I'm sorry for the delay, but I had my first exam today, and I actually had a few hours in between, so believe it or not, I wrote this in the library! LOL!
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Caroline brushed her right hand over his face, and bit her bottom lip with worry etched on her face.
He had just returned from several more tests, and the doctor said he would return with the results in about an hour, just to be sure.
She didn't complain about him taking his time. She just wanted answers.
Rebekah was on her way, and Caroline knew it was going to be an adventure when she did arrive.
"Caroline, you need to eat." Bonnie remarked as she entered the room.
Caroline shook her head. "I can't." She whispered, sitting in the chair, with her eyes focused on Klaus' face. "I can't leave him." She stated, shaking her head.
Bonnie sighed, and moved towards the door. "I'll bring you something, then, but you have to eat." She stated, leaving the room.
Caroline just nodded, but her eyes stayed on Klaus' face. She wasn't going to leave him. She wasn't.
~XXX~
Klaus hesitated as his hand touched the doorknob, and slowly, he turned the knob, and opened the door.
A wave blasted through the door, and with a hesitant step, he walked through.
~XXX~
Rebekah shook her head as she stood at the door of her brother's hospital room. She felt a hand on her back, and slowly she turned her head.
"I can't…" She whispered, shaking her head again.
Stefan smiled in understanding. "I know." He whispered, searching her eyes. "Let's have a sit." He suggested, leading her to the chairs in the hall.
She nodded, and sat down, starting to rock on the chairs. "What are we going to do?" She asked, lifting her hands to her face.
He sighed, and placed his hand on her back. "I don't know." He whispered, shaking his head.
She closed her eyes, and leaned into his side. "I just wish none of it ever happened." She whispered, her head laying on his shoulder.
He sighed, and wrapped his arm around her. "So do I." He returned, rubbing her back as gently as her could.
"So do I."
~XXX~
Klaus looked around the room, and shook his head. "What is this?" He asked, turning to the memory Caroline standing beside him.
"A memory," She remarked, lightly.
He nodded, and focused on the images in front of him.
"Niklaus!"
Klaus turned from the window, and smiled as a blonde woman barreled into the room, and marched straight towards him. "Caroline, I thought you…" He stopped when she raised her right hand and slapped him across the face.
"How dare you?!" She stated, angrily.
Klaus lifted his left hand to his face, and opened his mouth, wide. "How dare I what, love?" He asked, moving his hand over his jaw.
She placed her hands on her hips, and glared at him. "How dare you let your sister drive the truck on what is supposed to be the best day of our lives?!" She shouted, watching him frown for a second, before realizing what she was talking about.
"Caroline, you said you wanted help." He began, watching her fume, halting his words.
"Yeah, 'help' not a run over." She stated, shaking her head.
He chuckled, and stepped forward to place his hands on her upper arms, and gazed into her eyes. "What is more important, love?" He began, watching her sag her shoulders just a fraction. "Getting angry at Rebekah for trying to help or…" He paused, as she tilted her head to the side. "Getting married?" He asked, searching her eyes.
She inhaled deeply, let it out slowly, and placed her hands on his chest. "Getting married," She answered, as he smiled.
She shook her head, and let her hands drift to secure themselves around his neck. "You know, I'm beginning to think you planned this." She whispered, as he smirked.
"Well, is it a crime to want to spend some time with my fiancée?" He asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.
She hummed, and kissed his lips. "No, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let Rebekah railroad our wedding." She stated, as he pulled her closer, and kissed her with a burning passion that shook them both.
She pulled back, and placed her right hand on his jaw. "I've got to go check the fences. Want to come?" She asked, as he hummed, and kissed her forehead.
"Lead the way, love." He responded, taking her hand as she walked out of the bedroom.
"You know, that this is going to be our life from now on right?" She asked, with a laugh.
"What is, love?" He asked, as she stopped at the doorframe.
"You following me around." She answered, gazing at him with love in her eyes.
"I'd follow you anywhere, love." He responded, as she smiled brightly.
"Careful, Mikaelson, one would think you loved me." She returned, watching him smile.
"I do, Caroline." He whispered, softly.
