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Caroline stared up into the eyes of Kol Mikaelson feeling fear and sympathy roll through her body. She was afraid because she didn't know if he thought that she had something to do with his death and sympathy because his life was cut short for trying to do the right thing, in his own way, for once in his long life.
"Well if it isn't my brother's tasty little blonde thing" Kol said with a smirk, Caroline glared at him and yanked her arm from his and folded them across her chest.
"I am not a thing Kol" she growled out forgetting for a moment that she was talking to an Original, and not the one who fancied her. Kol laughed as he eyed her up and down.
"Would you happen to know where you're little witch friend is?" he questioned causing Caroline to frown in confusion.
"No I haven't seen her since earlier" Caroline answered automatically and then narrowed her eyes suspiciously at Kol. "Why what do you want with her?"
"All the questions darling" Kol said with a smirk and then turned serious causing Caroline to take a step back. "I need her to drop the veil completely" he said, Caroline's eyes widened as she shook her head.
"What? Why?" she asked not understanding why he would want such a thing as that to happen.
"Because Caroline I need to live to protect my family" he said with all seriousness. Caroline swallowed hard as she studied his face seeing if he was lying but only found truth there.
"But if she does that every supernatural creature that died will come back including you're creepy parents" Kol laughed at her description of his parents but knew what she said was true.
"It is a risk I am willing to take considering…" Kol trailed off as he looked pointedly at her stomach, Caroline instinctively put a protective hand over it.
"How?" was the only word she could get past her lips.
"Being on the other side does have its advantages." Kol said leaving it at that, Caroline sighed heavily and met his eyes with a steely gaze.
"If I can somehow get Bonnie to bring you back and you alone will you tell me everything you know?" Caroline questioned him, Kol eyed the blonde baby vampire in front of him and couldn't help the true smile that spread across his face. He could see why Nik was so infatuated with her.
"Yes Caroline I will, I give you my word" Caroline nodded and then looked around her. There was no way she was going to make dinner with her mom.
"Alright get in" she said motioning to her car, Kol smiled at her and walked to the driver's side door. Caroline glared at Kol who only smiled back.
"Come now darling I'm driving" Caroline rolled her eyes and walked over to the passenger side and got in the car. She pulled her phone out of her pocket in her dress and shot a quick text to her mom letting her know she couldn't meet her that something came up. Kol and Caroline drove around for a little over an hour before they stopped and pulled over on the side of the road.
"Where do you think she could be?" Caroline asked Kol who had a serious look on his face as he stared out of the window.
"I have an idea but stay here for a moment will you darling" Kol said in a cheerful voice but Caroline could hear the underlining warning in his tone so she nodded as he stepped out of the car. She watched him as he sat on the hood of the car and crossed his arms over his chest.
"No need to hide you can come out" Kol called out into the surrounding forest, Caroline looked around and saw no one so she let her vampire senses take over so she could hear what was going on around her. She heard movement to her left and turned to stare at the trees as she waited to see who would step out. Kol also turned his head in that direction and smirked as he realized who was approaching.
"Ah come to collect your prize I see." Kol called out loudly as two women stepped out of the tree line. Caroline studied them as they held hands and glared at Kol. They were about the same height with dark brown hair. If Caroline had to guess she would say they were sisters but she wasn't sure. The one woman with a dark purple scarf wrapped around her hair looked at Caroline and smirked a little before looking back at Kol.
"Protecting your brother's pet" she spat causing Kol to laugh loudly.
"I would watch my tone if I were you witch" Kol told her seriously all the while wearing a smirk on his face. The one with the scarf scoffed but the woman beside her placed a comforting hand on her shoulder to calm her down.
"You know you cannot protect her forever. You have only a hand full of hours left and then we will take what is ours." The woman said in a calm voice, Caroline studied them both as they spoke catching on to the fact that they were speaking about her.
"That may be the case but at the moment I suggest you leave before I rip out both of your throats" Kol snarled causing both women to take a step back in fear. "You have no magic here so be gone" he finished, the one with the scarf glared at Kol before turning on her heels pulling the other woman with her. They disappeared in the trees again and Kol waited until they were a good distance away before he got back into the car.
"What was that about?" Caroline asked immediately, Kol put the car in drive and began making his way to the high school.
"Those were witches" he said hoping she would drop the subject but he didn't know Caroline well enough if he thought that.
"Yeah I caught that but why did they want me?" she asked as she studied his face carefully. Kol's eyebrows shot up in surprise but said nothing. Caroline sighed and looked out her widow watching the town pass by. "You're gonna have to trust me too you know" she told Kol not looking at him, he glanced at her for a long moment taking in her relaxed posture and calm face. He couldn't understand how with everything his family had done to her friends that she could sit here in a car beside him with no fear.
