Chapter 6

Mystic Falls, VA

-992-

"What sort of plan, Rebekah?" Asked Niklaus, his curiosity getting the better of him.

"Well, I have already out everything in place, now it is in your hands," Rebekah said smugly. "Father now knows that Caroline has nothing to her name and now it is up to you to convince him that you deserve it."

"How do you propose I do that? Father does not think that I deserve anything," he said, his eyes wandering to the pond next to him.

"Nik, exactly. Father is an arrogant bastard and we all know how his feelings for you have changed since he found out about Mother's affair. This would be the perfect way for him to show you how little he cares, while unknowingly giving you what you want!" Said Rebekah, nearly jumping up and down.

"Bekah… It's perfect! I will talk to father first thing tomorrow," Klaus responded, showing a rare bit of excitement. He kissed her on the cheek and walked back towards the house. Rebekah was very pleased. Her closest brother could finally have happiness.

The next morning, Niklaus walked into the dining room to find his father already there and eating breakfast. No one else was awake, so it was the perfect time to continue with Bekah's plan.

"Good morning, father," he said, sitting down across from Mikael.

"What do you need, boy?" said Mikael, not even making eye-contact with the boy he had called his own for 18 years.

"Father, I wanted to talk to you about something. Well, someone. You see, there is someone that I wish to court, with your permission," he rambled, hoping that his father would hear him out before dismissing him.

"Out with it, boy, I do not have all day," said Mikael, his eyes coming to rest on Niklaus.

"I would like to court Miss Forbes." This warranted Mikael's full attention. "I know that she does not have anything to her name, and nothing to offer this family…" He looked expectantly at Mikael. Mikael looked contemplative. "Unless you would rather Finn, Elijah, or Kol court her…" He knew Mikael would respond to that. There was no way that Mikael would allow one of his "real" sons to marry a girl with no social standing, and more importantly, no money.

"Niklaus, I will permit your courtship of Miss Forbes," Mikael said, with one last look at Klaus before getting up and leaving the room. Klaus remained for a while, amazed that the plan had worked. He got up from the table. He needed to find Caroline.

-2012-

When Kol left Klaus at the bar, he went back to the mansion. Upon entering, he found Rebekah getting up off of the floor with a groan, rubbing her temples.

"Where is Nik?!" She screamed as soon as she saw Kol.

"He's at the Grill. Why? Headache?" He said with a smirk.

"What are you so smug about?" She asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"I already went through that earlier today. So tell me Bex, how do you feel about Caroline?" He asked, his forefinger and thumb coming to rest on his chin as he raised an eyebrow.

"Caroline... Do you mean to tell me that this mystery girl who is changing all of my memories is none other than Caroline Forbes? Because I am inclined not to believe you," she said, with a look of utter confusion on her freckled face.

"Indeed it is. The witch spirits made Bonnie do a spell sending the lovely Caroline back in time to "change" Nik," he said hesitantly.

"Change him how?" asked Rebekah.

"With love," finished Kol, wondering how his baby sister would respond.

Rebekah sat for a moment, contemplating everything that she had just learned.

"Good. I'm glad she's there. After everything that this world has thrown at Nik, he deserves happiness," she said, a satisfied smile on her face that was quickly mirrored by Kol.

-992-

Caroline spent her morning walking by the pond, thinking about her family and friends. She was confused as to why she was sent to the past, and all she wanted was to be in her bed, her mom knocking on the door and telling her that she was late for school. But since she wasn't having a bad time with the Mikaelsons, she vowed to make the best of her experiences here.

Suddenly she heard someone calling her name, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Miss Caroline!" She heard Klaus call, as he jogged towards her. She stopped and turned around as he came to stop in front of her.

"Good morning, Niklaus," she said, using his full name. She didn't know why, but she thought it suited him more than 'Klaus.'

"I wanted to ask you something. I apologize if I am being forward, but I think that you are beautiful," he said, looking at the ground.

"Thank you." Her cheeks reddened as she waited for him to continue.

"I would like to court you, if you would have me," he said, blue eyes meeting green.

Her eyes widened. She had not been here all that long, and Klaus was already falling for her. She should have expected it, she supposed, but because he was still human, she was unsure. As she thought of what to say, she thought about Tyler. She was not currently dating him, but she had been, and if she hadn't been sent back in time, she probably would be again. Then she thought about Klaus. Future super hybrid Klaus, and she thought about how her feelings for him had changed. She could see that there was a different side to him when he was with her, and she liked that part of him. She realized that this Klaus, human Klaus, always acted like future Klaus did with her. As she looked into his hopeful eyes, she knew what her answer would be.

"I would be honored to be courted by you, Nik." As the words left her mouth, a dimpled grin spread across Klaus's face, and she knew that she had made the right choice.

FIRST: I just uploaded a new Klaroline video to my YouTube channel Malfoyslover, and the new one IS available on mobile devices, so for those that were upset about the other three, that should be good news!

Sorry that the ending of the chapter was a little mushy, I just really felt that there needed to be a moment where Caroline realizes that no matter what future Klaus had done and how she felt about him, human Klaus hadn't done any of those things so he shouldn't be judged for them. I also wanted to explain Rebekah and Kol (and eventually Elijah's) attitude towards Klaus. I know that in the series they are all unhappy with him for daggering them and carting them around for centuries, but I like to think that he only did it to protect them, so while they have a right to be upset, they should also be thankful, because without him they would have all been found by Mikael. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and congrats to 'bookworm7117' for guessing where I was headed next in the story!