Chapter Two
'Kim!' A voice shouted from the other side of my door, I groaned, reaching over and pulling a pillow over my head. The shouting stopped, thinking I'd been victorious I smiled and snuggled further into my pillow, fully intending to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, it was never that easy, which I realised when my door suddenly opened and someone jumped right on top of me without notice.
'Ughhhhhhh' I groaned making the figure on top of me laugh hysterically, 'what are you doing I was sleeping!' I muttered angrily.
'You need to get up. Busy day- I have to catch you up on yesterday and then I have to go over to the Salvatore boarding house before school.' She said rolling over to the other side of me and yanking the pillow off the top of my head.
'Fine' I sighed, pushing the covers off me and going into the bathroom to shower.
'You have fifteen minutes, Kimmie' Elena shouted after me.
'Yeah yeah' I replied.
Once I'd showered, I brushed my teeth and made my way out of the bathroom wearing a towel. My hair was already in a dry bun, seeing as I hadn't had to wash it, so it took me no time at all to dry my body. I picked out a pair of white cotton panties, deciding to go braless seeing as I wanted to wear a thin-strapped royal blue vest top and I preferred how it looked without a bra. Luckily I'd been blessed with D cup breasts that were also fairly perky, so I should be able to get away with it. I walked over to my closet looking between black high waisted jeans and high waisted short shorts that made my legs look longer than they actually were. I looked out the window and saw nothing but blue skies, making me opt for the shorts. I pulled on my grey suede jacket and royal blue high top converse. I released my honey blonde hair from the bun I'd put it in for the shower and let it tumble over my shoulders, I ran my fingers through it, trying to separate some of my natural curls and nodded when I was satisfied with how it looked. I didn't bother with any make up- I didn't like to wear it and I didn't have time to put any on anyway. I grabbed my phone from my nightstand and slid it into my right back pocket and I was finally able to make my way down stairs.
'Morning!' Elena exclaimed when she saw me, a huge grin on her face that grew when I didn't answer her. She knew I hated mornings and I wasn't very sociable until I'd had at least two cups of coffee. As I made my way over to the coffee machine I noticed there was already a full cup in a travel mug beside it. I turned around, quirking my eyebrow in question as I reached for a mug.
'You have time for one cup here, that ones for the road. I know you need at least two.' She replied, not missing a beat making me smile. It was nice to see that even after two years apart she could still read me as well as I could read her.
I finished my first cup while Elena told me everything that happened yesterday, which basically consisted of her talking for twenty minutes straight and me contributing a nod here and there. She didn't mind, she knew me well enough to know that I wasn't awake enough to vocally contribute to conversation. As soon as I'd swallowed my last gulp of coffee, Elena was ushering me out the door offering me the travel mug and grabbing her Hermione bag and locking it behind us. I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to see Jeremy but I knew he'd still be sleeping; we were up at an ungodly hour for some freaking reason. The journey was made in comfortable silence with the occasional sound of me gulping down my coffee; I'd just swallowed my last mouthful when we pulled up at the boarding house.
'Hot damn! This place is freaking huge!' I exclaimed.
'It always amazes me that as soon as you've taken your last mouthful of coffee you suddenly gain the ability to speak' Elena replied with a shake of her head as she climbed out of the car, I followed after her bouncing to her side and throwing my arm over her shoulders.
'You think you'd be used to it by now I mean you've only known me your whole life,' I said, my tone teasing as I squeezed her giving her a side hug.
She just shook her head at me, apparently not interested in providing further conversation. We made it to the door and as Elena raised her hand to knock I just twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open, without a second thought I walked over the threshold pulling Elena with me and closing the door behind me.
'Kim!' Elena exclaimed, 'what are you doing? You can't just walk into someone's house whenever you feel like it! Especially seeing as one out of the two people who live here haven't even met you yet!' She grabbed my elbow and yanked me back as I went to make my way further into the house; I turned to her a mask of innocence on my face that I knew she wouldn't buy for a second.
