A/N: At guest who is wondering why Andrea Mikaelson. I hope you will get your reply in this chapter. Unfortunately there is romantic Haylijah in this story. I hope you dont get disappointed. Ultimately this story is a Klayley story. Hope you like this chapter. It is a slow start but promise, things will get interesting in future chapters.
June 1762
He looked towards Mikael feeling apprehensive not knowing what will happen to him. Esther walked to him and put her hand on her shoulder and smiled gently.
At last Mikael turned around and said "Niklaus from this day onwards, you will be my son. You will live in this house and I will give you my name. You are Niklaus Mikaelson."
Whatever it was he was not expecting that so he was shocked. He looked towards Elijah and saw him smiling ear to ear. His gaze went to Esther standing behind him and to his relief she was smiling too. He said "Sir Mikael that is very generous of you but…"
Mikael cut him off by saying "there is no but Niklaus. Ansel and Elizabeth were our friends. If friends don't help at time of need then who. I have made up my mind. You are ours from today."
At last after thinking for a moment he nodded saying "thank you Sir Mikael."
Mikael said shaking his head "call me father like Elijah does. You both might not share blood of any kind but you both will be my son from this day onwards."
September 1769
Klaus's looked towards her, dressed in a white dress, veil trailing behind her, holding her father's hand, walking down the long aisle of the church, with a smile on her lips and his heart sank. He looked across the aisle and his gaze met Camille's and his heart ached for her too.
flashback Klaus
Six months ago
Klaus looked towards Camille asking "so?"
she said "Andrea."
Klaus continued to look towards her shocked and then started laughing. He said "really! I have been thinking about her a lot lately."
Camille asked excited "like what?" as she plopped right opposite him on the ground fluffing her dress around her.
Klaus said "I dont know. Just thinking a lot about her. Every time I see her …. I …. I dont know.. something happens. We have known each other since we were kids but I want to know her more.… I mean in that sense."
She laughed saying "I understand what you mean. Oh how I wish Elijah thinks of me that way."
Klaus was thinking about Andrea's hazel brown eyes while he was gazing towards the horses grazing in the fields so he mind didnt register to what she had just said and then it hit him what she had said. He looked towards her in surprise and smiled as he noticed her cheeks burning red. He turned his full attention to her and asked "what? really? When?"
Camille said twisting her fingers "I dont know. It just happened. I have been thinking about him a lot lately too which is so strange because I have known him since we were kids and now… I dont know Klaus" finishing her sentence with frustration.
end flashback.
He was lost in past so he managed to miss the whole ceremony. The preset finally caught up with past as he felt someone's hand slip into his. He smiled towards Camille standing next to him. As their eyes met she whispered "it is over. Both of our love stories ended before they started."
He looked down at her depressed face and realized that he has to pull himself together, for his sake, for Camille's sake- she is a woman and she needs a friend right now who can support her and not break down on her too.
Camille saw him trying to smile but the smile didnt reach his eyes. She understood his pain. She had seen their friendship during the past two years. He was the one who introduced her to the family. For the past six months he had loved her and was waiting for when he will be able to support her to get married to her but now she was farthest from him. She was someone else's wife- not anyone but a person who was as close to him as a brother can be.
Andrea looked towards Elijah as he walked to her smiling. He held her hand, caressed it for a moment and then said, smiling "Andrea, I have liked you since I saw you the first time. I have been waiting to be able to support you before I asked your hand in marriage. I cannot believe that it actually happened. I promise you that I will keep you happy and provide you with everything that a wife has a right to."
Andrea smiled saying "and I will fulfill all my duties as a wife Elijah, I will never give you a chance to be upset with me."
He smiled, leaned in and kissed her lips softly and the moments later, the kiss deepened. He broke the kiss, turned her around and started untying the ties at the back of her dress. After a minute into it, he got impatient and muttered "I wish to tear this apart."
She smiled, felt flustered but didn't say anything and just tried to calm her nerves at the prospect of what was about to happen in a few minutes, once she will be out of her dress.
At last she felt his hands on her shoulder and the dress started to slip from her shoulder and a kiss landed on the side of her neck making her moan, his hands moving to the front of the exposed corset and he started to pull the strings expertly and quickly. She took a deep breath as she got freed from that dress and said "oh…" as his hands grabbed her firm breast and yelped as she was scooped up in his arms and carried to the big bed. He drew the curtains around the bed and fell on her, started taking off the rest of the layers, started taking off his own clothes impatiently and passionately planted kiss on her lips, moving it down to every part of her body, tasting her, making her squirm and in the end he took her in the same passionate way he was displaying so far. When he finished he asked her "are you all right?"
when she nodded shyly he said "this was wonderful Andrea. I…am so glad that you are my wife now. I cannot wait to start my family with you."
