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The light drifted around them, taking them to a place that seemed so familiar and yet so strange. Her hand clutched his as the light seemed to dim, and they found themselves in an ancient temple, or what appeared to be an ancient temple.

A long satin veil draped before them, and six torches lined the walls on either side. The ground beneath them was sand and stone, and the walls were lined with hieroglyphs that were not faded, but looked…new.

"Where are we?" Caroline whispered, when her voice returned, lowering her eyes to see Klaus' hand around hers. She jerked her hand, quickly from his grasp, and cleared her throat.

Klaus shook his head, and held out his hand with the palm facing up, suddenly missing the feel of her hand in his, but sighed and dropped his hand to his side. "I think the question, love, is when are we?" He asked, looking around, and moving towards the wall.

Caroline rolled her eyes, but didn't say a word. "Where ever we are, I hope there is a way out." She stated, moving her eyes around the large room. "This looks like a ceremonial chamber, a place where the royals and priests would come to visit their gods." She stated, lifting her hand to touch the wall she had approached.

"Forbes!"

Her hand jerked back, and she huffed as his hand wrapped around her wrist. "What is your problem?" She stated, nodding her head, glaring at him.

He shook his head. "We don't know how we got here, so until we do, don't you think it might be best if we don't touch anything?" He asked, watching her eyes move to the wall.

Letting out a short breath, she nodded, curtly. "Fine." She stated, jerking her hand away from his grasp.

"You two never seem to change."

Their back stiffened as the voice behind them called out, and slowly they turned around to see a tall skinny man with a devilish gleam in his eyes.

"What the hell?" Caroline remarked, shaking her head, leaning ever slightly towards Klaus.

The man smirked, and bowed his head. "Well, well, dear brother, I know it's been ages, but still you can't recognize your own brother." He answered, with a wiggle of his brows.

"Kol?" Klaus remarked, lifting his brows. Not completely understanding why he suddenly knew this man or how, but he did. Or at least his past self did.

"Brother?" Caroline stated in disbelief. "This is insane." She stated, shaking her head.

Kol smirked, and shook his head, before his face fell. "It's not insane, Caroline. It's actually very sane." He added, stepping towards them.

"What is this place?" She asked, looking around her.

Kol smirked, and lifted his arms outward. "This is my home. Well, mine and my wife's, lovely woman, a bit strong minded, but love her anyway." He answered, with a smile still playing on his face.

"Your wife?" Caroline asked, shaking her head. "We're dreaming." She stated, looking at Klaus with a stern and hopeful look. "We have to be, that's the only thing that makes sense."

"I'm afraid you're not."

They turned their head as the satin curtain blew back, and a dark skinned woman appeared behind it, and slowly walked down the steps to stand next to Kol. With a glare up towards him, she slapped his arm, before turning towards their guests.

"I apologize for my husband. He's a little high strung at times. We don't receive many visitors, especially those the goddess has blessed." She answered, with a kind smile.

"Blessed?" Klaus remarked, lifting his brows up, and sent a glance towards Caroline. "You call what happened to us, blessed?" He asked, shaking his head.

The woman nodded, and smiled, faintly. "She saved you, Niklaus." She answered, stepping towards them. "They both saved you from an eternal life of damnation, and because they did, you must pay the price." She stated, watching him swallow.

"What price is that?" Klaus asked, stepping towards the couple, who started to ring bells in his mind.

Kol bowed his head to gaze at the woman beside him. "Bonnie, they have to know." He remarked, watching her nod.

"This is insane!"

They turned to find Caroline with her back straight and her chin tilted upwards, with her eyes widened and full of questions.

She stepped towards Klaus, and glared at him as best as she could. "You can't honestly believe them!" She nearly shouted, pointing towards the couple.

Klaus let out a long breathe, and gave her the answer she didn't want to hear. "Don't you recognize them, Caroline?" He asked, watching her swallow, and for a moment, he realized she did, but she didn't want too.

Caroline shook her head, and backed away from him, before turning and started out the large door.

Klaus stepped towards her retreating body, but a hand touched his arm. He turned his head to find Kol holding it, and with a glance at his long forgotten brother's face, he realized that Bonnie was heading after her.

"Let her talk to Caroline." Kol remarked, solemnly. "We have a lot to catch up on." He added with a slow smirk on his face.

~XXX~

"Nik? Where are you?"

Klaus lifted his head, and squeezed Caroline's hand with his as he stood up in the cell, and walked to the other end. "Kol?"

A light shown from the other side of the room, and with a sigh from Klaus' lips, he saw his younger brother rush towards him.

"By the gods, Nik, what has that blasted devil of a Pharaoh done to you?" Kol demanded, stepping closer to the cell.

