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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. All of it belongs to its wonderful creators. If I do own it, surely it will ended up with lots of romance between Klaus and Harry in it! Also, I don't own the cover for this story, I merely taken it from deviantart. The credits for the cover goes to Richard, his deviantart is rickuk73.
Warning: AU. Fem!Harry (which means Harry is a female in this story, so if you feel bothered by it; I suggest you leave now), MOD!Harry, OOC (it happens in this story). Unbeta, so beware of some mistakes and errors the authoress made.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Summary: AU. Some people call it fate, others call it destiny. But she is never one who believes in either fate or destiny. Having almost her entire life dictated by the prophecy, she wants to be the one who decide how her life will be this time around. At least, that was what she had decided when she chose to stay away from Great Britain. Everything had been going well for her until that night he stumbled on her. And now she finds herself entangled in a whole other mess. It all started when Hydrangea Peverell, who supposed to stay low in the muggle world, befriended the Original Hybrid named Niklaus Mikaelson. Klaus/Fem!Harry
Pairings: Klaus/Fem!Harry Potter
"..." for memories in Italic
'...' thought and dream in Italic
*...* for Parseltongue
And "..." present time
Dreams and Disasters
― Long Distance Call ―
"There's nothing good about goodnight when it means goodbye."
― Jeff Thomas
The emerald eyed woman smiled faintly as she waved her hand off at her classmates before they disappeared from her sight. The moment they disappeared from her sight, her smile fall off of her face as she turned around and walked back to the direction of her house. Months have passed since her so called friendship with the paranoid Niklaus Mikaelson and so far she had learnt a lot about the other vampire or hybrid in this case from the conversation that the two of them have. Rhea creased her forehead as she looked up at the sky, where light gray clouds had started forming overhead. There's no doubt that it's going to rain soon.
Just like what Rhea had thought, rain had fallen by the time she finally reached her house. She immediately had to rush inside before she was completely soaked. The emerald eyed witch rummaged her bag briefly before she took out the key to her house and opened the door. She close her front door lightly as she takes off her ankle boots. She put down her boots into the rack while her left hand absentmindedly pats Bilbo's head gently as the small puppy wagged its tail happily and approached her.
Emerald eyes stared at the trail of empty blood bags which littered from her kitchen to her living room as she sighs softly. The petite raven haired witch walked towards the kitchen and opened the cabinet where she put her dry towel as she silently dry her hair off. Her hands picked up each empty blood bags and threw it into the trash bin before she put the now soaked towel in the laundry basket and walked towards her living room followed by her small puppy.
Rhea stared at the dark blond haired vampire in her living room in exasperation. "You do know that this is my home, don't you? You couldn't just crash into my place whenever you like, Niklaus."
"Ah, but you have let me in before, darling. Which means you don't completely mind my presence in here." He countered playfully.
"Doesn't mean that you can just move your stuff into my house and behave like you are living in here as well though." She grumbled under her breath as she picked up the bottle of wine which he had left on her coffee table where her vase of flowers was supposed to be.
Klaus just shrugged casually, the dark blond haired vampire doesn't feel bothered at all with Rhea's remark. After all, despite how often Rhea had grumbled and complained about his presence at her home, the petite raven haired woman never once completely turned him away from her home. Whether it was because she knows that she wouldn't be able to drive him away from her house or because she doesn't mind his presence at her house completely, he wasn't sure. Either way, it wasn't a new thing for him to crash into her place from time to time.
Emerald eyes looked around in search of her missing vase of flowers in exasperation before she turned to stare at the dark blond haired vampire who is sitting in her sofa as if he lives there as well. "How you managed to get inside anyway? I know that I have locked my door before going to university,"
"Now, if I tell you that, I know you would do something to rectify it." Klaus smirked, blue-green eyes gleamed with amusement as he stared back at the emerald eyed woman.
"Of course. You kept breaking into my house far too often, I really should charge you with that if only it wasn't pointless. Knowing you, you will probably just compel the officer and had them giving you allowances to keep barging into my house like this." Rhea huffed as she looked pointedly at the vampire.
An amused smile adorned Klaus's face as he kept staring at the petite raven haired woman across him. Even after knowing his true nature, Hydrangea Peverell had been nothing but her real self around him. It was as if the emerald eyed beauty has no fear whatsoever over the fact that she was constantly being around him who was the most dangerous predator in a sense. He wonders if there is something that the petite woman feared.
