A/N: I couldn't make you wait any longer so here is the next chapter! Enjoy!

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He left Marcel nursing his injuries, his anger channelled towards Rebekah now. His own little sister was the reason he was taken away from his family, his home. She was responsible for Caroline's hurt, his own turmoil. Klaus always knew Rebekah had a fickle heart, she loved too easily, too quickly and always with the wrong people. Marcel was no exception, Rebekah wouldn't have done something so reckless without a gentle push in that direction.

Klaus would leave Marcel for another day, Rebekah's betrayal hitting him harder than that of his former friend. At least he saw Marcel's betrayal coming.

The drive to Rebekah's apartment on the other side of the city passed in a blur, Klaus had borrowed the car from Elijah, not having time to get his own yet and he was thankful his brother liked fast cars. He weaved in and out of traffic like a pro, his focus on getting to Rebekah's apartment as fast as possible.

A rational part of him told him to slow down, to cool off before speaking to Rebekah but Klaus didn't listen. Every other instinct he had was telling him to find her and get the truth out once and for all.

Klaus banged on the wooden door harshly, not stopping until Rebekah opened the door. Klaus didn't give her time to speak before barging into her home, leaving a confused Rebekah in his wake.

"Bloody hell, Nik. What are you playing at?" Rebekah demanded shutting the door with a bang before joining Klaus in the living room. Her eyes followed him as he paced the room frantically. "Nik, will you say something already?"

Klaus laughed bitterly, "You know I expected it from Marcel, I always knew to watch my back." He said quietly, "I never would have thought my own sister would be the one to betray me."

"Betray you?" Rebekah asked confused, her eyes not meeting his, "What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about the tip off the police got when they came to arrest me. Marcel told me everything, little sister." Klaus said, his eyes dark.

Rebekah swallowed thickly, "It's not what you think, Nik, I swear."

"No? So you didn't call the police and get me locked up for five years?" Klaus asked, "You weren't the reason my son grew up without a father and Caroline had to raise him by herself?"

"I didn't know any of that was going to happen!" She insisted, tears slipping from her eyes, "If I knew Caroline was pregnant I would never…"

"But you did!" Klaus exploded at her, his anger shining through, "Your own brother, how could you?"

She sobbed, "Marcel said he was worried about you, that you weren't yourself anymore. I thought you were going to end up dead with all your dealings."

"Don't lie to me, Rebekah. You wanted me out the way so you could have a happy ending with Marcel." Klaus said bluntly.

"I loved him! I thought he loved me too. We wanted to be happy, Nik, just like you and Caroline are." Rebekah explained.

Klaus shook his head, "Marcel is more of a monster than I am, Rebekah."

"I knew you wouldn't understand." Rebekah said, "You don't care about anyone but yourself. You don't deserve Caroline or Liam!"

Klaus clenched his fists to try and hold back his anger, he would never hit her, he couldn't but Rebekah certainly knew how to push his buttons, "So me in prison was the best option?"

"It wasn't that. You thought you were invincible, Nik. You had Caroline and your empire. It was getting out of control. I was trying to get my brother back, I swear I was just trying to protect you. I didn't want you to end up dead, Klaus."

"And getting a life with Marcel was an added bonus." Klaus added.

Rebekah sighed, wiping the tears from her cheeks, "We were together and in love. I don't care if you believe that or not. I did love him."

"I don't doubt." Klaus replied, "But did he love you? You're not together now, so something happened."

"He was using me, the whole time we were together, he was looking for a way to bring you down." Rebekah said softly, her eyes on the floor.

"And thanks to you he found one."

"I'm sorry, Nik, I'm so sorry." Rebekah said, her voice thick with emotion.

Klaus said nothing, walking passed Rebekah to get to the door, "Five years too late." He muttered as he left, slamming the door behind him.

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Caroline was acutely aware of the anger rolling off Klaus in waves as he entered the house, closing the door behind him. A smile formed on his face at the sight before him.

Caroline and Liam were on the sofa, snuggled up together under a blanket with their sock clad feet propped up on the coffee table. A film was playing on the TV and a bowl of popcorn was settled in Caroline's lap as their both took handfuls of it. Klaus could tell both were in their pyjamas, Caroline's hair tied back, and her face free of make-up.

"Dad! We're having movie night! Watch with us!" Liam exclaimed excitedly shuffling further into Caroline to make room for him on the other side of Liam.

Klaus smiled, "What are we watching, mate?" he asked, toeing off his boots and hanging up his jacket.

"Despicable Me!"

Caroline laughed, "It's a bunch of cute little things running around. That's the only reason Liam likes it." She explained as Klaus settled in next to Liam, throwing an arm on the back of the couch.

He stretched his fingers out, curling the ends of Caroline's ponytail round his fingers. Touching her, being with her always managed to calm him down. Caroline turned to look at him with a smile, noticing the tired look on Klaus' face.

