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Elijah and Kol had decided they wanted to give Rebekah a nursery as a gift so they got Stefan in on the plan and soon they were hauling furniture in from a nursery design that Rebekah had fallen in love with decades ago in London and cried over for a week.

"How did you..." Rebekah couldn't even get all the words out as she was crying happy tears.

"Kol remembered it actually," Elijah said and Rebekah gave Kol an awkward hug as she was now twenty-four weeks along and starting to get big. While Stefan, Elijah and Kol were working on assembling the nursery as Rebekah pointed out where she wanted things to go Caroline, Elena and Bonnie had decided they were going to go sightseeing. Bonnie and Elena very much wanted to see a historic plantation - Oak Alley. They were just a ways outside the city on back roads when suddenly they skidded as they had a flat tire.

"Of all the luck," Elena sighed as they stared at the flat tire. As they looked around they noticed that they were essentially in the middle or nowhere on a levee road. They hadn't passed another soul for a while and there was levee on one side and what looked like bayou on the other. It wasn't likely any assistance would be coming not that they really needed it. They hefted out the spare and were beginning to change it when suddenly a wolf jumped onto Caroline.

Frantically Elena and Bonnie tried to get it off. Suddenly they were overrun by more. Elena and Caroline cried out as they were bit and though Bonnie tried to fight them off she soon also felt teeth tearing her flesh. By the time the wolf pack retreated Caroline, Elena and Bonnie were lying in blood beside their car.

Bonnie managed to get Caroline's phone from her pocket and dialed Kol's number.

"Caroline?"

"Kol...flat tire...wolves..." she said before she slipped from consciousness and the phone slipped to the ground before the rest of her fell over after it.

"Bonnie? Bonnie!" Kol worried and now Stefan, Elijah and Rebekah were tuned into the conversation. Kol looked at the screen of his phone and realized he'd lost the call.

"The girls had a flat tire and then she got one other word out – wolves. I think they've been attacked," Kol worried. Elijah's face went pale. He grabbed Rebekah and kissed her quickly on the forehead.

"Forgive us sister but we have to go."

"Find them Elijah," Rebekah worried.

"I'm coming too," Stefan said reaching for his jacket. Kol stopped him.

"No, if this is some sort of intended attack on the family you'd leave Rebekah vulnerable. Please stay here Stefan. I promise you we'll get them back safely or die trying." With that Kol and Elijah ran from the house.

"They took my car," Elijah said. "Turn the locator on. I'm sure the GPS is still active." They hopped in Kol's SUV. Elijah pulled out his phone.

"Klaus we think the girls may have been bitten by wolves," Elijah announced without preamble.

"I'm coming over," Klaus growled.

"No we're almost at your place," Elijah said. A moment later Kol pulled up and Klaus got in.

"Where are they?" he growled.

"We've got the locator turned on for my car. They were going up plantation road to see Oak Alley," Elijah said. As soon as Kol left the city limits he revved the engine and they sped towards the location Elijah's BMW was broadcasting. By the time they arrived it was nearly dusk. The car doors and trunk were open and Kol raced from the SUV followed by his brothers.

Their senses quickly told them that there weren't any wolves in the immediate area. They advanced on the car and found Elena and Caroline huddled together and feverish. It was obvious that they had each been bitten a couple of times.

"Where's Bonnie?" Kol worried. He searched the car and didn't find her. Then he searched the area and didn't find her. Elijah lifted Elena into his arms and that was when Kol smelled her, Bonnie. He could smell her blood and lots of it. He became almost savage with worry. Racing back to the car he followed the smell and as he dropped to his hands and knees he found Bonnie.

"She's under the car!" Kol exclaimed. Klaus helped him reach under and they brought Bonnie forth. Her neck was bleeding as well as her arms and one leg. She had bites all over her body. Kol's face immediately began to change with his growing rage.

"Her heartbeat is faint Kol," Elijah pointed out. "She needs blood!" Kol opened his wrist and began to encourage Bonnie to take the blood. Meanwhile Elena was curled against Elijah's shoulder where he was holding her.

"Klaus I'm begging you," Elijah groveled. "Please…I can't do without her." Klaus was already feeding Caroline while he cradled her against him on the hood of Elijah's car. He looked at his brother's desperation a moment and then opened his other wrist holding it against Elena's mouth while Elijah encouraged her to drink.

"When I find who almost cost us all this," Klaus growled as he looked at each of their loves, "I am going to rip them to shreds!"

They loaded the girls into the SUV and Klaus walked towards Elijah's car.

"Elijah if there's any change - if they take a turn - there's a vial of my blood in your wine room. It's labeled vintage Klaus," Klaus grinned and then he hugged his brother close. It had been a long time since Klaus had done anything like that but Elijah wondered if he was beginning to see a change in his brother.

Klaus took Elijah's car while Elijah and Kol took the girls back to their townhouse for recuperation. Elijah felt bad for whoever was responsible when Klaus found them.

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Once they arrived back at the townhouse Kol grabbed Caroline from the back seat cradling her against him.

"Bonnie?" she managed to get out though she was still a little feverish.

"She's going to be fine," Kol said as he carried her into the townhouse, "and so are you." He settled Caroline on a couch and covered her with a blanket while Elijah settled in the club chair with Elena. Finally he got Bonnie out and as he brought her in he locked the door. Elijah pushed the button on the home automation system and the windows and doors all locked and the alarm system was activated.

He settled on the other couch with her – holding her closely against him as she was still unconscious.

"Elijah!" Elena bolted upright in his arms.

"She's hallucinating," Elijah sighed as he held her against him. She fought him for a moment and then she calmed again. They sat quietly for about a half hour and then Elijah gasped as Elena bit him.

"Are you okay?" Kol worried. Then he noticed what Elena was doing. "Nevermind."

"She doesn't know what she's doing," Elijah groaned. Caroline was the next one to wake about a half hour later. Elena was finally sleeping peacefully in Elijah's arms.

"Where am I?" Caroline asked groggily as she sat up.

"You're at our place," Kol said. "How do you feel love?"

"Better but really thirsty," she said. Elijah cradled a sleeping Elena in his arms and walked to the kitchen he returned and handed Caroline two blood bags.

"Thank you," she smiled at him as he settled back into the chair with Elena. "How are they?"

"Bonnie hasn't regained consciousness yet but Elena is sleeping peacefully now. I believe she's out of danger."

"I'm so glad you found us," Caroline said. "How did you find us?"

"Bonnie managed a short call," Kol smiled, "and our vehicles all have locators."

An hour later Caroline and Elena were both asleep when Kol finally felt Bonnie stirring in his arms. She moaned gently and her eyes fluttered open. The first thing she saw was his smiling face.

"I love you," were the first words out of her mouth and Kol's heart soared.

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