thank y'all so much for your patience in my updating speeds- I've had so much homework lately and it's the worst. but here you go, another chapter! I've decided to pair our dear Bellona with Klaus bc I feel like their personalities would work really well together, as well as contrast and challenge each other. I wanted to make Damon and her besties, but it might not happen bc of the Scooby gang's turmoil with Klaus. we'll see. anywho, here's the fucking chapter. I hope you like it!
Bellona woke up to her stomach growling. She sat up and rolled out of bed. Literally. She landed on her floor in a heap of blankets and pillows. Slowly, she made her way up and over to Teddy's room, where he was already sitting up and babbling.
"Hi there," she cooed, picking him up.
"How'd you feel about a quick trip to get some food? Are you hungry?" she poked his nose playfully and he giggled. They walked downstairs into the kitchen, where Bellona grabbed her jacket and keys before heading out to her car.
Klaus was enjoying his day immensely. He had the Scooby gang exactly where he wanted them. He had compelled some girl to tell the doppelganger to save him a dance and was greatly looking forward to the looks on their faces later on tonight. The only thing that could make the day better was if he was back in his own body. He motioned for the bartender to get him another drink, and was about to take a sip, when the door to the Grill opened. In stepped a beautiful young woman, with a child on her hip. She had dark, curly hair that reached down to her middle back. Her body was slim, but athletic, with jeans that accentuated her curves. Klaus was already impressed, but when she looked up he nearly choked on his drink. Framed by dark lashes were the most beautiful green eyes he had ever seen. They shone with confidence, but also wariness; something that intrigued him greatly. Her face had almost an elfin look to it, one that suggested mischief. With a pang, he was reminded of his brother Kol, but he pushed it down and took another sip. His wolf inside reared up at the sight of her, but there was nothing he could do about it in this body. He was so busy staring that he barely noticed his so-called drinking buddy slide up next to him and order a drink.
"Thinking about tonight?" the dark-haired man asked him after taking a long sip.
"Yeah," He said, still looking at the girl. Damon followed his line of sight and gave a low whistle.
"Would you look at that," he said, staring. Klaus barely had time to suppress his anger at Damon's blunt rudeness before Damon stood up and made his way over to her.
"What, no 'don't do that Damon. She's half your age!'"
Klaus shrugged. "It's your funeral." Then he took another drink and settled into his seat to watch the show. Damon gave him a look but kept walking on his path to the girl.
Damon knew he had an effect on women. So when he walked up to her table and she barely glanced at him, he knew he had to know this girl. He slid into the seat across from her.
"Is this seat taken?"
Bellona could sense them as soon as she walked in. The feeling of them was almost overpowering at first, but she got over it as quickly as it had come. After all, she was used to it. She and Teddy had sat down at a table in the corner so that she could watch all the exits at once, something Mad Eye had ingrained into her. She could sense two of them in the restaurant, and she gave a quick glance around the room to see who they were. They were both sitting at the bar. One had brown hair and looked tired, and one had dark hair and the most brilliant blue eyes she had ever seen. She shook off the fact that the dark-haired one was coming right at her, and focused on getting Teddy settled.
"Is this seat taken?"
She looked up to see him sitting in the chair across from her. Raising an eyebrow, she met his eyes expectantly.
"Not anymore. Can I help you?"
The man smirked. "Well, I consider myself very knowledgeable about everyone in this town, and I think I would remember a face like yours. Are you new here?"
Inwardly, Bellona rolled her eyes. Cheesy. It was like he wasn't even trying.
"I am, in fact." She kept her reply short and calculated.
"Well then let me introduce myself. I'm Damon Salvatore." He said all of this with a predatory glint in his eyes that rivaled Draco's when he was plotting.
"Nice to meet you Damon. I'm Bellona."
"That's pretty. You got a last name?"
"I do." There was no way she was giving away her last name to a vampire who could easily know who she was. She wanted to keep her identity as under-the-radar as possible.
"Hey, what can I get for you?"
A blonde boy that looked about her age walked up to them.
"Are you new?"
She sighed and flopped down the menu.
"Do I have a sign on my forehead that says 'Hi, I'm new here!'"