"I know" he finally responded as he pulled into the school's parking lot. Caroline's eyes lit up in recognition when she seen where they were.
"The center of the triangle" she said as she got out of her car and closed the door. Kol smiled at her and nodded.
"So not just a pretty face then" Kol joked causing Caroline to roll her eyes. They both moved towards the school with caution not knowing what to expect.
"Underneath the school" Caroline whispered in a voice so low that only a vampire could hear, Kol nodded and moved towards the stairs that led to the basement. Caroline followed hot on his heels as they made their way down the dark and empty stair case. Kol stopped suddenly and cocked his head to the side and then motioned downwards with his hand to Caroline. She frowned and looked around having no idea how they were supposed to get below the basement. Kol looked around as well until his eyes settled on a vent in the ground. He grabbed Caroline's arm gently to get her attention and led her to the vent. Caroline followed and watched as Kol ripped the vent up and placed it gently on the floor.
"Ready?" he asked in a soft voice causing Caroline to take a deep breath and nod. Kol pulled her close to himself causing her to frown but he just chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "I have to protect my little niece or nephew" he whispered in her ear making Caroline smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Kol looked down into the hole and then stepped into it. Caroline's grip tightened as the sensation of falling caused her stomach to roll. Kol landed gracefully on his feet and pulled Caroline away from his body and studied her face. She looked a little green, something he never seen on a vampire before. 'You ok?' he mouthed to her, Caroline nodded as her stomach settled and then gave Kol a large smile. Kol smiled back and grabbed her hand and made his way towards the commotion he heard going on. Caroline frowned as she picked up on the voices of Damon and Bonnie. As they got closer she heard another voice crying out in pain. They turned the corner of the underground cavern and were met by a surprised Damon and a smiling Bonnie.
"Blondie isn't that the wrong Original?" Damon questioned but Caroline rolled her eyes and focused on Bonnie.
"What happened?" Caroline questioned. Bonnie turned towards her friend and frowned when she noticed Caroline's hand locked with Kol's.
"Care what's going on?" Caroline noticed Bonnie staring at her and Kol's locked hands but ignored and moved on.
"I really need to talk to you Bonnie" Caroline said and then glanced at Damon briefly causing him to snort.
"Whatever Barbie I need to go dumb this body anyways" he said as he walked over to a stoned version of Silas. Both Caroline and Kol looked on with confusion.
"Who is that?" Kol asked as he stepped closer.
"Silas, I defeated him" Bonnie said evenly. Caroline and Kol both looked at her with different expressions on their faces. Damon ignored them and hoisted Silas' body over his shoulder and walked out of the cave they were in. He really wanted to get back to Elena to make sure she was ok, especially with the homicidal Original known as Kol wandering around. Caroline watched as Damon walked away and after a few moments looked at Kol who nodded.
"He's gone Caroline" he said and Caroline released the breath she had been holding to look at Bonnie who had confusion written all over her face.
"Bonnie I need you to bring Kol back permanently" Caroline said quickly eyeing Bonnie for her reaction.
"Are you crazy Caroline?" Bonnie shouted starting to wonder if Kol had compelled her to say this. "Why in the world would I do that?" Bonnie asked folding her arms across her chest as she glared at Kol.
"I need him" Caroline begged trying to get her friend to understand, but she didn't know all the facts.
"No" Bonnie said firmly making Caroline's face fall. She looked up at Kol pleading for help, he shook his head and sighed.
"Listen little witch there is a group of desperate witches after Caroline and at the moment I am the only one who knows why and I need to protect her. Whereas I believe my brother would as well, I am not sure how he is going to react to Caroline's….condition" Kol explained to Bonnie who just shook her head dumb founded.
"Why are the witches after her and what is wrong with you Caroline?" Bonnie shouted, Caroline opened her mouth to respond when Bonnie's grams appeared out of nowhere.
"Listen to them child" Sheila spoke in a calm voice. Bonnie's eyes filled with tears as she rushed into her grams' arms.
"But what about Jeremy?" Bonnie cried, she had it all worked out in her mind. After she defeated Silas she knew she would be able to bring Jeremy back as well. Elena needed him to keep her humanity on and he was Bonnie's first love.
"You can't attempt both, the consequences would be dire" Sheila explained, Bonnie sniffled and glared at Kol.
"Why would I bring him back over Jeremy?" Bonnie questioned looking back at her Grams. Sheila smiled at her granddaughter and placed her hand on Bonnie's cheek.
