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Chapter 3: Dude, You Look like a Space Alien
This was a horrible day. The headmistress had called his parents. Klaus would be grounded for the next two weeks. His father had not come to see the headmistress but his mother had. She had looked exhausted and unhappy. "Niklaus." Esther had looked down at Klaus and he could feel the disappointment radiating off of her. "When will you learn to behave?"
"I am sorry, Mother." Klaus had said, sullenly staring at the floor of the hallway.
Shaking her head Esther began to walk down the hall. Klaus walked beside his mother as the other children began to walk through the halls to leave the school. "Hey, Klaus. Wait up." Damon called. He was holding the hand of a little boy with light hair and green eyes. "Where are you going?"
Stopping, Klaus turned toward his friend. "I'm going to my house. My mother told me I can't go anywhere for two weeks."
The little boy tried to squirm away from Damon, who grabbed him by the waist with one arm and held the child still. "Stop it, Stefan," Damon demanded. "Well, can I come over tonight?" Damon looked up at Esther. "Please, Mrs. Mikaelson. Klaus is new. I need to tell him about everything here. Pleeeeaaaasssseeeee."
Esther's lips twitched. "I suppose you could come to our home and spend time with Niklaus. If your parents allow it."
Damon grinned widely. "Great." He picked up Stefan and began to run down the hall as the little boy shrieked.
"Put me down, Damon. Put me down." Stefan's cries could be heard up and down the hall.
That is why I didn't hear the sounds of anyone approaching me. The little blonde girl from before came up and took my hand. "Hi." She said.
"Um, hi." I said awkwardly. "Caroline." She was staring up at me with these big blue eyes and I didn't know what she wanted me to do or why she was holding my hand.
Kol chose that time to wake up. "Hi." He said to Caroline reaching out and grabbing a hand full of her hair. Without warning he tugged swiftly.
"Ouch." Caroline shouted.
Esther turned to the children. "Kol, do not pull a stranger's hair." She took Kol's little hands and began to peel them off of Caroline's hair.
Reminding everyone of her presence Rebekah let out a loud wail. Klaus let go of Caroline's hand and pulled Rebekah out of the stroller and set her on her feet. "Hello, sister."
"Nih," Rebekah replied happily punching him in the nose. "Who you?" She asked Caroline.
"I'm Caroline Forbes." Caroline held out her hand proudly to the baby. That was how the adults did it.
Staring at her hand Rebekah took it and then pulled her closer. Raising Caroline's fingers to her mouth, she opened wide. "Bekah. No." I shouted.
"Niklaus, do not yell at your sister." Esther scolded as Rebekah began to wail again.
"But mother. She was about to bite Caroline." I protested.
Caroline looked afraid when she looked up at the baby named Rebekah whose mother had picked her up and was cooing at her. "Was she going to bite me?" Caroline asked Klaus in a whisper.
Nodding solemnly I stared at my younger companion. She was pretty but she was still a baby. What was I supposed to do with this little girl? Damon came back down the hall. "My Dad said I could come over," he told Esther trying to catch his breath. "As long as I bring my little brother, Stefan, with me."
"Alright." Esther said as Elijah and Finn appeared.
"Mother. I invited a few friends over this evening. Is that okay?" Elijah asked.
"Of course it is, darling." Esther smiled down at Elijah. "How many will be coming?"
"Well, there is Jenna, Andie, Alaric, Mason, Rose, this girl who likes Finn. Her name is Sage. Katherine but she said she had to bring her younger siblings because she's babysitting. So, not too many." Elijah grinned at his mother.
"My. Well, that should be quite a gathering." Esther's eyes glazed over for a moment.
"Can I come, too?" Caroline asked taking my hand again.
"Of course, sweetie." Esther smiled down at her. "Niklaus needs friends."
My jaw was going up and down like an unhinged see saw. "Mother." I cried while Damon snickered until I sent him my best death glare. I hadn't perfected it at the time. But it wasn't too bad for a six year old.