Honestly even after all these times and he hasn't gotten any closer on completely unraveling the enigma that was Hydrangea Peverell. There are always so many new things he learns about her each days. Not to mention that he also hasn't find out the secrets that she had been hiding from him since their first meeting. If only he knows just what it is that will make her crack. But then again, it won't be fun at all if she is so easy to read.
"Also, please stop leaving empty blood bags around my house. I know that I live in a quiet neighborhood and all but that doesn't mean you could just litter in my house due to the fact that I rarely get any guests." The sound of her voice snapped him out of his musings as he focused his attention on her.
"But you indeed rarely have any guests who come over, so it's not like those blood bags will bother anyone except you, love." He retorted with a smirk.
"Which is why you need to stop doing it considering this is my house. Honestly, Niklaus, I know that you like to annoy me with your behaviors at times but you need to stop doing this quirk of yours. So, please stop leaving blood bags in my house or at least throw it all away once you are done with it."
Staring at the wary look in her face as emerald green eyes stared pleadingly at him, Klaus nodded his head as he acquiesced at her plead. Knowing that at the end of the day he would eventually complied with her request seeing as she had been nothing but a good friend to him. Besides, as much as he enjoys riling her up and see her getting all annoyed, he knows exactly when to stop. After all, it was never his intention to really upset the one person who seems to be immune of his personalities.
"Fine. I will stop leaving those empty blood bags around your house," He drawled dramatically.
"Not that I don't like seeing you or anything but why you kept coming here anyway? As far as I remember you have your own place so why the needs to always crash into my place? It's like you are practically living in here as well with me," She raised an eyebrow and deadpanned.
"Your words wound me, love. I thought you enjoy my presence here," Blue-green eyes stared teasingly at the petite human with a fake hurt look on his face which resulted on the raven haired woman rolling her eyes at him. "That aside, I'm here because I rather enjoy your presence and perhaps I just like to annoy you or to know more about you. There are still many things about you that I still haven't discovered yet anyway. That's why, I will be in your care for a while, darling."
"I thought you have other people to annoy aside from me. Don't you have those two who always around you at times? The brown eyed young woman and that black haired man? What was their name again? Reta and Max something?" Rhea asked as she took the bottle of wine away from her coffee table and placed back her vase of flowers at there.
"Greta and Maddox, sweetheart. Are you always this bad with names?" Klaus replied back wryly.
"Not really. It just I tend to forget unimportant things quickly and since I barely even acquainted myself with them more than some minutes, it's easy for me to forget their names." The petite raven haired witch shrugged her shoulders casually.
"It's not their fault. They are busy doing things for me at the moment," He smirked.
"And what is it that you asked them to do if I may know?" Rhea asked, brows furrowing. Just what kind of things that he makes them do anyway?
Klaus grinned at the curiosity he could see brimming in those emerald eyes. "Now, where's the fun in it if I just tell you?"
"Fine then. Let me guess it instead. Let see... why the high and mighty Niklaus Mikaelson asked two humans to do something important for him? Unless..." The petite raven haired witch hummed lightly, a thoughtful expression on her face before emerald eyes looked inquiringly at the smirking Original who is still sitting on her sofa. "Those two... they aren't your normal average humans... are they witch and warlock then?"
"Correct. How clever of you, darling. It seems like there is never a dull moment with you around," Klaus drawled, finding the entire conversation strangely fun, conversing with the enigmatic emerald eyed woman.
Rhea smiled at the vampire's words as she shook her head in fond exasperation before she plopped herself down on the nearest sofa beside the one that Klaus occupied. "Does that mean that whatever it is that you asked them to do for you involved magic and all?"
It always intrigues her whenever he brings up the subject of magic into their conversation. After all, there are still many things that she hasn't known about this so called Servants of Nature witches. She wonders if somehow she could also learn their type of magic. It will be an interesting experience for sure.
"Indeed, it is. Why the high interest in it though, love?" Blue-green eyes looked curiously at the emerald eyed woman.
Rhea shrugged casually, a small grin adorned her face. "It just sounds fascinating. Besides, I always interested in hearing the kind of world you live in, Niklaus." She pointed out blithely.
"My world as you put it is something that more dangerous than you think, love." He commented, rubbing his chin as he mused, "But then again, you are rather an intriguing person as well. Somehow it doesn't really surprise me that you found my kinds and those supernatural beings around me as fascinating."
"Why, thank you for the compliment, Niklaus. Anyway, if you really are going to stay for a while, do make yourself useful and feed my dog while I'm going to take a bath and then do my assignments." She grinned mischievously at him before she stood up from the sofa and walked out of the living room.
