Chapter 21

Caroline and Marcel were dancing to some jazz song when a hand tapped her shoulder. Turning, she saw Klaus was there and he smiled.

"I was hoping to dance with the lady, if you don't mind."

Marcel nodded and handed Caroline's hand over to Klaus. He moved farther back and watched as Klaus swayed with Caroline to the song.

"I hope you're happy love." He whispered. "I hope that you're entirely happy."

Caroline frowned at him a moment and it took her too long to answer. He watched as her chin came up defiantly.

"As a matter of fact I am. What are you doing here tonight?" she asked in a haughty tone. As he twirled her away and back to him he smiled as she gave a little gasp as she came back into his arms.

"Dancing with you but now I must take my leave." He grinned and twirled her back into Marcel's arms. His eyes met Marcel's and his voice held a warning. "Protect her or you will never live to see another day."

He left but he made a stop into Rousseau's where he sat down and called the bartender for a drink. Cami sighed. Another Original though it's been days since she had seen Elijah and a part of her hoped that he was okay.

"Let me guess...Bacardi 151?" she asked and at his nod, she made it for him. "So what troubles do you have and don't say 'Caroline' problems." She added as she set his drink in front of him.

He grinned. "You know me too well." He took a drink of it and placed the glass back on the table. "She's happy so maybe I should find someone else."

"Try apologizing to her for whatever you did." Cami sighed. "Listen, I may not be as lucky as most of you when it comes time to being in love with someone but don't forget that I lost someone as well." She rubbed her forehead. "I know that you feel betrayed that your brother faked his death and allowed two people to take the fall when it wasn't them but be thankful that he's still around and that he's helped you out."

"Maybe I'll take your advice." He took another drink and as soon as the glass hit the napkin, she refilled it for him.

"On the house." She told him as she made it for him again. "Tell me, where's your brother Elijah at? I haven't seen him in days." Her eyes narrowed at him. "You didn't dagger him now did you?"

He snorted. "He's with the doppelgänger-whatever her name is-and they're dating or something."

"He finally took the plunge into dating Elena? Good for him." Another snort from Klaus at what she said.

"I have a feeling that they're mostly just having sex." She shook her head.

"He loves her. He even told me so and that he was willing to leave here so that way, he didn't have to see her with someone else."

"Now there's an idea with merit," Klaus tipped his glass and arched a brow at the suggestion.

"Are you sure she's happy with this someone else? We girls have our pride too. We love to be pursued and we don't ever like to feel like you men thought it was easy to get us," Cami said. "Women are complicated."

"You've got that right," Klaus growled.

"Well?" Cami demanded. "Is she happy with this other guy?"

"She says she is." Klaus deadpanned. "Are you saying that she might not be?"

Cami shrugged. "That's a possibility and she's just waiting for you to acknowledge that she's waiting for you or she is, in fact, happy with this someone."

"Okay so I asked her if she was happy and she said yes," Klaus growled.

"You asked her?" Cami gawked, "you outright asked her? Of course she was going to say yes! She could have just broken up with the sod and she would have said yes."

"Then what do you suggest I do?" Klaus said as he downed his fourth drink and ordered his fifth.

"Make her realize that you love her so much or even take her out to dinner or something!"

Finishing his fifth, he started on his sixth.

"What advice did you give Elijah and would you say that I need that same?"

"I told Elijah to apologize and ask to be friends. Do you owe her an apology?" Cami asked and Klaus instantly bristled before lowering his guard and letting his humanity show.

"I owe her a big apology. I blamed her in Kol's death. I blamed her for protecting Elena," Klaus said.

"Then maybe you should start with that - a little humble honesty can move mountains. Let me ask you this though; do you want her because another man is making her happy? or do you want her because just seeing her makes you smile and you would give her anything; do anything for her just so see that smile?"

"Yes," he said while slurring some of his words. "Just seeing her smile at anything I would give her the world, do anything that she begged me of."

Cami smiled. "Then find her and give her a heartfelt apology."

"Yes" Klaus grinned and he abandoned the drink, the barstool and then Rousseau's altogether. He would find Caroline and he would tell her how sorry he was. If nothing else she deserved that from him. He sauntered back towards the club where she had been earlier with Marcel.

