Claire Forbes had everything a girl in a small town like Mystic Falls could want. A boyfriend, popularity, beauty and the best of friends. Everyone always knew they were going to have a good time when the party girl of Mystic Falls shows up.
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The mansion is oddly, eerily silent. Not even the hybrids dare utter a word. Claire's been asleep for the majority of the day. Even in her sleep she looks as if she's in unbearable pain. The remaining of the Mikaelson brothers dreaded the moment she awakes knowing the pain would only worsen.
Klaus and Finn lay on either side of her. Elijah stands by the window with a glass of bourbon in his hand. Henrik sits in a chair in the corner. All of them were grieving and all of them worried for Claire.
When Claire awoke, none of them noticed at first. She laid still on her side, facing Klaus. He was laying on his hand, a hand under his head. He seemed to be in deep thought.
"Was it real?" She whispers instantly gaining everyone's attention. Klaus' head snaps towards her. Tears instantly fill her eyes. "He's gone isn't he?" She whimpers.
"I'm so sorry, love" Klaus whispers turning on his side and pulling her into his chest. She clenches her eyes and holds onto him tightly.
"It hurts" She cries. "It hurts so badly." Klaus's gaze raises to look at his brother, Finn. Finn doesn't say anything. He moves closer to Claire and presses his head against the back of hers. He kisses her through the hair.
Claire isn't the only one who awoke with sorrow. A few doors down, Jeremy awakes. The spell Claire put finally wearing off. Unlike Claire, he awakes alone. At first he doesn't remember what happened and doesn't know where he is.
He sits up and looks at his surroundings. Slowly, everything comes back to him. He remembers Kol trying to cut off his arm. He remembers stabbing Kol and then remembers Claire begging him to stop. In the end, Kol ended up dead and Claire is completely heartbroken.
"What have I done?" He whispers putting his head in his hands.
"You didn't do anything" Jeremy's head snaps up. Caroline stands in the doorway. She had come to check on him and found him awake. "You didn't kill Kol, Elena did."
"Elena" He whispers. He frowns his eyebrows. He remembers Claire's look, her emotionless look as she stares at Elena then everything goes blank. "What happened?" He asks. "I don't... I don't remember."
"When Kol died her mind opened to Klaus, Elijah, Finn and Henrik. They all saw what happened."
"How can they see in her mind?" Jeremy asked.
"The mating bond." Caroline told him. "It connects her to them in more ways than you can imagine" Jeremy looks back down in his lap, the guilt eating him alive. "Jeremy, you didn't kill Kol, it isn't your fault" She said rubbing his back.
"Where am I?" He asks looking around.
"The Mikaelson mansion" Caroline said looking away from him as he looks at her.
"The mansion? Why am I here?" Caroline stood up and paced slightly. "Caroline, what is it?" She comes to a stop and turns to him.
"Claire... She killed Elena" Caroline told him gently. Jeremy frowns his eyebrows as what she tells him settles in.
