A.N: Apparently I forgot Kol is older than Rebekah. So forgive if you mind any more mentions of him being the youngest, I'm pretty sure I caught them all.

Chapter 17

Bonnie had raced towards the Mikaelson mansion, in the middle of the night for the second time that day. The Bennett witch pulled up into the long driveway, her heart pumping in trepidation at what on earth could have happened to cause Caroline's insistence on meeting here. Bonnie couldn't help but let out a shaky breath looking up towards the residence. With its meticulous white paint, clear windows that showed more empty rooms than the witch could imagine.

Her phone buzzed.

Nik and C arrived just after we hung up. Your secret is safe. I'll come to you with the options later unless you want C to pick it out.

-R

Bonnie let out a laugh who ever thought that she would be plotting with Rebekah of all people. She knew that the two blondes had bonded, over what exactly Bonnie could only guess. But if having Rebekah on Caroline's side allowed her to surprise her friend, then she could give the original another shot. If Damon was constantly getting chances after abusing Caroline, killing multiple people and threatening everyone in an even greater amount then the lonely original sister deserved a chance.

Bonne quickly typed her reply that Caroline should be the one to choose or get Klaus's opinion. Something told Bonnie that whatever Klaus picked Caroline would love even if she would gripe that he chose it. The Bennett witch stepped into the foyer of the grand mansion she noticed that the entire family had gathered. Just as they were hours ago, subconsciously Bonnie was grateful that her father was off on a trip. She did not have to sneak past him to leave for a second time that evening. By the serious looks on more than one Mikaelson this could take a while.

"Bonnie!" Caroline brought the girl into a bear hug. That was when a loud groan could be heard, Caroline turned toward the original family. Bonnie kept her gaze on Caroline, the blonde's eyes narrowed. So, her friend did not know…

"Which one of you?" Caroline asked her voice full of resignation. Bonnie held back a smile watching as her childhood friend already figured it out. She had a pretty good idea of exactly who was groaning in pain in their basement.

Kol whistled innocently, only grinned when Caroline shot him a dirty look.

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Niklaus had just vamped out following after Caroline, not before meeting his siblings' eyes giving them a slight nod of the head. Silence enveloped the group before Elena seemed to finally shake herself out of her stupor. The brunette gripped her remaining best friends hand whispering, "Bonnie, please."

The young witch immediately grabbed onto Elena's hand, as Damon opened his mouth only to be shot down by the scathing look Stefan gave him. Bonnie proceeded to drag Elena by her wrist towards the door.

"Let's go Elena. We can talk more with Caroline later, right now she is in safe hands" It was then that Bonnie looked up only to meet Kol's gaze. The former witch gave her a nod to which Bonnie responded in kind, if there was one thing she could trust was that Mikaelson's protect their own. For better or worse Caroline was considered one of them now.

Bonnie could no longer bring herself to think that was a bad thing. Just as the two teens had almost reached the door, Damon managed to collect his voice once again calling out to the doppelganger.

"Elena wait-" He was stopped short when the object of his affection turned on her heel eyes alight as she starred at the man whose bed she was in just that morning.

"Damon I swear to god if you say another word" Elena hissed a ragged breath shaking her head as if she could shake herself out of this particular nightmare. Turns out having your best friend explain exactly what the man you have a crush on did to you in such gruesome detail as the brunette did only seemed to point out the harsh truths the blonde had been spewing lately.

"I don't want to see you Damon. I knew that your history with Caroline was not pretty, that you used her horribly but I never thought-" She broke off tears in her brown eyes. Damon's eyes filled with pain reaching out a hand for her only to be stopped by Rebekah who snarled at him.

The blonde original flashing to stand between Damon and Elena, her hand touching the man's chest. "Give me another reason to pull your heart out," Rebekah purred running her manicured nailed against his chest as the fabric of his shirt ripped.

"Damon, just stay away from me" Elena whispered as Bonnie tugged her out the door. Before the lovestruck Salvatore could even attempt to get closer. The vampire was descended upon by the remaining members of the Mikaelson family.

"Sage, Rebekah perhaps you can go check on our brother and Caroline? Make sure Niklaus has not lost his temper" Elijah's words were no suggestion. The two women looked ready to complain when he sent both a chilling look. Sage turned towards her love only for him to nod subtly at her. Sage rolled her eyes as she left the circle stepping towards the door waiting for Rebekah.

"Don't worry ladies, I'll save you some fun" Kol chirped as he placed a hand on Damon's shoulder. Finn and Elijah coming on either side of their brother effectively leaving the older Salvatore cornered. Rebekah let out a small pout, pressing her nails into Damon's chest causing him to bleed. The groan he gurgled out caused the blonde to smile retracting her manicured nails from his chest following the other female out of the door.

