July 16th 2015

Mystic Falls

(Klaus)

We were conducting the marriage of my brother and Katerina Petrova. I'd started a speech, since I was the best man, and I was going to finish up my speech soon, I just had one more thing to cover. "… Finally, I would like to thank one special person in this room for my brother and his woman getting together. You see, without the Curse of the Sun and the Moon, she would never have been found. Thanks to Esther's betrayal to me, these two love birds were able to find each other between time and space. Some of us know what is fake, but all of us know what is real. And what could be more real than the love that my brother and his woman share? Cheers! To Elijah finally getting married!" I cheered and everyone clinked glasses.

(Jeremy)

I was playing a game with Kol but every time he was going to lose, he'd flip the board over. Which made me laugh. I didn't mind because then no one has to get upset. We all knew I was going to win anyway.

I heard the door close and looked up to see that Kai had came in, carrying bottles of alcohol that looked oddly familiar. "Kai, what's in your hands?" I asked. Tyler was busy on his phone watching television, that Klaus had bought for him. Tyler had actually been spending the money Klaus gave him. I was going to save mine for a time I actually need it. Kol being… well… Kol… had already spent all the money he'd been given. I have no idea if Kai had spent his.

"Don't tell me you don't know what this is when you see it. That'd make you stupider than you look." He stated, handing out bottles.

"Then go put it back! Damon's going to freak when he realizes you stole that." Especially if it's his!

"Scared of Damon?" He taunted.

"Damon has a keen sense of smell." I defended.

"Don't worry about it! Damon left with Ric a few minutes ago. Something about vampires." He replied, giving one to each of us. He'd only brought four.

"And Elena, Lily, and Stefan?" I asked.

"Don't forget Enzo!" Kol cheered.

"Their all vampires." Tyler chimed in. "And they have no problem telling to Damon. We live with a bunch of snitches." I chuckled. "What?" He asked, finally looking up from his phone since this morning.

"You just implied that you're not going back to New Orleans. Is that true?" I asked, hopeful. His eyes widened before he smirked.

"You know, the thought has hit me. I enjoy living with you guys. Maybe we should get an apartment somewhere. It can be our penthouse. Like Iron Man. Speaking of Iron Man, the movie Ant Man is coming out tomorrow. Wanna go watch it?" He asked. I nodded.

"It would be nice to dive back into the world of Marvel, where all the bad guys are just fictional and not actually going to kill you."

"I'm up for it." Kol said, popping his bottle open before chugging. I smirked and popped mine open too. Kai and Tyler quickly followed suit.

"Here's to never growing up." Tyler chuckled.

"Here's to our penthouse!" I added.

…

"Why do I smell alcohol in this room?" I jerked around to see Damon leaning against the door frame to the room we were in. I was about to reply when Kol beat me to it. "I've been drinking. You caught me." He said.

"You don't seem drunk enough." He replied, pointing at the four bottles of alcohol that lay on the ground, forgotten. Kol glared at him.

"Are you calling me a light weight?" He demanded, stumbling to his feet. I scoffed.

"No dumb ass. He's calling you a heavy weight." I told him.

"Jeremy! What have I told you about swearing?" He demanded. I pointed at Kol.

"He started it!" I defended. He just gave me a look and I shut up.

"I want all the bottles, now." He said, standing up, no longer leaning against the door frame. We all quickly gathered the bottles and quickly gave them to him. "You all smell intoxicated." He replied, closing the door behind him.

A few minutes later, he'd came back but with Stefan. Stefan didn't seem comfortable but he staid next to Damon. "What happened to make you think you could take from me? I noticed that they were missing the moment I got home."

"Well I'm the one who took them but I must say, it's not fair for you to drink and we can't." Kai challenged.

"Watch your tone Malachai!" Damon warned. Kai didn't even flinch. He must be brave. "So you took them? The only ones here who aren't allowed to drink are Tyler and Jeremy. They've been forbidden to do so. Their not old enough. Malachai, you don't just take stuff that doesn't belong to you. I should expect even you to know that." He was scolding us. And he was just talking to Kai right now. "Kol's old enough to drink and before any of you brats complain, it's not my fault he's older than you!"

"He's even older than us." Stefan joked. Damon gave him a glare.

"Don't turn this into a joke Stefan." Stefan raised his hands.

"Sorry Damon." He replied. Damon gave him a soft look for a few seconds before his face became stern again as it turned on us.

"Kol, I want you to stay in this room. Malachai, I want you in the corner in your room. Don't even think of making a move. I've got Enzo in there to make sure you do as you're told. Jeremy, you're coming with me. Tyler, Stefan will give you your punishment." Stefan and Tyler both opened their mouths and started complaining. "Shut up!" Damon demanded. They obeyed immediately. Kai smirked. Cocky bastard! He doesn't care that we're in trouble because of him!

Before I knew it, I'd been dragged to Damon's room and the door was locked. I gulped in fear as he slowly made his way to his bed. "Jeremy, what rules did you break today?" He asked. I blushed as I opened my mouth to reply but nothing came out. "You do know what you did wrong, don't you?" I nodded vigorously.

"I used a swear word and I drank, when you've specifically told me I'm not allowed to do either of those." I told him. He nodded.

"After this I expect you to write the broken rules twenty times before dinner. Got it?" He asked. I nodded. "I don't want to see your answer, I want to hear your answer Jeremy Gilbert."

"Yes Damon, I get it." I replied, just barely keeping from being disrespectful.

