Hello everyone! This is my first story ever, A Love Lost!

Okay, I am a total hard core Klaroline shipper, and there will be a little in this story, but mostly I am exploring a different part of the supernatural world, and Klaus is going to develope feelings for an OC, but please don't let that turn you off from the story! So just give it a try, and maybe you'll end up loving it! Also, there will be many different relationships with so many different characters, ones you know and those you don't.

In my story, there have been a couple things I've changed. First and foremost, Kol has not died! I think he was a really great character and they shouldn't have killed him off in the show! Also, Haley is NOT preganant with Klaus' baby. So you can all sigh with relief now.

You do not need to have seen the Originals to understand this story.

The story does get better! This first chapter is mostly filler, but once we get into the plot it gets so much more interesting!

Enjoy!

Chapter 1: The Trip

I was wandering impatiently around my mansion in New Orleans looking for something to do to pass the time. I swiftly took my cell phone out of my pocket and called my elder brother.

"Hello dear brother, to what do I owe the pleasure of this phone call?"

"Are you nearly here?"

"Yes, my plane is currently landing. I will be there shortly. Are you ever going to tell me why you called this family meeting?"

"I'll see you soon, Elijah," I said with a grin, and then hung up.

Things had settled down in New Orleans. After Elijah drove Marcel out of town and had the leaders of the supernatural communities sign a treaty of peace, he left quickly, not wanting to get in my way perhaps, and Rebekah quickly followed suit. I had taken control of my kingdom at last and the victory was pleasurable. None of the factions had taken a move against me in months and Marcel has not been seen since he was banished. After the course of a few months though, this city had become tiresome, I wanted something new, something different. I had won, and that was all that had mattered at the time. I never thought to look forward to what might happen in the future. But right now there was something missing, I could feel it. I missed them. I missed bantering with my siblings and always being able to have someone in my corner. It is different being alone here, whenever I go out and see people I have met before, they look at me with hatred. And they of course have reason to hate me. I have hurt them or killed someone they loved, and I don't blame them for the hate. I am not bothered by it, I am used to hatred, but when I came here I wanted people to respect me, to look up to me, and to...love me? No, that is impossible, no one can love me, the bastard child, the freak. And love is a weakness, I cannot have such weakness in my life. I quickly pushed my thoughts aside as my phone rang and Rebekah's name flashed on the screen. I picked up.

"Why hello sister! I am rather surprised to hear your call, considering you're mad at me for Marcellus' banishment. Which, by the way, I didn't even do."

"It was your fault it happened! And don't even think for a second I have forgiven you for that, Nic. But I did not call you because I want to fight about Marcel. I am calling because I want you to tell me why the bloody hell your making me come to New Orleans!"

"All in good time sister, I've got a surprise for you when you get here."

"Dammit Nic, you know I love surprises. I'll be there in half an hour."

She hung up.

Elijah was flying in from Europe, he was vacationing there with old friends and had been quite surprised by my call. Rebekah, on the other hand, had never left the country. She was in Virginia, in Mystic Falls of all places. She probably just stayed for the quarterback, but I'll hear all about that once she gets here. And God only knows where Kol has been. I only hoped that he had gotten my voice mails that I had left him and that he is now on his way to New Orleans.

It was going to be a short while before they all get here, what can I do to pass the time?

Terrorize the local village, a small part of my brain thought.

I am definitely going to need a drink before they get here. I quickly left the house and walked a few short blocks to Rousseau's. When I walked in, I spotted a few familiar faces in the crowd of people. Diego was in a booth in the back along with a few other vampires I knew, he nodded at me when I walked in. At another table, Josh sat with Davina. They were talking animatedly until I walked in and they both looked at me. Josh with fear, Davina with hatred. She was going to have to get over the fact that I killed her boyfriend sometime. I almost feel sorry for her, love is a weakness, that is why she is hurting. Not because of me. I don't even look at her as I walk by, she is beneath me. I slide onto the stool next to Cami at the bar.

