AN: Thanks to all that keep reading and thanks for your awesome reviews. this chapt is a bit longer than the last one but we had to get through puberty and move on. This is all I have written, I wanted to post it before this week's ep, you know so we have some hope of klaroline! All questions will be answered at the bottom! Even anons! see you at the bottom!
Klaus looked out the window of the airplane. He fidgeted in the seat. He had never been on an airplane before. Elijah sat next to him, turning the pages of a book.
"Stop fidgeting" Elijah said
"I can't help it"
"Relax, it won't take long"
Klaus looked out the window and thought of Caroline. He wondered what she was doing, what she was thinking. He opened his sketch book and inside was Caroline's pink ribbon. He was using it as a bookmark. He started sketching.
Kol and Rebekah were sitting in a room filled with toys. They were sitting at a table, drawing. Outside Klaus and Elijah were standing there waiting to go in.
"Maybe you should go in first" Elijah said
"Why me?" Klaus asked
"You're younger, they won't feel as threatened by you. They've been surrounded by adults all week telling them what to do, your presence will make them feel at ease"
"Alright"
Klaus knocked before walking in. He stuck his head in first to see them. Kol and Rebekah both looked up at the door. Kol immediately got up and held his sister's hand. She stood behind him as Klaus walked into the room.
"Hi, I'm Nik" Klaus said as he saw the drawings on the table, "You like to draw, me too"
"You talk funny" Rebekah said
"I talk funny? You talk funny" Klaus said sitting down at the table
Kol eyed him suspiciously. He held Rebekah back not sure what to do next. Klaus saw how protective he was of her. Klaus began to draw on the paper.
"What are you drawing?" Rebekah asked
"Just my friend, she has blonde hair like you, and she loves pink. I've never seen a girl have so much pink before" Klaus said
"Really? What's her name?" Rebekah asked
"Caroline. And she's the most beautiful girl in the world"
"Where is she?"
"In a little town far away from here"
"Why aren't you with her?"
"Because I came to find you two"
"Why?"
"Because I'm your brother"
"You are not!" Kol yelled
"I am, we have the same mother" Klaus said
"Where is mommy?" Rebekah asked
"She's, she's not here, but I am, and your other brother is here too"
"You're not our brother!" Kol yelled
"He might be" Rebekah said
"You can't trust them! They're all liars!" Kol yelled
"I am your brother" Klaus said
"Then where have you been this whole time!?" Kol asked
"Our father was very mean to me. Our older brother Elijah took me away from him" Klaus said
"Mommy said our dad was mean and to never trust him. He was a bad man" Rebekah said
"He is a very bad man" Klaus said
"Our mommy said he had done mean things to her. That he had done mean things to our older brother" Rebekah said
"Quite Becca!" Kol said
"Our father was very mean to me," Klaus said standing up, he turned around and lifted his shirt up showing them the iron mark, "Very mean"
Rebekah gasped, and Kol merely blinked.
"I am your brother, and I came here to find you, to protect you from him, so he'll never hurt you the way he hurt me" Klaus said
"How old are you?" Rebekah asked
"12" Klaus answered
"You're old" Rebekah said
Klaus laughed a bit at her response.
"I'm not that old. You should see Lijah, he's old. I was your age when Lijah found me. He took me away, took care of me, made sure I was ok, protected me. You'll like him" Klaus said
"But I wanna see mommy!" Rebekah yelled
"We wanna go home!" Kol yelled
"Ok, we will. You just have to trust me, just a little ok? I promise I won't do anything to hurt you" Klaus said extending his hand out
Rebekah was more trusting. She reached out and held onto his hand. Kol pulled her back a bit.
"It's alright. It's good you want to protect her. I wish I had someone when I was your age. But I was alone and scared." Klaus said
Kol released his hold and walked up to Klaus, still holding Rebekah's hand.
"Do you want to see Lijah?" Klaus asked
Rebekah nodded. The door opened slowly and Elijah walked in.