"Good. Now, boxers down and come lay across my lap." I blushed harder but obeyed. I didn't need to add disobedience to that list, since it's already there. Damon just wasn't going to count it. I'd learned that he only counted what he decided necessary, meaning he'd say it aloud what I was being punished for. "Anything you want to say before we begin?" He asked.

"I'm so sorry Damon." I told him.

"Sorry you were caught or sorry you did it?"

"Sorry…" I whispered.

"Okay then." With that he brought down the first swat. I jumped, yelping.

"OW!" It was more surprising than painful but I knew it would get worse as we went. He brought down a few more swats. "Owch!" I struggled across his lap and jolted forward at the fifth swat.

"Stop squirming." He demanded. I tried to do as he said as he continued the punishment. When we reached the twelfth swat I was quietly sobbing. That's also when Damon finally spoke again. "So tell me you know what you did wrong."

"I know what I did wrong." I sobbed.

"And what exactly did you do?"

"I drank when you told me I wasn't supposed to. Then I used a swear word even though it's one of the first ten rules you gave me." Surprisingly he gave me a few rubs on my back.

"So you do know what rules you broke?"

"Yes sir." I replied.

"Good. Then we're almost through with this part." He said, beginning again. I yelped at a few of them until I was sobbing. He stopped a few swats later after that and then he gently started rubbing my back. When I was sniffling he helped pull my boxers and jeans back up before he grabbed my hand and led me into the bathroom. Mannn. "Open up baby Gilbert." He said, having picked up a bar of soap. I narrowed my eyes at him. "Unless you want another spanking for disobedience." I opened immediately. He placed the soap bar in my mouth before sitting me in the corner. "Three minutes Gilbert." He said, sitting on his bed.

After the time had passed, he allowed me to go rinse my mouth before standing in the corner until he came back. I obeyed and when he finally did come back, he handed me a piece of paper and a pen. "Go to your room and start working on it. I don't want to hear that pen put down until you finish writing your rules you broke. You're lucky I'm not making you write your whole list of rules." He said, leaving me alone in his room. He was right. I was lucky. It could be worse.

(Klaus)

We were still celebrating their marriage the next morning. I'd have to make them go to the airport in an hour. My hybrids had already packed everything they need. I'd included a million dollars in one suitcase each for Katerina and my brother Elijah. Though something has crossed my mind. I am now related to my brother's killer. Well I'll talk to Katerina about that later.

"Niklaus? What was that about fake and real?" Father asked me. I looked at him, surprised.

"That was nothing more than hurtful words thrown at my- Mother." I almost called her 'so called'. I've already said I'd gotten over that. He frowned at me.

"So you were just being disrespectful to your mother?"

"You have no right to be disappointed in me for that if you are clinging to your love for that woman. I suggest you don't get to close to my relationship with my mother." I told him. "It's toxic." I smiled at him. He was not amused. "Now if you excuse me I have to get my brother and Katerina into the airport for their flight to… well that's a secret." I turned around and headed for my brother who was joking and laughing with Davina. "What's going on here?" I asked, intrigued.

"I was just asking Elijah if you intended to get the rest of your siblings married."

"Well that would be a secret, wouldn't it? Only I know the answer, and I have no intentions of giving away the answer." I said, giving her one of my dashing smiles. "Eli, I suggest you say your goodbyes to your parents. You as well Katerina. That means Trevor and Rose. I didn't go through all those adoption papers for nothing." I stated. "I'll be in the car. I expect you two there in five." I turned and headed for the car that I'd picked out. I'd had Marcel and Rebekah decorate it.

It was white and said 'Just Married'. My hybrids were already standing around with confetti and flowers. My hybrid Daniel was packing the trunk with all the suitcases. My witch Sandra, French pronunciation as she preferred, had put a temporary spell on them to make them fit easier. They would grow to their normal size when they were touched by Elijah and Katerina themselves. So I had to make sure they didn't touch them until they got to their destination. Paris. I knew how Katerina loved that place… okay so I'm being nice. Shut up! I don't always have to be… that.

I was sitting in the car, listening to the songs that Rebekah and Marcel had picked out for this trip. Katerina was let in first, tears in her eyes. Elijah got in next, he was happier than I've seen him in a while. I started the drive toward the airport. I had another witch who was going to help with the suitcases and she was the one who was going to drive. Her name was Emily. Their flight attendant was a witch named Malik and a hybrid named Maria. I don't have any idea what they'll need on their flight, obviously. So I gave them a witch with magic and a hybrid with power. Their all supernatural so they shouldn't be in any danger of death.

We reached the airport and my witches and Maria helped me carry the luggage, also making sure they didn't touch their stuff. I had brought a glass bottle with me to smack on the airplane. I heard that was something people did with boats, but a boat wouldn't fit in my plans so I decided a plane would be okay.

"Niklaus, I am very grateful for this. Did you do all this?" Eli asked me. I gave him one of my old smiles, back when we were human. He smiled back.

"I planned every part of your wedding and honeymoon. I didn't do everything though. I didn't decorate the place or the car. Everything else was me." I informed him as we got on the plane. I put his things with the flight attendants and gave my brother a hug before kissing his cheek. "I'll be awaiting your return. Hopefully you'll be married and not single when you return. Maria and Malik will help you with anything you need." I said, heading off the plane. I took out the bottle as I went.

When I was on the ground and the plane started up its engines, I smacked the plane hard enough to break the bottle. There went my brother, and the beginning of my second plans. I needed to pack for Saturday, my trip to Chicago.