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Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).
Over the next few days, plans to take on Mikael and Katherine were made in earnest, although Elena and Bonnie weren't involved in any of them. When the time was ready, they'd be told what needed to be done on their part. They knew only one of them needed to die as the other would kill themselves because of the mating bond. When it had been established that pretty much every word which had come out of Katherine's mouth had been a lie, even Stefan decided to stop her. Both Rebekah and Marcel returned to New Orleans, as did Kol and a now pregnant Davina.
However, the plans to take down Mikael and Katherine were not the only events of interest which took place over the following days. Hayley had given birth to a daughter, and took some of Elena's blood to turn her into a hybrid. Bonnie and Enzo mated, and it turned out they had even less restraint when it came to blood-sharing than Damon and Elena, meaning there was an extremely good chance both Elena and Bonnie were pregnant. Unfortunately, this couldn't have been worse timing for Caroline, because, as far as anyone was aware, there had been no vampire on vampire pregnancies. In fact, no female vampire had ever had a child, the situation had always been with a male vampire and female witch, or doppelganger in Elena's case. Therefore, both Elena and Bonnie knew they were going to have to tread carefully when they both went to see her at Klaus's apartment.
Damon, Elena, Bonnie, Enzo and Stefan arrived at Klaus's apartment to discuss strategy. When they arrived, they were greeted by a blonde haired woman who only Enzo and Damon seemed to know, and they appeared almost afraid of her.
"Hello Damon, hello Enzo." the woman said in an English accent.
"Hello Valerie." Enzo rolled his eyes.
"And who is this?" she asked, standing up and moving towards Stefan, who frowned at her.
"This is my brother Stefan." Damon grimaced. "Stefan, meet Valerie Tulle." he said as Stefan smiled and held his hand out to shake hers.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Stefan said, almost sheepishly.
"Valerie is a vampire-witch hybrid." Klaus smirked in the background as everyone turned to see him. "She has a specialist knowledge of supernatural pregnancies. I thought we could see if you girls are going to be mothers." he added.
"I thought she was one of your lackey's." Damon frowned.
"Oh please." Valerie sighed. "It is a cover. I run the medical unit for supernatural pregnancies here in New Orleans. Quite often, those who have mated from elsewhere in the country come here as I am a very experienced specialist. In fact, I'm the most experienced doctor in the world regarding supernatural pregnancies." she smiled.
"Doctor?" Elena asked.
"Not only am I qualified in the supernatural aspect, but I decided to study as initially a midwife, and eventually as a doctor. Time to learn is one of the perks of being a vampire." Valerie explained.
"Have you ever had a child of your own?" Bonnie asked.
Valerie shook her head sadly. "I met and fell in love when I was young, before I turned. I wanted to have a child, but he wasn't my mate, so we were separated. I was mad with grief and killed myself." she told them.
"I thought witches couldn't become vampires and keep their powers." Bonnie narrowed her eyes.
"I was a siphoner." Valerie explained. "As a human I had to draw my power from an external magical source to allow me to perform magic. As a vampire, I was a magical creature and had permanent access to magic, thus making me both a witch and a vampire."
All of the time, Stefan had continued to stare at Valerie, her face seemingly familiar. "Your face is really familiar." he suddenly said, causing Valerie to smile.
"I wondered how long it would take for you to recognize me." she said, a twinge of sadness in her voice. "Maybe we should talk later. It's not like we don't have forever." she added, a blush coming to her cheeks.
"You two know each other?" Damon asked, looking confused.
"Remember the girl who broke my heart not long before we met Katherine?" Stefan asked as Damon looked thoughtfully for a moment, before the realization hit him who Stefan meant.
"That's Valerie? The Valerie" he asked, clearly shocked by the revelation, as Stefan nodded in reply. "Your taste has improved since then." he smiled as he looked at Elena before turning to Stefan again. "You do know she is a psycho bitch." he shook his head in disbelief. "Did you know who I was all of that time?" he asked Valerie.
"I did." she nodded. "I was wondering if you'd ever mention Stefan, but I realized you two clearly were no longer close, so I gave up and started to be a bitch to you instead." she grinned.
"Elena, Bonnie!" Caroline's screamed from across the room as the three girls ran into each other's arms and began to hug each other.
"Oh my god, how are you?" Bonnie cried, it being the first time she'd seen Caroline since Bonnie became a witch and Caroline a vampire.
