Caroline receives a big gift for her 100th birthday.
"Come Care, keep up!" Rebekah called out, leading way down the winding alleyways of Mykonos.
Caroline struggled to keep up, the locals bustling about with their wares trying to sell to tourists that were slowly beginning to pile into the morning streets. Caroline held down her floppy sun hat and zoomed by an old man and his donkey with a little inhuman speed.
"I saw that!" Rebekah shouted over her shoulder, the older blonde jumping out the way to avoid a collision with someone.
"I don't know what you are talking about," Caroline laughed back.
The two of them ran through the crowded streets like the teenagers they eternally were, throwing caution to the wind and acting like they didn't have a care in the world. It had been so long since Caroline had done that and now it was all she wanted to do.
She chased after Rebekah, who kept turning the corners faster than she could keep up human speed or not. The twisting cobblestone roads of Mykonos were misleading. Anywhere else on Greece and one could just go downhill and eventually escape the white washed walls of the cities but here on Mykonos-it was better to never get lost.
Finally the smells of the sea connected with the sight of crashing blue waves. Caroline paused for a moment, overlooking the cliff edge. The whole expanse of the island was visible and if she squinted hard enough using her supernatural talents she could see the faint outline of mainland Greece on the blue horizon.
She breathed in deeply enjoying the tangy taste of salt. Looking below her she saw Rebekah already at the small boat on the private dock. Standing by her was a man whose back was to her. Caroline titled her head, groaning instantly recognizing that backside.
Caroline quickly turned her head making sure no know was about, then with a wild grin she backed up a few steps and then rushed the edge of the cliff, jumping over. She landed just behind Rebekah, startling her.
Rebekah whipped around, fangs out. She retracted them once she saw it was Caroline. "That's cheating!"
Caroline shrugged her shoulders, "My birthday, I can do whatever I want."
The words might have been directed at Rebekah but her eyes were fixed on the man behind her. Klaus stood there, with a wide grin at Caroline's entrance. Caroline felt her stomach twist at the sight of him. It had been two years since she saw him last. She walked out on him after a huge fight and he never came after her, so she didn't go back.
"I don't remember inviting you," she snipped, the carefree spirit dissipating with the breeze.
Rebekah put her arm out in front of them, "I did. Now stop frowning, I've planned everything out and I will not have your sour attitude ruining it all."
Caroline huffed and Klaus held his hands up in mock innocence. "Far be it from me to interfere with your plans, dear sister."
"Shut up." Rebekah and Caroline said at the same time.
Klaus' face soured instantly but then let it go after a minute. Sweeping an arm out to the boat he asked them to climb aboard. As Rebekah started the engine and took off into the blue, Caroline found herself instantly by Klaus' side.
"You never came after me." she stated, fumbling with a loose strand on her sundress.
Klaus gazed at her, "You never came back."
Caroline slammed her fist down on her the railing, trying to hold back her anger. "Why did you come back now?" she bit out through clenched teeth.
"It's your birthday," he said off handedly. Caroline turned from him, upset that was all he could up with.
She had thought that after all of this time, he could learn to apologize when it was his fault but maybe some things would never change. A warm hand grabbed her bare shoulder, his thumb starting to rub back and forth when she didn't turn back to him right away.
Reluctantly Caroline faced him again. The lines on his face were tired and stretched, his eternal beauty failing for moment as the illusion of his age broke for a microsecond.
"I'm sorry," he breathed out.
Caroline felt her eyebrows shoot into her hairline, trying to make sure she heard him correctly. Klaus drew her closer to him until Caroline was bumping against the hard lines of his chest. She breathed in his spicy scent realizing she had missed his smell more than she thought. Her arms wrapped around him.
"It took me awhile but I came to terms with what you were asking." he whispered into her ear.
A sigh of relief echoed from the driver's seat, Rebekah must have overheard the whole conversation. Caroline didn't know whether to slap her or hug her for setting her up. At the moment she didn't care.
Klaus suddenly broke apart from Caroline, turning her around. "Hurry, turn around sweetheart, we are coming up on it now."
Caroline scrunched her eyebrows, "Coming up on what?"
Rebekah at that moment turned the corner around of Mykonos and a small island was off in the distance came into view. Caroline turned back to Klaus whose eyes were dancing with mirth. She cocked a brow at him, expecting an answer.
A sly smile quirked the edge's of Klaus' mouth, "Your birthday present."
He pointed to the island. Caroline still didn't get what he was referring too. "It's on the island?"
Rebekah laughed, "Nope, my brother bought you the island."
Caroline felt her body stiffen tightly, eyes flitting between a snorting Rebekah and a smug Klaus. Klaus kissed the top of her head. "It's not every day one has their hundredth birthday."
Caroline couldn't respond, her mouth was still hanging open in shock.