A/N: This one, the third one, is the longest of them all. The theme of this day is "The day of AUs". The AU I choose is a little bit confusing, and I had to adjust to the new situation as well, but I think it kind of worked. But believe me, this one was a bitch to write - which is partly my fault. Either way, let's read the stuff I produced! Have fun, sweethearts!

xoxo

"Rebekah!", Caroline said, tapping her food impatiently against the cold gray ground. "I'm coming! Kol, leave me be. Caroline's going to kill you if you don't stop being an annoying brat.", Rebekah grumbled, making Caroline roll her eyes. "And I'll gladly help her.", the blonde added. "As if Caroline needed you help, she's a Hybrid.", Kol replied, their voices getting louder while they walked towards Elijah and herself. "Is it just me or are they even more annoying than one hour ago?", Caroline asked Elijah who stood next to her completely calm and patient, as always. "They just seem to be more annoying because they won't shut up.", Elijah replied, a lopsided grin gracing his lips. Caroline rolled her eyes at him as Rebekah and Kol finally approached them.

As they stood next to each other in a half circle, the Mikaelson siblings were finally silent. "Why are we here, sister?", Kol asked Caroline, raising an eyebrow. They stood in front of a big mansion. Caroline smiled at them. "This is our new home.", she replied, motioning towards the white mansion. Rebekah rose her eyebrow. "It's pretty.", she said, giving Caroline a smile. "It is, isn't it?", Caroline replied proudly. At least she was the one who designed the building. "So we'll stay here?", Kol asked, his eyebrows risen. Caroline nodded. "You broke your curse, why not just leave the town?", Elijah asked, tilting his head at his younger sister. Caroline sighed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "The doppelganger lives here, her blood is the key to make Hybrids.", she replied in a 'duh' tone. "Why making Hybrids? You have your family.", Kol asked, furrowing his brow. "You don't want to pick up my laundry, clean the house and play bodyguard for the Petrova girl, do you?", Caroline retorted, raising an eyebrow at her siblings. They seemed to think about it as Elijah finally gave in. "I'm fine with staying here.", he finally agreed, taking a whole lot of weight from Caroline's shoulders. "I'm alright with it as well.", Rebekah said, shrugging slightly. Kol nodded in agreement. Caroline smiled at her family, clapping her hands together. "So it's settled, we'll stay in Mystic Falls."

"Why are we even doing this?", Caroline asked, ruffing through her messy hair once again while a whole lot of people were busy making a fuss in ground floor of the mansion. There were people who set up a buffet, a whole lot of humans busy with alcohol and another lot decorated the whole ground floor while again another group cleaned everything. "It's a housewarming party. Afterwards the whole of Mystic Falls will know us and be used to us.", Rebekah answered. She coordinated the employees she paid with Caroline's money. "And it's a family reunion. You know that Finn and Sage will arrive tonight.", Rebekah added seriously. Caroline sighed. She loved parties, but she's never been too fond of balls. In the past she only approached them because of the pretty dresses and because she kind of had to, as the most powerful creature walking this planet. "And who are we inviting?", Caroline asked, folding her arms over her chest. She eyed up the whole scenery. It actually looked good. Rebekah was quite the organizer. "The council families, most of the people who are in my grade as well as their families. And the important figures of Mystic Falls.", Rebekah answered absently. Caroline rose her eyebrow, a smirk evident on her features. "Let me guess, you couldn't wait to see Stefan again.", she said as innocent as she could muster. Rebekah just rolled her eyes an grunted at her elder sister's assumption. "This is not about my love life, Caroline.", she said, as a sinister smirk made it's way upon her features. "Oh and I invited the Sheriff and her son.", Rebekah added like it was an unimportant detail. As Caroline didn's answer, Rebekah saw it as a request to twist the knife in the wound. "The boy who's in love with your doppelganger, you remember him?", the youngest Mikaelson added, making her sister flinch. Caroline gritted her teeth and turned towards her sister. "Stop being a brat, Rebekah. Or do you want to end up daggered?", the one with the blonde curls asked her sister who seemed to ignore her threat. "Are we back to the dagger threats?", Kol suddenly asked, walking up behind Caroline. "Ugh! Just leave me alone! Tell Elijah that I'll be back in time.", Caroline said as she flashed out of the room.