The blonde one chuckled.
"No but it's a small town and I usually know everyone."
She nodded and picked the menu back up.
"So, what do you recommend," she paused to look at his name tag, "Matt?"
"Well the soups are usually pretty good."
"Great, I'll have one of those please. Oh, and some bread on the side for him," she said motioning to Teddy. She made sure not to say his name. She knew how powerful names could be. Even though Teddy was still young, you could never be too careful. Matt walked away with her order, and she looked expectantly at Damon.
"Are you going to stay here and stare? Or are you going to get back to your drinking buddy?"
Damon smirked and opened his mouth to say something back, when the doors opened again and he turned around. In walked three girls. The one that was leading the small group had long, straight brown hair with brown watchful eyes. The one on her right was tall and blonde with blue eyes, and the one on her left was shorter with curly brown hair and hazel eyes. Instantly, she could tell that the blonde one was a vampire and the shorter one was a witch. She frowned slightly. Her magic didn't feel the same. She must be a Wiccan.
"Are those your friends?" she asked politely, trying to shoo him towards them and away from her. Instead, he smirked and waved them over. At this, the man who had been sitting at the bar the whole time stood up and walked over too.
"Damon, you haven't been answering your phone! We were worried that maybe Klaus had…" she trailed off when she realized they had company. "Who's this?"
Bellona smiled rather forcefully at her. "I'm Bellona."
"Right! Introductions!" Damon said excitedly. He pointed at the girl who had spoken first.
"That's- "
"Elena Gilbert." She glanced at her two friends with a look that Bellona couldn't quite figure out.
"This is Bonnie and Caroline. And that is Alaric." She frowned suddenly. "Are you going to the high school? I don't think I've seen you around."
"No, I'm taking a bit of a gap year." She said quickly. Damon looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Really? So if I asked you to come to breakfast with me tomorrow you would?"
Bellona smirked back. "Well that depends. Are you asking?" Damon opened his mouth to reply when Elena interrupted him.
"Hey, Damon we should go… get ready." Bellona raised an eyebrow at this. Was someone jealous? She was about to reach out with her magic, when she remembered that there was another witch in the room. Even if she wasn't as powerful, she would still be able to sense it around her.
"Actually, I should go too. We both have some things to do tonight." She stood and picked up Teddy.
"Hey, you should come to the party tonight. Maybe you can meet some new people." The man-Alaric maybe? - said to her. Everyone looked at him with varying degrees of amusement, confusion, and anger.
"What? It'd be a great way for her to interlope herself into the community. Besides, no one will know she doesn't go the school. And if they do, we'll say she starts Monday."
"Great idea Ric," Damon said clapping him on the shoulder with a smile. Then he and the girls walked out.
Klaus had never been more fascinated by someone in his entire life. The way this girl moved and breathed and talked made him want to be around her more. If he didn't know better, he would say he was under some sort of love curse. He was so focused on the jasmine smell coming from her hair, that he barely registered the dopplebitch saying his name. Shortly after, he extended the invitation to the party to her. Once everyone had left, he stepped closer to the girl. His wolf reared up at the sight of the child in her arms. Was it a werewolf just like him? This girl just kept getting more and more interesting.
"So are you going?" he asked her.
"Maybe," she gave a quick smirk before it dropped. "I'd have to find someone to watch this little guy."
"Well if you do," he paused, letting some compulsion slip into his words, "make sure to save me a dance."
The girl's eyebrows furrowed slightly, before relaxing.
"I'll think about it."
And with those words and one last lingering smirk thrown over her shoulder, she was gone, leaving him staring after her in wonder.
Again, a quick thanks to everyone who read and reviewed and liked and followed; I really appreciate it. I do have a question for y'all though. I read this story where Klaus and the OC were mates and i really liked it. it sort of goes along with the soulmate idea, which explains why Klaus felt so strongly towards Bellona at first sight. I was also gonna make her animagus form a wolf bc why the fuck not, and it would go with the Klaus thing so i could make a first-turn-together scene. Although I might just be tired and hungry and hallucinating shitty ideas, so please leave a review so I can see what y'all think! adios chicos.