Klaus's eyebrow rose and he asked Rhea, "And why I should do that? Last time I remembered, I'm your guest. And I thought you treat your guest with the best hospitality?"
The petite raven haired human turned around at his words as she put both her hands in her hips. Emerald eyes stared back at him in exasperation before she replied him in an annoyed clipped tone, "I do treat my guest with the best hospitality, Niklaus. But you, you are not guest at all with the amount of time you crash into my house. You are like a freeloader in my house. So there, do make yourself useful and help me feed my dog."
"Fine. This doesn't mean you could just order me around," Klaus relented with gritted teeth. Blue-green eyes glared at the petite woman who smiled innocently at him. Klaus sighed tiredly and rubbed his forehead as he hissed, "Sometimes, I wonder why I didn't just suck you dry, love."
Rhea just grinned at him before turning away from the vampire and answered playfully as she continued her walk to the bathroom, "Because you are interested in me and secretly love me, Niklaus. You can't survive without me around."
Klaus could only cover his face as he sighed in mixture of frustration and exasperation at Rhea's words.
Klaus was laying on the sofa in the dark, blue-green eyes were staring silently outside the window when he heard the sudden cry from Rhea's room. Quickly and quietly, Klaus moved upstairs to the room where he had heard the petite raven haired woman's distressed voice. The dark blond haired vampire opened the door slowly as his eyes quickly looked around the room to find out the source that had caused distress for the petite human.
There on the bed, he could see Rhea was thrashing and twisting as the petite raven haired human mumbled with distress in her sleep. Klaus sighed softly as he approached the sleeping woman on the bed. He shakes her body gently to wake her up but the enigmatic woman was far too deep in her sleep as she kept thrashing around the bed in distress.
"Rhea. Rhea, wake up." He called out to her as his hand kept shaking her body.
But the woman still far too lost in her nightmare to hear him. Having enough of hearing Rhea's sound of distress, Klaus yelled her name loudly in hopes that she would finally wake up. "Rhea!"
"NO!" Rhea yelled out as she woke with a start, emerald eyes widened in fear at something unseen. She ended up banging her head against the headboard as she groaned out in surprise while her left hand was trying to push her covers off. After a few seconds of struggle trying to untangle herself, she peaked out above her warm covers and stared at her so called guest wryly.
"Glad to see that you finally join us in the land of living, love. Did you have a pleasant sleep?" Klaus drawled though his blue-green eyes looked at her with a tinge of concern in it.
Rhea sighed softly as she took a deep breath to calm herself down. Emerald eyes stared down at her trembling hands before she closed her eyes tightly.
'That was just a dream, nothing more but a dream. It's not real.' She kept repeating those words in her head like a mantra, trying to no avail to reassure herself of it. And yet, even if she knows that it was nothing but a dream, it doesn't stop her from trembling in fear whenever she thinks back about the things that she had dreamt of again.
The feel of a slightly larger hand against hers snapped her out of her musings as emerald eyes opened and looked up at the owner of the said hand. Blue-green eyes locked with emerald eyes as Klaus squeezed Rhea's hands gently to calm the raven haired woman down. The raven haired immortal witch took a deep breath as she slowly felt herself start to calm down.
"Thanks," She muttered lowly, knowing that the others could hear her perfectly despite the low volume of her voice.
The dark blond haired vampire just hummed nonchalantly before he lets go of her hands once he felt that she had calmed down enough. "Nightmare, I take it?"
Knowing that she couldn't lie after what the dark blond haired man had probably seen, Rhea simply nodded her head weakly in confirmation. It's been a while since she last dreamt of living her life powerless under the Dursley's mercy. After her discovery over magic, the Dursley had remained fearful over her. Not to mention the fact that since she found Tom Marvolo Riddle's diary, she had been using all the things the diary had taught her to handle the harsh treatment the Dursley sometimes gave to her.
"I'm suddenly craving for some coffee or tea. Fancy joining me to the kitchen?" The dark blond haired man asked after some moments of silence as he turned around from the raven haired woman on the bed and walked to the door.
"Sure. It's not like I could go back to sleep again after that anyway," Rhea smiled wryly as she left her bed reluctantly and followed the dark blond haired vampire.
Once they were sitting in the kitchen and sipping their own coffee and tea respectively, Klaus looked inquiringly at the raven haired woman who sits across him. Emerald eyes blinked back at blue-green eyes in confusion before the dark blond haired vampire sighed in exasperation.
"Well? Are you going to tell me what had made you sound so distressed earlier?"
"It's nothing," was the quick reply he was given from the human.
