Return and Remember

Returning, Remembering, and Light

"He is evil." Caroline stated again.

Light Caroline smiled, sadly. "You changed him, Caroline. You accepted him. You loved him."

Caroline shook her head, her eyes darkening in rage. "I don't love that monster." She shouted at the other woman.

Light Caroline shook her head in despair. "You do, Caroline. Look." She whispered, turning to the light once more.

Caroline's eyes had narrowed as she lifted her head to look into the light.

She watched as images displayed her living in a town, crying at night over the loss of the one who saw her. Her eyes widened as the image changed as she was drawn to the past to correct her mistakes. She began to talk to Klaus, and the images seemed to fast forward as Caroline watched the humanity in Klaus come out as she spent time with him. The images stopped as Klaus knelt down in front of her, while they were in their bedroom, and lifted a ring, the one she wore on her left hand, and asked for her hand for all eternity. She felt the darkness pull at her, but the light was pulling her just as hard.

Caroline stifled the scream as the pain of the inner battle became more definite. She opened her eyes to see Light Caroline with tears in her eyes, and nodded.

"He loves you, Caroline, and you love him. Don't let Mikael win. Fight, fight for your love. Fight for your humanity. You fought your way to him before when he died. You returned to the past to correct your mistakes to save his life and give him a chance, and you found a love for all eternity." She whispered, with a smile, coaxing Caroline to fight for the light.

"Caroline, you thought Mikael gave you purpose. Klaus did that a long time ago. Remember. Return to him and remember. Save him before he is lost to you again. He loves you, Caroline. He fought for you. Fight for him. Save him." She stated with tears falling down her face.

Caroline lifted her head and looked at the image before her. Klaus was lying on the ground with a white oak stake sticking out of his chest.

"Nik," She whispered, as she let out one more scream, bringing her light back, and pushing out her darkness, that Mikael had created.

She opened her eyes and found herself back in the same place she was before her inner turmoil took hold. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see Klaus lying on the ground before her.

"Nik," She screamed as she stood up, and ran to his left side. She touched his face, trying to wake him up, but he did not open his eyes. Tears fell down her face, as she moved her hands to the stake in his chest.

He was beginning to gray because the stake was at the bottom of his heart, and Caroline knew it was only a matter of time before he would leave her forever.

"Not this time." She whispered, as the tears fell, and she grasped the stake. "You are not leaving me, Nik. Not when I just found you again. Do you hear me Niklaus Mikaelson? You are not dying on me." She screamed as she pulled the stake out of his chest, and threw it to the side.

She waited for only a second when Klaus gasped for air, and sat up. He clutched his chest and looked down at the hole that was beginning to close up. He looked up and saw the one person he thought he had lost forever.

"Caroline." He whispered, daring to hope she was there.

"Nik," She whispered back, tears of joy falling down her face accompanied by a faint smile.

He drew in a breath. "It's really you." He stated, lifting his right hand to her face.

Caroline nodded frantically, and grasped his hand and kissed his palm. "It's me. I've come back to you."