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Chapter 13: A second chance

"Mom... Dad?" Caroline looks on in shock at the sight of her parents. They looked so normal, so happy, so untouched by the darkness they now know surrounded Mystic Falls. Tears fell from her eyes and as she moved further into the kitchen. "Mom" she tries again to gain their attention but they still go about with what they are doing- her mom at the stove, which is a shock in and of itself and her Dad sitting at the kitchen island eating breakfast and reading the newspaper, without noticing her. "Dad?" She tries again but to no avail.

Suddenly her mom looked up to her and for a second she feels hope. Hope that she can speak to her Mom again. "Honey you're gonna be late for school" Liz calls out passed Caroline to someone unknown. Caroline takes a step back as she realizes her parents cannot see her.

She takes a breath as she hears someone step in the kitchen behind her. She turns around and her eyes grow wide as she sees herself walk in. Or a version of herself. "Morning mom, thanks for breakfast" the Caroline that walked in said and kisses her father on the cheek. "You guys are going to come see the game right" she continues. "Of course sweetie, we wouldn't miss seeing you and your squad cheer for our home team" Bill says with love and adoration in his eyes.

Caroline stood off to the side watching the scene unfold. The tears were still streaming down her face as she realized what the stone was showing her. It was the life she wanted. The life without danger, where you didn't have to fight everyday for survival. A life that the little eight year old in her wanted, where her family was whole.

She moved forward to try and gain her parents attention again but she felt a strange sensation. Like when you are in a dream and you're running but somehow cannot move. "Mom... Dad" Caroline screams out as she becomes disoriented and falls to the ground and is soon pulled out of the stone.

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Caroline sat on the balcony in the compound looking down at the people going about their business. How easy the people down there had it. They didn't have to deal with vampires and hunters and crazy impossible pregnancies.

She...she was pregnant. She had no idea how it was even possible. She is...was a vampire. There was just no way. Caroline felt like she was being suffocated. There is just so much happening that she can't handle and right now she just wished she had her mom here to give her the perfect piece of advice and help her.

Caroline lets a tear slip from her eye. All her friends are here, trying to help her and yet she feels so alone. No. She thinks to herself. She's done with crying and being sad. She was Caroline Forbes and of one thing she was sure, she was a survivor. She survived vampirism, and doppelgängers and evil witches. She could get through this.

Back when Caroline was a human in Mystic Falls, all she ever dreamed about was a family. A home with a white picket fence that she can share with her three kids and a husband who adored her even with all her control freak tendencies.

Maybe this was her chance at happiness. Sure she does not want that small town life anymore. Stuck in an endless cycle of founders parties and pageants but just because she is human does not mean she cannot get the life she wanted. It may be shorter than she hoped but she can still travel, experience new things, fall in love, get her heart broken, marry someone and die peacefully in her bed at an old age while the man she loves holds her close.

Caroline was determined to live her life to the fullest and without any regrets. But there was a great deal stopping her right now. There was no way that she was going to leave her friends alone to fight the dangers they now face. She had to stop Rayna and help the Mikealsons with the sire line threat or none of the people she loved would make it out alive. She can leave when this was done and everyone was safe.

She was deep in thought when she hears someone enter. She turns around to see Klaus hovering awkwardly at the threshold of the room. She gives him a small smile and that is all the permission he needs to enter completely. "How are you feeling love?" Klaus asks, the concern evident in his eyes.

He's been like a caged animal ever since he saw her bloodied body being carried in by Damon. All he wanted was to rip into everyone around him in order to vent his anger.

When she woke his heart sored with emotions he had long forgotten. No one ever made him feel this before. Dare he say not even Cami. Klaus' mind went a mile a minute as he thought of Cami. The woman who helped him along with his family when they truly needed it. The woman who showed him that there is more to life than pain and anger. He does not want to hurt Cami but what he felt for the blonde was not nearly as strong as what he felt for the amazing creature sitting in front of him.

"As okay as I can be I guess" Caroline replied and brought him out of his own thoughts. "It's just a lot to take in and right now all I want is my mom" Caroline continues she lets a traitorous tear fall.