"Clearly it was something. That was the first time I see you got all shaken up," Klaus retorted casually as he stared at Rhea, a challenging glint in his eyes.
"You won't stop until I answered, will you?" Emerald eyes glanced up warily at the vampire across her before she sighed in defeat. "Fine. Have it your way. It just... it's been a while since I last dreamt of them. Of my relatives,"
"Your relatives? They must be quite pleasant if they appeared in your nightmare," Klaus raised an eyebrow as he scoffed.
"Right. Remember that you once asked me about the scar on the back of my right hand? The one that you thought was one of the results of my relatives' loving care? Unfortunately, that particular scar wasn't from them." Rhea snorted, a humorless grin appeared on her face as she stared at the dark blond haired man across her. "That scar was given to me by a vindictive woman whom I unfortunately have as a teacher in my school,"
"Your teacher at school abused you? Just what kind of school you went into, love?" Blue-green eyes narrowed dangerously at Rhea's words.
She waved her hand dismissively as she replied, "Trust me, I wasn't the only one that vile woman abused during her reign at my school. Anyway, to answer your question, my school was a wonderful place. It just I got some teachers who really are unfit to teach."
After all, Hogwarts was really a wonderful place for her. It had been her home for a while aside from being with Tom. It was the safest place for her and even though she had faced her own share of danger as well at there, the fact still remains that she cherishes her times at there. Besides, most of the teachers at there are quite likable if she doesn't count those who aren't fit to teach like Lockhart and Umbridge.
"It seemed like we share a lot of similar things than I first thought, love." Klaus commented casually as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Oh?"
Klaus turned to stare at Rhea who simply looked at him curiously as he continued, "My father isn't averse over teaching me through violence as well since I was a child."
Rhea's lips curved into a small smirk as she commented, "Hmm. Look at us now... The two of us, the victims of an abusive family, unloved by their own bloods are bonding together. How ironic."
"We survived through it though. I guess we could call it as one of our achievements," The dark blond haired vampire stated calmly.
Emerald eyes locked with blue-green eyes for some minutes before Rhea averted her gaze away from the dark blond haired man. "Indeed. Though in my case, I have someone who stayed with me to reach this point. I guess I kind of owe it to him in a way,"
"Oh? And where is this so called savior of yours now, darling?" Klaus asked with amusement.
"Dead. He is dead now," Rhea replied calmly a bitter smile adorned her face.
"You seemed to be awfully close with this person whoever he is. I take it that his death affected you deeply?" The dark blond haired vampire remarked, watching the raven haired woman across him in contemplation.
"It is. We were awfully close with each other, at least, that's what I'd like to think. In a way, you reminded me of him." Rhea said before she could stop herself.
"I'd prefer it if you don't compare me to a dead person, love." Blue-green eyes narrowed dangerously in disdain at the thought of being compared with someone else.
Rhea's lips curved into a sad broken smile as she corrected, "Ah, no. Even though you do remind me of him at first, after spending time with you I found that the two of you are completely different person. You are one of a kind, Niklaus. You are a completely different person than him."
She placed both of her hands on top of Klaus's hands as she continued, "Unlike him, you haven't lost your sight of what's really important for you."
"And what is this important thing that you are talking about, love?" Klaus asked, brows furrowing as his hands squeezing both of Rhea's hands with gentleness he rarely showed.
"Something that really matters. It's different for each person," The raven haired witch smiled secretively before she took her hands away from his.
They spent the rest of night sitting in a comfortable silence after that until the dawn.
Rhea was standing in the middle of her studio, a thoughtful expression on her face. Emerald eyes stared quietly at the blank white canvas across from her. She was wondering of what she would like to paint next. She had painted Hogwarts, The Forbidden Forest, and Hogsmeade before, still she feels like painting a certain place in Hogwarts again. Perhaps it's because she was feeling quite sentimental at the moment or she was just missing it. After all, Hogwarts had been one of her home once. She was thinking of painting a view of the night sky from the Astronomy Tower but decided against it in the end.
Even though she holds fond memories at Astronomy Tower, there are also unpleasant things which happened at there. And she refused to dwell too much in it. Rhea closed her eyes as she took a deep breath before she opened it again. Emerald eyes stared determinedly at the blank white canvas in front of her. She knows what she wants to paint. She picked up her paintbrush and starts to choose the color as she made a steady stroke.
She was sitting on the stool as she moves her paintbrush on the canvas in front of her, her shirt covered in paint. She was clad in a white shirt and black shorts for its practicality which will allowed her to move freely if something happens. Though she doubts that anything interesting will happen especially considering her so called guest's presence in her house. It was exactly like that when Klaus walked inside the studio to look for her.
