Author's Note: A few notes before we go on. Since I'm almost done with The Nobodies I decided to start a less confusing story. So here it is! I hope you guys like it! Firstly, I don't think I'm going to have Elena in this. At least starting out I don't think that may change in the future. Secondly it's all set in 1864 and will mostly follow the storyline from then, the only difference is all of the characters will be in it, except Elena for now, and Klaus finds Katherine earlier than in the 2000's. Thirdly Caroline is a Salvatore and Bonnie is her maid. Matt is her tutor and Tyler is her wannabe suitor. I hope you guys like this! Please review and let me know what you think!
Summary: In 1864 Caroline Salvatore dreams of a world outside of Mystic Falls. She's bored by her southern town and since Katherine Pierce came to town has been being ignored by her brothers, Stefan and Damon. They are too busy with Katherine to notice her. She tries to fill her time with her studies and spending time with her maid Bonnie, as well as avoiding the advanced of Mr. Lockwood, but there seems to be not one thing that makes her happy, until a mysterious family comes to town and one man, Nik, in particular begins to show her the world. Klaus comes to Mystic Falls to make Katherine suffer and while in town meets a beautiful woman that seems to distract him from his doppleganger two fall in love just as things in the small town heat up.
Couples: KLAROLINE of course, Kennet, and I'm not sure to have Katherine with it's up to you guys: Kalijah, or Kafan.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me, if they did Klaroline would have their own show and Elena would be not on it.
Chapter 1 They Came to Mystic Falls
1864 New Orleans
Niklaus Mikealson gazed out the window into the drenched streets of New Orleans. He watched the carriages pass the mansion he shared with his siblings, he considered each passerby with disinterest.
"Waiting for someone?" the female voice pierced the previously silent air.
Klaus didn't have to turn to know that it was his sister.
"Observing." Klaus said finally turning from the window and looking towards Rebekah.
She rolled her eyes knowing he was lying.
"Elijah's back. He has news." Rebekah said before leaving the room.
Klaus took a minute gathering himself before following his little sister out of the room. He walked down the long hallways passing the various paintings and works of art he'd created over his many years on this earth. He strode down the stairs of the mansion and past the various blood bags he considered his servants. He finally came to stand in the foyer where his brother usually came after his travels. Elijah would sit down with a servant for a drink and then come directly to Klaus, but on this night Klaus was anxious to know of Elijah's finds.
Klaus had recently been to visit the witches and they told him that she was found. Elijah would bring him good news and he would finally gain the vengeance he'd so desperately wanted since 1492 and Katerina Petrova had slipped through his fingers. His fingers twitched with the anticipation of wrapping them around her neck and snapping it in two. He looked forward to her death and hoped the witches were right, at least for their sakes.
"Niklaus." Elijah said dropping the servant and delicately whipping his mouth on a handkerchief. Klaus didn't pay the bleeding servant any mind and instead walked up to his brother with an anxious look on his face.
"Rebekah said you have news." Klaus said eyeing his brother.
"Indeed I do." Elijah said getting up and going over to the liquor cabinet. Klaus narrowed his eyes not wanting to play games with his brother.
"And?" Klaus asked when Elijah didn't say anything.
"I found her." Elijah said glancing over his shoulder at his brother.
"Where?" Klaus asked stepping closer eager for the information Elijah had.
Elijah chuckled and took a sip of the liquor he'd poured into a tumbler. He swirled the liquid around the glass before giving his brother a particularly deadly smirk before answering.
"Mystic Falls." Elijah said shaking his head slightly.
Klaus's lips spread into a sinister smile. "Home sweet home." He said before leaving the room to go wake the servants and ready themselves for travel. There was no time to waste. He had a woman to torture.
Mystic Falls 1864
Caroline stared out the window of her room. She could see into the front yard and watched annoyed as her older brothers played with their new guest. Caroline couldn't help but distaste the girl, whether it was because she was taking her brother's from her or because there was something off about her she wasn't sure. All Caroline Salvatore new was since that girl had arrived the night before her brothers seemed to follow her around everyone and listen to everything she said.
Caroline wasn't sure how the girl even came to be there except that Stefan had brought her home last night and asked papa if she could stay with them. She was an orphan from Atlanta or some such and of course papa had taken to the girl as well.
Then that morning when Damon came home from University he was equally as smitten. Caroline didn't see the big deal. The girl wasn't that handsome. She wasn't that intelligent. She in fact seemed stupid and dull, but of course Caroline was a woman so what did she know.
She huffed angrily as she saw her brothers' laugh with glee as Katherine Pierce raced around the lawn. She turned from the window having had enough of seeing her brothers' with Katherine. She was bored and longed for some company, something, which always seemed to eluded her.
"Miss Salvatore?" a knock came from her bedroom door and Caroline smiled to see her maid, Bonnie come in to the room.