"Drowning your sorrows?" I ask in a slightly heavy tone as I look at the drink in her hand. I order a shot.

She just looks at me.

"I'm sorry about your uncle," I say,"he does not deserve this fate."

"Nobody deserves this," she says with sorrow in her eyes.

I quickly down the shot and say," Talk to Davina, she looks up to you and now that she's back in touch with the witch community maybe she can help." I look at my watch. They'll be here any minute. I quickly walk out the door.

I walk in the open door to the mansion, to already find Rebekah and Elijah chatting in the kitchen.

"Nic!" Rebekah yells affectionately as she runs towards me then takes a tentative step back. I laugh and give her a warm hug. I missed her. She hugs me back tightly. When she is finished, Elijah walks up and shakes my hand and gives me a warm smile. Our relationships have improved after we all spent time together in New Orleans, and I am happy to realize we might actually start acting like a family again. But another thought leaks into my brain; what are you going to do to screw it up this time Klaus? I shake off the thought as Elijah speaks.

"What brings us here Niklaus? Trouble in paradise?" Elijah says as he steps back.

Rebekah pipes up, "Yeah! Why are we here Nic?! Where's my surprise?!" she said, sounding like a two year old. I smile at her.

"We need to wait until Kol gets here before I tell you," I say calmly.

"Ah, you're all waiting for me? How sweet." Kol says from the doorway. We all greet each other and make small talk until Kol says, "So Nic, why'd you bring us here? I was in the middle of something in Australia when you called. Or in the middle of two somethings." He makes a devilish face and Rebekah giggles.

"Yes me too Klaus! I was very busy!"

"With a quarterback," Kol says under his breath and Rebekah punches him.

"Enough with your quarells! I have news," I spoke with authority in my voice.

They all looked at me and waited for me to speak.

"We're going on a trip," I announce, and was rewarded with less than satisfying replies. Elijah just looked at me surprised, not saying a word about what he thought. Kol groaned and rolled his eyes at me, and was rewarded with a growl.

"So you brought us all here to go on a family vacation?!" Rebekah asked,"I had to drive in the car for 9 hours to get here!"

"We have not seen each other in months, and I have been getting bored of this place. I want to start anew in a new country and bring all of you with me," I stated, grinning devilishly.

"I'm guessing we do not have a choice in the matter?" Kol questioned with an expectant look on his face.

"No,"I growled, fed up with all their complaining, "you are coming with me, and that is the end of it."

All of this arguing had become rather tiring, and I wanted to end the discussion, but my family was not done bickering.

My statement was met with many words of anguish from Kol and Rebekah.

"You cannot make us go anywhere!"

"We aren't your damn slaves, Nic!"

"I am NOT going! So have a nice trip you bloody..."

Elijah cut in before his sister would do something she regretted, "If you are done with your tantrums I would like to speak now. You two are getting upset over nothing. Don't you both want to start someplace new? As a family? Nicklaus is the one who is trying to make that happen. We will all go, and if we do not find our new home satisfying we are all allowed to leave, correct Nicklaus?"

I nodded quickly so my family members would agree, it would be annoying if I had set all this up for nothing.

"Good, now may I ask where we are going?" Elijah said calmly.

"Rome."

I was met with complete silence as my siblings contemplated what I had to say. I was worried they would be angry and say no right away. Our past with Rome was not what I would call a good one. The last time we had been in Rome was nearly 600 years ago, and neither my siblings nor I had gone back since.

Kol spoke up,"I think it's a good idea. None of us have been to Rome for quite sometime. The last time we were there was when..." He glanced at me, not wanting to upset me.

"When I burned down the city," I blurted out, glaring at the rest of my family as I thought about what had gone down that fateful night hundreds of years ago.

Rebekah spoke up quickly, not wanting her siblings to fight,"Nic, why would you want to go back to that place after..what happened.."

