Hi again everyone, Enjoy the next instalment of Deadly Reunions :)
When Klaus finally showed up Caroline and I were on the pavement consumed by uncontrollable giggles. "What's so funny?" He said patiently. That sent us into fresh laughter. He waited for us to calm down then helped us into the back of his car. I sighed happily as I slid my hands over the glorious leather interior. "Wait didn't we want to do something?" I said. "Oh yeah! Remember the thing." Caroline said. Then I remembered our conversation about my brother. "Wait until we get to the house." I said. We drove for a while in silence. Klaus broke it by saying, "Were do you want me to drop you off Caroline." "What, no she's coming home with us," I said hugging the blonde Vampire. He watched us with the rear view mirror. Then sighed "Don't you think Caroline's friend will be missing her the sun went down hours ago." Caroline shook her head. "Nope they won't care," she answered. Niklaus sighed and then dropped the subject.
When we pulled up to the house Caroline tried to get out by herself but fell. Luckily Klaus was fast and he caught her before she hit the ground. Then he got me out and helped us stagger into the house and up the stairs. "OH Care the thing!" I said as he was about to leave my room. "Brother come back." I said. He sighed and walked back in the room. "I'll go first," I told Caroline. She drunkenly nodded and made Klaus smile. "I think that you are overbearing and controlling, but I love you brother. I also think that you hold grudges waaaaay to long, Oh and you need to stop killing Becca's boyfriends." I said. "Care it's your turn," I said shaking her shoulder so she would stop ogling at my brother.
"Oh yeah. I think you're very hot and sexy and I love your accent." She said. "I also think you're funny and a jerk." She finished grandly. "Oh and I want to sleep with you very much but I can't because you murdered my best friends dad. Not cool Klaus, not cool." She added as an after thought. I giggled and Klaus seemed taken aback. He soon grinned though. "Do you?" He asked smiling. Caroline nodded enthusiastically. "You look like a idiot!" I said collapsing in giggles on the soft mattress. "Goodbye girls." He said closing the door and walking out. "You really want to sleep with my brother?" I asked her. "Yep, but he tried to kill my best friend a million times." she said. "Shame that, he fancies you by the way." I said. "Really?"she asked. I nodded, "Really."
Although Caroline and I didn't know it Niklaus was standing outside the door listening. He smiled when she asked really but then frowned when he realised that she had an actual reason to hate him. It was then he decided that he would make her love him even if it took a hundred years.
Caroline
"How drunk did we get last night?" I asked rubbing my temples. Alverna shrugged "I don't know but I'm pretty sure you told Klaus you wanted to sleep with him." she said. I gasped and then blushed. She laughed but then stopped because it hurt her head too much. God hangovers were a pain. "Don't worry love, you also told me I was jerk," Klaus said walking into the kitchen. I looked him straight in the eyes and said, "Well at least that part is true." His smile widened. "Come on Caroline I'll take you on a tour of the house." Alverna said. I gave Klaus a glare and followed her out. She showed me the library, study, sitting room and pointed out the various bathrooms. The last thing she showed me was the Art room.
"And here is our art studio." she said. I gasped as I marvelled at the magnificent paintings that filled the room. Some where half finished others completed but all were beautiful especially a breathtaking snowflake. "Who did all these?" I asked astonished. "Oh mostly me, but some like that snowflake are Niklaus's handiwork." She said looking at a meadow covered in flowers. I walked over to a painting facing away from me and turned it around. Surprise and amazement gripped me as I discovered the lifelike portrait. The girl looked so familiar, her golder curls and blue grey eyes took my breath away.
I was surprised even more when I realised who the painting was of. Me. My blue grey eyes stared back at me from the canvas and it was my blonde curls that cascaded down her shoulder and framed her face. It was like a mirror. "Who did this one?" I asked after several seconds of standing there in silent wonder. "Which one?" Alverna asked turning away from the realistic picture. "This one." I said pointing to the one in front of me. "Oh, wow. He really captured you. Even the eyes are the right shade. Now that is difficult to do." She said scrutinising the painting.
"Can you drop me off at my house?" I asked suddenly needing to get away from the painting. Emotions welled up inside me and it took all my might to squash them. "Uh yeah sure." She said. She was quite as we walked thought the maze of hallways to the front door. It wasn't until we were driving away from the house that Alverna spoke up. "I'm sorry if the painting made you uncomfortable." I shook my head, "No It's fine, I needed to get home anyway." I told her. She frowned and didn't say anything else until we were in my driveway.
I got out of the car and was about to close the door when she said "Caroline." "Yeah?" "You can if you want." She said. My brow creased in confusion. "Do what?" "Sleep with my brother, Niklaus is really a good guy but a thousand years can warp someone." She said, there was honesty and hope in her eyes. I gave her a sad smile. "I can't even if I wanted to." I said closing the door. When I reached the front door I turned and waved to her. Alverna gave me a small wave then drove off.
When I got inside I slid onto the floor and tried to remember the horrible things the Originals had done to my friends and to others. "You can't let yourself get too close Caroline." I told myself. "Remember you have a job to do." I continued. Yes my job, get close to the Originals and find out how to kill them. But I was starting to think they weren't such bad people. Alverna was kind and funny and from what I could tell Kol was just mischievous. They were good people underneath the layers of distrust and malice. I didn't know what to do, I had begun to care about Alverna and admire her. How could I betray her?
What does everyone think? Oh and be prepared for the next chapter it might get a little gruesome.