A.N: I had a reviewer who asked a question in regards to Davina and why she was simply not killed with vampire blood in her system- which in the reviewer's opinion would have solved a lot of problems.
My answer is that Show writers wanted drama so hell no. I also want to throw in there is that Marcel wanted her safe not to lose her powers which is what would have happened if one killed her with vampire blood in her system. I also like to think that those in charge of Davina would have respected her enough not turn her on a whim, without her own consent. While early on the Mikaelson's probably did think of that, they still needed those who Davina trusted on their side. It would have solved only the fact that the New Orleans ancestors used Davina.
It ultimately would not have stopped them from trying shit especially with Esther being buried there. The powers from the harvest if she was killed while as the harvest probably would not have been destroyed, you can't destroy something with no physical form really. Now it could evaporate, or it simply would return to the ancestor's but we all know who would have taken the opportunity to use such a power. Ahem remember Elijah's little witch lover from his first go around in Nola?
Now in my story Esther is not buried there currently, so all evil Harvest things are either not happening or are truly under Elijah's ex who likes to body hop like a mad woman.
Damn Elijah he tends to pick the psychotic ones doesn't he?
Chapter 30
Enzo found Caroline deep in the Mikaelson's family library; her hair pulled into a high ponytail. The blonde newly returned human sat cross-legged in one of the comfortable couches pouring over a book, Enzo was pretty sure was actually louder than Finn.
"Penny for your thoughts?" He asked leaning over the couch to look over her shoulder. Enzo had to hand it to the girl, she could jump when frightened. He was not however a fan of the way used her blue eyes to glare at him.
For a pretty thing, the blonde was deadly frightening even as a human.
"I'm trying to prepare" Caroline hissed carefully picking up the ancient tomb placing it on the coffee table. Enzo jumped over the couch flopping into a comfortable seat next to the bubbly girl.
"Prepare for?" He teased out flicking a loose hair out of her eyes. Caroline tugged the piece behind her ears with a huff.
"I have no clue what is going to come next. I know that originally Nik and his family, the surviving ones, would be dealing with Hayley and the baby. While my friend and I would be dealing with…. Silas, Travelers and the Gemini Coven" Caroline listed off with her fingers, " and that is just the next couple of years. Let alone the mischief in New Orleans I heard about."
Enzo whistled lowly, " and you're afraid because you have no idea what will actually be next."
"I'm a planner!" Caroline defended crossing her arms pouting. The black haired vamp actually chuckled at her bringing his arm to wrap around her shoulders.
"Well do you want my cents worth?"
Caroline shrugged, "maybe."
"You've managed to cut off the Silas drama by more than half. You've saved how many lives in the process? Hayley is no longer able to get pregnant by your man, and you my dear already have most of the knowledge you need. Plus, a very handsome best friend."
Caroline snorted, "and who would that be?"
"Why me of course! I would say it would be Stefan Salvatore but apparently the brother of my missing comrade and said missing comrade have run the coop."
Caroline nudged him, "you know Damon did want to save you."
"Yet it was a silly blonde ex-vampire who managed to actually get the job done" Enzo winked at her.
"You do that a lot" Enzo said after several minutes of silence.
"Do what?" Caroline questioned turning her body towards the vampire as her arm rested on the top of the couch.
"You see the good in people, want to help them even when they have been nothing but terrible to you. Like our mutual friend Damon" Enzo whispered the last part, his eyes not showing pity but rather respect.
"Everyone has good and bad qualities. Even Damon, the problem with that vampire is that his good qualities come at the cost of others far too often" Caroline dismissed.
"That sounds like Klaus" Enzo chuckled offering her a grin even when she shot him a dirty look.
"Niklaus is…. The most complex man I have ever met. Also, the most infuriating, I know one day his rage is going to cause him to do something I may or may not be able to forgive" Caroline admitted leaning back onto Enzo's shoulder. It was easy falling back into her old routine with Enzo, he felt familiar, safe even.
