A/N hey everybody! Thanks so much for all these great reviews/favorites/ follows, we appreciate your feedback so much! You've been asking a lot of questions, so just to cover a few things:
Sibuna4260- Kol will actually make his first appearance in this chapter and play a some what important role in the story. Fin on the other hand... Well we haven't found much use for him in the storyline yet so for now let's assume he's on the other side with his dear mother. Thanks for all your support!
Daniellerae23- there will definitely be some Matt/Rebekah to come in this story, but for now we're going to play out a situation were Rebekah starts getting closer to a certain accented someone causing Matty to get jealous. As for Delena they may have a long road ahead of them but this story has a Delena endgame, so don't get too worried! Great hearing from you!
1TVDFan- Don't worry as long as Katherine has her Oreos the kids should be safe ;)
Gemma- Damon/Katherine are just friends for now, that May or may not develop into something more later, but for now Damon is still madly in love with Elena. And don't worry, There will be some more Kalijah in this story, so stay tuned!
Okay, I think thats all. Anyway hope you all enjoy this, Homecoming chapter part 2! There will be a lot of new characters coming in this chapter (Bonnie, Jeremy, Kol, ect) so enjoy!
"I feel we have a lot to talk about considering the... events that took place last night, who would like to go first?" Alaric looks around to see a classroom full of kids, with not one looking slightly eager to volunteer
"I want to go first!" Rebekah says raising her hand with a bright smile.
"Anyone else?" Alaric asks hopefully looking around causing Rebekah to frown, "literally anyone"
"Not even you Stefan?" Alaric says looking at the boy hopefully. Stefan shakes his head no and Alaric sighs.
"Fine, Rebekah if you must" Rebekah claps excitedly as she grasps the 'truth pillow' in her hands.
"Well i personally feel that last night's events were extremely humorous and that whoever thought of that is truly a genius" she says with a large smile earning a few glares, including one from Alaric, and a few laughs.
"I agree with Rebekah" Enzo decides nodding as he catches the pillow with ease.
"That answer is wrong Enzo" Alaric decides.
"My bad mate" Enzo says rolling his eyes. He knew very well that Alaric hated him almost as much as he hated Rebekah.
"My name is MR. SALTZMAN, not mate! Five points off! And pass the pillow, don't be greedy"
Enzo sighs but passes the pillow to Katherine who is chuckling.
"I personally feel, well hungry, but there's no need for a snack run Matty I'm in a good mood. Anyway, I also feel that whoever thought of the plan that unfolded last night is truly a genius with a passion for creating hilarious scenarios, and that if we ever were to find out who this person or people are that we should reward them for there brilliance and send them off to some fancy school like Harvard were they can go share there excellence and their amazing idea creating skills with the rest of the population of smart people so that amazing acts like this May be carried on for generations to come". Katherine decided wearing a large smile as she explains. Ric looks about ready to scold her for what she said but decides it probably won't do any good.
Klaus glares at her angrily as she says this but makes no move to stop her. He knows the last thing Caroline needs is him exacting his revenge on every person who found the situation funny, considering that would mean getting rid of the majority of the school.
After a moment Katherine tosses the pillow to Damon, still laughing. Damon catches the pillow with ease and says, "To sum it up I feel like what Katherine says is completely true and that the situation was so hilarious all we can think to do is award whoever did this"
Alaric sighs shaking his head, "Now Damon that's not a very nice thing to say considering how the... Incident affected some people" he scolds.
Damon rolls his eyes before smirking at Ric, "I'm also wondering how that person felt standing in line at Home Depot buying the supplies to carry out the plan" he says giving Ric a knowing look. This shuts Alaric up.
Damon then passes the pillow to Elena who is glaring at him. "I feel that whoever did this is a stupid Jerk! Who has a bad sense of humor and way too much free time on their hands" she says glaring now at Katherine who just rolls her eyes.
Elena tosses the pillow aimlessly and it is caught by a cheerleader who smiles evilly, "I agree with what Damon said, and it also feel that the victims of this incident got what was coming to them" she says sending a wink in Damon's direction and smiling evilly at Caroline causing a few of her friends to giggle
Klaus bursts out of his chair and snatches the pillow from the girl, "I believe it's my turn" he growls. Alaric nods nervously.