He entered the club and saw them dancing and went over to them, again. Caroline was about to tell him off when she saw how he looked and made a motion for him to follow, which he did.

"Caroline," he began. "I'm...sorry, about everything that I've done when I thought Kol died. I know that I did and said things to and about you because of my anger but sweetheart, I want you to know just how sorry I am and if there is anything that I can do, tell me." Kissing her forehead, he whispered, "you can find me at the manor."

She wanted to tell him something but he was gone.

When Klaus returned to the manor Kol and Bonnie had just arrived.

"I wonder if Elena is staying over tonight?" Bonnie speculated. "Klaus are you alright?" She worried as she looked at him. She wanted nothing more than to be alone with Kol in his room but she was a little worried about Klaus as she looked at him.

"I'm fine." He grumbled. "I'm doing great. Just apologized to Caroline."

Bonnie was obviously shocked by this revelation, "that's great. What did she say?"

"I don't know," Klaus growled.

"You mean you hit and run with the apology?" Bonnie was surprised. "Don't worry Klaus. It wasn't for nothing..."

She walked upstairs with Kol. "I wish I had the money to get in on this bet. You boys would be paying me."

"If you had five hundred we would definitely let you in." Kol said with a smile on his face.

"I think you might win this bet."

She crawled onto the bed and cuddled against him. She was quite for a long while as he stroked her hair before she hesitantly asked, "you won't leave me will you? You would not turn your back on me?"

"Never." His voice was rough with emotion as he held her close to himself.

"I... I love you Kol." She admitted.

"Darling I'm not just turning you I'm making you mine," Kol said. He leaned down and kissed her tenderly.

"When did you want to do it?" Bonnie asked.

"I'm not sure you want to know love," Kol said gently. "Why don't you just keep taking my blood and know that I'll be with you."

"I know." She sighed and drank some more of his blood. Once she had enough, she fell asleep in his arms.

"Bonnie, I need you and Elena over here now..." Caroline worried. That was all it had taken for Bonnie and Elena to drop everything. The men were out and Elena decided they could borrow Elijah's BMW.

They were crossing Canal street headed towards Caroline's when out of nowhere a car ran the red light and careened into the drivers side striking Bonnie. The car spun wildly and Elena's head slammed against the window.

Elijah and Kol were exiting the bank when his phone got an alert. He frowned as he looked at it.

"My BMW has been in an accident on Canal street..."

"The girls Elijah," Kol figured it out faster. Both men took off running and when they arrived at the scene Kol thought he would have been sick if such a thing was possible. Elijah was white as a ghost. The car was beyond totaled. There was blood all over the glass.

Elijah went to the driver side and as soon as he pulled open the door, Elena's body slumped into his arms while Kol ripped the doors off the car itself and Bonnie fell in his arms.

"Elijah what are we going to do?" Kol worried.

"There's too many people," Elijah worried as he took in all of the onlookers. They waited until the paramedics arrived and then Elijah compelled them to drop them near the mansion. Elena was beginning to heal but still unconscious.

As soon as the girls were dropped off near the mansion, Kol rang Caroline to tell her the news.

"Elena and Bonnie were in a car crash." Kol could hear two distinct gasps from both Caroline and Marcel.

"We're going over to the mansion. Tell your family." Marcel growled out before hanging up the phone.

Elijah didn't seem to care that Marcel was going to be there, he was more worried about the girls.

Kol had Bonnie cradled in his arms trying to stop some of the blooding by getting his blood in her when she seized.

"Dammit! 'Lijah her heartbeat's wrong!" Kol worried as Bonnie's body began to jerk uncontrollably in his arms.

Meanwhile Elena's wounds began healing and Elijah breathed a sigh of relief as he knew she would soon come around. He was never more thankful that she was no longer human.

Hearing his brother's panic, he looked over and saw the witch begin convulsing before it stopped altogether.

"Will she be in transition?" Elijah asked as he held Elena in his arms.

"Yes," Kol said in half panic. "Do you think I would be this calm if I had just lost her? I didn't want it to be like this for her though. I didn't want her last moments to be fear or pain." Elijah smiled softly at the tears tracing down his brother's face.

"Look at it this way; she's yours forever now," Elijah said. The room was silent for a while until suddenly Elena came up fighting in Elijah's arms.