'Come on, Elena we're not vampires we don't need to wait for an invitation and besides the door was open.' She opened her mouth to respond but I cut her off before she could, 'and if me meeting Damon is such a big concern then fine!' I said, turning around to face the hall way that led to the rest of the house, I stepped forward and brought my hands to my mouth as if to amplify my voice, even though they would have heard me if I spoke at normal volume, 'DAMON! DAMON! DAM-,' I was suddenly cut off by a hand going over my mouth, it came from behind me but I knew it wasn't Elena. I turned around removing the hand from my mouth in the process and came face to face with a tall raven-haired man with piercing blue eyes. I realised how close we were and took a step back, taking in his clothing, which reminded me of Jeremy's gothic phase- black shirt black jeans and black boots. But somehow he pulled it off without looking like a teenager going through a rebellious phase.
'Kim Gilbert, Elena and Jeremy's big sister' I said, holding out my hand. His eyes narrowed slightly as he took me in, his gaze working its way down my body lingering on my legs and then my chest, making me roll my eyes- typical male.
'Hello? Earth to Damon! Last I checked my eyes were not on my chest.' I said waving my hand back and forth in front of his face, without warning he grabbed my wrist, not painfully but he did grip it firmly. He moved his hand from my wrist so that he was gripping my hand in a handshake.
'Damon Salvatore, nice to meet you' he said, his tone suggestive with what I assumed was his signature smirk on his face, I pulled my hand away from his and for a moment I thought I saw a flicker of surprise on his face as if he couldn't believe I would pull my hand away from his.
'Well, Damon I wish I could say the same. Let's hope your second impression is better than your first' I replied crossing my arms over my chest.
Elena laughed from behind Damon, but I could hear the surprise behind it as well, which confused me- I mean I could see he was attractive but why the heck was everyone expecting me to be victim of his charm? Honestly I found him attractive but I don't think I could ever see him as anything more than a potential friend. Which in all honesty was my life story, I could notice a guy's attractiveness just fine but I had yet to find a guy I found attractive, if that makes any sense. Which was exactly why in my whole twenty years on this Earth I'd never been in a relationship and I'd never been intimate with a man. This shocked most people whenever I told them and some would even go as far as to call me a liar, which is why I started keeping that slither of information to myself, not because I was lying but because I was sick of being told I was. It was bad enough that I felt like a freak, I didn't need strangers or even friends making me feel like one too.
'Sorry Damon but looks like you don't have a chance. You owe me twenty bucks' Stefan said as he made his way to the hallway just opposite of the front door, I turned and met Stefan's amused gaze with one of my own.
'Stefan!' I mock exclaimed, 'I thought that a gentleman such as yourself would be above gambling!' My tone was full of fake shock, which I overplayed by holding my hand to my heart.
Stefan just laughed in response giving me a slight shrug and laughing even harder as I punched his arm as he made his was past me to get to Elena.
'Hey come on Stef, I still have time!' Damon said, 'women cannot resist this face for too long' He smirked looking in my direction and chuckling when he saw my disgusted expression.
'Okay, if I'm gonna have to be around you a lot while we deal with this Klaus guy you're gonna need to dial down the arrogance Fabio.' I said as I sat down on the plush couch next to Elena.
'Noted' Damon replied with a wink, prompting me to roll my eyes. I shook my head in annoyance but other than that refused to give him any kind of reaction.
'So what are we doing here anyway? You only said you needed to come here before school.' I said looking over to my sister as I twisted my body and threw my feet across her and Stefan's laps.
'I have to sign some legal document thing so that the house is signed over to me.' Elena responded, resting her hands over my legs on her lap; she was used to my antics and knew that pushing me off would only lead to me putting them on over and over until she eventually gave in. Stefan didn't seem to mind my feet being on his lap either and I was pleasantly surprised with how comfortable I was around him already, I could definitely see us becoming good friends. Damon on the other hand was anyone's guess; right now I was leading towards frenemies.
'Ah I get it, a place where you control what vampires get invited in- clever' I said tapping my temple as if I was a genius to have figured it out, 'I take it that was your idea Stefan?' I asked leaning my body to the right a little so I could meet Stefan's gaze giving him a wink.
Elena and Stefan laughed and I ignored the glare Damon sent my way.
'Actually Isobel gave us the idea yesterday when she mentioned having put the lease of a house in my name.' Elena said once her giggles had subsided.
I nodded in acknowledgement shuffling further down on the sofa so that my head rested on the arm of the sofa and the lower half of my body was pushed further into Stefan and Elena's laps.