"Right Klaus just remember to use... Nice words" Alaric decides
Caroline
"No! Eddie when I said to move it to the left I meant my left not your left! Fix it now before the whole night is ruined because of your incompetence!"
"A bit harsh don't you think Care?" Stefan says smirking at me.
I sigh trying to calm down as I pace back and forward running a hand through my hair to fix any misplaced strands. "I... I just want everything to be perfect" I say.
He smiles, "And with you in charge, it will be"
I smile in return, "Have I ever told you that you're an amazing friend, like I seriously don't deserve you" I say finally standing still.
He smirks as he replies, "You may have mentioned it once or twice"
We both chuckle softly and I turn, my gaze once again falling on the group of teens putting the finishing touches on the gym where the dance will be held. After a second I turn back to see Stefan staring at me. I catch his gaze and we stare into each others eyes for a moment before he smiles and turns away slightly.
"You look beautiful tonight, if it isn't obvious" he compliments me.
"Really? I don't look like some crazy, raving, perfectionist who has spent the past two hours yelling at people" I say causing us both to break into laughter
"No, but I'm sure you could make that look work too" he responds.
"You don't look so bad yourself" I reply.
He smiles again before turning away, "I'm gonna go check outside make sure everything out there is 'perfect' " he decides "Try not to kill anyone while I'm gone" he adds
I hit him playfully before he walks off and I turn back to the scene in front of me. The theme for homecoming is black and white, so all the decorations are that color. I'm starting to relax deciding Stefan is right when I notice something that I cant help but let drive me crazy.
"MARTY! Marty that sign is crooked fix it now!" I order the young boy who nods and rushes off to fix his mistake.
"Torturing Freshmen are we?"
I turn around and a smile creeps on to my face as I see him. He wears an all black suit and looks gorgeous, as usual. "Klaus"
"Caroline" he pauses looking me up and down taking a breath, "You look truly stunning" he says with a warm smile as he steps closer to me.
I want to jump into his arms right then and there but I remind myself I'm in public. "What are you doing here" I ask my tone remaining neutral.
"Here to see you" he pauses giving me another dazzling smile, "Things at home are well, the same. Mikael as unpleasant as always, but he said something that... Bothered me a bit. I just wanted to come here, see you, be reminded that I'm still the luckiest man in the world"
I smile and all of the sudden where we are no longer matters, "Don't let what Mikael says bother you, Klaus Mikaelson you are one of the most amazing people I have ever met, and if anyone's lucky here, it's me"
He takes a step closer tucking a piece of hair behind my ear, "What did I ever do to deserve you" he says looking at me wistfully.
"You didn't have to do anything, you were you, and that's more than enough for me" I say meaning every word.
"I love you Caroline" he says gazing into my eyes.
"I love you too Klaus" with that he pulls me into a passionate kiss. At first I kiss him back, but then reality hits me and I use all my will power to pull away.
"Klaus" I say trying to push him away.
"Caroline" he replies simply before pulling me closer to him.
After a few more moments I finally manage to push him off me quickly looking around to see if anyone noticed us. Thankfully, nobody seems to be paying us any attention.
I sigh turning to him, I can tell he's hurt but he doesn't show it. I grab his hand gently, "As much as I would love to stand here kissing you and to walk around hand and hand all the time, I just... I'm not ready to tell people yet. I'm sorry but-"
He cuts me off pulling his hand away, "No worries luv, I should probably leave now anyway. I'm sure Tyler will be here any minute now to pick up his date"
He turns to leave but I grab his arm pulling him to me as I rest a hand on his shoulder, "Klaus, I already told you Tyler means nothing to me. I love you and only you, and no matter who I'm with tonight I'll be thinking of you" I assure him.
He pauses for a second before giving me a weak smile. "Alright" he mutters simply.
Just then Stefan walks up to the two of us raising an eyebrow. "Hey Klaus, what you doing here?" He asks.
Before Klaus can answer I smile saying, "Klaus is going to help us set up"
"Yep, you know me mate, always helping" Klaus says sending Stefan a smirk.
