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Chapter 3 - Snow flake
New York 2013
A lavish suite in one of the most beautiful hotels in the heart of New York was supposed to be the home of the young heiress of the Mikaelson family. Rebekah Mikaelson always dreamt of going to New York to manage her own business of fashion. Her name and collections was an instant hit in the big city. She really thought that it could not get any better, until she met the man of her dreams.
Rebekah and Stefan Salvatore instantly fell in love on the day they first met. And they both know that they will never forget that day.
It was the usual rush hour in the big city and Rebekah was just really late for a big client meeting. She drove her car as fast as she could, trying really hard not to break any traffic law. She was no reckless driver by any means. But the biggest misfortune suddenly bumps her. Stefan did not hit his breaks in time, thus, a small collision resulted. And this small collision of their cars resulted to loud honking of the other cars and a huge traffic jam in the making; it was rush hour after all.
"What the bloody hell?!" Rebekah screamed, getting out of her car. She then knew by the looks of the traffic jam that she couldn't get out of the situation and her big client meeting is just poof, gone. She is halfway calling her assistant to try to reschedule, when the man who just ruined her day came rushing in.
"Are you okay, Miss?"
"Am I okay?" Rebekah scoffed. "What the bloody hell?! Don't you know how to drive?"
"You are the one driving like a crazy person, trying to make your car fly." Stefan answered.
Rebekah scoffed again. Finally her assistant picks up her phone. "Gloria, we need to reschedule the meeting, extends them my deepest apologies. My car is just hit by a person who accused me of being a crazy person. And I am stuck in this situation."
"We should probably call the police." Stefan said after the phone conversation.
"Do what you want." Rebekah said. "I just lost a big client. They will not reschedule, I am sure of it. My collections, my poor beautiful collections, they will not be shown to the world. All because of this man who says I want to make my car fly."
With all of her rumblings, Stefan could not stop himself from chuckling.
"And now this bloody git is laughing at me. He seriously doesn't know what I lost today." Rebekah began to rumble again, when Stefan replied, "I am not laughing at you, I just see my sister in you. She mumbles crazy things when she is in a lot of stress, too. I am Stefan by the way."
Rebekah scoffed again when she heard him say crazy again to describe the way she does. But the infuriating man in front of him is really cute for him. Without thinking she replied, "Rebekah"
"Okay, Rebekah, this is a crazy shot, I know you lost a meeting because of me. And the police will be here any minute now to sort this out, but do you want to have coffee with me after? Or tea? British, right? Bloody hell and git."
Rebekah could not stop herself from scoffing again because the very cute man who really infuriates her is asking her out, but again without thinking she replied, "Only if you stop saying crazy in my face, and yes, I'm British.
Rebekah snapped out of her trance and continued on packing her things. New York was supposed to be her home. The life she built for herself was instantly ruined by a heartless goodbye of that man. Without realizing it, she started to cry again when she suddenly remembered the day he ended everything.
Rebekah was in her suite really excited; she really thinks that Stefan will propose to her tonight. Everything just seems to be right. She met his family the other night. She doesn't really care about family status of wealth at all, thus, she really didn't dwell on how rich the Salvatores are. But she knows that they were equals in wealth and connection. She instantly got along with his younger sister, Caroline. And his father and his older brother was a bit weird with her but still pleasant.
Rebekah hasn't introduced Stefan to his family. She didn't even tell her family that she is seriously dating someone, especially his closest older brother, Niklaus. Only his other brother, Kol, knows that she is currently dating someone. Kol met Stefan once when he came to visit his sister. Rebekah begged him to not tell their family yet. She wants to be the one to tell them, when they can have the time to get to England. So, Kol did not push but rather let his sister have some fun.
When Rebekah heard Stefan knock, she instantly ran to the door and opened it. Excited is an understatement to describe her feeling for their dinner date, Stefan was really acting weird lately. Rebekah believes that he is just really nervous on proposing. When Rebekah opened the door, she is greeted by an expressionless Stefan. She let him but he did not say a word to her.
"Stefan are you alright? I am ready to go." Rebekah said staring at him.
"Bekah, I need to tell you something." Stefan started. Rebekah did not saying anything because the only time she saw him like this is when he is really under pressure, thus she let him talk without disrupting him. "We need to stop dating. I am sorry but we need to end –"
Stefan is cut off by the little voice Rebekah managed to push out, "What? What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry, Rebekah."
"What did I do Stefan? Tell me."
"Nothing, it just have to be."