"What are you painting?"
"You have to wait until I'm done to see it, Niklaus." Rhea answered calmly as she continued moving her hand which is holding the paintbrush across the canvas.
"Is it something like the photo that you gave me?" He asked curiously as he approached the raven haired woman.
"That photo? Ah, no. This one is something from my memories. Besides, I found that place by accident, you know. That place in the photo which I have given to you? I was hiking and accidentally found a cave where vegetation grows heartily which ceiling has collapsed, allowing sunlight to spill in." The raven haired witch glanced behind her shoulder to stare at the dark blond haired vampire as she answered before she turned her attention back to the canvas in front of her.
"I see. Anyway, why some of the books that you have mostly consist of fantasy? In fact, you seemed to be fond of fairy tales. Like this one book. The Tales of Beedle the Bard?"
Rhea chuckled softly, setting aside the brush she was holding and turning to observe the curious look on the vampire's face. "Ah, you found it on my shelves? It's a collection of stories which is quite popular in a particular circle of people. Those stories are popular bedtime stories for centuries,"
"Quite interesting piece of reading, I must say. Though it seems to be full of magic?" The handsome vampire raised an eyebrow as he looked inquiringly at the petite human.
"What can I say? I'm quite fond of the idea of magic. Besides, it's fantasy." She grinned playfully.
"You do have quite interesting collection of books, love." Klaus smirked as he took a seat on the sofa at the corner of the studio and started to open the so called bedtime stories.
"Hmm... I do buy books which caught my interest from each places I have traveled. You are free to read it, Niklaus. Though some books are in foreign languages but knowing you, I have no doubt that you could read it." She shrugged her shoulders casually before she picked up her paintbrush again and continued her painting.
For a while, the two of them continued to do their own things in a comfortable silence. Rhea with her painting and Klaus with his reading. Until the sound of Klaus's voice broke it. "Will you put that one on display if your university holds another exhibition again?"
"I'm not sure. Perhaps not this one. I'm painting this one for a personal reason anyway," A bittersweet smile crossed her lips at the memories of Hogwarts and her schooldays.
"I'm looking forward to see it then, darling." was the last thing Klaus said before he returned his attention back to the book he was holding.
Before she realized it, Klaus's presence at her house had been something that she had grown used to. In fact, she could find some of the dark blond haired man's stuff around her house. It gets to the point that the dark blond haired vampire had more or less claimed the room beside her as his. In fact, Rhea could say that she had grown far used to of the vampire's presence in her house to the point that she knows some of his habits and able to read his mood easily.
She admitted silently within her head that even though there are times when the arrogant vampire drives her up to the wall to the point she wants to punch him, he also made her feel less lonely. And in a way, she has grown fond of him. That morning, Rhea was planning on going for photo hunting for her photography class as she prepared her camera. After leaving her bag and camera in the living room, she walked into the kitchen. Grabbing a mug she poured herself a cup of coffee and added some milk into it before she leaned her body against the counter.
She sighed in content at the feel of the warm mug against her hands as she takes a little sip of it. Emerald eyes looking out of the windows at the blue sky. It seems like there won't be any possibilities of raining from how bright the sun is. Rhea was contemplating on her destination for her photo hunting when Klaus walked into the kitchen, blue-green eyes looked around the kitchen nonchalantly before he approached the coffee pot near her.
"Morning to you too, Niklaus." She greeted him calmly, a teasing smile crossed her face at the slightly sleepy look on his face.
The dark blond haired vampire glared half-heartedly at her as he grumbled sullenly, "You woke up awfully early for someone who likes to sleep in when they have a day off."
"Actually, even if today is my day off from university, I have things to do which is why I have to wake up early." Rhea hummed lightly as she corrected the dark blond haired man's assessment before she took a seat on one of the stools.
"You are going out this early in the morning?" Blue-green eyes stared bewilderedly at the petite raven haired woman.
She nodded her head lightly in confirmation as she took another sip of her coffee, "I do. I'm going for photo hunting. And I was thinking of going to Calabria since I want to take some photos of the forest at there."
"Calabria? That far?"
"It's not really that far. It will probably take 4 or 5 hours the most for me to reach it which means I probably will return back late at night," She mumbled with a roll of her eyes.
Klaus raised an eyebrow and asked casually, "And what forest you are going to visit today for your photo hunting?"
Rhea shrugged as she answered, "I'm thinking of visiting Bosco Archiforo in Serra San Bruno VV at Calabria. That's why, if you're not going anywhere, could you please feed Bilbo for me?"