Klaus smiled at his brother's question, and he gripped the bars of the cell before turning his head to glance at the still sleeping Caroline. "He's going to perform the curse of Seth at dawn, Kol." He answered, with his heart aching in his chest and evident in his voice.

Kol cursed underneath his breath, and shook his head. "I've got to get you out of here." He stated, urgently.

Klaus shook his head, and Kol saw the sadness in his eyes. "I'm not leaving her, Kol." He remarked, turning to look at his love.

Kol shook his head. "I know, Nik. I'm meant, getting both of you out." He replied, rolling his eyes. "Tonight," He added, as Klaus stepped back, and ran his right hand over his face.

"You can't, Kol." He murmured after a moment. "If Lockwood found out about your help, he would kill you or worse take away your wife." He added, motioning behind Kol.

Kol sighed, and felt a hand on his arm. "Nik, I can't leave you in here." He stated, moving his eyes to find his beloved standing next to him.

Klaus sighed, and saw Caroline move from the corner of his eye. "I won't allow anyone to sacrifice their happiness for the sake of mine." He stated, moving to the side where Caroline was standing, reaching for him.

"Nor will I." She agreed, letting him know that she had heard every word.

Klaus smiled, and reached through the bars and touched her face, reassuring her that he was there. She leaned into his hand, and kissed his palm. "I have faith that our love will prevail." She whispered for Klaus' ears alone, but the two others heard her.

Kol lowered his eyes to his love beside him, and watched her smile, faintly at the words. "We may know of another way to ensure it." He remarked, turning to the lovers, who faced him when he spoke.

Klaus stepped forward, holding onto Caroline's hand as he did. "What are you talking about, brother?" He asked, as Kol smirked.

"He means that we have found a way for your love to endure the curse." Kol's wife answered, stepped towards the bars with Caroline stepping forward, holding onto Klaus' hand.

"Bonnie," Caroline whispered, recognizing her friend.

Bonnie smiled, and dipped her head. "Priestess," She acknowledged, lifting her head. "The spell is one set forth by our goddess and her husband." She added, watching Caroline's eyes widen as she realized what Bonnie meant.

"Bonnie, if the Pharaoh found out…" She began, but her friend held up her hand, and shook her head.

"This spell is not known to many, except those faithful to Isis." Bonnie remarked, lifting her eyes to her husband of only a few short days.

Caroline turned her head to gaze at her love, and swallowed as she took in his confusion. "The incantation was to bring lovers together in the underworld, and their souls would be forever entwined." She explained, watching his eyes soften as he realized what she meant.

"It has only been performed once in our history." She stated, shaking her head, turning her head to look at her friend. "And only performed under the direst of circumstances." She added, with a sad smile, as she felt tears roll down her face.

Bonnie nodded, and stepped towards the bars. "I would say this is dire, Priestess." She whispered, reaching through the bars, and grasped Caroline's other hand.

Caroline slowly nodded her head, and reached through the bars to hold her friend as best as she could.

Klaus turned his head to his brother, and a frown covered his face. "There something else to this spell, isn't there?" He asked, solemnly. "If it counteracts Seth's curse, why has it not been performed except once?" He asked, noticing Caroline and Bonnie turn to face them.

"Because a sacrifice must be made to ensure it succeed, Nik." Kol answered, feeling his wife fold into his side and placed her hand on his chest.

Klaus frowned, and turned his head to look at his beloved. "What kind of sacrifice?" He asked, swallowing as he took in Caroline's face.

Caroline felt the tears fall down her face, as she stepped closer to the bars, and reached through the bars for his hand. "Niklaus," She whispered, and in the broken tone of her voice, he knew what the sacrifice had to be.

~XXX~

Caroline shook her head and let out a grunt as she hit another dead end, and threw her hands out.

"You are more stubborn than you were back then, Priestess."

Caroline stiffened, and closed her eyes. "I am not a priestess." She stated, turning to face the woman in the floor length dress. "I'm an archaeologist." She added, shaking her head with a scoff.

Bonnie pursed her lips, and stepped closer to the woman. "Why do you find it so hard to believe?" She asked, moving towards the wall beside Caroline. "You were resurrected by the Goddess Isis and her husband Osiris, because it was time to fulfill your destiny." She continued, watching Caroline shake her head.

"Because gods and goddesses are not real!" Caroline shouted, throwing her hands out. "They are just stories to lift the human spirit. Spells and curses are just explanations for things when they go wrong or right." She continued, feeling her eyes burn with tears.

Bonnie bowed her head. "Do you remember the day we arrived at the palace?" She asked, moving around Caroline. "I was your closest friend, your handmaiden, and you had requested that I travel with you to meet the Pharaoh." Bonnie continued, turning to find tears rolling down Caroline's face. "The day we arrived I met the other half of my soul and so did you." She added, with a soft smile.