"I'm fine, but what's going on?" Caroline asked, looking confused.
"I'm here to be a guest of Klaus." Stefan said through gritted teeth.
"And you're coming back to Damon's house with us." Elena explained as Caroline's face fell.
"I can't leave Klaus." she protested. "He needs me." she insisted as there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Klaus called out as a man walked in, who Elena didn't recognize, but it seemed everyone else in the room did.
"What's going on?" Elena frowned, also appearing confused.
"This is Vincent." Damon introduced them. "Vincent, this is my mate Elena." he smiled as Elena walked back over to Damon before taking Elena's hand and shaking it.
"Hello Elena." Vincent smiled. "I'm glad to finally meet you." he said.
"Damon?" Elena looked at her mate as she shook Vincent's hand. "What is going on?" she asked once more.
"Why don't we all sit down?" Klaus suggested as they made their way into the lounge area and sat down on the huge sofa's. "Maybe it would be a wise idea to explain why we are all here." he smiled.
"I'll start." Valerie put her hand up. "I'm here for two reasons. The most important one you need to know about right now is that I need to check all three of you over for pregnancy." she said as Caroline frowned.
"Why do you need to check me?" she asked. "I'm a vampire, Klaus is a vampire, I can't get pregnant." she said.
"Klaus is a hybrid, not a vampire." Valerie corrected her. "When you blood share, he bites you as a werewolf, and heals you as a hybrid. The blood sharing is different as in some respects, he is the human in your mating."
"You think it is possible?" Klaus asked, hope in his eyes.
"Valerie asked me to consult the witch spirits." Vincent told them. "They suspect you have the abilities to father a child, even with a vampire mate, as long as she is part of your sire line, which we know Caroline is as Damon is her sire."
"I didn't know I was part of your line." Damon frowned.
"It is irrelevant whichever way." Klaus shrugged.
"Except in this matter." Vincent corrected him.
"So I'm here to check all three girls, in a medical capacity." Valerie smiled.
"Can we have a second opinion doc?" Damon raised an eyebrow. "It's not that I don't trust you, but you were a complete bitch to me. How do I know you won't do something to hurt Elena?" he asked.
"Well that comes down to the second reason I am here." Valerie smiled. "Stefan is my mate." she said.
"What?" Stefan frowned. "I haven't felt anything."
"It isn't always immediate." Valerie explained. "Except it was when we first met. You see I fell pregnant with your child. I couldn't carry it as you weren't supernatural at the time, something I only discovered in later years. But the witch spirits knew your fate, which is how come you were able to get me pregnant while you were human."
"So you knew all along that my brother was your mate, even though he had no idea, and yet you were still a bitch to me?" Damon asked, his voice in shock.
"This has nothing to do with you Damon." Valerie shook her head. "But I was being protective over my mate, just like you feel with Elena. But I see your relationship with Stefan isn't as bad as I suspected. It isn't hate, it is simply separation." she shrugged. "Stefan and I will have some alone time later." she smiled at Stefan who looked confused.
"I got you pregnant." he whispered.
"We'll talk about it later." Valerie told him. "It was a sign from the spirits to let me know you would be my mate. It also means I can still have a child with you as I am a hybrid." she smiled. "You'll soon forget you ever had feelings other than a platonic affection towards Elena. But I think it best we talk about it when we are alone and I am torturing you." she smirked.
"She's good at that." Enzo warned Stefan. "She likes to nag, you poor sod. Imagine being mated to her." he shuddered.
"Hey, leave her alone!" Stefan said defensively before putting his hand over his mouth as he realized the nature of mating was starting to take hold.
"And there is the proof of the pudding." Enzo grinned. "They are most definitely mates."
"So pregnancies and mates." Bonnie started. "What else are we here for?" she asked.
"We need to swap Stefan for Caroline." Klaus grimaced. "Katherine is expecting me to torture Stefan and for me to hand Caroline over. So we have to pretend Damon, Elena and Stefan are doing exactly that. Elena also needs to be in delayed transition." he added.
"She has to do what!" Damon stood up, eyes blazing. "No fucking way. If Elena is pregnant, she is not going to die!" he insisted as Elena placed her hand in his to reassure him.
"We can delay the transition." Valerie told them. "That is why Vincent is here. We are going to need a lot of magic, and especially Bennett magic." she explained. "He will channel the New Orleans spirits, Bonnie can channel the Bennett line and I can channel the Gemini coven." she explained. "We can move the child into a surrogate until Elena has completed her transition, then we can move the baby back."
