She Deserves Better Chapter 28, a vampire diaries fanfic

Chapter 28

"I told you no self-preservation!" Rebekah cried when the door opened revealing a disheveled looking Katherine holding up Caroline bridal style.

Liz Forbes thought it was lucky indeed that Katherine appeared back after the mansion had been cleared of all guests except for Liz Forbes, Enzo and Bonnie. Stefan had made an appearance to wish the graduates well. That was they noticed that three of the invitees, two of which were recent graduates and the third was five hundred year old vampire with a penchant for trouble the Mikaelson family worry rose. Stefan volunteered to check near the old Salvatore and Lockwood lands as worry that Elena had gotten into a fight with Katherine rose.

If Caroline was missing, then she most likely got involved.

It truly was fortunate that the rest of the human population had long fled the scene, because as soon as Niklaus's eyes landed on the unconscious Caroline the thin veil of control the hybrid had was gone. Liz jumped at the animalistic growl that the hybrid let loose. It was only due to the family's vampire speed that allowed them to reach their brother before he launched himself at the brunette.

Surprisingly, it was newly released Augustine vampire that jumped up and made it to the little blonde vampire he had become so fond of in their short acquaintance. He flashed towards the Petrova taking come of the weight from the vampire. When it was clear she needed to be taken before the Mikaelson's lost all control of their brother. Taking his arm under her knees as the doppelganger gently leaned the girl into his chest so that his other arm could wrap around her back Caroline's head resting on his chest.

He walked the rest of the way towards the couch, careful to allow Niklaus sight of where his hands were placed at all times. Liz and Bonnie crowded around Caroline the witch immediately began to chant a diagnosing spell. Liz whispered her baby's name, wiping the hair out of her eyes.

"Explain, Katerina" Elijah growled using his strength to hold onto his brother by his shoulders. As the rest of his siblings held onto parts of his body. Niklaus was barely in control, his eyes flashing amber as he struggled against his siblings to get to Caroline. Katherine needed to share her side of the story now before his brother ripped the girl's heart out.

"Apparently Caroline had the bottle of the cure on her when she found myself in the midst of a battle with my little shadow self" Katherine told, looking straight into Niklaus's eyes. She had to make him see her as less of a threat. She knew about wolves, and if she was correct about what she suspected the only way he would calm would be when she woke.

Taking a glance towards Caroline, she hoped for all their sakes that it was soon.

Niklaus growled in warning as he finally got free of his siblings hold making his way towards Caroline on the couch. Immediately Bonnie shook her head as she and Liz made room for him near the blonde. He tenderly raised her so that he could slide himself in between the couch and her head laying back down onto his lap.

"I sense nothing wrong with her. She should wake up soon" Bonnie whispered, earning a relieved smile from Liz.

"That's good" Liz murmured starring at the prone form of her daughter. Elijah looked over at his brother frowning at the intent look in his eye as his hands gently framed her face.

"Elijah" Niklaus growled lowly not capable of taking his gaze away from the blonde vampire. He could feel his inner wolf prowling around his mind, tugging at him to ensure the woman was safe.

"Yes Niklaus" Elijah replied carefully, having very limited experience with his brother losing control of his wolf since it was released. They had lived amongst the wolves a thousand years ago, but a thousand years was a long time.

Elijah wondered if Caroline was his brother's mate. Did he choose her or was it fated? If his brother simply chose the girl then while his protective instincts were not out of the ordinary it was something they could handle. If it was a wolf bond… then Elijah was at a loss on how to help his brother and newfound sister.

"Find me Elena Gilbert" He snarled burring his head into the curve of Caroline's neck.

He wouldn't be capable of losing her, she would have to be protected. And now she had been force fed the cure. She was no longer even a baby vampire but a complete and totally defenseless human. Elijah made a mental note to get a necklace filled with vervain made for the girl.

They already lost their mother's locket. Perhaps one of his siblings new of another they had in the vault. Rebekah made her way over to the brunette, checking her over frowning "you mean to tell me that a baby vampire, ELENA of all people. Got the best of you?"