Niklaus rolled his eyes in exasperation as he grumbled, "He is your dog, why you kept asking me to feed him?"
"You practically live with me in a way now, Niklaus. The least you could do is helping me feed my dog," The petite raven haired witch huffed in annoyance before she gets up and take her now empty mug into the sink.
"I'd rather share half of the payment for your electricity bills than playing sitter for your pet. Anyway, I'm going with you." Klaus glared with obvious displeasure at the thought of being sitter for her dog before blue-green eyes stared seriously at the emerald eyed woman.
"What?! Niklaus, you are definitely not going with me." Rhea objected quickly as she looked disapprovingly at the vampire's sudden decision.
"And why not? I feel like tagging along with you today, so I'm going." The vampire pressed on despite Rhea's objection.
"I'm not doing this with you. You are not going with me and that's final," She groaned out in frustration as she turned around and walked out of the kitchen to take her bag and camera which she had left in the living room.
"I'm going with you whether you like it or not, love." Klaus retorted back stubbornly.
In the end, despite Rhea's grumbling and argument, Klaus ended up going with her on her trip to Bosco Archiforo. The raven haired immortal witch refused to talk with Klaus the entire way to Calabria. Although eventually, she starts to calm down and talk to him again on their way to reach Serra San Bruno VV. Something which made Klaus secretly felt relief as he was starting to get fed up of the silent treatment from the petite raven haired human.
"Why are you so adamant on going photo hunting at forest anyway?" The dark blond haired vampire finally asked as the two of them walked around the forest. Blue-green eyes stared inquiringly at the petite human who walks in front of him.
"I just feel like getting a fresh air. Or perhaps I'm just feeling a bit nostalgic. There is a forest on my school ground and back then, I used to wander through the forest when the weather is clear." She answered as her eyes looked around her surroundings in content.
"Your school has its own forest? Just what kind of school you were going to, love? This school of yours sound more and more bizarre the more you talk about it,"
The sound of her amused laughter caught him off guard as blue-green eyes turned to look curiously at Rhea. It took a couple of seconds before she finally calmed enough to answer, "My school is quite bizarre indeed. But it's really a nice place, I bet you would like it. It was one of the place I could call home in a way."
"Home, huh?" The dark blond haired vampire mused.
"How about you, Niklaus? Do you have a place that you could call home?" She glanced behind her shoulders to look curiously at the vampire behind her, a soft smile on her face.
Klaus shrugged and replied nonchalantly, "I have been traveling around the world and never stay long enough in one place to have a place called home. But, there is this one place that used to be home for my siblings and I."
"Oh? Now I'm curious to know what kind of place is it," She grinned mischievously at the dark blond haired vampire before she took her camera out of her bag and started to take some pictures of the forest.
"Perhaps someday, I will show it to you." Klaus smirked back at the petite human before blue-green eyes look around his surroundings silently. "What's the forest on your school ground look like? Is it the same like this one?"
"The forest at my school was called The Forbidden Forest also known as Dark Forest. That forest is a very old place that holds many secrets and houses many creatures, some dangerous, others friendly. The trees in the forest are considered ancient," Rhea explained, taking another pictures of the forest with her camera, "They have their own appeal though. Not to mention the various plants and flowers which grow in it."
"Speaking of plants and flowers, your name derives from a shrub or climbing plant with the same name, right?" The dark blond haired vampire asked.
"You are right. Though actually, it derives from the constellation as well. My name derives from the constellation and flowers. You see, my father's side of family is quite traditional. He has an aunt who comes from a long lineage of ancient family and well... that particular family mostly named their children from constellation. In honor of his aunt and his best friend who is also my godfather who also comes from the same family as my father's aunt, he chose the constellation Hydra. As for my mother, due to the tradition of naming their children from plants or flowers in her family, she chose Hydrangea so my name would consist both the constellation and the flowers." She explained as she finally stopped taking pictures, emerald eyes looked up at the sky which started to grow dark.
"Why that particular flowers though?" Klaus asked with amusement dancing in his eyes.
Rhea turned to face Klaus and explained, "From what my godfather told me, my mom chose that particular flower due to the fact that it's a plant or flowers that you could see growing almost everywhere in southern and eastern Asia. And she kinds of grow fond of it when she and my father took a vacation at that particular part of the world. From what my godfather assumed, my mom wishes me to grow up to be a resilient person against any hardships that I will face in my life."
"How interesting. Little starry flowers," The dark blond haired vampire grinned.
Rhea's eyebrows rose as she asked, "Huh? What?"