"If he is so terrible. Why are you still here? He's terrorized and killed millions, including his own siblings. You've said on more than one occasion that his saving grace was the creation of his child, the one you directly prevented from being born by dating the bastard."
"He was always there for me, no matter what. He chose me above everyone when I was so used to being used as bait. Then I got to watch him grow, see the man he could become when Hope was born. He was far from perfect, but he finally became the man I saw just as he sacrificed himself for his daughter."
Enzo winced, " poor timing huh?"
Caroline let out a small laugh, " We always had the worst timing. Klaus and I."
"It seems to be like you've managed to break that cycle, Gorgeous."
"Trouble always finds Mystic Falls and the Mikaelson's"
"You are leaving town in a week" Enzo pointed out.
"My mom still lives here. Bonnie and Elena planned to attend Whitmore, now it will just be Bonnie. I'm worried something terrible is going to happen and she'll be here alone. "
"Invite her?"
A slap could be heard around the manor as Enzo cried, "okay! You did geez"
XX
Kol cautiously stepped into the abandoned house, he knew the vivacious witch would be. Communing with her blasted ancestors, in an attempt to gain more information. Fucking witches always so stingy with the information.
"What are you doing here Kol?"
The dark-haired vampire gave his favorite witch a grin, "well a little birdie told me that perhaps you had some answers my family and I seek."
Bonnie crossed her arms, "What do you want?"
"Bonbon we really need to work on your manners" Kol teased.
"Kol" Bonnie hissed, sparks flying out of her hair as her magic sparked in her annoyance. Kol took a step back, to avoid being turned into a firework.
"We just wish to know if Caroline's part of the deal is officially done. Is she free of all witchy obligations?"
"Witchy obligations?" Bonnie asked skeptical.
"Well your ancestors did send her back in time, without consent then told her she had to do the exact opposite of all time-travel novels advise. So yes, witchy obligations" Kol's tone was friendly enough, but Bonnie had spent enough time with the vampire to know of his agitations.
"What's wrong Kol? I know Caroline turning human wasn't ideal, but she can have a normal life again."
"Has Caroline Forbes ever seemed like a normal life type of girl to you? That is not even it. It's" Kol growled in irritation, "I fear that Caroline's loyalties to her human life are going to cause a fraction in her relationship to my brother."
Bonnie frowned knowing exactly why that would cause the vampire any amount of distress. His brother was volatile at the best of times, let alone when something he deemed as his has been taken from him. No matter her personal feelings for the hybrid, Klaus while a murderous paranoid control freak… made her control freak very happy.
She couldn't remember a time Caroline seemed more at ease, smiled more or lacked the self-doubt that always used to plague the blonde while human previously. As much as it pained Bonnie to admit it, Klaus was good for her friend.
"She won't ever be okay with the idea of murdering her childhood friend, Kol. It's why Caroline encouraged them to leave and gave them the information about the cure. She just couldn't watch them die. It doesn't mean Caroline wanted them to avoid paying for turning her human again."
Kol nodded having figured out that much of the blonde's personality. She just didn't seem all that fond of murder in general let alone people she cared for. "Have your ancestors told you anything?"
Bonnie bit her lip, "there's trouble in the air. I asked them for counsel on the future in response I got warning about New Orleans."
Kol's eyes narrowed, "New Orleans?"
"All they would tell me is that your family's troubles there are only beginning. Caroline's managed to change the course with Silas, trouble will find Mystic Falls again in the future. They said…some things could not change, no matter how hard we try. They refuse to tell me what is going to happen only that I'm needed in Mystic Falls for a while, but I will be needed in New Orleans."
"I hate how cryptic dead witches can be" Kol groaned, "what do they even mean?"
"Grams said that it means our paths are diverging, for now."
"For now? That means they expect you to head to New Orleans in the future?"
" Caroline will need me."
"So, her job is not done" Kol muttered.