Stefan pauses for a moment, seemingly deep in thought before smiling again. "The more the merrier I suppose, we should get moving though, people should start arriving soon"
Rebekah
"Rebekah? What are you doing here?" I hear an accented voice say behind me. I turn around to see none other then Enzo standing behind me.
"Drinking coffee. That is normally what people do at Starbucks." I explain, raising my coffee cup for him to see.
"I would have thought that Rebekah Mikealson queen of the school would be going to homecoming." He says before taking the seat across from mine.
"Well a queen can't necasarily go to homecoming without being asked by a king. or a prince. Or someone of the male species of any kind." I respond before taking a sip of my coffee.
"Matt didn't ask you?" He questions. I laugh drily.
"No. I'm too scary and clingy for him! Can you believe that garbage? What a wanker." I say, causing Enzo to laugh.
"His loss. Now I get to sit here drinking coffee with a beautiful original vampire." He responds, causing me to smile for the first time today.
"Only problem with that is you don't have a coffee." I point out after a moment.
He smiles before grabbing mine and taking a long drink.
"Now you don't either. Pumpkin spice?" He says raising an eyebrow.
I nod, "Yes. And since there's no more pumpkin or spice left, would you like to come to my place. Considering you don't have better plans."
"I wouldn't say all the spice is gone." he says winking, before getting up and heading for the door. I roll my eyes and follow.
Bonnie
I sigh in frustration before exiting the car. I slam the door behind me.
"Bonnie! I'm sorry." Jeremy yells getting out and walking around to reach me. He grabs my arm and looks at me pleadingly.
"i'm sorry to. That you ruined a perfect date." I say before yanking my arm back and walking towards the school entrance that now has a giant banner that says 'Homecoming 2014' in glittery black letters.
"The night's not ruined. You know that saying, the more the merrier!" he calls after me, following closey behind. I stop and turn around, my short blacK and white polka dot dress spinning sharply.
"Yes. That phrase applies to a party, or a barbecue! Not to a date!" I exclaim, causing Jeremy to sigh.
"I dont know what to say Bonnie." He says giving me a gentle look.
"Say that you were joking when you said that you invited Kol Mikealson to be a third wheel for homecoming!" I yell. Jeremy stares over my shoulder, and I'm confused until I hear him speak.
"Sorry Luv, but I'm sure lying to you would only make the situation worst." I hear the devil himself say. I turn around and Kol flashes me a smile. He wears an all white tux with a black tie, the same way Jeremy does.
"You planned matching outfits." I say with a fake smile, turning back to Jeremy.
"Would you believe me if I said it was a coincidence?"Jeremy tries, putting on a smirk.
I roll my eyes muttering "unbelievable."
I push past Kol and head inside, ignoring Kol saying "Somebody's being a real witch." and especially ignoring Jeremy's light laughter.
Elena
"Caroline!" I say with a sigh. She is for the at least twentieth time today rearranging the snacks. I arrived a while ago and already feel like driving the Wooden spoon that lays in the punch bowl through my heart.
"What." she responds innocently, turning around to face me. I give her a knowing look and she simply shrugs before returning to her duties. Stefan chuckles lightly as I shoot him a look. He is helping Klaus put up a fallen banner.
The sound of the doors closing causes all of us to turn towards the entrance. Bonnie storms in angrily and plops down in the seat next to me.
"What's wrong, Did your broom run out of gas On the way here?" Klaus jokes, causing Caroline to laugh. I give her a look and she bites her lip.
"If I hear one more witch joke I am going to scream." She says with clenched teeth.
"Relax luv! No need to turn anyone into a frog." I hear Kol Mikealson say as he walks into the room, Jeremy trailing behind. I raise an eyebrow at him and he shrugs.
"That's it." Bonnie yells getting up, but in an instant Kol is in front of her pushing her back down.
"I wouldn't luv." he says simply.
"I'm not your luv." She responds smacking his hand away.
"Kol, leave her alone." Jeremy says as he reaches us. I quickly notice how him and Kol are twinning.
"Me and Bonnie are just playing around. Right Luv?" He questions with a smirk. Bonnie groans. With that she gets up again pushing past Kol and brushing off Jeremy when he tries to stop her from leaving.
