A.N: Chapter four.
Val POV: "Well we all have things we do I go shopping Finn will be catching up on things along with Kol when he isn't pranking, Klaus has been busy trying to break the curse but when he isn't plotting someone's demise he paints. Elija,h I don't know but it is usually cleaning up our mess" Bekah explained.
"Well, Kol your pranking will be easier to do now you have magic. Bekah do you have a piano in the house?" I asked.
"Yeah let me show you," she replied coming over to guide me. We left and walked down the corridor and she entered a room she lead me to the piano bench and I sat down and opened the lid.
"How are you -" Elijah started but I cut him off by playing Für Elise by Beethoven
"I may be blind but that doesn't mean I can't do things, I used to play before and I just had to find the starting note and my hands know how to play I just had to adjust sometimes so my lack of sight can't get in the way. Do any of you play?" I said.
"Not that well we never really kept up with it," one of them answered I was paying more attention to the piano. I finished up the song and turned around. "Well this has been lovely but my sister probably wants to talk to me but I am going to do it at the boarding house as it will save her having to relay the answers to the team," I said rolling my eyes.
"we are going to get along just fine," Bekah states with amusement clear in her tone.
I rose an eyebrow "Well I hope so you are my new shopping buddy and I have to trust you with what to buy and speaking of later can you help me organise my closet?" I ask.
"Sure," Bekah says excitedly.
"Well I have to go call my sister and get ready later," I say getting up. I walk out but just as I get past the door I say "Oh I do know the way but later if someone takes me around the house once and tell me where everything is just so I know the layout thanks." Then walk to my room and get ready. After a quick call with El and confirmation that we can meet and everyone she thinks needs to know will be there I go downstairs for a lift.
I enter the living room and ask "Okay who wants to annoy my sister by dropping me off at the boarding house as we all know the brothers will be watching?"
"Definitely me," Kol exclaims speeding to my arm
"Okay let's go," I say walking away from the others with a wave goodbye and Kol grabbing my arm. The ride to the boarding house was fun we joked around planning on what to do that could wind them up most and decided what we would do and also that he would wait nearby and when he heard the signal come to pick me up and take me back. When we got to the boarding house Kol sped around the car and got my door. He walked me up to the steps and knocked a few seconds later the door was opened.
"You must be Valarie, I am Damon Salvatore," he said in what was supposed to be a charming way but I could hear the curiousness in the tone and his thoughts wondering about Kol.
"Nice to meet you, thank you for the lift Kol I will see you later," I said answering his silent question.
"Okay see you later, bye darling," Kol said giving me a swift kiss on the cheek and rushing back to the car and driving off.
"I told him not to do that anyways let's get this show on the road and head in," I said. Damon stepped into the house to let me in and I came in waiting for him to start walking in the right direction so I could follow the sound of his thoughts. We walked down a corridor and into what felt like a spacious room.
"Val, it's so good to see you," a voice I recognised as Caroline said as she came and hugged me.
"Lovely to see you too Care how are you dealing with the whole vampire thing?" I asked ... silence met my question. I raised an eyebrow, "Did you really think I didn't know after yesterday at the ball where snapped Kol's neck back in place?" I asked shocked.
"Well we knew you knew we weren't sure if you knew about everyone also how aren't you compelled you didn't give into Finn last night?" someone asked it was a man by the fact I didn't recognise it and it was a man and guessed baby Salvatore.
"Yeah I know everything and apparently you are all just as unobservant as the originals as none of you has realised I am blind. And no I will not tell you how it happened as I don't want to go through telling the story," I answered. Everyone was silent for a short time until Care broke down so I went over and hugged her. "Really Ty your girlfriend is crying and you just sit there. Care ... Caroline, it's fine I have learned to live with it and I am fine don't cry we have to much to do," I said while holding her. After a few moments, she pulled herself together and I got up and sat on the other couch I think next to Bonnie and Matt. "How long?" El asked she didn't need to clarify I knew what she was asking.