'Good God this sofa is comfy' I muttered trying to keep my eyes open, I may have had my coffee but it was still far too early to function.
'Oi Princess don't fall asleep!' Damon exclaimed from the sofa opposite the one I was on.
'I'm not' I replied, my eyes now completely closed, 'and I'm definitely not fond of Princess, asshole' I added turning so that I was on my side facing the back of the sofa.
I heard Elena softly laugh as I snuggled further into the sofa and I heard Damon sigh in annoyance. Before I knew it I was consumed in darkness.
'Princess! WAKE UP!' Someone screeched right in my earhole making me jump about a foot while bringing my hand to my ear trying to make the ringing subside.
'Ow!' I moaned sitting up on the sofa glaring at Damon, 'asshole' I muttered ignoring his amused laughter. It was then I noticed that there was no one else in the room. What the heck?
'Where is everyone?' I asked, completely confused, I was pretty sure I was practically lying on Elena and Stefan as we waited for Bonnie and Mr Henry to come over to sign the house over to Elena.
'They left hours ago; you're quite the heavy sleeper. You didn't even stir when I lifted you so that Stefan and Elena could get out from underneath you. By they way it's cute that you cuddle in your sleep.' Damon said giving me an amused smile.
'What are you talking about?' I asked, my confusion only growing.
'Take a look for yourself.' He replied handing me his black iPhone 4S, I took it and saw a picture of me gripping Elena to me, she was awkwardly lying beside me her back against the back of the couch, her head resting on my chest as I held her head there. Elena looked physically uncomfortable as well as a little amused while Stefan's gaze was one of complete mirth. I laughed at the picture, entertained that even in my sleep I was strong enough to keep Elena in a chokehold. I handed him his phone back as I stood up and stretched.
'Well then I take it the whole signing over thing went all right then?' I asked.
'Yup. Elena is now the official owner of the boarding house.' Damon nodded making his way over to the make shift bar behind the couch I had been sleeping on.
'Wicked. I wonder how much she could get for this place' I muttered, laughing when Damon's eyes narrowed.
'Right well I'm off, see ya later Damon' I said making my way to the door but before I could my phone chimed with a text.
Elena; Meet us at the boarding house. Something has just happened at school, it involves Klaus.
Me: Okay Lena, see you soon.
I put my phone back into my pocket turning back around to face Damon, he was sipping what I assumed was whiskey as he read something on his phone, I assumed it was the same text I'd just received.
'On second thoughts looks like I'm staying' I said making my way over to him pouring myself a glass of whiskey, I sighed in pleasure at the pleasant burn as the whiskey made its way down my throat.
'You're a whiskey girl I take it' Damon said, looking surprised as he took another sip from his own glass.
'Yup' I responded, swallowing the remaining contents in one then placing the glass back down on the bar, 'that's good stuff' I said, impressed.
'A girl who knows and can take her whiskey after my own heart' he replied a smirk present on his face, making me roll my eyes.
'Listen here, Fabio.' I said, each word seeping with warning, 'stop with those remarks or we are going to have a problem' I could feel my eyes harden, and much like Katherine his eyes glimmered with fear for a second as he took a step back, but as quick as it had happened his smirk was back as if he was trying to hide behind it.
'Aww Princess don't be like that' he said his smirk growing almost as if he was pleased with himself for his defiance.
I sighed and shook my head; they never listened. I waited until he was distracted with taking a drink of his whiskey before I brought my knee up, meeting the most sensitive part between his legs with as much force as I could muster. He collapsed in a heap on the floor, a smirk growing on my face as it disappeared from his.
'I warned you' I said in a teasing singsong voice.
He just groaned in response. At that moment the door to the boarding house swung open revealing Stefan, Elena and Bonnie. I wondered where Ric was briefly before Bonnie pulled me out of my thoughts, her voice amused.
'What happened here?' Bonnie asked, biting her lip as if she were trying not to laugh.
'He was being a pig. In all fairness I gave him a fair warning, it's not my fault he didn't listen.' I said holding my hands up in a defensive gesture, although it looked like I didn't need it- everyone aside from Damon of course, was amused.
'Yeah Damon you definitely owe me that twenty bucks now' Stefan said as his whole body shook with laughter.
