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The first thing he noticed as his eyes focused was her. The second thing he noticed was the object on her left hand, which was holding his right. Images of him sliding that ring on her finger, flashed through his mind, and he smiled.

"You kept it." He whispered, causing her brow to furrow as she contemplated his meaning, until he shifted his right hand, and showed the diamond ring resting delicately on her hand.

She swallowed, and closed her eyes. "You remember…" She began, bowing her head.

Klaus watched as the pain flashed over her face, and she tried to let go his hand, but he refused. "Caroline…" He whispered, causing her eyes to open, and focus on him, even though it was a little wary.

She shook her head. "Klaus…"

"No," He began, interrupting her. "Don't shut me out, Caroline." He added, his voice cracking from being unconscious for days.

She let go of his hand, and moved to bathroom to get him a glass of water. She returned, and helped him sit up, so he could get a sip, and laid him back down, gently.

"Thank you, love." He whispered, licking his lips.

She nodded, and set the cup on the night stand beside his bed. "I'll go and get the others." She stated, turning to go.

"How long?" He asked, knowing that she knew what he meant.

Caroline paused, and slowly turned to look at him, her hopes and fears weighing in as she saw the love she remembered so well, shine in his eyes. "Three days." She answered, holding his eyes.

He smiled, lightly, as he asked the next question. "Did you?"

She smiled, and tears filled her eyes. "I never left." She remarked with emotion, before leaving him alone in the room.

He smiled, and leaned his head back.

He remembered everything.

~XXX~

Caroline leaned against the wall, outside of his room, and closed her eyes. He was awake, and he remembered.

Shaking her head, she opened her eyes, and gazed at the ring on her left hand. She could have just imagined the hope in his eyes or the love. Couldn't she?

Maybe he didn't remember the night, if he did, he wouldn't have looked at her with love in his eyes.

She remembered waking up after the doctors had seen to her wounds, and had insisted on seeing him.

She didn't know that it had been a mistake.

The second she walked in the door, or hobbled, he was lying unconscious in his bed, after just gotten out of surgery.

She stayed by his side for hours, never leaving, not caring that she was in a hospital robe. She stayed until he opened his eyes, and gazed into hers, and said the words she knew she would never forget.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Those words broke her heart, for at first she thought that he had said them because he blamed her for the accident, but instead it was worse, he didn't remember. He didn't remember their love, instead he remembered their hostility before she had given him a chance, and they had fallen massively in love.

Now he did, and she didn't know what to do.

"Caroline?"

She turned her head to see Bonnie and Kol walking towards her, and she nodded. "He's awake." She stated, tears falling down her face. "Bonnie, he remembers." She cried out, falling into her friend's arms.

Kol swallowed, and bowed his head. "I'll go and get the doctor." He remarked, as Bonnie held Caroline.

Bonnie shook her head, and led Caroline to the chairs in the hall. "Did he say he remembered?" She asked, as Caroline wiped her tears falling down her face.

Caroline shook her head. "Not really, he just said I kept it." She answered, lifting her left hand, showing her ring.

Bonnie smiled, and nodded. "Then perhaps you should go back in there and find out." She stated, encouragingly.

Caroline shook her head, and closed her eyes. "How can I face him?" She asked, her voice shaking.

Bonnie smiled. "Because you love him, and he loves you. You two deserve to be happy, Caroline, no matter what anyone else says." She stated, firmly. "Go, I'll let the others know." She stated, as Caroline slowly stood up, and slowly walked towards the door.

"Bonnie," She called out, turning to her friend. "Thank you." She whispered, before entering the room, once again.

Bonnie smiled, and nodded, as the door closed behind Caroline. Kol approached her, and wrung his hands. "Give them a moment." She requested, softly.

Kol nodded, and closed his eyes. "He remembers." He whispered, as Bonnie stood up next to him.

Bonnie smiled, and touched Kol's arm. "He may."

Kol smiled, and nodded, as he gathered her up in his arms, thankful he had her to hold on to.

