Hello! Thanks for reading! Yes, I know it's a day or so late, but cmon I've been working and I recently got free of that job so I can finally write again and have some form of a life again! So without further ado, the next chapter! What will these kids do now?
Katherine was walking through town holding Klaus's hand. They were running a few errands and Katherine stopped by the florist. She walked in and looked at the flowers. Klaus had never seen so many different kinds of flowers and colors before. He walked up to one and looked at it. Katherine was busy buying something. She had what she bought wrapped up. She turned around and saw Klaus standing by a pink flower. She walked over to him.
"And here I thought boys liked blue, not pink" Katherine said
Klaus just looked at her and then back at the flower.
"You know, girls like it when you give them flowers. They like you even more if you give them candy"
Katherine picked up her purchase and headed towards the door.
"Cmon Klausy, we have a few more places to go"
Klaus turned and followed Katherine out.
Elijah was in the house trying to hide what he had bought Katherine for Valentine's day. It seemed so silly to him. He held the large red heart shaped box in his hands and tried to find a place to hide it. It was ridiculous that a box of chocolate would make a difference. A rather expensive box of chocolate, hand made by a french chocolatier. He knew he couldn't hide it in his room, it was too obvious. So he was in Klaus's room. Katherine watched over Klaus and cooked but she refused to clean. He heard Katherine and Klaus entering the house. He panicked and hid it under the bed and went outside into the hallway.
"What's Valentines?" Klaus asked
"A day where boys buy a bunch of chocolate and give it to girls who never eat it. And then buy flowers so they feel special, but they die in a few days" Katherine said pouring a glass of juice for Klaus
"Then why is there so much red hearts out there?" Klaus asked
"Because it's suppose to be about love"
"Really?"
"Yes, you should go ask Caroline to be your Valentine"
"Why?"
"Just do it, you can thank me later" Katherine said handing him a banana, "Get moving monkey"
Caroline was in her room cutting red construction paper into hearts. She focused on cutting it right, she had made a dozen hearts already but there was something wrong with them. She was trying to make the perfect Valentine.
Klaus was in his room. He was drawing and coloring when Elijah walked in. Klaus looked up.
"Lijah" Klaus said
"Katherine said you should make a Valentine for Caroline."
"Ok"
Klaus went back to his drawing and Elijah smiled. He reached out and touched Klaus on the top of his head. He was surprised that he didn't flinch or move away.
Damon and Stefan were outside kicking snow around. Elena was walking with her aunt Jenna around. Damon saw she had balloons, red ones, pink ones and white ones.
"Hey Elena!" Damon yelled
Elena ignored Damon and kept walking. Stefan and Damon ran towards her.
"You deaf?" Damon asked
"Hey Elena! Where's your sister?" Stefan asked
"You boys are mean to me!" Elena said
"We're not" Damon said
"Yeah, we're just boys. We're not soft and pretty like girls"
"You think I'm pretty?" Elena asked
"Um, I didn't-" Stefan struggled
"Yes, you're pretty, just like your sister" Damon said
Elena smiled and took two small valentines out of her pocket and gave them to them. Damon and Stefan looked at it. It was a my little pony valentine. But it had candy taped onto it.
"Thanks Elena" Damon said
"Thanks" Stefan said
"So where is your sister?" Damon asked again
"I haven't seen her yet"
"Come on Elena, we have to pick up Jeremy" Jenna said
Elena and Jenna hurried off. Damon looked down at the candy that was taped onto the card.
"Boo, it's those crappy sweethearts. They taste like chalk!" Damon said as he threw them to the ground
Stefan looked at his card and saw it was a pack of sour patch kids.
"Oh no fair! You got better candy! She likes you!" Damon teased
"No way!" Stefan yelled back
"You said she was pretty!"
"I said girls were pretty!"
"She's a girl, so you think she's pretty!"
"Caroline's a girl, you think she's pretty!?"
"Gimme that candy!" Damon reached for the candy
"No! Get your own!" Stefan pushed him away
"I'm your brother!"
"I know that!"
"You're suppose to share with me!"
"Not when it's candy!"
Caroline showed up at Klaus's house, dressed in a pink dress, holding a rather large red heart in her hands. It had a white lace border around it. She had spent most of the afternoon working on it. Katherine opened the door and saw her standing there.
