Description: We find out why Caroline left and how Lux came to be. Hope you like it. Made it extra long too =].
Kol pulled into the garage and cut the engine off the car.
"Call your toys. The party starts now," Klaus commanded. He hadn't said a word the entire drive home. He got out of the car, slamming the door behind him, and walk towards the pool house.
"Where is he going?"
"For a drive," Kol answered Carmen as he got out of the SUV and walked into the house.
Carmen stepped out of the car as well and watched as the two go about their business as if nothing had just happened. She observed Klaus as he reached the door of the pool house and eventually disappeared inside.
"You just going to stand there or are you going to help me," Kol huffed as he opened the trunk and reached in for the casings of alcohol.
Carmen twisted about and reached into the trunk grabbing two bags filled with useless food all while trying to keep an eye on the pool house. The two were half way through emptying the trunk when Carmen spotted an all black Aston Marten appear from thin air. She placed the casing of beer she had in her hands down on the counter and walked over towards the back glass doors.
She could see Klaus in the passenger seat. She watched him as he revved up the engine and speed out of the driveway. When she could no longer hear the rumble of the engine she turned to Kol and said, "Explain."
Kol rolled his eyes not really wanting to explain, but he knew it was better he did it than she say the wrong thing to Klaus and end up having his fury placed upon more than just their unsuspecting blood bags.
"Well, Carmen," he started. He began his story at the beginning. He brushed over how Caroline and Klaus met. How she resisted him and how he persisted. Speeding through the story until he got to Caroline and Klaus's sixth year anniversary.
Klaus took Caroline to Newport Beach, California. They were looking for a change of pace that year. They wanted to do something silly, fun, and relaxing. So he took her there knowing they could chill out on the beach, go to the Orange County Fair, or any other activities that the OC had to offer.
The trip was going brilliantly until Caroline's eyes gazed upon the smiling faces of two parents, who bore a striking resemblance to Klaus and Caroline, buying their daughter a ticket to ride on the carousel in the Baccarat-South Coast Plaza Mall. Klaus watched as the little twinkle in Caroline's eyes disappear for the rest of the trip.
And even though she'd never admit it, Klaus could tell just how desperately much she wanted to be like that couple. So after they got back home from the trip and Caroline still moped a bit Klaus had finally asked her. Of course he was right and she just called him absurd and tried to avoid the conversation, but Klaus didn't let her. He pulled her to him and told her, "Caroline. Caroline, look at me. Don't lie to me, love. I know you too well for that. And I can see it all over your face. See me I'm happy. I told you I wanted to have a family with you, and I'm satisfied with that family consisting of just you and I. I'm happy with that, but I rather have you happy. And I can see that you aren't happy, Caroline. So please don't lie to me, sweetheart. If its children you want I'll get them for you. I'd carry the weight of the world if it world make you smile."
Klaus spent the next several years scouring the planet for the most brilliant and best minds to facilitate him in his quest. After countless hours and sleepless nights, the scientists and doctors had found a way to take an egg and sperm and rewrite their genetic make up entirely. And after a while he had two Klaus and Caroline embryos ready to go. Only problem was finding someone suited to carry their children.
Caroline and Klaus had gone through several services and hadn't found the right sergeant to hold their child. After the ninth service Klaus decided it was time to take a break. He suggested Caroline go out and try and live a little. Maybe join a book club or something. He couldn't stand how antsy she was getting. Her nerves were getting to him. They got to him so much that the two had gone a week without feeding and Klaus almost ate one of the interviewees when she got a paper cut.
So Caroline went out and one day while she was perusing the aisles of a Borders(yes I decided to make them back in business because they were my fav book store) she met a girl named Allison. The two woman had started talking and before anyone knew it Allison was agreeing to carry Caroline's baby.
Klaus had a background check ran up on Allison and when no red flags came up, the deal was set. Allison agreed to stay with Klaus and Caroline. With her knowing just how long and hard the two had been trying to have a baby, she wanted to ease their nerves as much as possible.