"Can a baby grow inside a vampire?" Damon asked.
"Duh!" Caroline rolled her eyes. "Have you not been listening? Seriously Damon. What am I?" she asked.
"A vampire." Damon frowned.
"Exactly, and I can carry a child." she insisted.
"There is no reason why a vampire cannot carry a baby." Valerie explained. "It hasn't been done often, but when the urge to turn becomes too great, the spell has been preformed on occasion. It can be quite harmful to all involved if the transition doesn't happen. Witches only do it to keep their bloodlines going. As Elena isn't a witch, we need a magical bloodline which is tied to her. The Bennett line has been tied to the Petrova doppelganger for almost two millennia. As long as she has Bonnie's blood in her when she dies, we can complete the transition safely as the spirits will allow it to happen. Once she has transitioned, we can return the child to her safely and she will continue with her pregnancy as normal. I would recommend that the child is returned after we have dealt with the Mikael and Katherine situation." he suggested.
"Do we have anyone who is a willing human volunteer?" Damon asked.
Klaus looked at Damon. "I asked Cami." he said.
"Asked or compelled?" Damon raised an eyebrow.
"She's on vervain." Vincent shook his head. "She was more than willing to help. Although I think you're going to owe her big time." he smiled.
"Who's Cami?" Elena asked.
Damon looked uncomfortable. "She runs the bar at the club." he explained. "She's human."
Elena frowned. "Is there something you're not telling me?"
"Damon was sleeping with her before he met you." Enzo smirked.
"Oh great!" Elena sat back and folded her arms in indignation.
"Don't worry love." Enzo smiled. "As soon as she found out, she stopped taking the vervain to ask for her memories to be modified. She already knew if Damon would find his mate she'd be dumped. Having her memories modified was always the plan should the situation arise. As soon as I compelled her, she took some vervain."
"Does it have to be her?" Elena sighed.
"We need a human volunteer." Valerie explained. "A female vampire will only be able to carry her own child with her mate, her body would reject it. A human would be able to carry the child without problems. We don't have many volunteers in that department I'm afraid."
"We don't even know if I'm pregnant yet." Elena insisted.
"I suggest we find out." Valerie got up and walked over to a table with a briefcase on top of it. She searched through and found what she needed and handed Elena, Bonnie and Caroline each a little container. "The bathroom is over there." she said pointing to a door. "I need all three of you to pee into the little container. When you've finished, meet me in that room over there." Valerie pointed towards another door. "Klaus has set it up for me to do some examinations, both medical and supernatural." she smiled.
"Pee, into that?" Caroline made a face. "Eww. That's disgusting."
"There's antibacterial hand-wash in there." Valerie added. "I'd suggest you use it." With that she took her briefcase to the room she'd told the girls to meet her in.
five minutes later, the four women were inside the room which had a hospital style examination bed, with what looked like a scanning machine, and curtains which could be pulled around for privacy.
"Are you going to look down there?" Bonnie asked in horror, prompting Valerie to laugh.
"No." Valerie shook her head. "A pregnancy test for a supernatural mating with a vampire is very different to a human pregnancy test. It requires the use of magic." she held up what looked like a large piece of salt. "If I placed this into your sample, it would simply dissolve." she told them. "But if I cast the spell on your stomach, then break it in half and place part of it into your sample, the liquid will turn either yellow, blue or pink."
"Why three colors?" Elena asked.
"It depends on your trimester." Valerie explained. "In a vampire pregnancy, the first trimester is over in a few of days. The rest of the pregnancy is half the length of a normal pregnancy. If the sample is yellow, you are still in the first trimester. If it is blue or pink, it means we can tell the sex of the child. Combine that and the date you first blood shared, a scan and then we can determine when the child is due."
"Does that mean we'll be looking looking for maternity clothes in the next few days?" Caroline asked with a shocked voice as Valerie laughed. "I don't think I'm quite ready for that."
