Chapter 7: Weakness
Elena ran through the dark forest as fast as her legs would allow her. She carried her heels in one hand and used the other to help guide her through the trees and down the long muddy winding path. She knew that she didn't have much time before they would come looking for her and she didn't want to waste the little time she might have, running aimlessly through the woods. Elena moved even faster as her body became consumed with need, she had to get to him.
That day had been just as the few days before it had. Elena had been under the careful eye of the Salvatore brothers and her closest friends. No one had dared let her out of their sight and she was barely allowed to go to the bathroom on her own. Rooms where searched before she entered them and she was constantly questioned on if she had seen or heard anything from Klaus. Her answer had always been no and she had finally resorted to silence after they refused to believe her.
After sitting in the Boarding House living room for most of the day, Elena had decided to retreat to the upstairs guest bedroom and try to get some sleep for the night. She allowed Damon to inspect her room and after he was done she had stood for almost an hour under the almost painfully hot water of her shower. Every moment that Klaus had been away had served as a painful reminder that she might never see him again. She prayed that if she stood under the scalding water long enough, it would burn the memory of his touch off her skin. However, no matter what she did, his memories consumed her.
When she had emerged from the bathroom, she slowly entered her bedroom. The room appeared to be just as she had left it. But as she approached her bed, she saw a small folded piece of thick paper lying on her pillow. She picked it up and instantly she knew who the letter was from, she could smell his beautifully intoxicating aroma on the soft paper.
Come to the gymnasium, I will be waiting….
The words had been so simple, yet they seemed to scream at her from the page. She quickly folded the paper, pulled on her clothes and climbed out her bedroom window. Elena had never been one to be afraid of heights before, but as she clung to the outside window of the guest bedroom, she felt her heart beat uncontrollably in her chest. She closed her eyes and tried to compose herself and then took in a deep breath and finished her descent down the side of the house and into the darkness.
As Elena reached the courtyard of Mystic Falls High School, she quickened her pace. Her need grew stronger with every step that led her closer to where she knew Klaus waited. It had only been three days since she had seen him last, but as she ran, it felt like she had been without him for an eternity.
Once at the back doors of the school, Elena pulled on the handle of the door and was surprised when it opened easily in her grasp. She walked slowly through the double doors and began to navigate her way down the dark hallway. She looked off in the distance and suddenly she saw the faint orange glow of light shining from a glass paned window. Elena felt her heart beat faster in her chest.
Elena stumbled in the darkness and finally found herself in front of the gymnasium doors. She took a deep breath and opened them slowly and walked inside. Elena's breath caught in her throat as she took in the room that surrounded her. The orange glow that she had seen in the hallway came from the multitude of white candles that covered the hard gymnasium floor. She walked slowly around them and looked, but saw no one in sight. The only sound she could hear was the soft click of her heels on the polished wooden floor.
"Hello?" Elena called softly. Nothing…
Suddenly Elena heard the sound of a door close behind her and she spun around quickly. She had feared that Damon or Stefan had found her quicker than she had anticipated, but as she looked across the beautiful glow of the room, she finally saw him.
"I was worried you wouldn't come." Klaus said with a smile as he slowly walked toward her from the heavy double doors. Elena fidgeted in her place and nervously ran her fingers through her hair.
"You knew I would come, Klaus." She said in a gentle voice as she watched him move. She had never seen someone so beautiful in all of her life. He moved across the floor in fluid precise movements. As he walked she could see the outline of his tight muscles as they moved under his skin. The black pants and white collared shirt that he wore fit his body as if they had been made just for him and clung to him like she wished she could.
"Elena, I have been alive for a very long time, and being what I am has given me many gifts. But, understanding a woman's elusive mind, well that is something that not even a thousand years could help me grasp." He said with a smile. Elena smiled and then looked down at the floor.
"They are going to realize I am gone soon, we don't have much time." She said quietly. In an instant, Klaus appeared in front of her. She looked up into the liquid pools of his eyes and let out a ragged breath. Klaus lifted his hand and ran it gently along the soft skin of Elena's cheek. She closed her eyes and felt her blood move faster in her veins. Her heart pounded roughly against her chest and seemed to beg her for relief.
"Those Salvatore boys…I don't think they will ever let you go, love." He said softly. Elena opened her eyes and looked at him.
"I am not there's to let go of." She said as she felt herself becoming weaker by the second. Klaus smiled and licked his lips.
