A/N: Hi! here is chapter 10! Please read and review.
Chapter 10: Chicago
This time Meredith was driving. Klaus was sitting next to her, staring out of the window. Stefan was napping at the back seat, or at least he looked napping. She stroked Klaus's hair. He looked at her, and put his head on her shoulder. She kissed his head.
"I missed you." He whispered. "How can you miss someone that is with you all the time?" she asked. "You are with me, but I can't touch you, I can't kiss you, it's the same as you are far away," said Klaus softly. "I am sorry," she said. He looked up at her and she gave him a soft look. "Don't apologize. I understand why you don't want him to know." Said Klaus. She kissed his head again. "Tried to get some rest." She suggested. "O.k. love." Said Klaus and closed his eyes, his head still on her shoulder.
It was early evening when Meredith entered Chicago and Klaus woke up. "Hi. Where are we going?" she asked. "Amm… lets change places. I will drive." Said Klaus. She nodded. When she passed by him she squeezed his hand.
While Klaus drove them to an old bar, Stefan woke up too. "Is that Gloria's bar?" asked Stefan. "Yes. I used to be in here a lot back at the 20s." said Klaus. They got in to the bar and Meredith looked around, curiosity shimmering in her eyes.
Meredith notices the stage, the small tables in the room, and the stairs that lead to an open second floor with booths that contain sofas and tables.
"Hello Gloria." Said Klaus. Meredith looked at the older woman. "You are a witch." She said. "Yes. I used some herbs and spells to maintain my body. Now what do you want Klaus? And who is the girl?" asked Gloria. "This is Meredith; she is a vampire's huntress that joined to our trip. Stefan you already know." Said Klaus.
"Interesting. Now what do you want?" she asked. "I did the sacrifice as I had been told, but my hybrids are dead. I need you to find out what got wrong." Said Klaus. "So I need to contact the witch that caused the spell." Said Gloria. "That will be the original witch." Said Klaus. "Get me Rebecca she have what I need." Said Gloria. "Fine, we will be back soon." Said Klaus.
They drove to a storage unit that the truck's driver rented for Klaus. "Stay here, love, it will be just a moment." Said Klaus. "O.k." she said.
After they got out, they decided to go to Stefan old apartment; Meredith didn't join to this either. She was thinking what will happen when Klaus will find out that Elena is alive and that she knew it all along. She hoped he will forgive her.
After awhile they got back, and drove to the storage unit, Rebecca was supposed to be awake by now.
After a few minutes they came back and Klaus was angry. Meredith looked at the blond girl, and then at Klaus. He rolled his eyes. "Rebecca meets Meredith. Meredith this is my sister Rebecca." Said Klaus. "Hi." Said Meredith in a smile. "Hello. Nick, since when do you work with humans in whatever you do?" asked Rebecca. "Since now." Said Klaus angrily. "It's not my fault! The damned necklace lost ninety years ago!" she wailed. "Fine! We will see what Gloria can do," said Klaus. "Take it easy Nicklaus." Said Meredith. Klaus looked at her; she gave him a warning look. He mumbled something that no one understood. Meredith rolled her eyes at him.
"Where are you driving?" asked Klaus. "To a clothes shop, she needs some new clothes." Said Meredith. "I need some new hybrids." Said Klaus. "Don't be an idiot, she is your sister. She comes first." Said Meredith. "I am the one that take the decisions," said Klaus. "It's my car, and I am the one that driving." Said Meredith and parked in front of a woman's clothes shop.
"I like her." Said Rebecca while they got in the shop. The next half hour spent Meredith at explaining and helping Rebecca to try on some clothes. Eventually Rebecca bought jeans, blouses, dresses and underwear. Klaus paid the bill.
After that, they got back to Gloria. "Rebecca! Hello dear. Do you have the necklace?" asked Gloria. "She lost it." Said Klaus. Meredith stared at him. She knew Rebecca was sorry, and that Klaus was too hard with her. Klaus rolled his eyes at her. Why his girl had to like his sister? Wait… his girl? It had been two days and now she is his girl? Klaus looked at her from the corner of his eye. She was cute as always.
