Princesses and Knights
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This may feel a little disjointed, sorry. It was just some more background.
In the three months since Rebekah had found out that Lara was a wolf she finally warmed up to her, and after getting over their initial differences they soon became fast friends. Closer than even the other children were with each other. Though that's mostly because of how different their relationship is in comparison.
Now they were attached at the hip. Lara would take Rebekah on most of her outings in the woods. Except on the full moon of course, she wouldn't let the blonde even think of leaving the house. Rebekah definitely appreciated the new activities, feeling as if she finally got to have some adventure in her life.
"Where do you go some mornings?"
"I like to exercise when I find the time," Lara handed her blonde friend a price of meat to cut.
Rebekah's nose wrinkled at her words. "Exercise."
The wolf smiled at her expression and said, "Yes, it can get quite boring just staying here and doing chores all the time."
Her friend scowled and looked at her annoyed. "I didn't realize I was boring you."
"Everything but you bores me, love."
Rebekah smiled blissfully and pushed the meat towards her mother who was silently chopping the vegetables.
Esther sighed and looked at them through the side of her eye, but didn't comment. After having Lara living with them a year and becoming so close with her daughter, she's gotten used to her presence. She doesn't trust her, but she does trust her skills in keeping them safe. The wolves don't come anywhere near their house anymore.
The rest of the meal is made with only light conversation between the two youngest women in the house.
Rebekah gathers up the plates for her family to set them out. Just as Lana is about to follow her Esther stops her with a hand on her arm.
"I need you to do something for me."
Lana blinked at her confused, but then finally asked, "Of course ma'am. What do you need?"
"Tomorrow I have to go into town for some work. Someone needs some help. I'm missing some ingredients for what I need in the woods. I'd rather not go out at night. I'll tell you where they can be found and you go get them while we sleep."
The girl frowned slightly at the request, but knew better than to refuse. So instead she just nodded and followed were Rebekah went.
Said blonde glanced at her confused, so Lara whispered, "I'll tell you later."
"You two, what have I said about whispering to each other! You say something, you say it for everyone to hear." Mikael glared at them from the head of the table, causing Rebekah to nod diligently.
The brunette looked at him evenly and said, "That's my fault sir, I apologize."
Mikael scowled at her and said, "It's always your fault."
Kol spoke up from next to Henrik. "You two make me so jealous sometimes. If only I could have such a close friend," He turned to Klaus with big eyes and a smirk, "How about it brother, would you like to come up with a secret language for ourselves? We can whisper and giggle. Maybe one day we'll even hold hands and frolic through the flowers like they do when they go off by themselves."
Klaus turned to him and grinned. "Oh Kol! I have been so lonely. I thought you'd never ask."
Rebekah glared at them and if her parents weren't there she most likely would have had a few choice things to say to them both.
"Both of you quiet or I'll give you a few good licks." Mikael rumbled from his seat.
The rest of dinner after the threat was silent, though Kol had a smirk playing at the edge of his lips and Rebekah would glare at him every few moments.
Rebekah walked to her room with Lara following as soon as they were done cleaning after their meal.
"What did Mother want to tell you?"
"Well aren't you quite impatient today."
The blonde spun around on the spot and glowered. "Just tell me!"
"Ask nicely."
"I swear Lara, if you don't tell me right now, I'll tell my parents how you take me for walks in the woods at night!"
The brunette smirked at her, amused by her threat. "Then we'll both be in trouble."
Rebekah huffed angrily and turned away with a glare.
"Now, now don't pout."
She continued to ignore her and stayed turned.
"I'll tell you on one condition."
Rebekah turned slightly to show she was listening, but didn't say anything.
"You have to give me your prettiest smile."
The younger girl finally fully turned around and scowled at her. And then walked closer and hit her on the shoulder. "Would you stop it?"
"What if I really did just want to see your prettiest smile?"
"Then you'd be awful at negotiating."
Lara beamed and finally answered her original question. "Your mother asked me to go pick some herbs for her."
Rebekah frowned, not looking happy at the news. "Tonight?"
"Yes apparently she needs them first thing tomorrow."
"Why didn't she get them herself?"
Lara shrugged looking unconcerned. "Why does your mother do most things?"
Rebekah sighed and didn't reply.
"Are you going to come with me?"
The blonde looked at Lara with wide eyes. "I can come?"
Lara crossed her arms and smirked. "Were you not going to beg to go anyway?"
"Well yes, but I was anticipating an argument."
"No argument. I'll come wake you when I go."