"Nobody is ever ready for a supernatural birth." Valerie explained. "We usually say that you are initially further along than you are and that you didn't show until almost five months. When the child arrives three months later, we explain the child was slightly premature. After that, the child grows naturally. Having supernatural parents helps the growth of the child." she turned to Bonnie. "Bonnie, unlike you, your child will be ready to practice magic from an early age as he or she will have been exposed to vampires." she explained. "The witch community will help raise that child as it is usually a sign they are going to be an extremely powerful witch, because your mating and subsequent transition into a vampire will transfer to the child. About a week before you are due to have the baby, you will feel the urge to turn. Quite often the urge is so strong, witches turn a few days before they are due, which forces them to go into labor slightly early. It is the transference of magic that will force you to do this and is completely natural." she continued. "For Elena and Caroline, they will be vampires for their pregnancy and won't have to concern themselves with the urge to turn. So who wants to go first?" she asked.
The three of them looked at each other with trepidation until Caroline stepped forward. "I will." she offered, laying down on the bed. Valerie went to close the curtain, but Caroline shook her head. "We're all in this together, right?" she asked as Elena and Bonnie nodded their heads vigorously.
Valerie took a deep breath. "Fine, lets go." she said. "Now I need you to pull the waistband of your skirt down a little and pull your top up so I can see your stomach." she instructed as Caroline did as she was told.
Valerie took one of the pieces of salt and placed it on Caroline's stomach and began to chant for a moment. She stopped, picked up the salt, broke it in half and placed one part back on Caroline's stomach and the other half into the container full of Caroline's sample and began to quietly chant once more. The container hissed as the rock dissolved into the liquid and changed to pink while Caroline watched it in earnest.
Eventually Valerie stopped and smiled. "Congratulations, you're having a baby girl." she said. "Would you like me to do a scan?" she asked as Caroline nodded. "Byt first, when did you and Klaus first blood share?" Valerie asked.
Caroline thought for a minute. "Twelve days ago." she replied.
"So we are looking at you being up to fourteen human weeks." Valerie told her as she tucked paper tissue around Caroline's clothes before rubbing some gel onto her stomach. She picked up the probe and moved it along Caroline's skin methodically to find the baby. "There we go." Valerie pointed to a small shape on the screen.
"That's it?" Caroline asked, seemingly underwhelmed.
"It'll look very different at your next scan." Valerie told her.
"If the baby can't get ill or anything, why would she need another scan?" Elena asked.
"To determine whether the baby is human, vampire or werewolf." Valerie explained. "We've never had a case like hers before." she said, looking at Caroline. "How many copies of the scan do you want?" she asked.
"Three, I think. Oh my god." Caroline clapped her hand over her mouth and looked at them wide-eyed. "My mom is going to kill me when she finds out I'm pregnant." she said with genuine fear in her eyes.
"I think pregnancy is the last of your worries with your mom." Bonnie laughed.
"So when am I due?" Caroline asked.
Valerie went through her calendar to check her dates. "It looks like it is October twenty first." she said, handing some wipes over to Caroline, before logging information into her laptop. "I'll do Bonnie next and then Elena. I think I've just heard Cami arrive, which means we can do the transfer as soon as I've done the scan." she said.
"I want Damon with me when you do it." Elena insisted.
"That's fine." Valerie told her as Caroline got down from the bed and Valerie changed the paper underneath so it was clean for Bonnie.
Valerie repeated the process for Bonnie, but as she had only blood shared with Enzo for the first time less than forty eight hours earlier, the sample turned yellow, meaning she was still in her first trimester. Valerie then arrange to scan them both again in three weeks as they'd be able to get more information on dates and in Caroline's case, the nature of what she was carrying.
When it came to Elena's turn, Bonnie and Caroline left at Damon's insistence. He wanted to see everything first hand before Cami took over the pregnancy for a few days. This was when Valerie explained that the pregnancy would only continue at a normal human rate while Cami was carrying the child, therefore delaying the birth by roughly a week, meaning the estimated date was of all days, Halloween.
When they found out the baby was a girl, they knew the Petrova doppelganger would at some point in the future, reoccur. After they'd had the discussions about copies of the scan, Elena made herself look decent and Valerie requested Vincent and Cami to join them.
Elena was surprised to see Cami was a face she recognized from the club on the first night they'd been in New Orleans, which now seemed like a lifetime ago. Although they never interacted, Elena remembered a pretty blonde haired woman looking at her with a sad look on her face, while she danced with Damon. Now she understood why, however Cami herself was now completely oblivious to her affair with Damon. Instead she simply saw him as her boss.
Vincent entered with a large grimoire in his hand, followed by Bonnie, who closed the door behind them. He opened the book and quickly found the spell he was looking for. He rubbed his hands together before smiling at everyone.
"Okay, so, shall we begin?" he asked.