"You'll always be my babies."

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The next morning Camilla woke up with a solemn look and got ready for the day. She threw on a comfortable knitted sweater, some black leggings, and ankle boots.

She walks into the main lobby of the Salvatore school in search for Alaric and puts on a fake smile.

She walks up to him and says , "Hey Ric!"

He gives her a perplexed look as to why she's so chirpy today and clears his throat once he realizes he had been staring for too long.
"Hey Cami, are you okay?" He questions suspiciously.

"So... you've got the school covered for like a week right? You can handle it with out me?" She says smiling sweetly and ignoring his question, Alaric opens his mouth to reply but she interrupts him "Good, great! I'm also taking all the kids out for the week! See you later!"

Alaric stands there dumbfounded wondering what just happened as she skips away.

"Wait! You're taking the kids out of class for a week?! Where are you going?!" But she just pretends she doesn't hear him and skips away towards her office.

She sits in her chair behind her desk pressing the intercom button for the main speakers.

"Will Josie, Lizzie, Alec, and Jace report to Mrs. Forbes office please." She announces with a large smile.

Alaric runs into her office slamming the door open, a panting mess from running after her.

"What do you mean you're taking them out of school for a whole week? Where are you going?" He asks slightly out of breath and majorly confused.

He's once again interrupted by the twins walking into her office with cautious expressions.

"Are we in trouble? I don't know about Josie but I haven't done anything!" Lizzie blurts out with her hands raised in surrender. They had never been called down to their mothers office, so they must've been in major trouble.

Josies mouth hangs wide open, "Way to throw me under the bus! Lizzie set Penelope's hair on fire!"

"You don't even like her!" Lizzie yells back in anger that she too had been thrown under the bus.

Camilla stares at them with an amused expression. She opens her mouth to speak but Alec and Jace walk into the office at that same moment with the same faces the twins had walking in.

"The twins did it!" They both yell pointing at the twins as soon as they walk in seeing their distressed faces.

"Did not!" They yell in unison glaring at their brothers.

They break into a yelling match. A knock on the door threatens to interrupt their argument but they continue screaming and saying who did 'it.' Whatever they think it is.

"Who else did you invite?" Alaric asks throwing his hands up exhausted already. What was she planning?

"No one." She says rolling her eyes amused with how frustrated he is. "Come in!" She yells.

None other than Kol, Davina, Hope, and Klaus Mikaelson walk in.

"What are they doing here!?" Lizzie Alex and Jace yell in unison as Josie sends an apologetic look towards the family.

Kols face contorts into amusement and offense. "Um excuse me children but I thought I was a little bit more liked than that. Favorite uncle some would say."

"Sorry uncle Kol. We meant them." Lizzie says glaring towards Klaus Hope and Davina. "I don't even know who that is," She says waving towards Davina "but she's by them so she has to be bad."

At the same time Jace says, "I don't know uncle Damon is pretty cool." With a thoughtful look. But Kol looks absolutely disturbed by this comment.

Camilla sighs putting her face into her hands. "To What do I owe the pleasure Mikaelson family?"

"We can come back at ano-" Davina begins seeing the family was obviously in the middle of something, but Cami waves her hand in the air dismissing the thought.

"No it's okay I won't be here for another week so we can talk now." She says nonchalantly.

"WHAT?" All the kids yell, oh and Kol.

"You still haven't told me where you're going." Alaric says annoyed, finally fed up with her behavior.

"You're leaving?" Klaus speaks up for the first time.

Everyone's heads snap towards him, all different expressions. Anger, surprise, annoyance, and questioning.

"Why is he even here?!" Jace says loudly, annoyed he interrupted yet another family moment.

"Okay!" Camilla yells smacking her hands on the desk. Everyone's attentions goes to her. "Mikaelsons over there!" She says pointing towards the couch on one side of room, "Forbes and Saltzman, there!" She continues, pointing towards the chairs on the other side of the room.

Once everyone berugedly follows her orders, she turns towards the Mikaelsons.