Katherine snarled, "believe it or not she was the one asking for the fight."

Sage rolled her eyes, "and you had no part in aggravating the girl? She's been a loose cannon since she was turned!"

Katherine snarled, "I wanted to teach her a fucking lesson. She's the one who decided that it was better if one of us was human."

Finn took a step between them, "enough. Thank you for bringing Caroline back to us Katherine. You are welcome to stay, I'm sure she will want to see you when she wakes."

Katherine scoffed, "Of course. My descendent just completely betrayed her and she is back to being human again. She's going to need all the bloody help she can get."

"And you'll be the one to give it" Niklaus ordered.

Katherine closed her mouth pursing her lips but nodded softly her gaze turning towards the unconscious vampire. The bloody chit went and saved her from dying. Katherine Pierce hated owing anybody.

Fuck now she was stuck in bloody Mystic Falls.

Stefan opened the door to the Salvatore boarding school entering the first of his many living rooms to see a fire was started and Elena was sitting on the couch hyperventilating with Damon standing by her side hands clenched.

"Elena!" Stefan hurried over to her kneeling in front of her, turning to his brother "What happened Damon?"

His elder brother hissed, "she fought Katherine and instead of putting the cure down the bitches throat she accidentally hit Caroline instead."

Stefan ignored Damon in favor of checking back in with Elena who had wrapped her arms around her legs rocking back and forth on the couch. She kept muttering to herself as she buried her head into her knees.

Sighing Stefan turned to Damon, "were you able to get anything else out of her?"

Damon gently rubbed the hair on top of Elena's head, the girl didn't even flinch broadcasting to the brothers just how out of it the girl truly was. Stefan frowned knowing that it would only be a matter of time before the Mikaelson's found out. They would not be happy, up until this point they completely ignored the Salvatore's and Elena outside of direct confrontations.

Stefan internally winced knowing that it was because of them that those confrontations even occurred. Klaus had been more than happy to leave Elena alone after the ritual except for a few bags of blood and especially had left them alone once Elena had turned. It was Rebekah and Elena who seemed unable to get along.

"The Mikaelson's…" Stefan murmured.

"I know" Damon growled, " they will be after blood now that blondie is human again and according to Elena will definitely stay human."

"Maybe I can…" Stefan was cut off by his brother who pushed him into a wall hissing at him.

"Are you daft? They are going to be after blood! Elena and I are screwed if we stay here. I doubt they will leave you alone even if you and Blondie original have something going on."

Stefan growled, "Rebekah and I are friends."

"Stefan, the Mikaelson's will stop at nothing for one of their own. Caroline is one of theirs's now. Elena won't be safe even if blondie wishes her to be!" Damon argued.

"Damon's right"

The two brothers turned find Elena starring at them from the couch. She offered a small smile at Stefan who returned it. "Stefan, I'm not safe here. Jeremy won't be safe here. With Alaric gone…I have nowhere else to go."

Damon shook his head, "we have properties all over. We can go to one of them put it under your name and voila! Safety."

Stefan looked between the two torn, Elena shook her head sadly "they will never trust you, Stefan. After everything you did to protect me. Caroline might even hate me now because I got angry I pushed a cure into her mouth. She never said she wanted to take it."

Damon loosened his hold of his brother placing him back down onto the floor, "they will go after us all brother."

Stefan clenched his fists, "fine, I know somewhere relatively close by we can go. Elena can you make sure Jeremey is set to go. School's out so we can have him transferred later."

Elena smiled stepping in between the two brothers giving Stefan a hug. The two Salvatore's shared a grim glance before Elena told them she would be no more than an hour. They waited until they heard the front door click closed.

"Shit" Damon muttered softly raising his hand through his hair.

"Klaus" Both brothers muttered in unison, Stefan brought his head into his hands shaking his head.

"Did you know Elena was this out of control with her emotions?" Stefan asked his brother watching him out of the corner of his eye for any signs of mistruth.

Damon shook his head, "I saw that she was more easily aggravated but I honestly didn't know she was this heightened."

"She attacked one of her best friends" Stefan scolded, "why didn't you mention anything?"

