A/N : Hi guys I'm here with the sequel to Miss Trash-chute and Her Wingman. This is my first Kalijah story ever. Some of you might think K and E are a bit OOC but this is Au/Ah so I'm taking a bit liberty here.
This begins three years after the previous fic. You don't have to read that one to read this though (but please read that too since I am very proud of it lol).
Anyway next chapter might take a few days. Side pairing with Klaroline… hope you guys enjoy it.
MISS HAUGHTY AND HER CO-BABYSITTER
The alarm clock blared and a hand shot out of the blanket and punched it off. Without further ado she groggily got up and padded to the bath. Fifteen minutes later at sharp 6:30 am Katherine Pierce was ready for her morning jog.
People who knew her didn't know she was a fitness and schedule freak mainly because she guarded her privacy like a hawk guarding its nest. But it wasn't just her penchant for accurate time management that they weren't aware of there were a few more things in her life she had shared with nobody. Not even her closest friends.
Life hadn't always been a walk in the park for her so when her life had finally found a track she had decided she wouldn't take it for granted. Getting out of her apartment she ran down her block towards the park. She jogged at a steady pace and thought about Caroline's phone call last night.
Caroline Forbes her ex-friends with benefits sort of friend's wife had ironically become her best friend. Caroline had asked her to babysit her three year old twins while she and Klaus went to one of his exhibitions in Italy for the weekend. Kat knew this was just another one of Caroline's lame attempts to fix Kat up with her brother-in-law, creepy renaissance guy Elijah, since he was also supposed to babysit the twins at Klaus and Caroline's house.
Kat could have refused but however outspoken and bitchy she may be she couldn't say no to Caroline because she was her best friend. Plus she adored Alissa and Evelyn and tried to spend as much time with them as she could. So now she would have to suffer through a weekend of Elijah's not so subtle flirting. The guy wasn't bad altogether. He was definitely easy on the eyes and his throaty voice and British accent made her toes curl, sometimes! just sometimes,not always but he was a bit of a disaster. The first time he had unsuccessfully tried to ask her out he had asked her to watch "Fifty Shades" with him. And then sometime later he had asked her if she wanted him to get her down below creamed because he would love to give her a handjob. Okay maybe both times it wasn't his fault exactly because Kol put him up to it. The first time he had wanted to take her to a movie and the second time he had wanted to help her paint her basement but the guy was clueless about flirting and the general 101 of asking a woman out. So now all she needed was to survive the weekend with Elijah Mikaelson, who was absent the day the art of flirting was discovered.
She circled back to her apartment and thought of all the new excuses she would have to come up with to gently let Elijah Mikaelson down.
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"Hey. God I am so glad you said yes." Caroline stated opening the door and letting Katherine in.
"How could I say no. A whole weekend of Elijah's crackass flirting and kooky date ideas. Are you kidding me I live for this stuff." Katherine sarcastically replied as she walked into living room with Caroline at her heels.
"See. You already know the programme. You will have a grrreat weekend." with a cheeky smile Caroline hugged Katherine before they both sat down.
Katherine shook her head. "Where is your boytoy?"
"Hey I prefer mantoy. No I think superman-toy." Caroline held her hands at an adequate distance indicating the size of her husband's package and then lifted her brow haughtily when Kat stuck out her tongue.
"Ughh. I know. Anywho where is he?"
"He is putting the girls down."
Katherine made a sound of whip. "Pussy whipped."
"Whipped and proud." Klaus walked in and sat beside his wife. Then he began kissing her. Caroline helplessly responded.
"Ahem. Guys. I'm here so you guys can literally go to another country and do that."
Klaus reluctantly pulled back and smirked in Katherine's direction. "So Katherine I really from the bottom-est of my heart wish that you have a great weekend with my brother and your soon to be consociate babysitter."
"A con what baby sitter? What the fuck? Who came up with this piece of crap?"
When both husband and wife just stared at her looking a bit sheepish she added, "This is the kind of person you are leaving me with. You owe me for life Caroline Elizabeth Forbes."
"Oh come on. He is not that bad." Caroline consoled and Klaus went away to answer the doorbell.
"Not that bad. He once asked me if I wanted to go catch an art movie with him."