"A little help here lil brother?" Damon hissed seeing his younger brother had yet to leave.

"I'd advise that you leave Stefan" Elijah spoke softly as he carefully pulled up his sleeves. Stefan looked between the original and his brother.

"Do be an idiot Stefan, I would love a reason to break in my new bat" Kol grinned waving a metal bat, he must have kept hidden because Stefan had no idea where the vampire could have gotten it from. Damon looked all around as resignation began to set in, there would be no getting out of this for him.

"Now Mr. Salvatore, I believe you're in needed of some reeducation" Elijah murmured softly, his eyes flashing with a rare showing of blood lust. Damon rarely felt fear but surrounded by originals, he certainly felt fear now.

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Caroline turned towards Klaus her arms folding across her chest. Her boyfriend only returned her gaze, with a raised eyebrow. His amused grin did not falter as her eyes turned harsh, "You."

"You'll have to give me a little more to go on, love."

"Don't be obtuse" Caroline growled, "You told your siblings to lock Damon up! He is in your bloody dungeon."

"Technically he is in the win cellar," Kol quipped earning a head whack from Finn. The youngest brother whined, "Finn!"

Klaus's hand reached out to touch her hip, her body reacted on instinct her mouth opening with a soft nearly silent gasp. Everything faded away until the only thing Caroline was able to make out in any detail was Klaus. His sibling's banter was pushed to the side even Bonnie's wary stance beside her fell to the wayside. The younger vampire sighed, "Just tell me that you are not planning to kill him?"

Klaus chuckled, "Of course not love, but look at Rebekah and Kol they do love a good torture. And they happen to adore it when they have an actual reason," the man pointed towards his siblings who waved at the blonde with blood thirsty grins.

Bonnie shook her head, "I never thought I would be condoning torture. Even if its Damon."

Kol took a friendly swing with his bat, "Just you wait another few decades around this family and you'll be participating in Damon's."

Rebekah shrugged, "Think of it as a Mikaelson bonding experience."

Elijah pinched his nose, "Our family does have its charms. Even if its family torture."

Sage laughed from her seat on Finn's lap. The oldest Mikaelson had yet to say anything rather content to watch his siblings take control of this particular conversation. Finn casually checked his nails, flicking specks of blood off.

"Only a Mikaelson would call that charm."

Rebekah turned her attention towards the redhead her lips pursing, "Say's the peasant who trapped my brother by his balls."

Sage hisses playfully at the blonde, the two glaring at each other just as Klaus called for them both to behave. Caroline sent her eyes to the back of her head, was she sure she wanted to be near this many Mikaelson's for any length of time?

"As fun as this is. Care? Why did you ask for me to come back here?" Bonnie interrupted the bickering women. Caroline and Bonnie shared an amused look as the two crossed their arms and pouted. Caroline learned one thing Sage was just as capable as Rebekah in being a drama queen.

Caroline doubted they would appreciate anyone pointing that out. As the queen of organization, the blonde easily took the reins, much to everyone's amusement. They watched as Caroline easily took over from Klaus ordering them all to stop bickering to Caroline kindly but with a tone that left no room for argument that everyone should indeed have a seat.

"Bonnie it's about Professor Shane" Caroline started only for Bonnie to interrupt.

"Shane? Caroline he's been helping me with my magic" Bonnie argued only to turn towards the hybrid who was shaking his head.

"Yes Klaus?" Bonnie tilted her head, so her shoulders were pressed back, and her head was slightly up to look him directly in the eye. Kol smirked at the witch's ability to be intimidating, not very but for an average human she would be rather discombobulating.

"He's teaching you expression, love" Kol shook his head.

"I didn't realize your name was Klaus? It's powerful magic and I don't have to rely on the ancestors" Bonnie's frustrations could be heard in her tone. Caroline was sympathetic as the blonde understood that being a witch had become such a major part of who her friend was. It did not help that Elena seemed to constantly need witchy intervention.

"Sweetheart, Expression is black magic. In order to use it a witch must use the energy from dark acts. Like the death of your town council for example" Kol informed looking the witch straight in the eye. Bonnie's eyes stretched out as far as they physically could, her mouth formed a "o" shape. Kol uncharacteristically reached out for her hand holding it in his larger one.

"Expression needs sacrifice to work, Bonnie. The magic you used the one from your mother. It was considered grey. The ancestors knew she was trying to protect you and Elena. But it took everything in her to do, of course her magic needed to recharge. If she tried that with expression it would have not drained her so, but at a cost" Caroline spoke softly keeping a careful eye on the witch.

