AN: Hello! Thanks for reading! Still no beta!
Klaus held Elijah's hand as they walked towards the park. Klaus fidgeted with the tie he had to wear as he held onto his basket. The sun was shining brightly and Klaus looked down. Elijah tugged on his hand and he followed him.
At the park there was a large easter egg hunt. Klaus didn't understand what the egg hunt was about. He really didn't want any eggs. And he really didn't want to wear a tie either. He looked like a mini version of Elijah walking around. At the park there were balloons and other decorations and refreshments on a table.
Liz was fixing Caroline's dress, the sash around her waist had come undone and she was tying it into a bow again. Klaus saw her, dressed in a pink and white dress, with a pink bow in her hair. She had a pink hello kitty basket in her hands.
"Caroline, don't get your dress dirty" Liz said
"Ok mommy" Caroline answered
Stefan and Damon were chasing each other around while their father rubbed his temples. Sometimes he wondered what he did to get 2 such rambunctious boys. He wondered if their mother had still been around they would have turned out different. He sighed.
"Chocolate!" Damon yelled out
"I'm gonna find that giant chocolate bunny!" Stefan yelled
"Not if I find it first!"
"Hi Stefan" Elena said
Stefan froze and slowly turned around. He saw Elena standing there, in a blue dress with white polka dots on it. She held a yellow chick basket in her hands.
"Look Stefan, it's Elena" Damon teased
"Um, hi" Stefan said
Elena smiled and walked up to him, reaching for his hand.
"We can look for eggs together" Elena said
"I'm going with my brother, we're a team" Stefan said
"Oh, I'll go with Caroline and Nik then, you two and go together" Damon said
Stefan glared at Damon. Damon just smirked.
"Caroline wants to be with Nik not you" Stefan said
"Blondie won't care"
Stefan looked at Damon with desperation. He mouthed Help Me. Damon just laughed.
"Actually pops wants to talk to us, cmon Stefan" Damon said as he walked off
"I have to go talk to my dad" Stefan said running off
"What are you up to now?" Katherine said from behind her
"Kat!" Elena screamed out as she ran to her and hugged her
"You know boys are trouble" Katherine said
"But I like Stefan" Elena said
"You're too young to like anyone"
"But he's nice"
Caroline found Klaus and held onto his hand. Klaus looked down at her dress. His hand reached out and touched the skirt of her dress. The material was new to him. He didn't know what it was, but it was soft and cool to the touch. Caroline didn't think anything of it. She was eager and ready to start the egg hunt. Klaus's fingers ran down her skirt to the hem where there was a pink ribbon. The fabric was smooth and soft. It seemed like everything on Caroline was soft. He looked up at the pink ribbon in her hair. He reached out to touch it when he heard all the children screaming. Caroline pulled on his hand and Klaus almost fell.
"Cmon Nik! We have to find eggs!" Caroline yelled
Klaus followed her not sure what they were doing. Caroline looked under a bush and saw a bright purple egg. It was plastic but inside was candy. She picked it up and put it inside her basket. She turned to Klaus who watched her.
"They hide the eggs everywhere, cmon! We have to find the chocolate bunny!" Caroline said
Klaus followed Caroline, finding eggs behind trees, under bushes and next to flowers. Stefan and Damon were running around gathering eggs, while Elena chased after them. Jeremy found one egg and started eating the chocolate inside it already. Jenna found him and saw his face was covered in chocolate.
"Really Jeremy?" Jenna said as she wiped the chocolate off her face
"Yay me!" Jeremy said
Caroline and Klaus were finding eggs and filling up their baskets. Caroline looked under a bush and then disappeared. Klaus followed her, crawling into the bush. He saw her crawling towards something. He saw the white material under her dress. It made her skirt puffy and he reached out to touch it. It was rough. He didn't like it.
"I found it!" Caroline yelled
Caroline grabbed the giant golden bunny and crawled out. Klaus followed her. Caroline sat on the ground and Klaus sat next to her. Her dress and knees were covered in dirt. Klaus looked at the giant chocolate bunny wrapped in gold foil.
"Is that chocolate?" Klaus asked
"Yes! I found it!" Caroline yelled
Elena followed Damon and Stefan around. Her basket remained empty. She didn't find any eggs. Damon found a smaller chocolate bunny and held it up into the air triumphantly. Stefan continued to look for eggs. Elena sighed.
"Don't cry" Damon said
"I didn't find any eggs" Elena said
"That's because you're following us" Damon said
"I guess your brother doesn't like me"
"He doesn't like anyone"
"He was nice to me"
"He's nice to everyone"
"He said I was pretty"
"He said girls were pretty"
"But I'm a girl"
"So's Caroline"
"Does he like Caroline?"
