Well, I'm sorry that this one has taken so long. You know there are just times where everything goes wrong all at once. But I have finally completed Chapter 13. A huge shout out to all those who reviewed, Ela marelica, Matt–on –Matt, kyarasalvatore, SabbyDeeKnowles, PsychVamp, ilovetvd, animelover2483, chickentikka99, HI, and KlarolineLove!

In hopes that you'll forgive me for not updating in so long, here is an extra-long chapter, I hope you all enjoy it.

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Chapter 13: Leaving

I rested my head on his shoulder and only one thing escaped my lips before the pain dragged me into unconsciousness.

"My hero."

The pain from my fall still plagued me. And my headache was practically unbearable. The voices that surrounded me didn't help either.

"You have to let me see her! I have the right to see her! You can't keep her from me!" A female voice was echoing through the room, as I stirred.

"She has been through quite a bit recently. You will have to wait until she wakes up and then we'll see if she wants to see you. Right now you need to give her a little space." Ester's voice said, slow and calm. After a few minutes Ester had finally shooed the woman out of the house. I was uncomfortable, so I tried to reposition myself, but gasped when I put pressure on my ankle.

Next thing I knew, Klaus was there. He was sitting right beside me, as Ester put a pillow under my foot. I wasn't feeling good at all, and that other voice I heard was not comforting. Ester removed the damp cloth that was on my head. Then I felt Klaus take my hand in his, and my skin began tingling. Like an electric shock went through my hand, and suddenly I felt the fluttering in my stomach.

"Are you feeling ok?" Klaus's voice echoes with concern. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him. He smiled a genuine smile, but the worry did not leave his eyes. "You have been asleep for three days."

"What!" I startled at that new information, and tried to sit up, but I knew instantly that that was a mistake. Klaus reached out and placed his hand under my neck, pulling me back into a horizontal position on the sofa, and I sighed. "How could I have been asleep for three days?"

"You hit your head pretty hard in the woods. You need to rest, don't push yourself." Ester told me patiently. I pushed myself up on my arms, so my head was up even though I was stuck on the sofa.

"Who was that woman I heard earlier?" I asked. As I did, I saw a look pass between Klaus and Ester.

"I'll tell you later, dear." Ester said, and then she stood and headed for the exit. "I let Rebekah know that you are awake." And then she left.

Klaus reached up and began petting my forehead, I almost sighed. It was very endearing and I couldn't help but smile at him. "Three days, huh? What did I miss while I was out?" I asked and he grinned at how nonchalant I was about it now.

"Well, Elijah is looking better now. Henrik has been pretty worried about you, and mother had to practically pry Rebekah away from your bedside." I sighed, and then started laughing to myself.

"Well, I guess none of that is a surprise." I said.

Next thing I knew, Rebekah had burst through the door, pushed past Klaus and promptly took his place beside me. "YOU'RE AWAKE!"

"Hi Bekah, yes I'm awake. Could you just not shout? My head really hurts." I said slowly as she gave me a quick hug.

"Oh, right, sorry." She said as she sat down on the floor. "How are you feeling?" she asked me.

"Oh, I've been better." Rebekah gave me a sad smile.

"Well at least you don't have more memory problems, or do you?" Kol asked as he slipped through the door with Henrik behind him.

"I don't know. . . Who are you?" I asked him, looking dazed. Glances passed between each of the brothers and sister, and then I burst out laughing. "No, I remember. Not my past but you, yes."

"That was not funny!" Rebekah said, then shook her head at me.

"We are glad to see you're doing better, Caroline." Henrik laughed as he came to sit next to his sister.

"Thanks. I just have one question." I said.

"Yes?" Henrik asked eagerly.

"Is there any food left?" everyone smiled, and laughter spread through the room. Rebekah went into the kitchen and collected me a small loaf of bread and some cheese with a glass of water. As she did, Klaus reclaimed his original place beside me, and his grin sent shivers up my spine. I quickly ate everything that Rebekah gave me, and then reached out a hand to Klaus. "Help me up?" He nodded then stood and wrapped an arm around my waist. I carefully swung my feet to the floor, but I was still cautious with my ankle that was swollen.