We were interrupted by the boarding house door swinging open and someone who looked like Ric walking through the door. I frowned in confusion at my own thoughts, but I couldn't deny the feeling in my gut, it was the same as yesterday with Katherine, I just knew that that wasn't Ric.
'Who the hell are you?' I asked, instinctively standing in front of Bonnie and Elena in a protective gesture.
Ric's eyes met my own and I could see the confusion in them as well as the fact that he didn't seem to recognise me.
'What are you talking about?' Damon asked as he finally managed to join us.
'That's not Ric' I said keeping my answer simple, Damon looked at me like I was crazy but Bonnie and Elena trusted my intuition and Stefan seemed to as well, I assumed because of what happened yesterday.
'Listen, Princess, I don't know what bottle of crazy pills you had this morning but I'm telling you-,' Damon started but Stefan cut him off by putting a hand to his chest.
'Give her a minute Damon.' He said, restraining him as best as he could.
'All right then, if you're really Ric tell me something.' I said as I stepped forward so that we were only a meter apart, I stared into his eyes, my gaze unflinching, 'who am I?' I asked.
Damon snorted from behind me, but otherwise remained silent. Ric's eyes remained on mine and I could see a range of emotions pass through them from confusion to panic, to the end emotion, which was rage.
Without any warning he gripped my arm and twisted me so that my back was against his chest, his arms held onto mine, keeping me there. I didn't bother to struggle, knowing it was pointless, instead I simply sighed and met Damon's eyes and said, 'I told you so.' Causing whoever was in Alaric's body to pull me tighter as if in warning.
'Geesh all right already you don't have to hold me prisoner, lets just talk it out. Maybe we should start with who the hell you are?' I said trying to twist my head to meet his eyes with no success; he was holding me to him too tightly allowing no room for movement.
'Listen, love I could easily snap your neck and be done with it so I suggest you stop talking' his tone was hard and booked no room for argument, but I just couldn't find it in me to be the least bit intimidated. I met Elena's eyes and I saw her pleading with me to listen to him but I opened my mouth to retort anyway.
'Listen, mate you took over our friends body and then had the audacity to try and pose as him. Don't take your temper tantrum out on me because I wasn't stupid enough to believe your little act.' I said resting my body against his, trying to make myself more comfortable, he was pulling me too tight making my muscles stretch painfully, resting against him relieved the pressure a little.
Elena, Damon, Stefan and Bonnie all braced themselves, probably expecting me to be lying in a heap on the floor right now but somehow I just knew that he wasn't going to kill me, meaning my expression was completely relaxed. I could feel the vibrations run through his body as he chuckled.
'Well, love you've got guts I'll give you that.' He said and I swear I could hear the smirk in his voice; I just rolled my eyes in response.
'So…' I started, once again trying to twist my head to meet his gaze, and I once again failed, 'who are you?' I asked although I had a pretty good idea.
'You tell me love.' He said and I could feel his nose sliding along my jaw, inhaling.
'Klaus.' I said; it didn't come out as a question just a statement of the fact. I saw Bonnie, Elena and Stefan's expressions transform into shock but Damon's expression was one of disbelief. Klaus briefly froze, his nose pausing at the bottom of my jaw in what I assumed was surprise before he pulled away and chuckled once again.
'Well, love you are something else aren't you?' He asked curiosity lacing his tone.
I just shrugged not knowing what to say to that, suddenly he turned me around so that I was facing him, he brought me just as close, my whole body pressed against his front.
'Okay, dude if you're gonna be in that body you're gonna need to stay out of my personal space I mean this is the body of my sister's history teacher.' I muttered, as I shuddered at how close we were. I turned my gaze to the side not wanting to look into his eyes because if I did then I couldn't ignore the fact that he was within kissing distance because that was just wrong.
He brought his fingers to my chin forcing me to meet his gaze.
'Right. I'm warning you, you come any closer and I'm gonna be forced to take action.' I said, my tone booking no room for argument.
He chuckled, not the least intimidated, 'is that so love?' He asked, moving half an inch closer to me.