Caroline and I both exchange a look and nod before rushing after her. We follow her to the girls bathroom which is surprisingly empty except for Bonnie. "You okay?" I ask her.
She sighs running a hand through her hair, "I'm fine. I've just had enough nonsense from the Originals to last me a life time" se replies.
"So Jeremy invited Kol?" I ask for Clarification
She nods, "Yep, as he put it, 'the more the merrier' " she says rolling her eyes.
I chuckle at how foolish my baby brother can be and I notice Caroline crack a smile too."So why weren't you here today?" She asks Bonnie
"Jeremy decided to take me to diner and a Movie to celebrate our 4 month anniversary" she explains.
I smile "that was sweet of him" I add. It can be a bit awkward having one of my best friends date my brother so I try to remain neutral when it comes to conversations about Jeremy and Bonnie.
"Yep, and we were having a great time too, until Kol showed up, spoiled the whole movie within the first five minutes, then got us thrown out of the restraunt because he kept insulting the waiter"
Caroline and I chuckle as Bonnie groans, "If I had it my way we'd have been rid of that Original Family of psychos a long time ago" she mumbles
I notice Caroline stiffen as she tries to casually remark, "There not all bad"
Bonnie and I both turn to her raising an eyebrow. She pauses nervously biting her lip before saying, "I mean... Elijah's nice"
"Elijah's not nice, he's polite, which means he has enough manners to rip peoples hearts out in private, unlike Klaus who does it out in the open for everyone to see" Bonnie says rolling her eyes.
"You know Klaus hasn't killed anyone in almost a year" Caroline counters
"That we know of" Bonnie mutters
"Since when did you become such a big fan of the originals?" I ask her raising an eyebrow.
She plays with her hair and begins to pace back and forward. "I just... they... They've had really hard lives, their father is all mean and evil and tried to eat them, so maybe we just shouldn't judge them, I mean you know that old saying, don't judge a book by its cover"
"We're not judging them based on their covers, we're judging them based on the chapters full of them murdering and torturing innocent people" Bonnie says looking a bit irritated now.
"Yah, no offense Care, but having daddy issues doesn't make up for half the things they've done, I mean look at Stefan and Damon their father literally killed them, and they don't go around murdering people to compensate" I add.
"Well Stefan doesn't, Damon on the other hand..." She trails off and I roll my eyes.
"Sure, Damon has made mistakes but he's far from Klaus" I correct her.
"Why, because Damon's slightly less homicidal when he's around you? Maybe Klaus just needs someone to love him unconditionally, someone he feels he has to prove himself to, maybe then he wouldn't go around murdering people, have you considered that!"
"Right, so he's not some crazy evil hybrid serial killer, he's just lonely" Bonnie mutters rolling her eyes
Caroline looks angry for some reason but remains quiet. I have no idea why she's getting so worked up over this whole Klaus situation but I decide to put the argument to rest.
"Look Care, I get that you're trying to see the good in Klaus, trying to find some redeemable qualities but you should Just consider the possibility that someone that bad might not have any good left in them" I try.
She sighs shaking her head, "I should get back to the dance" she mutters and with that she rushes out of the bathroom
I sigh turning to Bonnie, "Should we go?" I ask her.
She exhales a breath " I suppose I'm going to have to deal with the jerky Original baby brother eventually, might as well get it over with" she mutters.
I nod and the two of us exit the girls room and turn down the hall that leads back to the gym. As we walk down the hall I notice two people headed towards the gym laughing. I immediately recognize them as Damon and Katherine.
"You go ahead, I need to take care of something" I tell Bonnie as we reach the door that leads into the gym. She follows my line of vision and nods.
"Want me to stay?" She offers
I shake my head, "I can handle this"
Damon
"You have to admit there's a lot of irony behind the situation" I say with a grin.
"How so?" She asks raising an eyebrow.
"Katherine Pierce ending up in a house with the only three children, possibly in the whole world, that don't ask how high when she says jump and don't run away crying when she starts counting" I say chuckling causing Katherine to roll her eyes.
"That's because they're insane, literally. I mean all they do is eat sugar and watch way too much tv, I mean if I had a dollar for every time they stayed up late watching horror movies I would be rich enough to buy the Oreo company, save Mattt some money and all" she says smirking.
