Part 6

When the plane landed, they all went to the car they had left at the airport when they went to find her. Back-up was held with a leash by Kol and Klaus was carrying his daughter's bag. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and Veronica decided to take this as a sign that she had made the right choice, that moving with her father was the right decision.

"Back-up will be happy, our house in Mystic Fall's has a gigantic back yard." Kol told Veronica as Elijah started the car.

"He'll love this, yes." She nodded.

"So will you Sweetheart, I promise. You'll chose your bedroom from all the free ones and we'll go shopping for the furniture you want right after." Klaus said as he once more sat by her side.

"Is there a high school in this town or will I be home schooled?" She asked him, the second option sounding more hopeful than the first one.

"There is a high school, but if you want to be home schooled, I don't see a problem with it. You're going to live forever, you'll have forever to have the high school experience." He replied.

"Oh, come on Veronica, you want to go to school don't you? We can go together!" Rebekah pleaded.

"You're a thousand years old vampire and you want to go to high school?" Veronica asked her in a doubtful tone.

"I never actually managed to finish high school… Every time I try something comes up and I end up daggered or having to run away. I want the full experience, to go to dances and everything, especially since there is only 2 months left. Please?" Rebekah asked Veronica.

"Fine… High school it is. I just hope this time it won't be sitting on a hell mouth." Veronica joked.

"I'll call the hybrid that's supervising the selling of Keith Mars' office for you and ask him to do the necessary compelling so your file can be transferred to Mystic Fall's high right away." Klaus told her as he got his cell phone out of his pocket.

"From Pirates to Timber-wolves, from beaches to the Mystic Grill…" Kol started.

"From spoiled rich kids and their evil plotting parents to a bunch of half clueless half stupid supernatural teens..." Veronica finished, making them all chuckle.

"We'll get along just fine." Rebekah smirked.

"What grade are you in anyway? Sophomore?" Elijah asked her.

"I should be a sophomore but as my mother told you on the phone, I'm a bit smarter than the usual teenage human. During freshman year they put me a grade higher. I'm finishing my junior year and they were speaking about putting me in senior year… I was top of the class and most of the teachers were giving me senior level work anyway…" Veronica replied.

"I grow prouder every second." Klaus declared and Veronica blushed.

"Well, I did enroll as a senior so I could torture Stefan and Elena a bit… We can be class mates!" Rebekah told her niece.

"That would be nice… Maybe for once I won't be bored in class." The younger blond replied.

"And you'll graduate in a couple of months." Klaus added.

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They arrived at the house at the beginning of the afternoon and the first thing Kol did was announce he was going to help Back-up find his spot in the yard and in the house.

"We should have gotten him a dog a long time ago…" Elijah muttered.

"Well, as long as Back-up is happy…" Veronica shrugged her shoulders.

"You're not going to get jealous or anything, right?" Klaus asked her, hoping he wouldn't have to dagger Kol because he stole a dog's affection from his daughter, though he would if he had to.

"Don't worry, Back-up will always come back to me. I don't mind if he makes other friends on the way. He's a family dog and we're a family, right?" Veronica asked Klaus who replied with a nod and a big smile.

"Now come on, I'll show you the house and the best rooms for you to choose." The proud father said as he guided his daughter through the house and upstairs.

Veronica chose the room closest to her father's, the one he had thought she would want and after the put her bag inside, he showed her his room, his drawing room and the rest of the house, leaving the basement out of the tour for now.

"I saw in Neptune that you seem to like photography… We can make one of the rooms into a dark room, get you all the equipment if you want…" He suggested.

"You don't mind?" She asked him with a big smile.

"Of course not. Now come on, we'll go shopping for whatever you need and get some food on the way. We also need to buy a few things for Back-up." Klaus told her.

"I'll keep Back-up occupied until you come back. Don't worry, I won't compel him to forget you." Kol told her in a joking tone.

"Can you even compel dogs?" Veronica wondered in a chuckle as she followed her father to his car.

"Probably, I personally never cared enough to try but knowing Kol he probably did just for the fun of it." He replied with an amused smile as he held open the passenger door of his car for her.

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Klaus drove Veronica to several shops after they got something to eat at the Mystic Grill where the only friend of Elena Gilbert that was actually present was Matt Donovan.

They started by the animal shop and bought food for Back-up, along with a few new toys, an outhouse so the dog could have his personal space in the back yard and a big cushion so he could be comfortable inside.

After that they went to a furniture shop and even though Veronica assured her father that he didn't have to spend that much money on her, he still bought her the bedroom set she liked the most, along with a fancy lamp for her to do her homework.

After that Klaus suggested they went to go shopping for clothes and Veronica didn't have it in her to argue. She had been expecting to go to one of the classic stores of the Mall or something but her father took her to one of those fancy stores where even Lilly never went. It was the kind of place where they barely exposed the clothes and where they gave you champagne while you shopped.

"I feel guilty getting all of this…" Veronica said as she watched her father pay for the pile of clothes she had liked and he insisted she got.

"Don't. If you need to get dressed, might as well do it in style, right? Especially since we don't have to worry about money." Klaus assured her and she nodded.

"Now, where should we go to get you the best photography equipment?" He wondered as he took his phone out, ready to look in an application for the best place.

"I think the best place is the internet. More choices. More options." She told him.

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely." She nodded.

"So, where should we go now? It's a big Mall… Lots of options…"

"You don't have to spend all of your money on me in one afternoon you know… I know you want to make up for the past 16 years but you didn't know, it's not your fault…" She told him.

"You're very smart… I just want us to spend some time alone, get to know each other without my siblings present…" Klaus told her.

"Okay then… Why don't we just walk along and see if one of us sees something we like? Maybe I could use with some new shoes." Veronica suggested.

"Good idea." He smiled happily.

They started walking and went in a book shop. Of course Veronica found a few books that she liked so Klaus bought them for her. She did offer to carry her own bags but he insisted that he could do it and couldn't be swayed. They bought a couple of pair of shoes, a few DVD's, a couple of t-shirts for Klaus and they got some ice cream before they decided it was time to go back home.

"Your furniture will be delivered tomorrow morning, I'll install it with your uncles while Rebekah takes you in town. Then you and I will go to the bank and I'll give you legal access to all of the family's assets." Klaus informed her as they loaded the car with their purchases.

"Thank you… You know you don't have to, right?" She asked him.

"I know, but I want you. You'll have to get used to being a Mickealson, Love." He told her.

"About that… Do you think it would be possible for me to officially change my last name from Mars to Mickealson? You know, along with ID's and everything…" She asked him.

"Of course. We'll take care of it tomorrow right after we go to the bank, as long as it's what you really want." He replied as he started the car.

"It's what I want…dad." She said and she smiled at him when she saw the smile grow on his face.

"I never thought I'd ever hear anyone calling me this… I like it." He told her with the smile still on his face as he grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

"I do too."

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When they arrived back to the house, Elijah had cooked dinner and while Klaus went to prepare for everything he needed to do the next day to legalize Veronica's belonging to their family, Rebekah went with her niece to see what she had bought and spend some time bonding.

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