I sighed in frustration, shaking my head, I looked over my shoulder to meet Elena's gaze, 'they never listen' I said as I brought my knee up to Klaus' most sensitive part without moving my gaze away from Elena's. He groaned in pain and collapsed to the floor, much like Damon had, except this time I was much more amused. I quickly moved back over to everyone else, making sure to stand in front of Bonnie and Elena. He soon recovered and in a flash he was standing back on his own two feet, he went to charge at me, anger clear in his gaze, but to my surprise Stefan and Damon stood in front of me. Though I supposed it made sense, if he got past me he would get to Bonnie and Elena.
'So, Klaus you never did say what you were doing here? Is this just a social visit or…?' Damon asked, his tone dripping with sarcasm, making me smile.
Klaus' eyes never wavered from mine; I kept my gaze on his not the least bit intimidated.
'Nothing in particular, thought I'd just pop around and see how my doppelgänger was doing' he said, and as if I knew he was going to do it I stepped in front of Elena before he could meet her gaze. When his eyes found mine again, I raised my brow in warning.
'Right well, the doppelgänger is just dandy, so be on your way now.' I said waving my hands in a shooing motion, which only served to anger him, more.
'Listen, love you may be beautiful and you may have guts but I won't hesitate to rip your heart from your chest.' His tone dripped with venom and I could practically feel the tension from everyone else in the room but I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my lips.
His expression was still angry but I could see a glimmer of confusion in his gaze.
'You think I'm beautiful?' I asked with a wink.
He shook his head in disbelief.
'Princess, you wanna shut up? Do you have a death wish?' Damon asked, frustration clear in his tone.
'I can handle myself Damon, though you're concern is adorable,' I said, my tone teasing.
I could practically hear him rolling his eyes.
'So are you gonna go or…?' Stefan asked speaking up for the first time.
Klaus' eyes remained on mine for a moment longer before his gaze moved to Stefan's and I could have sworn I saw a flicker of recognition there, Klaus opened his mouth to respond but before he could I cut him off.
'You know Stefan?' I asked a frown of confusion on my face.
I saw surprise on Klaus' face before he hid it; he kept his eyes on Stefan, pretending I'd never spoke.
'For now. But who knows maybe I'll pop by later… or not' he said a smirk appearing on his face.
'Why?' I asked.
'What do you mean why?' He responded, his eyes finding mine once again. I stepped around Stefan and Damon coming face to face with him once more.
'What I mean is you wouldn't have gone through all of the trouble of taking over Alaric's body just to pop by take a look at your doppelgänger to just be on your way again.'
He chuckled, 'you're right love. I came to assess a potential threat.' He said his eyes flickering over to Bonnie.
'Well I can assure you, no potential threats here.' I said stepping closer, hiding my surprise as he took a step back, 'now go away and put Alaric back in his own body.'
'I don't think I will. Why would I do that just to have Bonnie turn around and kill me?' He asked, taking a step closer to me.
Before I could respond Klaus was suddenly thrown out of the open front door. I turned around in surprise to see Bonnie with her hands in front of her a mask of concentration on her face. I walked over to her and placed my hands gently on hers. Her concentration snapped and she met my gaze with surprise as if wondering how I'd suddenly got beside her.
'You shouldn't have done that Bonnie, now he knows how much power you have. He's going to go and find a way to stop you.' I said, worry lacing my tone.
'Don't worry, Kim. I can stop him. I know I can,' I could see the assurance in her gaze but something about the amount of power she would surely need to take down an Original made me a little uneasy.
'Well after that little display, I believe you.' Damon said nodding to Bonnie in agreement before his eyes moved over to mine and narrowed, 'as for you, what the hell was that?' He demanded.
'You're gonna have to be a bit more specific,' I said, pursing my lips.
'How did you know that wasn't Ric?' He asked, pointing his thumb in the direction of the front door that Klaus had just been thrown through.
I shrugged, 'honestly I have no idea, it was just a feeling.' I said my voice genuine; I didn't know how I knew either but I did.
'It was the same thing yesterday with Katherine, just one look at her and you knew she wasn't Elena.' Stefan chimed in, his gaze curious.
'She's always had good instincts though, for as long as I can remember' Elena said from the other side of Bonnie.
'Yeah she has' Bonnie agreed.
I met everyone's eyes and couldn't deny that the curiosity in their gazes was making me uneasy. I brought my hand up to my mouth making a fist as I cleared my throat.
'So, anyway… what's the plan? If he stays in Alaric's body he doesn't need an invitation to get in anywhere.' I said.
