I am sorry about the wait for this chapter! After that finale it took me some time to get my inspiration back! Thanks for the reviews! Enjoy Chapter 10! I enjoyed writing this chapter so I really hope you guys enjoy reading it!

CHAPTER 10

"And where do you want to take me?" I asked.

"Paris, Tokyo…but I thought we would start with somewhere closer." He tossed his sketch book and pencil on the small desk in his room then grabbed his leather jacket.

"So…what are you going to do with them?" I asked nervously as I looked at the sketchbook.'

Klaus laughed almost silently. "I was going to give them to you before you leave today." He paused and walked over to me. "I don't want you to think I would go and stare at them later."

I shook my head and gave him a small smile. "I wouldn't think that."

We walked outside to his car and got in. "So this is a bit of a road trip…I hope you don't mind."

"Nope. You are all I had planned for today." I said with a smile.

The car ride was extremely long. We drove for about ten hours. We were in Georgia. It was already pretty late…almost 10 PM. Klaus pulled into a very crowed parking lot and parked the car.

"We are here." He declared.

"And where is here?" I asked as I opened my door and got out.

"It's a bar and grille but a few times a month they have bands come and play."

We walked in and despite the number of people we were seated right away. The hostess gave us a couple of menus and walked away. I flipped through the menu and it was a usual bar and grill menu; burgers, chicken, steak, pasta…When the waitress came back Klaus ordered a scotch and the New York Steak. I ordered a Long Island Ice Tea and the Buffalo Chicken Pizza.

"So when does the band start?" I asked when the waitress left.

"Usually around 10:30 or so."

"So, do you bring a lot of girls here?" I asked smiling.

He laughed and dropped his eyes down to the table. The waitress brought over our drinks and placed a small plate of nachos in the middle of the table. We shared the nachos; and when I say share I mean I ate almost all of them and Klaus had one or two. The waitress came back over to clear the plate and give Klaus a refill on his drink.

"You are not much of a drinker." Klaus stated nodding to my drink that was only about half gone.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Not usually, it depends."

The waitress brought over our food and we ate in silence for a while. "How is your pizza?" Klaus asked.

"Delicious." It really was, I was always nervous about getting pizza at places I had never been since I was pretty picky with the type of sauce some places used but I was so glad I took a chance and ordered the pizza. "Yours?" I asked.

"Very good…as usual."

We were just about done eating when a woman went up on stage and announced the band. I took a big sip of my drink and watched the members of the band go to their positions. As soon as they began to play people filled the small dance floor in front of the stage.

"Their good." I said as I glanced over at Klaus.

"Would you like to dance?" He asked.

"Sure." I said with a smile.

Klaus stood up and held his hand out to help me up. I placed my hand in his and let him lead me to the dance floor. He gently pulled me in and placed his hand on my back. I loved to dance with him; I loved to stare into his eyes while he looked back and we moved around the dance floor. I know it must sound a bit crazy but I felt odd calling him Klaus now. I mean don't get me wrong a person's name has nothing to do with the kind of person they are but the name Klaus just felt like something his enemies called him; and they did.

"What are you thinking about, Love?" he asked. I am sure he noticed my attention drifting.

"I was just wondering." I paused. "Does anyone else call you Nik besides Rebekah?"

"Kol." He said immediately. "Elijah once in a while, Finn only a handful of times." He paused. "Why?"

I shook my head. "Just wondering." I paused. "Do you like it better than Klaus?"

"It's what my family calls me. Either is fine." He paused and smiled. "I don't introduce myself as Nik though."

"So…would it be alright if I called you Nik?" I asked with a small amount of nervousness in my voice.

Klaus leaned in the small amount that was between us and gently pressed his lips to mine. "I would love that." He whispered.

We were quiet until the next song started; another slow song. We kept dancing; neither of us wanting to put any space between us. "I like your full name…Niklaus." I said. I loved the way his full name sounded.

Klaus let out a small laugh, it seemed like he enjoyed hearing me say his full name. "You are welcome to call me whichever you like." He said.

I lost count as to how many songs we danced to but the band said their goodbyes and exited the stage as we all applauded. It was pretty late. Once we got back to the car I noticed the clock on the dashboard said it was after one. By the time we would get home it would be almost noon. Klaus had driven all day already and I knew he had to be tired, hybrid or not.

"Hey." I said as he started the car. "You drove all day and it's already after one, we should just stay here over night and get a fresh start tomorrow."

He seemed surprised at first. "Are you sure?" He asked. "I am fine to drive, and you don't have to keep me company, you can sleep."

I let out a small laugh. "Yes, I am sure. You need sleep too, plus I can never fall asleep in cars."

"Alright." He said as he pulled out of the parking lot. "There is a nice place up the road a little."

Klaus pulled into a parking lot of a giant hotel; Mandarin Oriental was written on the front sign.

"Klaus, no this is too much. I am sure we can find a small motel…"

Klaus cut me off immediately. "It's fine." He said as he got out of the car and came to open my door. As we walked inside the hotel he turned his head to me. "I thought you were going to call me Nik." He had a smile on his face when he said it but I could sense a bit of sadness at maybe thinking I changed my mind.

"Sorry, it may take a little while to get used to it."

Klaus checked us in and didn't bat an eyelash at the over four hundred dollar rate. He handed the guy a credit card and we received our room key. It felt odd checking into a fancy hotel like this and not having any bags but the man at the counter didn't seem fazed by the situation.

We took the elevator up to the fifteenth floor there were only three rooms on this floor so I knew they had to be huge. We walked in and it felt like I was walking into a house not a hotel room. There was a giant king size bed, the bathtub/Jacuzzi was in the corner of the room with a curtain on each side that could be pulled closed. The bathroom looked huge from the peak inside I stole as I walked by.