"To whom do you belong then, Elena?" He asked, his voice was filled with raw emotion and need. She couldn't believe that the man standing before her was the same man that had seemed to torture her every thought just a few weeks ago.
"I…" Elena started to speak, but her words seemed to get caught somewhere deep inside her. She wanted to say so many things to him, but as she tried, the words seem to get lost.
"My sweet Elena. You fight yourself so greatly and yet you feel everything so strongly, it is as if you are willingly tearing yourself apart." He said as he ran his fingers down the length of her soft neck. Elena turned her head to the side as she closed her eyes and took in the overwhelming sensation of his touch. Klaus watched her and licked his lips.
"Come love." He said softly as he looked toward the center of the gym, where there was a small clearing amidst the candles. He started to walk towards it and then turned and looked to Elena.
"Please, Elena." He said as he held out his hand. Elena nodded and reached out and took his hand. She followed him across the room and for the first time in a long time, she felt safe.
As they reached the center of the gym, Klaus stopped walking and turned back toward Elena. He moved closer to her and once their bodies were close enough, he slid his hand over her hip and ran it gently across the small of her back. He let his hand rest there and then gently pulled her close to him. With his other hand he reached down and ran his thumb over the softness of Elena's lips. He leaned down so that his lips just brushed against hers.
"I have hungered for you so deeply that it has taken my every strength to stay away from you, Elena." He said softly, his voice dripped with lust as he stared into her beautiful chocolate brown eyes. Elena swallowed hard in her throat as she felt heat rush over her skin.
"Why didn't you come back? I waited every night for you. I thought you were gone." She said softly. Klaus smiled softly as he watched her face in the candlelight. He studied her every feature and admired her beauty as if he had never seen a woman before. He reached down and touched her lips again as he pulled her closer to him.
"You were under such careful watch and I didn't want to force you. I wanted you to want to come to me. But, I came and I stood outside your window nearly every night. I could hear you speaking softly in your sleep. I listened as you dreamed of me and felt your heart beat as you ran your hands over your body…wishing they were mine." He said roughly as he swallowed once again.
"My need to touch you nearly consumed me, Elena. I listened as you covered your mouth so they wouldn't hear you scream and I wanted to rip out their hearts for trying to silence anything that came from your lips." He said and then he leaned down and gently moved his lips over hers in a soft caress, and then he once again quickly moved back. Klaus slowly lifted his hand and ran his fingers through Elena's long silky hair. She breathed out slowly and then closed her eyes.
"Why does it hurt so much when you are away from me?" She asked in a soft desperate voice. Klaus smiled gently as he continued to run his fingers through her hair.
"It's my blood love, the more of it that you drink, the more you hunger for it and the more you hunger for me. If you drink too much it is like a drug and can take over take your will. But, Elena, these feelings will subside I promise you." He said with pain in his voice. Elena opened her eyes and saw guilt flood over his beautiful face. In that moment she felt her emotions completely consume her. She looked into the pain she saw in him and knew that it hadn't been the blood that had made her feel like she had the past couple of days, the need for him had started before that. Elena lifted her hand and gently touched Klaus' lips.
"It's not the blood…the feeling is too strong and much too real." She said as she leaned closer to him. She stopped just before she reached his lips as she continued to look into his eyes.
"I feel this need for you because…Because I'm in love with you." She said softly.
Klaus stared at her and for the first time, Elena saw complete surprise in his eyes. She watched as emotion flooded over him and she wondered if she had made a mistake in telling him the truth. He looked away from her stare and then down at the floor. Elena moved slightly closer to him and lifted his head to once again meet her eyes.
"Touch me." She said softly. Klaus swallowed and once again she saw him battle deep within himself. She let her fingers that rest at his jaw, slowly run down the smooth muscles of his neck and then to his tight chest. She opened her hand and placed it over where his heart had beat against her just barely a week ago.
"I can still feel your heart. It was too strong, no matter what you have been through; I know it still beats inside of you." She said softly. She saw Klaus' eyes soften and she knew that the battle within him had ended…at least for that night.
Elena gasped as she suddenly felt Klaus' lips consume hers. He wrapped his arms around her small frame and pulled her as close to him as he could without hurting her. She had never felt such abandon, need and emotion as she did in that moment with Klaus against her. He kissed her as if his every breath was dependent on her touch. With every crush of his lips against hers or touch of his hands on her skin, Elena felt the fire deep within her build and burn hotter than it had the moment before. As his lips fed at her mouth he ran his hands over the delicate skin of her face and neck. He let his fingers ghost gently down the skin of her neck and eventually he reached the clasp of her dress. He undid the small delicate buttons and then let it fall slowly to the floor. He pulled away from her lips and admired her body in the candlelight.