"So Ester never said how bad it was." I said, indicating to my foot.

"Just twisted, it's not broken." Rebekah told me. I sighed and I tried to stand on it, then grimaced as I let out a sigh of pain.

"Ok, not a good idea." Klaus chuckled under his breath.

"Fine, Niklaus. If you are going to laugh at me then you can go do your chores, Rebekah will help me here." I told him, a little huffy.

"Why?" Klaus demanded and I grinned.

"Caroline is right Nik, you have a lot of work to do, I'll watch over her. Go on." Rebekah stepped in and backed me up. I gave her a grateful smile, as she nodded at Klaus to leave.

"Well, we should go too." Kol said and dragged Henrik out the door with him and Klaus.

"Thank you." I said as Rebekah helped me back onto the sofa.

"Of course, sometimes you just need space to yourself." She said as she sat down beside me with a glass of water for me, which I drank eagerly. "So, Nik is acting a little different than usual. Do you know why?" I shrugged as I finished my water.

"No, why? What has he been doing that was unusual?" I asked, suddenly very curious.

"I'm not sure, he just seems, off." She said, kind of hesitantly.

"Well, I don't know, maybe he's just having a strange day. Just give him some time." I told her, trying to reassure her that it was probably nothing, but something told me that the difference in his behavior was probably me. Rebekah shrugged her shoulders like it was no big deal.

"So, umm. Who was that woman that was in here earlier?" I asked her, hoping for an actual answer.

"Oh, you saw her?" Rebekah asked, she sounded a little nervous about my question. I nodded and she grimaced. "Her name is Prudence. She just appeared this morning, demanding to see you."

"Why would she want to see me?" I was racking my brain, trying to figure out why someone in the past would know me.

"She says she's your mother." My jaw dropped. Slowly, I regained my cool, and glanced around the room. I never imagined this would happen. Of course a mysterious girl shows up, with no memory, they are gonna look for someone of relation. And I was the only one who knew I didn't, because I was from the future. How could I have a family here? This woman must have lost her daughter and for some reason came here looking for her.

"Are you sure?" I asked her, and it was written plain as day on my face how nervous I was. I wondered how upset or disappointed when she found out I wasn't the one she was looking for.

"I'm not sure, Mother seems skeptical, but she was like that when you first arrived too." Rebekah told me. I didn't know what to say, how to act in this situation.

"Do you want to meet her? Mother was waiting until you woke up before letting her see you." She said and all I could do was nod. What else could I do?

I was sitting in a wooden chair right off the kitchen with a fresh dress and my hair combed. Rebekah insisted that I look nice when I see my mother for the first time. Kol and Henrik were messing around as they were trying to make food in the kitchen. Finn was helping Elijah down the stairs and led him to sit on the sofa. He said earlier that he wanted to be here to see what happens. He seemed to be doing much better, and he smiled at me when he noticed I was watching. Rebekah was sitting next to me and she just couldn't stop fiddling. I chuckled lightly under my breath. Ester was left pacing back and forth in front of the door. We were all awaiting her arrival. Klaus would be bringing her any minute.

When the door opened, everyone's eyes shifted towards it. The anticipation that ran through the room was startling, as the aging woman entered. Prudence was at least fifty something, with dark greying hair. She was rather short, but her eyes were aglow.

"My dear, Abigail!" she ran and gave me a big hug, but I could tell, confused looks were being passed through the Mikaelsons. They all knew, the only thing I was certain of when I arrived was my name. I had never faltered on that point.

"Caroline?" Klaus asked, I shivered, hearing him say my name like that. I shook off the feeling though as Prudence released her grip. My answer was a slightly scared, confused look.

"Do you remember her?" Ester prompted, and I shook my head, no. Prudence took a small step back.

