Well guys, this story has come to a close (for story A at least). I want to thank every single one of you who read this whether you review or not, it's my first story and I couldn't have asked for a better turnout. I started this story almost five months ago and even though I wasn't the best this time with updating haha it means a lot to me that you guys didn't give up on me(: I've learned so much about writing and I can't express how much I love you all(: So thanks for reading and tune in soon for the ending of the B storyline and a new fic coming. It's AU called Truth Be Told(;

Also to clear up, the choose your own ending is why the stories are different. Each chapter labeled 'A' is the same ending and 'B' is the same. If you read 19A then this is the next chapter to that storyline not 19B. And vise versa, Chapter 20B will be the next chapter after 19B, this chapter has nothing to do with 19B. Anyway that might have just confused you more haha but hopefully not! Thanks again, please review, and enjoy the last chapter of A New Perspective!

Chapter 20A

Klaus ran up to Kol and stopped in his tracks when he saw Caroline being held up by Kol in the air by her neck. She was gasping for air and her eyes were already starting to close, but right before she went unconscious she met Klaus' gaze. He could swear that he saw a small smile start to form on her lips but he would never be sure because he immediately dashed behind Kol and tore out his heart from behind, tossing it aside. Kol's grip on Caroline loosened and Klaus held her before she could hit the ground with Kol. He cradled her in his arms and stroked her hair back, admiring her beauty for the last time. He must hae whispered "I love you" to her a thousand times, as if maybe, by some chance, it would bring her back to him…

Caroline opened her eyes and found herself standing in a garden. Their garden. The light of the moon danced on each blade of grass that moved in the night. She was in a soft, white cloth dress, her hair was in one long braid the way her mother used to tie when she was a girl. She wiggled her toes, feeling the dirt beneath her. It was so…peaceful, so beautiful. As she walked, Caroline brushed her fingers against the bright green plants and smelled the beautiful scent of the flowers around her. The place was like a fairytale, surrounded by fireflies and beaming colors. She couldn't help but twirl, she felt like a little girl again, like…like when she was human. Pure and free, living. She stopped when she spotted someone walking toward her. Or was it two people…

"Maggie?" Caroline squinted her eyes, trying to stabilize herself from the dizziness. Her mind calmed and she saw Maggie and Artie in front of her. "What are you doing here?"

"We heard what happened and we found Sarah. It turns out that she was being forced to use her power for Kol and she is free now thanks to Klaus killing him."

"Klaus killed Kol? Where is he? Is he here?" Caroline started to look around, slowly getting her memory back. Everything was a blur, it was like trying to remember a dream, and everytime she remembered something the garden started to fade away and come back again.

"Caroline, you died. Fortunately we were able to convince Sarah into helping us and…you can go back now, Caroline."

"I don't understand."

"We took your place sweetie," Artie finally spoke, a gentle, loving smile on his lips, but Caroline couldn't believe what he was saying.

"What?" The world blurred quickly and slowly came back to her, "You can't do that you have to stay-"

"Caroline, it's okay. We never wanted this, to live forever. Immortality is not a blessing dear, it is a curse. I hope you understand as you return."

"But-" Caroline was trying desperately to understand but it was like she was being dragged between worlds.

"Caroline we don't have much time," Maggie was at Caroline's side now, holding her hands, making everything clear again. Caroline looked around but stopped when Maggie spoke again. "Remember what I told you. You and Klaus…you make each other better. Never let go of that. It's why we gave our lives for you. We left that world because we were meant to a long time ago. We lived many lifetimes, more than we should have and we had our time, but you and Klaus did not. You must appreciate your life. Live every day to every year with adventure, look at life with a new perspective, Caroline. Will you promise me?" Caroline was sure that there was more to this than Maggie cared to share but she trusted her. She nodded, and then with a kiss on her cheek, Maggie let go of Caroline's hands, sending her back into the world of the living…

Caroline woke up gasping desperately for air, and she looked around for anything and she immediately felt different. It almost felt like she was suffocating…was she?...

"Caroline, are you alright?" Elijah stepped out from the side of her and she couldn't respond, she only looked at him, her hand on her chest, trying to figure out what was going on.

"You've been sleeping for almost three days now, Caroline, Niklaus has been waiting for you to wake up but I made him leave, I was afraid he would go mad."