"Caroline stepped into the middle of a fight. Elena was not aiming at her!" Damon defended the girl they both loved, " I didn't know that Elena would go and jump at a chance to fight. This isn't like her."

Stefan rolled his eyes at his brother, "clearly we weren't paying close enough attention."

"Stefan" Rebekah answered, her voice perking up slightly. "We found Caroline."

"I know" Stefan sighed, "I know what Elena did. Is Klaus?"

Rebekah closed her eyes paying careful attention to the lower levels of the house. She could hear Niklaus in his bedroom painting, by the smell of his paint with the music blasting. He would not hear this conversation. Sage and Fin… Rebekah blanched she definitely did not need to hear that….

"Elena is safe for now. But Stefan my brother will want to speak with her."

The original could hear the disheartened sigh of the younger vampire over the phone even without her enhanced abilities. Immediately she knew that they were going to make a run for it. It was oddly reminiscent of Katherine's turning to which the doppelganger used her wiles to gather a helping hand from others.

"Stefan" Rebekah's voice held warning. This vampire was one of the good ones, someone that despite his own flaws tried to be good. He cared for others perhaps Stefan cared far too much in Rebekah's opinion.

"I have to. He will kill her otherwise Rebekah and she didn't mean it. It was an accident" Stefan defended the doppelganger. Rebekah hissed to herself questioning what it was about this girl that caused so many to run for her?

"He'll kill you" Rebekah pleaded "don't ruin your life for Elena. Haven't you done enough to ensure her happiness?"

"Bekah" Stefan let out a breath, "I'm sorry. I just wanted to let you know that we were leaving. Can you tell Caroline I'm sorry?"

Rebekah turned to see the sad smile of Caroline Forbes leaning against the doorway of the former's own room. "I'll tell her" The blonde vowed not bothering to tell him that she was in the room. It's not like that would make much of a difference.

"He chose Elena didn't he" Caroline mused quietly, raising herself up walking towards the blonde wrapping her arm around the girl's waist.

"Stefan Salvatore can make his own choices" Rebekah scoffed not bothering to admit that she sort of wished that her relationship with the Salvatore could be different. He understood her reasons in a way her siblings never could.

"Doesn't mean that you aren't hurt. I know what it's like to be second best to Elena a thousand times over. By Salvatore's especially" Caroline reminded the blonde gently.

"Love, why don't you rest?" Niklaus murmured softly into her ear having returned from his studio to check on the blonde seeing her talking with Rebekah in his rooms. She had smiled brightly at him as he knelt down beside her his wolf demanding she be checked for injuries.

"I am on your bed; I believe that is rest enough. I'm human not sick" Caroline murmured back smiling softly at Rebekah who wished her a good night before going to find the rest of their siblings.

"Why?" He asked lips curling into a fond smirk as she sighed exaggeratedly against him allowing for their foreheads to meet.

"I couldn't allow Katherine to die" She murmured.

"This happened before" It was a statement, no question needed.

"Katherine was force fed the cure tonight by an angry Elena. I believe Katherine had snapped and kidnapped her, that Katherine was going to kill Elena when she was fed the cure. Silas had unknowingly escaped eventually he found her drinking her until she was dead, but she was revived. The cure allows a sort of one-time revival after you've ingested the cure because the vampire who drinks you dry becomes the cure."

"If she revived…" Klaus paused looking into Caroline's blue eyes and she reluctantly nodded.

"She began to deteriorate rapidly due to her natural age. Once the cure leaves your system the body will return to its natural state."

"And for a 500 year old vampire" Niklaus murmured softly rubbing his thumb against her palm recalling their conversation early about what exactly the cure did to vampires who ingest it.

"It's a death sentence."

Niklaus let out a long suffering sigh earning a soft push against his shoulder from his favorite blonde. His arms wrapped around her middle bringing her against him and he said between open kisses against her neck " and you in your endearing open heart could not bring yourself to allow history to repeat itself."

Caroline shivered at his touch, "Just because Silas has been taken care of it doesn't mean another vampire won't try to get revenge on her with her human. If Katherine was human she was going to die it was just a matter of time."