"You're old" Kol said
"You're a grown up" Rebekah said
"I told you he was old" Klaus said
Elijah drove them back to their mother's cottage, where she had been hiding from Mikael the past few years. The children lived in a quaint little town in the country. There wasn't really anything around and the nearest town was an hour away. The children seemed at ease with Klaus. But he could tell they were hesitant around him. He was an adult in their eyes.
They got out of the car and looked at the little cottage. They walked inside and Kol and Rebekah walked in dragging Klaus with them to show them their room. They seemed proud. Klaus looked around the small cottage. He had no memory of what his mother looked like. Rebekah was showing him her toys and her room. Kol was sitting on his bed looking for something.
Elijah was in the living room and looked at the pictures on the mantle. There were pictures of her with Kol and Rebekah. And then he saw it. A picture of him when he was younger. He was surprised his mother even had a picture of him. He saw another picture of himself when he was older, when he was a teenager. And then he saw a picture of Klaus, so young and fraile.
Klaus walked down the hallway to his mother's room. He realized it was her room when he walked in. He looked around, trying to remember her. He sat down on the bed and touched the pillow. He wanted to remember her, but he couldn't see her face.
"What are you doing in here?" Kol asked
"Trying to remember our mother" Klaus said
"Huh?"
"It's been so long, I can't remember her face anymore"
Kol handed Klaus a picture. Klaus looked at it. It was a picture of a teenage Elijah holding a baby. He was guessing the baby was him.
"Mom said this was our older brothers. You're a baby in this" Kol said
"I was" Klaus said
Caroline sat in the treehouse looking across the street. Katherine had finally left and said her goodbyes to Elena. The house that Nik lived in was finally empty. There was a finality of it, knowing that no one lived inside it, that no one was left made the reality of it much more harsher. She didn't know what to do anymore. Nik was gone. The first boy she kissed, the first boy she ever loved, had taken part of her heart and ran off with it.
Caroline watched as a car pulled up infront of the house. A woman got out of the car, along with a girl and a boy.
"Here's to new beginnings" the woman said
"Another lame town?" the girl said
"Quite Vicky! Now help me with the stuff. Matt carry your stuff in" the woman said
"I hate it here" Vicky said carrying her bag towards the house
Matt carried his own bag towards the house. He looked at it and then around.
"What you doing Blondie?" Damon asked
Caroline turned around and saw Damon in the treehouse.
"I guess someone's moving into Nik's house" Caroline said
"Really? Who?!" Damon pushed her aside to see out the window
Klaus was excited that Katherine was coming. They had moved out of the cottage into a larger house in London of all places. Klaus was excited to be in living in the city. He heard Kol and Rebekah running around and chased after them. He didn't remember getting into so much trouble or having so much energy when he was younger.
The door opened and Katherine walked in with Elijah.
"Kat!" Klaus yelled as he ran over to her and hugged her
"Hey Klausy" Katherine said
"I missed you"
"You mean you missed Caroline. I have a letter from her" Katherine said waving it in the air
Klaus reached up and grabbed it before running into his room to read it. He saw Rebekah and Kol in his room, drawing on his sketches. He saw that his shoebox was open and empty. He looked around. He saw that Rebekah had glued some of the items in the shoe box onto a paper she was decorating. Kol was drawing over his sketches with crayons.
"What are you doing?!" Klaus yelled
They both looked up at him confused.
"We're coloring, well Becca is making something again" Kol said
Klaus walked over to her and saw Caroline's pink ribbon glued onto the paper. He saw the Valentine Caroline had made him cut into smaller pieces and the lace glued onto the paper. He gently pulled the pink ribbon from the paper.
"Caroline..." Klaus said
"What's wrong?" Rebekah asked
"This was hers, and you glued it to a paper."
"I was trying to make it pretty"
Klaus held the ribbon in his hands. He picked up what was left of the heart and tried to put it back together. He held it in his hands and walked out of the room, passing Katherine and Elijah. Katherine walked into the room and looked at the two kids.
"Who are you?" Kol asked
"I'm Katherine, and who are you squirt?" Katherine asked
"I'm Kol, are you the new nanny?"
"Do I look like a nanny?"
"You're a grown up"
"You are Klaus's brother"
"You've got curly hair" Rebekah said
"Finally a girl!"