'She's right. We're just sitting ducks.' Elena agreed.
'Looks like we're going to that dance after all.' Stefan said, continuing when he was met with confused expressions, 'he's less likely to do anything in public.'
I nodded in agreement, 'wait, does that mean I'm going to have to dress up?' I asked unhappiness seeping into my voice.
Elena and Bonnie laughed at my miserable expression and nodded simultaneously.
'Well, unfortunately with such short notice I'm not going to be able to find a costume,' I shook my head in mock disappointment.
'Ah, ah, ah not so fast. Damon and Stefan have plenty of outfits in storage. I'm sure we can find something for you.' Elena said grabbing my wrist and pulling me towards the deep red-carpeted staircase.
'Nooooooooooooooooooooo' I called out holding my hand out in Stefan and Damon's direction, 'don't let her take meeeeeeeee!'
Typically, they didn't come to my rescue; they just shook their heads in amusement. After two and a half hours of absolute torture, Elena and Bonnie were finally finished with treating me like a freaking Barbie doll; I couldn't help but sigh in relief as I was allowed to stand up from the chair I was forced on over two hours ago. I mean come on, TWO HOURS?
'You look great!' Elena said, as she looked me up and down, her gaze one of approval, Bonnie agreed and I just responded by giving them a thumbs up not trusting myself to not respond with a snide comment, which I knew would be unfair with how long they'd spent getting me ready. I was wearing a black dress that was fitted all the way down to my waist; the bodice glittered with flowered shaped black beads while the rest of the dress puffed out below my waist, coming to a rest half way down my thighs. I was wearing plain black flats, which I had to put my foot down to get; Elena and Bonnie wanted me to wear five inch heels but I reminded them that me and heels did not create a pleasant reaction. My hair was pinned to one side leaving the left side of my neck on display; my hair had been curled to add more volume to the curls that were already present. My make up was light- I had on blush, highlighter, mascara with some fake lashes and some deep red lipstick. I had to admit, I did look pretty good, almost as if I'd stepped out of a sixties silent movie. It wasn't much longer before Bonnie and Elena were also finished getting ready; Elena was wearing a purple dress with white boots a white-circled belt and some purple love heart earrings. Bonnie was wearing a dress that consisted of different shades of orange and red, paired with red boots with a black circular cut out belt. We all looked great if I said so myself.
We arrived to the dance after a fifteen minute car journey- I had come with Damon in his car not wanting to squeeze in the back of Stefan's car with Bonnie. It was a hot car, but there wasn't really any room. Stefan, Elena and Bonnie made it before us and we walked up to them standing by the punch bowl. I glanced around spotting Klaus standing on the opposite side of the gym near Jeremy, not giving it a second thought I made my way over to him while the rest of the group started talking. I kept my gaze locked on his on the way over, but I also knew he hadn't noticed me yet so when I was close enough for him to hear me I wasted no time in making myself known.
'Aren't you a thousand years too old to be at a high school dance?' I asked making sure I was standing on the side of him that was closest to Jeremy.
He met my gaze as soon as he heard my voice but took his time responding, his gaze travelling over and lingering on my body. I sighed in frustration and rolled my eyes clicking my fingers in front of his face.
'Well don't you look ravishing?' He said completely ignoring my question.
'I should bloody well hope so with how long I was forced to sit still while they got me ready.' I muttered under my breath but of course he heard me.
He chuckled stepping closer to me, 'you know love, it's been a long time since a woman has managed to capture my interest,' he said coming to a stop about an inch away from me.
'Well aren't I lucky?' I muttered sarcastically.
'You have no idea.' He said, his voice barely above a whisper. I rolled my eyes and opened my mouth to retort but my mouth snapped shut as I was pulled backwards rather harshly.
