Previously:
My thoughts lead me outside where a human bumped into me, the man didn't even get to apologize before I snapped his neck. After the satisfying click I angrily flung the dead body into the nearby lamppost, breaking the post so that it fell onto the floor and shattering most of the bones in the dead body; the man's blood dripped in a red stream like the rivers of Babylon.
I let out a laboured breath and took another in to calm myself down despite the intricate thoughts in my mind. Loud steps made their way from the inside of the grill out the door and behind me.
"Take care of this, will you Tony?" I asked brushing the invisible dust off my hands before walking off to meet with a witch.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. What is a Bennett doing sneaking around the witch necropolis after noon? Thinking of another plan to kill me... Helping Stephan by any chance?" I ask stepping out from behind a tree as the young witch walked out of the haunted house.
She stopped and looked around franticly until her dark doe eyes landed on me. She just stared at me for a few seconds, her eyes almost screamed defiance and her spirit amused me slightly. The witch wasn't powerful enough to kill me or even hurt me, maybe with the help of the house behind her or my Ardis...
"I don't know what you're talking about Klaus, I came to meditate; it's what we witches do to connect with nature." She replied audaciously, standing up straighter and reminding me of a proud peacock.
I scoffed and slowly took measured steps towards the deviant teenager, "now, now, I would've thought you'd know that I've known a few witches in my time, so don't lie to me." I stop a step or so anyway. "Where is Stephan?"
"How should I know?"
"Don't you always know everything? Wasn't that the reason why you meditate in there?" I ask pointing to the house. "C'mon Bonnie, don't play games with me."
"Even if I did, why would I tell you? You're nothing but a-"
I lifted a finger a waved it in her face slowly, "be careful what you say next, sweetheart."
She let out a sigh and looked me in the eyes, "I don't know about anything that has happened after Michael, I try to lead my own life Klaus. You're better off trying Damon or Elena; they're always together these days and Damon usually knows everything." She finished and walked off towards the trees before stopping and adding, "Or Caroline, she's been with Stephan a few times."
I stare after her for a while; she is both intriguing and annoyingly so, before looking back to the house, something tells me the dead witches have something to do with the disappearance of my family. But those suspicions will have to wait in case Damon has some light to shine on this situation.
Caroline. The petite blonde with grey-blue eyes and a brave spirit that Katerina changed. The baby vampire thinks I have her in my sights like Count Paris had Juliet, and maybe eventually she will end up like Juliet but I will never be her Romeo. The lowly creature is just as deplorable as those modern blonde jokes and I would like nothing more than to snap that birdies neck. She could've been a nice lay but I don't use damaged goods.
"I don't share blood." I heard my love state when I stopped outside the boarding house.
Hearing those words, I felt my heart pound proudly at the thought of her keeping that one thing only between us; but it also angered me all over again, how could that dreg of vermin even think of breaking that fragile skin or tasting that lustrous ambrosia?
"It's about a time we had a drink, don't you think?" I ask, making myself known from the hallway.
The young vampire leisurely turns and frowns but quickly covers it with a half-asked smile. "Yeah, I'd say it's about overdue."
"Well you've been so busy with all your plotting and scheming."
"You know me; never miss a change to plan an epic failure." Damon commented bringing his glass of scotch up to his mouth.
"Who could've guessed that you own brother would betray you."
"Mhm, and you couldn't have anticipated your sister lying to you."
"She's a fickle that one and you have no idea of her whereabouts?"
I didn't know what to do, I wanted so badly to look at my love and touch her and whisper sweet nothings in her ear but as a prideful being I couldn't bring myself to look at her. How could I look at her now that we're back in our town, in a house that is a minutes' walk from a clearing we were sworn to each other and she is allowing another man to touch her? To touch what is mine? What will always be mine.
Damon replied with another sarcastic comment before pouring himself another and me a first glass of scotch and walking over to Ardis who took her glass and stayed silent.
"You know, we actually have a lot in common." I start, making my way towards Ardis and sitting next to her on the Sofa.
Being this close to her made my palms sweat, I wanted so badly to touch her but she made me nervous too. How would she react if I did do so intentionally? Would she be okay with it? Or would she zap me with her witchy powers like before?
She smelt even more delicious this close up, her scent invaded my sense and it was hard not to succumb to this torture. Never has vervain smelt so appealing and never have I wanted to feel the burn this badly before. I could see her intently staring at the other sofa in front of us; I wished I knew what the exact reason was for her not wanting to make eye contact with either myself of that scum of a vampire. Was she nervous? Annoyed? Ashamed? Displeased? I have so many questions that are unanswered I'm starting to feel like a woman in the 21st century when it comes to men.
"Oh really? What is that? The mutual hatred of my brother?" Damon asked, standing in the same place as before, wisely keeping a safe distance from me. "So what did he do, he stole something…?"
I let a minimal smile show on my face, it was rather entertaining to watch the two brothers destroy themselves over a girl… the smile slowly dropped from my lips at that thought; I was in a similar enough situation…
"My family; I had them daggered and boxed up waiting until the time I saw fit to wake them and he went and pinched the bloody lot."
"Ah, such a buzz-kill that baby bro. Well I'd love to find him but I just don't know where he is and I sure as hell don't work for you." He replied and went to stand in the sun facing the window.
If only Ardis and I weren't in a tremendously complicated relationship she could at least de-spell his ring and burn him a little, yet I have no such luck with the faraway look on her face.
"Your drink stinks of vervain so I can't compel you, I can't kill you because you're the only one that has any chances of getting me what I want; and yet it would seem a demonstration is in order, perhaps I wasn't clear enough when I said I wanted you to find Stephan. It seems you people respond best to threats and displays of violence anyway, take this as a trailer." I finished with a smirk dropping my arm right behind Ardis leisurely and taking out my iPhone. "Remember that thing I told you to do? Why don't you go ahead and do it." I said to the younger Gilbert with my eyes locked on Damon.
If everything goes as predicted, the third line doppelganger will call Damon with a completely frantic message about how her brother had tried to get himself killed, of course he won't die because someone most likely will safe him but the fact will remain the same. They will blame Tyler for taking him off the vervain and Caroline will come spiralling down into my deadly web.
"Well now, I'd better be going since you're going to become very busy soon." I stood up, stretched slowly and turn back to look at Ardis "Why don't we go and have a little… chat, darling?" I asked hopeful.
She still didn't look up at me from her staring contest with the sofa for a minute or so, it seemed she was actually think about what to answer me. I hope to God that she would say yes, maybe finally I could explain everything that happened so long ago… maybe she would forgive me and love me again…
I stared at her as if it would help her decide, silently pleading for her to just give me a chance. Eventually she lifted her eyes to mine; they made take a sharp breath at the look of vindictive battle in that evergreen forest.
"No."
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