Dear Journal,
Niklaus Mikaelson has some nerve. How dare he tell all of New York that I am hosting his party. That is a job for Rebekah, his sister. He must be insane. He must know what that looks like. Emma thinks it is a wonderful idea. I tend to disagree. If I host a party in his home it sends the wrong message. Although the look on Mary and Kathleen Adams-Marshall's faces is one I will never forget if I live for a1000 years which I very well may. I can not host his party. Emma thought it was a very clever way of him asking to be my beau. I think it was a misguided attempt at chivalry. I do not need to be rescued from some humans who will be dead in a few years. Katie of course was delighted and impressed. She has spent most of the morning thinking of party ideas. Even though I told her I was not planning a party for Niklaus Mikaelson.
Nikole was putting her journal away when there was a knock on her door. Katie opened the door and after a few moments returned with a small box and a letter. She placed them on the table and waited for Nikole to open them. Nikole was sure it was another gift from Niklaus decided to open the letter first. She was composing the none to nice reply in her head as she opened the envelope. The familiar handwriting caused tears to spring to her eyes.
Niki,
Hello, little sister. I hope this letter finds you happy and safe. I know we have not spoken in far too long. That is my fault. I will never forgive myself for forcing you to turn away from me. I do not blame you, please know that. The blame is entirely my own.
When I crossed paths with Damon again I realized what I had done to him, what I turned him into. He told me why you separated and I understand. He and I agree that you made the best choice. I wish I had the strength to make that choice. I do not and because of that I am cursed to be this, this ripper. Damon probably blames himself, he should not. My sins are my own.
Our birthday draws near and because after all these years I know where you are I am sending you this gift. It matches the one Damon gave you, picking your birthday gift is the last we did before separating. I think of you often and love you more with each passing day. Remember to look at the sky and think of us and know that no matter where Damon and I are we do the same. Happy Birthday, little sister.
Yours,
Stefan
Without a word, Nikole opened the box and inside was a diamond bracelet. The diamonds made an X pattern much the way the diamonds in the necklace Damon had given her did. She couldn't hold in her tears and she had to leave the confines of her rooms. She needed to get outside to a place where she could see the sky. She used her vampire speed and rushed from the room. Nikole wasn't thinking clearly. She just needed to get away. The noise and clutter of the city was driving her insane. She raced as fast as she could, without drawing attention to herself, to Central Park. She found a bench and sat down and looked to the sky. Tears fell from her eyes unceasingly.
Katie was worried. She knew Nikole could take care of herself physically but she was worried about her emotionally. Nikole had explained to her about heightened emotions and she knew that her pain was unbearable at the moment. Katie did not know what to do but her savior in the form of Klaus Mikaelson came knocking.
"Good afternoon," he said to Katie once she had opened the door.
"Mr. Mikaelson, I am so glad to see you," Katie said pulling him into the suite. He could sense her anxiety and it put him immediately on edge.
"What is wrong?" he asked. "Where is Nikole?" he questioned looking around and not seeing her.
"I do not know. She got a letter from her brother and she ran away. I fear she...her feelings are becoming too much. I do not know how far she will go not to feel them," Katie said.
"Do not worry. I will return her to you," he said moving toward the door.
"Thank you Mr. Mikaelson," Katie said closing the door behind him. He used his werewolf senses to track Nikole. She wasn't that hard to find. She wasn't running from anyone so she went in a straight line toward the park. He found her on a park bench, head back eyes to the sky. He sat down beside her and she did nothing to acknowledge his presence.
"Nikole, what are you doing?" he asked quietly. He was dismayed when she didn't answer. "Nikole, how can I help you?" he asked. She turned to him then and he was struck by how tragically beautiful she looked in that moment. She was surprised to see him.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Looking for you, love," he said putting his arm around her.
"You found me. You can leave," she said coldly as she looked back toward the sky.
"I do not think so," he said as he looked at the sky as well. They sat in silence for a very long time. She assumed he would leave her but he didn't and she felt she owed him some explanation.
"I look at the sky to feel close to my brothers. When we were children my brother Stefan was fascinated with the sky. He would go out into the fields and just stare at the sky. He loved how the sky over Mystic Falls was the same sky over Italy," Nikole said wiping the tears that fell. "As we got older he looked less but it still fascinated him. When our brother Damon went away to fight in the Civil War Stefan told him to look at the sky and know that we were looking at the same sky. It made us feel less separated," Nikole said as she sobbed. "The sky and a couple of letters are all I have left of my brothers," she finished as tears steadily fell from her chestnut colored eyes. Klaus took her in his arms, she was resistant at first but eventually she clung to him and cried until she had no tears left.
"Come, love. I will take you back to your hotel," Klaus said pulling her from the bench.
"Thank you," Nikole said shyly as they arrived at the door of her suite. She was embarrassed that he had seen her that way.
"You are welcome," he said quietly. "Nikole, I am not in the habit of asking permission. I take what I want. I have made it abundantly clear that you are what I want. Will you continue to deny me?" he asked moving closer to her. She looked into his blue eyes.
"Your eyes are blue like the sky." she said before she crashed her lips into his in a fiery kiss.