We left the school with the understanding that our home would be full of children by five o'clock. My father would not be home until eight. We would have approximately three hours to bond with the other children. This included time for arrival and departure. It would feel a bit like an airport. I was not terribly fond of crowds at that time. This would create a problem.
As five o'clock rolled around the doorbell rang and Elijah hurried over to open it. His shoulders slumped when he saw Caroline and her father, Bill Forbes, standing on the porch. "Hello." Bill said to my brother.
Elijah attempted to be polite. "Hello, Mr. Forbes. It is nice to see you today. May I take your jacket?"
Smiling, Bill shrugged his jacket off and handed it to Elijah. As Elijah passed by me he rolled his eyes. I tried to suppress a grin but failed miserably. Caroline walked up to me and grabbed my hand. What was with the girl and wanting to hold my hand? Bill was watching us closely. "You must be Klaus." He held his hand out to me and I took it. It seemed to be what adults did. There was always hand shaking or cheek kissing. Odd.
"Caroline could not stop talking about you when she got home." Bill was telling me as I nodded along, tapping my foot. The doorbell rang again and I hurried to answer it letting go of Caroline's hand.
Swinging the door open, I gulped. There stood Katherine and her friends. There was a little girl Caroline's age looking up at me with big brown eyes and a little boy Rebekah's age holding each of Jenna's hands. "You." Katherine narrowed her eyes at me. "I forgot you lived here."
Looking past me into the foyer Katherine's eyes lit up when she caught sight of Elijah. "Hi, Elijah." Katherine called.
"Hello, Katherine." Elijah said. "Will you come in?" The group entered with the smallest children moving more slowly as they looked up at the ceiling in awe.
"Big." Jeremy said while Jenna picked him up.
"Hello, Jenna." Elijah said, coming over to stand beside her. "Who might this be?"
"Jeremy." Jenna said.
"Ermy." Jeremy stated his name proudly.
"Ba-by." Rebekah shouted running into the room looking up at Jeremy. Kol ran up behind his sister. Jenna set Jeremy down on the floor and Kol grabbed Jeremy by the hand the babies went running off to find toys to play with.
"Will he be okay?" Jenna asked Elijah.
Elijah nodded. "Yes. Of course. As long as Kol doesn't get a hold of the matches again."
Jenna's eyes went wide. "That was a joke." Elijah reassured her. "Would you like something to drink? We have lemonade, orange juice or Sprite."
"How about a vodka on the rocks?" Katherine inquired.
Now, it was Elijah's turn to look startled. "Excuse me?"
"She's kidding." Jenna said laughing it off while giving her niece a "What is wrong with you look?"
The doorbell rang again. "I'll get it." Katherine sauntered back down the hall and opened the front door. "Hey, jerk." She greeted the child at the door.
Damon sneered. "I'm sorry. I must have gone to the wrong place. I wanted to find my friend, Klaus, but I guess I found the evil witch instead."
Stefan walked into the house ignoring the two. "Whoa." He tipped his head back. "This is cool, Damon." He grabbed Katherine's hand and pulled her away from his brother. Katherine was shocked as the child tugged her along, walking aimlessly down the hall.
"What do you think you are doing, pint sized?" Katherine asked Stefan. He ignored her question and continued walking. He arrived in the kitchen after making a complete circle around the first floor.
"I want some orange juice, please." Stefan pulled out a chair and climbed on to it.
"What do you think I am, a maid?" Katherine snapped.
"You look like my Mommy." Stefan said looking sadly at the table.
Biting her lip, Katherine looked at Stefan. "Okay. Where do you think they keep the glasses in this place?" Looking up at the cabinets Katherine began to open them one by one. Kol came in with Rebekah and Jeremy behind him. "Hey, kid. Do you live here?" Katherine asked Kol.
"Yes." Kol replied, his eyes gleaming.
