ONE YEAR LATER

"Of course you wanted a Christmas wedding in England," Rebekah sighs, watching a few compelled men clearing the garden of snow from the window. "I'm sorry, but it's been a year, everything is planned and I couldn't wait any longer!" Caroline defends, looking at Rebekah in the mirror as she pushes the last pin to her hair. "You don't have a lot of patience for a vampire, you know, Care," Rebekah teases, adjusting the pin so it isn't visible. Caroline huffs, "Only for this! I could wait years for everything except Nik. Especially marrying him." She sees Rebekah's smile grow at that and the other blonde nods. "I understand. I can't wait to see Matt again," she admits, looking at Caroline in the mirror.
"If you tell any of my brothers that I said that, I'll ruin your dress," she threatens. Caroline mimes locking her mouth and nods at Rebekah, admiring the perfectly curled hair, pinned back off her face with a headband of black. "Time for the dress," Bonnie giggles, walking in to the room carrying a long white gown, Matt appearing behind holding the train with a small smile. "You're going to look like a princess," Bonnie assures.
"Or a gypsy," Kol smirks, his head appearing in the door. "KOL!" Rebekah shouts, lobbing a makeup brush at the younger brother as he flashes away. "The boy is an idiot," Rebekah complains, walking over to the door to collect the brush.

"She's no even got the dress on yet and she looks beautiful," Kol teases, appearing next to Klaus at the makeshift alter. Klaus' hands are behind his back, his fingers playing with the tails on his black suit. Kol adjusts the white miniature calla lily in Klaus' lapel.
Klaus straightens his black bowtie under the white shirt collar. "Shut up, Kol, and leave me alone," Klaus growls, nerves very evident on his face as he looks around. "Are you nervous, Niklaus?" Elijah asks, sounding more concerned than taunting. "Quite, actually, yes," he admits, tapping his foot as he drums his fingers on his opposite hand. "Well, so is she," Kol says comfortingly. "Really?" Klaus says, turning to the younger brother. "Yes, she won't show it though, she's strong. Bonnie mentioned that Caroline was panicking last night that something would happen, but Bonnie has put up a spell to keep anything negative out of a fifty mile radius to ease Caroline's mind," Elijah answers. Kol smiles lightly and disappears.
Klaus still drums his fingers on the back of his hand, looking now at Elijah for more support. "Niklaus, nothing will go wrong," Elijah's sighs, "If it does, you'll fix it or move past it." Liz walks out in a black pants suit, sticking to her authoritative ways as she checks everything for Caroline.
"Is she okay?" Klaus asks as she walks up to them. "She's nervous as hell but refuses to show it to anyone," she sighs, "She sent me out here to double check everything. Is everyone here?" Elijah nods and she smiles. "Shall we, then?" Liz asks Klaus. He takes a deep breath, nodding. "Don't worry, Klaus, you're part of the family already, with or without a marriage," she smiles, patting his shoulder before walking away. "See, Nik, nothing to worry about," Kol shouts from the door. "Kol, please escort Caroline here," Elijah sighs loudly, addressing the brother across the garden.
"Niklaus, everything is going to go well, I assure you," Elijah tries, noticing Klaus' shifting eyes trying to find an escape. "I've never been so close to true happiness before, Elijah. Forgive me if I'm wary of it all going to shit," he hisses, looking in to the woods for anything at all that could jump out. Elijah rolls his eyes, letting them fall on the door. His mouth opens slightly as the orchestra begin playing. Klaus straightens, wanting desperately to look, but remembering how she scolded him at the rehearsal for it. Elijah composes himself, turning his open mouth in to a content small smile.

Rebekah walks out first in a black short dress with white accessories of ribbon and silk. The top half hugs her bodies, holding over one shoulder, before falling in ruffled waves to her knees. A white fluffy shawl covers shoulders and black heels give her added height. Her escort is Stefan, which she is not very happy about, since she'd rather have Matt.
They split off, Rebekah taking her place as bridesmaid as Stefan takes his place as one of Klaus' best men.
The music fills everyone's ears, changing to accompany the bride as she appears in the door. People gasp as they see her, and Klaus has to physically dig his nails in to his hand to resist turning around to her. Elijah's face says it all for him, the normally composed or slightly emotional man he knows falls, leaving a gawping amazed man in his place. "She looks beautiful, Niklaus," Elijah whispers, his eyes never leaving Caroline as she smiles at him.