"Bonnie!" She cried out, "Bonnie!" Then she seemed to realize where she was. "Elijah...where are we? Where's Bonnie? Oh God please tell me she's okay? Tell me Elijah! Elijah tell me she's okay!"

"Sweetheart," Elijah said lightly. "Calm down. She's going to transition." Holding her closer to his body, he was slowly calming her down. "We're a ways away from the mansion."

Elena felt herself smiling in his arms before her smile turned into a frown.

"Will she complete it?" Elijah looked from her to Kol and hoped that Bonnie would complete the transition.

"She was rather promising about it the other night at the restaurant," Elijah reminded them both. "I imagine it will come as a surprise to her at first but I'm almost certain that her love for my brother will bring her around. Kol do you have a ring?"

"No...I hadn't quite gotten that far," Kol worried.

"Kol I am so sorry. I tried to protect her but the car struck her side and it was so fast...I'm so sorry Kol," Elena said gently.

"It wasn't your fault at all," Kol said to her. "You tried to save her."

Elena dug around in her pocket and pulled out her old Daylight Ring to give to Kol.

"For Bonnie." She explained and Kol nodded to her in gratitude.

"Hope she likes it." Kol murmured.

"Should you decide that you want it your Mikaelson ring is also available," Elijah mentioned.

"I am so sorry about your beautiful car," Elena apologized to Elijah.

"The car is replaceable, you and Bonnie are not. I'm just thankful you are okay," Elijah said.

Elena just stayed in his arms as he swept her up into them bridal style and kissed her deeply.

"If I had lost you," he whispered into her hair. "I would have lived in Rousseau's with just my memories of us."

She touched his cheek lovingly.

"I wouldn't have found peace over there without you." She whispered back to him.

When they finally made the mansion Caroline and Marcel were pacing in the sitting room while Klaus was waiting with a drink.

"Elena! Thank God!" Caroline said immediately hugging her when she saw the brunette irregardless of the fact that she was still in Elijah's arms. Then she saw Kol with Bonnie. "No...oh no..." Caroline worried. "Kol please tell me..."

"She has vintage Mikaelson in her Caroline," Kol cut her panic short as he settled on one of the couches with Bonnie still in his arms while Elijah settled at the other end with Elena. "I'm just afraid of how she will react when she comes awake...but that will probably not be for a long while yet."

"Oh that's good!" Caroline fretted over as she began to hover over Elena and Rebekah just rolled her eyes.

"More vampires, lovely." She got out angrily. "This day just got worse!"

Caroline wanted to strangle the blonde female Original but refrained.

"Just because you hate not having your brothers' attention doesn't mean 'act like a bitch'." Elena snapped out. She was tired of hearing Rebekah going over everything that's ever happened between her and other doppelgängers.

She sneered at the girl in Elijah's arms.

"I'm leaving." She said as she stalked up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.

Stefan, who was down there, looked at Bonnie sadly.

"It might help if you all don't look at her like you're at her funeral," Elijah suggested gently. Everyone waited for another three hours before Bonnie finally jolted awake in Kol's arms. She blinked and turned to take in the room.

"How did we get here?" she asked. "We were going to see Caroline..."

"We had a car accident," Elena said trying her hardest to keep her tone even.

"In Elijah's car? I told you we should have gotten a taxi or something...well at least we didn't take Kol's. I LOVE the Italia! That must have been some accident. Could someone bring me some Tylenol? My head is killing me..."

"Bonnie..." Caroline whispered. "There's no easy way to tell you this but...sweetie, you're in transition."

Bonnie paled. "I died?"

Elena nodded and said, "I tried to save you."

"I...wow...that was unexpected," Bonnie said as a multitude of emotions crossed over her face. Kol held her and was trying his hardest not to push or let his emotions free on this matter. "I guess Tylenol's not going to do me any good then..."

"I'm starving..." Bonnie said as she slipped out of Kol's arms and headed for the kitchen.

"What is it with you three? You all want to eat and it never ends well," Stefan sighed remembering Elena getting ill all over him after Damon stupidly gave her a sandwich in transition.

"Eating is therapeutic," Elena replied.

"Somebody just open your wrist and this problem will solve itself," Caroline said and Klaus grinned.