Klaus sat in the kitchen reading Caroline's letter. She was telling him about the new boy that moved into his old house. She was writing about how she was still talking to Stefan and Damon, even though the two of them seemed busy with Elena. She told him how her mom was working more hours and was more alone. She told him how much she missed him. Klaus went to find paper to write her back.
Caroline became friends with Matt who lived next door to her. She missed Klaus, but she had to move on. She wrote him, but soon the letters stopped. Not that she noticed. She was busy running every committee in school, organizing every dance, event, and fundraiser. She was a busy girl. She eventually started dating Matt.
"Hey Care" Matt said as he walked to her locker
"Hey Matt" Caroline smiled
Matt looked down at the necklace she was wearing of a snowflake.
"Why are you wearing a snowflake in May?"
Caroline touched the snowflake. She always seemed to wear it, she didn't know why anymore. She took it off and placed it in her purse.
"No reason"
Klaus was chasing Kol around the house. Kol had stolen Klaus's phone and was running from him.
"Kol get back here!" Klaus yelled
"No way!" Kol jumped onto the sofa
Rebekah was watching them run around laughing. She was wearing one of Katherine's dresses and her heels. Katherine walked in to see what the noise was about. She saw Rebekah in her clothes.
"What are you doing in my clothes?" Katherine yelled
"I'm playing dress up!" Rebekah answered
"Well stop it! It's time for dinner! Get changed and wash up"
Katherine looked over and saw Klaus chasing after Kol.
"What are you doing?!" Katherine yelled
"Klaus has a girlfriend! He doesn't want anyone to know!" Kol yelled
"Since when?" Katherine asked
"Shut up Kol!" Klaus yelled
"It's on his phone!" Kol yelled
"Give it here!" Katherine yelled
Kol stopped jumping on the sofa and handed the phone to Katherine. Katherine looked at the phone and raised an eyebrow. There was Klaus with his arm around a brunette.
"Who's this?" Katherine asked
"A friend" Klaus said
"Just a friend? Really? Spill before I tell Elijah"
"Her name's Tatia. She's new at school."
"You see really friendly with her"
"We're friends"
"I thought you liked blondes"
Klaus looked away.
"Remember what I said, don't get her pregnant" Katherine said
"I won't"
"What's pregnant?" Rebekah asked
"Something you won't know until you're 30" Katherine said
Caroline smoothed the fabric of her prom dress as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was excited and nervous, this was something she had dreamed of as a child. And here it was finally happening to her. Her boyfriend, Matt had broken up with her a few months ago. Apparently he decided he was in love with Elena. Elena decided that she couldn't choose between the Salvatore and ended up with Matt. Damon went to college miraculously and came back to watch the drama unfold. Stefan knocked on her door and opened it.
"Hey Caroline, you look great" Stefan said
"Thanks"
"You ready to do this?"
"Could this be anymore awkward?"
"It could, Damon could be taking you, creepy older guy going to a high school prom?"
"I guess it could be worse"
"Worse than your ex taking my ex to the prom?"
"Alright, you win"
"But hey, at least we didn't have a drunken hook up in the woods"
"Ugh, don't remind me"
"Honestly, I thought you had higher standards"
"We're all allowed one get out of jail for free card"
"But really my brother?"
"Ugh, don't remind me!"
"What's wrong with me? I feel offended here"
"You're a really nice guy Stefan, that probably wouldn't have gotten drunk and hooked up with a drunk high school girl in the woods"
"At least you didn't get anything"
"Thanks a lot"
"Let's go" Stefan said offering her his arm
Caroline slipped his arm into his and walked out of her house. Her mom was working again and didn't see her daughter dressed up. Caroline walked out and towards Stefan's car. Caroline stopped for a second.
"What's wrong?" Stefan asked
"Nothing" Caroline smiled as she remembered what Nik had said to her
She looked at the the treehouse which was barely hanging on the tree and then back at her house. She wondered if Nik was at his own prom.
