Is it Destiny?

Chapter 35

Caroline had spent the rest of her birthday party with Bonnie and Elena trying to escape their parents. They were planning on sneaking out later that night to have the real party out in the woods where everyone from school was invited. It was just past nine o'clock and the real party would start at midnight.

"Are you guys ready for tonight?" Caroline asked Bonnie and Elena in a whisper.

"Ya, my mom thinks I am staying here tonight." Elena smiled.

"Mine too, so now we just have to wait for everyone to leave and your mom to go to work." Bonnie replied with a grin. She hated lying to her mom as they did not have the best relationship but she was not missing out on another party.

"My mom should leave around eleven and then the night is ours." Caroline grinned mischievously.

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"Stefan Salvatore, what a surprise to see you here." Klaus said calmly as he took a seat next to him at the bar.

"Klaus right, Rebekah's brother?" Stefan asked, he had met Klaus from his brother's wedding but he had also heard of him from Katherine years ago.

"Yes, it seems your brother and my baby sister, are quite the happy couple." Klaus smirked ordering a drink.

"Indeed, I have not seen much of them lately." Stefan replied sipping his drink. "So what brings you here? Mystic Falls seems a bit dull for an original?"

Klaus raised his glass in agreement "Well, I have some business to attend to, so I plan on sticking around awhile longer. What about you, mate?"

"I had a relative that lived in my old family home; he died last week in a car accident. I came back for his funeral and to close up the house but decided to stick around as well." Stefan answered taking a sip of his drink.

Stefan did not even bother looking up at him which did not go unnoticed by Klaus. He could tell there was something else that Stefan was hiding but decided to let it go for now. They sat there exchanging idle small talk for the next few minutes until Klaus found himself truly bored.

"Well, enjoy your visit, mate." Klaus replied simply as he turned to face Stefan. "However, there is one more thing." He locked eyes with Stefan and began his compulsion "You have never before met Caroline Forbes. She is above you and every other person in this pitiful town and you will protect her at all cost, giving your life if you must."

Stefan shook his head blinking his eyes as his brain processed the compulsion.

"See you around.' Klaus grinned as he downed his glass of bourbon and left the bar.

Stefan sat there watching him leave unsure what had just happened. He had come to town to bury the only living relative he had left. He was planning on closing up their home and leaving the town immediately but then he saw her. Elena Gilbert, she looked exactly like Katherine except she was surrounded by aura of innocence. Her beauty was unlike that of Katherine's, he rarely thought of his old love anymore and no longer regretted letting her walk away as she was better off with Elijah. He knew he should leave town but found himself drawn to Elena and could not leave until he at least tried to get to know her. He was tired of spending his life alone. Lexie and him rarely spoke as she had left a few years earlier with her lover. He wanted nothing more than to find that same kind of love.

Seeing Klaus here reminded him of what Katherine had once told him. She was to be used in a sacrifice for Klaus and since she escaped and turned herself to a vampire, Klaus would have to wait for a doppelganger. He finished off the rest of his drink and slammed it to the bar. That was why she looked like Katherine he was a fool for not figuring it out sooner. He would never allow Klaus near Elena. He would protect her no matter what.