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Rebekah and Stefan were overlooking the work that was being done in the nursery and their room. The twins were with Caroline for the afternoon, so they didn't have anything to worry about. Rebekah was getting Stefan's bedroom redone. She thought it looked too dark and should incorporate the new changes in their life. The room was getting a lighter palate, a new bed and bookshelves because the old ones were just too dark. A bigger window was installed for better light. Rebekah had brought all her things over in the morning before dropping the twins off at Caroline's place, and was adjusting things in the closet. The nursery was also coming out fine. All the old furniture came out and the cribs were going in. She decided to go with crème colour paint for now until she could get Nik to paint it. Suddenly, they heard someone walk through the door.
"I'll go check," Stefan said. Rebekah nodded and kept her ears open to hear anything.
Stefan walked into the hallway to find Elena and Damon there.
"What's going on?" Damon said. He had obviously heard the renovation going on.
"Just some renovations. Damon we need to talk," Stefan said but Damon walked around him towards where the sounds were coming from. Just then Rebekah stepped in front of him and prevented him from going towards the nursery.
"Ah Original Blondie, knew this had something to do with you," Damon said as he walked towards Stefan.
"Damon, we really need to talk. All four of us," Stefan urged them towards the living room where the fire was burning. "Have a seat," Stefan said as he and Rebekah sat across them.
"What is it Stefan?" Elena asked. Stefan looked at Rebekah who nodded encouragingly at him.
"Well, it's about how Caroline and I were sent by magic," Stefan said.
"What about it?" Damon said. He was getting impatient.
"We were actually sent back in time," Stefan started. He explained everything from getting sent back, Caroline being his sister and meeting the originals. "Rebekah and I got married," Stefan said.
"You what?" Damon said as he got up. "You're telling me that Original Barbie here is my sister-in-law?" Elena looked like some had barfed on her. Her mouth hung open with shock.
"Yes," Stefan said and took a deep breath. "There's more," he added.
"What?" Damon asked.
"We had kids, twins, and I've brought them back with me," Stefan said. Damon stood there not being able to say anything.
"Please tell me this was some joke? Now would be the time to say the punch line," Damon said as he looked at Stefan.
"It's not a joke Damon," Rebekah spoke. Damon looked at her and then back at Stefan. They looked back at him eagerly waiting for him to accept the truth. Elena looked at Rebekah for a bit and then at Stefan as many emotions ranged upon her face, shock to hurt to more shock to envy and finally just went blank. Damon paced around for a bit as he combed his finger through his jet black hair. He finally came back and sat down in front of them.
"You're telling me that we have babies in this house?" Damon asked.
"Technically yes, but they're not here right now," Stefan said.
"Where are they?" Damon asked.
"They are with their aunt," Rebekah answered.
"Aunt?" Damon looked confused.
"Caroline," Stefan said. "We're just renovating the nursery and my bedroom. After that's done, Bonnie agreed to put a protective spell over the house for the twins." Damon nodded.
"Why didn't you tell right after you came back?" Damon asked.
"It's because I needed to trigger Rebekah's memory first," Stefan said. Just then they heard the front door open again. They could hear Caroline cooing at the twins. Soon she walked into the living room pushing the stroller. She had a thick book under her arm as she pushed closer. Once she saw Damon and Elena she stopped and looked at Stefan and Rebekah. They nodded and waved her over confirming that Damon knew everything.
"Do you want to meet your niece and nephew?" Stefan said.
"Niece and nephew?" Damon said trying to confirm what he had just heard. Stefan nodded and walked over to the stroller. He picked up both babies and walked over to Damon.
"Damon meet Aden Kol Salvatore and Arianna Caroline Salvatore. And you guys meet your Uncle Damon," Stefan said. The twins looked up at Damon as Stefan faced them towards him. Rebekah walked around towards them.
"Would you like to hold him?" Rebekah asked as she looked at Damon.
"I..." before Damon could finish, Rebekah placed Aden in his arms. Damon adjusted his arm to hold the baby better but his position was still awkward. Elena glanced over to see the baby.
