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Caroline was heading to the Mikaelson Mansion. She was remembering the conversation she had had a bit earlier with her two girl best friends. It had taken a lot of convincing to get them to agree to try and get to know Rebekah.
Yet, judging by her own reluctance to get to know the other blonde, Caroline knew it would be extremely difficult to convince Elena and Bonnie. Only it turned out to be even harder than she had planned.
Caroline could still hear Elena's voice in her head: "It's not because Matt was crazy enough to accept that bitch as his girlfriend that I am going to be as crazy and accept her as MY girl friend."
However, after a two-hour conversation, a lot of arguments, and the mention of Matt's name like a zillion times, Caroline eventually got Bonnie to promise she would make some efforts with Rebekah.
The blonde had a feeling the witch's affinity with Kol had somehow influenced her decision. Indeed, Stefan had told Caroline earlier in the morning that Bonnie and Kol had danced more than once last night, much to Jeremy and Elena's despair.
As far as Elena is concerned, even with Bonnie's help, the blonde only got her to agree to a single day out with the Mikaelson female.
/
"So" Rebekah paused. "What are you doing here? What do you want?"
Caroline winced and mumbled absently "Those are very good questions…" She took a moment to reconsider everything and gather her thoughts before she spoke again, "Look, I don't like you and I am positive you don't like me either. Bonnie is quite indifferent to you… although I don't think your death would not delight her. And Elena, well, it's no secret that you two completely and utterly loathe each other…"
"Okay, thank you, Caroline, for stating common knowledge" the other blonde responded before getting up in an attempt to leave the room.
"Sit!" Caroline ordered. She was seriously losing her patience; she already didn't have much. What am I even doing here? She thought to herself.
Klaus who was in another living-room couldn't help but smile at his blonde's bossiness. How foolish had he been to believe he was the only Mikaelson entitled to her feistiness!
At her command, Rebekah gave Caroline an amused look and fought back a laugh but she really wanted to know what exactly was bringing the other blonde in her home so she did sit.
"Like I said, the girls and I don't like you… and up until now you have properly returned the favor." She paused. "But then again, we don't know you and you know us even less. So perhaps it wouldn't be the worst idea to try and see past everyone's mistakes and actually get to know each other before proclaiming that we hate each other."
Rebekah listened to Caroline intently before she asked a question she already had the answer to, "Matt put you up to this, didn't he?"
"Entirely. But I wouldn't have said yes if I didn't feel like it and see the point."
"What about your two girl friends? Do they feel like it and see the point as well?"
"Actually, they don't. But I can be very persuasive" Caroline paused. "Look, we're shopping tomorrow and we want you to come with us… if you'd like."
Rebekah took a moment to consider Caroline's offer. Truth be told, she felt like she could use a feminine friend and she thought maybe could do the trick. Though she didn't quite see why on earth he was attracted to this blonde of all people, Rebekah believed her brother hadn't taken a liking in Caroline for no reason. Indeed, though Klaus met and had in his bed tons of women throughout his long existence, he never actually experienced or expressed the will to experience a genuine relationship –well, not after the Tatia chapter. Therefore, there had to be something special about Caroline that caught and retained Klaus' attention and Rebekah saw this shopping virée as an opportunity to find out what exactly was that something special…
"I would love to." Rebekah eventually responded.
"Okay, fantastic. We will pick you up tomorrow around 3. Okay?"
"Perfect."
"Wonderful" she paused. "Well, I'm going to go now."
"Okay. Should I show you out?"
"No, it's okay, thank you" Caroline said as she stood up.
"Well, then" Rebekah replied as she stood up as well and advanced towards the other blonde and amazed her by kissing her on the cheeks.
After that surprising gesture, Rebekah went back to her room and after a small moment, Caroline found her way to the front door of the Mikaelson Mansion.
/
"Let me walk you out, love" Klaus surprised Caroline by opening the door for her.
She smiled at him and passed through the door, followed closely by him. They advanced in his drive in an uncomfortable silence, neither knowing what to say.
As they reached her car, Klaus finally spoke "Thank you."
Noticing the blonde's confusion, he elaborated "For hanging out with Rebekah. I know I have absolutely nothing to do with your decision but still, I appreciate it… so thank you" he paused. "She could use someone like you in her life."