Klaus moves to sit next to her and takes her hand in his and runs soothing circles on her palm. Caroline tries not to think of how the contact makes her insides tingle. How her skin feels like it's on fire at his touch. She certainly does not want to think of how her stomach is doing summersaults and how all she wants to do is pull him to her and claim his lips for herself.

"Caroline, I know this is a lot for you to take in but as I've said before, you are strong and you will get through this. You're not alone love. You have your friends and...and you have me and will never let anyone hurt you" Klaus says and he hesitates for a short beat before he adds the last bit of his sentence.

Caroline takes a deep breath to steady herself. She looks away from her balcony view and locks eyes with him. How can he be so comforting in a situation like this. The big bad hybrid who came to her town and hurt the people she loved, who has killed so many without a second thought is now sitting across from her and is being kind and gentle.

Caroline moves closer toward him and Klaus lets out a shaken breath and stills the movement of his hands that were still running circles on her palm as they still keep their eyes locked on one another.

"I'm scared" Caroline says in a child like whisper. Klaus moves his hand gently to her cheek. He is the most powerful being to walk the earth and yet he is unsure. He does not want her to do anything she will regret but how he aches to have his lips on hers.

Klaus thought of her words. Was she afraid of giving him a chance?. Was she afraid of being human again or was it the situation, in general that they were in. "You have nothing to be afraid of sweetheart" Klaus decides to say, not elaborating on his words but hoping that she knows his words are not just meant for the predicament they are currently in.

Caroline sees something in his eyes as he says the words. There is something so genuine in his eyes that makes him seem so...so human. She moves in closer and their lips are almost touching.

Her eyes look down to his parted lips as he does the same. Damnit he wants this. He wants to kiss her and so he decides to screw the consequences and moves an inch closer and his lips are on hers.

He kisses her passionately as his mouth moves against hers. Caroline opens her mouth to grant him access and his tongue gently and yet somewhat roughly moves with hers. Both fighting or rather doing a well rehearsed dance for dominance. Every move he makes seems calculating as a thousand years of experience guides him.

Caroline moves her hands to his hair as he moves his to her waist. She goes to remove his belt but as she does they hear someone step in. "Caroline, I was hoping we-" Alaric cuts himself off at the sight before him. "Oh I'm... I'm sorry. I'll just umm...leave" Alaric stutters out awkwardly.

Caroline moves away from Klaus as Alaric leaves the room and she looks to the floor as though it held the mysteries of the universe. Klaus looks to Caroline with concern. There moment is clearly broken and he can tell her mind is moving at rapid pace, trying to make sense of what just happened. "Caroline" Klaus begins gently. He does not want to scare her away.

Klaus moves toward her again and she looks up to him again. "I should not have done that. I'm sorry...I just, my emotions are all over the place. I have no idea how I'm feeling right now. I should just go. Bonnie and Alaric are probably waiting" Caroline rushes out without giving Klaus a chance to speak.

Klaus knew what she was doing and it angered him. He knew that what she was going through right now was difficult. Klaus for one could never imagine what it must be like to be human again but he did not like the fact the she was running.

Klaus sighed as and ran his hand through his hair trying to regain control. Only Caroline can make him feel lust and anger and concern all at the same time.

Klaus, however knew that he was not going to give up on her. So with a new found plan in his mind he leaves the room and heads toward the courtyard.

Before he walks down the stairs though, Klaus sees a different blonde walking toward him. "Cami. What's wrong?" He asks due to the worried look on her face. "This was left at my door this morning" Cami says and hands Klaus a white envelope.

He open the envelope to find an elegant looking invasion within. "Please join the deMartel family for dinner, dancing and celebration" Klaus reads the invitation out loud.

He looks to Cami and he sees the unease in her eyes. Of course she had every reason to be. No one, not even he, knew what the deMartel's were planning. "Looks like there's a party to attend" Klaus says with a hint of a smirk.

It seems as though the war has just begun. All they can hope for is that the casualties will not be the people they cared about.

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AN: Yep, so that was chapter 13. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Please review coz I like to know what you guys think. Thanks :)