About one hour later she found herself compelling the human who was supposed to deliver the invitations. Caroline demanded the invitation of the Forbes and told the girl to forget seeing her. The blonde went into her study and searched a pencil before she could overthink her plan. She opened the invitation and turned the piece of paper around. She scribbled a note on the back of the paper and put it into a new similar envelope. She sealed it and took a deep breath before she picked up the white box along with the invitation and made her way to the Forbes' house.

"Everything will be alright, love. We always find away, just like we're going to right now.", Klaus said, circling Elena's waist to pull her into a hug. The brown haired girl nodded, sighing. She leaned into him, resting her head against his shoulders. "We'll find a way.", she repeated, inhaling and exhaling slowly. "Have you finished your little heart to heart over there? We have a murder to plan.", Katherine said bored. She laid on the couch of the Salvatore Boarding house where her boyfriend Damon, his brother Stefan, her doppelganger Elena and her shadow self's annoying boyfriend as well as the little Bennet witch met to plot against the Original bitch, or the she devil like she referred to her. Klaus rolled his eyes at the annoying girl and took Elena's hand while he walked towards them and joined the rest of the group. The boy hated the first doppelganger. She was the one who turned him after all. He wasn't into the whole being a vampire stuff, but at least he got used to it pretty fast, with a little bit of help by Stefan and Damon, who were his best friends ever since High School.

"So the she devil's planning to make Hybrids.", Katherine said, starting the plotting. The rest of the group nodded. "But we won't let her take Elena.", she stated the obvious. "I think we should try to take her out with the white oak stake.", Bonnie said, tucking a strand of her long black hair behind her ear. Klaus nodded in agreement. "But she's smart, she'll get it if we plan something.", Elena argued, concern dominating her facial expression. Klaus pecked her temple and she closed her eyes as she leaned into him, admiring the cute and loving gesture. "Maybe you should distract her, Beatle.", Katherine said, mocking the Brit with the nickname she came up with the moment she first heard his british accent. "She has a thing for you.", Stefan confirmed, shrugging as his friend shot him a not so amused glare. "Why not you or Tyler?", he asked, not even trying to get Damon into this. Katherine would rip his head off if he even dared to try. "Because she's obsessed with you.", Damon said in a 'duh' tone Klaus didn't like at all. Klaus sighed, knowing that an argument would be useless. "I don't want to put you in danger, Nik.", Elena said, looking at him with her big bambi eyes. He reassuringly smiled at her, pecking her brow to calm her down. "Caroline won't hurt me.", he said, trying to reassure not only his girlfriend but also himself.

After they worked out a plan, Klaus dropped Elena off at her house. Thus Klaus drove to his house, parking in front of the garage. Liz' car was nowhere to be seen, as expected. He got out of his car and shut the door behind him, walking towards the house. As he opened the door it felt like something was off. Warily he walked into the house slamming the door shut behind him. He walked upstairs, the weird feeling that something was off never subsiding. As Klaus was about to freak out, he walked into his room and instantly got why everything felt off. Someone was in his room, and by the smell of it, not some random person. It was Caroline.

As he walked towards the box sitting on his bed, a weird feeling crept upon him. First the necklace and now another present? The girl definitely couldn't take a hint. At the beginning Klaus decided to ignore the box, but when curiosity got the better of him, he lifted the top of the box and peeked into it. As he tossed it aside, he found an envelope on which his name was written in decorative cursive letters. He unsealed the envelope and a moment later he held an invitation for a ball at the Mikaelson's in his hands. As he turned it he found a note scribbled in a feminine even more cursive and very decorative font.

Ask me for a dance.

Fondly,

Caroline

Klaus huffed and tossed the card on top of the lid. As he turned back towards the box he saw that it was filled with black and white cloth. As he held the cloth in front of him, he realized that Caroline sent him a tuxedo. "Is she kidding me?", he mumbled to himself, furrowing his brow in confusion. He and the rest of the group definitely had to talk about a new plan.