"He has your eyes Stefan!" Damon said with slight admiration.
"Yah, and Arianna has my hair colour and nose," Stefan smiled. Damon looked over at Arianna in Stefan's arms.
"I never thought we would see this in our lives," Damon said.
"I know," Stefan replied.
Then Rebekah's eye caught something in Caroline's hands.
"What is that?" Rebekah asked.
"Huh?" Caroline didn't realized what Rebekah was asking for.
"That book," Rebekah pointed out.
"Oh! It's for you guys. It's your wedding album plus when the twins were born," Caroline handed the album over to Rebekah who flipped it open and going through it.
"Wait up blon..., I want to see what I missed," Damon said as he stood beside her.
"Another thing, the photographer is coming tomorrow for family photos at ten in the morning so be ready," Caroline said.
"Okay Care," Stefan said as he went and stood beside Rebekah to look at the sketches.
"So Blondie, why didn't you get married to an Original and have babies?" Damon asked. Caroline looked at him for a second and then at Rebekah and Stefan.
"I was...I'm pregnant," Caroline blurted out.
"What?" Elena said. Caroline explained her situation with Klaus.
"Wow!" Damon said. Everyone remained quiet. This information had left them speechless. "Anyways, I think these babies are hungry and I have to go clear my head," Damon said handing Aden to Rebekah.
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Klaus walked around the Mikaelson mansion. It was coming along perfectly. The house had an incredible brightness about it. He was surprised Rebekah had made such selections in terms of colour, tile, design and many other decors. It was turning out better than the first time he had it built. This would actually be his home. He hadn't felt like that for any of his previous homes before. He decided to call Rebekah. She had told him this morning how she was moving in with Stefan. He was fine with it as long as Stefan kept her happy. He was always fond of him. He picked up his phone and dialed her number. After two rings she picked up.
"Hi Nik," Rebekah said.
"Baby sister, just calling to say what a magnificent job you've done with the choices for the house," Klaus said.
"Nik I didn't choose them," Rebekah said. This confused him, who could have made these choices?
"Then who did?" He asked desperately wanting to know the answer.
"It was Caroline," she said. He stood there trying to comprehend what he had just heard.
"Caroline?" he said.
"Yes, Caroline, now if you weren't an ass to her, she would have told you herself," Rebekah said and hung up.
He couldn't believe that Caroline had chosen everything. Her choice was exquisite. Perhaps he should go apologise to her, he thought. Then he changed his mind, she had to know that just because he fancied her doesn't mean he would have her tell him what to do. He decided that he needed a drink.
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Caroline and Rebekah giggled after Rebekah hung up the phone. According to the plan, 'How to get a guy in as little days as possible', the first step was to draw in Klaus. They had to have him around Caroline as much as possible. Caroline got up and went to the closet.
"He should be on his way to the grill soon, Bonnie said she would text me once he arrived," Caroline said as Stefan walked in. He leaned against the door looking at the two friends.
"You guys are playing a dangerous game. I mean you're talking about Klaus," Stefan said.
"Stefan, don't be a brooder," Rebekah said.
"Bekah, you know your brother. He's not stupid. Even when we were trying to kill him, he was two steps ahead of us," Stefan said.
"Well who says he's going to know this time. It's not like we're planning to kill him. He knows Caroline is mad at him and we're going to start playing from there. I'm pretty sure that he's not familiar with this kind of game," Rebekah said. Stefan gave up.
"Just be careful. Especially you Care." Stefan said. Caroline smiled.
"Sounds good, back to what we were doing," Rebekah said. Caroline nodded.
"But what should I wear?" Caroline asked. "I need to look really hot! He shouldn't be able to take his eyes off me no matter how hard he tries," Caroline beamed. Rebekah grinned. Finally it was her turn, her brother had been playing games with them for centuries but now it's time for payback. It wasn't like they were going to hurt him. They were going to create a longing in him that he wouldn't be able to resist.
Rebekah got up and walked to the closet and went through Caroline's clothes. Caroline came back to her bed and sat down.