"The job they sent her back for is done; Silas originally destroys the other side leading me to become the anchor. Then there is the damage Silas did to my family, the town and Stefan. It eventually led to Katherine becoming human and Travelers coming into town. Caroline saved us a lot of trouble; your family saved us a lot of trouble. "
"But more trouble will follow."
"It always does" Bonnie smiled ruefully, "my ancestors tell me that I'm needed here for a while longer. Without the doppelganger and her boys in town they believe it will be quiet for some time. Time I need to rest, especially if I'm going to be helping your family in the future."
"You could always say no" Kol pointed out, "we do know other witches."
"Caroline is one of you now. Which means I will help but perhaps now I'll at least have more time to actually live. You know now that I'm not trying to keep up with the drama that is Elena and the Salvatore's" Bonnie let out a sad laugh.
"They really fucked things up didn't they?" She asked.
"I'm honestly surprised they survived so long. But you deserve time to yourself Bonnie. That spell on Silas, must have taken a toll."
"I'm healed. But I would like to be able to enjoy a quiet summer and fall. I'm still going to miss Caroline and Elena" Bonnie sent a pointed look towards the vampire.
"Hey, I'm no fan of Elena. The doppelganger seems to get in more trouble than she is worth, but I can understand missing people you've spent your entire childhood with" Kol's voice held a hint of wistfulness. Bonnie wondered what memory appeared in his head.
"Are you afraid for Caroline?" Bonnie finally asked the youngest male Mikaelson, her tense shoulders finally loosening.
"Afraid? I don't do fear love. I do, however, know my brother and if I were a betting man" at this Bonnie snorted, " I would say that without a doubt my brother will lose his temper at her."
"Then Care will lose hers" Bonnie murmured.
"Nik will be a nightmare if they fight. Especially if she hightailed it for a time. She's also human now she could leave him. I think that's what unnerves him the most."
"No Always and Forever?"
"Unless you know of a way to undo the cure" Kol nudged her in a joking manner but also half serious.
Bonnie shook her head, " my ancestor was a powerful witch. Not even I could undo that magic."
"That's what I was afraid of."
"That's never stopped me from looking before. I think they owe Caroline something. After all she was the one that did their dirty work. I'll keep on them, Kol. I'll keep searching the family spells try to find something, anything that could help."
"Thanks" Kol murmured, "is there anything I can do that would help your search?"
Bonnie thought about it for a moment, "I'd start by looking into your own family tombs. You might not be able to use the spells, but I imagine only the Bennett or Mikaelson family lines would have anything that could help Care."
"We have books all over the world" Kol sighed, "I'll have a look and see what we can find."
"Then hopefully, we can find an answer to Caroline's mortality problem to avoid a Klaus one."
XX
Liz Forbes was not a genius, which she made up for with her ability to observe. It was a perk of being one of the few women in the Sherriff's office in a southern town, they often overlooked her in her developing years. It was her observation skills that helped to make her a better parent, even when her job forced her absence more than she would like.
Observation was how the Sheriff knew that there was something on her daughter's mind that was not related to vampires, turning human again or the prospect of going to college without her childhood friends. As thoughts of Elena drifted into her mind Liz had to force herself to breathe deeply, how could the young girl she knew think to do force the cure on someone else? Caroline ingesting it was accidental, but still Elena had planned to use it on another vampire, knowing there would be consequences.
"Care?" Liz called softly knocking on the outside wall of her daughter's bedroom seeing her daughter's door cracked open.
"Mom!" Caroline cried out quickly opening the door, Liz noticed the slight redness around her daughter's blue eyes, the way her voice had cracked just so. The sheriff had caught her daughter off guard, Liz smiled at the younger woman it had been over a year since she could.
"I think it's time we talk" Liz pointed to her daughter's bare bed, Caroline let out a sigh that was more for effect rather than a tell of annoyance or agitation before opening her door all the way to allow her mother entrance.
Flopping onto her bed moving aside the last of her suitcases that needed to be packed, Caroline waited for her mom to sit beside her. Liz turned towards daughter taking one of her daughter's hands into her own, "is there something you want to tell me, Caroline?"