Elena stood before him in just her black lace bra and panties. She shivered as she felt his eyes roam over her body and ached deep inside for his touch to return to her. She looked up into his eyes and saw the raw need that she had seen just days before as he had made love to her against the cool tiles of her bathroom wall. Her body ached as she got lost in heat he had burned in her memory.
In an instant Klaus reached out and quickly pulled Elena to him once again. He kissed her lips passionately and then trailed hungry open mouth kisses down the soft skin of her jaw and throat. He continued down her chest and then sank to his knees and wrapped his arms around her small waist. He pulled her stomach to his mouth and kissed her hot skin deeply and ran his teeth over her, causing her to groan as she tangled her fingers in the beautiful waves of his hair. He licked hot fire over her lower stomach and bit gently at her hip and side as his hands moved softly over the skin of her thighs. As she felt his lips move over her skin, Elena felt the hunger inside of her grow stronger. She wanted to feel him, to touch him, and more than anything, she wanted to taste him.
"Klaus…" She moaned as she closed her eyes and felt her legs begin to shake.
Klaus felt Elena's body begin to give, so he moved slowly back up her body and then lifted her into his arms. He held her tightly and then lowered them both to the floor.
Elena felt the next hour move around her in what seemed like a beautiful blur. Klaus moved over her body painfully slow as he tasted every part of her within his grasp. He licked hot trails of fire from the delicate skin of her throat down to the soft skin of her calves. He ran his teeth roughly over her skin and dug his fingers into her soft flesh as he pulled moans from her mouth that sounded so primal they made his hunger grow painfully inside him.
"Please don't stop." She begged as she twisted and moved under his touch. Her want for him made her body burn and ache and the beautiful pain satisfied her in ways she had never experienced before. Klaus smiled as he listened to the tortured sounds that escaped from Elena's lips. With every move her body made he waited for the beautiful sound of her satisfied moans that followed. Her voice excited him in ways that a physical touch never could.
"I will give you everything if you will let me Elena." He said as he panted against Elena's skin. His voice was filled with need and desperation. He moved slowly down her body until his mouth was just over the beautiful soft skin of her core. His mouth watered as he remembered the taste of her. He ran his hand gently over her wet skin and closed his eyes as he heard her moans fill the room.
"I can give you eternity." He said softly. Elena writhed under his hands and felt her vision begin to shake. She closed her eyes and pressed herself closer to him.
"Yes." Was all she could whisper. Klaus smiled, closed his eyes and let his mouth consume her in hungry desperation.
Elena's screams filled the gymnasium. The sound of her lust ridden voice echoed within the thick walls. The louder she screamed the more Klaus gave her.
"Taste me." Elena begged in a ragged pant. Klaus moved his mouth away from her skin and looked up at her face. Elena ran her hand over the smooth skin of his hand that tightly gripped her hip as she looked into his eyes.
"I want to feel your teeth on my skin, please." She begged.
The beast within Klaus seemed to roar to life as Elena lay before him. Her need for his touch and her hunger for the animal inside of him drove him to the edges of his control in the ways that no human ever had. He tightened his grip on her hips and then once again ran his tongue hungrily over her hip bone and down her core. He licked a hot trail to the soft inner skin of her thigh and just as he felt her moving under him, close to her release, he quickly sank his deep within her soft supple flesh.
Elena opened her mouth and arched her body toward Klaus as he fed from her. She dug her fingernails deep into the skin of his shoulders, but no sounds escaped her mouth. The pain felt too pleasurable, the sensation was too strong, and the wave of heat that flowed over her was too much. In an instant she shuddered and shook in his hands as he licked the trail of blood from her skin.
Klaus moved up Elena's body like a predator over his prey. When he finally reached her face he tangled his fingers in her hair and pulled her head back roughly. Elena arched her neck and moaned as she felt him lick from her collarbone up to her full lips. He kissed her hard and ran his tongue over hers in a swift but intense kiss that seemed to burn throughout her entire being. He moved quickly and sat up, pulling her onto his lap in a fluid movement. Elena gasped as she was pulled into his embrace and just an inch from his torturous lips. Klaus touched her face softly and looked into her eyes as they both caught their breath.