"Bonnie! How many times have I told you to just call me Caroline!" Caroline exclaimed getting up to greet her maid and closest friend. The only person she could really call a friend at least.
"Yes, Miss Sal—I mean, Miss Caroline." Bonnie said giving her a sheepish smile.
Caroline smiled and ushered her into the room.
"How do you do?" Caroline asked pulling her towards the bed desperate for conversation of any sort. She had tried to talk at breakfast, but was outshined by Katherine's tales of woe on the hard roads.
"I am quite well and yourself Miss Caroline?" Bonnie asked smiling at her.
Caroline shrugged and her gaze traveled back towards her window.
"Just another day." She said before glancing back over to Bonnie. "What would you like to do today? Shop perhaps? We could go into town! Maybe take a walk in the forest! I came—" Caroline began to ramble.
"I'm sorry Miss. Caroline your father had me come get you so you could begin your studies, your tutor is here." Bonnie said giving her an apologetic smile.
Caroline groaned and fell back onto the bed. "Typical! A beautiful day and no one to share it with." She grumbled before sitting up and going towards her vanity to freshen herself up before she went to go meet Mr. Donovan.
"You know Mr. Donovan looks particularly handsome this morning, Miss Caroline." Bonnie said with a giggle.
Caroline joined in after chastising her.
After a few minutes Caroline let out an eye roll and a sigh before leaving the sanctuary of her room to go have her lessons with Mr. Donovan.
Her lessons tended to be boring, but her and Mr. Donovan had developed a sort of friendship something she was most grateful for. At first she thought she had feelings for Mr. Donovan, but after much pensive behavior she decided that it was just friendship between her and Mr. Donovan, although he was lovely to look at when you were made to read Chaucer and Shakespeare and to do arithmetic.
"Miss Salvatore." Matt Donovan said smiling at his pupil and standing to take her chair out of the desk they studied at.
"Mr. Donovan." She said with a slight curtsy and a smile.
"How do you do?" he asked sitting down across from her.
She shrugged, "as good as to be expected when I have to learn on this gorgeous day." She said a sigh.
Mr. Donovan laughed and pushed his glasses up upon his face. "I'll try to make it fun today." He said before bringing out their learning books and getting started on the lessons for the day. Caroline tried to pay attention, but all she could hear was the laughter of her brothers and that damn Katherine Pierce.
"Caroline we are having a dinner party tomorrow evening." Giuseppe Salvatore said at breakfast the next morning.
Caroline looked up from her breakfast plate surprised she was being addressed. She felt like no one had talked to her in days.
"Dinner party?" Caroline asked confused.
"You know you have people over, boring conversations with people you've known since birth, and then we all get piss drunk with the occasion food item thrown in." Damon said looking over at his younger sister teasingly.
Caroline smiled and laughed under her breath as her father glared at his oldest son.
"Enough Damon we have a guest." Giuseppe said nodding at Katherine who was engaged in conversation with Stefan.
The two stopped talking when they noticed everyone looking at them.
"What's the party for?" Caroline asked turning to look at her father.
"Our guest of course. I thought it would be nice to introduce her around town, invite some of our friends." Her father said.
Katherine beamed at him and then looked around the table. "I just want to thank you again for your hospitality. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time here so far." Katherine said looking at all of them apiece.
Caroline looked down at her plate so she wouldn't roll her eyes at Katherine's obvious sucking up.
"…Caroline can take you to town." Stefan was saying when Caroline finally rejoined the conversation. She frowned having heard her name in possibly making plans.
"That sounds lovely!" Katherine said gushing and looking over at the young blonde woman.
"What sounds lovely?" Caroline asked.
"Honestly Care, what is going on in that head of yours." Damon said looking over at his sister with a teasing smile.
She rolled her eyes and looked over at Stefan and Katherine.
"What's lovely?" Caroline asked again.
"We are going shopping." Katherine said clapping her hands together in excitement.
Caroline frowned feeling her stomach drop. "Shopping?" Caroline asked staring at the brunette as if she'd never heard the word before.
"You know, something you like." Damon said smirking at her. She glared at him.
"Papa I—" Caroline began to say trying to get out of the obligation to take Katherine to town.
"I think that sounds like a grand plan, Stefan! Damon can take them I have things I'd like to discuss with you, Stefan." Giuseppe said before standing up from the table.
Stefan frowned as his father told him to meet him in his study in thirty minutes. Katherine on the other hand excitedly left the table to go get ready for their outing. That left Damon and Caroline at the table picking at their remains.
"You aren't excited as you usually are for shopping, Care." Damon said nudging his sister.
Caroline shrugged, "not in the mood." She mumbled dreading the prospect of going shopping with Katherine.
"Not in the mood! You! Never!" Damon exclaimed laughing and putting an arm around the back of Caroline's chair.
