I tensed hearing the smooth British accent that made me weak at the knees. I looked up but not directly at him knowing that if I looked into his eyes I would get lost in them, I mean who wouldn't they're just so blue. Eventually I brought up enough courage to look at him and I could see him wearing the famous Mikaelson smirk that all the siblings could pull off so well. He held his hand up and raised an eyebrow with a look that said are you going to take it?
"You know what Klaus, I'm okay, I think I'm just going to go stand over there, way, way, way over there" I said pointing somewhere behind me. He just smirked and took my arm and dragged me into the dancing couples. I sighed "I'm pretty sure I said I didn't want to dance."
"And I'm pretty sure I don't care love" Klaus said "Anyway you used to love balls and dancing" spinning me around.
"No, you used to love balls and dancing I just put up with them" I replied hating the fact that he remembered that I always loved to dance.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night love." He said with a smirk, knowing he had gotten to me. "I must say though sweetheart you do look dazzling in that dress." He said looking me up and down.
"Yes well your sister took me out shopping yesterday to buy it Klaus" I said and I could of sworn I saw a flash of hurt go through his eyes when I called him Klaus I only ever used to call him that when I was angry with him.
"Yes I thought I heard you downstairs with my family, I must say I'm a little hurt that you didn't say hello to me"
"Well I have been trying to avoid you for the past 61 years" I said bluntly and this time I most definitely did see hurt and maybe a bit of sadness on his face when he remembered why I left him but before he could reply I was spun out of his arms and into the arms of Elijah. Elijah looked at me with a hint of sympathy on his face
"Don't Elijah" I said sharply "I don't want your sympathy"
"I didn't say anything" Elijah said with a small smile on his face
"Why are you smiling Elijah?" I asked knowing I was about to get some cryptic answer from him
"I was just wondering when you and my brother would both get over your stubbornness and just get back together again, I know you still love him as he does you" He said
"He does not love me and he never has, you heard him Elijah Love is a vampire's greatest weakness and you are not weak he does not feel and he does not care" I said fighting back the tears at the memory
Flashback 1952
I was walking through the halls of the mansion in California, Nik and Elijah were somewhere in the depths of this colossal house talking about "Private matters that don't concern me" according to Nik, I was often lonely now that Bekah and Kol had gone off to explore the world on their own, at least that's what Nik told me. I find it hard to believe because I would have thought that Bekah would have at least said goodbye but apparently while we were leaving Chicago in a hurry to escape Mikael she decided to go her separate ways. I wondered down the halls for a while and it was safe to say I was well and truly lost even though we had been here for a while, Elijah had even found someone that he could see himself settling down with, and it was probably what Nik and him were discussing. As I made another turn down the hallway I heard raised voices of Nik and Elijah so I decided to go see what was wrong. I walked over to the door and listened in on their conversation.
"I don't see why we must leave again Niklaus, Mikael is chained up in Charlotte. Why must we constantly run if there is nothing to run from?" I heard Elijah ask Nik, were we leaving again?
"Is this about that girl Elijah?" I heard Nik ask "Please tell me you're not falling for her like the last one" I was confused Elijah has been in love before what happened to the girl?
"It does not matter what my feelings are towards Maria, what matters is that you are running from nothing, think about Luce did you ever think about what she felt about all this running, and you can't talk to me about love when I have seen you with Luce." Elijah said back
"I feel nothing for Luce, she is merely something to keep me occupied when I am bored" I felt my heart clench and shatter into a million pieces at his words. "I will repeat what I said to you back in 1492 Love is a vampires greatest weakness and we Elijah are not weak, we do not feel and we do not care" silent tears were streaming down my face at this point, the feeling of giving your trust to someone only to have them through it right back in your face along with your heart broken and unable to repair. I decided to make myself known at this point and entered the room and stared him in the eyes. A look of horror, sadness and guilt appeared on his face when he saw me.
"Luce I-" he began but I cut him off not wanting to hear his explanations.
"Forget it Klaus" I said his name with as much hatred I could muster "Don't even bother wasting your prescious breath on something like me after all in the end all I am is a game to you." I said and I saw Elijah looking down at the floor as if he thought it was his fault this was happening. "Love is a weakness huh? Well I guess it must be because look at me I'm broken and crying because I made the stupid mistake of loving you!" I shouted feeling tears just stream down my face.
"Luce I didn't mean it like that" Klaus began
"Oh how did you mean it then because I can only see one meaning for being something to amuse you and keep you occupied and that is all to you I am nothing but a weak, vampire toy worth nothing more than a common whore" I spat, Klaus winced as I said that not used to hearing my sharp tongue. "I trusted you, I opened up to you something I have never done before. You know me better than my own brothers. But I was just a game was I well guess what? You win, I'm done playing your games Niklaus because in the end you will always win and I will always lose. I hope you have a nice life because I won't be in it to see you live it out. It was nice knowing you, thank you for the memories it has been fun I hope you enjoyed your game." After saying that I left. Not looking back. I left leaving all my stuff I could get new things but just as I left I heard Elijah say to Klaus
"I hope you are happy Niklaus you just lost the only person who put up with you, understood you, knew who you truly were yet still loved you for it. Congratulations you have sucessfully managed to push away everyone who is capable of caring for you all because you are too afraid to give your trust to people" I don't know what Klaus said but I did hear Elijah say "You keep saying love is a vampires greatest weakness but loving Luce, that was not a weakness you were both eachothers greatest strengths."
I wiped my eyes and ran off into the night to the only place a girl ever feels safe after a bad breakup the arms of her older brother.
I looked Elijah in the eyes as we continued to dance "I have moved on from Klaus, he no longer has any hold over my heart" I lied knowing well that he still had my heart and as much as I hated it he would always have my heart.