She smiled, and kissed his lips. "Good, because I love you." She returned, as they walked out of the room and out the house, both laughing along the way.
Klaus shook his head as the image faded, and slowly he turned to see her still standing beside him. "We were engaged?" He asked, as Caroline bowed her head.
She shook her head, and the doors appeared once again. "I'm a memory, Klaus. Just a memory," She commented, shrugging her shoulders. "I'm just here to guide you, until you are at peace with it all." She added, firmly.
He inhaled deeply, and turned to another door. "So I have to continue on…" He whispered, gazing at the doors.
Caroline smiled, and dipped her head. "If you don't wish it, but if you want answers, then yes, you have to." She stated, firmly.
He inhaled, and reached for another door.
~XXX~
Caroline bit her bottom lip, and stared at his face. "I should have told you." She whispered, taking the ring out, and fiddled with it in her hands.
She heard the door open behind her, and she turned slightly to see Bonnie come in with a bag of food. "I should have told him." She stated as Bonnie placed the bag on the counter.
Bonnie sighed, and moved to sit in the chair beside Caroline. "What exactly should you have told him?" She asked, glancing at Klaus.
Caroline slipped the ring on her third finger on her left hand, and lifted it up. "I should have told him we were engaged." She whispered, shaking her head.
Bonnie smiled. "You still are." She responded, encouragingly.
Caroline sighed, and bowed her head. "How can I be?" She asked, sadly. "It's been two years." She added, worriedly.
Bonnie smiled. "Then why do you keep the ring?" She asked, leaning closer.
Caroline shook her head, and closed her eyes. "Because… I never gave up hope." She answered, softly.
Bonnie nodded, and touched her friend's back. "You never stopped loving him, Caroline." She stated, firmly.
Caroline shook her head, and turned her gaze to Klaus. "I never will."
~XXX~
Klaus opened the next door, and sighed as another image presented itself in front of him.
The sun beat down on her golden hair, and he gazed down into her eyes. They had just made love for the second time that day, and they were still connected.
"If I live to be a hundred, this moment will always be burned in my mind." He remarked, watching her smile.
"Why?" She asked, lifting her right leg to rub against his bare thigh.
He held back a groan, and shivered under her touch. "Because I love you." He whispered, watching her eyes sparkle with love.
"I love you." She whispered, as his lips captured hers, and his hips began to thrust deep inside her, bringing them closer to the edge of oblivion.
Her nails dug into his shoulders as she lifted her hips to meet each thrust, and cried out his name as she reached the edge and dove off. He watched her, and smiled as she slowly came down, and opened her eyes to gaze into his.
"Promise me something." She whispered, holding his eyes.
Klaus tilted his head to the side. "Anything, love." He responded, brushing a strand of her blonde hair from her sweat covered face.
She moved her right hand to caress his face, and bit her bottom lip. "Promise me, you'll never leave me." She stated, firmly.
Klaus brushed his fingers over her face, and smiled. "There's no chance of that ever happening, love. You're stuck with me." He responded, watching her smile, brightly.
"That's not at all creepy." She joked, watching him chuckle.
"You made me promise." He stated, smirking.
She laughed, and twirled her fingers through his hair. "I did, didn't I?" She remarked, holding his eyes.
He shook his head, and marveled at the woman beneath him on the ground. "You are one of a kind, Caroline." He replied, softly.
She blushed, and brought his head down to kiss his lips. "So are you, Niklaus." She remarked, against his lips.
He smiled against her lips, and moaned when she rolled them over with her on top of him as the sun leaked through the trees, making her appear to be an angel.
He sat up as she did, and moaned into her mouth as she rocked against him. He pulled apart, and placed his forehead on hers. "Marry me, Caroline." He whispered, breathlessly.
Caroline stilled her movements, and pulled her head back to gaze into his eyes. "What?" She asked, as he searched her eyes.
He swallowed, and a tentative, nervous smirk appeared on his face. "Marry me." He repeated, hope filling his eyes.
She slowly shook her head as she couldn't believe it, but with one look in his eyes, she knew it wasn't a dream. "Ask me." She whispered, her voice breathless.
