Hey guys! Sorry I didn't update for such a long time. My internet modem was sorry that this chapter is sooo long. And plz check out my new story 'Never Say Never'. A few people asked me to bring Elijah into the story and this was a very interesting way to do so. Don't hate me after you read this.
WARNING: All the characters are VERY OUT-OF-CHARACTER! But that is the POINT of Fanfiction, okay! It is SUPPOSED to be OOC!
Caroline showered as Rebekah proceeded to choose an outfit for her. Caroline felt somewhat happy to have Rebekah as a friend. It had been too long since she had had a true girlfriend. Elena was always stuck with her Salvatore love triangle, and Bonnie was just too focused on learning new spells and learning 'expression magic' from Shane. So, poor Caroline, who was always the background scenery in all the wonderful Save-Elena-by-killing-everyone plans was left without a much needed girl friend with whom she could spend some quality girl time with. All these thoughts ran in Caroline's head as the hot water ran over her, warming her body to her toes. A hot shower was exactly what she needed considering the weight of the events of that had taken place yesterday.
She washed her hair thoroughly and turned off the shower. She wrung her hair of the excess water and wrapped a towel around her body, securing it beneath her armpits before coming out of the bathroom. She found every single piece of clothing she owned strewn across her bed with Rebekah staring at them with a contemplative gaze. She had paired up many outfits, but seemed unsatisfied with them. "Urghh!" she let out a frustrated scream as she tried to rearrange outfits. "Oh my god! You are so in need of a shopping partner!" she said to Caroline, not looking up at her. She was still scrutinizing the outfits with obvious distaste.
Caroline frowned, "Hey! I have perfect fashion sense." Rebekah sighed and said, "That maybe so. But you have very limited choices." Caroline hopped up to her bed and plopped herself on her bed right on top of all her clothes, much to Rebekah's annoyance. "Well, we all can't have very rich brothers who love to dote upon us. Emphasis on very rich!"
Rebekah finally snatched an outfit from the bed and gave it to Caroline. It was a pair of pencil jeans with a grey top. That top was practically a large bandeau with straps! At least, it wasn't too revealing. It covered her cleavage nicely and it came until her stomach! Caroline was not a girl who hesitated in showing a bit skin, but wearing something too-revealing was too slutty for Caroline's taste. And Caroline had just bought the top on a bet with Elena, but she had never really worn it. But Rebekah had given her a jeans jacket to go along with it, so Caroline just put them on without any complaint.
As they both went downstairs, Caroline saw that Klaus was watching her childhood videos on her flat screen TV. He had a pair of headphones on. That was probably why she did not hear any sound, and that was probably why he did not hear Caroline come up from behind him and slap him on his head! "Oww!" he said, rubbing his head and turning back to look at her. "What was that for?" he asked, annoyed. "You should be careful, love. If I hadn't been so engrossed, you would have found yourself pinned against a wall! Not that I object, love. I would love to pin you against a wall anytime." He said mischievously. Caroline rolled her eyes. "Ha ha. Very funny Klaus. What are you doing with my childhood videos by the way and you must know that I don't appreciate you peeping into- Oh my god! Are those my teenage videos?" Caroline shrieked and snatched away all the video boxes which were dumped in a huge carton. "Please tell me you haven't watched them." Klaus smirked. "I may have watched some of them." Caroline groaned. "You are impossible. Do you know that? Now shut up so that I can call everyone to my house for a meeting." She said so and shut off the TV with the remote. Klaus grinned. "No need to love. I have already called them all and they are all coming over here in another hour." Caroline started, surprised that he had thought of it. "Thank you." she said, still stunned.
"So, Caroline, why this meeting?" Rebekah asked, plopping herself on the sofa next to Klaus and holding a cushion in her lap. She propped up her elbows on the cushion and rested her chin on her crossed fingers. "Obviously, you are all shaken up because of what happened yesterday, but do you seriously have a meeting after every bloody attempt on your precious lives?" Caroline rolled her eyes and went to sit down at the kitchen counter. "No, we don't have a meeting after every damn attempt on our precious lives, but you guys must know that while we were vamp-napped by Kol, Jeremy and Matt were out killing vampires to complete Jeremy's mark and they seemed to have completed the mark. And you should know that it is visible now. Matt could see it and so could Elijah. He told me himself last night."