"Elijah…" Caroline knew it. She could feel it within her.

"It's true, Caroline. You're human now."

"Well that's that." Rebekah said as Klaus shoveled in the last bit of dirt for Kol's grave. Klaus killed him but he could not leave Rebekah to bury him alone. He let out a long sigh, desperately waiting to get back to Caroline. He agreed to bury Kol with Rebekah but he was feeling antsy leaving her side. He had stayed with her since the spell, and he would never leave her again.

"You know he was a real arse." Rebekah started to say, "Never tried to be family, he was always rebelling, it was like he wasn't even part of our family-"

"He wasn't." Klaus replied simply. He never considered Kol a real brother as he did with Elijah, and he never would.

"Well at least his plan failed."

"It didn't, Bekah. He killed Caroline. He ruined our lives." Klaus said with a hint of sadness that showed through his voice no matter how much he tried to act like he had everything under control. He didn't when it came to Caroline. Rebekah turned to him as if he was a little boy, rolling her eyes at his awful thoughts.

"Okay, Nik, but Mags and Artie, they gave you a new start. Don't you miss being human? Miss feeling your heart beat, the warmth, the love that comes with knowing it will all be gone one day? You get to live on the edge of you lives every day and one day if you and Caroline so choose, I'm sure you could find someone to turn you two again. But personally, I just think…we've lived too long, Nik, we've had our time, centuries and centuries of it. And if I were in your shoes I would be feeling incredibly grateful to be able to live again."

Caroline walked through the grass with his note in her hand. She had gone to the hospital to make sure everything was alright and then when she returned home she found a note from Klaus, telling her to meet him in the garden when she got back. It was night time at that point thanks to the waiting rooms, and Caroline couldn't wait to see her Klaus again. She ran through the grass, lit by the moon just as it was in her dream, it was barely there, but she could remember bits of when Maggie and Artie came to see her. The feeling of the grass below her toes as it was now, the way that the lights made everything so beautiful, and the gazebo that gleamed so radiantly. But it was better this time.

Infinitely better now that Klaus was sitting there waiting for her. She ran up to him and into his arms, holding on to him for dear life. She pulled away just enough to wrap her arms around him and kiss him passionately. It was different this time, there was no lust, no vampire senses that made everything almost too clear, it was real. He wrapped his arms around her waist leaning into her and pulling her as close as he could get. Their kiss went passionate and he caressed her mouth with his tongue, sending goosebumps all over her body for the first time since she was human. He could feel his stomach start to turn with excitement at having her back. He pulled away still holding her against him and her smile made his irresistible. "Didn't I tell you to get out if I said so?"

Caroline pulled back, raising an eyebrow at him, "Okay one, You so didn't say for me to get out anyway" he looked at her and she could see that he really meant it anyway, "…well not with your words at least…"

Klaus shook his head and brushed her hair away from her face, "and number two?" Caroline smiled her best smile and grazed the back of his neck with her hands, feeling his soft hair and looking back into his beautiful eyes, "Two is that if you think that I'm ever going to leave you to be killed off so that you can save my life much less listen to you every time you tell me to do something you are in for a big surprise over the next fifty years."

"Fifty years, huh?" Klaus said, but his smile soon dropped when he thought again how they were limited. Caroline seemed to read his mind,

"Hey, this can be good. No more rings, no more blood lust, no more limitations. I mean, besides the obvious. It doesn't matter, what matters is that whatever time we have left, we'll spend it with each other. And if it comes down to it, maybe we'll just have to turn again. Who knows, maybe we won't want to. You'd be surprised what may come with a life where we are actually living."

"I just can't lose you again, Caroline. I won't lose you again." Klaus said, looking deep into her eyes, and for the first time she knew what it felt like. She didn't see hybrid Klaus or the Klaus that wanted to kill everyone, or even the Klaus that she used to be with. This man was human, he was loving, and he had the memories of many lifetimes that would guide them through their years together. He would learn from his experiences and the days that he's lived, and he will help her learn the worldly beauties of the world, while she shared her life with the beautiful man that turned out to be so much more than she ever could have imagined.

"You won't." She said, pulling him back to her and kissing him again, deciding there and then that no matter what happened, she would listen to that voice in the back of her head, the one that told her never to let go.

THE END.