"Don't you dare," Elijah growled.

"Oh please," Caroline waved a hand at him. "It's true." She added at his glare.

Elena opened her mouth to say something when she sensed Jeremy's presence and he was bleeding from a cut on his hand, while in the kitchen where Bonnie was.

She left Elijah's arms and found her way into the kitchen with Stefan and Elijah hot on her heels.

They arrived a little late as Bonnie had a firm grip on an already weak Jeremy. Angry from the pain of her fangs descending she was quickly bleeding him dry. She was wrapped around him in such a way that to remove her by force would break his neck.

Elijah looked to Elena and then slit her wrist before offering it to Jeremy, "you need to safeguard the situation Elena. I'm not sure even Kol will be able to talk her back from this." Jeremy's heart rhythm had already changed and Bonnie was still drinking. The glaze on her eyes told them the frenzy had taken over and she wasn't at all aware of what she was doing. Kol meanwhile was hurrying to get the entire incantation out to preserve her magic.

As soon as the words escaped Kol's lips, Bonnie let go of Jeremy and she cried at what happened.

She tried killing Jeremy because she doesn't have any control over her bloodlust. Tears flowed from her eyes and she escaped up to her room.

"You're her sire Kol." Caroline said as she looked at the Original. "Go see her."

Kol flashed upstairs and overheard Rebekah talking to Bonnie.

"Oh you poor thing," Rebekah sounded like she was condescending. "You didn't get what you wanted?" He could now hear the sneering bleed through. "Too damn bad. You're not that useful now are you." Rebekah walked away from Bonnie's door and he was seen only to realize that Rebekah snapped Bonnie's neck.

Kol had her up against a wall before she could blink. He was completely vamped out and mad as hell!

"You don't touch her Bekah!" He roared and that had the others running his direction. "Do you understand me? I love her Rebekah! She's as much my family as you are. You learn to love her or you leave her alone but you don't ever hurt her again!"

"Kol," Elijah's firm tone stopped him, "Kol look at what you're doing?" The anger receded from Kol's eyes and he realized that he had Rebekah over the stair railing and had he released her she would have plummeted to the ground floor. He quickly pulled her back and thrust her to Stefan.

"She broke Bonnie's neck," Kol growled, "as if she hasn't been through enough already today."

Rebekah glared at him and pushed herself out of Stefan's arms. She was angry and hurt that her brothers would pick those weak Mystic Falls girls and none of the ones she picked for them that are better for them.

"In going to talk with Hayley." She sniffed. "At least I trust her."

"I killed her." Elijah told her and Rebekah looked at him in horror.

"You're just like Nik! You ruined my life!" She flashed away from everyone.

"Please tell me that all of that was just her hormones." Elena pleaded. "I would understand but if she's always like that, well we picked a wrong person to carry the baby."

"It's hormones," Elijah and Stefan replied.

"Not to mention it's always been her and Kol thick as thieves. She feels like he chose Bonnie over her. She probably thinks I did the same thing," Elijah sighed.

"Kol tend to Bonnie and if you need help call me. She's going to be frantic when she comes to."

Kol carried Bonnie into their room while Klaus stalked down the hall to find Rebekah with Stefan beside him and everyone else healing and helping Jeremy with the attack.

"You sure you're okay?" Elena questioned for the tenth time.

"I'm good Lena." He said drowsily before falling asleep on the couch.

Elena sighed and tucked him in with a blanket that had been draped over the back of the couch.

"Caroline and I need to go back to the Compound." Marcel told her with a peck on her cheek. "Your birds will be fed and covered for the night."

"Play them some jazz music for an hour before they go to bed." Elena said smiling at them.

Caroline nodded and they left, leaving Elena and Elijah to watch over a sleeping Jeremy.

"That was close," Elena worried.

"She didn't know what she was doing Elena," Elijah reminded her gently.

"I know and I hope Kol can help her when she wakes up," Elena sighed. "Again I am SO sorry about your car."

"How about I buy two this time," Elijah smiled gently, "unless you'd rather a Ferrari 459 Italia like I imagine Kol will buy for Bonnie."

She laid her head on his chest.

"I would love a convertible but I like your BMW better." She ended up falling asleep in his arms and he took her upstairs to sleep in his bed.

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