Chapter 14

The flight from New Orleans to London was only a 9 and a half hour flight. Klaus was sat by himself while the girls were playing with Kiara for the first couple of hours. Kiara eventually fell asleep on the couch on the back of the plane and she had her head on Bonnie's lap. Caroline smiled at her friend before she walked over to sit next to Klaus. Klaus was looking out of the window but as soon as she sat down her turned his head and smiled at her. As she sat down he pulled her into him so that her head was resting on his shoulder and he had an arm wrapped around her. "You nervous?" she said.

She shook her head on his shoulder and said "no" he sent her a confused look about why. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it before she said "through all the hassle she will give me, you're worth it" she released his hand and placed it on his cheek "I love you. Sooner or later she will come to accept my choice".

He dipped his head down and kissed her delicately. When he pulled away he rested his forehead on hers and said "what did I ever do to deserve you?" she giggled "I love you with all of my being". She sent him a loving smile before he pulled her as close as possible and they both fell asleep in each others arms.

5 hours later Caroline and Klaus both woke up as a little girl was shouting. They both shot up quickly, ready to attack for danger, but all they saw was Kiara at the window smiling. Bonnie smiled at them and said "the pilot said we have to put our belts on, we'll be there soon". Klaus and Caroline both glanced out of the window to see that the sun was now setting. They didn't realise they had been out that long.

They had all fastened their seatbelts as the plane began to land. The plane landed smoothly and they were all happy that they could finally get some fresh air. Kiara was jumping with excitement as she had never been out of New Orleans before, let alone be in another country. They all got out of the plane and there was already someone loading their bags into a black range rover. They all would have guessed that he would have shorted everything, before they even got there. They all got into the car and when they were ready and all the bags were in the boot, they set off. Kiara was sat in the back with Bonnie when she said "where are we going first?"

Klaus smiled and said "well we are going to the hotel first but then mummy and Bonnie will be going seeing some...friends" he didn't know if Caroline wanted Kiara to know about her mother yet. He glanced at her and she smiled as his suspicions were confirmed when she smiled at him.

When they got to the hotel, it looked glamorous and the 5 star sign showed it. You could tell that Klaus stayed there often as he walked towards the counter and the brunette receptionist said "Klaus, it has been a while".

"Chloe, it has been a while. Have you got the keys to my room?"

She smirked and said "lost your keys again".

"Kind of" Klaus had really lost his keys, when he went to Mystic Falls. Caroline didn't like the way the receptionist was looking at Klaus, it looked like she was trying to flirt with her Klaus and that wouldn't do.

She picked Kiara up into her arms and then walked over to Klaus to stand beside him. Klaus smiled at her and said "Caroline meet Chloe. Chloe this is Caroline and our daughter Kiara".

"The hybrid child" Chloe said.

Bonnie heard this and walked towards them. Klaus could tell that Caroline tightened her grip on Kiara "maybe we should clarify some things. Chloe here is a loyal witch and has been for the past 60 years".

Bonnie and Caroline's eyes went wide and Bonnie said "you're a witch?"

"You don't look a day over 25" Caroline said.

Chloe laughed slightly and said "yes I am a witch and I look young because I use these special herbs that extend my life by keeping me younger. I age slower". Chloe opened a draw with magic and the girls gave her a confused look. When she handed the keys over from the draw she said "Klaus has the top floor all to himself, it's a penthouse. We tend to keep it sealed off because I don't know what Klaus is hiding in there all the time. The floor has also had multiple spells on it, made by yours truly" gestured towards her "spells so that sound can't get out and if you do any spells in there nothing can get damaged".

Klaus said as he glanced at Bonnie "at least if you teach Kiara anymore magic, we know the place won't come falling down".

Bonnie glared at him then said "again, I didn't know she could do that".

Caroline said "okay, you two get along" Klaus suddenly stopped talking and it made Chloe giggle slightly "now lets just go up to our room" she took the keys off Chloe and said "thank you" Chloe nodded with a smile. They all made their way to the elevator to see that an employee had their bags in the elevator. He smiled at them and Bonnie and Caroline returned it while Klaus just clicked the button.