When Caroline was about to say something she added, "I said yes and then I looked the movie up to make sure if it was legit. It was torture porn flick where the guy collected nipples."
"Plastic ones?" Caroline asked much too innocently and Kat gave her a pointed look.
"You said yes to him when?" Caroline questioned.
"Like a month ago. I felt bad for him but then he had to do something stupid like that."
"It must be Kol."
"Look I get it. It was Kol. But shouldn't he by now know that Kol is always messing with him. I mean the guy should know better. And I know this is one of your bogus attempts to set us up but me and Elijah are never happening ever." Katherine yelled.
"Fine. Okay. I understand."
"And you have to stop trying to set us up just because you're juiced on marital sex high."
"I am not juiced." Caroline replied acting offended.
"Admit it you are. Rebekah said the same thing the other day. She told me you were trying to fix her up with Klaus's work pal Stefan the fun sponge Salvatore. You are high on marriage juice. You got married and have babies and now you want everyone around you to noose themselves in marriage and have a dozen kids."
"Okay I maybe a little juiced but what's wrong with that. I want you guys to find love and have the gift of sharing it with an amazing guy."
"Look we will do the finding and sharing ourselves Dr Phil."
"Okay. But I'll have you know having kids is the best. I know my girls wear me out but they are light of my life. And Klaus he is husband goals."
Katherine felt a little wistful when Caroline said that her daughters were the light of her life but she laughed when she said Klaus was husband goals.
"What? It's what kids are calling it these days." Caroline explained.
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( Two Hours Later)
"Am I a bad mom? I am aren't I? I am the worst mother ever." Caroline kissed her sleeping daughters cheeks and whined. Then leaned down again and kissed their heads. Klaus kissed her temple and tucked the already tucked sheets around his daughters and kissed their blonde heads. "How did I make such beautiful little angels?" he asked.
"You had my help." Caroline smiled.
Then he leaned up and put an arm around Caroline's waist and pulled her to him. "I know…..You are not a bad mom, love. You are the best mother ever." he kissed her neck.
"They are just three and I am leaving them with Kat and Elijah. I had thought it would be a good idea. That them being alone for a weekend might bring them together. Kat was right I was juiced on marital sex and bliss so much that I forgot I am leaving my babies with a guy who uses words like conjugal babysitters." she turned in his arms.
"Consociate. And leaving them with Katherine." Klaus added.
"Ughh. It's not too late we have to be at the airport in an hour. I can pack for the girls too. You know I can pack like The Flash."
"Honey. We are gonna be late. The girls are going be fine." then leaning closer he added trying to distract her, "Annnd what were you saying about your sexual juice?" he kissed her then. Caroline laughed lightly and he deepened the kiss and cupped her ass. Then mumbled, "You know what let's not go to Italy and kick Elijah and Kat out so we can do this."
Caroline laughed and pulled back when a light rap on the door sounded.
Elijah peaked his head in and tapped his wrist watch to let them know they were getting late for their flight.
"God he sure seems a bit too eager for us to leave." Caroline mumbled.
"I would to if I had been sexually frustrated for three years." Klaus remarked as they exited their daughters bedroom.
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"So Ali's sippy cup is pink and Evy likes purple unless they want to switch. They do this switching thing sometimes and I don't know what's that about. And I have a whole bowl of their favorite healthy fruit fudge in the fridge on the top shelf. Also Ali likes Cinderella and Evy prefers Sleeping Beauty. Do not let them have more than four candies per day. Do not let them puppy dog eyes you into letting them play with their dollhouse past their bedtime. Oh and Ali always wants chocolate flavor in her milk and Eve likes strawberry but don't give them flavored milk more than once in a day. You will have to be a little firm with the teeth brushing they sometimes make a fuss. But don't scold them much okay I…" Caroline was ranting when Katherine gripped her shoulders and calmly informed her, "Care. Don't worry I will try my best to keep them alive till Monday."
Caroline made a horrified expression and Kat quickly added, "I'm kidding. I already have the instruction manual for the twins that you gave me, both hard and the soft copy. Mama."