"How about this skirt with this top?" Rebekah took out a black skirt and a crème spaghetti strap top with jewels on it.
"I can't wear that skirt anymore, it doesn't zip up because of my belly," Caroline pouted.
"Right, that's okay. We can stick to dresses," Rebekah said as she scavenged through the closet. Next she pulled out a crimson red tube dress.
"Here try this on," Rebekah handed it to her. Caroline stripped and put on the dress. She looked at herself in the mirror. It was a very fitting dress and since her belly was pouching, it was kind of off.
"I can't wear this! I can't believe I'm a hybrid who's saying this but I look fat!" Caroline said as she turned from side to side examining every angle.
"You're right! Thank God my wedding dress was kind of loose or everyone at the wedding would have noticed," Rebekah said. Caroline smirked.
"I can't wear this, it's too tight. It's getting hard to breathe, technically" Caroline stripped out of her dress and sat on the bed. Rebekah then pulled out a dark blue dress with shoulder straps. Caroline took it from Rebekah and put it on. There was a same colour strap that went around just under breast giving emphasis to that part and the rest of the dress flowed out.
"That's perfect!" Rebekah said excitedly as she clapped her hands together admiring Caroline. Caroline twirled around looking at herself in the mirror.
"It's perfect!" Caroline agreed.
"Okay now let's do your hair and make-up," Rebekah said as she got out Caroline's curling iron. Rebekah took her time to curl Caroline's hair. They laughed while remembering how Rebekah did her long hair back in the past.
"Imagine if my hair was still long!" Caroline said.
"No, I wouldn't be doing it then!" Rebekah said. They laughed.
Soon Caroline was ready. Rebekah got her stilettos out of the closet. Caroline gave her a look.
"You could be pregnant in heels, you know," Rebekah said. "Plus you're a hybrid, you should have excellent balance."
"I know, but I've noticed that my balance isn't perfect like it used to be," Caroline said.
"Fine here," Rebekah handed her a silver coloured sandals with one inch heels. Caroline put on her black coat.
"Bonnie says that he's not there yet," Caroline said as she looked at her phone.
"He'll come. Have patience," Rebekah said. Finally, Caroline's phone beeped.
"He's here," Caroline said as she walked to the front door.
"Good luck," Rebekah said as she closed the door behind her.
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Klaus sat at bar sipping on his Bourbon. Why did he have to screw up every time something good is about to happen? The Grill was crowded with people and there was a band performing on stage. Matt came up to him and asked if he wanted a refill, Klaus nodded. Matt filled his glass and left. Klaus turned around in his seat and looked around the bar. There had to be something that could take his mind off things. He looked around randomly. The doors of The Grill opened and Caroline walked in. Everyone's head turned towards her. Klaus couldn't take his eyes off her. Her curly golden hair bounced on her shoulders, her long slender legs, her greens eyes gleamed in the light and her pink lips pulled up into a smile when she saw someone familiar. Klaus eyed her as she walked up to Matt and he listened to their exchange.
"Care! It's so good to see you!" Matt said as he hugged her. Klaus grinded his teeth. He didn't like that quarterback's arm around Caroline. He took another swing of his drink.
"Good to see you too Matt. I assume you've been filled in," Caroline said. She must be talking about her magical trip.
"Yes, and you look great," Matt said as she took off her coat. She did look amazing. Her sexy blue dress looked beautiful on her frame.
"Thanks," Caroline said as she sat down a couple of stools away. Klaus turned back around to face the bar but continued to listen to their conversation. He was also listening to other conversations in the room; they were all about Caroline. He heard the group of guys by the pool table commenting on her physique. There was another group of friends quietly discussing who should ask her out now that she was single. All Klaus wanted to do was go and rip out their throats.
"So what can I get you?" Matt asked.
"I would like a chicken salad, French fries, chocolate shake and apple pie with vanilla ice cream," Caroline said. Klaus smiled at her appetite. He remembered her eating the hot fudge brownie the other day. Any other guy would probably wonder how she maintained herself.
