Summary: Set in S4 "O Come, All Ye Faithful." Alternate ending to the S4 episode. What if Klaus didn't get the chance to kill Carole? What if he was stopped?
Klaus
It's a dark night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as I slowly approach Carole Lockwood. I want to get under Tyler's skin and let him know I'm coming for him. This is the easiest way. I wouldn't dare hurt Caroline, his girlfriend, because I care too much for her. She has warmed herself into my heart.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD6gbSoHnY
Carole sees me, as I approach her.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WBmqJxbhz
"You'd think I would've learned the first time around," she says, before taking another drink from a Vodka bottle that's almost empty, seated on the edge of the fountain.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYqEyYIrq5
"Well, you're only human, Carole. Humans don't always learn from their mistakes. Neither do vampires or werewolves," I reply.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7zFp1wdgf
I stand in front of her.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8VpqYCRHX
"That's true," she replies. "I should've called a cab, though."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnFINEtZOk
She's clearly a little over the tipsy side. Not quite drunk, but between tipsy and drunk. This is the moment for me to strike. My intention is to drown her in the water fountain right here and let Tyler find her.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRtURsR5uA
"Why don't you join us?" I say, suddenly sensing another presence.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PGrzk9bkC
"Leave her alone, Klaus," I hear the answer come.
I smile, still facing Carole.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsAsy1A31h
"You're actually going to face me? You're not going to run?" I reply.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUbu8IQ4mO
"Exactly. Because I'm tired of running, Niklaus. I want peace."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkUnaG0HmJ
I hear her approaching.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHniI0g8f8
I turn around to look at her, just as she throws me a distance away.
Katherine
"Go home before I use plan B," I warn Klaus, as he gets to his feet.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4kUiTeMhW
"It's the only way to get under Tyler's skin. I'm coming for him. He's the last hybrid of mine, though there's also Hayley."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgxlrgPjhT
"If you don't leave, I'll bring out plan B," I reply, as I stand by the fountain in front of Carole.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P2QoBe7yS
"He's never going to stop, so I might as well come join the party," Klaus' sister says, before stepping out of the shadows.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEm5NSnhdeQ
Klaus takes a step back.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqHHj6H0dq
I smile at the wariness I see now.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FSipuVaXw
I turn to face Carole.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWFmbDsg8j
"I'll take you home if you don't mind."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCrmmXxHxK
She sets the empty bottle down on the fountain, before getting to her feet. She's a tad drunk, so I help her with a gentle hand on her arm.
Rebekah
I face my brother with anger, hatred, and hurt. I hate him and I'm angry and hurt. He daggered me again. And for what? Just to get the information he wanted, not to mention after I wasted his precious doppelganger blood. I was angry when we had a fight at home, so I threw them at the wall and the bags of blood splattered open.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupuM3iTaki
"How could you!?" I yell at him.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg0vAoBpz8
"Now, Rebekah. Calm down," he advises in a calm voice.
"You daggered me, Niklaus!" I yell with a hint of a growl.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4paLY3zsNn
"I had my reasons."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFpmQcLojT
"Yeah! A fight! That's not an excuse to dagger me!"664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbdXh1rAcn
I want to rip his heart out I'm so angry, but the rational part of me reminds me that he's my brother. Killing him wouldn't solve anything. It might, but I'd rather have him alive. He protected me for so many centuries. But right now, what matters is that he daggered me for no reason. He just wanted me out of his hair.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFNWPjUJTY
"I'm sorry, Rebekah. Now calm down."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP5ilA3qCq
"You're just saying that to calm me down! You don't really mean it!"664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHYrS3jtit
He gives me a glare and I glare back.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeXVtozONZ
"I hate you! All you do is obsess over hybrids and doppelgangers! You don't care about anyone but yourself, Elena, and getting what you want!" I finish.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TIpUri6lz
I growl low in my throat at him, before vanishing from his sight.
Klaus
As I watch Rebekah vanish, I know she's angry at me. But she's always angry after I dagger and undagger her. She'll get over it. She knows I try to keep the family together. But she is right. I haven't shown to her that I care lately. When Elena was human, I obsessed over trying to get more of her blood. I wanted to make as many hybrids as I could.
Katherine
As I walk Carole up the sidewalk to the house, I hope she'll be okay. I can't go inside. I've never been invited in. Then I see Tyler Lockwood come out.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrbI7SYhIn
"I saved her from Klaus," I inform him. "Be careful. He says he's after you."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Jb5rGoDb
He stops in front of me, as Carole goes inside and closes the door.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkjEueVotX
"Why? After all you've done. Why come back here? You're not welcome."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGBhWdCB0Z
"I wish you could move past that, because I just saved your mother's life. I came back to continue what I started. Finding a way to kill Klaus. And I know I'm not welcome by some people, but I don't care about that. That's nothing compared to Klaus. And in the meantime, I'm getting Rebekah on our side. She's more angry than ever at Klaus. She might help. Now please go help your mother."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn71j87kQBW
I turn my back on him and walk away.
Tyler
I watch Katherine walk away, before going inside to help my mother. So many questions and so little answers. Why would Katherine help or save my mom? Does she know something I don't? What are we going to do? Katherine's in town. What am I going to do? Klaus wants me dead. How am I going to survive Klaus? What will Klaus do to get under my skin now? What are his plans? Why would Rebekah want to kill Klaus? He's her brother. I have to tell Caroline and the others, but it can wait until tomorrow morning. At least, I hope. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how everything goes from here.
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