The Originals & The Legacies

Chapter 7: Fruit of the Poisoned Tree

*The Mikaelson Mansion-Morning*

Caroline jolts awake, causing Klaus, to pull her close, to his chest and whisper soothing words. "It was just a bad dream, love. Nothing, to worry bout." They stay like that, until Caroline's heartbeat, returns to normal. "Do you want to, talk bout it?" Klaus slowly asks, contemplating his words. Caroline takes a deep breath. "It wasn't a dream. It was a memory!" Klaus opens his mouth to interrupt, but Caroline holds a finger up. "My mom saved me and Claire from the fire, but she went back, for our father. We were hidden out, in our forest. We waited all night, until morning came and Marcel found us. We cried for days, not knowing, that it was, because, we mourned the death, of our mother and father!"

She takes a deep breath and grips Klaus's hand, that comes round to rest on her abdomen. "He compelled us, to forget them, to forget our life, in New Orleans and then, he sent me and Claire away. He compelled, our adoptive family, into taking us in, but we knew, they weren't our parents; we may have been young and in utter distraught, but we were aware, of what was happening." Klaus presses a kiss to her shoulder blade and she turns to look at him. "Elijah, wants to talk, to us and then, I'll take you out, for breakfast!" Klaus announces. "K and I would, really like that, Nik!" Caroline replies happy as she gets up and heads to the bathroom and, then sits back on the bed. "Great!" Klaus responds.

Elijah walks into the room and sits on the bed, near Caroline. "So, what is it, that you wanted, to talk to me bout?" Caroline asks. Elijah doesn't say anything, instead begins kissing her. Klaus gets up to lock the door, sits back down onto the bed behind Caroline and takes off her shirt and throws it on the floor. Caroline pushes Elijah away from her and slaps him. "Nik, why?! Please, just go Elijah, I can't... I can't, even look at you, rite now!" Caroline says scared and upset. "I'll give you, some time, to think, k!" Elijah responds and Klaus unlocks the door and Elijah leaves.

"Did you know, Elijah, was going to do, that to me, Nik?" Caroline asks. "Yes, because I told him, that you felt something for him and I was just trying to help you, sort out your feelings; please don't be mad with me?!" Klaus admits and asks. "K, well, I'm not happy, that you told him, that I like him, but, I can see, where your coming from and I'm glad, you tried, to help me and I love you!" Caroline responds. "K and I love you too; don't be mad with Elijah, he was just trying to help, cause he cares bout your well-being and he already told me, that he would never force himself on you or make you do anything, you don't want, k!" Klaus explains. "K and can you tell him; I want to talk to him?" Caroline asks ready to get this over with. "K." Klaus replies.

Elijah, then comes back into the room. Caroline gets up, goes over to where Elijah is standing at and kisses him and then stops and hugs him. "I forgive you, Elijah!" Caroline explains and he smiles and responds, "Good, I'm glad!" "Now, let's go eat, breakfast!" Klaus announces picking up Caroline shirt and putting it back on her and then gently grabs her hand and flashes them out of the plantation.

*The French Quarter*

"Nik, that was delicious." Caroline murmurs, grasping Klaus forearm in her hand, as they stroll down one of the many streets of New Orleans. "Thank you, for taking me out, for breakfast!" Klaus smiles at Caroline who grasps the collar of his jacket and pulls him down to a sweet kiss. They pull apart and Klaus presses another kiss to her lips. They continue walking down the street, until a familiar blonde figure, in the distance, catches Caroline's attention. "Nik, isn't that, Rebekah? What the hell, is she doing with Marcel?!"

*A Few Minutes Before*

Rebekah scowls, when Marcel appears in front of her. "What the hell, do you want?!" Marcel grins at her expression of annoyance. "C'mon, don't be like that, Bekah. I was just wondering, if you do me a favor?!" Marcel asks and Rebekah looks bored and surprised. "You've must have, mistaken me, for a bloody damn fool, cause why on earth, would I do that?!" Rebekah remarks sarcastically. Marcel ignores her question and asks. "That girl, Klaus was with, at my Gala. Caroline? What's her deal with Klaus?!" Rebekah raises an eyebrow, at Marcel's questioning, knowing that if she says anything, Klaus could potentially rip her to pieces, with his hybrid teeth. "Idk, It's none, of my damn business Marcellus, considering most, of what Klaus does, is behind close doors; and I would've thought, that you'd, have enough of some common sense, to leave this be! Obviously, I was wrong; oh well, it'll be, your own damn fault; not mine!" Rebekah replies, remarks and informs him.

She goes to walk away, but Marcel reaches out to grab her arm, with tight grip. "Let go, Marcel!" Rebekah hisses not wanting to show the tourists her supernatural strengths. He doesn't release her, instead he goes into her face. "I know Caroline from somewhere, her scent its familiar, but there's something different, new bout it!" Rebekah's eyes widen, but she says nothing, a voice from behind them, cause their heads to snap towards the newcomers.

"I'd remove your hand, from my sister, rite now, before, I do it, for you?!" Klaus threatens as Caroline stands a feet behind them, giving them space to work this out. Rebekah rolls her eyes at Klaus. "Relax Nik, Marcel was just leaving!" She looks at Marcel as he releases her arm and walks off. "What the hell was that, Nik, I can take care, of myself and that I'm not, some damsel in distress; I can fight my own, battles!" Rebekah growls at her brother, who smirks at her tantrum.

They walk over to Caroline and Klaus holds his hand out which she clasps. "Elijah called and said he needed to speak with me, so we need to get back?" She nods and they head back to the plantation house with Rebekah behind them.

*Nighttime*

Whilst, Klaus and Elijah sits in the office, with the door close, Rebekah leaves Caroline, to her own devices and goes upstairs to her room. Caroline goes upstairs to her room and changes her outfit and puts on some brown shorts and a brown jacket, with no shirt underneath. She goes outside to the backyard and sits at the pool with her legs in the water, just staring at it; while thinking bout everything that's happened.

Caroline hears a rustling sound, coming from the forest; that make her stand up and grabs a loose branch from on the ground and picks it up as she goes to where the sound is at. "Hello, is somebody there?!" Caroline asks scared, but doesn't see anything and suddenly, the sound stops. She turns back around, starts to walk back, to the side door of the house. Somebody flashes behind her and grabs her causing her to drop the branch, and screams, but they cover her mouth with a piece of cloth, that has wolfsbane on it, that makes her pass out in their arms and flashes out, carrying her, to his black truck. He then opens the trunk of his car and lays her inside with her arms tied in front with rope. He shuts the trunk and gets inside, the driver seat of the car and starts driving on the road.

Caroline starts to wake up and she's confused and scared and looks back to see who took her, but she only sees the back of his head and then, turns back around and starts kicking the window of the trunk to escape and then, he slams on the brakes and stops the car and gets out and goes to the trunk and opens it and catches Caroline's leg. "Tyler!" Caroline says shocked and confused. "Damn it bitch, you can fight me on this; but you'll lose, cause I'm stronger, than you!" He lets go of her leg and grabs her by the arms with a tight grip, pulling her out of the trunk. "No! Let go of me, Tyler please, that hurts!" Caroline begs. He slaps her, telling her to shut up and then, picks her up and throws her on top of his shoulder; his eyes glow yellow as he starts walking to get to the Bayou.

*To Be Continued*