"Hey squirt, what are you doing here?" Katherine asked
"I want to see Nik"
"He's in his room, go easy on him. He's never had a Valentine"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
"Oh, ok" Caroline walked in
Caroline was already familiar with the layout of the house. She walked towards his room and walked in without knocking. She saw Klaus at his desk drawing.
"Hi Nik" Caroline said walking in
Klaus looked up and saw Caroline holding a really big red heart. He smiled.
"Hi Caroline. Do you want to be my Valentine?"
Caroline smiled and nodded.
"Yes!" Caroline said almost jumping, "Will you be mine?"
"Ok"
"I made this for you. I spent all afternoon on it. I hope you like it"
Caroline handed him the large heart and waited for him to say something. He looked at it and saw the candy on it.
"What's this?" Klaus asked
"They're called sweethearts. They have words on them, like love, kiss, hug and stuff like that. You're suppose to give that out
on Valentine's day or chocolate"
"I've never had them before"
"You can try it"
Caroline opened the small box and gave him some. They were small hearts on his hand. He put them in his mouth. And then he made a face. They tasted terrible, worse than cardboard.
"What's wrong?" Caroline asked
"Nothing," Klaus picked up the picture he drew for her, "I made this for you"
Caroline looked at the picture and the hearts on it. Klaus quickly spit out the candies and threw them into the garbage can. He wiped his hand on his pants and looked back at Caroline. He noticed she was wearing the snowflake necklace he gave her at Christmas. She turned and kissed him on the cheek and he fell back onto the floor.
"Nik are you ok?" Caroline asked
"Yeah" Klaus moved his arms to push himself up, when he felt something under his bed.
Klaus reached and pulled it out. It was a large red heart shaped box. He was confused he didn't know where it came from. He heard Caroline squeal and then she hugged him and he was back on the floor again.
"It's such a big box! Is there candy inside?!" Caroline asked
"I don't know" Klaus said
Caroline sat on the floor and pulled Klaus up so he was sitting facing her. He held the box in his hands and she reached over and pulled the top off. She gasped at what was inside. She had never seen so much chocolate and so beautifully decorated as well.
"It's so much chocolate" Caroline beamed
"I've never had any" Klaus said
"Really? How come?" My mommy says it rots your teeth"
"There wasn't any in my house"
"Well in your new house you have chocolate. Try one"
Klaus was hesitant after the sweetheart candy tasted like cardboard. Caroline picked one up shaped like a heart and held it in front of his mouth. Klaus opened his mouth and took a bite. It was sweet, silky and delicious.
"I like it" Klaus said
Caroline ate the rest of the chocolate.
"Hmm, it's good!" Caroline said
Elijah came back to the house carrying food. He walked into the kitchen where he found Katherine reading a magazine.
"Did you get it?" Katherine asked
"Yes, I got your order of spicy noodles from the thai restaurant"
"You told them extra spicy right?"
"Yes"
"Good, I'll go get Klaus"
Katherine walked out of the kitchen when the doorbell rang. She went to answer it and it was Liz standing there, fuming mad.
"Can I help you?" Katherine asked
"Is Caroline here?" Liz asked
"Yes, she's with Klausy" Katherine said
Liz walked into the house and went to find Caroline. Katherine wondered what was going on. She followed her and Elijah wondered who was at the door and followed Katherine. The sounds of Caroline and Klaus laughing could be heard as Liz opened the door. The two kids were sitting on the floor with the box of chocolates between them and chocolate smeared on their faces and hands.
"Caroline!" Liz yelled
The two kids stopped laughing and looked up.
"Did you cut up grandma's lace table cloth?" Liz asked
Caroline sucked in a breath and didn't answer. Liz looked over and saw the large red heart with the white lace border around it. Liz reached over and picked it up and touched the lace on it.
"It was your grandmother's! My mother! How could you?" Liz yelled
"I'm sorry mommy" Caroline said
Katherine saw the two kids on the floor, chocolate smeared on their faces and Liz crying.
"Where did you get chocolate from?" Katherine asked
Elijah walked in and saw the two kids and the open box of chocolate.
"No! You didn't!" Elijah yelled
Everyone looked at Elijah who dove in and picked up the box. Caroline and Klaus quickly got up and ran to the other side of the room.
"Jacques Torress hand made chocolate, each one individually hand crafted and painted. I had to get it from New York City and be on a waiting list for chocolate! And now it's on your faces!" Elijah said staring into the box
"I stood on line for this, I hate standing on lines! It made me look like those desperate men who are utterly alone and devoid of all social skills! And he was French! And I hate the French!" Elijah whined out
Katherine and Liz just stared at him. Klaus stood in front of Caroline.