Niklaus kissed her neck softly " and the turning human?"

Caroline pouted, "I didn't plan on ingesting the damn thing!"

Caroline was back at home for the night having finally talked every Mikaelson into letting her stay with her very human mother. Liz Forbes had even suggested that it might be better if she had stayed at the mansion for the night, but Caroline put her foot down. She wanted to spend her last few months in Mystic Falls in her own bed in the house she grew up in.

Eventually Niklaus relented acknowledging that with their upcoming move to New Orleans that perhaps it was best for her spend as much time with her mother as possible. Caroline believed that it was the knowledge that despite having been 'cured' the blonde still planned on living with him in New Orleans.

Actually, Caroline knew that was the reason.

After wishing her mom a good night, Caroline had to fight her instincts to scream when Elena was sitting on her bed with tears. The brunette stood up, "Care! You're okay!"

"No thanks to you" Caroline muttered quietly. Elena winced wrangling her hands together taking a step towards her friend only for the girl to hold up her hand.

"I heard you were leaving" Caroline told the girl, framing it as a statement not a question. The doppelganger would leave Mystic Falls by the time the sun rose.

"Yeah…the Salvatore's have a safe house….Care I'm so sorry. I never meant for you to get caught in the middle" Elena sobbed reaching out but stopped when she noticed how the blonde stepped back.

"You knew what would happen if she took the cure but still you were going to use it on her anyway" Caroline accused, "that's murder."

"She wouldn't leave me alone! I snapped okay Caroline! Is that what you wanted to hear? The girl you call Miss Perfect snapped!"

"You've never lost control like this before Elena, what happened?"

"I don't know" Elena whined out the last part, "ever since I turned it's like my anger switch has been turned up a thousand times. I can't control how angry I get!"

Caroline frowned in her last life she could not recall Elena having this problem before. Her fists clenched tightly, knowing that Elena was ultimately not made for being a vampire. If the brunette spiraled anymore the blonde feared what Elena might do next. Her mind spun fast trying to think up a solution then it hit her, the cure.

"I don't know what to do Caroline" Elena mumbled softly looking up at her with tears.

"You are going to drink the cure from me."

It was the feeling of warmth that woke Caroline up, it wrapped around her completely. She even felt the rise and fall of a familiar chest. Much more comfortable that blacking out and falling to the floor….

Caroline's eyes opened to the familiar shape of a black obsidian shaped tooth on a string of leather combined with a rosery. Klaus. Looking up blue eyes found the stern gaze of Niklaus's own startling blue.

"Morning, love" He greeted gruffly as a hand removed itself from her ass to lift her chin up so he could pull her roughly into a kiss. Caroline immediately leaned into the kiss allowing him the chance to dominate her through the kiss. She had been dead; Caroline knew that he needed to ensure that she was okay.

His inner wolf would be far less easy to compensate. Caroline doubted they would be leaving a bed for at least a week once they were left alone. An amused cough alerted them to the others also in the room. Reluctantly she pulled away a grin on her face when the man growled so deep, Caroline could feel it down her body. His arms tightened their hold fitting her snuggly against him.

"Hello, Kol."

"Sister" Kol greeted softly careful not to actually touch her, each sibling murmuring their own hellos. Even Katherine, Bonnie and Enzo were in the room earning a smile from the bed bound blonde.

"I take it you want to know what happened?" Caroline took a wild guess seeing the way Niklaus glowered at the question. He moved himself so that he was sitting up against her headboard pulling the blonde to sit between his thighs, giving her the ability to actually look at the others.

"That would be a good place to start" Elijah mentioned gently giving his brother a warning look when Niklaus growled again.

"Is he just going to be Growly Mc. Growler?" Katherine complained only to take a step back when he growled at her.

"Perhaps, Caroline can tell us her side of the story. He'll calm with her presence" Finn stepped, being the oldest of his siblings he had the most contact with the wolves of old. He recognized his brother's actions, seeing Elijah's subtle nod he knew that his younger brother saw the same.