"Elijah?" Klaus asked, irritated at the mention of his elder brother. Caroline had spoken to Elijah? When had she started speaking to Elijah? Did they even know each other properly? Caroline cleared her throat and looked away, hiding her face. "Um, yes Elijah. He was the one who helped Jeremy kill all those vampires that completed his mark." Rebekah grinned, sensing Caroline's obvious discomfort and said "Ooohh...Elijah. Hmmm... When did you speak to Elijah Caroline?" Caroline snapped. "What I do in my life other than worrying about people killing me is none of your business!"
"Ooohh...Touchy much Caroline?" she said, smirking. Caroline got up and went to the kitchen counter an asked, "Oh my god! I'm feeling so hungry. I'm going to make popcorn. Anybody want some?" Rebekah rolled her eyes. "Don't insult my intelligence Caroline. Really, what happened between the two of you that you are so desperate to change the topic that you forget that popcorn cannot satisfy hunger?" Klaus stiffened and squirmed in his seat, not at all liking the direction in which the conversation was going.
Rebekah got up and went up to Caroline and sat on the kitchen counter, facing her and stretching her hands behind her and leaning back on them. "Come on, you can tell me. Just between us girls. When did you talk to Elijah? He hasn't even kept in touch with us, and you happen to speak to him just yesterday. Did he call you?" She urged her. Caroline sighed and sat on the kitchen counter next to Rebekah and huffed "Fine! You got me. I did speak with Elijah yesterday, but he didn't call me. I called him. I knew that he would want to know about this Kol business and since I knew that he was in Georgia, he would be able to come and see you all. And he is going to come. He'll probably be here today. Not that I'm very eager to face him right now." She muttered the last part, completely forgetting that she was surrounded by vampires with excellent hearing sense.
Rebekah raised her eyebrows. "Let's see. Number one, you have his phone number. Number two, you knew where he was when the rest of us were clueless. Number three, now that means you have been in constant touch with him. So I think I can conclude that you both have been seeing each other, or should I say courting? And courting, as you know, means dating in the modern terminology." Caroline just blushed and turned her face away from Rebekah. Rebekah smirked. "No opposing statements? Well, that means I am correct, am I not Caroline?"
"No, you are perfectly wrong. We are not dating!" she shot back at Rebekah.
"Then why are you not very eager to face him right now?" Rebekah asked, smiling.
Caroline grinned. "Not going to tell you."
"Well then," Rebekah said smoothly and shrugged. "I guess I'll just have to ask Elijah."
"No!" Caroline squeaked. "Please don't Rebekah. I beg you."
Rebekah raised her eyebrows. "Caroline Forbes is begging. Well well, interesting. Now spill."
Caroline pouted. "You are supposed to be my friend. You have to help me get out of such messes. Not drag me into one."
Rebekah grinned. "That may be so, but as your friend, shouldn't you trust me with such secrets. Now go on, spill."
Caroline squirmed and went to sit at the kitchen counter. "Okay, but you are not to repeat it to a single soul. Not Bonnie, not Elena, no one. I haven't told them."
Rebekah raised an eyebrow at this. She hadn't even told the doppelganger or the witch. Caroline shrugged and continued. "Well...Let's just say I was in a very sticky mess and he got me out of it."
Rebekah smirked, "So you called him up to come as your knight in shining armour."
"No." Caroline said slowly. "He was already there with me. I just kinda over reacted to the situation."
"Over reacted? What do you mean?" Rebekah asked, now curious.
"I kinda just over reacted okay? Just don't press it. Seriously."
"And what were you two doing together?"
"We were drinking..."
"And..." Rebekah prompted.
"And bowling..." Caroline continued in a cautious tone.
Rebekah shot up from her seat at this. "Elijah? Bowling? In his suit?"
Caroline looked away. "No. I bought him some clothes."
"You bought him clothes?"Rebekah asked, stunned.
"No. I chose the clothes and he paid." Caroline said, obviously uncomfortable now. She could feel Klaus's eyes boring into her back. "He was wearing a suit!" she tried to explain herself. "I mean, who wears a suit while bowling? It was ridiculous! So, I bought him some decent normal clothes."
Rebekah threw her head back and laughed. "Elijah in normal clothes? Please expand on the word normal. You surely don't mean jeans."
"Actually, that's exactly what I mean." Caroline snapped at her, annoyed. "I bought him a pair of black jeans, a half-sleeved white T-shirt and a pair of running shoes. And I even got him a new hairstyle. His was too grouchy and made him look like an old man." Caroline grinned and said, "And he cannot wear suits with that hairstyle now. If he wants to blend in, he'll have to be wearing those clothes. So, I think I have every right to be very proud to say that I changed Elijah Mikealson's style. And I even got him some leather necklaces to wear. And oh my god, he was so disgusted, but I got him to wear it." The two blondes giggled at the thought of Elijah wearing leather necklaces.