This evening Klaus, Stefan and Damon arrived together at the Mikaelson's ball. "Stefan.", Rebekah greeted the younger Salvatore with a wide smile. "Rebekah.", he replied, retuning her smile with a genuine one. "You guys want a drink?", she asked, motioning towards the bar. The three of them nodded in unison, following the bubbly blonde towards the bar. Klaus eyed everything up. The room was filled with people chatting and drinking champagne. Everyone seemed to have fun. As he turned towards their destination, the bar, he saw her. At first he thought he mistook her for another person, but as he blinked rapidly, he realized that it was really her, Caroline Mikaelson. But she looked nothing like the girl who killed his girlfriend and his girlfriend's aunt in order to break her curse. No, Caroline Mikaelson looked like an angel, a strange light illuminating her form inside out. She wore a long ball gown, with sweetheart neckline. It was a mermaid dress, the color reflecting the greenish sapphire blue tone of her eyes. Her hair was up beauty queen style and she sat on a bar stool, her legs crossed while sipping at a drink. She wore pale velvet gloves, a ring gracing one of her fingers. It was the ring he wore on the necklace he gave her when he first met her.

"I'm doomed.", the girl said, ruffling through her long blonde hair. Her eyes were hooded with fear and, even worse, hopelessness. Klaus took a step towards her to which she instantly retreated. He didn't know what exactly made him notice her. Maybe it was the way she seemed to stare into nothing as she emptied glass after glass filled with alcohol. Maybe it was the lost look which never seemed to subside, or maybe it was the aura of darkness which surrounded her. It felt like she was surrounded by white tainted with too much black to ever shine bright again. "Nobody's doomed.", he said, tilting his head at the girl. She shook her head in disagreement. Once again her hand was in her hair, fluffing the mess of blonde waves cascading down the sides of her face, over her shoulders and finally down her back. "I am. And I'm about to seal the trait with the devil himself.", she said, and suddenly laughed. "Oh who am I kidding? I am the devil.", she said, giggling hysterically.

Klaus frowned at her strange behavior. He took a step towards her. As she didn't retreat, he took another step till he stood right in front of her. "You can't be the devil, love. You are foll of light. And even if the light is tainted, you'll right your wrongs. One day you'll shine again.", he said reassuringly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, forgetting the fact that he was actually spoken for as his look fell from her doe eyes to her rosy plump lips which were slightly apart. "I won't.", she whispered, making him look back into her eyes which were filled with unspilled tears. He felt a tug at his heart at the sight of the broken girl in front of him.

Suddenly a thought stroke him. He opened the lock of the necklace he wore. The blonde frowned at his actions, her look fixed on the piece of jewelery. "It'll protect you.", he said, motioning towards her hair. She instantly got it and lifted her hair into a bun so he could close the necklace as soon as it circled her slender neck. As the necklace changed it's owner she let her hair back down, looking at the ring which lay between her breasts. It was simple and made of silver. It was beautiful. "Thank you.", she murmured. Klaus smiled at her. "You're welcome.", he replied, turning to walk away.

"Care, look who finally arrived.", Rebekah said, drawing the attention of the Original Hybrid towards their little group. "I wasn't expecting you to attend, to be honest.", Caroline said. It seemed like she talked with the three of them, but she was only talking to Klaus. She hated Damon, he was just annoying and too cocky for his own good (much like Kol, and she already had one Kol, she didn't need another one). She actually liked Stefan, they met back in the 20s and Rebekah still wasn't over him. Him and Caroline were friends, but when their father stalked her, Rebekah and Kol down, Caroline had no other choice but to compel him to forget them. As soon as she saw him again, at the side of her doppelganger, she 'un'compelled him, but he was kinda pissed at her either way.