"Elena had come by. I think she wanted to check on me before she left town" Caroline paused only to lean into Niklaus when he pulled her against him using the leverage to place his nose against her neck.

"I asked her what happened, she said that she just snapped. That ever since she turned it's like her anger had no control switch" The blonde gazed over at the doppelganger who had thoughtful look on her face.

"It would make the most sense" Katherine grumbled, " vampirism heightens everything. For a person who pushed all the stuff that has happened to her down so much it was bound to backfire eventually."

"With the amount of death that follows the girl" Kol pondered, "it's no wonder she hasn't acted out as a human."

Rebekah rolled her eyes crossing her arms ," so of course the girl goes and freaks as a vampire. Delightful. What does this have to do with you sister?"

Caroline licked her lips watching the stances of everyone in the room, despite having not said anything the blonde knew Bonnie was twitching already. How would she react to knowing one of her friends actually drank from another? Enzo looked thoughtful; she saw the flicker of recognition of the name Salvatore.

She wondered if it would be best to share with him what she knew about Damon? Would he go with the Salvatore's? Then there were the Mikaelson siblings, who she knew well enough by now to not fight when they called her sister. It would only end with her tongue tied and the siblings preening in glee.

They were all drama queens; she swore they fed from it and not blood.

"Well?" Sage prodded gently.

"I had Elena drink the cure out of me" She mumbled allowing her boyfriend to pull her further against him. Caroline didn't even flinch when his eyes flashed and his teeth elongated against her neck, his arm so tight around her that she felt she might pass out.

"Why?" Niklaus seethed, seeing red. How he would enjoy hunting that doppelganger down. Her death would not be quick.

"Revenge" Caroline said. Wait… What?

Everyone in the room turned as one to her, eyes widened as the blonde looked each one of them in the eye. Bonnie's mouth opened as understanding flicked through them. Would Caroline have it in her?

"I used the curse of the doppelganger to my advantage. Doppelganger's are designed to find each other and often end in tragedy. Elena has always had trouble choosing between men or knowing who or what she wanted. Always. As her friend, I know that deep down Elena wants to be human again, be away from the supernatural as much as possible."

"Yet she's never managed to truly be able to choose from the Salvatore's" Bonnie's voice betrayed the concern the witch was feeling. The witch was clearly torn between her two childhood friends. Enzo saw the pain in her dark eyes.

"But she's always wanted to remain human even when dating Stefan" Caroline countered, "I decided that the only way any of this was to end would be to give Elena as much incentive to make a final choice as possible. Even if it hurts. Bonnie we both know she made a poor vampire."

"By taking the cure she would be human. Even if a vampire drank from her because she was changed so recently it would not be a death sentence" Rebekah continued, eyes twinkling at the brilliance of it. It was merciful to be sure, but the real pain would be emotional for Damon would lose the one he claimed to love in one way or another. Elena would be forced to deal with her own choices with no witchy way out to get everything she ever wanted with no concern or sacrifice. And Stefan would learn the truth about the two people he priotitizes over everyone else.

It was masterful.

Bonnie couldn't help but laugh even as tears filled up her eyes, "Elena won't be able to choose between the Salvatore's. But Stefan seems the type to want the cure."

Caroline nodded, "Damon never wanted the cure. He would only take it if Elena begged him to but knowing that because they were turned so long ago if one of them takes it the other would be killed once the cure was out of their system. Either neither of them would take it or…"

"Damon would have to make a choice between his love or his brother" Kol smirked, " how devious of you sister."

"Was there no other way?" Bonnie asked, everyone else in the room remained silent. Knowing that out of everyone in the room the only two who actually cared about the brunette would be her childhood friends.

"Elena will always choose herself. She's willing to use and we let her, Bonnie! She was already going to leave but I couldn't just let her leave knowing that if she stayed a vampire she may eventually become a ripper if her anger isn't checked" Caroline argued.

Her argument was pretty flawless. Caroline knew that there were multiple reasons as to why she decided to allow Elena to drink the cure from her. On one hand it prevents a possible ripper situation, it allows Elena to make the choice of vampirism for herself and it provides some revenge.

