Henrik Hadrian Gilbert

XXXIV

that morning I wake up and go down stairs for coffee and see my siblings staring at me creepily

"so you guys gonna talk to keep staring like creepers" I ask taking a sip of my coffee

"you came home awful late last night" Finn says

"our brother got some action Finn" Kol laughs

I roll my eyes "no actually we lost track of time dancing"

"so are you guys courting" Elijah asks

I start choking "sorry the last time I heard the word I got shot"

they all look skeptical

I sigh "your all so old, Courting is an old word. We are dating"

maybe I should send her a good morning text

Good morning baby girl, I hope I get to see you today and you have a wonderful day

"who are you texting" Nik ask with a knowing look

time for some fun "Caroline, she's telling me how repulsive she finds you"

Kol starts laughing

"I know that is not true from what she said at the ball" Nik hisses

"well I know Bonnie said that Kol is really ugly, and she feels bad" I tease

he looks taken back "she thinks I'm ugly"

I look sad "ya I'm sorry"

"he's joking with you Kol" Elijah says

"and there goes the party pooper Elijah" Bexs says

"I empty my bowls before parties so I am not a party pooper" he says

Nik, Bexs, Kol, and I bust out laughing

I see Finn smile "Elijah, little brother, its a figure of speech"

"oh ya did you guys burn down the bridge" I ask

"you would know if you had got back at a decent time" Elijah says

"yes Kol did" Finn groans

I get a call from....Caroline

before I can answer it Nik grabs my phone and answers in on speaker phone

I narrow my eyes taking the phone not turning it off speaker

"Caroline are you okay" I ask hesitantly as I hear sniffling

"no, Elena is trying to kill you. She can't do that, I need you" she cries

"okay um I don't think we should talk about this over the phone. Come to the Mikaelson mansion" I instruct

"okay.....bubby" she says and hangs up

"bubby?" Bexs asks

I smile "she is my blonde bomb shell of a little sister, and always will be"

"she's coming over here" Nik exclaims "I look awful"

"well you better get prettied up for your fancy" Finn teases "Little brother one would think her coming over is the end of the world"

Nik glares and shoots up stairs

I raise an eyebrow and snicker

"well Ms. Forbes has him wrapped around her finger already" Elijah says

"she has a way of doing that" I whisper "she has me doing shit I thought I would never do. Like scrap booking"

"maybe I should take pointers from her" Bexs giggles

I glare as I hear a knock

Elijah goes to open the door

he walks in with a crying Caroline and I immediately jump into big brother mode

"who do I need to kill" I demand standing in front of her

she smiles "you always know how to make me smile, Elena knows that your linked and she is still trying to kill you all and I don't want you all to die"

"so its not just Henrik that you don't want to die" Finn asks

she looks confused "no, Lyssa really likes you and she is a family friend. Elijah has only ever done what is good for his family. Rebekah just want to have a normal life, do I want he to stop trying to take mine yes but she has not done anything to warrant death. Then there is Kol who is just a kid at heart. Klaus...." she rambles

"she rambles like you" Eli whispers

"what about me" Nik says coming down the stairs

her breath hitches

"okay you two can flirt later. What brought this on we burnt down the bridge" I ask

she starts crying again "there's-there's a sigh that's made of the same wood"

I breath "okay and what does the others in the scooby doo gang think"

she starts crying harder "Damon said that you deserved it, Stefan agreed, Elena said that you weren't the same, and Bonnie-well Bonnie was very hesitant and then gave in when Elena mentioned they might hurt Jeremy"

I feel my eyes turn hybrid I feel myself growl and everything goes black

the next thing I know I am tied to a chair and everything is broken around me

"bloody hell, what happened here" I ask

Nik narrows his eyes "well you have the worst temper of us all"

"that is not even the worst he has done" Care giggles "one time he blacked out and killed like 100 people including my then boyfriend"

I smirk "he deserved it, he cheated on you"

"and your just fine that he killed all those people" Elijah asks

she smiles "well he is my brother, adopted but still. I was mad at him for a long time, but I got over it. It's just Henrik Hadrian"

"you love him that much" Finn asks

"For eternity" we both say

"so what is your plan" Caroline giggles

"you just assume he has a plan" Kol asks

"he is they Henrik Gilbert.....I guess Mikaelson, He is always 10 steps ahead of the rest of us" Caroline defends "he's why I became friends with Elena"

"what Ms. Perfect didn't always have friends" Bexs asks

"no when we were in first grade, Elena had Matt. She would always come home and cry because no one wanted to be friends with her" I say

Caroline frowns "so Henrik or Hades as he was called asked Bonnie and I to be friends with her. Wait does this mean I no longer have to be friends with the bitch"

I smirk

"I don't like that look, I've learnt it meant he has a plan" Finn shudders

"Alright Caroline, I need you to go back and be our inside woman" I instruct

she frowns "I hate you"

Bexs smiles "I like the real you"

"not today, you can hang around here today" Nik says looking at her as if she is the only girl in the world

Caroline gets up "Klaus quit being a weirdo, come on Rebekah I want to be your friend"