Ok people, a big chapter for Gabriella and Klaus here!

We've learnt about what happened between them in the past and now so does Gabby, how do you think she will react? Where will she go from here? After all she wanted to forget it all ever happened and get on with her life but will it be possible knowing what she knows?

Anyway it's a little bit shorter than some previous chapters but it just felt right to end it here, let me know what you think.

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Riley :)

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He watched her come to her senses. All the while becoming more anxious about what would happen when she woke up. Would she remember everything? Would she feel the same about him or would she be so blinded by anger that she would be worse off for knowing what was going on. Then he saw her stir and his dead heart skipped a beat. He didn't move. He wanted her to react, to be comfortable. He watched her become confused and overwhelmed by the memories that he hoped she had just witnessed.

"oh my god" she uttered before he noticed tears forming in her eyes. He could no longer stay put on that chair, he stood and moved forwards before sitting down opposite the girl sat in his bed.

"is it true?" she whispered, almost quaking from the shock. He felt so vulnerable and he hated it. He knew he should never have left Gabriella, he should've stayed and faced his father right there and then.

"I just wanted to keep you safe Ella" Klaus spoke softly, almost ashamed of what he had done. He could barely look at Ella when she was in this state. He did not know how to handle it.

"do the others know?" Gabriella questioned, trying to get her head around the whole thing.

Truth be told she did not know what she was feeling. All of those feelings were coming back with force, she felt drawn to Klaus. More than that she felt sorry for him. The image of him leaving her in that alleyway was playing in Gabriella's mind and she did not know what to do. She was hoping that Klaus would take the lead.

"no, I told them you passed out from the pain and I intended to heal you with my blood. You've been asleep for almost 24 hours now" he spoke softly. Gabriella couldn't quite put her finger on it, he seemed to be acting different. She knew why but she couldn't quite decide what it meant.

"we have to tell them Nik-" Gabby started before realising what she had said. She was surprised at the words coming from her very mouth. Had she just called Klaus Nik? It was all too surreal.

"and what should we tell them, love?" Klaus looked at her with sadness in his eyes. Almost like a guilt. Gabriella thought for a minute. She did not know what to say, she did not know where to go in this situation.

"I don't know" