A/N: Oooohhh, I love you all, so much support for your support, inspired me a lot to continue writing. The best part is Chapter 3 will finally have some Klaroline.

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I will probably start to get some hate reviews soon, so I just wanna remind everyone that this is a fanfic so if you don't agree with the direction I will be taking, you can always chose to stop reading my story. I wanted to get this out before I get emotional about some comments that may be made in the future.

Now this chapter contains a lot of POVs, I wanted to get into the emotional state of each character so the dynamics of each interaction is a reflection of each state of mind. Now about the baby, it won't happen immediately, at least not as a result of the romp in the woods, I want this to have a sense of logic.

Enough said, now on to the next chapter….

When the body that was stroking his hand moved to a more comfortable position beside him, his senses where suddenly alert realizing that this was real and not his imagination, "Caroline, " he said again, "are you really here?"

"Yes I am," was all Caroline could say, suddenly lost for words. She had been rehearsing and constructing the words she wanted to say in her mind all throughout the trip from Mystic Falls to NOLA but when she finally saw Klaus in his current state all the words she wanted to say to him flew out the window.

Klaus tried to draw Caroline closer to him, for an awkward side embrace with his left arm around her back and his right arm on her left hand, his head buried on her chest as he tried to compose his emotions. He had dreamed of this moment, wished for it, the day Caroline would come to him of her own free will. He knew in his heart all he really needed was Caroline, if he had her his world would be complete. The one thing that was always lacking in his life, the reason why he was always restless, dissatisfied, why he felt there was a missing part of him.

He recalled that day in the woods several weeks ago, as he was walking away from her. Every fiber of his being was telling him to turn around and beg her on his knees to come with him or to make him take back his promise to never come back to Mystic Falls. The first few steps walking away from her were the heaviest steps he ever took, each step just tore the hole in his heart bigger until there was nothing but his broken heart with no cure in site, no cure but his Caroline. He tried to put on a brave face, going back to his life, resuming threats and intimidation to the minions in New Orleans, pretending it was the life he wanted, it should be, after all it was he who wanted to take back his rightful place as King, but after a taste of what his life could be with Caroline by his side, everything else seemed hollow to him, everything else was empty to him.

He felt everything else magnified around him because of the empty feeling he had. While he usually relished the game of deceit and the art of war with Marcel and his siblings, each encounter felt like another nail of betrayal to him now. The final nail was the what Rebekah and Marcel had kept from him for the longest time, his own sister planning his death by luring Mikael to New Orleans to kill him. His own sister, and his own brother practically going against him by protecting their sister. He had no one on his side, no on to trust, no one who loved him. His love for his siblings was hopeless, his heart trampled on once again. He was a broken man. He may be the most powerful being, but it just took his own siblings and one baby vampire to break him on the inside.

But she was here now, his Caroline, for what reason he did not know yet. She was quiet, tentative, even while she stroked his back probably in an attempt to comfort him, she was cautious. Why was she here, was it because she finally took the chance to chose him. He was afraid to find out why, afraid to ask her another question.

'Let's bring you to your bed, you might get a cramp. Even the all mighty hybrid gets cramps right?" Klaus tried to smile at her attempt at humor but he was still overcome by so many emotions, he felt he wanted to remain in this state for awhile. He even fought with turning off his emotions, but only his pride stopped him from doing this, he was after all the Original Hybrid, he lived a thousand years, fought many battles and came out victories every time. He could survive this battle, even at the cost of losing his siblings.

"Hey, did you hear me?" Caroline asked again very quietly.

"Yes," was all Klaus said still not moving from his position, "can we just stay this way for awhile."

Caroline kissed Klaus' head, "fine, whatever you want, why don't you just lie down on my lap so you'll be more comfortable, I'll lean back on the wall so I can stretch my legs."

Klaus' response was to just do as Caroline instructed without uttering a word. Seeing that it looked like Klaus intended to stay in this position for the rest of the night, Caroline finally closed her eyes to sleep, exhausted by the events of the day.

"Don't fret sister, we still have hope on our side." Elijah told his sister who was pacing back and forth in the study while Elijah just sat down on the couch nursing his scotch.

"Do you really believe she can get through to him? I've never seen him this way, and I'm not ashamed to say that this is partly my fault. Maybe I deserve to be daggered this time," Rebekah finished.

Elijah exhaled, "there was a time sister that I would have agreed you deserve to be punished, after all he is still our brother no matter how difficult he is at times. But this is a time that we have to be united, we have to work together to bring his trust back," looking at the glass of scotch in his hands, "I'm embarrassed to admit that that for the first time, we are not what our brother needs to most," shaking his head.

Rebekah sat in front of Elijah, both of them staring into the fireplace, "Caroline, he really does love her doesn't he? I've seen him with many others, he treats her differently, definitely better than the way he treats me."

Elijah grabbed his sisters hand, "don't think that he doesn't love you sister, he does, after all he has done for you, for us, it was all because he loved us and wanted to protect us. But we let him down once again. If he found love with Caroline, it's time we show him that we support them. Can you do that, find it in yourself to accept Caroline in our lives, in your brothers' life?"

Rebekah smiled tentatively, "you know I hated Caroline, well not as much as I hated that doppelganger and her friends, but Caroline was…..perfect, she had friends, a life that I wanted, she had Niklaus….all things I didn't have. I never gave her a chance, I just decided to hate her." Looking at Elijah, "now I will give her a chance, I will love her as a sister," exhaling, "I just hope she gives me a chance too."

Elijah smiled back at his sister, "I'm sorry to say I don't know Caroline as well as both you and Niklaus, I have been away from Mystic Falls too long, but from the little I have seen of her and her ways, she is a pure person with a kind-heart. It is I think what attracted Niklaus to her, I hope she will bring that same spirit to this family. If Niklaus is able to convince her to be with him then I welcome her whole-heartedly to this family."

Rebekah was a little shocked by Elijah's statement, Elijah being the logical brother who was always skeptical to bring new faces into their inner circle, the fact that he has made that commitment for Caroline said a lot about how he felt, "then I too will welcome her, it's about time I had a sister." The siblings ended their talk with a sincere embrace and before Elijah let go of his sister he told her, "Bekah, you will have to understand Niklaus more, to try your very best to never turn your back on him again, he can only take too much betrayal and rejection, especially from us."

Rebekah nodded at her brother as tears finally rolled down her cheeks, "yes I will."

Caroline woke up disoriented trying to place where she was, it was dark and there was something heavy on her lap. She tried to move her right hand but it was firmly clasped by something which when her consciousness returned turned out to be Klaus' right hand. Their right hands where actually entwined together and judging from the breathing of Klaus, he seemed to still be sleeping peacefully. Caroline thought it must have been days since he had slept properly. From what little Elijah had shared with her, it seemed that a few days ago the siblings had one gigantic battle which ended in Klaus retreating into himself. Elijah had told her it had something to do with Rebekah and someone called Marcel plotting to kill Klaus centuries ago by luring Mikael. Knowing who Mikael was, she could imagine the betrayal Klaus had felt, as this was something kept from him and only a recent event had brought out that dark secret.

Elijah had also I shared with her some of what was going on in New Orleans about the supernatural world. But the mumbo jumbo of witches and vampires got lost on Caroline, whose very limited experience in the supernatural world could be summarized into vampires, doppelgangers, witches, the hunters, Silas, the five, the original witch, Mikael, the anchor, Augustine vampires, the travelers…, more than ten fingers, wow! She didn't realize it was that much considering she was a baby vampire. Elijah himself was surprised by her revelation, interested enough to ask her if they could talk regularly about her experiences with this supernatural beings and he himself told her he would share the beings he had encountered with her during those conversations. She was off course looking forward and dreading the conversations she was to have with Elijah, still not comfortable with him. Realizing that she was actually in a very unique position, staying with the Originals, obviously protected by them, as far as she knew this was unprecedented especially because of her stature.

Her attention turned back to the figure who suddenly and unconsciously muttered in his sleep, "Caroline, don't please, don't, I beg you, please…," abruptly shifting in her lap, his sleep was restless and he seemed agitated. Caroline paused, she wanted to shake Klaus but was afraid to wake him since it might make him more frantic. It made her stress more knowing that she was partly the reason for Klaus' state of mind, that in his subconscious he was still reliving his departure from her after their time in the woods. She herself had these moments, still torn between her friends and her dark desire for Klaus. Even if she had come clean with her friends and told them her itch for Klaus had been over and done with, she knew deep down inside this was not true. That deep down she craved the love and devotion Klaus so openly bestowed on her and her alone. The feeling that he was hers, that she was his choice and no other, the pride she felt that the most powerful being was hers, she had come first when it counted the most.

He continued to be restless in his sleep and she finally decided to shake him awake gently, "hey," it took a few seconds before Klaus hastily sat up, glancing around before taking measured breath and settling his eyes on Caroline's, "you're really here, this is real, you're real," touching her face as if to assure himself that she was not a figment of his imagination. He lowered his hands to her arms to embrace her, stopping himself from asking the question he wanted to ask her, why she was here.

Caroline couldn't help it, she enclosed her arms around Klaus to lock him back in her arms. If she was really truly honest with herself, this was where she most wanted to be, locked in his arms, this felt like home. They were both content just by the sensation of that tight embrace that to them meant everything they couldn't, wouldn't say at the moment, both scared to break the moment with words.

But they couldn't stay that way forever, at some point they had to talk even if it was just skirting around the main issue which they unconsciously agreed not to tackle at the moment. "So you decided that the floor was a better place to sleep when there was a perfectly good bed a few steps away?" Caroline chided.

Klaus appreciated the attempt to lighten the mood, "if you where in my arms, I would take that any day over any other. Comfort is over-rated anyway."

Caroline wanted to get him out of the darkness which was his room and into a place that wasn't so gloomy, "now be a good host and get me something to eat, I'm starving."

Klaus exhaled heavily, "I don't think I want to get out of this room, this has been my solace in the last few days." Sounding every bit the broken man he was.

She sensed he wasn't ready to see his siblings yet, knowing that they were probably downstairs, "okay, then I'll get something for us to eat, are you going to be alright for awhile, I'll be right back."

Klaus tightened his grip on Caroline as if to protest her departure before finally succumbing, "can you bring me a blood bag?"

Caroline kissed his forehead before saying, "yes I will. I'll also cook you something, what do you want?"

Klaus looked at Caroline, "surprise me," grabbing her hand again as she attempted to stand up before very slowly letting her hand go and watching he slowly walk out of his room.

"Caroline, I'm almost afraid to ask how my brother is today." Elijah appeared in the kitchen after sensing Caroline was there.

Caroline smiled tentatively, "to be honest, I've never seen him this way. Not even the time that Silas got into his mind was he like this. He called me to help him that time to get the white oak stake off his back but if wasn't easy, he was hallucinating the whole time. Probably the one time that could compare to this was when Kol was killed, he was trapped in the Gilbert living room for days."

This was news to Elijah, what Caroline was revealing. It seemed that she and Klaus had more encounters than he had known. Curious about the emotional state of his brother when Kol was killed he pursued his question, "you where their when Kol was killed?"

Caroline shook her head, "no, I didn't know until later, when all of them went to the island to search for the cure, Rebekah went with them. My friends, they trapped Klaus in the living room, so when I went to the Gilbert house to stress clean, which by the way is my thing, I saw him there. He sort of got mad because Tyler showed up and was messing with him. Would you believe Klaus actually staked me with a lamppost and bit me! Talk about temper."

Elijah raised his eyebrows, "and he healed you after? Because that would be the only way you are alive."

Caroline rolled her eyes, "yes he did, but he wanted to be dramatic he waited for me to take my last breath before actually healing me. But the hours we spent together, they gave me a lot of insight into the mind of your brother. That was the first time I told him, I knew he was in love with me. Talk about emotional baggage, I told him a lot of home truths that time."

Elijah wondered at how much power this baby vampire had over his brother and she took it in stride, "anyone else would be dead, except for you. You do realize this?"

Caroline sighed, getting out a tray to put some blood bags and the pancakes she had made. "I know, that's why I knew, I always knew, Klaus really loved me. But while I knew this I was also afraid, I'm just me, I don't have epic relationships. I didn't know how to deal with it. I still don't, but I promised myself I will take this one step at a time."

Elijah stood before Caroline, "that's all I can ask of you, Caroline."

When Caroline had come back inside Klaus' room she was surprised to find it empty until she heard the sound of running water in what looked like the en suite bathroom, she decided to put the tray on top of the bed, as she did this she heard movement behind her before arms where wrapped around her waist. "You're still here," Klaus uttered brokenly.

"I told you I would get us something to eat. No come here," patting the bed, Klaus took his position on the bed while Caroline positioned the bed tray between them, "pancakes and blood bags, not exactly the cuisine you may be used to, my expertise in the kitchen is limited to pancakes and the occasional pasta."

Klaus wanted to tell Caroline that because she had made it, labored for it. It was the best fare he would ever taste. He relished in the feeling she prepared him this delight. Wishing it would be like this everyday for the rest of his life. Grabbing his fork, he took a bite off the pancake while Caroline was biting her lip in anticipation of his reaction. "I'm sorry," Caroline said sadly.

Klaus put his fork down, "why are you apologizing?"

Caroline huffed, "I tried to make them appetizing but I'm not really a good cook."

Klaus shook his head in wonder, "Sweetheart, this is the best pancake I have tasted in my life," forking another mouthful, "this was made by the woman I love, the love of my life. Nothing can ever top this," Klaus smiled then gripped a strand of her hair before locking eyes with her, "you don't know what you're being here now really means to me, right at this moment, when I need you and no one else the most."

"We should talk, we have a lot to talk about. But not right now. We are both dealing with a lot of things. Just eat," Caroline captured Klaus hand that was still clasping a strand of her hair and kissed it.

"Caroline," Klaus said it that delicious accent she so loved, "even in the state I am in now, I am aware it took a lot for you to take that step to come to me for whatever reason it was. Just stay with me today, here, just us, please."

And there it was again the smoldering look he always had when he was asking Caroline to do something he wasn't sure she would agree too. Caroline smiled at him, then took a blood bag from the tray to tear open, "well there is no other place on earth I would rather be right now than right here."

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