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The kids continued searching around the treehouse for Caroline's flashlight. Damon smirked as he looked out the window and saw the different things being carried into Nik's house. He blinked again when he saw a pony.
"What are you looking at? "Stefan asked
"Nothing, I thought I saw Elena" Damon said
"Is she coming here?" Stefan asked
"No, get back to looking for Blondie's flashlight" Damon said
"It's not here, maybe you should look at your house" Stefan said
"No I already looked there, it has to be here" Caroline said
"You sure?" Damon asked
"Yeah!" Caroline said
"No I mean are you really sure?!" Damon said nudging his head to the window
"I have to use the bathroom" Caroline said
"Then go" Damon said
"I have to go back to my house" Caroline said
"Ok, we'll be here" Nik said
Damon looked at Caroline and she didn't know what to do.
"Don't you have to go?" Caroline asked
"No" Nik said
"I have to go, come with me?" Caroline asked
"Why?" NIk asked
Damon and Stefan quickly went over to Nik and pulled him aside.
"When a girl asks you to go to the bathroom with her you say yes" Damon said
"If she wants to play doctor with you say yes" Stefan added
"Huh?" Nik asked confused
"Just go with her" Damon said pushing him towards Caroline
Elijah stood in front of the house and watched Caroline and Nik climb down from the tree and head towards her house. He made sure no one came in and out of the house while the two were walking towards the house. When they walked in, Elijah turned and motioned for them to continue moving stuff into the house.
Caroline put Nik in her room surrounded by her many pink dolls, toys, and bed while she went into the bathroom. He looked around and wondered how much pink could fit into a room. He saw the elephant flashlight sticking out from under her bed and went to pick it up. Caroline came back into the room.
"It was here the whole time" Nik said
"Oh, guess it was"
"Let's go back, so they can stop looking"
"No wait"
"What?"
"Um, I don't want to go back yet"
"Why not?"
Caroline didn't know what else to say so she hugged him. Her arms wrapped around him and she hugged. Nik was confused for a second. He really didn't understand girls at all. He hugged her back, his small arms reaching around Caroline.
"You're my only friend Nik" Caroline said
"You have Damon and Stefan and Elena"
"Damon and Stefan have each other, and Elena is ok, but you're my best friend. You're always nice to me"
"Because you're nice to me"
Damon and Stefan ran over to Nik's house. They went to the backyard and looked around. There were balloons, and streamers, decorations, a pony, a giant cake and a pinata.
"This is going to be the best party ever!" Damon said
"Wow" Stefan said
"Where's Klausy?" Katherine asked
"He's with Blondie next door" Damon said
"I hope she keeps him busy, we're almost ready"
Caroline and Nik were sitting in her room on the floor. She heard her mother calling for her.
"Caroline! Did you clean your room?" Liz yelled
"Ugh, cmon let's go" Caroline said taking Nik's hand
"Where we going?" Nik asked
"Trust me"
Caroline led him out the door of her house and then towards his house. She tugged on his hand when he slowed down.
"Trust me Nik" Caroline said
"Ok" Nik said as he followed her
They walked through his house. The house was empty and quiet. It was strange. Caroline kept pulling him through the kitchen and he wondered where everyone was. She pulled him through the back door and into the backyard.
"SURPRISE!" everyone yelled
Nik looked around panicked. He saw a lot of adults smiling at him. He saw a lot of faces he didn't know. He felt Caroline's hand still in his as she pulled him along.
"Happy Birthday Nik" Caroline said
Nik looked at Caroline and was confused. It wasn't his birthday. He had never had a birthday.
"Happy Birthday Nik!" Stefan and Damon both yelled
Nik relaxed a bit when he saw them. They reached out to him.
"Cmon! There's presents! And cake!" Damon yelled
"And candy! And soda!" Stefan yelled
Nik looked around and saw the balloons, and the mountain of presents on a table. He saw the large cake and the pony in the corner. He didn't understand.
"Happy Birthday Niklaus" Elijah said bending down
"Is this for me?" Nik asked
"Yes, all of this is for you."
Nik let go of Caroline and threw his arms around Elijah. He felt the tears building up in his eyes and buried his face into his brother's shoulder. Elijah could sense his brother crying and lifted him into his arms.
"What's wrong Niklaus?" Elijah asked as he patted his back
"Thank you Lijah" Nik said
"No time for tears little brother. Come, you have a party waiting for you, and a pony"
"A pony?"
"Yes, a pony"
Elijah carried him over to the pony and placed him on it. Nik reached out to touch the hairs on the pony. And slowly the party started to walk in a circle.
"I wanna ride it next!" Caroline yelled
"I want soda!" Stefan yelled
"No you can't have any!" Damon yelled
"You're not the boss of me!" Stefan yelled back
"BOYS!" Giuseppe yelled
Both Damon and Stefan looked down at the ground. Damon then hit Stefan on the arm. Stefan hit Damon back. The two started hitting each other.
"Stop it both of you!" Giuseppe yelled
All the children laughed and giggled. They all wore colorful party hats and ran around the backyard. Nik looked around and saw Caroline riding the pony. Katherine was holding Elena while Stefan and Damon were running around her high on sugar. Jeremey was eating chips and managed to get it all over himself.
