*That moment when you forget about one of your characters until just now.

Where are my Sarah fans at for favorite OC?*

Claire stands in front of the mirror in her closet at the mansion. The beautiful blue dress Caroline had picked out for her clothed Claire's body. She curled her hair and pinned it back. She kept her makeup simple. The dress is long enough to where people wouldn't see her feet so she wore tennis shoes. Her feet were already swollen, she didn't want to add to the discomfort by wearing heals.

"Wow, you look stunning" Claire turns and smiles at Sarah. "And looks like I'm not gonna be out of the job any time soon" She teases looking at Claire's stomach. This was the first time in a long time Claire had called Sarah. If the baby sitter was being honest with herself, she had missed Claire and Madelyn.

"Another happy accident" Claire smiles.

"You should be more careful" Sarah lightly mothers. 

"The jackass was supposed to be sterile" Claire shrugs. Sarah smiles and laughs a bit.

"Which one is it?" Sarah asked remembering how Claire is in a polygamous relationship with the Mikaelson's. The smile leaves Claire's face and she looks away from Sarah.

"It was Kol" Claire said. The town had kept Kol's death under wraps. Nobody knew he was dead, just out of town. They could explain the other deaths seeing as their is a body to go with their story but Kol's body was demolished, burned to ashes.

"Oh, I'm sorry" Sarah said walking closer to Claire. She rubs the teenagers back. Claire gives her a small smile, surprised at her ability to hold back the water works. "I'm gonna go get Madelyn and work on dinner." Claire nods watching her leave.

Once Sarah was out the door, Elijah appears. Claire glances at him. He's wearing a tux and looks dashing as always. She turns back to the mirror and he walks over to her.

"You're glowing, my love. Radiant as always" He kisses her shoulder. He reaches into his pocket and turns on the music. Claire only then notices the radio sitting on her vanity. "Kol may not be here to take you to the prom... but he should have the first dance" He whispers placing his hand in hers. She turns to look at him. "We'll leave whenever you're ready" He promises and kisses her lips.

She leans into him, her hand gripping his. She begins to siphon from him. He moans holding her even tighter. She siphons as much as she can from him before pulling away.

"Thank you" She whispers. He nods and kisses her forehead before walking out of the room, closing the door to give her and Kol privacy.

"Words cannot truly describe your beauty, my love." Claire closes her eyes as his voice reaches her ears. Despite how hard she tries, tears slip down her face. She feels a pair of hands cup her cheeks, thumbs wipe her tears. "I don't have much time, darling, please let me see those eyes" He begs.

Claire releases a shaky breath before opening her tear filled eyes. She sobs as she sees him standing in front of her in the clothes he wore on the day he died. She pulls him into her arms and he holds her tightly. 

Neither of them say anything. They simply hold each other. Pure happiness fills his heart as he feels his child moving in her stomach. It was like the babe knew his father was there, like the babe recognized him.

Ever so slowly, he leans back and grabs her hands. She lays her head on his chest as he sways them to the music. His chin rests on top of her head. He closes his eyes and savors the moment.

Pulling back completely, he twirls her. She grins brightly causing him to smile. He pulls her back into his arms and dips her. She laughs and holds onto him. He pulls her back up and they begin to sway again.

"I'm sorry" She whispers.

"Whatever for?" He whispers back. Her grip on him tightens. "Love, what is it?" He leans back but she doesn't look at him.

"It's been three months" She whispers. He sighs and rests his cheek on her head.

"I'd happily wait a thousand years on the Other Side if it meant a thousand more in life with you." He whispers. She leans her head back. He smiles and connects their foreheads.

"You'll have me for eternity... You'll always have me for eternity"

"That promise is enough for me" He whispers to her. "I want you to bring me back but I don't want you to lose yourself by trying. Go to Prom, have an amazing time. Get laid by one of my brothers. Relax. Be the carefree girl I love."

"Easier said than done now-a-days" She whispers. He pulls her into a soft kiss.

"I know, Angel... But try... For me" She nods. They gently sway, their foreheads still connected, their arms holding onto the other desperately. When she felt Kol's grip tighten and saw the look in his eyes, she knew what was about to happen.

"I love you, Kol, I love you so much" She said quickly, desperately.

"I know, Angel, I know. I love you so-" Before he could finish, he disappeared leaving Claire on her own. Claire covers her mouth as a sob releases from her mouth. She hugs herself with her other arm.

Being able to see Kol every now and then is both a blessing and a curse. She loved the little moments they had, the lived for them. But every time he leaves, she feels the hole in her heart growing, becoming more painful.