He leaned forward and kissed her lips, tenderly. "Will you marry me, Caroline Elizabeth Forbes?" He whispered, tenderly.
She felt tears burn her eyes, as she placed her right hand on his face. "Definitely," She answered, as his smile, brightened, and he captured her lips with his in a passion filled embrace. "Where's my ring?" She asked, pulling back for a second.
He motioned to his jeans a few feet away. "In the pocket," He answered, as she laughed with delight.
"Remind me to get it later." She responded, capturing his lips with hers.
He laughed against her lips, as they fell back onto the ground, both knowing she wouldn't need to be reminded.
Klaus smiled as the memory engulfed him, and he shook his head. "How could I not remember that moment?"
Caroline's smile dimmed, as her head bowed. "Because of the incident, which will be the hardest memory to get through." She answered, cryptically.
Klaus turned to face her. "I asked the woman I love to marry me, and she said yes, but I don't remember!" He shouted, lifting his hand to point to the image that was fading.
Caroline sighed, and closed her eyes. "You will soon understand." She responded, as he swallowed.
"Is that why she always looks at me with pain?" He asked, choking on his words. "Because I didn't remember asking her to be my wife?" He asked, with emotion.
Caroline lifted her head to look at him. "I imagine that's part of it." She answered, nodding her head.
Klaus rolled his eyes. "Well, then what's the other damned part?" He asked, shaking his head.
Caroline swallowed. "You'll see, if it is the next memory you chose." She stated, cryptically.
He scoffed, and placed his hands on his head.
He was getting tired of this.
~XXX~
Caroline felt someone stand behind her, and slowly lifted her head to see the one woman she hoped to not run into.
"Rebekah," She whispered, as Rebekah smiled, wanly.
"How is he?" Rebekah asked, gazing at her brother.
Caroline swallowed, and closed her eyes. "He's in a coma, but we're not sure why or how long he'll be in it." She answered, choking back the tears.
Rebekah nodded, and folded her arms over her chest, in an attempt to comfort herself. "Has the doctor been by?" She asked, her voice shaking.
Caroline shook her head. "Not in a few hours, not since they brought him back from more testing." She answered, focusing on Klaus' face.
Rebekah nodded, and bowed her head. "I always dreaded the day he would remember." She remarked, shaking her head.
Caroline swallowed, and closed her eyes. "We're not sure if that's what's happening, Rebekah." She remarked, softly.
Rebekah smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Why else would we be here, Caroline?" She asked, rhetorically.
Caroline closed her eyes, and bowed her head. "You're right." She responded, shaking her head. "And it's my fault." She stated, shakily.
Rebekah shook her head. "No, it's not, Caroline." She stated, causing Caroline to lift her head. "It's not your fault that Nik tried to protect us both, and ended up hurt. It's not your fault that your father is the sorriest bastard that ever walked the face of the earth." She stated, amazing Caroline at her strong words, and herself. "It's not your fault that he's here now." She added, shaking her head.
Caroline turned her eyes to Klaus' still form, and bit back her tears. "What am I going to do?" She asked, chokingly.
Rebekah inhaled deeply, and sat down beside her. "Love him, Caroline, that's all we can do. Love him." She remarked, turning her head to gaze at the young woman beside her, not knowing that Stefan was standing at the door, listening to every word with a smile on his face.
~XXX~
Klaus shook his head as he turned the last door knob, and entered the room.
This was it, the final memory, or at least the final important memory.
The phone rang, and Klaus smiled as he saw the number flash across the screen. "Caroline, love, I just left…"
"Niklaus, I need you to come now." Caroline interrupted, frantically, and he could hear his sister scream in the background.
"What's going on?" He asked, his hand gripping the phone.
Caroline paused, and he could hear her telling Rebekah to push the dresser against the door. "He's here." She stated, in a terrified tone. "My father is here."
Please be kind!
Okay, the secret ain't completely out, but don't worry, I won't keep you suspense long! Maybe an update tomorrow...
Next Chapter: Rebekah and Caroline discuss Klaus and the past. Klaus feels anger at what happened. Stefan and Kol talk. Klaus moves.
Until Next Time...