Caroline never thought she would want revenge on Elena. Not ever. Not even when all she could think about was how everyone always chose her. Caroline was just tired, tired of being the bigger person, being the one to ask for the apology, having to defend her own relationship choices. Mostly she was just tired of it being all about saving Elena.

The entire hunt for the cure for the Salvatore's and originally was because Elena needed to be human again. If being human forced Elena to really think about her love life and the choices she's made, who wants to be human and who doesn't. Well perhaps her friend could grow up the way becoming a vampire helped Caroline.

"It's just… it's Elena. We've grown up together, Care" Bonnie whispered softly. Caroline slapped Niklaus's hands away before pulling the dark-skinned witch into her arms. The two shared a tight long hug.

"I know. I love Elena so much; she has been a part of my life forever. But it's time Bonnie. We need to let her do the hard work this time."

It took some time, actually a whole month before Niklaus was willing to allow Caroline out of his sight. Elijah had managed to find a necklace laced with vervain for Caroline's protection. It was a locket with the Mikaelson family crest, Rebekah had demanded her brother get her one sans vervain immediately. Rolling his eyes Elijah held up a second matching one, only raising a brow when his sister pouted.

"You should have led with that" Rebekah pouted.

"And miss your tantrum my dear sister? I think not" Elijah smirked back at her.

The Salvatore's and Gilbert's had indeed left the night of graduation, Bonnie went over to check with Matt by her side. There was only a note, once again apologizing to Caroline for turning her back human and that they hope to meet again. Niklaus only allowed them to escape when Caroline pointed out that with Elena human, the trio would have their own hell to survive. What better revenge than to make them think they were being hunted?

While Bonnie was not happy that Caroline took action without at least informing her beforehand, the witch understood that based on the information she had the blonde made the best choice for everyone. Caroline hoped that Stefan will find his happiness, whether it's with Elena or someone else. Bonnie only hoped that Elena could find healing away from Mystic Falls. As summer crawled along Liz Forbes helped Caroline decide what to take with her to New Orleans in the meantime. Niklaus and his brothers were busy ensuring everything would be ready by the time they left in August.

"CAROLINE!"

The mother and daughter duo looked up to find a beaming Rebekah and smug looking Katherine as a bemused Bonnie and Sage trailing along behind.

"Do I want to know?" Sherriff Forbes asked the quartet with her signature tough love expression.

Katherine shrugged, "I imagine it would be best for the mother not to know."

Liz offered them a smile before shaking her head in a fond exasperation sigh, " I guess you can steal my daughter."

"Mom!" Caroline cried, " we have so much to do!"

"I can handle it" Liz informed her holding up a laminated list "I have your list."

Bonnie rolled her eyes grabbing her fellow human waving goodbye towards Mrs. Forbes before dragging the bewiled girl out of the Forbes household. It was only when they drove two hours out of town to the nearest town, that being Whitmore. They pulled up to a college bar, with a neon sign that caused the newly turned human to perk up.

"Karaoke?"

Katherine shrugged, "You've been down lately. What with Elena and the Salvatore's leaving town automatically assuming your boyfriend would kill them."

"He was" Caroline confirmed her lips forming into a smirk " until I distracted him at least."

Rebekah and Katherine made twin disgusted faces "gross." Hearing the echo, the two turned to look at the other glaring at each other.

Sage rolled her eyes, "anyway Katherine remembered you and Bonnie talking about a girl's Karaoke night tradition you used to do?"

Bonnie smiled when her friend turned to look over at her, " you told them?"

The witch raised her hands in surrender, "I simply gave directions."

Caroline laughed before allowing Rebekah to open up the passenger door, leading the group into the college karaoke bar. The blonde had to pat herself on the chest to stop laughing at the disgusted look on the originals face.

"What is this?" Rebekah's nose twitched as if she smelled something fowl. To be fair the vampire probably did. Katherine and Sage had similar expression on their face only Sage looked far more at ease than the other two.

