Chapter Five.

Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain
Even after three times he betrays me- Lady Gaga

New start.

New beginning.

New life.

New Carina.

She stood before the mirror dressed in uncomfortable clothes.

They were the only ones she agreed to wear, and she deemed herself to look too much like Katherine eugh she thought, she stood before the mirror wearing black skinny jeans, a big red t-shirt (she wanted to hide her growing stomach) and some black flat ankle boots, Caroline also had a range of 'jackets' for her to wear, some awful bubble gum pinks and bright colours with 'Mommy and me' over them, the most decent was a nice dark denim jacket and a black leather jacket that was cropped.

And she still hated everything she wore, but liked it all at the same time, it was better than corsets and heavy dresses sometimes cutting her hips thanks to her mother.

She breathed out heavily.

She wasn't going to dwell on the past.

She knew this day would come, when she was without her family, it was what being a hybrid meant, never dying.

She fiddled with her daylight necklace; she always hated how much Katherine's necklace was so similar to hers.

She hated how similar her taste in clothing had been to Katherine's and also now!

She dropped the necklace back against her chest; unfortunately the t-shirt was indeed a V-neck, so the necklace was visible, and was very old fashioned.

"Uh, Carina… I've made some food…. Woah!" Stefan said walking in, she winced.
"Please don't say anything" she said and he snorted, she scowled "Do not laugh at me" she said sternly.
"I am… sorry" he said and she scoffed.
"If it makes anything better I think you look absolutely ridiculous too" she said annoyed looking him up and down, he folded his arms, he was just wearing a shirt and jeans, but obviously she was used to seeing him dressed formally and in suits.
"Okay Carina, but you look really good… wow is that your daylight necklace?" he asked and she sighed.
"Yes" she said
"Wow, I have never noticed it before, can I see it?" he asked and she walked towards him.
"Of course" she said and he grabbed the necklace and observed it.
"Did Emily do this?" he asked
"Yes, she was very nice about it, although witches are supposed to want to wipe hybrids off the face of the earth, she was very kind to me" she said and he laughed and let go of it.
"Well, if you are hungry I have some food… are you okay? You know, you had a panic attack earlier? Are you feeling better?" he asked and she sighed and nodded.
"I am feeling a lot better; I knew this day would come… I have to get over it, I am not holding onto anything" she said and he put his hand on her shoulder.
"That is very strong of you, but if you ever need to talk, I am always here" he said
"Thank you, uncle Stefan" she said and he laughed.
"Come on" he said pulling her along.
"I do miss the gloves though" she said and he snickered.
"We have gloves, we only wear them outside when it is cold, and how was the shower?" he asked
"Wonderful! I feel so clean!" she said happily.
"You know you are dressed almost like Katherine" he said and she nodded.
"Unfortunately, but these are the only clothes that appealed to me" she said and they stepped down the stairs, she let go of his hand and stood there, amazement on her face as she observed the house, it was so beautiful, she loved it.
"This place is beautiful! It reminds me of my house back in England in the forest" she said and he grabbed her hand.
"Come on, I will give you a tour later" he said.
"Where are your handmaidens and servants?" she asked and he laughed.
"We don't have them, in this day and age, they like to do things on their own" he said and she raised her eyebrows.
"Wow" she said and he nodded.
"I know"

"So she was just under your feet the whole time?" Enzo asked and Damon dropped the body and licked his lips.
"Yeah, and Elena is going crazy about it" he said and Enzo laughed.
"So what was her name again? Irena?" he asked
"No, Carina" he said
"And she is pregnant too? Wow" he said laughing harder.
"Buddy, I don't know what to do, the human love of my life who is now very much alive and a hybrid and carrying my baby, or the love of my life now, Elena? Who has almost dumped me, and has dumped me numerous times" he said.
"I don't know, is this Carina girl hot?" he asked, Damon narrowed his eyes at him.
"Don't you even dare" he warned, Enzo laughed
"I bet she is a right dog" he said Damon flashed in front of him and punched him in the nose.
"Okay so she is some kind of supermodel" he said clutching his bloody nose.
"You stay away from Carina, the last thing she needs is a dick like you taunting her" he snapped and Enzo laughed.
"Truce truce" he said and Damon stared at him in annoyance and offered his hand, Enzo took it and pulled him up.

"So what you going to do when the baby comes?" he asked and Damon shrugged.
"I don't know, I want to be there for her, this is my fault too, I am not going to leave her alone in this, she and the baby are my responsibilities, and I will always love Carina, I can't abandon her like that" he said, Enzo paced a little and then toed the dead man's cheek with his shoe.
"SO, you do love her then?" he asked
"Well just because she was believed dead doesn't mean I stopped loving her, I just got over her… a bit" he said
"Alright then mate, let's go back to yours for a drink" he said and got into Damon's car.

"As long as you stay away from her" he said and they drove off.

"Televisions are fascinating" she said playing with the remote.
"I know" Stefan said, She then looked out of the window.
"Where did all the stars go?" she asked
"Light pollution" Stefan said, she walked towards the front door.