"I finally found a suitable nickname for you, love. My little starry flowers," He smirked mischievously.
The raven haired immortal witch pouted at the nickname she was given as emerald eyes looked at the vampire sulkily. "I'm not that little and I'm not yours. Anyway, let's go back now. It's going to get dark soon. Also tonight is a full moon, I would prefer not being in the forest."
Klaus raised an eyebrow at that statement and replied, "In a way, you are mine, darling. Aren't you the one who insisted on being my friend as you put it? Also, why you don't want to be in the forest in full moon?"
He followed beside the petite woman as she collected her things and started to walk out of the forest. Rhea's lips curved into a slight scowl as she retorted, "Even so, that doesn't mean I belong to you. Anyway, that's because werewolf comes out on full moon, Niklaus. Surely you haven't forget that, have you?"
Blue-green eyes narrowed slightly in suspicion as he remarked, "For someone who claimed to be a normal human, you are quite knowledgeable and far too interested in things like these. You seemed to know your fantasy well enough."
"I'm just well-informed on the matter also my honorary godfather was a werewolf. That's why, I know much about them more or less."
Klaus was mildly surprised by the answer he was given but only took a second to recovery and asked, "Was? What happened to him? I never know you have a werewolf as your honorary godfather."
"That's because you never asked about him, Niklaus. He is dead now. He and his wife were killed." She sighed and turned slightly to the side, staring at the vampire beside her as she continued, "He named me as his son's godmother though before his death."
"I see. You know, whenever it was full moon, I feel like there's a part of me which is missing." He admitted after some moments of silence as the two of them walked out of the forest. "Back then, my mother tried to weaken my werewolf side due to the fear of my father discovering her infidelity. But when my so called father finally discovered the truth, he asked my mother to place a curse on me which forced my werewolf side to lie dormant." Klaus's lips curved in disdain as he finished, "That's why, I'm looking for a way to break the curse she had put on me so I could free my werewolf side."
Rhea stared at Klaus's blue-green eyes with her understanding emerald eyes. She placed her right hand on the dark blond haired vampire's left hand and squeezed it gently as she replied him with gentle voice, "And you will, Niklaus. I know that if it's you, you will be able to break the curse and finally be free to be who you really are."
Klaus stared at the human woman beside him for a moment before he asked, "And where is this confidence of yours come from, love?"
"Because after living with you for almost a year now, if there is something that I have learnt about you, it's the fact that you are a very persistent person. I know you, Niklaus or at least some parts of you. There's no doubt in me that you will succeed on your endeavor," She shrugged casually as she smiled sincerely at him. In the end, Klaus chose to say nothing to reply the emerald eyed woman as he found himself speechless for the first time at the answer he was given from the woman beside him.
Rhea stared at the letter in her hands silently. She had picked it up from the barn owl which she knows comes from Hogwarts. Which means that the letter must be from her godson, Teddy. It was really fortunate that Klaus wasn't there to witness the owl delivering the letter to her. She was debating over reading it now or later at night when Klaus walked into the kitchen.
Blue-green eyes looked at the letter in her hand curiously before he continued on his way to the coffee pot. "From one of your admirers?" He asked with amusement.
"No. It's from my beloved godson. Anyway, what's your plan for today, Niklaus?" Rhea mumbled with a roll of her eyes.
"Today? I'm not sure. I was thinking of checking on both Greta and Maddox to see if―" The ringing sound of his cellphone cuts him as he stopped and took out his cellphone out of his jeans' pocket.
"What is it?" Klaus asked calmly as emerald eyes looked at him curiously.
"Klaus, I think you would like to return back here now. There has been a surprisingly new lead about the moonstone and the doppelgänger," was the reply he got from the other line.
Blue-green eyes sharpened immediately at the news as he ended the call with a short reply, "I'm on my way."
"Good news?" Rhea asked casually as she turned around to start making breakfast.
"I have to go now, love. Maddox called me," Klaus answered, blue-green eyes stared at the back of the raven haired woman.
"Hmm... sure," The raven haired woman replied back as she focused on her cooking.
It was nighttime when the dark blond haired vampire finally returned back and Rhea was reading the letter from Teddy. Her godson was telling her about all the adventures he had experienced at Hogwarts and how his classes have been so far when the look on Klaus's face made her put down the letter on the table so she could continue reading it again later. "Is everything alright?" She asked as emerald eyes stared at the dark blond haired vampire inquisitively.
"I finally found a new lead to break the curse," Blue-green eyes gleamed with excitement at the thought of finally being free from the curse his mother had put on him.