"Sure" Caroline responded, unwillingly locking her gaze with his. After a few seconds of serious sexual tension, she eventually broke their eye contact and cleared her throat, "Goodbye."
"Wait" Klaus said as he gently grabbed her arm to make her face him, "I am glad that you came by" he paused. "Even though it wasn't to see me; at least, I got to see you."
Caroline blushed and delicately took her arm back deciding it was really time for her to leave before she did something she might end up regretting and wasn't ready for.
She gave him a small shy smile and then turned around to enter her car.
Before she could think twice about it, Caroline confessed "You know I could've just called."
Then, she drove off and quickly disappeared out of Klaus' sight, a very stunned Klaus.
After a little moment to integrate what Caroline had just said to him, Klaus walked back home with a giant smile stuck to his face because he understood the true meaning behind her words.
She could've just called indeed… But she chose to come… because she WANTED to see HIM…
/
The next day, it was shopping day for Caroline, Bonnie, Elena and Rebekah.
The way to the mall had been incredibly silent and long; though it only lasted a quarter of an hour, it felt like hours and Rebekah had a feeling that was just a preview of what the day would bring. Being in that car all together, whether it was Elena, Rebekah, Bonnie or Caroline, they all felt like they were at a funeral. Elena made several attempts at cutting remarks directed towards the Mikaelson only female but was cut off by Bonnie and mostly Caroline.
The principal concerned, Rebekah, determined not to give the doppelganger the pleasure of seeing she was actually getting to her never retaliated, surprising all the girls in the car with her calm and her self-control.
Caroline, however, broke the silence a few times to ask Rebekah about herself. She was obviously the only one really trying.
Rebekah was in a cabin trying on a few things while the three other girls were checking out the clothes at sale price. The four of them had already robbed half the department of the mall they were in: Caroline and Elena had three packs full of clothes; Bonnie held too; and Rebekah beat everyone with five. Things were going rather well and it seemed as if they had managed to leave out their personalities for the day.
Elena took a cloth off the stand and showed it to Bonnie, "This would suit Bekah perfectly, don't you think?" she asked, her voice holding a touch of contempt as she referred to the Mikaelson woman using her affectionate nickname.
Caroline who was standing a few feet from them turned around to see what item her friend was talking about: it was a very short top.
"Elena, this hardly covers anything" Caroline stated getting closer to them.
"I know" she responded with a smirk. "My point exactly."
"Very funny." Caroline sarcastically replied before walking away, back to checking out clothes.
Bonnie shot Elena a look marked with reprehension; and the latter just shrugged and turned to put back the top where she found it.
The witch advanced towards Caroline and handed her a beige sleepover, "Let Rebekah try this on. It'll match her complexion." The blonde gave the cloth a look and expressed her approval by smiling at her friend before she headed to the other blonde.
Once she reached the cabin Rebekah was in, she knocked and spoke, "So… does the dress fit you?"
"Well" she paused and stepped out of the cabin. "I don't know, you tell me."
Caroline stared at the lady before her a moment, "Wow, you look… amazing." She eventually settled honestly. "You're keeping it."
"Thank you." Rebekah paused; she could have sworn she saw a momentary glimpse of admiration in the other blonde's eyes. "Um… what's that?" she asked as she saw the sleepover the latter held.
Caroline looked at what Rebekah was talking about, "Oh, um, it's a top Bonnie thought would suit you." She paused and handed it to her, "Here."
Rebekah took the top and asked, "What about you? Have you found anything interesting for yourself?"
"Um, yeah, I found a couple of nice things but I don't know if they fit so I won't buy them…"
"Well, try them on."
"I can't."
Rebekah raised her eyebrows in confusion so she elaborated, "Elena's thirsty…" she paused. "She forgot to feed this morning. So we're leaving."
The Mikaelson woman nodded in understanding. Of course, they were leaving: Elena was thirsty so the world just had to stop spinning. She obviously couldn't go back to her place by herself; no, her little servants had to accompany her.
Rebekah actually felt sorry for Caroline and the witch; Elena really did treat them with condescension in her opinion.
However, she didn't say a word. It wasn't her place after all. And it wasn't like she, Caroline and Bonnie were best friends and she owed it to them to let them in on her thoughts.