"Why are you telling me this now?" Bonnie asked. Her eyes turned toward Caroline dark and angry, "You knew I was spending time with him."

"I'm so sorry Bonnie" Her friend said in earnest, "when you spoke with the ancestors-"

"You thought that they would warn Bonnie instead of doing the typical witchy vague wording game?" Kol retorted with a snort. Bonnie rolled her eyes smiling softly at Caroline taking the hand that had not been captured by Kol into Caroline's.

"You've been pretty quiet about what happened in your past. Why are you warning me about the expression now? Caroline I'm trying to understand why you've been keeping this from us."

Caroline's expression turned guilty, " When I got sent back, the witches placed all my memories they believed invaluable to their purpose under a fog, for protection. As events occur more of my knowledge is gifted back to me. Shane is being, the best way I can describe it as possessed by Silas. Silas, you do know about Silas right?" Caroline checked trying to think about how Bonnie originally found out.

Bonnie nods, "Yes Shane told me about Silas along with the cure. Silas… he's trying to get Shane to release him isn't he?"

"I'm sorry, Bon. I have been trying to figure out the best way to keep Silas from being brought back and I thought no one would believe me, honestly would you if the ancestors had not intervened?" She whispered.

Bonnie shook her head knowing that Caroline's story was hard to believe without proof even with her knowledge of the supernatural, "So this Silas, I take it that he is one of the bad guys since you want to stop him so badly. How is he released? From what Professor Shane has told me he was powerful. In order to trap him would require a releasing spell at least as strong if not stronger."

"He needs an expression triangle admittedly this is in part to undo the other side and to help release him, and for Jeremy to complete his mark for the spell and a Bennett witch" Caroline recites from memory, making Bonnie smile a crack.

"Let me guess a Bennett witch trapped Silas ass onto a deserted island with the damned cure" Bonnie said spitefully, a part of her tired of the dangers her lineage caused her. It always had to be a Bennett witch didn't.

"Bingo. She was upset that Silas wanted to be with Amara that she created the other side just to keep them separated. Talk about a love triangle. Bonnie " Caroline said weakly. Sage let out a deep sigh, standing up from her spot in Finn's lap gaining the attention of the rest. The red-haired vampire knelt in front of the witch looking over at Kol who had finally let go of the witch's hand.

"Little witch it seems like you have one of two options" Sage said thoughtfully. Caroline's eyes narrowed, "Sage…"

Flaming hair flipped on its side as Sage shot Caroline a trust me look making the blonde back down. "Little witch to me it appears you have two options if you wish to make sure you can't be used to help Silas break his spell. Option 1 become a vampire or option 2 store your magic into an amulet or another magical container. Better make it multiple."

Caroline shook her head, "Her magic can regenerate, Sage."

Kol looked thoughtful "constantly splurging her magic into objects will take time to heal. She won't be able to use what will be needed. While she is still a witch and can use expression weakening her powers for a time will make even her expression less potent."

"Or let us turn you into a vampire" said Klaus who shrugged off the glared with an easy grin. "It's a permanent solution to your friend being used as a weapon constantly."

"She is a witch brother" Kol hissed, "you don't know what losing that part of you feels like."

Klaus growled at his brother, "How quickly you forget whose wolf side was cursed dormant for a thousand years."

"Always with the curse! Get over it" Kol yelled standing up to glare at Klaus at his full height. The two siblings standing so close they could be embracing.

"Enough" Elijah demanded, his voice vibrating across the room forcing his argumentative siblings into silence.

"It will be Miss. Bennett's decision" Elijah nodded towards the witch who was being held by Caroline. The young vampire whispering to her friend, calming the girl down.

"Care, you have the most experience with Silas. I want your opinion" Bonnie asked her friend. The two friends shared a sincere smile, the blonde took a breath collecting her thoughts as both options weighed on her.

"Silas will never stop trying to engineer his own release. His entire desire is to reunite with his lost love. Qetsiyah did not actually kill rather turned immortal. He believes that in order to be reunited then he must die but before the other side must be destroyed releasing everyone trapped there" Caroline informed, no one speaking as the blonde talked herself through her own thoughts.

"Becoming a vampire would only cause Silas to torture you for eternity. I have no idea how much power he has trapped, I would not want to risk that for you. Now trapping your magic while does pose some risks, could buy us time. As long as the triangle is not complete" Caroline finished.

"You said the murder of the town council was one, what were the other two massacres?" Finn finally spoke, turned his attention towards the blonde vampire he assumed he would be welcoming into the family, officially in the coming centuries.