"Caroline is pregnant Bonnie and there is a darkness coming after her that you and her friends will not be able to protect her from." Sheila explained, Bonnie's eyes widened as she looked over to Caroline who had a hand resting on her stomach.
"That's not possible, she's dead" Bonnie explained trying to understand how this is possible.
"That is true until that group of desperate witches I was telling you about cast a spell that allowed Caroline's womb to come to life once again. They have been watching her a Nik and when they became intimate they cast the spell" Kol explained to Bonnie whose face went from surprised to intrigue to angry.
"You slept with Klaus" Bonnie accused as she glared at Caroline.
"That is so not the point" Caroline snapped back even though a blush colored her cheeks.
"Right" Bonnie said as she snorted and then turned back to her grams.
"So I'm supposed to bring him back and let Jeremy remain dead so that Elena can turn her emotions off again?" Bonnie said sounding doubtful, Sheila shook her head and grasped Bonnie's arms in her hands.
"Bonnie this is not about Elena but about Caroline. Her child is innocent despite who the father is, do you understand. Will you condemn a child to death so that Elena is ok?" Sheila asked in a serious voice, Bonnie shook her head with tears in her eyes.
"I'll do it" Bonnie whispered and then turned to Kol and Caroline. "If you much as hurt any of my friends again I will put you down permanently" she vowed, Kol's jaw tightened as he stared down at the witch. He didn't like being threatened but she was the one about to bring him back to life so he kept his mouth shut and just nodded in agreement. Caroline let go of Kol's hand and watched him walk closer to Bonnie.
"Where do you need me?" he asked and Bonnie motioned with her hand to the center of the room. Kol moved there making sure to keep his senses tuned to Caroline at the same time he focused on the witch.
"Where is your body vampire?" Sheila asked as she stepped next to Bonnie, Kol's eyebrows furrowed as he thought.
"In his coffin in the mansion" Caroline spoke up causing all eyes to turn to her in surprise. No one questioned how she knew and Caroline was grateful. Sheila gripped Bonnie's hand and closed her eyes as she channeled only the spirit magic from her granddaughter to locate the coffin. She chanted a few words in Latin and then the coffin appeared in front of the duo. Sheila opened her eyes and smiled at Bonnie as she released her hand and walked to the coffin. Bonnie took a deep breath and opened it and felt guilty at what she saw. She knew if they would have listened to Kol in the first place none of this would have taken place, Silas would still be on the island and Jeremy would be alive. Bonnie would never forget the look in Klaus' eyes as he watched his brother burn after Elena staked him with the white oak.
"As soon as you are back in your back in your body you will need lots of blood." Bonnie explained as she eyed Kol's burnt and mangled flesh. "I will place you in your body and do a spell to help heal you but the blood will speed things up" Bonnie said and then looked Kol in the eyes. Kol nodded letting her know he understood.
"Maybe I should go get some blood bag in the meantime" Caroline suggested but Kol shook his head and sent her a sharp look.
"I don't think so darling. Not only are those witches you killed out there still but also the ones who wish to capture you" Caroline groaned but nodded anyways. If it was only her she had to think about she would have said fuck it and went anyways, but now she had to think of her child as well. Kol turned from her once he was sure she wasn't going to run and looked back at Bonnie and Sheila. They linked hands and placed their free hands over his corpse not touching the body and began to chant. Kol felt a pull from the center of his chest and looked down. There was a bright white light shining where his heart was and moving out to cover the rest of his body. Caroline watched in fascination as Kol's body lite up from the outside in then began to fade. She listened closely once he disappeared until she heard his heart start to beat. Bonnie and Sheila started a new chant and watched as the blackness started to fade from the Original's body. Kol gasped and sat up and stared down at his hands, they were no longer charred and he couldn't be happier. Caroline rushed to Kol's side and placed a hand on his burnt jacket, he looked up and Caroline gasped at his dark eyes and veins on his face. Bonnie stopped chanting at the same time as her grams and looked at Caroline.
"I hope you know what you're doing" she whispered Caroline looked at her and nodded with a small smile.
"I do and thank you" Bonnie nodded but made no move towards her friend. She didn't understand Caroline's choices and she didn't want to.
"I need blood" Kol said and jumped out of his coffin, Caroline nodded and wrapped her arms around Kol's neck. Kol wrapped his arms around Caroline's waste and picked her up slightly from the floor and flashed them away. Sheila looked after them with a small smile on her face. She would never like vampires, they went against nature but she could see that Caroline and her child were going to be good for the Originals. She would bring them together and give them something to fight for and for once it wouldn't be out power or revenge or fear, no it would be for love.