There was an awkward silence in the house, with no one knowing where to begin. Caroline was looking at each of the siblings expectantly, wanting someone to start talking. "So, when did this start?" Rebekah demanded with a sneer as she pointed between Klaus and Caroline. "Three days ago," Klaus answered calmly as Caroline squirmed a little beside him. "I believe there are more pressing matters than Niklaus' relationship," Elijah tried but Rebekah just snorted. "Yes, the imaginary Silas. A legend is much more important than our heartless brother's first relationship ever with the tramp I hate."

Caroline took a deep breath but it didn't stop herself from opening her mouth. "Rebekah, it doesn't really matter what you think," she snapped, turning to the blonde. "I get it. You're pissed because your brother, the heartless monster, is in a relationship with someone that loves him but you can't find love yourself. I get that. You're sad and you're angry, but you should be happy that Klaus actually feels something. I know you want to be happy for him, that's what family is, but you're trying to make him mad and ruin it because you're jealous. It's pathetic, really."

Kol grinned as Rebekah turned purple with rage. The Original girl began shaking in anger as tears filled her eyes. "You know nothing," Rebekah seethed at her but Caroline just shrugged. "You wouldn't be reacting if I was wrong," she said softly before falling back against Klaus' chest. "Rebekah, do not respond," Elijah warned, not wanting to have an argument even between someone that wasn't family. "You're taking her side in this?" Rebekah screamed at her brother as she shot up from her seat. "I am not taking sides. Your emotions are becoming a liability and wasting time. Be silent or leave. We have much to discuss."

Caroline murmured something and Klaus chuckled. When Rebekah span around and glared, he simply raised his hands and gave her an innocent look. "Can you all shut up and I'll begin telling you the truth about Silas, the not imaginary threat to the world?" Kol shouted for attention, earning four sets of eyes on him. "Thank you. Now, the cure cannot be removed from where it is without raising Silas. Should that happen, he will bring down the veil and resurrect every dead supernatural so that he can pass over and die himself. I don't know about you, but I quite like the world as it is."

Rolling her eyes, Rebekah sat back down and raised her eyebrow at Kol. "So, what? You're all going to take away my chance at happiness again?" Klaus barked out a laugh and Caroline slapped his chest to shut him up whilst Elijah gave him a scolding look. "Bekah, you're my sister and I love you," Kol smirked, "But you're a selfish cow and this desire to be human only came about when you fell for that bloody human quarter back." In a flash, Rebekah had Kol under her and was punching him in the face repeatedly as he laughed at her.

"Welcome to the family," Elijah drawled to Caroline before rising to his feet and strolling over. Klaus just smiled as Elijah picked Rebekah up by the back of her neck and toed Kol out of the way. "Children," he muttered as he tossed his sister onto the sofa. Kol jumped to his feet with a grin and pranced over to the bar for a drink.

After an hour, Stefan returned to the Mikaelson mansion with his unconscious brother. Elena trailed in after him, screaming at him to put Damon down. "Elena, we can't go for the cure!" Stefan exploded as he threw his brother into the lounge. "But I need it, Stefan," she pleaded, pulling out her puppy dog eyes. "Oh my God!" Caroline let out, bringing their attention to her. "Care?" Elena breathed, voice filled with hurt and betrayal upon seeing her best friend curled on the hybrid's lap.

"Damon read my journal. They figured out about the cure. Sorry," Stefan offered, lightly pushing Elena's arm away from him when she tried to get him. "Great, more bloody doppelgänger whining," Rebekah growled out before throwing herself from the sofa. "Well, I'm sorry I don't want to be a monster like you!" Elena returned to her. "Or like me?" Caroline questioned coldly. "What?" Elena breathed, but Caroline carried on. "Or like Damon or even Stefan?"

"That's different, Care-"

"How? How is it any different?" Caroline was on her feet now, approaching her. "You think Rebekah's a monster for killing and torturing? You've killed, too, Elena! You've done bad things. You play two brothers against each other all the time and use their feelings for you to get them to do something or to allow you to do something. You do realise they're a thousand years old, right? That is hell of a long time not to do something monsterous, Elena."