As Rebekah didn't reply, Caroline added "We were thinking we'd go back home and grab a blood bag before heading to the Grill to have a bite… not literally of course."
That caused Rebekah's laughter, "Let me change and we'll be on our way."
"Okay. We'll be waiting at check-out." Caroline said before turning around leaving the Mikaelson female get changed.
/
Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Rebekah had made a stop by the Salvatore Boarding House so that Elena could feed from a blood bag. They had bumped into Stefan while there who had been genuinely surprised to find out they were all still very well alive and no blood had been spilled… yet, had he thought. He gave his girlfriend a sweet kiss and the girls were back on their way.
All four of them were now sitting at a cozy table at the Grill.
"So Bonnie, why don't you tell us about you and Kol?" Caroline paused. "Nobody let me in on that!" she gave Elena an accusing glance.
"Nobody knew!" The latter said defensively and rolling her eyes. "And you can talk, Caroline!"
Rebekah lightly cleared her throat: this was getting uncomfortable. When the hell had her brothers become the topic of discussion? Bonnie directed her beautiful brown eyes towards her glass of lemonade slightly blushing.
"Actually, we all thought she was getting back with Jer." Elena added intensifying her gaze on her best friend who wished she could crawl and hide under a hole.
The atmosphere was slowly shifting, getting heavy and accusing.
"Whoa, wait. Does Kol know about your history, present… future… with Jeremy?" Caroline asked Bonnie hesitantly.
"Of course, he does." Elena responded instead of Bonnie. "Whenever did that 'detail' stop a Mikaelson?" she commented pointedly, staring at Rebekah, accusation filling her eyes.
"Elena…" Caroline intervened in a calm but warning voice.
"What? What is it?" Elena got mad. "Why are you even defending her? You know you could've told me she was your new BFF. How dare you take her side? She killed me; she and her family made all of our lives a living hell! She went after Stefan, refusing to take no for an answer. I mean what more do you need to get that she is the devil incarnate?!"
After having a nice day shopping between girls, it was time for reprisals.
"Well excuse my family and me for knowing what we want and doing everything in our power to get it. I am not going to apologize for going after Stefan, Elena: I assume my choices and actions; that is a family trait. It might be some news to you but some people are not that much of a hypocrite to mess around with two brothers, not daring make an actual choice; all that while pretending to be perfect!" Rebekah had clearly lost her coolness.
"Girls…" Caroline tried to ease the situation once more before it all got completely out of hand.
"I never said I was perfect, Rebekah… I never said I was close to perfect. At least, I don't act like a whore and a total bitch 24/7. Besides, I'm not the one walking around with psychotic brothers."
As they kept on with the verbal Ping-Pong, Caroline put her two hands on her forehead.
"No, that's right. You're the one walking around with a desperate one."
"Kol asked me out on a date." The witch declared without the least preparation, cutting off Rebekah and Elena's quarrel.
Caroline instantly straightened her head and Rebekah and Elena immediately stopped throwing accusations at each other.
"What?!" the three girls exclaimed simultaneously. "When?!" they asked still at the same time, all three of them utterly dumbfounded.
"At the Founder's Party… Most of you had already left." She responded.
"What did you say?" Caroline asked.
Elena's expression was priceless; she seemed at complete loss of words.
Bonnie stayed silent.
"You said no, didn't you?" Rebekah took a guess. As Elena and Caroline looked away from Bonnie and stared at her, she explained her reasoning, "If she had said yes, I would've heard about it by now." She paused. "Kol doesn't exactly keep his success to himself."
Elena and Caroline nodded and looked back at Bonnie.
"Actually, I didn't exactly give him an answer yet." The witch eventually spoke.
"And you are waiting for…?" Elena intervened.
Bonnie nervously played with her lemonade, "Well, I was kind of hoping I would take advice of my pillow" she paused. "But that hasn't exactly been the case…"
"Well, whatever you decide, I support you." Caroline told her.
"Well, of course you do. That'll ease your guilt: you won't be the only one of us falling for a Mikaelson male." Elena threw off with causticity.
"Oh, for Christ's sake, Elena, be quiet!" Rebekah got excited.
"I was kidding!" replied Elena slightly annoyed. "I support you too" she was now addressing Bonnie.
That caused everyone to smile. And the rest of the day went on rather well, in joy and good mood.
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