Silence

AN: In honor of the fact that i loved tonight's episode of TVD and was able to stare at Klaus for pretty much an hour i have decided to go ahead and post this chapter. i will still update on Monday as i mentioned in the before chapter, but i just couldn't wait until then(;

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

After Kol had left, Klaus leaned back against a tree and closed his eyes. Once he had completely calmed himself, he was able to reach out to the sleeping vampire inside and invade her dreams.

When Klaus finally opened his eyes, he wasn't standing outside the Salvatore Boarding house anymore. Instead he was inside a large empty cathedral, standing slightly behind a giant pillar and looking towards the front of the church. Standing alone at the altar was a young woman. She stood facing away from him, her long, light brown hair pulled into an elegant up-do, and she was dressed in the finest silk that billowed out at the waist- a wedding dress. Klaus' breath caught in his throat as he looked over her.

"I know you are there," she spoke but did not look back at him. He carefully stepped out from his hiding place and began slowly walking towards her.

She stood as still as a statue as she continued to speak to him. "It was wonderful." Suddenly the room around them was full of people, only they were slightly transparent. Klaus looked around to see somewhat familiar faces, whispering amongst themselves of conversations he could not hear. Suddenly he realized he didn't have control over this dream. She was showing him what she wanted to—what happened after he left. "But eventually they all left." Slowly, the pale faces began to disappear.

Klaus finally stepped up next to her and looked at her. Silent tears were streaming down an otherwise spotless face. Not being able to stop himself, he reached out and wiped her tears away.

"Please, do not cry," he pleaded so softly that it was almost a whisper. At his words, her eyes finally snapped to his.

"You left." Her voice sounded empty and void of all emotion.

He gently grabbed her face, making sure she couldn't break eye contact with him.

"But I am here now, Silence." His voice held a note of insistence, and his eyes shown with a passion he reserved only for her.

They stood that way for several moments—him holding her face and her staring blankly into his eyes.

"You weren't there when I needed you to be." Her eyes shown with emotion now: hurt, pain, sadness. It was all out for him to see. "You promised Niklaus." The emotion soon became prominent in her voice. "You promised!" She shoved him away roughly but only managed to push him away a few steps. He just stepped back towards her.

"I'm here now." His voice was leveled but full of conviction. "I didn't want to leave." He was suddenly pleading with her to understand. "I only had one chance to find Katerina, and I had to take it. But I know now that I shouldn't have. When I got back, you were gone…"

"What did you expect?" Fury filled her voice. "You were gone for fifty years Niklaus! You have no idea how much things changed over those years. You have no idea what I had to go through while you were out frolicking all over God's creation with Kol!"

His patient wore thin and his soft tone was overtaken by one of annoyance and slight anger. "Do not raise your voice to me," he growled.

"You have no right to demand anything from me Niklaus. Only a husband may do so, and you are no such thing," she hissed through clenched teeth.

"More your husband than any other man ever was or ever will be," he growled back and took a step closer to her. Now they stood toe to toe.

"How would you know?" she challenged. "You have not looked for me for hundreds of years. You have no idea what may have happened during that time." Suddenly he reached out and grabbed her shoulders in a vice like grip.

"You better pray you are lying," he hissed. "If any other man has touched you, I will hunt him down myself."

"Let go of me," she hissed back. He released his grip but didn't step back.

"Do not test me, Silence." The anger in his voice had lifted slightly.

"Nor me, Niklaus."

Again they stood staring silently at one another for a few moments. This time it was Si who broke their staring match as she threw her arms around his neck and pulled him into a tight hug. Sobs racked through her body as the emotions in the room finally became too much for her.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he continually mumbled into her hair. "I'm here. I'm here now."

This continued for almost five minutes before Si was able to calm down enough to even form a coherent thought. However, he still wouldn't let her go.

"What happened after I left, Silence?" He questioned. Suddenly the room around them began to quiver as the scene changed until they were no longer standing in the cathedral. Instead they were in the front hall of Elijah's French mansion. Klaus looked up to see a slightly transparent Elijah stomping towards the front door, a distraught Si following behind him, begging him not to leave.

"When you left I could not take it," Si spoke up. "I went on killing spree after killing spree; I gave up caring on anyone other than myself, and even then I hated myself half the time." Si looked towards the transparent vision of herself sobbing on the floor. "Elijah gave me a choice. After a few years he was tired of cleaning up my mess, so he made me choose: stop killing at random or he would leave." Si motioned towards the door Elijah had just slammed. "And as you can see, I did not make the right choice."

"He left you?" Klaus seemed slightly irritated at this.

"It wasn't his fault that he did the right thing." She attempted a small smile at the thought of her friend. "Anyways, after he left, I went insane, and eventually I left also."

"And then I came back and you were gone. When I searched and could not find you I assumed you were dead." Klaus too looked down towards the girl sobbing on the floor; his eyes heavy with pain for his love.

Suddenly the scene changed again and the two were in a room- Si's old room. It was as if they were back all those years. They sat on her bed together- Klaus leaning against the headboard as Si sat between his legs leaning against him. It was then that he noticed the change in her.

She was no longer wearing the elegant wedding dress, but now a modest pale green sun dress. Even more noticeable was her once long brown hair was cut short and barley reached her shoulders. He reached out and combed his fingers through her hair.

"Where has your hair gone?" He spoke with humor in his voice. She looked up at him with a smile.

"Once upon a time, there was a man who loved my long hair but-sadly- he had to leave. In a spur of the moment decision I decided to cut all of it off. It only served to remind me of all the times he would sit beside me a play with it." Her eyes were alight with humor also.

"Hmm..." He pulled slightly at the end of her hair. "I rather like it."

They sat quietly wrapped around each other for some time. Klaus knew it was only a matter of time before Si would wake up and their dream visit would end, so he made his move.

"Silence." He turned her around to face him. "I'm here now, please don't send me away. We can be together now." While speaking this he was leaning slightly forward until their lips were almost touching. "We can leave Mystic Falls. We can go anywhere you want: England, France, Ireland," he pleaded

She too leaned in slightly towards him in need of the love he was exuding. She stared deeply into his eyes. "But this is not real," she said referring to the dream state they were stuck in.

"But it can be," his lips brushed against hers as he spoke. "Just come outside when you wake up. But we must leave soon, the full moon is near."

Right before their lips touched a force swept through the room, sending furniture flying until the image finally shattered.

Si sat up straight in the bed gasping for air. Damon swiftly sat up with her and looked at her with concern.

"What wrong Si?"

Instead of answering, she removed herself from the bed and walked over to the closed window. She pulled the curtains open, and there on the other side of the glass sat Klaus.

His eyes pleaded with her to open the window and leave with him. She placed her hand against the glass, and he copied her action on his side. She could feel his warmth even through the window.

Klaus believed it was only a matter of time before she left with him. He had no doubt she would.

Their eyes were locked on one another when Si began to shake her head. Klaus' eyebrows creased in confusion, but Si just continued to shake her head. She took a step back and pulled the curtains closed, effectively shutting Klaus out of the house.

Damon moved towards her slowly. She looked up at him with a small sad smile and nodded.

"I guess I won't be leaving the house for a while."

AN:Sorry if there are any mistakes in this chapter. its been beta-ed like...5 times...but still i apologize because knowing me and my sister there is still probably a mistake or two...or six...but anyways! i hope you guys enjoyed the early update :D

R&R

~PenguinMinion

PS. My sister said im good at writing romance, but i think this chapter is super cheesey! what do you guys think?

PSS. Remember Si's picture can be found on my profile, along with a picture of her wedding dress...and maybe her engagement ring (If i can find a good enough picture)