"Of course not! I've just finished the last of my packing, clothes last of course. Then I will spend two weeks in New Orleans with Rebekah and the rest before I start at Tulane in the fall. There I will get a double major in Business and Teaching- why they don't just have a regular education major I have no idea but-"
"Caroline" Liz laughed, "you've always had your life well planned out. I appreciate the heads up about the change of major, even the PowerPoint presentation."
Caroline crossed her arms and pouted for a minute acting her physical age, "I think when your spending your money on my education, I need to prove to you the money will be well spent!"
"Caroline," Liz smiled touching her daughter's cheek gently forcing the girl to look her in the eye, "what is going on?"
"I just want you to be proud of me" It tug on Liz's heart to hear the ache in Caroline's voice, the way it held such regret.
"I'm so proud of you. You've become a wonderful woman" The sheriff proclaimed pulling her daughter into a hug, feeling the tears Caroline let out as her arms wrapped around her mother.
After a moment they pulled apart both wiping their eyes as they laughed together. "Caroline you can tell me anything. I promise I'm always going to be there for you, even if I get upset."
Caroline bite her lip, "Mom if I ask you to do something would you do it?"
Liz's curiosity was now peaked, "depends on what it is your asking me and if it's in my power to do so."
"I want you to be more proactive about your health. I'm not talking about your diet, or anything like that. I need you to promise you won't forget any check-ups, and you need to get a CT scan."
"A CT scan? Why?" Liz looked into Caroline's eyes, sensing how serious her request was.
"Promise me? I don't care what you tell them, but I need you to get one. It's just a feeling" Caroline pleaded, deliberately avoiding her mother's question. She had yet to inform her mother her time-traveling story. Caroline would prefer if her mother didn't have to struggle knowing her daughter was mentally a grown woman, who loved and lost a husband of her own, even managed to get a one-that-got- away that was currently her boyfriend.
It would be a lot to take in, then to have to drop that in a few short years she would find a cancer the doctors haven't been able to cure. Caroline knew that modern medicine had its limits, that even her vampire blood had been unable to save her mother. Her only hope was that medicine always said the chances her better when it was caught early. They had to catch it in enough time.
She knew enough about her mother that Liz Forbes was not afraid to die, nor did she have any desire to become a vampire. It was one of the things that bonded her parents, that sanctity of being human, while her mother managed to come to love and care for a few vampires the woman would never consent to becoming one.
Caroline's one chance of keeping her mom around was if they could beat the cancer.
"Promise me?" Caroline repeated.
"I promise."
XX
Elijah was supervising the compelled movers when Katherine managed to corner him. Politely Elijah nodded his head in the doppelganger's direction before ignoring her. Katherine growled, "you can't keep ignoring me, Elijah."
"Katerina, I don't think it's wise to continue on with this belief you have any control over my person" Elijah drawled, allowing his eyes to gaze over to the brunette his eyes temporarily softening.
"No, it was the other way around wasn't?"
"Katerina" He growled.
Katherine let out a sigh, looking at him with pleading eyes, "I just have one question, Elijah."
Elijah turned his attention from the workers towards the vampire in front of him. Katherine Pierce was looking at him, her dark brown eyes warm and pleading. A rare look for this particular doppelganger to be sure. Her lips were plump, her front teeth slid over her bottom lip as she waited for his reply. Elijah knew that she was beautiful, as all of the doppelgangers were. He had thought himself in love with her, then the girl had the guts to run.
When he was trying to find a way to save her, but Katherine had run before he had a chance to explain. Found a way to turn herself into a vampire and never looked back. Her self-preservation was a remarkable trait, one he found himself coming back to often over the years. Even if she never stayed long enough for it to be worth alerting his brother. Not that Niklaus was unaware of the meetings, becoming a vampire had enraged his brother. His anger was appeased by murdering almost all her family.