"You are kidding me right? Stop playing around, let's go and have some dinner." Rebekah said in denial, but she already knows that he is not joking one bit.
"Goodbye Rebekah." Stefan said, heading out to the door.
"Do you still love me?" Rebekah asked looking at the window. But the silence just broke her heart.
Rebekah snapped out of her trance again when she felt her belly ache. She automatically touched her belly, and said "Sweetie, please bear with mommy for a bit. We need to get to the airport later."
London 2013
When Niklaus handed the files to Kol. They were both lost on their own thoughts.
"Nik, What are you planning?" Kol asked with his mischievous eyes on.
"When will Mother and Father be back from Asia and Elijah from Europe?"
"It's not polite to answer a question by a question Nik. But the answer to your question is I don't know, Nik. I don't get myself updated with all the business stuff you play with." Kol replied still reading the files. "But I do know that Rebekah is in her flight."
Niklaus then eased at the thought of his baby sister returning home. "What are we going to that bastard? We can't do something legal works or paper works because we won't know how those will implicate our business in export in the States and their ally countries. We can't pick up fights with them publically, Rebekah will be shamed and the family business will be implicated."
"We can't just let him off the hook; he partied with Bekah and brushed her off after he is done with her." Kol replied, his mischievous eyes were gone and turned to dangerous protective brother suddenly.
"Of course, we will not let him out that easy." Shouted Niklaus at the thought of that man letting off the hook.
They became quiet again, and thought really hard. The silence was broke by Kol saying, "I just thought brother, let them have a taste of his own medicine." Kol pushed the picture of the youngest Salvatore in the desk to his brother.
Niklaus then contemplated the thought his brother is implying. He knows that the girl was not a part of this but he needed to teach his brother a lesson. He really thought hard but finally said, "a family is only strong as its weakest link after all."
"Okay! Stefan Salvatore just you wait and see. Do you want me to have a go or yo-" Kol asked, but he suddenly stopped when they heard a knock.
"Come in." Niklaus barked.
"Is that the way you greet your sister?" Rebekah said weakly, she really tried to sound her usual self but she really could not.
"Bekah!" Niklaus stands up and gave her sister a hug. "I thought you were just on your flight. I could have picked up you up in the airport. Why didn't you call?"
"Surprise!" Rebekah tried to squeal happily.
Niklaus then let go of her and had a good look at her sister. She is showing a bit. Kol also gave her sister a bone crushing hug. After that they took their seats. Niklaus discreetly hid the files about the Salvatore.
"How are you Bekah?" Niklaus asked slowly.
"I'm fine." Rebekah said trying to sound convincingly but Niklaus knew better.
"Does he know Bekah?" Niklaus asked looking at her belly.
Rebekah then did not look him, she just touched her belly and said, "I tried to tell him but every connection that we had, he just shut everything out."
Niklaus then growled while Kol's grip on his drink tightens.
"What are you planning to do?" Kol asked.
Before Rebekah answered, Niklaus already cut in and said, "She will stay here."
Rebekah just smiled at his brother and said, "I don't know. I just want to rest. I'll go home first. You don't need to take me. My driver is down there and I just want to be alone at the moment. Let's just have dinner later. I want to figure this out on my own first before Mother, Father and Elijah return."
When Rebekah left, Kol did not waste a minute and said, "I would like to have that go now. She is just broken. That bastard broke our sister, Nik. I will shag the life out of his sister and send him a video."
"Kol, let me. After I am done with his sister, he would wish that he never crossed paths with a Mikaelson. I will not just shag her, I will break her the same way he broke our sister, I will make her fall in love with me." Niklaus said, still can't believe how broken his sister.
Kol then thought how important this is for his brother. He really wants to get even to the Salvatores himself but he believes that Niklaus really needed to be the one to do it. Thus, Kol finally said,"Well, the youngest tasty looking Salvatore is in London as we speak and she is a primary grade teacher."
Kol left his brother in his office in peace when they settled the issue at hand. After a moment of staring at the grand view from his window, Niklaus spotted something odd on his office. He saw a little black gadget and recognized it. He believes that it was bugging device. He then got out of his office and asked Davina to get experts to look at it. And to check if there are any other bugging devices in the building, and for good measure he also instructed to have their home inspected.
At the end of the day, they found bugging devices on the offices of Mikael, Esther, Elijah and Niklaus' office. They also found a bugging device on one of the main sitting rooms of their home.
Niklaus is informed that the bugging devices are traced to a man named, Alaric Saltzman. Niklaus then ordered to have their other company buildings inspected for this. He also ordered to tighten the securities. He also ordered Davina to get everything he could get about Alaric Saltzman. And have him found that very same day.
