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Klaus dropped the drained body at his feet and licked his lips savoring the taste of blood that coated them. He was so confused, he didn't know what to do. The moment he heard the heartbeat hope filled his chest so quickly it nearly suffocated him, but he beat it down, didn't allow it to take shape and fill him up from the inside out. He wanted to kill each and every one of those damn witches but he couldn't not until he knew Caroline was safe to do so.
"Is this the way you react when you find out the woman you love is carrying your child?" a familiar voice sounded behind him. Klaus turned quickly, shock written all over his face as he stared at his younger brother.
"Kol?" he whispered in disbelief, Kol smirked and nodded.
"It is I brother, I am truly here" he spoke and in the next second Klaus had him wrapped in a bone crushing hug.
"How can this be?" he asked as he felt Kol hug him back and he closed his eyes relieved that his brother did not hate him for letting him die.
"Caroline had her little witch resurrect me permanently" Klaus pulled back at his words and eyed him.
"My Caroline?" Klaus asked just to clarify, Kol laughed and nodded his head.
"The one and the same" Kol said as he placed a hand on his brother's shoulder and stared into his eyes.
"Why would she do that?" Klaus questioned out loud not allowing himself to hope that she cared enough about his brother to not want him to stay dead. That she cared enough about him to not want him to hurt any longer with Kol's death being his fault.
"To be honest I am not sure. I told her I knew of the child and that I would protect them both, she could have easily shot me down with you being in town and all but she agreed and sought out her friend." Kol explained still at a lost as to why the blonde had helped him. Klaus nodded and then thought over his brother's words.
"You were with Caroline and you allowed her to be captured by those witches" Klaus yelled as he gripped his brother by the throat and pushed him against the brick wall behind them both.
"Nik stop being so dramatic it was a part of our plan" Kol said with a roll of his eyes, Klaus released him and shook his head.
"You mean to tell me that Caroline was behind this as well?" Kol smiled brightly and nodded his head.
"It was actually all her idea I just tweaked it a little." Kol said and then took a step back "Hey now Nik calm down I was with her the entire time until they took her and then Elijah showed up. I would not put her at risk she is carrying my little niece or nephew" Klaus huffed at his brother's words but nodded absently. He wanted to ask his brother a question but was hesitant. "Spit it out Nik" Kol said aggravated, he was tired of watching his brother struggle to ask the one thing he wanted to know.
"When you were with her…" he began but trailed off, he released a gust of air from his mouth and ran a hand through his blonde curls.
"Yes" Kol asked with a smirk loving to see his normally so confident brother so uncomfortable.
"When you were with her how was she?" Klaus asked, that was the closest he could come to asking the questioned that he wanted to know.
"She was ok, a little upset since the Bennett witch died to bring the doppelganger's little brother back from the dead even though her grandmother warned her not to" Kol replied knowing that was not what he wanted in an answer but telling him anyways.
"I could give a damn about the witch and you know that was not what I was asking" Klaus said in frustration making Kol's smile wider.
"I know but I thought you should know anyways since she was Caroline's friend" Klaus nodded absently and gestured with his hand for Kol to continue. Kol sighed and leaned more casually against the wall since he was no longer being held to it by his hot head of a brother.
"At first she was hesitant to tell you and then she asked me how I thought you were going to react" Kol said and then stopped talking, Klaus glared at him.
"Well what did you tell her?" Klaus snapped and Kol smirked.
"Well dear brother I told her you would probably react the way you just did and she said that she figured you would. The conversation didn't continue because you showed up but while we were on the road she told me something rather interesting." Kol said as he eyed his brother not quiet believing the words that Caroline told him he said.
"And what was that Kol?" Klaus asked not even realizing he was walking into a trap.
"That you let your hybrid go, that he was allowed to return to Mystic Falls to be with her. That she was allowed to get a chance at her first love because you were going to be her last. However long it took." Kol said and watched, for the first time since they were all turned to vampires, his brother blush.
"I did indeed do and say all of those things" Klaus admitted, normally he wouldn't but his emotions were all over the place at the moment and the words slipped out.
"As hard as it is to believe you doing that is what made up her mind" Kol informed him causing Klaus' head to snap up and stare at his brother in confusion.
"About what?" Klaus asked and Kol smiled at him, a true genuine smile.
"You" Kol said and Klaus' heart sped up, that one word could mean so many things and he needed clarification before he let the hope take over.
"What exactly about me?" Klaus asked in a low voice which cracked at the end. Kol didn't want to say more, he wanted Caroline to be the one tell him, but the look in his brother's eyes and the way his voice cracked changed his mind.
"Caroline knows how much revenge means to you, she knows that you chased Kathrine for 500 years and have yet to give up even though Elijah fancies her. And yet for her you gave it up and allowed your hybrid to come back to her. No matter how much it would hurt you to do so. You also told her you would wait for her no matter how long it took, you would be there when she was ready. No one has ever put her first and you have time and time again, but this one act of unselfishness let her know that she can depend on you. That she can give her heart to you and you would cherish it. She wants you Nik, all of you." Kol finished off, and Klaus turned from him to conceal the tears in his eyes. He wanted to believe Kol's words so bad but he needed to hear them from Caroline herself.
"We need to go" Klaus said once he got himself under control.
"I will meet you at the plantation house, I think it's good that not too many people know that I am still alive" Kol said and Klaus nodded his agreement and went to turn when Kol's voice stopped him.
"Nik we have a lot to talk about so agree to whatever the witches want for the time being, we have bigger things to worry about" Kol said and then flashed off, Klaus stood there for a moment contemplating his brothers words and decided that just this once he would trust him and agree to the witches terms.