~XXX~

Caroline rushed to Klaus' side as he started to sit up, and she grunted as she helped him. "You idiot, what do you think you're doing?!" She shouted, straightening up.

Klaus smirked, and shook his head. "It's a new invention; perhaps you've of it, love. It's called sitting up." He stated, lifting his eyes to hers.

She shook her head. "You've just woken out of a coma, and already you're acting like an ass." She stated, shaking her head. "You should be resting, and recuperating." She added, strongly.

He smirked, and lifted his left hand to his head. "Except for a slight ache up here, I feel fine, Caroline." He stated, as she shifted on her feet.

"The doctor should be in in a few minutes, to check you out." She stated, nervously.

Klaus nodded, and moved his eyes to her left hand. "Come here," He whispered, softly.

Caroline wanted to refuse, but her feet wouldn't listen to her head. Instead, she stepped closer to him, and allowed him to grasp her left hand.

"I remember placing this on your finger." He began, absently. "I remember asking you to be my wife." He continued, ignoring her swallowing, nervously. "It was a sunny day. We had just made love for a second time that day, and going for another round." He stated with a smirk on his lips, as he lifted his eyes to hers. "I remember thinking how beautiful you looked with the sun shining on your hair, how I never wanted to lose that image." He added, searching her eyes.

She swallowed, and shook her head. "I never did." She croaked out, as her eyes filled with tears.

He smiled, and tugged her down to sit next to him. "I forgot a lot of things, didn't I?" He asked, as she swallowed again. "I'm sorry, Caroline." He whispered, shaking his head. "I'm sorry for forgetting us."

She shook her head, and tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't. "There's nothing to be sorry for." She stated, trying to cover up her pain.

He sighed, and opened his mouth to say something else, when the doctor came in, and ruined the moment.

"Mr. Mikaelson, I'm Dr. Heartgrove." He stated, stepping towards the bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked, taking out a small light, and began to shine it in Klaus' eyes.

Klaus frowned, and groaned when the light hit his eyes, pain shooting directly into his head. "The light stings." He stated, shaking his head.

Dr. Heartgrove nodded, and straightened. "It's probably just some residual effect of your condition." He stated, lifting his gaze to Caroline. "Question, do you recognize her?" He asked, pointing to Caroline.

Klaus nodded, and smiled towards her. "She's my fiancée." He answered, watching her smile, though it didn't reach her eyes. He frowned at her expression, and made a note to ask her about it later.

Dr. Heartgrove nodded, and smiled. "That's good news, Mr. Mikaelson." He stated, smiling towards Caroline. "Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to run a few tests to see if there is any damage." He remarked, watching Klaus shrug his shoulders.

"I thought you've already run tests." Caroline spoke up.

Dr. Heartgrove turned his head, and sighed. "We did, but I'm afraid we didn't find much." He explained, shaking his head.

Caroline folded her arms over her chest. "And you want to run more, just because he's awake, and he remembers?" She asked, though it came out as more of a statement.

He sighed, and nodded. "The aneurysm didn't show up on any of the tests, and he seems to remember, without any lasting effects. I'm just curious as to why." He stated, shaking his head.

Caroline shifted her gaze to Klaus, who was looking at her. "Maybe we shouldn't press our luck." She stated, in a low tone.

Dr. Heartgrove sighed, and shook his head. "The bubble had to go somewhere, Ms. Forbes. It's a miracle; he's even awake and says he remembers." He stated, shaking his head once again.

Klaus sighed, and raised his hand. "HE is right here." He stated, looking at the doctor. "If you're talking about the bubble from the bullet wound, then I'd like to know where it went too." He stated ignoring Caroline's gasp. "I mean something must have happened for me to remember and not have anything happen." He added, shrugging his shoulders. "I want to know." He stated, turning his gaze to look at Caroline, who had tears in her eyes.

Dr. Heartgrove nodded, and realized this was the moment he needed to leave. "I'll order them right away." He stated, moving away from Klaus, and headed towards the door, leaving the couple alone for a few minutes.