"That city is the supernatural capital of the world. We were royalty there, true royalty. Unlike here, where the title King is just a lie. I want us to all go, and become kings as we were once in the city of Rome. There was so much under our control, we were important. Everyone in the supernatural community, all over the world knew our names and shivered with fear at the thought of us, and since then, we have faded into nothing more than a nightmare. I would have gone back earlier, if I had not been hunting for Katerina, or trying to break my curse. Now I am ready, and I think all of you are too, we can now go back to our thrones at the top of the world," I gave my speech with persuasion, trying to get my siblings to understand.

"Nicklaus," Elijah said,"we will not be welcomed back into that city. There will be another family sitting atop the throne you want so badly, we will have to fight, to start a war."

"And Nic, how do you even know the community is still as it was? It could have changed, there could be no king now," Rebekah added.

"I've had spies in Rome since we left; I know all of the events that have happened, and trust me sister, there is still a king. And Elijah, how hard could it be to take back the throne? We are the Originals, nobody can take us down. Taking the throne will be almost child's play," I stated with confidence.

"And what happens after you have your throne? Because I assume you will be the King, and you will throw us aside after you get what you want, and eventually, be it a year, or ten, or a hundred, you will get tired of ruling, much as you have here."

I growled at Elijah's accusations against me. "I will not get tired of my throne, I will have control over all that I have wanted, and I will be satisfied. As for you, my siblings, will also be kings and queens, but I will overrule you. Do you understand?"

"But we can leave?" Rebekah asked,"If we do not find the same satisfaction you do in controlling the city, we can leave, no strings attached?"

I looked at my sister and said," You have my word that you can leave, if you wish."

Rebekah looked away, touched by my words.

Kol, who had been quiet for a while, spoke up again,"I will go, I need a change of scenery. And those Italian women..." he trailed off and licked his lips.

Rebekah rolled her eyes at him,"Oh Kol, you're a fiend. I am going as well. It might be nice to be treated like a queen for a while." She smiled at me.

I looked at Elijah expectantly. He sighed, and finally said,"Alright, I will help you take back your throne Niklaus. When will we be leaving?"

I smiled at them all, glad that things were going my way."Tomorrow morning we will take a plane to New York, and then another plane to the Pastine international airport in Rome. You can all stay here tonight."

Rebekah frowned,"I didn't bring any clothes for a long trip!"

Kol smiled and said,"Dear sister, now you have an actual reason to buy new clothes." She giggled.

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A few hours later, after my siblings and I had had a few drinks and discussed my plan in more detail and they had all gone to bed, I walked into my room about ready to fall off of my feet. I was exhausted. I pulled my shirt over my head and fell onto my soft mattress. I didn't even bother to change out of my jeans. Sleep would not find me though, and as the minutes ticked by and I lie in bed, I began to think about Rome, about what had happened there. Normally I did not let my mind stray there, but right now I was much too tired to care.

600 Years Ago

I was just at the bar, and walking through the dirty back alleys towards my mansion. I was quite drunk, to say the least, as I nearly tripped over my own feet walking through a puddle. There were a few werewolves and witches in the alley, normally I would have avoided them. They don't like me very much. I had, after all, made them like this: poor, dirty. After I took over Rome I had taken all of the profits of the city and given them to my fellow vampires, with little left over for the rest of the werewolves and witches. I quickly shuffled along, not wanting to make a fool of myself. After walking for a little bit, I found myself in the corner on the alley, surrounded by werewolves and witches alike.

They yelled at me, threatened me. I just laughed at them. "What could you do to me?" I shouted,"Why don't all of you just crawl back into the gutters and I'll be on my way and nobody will get hurt."

They just looked at me and smiled, like they had me under their control. What idiots, I thought. They advanced on me, but before they could take another step, I used my vampire speed to rip out all of their hearts in record time. There were about twenty of them, and I didn't recognize any. I left their bleeding bodies on the ground. A vampire will be very satisfied with finding a snack like that. I walked the rest of the way home with blood on my hands that was quickly drying.