"What?! No, it's Blondie, and she's with Nik"
"Why doesn't anyone like me? No one wants to play with me"
"You have your brother"
"He's too young, all he does is eat, and I can't see Kat"
"Where is your sister?"
"You like my sister, but she's too old for you!"
"At least she doesn't cry all the time. You're such a crybaby"
"I am not!"
"You so are!"
"You're just mean, mean like your brother!" Elena started to cry
"Don't cry, Stefan doesn't like girls who cry"
"I'm not crying" Elena said wiping her tears
"He likes sour patch kids," Damon said
Elena looked up at him
"He likes the green ones, but pops won't let him have any cause he says it's too much sugar and makes him crazy"
"green ones ok"
"And don't follow him all the time"
"Ok"
Damon didn't say anything else but dropped the chocolate bunny into her basket and walked off. Elena looked at her basket and picked up the bunny and smiled.
"Where you get that from?" katherine asked
"Damon"
"Damon? I thought you liked Stefan"
"I do"
"Wow, now you're a bit advanced for me"
"Caroline!" Liz yelled as she came running over
Caroline and Klaus looked up from where they were sitting on the grass.
"I told you not to ruin your dress!" Liz yelled
"Sorry mommy" Caroline said
"Your new dress! It's ruined! All for a chocolate bunny" Liz said
Klaus looked at Caroline who just looked down at the chocolate bunny. He reached over and held onto her hand. Liz lifted Caroline up so she was standing and started dusting off her dress. Klaus stood up, his own clothes covered in dirt as well.
"you're not eating that bunny" Liz said
"But mommy!"
"No but's!"
Caroline turned and gave the chocolate bunny to Klaus. He held it in his hands and looked at the massive bunny.
"You're giving it to Nik now?" Liz asked
"Yes"
"Fine"
Liz took Caroline's hand and led her back. Klaus followed them both holding the chocolate bunny.
"No way!" Damon said
"He found it!" Stefan said
The two boys looked at Klaus as he walked by holding the giant bunny. Elijah saw his brother walking towards him.
"Did you find that Niklaus?" Elijah asked bending down
"No, Caroline did, but her mommy wouldn't let her keep it"
"And she gave it to you?"
"I'm just holding it for her"
"She's too young for you"
"Huh?"
Stefan and Damon were running around when Stefan stopped and saw a giant blue gummy bunny being held by a woman. Stefan walked towards it in a daze. The woman looked down at him.
"Hello, I'm Andi" Andi smiled
"Hi Andi" Stefan said
"Stefan, what are you...it's blue!" Damon said
"Hello there, is this your friend?" Andi asked
"Hey's my brother" Damon said
"Where's your father?" Andie asked
"Around here somewhere" Damon asked
"Do you mind if I take a few pictures of you holding the bunny?" Andi asked
"Gimme gimme gimme!" Stefan yelled
Klaus was in his room coloring again. The large golden chocolate bunny sat on the table untouched. Caroline pushed the door open and saw the bunny and Klaus. She walked over to him.
"How come you didn't eat it?" Caroline asked
"I was just holding it for you"
Caroline smiled and kissed Klaus on his cheek. He immediately turned pink. Caroline looked back at the giant chocolate bunny and started to pull the gold foil off. She broke a piece off the ears off and handed it to Klaus.
Katherine walked into Klaus's room and saw Caroline and Klaus lying on the floor staring up at the ceiling. Their faces were covered in chocolate again. She looked over and saw they ate the head of the chocolate bunny which was still sitting on the table.
"No more chocolate for you two" Katherine said
Damon was climbing up into the treehouse. Stefan was running out of the house to join him. Damon saw the chocolate bunny sitting in the treehouse with its head missing.
"Thank you Nik!" Damon said
Stefan was heading towards the treehouse when he saw Elena standing there. He groaned inwardly.
"Hi Elena" Stefan said
"Hi Stefan, here" Elena handed him a small plastic egg
Stefan looked at it and opened it slowly. Inside were green sour patch kids. He looked up at her and smiled.
"I like sour patch kids, I thought you would like them too, I like the red ones" Elena said
"Thanks"
"You're welcome, ok bye" Elena turned to leave
"Wait, where are you going?"
"To go play"
"Do you want to go into the treehouse?"
"Thought it was no girls allowed"
"Yeah it is, but you have candy"
Stefan and Elena both smiled and walked towards the ladder to the tree house. Elena climbed up and saw Damon's face smeared with chocolate looking at her.
"What are you doing here?" Damon asked
Elena climbed into the treehouse with Stefan behind her.
"i said she could" Stefan answered
Damon didn't really care and went back to the chocolate bunny.
