Eleven

"How is shopping going to help us find Marcel?" Bonnie asked confused. She, Caroline, and Katherine were shifting through the rack of clothes in a small boutique on Main Street.

"We told you, Bon." Katherine said as she grabbed a purple tank top. "Cami is going to let one of Marcel's guys know that we're looking for him. Might as well loose some time before Caroline starts strangling squirrels."

"Will you guys quit it?" Caroline said exasperated. "I'm perfectly fine-"

"Hello," a dark skinned man approached them and gave them a brilliant smile. "You must be the one looking for me, you're the only pretty blond I see. One of my guys said you were looking for me."

"Hmm. Cute." Caroline said. "You must be Marcel."

"I am." He looked at Katherine and Bonnie. "What can I do for you fine ladies?"

Caroline looked over her shoulder. "I assume you have a private place where we can talk."

Marcel looked impressed by her determination, he took a step back. "Lead the way."

Marcel led them to a small penthouse in the south of town where he was currently living in after the Mikaelson family had kicked him out. "Please make yourselves at home." He pointed towards the chairs. "What can I do for you lovely ladies?"

"Oh, scotch." Katherine said gleefully as she grabbed the bottle without permission and started filling out a glass.

Marcel blinked. "Did I offer you any?" he asked annoyed.

"What happened to southern hospitality?" Katherine smirked as she took a sip. "Besides, we'll make it quick. Where at the Mikaelson brothers, they suddenly went MIA?"

"They went on a little trip," Marcel said. "What was your name again?"

"Oh, yes we didn't do the whole meet and greet, I'm Katherine Pierce, you may have heard of me. I'm the only one who has been able to get Elijah to drop his whole prince charming act."

"Sorry, to be frank I've hardly seen Elijah interested in girls." Marcel raised an eyebrow. "I thought he was interested in that bitchy werewolf girl that Klaus knocked up."

Katherine rolled her eyes. "Don't remind me." She turned towards Bonnie. "Or my right we have Bonnie Bennett, former witch, current anchor. You have heard of the Bennett witches am I right, besides their um, tragic endings."

"I've heard of them." Marcel smiled at Bonnie. "I had no idea they were so beautiful."

Bonnie blushed.

"Don't get too excited, she's with another Mikaelson boy, Kol. It's a complicated anchor-ghost relationship. Believe me, you don't stand a chance."

"I'm NOT with Kol!"

Katherine ignored her. "And last but not least the future queen of New Orleans and the only chance for Klaus not to rip me apart, Caroline Forbes, you do know about Caroline right? The blond Klaus is obsess over."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Caroline demanded.

Marcel nodded, "Yes, I know all about Caroline unfortunately both groups have bad timing. Klaus and Elijah went to Mystic Falls to find you and here are you three ladies. There's nothing to do but wait, though I'm happy to play host."

"Marcel," Bonnie said. "We were wondering if you could tell us everything that has happened. Everything is so strange."

"Oh, Bonnie strange doesn't even begin to describe New Orleans."

Marcel spend the next hour telling them about his past with the Mikaelsons, New Orleans, the Harvest and much to Caroline's dismay Klaus miracle baby. An hour later a dark hair man whispered something in Marcel's ear.

"Well, good news. It seems your boys are back in town."

It took all of Caroline's will power not to knock the door to the ground or to strangle Hayley, but she needed to know the truth from Klaus' lips. She wouldn't trust anyone else. She knocked on the door and Rebekah answered the door. "Oh, goody an array of visitors today-"

"Not in the mood, Rebekah." Caroline interrupted her as she barged it. "Where the hell is Klaus?"

"He's not here." Rebekah responded. "Aren't you in a terribly crappy mood?"

"Well being involved with your brother does that to you." She crossed her arms over her chest and sat at the bottom of the staircase. "I'll just wait for him here then. I'll give him a few more minutes to live."

Rebekah looked at Caroline in amusement, but didn't have a chance to ask when the doors opened. "Nik, back so soon?" she smirked. "You have a visitor."

"Not now Rebekah, the trip was an epic failure." Klaus trailed off when he saw Caroline standing by the stairway. She looked even more beautiful than when he had last seen her. "Caroline?"

"Well, if it isn't the lying, two face bastard himself." Caroline said. "Nice of you to show up."

"Caroline, it's very nice to see you love. I noticed that my rude sister hasn't offered you a drink." His lips pinched into an amused smirk. "Now tell me what terrible crime have I committed today?"

Caroline ignore the fact that Rebekah was standing a few feet away and stomped towards him. "Don't play innocent with me. Did the fact that you slept with Hayley and got her pregnant slipped thought your mind on our last visit? Or were you afraid that you wouldn't have gotten what you wanted if you had sprung the news that you were going to be a daddy?"

Klaus gaped and for once he seemed at lost for words.

"Ugh, you man whore, lying two face bastard!" Caroline hissed at him. "Did you really think I was never going to find out? I thought you cared about me with your epic promises of forever. I'm not your little toy Klaus that you used once and then throw away. I'm not even mad about the baby, I'm pissed that you kept this from me and I had to find out from somebody else. Namely somebody else who doesn't like you."

"Caroline, love," Klaus tried to reason with her. "I can understand why you must be upset-"

"Upset, doesn't even begin to cover what I'm feeling Klaus!" Caroline said through gritted teeth. "Upset is when Katherine used my hairdryer without my permission and when Bonnie smudge the backseat of my car with maraca-no this is furious."

"Hey, you're back."

Oh, great. The she wolf.

Hayley paused and frowned when she saw Caroline. She looked towards Klaus. "What is she doing here?"

"Great, Hayley as if my day couldn't get any worst. The she is question is just leaving." Caroline gave them a sweet smile. "I need to go back to my hotel and get the stench of wolf off me, maybe a vervain bath will do the trick. Congratulations, sweetie you're one lucky girl. Rebekah, see you. Klaus, rot in hell."

"Caroline!" Klaus called out to a furious Caroline Forbes that was walking away from him, refusing to face him. Did he seriously think she was going to greet him with open arms? "Caroline, love! Wait up."

Caroline finally turned around. "Don't call me that."

Klaus finally stopped running. He cocked his head to the side. "You always used to love when I called you that. It was our way of greeting each other."

"Yeah that was before I found out that you were screwing half of New Orleans," Caroline demanded. "Who else do you call love? Hayley? Cami?"

"I wouldn't be so quick to judge, love," Klaus growled. "If I'm not mistaken you're dating Tyler are you not? Yet you're standing here in my city."

"This is hardly your city." She rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms. "And Tyler and I are over thank you very much and besides I wasn't hiding a pregnancy from you." She turned around. "You played me Klaus, and I fell for it, good job you managed to screw another dumb blonde, so why don't you go back to Hayley?"

She turned to walk away, but Klaus gripped her arm and twisted her around so that her lips landed perfectly on his. Caroline enjoyed the kiss for the less than a second before she pulled away and push him away. "Stop!" she said. "A kiss won't solve everything. Not this time."

-End of Chapter Eleven-