"Nik promised me he would take me to prom" Caroline said
"There's a name I haven't heard in forever. Since he's not here, I'm going to escort you"
"Always the gentleman"
Klaus was headed towards Tatia's house when he saw her room light on. He smiled and climbed up the side of her house like he always did. He made it to her window and saw there were two people in there. He heard them talking and realized one of them was male.
"Tatia, I can't keep doing this with you, everyone knows you're with Nik"
"But I don't love him, I love you"
"This is wrong, I can't do this anymore"
"But you love me, you want me"
"But what you're doing to Nik is wrong"
"Whatever, he's too love with me to notice"
Klaus pushed the window open and climbed into the room. He saw Tatia in her underwear and a boy from his school.
"Nik! I didn't know you were here" Tatia said
"Don't bother! I heard everything! You can have her!" Klaus said
"No, you don't mean that" Tatia said
The boy was scrambling to get out of the room as fast as he could.
"I'm not in love with you, you're a terrible person Tatia, and I can't believe I wasted my time on you" Klaus said
"Nik! Please, you don't mean that!"
"It's Klaus, only my friends call me Nik"
"No!"
"Stay the hell away from me! Come near me and I will kill you with my bare hands!" Klaus said as he left
Caroline sat in her seat looking down at her polyester graduation gown. It didn't help that it was insanely hot and the ceremony was outside. She was just glad that it was over. High school, the drama, everything. She looked over and saw Stefan smiling at her. She looked over and saw Damon smirking.
After the ceremony she went to find her mom. She was walking when she bumped into someone.
"Oh sorry" Caroline said
"Oh, but I'm not"
Caroline looked over and saw it was a guy with dark hair and eyes standing there. She didn't know who he was, he didn't go to her school.
"Tyler!" Carol called out
Caroline looked at him in shock, This was Tyler? Tyler who had moved away to live with his uncle after his parent's divorce? Tyler who she hadn't seen since she was a child.
"Oh I see you've run into Caroline" Carol said approaching them
"Caroline?" Tyler said in shock, "You've certainly grown up"
"You're not so bad yourself"
Klaus walked into the house. He had been away at university for the past year and called out for his siblings. Rebekah came running down the stairs. She was wearing her school uniform, a white blouse, skirt and sweater.
"Nik you're back!" Rebekah jumped onto his arms
Klaus hugged his sister back and realized she wasn't so little anymore. In fact she was growing up rather quickly.
"When did you get those?!" Klaus asked
Rebekah pulled her sweater to cover her chest.
"What the bloody hell Nik! I'm your sister!" Rebekah yelled
"I know that! You're my baby sister! Stop growing!"
Rebekah hit Klaus on the shoulder. Kol came down the stairs his hair growing all over and falling into his eyes.
"Kol! What the hell happened to you?" Klaus asked
"His voice is changing and he sounds like a squeaky-"
"shut up!" Kol's voice cracked
"Oh, just don't talk, it'll be easier that way" Klaus said
"I hate you all!" Kol yelled running off
Caroline walked through the campus. Her first year in college was behind her and she actually made it.
"Hey Care!" Tyler yelled
Caroline saw Tyler running towards her. She smiled. She had dated Tyler through her freshman year. It was surprising that they both ended up at Tulane in New Orleans. Tyler was on the football team and Caroline was rushing for the Beta sorority. They were happy.
"What's up Tyler?"
"You coming to the party?"
"I still have to move my stuff and my mom's coming"
"Oh no, I don't do moms"
"what?"
"Yeah I'm bad at the whole meeting the parents thing, so I'm just gonna go"
"Tyler! You can't be serious"
"I am, I can barely stand my mom, let alone anyone else's"
Klaus looked up at the mountain he was hiking up. He left the university after his 2nd year. He felt the academics were stifling his creative process. Rather they didn't understand him and kept on trying to change him. Elijah was not thrilled at his decision to leave school. Katherine remained indifferent, she had to watch over two teenagers. Klaus stopped and took out his sketchbook. The pink ribbon remained there, faded, almost turning beige. He started to sketch again.
He saw something from the side and looked over. It was a hummingbird. He smiled and started to sketch it.