"Did Nik leave that here?" Stefan asked
"Probably, they ate the head already" Damon answered
Elijah and Katherine were talking when Klaus walked in. He noticed they both stopped talking and looked down at him. He wondered what they were talking about but ignored it. He went and climbed onto the chair and reached for the fruit on the table.
"Are you hungry?" Elijah asked
"Yes Lijah" Klaus answered
Elijah looked at the clock and realized that it was dinner time. Katherine and him were talking for a while and he lost track of time.
"I forgot, I'm sorry, I'll go get something" Elijah said
"Boys, I put something into the oven, I'll go get it" Katherine said opening the oven
Elijah smiled and the doorbell rang. He went to answer it. Klaus climbed down from the chair and went to the fridge to get something to drink. Katherine let out a scream and dropped the lasagna. Klaus looked over and saw that she had burned herself. Klaus ran over to her and grabbed her arm and tugged her towards the sink.
"You have to put it in cold water fast" Klaus said pulling her
Katherine turned on the water and put her hand under the cold water. Elijah came running in.
"What happened?" Elijah asked
"Nothing, I dropped the lasagna" Katherine said
"What's happened to your hand?" Elijah asked walking towards her
"nothing" Katherine said turning the water off
"No, you have to keep it there" Klaus said
The two looked down at Klaus.
"How do you know?" Katherine asked
"Cause I do" Klaus said looking down
Katherine turned the water back on and let her hand stay under the cold water. Elijah could picture his brother running his hand under the cold water if he burned himself while making tea for his mother, or worse, Mikael. He realized why Klaus knew what to do. Elijah didn't want to press it. He bent down to Klaus.
"You should wash up for dinner" Elijah said
"Ok" Klaus said
"I have to finish something with Liz" Elijah said to Katherine as he walked out
"Can I take my hand out?" Katherine asked
"Does it feel hot?" Klaus asked
Katherine touched her hand and turned the water off.
"No, it just feels cold" Katherine said
"Better cold than hot" Klaus said
"Better me than you kid. Who did it to you?"
Klaus didn't answer, instead he just looked up at her for a second before running off. Katherine sighed. She bent down and picked up the lasagna on the floor. Luckily it landed dish side down, instead of up. She picked up the dish with a towel and placed it on the counter. She saw Klaus return holding something in his hands.
"Is your hand still cold?" Klaus asked
Katherine touched her hand and it felt cold. She nodded.
"You have to put this on or you'll get those things" Klaus said
"Things?"
"They make your skin hurt more"
Katherine bent down and Klaus squeezed some antibotic gel onto her skin and then wrapped it in a gauze bandage. Katherine was amazed that Klaus knew how to do this.
"Where did you learn this? You don't play with dolls" Katherine said
"I learned it on my own"
"On your mom?"
"No, on me"
Katherine swallowed the lump that was in her throat.
"Is there a reason why you didn't say use ice?" Katherine asked
"Ice works too, but we never had any. As long as it's cold. Even toilet water works"
Katherine was at a loss for words, even for her. She placed her hand on top of his.
"Thanks" Katherine said
"Your welcome" Klaus said walking off
Giuseppe was talking to Elijah outside near the treehouse. Damon and Stefan were in their treehouse playing. Their father looked up at the treehouse.
"Boys! Come down here" Giuseppe yelled
The two boys stuck their head out the window and saw their father with Elijah. They climbed down.
"What's up pop?" Damon asked
Elijah bent down to talk to the two boys.
"Can you boys keep a secret?" Elijah asked
"Course we can!" Damon smirked
"This is very important, you can't tell anyone" Elijah said
"This must be good" Stefan said
"I'm going to throw a surprise party of Niklaus" Elijah said
"What kind of party?" Stefan asked
"A birthday party" Elijah said
"It's his birthday?!" Stefan yelled
"Not so loud!" Damon yelled
"Yes, well, it's coming up soon. He doesn't know it yet" Elijah said
"How do you not know when your birthday is?" Damon asked
"It's the one day of the year you can't get in trouble" Stefan said
"Things have been very hard for Niklaus. That's why I want to make it special for him. Can you keep this a secret?" Elijah asked
"Sure!" Damon said
"And I need you both to help keep him away from the house while we set up" Elijah said
"No problem! You should have told Caroline, Nik follows her everywhere" Stefan said
"I know, I have Caroline doing something else. Now Niklaus has never been to a birthday party before"
"Really?" Damon asked
"Yes, he hasn't, so he doesn't know how to react or what to do. I hope you two can show him" Elijah said
"Has he ever gotten birthday presents before?" Stefan asked
"No, this will be his first"
Damon and Stefan both looked at Elijah in shock.