"Well, I'm sure your memory will return once I get you home." She said seeming eager. I glanced around the room, Rebekah seemed disappointed, and Henrik and Klaus seemed angry. Then Ester, Kol, Finn and Elijah all had the same hesitant look on their faces. I couldn't leave with this lady either, she must have confused me with someone else and I couldn't leave here until I completed my mission. No, I had to stay, so I stood and politely as I could, confronted her.

"I'm sorry ma'am, but I think you've got the wrong girl. My name is Caroline." I tried to tell her, but she laughed.

"Oh, I know sweetie. Ever since you were little you would run around saying your name was Caroline, and you got upset whenever anyone called you different. You always loved that name."

"That's possible." Kol said, from the corner of my eye, I saw Klaus throw a glare at him from across the room.

"I'm not sure." Rebekah said quietly from behind me, but Prudence ignored it. She was absolutely sure that I was her daughter. I looked around the room with an obviously worried expression.

"Well, why don't we give her a say, time to sleep on it and see if she remembers anything about you, ok?" Ester stepped in and I was extremely grateful. I could see the annoyance in Prudence's eyes by Ester suggestion. Though she finally agreed and was escorted to the door by Kol, as she left I sat back down in my chair and released all the air I didn't realize I was holding back.

"Did you recognize her at all?" Rebekah asked me.

"No, I don't know her at all." I answered

"Are you sure your name isn't Abigail? I mean it is possible. When people have no life they tend to create one of their own." Finn said from the sofa, I shook my head.

"I'm sure, I have no doubt in my mind." After that comment the group disbanded, and I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth. This wasn't supposed to happen, any of it. I should have been thinking about how I should kill them in the first place, not how to join their family. I was foolish the other night, and no matter what, it wasn't going to happen again. I would be staying here, and complete my plan. I'm the world's only hope, and I'm not going to let them down over some stupid, obnoxious distraction of a hybrid.

When I looked up from my thoughts I saw the one person remaining, Kol.

"What was your take on all of that?" I asked him. He had a far off look, as if he knew more than what he intended on sharing, much more. The intelligent glint in his eyes that he rarely showed, was shining brightly now. Kol looked me over, analyzing as if I had more knowledge than I was sharing as well, which was kind of true.

"I think that there is more to this situation than meets the eye." He said then he turned and exited the house like all the others, leaving me all alone in the empty house. I sat back down on the sofa and even though I had slept for three continuous days, I was exhausted. Somehow there was even more stress piled on my mind than before, I sighed and laid down. I curled up and pulled the blanket there over my shoulder. I watched as the sun was slowly descending behind the trees. Something was still plaguing me, but I couldn't figure out what bothered me most. Finally I decided to let it go for the night, slowly closed my eyes, and fell asleep under the warm covers.

When I opened my eyes I was back in one of the spare bedrooms in the Salvatore boarding house. The covers were the same, as were the curtains, but the room seemed to be stuffier than before. I stood and headed into the hallway then entered the living room where Bonnie, Stefan, Damon and Elena were all talking. They were conversing quietly among themselves and I moved closer to hear what they were saying.

"I knew she would end up screwing this up. She's ruining everything we've worked for!" Damon said to the others.

"I had a feeling but I didn't want to admit it to myself." I heard Bonnie's voice come afterwards. I cleared my throat and they all turned to face me.

"Oh look, she's back. The royal screw-up." Damon announced sarcastically.

"Hey, it's not her fault he seduced her, I guess she just wasn't as smart as she thought she was." Elena said, somewhat defending me, somewhat putting me down. I looked between all of them, and each expression was hostile, even Stefan's.

"I guess Klaus is just too hard to resist. You just go ahead and risk the world because he gives you butterflies." Damon added snidely.

I turned and ran from the house, I couldn't stay there any longer. My speed had returned and I was running down the street until I came to the Grill. Matt was there bussing tables when he turned to me.

"I'm glad I broke up with you when I did. If I'd have known you were such a traitor before, I never would have dated you in the first place." He told me scornfully.