"Sure," He laughed and left to attend to his duties. As Klaus was about to get up and move to the seat beside her, someone had gotten there before him. He took another sip of his drink.
"Hi, so what is a beautiful woman like you doing here all by yourself?" he said. Klaus rolled his eyes, so typical.
"I don't know, you tell me," she said. Klaus heard the flirty tone of her voice. It was the same tone she used when she was trying to distract him. He shook his head. What a fool this guy was, thinking he was even worth her.
"So what's your name?" he asked.
"Caroline, and you," she said.
"Sean," the man replied. "Would like to join me and some our friends at the pool table?
"Sure," Caroline said as she got up and walked with him to the pool table. Klaus heard him introduce Caroline to all his friends and they started a game.
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Caroline felt Klaus's eyes on her when she walked in and sat down. She knew he'd be listening to her conversations, so she kept it very normal with Matt who already knew everything thanks to Bonnie. Once she sat down a man sat down beside her. She didn't want to flirt with him but she knew she had to. It would definitely keep Klaus's attention on her. She followed the man to the pool table and they started a game. After awhile Caroline desperately wanted to take a peek at Klaus, so she walked around the table to where she could see him. To her dismay, he was facing away from her towards the bar. Great, he wasn't even looking at her. Now she wanted to finish the game quickly and with her vampire abilities she took a stroke sending all the balls into the holes. Everyone around just stared at her.
"I think I've had enough of this game," Caroline said as she walked towards the other side. "I want to play a game of darts."
As she started throwing the darts at the board, she heard someone come up behind her. There were butterflies in her stomach when she took in the familiar spicy scent. That's her man and she knew it.
"You've got quite an aim love," Klaus said. Caroline quickly smiled and straightened her face. She ignored him and continued shooting the darts all hitting the bull's-eye. Klaus took a dart and shot at the board. The dart sliced through the centre one. Caroline rolled her eyes.
"Way to ruin my game," she said and glared at him. His blue eyes gazed down into hers. She needed to hold it together she couldn't melt beneath his deep blue eyes. It was so hard when all she wanted was to kiss him and hold him in her arms. She walked towards the bar where Matt had placed her food. Klaus followed and sat down beside her.
"You seem to be on chocolate a lot," Klaus said. Caroline breathed in and rolled her eyes.
"Are you serious? Take a hint," Caroline said as she took some salad and placed it into her mouth.
"Don't be angry love, we had a little spat. I'm over it already," he said.
"Well I'm not," Caroline said as she took a sip from her chocolate shake. She looked down at her meal. What was wrong with her? Who would have a chicken salad with chocolate milkshake? But she didn't really care. She placed another portion into her mouth.
"Well how can I redeem myself?" he asked.
"You can leave me alone for starters," she said. 'No, don't leave me alone. You promised me an eternity' she thought. Klaus looked at her confused.
"Sorry did you say something?" he said.
"I said leave me alone," she repeated herself. Then it hit her, crap they had some kind of connection.
"No, after that,"
"Nope, I think you're drunk," she said covering it up.
"Right, tell the original hybrid that he's drunk," he said with sarcasm. Caroline rolled her eyes. "Perhaps I can buy you a drink?" he said. Caroline turned and looked at him. He gave his dimply smile anxiously waiting for a reply.
"No thanks, I'd rather die of thirst," she replied and turned back to her food. Klaus smirked. He couldn't resist her feisty nature. It left him wanting her even more.
"Oh come on love, you can't hold a grudge forever," he said. She was now on her apple pie.
"Oh I can, want to see," she placed the last of the pie into her mouth, paid her bill, and walked out the door. He quickly followed after her. She couldn't resist a smile when she heard him behind her.
"Come on, talk to me, get to know me," he said. Caroline had heard these lines before. At that time, she was just distracting him. But this time, things were different. She continued to walk; he caught up beside her and then stood in front of her.
"I dare you," he said as his blue eyes twinkled in the moon light. He had no idea that she had accepted the dare a long time ago. She continued to walk around him. Klaus was now kind of lost. Before, she would at least talk to him but she didn't this time.