"We'd hate to miss your party, wouldn't we?", Damon replied, taking her glass of bourbon. As Rebekah saw the murderous glare Caroline directed at Damon she grabbed him by his elbow and tugged him towards the dancefloor. His luck that Rebekah wanted everything to go smoothly. Caroline closed her eyes, gritting her teeth and taking a deep breath. She really didn't need her temper to get the better of her. She could lash out as soon as her brother and his love arrived and as soon as Rebekah invited the guests to dance. Afterwards she could go and lash out and murder a whole town anywhere nearby. The thought of her possibilities kind of calmed her. As Caroline opened her eyes, she saw Klaus watching her. Seemed like Stefan found something better to do. "So why are you here?", Caroline asked, motioning the bartender to get her two new glasses of bourbon. She motioned Klaus to take a seat next to her, and he did as she asked. As soon as he was seated and their drinks were served, he answered. "You asked me to come.", he said, raising his glass at her. Caroline toasted him and took a sip of the bourbon. She loved the burn that came along with the liquor. She sat her glass on the counter, turning to face him. "Which doesn't mean that you are forced to attend.", she replied, looking into his blue eyes. She could stare into his eyes all night long. The way the blue and the gray reflected the light surrounding them was stunning. His eyes were what drew her attention to him, to be honest. As shallow as it sounded, the first time she saw his eyes, she couldn't force herself to look away.

A smile tugged at Klaus' lips as he sipped at the bourbon. It was good, but it burnt like hell. He knew that vampires seemed like alcohol addicts because the alcohol helped to control the bloodlust, but he never really was one to drink all the time. He only drank when he was frustrated, which was pretty often in the last time. Ever since Katherine came back into town, all hell broke loose. Klaus decided to change the topic, nodding his head towards the filled room. "Why are you throwing a party?", he asked, taking another gulp of his drink. Caroline almost chugged at her drink. "I don't throw anything. It's Rebekah who insisted on making a fuss about the fact that our brother returns tonight.", Caroline said, looking into the young vampire's eyes. Klaus furrowed his brow. "There's another one of you?", he asked, ruffling through his already tousled hair. Seemed like somebody was nervous. "There were 7 of us, but one of my siblings died back when our parents lived in Europe. As they moved here, they had Finn, Elijah, me, Kol, Rebekah and our youngest sibling, Henrik. Obviously Henrik died.", Caroline said, trying to fake a laugh, which just sounded terrible. "It's my fault.", she mumbled, staring at her drink. Klaus tilted his head at the Original Hybrid. At this moment she didn't look like anyone who would murder a whole small town if it came in handy, at this moment she looked like a girl. A girl who was just broken and had a lot of shit going on in her past. "What happened?", Klaus asked before he could stop himself. Caroline looked up into his eyes, considering to tell him how she murdered her brother by being as naïve as she was. But then she heard the sound of a knife hitting glass and it shook her out of her thoughts. "That's not really party chit chat.", she said, rearranging her dress so she wouldn't trip over her skirts when she got off the stool. Klaus caught the drift and got off his stool and politely offered her his help. Caroline gladly took his hand and slipped off the stool as well, having perfect balance. He offered her his arm and she looped her arm through his.

As they walked towards the sound of the clinking, they saw a great crowd surrounding the grand staircase leading towards their private chambers. Caroline slipped out of Klaus' grip and ascended the staircase to take her place in the middle of her siblings. As she finally stood between Elijah and Rebekah, Rebekah gave her a glass of champagne. "I'd like to thank everyone of you to attend our gathering. We decided to have this ball to celebrate the return of our family into our hometown, as well as the return of our brother.", Rebekah said, smiling sweetly. Caroline smiled politely, scanning the crowd to find out where exactly the gang which belonged to the doppelganger gathered. She wasn't really surprised to find the witch and the human next to her doppelganger, while Katherine stood next to her lover and Stefan made his way to Klaus to tell him something. It wouldn't surprise Caroline if they planned out something to kill her, which wouldn't work either way. "I'd like to give a toast to my family, to the founder families and to the bright future waiting for us.", Rebekah said, raising her glass. Everyone resembled her actions before they took a sip of the champagne. "And now I'd like to ask everyone to attend to the official opening dance.", Rebekah added before the crowd got a chance to disperse. Rebekah quickly descended the staircase and lead the way into the room where she set up a little orchestra. Her siblings followed her as the room emptied. "Caroline.", Finn said, smiling at his younger sister. "I'm glad you decided to join us.", she replied, smiling up at her brother. She really missed him, even if she'd never admit that to anybody who wasn't about to die."I'm glad you broke your curse.", he replied, walking towards a redhead who stood at the end of the staircase. "Sage.", Caroline said as she recognized her. "Caroline.", Sage replied, nodding slightly. As Caroline was about to say something polite, because she really wasn't into Sage, Klaus saved her from her fate. "May I have this dance?", he asked her and extended his hand towards her. Caroline smiled at him and laid her hand into his. "You may.", she replied, walking into the other room with him.