I soon got to the front door of my mansion. I looked at the moon, calculating the time, surprised. I was nearly two hours early from when I was supposed to meet Scarlett. Oh Scarlett. Just thinking about her made my heart fill with love. A very powerful feeling, with my heightened senses that come with being a vampire. She is a human, and her feelings and emotions come easily to her. Her humanity is intoxicating.

I quickly walked through the door, eager to see her. When I walked in my nose was filled with two different familiar scents, my second in command, Alexander, and my Scarlett. I did not think that Alexander would be here at this hour, it must be about something important. I quickly followed Alexander's scent, and I followed it up to Scarlett and I's bedroom. That's strange, I think, why would he be in there?

I open the door into the room and am appalled by what I see.

There in my bed, is Scarlett and Alexander, making love. When I walk in they quickly look up, with surprise on their face. I can feel my face contorting in angry, but all I feel inside is grief and pain. Perhaps that is what you feel when people you trust and love betray you.

I walk over to Alexander calmly. He says in a rushed voice, "Listen Klaus, this isn't what it looks like, we were..." I didn't give him a chance to finish as I ripped his heart out. Scarlett screamed. In the past I would've spoken to her, comforted her, but now, all I feel is anguish and betrayal.

She too tries to speak,"Klaus please don't do this,"she is crying now,"we can get through this, my dear Nicklaus, I love you."

Those are the last words she speaks as I snap her neck.

I thought that with killing the two people responsible for my betrayal would make my soul feel lighter, but that anger and grief is still there. I want to destroy everything, I want to get rid of everything that makes me think about her. I go down to the kitchen to grab some hot coals and burning wood from the fire. I compel some other vampires to carry it with me. The fire hurt, but I did not care, the pain feels good, it distracts me from the even more torturous feelings in my heart.

I walk through the streets, starting fires, burning buildings. I hear women scream and children cry, but I cant find it in my heart to care. After half of the city had been burned down, and many deaths, I hear shouting behind me. I turn slowly and see all of my siblings standing there, staring at me.

"Stop this Nic! People are dying! Why are you burning our city?!" Rebekah shouts at me.

My other siblings are quiet, watching me with horror in there eyes. This is not their city, this is MINE. Everything is the way it is because of me. I think about my siblings and their lovers, for they all have one. We were all in love. Rebekah was engaged to a man named Edward, Kol was having a lovely time with a beautiful young vampire named Mira, and even Elijah and Finn had been seeing women and were both so happy. Until I ruined it.

Why should they be happy? Why should they be happily in love but when I fall hopelessly, I get betrayed. What did I do wrong? Nothing! My thoughts almost shout at me, this was her! She was the one in the wrong! Not you! But why does it feel as though I am lying to myself? What did I do to deserve this?

I look at my siblings with my conflicting thoughts showing on my face.

Rebekah sees the look and shouts to me,"What happened? What did she do to you?" But I was too preoccupied with my task to answer.

I whispered, "Love is weak," with a tear running down my cheek.

I take out four daggers. They look at the daggers with fright, and they turn, ready to get away from me. Before they can run, I use my superior speed and strength to throw them on the ground, daggers in their chest. I have never daggered them before, and I feel the guilt creeping into my thoughts, just then Elijah spoke to me softly.

"I am so sorry Niklaus."

I was surprised, I turned toward him. "Sorry for wha.." but he was already gone.

I straightened my back, wiped the tears off my cheeks, and looked into the night.

This is the last time love will control me, I think resolutely. I am so tired of letting my emotions take a hold of my life. Then turn it off, my thoughts whispered to me. I can't do this anymore, I'm done with feeling. I turn my emotions off with almost no force, it hurts too much to feel and I cant handle the pain of everything I've done anymore.

I walk off into the darkness, and do not look back.