"About two months after mum and dad died," I answered. Bonnie grabbed my hand and I quickly froze time before she could react and unfroze Bonnie.
"Woah," she whispered to herself.
"Bonnie," I started and she looked up and realised everyone was frozen and seemed to splutter "Bonnie I know you felt that because you are a witch but I don't want the others to know so I froze time so we could talk. To make it easier I am supernatural and no Elena and Jeremy are not as my ability is given not born. You can't tell the others as I don't trust them yet I am telling you as you found out and I think you deserve to know. I am asking you not to tell and if you do I will find out. I will not tell you what I am either," I finished quickly. She stayed silent for a moment.
"Okay I understand and besides it will nice for us to have our own little secret again," she answered.
"Good, now don't forget act normal," I replied and with a flourish of my hand time was unfroze.
"How do you get around so well without a dog or cane?" Damon asked.
"Damon!" Stefan exclaimed.
"It's quite alright Stefan your curious as well you just probably asked more tactfully," I laughed
"So the answer," Damon asked tiredly.
"Well, what's that thing you say ... oh yeah ... that's for me to know and you to dot dot dot," I smirked. "Now El you want to ask something I believe," I said.
"Yeah ... um ... not to be rude but why are you back and how long are you staying?" El asked quite coldly.
"Oh don't worry El I am not staying at home I am staying with the Mikealson's as I have business matters to discuss with them and the reason I am back is because well one Jeremy, two my business I have with the Mikealson's, three a holiday and four to stop you screwing up ... again," I replied just as coldly.
"What business do you have with the Mikealson's and how dare you judge me you haven't been here to know anything," she said and I could hear everyone else thinking she needed to calm. I didn't have the barriers up and had made my senses more alert to keep me safe, so I could tell she had stood up and taken a step closer. So I stood up as well.
"My business with that family is just that my business. And I judge you because I do know what has happened. I know you all made an original angry by daggering him twice. Tried to kill the hybrid during a ritual and once you survived are being touchy about giving one pint of blood a month which when you know where it is going isn't that bad. I also know last night you made a deal with Esther that would try and kill the Mikealson's but if one of them die their line of vampires dies. Which meant all of the vampires's in the world die, but I stopped that from happening so I do know what happened and you should be thanking me for not only saving Caroline but your two boy toys as well," I said stepping towards her. I suddenly hear her move towards me and I immediately know what she is going to do and before she can touch me I grab her wrist and look towards her eyes, hopefully, and say "Don't you dare because the main reason I judge is because not only didn't you call me but you forbid Jer from calling me and neither of you called me when Aunt Jenna died. So yes Elena I judge you because you have caused a lot of shit to happen. Also, try and hit me again and I won't just stop you I will react back." I said coldly. I release her wrist and step back. Suddenly there is a pulse of air and I am up against a wall with a hand around my neck.
"Don't talk to her like that," Damon said, ah it was him holding me trying to choke me but it didn't hurt so I didn't react.
"What right do you have to judge everything I said is true and you talk to your brother the same don't you. You torment him with blood when you're in a bad mood trying to make him a ripper or just piss him off. You killed his friend I think Lexi was her name. You kiss Katherine thinking it was Elena. You do anything for her. You treat your brother like crap I just spoke the truth. You are her boy toy's aren't you or did she not kiss you when she thought you were dying from a vampire bite." I say not once reacting to how he pushed at my neck with more and more force the angrier he got. When I finished his hand released me from shock, hatred, surprise I have no idea I couldn't see his face.
I turned to look at the rest of them " Yes everything I said was true just then. I see you all have thing's to talk about if you want me I am staying in the Mikealson mansion, Jer I would prefer for you to stay there with me but I will not force you to and I will see you later as my ride is here," and with that I walked out towards the front door where I knew Kol would be and I could tell the other's where coming behind me to see who my ride was.
"All finished darling?" he asked.
"Yeah, thanks for the ride Kol," I replied.
"You're going out with Kol, that's the business you have with the family but he is a killer," my sister screeched. I sighed.