"But he'll probably be wearing that outfit when he comes here because he surely couldn't have blended in in Georgia wearing a suit." Caroline said.
Rebekah grinned. "You surely are one of a kind if you got Elijah to part with his suits and shoes."
Caroline snorted. "He didn't have any other choice with that hairstyle. You know, that's it. From then on, we just texted each other. "
Rebekah's eyes widened. "Texted?" She grabbed Caroline's phone and flashed to the other end of the room, searching through Caroline's mobile. "Hey!" Caroline yelled and chased after Rebekah, who just appeared at the other end of the room, with her eyes still glued to the phone.
Rebekah looked up and said "What is this? 'What is your favourite colour?' 'What are your dreams?' 'Would you ever be human if you had the chance?' 'Do you like Shakespeare plays?' 'Do you like bowling?' This is pathetic! Elijah asked you all this? Oh god! He took you out, didn't he? He took you bowling!"
"Don't need to shout my private messages to the whole world." Caroline muttered and snatched he phone back. She went to the fridge and got out some chocolate and blueberry pastries. "You guys want some pastries?"she asked.
"Okay now. Quickly tell me everything from the beginning. And by that, I mean everything."
"Well, I am not revealing anything between a glaring Original and an extremely pushy Original." Caroline huffed and set the pastries on the tea table, crossing her arms and sitting down on the sofa opposite to Klaus. Rebekah came and sat down next to Klaus. "Come on, Caroline." Rebekah pleaded. "I promise I won't be pushy and Nik will stop glaring, won't you Nik? But you have to tell us everything" "Of course." Klaus said impassively.
"But I don't remember everything." Caroline objected. Rebekah pouted, "I want to hear everything about my Missing-In-Action brother. Otherwise I'll assume that you slept with him!Please? I can compel you if you want to. That way, you won't forget to tell me anything." she offered, knowing very well that the blonde would refuse. But to her surprise, Caroline nodded, "Okay. Do it. But you must know I am doing this only because you played the I-am-your-friendship card. I don't remember doing anything embarrassing any way. But promise me that you will make me stop when I start with my attack behind the bowling alley. Promise me, Rebekah. Please. Promise me. Those moments were something that no one should know about. And most importantly, you are not to confront Elijah about anything. Both of you." Rebekah and Klaus agreed to her and and before Rebekah could act, looking into the blonde's eyes, Klaus compelled her. "Tell me everything about your time with Elijah."Caroline took a deep breath and started telling her tale.
A month earlier...
Caroline desperately needed a pair of new boots. Hers was getting worn out, and she just loved shopping. This was a perfect reason to shop and with Christmas coming, she needed to buy gifts for all her friends. So, after buying a gorgeous pair of ankle-length heeled black leather boots for herself, she had bought a pair of gorgeous heels for Elena and ancient looking cool earrings from an antique shop for Bonnie. And when she was searching for her outfit, she had come across a thin-strapped sea green knee length sundress which would bring out the colour of Rebekah's eyes, so she bought it for her. She had no idea why she did that, but hey! It was Christmas. People were supposed to spread Christmas cheer!
She was now searching something for Stefan and Damon. She saw an ocean blue T-shirt and decided that it would bring out Damon's eyes and bought it for him along with a black leather jacket. She even compelled the salesman to give her their best and oldest bottle of wine to her for free. She knew that Damon would enjoy it. She saw a magnificent pen in the jewellery section and decided to buy it for Stefan. It was made of platinum and was studded with diamonds. It was too expensive, but she could just compel the cashier to give it for free. She found some leather necklace with army tags and decided to buy it for Klaus. She even got him a snakeskin wristband and got the letters 'NM' carved on it for him. Then, she got the Twilight books and movies for Kol, giggling all the while. She couldn't wait to see his face when he opened his present. But pranks apart, she wanted to get him a real gift. So she got a suit for him. She didn't see any point in buying Elijah a gift as he wasn't in town and God knew if and when he would return. So she heaped everything into her arms and was going to pay for her merchandise (at least, most of them), when she rammed into someone and fell on her butt as everything in her arms scattered on the floor. "Watch where you are go-" Caroline looked up angrily at the man and suddenly stopped as she saw that it was Elijah. "Oh! Hi Elijah." she said, still on her butt.
