Good afternoon guys.. okay I don't know what happened, I uploaded this second chapter yesterday but when I checked it this morning it did not appear. Have anyone of you saw it yesterday? Well, I hope you can read it now and you can review it... I really like reading your thoughts about the story... :)

Chapter 2 - Kol's News

Hospital, London 1999

The nine-year old Rebekah Mikaelson woke up in a hospital room dazed. She instantly saw her thirteen year old brother's fear-stricken face.

"Nik, what happened?" Rebekah asked, trying to get up.

The boy continued to look at his baby sister and did not answer. He only moved to help Rebekah sit.

"Bekah, just rest." Niklaus finally spoke.

"Nik, where are the others? How are the others? Is anyone hurt?"

"Bekah, please." For Niklaus doesn't know how to tell his baby sister everything. Niklaus cannot even face what happened himself.

"Nik, please."

But Niklaus then thought, Rebekah should not be kept on the dark for a long time for she will hear everything on the news at any moment.

"Bekah, Father is with Mother, she is being operated. Elijah is with Kol in the other room. Kol needs rest just like you." Niklaus told her slowly and really trying hard to not look away from her eyes.

Rebekah tried to digest all what her brother told her calmly, but when realization hit her she just started to cry loudly. She did not hear the state of her oldest and youngest brother. The devastating reality that Fin and Henrik did not survive the fire. Niklaus just hugged his sister while she cried loudly not wanting Rebekah to see that he was silently weeping too. Niklaus have to be strong for his sister now.

When Rebekah's cries started to ease a bit, she asked Niklaus another question. "Nik, what happened to Care and to her parents? Are they alright?"

Again, Niklaus suffered another horrible question that needs to be answered. Niklaus took a deep breath and answered. "Mr. Forbes is with Mrs. Forbes. She is being operated at the moment."

With that, Rebekah started to wail again. For she understood that, their sweet friend is gone too.

London 2013

"What! That bastard!" Niklaus Mikaelson yelled on his cellphone. "Kol meet me in my office now."

After an excruciating ten minutes of waiting for his brother's clearer story, Niklaus managed to break every vase and decorations on his office. And when Kol entered his office, he knew that the scene was to be expected. The same fate happened to Kol's vases and other decorations on one of his apartment in New York. Kol also trashed everything he could get his hands unto the moment he got back from Rebekah's place.

Thus, he did not have any snarky comment to his brother at the current state of his office. Instead he went straight to get himself a drink and gestured to Niklaus to continue on destroying his office. He knows that he need to release his anger.

When Niklaus managed to stop, he then quietly asked "Why didn't Rebekah tell me?"

Kol really didn't know how to answer for he knows how very protective Niklaus of Rebekah. He also know the special bond of the two shares.

"If it's any consolation brother, she did not really intend for me to know about it. I was just giving her a surprise visit in New York because I was in the States. But she told me that she'll be coming home soon. She doesn't have a reason to say there now." Kol explained.

Looking at the grand view from his office window. Niklaus tried really hard to take everything his brother is telling him calmly. But he really could not take anything in calmly now. "Kol, the name of the bastard."

"Stefan Salvatore."

Niklaus then contemplated another good few minutes. Then, he asked for his assistant to come in.

The petite assistant was not bothered one bit on the appearance of the office. But the young petite assistant was very competent and very straight to business, thus she instantly asked. "What can I do for you, sir?"

"Davina, get me all the information you can get about Stefan Salvatore. He is from New York. I'll expect it first thing in the morning." And left the office not even meeting the eyes of his assistant and his brother.

That very evening Niklaus wanted to have a calm night to have a good time to think about everything. He is in his room, a brandy on his hand. But all he could think of is the bastard. The name Stefan Salvatore instantly clouded his thoughts.

Niklaus was very protective of his sister ever since the fire that left grave scars on their family. He could still remember everything perfectly like it may seem that the whole tragedy happened yesterday. He did not just loose brothers that night but he is also lost his first love. Also, he may never forget the time when Rebekah blamed herself for the death of her best friend. But that is one of the guilt Niklaus Mikaelson lives up to now; he still blames himself for the guilt Rebekah carries and the death of his first love.

Niklaus and Rebekah became very much inseparable growing up. Rebekah always confides everything to her big brother, for she felt really secured and comforted because of Niklaus even though sometimes she really can't breath because of his over protectiveness towards her.