"It's my fault, I found it and ate it" Klaus said
"Nik" Caroline said
"It was me Elijah, be mad at me"
Elijah looked down at Klaus who was standing in front of Caroline. He sighed.
"Some Valentine's day this turned out" Elijah put the box on the table, "I'm not mad Niklaus, but you should wash up, we're having thai food"
Elijah walked out of the room defeated. Liz looked over at Caroline.
"Caroline, we're going home, now" Liz said
"Don't hurt her" Klaus said
"I would never hurt her," Liz bent down to Klaus's eye level, "You've got some explaining to do your brother and Caroline has to go home and wash that chocolate off her face. And then she'll explain why she cut up grandma's lace tablecloth"
"It'll be ok Nik. I'll see you later" Caroline said as she stepped from behind him, "Happy Valentine's day"
"Happy Valentine's day" Klaus said as he watched them leave
Katherine walked over to Klaus.
"You two are trouble makers together you know that?"
Klaus sheepishly looked down.
"Come on, wash up for dinner"
"Is Elijah mad at me?"
"No he's just upset about something else, go wash up"
Klaus nodded and went to the bathroom. Katherine looked at the box of mostly eaten chocolate. She looked around for the cover and saw it on the floor. She picked it up and saw that there was something written on it in gold leaf.
Katherine, You deserve to be happy. Fondly Elijah
Katherine held the heart in her hands close to her chest. She ran out to find Elijah who was in the kitchen, taking out the take out containers of the bag.
"You can't do this" Katherine said
"How else are we going to eat if I don't take them out?"
"You can't be so nice to me" Katherine said showing him the words on the heart, "You can't do this and expect me not feel anything"
"You feel something?"
"You're a really nice guy. You're too good of a guy. And I'm a total screw up. You can't be so nice to me"
"Am I suppose to be mean to you? Like the rest of this town?"
"You're suppose to be good to Klaus, he needs you. He doesn't need you freaking out over some stupid chocolate"
"I did it because you deserve it"
"Stop saying that. I just can't do this"
"We're not doing anything!"
"We can't!"
"I'm well aware of that"
"I just, stop being so nice to me! I'm always rude to you, and snarky, and you can do better than me"
"No I can't, I need you to keep me in line, I need you because Klaus needs you, I need you because I can't imagine a life without you"
Katherine dropped the heart to the floor and kissed Elijah. Elijah's arms wrapped around her and kissed her back. Klaus walked into the kitchen and saw them both kissing. He ignored it and went over to the table and climbed onto the chair and reached for the take out. He could feel how hot it was and opened it slowly. He felt the steam hit his face and looked down at the noddles. He reached over and found a fork. He dug his fork into the noodles and began to eat. He ignored the fact that Elijah and Katherine were kissing each other still. Suddenly Klaus felt a burning feeling in his mouth.
"Lijah!" Klaus yelled
Katherine and Elijah pulled apart immediately and saw Klaus sitting there with his tongue out and his eyes watering.
"What's wrong?" Elijah asked as he rushed over to him
"My mouth!" Klaus yelled
"He ate my spicy noodles!" Katherine said as she opened the fridge
"I'll get you some water" Elijah said
"Boys! Let me" Katherine handed Klaus the glass of milk, "Don't drink it, just keep it in your mouth"
Klaus held the milk in his mouth and the burning feeling started to fade.
"Better?" Katherine asked
Klaus nodded. Elijah stood there relieved. Katherine took the package from the florist and placed it infront of Elijah.
"Happy Valentine's day" Katherine said as she kissed him on the cheek, "I'm going to get more spicy noodles"
Katherine left and Elijah unwrapped it. He let out a laugh. Klaus looked at what was inside and was confused. It was a cactus with a flower on it. A yellow flower. Elijah smiled and looked over at Klaus.
"Do you like Katherine?" Elijah asked
Klaus nodded.
"I like her too"
Caroline sat on her bed in her pajamas. Her mother hadn't said anything to her when they got home. She wondered how mad her mother was at her.
"Time for bed" Liz said
Caroline usually whines and argues, quietly got into bed. Liz sat down on the bed next to her.