Elijah frowned and Klaus who was standing next to his wife smothered his laugh. He pulled his wife to one side and Caroline remarked, "If you say one word about my instruction manual you are not getting hotel sex."
"I wasn't going to love." he pushed a curl behind her ear and kissed her forehead the way he knew it calmed her. "Our babies are going to be fine. It's just two days." he stated.
"And three nights. We have never left them for more than a day before. Ahhhh." Caroline voiced her hesitation and Klaus hugged her.
Now Elijah looked away as if they had begun having sex right in front of him.
"Oh relax they are just talking about sex not actually doing it here." Kat told Elijah under her breath then moved closer to where the couple stood.
"Don't worry, Care."
"Just one more thing. Don't let Ali into Klaus's art room she likes to sneak in there and make what Klaus thinks are masterpieces. I have her kid paint in her room." Caroline began another rant. This time Elijah stepped forward. He took her hands in his and firmly announced, "I will take good care of the girls. I have your and Klaus's numbers and I also have your hotel information."
"Thanks." she replied and hugged him. Katherine saw Elijah awkwardly returned her hug. Even after three years he was still a little shy about hugging his sister-in-law it was weirdly adorable.
Caroline pulled away and he muttered, "Anytime."
Klaus came forward and hugged his brother,"Thanks mate." Elijah nodded in acknowledgement.
"Hon. The cab is waiting." Klaus said picking up the bags and going out. Caroline nodded and hugged Katherine. "Go easy on him. He is not that bad."
"Yeah." Kat sighed and glanced over to Elijah who was helping Klaus with the luggage.
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Klaus opened the cab door and sat beside Caroline who was waving and still giving instructions.
"Don't forget their sleep pyjamas. And don't let Evelyn play with Mrs Abernathy's cat, she is allergic."
Standing beside Elijah at the curb of the street Kat nodded, "I won't."
And just when the taxi was about to drive off she yelled,"Wait. Ali is the one with one dimple right." The taxi drove away and she saw a shocked Caroline mouthing perhaps yelling something through the back screen.
Elijah just smiled and shook his head while Katherine laughed out loud.
Walking back she asked with a sexy and cheeky smile."I am serious though. Ali is the one with one dimple right?" She looked wondrous in her red top and black jeans with all those wild curls loose. God how would he be able to maintain his distance from her. After three years of constant refusals and rejections to his dates Elijah had finally figured it out that Katherine Pierce didn't want a relationship much less with him. Hence he had decided he would stay away from her.
He knew she was messing with him. He locked the door once they were inside and faced her. "They are identical."
"I know. I have been here for the last three years. But when they smile or laugh Evy gets dimples in both her cheeks and Ali only in one."
Elijah knew Katherine adored his nieces but he had never pegged her as a person who would notice such subtle differences so he was a bit surprised, pleasantly though. He just smiled and walked over to the kitchen. Katherine followed him. "I never expected you to be the one to note such tiny details."
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked a little offended.
"I mean for a person who is a bit haughty I didn't think you would be wary of such small things."
"I am not self-absorbed. And I love Ali and Evy."
"I didn't say you were self-absorbed."
"You called me haughty. That's the same thing."
"No. Haughty is…."
"I know what it means. Don't give me a darned definition." Kat spat. What the hell was wrong with Elijah today? Normally this would be the time when he would creepily start hitting on her and he was insulting her. What's kookyer it was making her a little horny? God was she sick? Did she have some weird fetish for being degraded? Or maybe it was his new self-confidence. Yeah that was it. She wasn't one of those weird chicks who got off on punishment.
"Okay." then he turned away after grabbing a water bottle.
"Wait a sec." And now he was ignoring her? What did the Earth not rotate around the Sun today? What was happening?
"Yes." he just freaking lifted a brow as if he was dealing with an annoying child. It irritated and both turned her on a little.
"I just want to make one thing clear."
He waved gesturing for her to go on.
"Before we do our consociate baby-sitting thing for the weekend which I might add sounds stupid. Why can't we just call it co-babysitting if we have to call to it something….."
"We can." he agreed and she proceeded, "I just wanted to say that I am only here for the girls. I would appreciate it if you….you didn't consider this an opportunity to flirt with me or ask me out. And I know…"
"I am going to stop you before this gets a tad embarrassing. I wasn't planning on asking you out or flirt with you even." he politely informed her.