"I love you, Elena. But I can give you so much more than even that." He whispered softly. Elena looked down into his eyes and saw the truth of his words. It felt like a tidal wave of emotion hit her all at once. Tears welled up in her eyes and for the first time in her life she felt as if someone loved her with everything that they were and everything they would be. She leaned down and kissed his lips gently, but she couldn't speak. As the tears hit the soft skin of her cheek, she just nodded her head.
Klaus ran his fingers over Elena's face as he took in the silent promise they had made. He ran his hands down her body and finally lifted her hips and slid himself deep inside of her. Elena gasped and closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him and pulled herself as close to him as she could. She stared into his eyes as she moved slowly on top of him. She watched as desire overtook him and found herself become even more consumed with need as he gripped her tighter and reached his brink. He slid his hands down her smooth skin and as he finally reached her hips he slowed her movements.
Klaus kissed Elena softly and then slowly raised his wrist to his mouth. He bit deeply into his beautiful porcelain skin and then looked back to Elena. She watched as the alluring crimson elixir began to pour from his wound. She watched as it ran in a slow but intricate pattern from his wrist down the length of his forearm. His blood intertwined with his corded muscles and just the vision of it was completely consuming. Elena licked her lips and felt the hunger begin to rage inside of her.
"Go ahead love." He whispered as he slid his hand up her throat and around the back of her neck. He gently pulled her closer to him and as soon as Elena's lips met the warm wet stream of his blood she was lost.
Elena fed hungrily at the wound in Klaus' wrist. She wrapped her hands tightly around his arm and sucked hard against his skin. Klaus groaned deep within his throat and with his free arm wrapped it around her small frame. He pulled her tightly to him as he pushed himself deeper inside of her once again. His need became overwhelming as Elena moved against his body and he leaned down and kissed the delicate skin of her neck. Elena pulled back from his wrist and licked over the jagged edges of his wound. Klaus shuttered at the sensation and closed his eyes.
"Please." Elena begged as she arched her neck toward him, exposing the beautiful expanse of her throat. She reached out toward him and pulled him closer to her. Klaus swallowed roughly and felt his hunger consume him.
"Klaus, please." Elena pleaded once more, and that was all he needed.
In a quick fluid motion, Klaus' head dipped down in Elena's neck. She felt the sharp sting as his teeth sank deep in her flesh and she cried out as he pulled her tight to him. The sweet feeling of ecstasy filled Elena's whole body in an instant. She moved against the hard length of him as he drank hungrily at her throat. She felt Klaus' fingers dig deep in her hips as he pulled himself deeper inside of her. The need inside of Elena grew quickly and seemed to overcome her all at once. She felt the first wave of pleasure hit her as she tasted the sweet taste of Klaus' blood as he once again pressed his wrist to her mouth. She drank hungrily as he moved inside of her and she dug fingernails deep in his skin they both reached their overwhelming release.
Elena slowly pulled back from Klaus' wrist and watched as he licked gently over the deep wounds he had left in her skin. He pulled back and looked into her eyes.
"I don't want to be without you anymore." Elena said as she caught her breath and relaxed into Klaus' arms. Klaus looked at her and knew exactly what her words had meant.
"You will never have to be love, but you need to be sure. Forever is a very long time." He said softly. Elena saw a pain behind his eyes as he said the word 'forever'. But, her mind had been made up and she wasn't changing it now.
"Forever is what I want." She said in a sure voice as she touched her fingers over the sharp outline of Klaus' jaw.
Elena felt her body begin to shake as Klaus ran his fingers over her face. With his other hand he drew her body closer to his and held her tight to him. Elena leaned down and licked the wound on his wrist one more time and then kissed his lips gently.
"I know you are frightened love, but I promise I will keep you safe. It will be quick and it won't be painful. I will never hurt you, and I will never let anyone else hurt you either." He said as he felt her body tremble in his arms. Elena nodded and felt Klaus slide his hand up her neck and then move it slowly across her jaw. She closed her eyes and tightly held onto his arm as she braced herself for the pain of her impending death. She felt Klaus breath out and then…
"Well well well, what have we here?" Elena heard an unfamiliar voice say as it broke through the silence of the gymnasium. Her eyes shot open and she felt Klaus' hand drop from her face. She looked behind him to the doors of the gym where a man stood in the shadows. She couldn't make out his features, but the tone of his voice frightened her. She looked down at Klaus and noticed his eyes were closed and his jaw was clenched.