Everything was going perfectly. Even after Allison's boyfriend, Conall, came back from serving overseas. The four got along well and no one suspected a thing. Caroline and Klaus even offered for Allison and Conall to be apart of their children's lives.
However, the closer it got to Allison's third trimester the more on edge Caroline became. Caroline's nerves again reached Klaus. It caused him to worry so much over her and his unborn children that he started to skip feeding just to make sure everything was okay.
Then a week into Allison's third trimester she dropped a jar on the kitchen floor, cutting her hand on a piece of glass. Before Klaus could stop himself his fangs came out, the blood flooded in the veins under eyes, and his irises turned yellow. Allison freaked when she saw this.
Caroline managed to calm Allison down. Convincing her there was nothing to worry about. She made an agreement with Allison that she could live back at her own home as long as Caroline could still come and visit from time to time before the babies were due. Everything had been smoothed over, or so Caroline thought.
The next day when Caroline went over to Allison's condo she was greeted by a pack of werewolves. It turns out that Conall was part of a wolf pack. They held Caroline hostage expecting to lure Klaus in and kill him.
What they didn't expect was for Klaus to be who Klaus was. In the haze of Klaus's wake, Conall, half his pack, and a pregnant Allison managed to escape.
Klaus took Caroline back home making sure Rebekah, Elena, and Bonnie watched over her while he went out with Kol, Elijah, and Stefan (yes I made them friends again) went out looking for Conall and his crew.
In those two days the unthinkable happened. The four guys found the pack located in a small werewolf run hospital in backwoods Tennessee. After fighting their way through a surprising amount of werewolves Klaus reached where Allison was being held.
He bursted into the doors to find Allison in a medically induced labor. She had just given birth to Klaus's daughter. The premature little girl attempted to cry in Conall's hands, but his fingers were blocking her air passage. Klaus roared in horror at the sight of the man he had been calling his friend attempted to strangle the life out of his daughter.
Klaus flew at Conall in a rage. Slamming the man against the wall while Stefan managed to free the girl from Conall's grasp. Klaus was preparing himself to kill Conall slow and painfully when Stefan screamed, "Klaus I know you are angry, but right now what is more important saving the life of your children or making him suffer?"
Klaus paused before compelling Conall, "You will shift from human to wolf form until you heart gives out." With that he released Conall and called for Elijah and Kol to help him carry Allison to a hospital that would hopefully save the lives of his babies.
They rushed into the emergency room screaming and watched as doctors took hold of Allison who was still in labor with Klaus's other baby and the barely breathing baby girl. Klaus broke down in the middle of the emergency room floor as he felt the adrenaline fleeting his body being replaced by countless amounts of emotions.
Elijah and Kol gathered up their brother moving him to a near by chair, while Stefan went over to call Caroline.
By 10PM the waiting room was filled with a waiting family hoping for the best. Two hours later a doctor came out with news of the Mikaelson children. The man looked grim, tired, and lost as he spoke, "We managed to stop the labor and your son is still alive. We have Allison under 24 hour surveillance and we will make sure she remains safe until she gives birth. Then the cops will have her transferred to jail."
There was a small sigh of relief from the room as the idea of the boy being safe floated into everyone's minds.
"And what of my daughter?" Klaus's question was barely over a mumble. His voice was strained and horse. You could read it in his eyes that he had only been hoping for the girl's safety.
The doctor lowered his head and solemnly informed them of news on the baby girl, "She was a fighter, but the amount of damage on her trachea and loss of air to her brain was too much for her premature body to handle. She's on a ventilator now, but she is... brain dead."
Caroline looked at the man in disbelief, "Can I see her?"
The doctor looked up at Caroline in shock, but quickly wiped the look away from his face. He nodded his head without another word.