"It will be difficult, but I can try." Said Gloria. They watched her mumbling. Meredith hoped that Gloria will not figure out what went wrong. After a few moments she stopped. "Well?" asked Klaus. "It didn't work, sorry." Said Gloria. "Why don't you use me? I wore the necklace for nine hundred years." Said Rebecca and put out her hand. "Good idea." Said Gloria and grabbed Rebecca's hand.
After a few minutes she let go of Rebecca's hand. "I need some time without you standing over me, come back later." Said Gloria. "Fine." Said Klaus. They started to leave when Gloria called after them. "Meredith, I need to talk to you." Said Gloria. Meredith stared at her, she had a bad feeling. "Nicklaus!" called Meredith. He turned around. "I am staying, get the car keys, I will meet you here later." Said Meredith and threw the keys at him. He caught it easily. "See you later," he said in a smile. Meredith smiled back and he left.
"You are in love with him." Said Gloria. "What?! No." said Meredith. "He is in love with you too." Gloria continued. "You are wrong." Said Meredith and backed off. "I saw the looks you were sharing, the stares, and the smiles. I can feel the presence of the abomination growing inside you. You are pregnant from a monster, from a mistake of nature." Said Gloria. "No. you are wrong," Meredith mumbled. Pregnant? Could that be?
Meanwhile at the storage unit…
"Nick, you are not hungry?" asked Rebecca, her mouth red with blood and a dead body at her feet. "Not really, no." said Klaus. The true was that he didn't feed at all in the last two days, not since he made love with Meredith.
Meredith screamed when her leg broke by the spell of Gloria. "If you will die, so is this creature inside you and so dose Klaus when he will find your dead body. He loves you too much to want to live without you." said Gloria. Meredith screamed again when her leg broke for another two times. Meredith threw a knife while falling to the floor. When she looked up, she saw Gloria falling down, the handle of the knife stand out of her chest.
"No, no, no!" Meredith mumbled. She crawled to Gloria, pulled out the knife and put her jacket on the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. When Gloria stopped breathing, Meredith started to do a CPR. "Come on!" she cried. She never killed a human before.
When Klaus, Stefan and Rebecca came in, the first thing they notice was the smell of the blood. "Please wake up." Meredith mumbled. Klaus hurried to her side. "Meredith?" he touched her but she pushed him a way. "Nick her leg; it's totally broken, look at the wired angle." Said Rebecca. Klaus looked down and realized that Rebecca was right.
"Meredith she is gone. Come love, let me heal you." Said Klaus softly. Meredith stopped crying. "I don't drink blood." She said. "Love, your leg is in really bad state." Said Klaus."I need a doctor." She said. Klaus stared at her. "O.k. I will take you to the hospital." He gave up.
"Stefan, sister, I am taking her to the hospital, get rid of the body." Said Klaus and lifted Meredith on his arms. She put her head on his chest and started to cry again.
Klaus put her on the passenger seat and started to drive.
Meredith stopped crying when Klaus parked in the parking lot of the 'Northwestern Memorial' hospital, in Chicago. He carried her in side and talk to the nurse for a moment. She gave him some forms to fill.
Klaus asked Meredith the questions, wrote down her answerers and gave the forms to the nurse. "Are you o.k.? it's a hospital." Asked Meredith. "I am old enough to control myself." He promised her. She gave him a weak smile. Klaus lifted her to sit in his lap. She closed her eyes and leaned on his chest.
"Meredith Sulez?" called the doctor. "Yes." Said Klaus and carried Meredith in to a room. "Can you tell me what happened?" asked the doctor. "I tripped on the stairs." Said Meredith. "O.k. and who are you?" asked the doctor and looked at Klaus. "I am her boyfriend, Nick." Said Klaus. "Well, I need to call to her parents, she is a minor." Said the doctor. "My parents are dead, and I don't have a guardian." Said Meredith. "I am sorry; I need permission to check her." Said the doctor.
Klaus stared at his eyes. "You will check her, and write that you got all the permissions you need, and you will forget I told you that." Said Klaus. The doctor was compelled and didn't ask any more questions.
"Its look like you broke your leg badly, but I need some x-rays." said the doctor. "Nicklaus, can you leave us alone for a moment?" asked Meredith. "Sure." Said Klaus, confused.
