AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well it's Sunday and like I promised, here is an update which includes both Klaroline and Twioline (Twins/Caroline).

It's like there is definitely some interest in my new story. I'm happy to hear that though I don't know when I'll post it because I haven't even started writing it yet. I will let you guys know of the progress as it comes. I haven't gotten much writing done the last few days and probably won't with all of the stuff I have to get done.

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I will be updating next Sunday as well so see you then. And I hope everyone has a wonderful safe holiday.

Part 12

Caroline was sleeping quite peacefully, having a wonderfully pleasant dream when she was suddenly yanked out of slumber by the feeling of two little bodies jumping onto her bed. "Caroline! It's snowing! It's snowing!"

She cracked open her eyes and saw the twins' excited faces. "Guys, it's been snowing all week."

"I know, but Daddy just said he'd take us ice skating today," Henry replied enthusiastically. "We are going to Frog Pond."

"Come with us, Caroline, please! It will be so much fun," Lexi begged as she bounced a little on Caroline's bed. She couldn't help but smile at the excitement in the kids' eyes as they looked at her pleadingly. But before she could answer, another voice joined in.

"Hey, you two, I thought I told you to let Caroline sleep," Klaus chastised from her doorway. Caroline started to tell him that it was okay, but could tell by the look on his face that it was better not to. She couldn't undermine his authority every time one or both of the kids got into trouble. She watched as their excitement dampened slightly as they looked at their father sheepishly.

"Do we still get to go?" Henry asked quietly.

"For the moment, but we have a few hours until we go and that can change," Klaus stated, making sure that they understood that he was being serious about listening to him. They had a tendency to sometimes think that Caroline was a playmate or friend instead of their nanny who had a right to not be bombarded by them when she was off. "Now both of you go and clean up from breakfast."

"But…" Lexi argued, her eyebrows scrunching

"Lexi, that wasn't a request." Klaus stated. He heard a snicker come from his son as he said it, finding his sister's reprimand humorous. Little did he know…

"But it's Henry's turn!" Lexi protested, bouncing a little on the bed as she vented her frustration at her dad's order. It was so unfair that she was being forced to clean up when it was Henry's job.

"And he'll help you next time," Klaus announced, eliciting a huff from his son before he continued. "Maybe then you two will listen to me when I tell you not to do something."

Both of the twins left the room to do as they were told, but not with mumbling their dislike quite vocally as they did. Once they were out of earshot, Caroline couldn't help but giggle a little at them. "Sometimes I forget that they have quite the temper."

"Yeah, well, they were doomed from the start; they get their temper and stubbornness from both sides," Klaus commented as he shook his head at them.

"It's really no big deal that they came in and woke me up, I probably should be getting up anyways; it's after nine," Caroline said as she rose and scooted back so that she was leaning against her pillows.

From his spot at her door, Klaus watched as she brought her arms above her head and stretched. The small t-shirt she wore was modest, but snug over her curves. As she moved, it lifted a little to show the skin of her stomach that could be seen above her blankets. The small flash of skin held his attention until she lowered her arms and it disappeared. He quickly glanced back up and saw that she had thankfully not noticed his staring. "We will be leaving after lunch if you want to go, but don't feel as if you have to."

"It sounds like fun; I happen to love winter activities," Caroline replied as she pushed back her blankets and swung her legs around to get out of bed. She was glad she had decided to keep her pajama pants on last night when she had gone to bed so she didn't have to worry about modesty at the moment. After all, she hadn't expected to have him appearing at her bedroom door that morning.

"You seem to like every season," Klaus commented with a smirk as he thought about how much she had dived into all of the Fall festivities with Halloween and Thanksgiving. He had teased her a little about shaming Martha Stewart with all of the crafts and activities she had done with the twins.

"There's just something about the differences in the various seasons that I just find beautiful," Caroline shrugged. "MysticFalls was big into celebrations for pretty much anything, but I always loved the seasonal ones like the Winter Wonderland party the most."

"Katherine is usually the one to take them ice skating, but she can't this year."

"I'm assuming that Elijah had something to say about that," Caroline said as she moved to her closet to pull out her clothes. She knew that, with the difficulties Katherine had been having with her first and current pregnancy, her husband had been more than just over protective, almost to the point that he would put Katherine on bed rest if he thought she would listen to him.

"How did you guess?" Klaus teased before he realized what she was gathering. "I'll leave you to get ready."

A few hours later, the four of them arrived at Frog Pond in the Commons for ice-skating. The air was frigid and the snow was a couple inches thick everywhere but the sun shone brightly making the day tolerable though Caroline was glad she had worn her heavy pea coat and light blue scarf.

The Pond was busy and they quickly moved over to the skate rental area however Caroline was surprised when Klaus only requested skates for the twins. "Are you not skating?"

"No."

"Well why not?"