"Can we go outside?" she asked
"Sure, do you want to go for a drive?" he asked
"A drive?" she asked
"Yeah, let me show you, it is travelling around in a metal object with 4 wheels and you control it and steer it yourself" he said and he saw the confusion on her face and laughed.
"It is like a carriage made out of metal, but no horses, it is smaller and almost everyone owns one" he said, she was still frowning.
"Let me show you" he said and took her hand and opened the front door.

He walked her out and took her to his car; she stared at it in amazement.

"Here, get in and sit down" he said opening the passenger door, she bent down and awkwardly placed herself in the front seat, he closed the door and walked around and got in.

He started the car.

"Right, seatbelts, put it on like this" he said and showed her how to do it, she copied it well.
"How do you control this?" she asked, he smiled.
"Now here is the fun part" he said and then stared the car, she jumped at the noise.
"It's okay, nothing will hurt you" he said and then pulled out roughly and sped off.

He was driving quite fast, but to Carina this was like lightning speed, she was holding onto the handles above the window and watching in astonishment as the world around her whizzed by, she observed Stefan flicking the controls and pulling levers, it was amazing!
"You must show me how to do this!" she said amazed.
"Okay, soon" he said and then he drove her around and showing her the world.

"Okay Bonnie, Carina is awesome!" Caroline yelled walking into the room, but then paused when she saw Bonnie on the phone, Elena laying on her own bed watching Bonnie.

"Who is Bonnie on the phone to?" Caroline whispered
"Klaus" Elena whispered back.
"Hello? Klaus? Klaus? Hello? Ugh must have broken up" Bonnie said

In New Orleans sat Klaus, frozen into place with his phone in his hand, he couldn't form words to speak with, Carina? Carina Bird? It was impossible, he heard Bonnie end the call, he blinked blankly.

"Impossible" he breathed and then that triggered a memory.

"What would the world be like if there was carriages that flew in the sky?" she asked deep in thought, he laughed at her ridiculous question.
"That would be impossible, love" he said and she looked at him with a serious expression on her face.
"Nik, impossible is just an opinion" she said.

He then grabbed his phone and dialled his favourite Salvatore.

It was ringing.

Carina was pressing the buttons on the radio listening to all the songs she heard when a loud trilling noise was heard.
"Uh, that's my phone, Can you get that for me?" he asked
"Really?" she asked excited and pulled the device from his pocket.
"Press the green button" he said and she did and placed it to her ear.

"Hello this is Carina Bird here" she said and he snorted.
"Carina you don't have to introduce yourself, just say Hello" Stefan whispered.
"Hello?" she asked and he sighed.
"Stefan they are not speaking? Is it broken?" she asked
"No, pass it over to me, let me see who it is" he said and then the call ended.

KLAUS it said on the screen.
"It was Klaus… what was he calling for?" he asked and then he looked at Carina shocked.
"Niklaus?" she asked shocked
"Yes" he said and then turned the car around.
"Let's go home" he said

"Stefan?" Damon yelled in to the house.
"Seems empty, now you don't have to worry about me meeting this Carina" Enzo said smirking; Damon sighed and walked towards the bourbon bottle.

"Whatever, here" he said pouring Enzo a drink, he wondered where they were, only Katherine was in the house, he could hear her sleeping, and he couldn't help but worry.

They sat talking for a while about nothing in particular until Katherine stepped down the stairs tiredly.
"What are you doing… Kitty Kat?" Damon asked annoyed
"Ugh" was all she said as she shuffled to the sink to pour herself some water, she also grabbed a breakfast bar (Courtesy of Stefan) and bit into it.
"Midnight snacking are we? Don't want to get fat" Damon said as she walked out.
"Although, yeesh, is that a little stomach coming along?" Damon asked and she almost squealed in anger as she looked at her stomach shocked.
"Ugh I hate you!" She yelled
"Now now Damon that's no way to speak to a lady" Enzo said and Katherine rolled her eyes.
"Where is Stefan and Carina?" he asked a little too quickly, she shrugged.
"I don't know, I saw his car drive away, I guess she went with him, maybe she swapped brothers" she said and he narrowed his eyes at her.
"Shut up Katherine" he snapped
"You will be shocked when you see her, it's like she was never down there" she said as she walked back up the stairs, Damon frowned annoyed and intrigued.

"Oh, so Carina drove off with Stefan into the sunset then?" Enzo asked leaning forward.
"Shut up" Damon snapped.

And as if on cue, the pair walked through the door.

"I don't understand why he would not speak to me" she said
"Maybe his phone was broken" Stefan said not believing his own solution.

Enzo stood up, Damon left out that she was British he thought and drop dead bloody gorgeous he added.

"Stefan, Nice of you to just disappear" Damon snapped as Stefan walked through the door, Stefan rolled his eyes.
"Yeah because we happen to do that a lot" Stefan said sarcastically.
Damon was going to reply, but Carina stepped through the door, his shock got the best of him and he stood gawking at her.

She looked so different, like any other person you would see day to day.

And her hair wasn't curly and messy; it was tamed and had light, loose curls and a lot longer than he remembered.

Katherine was right; it was like she was never in the tomb.

Before he could utter a word Enzo stepped in, he took her hand and kissed it.

"Hello Gorgeous, I'm Enzo"

The arrival of Enzo!

Wo wo!