"Hello Caroline." He said and helped her up by offering his hand. He reached down, collected all of Caroline's things and put them in his empty shopping bag that was slung over his shoulder. "I'm so sorry. I wasn't looking." Elijah said, embarrassed. Caroline laughed. "Don't worry, I'm fine. So what's the matter? It must be a very big thing to keep an Original so distracted that he would ram into someone." Elijah looked down. "I'm so sorry again. It wasn't something big that distracted me. Actually, I couldn't decide on which suit to buy." he said sheepishly. Caroline laughed. "Never fear when Caroline is here." she said, making a grand gesture and curtsying to him. Elijah laughed loudly. Caroline looked up, stunned. She hadn't known he could laugh like that. I mean, that man had hardly made a sound. She had thought it impossible for him to even make a big sound like that.
"Well then, Lady Caroline. I will require your assistance. Will you do me the honour?" he said and offered his arm. Caroline giggled and looped her arm through his. He led her to the suit section and asked, "Please, could you help me choose a new suit Lady Carolina." She giggled. "Lady Carolina? Very well Lord Elijah. Your wish is my command." She carefully went through the suits and finally picked one. "This one is black with a chocolate brown shirt and tie. It will bring out the honey-brown colour of your eyes nicely." Elijah smiled, "Thank you Caroline."
"No, wait. Try it out first. Let's see if it is true." Caroline insisted. Elijah shook his head, "No, Caroline. I trust your judgement." Caroline rolled her eyes. "It's not about my judgement. I want to see it on you. And a piece of advice Elijah Mikealson. Never buy any clothing before you try it on and are sure that it looks perfect on you." Elijah just laughed and went to the fitting rooms. A couple of minutes later, he came out wearing the suit. Caroline got up from her seat and grinned "Wow! Looking handsome. Is this for anyone special?" she teased him as she walked around him, seeing if the suit fit perfectly. Elijah shook his head. "No Caroline. I have not been fortunate enough to meet a lady who is smart enough for me to enjoy conversation with."
Caroline laughed as they headed towards the billing counter. "You don't have to talk to anyone to feel comfortable with them, Elijah. You just enjoy their company, even if they are just sitting quietly and looking at you or they are reading a book. You don't have to be involved in their activities to be comfortable with them." Saying that, she dumped all her purchase on the counter. She looked at the cashier in the eye and compelled him. "You bill all the items, but I shall not be paying for the pen and the wristband you will have no problem with that. Understood?"
She turned back to see Elijah staring at her. "What? I can't possibly pay for a diamond studded pen and a carved snakeskin wristband!" Elijah just shook his head and said "Let me pay for them. I owe you one for helping me to choose a suit." She just laughed and shook her head. "You owe me two. You made me fall on my butt, remember? Anyway, I don't want money. I am going to personally gift wrap all these gifts, so can you help me with that?" Elijah just nodded his head, amused. She turned back to the cashier and collected all the gifts which were now in boxes. "Thank you. Now I want to wrap these up. Where can I get the wrapping paper?" The cashier pointed towards a room. She said, "Thank you. And I hope it is no problem if I use that room for wrapping these gifts, is there?" The cashier just shook his head, just relieved that he wouldn't be the one wrapping the gifts. Elijah paid for his suit and followed Caroline into the room. Caroline took out all the items one-by-one and checked them once more, just to be sure they weren't damaged or anything. She was sitting on the floor, where Elijah joined her. "It's for Christmas." she said. He was confused, "But Christmas is two months away." She just sighed and said, "With all that supernatural drama going on currently in Mystic Falls, I doubt I'll have time to shop afterwards." "You bought all these gifts for my siblings?" he asked her, intrigued.
She just nodded and continued checking. "So what brings you to North Carolina?" he asked her, trying to make small talk. He just shrugged and said, "Nothing, really. I wanted to shop in a new place with more options. So, I just came to this state because it sounds like my name and just went into the best looking shop I first set my eyes upon." She held out the wristband and necklace that she had bought for Klaus and asked Elijah, "Do you think Klaus will like it? I thought these would look good on him." Elijah nodded. "Very good choice. Niklaus just loves such things." Caroline then proceeded to wrap up all the presents. Elijah offered to help, but she refused. She wrapped all the presents and then gave them all to him. "Go on. Write the tags. My handwriting is awful. This one is for Bonnie, that one for Stefan, that one is for Rebekah, that one for Damon, the one over there for Elena and that huge blue coloured wrapping one is for Kol. And even that green one is for Kol." Elijah raised an eyebrow at this. "Two for Kol? Niklaus will be jealous." Caroline just giggled. "No, he won't be jealous. That blue coloured one is the Twilight books and movies just to make fun of Kol."Elijah smiled at the thought that this blonde knows his family so much. He knew that Kol hated the Twilight series. Elijah just wrote down all the tags. Caroline wrote only on Klaus's tag in her neatest handwriting while Elijah wrote on the rest. She didn't know why she was doing this, but she was. She couldn't deny that Klaus was getting under her skin.