"I know it is but-"

"BUT WHAT? But they had their father trying to kill them for centuries... But their mother made them vampires... But they watched Klaus get abused most of their human life and it messed them up a little... But they've been doing what they had to to survive a thousand years? Elena, you're not special. You are a murderer. You are a vampire. Suck it up. You're not getting the cure!"

She was shaking as Klaus came up behind her and covered her fists with his hands. His touch made her relax. She hadn't even realised her fangs were out until she was pulling them back in. Elena was staring at her in horror, looking at the Originals that were looking at Caroline in awe. Damon groaned, breaking the tense silence. "Woah, is Barbie fucking the big bad hybrid?" He asked. She snapped, flashing over and punching his face so hard his neck snapped. "I have wanted to do that for so long," she breathed, turning and composing herself.

Klaus shifted, looking to Rebekah for help but she just shrugged. "Care, you okay?" Stefan asked slowly, hiding a little behind Klaus. "I'm okay. I'm not going crazy. I need sleep. I'm going to bed." Then she was gone and there was a slam of a door upstairs - Klaus' room. "Nik, I think your girlfriend's broken," Kol commented worriedly. Elijah slapped the back of his head on his way up the stairs. "Idiots, all of you," he passively muttered.

Elena swallowed, grabbing Damon and attempting to leave. "Ah, ah, ah," Kol cut her off at the door. "You're not going anywhere, doppel-bitch." He found great satisfaction in snapping her neck. "Now, why do you think Elijah's really here?" He whispered conspititorally to his siblings. "I don't know. It unnerves me that he is so accepting of Caroline already," Klaus admitted, looking up the stairs to where they were." Rebekah nodded. "I may not like her, but I will try to get used to her." Klaus smiled slightly at her and Kol rolled his eyes before taking the prisoners to the cells.

Elijah entered through the open door and found Caroline lay on the bed. Shutting the door, he caught her attention. She sat up uneasily, eyeing the Original she'd had little contact with. Kol she could get a feel of now, but Elijah was still as mystery to her. "Is it a trick?" He asked her as he moved toward her. Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, she frowned. "Is what a trick?" He came to lean on the dresser opposite her. The few feet between them felt like centimetres with his critical stare.

"You. Are you using my brother's affections against him?" A frown grew on her face and she shook her head. "Why would I do that? If this was a trick, I wouldn't go along with this. I'd give my friend the cure no matter what. If it was a trick, I could've done something else. I wouldn't belittle myself to having sex with your brother to distract him. Believe me, I've managed before now. I love him, Elijah. Whether you believe that or not."

A tense silence fell between them as they held one another's cold stares. Eventually a small smile tugged at Elijah's lips and his eyes softened. "You certainly are a match for my brother, Caroline," he passed off before grabbing the chair and pulling it to sit in front of her. "Would you leave Mystic Falls?" She tilted her head and looked at him curiously. "Depends," she drawled cautiously. "On what?" He pressed, leaning forward.

"One, is Klaus in trouble? Two, will my mom be safe? Three, is it after graduation? Four, can I bring Stefan?" He smiled at her again, bigger this time, and she felt proud. He didn't seem to be the kind that smiled often. "Your priorities astound me, Caroline," he smirked before sitting back with a serious expression. "One, I have heard of a threat against my brother. Two, your mother will be protected. Three, I would prefer to go as soon as possible, but understand your desire to finish school. Four, Stefan may join us."

"Where?"

"New Orleans."

"Who?"

"Witches."

"Why?"

"I do not know yet."

"When?"

"I found out two days ago. They plan to attack on the next full moon. Three weeks from now."

"Okay..." she trailed off in thought and the door opened. Klaus stepped in, feeling like he had ust interrupted some form of business meeting. Whilst Elijah filled Klaus in on the threat, Caroline began texting her mother. "I can leave." They turned to her and she shrugged. "I've already finished school ahead of everyone else. I just go to keep my attendance up. What colleges are in New Orleans?"

"You're not going to college!" Klaus busted, "There are witches trying to kill me. We're not staying for college." She gave him a stern look and he threw up his arms in defeat. "If you don't want anyone else to get suspicious, you've got the cover story that you're girlfriend has you whipped and you're here because she wants to go to college." He glared at her for a moment before muttering out, "fine."

