A/N: I do not own The Vampire Diaries and all characters that refer to the series throughout the story belong to the rightful owners.

Chapter 1

England 1492

He paced his and glanced out his window drinking a glass of the finest scotch. Guests had already started to arrive for his grand dinner, all of them looking forward to a pleasurable evening and a good meal. Little did they know they might just be meal for him and his family, The Originals. They were celebrating their latest escape from Mikael. It had been a close call because of Kol's stubbornness. Klaus dealt with him the only way he knew how, daggered him and put him a casket. Two of them had turned on him already. He quickly pushed those thoughts out of his mind. He was going to grab the first girl he saw and….

There was a knock on his door that interrupted his thoughts and his older brother Elijah opened it and smiled.

"The guests have arrived" he said and winked.

Klaus smiled at himself. He set his glass down and made his way downstairs. Rebekah was already making her advances on a man. "Poor chap" Elijah whispered to him and they both laughed. She looked up because obviously she had heard her brothers. She raised her glass to them and winked.

He followed his brother went about making 'friends'. There were other vampires around already. It had spread like a disease the moment they started to turn people for fun. But they were nothing more than a diluted bloodline. Nothing like they were. He grinned to himself as he picked a glass of scotch from one of the waiters. There were so many girls to choose from.

Klaus had developed a reputation for himself for being quite the philanderer. Girls would throw themselves at him at any party. Who could blame them, they were a predatory species and that is what attracted them like flies to honey. It was nothing more than lust. Elijah of course, was always morally righteous and a right old stick in the mud. His brother then introduced him to the Duke of Cambridge, who began to blabber on about his collection from the east, he wasn't paying any attention. He was hungry for something red, and the scotch was barely helping.

He preferred to play with his prey like any vampire would. He glanced around the room and noticed a group of girls together watching him and giggling. He excused himself from his brother and whoever he was supposed to be talking to.

"Good evening ladies" he said smoothly and proceeded to make small talk with them. He spotted Rebekah and Elijah speaking with a woman. He eyed her for a minute while the idiot girls babbled around him. She was quite tall, nearly 5ft 10 and her black hair was cropped short at her neck. It was not the fashion of the time. Her back was faced to him.

"Excuse me" he smiled dashingly as he decided to investigate.

"So soon?" A blond said putting a hand on his shoulder. He couldn't remember her name though they had all introduced themselves. He felt the dull pain in his gums and he was never one to turn away someone so willing.

"Come with me" He lead the blond to their grounds and pulled her towards him and kissed her hungrily, giving in to the urges and the thirst. He kissed her hard, all teeth and tongue and she gasped for air. He pulled back a little.

"This will only hurt a little. Stay quiet" he compelled her and he bit into her neck. She whimpered slightly against him as he drained her. Her body went lifeless in his hands and he threw her into the bushes out of sight. The servants had been compelled to take care of that. He wiped his mouth clean and went back inside. He scanned his surroundings. Elijah was still speaking to the same woman as earlier about his painting in the living room. Rebekah was nowhere in sight.

He walked over to his brother.

"An admirer of the arts are you?" he interrupted.

Elijah looked at Klaus and said, "So nice of you to join us. Lady Sierra Goyo, allow me introduce you to Lord Niklaus"

"Good evening my Lord" she said with a slight bow of her head.

"Brother, keep an eye out for Rebekah will you?" Elijah immediately recognised the hidden dismissal and excused himself. Sierra nodded at him as he left.

"Niklaus is the name my father gave me. Please, call me Klaus"

"I am well aware who you are my lord" she said again, putting emphasis on the last two words looking into her glass of scotch, clearly unimpressed. He chose to look past her insolence just this once. She looked up directly into his blue eyes and didn't look away. That surprised him. Her eyes showed no fear even though she clearly knew what he was capable of. "Drinking hard liquor? Most unlady-like" he remarked.

She merely laughed at him, "One of many things" she smiled with a mischievous glint in her brown eyes. The music began to play.

"Would you like to dance darling?"

"No" she said simply.

"No?"

"I'm sure you understand the meaning of the word" she took another sip of scotch. "Why not ask Abigail who so willingly followed you to the gardens just now? I'd wager you didn't even know her name before sucking her dry" she added with a sarcastic smile and turned to walk away when he held her arm. She turned at back to him, her eyebrows raised. He listened closely over the music and voices. No heartbeat.

"You are one of us" he said as he looked into her eyes. "Then you should know that no one speaks to me that way, love" he said menacingly. He expected her to recoil at his tone but instead, she pulled her arm away and replied matter-of-factly, "I was never one to follow rules, love" she mimicked.

She could see his jaw ticking while he tried to control his temper. His eyes were growing darker, but she held his gaze and hers began to slowly darken, meeting the challenge. He clearly didn't care if they created a spectacle, so she held her ground. He was going to reach for her throat and choke her when Elijah re-joined them

"Brother" he warned.

"She just signed her death sentence" Klaus said and smiled wickedly at his brother.

"Hardly the way to welcome someone who agreed to help you" Elijah said seriously.

Klaus looked back at Sierra "We can find plenty of new vampires to help us Elijah, we have no use for her"

"The service she offers could prove useful." Elijah looked at Klaus willing his brother to hear him out.

Before Klaus could answer, Sierra interrupted and said, "Elijah, it's quite alright. I shall leave. If he changes his mind you know where to find me"

She then looked at Klaus in the eye. She had been unintentionally rude her temper was worse as a vampire. She hadn't realised. "I apologize, for overstepping any boundaries."

Then she disappeared. Elijah frowned at this.

Klaus looked at his brother "We shall talk tomorrow."

He wanted to enjoy this night, not be angered by an unknown vampire. So, he decided to drain the rest of the blonde's friends that night. He retreated to his chambers and closed his eyes to rest feeling satiated.

A/n hey guys! This is my very first attempt to write any sort of story. Constructive criricism is very much appreciated. Please tell me if its on a good start. Thanks!