Arden was cautious with every step she took, she'd never been so terrified but when she looked up at Klaus she felt a little twinge of hope, he was not only a powerful wizard, he rushed to her side as soon as he could, her guardian.

"Are you sure you don't want to sleep in my room?", Arden turned to him "Amelia likely won't be back until tomorrow, that way you wouldn't have to sleep on a chair, it sounds uncomfortable"

"My room, since I became a prefect has been warded with charms so any spawns of dark magic cannot enter", he spoke so confidently, he had prepared so perfectly.

"I need to bring some things with me for this little...sleepover", she giggled, Vanessa would never believe this, she'd die of shock.

Last time she was in his room he was under the effect of that love potion, he passed out on top of her, shirtless. It was such an embarrassing thought, but what would this time be like? Sleeping in the same room as Klaus while he isn't affected by magic, if anything happened that would mean it would be his own free will. She started to imagine things like, his saying her name delicately while sleeping beside her then closing it for a passionate kiss.

"Are you okay, why is your face so red"? He gazed at her.

"Nothing!"

"Still so strange", he sighed.

Quick like a rabbit when she arrived in her room she threw things into a luggage bag, clothes, hairbrush, homework, the stuffed animal Randy gave her. Every second alone filled her with anxiety, she just wanted to lay down in a comfy bed and sleep, she needed sleep.

"Let's go, I'm exhausted", she finally finished gathering what she needed.

For a guy his room was surprisingly neat, she hadn't noticed last time, lot of books and writing paper. A picture of the academy decorated the wall, as well as his Elite Wizard Knight certificate which was signed by the council of the Elite Knights. On the desk was a picture of what appeared to be his family, little Elias stood beside Klaus and another brother towered over them both, another picture sat on the desk, in a gold frame, one of a beautiful woman, with waves of black hair and eyes a soft brown.

"Oh, who is this a picture of?", Arden swallowed hard, trying not to seem disturbed.

"It doesn't matter right now, you need sleep", anyone could tell he was brushing off the question, but now wasn't the time to pry, she'd save this bit of information for another time.

"I'm going to go change into my pajamas, I'll be right back", she chose a silky, ice blue nightgown,unlike her usual one with a childish print of cherries, and performed her usual routine before bed.

She climbed into Klaus' bed, the pillows were soft and it faintly had his scent which was intoxicating.

"Aren't you going to change into your pajamas too?", she peered at him, he was reading a book as usual.

"What am I five?", he said while turning the page "I haven't worn pajamas since I was a kid"

"Then do you sleep….naked?"

"I'm not discussing that with you, now sleep", he put down his book and turned off the light.

She stared at the ceiling, this was uncomfortable, all she could hear was his breathing, all she could smell was his scent, all she could think of, even though it had been precisely two minutes since he turned off the light, was undoubtedly about him. What would it be like if he held her close or feel his warmth?

It would be easier to attain those kinds of things with someone else like Randy or Azusa, they were both more approachable, though Klaus was the one who let her sleep in his bed and vowed to protect her but it was probably in a sense of duty kind of way. But it would be nice to experience those kinds of things for the first time, however unlikely. She pressed the little cat doll Randy made for her tightly against her chest and closed her eyes.

She began to dream, this time slightly different than the others. She was trembling, a hand covered in blood, the other held her wand, at her her feet was… Klaus who was pleading for her.

"Arden please come to your senses, you can't let it control you", he coughed out.

She raised her wand and cast "OberiusTenium", paralyzed he turned to stone.

With a scream she awoke, Klaus immediately attended to her.

"Klaus…", without thinking she embraced him, his body tensed up.

"Why does this keep happening… These nightmares why do they keep happening?", she almost cried.

"I…don't know", he told her.

Distancing herself from him she apologized, reflexively she sought his comfort, it was a weird feeling to have even the slightest bit of reliance on someone and technically throwing yourself into their arms for safety. When she was afraid she was afraid alone, but now she wasn't. With one last quick glance she watched him settle back into the chair, then she curled herself in the blankets and slept until morning.

"Hey you stop snoring at get up", Klaus poked her until she was awake.

"It's Friday!", she woke happily "Then the weekend!"

Like a jolt of lightning struck her, Arden was busy getting ready, she'd finally get a chance to explore the city, grab supplies for the sleepover, maybe even buy new clothes.

Again they had to sneak out of the boys dorm, she hoped this wasn't becoming some sort of scandalous routine, imagine getting in trouble for something like that and nothing even happened between them, it'd be too much.

"Hold it right there", Klaus stopped right in his tracks looking like he was impaled and bleeding out.

Professor Merkulova. His arms were crossed and he tapped his foot waiting for an explanation.

"It's not what you think, I asked Klaus to sleep with me after the shadow attacked home yesterday", realizing the way she phrased it, it sounded a lot worse.

"What I mean is, I asked him to sleep in the same room as me-", Klaus cut her off.

"After the shadow attacked her I thought it would be better to keep a close eye on her in case it attacked again, after all there aren't many who have studied this area of magic as much as I have, I took the liberty of protecting her, I apologize for breaking school rules and will accept the appropriate punishment", he said it so maturely and without fear, she was a little amazed.

"I know you Klaus, I trust your judgement, don't do anything like this again, or don't get caught next time at least", the professor winked.

He waved them off and Klaus sighed, it was too close for comfort, if it were professor Schuyler it would be a different story.

"Do you want some tea?", Klaus asked her out of the blue.

"Oh, well I was going to meet my friends in the Dining hall but… I think tea with you sounds much better, no one quite knows how to brew it like you do", she smiled.

"Complimenting me won't make me go easy on you for training, I actually have have a few books I'd like you to read before the class on the weekend", he smiled back, evilly.

"Fine", she pouted.

"No sassy response?", he raised an eyebrow.

"I owe you at least one day of cooperation".

They walked towards the school together, she felt closer to him, even if it was just a little, but she definitely needed to know the meaning behind all the spells she dreamt about, they had an odd effect. But definitely these were not spells she could just ask about.