A squeal escaped her and she jumped up, tackling him in a hug and kissing his cheek. "I'm going to go home. I'm taking Stefan with me. We're going to college! STEFAN! WE'RE GOING TO COLLEGE!" She flashed out of the room as Klaus sat back up on the bed, not meeting Elijah's eyes as his brother chuckled. "Not a word," he threatened before storming off.

It was evening when Klaus climbed through her window and found her on the bed surrounded by papers with her laptop in front of her. She looked up, jumping when she saw Klaus there. "What the hell are you doing here?" She hissed at him quietly. "Your mother is home," he whispered back, shrugging, "I thought you'd appreciate me hiding from her." Rolling her eyes, she smirked. "You're afraid of my mom, aren't you?" He scoffed, turning from her. "No," he denied. The door flew open and Klaus disappeared as Liz looked in.

"I heard voices," she accused. Caroline clicked her laptop and music began to play. "I was singing to it. I'll turn it down, sorry," she offered to her mom. With narrowed and suspicious eyes, Liz walked in. She threw open the cupboard doors - empty. She inspected the bathroom - empty. She looked under the bed - empty. She even looked out of the window - nothing. "Happy now?" Caroline wondered, adding sass to her tone even though she was wondering where the hell Klaus went. "No," Liz grumbled but left anyway. She shut the door and Caroline almost burst out into laughter when she realised Klaus had been behind it the whole time.

"Sure you're not afraid of my mom?" She murmured so only he could hear her voice. Hsi eyes narrowed and then he was sat behind her with her trapped in his arms. She giggled quietly as he nuzzled her neck. He began kissing her bare skin, loving the little tank top she'd put on. He pushed away the straps and nibbled on her collar bone. A small whimper escaped her as he palmed one breast. God, did she want to continue, but she had something to say.

Reluctantly pushing his hand away, she shifted so she could see behind her. Their eyes met and he put his chin on her shoulder. "I told my mom that something was going on with us. That we were more than friends and that... I love you," she admitted. Klaus' eyes lit up, but he didn't smile. "She wasn't happy. I spent most of the talk arguing that you didn't have me compelled and that I wasn't being used. I told her about New Orleans, too. That we need to go. She wasn't happy about that either."

He nodded, picking her up and turning her until she straddled his lap. "She made me agree to some... conditions." He nodded, awaiting some form of torture. "One, Stefan comes with me. I know that's already being arranged, but still. Two, we come back for graduation. I know it's silly, but she wants to see her baby graduate before I really leave her. I'm a vampire, I need to leave at some point. She's just having a hard time letting me go. Three, she has a talk with Elijah - don't ask, I don't know. Four, I actually go to college. Five... You have dinner with us on Sunday."

A silence stretched between them before he finally asked, "Dinner?" She nodded shyly and shrugged. "Well, yeah. She's a mother. She wants to meet the boyfriend before I run away with him to a different state. Now, she is also a cop. She will interrogate you. She'll probably ask questions that will get you mad. She's testing you. She'll probably ask about Tyler, remind you that you're really old and call you a monster. That's because she's worried though."

With a heavy sigh, he dropped his forehead against her chest. "What time?" He grumbled, making her smile. "Six? Wear something classy but casual. Like... a suit but without the tie and the top buttons undone. Yeah?" He was muttering under his breath and she couldn't help but giggle.

The door flew open and they looked over to see Liz glaring. "I knew it," she seethed. Klaus looked between the two women before panicking. In the blink fo an eye, he'd left Caroline on the bed and jumped out of the window. "Mom! You scared him away!" Caroline whined, moving to the window but finding he'd really ran off.

"I scared him off? Caroline! He's a thousand year old immortal hybrid! How can I scare him off?" Caroline slammed her window shut and span around to her. "Because you're the mother of the love of his life. He's afraid you'll hate him!" She stomped into her bathroom and slammed the door shut, ignoring her mom's angry grumblings.

AN: So, it's not great. More of a filler, but they're going to NOLA! Eventually... We'll have Mama Forbes interrogation, a stumbling buffoon that will be Klaus, and an uncomfortable embarrassed Caroline for dinner next. Oh, and Liz's talk with Elijah - weird, right? Let me know what you think. I hope you liked! :)