Fade Into Me

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What are your intentions towards my friend Bonnie?" Caroline asked sitting on the couch in front of Kol, she placed her boots on top of the table smiling.
Kol choked on his Scotch. "My... my what?" he asked coughing the beverage that suddenly was too strong for him.

"Are you going to marry her?" she asked trying to keep a straight face.
"If I'm going to... what?"

"You had sex, you have to marry her now; she's already looking at wedding dresses." Caroline said serious.
Kol became a slight shade of green and she couldn't hold her laughter any longer.

"Funny girl..." he squinted at her.
She shook with laughter. "The green shade suits your skin."

He gave her an annoyed small laughter which was a big contrast to her loud one.
Klaus came inside the library ending a call and his expression was serious which left Caroline on edge ending the easy moment. "That was Elijah... Mikael has Jeremy."

"No..." Caroline removed her feet from the table.
"Elijah will take care of it sweetheart but I need to leave town with Yana. Mikael is gathering his own pack and Finn killed half of mine while he was in town. She's been in touch with a few packs and I want to meet them."

"Ok... I... I'm going to call Elena." Caroline said slowly and left the library.
Klaus wavered taking his time to do what he needed to do, slowly he faced his younger brother. "If anything happens to her while I'm out-of-town..."

"I'll be her very shadow, I won't let anything happen to her." Kol said serious and Klaus nodded because it wasn't often that Kol was this serious. "I won't thank you for saving my life." he said ending his drink.
Klaus smiled and looked at the ground. "I won't apologize for taking so long to do it."

Both brothers smiled but neither would give in.
"Nice brotherly bonding moment." Kol chuckled and left the glass on the table.

Both left the library and found Caroline ending her call with a sad face.
Klaus stopped by her side while Kol punched her arm playfully. "Cheer up Care, we'll get the kid back."

She smiled at him trying to believe that they hadn't lost another one in this endless war.
"I'll wait in the car for you, we need to go buy you a leash." he smirked.

"A... huh?" Caroline was lost watching him leave; she looked at Klaus desperate for an answer.
Klaus rested his hands on her arms and gently brought her closer to him, she had a very raised eyebrow.

"I'm not leaving unless I'm sure that you will be all right while I'm gone."
She broke into a smile with his concern. "I'll be all right... I'll miss you and that awful big bed will feel a lot bigger but I'll be ok."

He smiled. "You are not making my life easier sweetheart."
She touched his chest. "It will be just like when you went hunting with Elijah and I was left waiting for days Niklaus, until you returned to me."

He cupped her face. "I wasn't sharing a bed with you back then."
"We didn't have phones back then either and I was left to entertain myself making braids and necklaces for you." she said with that wonderful smile of hers, touching at his necklaces.

Klaus' hands moved to her back and he brought her even closer to him. "I'll call you as soon as I get the chance and I will return soon."
"Ok." she said making it harder for him to let her go because her big eyes were locked with his and it was mean that this was what he was taking with him as a memory but his Caroline always got her way and her hand on his face was inching him to a kiss.

She as well was making sure she had a good memory of him to get through the upcoming days without him. It was a long kiss that neither wanted to break but that's how things always seemed with them, they were never allowed to be together without something against them, constantly forced to beat the odds.