Rebekah laughed and jumped forward to hug her tightly. After a few moments she pulled back with a grin.
"And look at that, I still got my smile."
The younger girl just hugged her tight again and skipped off to get ready for bed.
Lara shook her head and made her way to the living room. If she didn't let Rebekah go she would probably just follow Lara anyways. Often times Rebekah would get what she wanted, even if she would end up having to get it with her own hands.
Hours later and Lara snuck into Rebekah's room and after only a few short moments they were climbing out of the blonde's window.
"So where do we have to go?"
"Your Mother gave me a list." She took handed it to Rebekah.
The human pouted at her. "These aren't very far."
Lara chuckled at her expression. "We can take the long way."
Rebekah laughed gleefully and linked their arms together.
The first hour went by fast, they got the first few items on the list, and only had one left.
"I'm not sure where this is, Bekah."
Said girl looked at the paper with her Mother's instructions. "Oh it's over the large hill east of here. They're right behind a large rock."
They made their way there and Lara grabbed a handful while Rebekah looked around, humming lightly under her breath. "It's really very beautiful out here at night."
Lara raised a brow from on the ground. "If you say so."
The blonde sniffed annoyed. "I do say so. The stars seem even brighter here, and they reflect off the river beautifully."
The wolf glanced at the water a small ways over and shrugged. "I guess."
Rebekah sighed and rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything else.
"Help!" A distant voice suddenly screamed.
Lara heard the voice but ignored it, knowing it's better not to get involved.
"Help!"
"Did you hear that?" Rebekah started to look around wildly.
"No."
"Help me, please someone help!" The voice was much closer this time.
"I know I heard something."
Lara kept digging trying to get more of the herb Esther asked for, still ignoring the cries. "I don't know what you're talking about. I hear nothing."
"Lara I'm telling you, there's someone there."
The brunette was about to reply when the owner of the voice cried out just behind the tree line.
"Please help me! I was just attacked!" They both could see him through the trees, though he didn't seem to notice them yet. The man who looked to be in his early thirties was average height and size with brown hair and a pleasant enough face. Wearing peasant's clothes and holding his stomach in what seemed to be pain, he didn't look very impressive.
Rebekah looked at him wide eyed and went to run towards him, when she was suddenly stopped by a hand on her arm. "He's lying."
"What?"
"He's the only one here and he's not injured. I've gotten what we've came for, just ignore him and let's go."
Rebekah looked at her with a small furrow in her brow, obviously confused. "I don't understand."
Lara just rolls her eyes at the man and starts to walk away, tugging Rebekah along. "He just wants something. Probably to rob us."
"What?! And were just going to ignore him?"
"Yeah he'll probably go away, or I'll break his legs, either way."
Rebekah grimaced at the mental image. "You'd just do that? Hurt him like that."
"Oh god please! I-I think I'm dying." The man's voice cracked at the end, causing Rebekah to glance back, but Lara just studiously ignored him and kept walking.
"A lot of people would do much worse for him lying like that. I'm actually the lesser of two evils."
"Bu-but I don't understand, you've never hurt people before."
Lara's brow wrinkled and she looked at her with a frown, the man's cries fading into the background, probably going to look for someone easier to trick. "You realize you hide from my kind every month in fear?"
"But you're different." Rebekah said the words with a fierceness and surety that was absolute, as if saying anything else would be completely and totally wrong.
"No, I have better control. I can kill just easily as they do. I have killed just as easily as they do," Lara turned and looked at Rebekah, "I have good control of myself but in the right circumstances I could rip apart whole settlements without any effort."
Rebekah looked at her with wide eyes.
The wolf raised her brow. "Does that bother you?"
The blonde barely hesitated before shaking her head back and forth and answering. "No."
Lara smiled at her and continued back to the house. "That's nice to hear. It doesn't bother me either, if you were wondering. It's just the way of the world."
"Killing?"
Lara looked at her with a slight smile. "Food chains."
The blonde looked disgusted. "You eat people?"
The wolf chuckled and shook her head. "No, but I knew many that did. I just meant the strong survive, and the weak will die."
Rebekah frowned and slowed her steps. "You mean like me?"
Lara stopped and gave her a long considering look. "Like I'd ever let anyone hurt you."
The blonde's lips twitched up into a smile. "Cause you're my knight?"
"Especially cause I'm your knight."
AN: Almost to the present. I'm thinking one, maybe two chapters more at the most and then we'll start the TVD Story line. Which this will somewhat follow, but I do anticipate changes happening because of Lara. Hopefully some fairly large ones.
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