I stop the car in the school parking lot and exit the vehicle, walking around to the passenger side and holding Katherine's door open for her. She smiles in exchange.
"Such a gentlemen Mr. Salvatore" she teases.
I roll my eyes, "You know speaking of your obsession with unnecessarily eating junk food, I'm surprised you haven't just compelled some delivery boy to bring a carton of those cookies to your doorstep every morning, you know save Matt the exercise and all" I add with a smile.
"Can't, Colton's allergic so no Oreos in the house" she states simply turning away as if admiring the decorations placed outside the school.
I smile giving her a knowing look and she turns back to me rolling her eyes and shoving me playfully. It wasn't a secret, at least not to me, that she cared for the kids but it's a bit odd hearing something even slightly protective or considerate towards them come out of her mouth.
"I know what you're thinking Salvatore and I'd put those thoughts out of my head if I were you" she says courtly.
"Forgive me for entertaining the idea that Katherine Pierce might actually have a heart" I mutter sarcastically. She shoves me again before replying.
"I wouldn't get too attached to that thought if I were you, after all, Katherine Pierce is known for being a heartless, manipulative, devil in disguise"
I shake my head, "That's not what I think" I reply challengingly
She turns away for a second before looking back and rolling her eyes, "Don't think too hard, you might hurt yourself" she replies simply.
I chuckle softly as we walk through the door that leads inside the school and begin walking down the hall that leads to the gym. Katherine then strikes up a conversation about how surprising it is that the place looks half decent considering how busy Caroline's been making out with Klaus behind closed doors. We both exchange a lot of laughter throughout the conversation, considering how humorous this particular topic is, and I find myself thinking about how much has changed. Two years ago, after we broke up, I would have laughed at anybody who told me Katherine and I would ever be able to have a normal (or at least somewhat normal) conversation like this walking down the halls as if we were a normal pair of friends.
Im so deep in thought that I don't notice Elena until she's right in front of us.
"Damon... And Katherine" she says, a slightly unpleasant tone when she says Katherine's name.
"Elena you look so lovely, you know I did hear that Walmart was having a sale, great to see you took advantage of it" Katherine replies with a bright smile. I shoot her a look but it doesn't seem to phase her.
Elena turns to me, ignoring Katherine's comment. "Are you two here together?" She asks with an obviously fake smile.
Im about to reply no but Katherine responds before I can get a word in.
"What if we are, I mean I'm sure that wouldn't bother you considering how quick you were to dump him and how you rejected his offer to come here with him in front of the whole class"
"Does it worry you how okay you are with being second choice?" Elena replies, obviously annoyed now.
Before this can escalate any farther I decide to step in, "We're not here together, I only asked one girl to accompany me tonight and she said no" I answer simply. With that I turn to Katherine softly muttering, "Can you give us a minute here?"
"Why, so she can yell at you some more, or is this the part where she cries about how much she misses you but can't be with you because she 'can't trust you' " She replies making no move to leave
" Katherine" I say sternly, making her roll her eyes.
"What? I'm just trying to be a good Friend" she replies shrugging.
I sigh, "Just please go inside"
"But we have to take care of the thing" she says eyeing Elena making it quite obvious she can't know what 'the thing' is.
I glare at her in return, "We can do that later" I reply simply.
"That will make us fall behind, I think we should do it now" she counters.
"Alaric's not even here yet, just go wait for me inside" I demand. She can obviously tell I'm no longer in a playfully mood because she sighs, rolls her eyes at Elena, and walks away.
I turn to Elena with a smile, "Alone at last" I mutter causing her to roll her eyes.
"I think it's time we talk"
Hope you enjoyed! What do you think? What happened at homecoming that almost everyone seems to find so humorous? Do you like the Steroline scenes? How much longer do you think Klaus will be able to handle keeping his relationship with Caroline a secret? Did you like reading the Bonnie/Jeremy/Kol scenes? Do you like Damon/Katherine as friends? Will Delena finally get back together? Let us know what you think! We'll try to update soon!
Still to come: Damon/Elena talk about their relationship/Klefan has a bonding moment/Katherine has a talk with Elijah/more new characters arrive