"Caroline," he called. She turned around and looked at him. "I'm..." he started. Caroline waited but he just would get the words out of his mouth that he was sorry. She shook her head when he didn't say anything and walked away. He stood with a mental battle going on in his head.
"Well, finally I found the hybrid I had been looking for," someone said from behind him. He turned around to find Shane, or Shane's body standing there.
"Silas, I presume," Klaus said with a cocky smirk on his face. "I'm sorry mate, don't have it," Klaus said as he patted his jacket.
"But you know who does and the last thing you want is that cure to be used on you. So you'd bring it to me and you get to live," Silas said. Klaus chuckled.
"Yah, with all of my dead supernatural enemies from the other side," Klaus said as Silas smirks. "You know, you don't scare me Silas, or Shane or whoever you are."
"But I think I know what does," Silas said as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a white oak stake.
"Now where did you get that?" Klaus said as he stared daggers at Silas. Silas smirked.
"Well let's just say that you're sister's mind is a little easier to read than yours," he said. "So? Care to reconsider my offer?"
Klaus zoomed towards him but Silas disappeared into the darkness. Klaus looked around trying to find any glimpse of him. Suddenly, he's stabbed in the back and the pain seared through his chest. He let out a scream of agony as the dagger burrowed deeper into his chest. He felt Silas's strong hands pinning him to the ground.
"Don't worry, I'm not trying to kill you, not yet," Silas breaks the piece into his back and Klaus yells louder. "Just something to remember me by. I'll be in touch," Silas said as he walked away.
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Caroline turned around and was disappointed to see that Klaus wasn't there. Great, his ego had to come in the way of saying sorry. Then she heard Klaus's agony filled voice.
"Klaus?" she zoomed towards his voice as fast as she could. Her vampire abilities weren't up-to-grade with her being pregnant and all. He was kneeling on the ground with his arm digging into his back.
"Klaus? What happened to you?" she asked.
"Silas, he attacked me. He stabbed me with the white oak stake. A piece of it is still stuck inside of me," he said desperately.
"Oh my God Klaus, what can I do?" she asked with tears in her eyes. She couldn't lose him. She wouldn't let him go.
"I feel like I'm dying," he choked out. "Caroline, you need to take that piece out of me," he said as he stood up.
"Okay," Caroline said and went behind him. She could see the place where his hands had been digging into. She stuck her fingers in and felt around but there was nothing there.
"I swear there's nothing there," she said as she looked in.
"I can feel the splinters moving towards my heart," he said. His voice was strained and shaky. Caroline had never seen him like this before. She dug her hands deeper into his chest but there was nothing there. There was something wrong. She turned him around and faced him. She placed her hands on his face.
"Klaus look at me," she said. He looked at her with half crazed eyes. He looked scared and so vulnerable. He was definitely hallucinating. "This isn't real, there's nothing there," she said.
"You're lying! You want me to die," he said as he broke away from her and started digging his hand into his back again.
"That's not true! Why would I want that if all our lives depended on you," she said. She had to do something to make him snap out of it because he definitely wasn't seeing simple logic.
"Klaus!" she called him but he wasn't listening to her. That's it. She only had one way to get him back, to save him. She went up to him, placed her hands on either side of his face and crushed her lips to his.
It took him by surprise. He hadn't expected it. His eyes closed trying to come to terms that her lips were moving against his. They were so gentle and smooth. Her touch felt so familiar. Slowly, the pain in his back receded. An image flashed into his mind. He was holding Caroline in his arms as they lay in the field beneath the starry night. She had long golden hair and a light peach coloured dress on. Slowly, the pressure of her lips on his lessened and she gently pulled away. Her bright green eyes looked up at him with concern. He realized what had just happened.
"The pain, it's gone," he said. Caroline let out a breath of relief. He was okay. "It was never there," he said as he shook his head. "He got in my head. Silas, got inside my head," he said shakily. Then he took Caroline's hand into his.
"You took my mind off it, you brought me back Caroline," Klaus said sincerely. "Thank-you,"
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