She feels arms wrap around her and knows it's one of her mates. She clings to him, buries her head in his chest. He kisses her head and rubs her back.

"It's alright, Princess... I've got you" He whispers to her. Claire sniffles and leans her head back. She sighs seeing make-up staining his tux. "Don't worry about it, I've got dozens more" He promises. She gives him a small smile.

"I bet I just look beautiful right now" Claire said sarcastically.

"The most beautiful I've ever seen" He grins at her.

"I bet you say that to all of the girls" She teased wrapping her arms around his neck.

"But I mean it with you" He teases in return. She grins and pulls him into a kiss.

"I'm assuming everyone is waiting on me" Claire said pulling out of his arms. She walks over to the vanity and turns the radio off. She then begins to fix her make-up.

"Take your time, Princess" Finn tells her gently. "We're not gonna leave without you" She gives him a smile through the mirror.

"I'll be down in a moment" She tells him. He nods and leaves to give her privacy. Claire sighs as her eyes glance down at a picture. It's of her, her mates, and Madelyn. She picks it up and stands straight. "I'll get you back, darling... Trust me" She whispers rubbing her stomach with her free hand. Her baby kicks. "I'll get daddy back, don't you worry little one." Claire smiles.

Claire looks at the picture. She gives it a kiss before setting it down and walking out of the room. She walks towards the steps and down to the main floor. She stands in the threshold of the main room where her mates are. Elijah notices her first and stands, the other follows his lead.

"Perfect" Klaus tells her. She smiles at him. They all walk closer to her. 

"I'm going to check on Madelyn and then we can leave." They nod and make room for her to go to the kitchen.

"Mama" Madelyn holds her hands out for Claire. 

"Hey, Mad-Cat" Claire picks her daughter up and spins her in the air. Madelyn giggles with a bright smile on her face. Claire brings her down to her chest and begins to tickle her. Madelyn's giggles are contagious, she has both Claire and Sarah laughing.

"Have a good time, Claire" Sarah says and Claire sets Madelyn down.

"I will, thank you so much for helping me." Claire says.

"Don't worry about it, it's my pleasure" Sarah waves off. Claire grins and walks out of the kitchen. Elijah has already gone to get the car, Klaus stands by the door. Finn and Henrik offer their arms to her. She hooks both her arms around one of theirs.

"A limo?" Claire whispers seeing that Elijah had not gone to get their car but to call the limo up to the house.

"We thought you look so beautiful that you should arrive in style" Finn said. She grins excitedly at him. She practically drags them to the limo. She slides in and the others climb in as well.

"Wow" She says looking at the lights and the nice seats. Unfortunately, it wasn't a longer car ride. She loved driving in the limo and they could tell. If having a limo brought that smile to her face, then she would ride in nothing else.

Once they reached the high school, they climbed out of the limo. All eyes were on them. Not many people were able to get limo's so when one pulls up, it got people's attention.

"The Mayor's here" Henrik notes under his breath. They all looked at Rudy who was already watching them.

"Don't antagonize him" Claire pleads. "I don't want drama tonight"

"We won't do anything, promise" Klaus says placing his hand on the small of her back. He leads her into the school. Claire gives Rudy a small smile and Rudy returns it.

"Wow, they did a really good job with the place" Claire said looking around. It looked better than any other dance, she felt really proud of Caroline. She soon spots Rebekah standing by herself. Claire frowns her eyebrows before following her gaze. Claire stifles a laugh.

Archie and Asher were taking up most of the dance floor. They obviously didn't have a care in the world as they flung their arms and legs around like morons. They were obviously having a good time but not exactly Rebekah's style. It wasn't long before Penelope joined them and the three siblings ruled the floor.

"Caroline's just over there, love" Henrik points out. Claire looks and smiles. She walks up to her sister, her mates flanking her.

"Caroline, this is just... Amazing" Claire complements. Caroline grins happy to see her sister attending. She hugs her little sister.

"Thank you... I'm so happy you're here" Caroline whispers holding her tightly.

"I'm happy I came" Caroline grinned even wider before pulling away. "Where's Bonnie and Matt?"

"Matt went to get drinks and I haven't seen Bonnie and Jamie yet." Claire nods and looks her Bonnie and Jamie.

"I saw her dad, he's standing outside." Claire said. Caroline looks at Claire.

"Really? I wonder what he's doing here" Caroline muttered.

"Probably to make sure we behave" Klaus smirks. "As if he could stop us" He said cockily. Claire gives him a look. "We promised we wouldn't do anything but even if we did, all I'm saying is that he wouldn't be able to stop us" Klaus explains. Claire rolls her eyes and he leans over kissing her head not wanting her to be cross with him. She grabs his hand and gives his a gentle squeeze, he relaxes.

