July 31st 2015

Mystic Falls

(Jeremy)

Klaus was here now. He was here to take Kol, Tyler, and Kai. "Can't they stay longer?" I asked.

"You'll see them again Jeremy." Damon said. "Let them leave, you've got college to go to. Besides, how did you get here? You didn't even say something to me."

"I was just in the neighborhood and I thought I'd come take the kids home and I'll be taking Kai too. You'll get him in January and I'll be back to pick him up in July. We'll talk about who gets him for the first half of the year next January." Klaus said, packing their things in the back of his car. Though I've never seen that one before.

"Bye Jeremy. It was fun seeing you." Tyler said, giving me a grin. I tried to return his smile but I couldn't. I'd grown too attached to them staying by my side for the last… many days. Tyler got in the car after some nudging from Klaus. Klaus kissed his forehead as Tyler got in.

"I'll see you later Jeremy!" Kol called as he jumped into the car. He'd given me a hug, and gave Damon a hug too. I waved bye to him as he also got a kiss from Klaus. Kai was the one who just stood there, watching Klaus.

"Get in the car Kai." Klaus told him as he closed the trunk. It was then that a car pulled up in the driveway and Caroline came running towards us.

"Guess what I have!" She cheered, holding a bowl with a lid on it. Klaus turned to look at her and she and him froze. That's… odd.

"Caroline." Klaus said, acknowledging her presence. She glared at him.

"Klaus. What are you doing here?"

"Just picking up a few things." He answered, giving her a sideways smile. Caroline stood there, watching him for a second before going inside. "Kai, in the car." Klaus gently shoved him toward the car. That interaction between them was… weird. "Please?" Kai sighed and got in the car.

"Your Majesty." He called. Klaus scoffed.

"Good boy Kai." Stefan walked out of the house.

"Klaus!" He called. Klaus turned.

"What is it Stefan?"

"How have you been?"

"Great." He said, giving a dark smile. Something's up. "Why do you ask Stefan?"

"I've missed you. That's why." He answered, shaking hands with him. Then another strange thing happened. Lily walked up and gave a curtsy. Klaus grinned. "This is my Mom."

"You can call me Lily. It's nice to meet one of Stefan's friends."

"Has he told you about me?" Klaus asked, clearly teasing her. She frowned.

"Yeah, okay, bye Klaus, get moving." Damon demanded. Klaus gave him a look before vamping over to the other side of the car and soon the car sped out of the drive way and they were gone, out of sight.

(August 1st Klaus)

"Kai, were you good for Damon?" I asked. We'd stopped in a city with an airport. I can't go home yet because I know Elijah's going to have heard about what I did with Kara. He's going to be pissed. I'd been telling the truth that I was in the neighborhood. Damon had asked me what I meant by that but I didn't answer. The answer was I've been feeding my way through to Mystic Falls. I wiped out cities, but on the plus side no one cared. Or at least they didn't know.

"Mostly." Kai answered hesitantly. "Why?" He was being cautious.

"Because I'm going to reward you. It won't seem like a reward at the moment but I promise that by the end of it that you'll be a siphon again. It's a reward. If I deem it fitting, I'll make you a vampire again." He was amazed.

"I'd be back where I started. What do I have to do?"

"Be good. That's all I'm asking. Good behaviour." He smiled, turning it into a grin. "Is that a yes?"

"Yes. I'll do whatever it takes." I stood up and led him to the car, telling Kol to watch Tyler, and drove him to Elenore's. I parked in her driveway and got out, leading Kai to the door. I knocked and she opened the door, giving me a flirty smile. I walked in, leading Kai behind me.

"This is Kai. I need you to help me get the cure out of his blood stream. It's been there for a while and I want it out." I told her. "He consents to it so I want you to set it up." I turned around to Kai. "I'm going to compel you just this once. Okay?"

"Yeah." He nodded.

"'You cannot feel pain. You're having fun. You cannot move.' If you need further compulsion, I'll gladly comply." I said as she finished setting things up. I had Kai step into a bucket to keep from spilling onto the floor. "After this you'll take a bath, hopefully the best bath you've ever had." I told him, seeing Elenore begin to chant. She's keeping him alive, linking my heart with his, that way I can get the cure out without worrying about bleeding him to death. "I need you to undress. Everything. Do you trust me?" I asked.

"With my life."

With that, I walked around him and dragged my nails down his back, watching blood run down his back. Her magic had the blood and droplets run down his back and down his legs into the bucket. I watched as the skin on his back healed, no scars. I dragged my nails down his back, repeating the process.

…

Kai had taken a bath and fallen asleep in it. I had used that time to bottle up the blood in the bucket in blood bags, which I put in a suitcase, handing it to her. I told her to keep it safe or I would punish her. After that I had gone to check on Kai and found him sleeping in the tub.

"Kai! Kai wake up." I called to him.

"Huh?" He sat up.

"Are you done?" He nodded, grabbing the towel and wrapping it around his waist as he got out.

"I feel great." He said, drying off with another towel. "Can I try something?"

"Get magic from Elenore?" I asked. He looked up, surprised.

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Damon. I've already told her what's going to happen here and she gladly signed up… not that she had a choice." I replied, throwing him some clothes. He started dressing and soon he was ready to go back to the hotel.

We went to the living room, and Elenore held out her hand and Kai grasped it before turning to look at the magazine on the couch. He reached out his free hand and it came rushing into his hands. He caught it with both his hands. He was beaming now.

"Thank you Klaus." He said, turning to look at me. I gave him a gentle smile.

"You're welcome Malachai." I said, kissing his forehead. "We have to go back now."

(August 20)

I finally arrived home. I breathed in the scent of my family and the next moment I heard someone behind me. I turned around to be bumped into by Caroline. "Caroline?" I asked. "What are you doing here?"

"What were you doing in Mystic Falls?" She demanded as she led me to my room, dragging me by my wrist. I just smiled at her.

"I was picking up Kol and my kid. I know I shouldn't have but I had to. I wasn't going to have them come home on their own. And I certainly wasn't going to send some-" I was cut off as Caroline kissed me. I kissed her back after a moment, trying to figure out if she wanted to make love or if she was just trying to shut me up. She started to undress and shoved me onto the bed, continuing to undress. I smirked as I ripped my own clothes off, not caring that they were in shreds now. I quickly got higher up on my bed as she jumped onto the bed, straddling me, bending down for another kiss.

"I love you." She whispered.

"As I you, love." I whispered back.