When Niklaus entered his office on the following morning, he may say that he is not surprised that his brother Kol was in his office again staring at the file Davina dug up about Stefan Salvatore.

Kol knew that his brother would have wanted to be the first one to read the files. He knows Niklaus well enough that everything regarding Rebekah is a top priority. Everyone knows that he treats her like a porcelain doll.

Everyone knew Kol as the rebel of the family and the partying the money of the family type. But he knows the lines of the family; he knows when and where each of their family member should not be crossed with. And he started "Nik, as you know I haven't read the files. But I think you should know that Mother and Father are still in Asia for business and doesn't even know a thing about what happened. Elijah on the other hand is in Europe and I am really thinking on calling him now."

Niklaus did not answer but grabbed the files and started to read the files. He learned that Stefan Salvatore is twenty-five year old. He came from a well-respected and wealthy family. He is the son of Guiseppe and the deceased Agatha Salvatore. He has a brother, twenty-seven year old brother named Damon and a twenty-four year old sister named Caroline.

When he read about the information about the youngest Salvatore he instantly thought and yelled "that bastard he also have a twenty-four year old sister! What a bastard? How do you think he would react if that happens to his sister?!"

He then continued reading and he learned that he is from a wealthy family. The leading family on the business world in the States. He then dwealt a bit on the numbers part and he learned that the Salvatore are the equals of the Mikaelson. And he contemplated that piece of information as very interesting indeed. He then soaked up all the information he could learn from the files. He noticed that the youngest Salvatore's information was little; she was not really active on the business aspect.

There were also pictures of the family members. Niklaus was instantly captivated by the youngest Salvatore. She has beautiful eyes. But the blonde girl in the picture looks a lot like his first love. But consumed by anger to the girl's brother, Niklaus instantly erased that thought in his mind.

Niklaus Mikaelson then handed the files to Kol and started to think of his next move. What will he do to the bastard? After a long moment of contemplation and discussion with his younger brother, Kol Mikaelson finally said, "Well, the youngest tasty looking Salvatore is in London as we speak and she is a primary grade teacher."

"Bonnie, Oh! My goodness! Why am I always late? Okay! I have to run. Today is a messy day, its arts day!" Caroline scrambled for her art marterials at the quickest possible manner. While her best friend is just chuckling at that sight of her friend's cramming. "And this is why I love being in the grave yard shift on the hospital."

"Okay! Bennett, be good. I don't even have a comeback for that comment because I don't really have the time to think." Caroline said while heading to the door.

She then ran to the corridor of the building of their flat only to stumble with more art supply on the floor. She then realized that the different art supplies are not from her bag but from the man she bumped into. She then gathered the materials, helping the man. She then spotted a few broken glass containing paint on the box the man was carrying and she instantly apologized to the man.

"I am so sorry. I wasn't really looking where I was going. I am just so late for my class. I am so sorry for your paints. I will rep-" Caroline was cut off by the man's chuckling. He then spoke, "It is alright love. It's just a bit of paint. I think you should go to your class."

Caroline liked the sound of the chuckles of the man and the beautiful British accent. But she instantly replied, "But what about you paint. I will replace th-"

Caroline was cut off again when he said, "I think you are my neighbour. So if you want to replace them, well I am just a knock away." And he pointed to the door across from her flat.

Caroline then realized that he was moving in with all the boxes he is carrying. "I should have realized that you were moving in, you are our new neighbour. And here I am making your moving day more work. I really am sorry."

"It's really okay love. I am Klaus by the way. And you are –"

"I am Caroline. It is really nice meeting you but I really am late, I think by the time I arrive my pupils will be having different colours of hair and skin. I really would like to replace the paint, Klaus but can I have the colour and brand of the paints I ruined later." Caroline spoke really fast while looking at the box of the ruined paints.

Klaus chuckled again at her comment about her pupils "You really don't have to replace them love. Teacher, I presume."

"Yes, a very late teacher. And an artist I presume." Caroline said walking away from him but still looking at him.

Caroline was really mesmerized about the man he just bumped into. And she could not really take her minds out of him all throughout her class. She did not even notice that her beautiful blonde hair had a blue paint on the tips.

So, we learned that there was a terrible fire accident in 1999. But I have not give away anything, have I? I thought so, too.. there are like many cuts in this chapter again, I am sorry, but all will be relieved on the following chapters.. so stay tuned and send me your thoughts.. :)

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