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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyKHqa901l
Carole sees me, as I approach her.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu3AIL5Bdu
"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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ15fFYhNe1
"Well, you're only human, Carole. Humans don't always learn from their mistakes. Neither do vampires or werewolves," I reply.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0xG7XuS2w
I stand in front of her.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAt4EfSAcH
"That's true," she replies. "I should've called a cab, though."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E6dOVfE93
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmxUjCuWLu
"Why don't you join us?" I say, suddenly sensing another presence.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1wciD3Z9f
"Leave her alone, Klaus," I hear the answer come.
I smile, still facing Carole.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqt5ylkLV3
"You're actually going to face me? You're not going to run?" I reply.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPlcqVgqJc
"Exactly. Because I'm tired of running, Niklaus. I want peace."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjKyq7NcAB
I hear her approaching.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb17jihqpB
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqqYppql0x
"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."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jPaOA6v9x
"If you don't leave, I'll bring out plan B," I reply, as I stand by the fountain in front of Carole.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzV1pxKY0F
"He's never going to stop, so I might as well come join the party," Klaus' sister says, before stepping out of the shadows.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwOTn2fvd3
Klaus takes a step back.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj14TQ5r0Q
I smile at the wariness I see now.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVhpjLAwb5
I turn to face Carole.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUe4abvoNq
"I'll take you home if you don't mind."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMplSWwLwm
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfDBJe54Rh
"How could you!?" I yell at him.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYR3rJld4JU
"Now, Rebekah. Calm down," he advises in a calm voice.
"You daggered me, Niklaus!" I yell with a hint of a growl.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaNqGJrQDS
"I had my reasons."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR5bzaOZgY
"Yeah! A fight! That's not an excuse to dagger me!"642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xHXvE3Q1J
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsa80Y1wOE
"I'm sorry, Rebekah. Now calm down."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD0TiUW5Se
"You're just saying that to calm me down! You don't really mean it!"642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLv3VClyb2
He gives me a glare and I glare back.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxQnENtfvN
"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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNoUYm2tkn
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDgX7RCv4c
"I saved her from Klaus," I inform him. "Be careful. He says he's after you."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9VCQa38fV
He stops in front of me, as Carole goes inside and closes the door.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVhp0haz4f
"Why? After all you've done. Why come back here? You're not welcome."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDcpmLGX4m
"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."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBW0vGplKe
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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