"The town council at the Young farm is one, the second is supposed to be" Caroline paused meaningfully to stare at Klaus. The man rolled his eyes when his siblings audibly groaned knowing that he was the cause for the second massacre.

"Caroline has already pleaded for their pathetic lives" Klaus grumbled, still feeling the small irritation that the blonde vampire could get him to do practically anything she asked. The werewolves were planning a revolt against him and Caroline asks him not to retaliate. His fingers clenched as the urge to murder ripples through him while Caroline urged him to be cautious.

"Let them go and they will not try to kill you, I'll make sure of it" Caroline insisted, "The expression triangle cannot be completed, Klaus."

"What's the third one?" Kol asked interrupting before his brother could retort and fling any hope of getting a single thing done today.

"I kill a coven a witches who were trying to stop Bonnie from killing them. Bonnie was being controlled by the black magic!" Caroline defended the witch.

"Love, do I have to ask you not to murder a coven of snarky witches?" A smile spread across Klaus's face.

Kol, Sage and Rebekah were giggling to themselves. Elijah and Finn both were looking on in amusement but said nothing. Bonnie looked at Caroline with a shocked look.

"You were being mind-controlled because of your use of expression by Silas. I would do anything to save my friends!" Caroline told the witch, temper flaring. The witch held up her hands, "Love you too Care."

"Well, sweetheart? Am I?" Klaus teased, reaching out to touch a strand of blonde hair.

"As long as Bonnie is not being mind-controlled by a love obsessed immortal then I won't commit mass murder" Caroline snapped.

The giggling trio burst into laughter, Kol rolling onto his back in laughter. He ended up on Bonnie's lap much to the girl's irritation, shoving him off only to earn a wink from said original. Rebekah's laughter subsided looking between her brothers and Caroline who kept returning her gaze towards Bonnie.

"Alright. Nik will you just promise no murdering people now that Caroline has?" His sister prodded, " then the girls and I can start our sleepover."

Sage and Caroline raised an eyebrow towards her simultaneously. The blonde shrugged, "We are already here it be a wasted opportunity. Do you really want Bonnie driving home?"

Caroline looked toward Bonnie who shrugged, "Well the last one was not so terrible."

Rebekah clapped, "Perfect."

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With the meeting coming to a conclusion the menfolk soon left, Klaus and Finn softly saying goodbye to their particular partners.

"Try not to let Rebekah steal all the good liquor, love. Elijah tends to love his wine" Klaus smirked at his brother who stead vastly ignored the jab.

Caroline snorted, "Vampires and their booze."

"I know right?" Bonnie shook her head leading the rest of the girls slowly up the stairs as Rebekah resumed the role of leader for this slumber party. Once she heard Rebekah ordering the two girls on how to rearrange the room, Caroline focused her attention on Elijah. Watching him out of the corner of her eye, the vampire figured now would be the best time for her request. Elijah had been gone the most from Mystic Falls since Katherine's latest disappearance. According to Elena the two had rekindled their relationship. Leaving Elijah to be the best person to ask on a way of contacting the wayward doppelganger.

Caroline would not be surprised that he would know how to get in contact with the most dangerous of doppelgangers. The blonde shivered gaining the attention of the most contained original. She could not quit believe that she was going to ask Katherine for help. Aside from the fact she was not a horrible roommate, the woman was known for self-preservation at all cost. Caroline happened to have a lot of information on Katherine, and the only key to what she would really want.

That's if the doppelganger would take it.

"Elijah"

The man gave a her a small smirk, "Caroline."

Caroline licked her lips, carefully considering her words "Elijah I know that you had cared for Katherine, once at least."

Elijah's lips quirked, "That's not a secret."

"But how well known is it that you've kept in contact with her? That you now have a direct line. I assume" Caroline turned her attention to a painting on the wall, her eyes sneaking a peak at the original.

"What would Caroline Forbes have need for such information?" Elijah's voice got closer until he was standing beside her.

Caroline faced him, bravely looking him in the eye when she spoke honestly, "I don't like Katherine, but you do. She was not a half bad roommate and she is a powerful woman to have on our side. I want to recruit her, that's if I can talk Klaus into leaving her alone."

Elijah chuckled softly, "I do believe that if there was any hope that Katherine would be free from Niklaus it would have to come from you."

"I can't promise anything but if you love her I think that's something worth fighting for" Caroline squeezed his hand comfortably before she walked right back up the stairs where Bonnie had just come down.

"Care, please I swear those two are going to kill each other. I'm not cleaning up ancient vampire corpses if those two murder each other" Bonnie pleaded.