"Definitely need to clean their bathrooms" The redhead muttered before asking the girls what they wanted to drink. After collecting the orders, the vampire made her way towards the bartender.

Bonnie let out a laugh watching as the redhead began to flirt with the bartender, her hand coming up to rest on the mans. Katherine rolled her eyes while Rebekah dragged them all to a table. When Sage came back with her arm full of their orders, the girls quickly grabbed their drinks. Caroline had just begun to relax when a pair of drunken college boys rolled up to their table.

"Excuse you" Rebekah muttered when one leaned into her face as if he was sniffing her hair.

"Aren't you a bunch of pretty ladies" The stranger purred.

"I bet they make pretty songbirds too" The other one said, Caroline felt her nose twitch when he leaned in to close to comfort. God his breath stank.

"How about its ladies will you sing a song for us?" The first drunken fool asked as his eyes took in the girls' bodies up and down. Caroline felt bile raise in her throat, but she was not afraid. Her mother had taught her how to deal with men like this.

It didn't hurt that she had a witch and three vampires on her side.

"What do you say? Go up there and sing for us fellas."

When a hand strayed to touch her on the knees and around her shoulder's, Caroline had to reach out and grab Katherine's hand before she murdered them on the spot. Caroline stared at Katherine for a moment before a smile broke out across her face. Katherine followed the girl's eyes to the stage before shrugging her shoulder's in agreement.

To busy being disgusted by the drunk men at their table, none of the girls noticed when a group of men walked into the bar. Bonnie raised her head to see Enzo send her a wave while pointing to a murderous looking Niklaus. Before Rebekah or Sage could ask either of the girls what the hell they were doing Caroline had Katherine out of the booth.

The blonde grabbed the man's hand pulling it off her, with strength that surprised the man. Caroline thought mildly that he was lucky she was now only human. Katherine smirked at the two men as the girls walked towards the karaoke book

At Bonnies subtle prompting Sage turned her head to look where the witch had just been previously looking at and opened her mouth seeing the murderous look appear on Klaus's face from when the man placed an arm around the newly human Caroline. Bonnie shook her head trying to signal them to allow Caroline to handle it.

"That one" Caroline pointed causing Katherine to laugh telling the DJ which number to press. Upon seeing Caroline far enough away from the disgusting drunk Niklaus stood in the back crossing his arms contemplating if he should wait to see what the two most devious women he knew were planning or if he should rip the man's arm off anyway.

"Let's wait and see Niklaus" Elijah cautioned, their brothers quickly murmuring their own agreements. Kol's eyes lighting up as a quick paced beat started to play. Caroline pulled the microphone close to her lips flashing the two bothersome men a smile. The two dumb fools whistled, causing Elijah and Finn to place hands on his shoulders. Pushing him back with slight force.

Caroline's voice rang out "Why am I always hit on by the boys I never like. I can always see 'em coming, from the left or from the right." The blonde rolled her eyes pointing from left to right with her palm up indicating Katherine.

Katherine stepped in front of the blonde belting out, "I don't want to be a priss, I'm just try'na be polite. But it always seems to bite me in the-"

The crowd clapped with the beat as the two moved around to the music. The two men were grinning like drunken fools clapping along with the rest of them. Rebekah and Sage smirked at the two on stage sparing a glance towards the fools. Niklaus chuckled softly as his brother's hands slowly rescinded as the hybrids temper cooled.

His little mate could certainly provide much needed entertainment even when defending her own honor. Elijah held back a smirk at the brunette on stage stepping away from the limelight as Caroline once again took center stage.

"Ask me for my number, yeah, you put me on the spot

You think that we should hook up, but I think that we should not"

The way Katherine empathized the last word of her line as she starred right into the man who had only seconds ago had been flirting with disaster caused Elijah to shake his head pulling his fist to his mouth to hide a smile.

"You had me at "hello", then you opened up your mouth

And that is when it started going south"

Caroline sang her line flipping her hair towards the one who had his arm wrapped around her earlier. His eyes widened slowly as the duo sang the last line together, their volume rising with clear disdain in their tone. The duo confidently stepped off the stage to surround the boys just as the course started. All the while swaying their hips and almost skipping along the room.