"Claire" Matt smiles at her. He nods to the Mikaelson's who nod back. "You look great"

"Thanks, you clean up well" Claire nods. He gives her a small shrug and a grin. Claire looks behind him and see Jeremy walking over to them. "Hey, Bigfoot" Jeremy smiles slightly.

Jeremy has been living with Matt. The two of them split the bill for the house they now live in. Jeremy had been struggling with Elena's death. While he understood why Claire had killed her and knew he couldn't be angry with her, it was hard to be around her knowing she's the reason Elena's dead. The reason the last bit of his family is dead. Then Damon's death and Stefan's disappearance made things worse because despite the odds, the Salvatore's had become family to him.

It was getting easier as the days passed. He was forgiving himself for not being able to stop Elena, for not being able to save her. He was slowly releasing his anger so he wouldn't self destruct. He was working on himself and he had to do that away from Claire, away from the Mikaelson's. Slowly, ever so slowly, he was coming back. His old, happy self was returning.

Claire could see the difference in him. When his parents died, he turned to drugs and withdrew from everyone. Now, he's choosing more healthy ways. He's talking about it, he's working things out. He's truly grown since then and Claire's proud of him. She wished he wasn't in the position he's in, she wished it wasn't Elena but it was and she didn't regret killing her but she feels bad for putting Jeremy through this.

"You look beautiful" Jeremy says. "You both do" He looks between the twins. Claire smiles and pulls him into a hug.

"I'm happy to see you" Claire whispers. Jeremy hugs her tightly. He remembers her being there for him when his parents died, for a time, they were as close as could be. He wants that back.

When they pull away, Claire steps back in line with her mates. Klaus grabs her hand and pulls her to the dance floor as a slow song comes on. He shoos Archie and Asher away before pulling Claire into his arms. She grins widely and wraps her arms around his neck.

"You'll be graduating soon" Klaus points out. She nods tilting her head. "What are your plans?"

"I haven't really thought about it" Claire tells him honestly. "Caroline and Bonnie are going off to college. I don't know what Matt's doing." She mutters. "Every time I even try to think about the future something comes up. Pregnancy, witches, vampires, werewolves, baby, mates, the hunter, the cure, pregnancy again, death... I'm just waiting for the next thing to come and take my attention."

"The next thing is your future" Klaus assures her. "And you can have any future you want. If you wish to go to college, we'll make it work. If you wish to travel the world, we'll take a vacation. If you want to move, we'll go wherever you want." He twirls her before bringing her back into his arms. "It's your future, sweetheart"

"And what about you?" Claire asks tilting her head. "What do you want? What does Elijah want? or Henrik? Finn? Kol, when we get him back." Claire said. "It's not just my future, it's all of ours. I have to think about this baby, Madelyn."

"Don't you worry about me and my brothers. We've lived multiple lifetimes. We simply wish to live in your life and to give you everything you want."  Klaus said.

"Except Finn's been in a coffin for most of those multiple lifetimes and Henrik was on the Other Side." Claire points out. "The world doesn't revolve around me, Klaus. There's other people, other lives we have to take into account."

"Talk to them if you wish but they will give you the same answer." Klaus tells her. "We want what's best for you, what will make you happy." She smiles and pulls him into a soft kiss. He returns it deeply. "I love you" He whispers before twirling her into another set of arms.

This continued the entire night. She went from one mate to the other. She mingled with her friends while looking for Bonnie and Jamie, neither of them had decided to show up.

"Claire" She turns still laughing at something Matt had said. Her laughter fades as she looks at Rudy. "May I have a word?" Her mates tense and move in closer to her. "Alone?"

"You talk to Claire with us or you don't talk to Claire" Elijah tells him moving in front of her mate. Rudy wanted to argue but nods. He walks away from the prom. Claire glances at her friends and her mates before following Rudy. Caroline quickly tries to get a hold of Bonnie hoping to figure out not only where she is but what Rudy is up too.

Rudy leads them into a class room, Alaric's old class room. Claire tenses as she remembers the last time she was in the room.

"Can I do it?" Sage asks. Alaric shrugs and hands them to her. Claire's eyes widened as she walked over. Alaric holds her hands down.

"No, no, no, no" Claire says trying to fight against Alaric.

"I love it when they beg" Sage whispers smirking. She slowly pushes the pencils into her hands. Claire screams, cries and begs for mercy but Sage's smirk only deepens.

Claire rubs her hands, wincing at the memory. Finn pulls her into his side, knowing what was going through her mind. He could feel the guilt coming back. Guilty that it was his sired vampire that caused her pain. He knew he should have compelled Sage to stay away, if he had, maybe Claire would have been spared of the pain. 

