This First Attraction
Chapter 6 Part 1
Caroline kept running, her breathless running. She held in her last breath in her chest as she carried a battered unconscious Klaus in her arms. Any other fleeting thought about him being her enemy in the future had vanished from her mind and all she could see was an bloody and broken man in need for her help.
As she dashed deeper in the forests the sound of village chatter died too sway of trees. Mikael would be too far away to find him. She placed him down gently on a soft patch of grass, careful like he was as fragile as a humming bird in her hands. Caroline held him up, in a sitting position so his lashes wouldn't touch the ground. She would hate to cause any more discomfort.
His long locks were matter with his own blood, smeared over his face hiding his agony. She knew Klaus was in pain the unevenness of what was left of his chest movement was of course abnormal, she didn't have to be a paramedic to know his condition was bad. Being as wisp as possible she faintly stroked the strain of hair out of his face.
She was right; his face was not one of a peaceful man's. Lines of red drowned his mouth, lips and chin. Mikael had beaten him bad enough to have reached his insides. She was in disbelief that Mikael, Klaus' father had done this to him. It scared her, the brutality that one man possessed and to imagin he treated Klaus' like this as a human what kind of monster was he when he was immortal.
Caroline hadn't healed many humans with her blood in her time but she had enough control to bite down onto her wrist and lean in to give him her blood. His lips didn't even twitch underneath her wrist but his face relaxed as the pain wared away. As her blood flowed into him a new found hunger inside of her surfaced and she could feel the ugly veins appear.
"No," she ordered herself. This was not the time to be feeling snackish but it was a side effect to giving your own blood to another, she could usually subside the feeling but she hadn't had her proper feed of human blood since she'd came here.
His lips started perking with slight movements and she yanked away her wrist like his lips where fire, turning her head around to regain her control. It had never felt like this before, giving blood. At least his life was no longer in danger. His death now would cause more problems than solutions.
Sun was glowing through his eye lids that cursed sun, he tried pulling his blanket over his head to shade his face but it was no use there was nothing covering him. Perhaps he had kicked it off in the early hour of the night or Bekah simply stole it in his sleep. Niklaus could feel the cold air sting especially on his chest and back, he would need that blanket.
Bitterly, he peeked to find out if it was Bekah responsible for him going cold again but he got a shock to see the view of forest around him, he was deep into the forest too, resting against a large sturdy black tree that rained down its dark green leaves over a large stream. He was on its bank but far enough the water would not hit him.
Nikluas was puzzled on how he had arrived to the place. It was a nice place somewhere he would have liked to visit as a boy to skim rocks across it's surface with Elijah and Finn (when he was still fun) and young Kol would tag along befriending the winner or a place he would of liked just to sit by the water and watch it wash the rocks over and over again.
He thought back rethinking the events of the morning, he remember going on an early hunt with Elijah although the two had barely talked and then helping mother lift her precious grimoires and Bekah running in with news that the mysterious orphan girl with sunlight hair had arrived and to come quickly before Kol had frighten her off, he remembered seeing her, Caroline's confused look as he left to go to Mikael...Mikael.
He suddenly felt much colder than he had just moments go.
There was sweet humming, a woman's hum.
"Tatia?" he asked the air.
Out of know where an offended woman with her hands on her hips appeared, her sleeves where slashed off and the material was in her hands damp and red.
"Caroline" The girl corrected before bending down to his level, her eyes was slightly annoyed at his wrong guess.
"Sorry" he muttered but she didn't seem interested her hand reached for his face and he stiffened what is she doing? The wet material in her hands bushed underneath his neck; her strokes were slow and careful like she was afraid he was break. He knew what she was doing, his eyes darkening, He was not weak.
Niklaus grabbed her arm and pushed it roughly away from him. Her eyes bearing into him in intensity he couldn't stand.
"I need none of your pity" he spat "Go!"