Caroline stood up and Klaus immediately rose following her. The doctor led them into a room where the baby girl lay motionless. Caroline slowly walked over to the child and held her in her arms. Even though Caroline knew her daughter couldn't hear her she started to speak to the girl in a hushed tone. "Hello," she began, "Hello there, beautiful girl. I'm your mother. My name is Caroline. And he, he is your father. His name is Niklaus. I'm so happy to have finally met you, my sweet, sweet Lana Orel Mikaelson."
The tears that had been welling up in Klaus's eyes finally sprang free at the sound of his daughter's name finally being lulled off of Caroline's lips. Caroline placed a gentle kiss on Lana's forehead before handing the child over to Klaus. Klaus looked at his little girl with such amazement. And as he gave a slight nod of his head for them to turn off the machine, he hoped that his little girl was off finding peace and a happier life than the one she may have led on Earth.
After saying goodbye to Lana, Caroline went back to the waiting room where she cried in the arms of her friends. Klaus on the other hand, walked right out of the hospital with revenge set in his eyes. Kol and Stefan caught sight of the look and went chasing after him. Stefan immediately trying to reason with his friend, but seeing none. While Kol simply gave his brother a mien expressing countenance of whatever his brother was about to do.
Klaus spent the entire next day tracking down every person Conall and Allison ever loved or cared for, and when he found them he shoved his hand into their chest squeezing on the person's heart until it burst.
Months passed and no one spoke of what Klaus had done. Lux was born and everyone went on with their lives. Two weeks after Lux's birth was Allison's trial. Caroline insisted on going to the trial despite everyone's warning her not to. It was at Allison's trial that Caroline learned of how Klaus had murdered everyone.
She thought Allison had been lying to her, but when she asked Klaus about it he did not deny it. In fact he seemed proud. This sparked the fight that caused Caroline to leave.
Caroline understood why Klaus did it, but she couldn't accept it. She couldn't accept Klaus's idea of punishment for someone she once called her friend and who had given birth to her child. She wasn't even sure if Allison had wanted to kill Lana and Lux or if it was all Conall. Nor could she accept the idea of Klaus being okay with raising Lux in an environment where it was okay to kill people. She refused to have her child grow up in a house of violence. She felt she had Lux's safety to worry about and though she knew Klaus would never hurt Lux. She had no idea what kind of damage Klaus's regard or lack of regard towards human life could have on Lux's psyche.
Klaus being Klaus was unwilling to budge on the matter. He felt Caroline knew who he was so how could she be surprised at what he did or even the fact that he was proud of it. He felt what was done was done and those people deserved what they got. He wasn't going to feel sorry for doing it either.
And with the two hopelessly at odds, Caroline decided one day to up and leave. The only thing confirming that she was gone and never to return were empty drawers and a note. It read: "I love you. I'm sorry, but I can't…"
When Klaus found the note he called everyone to see if Caroline had spoken with them. They all returned his question with nos. Kol and Rebekah went to stay with Klaus as he waited for Caroline's return. After a week Rebekah moved back to her own home unable to deal with her brother's screams that rang out of him in the dead of night. Kol remained and after a while it seemed Klaus was getting better until one day too Klaus was gone.
Kol finished his story and set the last case of beers into the buckets of ice they had set up in the pool house. He gave Carmen a quizzical look when she didn't respond to him.
"Hello? Earth to Carmen. I told you the story."
Carmen quickly snapped out of her daze and immediately went to change the topic. She felt the need to rid the room of the heavy air that had just set in. "Why are we having this in the pool house again?"
This question brought a sinister smile to Kol lips. "Oh my dear girl its about time you asked," he stated as he walked over to pick up one of the remotes on the coffee table and pressing a button, "Welcome to the murder house." The pool houses windows were suddenly covered with a thick sheet of tinted glass. "This beauty here is sound proof, unbreakable glass. So basically they can scream and holler all they want, but no one will hear or see them. Not to mention we still get to keep our fantastic view." He let out a self satisfied sigh then pressed the button again.
Outside the arriving guest along with the our of Klaus's engine could be heard.
Kol beamed with registering of what the sound meant in his ears. "Time for the party, love. Its going to be a blast."