his friend couldn't see the blush creeping up on his cheek. "I-"
"Hey guys," Alaric greeted as he sat on the other side of Damon. "What's up?"
"Funny you ask.. Caroline's getting married, Katherine is having twins, Elena's book comes out next month, Jeremy's all loved up with Anna, Kai has been off the radar, you're having a baby, the Mikaelsons' crazy mother is put in a home, and Enzo is in love!" Damon explained every major event that has happened in the past two weeks. "Oh, and Bonnie only has three more weeks of her summer course before she can get her degree and finally be free of school."
Alaric raised his eyebrow and glanced at his English friend. "You're in love?" he coughed.
Enzo rolled his eyes. "Shut up. I might be."
"And I set them up!" Damon fist pumped the air. "I told you guys I'm a great matchmaker."
"Not as great as me," Stefan interrupted as he strolled over to the trio. "I'm the one who set up Klaus and Caroline and now they're getting married. So, beat that." He stuck his tongue out at his older brother, who jokingly shoved him back.
"Ahh, the Salvatore brothers matchmaking business.. Sounds terrible," Enzo said as he sipped his drink.
"Well if it's Klaus and Caroline, and you and Rose, I think they did a pretty good job," Alaric defended the two brothers.
"Thank you," both Stefan and Damon said.
"So, our little town had finally quieted down," Enzo said.
"No, don't say that. You'll jinx it," Damon joked.
"What could possibly go wrong?" Stefan asked.
"I don't know. Something. It's Mystic Falls-"
"Something bad always happens here."
"Well, that's really depressing," Alaric said. "Let's celebrate."
"Celebrate what?" Stefan asked.
"Everything. To Klaus and Caroline. To Bonnie. To Enzo and Rose."
"To Jenna and Alaric. To Matt and Rebekah. To Elijah and Katherine," the younger Salvatore brother agreed as he raised his drink to Ric's.
"Hey, that's not even your drink," Damon accused. He grabbed the glass from his brother's fingers. "It's mine, now go get your own."
"You left it unguarded," Stefan put his hands up in defense.
"Well, it wasn't even your toast-"
"I don't think I'll ever get used to everyone in this town," Enzo shook his head. "And I've been here for over ten years!"
"I've been here eight, and I can't picture my life being anything but boring before transferring here," Alaric agreed.
"Another cheer?" Enzo raised his glass.
Alaric glanced back at Damon and Stefan, who were now fighting over god knows what. He shrugged and clinked his glass once more.
...
*A few days later*
The whole town was crowding around the scene. No one understood what was going. How could this have happened? Why did this happen? Who would do this? These were the questions going through everyones' minds.
Someone was dead.
The guy was a Fell, a member of a founding family, and while he didn't mean much to most people, everyone was shocked and saddened by his death.
His murder.
He was stabbed 22 times. No one knows why the killer chose 22. No one knows the motive behind the murder.
But there was only one suspect. And nobody needed proof to accuse him of doing it.
"Okay, everyone! Please back away from the body!" Liz Forbes, Sheriff of Mystic Falls, yelled as she and her police officers cleared the scene.
She made eye contact with her daughter, who was standing with Klaus across the parking lot, both looking appalled at the scene.
There hadn't been a murder in Mystic Falls in almost 10 years. They thought they put away all the psychopaths.
Well, almost all of them.
Damon had woken up this morning with a call from Liz about an emergency by the park, and he tried to get Elena to stay home with Christian, but those two were as stubborn as he was. He saw Elena shielding their son from the dead body. Everyone was trying to keep their children from seeing everything, but those kids thought seeing a dead body was "kind of cool."
Damon continued to scan the audience, and saw Tyler talking hushly with Lexi Branson and Kai's sister. He raised his eyebrow. He would have to question Tyler about that later. Although he knew Lexi could never be involved with something like this. The other blonde, on the other hand, her brother was his number one suspect.
And speak of the devil, out of the corner of his eye, Damon saw Kai slip away from the scene. The deputy gave a nudge to Enzo to say he was going to do something. Enzo nodded and let him go.
Then Damon followed Kai.
Woah, did Kai do it? After all this redemption he wants, why would he kill a Fell? Or was there someone else? Is there another psycho killer in Mystic Falls? Will anyone every believe Kai has changed? Or did he even change at all?
And what did you guys think of everything that happened? Rebekah and Freya will hang out next chapter, and we might see some more Mikaelson sibling bonding as the brothers help Elijah with the nursery!
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