"So what do you guys need?" She questions calmly, folding her hands in her lap.

"Well my beautiful, caring, kind, loving, amazing,..." Kol says rambling.

"Kol!" Camilla says snapping her fingers motioning for him to get on with it.

"My wife has nothing to do at home, and she's an amazing witch by the way. Wants to become a teacher at your wonderful school for special kids." He says with a pleading face. Begging with his eyes that the woman wouldn't say no.

"Okay well we did just have a teacher leave to travel, so after we get all the paperwork and interviews done, I don't see why not." Cami says. "So why did you pull Hope out of class for this?" She says looking towards Klaus with a raised eyebrow.

"Actually Mrs. Forbes, I wanted to talk with you about joining the training classes." Hope pipes up with a hopeful face.

"Oh. Well I'm sure Jace would be happy to train you." She says with a warning look towards her son, daring him to say otherwise.

"Ofcourse." He says with gritted teeth while discreetly glaring daggers into Hopes head.

"So where are you going?" Alaric says. Hoping to finally get answers.

"Well, the kids and I are going on a small trip." She simply says, like it's no big deal.

"For a week? So suddenly? Where?" Alaric starts rambling off questions. It wasn't like her to not plan months ahead for trips and any plans.

"We're going to see Caroline in Paris." She shrugs again, beginning to get annoyed by all of the questions.

"YES!" Josie and Lizzie yell in sync.

"What? You can't just take them out of the country with out a moments notice!" Alaric yells getting frustrated with Camilla's current lack of care.

"Um yes, they're my kids too. And I'm the head master so I can also excuse them out of class." Camilla says raising an eyebrow as if it were obvious.

"We're going to Paris?" Kol says with a huge grin trying to defuse the large amount of tension in the room.

"NO!" Alaric yells at the same time Cami calmly yet slightly amused says "Me and my children are yes, you are not."

"Alaric it's just for a week, Caroline misses the kids and I need to talk to my sister." She says slightly pleading.

Everyone stares at the man with wide curious eyes, he couldn't say no to her could he?

"Fine, but just for a week." He sighs as the kids cheer, he could tell by her pleading expression that she needed this, he just assumed it was because Stefans death anniversary had just passed and she needed some girl therapy.

"So am I seriously not allowed to come or..." Kol says while making motions with his hands.

Davina smacks his side with an eye roll. Her husband was the most childish man she had ever met, she loved him for it but sometimes he was just extra.

"No Kol you cannot come with." Cami says smiling. She stands up clapping her hands, "So if everyone's done, kids go pack we leave tonight, Mikaelson's I'll get back to you on the details of the work matters."

After goodbyes from Hope, Kol ,and Davina everyone walks out besides Klaus.

"Can I help you?" She says looking up at him curiously. After last night she had decided to give him some Leigh way.

"Why are you leaving?" He questions, searching her face for answers, though she gives nothing away.

"I told you guys I'm going to-" she gets cut off by him saying, "You're lying. And when you're ready to talk about it I'll be here." And with that he gets up, walking out of the room as Camilla sits there stunned.

After she gets over her initial shock she messages her twin sister.

To: Care Bear❤️
Me and the kids are coming to Paris to meet you. Need to talk.

From: Care Bear❤️
Is everything okay? You didn't answer me yesterday and Ric said you were locked in your room all day.

To: Care Bear❤️

The phone starts buzzing.

Care bear❤️ is calling....

Accept.                        Decline

Call declined*

Camilla sighs to herself, pulling her sweater up from her forearm slightly to see her wrist. Black veins that were growing towards her elbow could be seen. She starts to tear up knowing what it meant. If it was already happening she needed to talk to Caroline as soon as possible.

She takes out a piece of paper and a pen, beginning to write.

To the loves of my life,

𑁍 𑁍 𑁍
Vᴏᴛᴇ & Cᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ
✍︎
Rᴏsʟʏɴ Mᴀᴅʏsᴏɴ