Caroline remained still, frozen, as she looked at Klaus. "You remember that night?" She asked, as he slowly nodded.

"I do." He answered, watching her eyes close with tears leaking underneath her lashes. "Caroline, whatever you're thinking, it wasn't your fault." He stated, reading her expression.

She opened her eyes, and gazed at him with her heart breaking. "It was." She stated, tensing up. "I called you that night, because I couldn't deal with my father by myself." She added, shaking her head.

Klaus closed his eyes, and let out a short breathe. "You did what you were supposed to do, Caroline." He stated, wishing he could hold her. "You called me, because you knew that I would do what I'm supposed to do." He added, opening his eyes to look at her.

She searched his eyes, and felt hope spring in her chest. "What's that?" She asked, shaking her head.

He smiled, and moved his left hand to his side, patting the bed, wanting her closer to his side. When she remained standing, he sighed. "Protect you." He answered, finally.

She shook her head. "I don't need your protection, Klaus." She stated, her voice shaking.

He frowned, and held her eyes. "Yes, you do, Caroline, and for the past two years, I've done a lousy job of it, but I promise you, I won't slack again." He remarked, watching her eyes, fill with unshed tears. "If you think, that I'm going to let you go because you blame yourself for your father's stupidity, and then you are wrong, cowgirl." He stated, watching her eyes sparkle as she remembered the nickname he gave her.

"Klaus, I…" She began, stepping towards him, wanting to say so much, to say that he should hate her.

"I could never hate you for what your father did, Caroline." He stated, as she stopped beside his bed. "I came that night because that bastard was coming after you and my sister. There was nowhere I wanted to be than by your side, making sure you were safe." He remarked, grasping her hand in his.

Tears fell down her cheeks, as she took in his words. "I pushed you away for so long, scared that if I got to close that you would remember, and hate me because it was my fault." She said, tearfully.

He shook his head. "No, cowgirl, it was his fault." He replied, fervently. "You can't blame yourself for others problems. You can only accept it, and fight against it." He said, as she slowly sat down on the bed next to him.

"I tried, Niklaus." She whispered, shaking her head. "And it got you shot, and Rebekah damaged." She muttered, feeling his hand push her blonde hair off her shoulders.

"In a way, Rebekah ended up happy, Caroline." He whispered, causing her to lift her eyes to his. "She met Stefan." He added, watching her smile. "There's that smile I love so much." He whispered, as she held his eyes.

She rolled her eyes, and shook her head. "You never quit do you?" She asked, wiping the tears from her face with her right hand.

He shook his head, and tugged her head closer to him. "Not with you." He answered, as she smiled.

She had more questions to ask, more things to say, but at the moment, there was something she needed to do. "I love you." She admitted, to his awaken face.

He smiled, and stroked her face with his right hand. "I know." He returned, watching her smile.

She silently laughed, and leaned forward, with her right hand on his face. With no other words spoken, she closed the distance between them, and kissed him.

Caroline opened her mouth to receive his tongue, and she swore in her mind that if they weren't in the hospital bed, they would be making new memories.

His moan rang in her ears, and she moaned in return. Her hand threaded into his hair, as his right tangled into her blonde hair.

Her head tilted to the side, and let him delve deeper into her mouth.

A throat cleared behind them, and Klaus growled as Caroline pulled back. He shifted his eyes to the visitor, and rolled them. "Kol, just wait until I get out of this bed." He stated, shaking his head, with Caroline placing her forehead on his shoulder.

Kol smiled, and stepped aside as Rebekah barreled in followed by Stefan, and with a dignified stance, entered Elijah and his wife.

Rebekah let out a cry as she wrapped her arms around her brother and Caroline, tears of joy falling down her face.

"Nik…" She cried, holding on tight.

Klaus smiled, and kissed the top of his sister's head. "I'm alright, Rebekah." He whispered, lifting his eyes to his family. "At least, I am now." He remarked, as Caroline pulled back, and smiled, gently.


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