I glared over my shoulder to see who the hell was pulling me back and saw someone I didn't recognise. He was a tall, well built man with dark closely shaven hair and brown eyes. I could tell by the confusion in his eyes that he didn't know what he was doing. He had been compelled and I looked over to Klaus about to ask him why he was being such an arsehole when the man placed his other hand on my other arm, gripping hard enough that I knew he was going to leave a bruise. I refused to show any pain and instead grabbed his arm and twisted, trapping his arm behind his back as I pushed him away with enough force that he landed flat on his face. I looked over to Klaus and saw he looked impressed and amused. I could feel the wheels turning in my head as I tried to figure out what he was up to. Why compel someone to attack me? Unless it was a distraction? As that thought popped into my head I looked over to where I'd left the rest of the group, but none of them were looking this way, thankfully. I gritted my teeth as the man got back up off the floor and grabbed my waist pulling me to him, his other hand forcefully yanking my jaw in his direction, making his intentions clear as his lips moved towards mine, before he made contact though I brought my knee up in between his legs. I couldn't help but feel as if this particular move was becoming my signature move with that being the third time I'd done it that day. He fell to the floor groaning in pain, but unfortunately at the very moment his cries of pain left his lips the gym was quiet as the songs changed over, meaning that everyone looked in our direction trying to find the source of the sound, including my group. I held my hands up in a defensive gesture as if to say 'it wasn't me' which, in all fairness probably made me look even guiltier. Damon and Stefan's gazes hardened as the man got back off the floor again and charged towards me, I thought about moving to the side at the last second but I didn't want whoever was behind me to get hurt because of me. Instead I closed my eyes and braced for the impact, but it never came. I opened my eyes to see Damon standing over the guy on the floor, making sure he was unconscious while Stefan gently placed his arms on mine.
'Are you ok?' He asked his eyes checking me over and hardening as he noticed the bruises forming on my arms and along my jaw. I was sure there was one on my waist as well, but I wasn't going to mention that.
'I'm fine' I said glancing over in the direction that Bonnie and Elena were in just a moment ago only to see that they weren't there.
'Stefan. This was a distraction. He's got Bonnie and Elena!' I said, already making my way to the door that led to the hallways. I felt Stefan and Damon behind me as I was trying to squelch the ball of panic that was growing in my gut. I had a bad feeling, and it wasn't Elena I was worried about, but Bonnie. I turned to the brothers behind me.
'Is your supernatural hearing picking anything up?' I asked glancing around me as if Klaus was just gonna pop out with his hands up in surrender.
They both focused their hearing and their heads snapped to the right simultaneously, not needing any more encouragement, I took off in a run in that direction.
'Someone needs to make sure Jeremy stays safe.' I shouted out behind me, knowing one of them would hear me. As I made it to the end of the hall I could hear Klaus taunting them both. I turned to Damon putting my index finger to my lips, indicating for him to stay hidden, he looked at me as if I was crazy and moved to step forward, but I met his gaze again my eyes more pleading and insistent. Reluctantly, he stayed put.
'Just relax, Elena. I'm not here to hurt you. You're not on my hit list tonight.' He looked over to Bonnie, 'but you are' he said charging towards her, she shoved him away into the wall but he just laughed and got back up.
'Now, did I mention that I knew a witch? You're gonna have to hit me a lot harder than that.' Klaus said, his voice taunting.
I came to a skidding stop in front of Bonnie, blocking her from Klaus' gaze.
'Don't Bonnie. That's exactly what he wants you to do. It's going to take all your power to put him down and even then it might not work. He wants you to over do it so that it kills you.' I said, glaring in Klaus' direction.
'How do you know about that?' Bonnie asked, shock clear in her voice.
'It took some time but I put the pieces together, I mean it makes sense if you think about it, channelling a hundred dead witches through one person is bound to take its toll.'
'As intriguing as you are, love you're starting to ruin all of my plans' Klaus muttered, anger seeping from his tone.
'Sorry not sorry' I responded, slowly edging my way back moving Bonnie and Elena back with me.
'Not so fast, love' Klaus said just before he flashed forward and grabbed me once again pulling my back against his chest.
'Oh for God sake! What have I told you about personal space?!' I said my voice dripping with annoyance.
He chuckled, leaning down to inhale from my neck before straightening and moving his gaze over to Bonnie and Elena.
'Now your little body guard is out of the way, are you feeling defenceless enough to hit me again?' Klaus asked, his head cocking to the side.
'You idiot. She's not gonna touch you while you're holding me close to you; not all of us have witches protecting our bodies ya know.'
Klaus rolled his eyes and looked down at me a devious smile on his lips, 'oh believe me love, I'm well aware. Do forgive me.' He said, placing a gentle kiss on the side of my jaw before he shoved me backwards towards the lockers; my head hitting the lockers with enough force to knock me out.