Andrea blushed at what he was implying but she nodded as she realized deep down she wanted the same thing. She knew in that instance that she will fall in love with her husband sooner then she had realized. She sighed with contentment as he pulled the covers on her and brought her close to him, his arm around her naked shoulder.
The last thought before she drifted off to sleep was how weird it will be to live in the house where until now she just visited as a good friend of one Klaus Mikaelson. She couldn't believe she was a wife of a very respectable landowner in Wales. She couldnt believe that she was the wife of the person she had hardly met six months ago through Klaus. She smiled shyly as it hit her how much Klaus will tease her now.
Next morning when she woke up, he was not next to her but the curtains were still drawn. She looked around for a robe but couldn't find it so she wrapped the sheet around her and parted the curtains. As she stepped out, she saw a young girl probably her age standing near the blazing fireplace.
She said "good morning mistress. My name is Lily. Master had to leave for something urgent. I am here to assist you in anything that you need."
She said looking around, feeling self-conscious, that she was naked "I need a robe."
She looked back towards the bed and knew the aftermath of their night together will be revealed at one look on the sheet and that just burned her cheeks. She startled as she felt a silky robe being put on her shoulder.
She asked "what time is it?"
Lily looked around at the antique clock in the room and said "fifteen past seven mistress. I have warmed water for your bath."
Andrea looked at her startled, having never been helped with her bath ever before. She said "thank you Lily but I think I can help myself with the bath."
Lily curtseyed saying "As you wish mistress. I will be here if you need assistance with any thing."
Andrea nodded and went towards the adjoining small room that looked like a bath chamber. She stepped into it and looked around in shock at the elegant decor in the bathroom, not much different from the room, she had spend her night in. She realized that she had an idea that Elijah was a man of taste but never imagined it to be like this. She took off the maroon plush robe and stepped into the hot water and sighed as she settled down, letting the water gently caress her naked body.
By the time she came out wrapped in the same robe, the bed was made which made her feel embarrassed as she looked towards Lily knowing well that she had seen the proof of her virginity but to her relief, Lily's face didnt reveal anything. In fact the moment she saw Andrea she walked to her and helped her get dressed in the most beautiful bottle green dress, Andrea had ever seen. After helping her dressing up, she asked "would you like to eat breakfast in your room or join master Niklaus in the great dinning hall?"
Andrea said "I will join him…ummm is Elijah not going to be there?" Saying his name instead of Sir sounded weird but she knew that will eventually happen.
Lily said "no mistress. He had to leave for some urgent business. That is what he told me to tell you. But he said master Niklaus will give you company until he comes back."
Andrea smiled, felt a bit flustered at the prospect of seeing Klaus after her night with Elijah.
Klaus was looking out of the window thinking of going to the lake but Elijah's order about giving Andrea company while he had to attend to one of his tenants was preventing him from doing so. He rubbed his neck trying to relieve himself of the tension that he had been feeling on account of him not being able to sleep properly since the day he had found out Elijah had proposed to Andrea.
flashback Klaus
A month ago
Klaus entered Esther's room smiling ear to ear with the full intention of talking to her about Andrea. She was painting as usual. Klaus walked to her and said "this is wonderful mother."
Esther smiled saying "thank you my son."
When he didnt say anything she asked "do you wish to say something?"
He smiled and said "yes. I wanted to talk to you about something."
Esther said "that is interesting because I want to talk to you about something too."
Klaus asked "considering you are my mother, why dont you start?"
She put the paint brush down, walked to the window and said "Elijah wants to get married?"
That got his attention. He asked excitedly "Elijah?! who?"
She said looking out "Andrea."
He felt ground slipping from under his feet. He asked in a barely audible voice "who?"
She said "Andrea" still not looking towards him. She continued without waiting for his response "I dont know her very well but you are her friend. It is through you that she was introduced to us. What do you think?"
He continued to stare at her back as past seven years of his life flashed through his eyes. All that this family had done for him. All that Elijah and done for him. All that Esther had done for him. All that Mikael had done for him and before he knew it he was saying "I think it is wonderful idea."
His heart sank but he hastily fixed a smile on his lips as she turned towards him asking "has he talked to you about her?"
Klaus said "no. not yet. I am sure he will soon."
She smiled asked "yes he will. You two can never keep any secret from each other. Do you think she will be a good wife to Elijah?"