She didn't flinch at his tone instead she attempted to wipe away his blood again extending her arm back.
"I said go" He raised his voice louder, he would rather die than let anyone see the state he was in after Mikael's wrath.
"No" she whispered her lips closer to his ear and she looked behind it scrubbing with less gentleness. She was so close to him he forgot how to argue for a second...
"I'm alright" he tried again his voice much nicer, he had never raised his voice at a woman before beside Rebekah but she didn't count.
"I know" she sighed pulling away from him
His gaze never left her face, he studied her looking over her eyes to what she was thinking, what did she mean she said 'I know'
"I am in no pain" He was telling the truth but how could that be?
"I know" she repeated, her eyes were telling nothing she was too guarded.
She was about to get up to rinse the cloth and continue her work of cleaning him up but Klaus pushed her back down with his hands suddenly on her shoulders. He wasn't forceful just a confused man with questions.
"How?"
"How what?" she countered
"How do you know? How am I alright?"
What am I going to tell him? That oh my vampire blood healed all your cuts and bruises your nut case of a father caused you?
Her snark didn't seem appropriate for this time and place. So she didn't give any reason maybe I should compel him again...
"You're not going to tell me" he observed
She rised up, His hands losing their place on her shoulders.
Caroline returned back to him with a cleaner cloth and started her work washing away the blood from his chest. She had to command herself to keep focused, a harder job you'd expect. Her hand moved with the cloth and it was thin enough for her to feel what was beneath it.
Niklaus watch her carefully, the sensation of her dragging it down her chest brought chills from water's coldness and the warmth of her palm. She went down in long stokes and he felt her hesitate as she got lower down his stomach. Was it wrong he found it amusing; her eyes flickered quickly to catch his smirk, she then through the cloth back on the top of his chest.
"You can manage the rest"
"But sweetheart you were managing very well"
She scoffed he was still defiantly the cocky Hybrid from the future.
I WISH YOU ALL HAD A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AN AWESOME NEW YEAR!
Thanks for reading! I haven't had as much time to write you know with all the celebrations so instead of letting you guys wait what could of been forever I thought I'd split the chapter up again :) This part was all about Klaus and Caroline and Klaus' growing interest. To him she's still this mysterious woman and our Klaus always likes a challenge, she's hit his curiousness. After this chapter Tatia will seem a little less appealing but yet again what about his gift he made her? Please tell me what you think in your reviews also feel free to leave questions and suggestions it's helps gets my mind rollin!
Guest: i love Elijah, but he's not the brightest when it comes to choosing women is he?
I love Elijah too but yes his a fool in love, blinded by it. He knows Niklaus has affections for Tatia but has she been completely honest with him?
justine: Mikael is evil in my story. I'm using him to show everyone why Klaus is the way he is how unfair Mikael's judgement was, it is true Niklaus hasn't done anything wrong. Mikaels wounded pride will not fit well and with Nikluas' disappearance his wrath can only get worse I'm afraid. I would of loved to have written Caroline to have kicked Mikaels butt but I want her the keep a lower profile in this part of the story because I'm not done with the Mikaelson household, I can't have a battered Mikael at this point or it'll raise to many questions but that does not mean he wont get what he deserves. Indeed Klaus may grow smitten with Caroline.
Guest: wow. It was so awesome and deep. Loved it. Cant wait for 10th chapter! xx
Ahha thankyou :) stay posted I'll eventually make it to chapter 10 ;)
Klarolinefullstop I swear your review nearly broke me in tears, I have never had such a sweet review before :') how you manage to find time to read my story at 1 am with work in the morning I salute you my dear friend. I love how you commented what parts you enjoyed the best and the characters are to your preference and the characters that aren't. I wish this notion was as nearly sweet as yours Xxx
Thank you so muchMidnight349, Klarolinefullstop, bettingonalice01, justine, Stephy, GerogiaD, jessnicole, dhampirsrule and everybody else for you awesome reveiws!