I turned and practically ran into a booth, only to see Tyler intertwined with a girl, making out. I looked her over, she had long dark hair, with a willowy frame. When she noticed me she pulled away from him, and he glanced up at me.

"Oh, look. Caroline's back." He said grinning at me. "This is Lana. Lana this is Caroline. The girl who takes so much responsibility and builds everyone's confidence in her. Then when everyone is counting on her to save the day, she stabs them in the back with their own dagger." He told the girl.

"It's a good thing I left you. I wouldn't want to date one of Klaus's lapdogs." Then he went back to groping the girl.

I turned and fled. I didn't know where I was going, just go. I found myself in the woods, entering the Lockwood cellar. I just kept walking, I figured if I just kept going I wouldn't have to go back and face it. Soon I was deep within the long, endless caves. I remembered Klaus saying something about these caves running back to the cellar, so I followed them, continuing straight ahead of me. All I could hear was the echoing of my own footsteps down the cavern floor. Until finally I heard running water, the waterfall.

I found the room, with the bed, the table the two chairs and the lamp. But I wasn't alone, when I peered in I saw myself, with Klaus. I could see him, holding me against the wall, kissing me. I was an outsider looking in on that moment, watching him put his hands on my skin, his lips on mine. Heat rose to my face, watching as our bodies entangled. Then I turned to see a shadow behind me. I walked closer and then so did she.

"Ayanna?" I asked as she came forward and stood in front of me. "What are you doing here?" She didn't answer my question. She just watched over my shoulder where Klaus was now jumping out through the waterfall, and I saw myself following close behind.

"You should have known better, I warned you." She said now stepping closer to the water to watch the scene outside. "I warned you not to get too involved, too attached." I shook my head.

"I didn't mean to, I didn't intend for any of this to happen."

"If I could have sent you back I would have from the very beginning. This is neither your place nor your duty to try to fix it." She said harshly.

"Well you tried to stop it and failed." I said, equally as harsh.

"I never said I was finished, but I will handle it, you on the other hand. You have seen what your friend back home will think of your actions thus far. Would they be proud of your achievements?" She asked, finally facing me.

"My job was to get close to them, no matter what I had to do. If I have to lose my friend in order to protect them then that's what I'll do. If my only choice is to kill the Mikaelsons then I will, but don't lecture me about duty. I know mine, and I will do whatever it takes to fulfill it." I said.

Ayanna nodded as if she approved of my answer then everything faded to black. I felt someone lift me up, but I was still mostly asleep. Though through the darkness I heard them speak.

"Caroline, things are rarely what they seem." The voice faded, and I slipped into real slumber.

When I woke I realized that many things in my dream were true. If my friends found out about that moment between Klaus and I, they would never let me hear the end of it. I could get close to the family without growing attached to him. I couldn't, it wasn't right of me, it was dangerous, for the entire world.

I opened my eyes, sat up and looked out the window to see the sun rising. As I stood, I heard someone knock on my door. I walked over and opened it to see Rebekah waiting, holding two towels, two dresses and a pitcher of some sweet smelling liquid in her hands.

"Hi." I said as I stretched.

"Good morning, I thought we'd start our day with a bath." I nodded and followed her out into the woods, to the river.

"What's going on?" I asked as we walked.

"Well, you fell asleep on the sofa last night, so one of the boys carried you up." She told me as we stripped and got into the water.

"I see." I said as I started rubbing my arms with the water.

"Here, mother got some more lavender oil, I thought we might use some." She indicated to the pitcher. I nodded as we washed our hair and then added the oil. It smelt so good. Soon after we were both dress, and I was once again wearing the light blue dress I arrived in.

We gathered our things and headed back to town when Rebekah finally said. "Mother had another meeting with Prudence this morning." She spilled out. I stopped in my tracks.

"What?" I demanded. Rebekah looked down at her feet. She seemed to be hoping if she didn't say it, it wouldn't be true. She was nervous and avoiding eye contact. "They agreed that you would go back with her, she will be coming to take you a way at twelve."

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