"Caroline, you have to understand, that lace tablecloth, it was my mother's. It's one of the few things I have of her. And I know it's silly to care about a tablecloth but it was hers. I was so mad when I saw that you had cut it up"
"I'm sorry mommy, I just wanted to make the perfect Valentine for Nik"
"You really like him don't you?"
"Yes mommy, he's my friend, my only friend"
"That's not true. There's Elena"
"Elena's a crybaby. Damon and Stefan don't want to play with her. And Jeremy's too young. Nik's the only one who listens to me and will play with me"
"Let's not even start on the Lockwood boy"
"He's always pulling my hair"
"That's because he likes you"
"No mommy!"
"He does"
"No mommy!"
"Oh ok. We won't talk about him anymore then. Just tell me before you start cutting things up ok?"
"Ok mommy"
"You be careful with boys Caroline. When you get older, all those boys will be nothing but trouble"
"Why?"
"You'll know when you get older"
Katherine walked back into the house with bags and bags of candy. She dropped them onto the table in the living room.
"What's this?" Elijah asked
"Candy, Valentine's day candy, about 90% off" Katherine smiled
Klaus walked into the living room and saw all the candy. His eyes went wide. It was like Halloween again.
"Klaus, take a bag over to Caroline. Girls like candy" Katherine said
Klaus nodded and picked up a bag and went out. Katherine smiled at Elijah who raised an eyebrow. Before he could say anything her lips were already on his.
Klaus was walking outside when Damon and Stefan saw him with the candy. They ran over to him. Klaus remembered Katherine's words that girls liked flowers. He saw a pink flower in the yard and picked it for Caroline. Klaus had made it up the stairs to Caroline's house when the two brothers caught up with him.
"That's not all for Caroline is it?" Damon asked
"Cause you can't eat all that by yourself" Stefan said
"Hey! That's my candy! Get away!" Caroline said as she opened the door
"Friends are suppose to share" Damon said
"Pretty girls like you are suppose to share" Stefan added
"You're not getting my candy!" Caroline yelled
"It worked on Elena" Stefan said
"Where's Elena's sister?" Damon asked
"Katherine's next door" Klaus said
"Nik let's go to your house" Damon said
"Nik's coming with me" Caroline said grabbing onto his arm
"Um, we can go to our treehouse" Stefan said
Damon looked at Caroline.
"Ok" Caroline said as she closed the door behind her
"Treehouse?" Klaus asked confused
"We have this great treehouse, our pop's built it for us" Damon said
"Yeah, we have a tire swing, and a bucket, and this ladder that we can pull up if we don't want anyone to bother us." Stefan said
"I've never seen a treehouse before" Klaus said
"Cmon" Damon said
The kids all went to the Salvatore's backyard to their treehouse. The treehouse wasn't up very high but high enough to get away from everyone. There was a wooden ladder leading up to the opening. Damon climbed up first, then Stefan, Caroline climbed up and then Klaus was standing there with the bag of candy. Damon lowered the bucket and Klaus put the bag in. He climbed up the ladder. When he went inside he looked around. There were random, various things there. An airplane, binoculars, a flashlight, and a few other random things.
"Treehouse rules, you have to tell us something no one knows about you" Damon said
"Yeah," Stefan added
"Can we just eat the candy already?" Caroline asked
"I don't remember what my mom looks like anymore" Klaus said
The three kids looked at him.
"Don't you have a picture?" Stefan asked
"No" Klaus said
"Our pops hid all the pictures of our mom. I think it was too hard for him to see her and not miss her. I took one and hid it here"
Damon went into a box and took out a picture. He showed it to them.
"That's my mom with me and Stefan." Damon said
"She's pretty" Caroline said
"Yeah, we miss her" Damon said putting the picture away
"What about you Caroline?" Damon asked
"I remember what my daddy looks like. He's mean. He left and doesn't want us anymore" Caroline said
"Did you do something?" Stefan asked
"I don't know, my mommy doesn't like to talk about it. But he sends a card on my birthday and christmas. I never want her to read them to me. He sends a picture."
"What does he look like?" Stefan asked
"The same, he looks happy. He's always with his friend Steven in the picture"
"Maybe his friend helps him not be sad that you're not there" Stefan said
"Maybe" Caroline said
"This is getting depressing. Let's eat candy!" Damon said
"Candy!" the kids yelled out
Hope you were amused. And my god did you see the last ep with those klaroline moments?! It was all for you! *screams* I wonder what trouble these kids will get into next? Thanks for reading!