Caroline put her last bag on her bed and looked around her new apartment. She had transferred out of Tulane and decided to spend her last 2 years of college in New York instead. After Tyler cheated on her with Vicki, and her sorority chose Vicki over her, Caroline decided it was time for a change. She didn't want to live in the dorms so she found an apartment. Actually her mom did. Her mom was friends with this lady who's granddaughter was now in New York City studying in school. Caroline didn't really know the girl but anything was better than where she was before.
"Hello?" a female voice called out
Caroline turned headed out into the living room.
"Hi, I'm Caroline"
"Bonnie, you must be the girl my grams talked about"
"I am, thanks for letting me stay here"
"I'm not really letting you stay here. I just need a roommate considering the last one was kinda crazy. As long as you pay the rent I don't care what you do"
"Um, ok, but-"
"I already know what you're going to say, let's be friends, let's get to know each other. Let's not right now. I'd rather do that after you pay the rent and make it past the first month"
"Alright then"
"I don't mean to be harsh, I know you're from Mystic Falls, small town and all, but I grew up here with my mom. I don't get attached unless I have to"
"Um, ok"
"Do whatever you want in your room, the common areas clean up after yourself. And don't use my stuff"
Bonnie headed to her room and closed the door. Caroline sighed. This was not how she expected New York to be. She picked up her phone and dialed.
"Hey" Stefan answered
"Hey" Caroline said
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just moved in, I'm kinda tired. what are you up to?"
"Studying"
"Again?"
"I didn't get into Princeton by not studying you know"
"I can't believe you're like so close"
"I'm in New Jersey, I'm like the next state over, not that close"
"But closer than before"
"I guess, but what's really on your mind?"
"Nothing, I just feel like-"
"This was a big mistake?"
"No, I couldn't stay there after what they all did. And I couldn't go home either, I mean what would people say about me? They'd think I couldn't make it"
"So you move hundreds of miles away just be closer to me?"
"You should talk. You did have the option of going to Northwestern"
"Yeah and fight with my brother over Elena? No thanks. I had to get out of there too"
"At least you got into college"
"Well it wasn't that hard, you got in too"
"Yeah. so when are you going to come over?"
"I think I can over the weekend, but I'm not holding your hair back when you puke again"
"I won't"
"You say that every time"
Klaus was sitting on a balcony overlooking the French Quarter in New Orleans. Arms circled around him from behind and he smiled.
"What are you drawing?" a female voice asked
"Just something" Klaus said
The woman sat down across from him looking out at the French Quarter.
"You know, you should really let someone see them, you're pretty good"
"Thanks, but I just draw for myself"
"And that's where the problem lies"
"Don't you have something better to do Greta?"
"You mean dazzle the tourists with my voodoo? Too early. Besides I'd much rather spend it with you"
"My dance card won't ever be empty with you around, love"
"That accent is so hot"
"What accent?"
Greta pulled him up and led him inside. Klaus seemed to have a type. Dark hair, dark eyes, never blonde. It seemed subconsciously he'd never go after the blonde, maybe a redhead but never blonde. It would remind him of her, and there were times he just didn't want to remember.
Caroline was running through her apartment, she was late to class again. She trying to get her shoe on, while holding onto her bag. Bonnie stood there watching her, amused. She took a sip of her tea and then picked up another mug and poured some coffee in it. She handed it to Caroline who gratefully took it and took a long gulp.
"I love coffee" Caroline said
"I'm sure it loves you right back"
"Thanks Bon"
"You're late, get to class already"
"I know you care" Caroline said finishing her coffee
"I just don't want to look for another roommate, you clean like a crazy person"
"Not crazy, just precise"
Klaus stood at his gallery show with his new girlfriend, Mindy. After Greta, Mindy appeared. It didn't really seem to matter to him. his girlfriends didn't last that long. Not that he cared. It was just a way to pass the time. His real passion was his art now. Greta gave him a push and a springboard to jump on in New Orleans. From there he was able to have more gallery shows in different cities and states.
His phone rang and he saw that it was Rebekah.
"Yes sister?" Klaus answered
"Are you really having an art show in New York?"