When they were alone Meredith look at the doctor. "What's wrong?" he asked. "I maybe pregnant. Doing x-rays may hurt the baby?" she asked. "Don't worry, we can protect the baby. Any more questions?" said the doctor. "No, thanks." She answered. She hoped Klaus wasn't listening.
After the x-rays were ready, the doctor told her that she broke her leg in three places. After that he put her leg in a cast. Klaus was back in the room a moment later. "It will be difficult for a while. Your leg should be in the cast for a month, and then you will need to see a doctor and he will take care of the rest of the procedure." Said the doctor. "O.k. thank you doctor." Said Meredith. "Yes, thank you." Said Klaus. "You're welcome." Said the doctor.
Klaus carried her back to the car and called Stefan. "Hi, can you get to the same motel we were in the last days?" asked Klaus. He listened to the replied. "Just take a room with Rebecca; I will take a room with Meredith when we get there." Said Klaus. He listened again. "O.k. see you later." Said Klaus and hanged up.
Meredith was staring at the window. "Want to tell me what happened?" he asked softly. "She said I am in love with you and that you in love with me." She started. "So?" he asked. He wondered if it's true. He wasn't sure yet. "She said that you are a monster, a mistake of nature. She believed that if she killed me, you will find a way to kill yourself because you love me too much." Meredith continued. She skipped on the baby part. Klaus looked at her. Tears were rolling down her face. He wiped her tears.
They got to the motel. Klaus paid for a room and got Meredith from the car. After they sat on the bed they keep talking. "How your leg broke this way?" asked Klaus. "She used a spell three times. I pulled out the knife; I planned to hurt her, not to kill her. At the third time that the spell hit me I couldn't stand anymore and I threw the knife when I fell, and it killed her." She cried.
"Love, listen to me," he started and wiped her tears. "You were just trying to save your life, if I would have got there earlier; I would have taken her head off just because she tried to kill you." Said Klaus. "I killed a human." said Meredith. "Well, you killed a witch." Said Klaus. "It's not funny." She said with tears. "I am just wants you to calm down." Said Klaus and pulled her closer to him.
After they were quiet for a while, Meredith spoke again. "It hurt, you know?" she said. "What is it, love?" he asked, anxious. "When she talked about you. I didn't expect to feel pain, but I did." Said Meredith.
Klaus cover her face with tiny kisses. "Maybe she wasn't so wrong, maybe you do love me." Said Klaus. She smiled. "Is it even possible to love someone after two days?" she asked. "We live in a world that werewolves, vampires, and witches are not belong just to the stories, everything is possible." Said Klaus, stroking her hair. "Don't forget, one hybrid too." Said Meredith. Klaus chuckled.
She kissed his lips softly. "You know, there was a moment after she died, that I thought that you will hate me for killing her." She said quietly. "I guess she didn't planed to help me anyway, and the way I saw you over there, with your leg all broken, I didn't even care she was dead." Said Klaus softly. Meredith kissed his cheek.
"But I do care about something else." He said. She has notice the change in his voice, it was lighter. "Really? What?" she asked. "You called me an idiot," he said. "No I didn't. I told you not to be an idiot." She corrected him. "It's the same thing!" he protested. "No it's not!" she disagreed. "Yes it is!" he said and started to tickle her. She was laughing, which make him laugh too.
"I thought I was dreaming when I heard my brother laughing." Said Rebecca from the open door. "Didn't you heard about knocking?" asked Klaus. Meredith hit him, and he frowned at her. "What's up Rebecca?" asked Meredith. "I just wanted to see how you are feeling, because of your leg and everything." Said Rebecca. Klaus was surprised, his sister really like Meredith. "I am fine, just annoyed to be stuck in bed." Said Meredith. "But I see you find yourself a nice company." She smiled. "He is o.k." said Meredith. Klaus looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Rebecca laughed. "Well, I will leave you alone; Stefan and I are going out." Said Rebecca. "O.k. bye." Said Klaus. "Thanks for coming." Said Meredith. "You're welcome." She said in a smiled and left.
"Why did you hit me?" asked Klaus. "Because you should be nicer to your sister." Said Meredith. "I don't want to, she drives me crazy." He said and put his head on her chest. Meredith hugged him and sighed. She couldn't reprove him when he is being so cute.
They fell asleep this way, and it was the end of a day in Chicago.