After they finished wrapping, Elijah helped Caroline dump all the bags into her car. She turned back to him and said, "So, you still owe me one." Elijah smiled and asked, "What would you like?" Caroline pretended to think hard and then giggled and said, "Okay then, you take me to the best ice-cream parlour in the city and buy me an ice cream. Wait, make that two ice creams. No, wait. Today, I intend to take full advantage of your chivalry. So, I can order as many ice creams as I want. Deal?" Elijah smiled and said, "Of course. It's the least I can do to make amends after knocking you to the floor. I am not aware of any good ice cream shops here, but I will try my best in finding you the best ice cream in town."
They both got into Caroline's car and Elijah drove. "So, it is nearly dusk. When do you plan to go back to Mystic Falls?" Elijah asked. Caroline just shrugged and answered, "I don't know. I shall probably be driving back home in the night. But if I feel like it, I'll just stay here another day. I slept nearly the whole day in a hotel room that I booked after arriving here. Anyway, I have checked out of the room. So there is no need to go back there. Wait- is this the place? Are you serious?"She turned to look at Elijah, who just nodded. They gave her car to a valet of the 5-star hotel and walked in where Elijah ordered a personal table for them both. The waitress led them to a secluded table. Caroline just ordered one ice-cream of every new flavour she saw. The waitress came back, trying to balance twenty ice creams on two trays. Behind her, there came another waiter with seven more ice creams. With much difficulty, they kept them on the table. The waitress politely asked, "Shall I serve you the ice creams one after another?" Caroline shook her head and grinned at the waitress, "No. That's okay. Don't bother. I'll just eat them myself. You can leave us alone and see to other people." The waitress smiled at her, pleased to see such a frank person, nodded and then left them alone. Elijah looked amused. "You continue to surprise me Caroline. You are not like most girls."
Caroline nodded, and with her mouth full of ice cream said, "I am not like most girls. I am a naive girl with a passion for ice creams. But I am also a strong determined vampire ready to bite off anyone's head who dares to refuse her ice cream." She grinned at Elijah, after swallowing the cream in her mouth. Elijah couldn't help himself. He threw back his head and let out a roar of laughter. He laughed uncontrollably until tears rolled down his cheeks. He felt good. He hadn't laughed like this since he had been a vampire. Caroline just looked on, amused, but never stopped eating her ice-cream."Are you threatening me Caroline?" he managed to choke out between his laughter. Caroline just nodded. "Yes, I get very angry when someone refuses to give me ice-cream. Angry enough to take on an Original very easily." she grinned "Especially when the Original is laughing like this." she muttered. This only made Elijah laugh louder. Suddenly, Caroline stuck her ice cream filled spoon into Elijah's open mouth. Elijah choked, spluttering, which made Caroline squeal with laughter. Elijah just shook out of his suit and loosened his tie, trying not to choke, but also tried not to laugh again listening to Caroline's peals of laughter.
Soon, both of them were eating together, trying to mix different flavours and feeding each other the mixed up flavour if it was nice. After eating all the ice cream, Caroline slowly dozed off on the table as Elijah paid the bill. The waitress smiled at Caroline kindly. "Should I wake her up Sir?" she asked Elijah. Elijah shook his head, "It's alright. I'll take care of her." Saying so, Elijah lifted the sleeping Caroline in his arms bridal style. He set her gently in her car and drove to his hotel. He carried her to his room and set her down on his bed. Her fingers were still clutching his shirt. As he began to pry her fingers off his shirt, her grip suddenly tightened and she screamed out loud. She then started whimpering, "Please Daddy, leave me...Please Daddy, please. I can't be fixed let me go." She was whimpering so much in pain that Elijah shook her awake. She opened her eyes, gasping.
Her eyes focused and she asked, "Elijah? Is that you?" He just nodded. She scooted further into the bed and patted the bed beside her and whispered, "Will you sleep with me tonight? Please don't leave me. Please. I am scared." He just nodded and slid into bed next to her, not bothering to change clothes. He threw his suit on the chair next to the bed. Caroline scooted next to him and laid her head on his chest, her small hand clutching at his shirt. Elijah stiffened. "I loved him, Elijah. But how could he hate what I am so much that he'd rather die than become like me? I miss him. I miss my Daddy." Saying so, she drifted asleep. Elijah slowly held her in his arms tenderly. Caroline sighed happily in her sleep as he felt his arms embrace her.