"Yes"
"I thought Kol was joking"
"I'm rather busy"
"Whatever, I'll be there"
"No you won't"
"I want to support my brother"
"Elijah will never allow it"
"Elijah's coming too"
"WHAT?!"
"We all are, we want to see what you've been up to these past new years. You only show up on Christmas and you look horrible when you do. Honestly, do you even know what a razor is?"
Caroline was heading back to her apartment. She opened the door and saw Bonnie standing there with Elena and Jeremy.
"Elena? What are you doing here?" Caroline said closing the door
"You know these two?" Bonnie asked
"Yeah, they're like my friends from Virginia"
"You didn't tell me they were coming here"
"I didn't know"
"Sorry Care, this was like a last minute kind of thing, we just need to crash here for a day" Elena said
"What? You should have called. I have a roommate you know" Caroline said
"I'm sorry, but this was really last minute. Kat's gonna be in town"
"Kat?"
"Yes, she's finally coming back, just for a few days, but once she's here I can stay with her"
Katherine was coming to New York. And for a brief second she thought about him again. She wondered where he was, what he was doing. If he even remembered her.
"You can't smoke in here" Bonnie said glaring at Jeremey
"Can I smoke on your balcony?" Jeremy asked as he was stoned
"It's a fire escape and no, you can't smoke your crap here. I don't want the cops to come" Bonnie said
Caroline looked at Elena. Elena turned back to Jeremy.
"Can you just not do it for a few days Jeremy? At least while Kat's here?" Elena said
"Fine" Jeremy said
Klaus got out of bed and looked over at the brunette next to him. He didn't remember her name, he never remembered names. He got dressed and looked for his phone. The brunette started to stir and he quickly left. Once he got outside he looked around wondering where he was. It took him a few minutes to figure out that he was in Brooklyn. His phone started to ring.
"What?!" Klaus barked into the phone
"Nik! Where are you? We're here at your apartment" Rebekah said
Klaus palmed his face. He had forgotten that his family was here to see him and were waiting at his new apartment.
"I went out to get donuts" Klaus said
"Donuts?"
"Yes, when in Rome sister"
"We don't want any donuts" Rebekah said
"Speak for yourself! I want one!" Kol yelled
"I'll be back soon, I just have to pay for them" Klaus said
"Where the hell are you?"
"Brooklyn"
Caroline came back to the apartment tired. She had class and then work. She walked into her apartment and saw clothes scattered on the floor. She followed them down the hallway and saw Bonnie and Jeremy half naked trying to get into Bonnie's room.
"Bonnie!" Caroline yelled
The two froze and looked at Caroline. Jeremy smiled and waved.
"Hey Care" Jeremy said
Bonnie opened the door to her room and shoved him inside. She grabbed his shirt off the floor to cover herself.
"It's not what you think" Bonnie said
"It doesn't matter what I think. You're the one who said you don't do stoner guys cause they smell and can't perform"
"I may have said that"
"And that their smell clashes with your aromatherapy"
"You never saw this"
"I can use Jose and make as many margaritas as I want"
"He's a blender!"
"He's my new margarita maker!"
"Fine!"
"Isn't he a bit young for you Bon?"
"He's legal!"
"Barely. Never thought I had it in you. Don't worry I won't tell Elena"
Caroline smiled and went back to the kitchen. Bonnie went into her room and looked at Jeremy who was laying on her bed.
"Come here Bon Bon" Jeremy said
"Don't call me that!"
Elena was knocking on the hotel door when Katherine opened the door.
"Hey sis, I see puberty treated you well" Katherine said
"I see old age hasn't" Elena replied
Katherine grabbed Elena and pulled her into the room.
"So what are you in town for? You know this was so last minute" Elena said
"Klausy has an art exhibition tonight, we came to support him" Kat
"We?"
"Elijah and the rest of his siblings"
"You mean Nik?"
"Yes he's here too"
"Caroline's here too, I've been staying with her until you got here"
"Caroline's in New York? Invite her! Now!"