Her veil covers her face, but her makeup is light and matches the white surroundings and dress perfectly. She links arms with Kol, smiling up at him through the veil before they walk down the aisle. She feels everyone's eyes on her, but her own are focused on Klaus.
Excitement, fear and love all bubble up inside her and she feels weak, her stomach fluttering with nerves. Bonnie and Henry walk five steps behind her, holding her train to keep it flat with one hand as Bonnie keeps hold of Henry's other hand.
She sighs with relief when Klaus can't resist but turn to her. His eyes landing on her and his mouth dropping as he takes it all in. A few people aww and giggle at him, but he ignores it, focusing only on her radiant beauty.
She smiles at him under the veil as he looks at her full dress. The arms are tight, a white cropped jacket keeping her warm. Small detailed black sequins and beads create spirals and waves down to her waist, fading softly in to a thick black lace waistband, looped with a bow at the back. Her blonde curls sit around her shoulders, trailing down her back under the longer veil sheet at the back. A black headband of small black diamond lilies holding it in place.
A black and blue hummingbird broach holds her single strap to the straight low neckline, the eye catching his attention. As she nears him, he sees a red heart shaped gem in place of it's eye. Her skirt falls down at her hips in layers, a line of black silk leading from the bow to the end of her trail. Black flowers scatter up from the rim and along the trail. An onyx sits on her chest, connected by a silver chain around her neck, a silver eccentric cross encasing it magnificently, minute black diamonds dotted in the silver. She reaches his side, Kol leaving her to stand with Stefan as Henry and Bonnie lie the track down. Henry waddles over to Klaus, who happily picks him up but eventually passes him to Kol.
"I told you not to look back at me," she whispers as Elijah clears his throat. "I'm glad I did," he whispers back. Elijah starts, replacing the usual religious speech with words of his own, talking of a 'true forever' and 'eternal love' for ten minutes before addressing the couple.
"Do you have the rings?" He asks, looking at Kol for a second. He steps forward, winking at Caroline as he places the rings in their hands. Klaus takes a deep breath as Elijah tells him to say his vows. "Caroline," he says quietly, nerves shattering him. She squeezes his shaking hand with hers to comfort him before he continues. "I never thought I'd see the day when I'd spend the rest of my eternity with a woman like you. You've made me a better man, more than you'll probably understand, and I thank you for that. I promise to spend forever making you realise how wonderful you are. How beautiful, strong, kind and perfect you are. I love you, and I'm glad you gave me a chance, because I can honestly say you've changed my life. And I love you, no matter what, and I always will. I can't bear the thought of losing you and I will protect you and love you until the end of time itself."
He slides the ring on to her finger, above the extravagant engagement ring. The rings fit together, sliding together to form an eternity symbol with the gems. A black onyx sits in between white diamonds on a silver band, the monochrome making the colours of her other ring stand out brighter. She stares back up in to his eyes and he squeezes her hand, his nerves now flooding out as hers overpower her.
"Nik," she smiles, pushing her shakes away, "I never imagined marrying someone with this much love between us. You've made me realise there's a whole world outside of Mystic Falls, and I wouldn't want to see it without you. I will spend forever with you, being a family and loving you until the end of everything, and even after that. You've changed me, made my life easy for the first time ever. I love you, you're perfect to me. I will never leave your side, not ever."
She slides the thick silver band on his finger, a small diamond in the middle with words scrawled in fancy writing around it: Forever and Always. Two thin swords cross over the diamond, protecting it from damage. He looks up at her as snow begins to drift down from the white sky, twirling in the light wind to add to the blissful magic in the air. "I pronounce you vampire and wife," Elijah smirks, "You may now kiss the bride."
Klaus carefully pulls the veil from her face, folding it over the headband to get it out of the way before cupping her face in his hands. He brings their lips together and a chorus of clapping begins, a few cheers erupting over it. Her hands hold on to his wrists, her thumbs stroking the backs of his hands. Her cold lips press against the warmth of his, his stubble lightly scratching her chin and their noses pressing together lightly. He pulls back, both of them taking a light breath before opening their eyes to see the other's. His hands move reluctantly from her face and she locks their fingers together as he turns her towards the house again.
After an evening of celebrations, the Mikaelson family and Caroline's makeshift family finally fall asleep in odd places, alcohol or exhaustion overpowering them so they simply nod off.

"Caroline Mikaelson, are you ready to leave?" Klaus asks at the door, turning to Caroline. She waves a hand at him, her face still buried in her arm as she slumps on the kitchen counter. "You know you're a vampire, right?" He laughs, "Just drink some blood and it'll go away." She looks up at him, her hair tied up in a messy bun on top of her head. She scowls at him, "Niklaus Mikaelson. As a newly wed and a nineteen year old, I refuse to simply remove my pain from alcohol over consumption. It is a part of life and I fully intend on hating it." She slides off the stool, dragging her torso and arms from the island counter as she steps towards him lazily. "And I've already had three bags," she mumbles, walking through the open door towards the car.
She said her goodbyes yesterday, knowing everyone would be asleep when they were leaving. The hardest part of leaving was knowing her mom and her friends wouldn't be there, since they were returning to Mystic Falls in a couple of days. "One more couldn't hurt," he offers. "Nope," she sighs, "But then I think I'd get a blood hangover, so lets not go there." He lets out a laugh, pulling the bags on to his shoulder as he follows her.
"Rome, here we come," she says sarcastically, slumping in to the passenger's seat as she pulls her hood over her face. "Yes, love, I'm sure Rome is shaking in it's boots at the thought of us," he laughs, chucking the bags in the back before flashing to his door. "They should be," she smirks, "We're on a honeymoon. A lot of bed shaking and fangs. Lots of blood sharing. Lots of hungry, hot sex. Lots of pizza. Oh my god, pizza. Yum, I want pizza!"
He shakes his head, starting the car. "I have no idea whether you're drunk or you've been holding out on me until we married, but you're babbling and you just jumped from sex to pizza in an instant," he laughs. She shrugs and yawns, "Everyone loves sex and everyone loves pizza. And yes, I'm still a little drunk but I mostly just want to sleep off the hangover, so, goodnight." He stifles a yawn as he pulls out, promising her the world and showing it to her were very different. One meant words, the other meant action. But Klaus was more than willing to act if it meant he had her forever.