"Niklaus, it's time for the pinata" Elijah said
"What's that?" Nik asked
"Come with me"
Nik followed Elijah and saw the giant elephant pinata hanging from the tree.
"It's filled with candy, children like candy don't they? You're suppose to hit it and release the candy" Elijah said
"How do I do that?" Nik asked
"With this" Elijah handed him a stick
Nik held the stick in his hands and looked up at the elephant hanging from the tree.
"Candy!" Stefan yelled
"Cmon it it!" Damon yelled
Nik looked up at Elijah. Elijah could sense something was wrong and knelt down.
"What's wrong?" Elijah asked
"i don't want to break it" Nik said
"it's alright, it's a pinata"
"I don't want to hit it"
"I thought you liked elephants"
"I do, I don't want to hurt it"
"Alright, you don't have to"
"Candy!" Stefan yelled out
"What are you waiting for?!" Damon yelled
"I don't want to" Nik said
"i'll do it!" Stefan grabbed the stick and swung it hard at the pinata, smashing it. Nik flinched and stepped back. Damon ran over and watched Stefan jump around trying to hit the pinata more.
"That's enough" Elijah said taking the stick away from Stefan
"Candy!" Stefan yelled as he started picking up the candy
The other kids started swarming around to pick up the candy. Elijah lifted Nik up and held him. He walked closer to the pinata.
"See if you can free the elephant" Elijah said lifted Nik up
Nik reached up to grab onto the elephant. Elijah lifted him, and along with it his shirt rode up. All the mothers and women at the party immediately stopped what they were doing and stared at Elijah. Katherine looked around and saw that they were all ogling him and his washboard stomach. Elijah was too busy with Klaus to notice the women. Katherine seethed with anger. She put Elena down.
"TIme for cake! I said time for CAKE! Katherine yelled
Klaus grabbed onto the elephant and pulled it down, shaking out the rest of the candy. Elijah smiled at his little brother. He looked around and noticed all the women were staring at him again. His eyes darted around quickly to look for Katherine who was putting candles on the cake.
"Time for your cake Niklaus!" Elijah said as he carried him over to the cake
Katherine looked over at Elijah who was still holding Klaus.
"Why is everyone staring at me?" Elijah asked
Katherine looked down and then pulled his shirt down.
"Everyone saw your happy trail" Katherine said
Elijah cleared his throat and put Klaus down. He felt uncomfortable that everyone was staring at him. Katherine lit the candles.
"Alright everyone, let's all sing happy birthday to the birthday boy!" Katherine said
Klaus looked at the mountain of presents on the table. He couldn't believe they were all for him. Caroline walked over and saw that he still had cake on his face. She wiped it off with a napkin. He smiled at her and she smiled back. He reached out to touch the pink ribbon in her hair. His fingers brushed along the ribbon and then touched her hair. It was soft, softer than his own. It was blonder than his hair, it reminded him of a sunny day. The hair slipped through his fingers as Caroline walked towards the presents. Nik followed her.
"You should open these" Caroline said
"Ok"
Nik found himself surrounded by art supplies. He had new crayons, markers, pastels, watercolors, chalks, paints, and a new child size easel. He received a huge bucket of air clay, where he could sculpt and mold anything he wanted. He even got a matt that he could draw on and would rinse off with water. It seemed as if everyone knew he had an artistic side.
Stefan was running around pretending he was a plane. Damon was eating more cake and Caroline sat next to Nik as he opened his presents. Elijah stood nearby watching.
"He seems really happy" Katherine said
"He deserves to be" Elijah said
"You know he'll expect a bigger party next year"
"You can plan it next year then"
As the children and their parents started leaving, Stefan was still running around. Damon watched his brother run around. Giuseppe walked over to him.
"Did you give him more cake?" Giuseppe asked
"No, he only had one piece" Damon said
"He's not allowed to have anymore sugar"
"i know pops"
Giuseppe walked over and picked Stefan up.
"No way! I'm still a plane!" Stefan yelled
"You're still a plane, now you're flying" Damon said
"Yes! I'm flying! Higher dad!" Stefan said
Nik was standing with Caroline as the kids were leaving.
"Told you to trust me" Caroline said
"I do"
Nik reached out and picked up a piece of her hair. His fingers played with it. Caroline was wondering what he was doing. He moved closer to Caroline and moved her hair closer to his face. He used it as a brush on his cheek and felt how soft it was. He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"You're really pretty" Nik said
And this time, Caroline was the one to blush pink. Because this time she actually believed him.
"Caroline" Liz called out for her
"Have to go, happy birthday Nik" Caroline said as she rushed off
"Bye Caroline" Nik waved
Caroline ran back to Nik. Without saying anything she kissed him and ran back to her mom. It took Nik a few seconds to register what happened and then he smiled. He jumped up into the air and then started jumping and walking back into the house.
"Best birthday ever!" Nik said
Elijah looked over at his brother who was smiling.
"What's gotten into him?" Elijah asked
"Caroline just kissed him"
Elijah stopped what he was doing and looked at his brother and then back at Katherine.
"Don't worry, she didn't use tongue" Katherine smiled
I hope you're all amused. and yes sadly the time to age them has come. no more chibi klaus and caroline. I'm off to bali tomorrow, so no updates for a while, but this is all she wrote for now! hope you're amused!