"Do you like the room?" He asked.

"It's amazing." I paused and turned my head to him. "Nik." I said with a smile. I sat on the bed and unzipped my boots. I pulled my hair back into a lose bun.

"I'll take the floor if you don't want…"

"Definitely not!" I said. "You did not just pay for this amazing room to sleep on the floor." I said as I pulled back the comforter, blanket and sheet.

Klaus sat in a nearby chair and took off his jacket than slipped off his shoes. I took off my jacket and tossed it on another chair. I pulled my phone out of my purse and noticed I had a text message. 'Care, we should talk. I am sorry for what happened.' I sighed. I didn't know what to say and I wasn't about to start thinking about it now, I was tired and I wanted to sleep. I closed the message and decided to deal with it in the morning.

"Everything alright, Love?" Klaus asked picking up on my aggravation.

"Yes." I said as I sighed again. "I just got a text from Tyler; he wants to talk and he apologized for what happened." I placed my phone on the nightstand. "But I am not going to deal with him right now." I climbed into bed and threw the blankets over my body.

Klaus slowly walked over to the bed and got in; I barely felt the bed move from his weight. I laid on my side so I was facing him and he did the same. There was a big space between us and I did not like it at all. "Did you enjoy yourself tonight?" He asked.

"Very much." I answered. I had honestly not thought of Tyler once until I saw that message. It scared me a little because when I was with Tyler I thought about Klaus quite often. "Thank you for dinner."

"May I ask you a question?" He asked.

I scooted closer a little; trying to close a little of the gap between us. "Of course."

"What made you want to call me Nik?"

I bit my lip, I wasn't sure if I wanted to tell him my reasoning behind it. "Well…" I paused and put my hand under my head cuddling deeper into the bed. "Well, Klaus is what your enemies call you." I dropped my eyes from his. "And since we have gotten closer…" I trailed off and looked back up at him. "You don't mind, right? Because I really don't mind calling you Klaus if that is what you want."

"Sweetheart." He said in his low sexy voice. "The people who call me Nik are the people I am closest too, the people I care most about. And you are at the top of that list so I am pleased you wish to call me Nik."

I scooted a little closer and placed my hand on his cheek. I leaned in and placed my lips on his. I could literally kiss him all night long. His lips were incredibly soft; his kisses were soft and gentle but at the same time filled with passion. After a few seconds of kissing I broke away and smiled. "Goodnight Nik." I whispered.

I ran as fast as I could but I could hear the heavy breathing, and the leaves crunching beneath their feet. I wasn't sure how much longer I could keep running but I knew the minute I did I was as good as dead. I tripped on one of the surfaced roots from one of the many trees. I knew there was no way I was going to get away and I had to think of something…fast. But there was nothing I could do. The howling became louder and I could see them a few feet from me.

I shot up and sat upright in the bed. "What's the matter, Love? Are you OK?" Klaus asked in a half asleep voice. He rubbed his face a few times with his hand than gently touched my arm with his hand.

"Yea." I said catching my breath a little. "It…it was just a bad dream." I paused, it had felt so real. The scariest part was that it was actually something that was very possible. "I'm fine." I said as I lied back down.

My breathing was still uneven; I tried my hardest to clam myself down and go back to sleep but I was starting to think it was impossible. 'Did you want to talk about it, Sweetheart?" He asked softly.

"Not really." I said. I just wanted to forget the whole dream and forget the fact the possibility of it happening was very real.

Another half hour passed and I was still wide awake. ''Are you having trouble sleeping?" Klaus asked as he slowly opened his eyes. I nodded. "I could give you a dream if you'd like." He paused. "It may help you sleep."

I bit my bottom lip and thought about it for a moment. I knew it probably would help, but the idea of someone controlling my thoughts scared me a little. But to be honest I was already scared from the dream and I knew it couldn't get any worse. "OK." I said, still with a little hesitation in my voice.

"Come here." He said lifting the blanket a little and turned more on his side. I closed the space between us and he wrapped his hand around my waist pulling even closer to him. "Just close your eyes." He said softly. His voice was so soothing and it alone almost relaxed me enough to sleep. "What would you like to dream about, Sweetheart?" He whispered.

"You pick." I mumbled in my sleepy voice.

It had been a beautiful day and it was continuing to be a beautiful night. The sky was full of stars; a perfect night for the Eiffel Tower Dinner and Seine River Cruise. Usually a table for two was not an option but somehow Nik had saw to it that we had a table to ourselves. After dinner we did the cruise; it was so romantic. Usually that is where the night ended but Nik brought me up to the top of the Eiffel Tower; we were all by ourselves so it was nice. He wrapped his arm around my waist and gently pulled me into him. I laid my head onto his shoulder."Thank you for bringing me here. I am having a fantastic time. Everything is even better than I imagined." Nik leaned down and kissed the top of my head. "I am happy to know you are enjoying yourself."

I turned my head and opened my eyes slowly. "Good morning." I said to Klaus who looked like he had just opened his eyes himself.

"Good morning, Love. How did you sleep?"

"Great. Thank you for the dream." I placed my hand on his cheek; I leaned in and pressed my lips to his for a quick kiss. "It was very sweet of you to help me sleep." I let my hand linger on his cheek and gently rubbed his stubble with my thumb. I wasn't sure what was happening but I was sure that I had to end things with Tyler soon because there was really no question about my feelings towards him anymore. I know it would be a while before I could trust Klaus to the same capacity as Elena, or Matt, or Tyler…but I trusted him with me and I think that was the most important right now.

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