"Why so quiet, Nicklaus? I would figure you would have something to say to me after all this time. But I guess it does seem that you are a bit busy." The man said sarcastically. Elena looked between them in confusion and fear. Klaus opened his eyes and moved Elena off of his lap without looking at her. He fastened his pants and stood.
"Hello father. What took you so long? I presumed you would have been here days ago once Katherine came for you. I've been waiting ever so patiently, and I almost thought you had given up." Klaus said coldly as he paced the room. He moved slowly, but precisely, in just his black pants. His bare chest had traces of both his and Elena's blood running down it that shone in the candlelight as he walked.
"Killing you is something that I will never give up on, Nicklaus. But, I am interested however, in if you knew that I was coming, why you didn't run like the coward that you are? I imagine she has something to do with it though." The man said as he motioned towards Elena. Elena looked down and picked up Klaus' white shirt off the floor and pulled it around her naked body.
"She is none of your concern father. You are here for me, so let's end this now. You have waited so long for this, why drag it out?" He asked as his face twisted in anger and he continued to pace. Elena watched them in silence, fear filled her entire body, but she felt as if she was unable to move.
"None of my concern, boy? The doppelganger's blood is what you have needed to create your little army of servants all along. And judging by her striking resemblance to Katerina, I am going to assume that she is one in the same. But, something went wrong didn't it boy? You have let your impulsive and overwhelming need to not be alone break you yet again! Let me guess, Nicklaus. I walked in just before you broke her fragile little neck so she could join you for all eternity? How pathetic and weak you still are after all these years." The man seethed coldly.
"I am much stronger than you could ever imagine, father. You are the one who is weak. If you are so much stronger than us all, why has it taken you over a thousand years to find me?" He asked as anger filled his voice.
"Please don't flatter yourself; there are other things in this world besides you. No one cares about you anymore boy! This foolishness and your life, it ends tonight Nicklaus!" The man screamed as he started to move closer to them. Elena looked around her and stood shakily and she tried to figure out what to do. Klaus turned and looked at her. His face was soft, but the pain that ran through him, spoke more than words.
"Run Elena. Do not look back, just run, no matter what you hear, just keep going." Klaus said quietly as he gently touched her arm one more time.
"Well, it seems it is worse than I thought. What has happened to you Nicklaus? You have always been impulsive and stupid, but I never thought you would become this weak. Maybe I should teach you a lesson before I kill you. Maybe I should kill your doppelganger and let you watch." The man's voice was cold and sent a chill of fear through Elena that she had never felt before.
"She is not part of the deal, Mikael." Another voice came from the other side of the gym. Elena turned quickly and saw Damon standing in the corner and Stefan walk in just behind him. Klaus turned and nodded his head slowly. Rage filled his eyes at the sight of them, but he was silent. There was nothing left for him to say.
"Damon, Stefan why are you doing this?" Elena screamed across the room as tears once again streamed down her face.
"Elena, it's time to go, come with us. You knew this is how it had to be." Stefan said softly as he started to approach her.
"No! I am not leaving him to be killed! What is wrong with you two? I love him." Elena screamed loudly. Mikael's laughter filled the room.
"Oh how sweet. The doppelganger is in love with the bastard hybrid. What a heartbreaking twist on this sad story. Too bad it has to end so soon." Mikael started as he looked between Klaus and Elena with sick amusement. Then he quickly turned his gaze to the back door where the Salvatore brothers still stood.
"Damon, Stefan you have five seconds to get her out of here or she dies with him." Mikael said his voice suddenly serious and filled with rage.
The minute the words left Mikael's lips, Damon was across the room. He grabbed Elena by the arm.
"Damon I am not leaving, please, I won't let him die." Elena begged through her tears. Damon looked at her and she saw the pain of rejection and heartbreak written all over his face.
"Elena, I love you, so I hope that someday you will understand why I had to do this." He said softly and then in a quick movement he grabbed her in his arms and in a blur, they disappeared out the doors.
Elena screamed, cried and fought as hard as she could as Damon carried her through the school and out to the parking lot. He placed her in the backseat of his Mustang and moments later Stefan joined him in the front passenger seat. Damon met Stefan's eyes for a moment and nodded and then turned the key as his Mustang roared to life. They both kept their eyes forward as they tried not to listen to Elena's heartbreaking screams as they pulled out of the parking lot. Elena turned as the car sped down the highway and looked out the back window of Damon's car. The last thing she was able to see, was the school as it went up in flames.
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