London 2013
Caroline just loves teaching children but sometimes the mess is too much for her. She is now heading home with blue paint on her blonde hair. When she arrived home, she spotted her best friend Bonnie sleeping at the couch the television on and their flat a mess. She started to clean the mess quietly because she doesn't want to wake her best friend up. But she is startled and dropped the things she was cleaning when she heard a knock on the door. And because of the noise, Bonnie jolted awake.
"Sorry, Bon. I was just startled." Caroline said while heading to the door.
"No prob. By the way, Care, have you taken your meds?" Bonnie answered and asked getting up and looking who's at the door.
Caroline was more startled when he saw Klaus at the door looking cuter by the minute. "Sorry love, I am guessing this is not a good time to be asking you for a neighbourly favour."
"What? How could you say that?" Caroline asked.
"Well, I think I just woken up your friend and I am guessing you joined your pupils on colouring your hair." Niklaus chuckles again.
Caroline then looked her reflection on the window pane and saw blue paint on her and she also looked at the freshly woken up Bonnie's face. She also chuckles at their current appearance but answered, "Still we will not let you down from our neighbourly obligations. What can we help you with?"
"It's alright love; I will just bother you guys for neighbourly help next time." Niklaus then smiled and went back to his flat.
When their door closed, Bonnie's dazed-woken expression is gone but instantly gave Caroline a look.
"Bennett, what is that look for?"
"What is this look? Who is the hot man who calls you love?" Bonnie asked her friend.
"His name is Klaus, our new neighbour. Love? It's just an endearment, Bennett. It's not like you are not use t it. And by the way, I already took my meds." Caroline said not looking at Bonnie and trying to get away from the subject while she continued on cleaning.
"How did you guys meet?" asked Bonnie, totally not dropping the subject.
"I bumped into him this morning. And I ruined his paints. Oh! Gosh! I forgot about those." She then headed to their neighbours door and knocked.
"Just a minute." Klaus answered. Caroline heard a crash inside and heard a whimper of pain. "Klaus, are you alright? I'm sorry but I'm coming in."
Caroline saw different beautiful paintings inside his flat. But she didn't have the time to admire them when she saw his neighbour clutching his feet. "What happened? Wait I'll call my friend and grab some ice."
Caroline ran to grab ice from their freezer and asked Bonnie for help. When they entered Klaus flat, he was trying to sit on the couch. "What happened Klaus?" Caroline instantly checks his foot and placed the ice on his foot.
"Well, the canvases just dropped. - On my foot." Niklaus said, amazed by the woman who knew nothing about him but instantly helped him.
"Care, let me check him." Bonnie said, and looked at his foot. "Well, its seems it's nothing really. The ice will do the trick. I am Bonnie by the way, nurse."
"Klaus, and thanks."
"Klaus, is this the neighbourly favour you were trying to asked?" Caroline asked eyeing the beautiful canvases.
"Well, yes. I just wanted to hang this one but it just fell – On my foot." Pointing at a beautiful snow flake painting.
"It's really beautiful; you are a really good artist. Nice snow flake by the way." Caroline said looking at him.
He chuckles and answered, "Is my work really that literal?"
"No, it's really nice. I'm serious there something lonely about it." Caroline said shyly not wanting him to think that she took the snow flake literally.
"I am going take that as a compliment. Thank you, love. You are one of few who got the right feeling of it." Klaus looked at her truly mesmerized by her now. For other experts thought it was a painting of hope and happiness. But only his family got the feeling correctly.
Bonnie then looked at Caroline and Klaus definitely seeing something. She then suggested to help so that they can stay a bit longer, "It's really beautiful, can we help you hang it?"
"I couldn't ask you that. You two already helped enough."
"We can hang this, no problem at all." Bonnie insisted while Caroline still looks at the painting really captivated by the beauty of it, but agrees on hanging it. They managed to hang the snow flake painting in no time with Klaus' directions.
"Klaus, by the way, your paints, what are the colours and brand of the paints. I really like to replace them." Caroline started again after they have successfully hanged the painting.
"Please, love. You already helped me a lot. No need to replace them." Klaus said, looking at her, really captivated by her beautiful eyes.
"No, I really want to replace them. Please." Caroline continued.
Smiling at Caroline, Klaus asked "If you really want to have them replaced, have dinner with me and consider them replaced."
Who is Alaric Saltzman? What would be the reaction of Caroline on the offer?
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