"That was the day I met Niklaus." Caroline remarked, her voice becoming distant. She shook her head, and placed her right hand on her forehead. "This is…"

"Insane?" Bonnie interrupted, with a laugh. "Yes, you keep saying that." She added, with a shake of her head. "One would think you would be more receptive of the fact that your soul is intertwined with Niklaus', and that no matter when you are brought back you are still connected." She stated, turning on the ball of her feet to face her old friend. "I mean how else would you explain the way you're drawn to him?" She asked, tilting her head to the side, as Caroline's mouth opened.

"We've known each other for three months!" She nearly shouted, her body starting to shake from the emotion. "There's got to be some level of…" She trailed off as an image flashed through her mind of a bed and silk sheets and her body felt as if she was on fire.

Bonnie smiled, and stepped closer, her voice lowered as she opened her mouth to speak. "You love him." She deduced with a bigger smile.

Caroline shook her head, and placed her right hand on her forehead. "No, I…" She stated, but Bonnie's hand on her arm stopped her words.

"You may not want to accept the fact that you and Klaus were lovers of the past, but you love him in the present, and at the moment that is enough, but soon, it won't be." She remarked, shaking her head.

Caroline's mouth opened, but her words stuck in her throat.

Bonnie nodded, and the smile on her face let Caroline know she was right. "You have to accept it sooner or later, Caroline." She replied with certainty.

Caroline started to shake her head, but something in her heart told her it was the truth. "How?" She whispered, her vision becoming blurry from the hindering of the tears.

Bonnie stepped closer to her, and a soft, understanding smile touched her face. "You must remember." She began with her smile fading slightly. "Everything."

Caroline bowed her head. "What if I don't want to remember?" She asked, lifting her head to look at Bonnie.

Bonnie's face fell, and sadness and mild understanding filled her eyes. "Then not just you and Klaus are doomed, but Kol and I are as well." She answered, watching Caroline's face mold into shock.

Caroline closed her eyes, and stepped away from Bonnie's touch, and ran her fingers through her hair. A part of her wanted to remember the past, but then another part wanted to let it remain in the past, but this wasn't just about what she wanted. It was about the others.

Her heart ached to know the truth, and because of that, she knew that she had to know.

She had to know everything.

"Okay," She whispered, turning to face her old friend. "I'll do it."

~XXX~

Klaus watched his brother glance towards the doorway, and in his mind, he still couldn't believe that he had a brother.

"Still doubting the past, Nik?" Kol asked, turning his head to face his older brother.

Klaus smirked, and bowed his head. "It's happening so fast." He answered, turning his head away.

Kol nodded, and smiled. "I know, but there was no other way." He returned, softly. "Bonnie and I waited for years for you and Caroline to find the tomb, but you just weren't ready, or at least that's what Bonnie and Isis kept telling me." He stated, with a low scoff.

Klaus chuckled, and shook his head. "You never were one to be patient." He replied, glancing towards the doorway.

Kol laughed through his nose, and shook his head. "No, and Bonnie would be the second to tell you so." He agreed, folding his arms over his chest. "Do you remember everything?" He asked, after a moment, studying his brother.

Klaus shrugged his shoulders. "I remember how much I loved her, and the curse, and you and Bonnie…" He trailed off, shaking his head, placing his right hand on his forehead as if he was in pain.

Kol nodded, and a solemn look appeared on his face. "Then you don't remember the spell." He whispered, but it was loud enough for Klaus to hear, and he shook his head. Kol closed his eyes, and sighed. "Hell," He muttered, shaking his head.

All at once, Klaus felt a pain in his chest as a scream drifted through the doorway, and he knew what it had to be.

"Caroline!"

Klaus ran through the doorway, with Kol on his heels, and he froze when he saw Caroline crouched in a corner with Bonnie trying to calm her down.

"Caroline," Klaus whispered, moving towards her, but froze when she lifted her eyes.

"No!" She screamed, trying to get away from him. "No! Stay away from me! Stay the hell away from me!" She shouted, trying to get closer to the wall.

Klaus felt a hand on his arm, and his eyes filled with concern. "Caroline, what…?" He began, but the next words froze his blood in his veins.

"You killed me!" She shouted, tears falling down her face. "You killed me in the past, you son of a bitch!" She shouted, her heart breaking in her voice. "Stay the hell away from me!"

Klaus swallowed, and lifted his eyes to his brother, and in an instant, his world faded to black.

Please be kind!

I know. I know. I threw in a curve ball! That's the beauty of being an author! I can do things like this! (But only at the behest of my characters! :))

Next Chapter: Why Can't I (More of the curse is revealed, and a decision has to be made.)

Until Next Time...