His heart sank faster than he had ever imagined but he knew nothing can be done now so he said "yes she will be. I have known her since past two years and she is a wonderful girl…woman. I am sure she will be good to this family and … Elijah."
Esther smiled and said "I thought so too but I wanted to ask you first and I want you to ask her too. She is your friend. She will tell you if she wants to get married to Elijah or not. I dont want to force her into this marriage considering she does not have any mother."
Klaus wondered how will he able to do that but he nodded and started to turn when Esther asked "what were you going to tell me?"
He said without turning "not important after such a happy news."
Before Esther could say anything else, he left the room.
end flashback.
He startled when he heard her say "shouldnt it be other way around? You trying to make me feel welcome in this house?"
He fixed a smile on his face, turned towards her saying "yes it should and I will."
He walked to her, admiring her dressed in that bottle green dress which brought out her hazel brown eyes, blend perfectly with her brunette hair, her olive complexion standing out in contrast to the color of the dress but something else too. And a moment later he realized that she was extremely happy.
He pulled a chair out for her saying "mother was asking about you. She is under the weather so she will not be joining us. I told her you are being well taken care of…" he winked at her causing her to blush. His heart sank but he continued "but you know how she is. She wants to see you so whenever you can take time out."
He settled down in the chair opposite her as Lily started putting breakfast items on the table.
Andrea dragged the teapot towards her as she poured the tea for him and for herself and glanced up. There was something on his face that made her confused; he was not looking towards her and neither had he passed any witty comment, she was expected from him. She asked as she passed him the cup of the tea "what is it? You look lost."
He cleared his throat and said in a cheery voice "I have been thinking of the wheat production and … well it is all boring. You will not be interested. How are you liking it here, now that you are living under a different…ummm role?"
She said smiling "I don't know. It is just the first day… I have to say it feels nice to know I am living in my house now. Can I call this my house?"
Klaus smiled even though his heart was breaking "yes you can. As Elijah's wife you are entitled to everything he has."
She smiled and continued to sip her tea but she couldn't help but notice that he seemed distracted but she didnt know how to ask him again when he had just told her what was bothering him which for some reason she was not ready to accept.
When he was done, he asked Lily "Is mother's breakfast ready?"
Andrea smiled as she continued to sip her tea marveling at the care Mikaelson brothers showed for their mother.
Lily said "yes mater. I was going to go to her room in a few minutes."
Klaus looked towards Andrea asking her "do you want to come?"
She nodded and got up with him.
When he entered Esther's room, he recalled how many times he had imagined walking with her in that room but under different role. He scolded himself for thinking like that and walked straight to Esther as Lily settled breakfast tray in front of her. Esther said smiling towards Andrea "I wish Mikael were alive to see this day."
She turned to Klaus and said "Niklaus now you need to find someone too. Elijah is settled. You should get settled too."
He said smiling "I will. And when I will, I will tell you first thing."
Andrea said "he has pretty high standards Esther…" but she cut her off by saying "call me mother Andrea. My sons' wives will not call me by my name."
She smiled and said "as you wish."
Klaus realized he was staring at her. She looked so pretty in that bottle green dress that he was starting to feel angry at himself for not speaking up before or advocating this marriage. He abruptly got up and left the room leaving the two ladies bewildered.
He left the house and didnt come back until very late in night. Dinner was over and everyone had retreated in their rooms. After checking on Esther he too went to his room but couldnt sleep till very late into night.
During the next couple of weeks he tried to keep himself occupied, busy with crops and their tenants but Elijah was unintentionally making it difficult for him demanding him to spend more time with him and Andrea. Every time he would see them together, at their obvious love for each other his heart would sink and he wished to be somewhere else so at last, exactly two weeks after Andrea's marriage, he made up his mind. After dinner when everyone had gone to their room, Klaus exited the library and went towards Esther's room. He knocked at the door and entered after hearing "enter." At one glance he knew she was getting ready for bed. He walked to her and sat next to her. After few silent moments he said "mother I wanted to talk to you about something."
Andrea was in her room thinking about her and Elijah's night together not knowing that she was smiling when she heard Lily say "mistress, would you like me to bring your tea in your room."
Andrea said "no. I will have it with Niklaus in the dinning room."
She said "master Niklaus will not be there today."
She asked "oh. Has he had his breakfast early today?"
Lily said "no mistress. Master Niklaus left late last night."
She thought she didn't hear her properly. She asked "what? Where"
Lily said "mistress, Marcel told me that he has left. He does not intend to come back mistress."
She stared at her in shock wondering 'why? Why would he go without telling her? Why didn't he say his farewells to her? Why didn't Elijah tell her anything? Does he know?'