"Are you okay?" She whispered over Liam's head.

Klaus gave her a reassuring smile, "We'll talk later." He promised.

"Guys, you have to watch the movie. That's the point of movie night!" Liam said with a sigh causing both parents to chuckle.

Caroline ruffled his hair softly as Klaus reached over to grab some popcorn, both of their eyes returning to the TV as Liam snuggled further against both of them.

Liam fought sleep long enough to make it through to the end of the movie, his eyes wide and alert as the credits rolled. Caroline had a content smile on her face and Klaus was watching them. His eyes moving to take in both Caroline and Liam, his little family bundled under a duvet without a care in the world.

He cherished moments like these.

They put Liam to bed together, as was becoming a routine of theirs. Klaus would tell Liam a story while Caroline sat at the bottom of the bed listening, sometimes correcting him much to Liam's humour.

Neither Klaus nor Caroline made it official but somehow Klaus always ended up back in her room, his room, their room. His stuff joining hers like before he went to prison.

Caroline went to the bathroom to get ready for bed as Klaus climbed under the covers, stripping off his clothes as he went. He waited patiently for her to join him, a smile on Caroline's face as she crawled over to him. Klaus enveloped her into his arms as soon as she was under the covers, Caroline's head pillowed against his chest as she hitched a leg around his.

"Talk to me." She said softly, pressing a small kiss to his pectoral.

Klaus let out a deep breath, he should have known better than to think she would forget the issue, "I went to see Marcel." He admitted, his fingers doodling along her spine.

"What happened?" Caroline asked, urging him to continue.

"I found out who tipped the police off when I was arrested." Klaus explained, "I know who is responsible for taking me away from you. Now all I want to do is forget I ever learnt it."

Caroline frowned, "Marcel?"

"Rebekah."

She sat up quickly then, palms against his chest as she looked at him in disbelief, "She wouldn't do that, Klaus."

"I didn't think so either but she admitted it to me," Klaus responded, "She thought she was saving me or something equally as stupid. Not to mention her love for Marcel clouding her judgement."

"Rebekah was young and naïve back then, Klaus. Marcel knew she would have been an easy target." Caroline said, her mind reeling as she tried to justify Rebekah's actions.

Klaus shook his head, "Don't defend her, Caroline. She ruined us, she let Liam grow up without a father."

"No, look at me." Caroline insisted, waiting until his eyes met hers, "Rebekah didn't know what was going to happen. She didn't know you were going to get five years in jail and she didn't know I was pregnant. I don't agree with her actions, Nik, but she is still your sister."

Klaus' eyes moved from her to the wall behind her, his face hard, "A sister who is capable of stabbing me in the back?"

"What she did was wrong." Caroline agreed, "But she had a reason for doing it. She didn't want any of this to happen."

"How can you have so much forgiveness and compassion?" Klaus asked her gently, "She betrayed you too."

Caroline smiled, "She is our family, Nik. You always find a way to forgive your family."

Klaus didn't reply, his eyes locked onto hers before sighing, "We should get some sleep." He said finally and Caroline nodded, knowing he was done talking about Rebekah for now. She wouldn't push him but she knew he would be awake most of the night thinking it over.

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"Damon?" Caroline said as she opened the front door to reveal the Salvatore in question, "What are you doing here?"

Damon gave her an unease smile, waving a file towards her, "Can I come in? I think Klaus needs to see this."

That statement threw her because as far as Caroline was aware Klaus and Damon hated each other. They didn't interact that much but Damon hated Stefan's loyalty to Klaus and Klaus thought Damon was nothing more than a pain in the backside. Caroline led him in though, a frown on her face as she led Damon into the kitchen where Klaus was sitting.

"Damon." Klaus greeted with a smirk as he saw Damon enter the kitchen, "Not here on Stefan's behalf I hope."

Caroline entered the kitchen, giving Klaus a scowl at his comment, "Damon wants to talk to you."

"I was digging into your old police files, I wanted to know exactly what kind of mess you were dragging my brother into." Damon explained, placing the file in question on the table in front of him.

"Stefan is more than capable of taking care of himself." Klaus pointed out.

Caroline saw Damon bristle, "What did you find, Damon?"

He shot her a grateful look before continuing, "Your arrest report. There's something not right about it." Damon replied handing Klaus the paper.

Klaus scanned the page in his hands quickly, his eyes settling on the familiar signature at the bottom.

"What's wrong with it?" Caroline asked, her question directed at Damon.

"The authorisation signature." Damon said, "Arrest authorized by Superintendent Mikael Mikaelson."

Caroline's eyes darted to Klaus, "Your father?"

"He was setting me up. He wanted me to get arrested and he used Marcel and Rebekah to make it happen." Klaus replied, his eyes still on the paper in his hands.

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Next time we have a Klaus/Elijah conversation and a showdown with Marcel!