I couldn't stop the groan of pain that escaped my lips as I regained consciousness. But I soon shot up once the night's events caught up with my mind and looked around to see that I was in the boarding house on the sofa. I looked to my right and saw Elena sitting in a chair, a blanket wrapped around her as she gazed unseeing into the fireplace beside her. Without thinking I rushed forward, kneeling in front of her placing my hands on top of hers.
'Elena, sweetie what's wrong?' I asked her bringing one of my hands up to gently stroke her hair. She moved her stare from the fire to meet my gaze, I could see the tears shining in her eyes and I prepared myself for whatever she was about to say.
'Bonnie-she's-she's-dead,' she stutters, sobbing as soon as she managed to get the last word out. I frowned in confusion when the words came out of her mouth. I just couldn't believe it. I didn't know how but I knew Bonnie wasn't dead.
'Elena… are you sure I mean I have a feeling that-,' I broke off as Elena looked up from her lap to meet my gaze, hope shining in her eyes.
'Really? You don't think she's dead?'
I shook my head, because I didn't. I reached forward and pulled Elena into my arms, her head resting against my chest as she cried in relief. I stroked her hair and rocked her back and forth trying to comfort her as best as I could.
'Hey you both look like you're doing better.' Stefan said placing two steaming mugs down on the table.
'I will be when this headache goes away ' I replied with a small smile, pulling away from Elena and handing her one of the steaming mugs from the table. I stood up and apparently did it too fast because I stumbled, almost falling to the floor. My head seemed to get worse and I cried out rubbing my temples as I tried to relieve the pressure.
'Kim?' Elena said, alarmed. I could hear the panic in her voice and I wanted to reassure her but in that moment I couldn't because my head was hurting too much.
'Here' Stefan said biting into his wrist and offering it to me, I didn't hesitate, bringing it to my mouth as I gulped down his blood until the pain stopped. I pulled away, wiping the blood from my mouth; I looked up to Stefan and gave him a grateful smile before moving over to Elena and giving her shoulder a reassuring squeeze.
Not long after that Damon returned home and confirmed what I'd felt. Bonnie was okay. Elena released a sigh of relief, practically collapsing against my side. I suggested that she should try calling her, knowing that her mind wouldn't be completely settled until she heard her voice for herself. She went off to do just that leaving me sat on the couch. Damon went to his room and Stefan went to bed. I don't know how long I sat there just staring into the fire but my head snapped to the side as I saw Elena quietly making her way down the staircase, continuing down the corridor.
I decided to follow her, because lets face it, trying to sneak around in a house where two vampires resigned was enough to raise suspicion. I followed her as she made her way down some steps, leading to the basement; she opened one of the doors and hesitantly stepped inside. I followed and came to the door she'd just walked through to see her pulling a dagger out of an attractive man with dark brown hair, wearing a suit that looked like it had been burned. His skin was grey and veiny but I knew without that he would be one handsome devil.
'What the hell are you doing?' I asked Elena, making her jump about a foot in the air as she turned around to face me, giving me a sheepish smile.
'After what happened tonight, I'm not risking Bonnie dying for me again, and I think that Elijah will have a solution, so I'm just gonna wait for him to wake up.' She explained, making herself comfortable as sat on the floor and leaned against the wall bringing her knees up against her chest.
I nodded and with a sigh I joined her, putting my arm around her waist as she leaned her head against my shoulder, her breathing evening out after a while as she fell asleep. I however refused to remove my gaze away from the un-daggered Original in the middle of the room, as I tried to sort out my feelings over the situation. A part of me felt like I could trust him with my life but the other knew I couldn't trust him with Elena's. And for the life of me I couldn't figure out what that meant. But what I did know was that I wasn't going to get any answers until Elijah was alive again. With a sigh, I leaned my head against Elena's preparing myself for what was sure to be a long night.
There's another chapter for you! I hope you enjoy it! I have proofread it but if you notice any mistakes please let me know A huge thank you to Charmed2100, GeographicallyDisplaced and Shatteredxo for following my story! I look forward to writing more for you and I hope you look forward to reading them Let me know what you think of Kimberly, and if there are any particular scenes you'd like her to have with any characters, I'll take it into consideration ;)
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