The first thing that Caroline was aware of when she woke up was that soft arms were tenderly embracing her. She just snuggled into Elijah's chest, not wanting to get up. She heard Elijah chuckle. She lifted her head to see Elijah smiling down at her. "How are you today morning Caroline?"he asked. Caroline giggled, "I am very well, thank you Mr. Elijah. Thank you for listening to my rambling yesterday and I even had the nerve to ask you to share my bed!" she said, feigning horror. "Oh my God! How can I do that? What will be my punishment Mr. Elijah?" she asked in a mocking tune. Elijah just chuckled and allowed her to get up. As he sat up, she felt the world spin, and again, her head fell back on Elijah's chest with a smack. "Sorry." she groaned. "I seem to have a vertigo problem currently." Saying so, she again tried to get up and this time she managed to sit up. She rubbed her eyes and stretched her hands, yawning. "Thank you for yesterday. I enjoyed myself. And I am sorry about yesterday night. I have memories of my father, trying to 'fix me' which sometimes comes out as bad dreams. And thank you for staying with me and not freaking out. Most men run a hundred miles without looking back if they see a woman crying. I owe you one."
Elijah shrugged. "It's not the first time I have done it. Once when we were humans, Rebekah had played a prank on Finn. When Mikeal found out, Niklaus took the blame and received a severe beating. That night, Rebekah came to me crying. She said that it was her fault and that Niklaus was lying unconscious in his room in result of Mikeal's beating. That night, Rebekah wanted to share my bed. She was so scared that I just couldn't refuse. It was like comforting Rebekah all over again last night." Caroline just whispered, "Thank you. Rebekah is really lucky to have such a brother. You will always be the brother I'll never have."
Elijah looked at her and said softly, "Relations are not always by blood, Caroline. Relations are also based on how people feel about each other," Caroline skipped out of bed and grinned at him. "Well then, you are officially my brother from today. Wait, just to make things feel real-" she took a knife and sliced open her palm. He sliced open his palm and they both shook hands, their blood mixing into one and entering them both as they healed. Caroline grinned at him. "Well, now we are siblings even by blood. Excuse me now." Saying so, she skipped over to the bathroom, looking forward to a hot shower.
As soon as both of them were dressed, they went down to the lobby and checked out of Elijah's hotel. "Well, Caroline. You owe me one for carrying you all the way to the hotel. So, what do you say about a drink on the way to Mystic Falls?" Caroline looked surprised, "You are accompanying me to Mystic Falls?"
Elijah shrugged. "You are my sister and it is my duty to assure your safety." "Okay, but I'm driving." she said. Elijah agreed, delighted to have a travelling companion. But he was too tired and fell asleep on the way to Mystic Falls. And so, before taking off, he reminded her that she still owes him one and left.
A few weeks after the Trip to North Carolina...
Caroline lay in bed, messaging to Elijah. They had swapped numbers before he had left Mystic Falls. She had received his first message-'I would like to know my sister well. Tell me about yourself. ' the day after their shopping weekend. From then on, they continuously exchanged messages. She just then got a message from Elijah telling her to come to the outskirts of Mystic Falls the next day, where he would come and pick her up. From there, they would go bowling .He reminded her that she owed him, and this was how he chose for her to repay him. Caroline squealed with happiness. She immediately typed back-'Sure. Just name the time.' And so they made plans and Caroline found herself waiting for Elijah at the Mystic Falls signboard at noon the next day.
Caroline squealed and threw herself at Elijah as she saw him emerge from the trees. "Elijah!"she squealed happily as Elijah chuckled and ruffled her hair. "Hello little sister. Looks like someone is early."
"Hello." she responded happily. "Now, shall we go bowling?" he asked her. "I have been very curious about it since you first mentioned it to me." Caroline nodded, but suddenly stopped in her tracks. "You are not wearing that to the bowling alley, are you?" she asked, pointing at his suit. Elijah looked down at it and frowned. "What is wrong with my clothes?" he asked her. She smirked at him. "Looks like me being early is not a bad thing at all."
They drove to a small city on the outskirts of Mystic Falls. Caroline drove her car to a shopping mall immediately. "Come on." she urged Elijah. "We have a fashion emergency!" She pulled him by his hand into a clothes centre. She quickly selected a pair of black jeans, a half-sleeved white T-shirt and a pair of running shoes for him. They bought it and Caroline made Elijah wear them immediately. While he was changing, she even bought him some black leather necklaces.