When they got to the top floor, the elevator opened and there was a small hallway which led to some double doors. Klaus looked at the employee and said "we'll take it from here" he grabbed their bags and handed over some cash so the man would disappear.

They opened their door and Kiara jumped out of Caroline's arms and started to run around. She said "it's as big as a house".

Bonnie and Caroline were too amazed but they should have expected it when Chloe said he owned an entire floor. Bonnie took her bags off Klaus and said "I'm going finding a room" she began to walk around to choose her room.

Kiara was now stood by the window and she said "mummy, look at this". Caroline moved towards the window and when she stood there Kiara said "pretty".

Caroline to was amazed by the view. Through the window they could see the London eye, parliament and the bridge that went over the river tames. Everywhere was lit up because it was now night and Caroline had to admit that Klaus chose the best views. Klaus came up behind her and placed his arms around her waist. Caroline placed hers on top of his and he kissed her neck. Caroline smiled and closed her eyes when she felt his lips on her neck. He whispered "when are you going?"

She could feel his grip on her tighten "soon" she looked at him over her shoulder and said "I'm coming back to you don't worry. You are my home. Wherever you are, that's where I belong" she turned in his arms and gave him a gentle kiss and it was full of meaning that she spoke the truth.

She pulled away as they were still in the presence of Kiara. Just as they pulled away they heard someone yawn and looked down to find that it was Kiara. Caroline came out of Klaus' arms and bent down to her level. Klaus said "I think its time someone went to bed" with a smile.

"But I'm not tired" Kiara said as she yawned again.

Caroline and Klaus both smiled at their daughter. Caroline took her small hands and said "how about we go to your room, get you changed and in bed and I will tell you a bedtime story".

Kiara suddenly looked okay with the idea "sun and moon?"

Caroline smirked "if I can remember it then yes". Caroline was suddenly pulled to her feet as Kiara began to pull her towards where the rooms were. Caroline picked up Kiara's bags as they went past them and she sent a smile to Klaus.

Kiara quickly brushed her teeth, got changed and was sat in the bed ready for her story. Caroline tucked her in and was sat next to her on the bed. She told the story of the sun and the moon and couldn't help but smile as Klaus told her it was about them. As Kiara said the word true love never dies, Caroline leaned forward to place a kiss on her forehead and Kiara said "I love you, mummy".

"I love you too, sweetie" Caroline then stood up and walked out of the room.

She walked into the living room and sat next to Klaus on the couch. He was sketching something but as she approached him, he closed his sketch pad. As she sat down next to him, he pulled her close and she said "what are you hiding?"

He knew she meant his sketch book "a surprise for you".

"I'm not good with surprises; I get too intrigued and want to find out".

He laughed at her but then tightened his grip around her waist when he saw Bonnie walking towards them "do you have to go tonight?"

Bonnie then stopped in front of them and said "you ready?"

Caroline nodded then said "I'll meet you in the lobby" Bonnie nodded then walked towards the door. Caroline looked at Klaus and could see that he didn't want her to go "what's wrong?"

"I would just prefer it if you went during the day".

She narrowed her eyes in confusion but then it clicked in her mind. Klaus was always trying to protect Kiara from not just the witches in New Orleans but all enemies he had made that were across the world "you think one of your enemies is going to get me" it wasn't a question as she already knew the answer.

He glanced down and said "my Love, if any of my enemies found out about you then-" she interrupted.

"Then they will see the kind of person I am. They will know that if they hurt my family, I will kill them" he smirked at how much she loved them and pulled her closer and she put her leg on the other side of his lap so she was straddling him. She leaned down and kissed him and said "I will come back tonight and the next day and I will always come back to you for the rest of eternity" she smirked then said "after all, the sun always comes back to her moon". She kissed him one last time as he smirked then got off of his lap, grabbed the car keys and went to the lobby.