Klaus returned with the donuts and let his siblings into his apartment. Rebekah and Kol walked in looking around at the loft apartment that was bare except for the bare essentials. In a corner they saw all of his art, his sketches, canvases, and paints.
"So this is what you've been up to" Elijah said
"Do you not approve?" Klaus asked
"You were only 2 years from completing university" Elijah said
"2 years too long" Klaus answered
Rebekah looked through his canvases and saw he had paintings of a blonde girl.
"Are these me?" Rebekah asked
"No! Stop that!" Klaus yelled as he pushed her away from the canvases
"Why would our brother paint you? You're far too ugly" Kol teased
"Shut up or the next thing out of your mouth will be your teeth"
"Not very lady like, perhaps Elijah should send you to finishing school"
"Kol! Rebekah!" Elijah yelled
"So where is your lady friend?" Kol asked
"I don't have one" Klaus said
"Lies! I know you're hiding her somewhere!"
"There's no one here!"
Kol ran up the stairs to his bed and jumped on it.
"Guess she turned into a pumpkin"
"Kol!" Klaus yelled, "How are we even related?"
"I've asked that question many times" Elijah said
"No thanks Elena, I'm not really into art, besides I'm busy this weekend" Caroline said
"What? No! You have to come!" Elena said
"Look, this weekend Stefan's coming over, and I know it's weird between you two, but I said I would spend some time with him"
"Then bring him, you don't understand Caroline-"
"God no, I don't want to be between you two, talk about awkward. Maybe tomorrow, ok? Gotta go" Caroline hung up
"Caroline! Wait!" Elena yelled into the phone
"Call her back" Katherine yelled
"I'm trying, she's not answering" Elena said
"She's going to regret not going tonight!"
"That's if she even remembers"
"She'll remember, you don't forget the first boy you kiss. And he hasn't forgotten her"
"How do you know?"
"I know, now try her again"
"I'm calling Jeremy"
"Why?"
"Because he's with her roommate"
"When did this happen?"
"While you were gone"
"Bonnie you're not making any sense" Caroline said
"Just trust me for once! You want to go to this exhibition, it's a hot new artist that's been making some serious noise in the art world" Bonnie said
"I don't like art"
"Whatever, you owe me!"
"What?"
"You brought Jeremy into my life, and he's weird and smelly and a stoner and the least you could do is come with me to this art thing so I can get over him!"
"Bonnie! I didn't know you were under him, oh wait I did!" Caroline giggled and then smiled, "Alright I'll go with you, but I have to bring my friend who's coming from Princeton"
"Yeah, yeah bring him"
Klaus walked into the gallery and looked at his work hanging on the walls. They were all different parts of his life. His trek in the Andes, his trip in New Orleans, and a few peaks of his childhood, mostly the disturbing parts. And then there was a snowflake. He had painted too many snowflakes and didn't know why he was compelled to do so. They were all lonely and alone. And then there was a painting he was expecting. It was a blonde girl, sleeping. It was Caroline sleeping as a child.
"Take this one down! It's not suppose to be here!" Klaus yelled
"Why? It's rather lovely" Rebekah said
"Did you bring this here?" Klaus asked
"I guess Kol was right, it's not me, who is it Nik?"
"No one! It's not suppose to be here"
"Oh relax"
Klaus pulled the painting off the wall. All his paintings of Caroline were not for public display. It was something for him and him alone. It was a reminder of a happier time when he was a child. Her memory was not for sale.
Rebekah watched as Klaus walked away with the painting and then went and picked up another painting she had stolen from his apartment and placed it on the wall. She looked at it and wondered who the blonde was. It was a blonde girl, but it was of her neck and ear and hair. Her face was hidden, but there were pink ribbons in her hair as the sun shone onto it. And around her neck she wore a snowflake necklace. Rebekah wondered what importance the snowflake had.
"Care, why are we going here?" Stefan asked as they walked towards the gallery
"Cause I said I would help my roomie, and I kinda owe her for it"
"What did you do now?"
"I kinda introduced her to Jeremy Gilbert"
"Ah those Gilberts have a way of screwing things up don't they?"
"Yeah, so she wants me to go with her to this art thing so she can get over him"
"Over him? What did you do to this poor girl?"