Elijah's face quickly turned into one of disgust when he saw the leather necklaces. "Come on. Don't be a baby and put them on quickly." she chided him. "Klaus wears them and it makes him look hot." Elijah raised an eyebrow. "Niklaus will be pleased to hear that you find him hot." Caroline grinned. "I know what you are trying to do. You are trying to distract me and since I excel in that field, stop trying to change the subject." Elijah patiently said "Caroline, why in the world would you want me to look hot!" Caroline grinned and said, "So that I can fulfil my duty as a sister. You will look hot and the girls will come flying to you. If they are slutty girls, I shall take your arm and let them think that I am your girlfriend. But if I find someone decent, I'll hook you up with her. If she's nice, you can continue with her. If not, just let her go." Caroline stated as if that was the most obvious thing in the world.
Elijah laughed. "Very well. But the girls will be very disappointed because I will be the one hanging onto your arm and letting them presume that I am claimed so that they leave me alone and I can spend some time with you." Caroline rolled her eyes. "Whatever Elijah. Just put these on and come with me." Elijah put them on and followed. They stopped in front of a salon. "Salon?" he asked, flabbergasted. "Why are we going to a Salon?" She just dragged him in and whispered, "I don't like that grouchy hairstyle of yours. It makes you look very old. Now sit down and do not make a scene." "Caroline..." Elijah started complaining. But Caroline just shushed him and told something to the hair stylist. Elijah closed his eyes as he heard his considerably long hair went chop-chop and fell to the floor. God! His precious hair! The man was soon done and Elijah opened his eyes when he heard Caroline squeal with delight.
In the mirror, he could see that his hair had been cropped, but it was thankfully not too short. It was spiked, and Elijah had to admit, he looked hot! Then, they both went to the bowling alley. It was in quite a deserted street, but the alley was crowded. Caroline and Elijah played a couple of times. Caroline managed to stay in the game, but Elijah always won. After losing five games continuously, she huffed, "You are lying. You have played this game before. No wonder you are so good at it." Elijah contradicted by saying, "No Caroline. This truly is my first time to do this...bowling. But I win because this game is easy. It is like shooting an arrow and I was quite the marksman back in my days." Caroline giggled, "You mean, when you were human." Elijah flashed her a grin. "Exactly."
An hour later, they were both at the bar and Caroline was completely drunk. Her senses were very fuzzy. It was almost like as if she had become human again. Suddenly, Elijah perked up. He looked around wildly and saw a group of men coming inside the bowling alley. "Werewolves!" he spat and dragged Caroline outside by the arm. He told her to stay there under the tree until he came with the car. It was already night and so he promised to be quick. No sooner had Elijah left that a group of four human boys came out of the alley door, stumbling and drunk.
All of them circled Caroline and cornered her. "Hey beautiful." One of them rasped. "I would have come to you long ago, but with that boyfriend of yours always hanging on to you, it was quite impossible. But no worries, we got you now." He made a grab at her, but she dodged his hand, but another boy caught her arms behind her back. She realized that they were trying to force themselves upon her. But because she was as weak as a human due to large the amount of alcohol she had drunk, she could not defend herself. But if she could drink blood, she would be able to survive. She had only drunk from a human twice in her whole vampire life. The nurse at the hospital and her first kill- the man at the fair.
She quickly pulled the guy restraining her hands in front of her and drank from him. She quickly drained him and pulled another guy and drank from him. The bloodlust was taking control. Suddenly, the guy was ripped from her hands and she saw Elijah break his neck. He then compelled the other two boys to forget what they saw and that they were having a good time when they suddenly realized that their two friends were nowhere to be seen.