"Oh!

Get your hands off my hips, 'fore I'll punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
No you can't buy me a drink, let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint, take a hint
T-take a hint, take a hint"

Katherine pulled the second man's head back rubbing it against her chest, the vampires could hear the human's heartbeat quicken. Caroline patted the annoying man's head winking at him as the man began to gulp. Bonnie laughed at the uncomfortable look on their faces.

"I almost pity them" She whispered to the two vampires that remained at her side.

Rebekah shook her head, "My brothers are here. They are lucky that those two decided to do something themselves. I'd rather not have to compel an entire bar tonight."

"Shut up and dance" Sage hissed at them standing up and swaying with the music, winking over at her mate who shook his head fondly.

"I guess you still don't get it, so let's take it from the top" Caroline jumped onto the counter next to the men leaning her chest into them as she sang laughing as Katherine jumped onto the counter swinging her legs around crossing one over the other before leaning into the other guy.

"You asked me what my sign is, and I told you it was "stop"" Katherine rolled her eyes pushing the men further from their seats with her heeled boot as the two jumped down.

"And if I had a dime for every name that you just dropped

You'd be here and I'd be on a yacht"

Sage laughed freely enjoying the fear on the men's faces, as the crowd sang along clapping to the beat. Rebekah looked up to smirk at her brothers, Kol was trying to hold himself up as laughter rolled off him in waves. Katherine threw a wink towards Elijah's way, grabbing Caroline by the hand and spinning her around.

"Oh!

Katherine pushed herself closer to the younger blonde as they sang in perfect unison. The laughter in the blonde's eyes caused her eyes to twinkle. Katherine swayed her hips against the blonde who pushed back with her own hips.

"What about "no" don't you get?

So go and tell your friends

I'm not really interested"

Caroline grabbed Katherine and they appeared in front of the duo singing straight to them. Katherine pushed her manicure into the human's chest, careful not to actually puncture something. She was having a fun time and did not want Caroline to turn on her moral compass over two filthy perverts who needed to learn the word no.

"It's about time that you're leavin'

I'm gonna count to three and
Open my eyes and

You'll be gone"

The brunette laughed as the two tried to get up and leave but the girls power walked right into their path pushing into them and forcing them back into their seats with each word.

"One

Get your hands off my"

Katherine sang out the number as she watched the blonde pushed the human into his seat. Her hand coming up to her hip as Katherine herself kept his friend in place.

"Two

Or I'll punch you in the

Three"

The two fools were staring stupidly at them, mouths open gapping at the gall of these two women. Katherine flashed her eyes softly enjoying how their tone whitened considerably.

"Stop your staring at my hey!
Take a hint, take a hint

I am not your missing link
Let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint, take a hint
Take a hint, take a hint
Woah!"

Caroline twirled her way over to Sage, Rebekah and Bonnie. Katherine following swinging her hips and floated onto their table earning a playful smirk from Sage. The two singers sang at their friends who danced in their own seats singing along.

Get your hands off my hips, 'fore I'll punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
T-take a hint, take a hint

As the song ended the two stood up and bowed at the roaring from the crowd. Niklaus chuckled softly coming out of the shadows to pull the blonde into his side. Her smile was bright, and the hybrid was internally cringing at the thought of needing to be thankful to the former doppelganger.

"Having fun love?" He asked gently, rubbing her cheek with his thumb his gaze wandering over the two men who were trying very hard to hide from the members of the crowd who were ribbing them.

"A blast" Caroline replied returning his kiss with a soft peck of her own. She sighed contently as his arm wrapped around her waist as the rest of his siblings joined them, Katherine sitting on Elijah's lap. Who only raised a single eyebrow at her but didn't force her off.

"I do love when the two of you are up to something" Kol chuckled, "That was fabulous to watch."

A.N: I heard this song again for the first time in a while and I was instantly like OMG YES. It's called "Take a Hint" from Victorious sung by Victoria Justice and Liz Gillies. This was probably the funniest chapter to write to date!