"No, I am not going out with Kol he calls everyone darling. My business is something else and even if I was that is your argument really, you do realise that both your boyfriend's in the last year have killed more people than Kol has in the last 50. Also, you just tried to kill all of his family and on some of them it was your second attempt" I said getting into the car Kol had taken me too. "Bye, everyone." With that Kol drove off.
"So what is the business that you have with my family and I?" Kol asked.
"Oh, I don't just that was my excuse for staying at your house because I thought to say your a bitch and I don't like you weren't a good thing to say and it didn't go with the rest of what I was saying," I replied.
"Oh, okay. Anything noteworthy happen," he asked.
"Well they know I am blind, Bonnie knows I am something, Elena tried to slap me and I caught it left them a bit stunned that did and I ranted at the eldest Salvatore while he held me up in the air in a choke hold against a wall and didn't show any pain. So basically I left them shocked," I replied a little smirk playing across my lips. Kol's response was to laugh aloud.
"But your throats okay right? Don't want blood to heal it faster?" he questioned I could hear from his voice he was worried.
"Yeah I am fine it just tingles like when you need to cough also never give me blood it doesn't agree with me and makes me violently ill," I replied.
"Got it no blood," he said and I feel like he was nodding but wasn't sure. We suddenly came to a stop and just as I opened my door Kol pulled me into his arms and ran me into the house using vamp speed making me laugh and dumped me on the sofa. All the others came into the room while Kol and I were laughing.
"So how did it go seeing dopplebitch and others," Bekah asked.
"Dopplebitch was fine taught her a lesson and the others where there they didn't get time to ask much. Also, I said if they need me to come here mainly because I knew the likeness of that happening is not high. Also, I invited my brother to stay as I can see he doesn't like many of the things Elena does. He didn't want to try and kill Klaus as others would die also when he found out about last night he was pissed as he thinks Elena should just give you the blood as it is like donating blood. Oh and lastly she accused me and Kol of dating which was hilarious," I replied.
"It isn't that funny," Kol said.
"Is he pouting?" I asked.
"Yes, he is," Elijah replied with a chuckle.
"It is because if you think about it you have a soulmate which you would have figured out is me by now so why would I try," I replied.
"How do you figure out who your soulmate is?" Kol asked.
"Well, it is different for some people. Most don't realise what it is they just feel complete around them as soon as they meet. Others feel something after time and some figure it out through eye contact. I think it takes werewolves seconds and vampires around maybe a week, but because the fact neither I nor Kol felt sad when I laughed at the idea of dating that confirms it." I explained while all of them sat.
"Well that's great half of me will know immediately and a half could take a week fun knowing me it will take longer in spite," Klaus said. I turned to face his direction.
"I don't think so I think because of your vampire side it could take longer but your wolf will speed up the process. But even so, it could take a while for anyone because even if their vampire or wolf recognise it they might not actually fully recognise it. So you could take around three days or two weeks but the more time you spend with a person the quicker it will be," I explained.
"Right, okay so anyone I get a feeling around spend time with them," he repeated. I nodded. "Okay, well I am going to go paint or draw," Klaus said.
I got up and smiled "can I come I love art and I can actually see your and I haven't drawn in a while," I said quickly from excitement.
"Um ... Val ... how are you going to see Niklaus' paintings," Finn asked hesitantly.
"Oh right, well if I use my hands it gives me a mental image like when I meet new people I sometimes 'see' them and draw them to ask if it is similar apparently I always get it perfect," I say. "Now come on Klaus show me your art," I say walking towards the door, when I come up short "I just realise I have no idea what any of you look like, so can I draw one of you?" I ask.
"Why don't you draw Niklaus he will be in the room already so it will be convenient," Elijah said sounding amused.
"Only if that is okay with you Klaus," I say.
"Yes... I suppose that will be fine," he says. I nod and he walks me to his art room. As I walk in the room I immediately can smell all the art supplies. It is great.