Realization struck down upon Caroline. She had just made her second kill. Her second kill...her second kill...She had killed someone! She suddenly started sobbing uncontrollably. Elijah quickly disposed off the two bodies and slowly approached her cautiously. "Caroline..." She couldn't stop crying. She had killed someone. She started muttering to herself, "I killed someone...Someone is dead because of me...My second kill...I killed someone...I killed someone...My second kill..." Elijah slowly approached her and touched her arm. When she did not react, he pulled her into a hug. She just clung to him as if he was the only thing holding her anchored to this world and rested her head on his shoulder. He just muttered soothing words into her ears
After a while, she pulled back from his shoulder to look at his face. She smiled softly at him. He smiled back at her, unsure at her reactions. Before she knew what she was doing, she had softly pressed her lips to his. Elijah stiffened in surprise, but immediately responded. Caroline gasped at his enthusiastic reaction, giving his tongue entrance into her mouth. He took full advantage of that and his tongue explored her mouth thoroughly. Their passionate kiss continued until she suddenly felt faint from the overwhelming bloodlust and pulled back. Elijah looked horrified. He said, "I'm sorry Caroline. I don't know what got into me. I'm so sorry. I...I..." Caroline just smiled at him and collapsed in his arms, weak from the attack and alcohol. Just before losing consciousness, she whispered, "I'm sorry." Elijah replied, "No, Caroline. Don't be. You emotions are heightened and I took advantage. I'm the one who is sorry sister..."
Caroline was drifting in and out of consciousness. She could vaguely hear her mother exclaim her name and invite Elijah in. Her mother kept asking Elijah what happened and was something wrong with her. In return, Elijah just kept reassuring her that everything was fine and that she had had too much alcohol. The last thing she remembered was being laid down softly on the bed by strong gentle arms. As those arms left her body, she thrust out her hand and held one of his arms softly. He turned back and sat down on the bed next to her. She fluttered her eyes open and whispered, "I'm sorry Elijah. I didn't think. Please don't leave. Please don't be angry with me. I don't want to lose you." she begged him, tears springing to her eyes. She had been having dreams of Damon trying to kill her and her father trying to 'fix her' all the way back home. The presence of Elijah was the only thing why she was holding on to her humanity. "Shhh..." Elijah comforted her. "It's okay Caroline. I'm not going anywhere. And you don't need to apologize! It was I who wronged. I'm the sorry one over here."
Caroline grinned, "Sorry. I didn't know I was such a bad kisser." Elijah chuckled. "Silly Caroline. But tell me, have you told anyone about these nightmares?" He had been concerned about her screaming about Damon and her father on the drive back home. Caroline shook her head and said, "No. I'm just thankful that my Mom has night shifts. Otherwise she would be bursting into my room with a gun, fearing an attack on me. I wake up screaming every night for the last three months." Elijah was concerned and said, "Caroline, I think you should tell someone about these dreams. I'm curious to know why no one hasn't found out yet." Caroline just shrugged, "No one bothers. They all pretend that they love me, but none of them do. Not Elena, not Tyler, no one. The only other person who knows is Stefan and he tries to help. He wanted to ask Bonnie for some herbs, but I stopped him. No need for Elena to find out that I share secrets with her boyfriend and get all accusing and bitchy on me. She has changed, you know, Elena. She is just so selfish, jealous and so insensitive since she has become a vampire." Elijah shook his head. "Do not think of such things Caroline. Just go to sleep."
Caroline shook her head, "No, please stay with me. That night when you helped me sleep was the only night in three months in which I did not wake up screaming my throat out." He slid into bed next to her and held her close. As she snuggled into his chest, he hummed a tune into her ear, lulling her to sleep.
She suddenly awoke in the middle of the night, missing Elijah's warmth. She fluttered her eyes open to look into Elijah's face who was staring at her. He whispered, "Goodbye Caroline. Your mother will be coming up to check on you any minute. I must go." She nodded at him and closed her eyes as she felt his soft lips touch her forehead. "And don' worry. You are the best kisser I have ever come across." He whispered, chuckling, teasing her. And as she was drifting into unconsciousness, she could have sworn that she felt his soft lips press down on hers. After that, she just fell asleep.
The next morning, she woke up to find a bottle of herbs and a locket on her nightstand. A note was stuck to the herb bottle which said, 'These will keep away the dreams. Stay safe. I love you. -Elijah' and in the front of the silver locket, 'Friends' was inscribed and at the back side, the word 'Siblings' was inscribed. She opened the locket to find a picture of herself on one side and a picture of Elijah on the other side. She immediately texted him back- 'Thank you brother. I love you too.' And thus, their messaging started again.
Klaus and Rebekah were staring at Caroline open-mouthed. Elijah, their boring brother Elijah had done all this. But no emotion could equal the fury and betrayal etched on Caroline's face. "You promised..." she hissed at Klaus.
Okay guys! Be patient and don't hate me...Remember! This is a Klaroline story and not a Calijah story! And remember Elijah's gifts! Plz review and suggestions are ALWAYS open. You guys wanted Elijah and so I brought him in the picture. Though I'm not sooo sure if Bonnie is a good choice for him. I thought maybe Bonnie and Kol...
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