"What can we do for you, Mayor Rudy?" Klaus asks strolling around the room, his hands behind his back. The vampires could hear his heart racing. He's nervous. He had hoped to speak to Claire alone, not with them. He knew how unpredictable they are, how quickly they'd kill him.

"I want to give you one last chance to confess" He said strongly.

"Confess to what?" Elijah questions calmly.

"The deaths of Carol Lockwood, Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore" He said staring directly into Claire's eyes.

"And who says we have anything to do with their deaths?" Klaus wonders turning to him. His eyes threatening, daring him to continue. Rudy shifts in his spot.

"Your mother cares about you very much" Claire looks away from Rudy at the mention of her mother. She hasn't spoken to Liz in months. She doubted their relationship would ever mend. She doubted Liz would ever forgive her for killing Elena, for being the reason Damon's dead, for hiding information about Carol's death. To Liz, Claire crossed the line. "She's a smart woman but not smart enough."

"What are you talking about?" Claire asked slowly.

"Your mother destroyed evidence. We have proof of that. We don't have proof of what evidence she destroyed so you're safe... but we are going to prosecute her for breaking the law. Unless you confess and turn yourself in." Claire's heart dropped.

Liz loves her job. There were times when Claire though Liz loved her job more than her daughters. Now Rudy is taking that from her. He's arresting her for protecting her daughter.

"Am I hearing this correctly?" Klaus asked stalking towards Rudy. Finn growls protectively and pushes Claire behind him. "Are you honestly threatening our mate in front of us? Are you stupid?" Klaus wonders.

"You won't kill me, you can't" Rudy said trying to remain brave, to remain strong.

"Elaborate" Klaus tells him.

"Jeremy may have forgiven you for killing Elena" Rudy said looking at Claire. "But are you so confident that Bonnie will forgive you for killing me?" Rudy asks her.

"He's right... We can't kill him." Claire said.

"Love-" Klaus tries but Claire shakes her head. She walks around Finn and closer to Rudy. Elijah moves beside her and stops her from getting too close.

"I love Jeremy, he's a great friend. I didn't want to kill Elena but I did. I drove the steak through her chest after she killed my soulmate. I don't regret it and if I had the chance to do it again, I would drag her death out longer" Rudy's eyes widened and he steps away from her. "I love Bonnie, she's my best friend. She's the only reason you're alive, you know that right?" Rudy slowly nods. "There are paths other than death" Claire tells him. "Such as compulsion."

"I'm on vervain" Rudy said instantly. Claire smirks slightly.

"Vervain doesn't stay in your system indefinitely" Klaus slowly smirks and Rudy moves even further away from him. "I don't like it when people threaten me, when people threaten my family. I apologize for what is about to happen but it's necessary" Klaus speeds around behind Rudy and puts him in a headlock. Rudy struggles but Klaus's grip is iron tight. "Once the vervain is out of your system, we'll simply compel you to give up your crusade against me and my mates. You'll release my mother and give her her job back, hell, you'll even give her a raise. Then we'll make sure you're a good father because frankly, my biological father is better than you and he's dead, never met him before. Bonnie deserves better and we'll make sure to give it to her." By the time Claire is done talking, Rudy is passed out. "Don't hurt him, don't kill him, just wait until the vervain is out and then compel him."

"As you wish, sweetheart" Klaus said throwing Rudy over his shoulder.

"Why don't we return to the party, Princess?" Finn suggests. Claire nods walking over to him. He kisses the top of her head and they rejoin the party.

"Claire!" She turns and smiles at Bonnie. Bonnie goes towards her quickly, Jamie right behind her. "What happened? Where's my father?"

"Klaus is taking him back to the mansion. He's arrested my mother. He's trying to blackmail me" Bonnie's face drops but Claire gives her arm a gentle squeeze. "We're not killing him, we're not torturing him. All we're going is waiting for the vervain to leave his system. We'll treat him well, he'll think he's in a 5 star resort. When the vervain is gone, we're going to compel him to let my mother go and give her her job back. We'll compel him to give up trying to get me and my mates. Then we'll let him go" Bonnie lets out a sigh of relief. "He's your father, Bonnie. I don't want to kill him and I won't as long as he doesn't try to kill me or my family."

"I know" Bonnie smiles at her. She had doubted Claire for a moment. She thought Claire was going to kill him but this was a better route and it made her relieved. Claire hugs Bonnie tightly.

"I love you, Bonnie and I don't want to lose you."

"You won't" Bonnie promises hugging her tighter. "Now, come on, the party is just getting started."