THE HUMAN'S ARRIVAL

"Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret"

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

NiklausPOV

"Rebekah, love" I glanced up to my sister's watchful gaze as I scolded her, "...please find someone else to bother" I pleaded and made yet another attempt at focusing on perfecting the shade of the shadowed landscape.

Nonetheless, my sister did not seem willing in offering me peace. For the beginning of my peace, my sister decided to follow after me. Rather than quietly sitting, she began wandering my parlour, knowingly aggravating me with her low hum, only worsening my state of mind.

Now that I had acknowledged her presence, she brightened and began to ramble. "Elijah is riding, Kol has not returned yet and Finn" she stopped to scowl and fall beside me. "Well I do not want to be around Finn" she rolled her eyes.

I simply smiled at her childishness but only briefly as I turned back to my newest piece. "What about one of your little friends?" I murmured, uninterested by her petty problems.

"They bore me" she moaned and her shifting movement made my hand tremble, leaving a cursed line across the creased paper. Nonetheless, it was enough to destroy the serenity of the picture.

I was left without a chance to scold her for the insolent child that she was as we heard a familiar calling.

"Hellloooo?"

I gestured for the door, permitting and pleading for her to leave my presence. "There you go" I forced a smile, "Kol is back" I urged her and pointed at the door.

She was eager, having already forgotten about her apology because my dear sister was all too easy to distract - a simple-minded child.

"Do you not want to see him?" she paused at the doorway, impatiently awaiting my answer.

I fell into deep thought, wondering whether I should simply remain where I was and make an attempt to repair her mistake. However, this idea was erased when I knew it would not be enough to offer me complete peace. "I suppose I should" I replied tiredly and set my work aside so i could stand with her. "If I do not, he shall come find me" I muttered.

We both exited the room.

Rebekah skipped happily down the steps while I followed after her, bored and weary.

As I neared the last few steps, I caught how Kol had embraced Rebekah and was now twirling her around. She laughed gleefuly and kissed his cheeks before he set her down.

My brother...

"Niklaus! Elijah!" he called and I spun around to find my other brother now

making his way towards us. He must have heard Kol's loud and boisterous voice but then again, who had not?

"Did you miss me?" he continued and I finally looked at him, noticing the earth dirtying his clothing and the blood that had soiled his linens. "Do not answer that, I already know the answer" he smiled oblivious to my scrutiny.

Rebekah also oblivious, seemed to want one thing from her dearest brother. "What did you bring me?" she pouted petulantly,

"For you, I robbed the princess and brought you this" Kol claimed and handed her the silver necklace with ostentatious and extravagant diamonds.

"Hmmm..." Rebekah accepted it with a pensive furrow of her eyebrows as she quietly studied it. As expected, she happily accepted it but pretended to be unimpressed. "I suppose it shall do" she murmured.

This time, I did roll my eyes and Elijah who was now beside me seemed to share the same thought.

We both knew that Rebekah would be flaunting her new gift to her supposed friends come noon.

Kol simply smirked at her knowingly but addressed us. "Finally, you brought her something that she will not bribe the maids with" he teased and she stopped stroking her newest possession to set her glare onto him.

He however was disregarded her as an excited gleam lightened his features. His focus now resting on me and Elijah as he proudly boasted. "Now for my greatest prize" he winked and began to move back towards the large doors. "One that me and my sullen brothers an indulge in" he added and turned around to exit the house.

We shared a few looks before silently agreeing to follow after him. Neither of us could deny that we were very curious as to what had Kol in such a spirited mood.

Usually he returned, mundane and dispassionate, but with another tale of having worn another horse from his betting. Every time he left the grounds, he would cross the boarder to where the Cold Ones resided and would taunt them, occasionally betting with a few of the guards. All this he would do behind mother's back as she had forbidden him.

Regardless, my brother was a black rose - constantly searching for adventure and never abiding by any of the rules.

This was certainly proven as we watched our young and foolish brother reach into the carriage and pull out a human - a young human girl.

Her hands were bound and she was gagged. Her head was bowed, curtained with her long brown tresses which I found had red as the sun rays caught onto them.

She was dressed in a servants dress. It was tattered, muddied and soiled, the hem dragging onto the rocky ground as she tried to fight against my brother. Muffled screams drowned out by the dirty cloth around her mouth and tied at the back of her head.

Still, her lack of resilience surprised me.

Had Kol not compelled her to compliance?

This was answered with her angered writhing as she tried to free herself, despite knowing that it would be rendered useless.

I wanted to see her.

The sudden urge was strong and unexpected but I could not deny it.

I was curious.