Klaus simply shrugged. "I am just going to watch; you and the kids can skate."

"That's boring. You need to come out there with us, doesn't he guys?" Caroline asked Henry and Lexi, trying to get them to join in. They both started pulling on their father's arms as they begged. Klaus could only take it for a few minutes before she could see him giving in. She took the argument out of his hands as she turned around and requested a pair of skates for him, guessing on the size. He reluctantly took them from her proffered hand before they headed to a bench along the edge of the ice to put them on.

Caroline put on her skates before she reached over to help Lexi with hers. Once they were done, she looked over to see that Klaus had done the same thing with Henry and saw that her boss was not entirely sturdy on his skates. "You have done this before right?"

"It's been a long time."

"Like how long?"

"Fifteen years? Probably more. I know I was in my early teens," Klaus answered.

Caroline's eyes widened in surprise. "Why didn't you tell me that instead of letting me goad you into coming out here?"

Klaus frowned at her. "I told you that Katherine is the one who brings them."

"Yeah, I know but I just thought that meant that she's the one who gets everyone together to go. I figured you went too and skated," she explained. She felt bad now for her part in forcing him to get out on the ice with them.

"It's fine," Klaus replied. Thankfully, he seemed to find his skating legs after a few wobbly minutes or so he thought.

When she saw Klaus's feet slide out from under him, Caroline couldn't help a snicker of laughter escape her before they went to help him up. "Are you hurt?"

"Only my pride," Klaus answered as he started laugh. He looked up at her and saw her beginning to laugh as well. He was struck by how it lit up her face; her blue eyes seemed to dance with mirth and her golden blonde curls that she for once had left free bounced slightly as her whole body was taken over by her laughter. It was exquisite.

Caroline was finally able to control her laughter enough that she felt it was safe to offer to help him without ending up on the ice as well. She offered her hand to him, which he grasped and allowed her to help him up. As he got to his feet, she realized that their momentum had caused him to be standing very close to her. Their frosty breathes mingled between them as they both stared at the other for a moment before she came back to her senses and backed up a little.

Klaus turned away from her gaze and back to his children who anxiously waiting. "How about we try that again without your Dad falling on his rear, huh?"

Over the next several hours, they must have lapped the Pond a billion times on their skates. Back and forth, up and down, sometimes the twins held hands with the adults while other times they got adventurous and went out on their own. Eventually a break was needed but, even as they had been taking a rest on the sides, they hadn't stopped having fun. They had played in the snow and a small snowball fight had broken out between the four of them.

Caroline couldn't remember the last time she had smiled and laughed so much for so long. She was pretty sure that the soreness she was feeling in her cheeks was from the laughter and not raw from the cold and snow. She didn't care; she was having too much fun. At least, until she saw Henry take a snowball from Lexi to the side of his head, and he stumbled. He didn't get up right away, so she knew he was hurt. She moved to check on him; however his father got to him first. "Is he okay?"

"I'm so sorry, Henry! I didn't mean to hit you in the head," Lexi fretted next to her brother before he pushed her away.

Klaus looked over his son, brushing off the snow of him. He couldn't see anything wrong other than his ear being red from where the snowball had struck him. He looked to be fine but as he stared into his tear-filled eyes, Klaus knew that his son was trying to be act as if it didn't hurt him. "Yeah, he's fine. Nothing some hot chocolate won't fix, right, buddy?"

Henry only nodded slightly in agreement before Klaus looked at Caroline. "Why don't you and Lexi go get some? I'll take Henry over to clean him up."

Caroline was about to protest as she saw tears in Henry's eyes and the redness where the snowball had hit him, but stopped when she saw the look that Klaus was giving her. There was some strange male manly…thing going on and she took the hint. "Lexi, why don't we go get everyone some hot chocolate while they get cleaned up?"

Lexi didn't look particularly happy about leaving her twin, but when he pushed her away again as she tried to help brush off snow, she gave in. "Fine, but he's being a jerk and doesn't deserve hot chocolate."

She stomped away then, heading towards the concession building. Caroline rolled her eyes at the tiny blonde whirlwind before following after her. The line was quite long so they got in to wait their turn and Caroline took the opportunity to talk to Lexi. "You know Henry wasn't trying to be mean. He was just mad from getting hurt and didn't like feeling like we were babying him."

"Boys are ridiculous."

"Yes, yes they are. And it doesn't get any better when they get older either sweetie," Caroline told her. "That's why girls have to be the smart ones and not get mad back at them when they are acting like that.

Lexi smiled brightly before she wrapped her arms around the older blonde and gave her a big hug. Caroline hugged her back, glad that she could smooth things over before the guys got back. It was then that she heard someone call her name, but not who she had been expecting.

"Care?" She heard someone yell her name.

She turned around and saw a familiar face. "Tyler?"

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