Part 18 – Father for Father?

"Well that escalated quickly" Klaus said with a devilish smirk as Caroline sat beside him wide eyed.

"Let's just go Klaus, I don't find it particularly tasteful hearing my best friend and my maker in the throes of passion"

"They're going for another round…" Klaus hummed teasingly as Caroline's pallor became a sickly olive green tint.

"Good God Klaus, I am in no mood neither do I have the energy to run around as a vampire." Caroline hissed as a particularly large amount of her life force was siphoned away.

"Their appetites are growing." Klaus noted as he finally turned his car out the Salvatore yard.

"I don't think that's it. They've been fine. I don't know why they're pulling so much from me tonight." Klaus wordlessly placed a hand upon the young vampire's protruding belly to offer his own energy.

"Thanks" Caroline sighed, finally able to breathe again as her little squatters drank off Klaus's darker more sustaining life force. She wondered at times if they might come out as warped as the blond hybrid was.

"That will do little ones, that will do" Klaus said softly as the pull stopped. He tried to move his hand only to be stopped by Caroline who held his hand in place.

"I'm sorry about her…" Caroline said, stroking the top of his fingers. Klaus closed his eyes and sighed before turning his hand in Caroline's light hold so he could lace his fingers with hers.

"Thank you… I don't really remember what she looks like. I only saw her for a few minutes after her birth."

"Maybe you could-"

"No, it's too dangerous" Klaus said stroking his thumb affectionately over her hand.

"I wonder where I could hide these two…" Caroline sighed turning to look out at the passing scenery.

"No word from Alaric?"

"He's apparently trying to resurrect Jo from what my mom says. I've told her to come stay with us. There's nothing left in Mystic Falls for any of us."

"What about Elena and you old life."

"Elena will survive and she's mortal now… She needs to live her mortal life. This life we have can't be normal"

"I am so happy you finally see that." Klaus smirked and Caroline rolled her eyes at him then frowned and pulled her hand away from him almost violently.

"Love?"

"You hurt me" Caroline sniffed delicately, hands crossed over her protruding belly protectively.

Klaus sighed… he thought Caroline had forgot his past slight with the numerous problems they had faced over the past few weeks.

"You frustrate me at times, you horrify me at times… at times I want to hate you so bad. You're a fever I can't seem to shake Klaus Mikaelson…" Caroline sighed then leaned her head against the window enjoying the cool kiss of the chilled glass.

"I'm possessive and I don't share Caroline. The idea that anyone touched you angers me. You don't know the level of control I practice to prevent myself from ripping the heart out of every man who's ever laid a finger on you."

"Klaus you've lived for a thousand years I'm sure you've had many loves and you'll have many more to come."

"I don't think so" Klaus said giving the younger vampire a side glance.

"What about Cami?" Caroline asked with a raised brow and Klaus remained silent all the way back to his compound until Caroline asked if his compound was on fire eyeing red flames reflected against the night sky.

The compound was a disaster and at the center of it all; a crucified Alaric. Caroline felt her heart thump wildly against her rib cage watching her friend's lying injured on the floor, what she didn't expect was the site of Rebecka laying among the casualties. Klaus's fear was palpable to her as she rounded her hands about her stomach. Stefan was huddled in a corner fear stricken as his PSTD took over.

"Caroline?" Caroline felt her stomach turn as she turned towards the voice of her once best friend… Elena Gilbert.

"Lena, what are you doing here. You need to get out! You aren't one of us anymore."

"You mean immortal like you? Or like Damon and Bonnie?" Elena hissed as she pulled out a syringe. Caroline felt her stomach drop.

"Elena I don't know what they've done to you but you need to snap out of it. Please." Caroline pleaded, her insides clenching painfully at the thought of the children within her being murdered. Klaus growled at the former vampire before he was thrown back by Finn's power.

"You never wanted kids Care, think of this as a kindness for all you and Bonnie have done to me." Elena said coldly.

"Hayley!" Caroline yelled as Elena tried to stick the needle in her neck only to be thrown away as a bloody Davina approached supported by an equally bloody Hayley.

"Klaus, you need to go and find Hope. They have her! Elena helped them" Hayley growled through her pain as her body contorted forcefully.

"Hayley don't" Klaus warned from his brother's psychic hold.

"I have to!" Hayley changed fully and sent a painful howl calling her pack to her aid.

"You shouldn't have done that little wolf." Klaus's veins filled with ice at the sound of the voice of the man he hated most.

"It's a fair trade is it not fair Caroline?" Mikael said as he approached Caroline.

"One father had to be sacrificed to bring back another."

"Cute, except I don't see a father in front of me. I see a sick twisted man, I hope you enjoyed the air here. You'll have to crawl back to wherever the hell it is you came from." Caroline said leaping at the older vampire, her veins darkened as the two little lives within her pulled in Mikael's life force.

Mikael's predicament caused Finn's hold to falter releasing Klaus who immediately fed his blood to Finn's new host and snapped his neck.

"These are my kids, and I will die before I let filth like you or her lay a single finger on them." Caroline hissed at Elena her eyes darkening.

"Take it all" Caroline said silently to the 2 little glowing lights she imagined within her.

Mikael began to desiccate, shouting and screeching pitifully until he was bone and skin.

"They really are monsters. You can't have them Caroline. Look what they just did" Elena tried to appeal looking at the motionless vampire on the ground.

"Monsters? Look what happened to Rick!"

"He wasn't well Caroline. None of you are. Ester is right. These children have too much power. Maybe she can help create a cure for you all so you can join Damon and me one day."

"I think not Elena." Came Damon's solemn voice as he picked up a shaking Stefan and handed him to Bonnie.

A/N: Bam! Hope you guys enjoyed the update, next will be the fight at the compound. Thank you to everyone who commented on the last chapter I love you all! To be honest I found it difficult to actually write... I just started following BTS and I am friggin addicted. I want to put all 7 of them into my pockets... I simply love V... I am a V stan and Jimin is a cute little cuddly teddy bear... I just want to hug his face to my bosom... You don't know what BTS is? Watch their vid Blood, sweat and tears... you'll automatically want to watch the others... then you'll be a goner like me... If only I was 10 years younger I wouldn't feel like I am getting cougar goals...

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