Chapter 3
She rests her head against the wall the second his door closes shut. The anger leaving her body instantaneously. His watchful eye felt seared into her mind. Relaxing her body against the wall, she braced herself for the interrogation she was going to receive.
"Caroline you need to be careful! You know first hand what they are capable of. They helped kill my mum. They helped kill our friends!"
"I know, Tyler. Rebekah just gets on my nerves so much!"
"Maybe because she is like you,"
"Seriously?" She demands, her pitch rising at the accusation.
"Yes! You two both love to gossip, you are always talking, and you can be obnoxious just like her,"
"Don't compare us Tyler, or I'll return the favour,"
"Fine, fine. Let's just do what we came here for,"
Caroline nods stiffly, still wary of his comment.
Moving from her position beside the wall, she walks over to Tyler's desk and begins to flick through his half completed essay on potion work.
"When is it due?"
"Professor Cade said Tuesday."
"So completed by Friday," They say in sync, before grinning at each other.
They turn their heads as the door thuds open, Kol steps in with a bruise mark over his eye. He glares at the two standing together before focusing his gaze onto Tyler.
"Relax mate, I'm not here to have a go,"
"Then why are you here?" Tyler demanded, stepping defensively in front of Caroline, his hand reaching for her arm.
"It's my room too, no need to protect the girl."
Tyler relaxes, despite protest and steps to the side, allowing Caroline to fully see Kol once more.
"Hello, darling," He smirks and Caroline glares in response.
"Calm down, I'm here to apologise, thought I can't say the same for my darling sister."
"I don't believe the word sorry is in her vocabulary," Caroline scoffed, earning her an amused chuckle from Kol.
"No but it is in mine, unfortunately I had an extremely bias older sister. Bex had said sister on her side."
Caroline grins, amused at Kol's comment.
"Ok was that all you wanted?" Tyler cuts in, his expression pissed.
Caroline spared him a brief glance before turning back to Kol.
"If you haven't finished writing your potions essay then you are more then welcome to join us."
"No he isn't"
Caroline lightly taps Tyler on his chest, "Yes. He. Is." She states once more before offering Kol a smile.
"I think I will take you up on that offer, just for an hour though. Elijah is coming through apparition to Hogsmeade and we have been granted allowing to go visit."
"Is Katherine coming as well?"
"She is, she's Elena's sister right?"
"Yea" Caroline smiles.
"I haven't met her yet," Tyler cuts in, and Carolines unwillingly jumps slightly, almost forgetting his presence despite having his arm around her waist.
"She is alright company, granted sometimes a bit vulgar and narcissistic. But she is entertaining and sure as hell knows how to put Elijah in his place.”
Caroline smiles before adding to Kol's description, "She's blunt but brilliant, she is looking into becoming an auror and she is highly wanted. Oh and her closet is to die for, did I tell you Ty, she has first access to muggle and wizarding designer brands, she always wears the best. But her shoe collection is just next level. One could be rich by selling just her wardrobe. I would live to have access to it one day, oh and since she got with Elijah, more brands have been begging for her, like offering to pay her just to get one photograph out to the public of her. She could even hate on their brand and they would still be grateful, it's-"
"Ok I get it Care," Tyler interrupted while Kol was laughing by the door. His hands rested on his knees as he remained hunched over.
Wiping tears from his face, Kol spoke through his mirth, "She isn't wrong, being a part of the Mikaelson family is really extending her reach."
Tyler mumbled something incoherent under his breath as Kol approached the duo. Kol smirked at Tyler when they eye contact and Tyler sneered at him. Caroline was facing the desk, unaware of the boys actions while she shuffled through her notes.
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"Im tired," Caroline whined, resting her head against the floor.
"Have a drink then," Kol responded idly, his eyes staring into the abyss.
"I am not drinking anymore of that poison," Caroline pointed an accusing finger at Kol before waving her hand in the general direction of the passed out Tyler. His face was pressed against his pillows as the two had haphazardly thrown him into bed together.
"What time is it?" Caroline slurred, the watch she was wearing when she arrived nowhere in sight.
"No idea, LET ME ASK BECKY"
With a loud bang, Kol shoved the door open before leaning into the common rooms, "BECKY WHATS THE TIME!"
"ITS MIDNIGHT YOU FUCKING TWAT!" The blondes voice screamed back causing Kol and Caroline to burst into a fit of giggles on the floor.
A tall figure came to stand in the doorway before being joined by someones shadow.
"KATTY!!" Caroline yelled, launching herself off the ground and into the woman's arms.
"Hello Caroline," she tutted quietly as Caroline fell asleep almost instantly in her arms.
"Lijah, tell your brother to get his ass over here," she snarls, getting more irritated with each passing second.
"Niklaus," Elijah called, he was met by footsteps as Klaus approached his brother.
"Now what can I do for you Elijah," Klaus responded, the signature Mikaelson smirk on his lips.
"Fetch some pillows and blankets for the girl please,"
"And relax your face Klaus, you're going to get wrinkles!" Katherine called to the retreating figure, the only response being the middle finger.
"Do you need to wind him up like that,"
"Absolutely, besides darling what fun is it when he is relaxed."
"Well it means I don't have to parent,"
"Oh please, you parent them regardless of their behaviour Lijah, at least let me have some fun,"
Elijah sighed, shaking his head at his girlfriend but he couldn't hide the smile forming on his lips. And neither could she. Exchanging a small kiss, they turned back to the problem.
Katherine waved her wand, transfiguring the blanket on the ground into an added bed for Caroline.
"It's too late for her to return to her own common room. She is going to have to sleep here." Katherine mumbled as she did so, before picking Caroline up and placing her on the bed, ripping the blankets out of Klaus' arms and laying them over her.
She flicked her wand once more and Kol's sleeping figure was thrown onto his bed.
"You could at least pretend to care about him,"
"Who? Kol? No I love him, he is one of my favourites. That was me being affectionate," Katherine argued as Elijah and her returned to the couch.
Klaus leant against the doorframe and tilted his head, staring at the sleeping girl.
"Bloody hell," He mumbled before flicking off the lights and shutting the door.