Katherine felt befuddled by his sudden change of attitude. She stopped herself when she felt her mouth hang open with surprise.
"What?"
"Yes. I think you are right. This is for the girls. Besides I don't think I should pursue a haughty woman even though I find her extremely intriguing."
"Did you just call me haughty again?" Kat spat out and stormed closer to where he Elijah stood near the kitchen counter.
"And intriguing." he placed the bottle down.
"Oh shove it. I know what you are doing. You are doing that reverse psychology thing. I am not a meathead."
"I am not trying to trick you. I am being earnest." he inched closer. Her warm breath now ghosted over his cheeks and her breasts were brushing against his chest. His eyes were so intense and his jaw, she always thought he had one of those artistic sculpted jaws. The air around them got thicker.
"You are not being earnest. You are lying." her voice turned to a whisper. Their gazes locked on each other.
"You don't trust me?" he asked his eyes never leaving hers. He had the strongest urge to kiss her but he just put his hands in his pant pockets.
"I do." she replied before she could stop herself.
His smile was beautiful.
"Don't call me haughty." she advised. Her breath hitched when she saw he was now looking at her lips.
"Okay. You are a little haughty though." her pupils widened or maybe it was his own desire that made him imagine it. She was staring at his mouth.
"I am not." she meant to push him away lightly but his hands grasped hers which were resting on his chest.
"You are."
"I am not." she rose on toes and grasping his face she kissed him giving in to the need that had instantly risen being alone with him.
He kissed her back like he had been hungry for her taste for centuries. She tasted of mint and strawberries. It was delicious and exotic, her mouth. She moaned when his hands ran over voluptuous curves. He pulled her closer crushing her flush against him. He groaned when she swirled her tongue inside his mouth. Abruptly she pulled away and with a smug smile added, "I am not."
Elijah cupped her buttocks, "You are and you think you are too good for me."
"Oh that I am but I am not haughty." she ran one painted nail down his chest it was pure torture.
"I thought you weren't gonna hit on me and ask me out on dates." she asked laughingly and bit her lip in a sensuous way. A lesser man would have groaned out loud and Elijah almost did.
"I said I won't ask you out I didn't say anything about sex." he quipped.
This time her laugh rolled out of her tummy.
"Oh another surprise for the day. He makes a joke."
"I can make plenty just to hear you laugh." he played with her curls.
She rested her forehead against his touched by his sweet confession.
"We can not do this here. Girls are sleeping down the hall." she teased him again by running one finger along the line of his jaw or maybe she was teasing herself.
"I know. Plus you are "Miss Haughty"." Elijah stated in a superior tone.
She pulled away with a huff. "Now you are just being juvenile."
He laughed and she was surprised to hear he had such a rich masculine laugh. It vibrated down her spine. He turned away to leave.
She stalled him again.
"You are really doing this reverse psychology thing aren't you?"
He just shrugged and walked away.
Damned if she was gonna go after that egoistic sexy bastard. Fine if he was gonna play then she was gonna give him one hell of a game. She was the master of making them beg for more. Wait was she actually contemplating seducing Elijah Mikaelson? Fuck the guy definitely knew what he was doing and for the first time she felt out of her depth with the most staid and easy Mikaelson ever or so she had thought.
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Elijah entered the guest bedroom where he was supposed to stay. He took off his coat and pants and headed straight for a cold shower. Turning the tap on he let water run down his body.
He hadn't been plotting against Katherine but his attempt to stay away from her had convinced her of the contrary.
The kiss, he couldn't stop replaying that in his mind and how freaking turned on he had been by that. The way she had kissed him it had been straight out of his dreams. He groaned.
Maybe he should let her think he was manipulating her. For once he would let her guess what he was really upto. He smiled to himself. Wouldn't it be fun for once to the clever Katerina shaken up a bit? Yes he definitely wanted her rattled. If she thought this was a game he would let her think it and do it his utmost to blind side her. Because he now knew that it wasn't just infatuation he had been in love with Katherine Pierce for three years and it had been a long time coming that she should feel the same torment that he had for the last three years.
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