"Was, was Nik bad?" Stefan asked
"No, no he wasn't. Our father was very very bad. I want to show Niklaus how happy birthdays can be. So will you help?" Elijah asked
"Yes!" Damon said
"Course we will!" Stefan said
"Pops lets go get Nik a present" Damon said
"Now?" Giuseppe asked
"Yeah now" Stefan said
"We'll wait in the car for you" Damon said
"You mean he's never had a birthday party before?" Caroline asked
"No he hasn't, so we have to make this one really special for him ok?" Katherine said
"Ok, does that mean he's never had birthday presents either?"
"I don't think he has, but we'll fix that. Now your job is really important"
"What is it?"
Katherine put the dishes away into the cupboard as Elijah took Klaus to get ready for bed. Elijah helped Klaus changed into his pajamas before tucking him in. Klaus smiled and went to sleep. Elijah left his room quietly. Klaus opened his eyes and climbed out of bed. He reached under his bed and pulled out an old shoe box. He sat on his bed and opened the box. With the moon as his only light, he looked inside. There was a plastic easter egg inside, part of the gold foil of the chocolate rabbit, and Caroline's pink ribbon was still there. His fingers brushed along the ribbon.
Elijah walked back into the kitchen and saw Katherine rubbing her hand.
"Something wrong?" Elijah asked
"Nothing, I'm fine" Katherine said
"Then why are you rubbing your hand?"
Katherine stopped and dropped her hands. She looked up at him.
"What happened to him?" Katherine asked
Elijah stood there for a moment thinking of what to say. He had never really told anyone exactly what happened, or what condition he found his brother in. He just remembered that day as he walked into the house and found his brother hiding in a corner, afraid of everything. And his mother in a drunken haze on the couch unaware of what was happening.
"I know you never really told me and everyone just assumed. But what happened to him? Why does he know so much about first aid?"
"My father was, still is a very cruel man. He did things no child should ever know"
"I got that part. But why is he so quiet and calm about it?"
"It's how he survived"
Caroline walked into Klaus's room. He was half laying on the bed, while his feet were on the floor. He was staring up at the ceiling. She walked over and joined him.
"Do you want to go outside and play?" Caroline asked
"Ok"
Klaus slid off the bed onto the floor. He looked and saw Caroline was wearing a dress, another pink dress, with white stockings and pink shoes that had a butterfly on them. He reached out and touched the butterfly on her shoe. His hand reached up to her ankle and touched the strange fabric that her stockings were made of. Caroline slid off the bed and sat next to him.
"What are you doing?" Caroline asked
"Your leg feels weird" Klaus answered
"That's cause I'm wearing these" Caroline pulled on the stocking on her leg
"Why are you wearing that?"
"It goes with the dress"
"Why are you wearing a dress?"
"Elena came over for a tea party. She wore a dress too"
"Elena cries a lot"
"She does, but she's better now. And she likes Stefan"
"Really?"
"Yeah, but don't tell anyone it's a secret"
Caroline reached over and held onto his hand.
"Let's go to the treehouse" Caroline said
"Ok"
They both got up and headed out. They walked outside and went to the treehouse. Katherine and Elijah heard them both leave and started moving things outside. They carried the table outside. Liz was tying balloons on the trees.
Caroline climbed up to the treehouse with Klaus behind her. Stefan and Damon were already in the tree waiting for them.
"Hey Nik" Stefan said
"Hi" Klaus answered
"Look what Stefan got" Damon showed the gummy bunny to them
"Where you get that from?" Caroline asked
"Some news lady that's on tv, she wanted to take pictures of us, and she let us keep it" Damon said
"No, she let ME keep it!" Stefan said grabbing it from him
"Pops says you can't have any sugar!" Damon yelled
"He's not here!" Stefan yelled back
Caroline looked at both of them. They were about to fight again.
"Have you seen my elephant flashlight?" Caroline asked
The two boys stopped glaring at each other.
"No" Damon said
"haven't seen it" Stefan said
"It has to be here somewhere, help me find it!" Caroline said
Damon grabbed the bunny back from Stefan who glared at him.
"No sugar till later!" Damon said
"Fine" Stefan said going to look for the flashlight
Damon watched as the three of them looked around for Caroline's flashlight. Damon smirked knowing that Caroline's flashlight wasn't missing. But he played along.
Hope you were amused. Don't tell me that Nik is being creepy by touching the fabric on Caroline's dress. And I knew this kid who must have been 1 or 2 who had this strange fascination with pantyhose. He would touch your leg if he knew you were wearing it, but he was just a kid so it's not pervy!
Are we excited for NEW TVD this thursday!?