They were silent a few minutes before Caroline turned to Damon a serious look upon her face.
"I don't want to go." Caroline blurted out.
Damon frowned, "but you love shopping." He said.
"I don't want to go." She repeated.
"Why not?" Damon asked.
"I just…don't." Caroline said looking away.
Damon paused and put a hand on his sister's shoulder.
"What's this really about Caroline?" Damon asked cautiously.
Caroline shrugged him off and then stood from the table. She regarded him with a calm look and then gave him a small smile.
"I'm glad your home, brother." She said before kissing his forehead and going to her room to ready herself for town.
An hour later Caroline found herself in one of the boutiques in town. She had begged Bonnie to come along, but she had too many chores to do and would be scolded if she didn't finish everything. Caroline had been dragging her feet the entire time not wanting to be there as her brother and Katherine flirted.
Caroline shook her head at the sight of them giggling in a corner. She didn't know how her brother's couldn't see the truth. That girl was trouble and she was playing with both of them. Caroline wasn't stupid she could see that. Caroline gazed at the many dresses and fabrics in the store vaguely wondering what would look the best on her for tomorrow night.
"Care, we're going to go to the next shop." Damon said coming over to her. Caroline nodded, "I think I'll stay here for a few minutes." Caroline said mostly as a reprieve from the pair. Katherine shot her a smile and then she and Damon went off together. Caroline screwed her face up and made a silent gagging sound. She really disliked that girl. Caroline took her time browsing so she wouldn't have to go search for them. She was looking at a particularly nice blue material and comparing it to a green one when someone spoke from behind her.
"The blue would look best." An English female voice said.
Caroline glanced behind her and saw a blonde woman dressed in a lush but modest gown. Caroline smiled at the woman and then went back to her decision.
"Do you think?" Caroline asked holding the materials closer to her to see them clearer.
"The blue." The woman said again.
Caroline nodded and then placed the green material down before turning to the woman.
"Thanks." Caroline said smiling at the blonde.
"You don't have a shopping partner?" the blonde asked.
Caroline frowned, "it's complicated. I'm Caroline Salvatore by the way." Caroline said introducing herself.
"Rebekah Mikaelson." Rebekah said giving her a shy smile.
"Where is your shopping partner?" Caroline asked curiously.
"I have brothers." Rebekah said in way of an explanation.
Caroline laughed, "so do I." she said.
"You can never get them to shop!" Rebekah said joining in with the other girl's laugher.
"Like pulling teeth, although my oldest will come with me, he's too overprotective to leave me alone long." Caroline said shaking her head and thinking about Damon.
"I have a brother like that as well." Rebekah said empathy leaking into her voice.
"Are you from around here?" Caroline asked curious about her accent.
"England originally, but we are visiting relatives, the Fells do you know them?" Rebekah said.
"Yes, I know their children. They're very nice! I didn't realize they were English." Caroline said thoughtfully.
Rebekah laughed, "Indeed we're distant relatives." Rebekah said.
"I see. Well welcome to Mystic Falls! I hope you are getting settled in comfortably." Caroline gushed.
"Thank you! We are, at least for now." Rebekah said vaguely.
"Care, come on let's go home." Damon called into the shop interrupting the pair of them. Caroline and Rebekah looked over at him, but already he was gone.
"I guess I should go, it was really nice meeting you though! I hope to see you again." Caroline said giving her a smile before going to the register to pay for the material and leaving the shop. Rebekah watched her go for a minute before going back to browsing for her own materials and gowns. She wished she'd asked Caroline her opinion on some of them.
As the sun set Rebekah returned to the Fell mansion. Kol had compelled all of the servants of the household, Klaus had compelled the Fells to let them inside and now they were living easily and drinking as much blood as they wanted from the various blood bags. They had easily concocted a story to tell the townsfolk about them being the Fells' long lost relatives. The Fells were of course compelled so they weren't a problem and since they were prosperous and rich they would be invited to all of the latest social events. Rebekah just wished the mansion wasn't so far.
"Rebekah's home." Kol announced lounging on the couch as he drank a servant.
"Indeed." Klaus mumbled looking up from some paperwork.
"Find out anything?" he asked eyeing her as she sat down with some bags.
She shrugged, "Just talked to the locals, nothing too interesting." She said vaguely.
"Doesn't sound promising, but this town isn't very big, there aren't many places Katerina Petrova can hide." Klaus mused.
"I bet she's in the mouth of the wolf." Kol said tossing the servant to the floor and standing up.
"Sounds like Katerina." Klaus said.
"I suppose we'll have to start getting to know the locals to be invited out to social events and the like." Elijah said from across the room a glass of wine in one hand and a book in the other.
"I know just where to start too." Rebekah said her mind floating to the Salvatore girl she met.
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