After everyone took their places and the music started, Caroline and Klaus danced with each other, never missing a step or falling out of rhythm. They danced in perfect sync, staring into each other's eyes. Whenever they made contact, Caroline felt herself flinching at the electricity which seemed to be exchanged. By the way Klaus flinched as well he seemed to feel it as well. As Klaus circled her waist and her hand lay in his she felt hot and cold shivers running down her spine. "You look ravishing.", Klaus suddenly said, surprising both of them. "Thank you.", Caroline said, averting her gaze for a brief moment. Even if everybody knew her as the big bad Hybrid, she still was a girl. She still felt fluttered when someone she rooted for complimented her.

As she looked back up into his eyes his gaze wasn't fixed on her anymore, in fact he stared right behind her. As they turned and she could see what he looked at she huffed. It was Elena and her human friend dancing, nothing interesting, really. At least for her. "Why haven't I seen you and Elena together for once tonight?", Caroline asked, raising a suspicious eyebrow at him. He just shook his head, mumbling something about trouble. Caroline didn't really buy it. There was nothing they could fight over, except for... But no, that thought was too absurd to entertain. Klaus certainly didn't have a thing for her. And even if, he'd never tell anybody, he'd rather die. Caroline sighed at the hopelessness of her current situation. "What is it?", Klaus asked, spinning them, concern clouding his gaze. "It's nothing, really.", Caroline said, smiling at him. She really didn't need him to know every vulnerability of her, he already knew so much about her while he left her in the dark. If it wasn't for her awesome stalker abilities she wouldn't even know that he was the Sheriff's son. Caroline wanted to sigh once again, but stopped herself from doing so.

As the song finished, Klaus lead her off of the dancefloor and towards a room nobody was in. Little did he know that nobody but her was allowed to set a foot into this room. It was her room, the room where she lived like there was no tomorrow. There was easel as well as cloth patterns and different dresses in between balls of paper which mainly surrounded an old fashioned typewriter sitting in the middle of the room. Klaus stopped dead in his tracks as he realized that it wasn't exactly a saloon he walked into. But as Caroline walked past him towards a red cushion couch in one corner and sat down on it, he visibly relaxed. He walked towards her sitting down next to her. "I know you have planed something. I guess you are to distract me while someone else, I'll just wildly guess it's Katherine, is to sneak up on me and 'suddenly' bursts into this room while the little witch shall paralyze me with the dark magic that's eating her up by using it again and again.", Caroline said. Klaus was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure. As he opened his mouth to say something she just rose her hand and cut him off. "I know you want me dead. But before all hell breaks loose I want you to honestly answer me one question.", the blonde said, searching Klaus' look. As he finally sighed and nodded, Caroline softly smiled at him, desperation gracing her angelic features. "I like you and I want to know how you feel about me.", she silently said, trying to look as calm as possible, trying to act as if his answer didn't mean the world to her. She heard him grunt. As she looked up at him it seemed like he fought an internal battle. "I hate you.", he said, ruffling through his hair, making Caroline flinch at the tug she felt at her dead heart. "But at the same time I fancy you.", he added though gritted teeth, hating himself for doing so. As he said that he fancied her a flash of hope ignited Caroline's eyes. "That's something I can work with.", the girl smirked before all hell broke loose.