"Why bind her?" Elijah asked with an expressionless air but I could easily read into his disapproval. He certainly had a strange love for the human pets that I did not understand, nor did I want to.

Kol simply quirked up another smile as he pulled the girl up the steps. "Believe it or not, this little lady is quite the spit fire" he replied and we parted to allow him room to bring her in. "She threw herself off the carriage" he explained and I wanted to laugh at his annoyance.

Elijah was far from done as he crossed his arms and followed him. "Then, why gag her?"

"A fiery tongue" Kol smirked and then pulled the girl roughly to his side. His fingers were callously pushing her hair back to do what I wanted to do and finally her face was revealed.

"I cannot deny, she is a beauty" I replied but the words seemed limp and weightless to the reality.

The girl, certainly was beautiful - for a human.

She was blessed with pale yet a fair complexion that only brought her lips to onlookers attention; a great contrast as they were a dark shade of pink with the bottom one plump but suddenly drawn in between her teeth. I gazed up at her angered eyes. Regardless of how they hardened as she looked around, I still liked how wide they were. They were a rich and soulful brown and a darker shade to her long locks that now framed her heart-shaped face.

I was...impressed? Intrigued?

Hungry...

"Yes but a human" Rebekah sneered but with a hint of jealously as she too could not deny the beauty of the human. "She is simply another human" she spat out and returned her attention to the silver in her hands.

"I know..." Kol answered but the grin never faltered, only widening further as he added, "...but smell her" he instructed with a pleased and triumphant air.

His demand had me subconsciously complying and I both regretted and was left happy to have obeyed.

She smelt...forbidden but undeniably alluring. Sweet - so deliciously and sinfully sweet. Like a blossoming spring, freesias and strawberries but something else that I could not for the life of me comprehend.

I intended to find out.

Now, I watched in pure agony as my brother trailed his nose up her exposed collarbone with a low hungered grumble.

The girl shook her head causing the gag to fall, freeing her voice. "Do not touch me" she hissed but it was entertaining.

Her youthful air and gentled manner with a sweet and chimed voice did not make her seem like any threat. If anything, she appeared to be so fragile and more defenceless than other humans I had encountered.

"Ooh I will most definitely, be having fun with this one" Kol taunted her by darting out his tongue to lick her skin. At the contact, she stepped onto his foot and pushed away from him, making another attempt to run. However, this time, she was outnumbered and I was now before her.

Having her this close only made several hungers arise. Her warmth caressed my front and I crossed my arms to stop myself from reaching out and pressing her onto me.

A gasp left her parted lips as she gaped up at me and then stumbled back into Kol's awaiting arms.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Mother's presence made Kol jump but he was quick to collect himself. "My prize" he smiled and proudly showed the human to mother who was now descending the stairs. "Felix and Demetri were very slow and very distracted" he continued with great confidence.

"You know I do not condone this" mother placed her hands onto her hips and glared at him.

"Father would-"

His sentence was left, hung in the air as several glares now intimidated him to cower. "And I am your mother" she barked at him and walked closer to him. "I did not raise you to be disrespectful and disobedient" she scolded him with the song she had sang several times before.

"We have enough humans" mother then neared the girl who took a step back. This rendered useless as her arm was caught and her chin gripped as mother studied her, like me appraising her. "She will be put to work" she finally decided with a nod of her head. Before retreating, she turned back to Kol and warned, "Not for your own amusement"

As she walked away, Kol's pompousness returned as he pulled the girl back onto his chest. "It does not matter" he cooed and leaned down to her ear. "I like to watch her move" he then spun her around and pulled her back to him. "Sooner or later she will want me - begging for me to take her" he smirked at her and reached out to her.

The human would not condone this as she tried to bite him.

It was enough to have me and Elijah laughing.

"Is she a mute?" mother demanded, narrowing her eyes.

Whatever fear the human had for my mother suddenly dissipated as she jutted out her chin and pulled away from my brother's hold. "I am no mute" she snapped and I nudged Elijah, who was now fixated on our new helper.

Mother was taken aback but made no comment to scold her. Instead, she gestured towards the woman now approaching us. "Ayana will help you" she explained and began to ascend the stairs.

"Welcome to the Mikaelson manor" mother's closest friend waved her hands up to our castle.

The human now took the chance to look around and made a feeble attempt at hiding her surprise. She then turned to glare at each an every one of us before turning back to Ayana. "How lucky I am"

For once, I wanted to agree with my brother. Maybe it will be fun breaking in the new human.

She certainly was...different.

It was invigorating.

A/N: Love writing Klaus POV...how did I do? What did you think? Love for a fierce Isabella? Love for a curious Klaus? ANy favourite characters at the moment?

More importantly, would you like more?