Rhea smiled at the enthusiasm she could clearly see in those blue-green eyes, "Really? That's good. So what was it about?"
Klaus's lips curved into a small smirk as he answered, "It seems like the materials which I need for the ritual to break the curse is at Virginia."
Rhea raised an eyebrow and asked, "Virginia, huh? Does that mean that you will go to there?"
"Yes. I will go there as soon as Maddox was ready and have prepared everything which is needed for the ritual." He explained, "And Greta will catch up once she is done with her parts."
"And what about you? When are you going to go?" She questioned as she hummed lightly.
"The next morning," was the short reply she was given.
"Then, I guess this will be your last night in here?" At the nod she was given from the vampire, Rhea stood up and took the dark blond haired vampire's hands in hers as she dragged him with her to sit on the sofa. "Then that means we have to make the best of it," Rhea continued as she stared at Klaus fondly.
The two of them was sitting side by side on the sofa as Rhea slowly leaned her head against Klaus's shoulder while the dark blond haired vampire holds her hand in his gently. That night, the two of them had ended up talking all night until Rhea eventually drifted off to sleep. Blue-green eyes gazes affectionately at the sleeping petite woman in his arm as he gently places his hand on her cheek, and feels her warmth.
The time he had spent in her company had been one of the happiest moment in his life. He had felt as if he had finally found the place where he belongs and the person who could completely understand him without being judgmental about the things he had done. She had offered him her friendship without expecting anything in return. A genuine friendship which she had genuinely given to him without him threatening her or even made any deals with her.
She is indeed an enigma. Even up until now, he hasn't managed to unravel the puzzle which is her completely. It was a pity that he couldn't take her with him. But someone like Rhea shouldn't get far too involved in his world if only so she won't be in constant danger. After all, in a way, she is like his safe haven. And he wishes to keep it that way. That's why, he couldn't take her with him. He lifted her up into his arms as he takes her to her bed.
He places the covers over her body once he had laid her to bed. Rhea is sleeping deeply, seemingly in the midst of a good dream. The familiar sound of her sleeping now feels melancholy, and he brings his lips closer to her ear. "Goodnight Rhea, my little starry flowers."
Then he quickly leaves the room, closing the door of her room behind him quietly.
The next morning, having felt the morning's sunlight through her eyelids, Rhea finds herself slowly opening her eyes. She rolled over and see that she was lying on her bed in her bedroom. She remembered her late at night conversation with Klaus as the two of them sit on the sofa. It seems like she had fallen asleep somehow in the middle of it as she doesn't remember what happened afterwards.
She sighed softly as she get out of the bed, emerald eyes stared outside her window forlornly. There's no doubt in her mind that the dark blond haired vampire is already long gone now. After all, knowing him, he isn't someone who is good with goodbye either just like her. She wonders if she will see him again anytime soon. But she has a long time to live, she was sure that one way or another she would bump into him somehow as she continues her travel around the world. Yes, they will meet each other again eventually. She was sure of it.
Authoress' Notes: Thank you once again to those who have put this story of mine to their alert list and their favorite list as well. And thank you so much to those who have left me lovely reviews. It always makes me happy to read each of your reviews. Your reviews always motivates me to update faster despite being busy. It really surprised me to see the amount of people who had put this story in their alert and favorite list, I honestly didn't expect this story of mine to get such response from all of you.
Finally, we reached the fourth chapter now. What do you think of this chapter? I tried to write more about the relationship between the two of them in this chapter. How Rhea and Klaus grows to be close with each other and things like that up until they have to part with each other eventually. Let me remind you all that updates will be sporadic. So don't expect a regular update. I will try to update when I have the time to do so but I can't promise it will be a regular occurrence. Because I also busy with my final year at the moment. And regarding a beta, I would really appreciate it if somehow one of you could suggest a good beta for me since I barely have time to look for one myself. Any of you out there who feels like they are up to it, feel free to PM me to be my beta. Do you like this chapter? Or hate it? Please tell me what do you think of it through your review.
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Next Chapter: Paper Moon
Emerald eyes stared at the young looking Dark Lord in front of her seriously, "Tom, I need you to tell me more about my status as the Mistress of Death."
"You have to talk to Death about it then since he is more knowledgeable about it than me," Tom replied calmly. "Just call him, he will answer you."
Death appeared in front of her as if knowing exactly when she needs him. Just like the last time she had seen him, Death wore a pressed white shirt and black tie under equally black vest and trousers, top with swallow-tailed coat, and a pocket watch tucked in a pocket of his trousers. "You called for me, Mistress?"