"Ha ha Stefan, we don't have to be here long"
"And here I thought we were gonna do movie night, you know you want to see the newest Saw movie"
"You always knew the way to my heart Stefan"
Caroline and Stefan walked into the gallery.
Klaus was walking through the gallery. There were several people there looking at his work. He picked up a flute of champagne when he felt an arm wrap around his waist. He turned and saw the brunette from the previous night.
"Hey" she smiled
Klaus never liked repeat performances. He didn't like strings. He removed her hand from his waist.
"I don't know who you are-"
"You remember me alright, no one ever forgets me"
"I don't know your name and I don't want to. Leave now"
"You don't have to be a dick about it"
"Actually I do, now get out"
The brunette huffed and pushed past him causing a scene. She stomped past everyone and bumped into Caroline on her way out.
"Watch it!" Caroline yelled
"You watch it!" the brunette yelled
"Calm down" Stefan said holding her shoulders
"Let's get this over with"
"Another lady friend?" Kol asked
"Be quiet" Klaus said
"She didn't look too happy. Did you not make her happy"
"She was clingy and that is unattractive"
"Maybe if you remembered her name she wouldn't be mad at you"
"Who cares, anyone who thinks so little of themselves to jump into bed with the first random stranger they see is not worth my time"
"So cold and callous"
Klaus said nothing as he drank his champagne. He looked over and saw that the painting he had removed from the wall had been replaced by another painting. He walked over to it. It wasn't suppose to be here. He looked around and saw Rebekah flirting with an older boy with funny hair. He walked over to her.
"She's underage and my sister" Klaus said
"Whoa, we're just talking" Stefan said
"Right, go find someone your own age" Klaus said pulling Rebekah away
"What the hell Nik!" Rebekah said
"Why is there another painting? I said it wasn't suppose to be here!"
"I know, so I put up another one. Honestly Nik, why are you hiding your best pieces?"
"They're not for sale! They're mine!"
"Care, let's go, this place is so not happening for me" Stefan said
"Ok, I just don't know where Bonnie is, lemme just call her"
"Just hurry up ok? I just got accused of being a pedophile"
"What? Seriously?!" Caroline laughed
"It's not funny Care"
"But, you of all people? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, but..." Caroline laughed
Klaus heard her laughter and looked up. He saw a blonde standing there laughing with the same guy that was talking to his sister. There was something familiar about it. She smiled at the guy and then he saw it. There was a snowflake necklace around her neck.
"Nik, what the bloody hell, let go of me" Rebekah said
Klaus watched Caroline as she tried to stop laughing and calm Stefan down.
"Nik? Are you there?" Rebekah asked
Whew! Yes, I left it there cause I wanted them to freaking meet up already! Didn't you? So they're all grown up, out of the awkward puberty phase. Any guesses who that brunette was? Yeah you know who it was. XD
Alright, thanks to the anons who review. To answer your questions, OMFG NO Caroline WAS NOT naked! Get your mind out of the gutter RIGHT NOW! She was wearing a bra when Klausy touched her booby. We're trying to keep it clean here! There will be no nakedness of kiddies here! however as adults that's another story. XD
Yes Klausy has a british accent now, why else would I send him to england? Even if this story ends, I'll still keep writing chibi klaroline cause inspiration strikes and I'll just keep adding to it ok?
Also if you have a burning question that you want an answer to, ask me on my tumblr, even as anon if you want, and I will answer you. I don't update this regularly, cause it's whenever inspiration strikes, so I'm not ignoring you guys, if you want to know or say something about this story find me on tumblr, same sn etherealprey.
Yes elena's a crybaby, yes jeremy's a stoner, don't ask me to write more interaction with so and so cause you like this ship. This is a klaroline story and it is the ONLY ship here. and no i don't know where Damon is at the current moment other than getting into trouble. Now leave me a review if you want. I have no idea what kind of shitstorm is going to be on thursday, but I give you this chapter instead. They're always in the same place at the wrong time, hopefully they'll meet up in the next chapter, or are you all going to lynch me if they don't? XD