Elijah never bothered to mention that his brother had decided long away to leave her well enough alone. Occasionally sending someone in to terrorize the vamp, again and again until it was time for his curse to break. Niklaus did have a thing for poetry.
"What's your question?" Elijah only hoped that he would not come to regret this.
Katherine took a step closer, not enough to push his boundaries. Just a step closer so that they still had several inches between them, a good foot or two. Katherine licked her ups in a move of seduction, Elijah knew was instinctive at this point. The girl had learned to survive in ways that not even his sister was forced to learn.
He couldn't help if Katherine enjoyed it as much as she acted like she did. The noble original thought that perhaps at times she did. The doppelganger had cared for the Salvatore brothers as much as she was able, but self-preservation would always win out with Katherine.
Perhaps that's why he could never seem to choose between loving, perhaps forgiving and hating her.
"Do you have any feelings for me at all? Because I've never quiet forgotten you, Elijah. I've tried. I'm a gorgeous brunette in heels I can have any man I want. There has only ever been three men in my life that I've actually developed feelings for. Yet there is only one of them that I constantly finding myself wanting to actually make amends to."
The two vampires stood in silence, as the movers worked around the two. Elijah stared at the brunette for several minutes, then he sighed.
"Katherine, I…."
XX
Even limiting themselves to the needs of their human companion, the original family made it into their former home in record time. Having been forewarned by Caroline about Marcel's takeover of their French Quarter home, Elijah ensured that they bought out a familiar plantation.
"They bought the home of Marcel's slave owning relatives whose descendants were driven out by Marcel himself. Relatives who beat him before Klaus took an interest in the boy. I don't know if that is poking the bear or almost protective" Bonnie said when Caroline called to give her an update on their travels.
Eyeing the frown on Nik and Elijah's faces, "I believe they were aiming for a pointed statement. Marcel would consider the place his, even if he refuses to use the damn place. Taking it from under him-" Caroline said dryly earning a kiss on the cheek and a smirk from he boyfriend as he whispered he's going to be right back.
She was not allowed into the city until proper introductions have been made, even then the blonde had an idea that a Mikaelson would not be far behind. On the plus side it meant that Rebekah had decided to join her at university.
"I think a Theatre major would be fun" Rebekah shrugged ignoring the knowing look Caroline shot her way.
There was no way Rebekah would willingly go to college without a hint of a nudge from Klaus
"Mikaelson's, they have a funny way of bonding" Bonnie muttered through the phone causing Caroline to laugh as she pointed the movers in the correct directions. She tried not to let it bother her that they were compelled, Elijah ensured her that they would be more than compensated for their work.
It was just easier to have them compelled in case something drastic occurred and makes removing any traces of the Mikaelson's easier. The logic of the argument was sound, even if Caroline thought it was a bit beyond paranoid. Perhaps she had spent far too long away from the drama that was the Mikaelson family before being sent back.
"You're telling me" Caroline deadpanned smiling as Bonnie's chuckle echoed through their technical connection.
"Whitmore is great, it would have been better with you and—" Bonnie's voice was cut off by Caroline's mumbled, "Elena."
Caroline could hear the sadness in her friends voice, "I know, Bon. I am sorry that the decisions Elena and I made have affected you so much."
Bonnie sighed, "It's not your fault. I warned Elena off the Salvatore's, but she refused to listen. Maybe one day we can be together again."
Caroline didn't have the heart to tell Bonnie how unlikely that was, so she settled with , "Maybe."
A.N: Thank you so much for all the lovely comments! I do enjoy when I can shock you. I just wanted to say that the reason Bonnie is struggling is because she hasn't come to terms with the changes to Elena, yet. Can't see past the girl she used to be, and how she has changed. Caroline on the other hand has had decades to come to terms with it, and Elena actually turning her human because of rage and blinding throwing the cure around was the final straw.
I have news! I recently got a long-term substitute position, so my plate will be very full. My updates will not be as frequent. But I promise I will be continuing to write and update when I can. I'll be aiming for every two weeks but with preferably longer chapters.