Hello everyone! Thanks so much for the reviews and follows and favourites! They made me so happy! This story is different to my other one because the idea for the first chapter just popped into my head whilst I was out and by the time I got home I had the whole thing planned out so I can update this quicker. The chapters are also shorter too because its not going to be a massively long story probably less than 10 chapters. I hope you guys like Lily because I wanted to do a story about the baby after TO was announced and so here it is! Oh, I also didn't want to kill off Hayley or Tyler and make him crazy but I thought about it and it seemed really unrealistic that Hayley would just abandon her daughter to run away with Tyler. This way there's room for Caroline to step in and make a bond with Lily which I'm excited to write about!

Anyway, long AN over! Just wanted to address a few things that might be confusing. I hope you enjoy this chapter, I'm gonna start chapter 5 now! If you have time PLEASE review, they give me confidence about the story!

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Lily confronted her Uncle Elijah a few weeks after the funeral. She was determined to find out exactly who Caroline was and how she was connected to their family. From the whispers she had overheard over the last few weeks, the conversations between Rebekah and Stefan she had walked in on and Elijah's tense face, Lily had gathered that Caroline was connected to Tyler Lockwood and may have had something to do with her mother's murder.

Her father's epic love might have commanded the death of her mother.

Elijah was in his study when she approached him. They were the only ones in the mansion and Lily didn't miss how he stuffed the letters he was holding into his normally neat and tidy desk drawers.

"Hello, Lily. How are you feeling today?" Elijah asked fondly. He had a soft spot for his niece and felt grateful to have been able to experience the joys of raising a child along with his family. He had been right when he had told Niklaus that his baby would bring them back together.

"Much better thank you, Elijah." Lily responded, settling herself comfortably in the armchair on the opposite side of his desk.

"What can I help you with?" He asked, now giving her his full attention.

"I would like you to tell me about this Caroline that everyone seems to be so worked up about." Lily said quite calmly.

Elijah's face paled and he started shuffling papers unnecessarily on his desk. He cleared his throat before answering.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Lily."

"Yes you do, Elijah. I know you know who Caroline is and how she is connected to mum and dad and that freak Tyler. I also know you're seeing one of the doppelgangers, Elena. And I want answers."

Elijah sighed, rubbing his temple and resigning himself to answering her.

"Caroline Forbes is a vampire who lived in Mystic Falls when your father was there to break the sacrifice fifteen years ago. He originally intended to use her in the sacrifice along with Tyler Lockwood but due to unforeseen circumstances he was forced to use other people. After the sacrifice, Caroline and Tyler became an item and Tyler was actually your father's first successful hybrid."

Lily listened intently to her uncle speaking, filing away all sorts of information that may become useful later when piecing together the life of her father.

"Your father fell in love with Miss Forbes when he saved her life from a werewolf bite but she was exceedingly loyal to her friends and family and rejected all of his advances. Eventually, they formed a friendship of sorts but your father's intentions remained the same. He wanted to make her his. The friendship was not without complications. They often said and did things to hurt each other deeply and Miss Forbes was often used by her friends to try and kill or distract your father. I believe Miss Forbes detested playing that role but she did it as she loved her friends very much."

Lily was beginning to think that this Caroline wasn't as amazing as her dad had cracked her up to be after those comments but she allowed Elijah to continue with his story because she was curious and wanted to know what happened next.

"Eventually it got to the point where your father slept with a woman to try and hurt Caroline. This woman was in love with Caroline's boyfriend, Tyler. They thought it was of mutual benefit to the both of them, an escape from the reality of constant rejection and feeling second best. They didn't know that this little fling would result in you." Elijah said gesturing to Lily from across the desk.

Lily just rolled her eyes. Although she loved her mother, she knew that Hayley had not been without faults. Hayley had often brought up how little she thought of Klaus and how the night they had spent together had been a huge mistake. The only thing she had been grateful for was Lily and Lily often doubted she meant that. It pained a little to think that way considering Hayley was now dead and buried but she let it go in favour of finally quenching her curiosity.

"Now, you know your father is a possessive man and he doesn't like other people touching things he deems his. He had deemed Caroline his and had threatened Tyler with death if he were to ever find him in Mystic Falls again after attempting to kill him yet again. Tyler fled the town, leaving behind a heartbroken and angry Caroline. Caroline lashed out at your father but eventually she came to understand him and became fond of him. At her high school graduation, your father told her he intended to be her last love no matter how long it took and he released Tyler from his exile. I believe Caroline already had some latent feelings for your father but she was still unaware of them. Unfortunately, Tyler never returned to Caroline and her best friend died. On top of that, Caroline found out that Niklaus was now a father."

Lily swallowed suddenly feeling guilty. Caroline must have been insecure and upset when she found out Klaus had shacked up with someone else after declaring his love for her. If only she knew how much he still cared...

"I imagine Miss Forbes was very upset and your father went to speak with her. When he did, she expressed that there was no chance of them ever having a relationship and she requested that he leave her alone to let her live her life without him. He asked her if she could have loved him if the circumstances had been different and she said yes. Your father honoured her request but her final words to him still torture him to this day and I believe he is still very much in love with her."

"Why does everyone seem to think she might be connected to mum's murder?" Lily asked curiously.

"We very much doubt she is now after conversing with Stefan Salvatore. We thought that perhaps Miss Forbes had asked Tyler to kill your mother and yourself because she wanted revenge for your father abandoning her." Elijah said.

"And he left because mum was pregnant with me?" Lily said. She felt immensely guilty for being responsible for taking away her dad's happiness.

"Well, yes and no. He also wanted to reclaim the throne for New Orleans. This isn't your fault, Lily." Elijah said softly, gazing intently at his niece.

But that didn't assuage Lily's guilt and she was determined to do something about it.

"Do you know where she is, Elijah?" Lily demanded.

Elijah sighed.

"I do not, I'm afraid. I tried tracking her for a while but she is quite adept at hiding. The only person I found was her old friend Elena Gilbert who was emotionless and needed my help."

"And this led to a romance." Lily smiled softly, pleased that her uncle appeared to be happy.

"We're just friends, Lily." Elijah coughed shuffling his papers again.

"Whatever, 'Lijah. Do you know if it's possible for me to track Caroline down? I want to find her for dad. I've known him my whole life and he still seems to be waiting for something. I know he's happy but I think Caroline would make him even happier."

"I agree but unfortunately she seems to be protecting herself from being found with magic as it is impossible to track her." Elijah sighed.

"I guess I'll find another way then." Lily said determinedly.

"Don't do anything silly, Lily." Elijah demanded as she exited the room.

Oh, Lily wouldn't do anything silly. Not yet, anyway. She had already cornered Stefan and made him spill the beans about his relationship with Caroline and how they were no longer in contact. She knew that if she waited long enough, eventually Elena would turn up on their doorstep and she would be able to get her location from her. Stefan said she would easily do anything to help her friends or make them happy.

She would wait Elijah and Elena out. Then she would track down Caroline and convince her to come to New Orleans and see Klaus.

Lily wouldn't fail this.