"Where do your mommy and daddy keep the cups?" Katherine asked the three year old.
Kol picked a cabinet at random. "That one." Katherine checked to find nothing.
Rebekah caught on to the game. "Tha on." She pointed at another one which was higher. Katherine leaned forward, reaching up, Kol hurried forward and flipped her skirt up to reveal her underwear. This happened just as Elijah came in with the rest of the group, including the newly arrived Mason and Alaric.
Damon laughed. "That kid has to be part of the dare club for sure." He informed Klaus, who was laughing as Katherine's face turned redder by the second.
"Bathroom." Was all Katherine could say as Finn stepped forward and escorted her without a word out of the room.
Andie and Rose began to giggle as soon as Katherine was out of the room. "Can I have some orange juice?" Stefan asked.
"No problem." Elijah said stepping over to a cabinet and grabbing a glass. "Anyone else?" Several hands went up. "Does anyone know what Katherine actually drinks?"
"Mineral water." Rose supplied.
Elijah nodded and grabbed a bottle from the fridge. Katherine came back in and Damon leaned over to Stefan. "I dare you to pour your orange juice on, Katherine."
Stefan leaned over. "Katherine." He called with extra pleading in his voice. He stood up on his chair. Katherine walked over. "I think I have a fever." Stefan picked up the glass and began to sway as she placed a hand on his forehead. As he swayed the glass came over Katherine's head and dribbled juice onto her hair and down her face.
"Oh my God." Katherine shrieked, stepping backward.
"Oh." Elijah said.
Katherine was furious. "I need to clean my hair and my shirt."
Elijah nodded. "I can take you to my room. You can give me your shirt and I will place it into the washer for you." Slightly less perturbed Katherine walked up the stairs with Elijah.
"Did you get it?" Damon asked Alaric who nodded. He pulled out a bottle of green hair dye. Slipping it to Damon who grabbed Klaus and Caroline. Stefan followed them as they crept up the stairs. They didn't seem to notice Kol, Rebekah, Elena and Jeremy following them.
"Okay, kid. It's all on you." Damon told Caroline when Elijah left the bathroom and walked down the hall. They watched her go into the bathroom. Alaric had come upstairs to watch. Caroline tried to open the bottle of hair conditioner but couldn't. Alaric waved for her to come over to them.
Moving quickly Caroline came out with the bottle and Alaric opened it. Caroline poured the hair dye in. Alaric replaced the cap and Caroline silently slipped the bottle back into place. They all hurried back down. Fifteen minutes later there was a scream from upstairs that sent Esther and Bill as well as all of the children running up the stairs.
Katherine was standing in Elijah's bathroom in her jeans and one of Elijah's button down shirts and her hair was a bright green. "You look like a space alien." Elena giggled.
Turning around slowly, Katherine glared at the other children. "You will all pay for this." With that she stormed out in a fury. They might have been scared if they didn't think it was so darn funny.
I hope you liked this chapter. If you have any questions, shoot me a review and I will answer as quickly as my brain will allow me to.
Guest: Yes, Katherine slapped a six year old. Damon, as much as I love him, is a bit of a brat in this story. That does not justify Katherine's actions. However, let's pause for a second. She's eleven. Does everyone remember what it was like to be an eleven year old girl (who was an eleven year old girl)? I do. Crying all the time for no reason. Anger for no apparent reason. Nerves for no apparent reason. Thank you puberty. It sucks. Katherine is dealing with her hormones beginning to become out of control and she's going to have some major mood swings. After a while she'll calm down a little. Plus she's kind of a mean girl.
Then we have the Caroline issue. This is a four year old who had no siblings. She had a two parent household. Let's face it. At this point in time she's sheltered and protected as much as possible from any type of pain from Bill and Liz. She will change over time as she becomes aware of the unhappiness in her parent's marriage and her little world begins to encompass the parts of the world that suck. However, she's happy, innocent and loves people in a very open way.
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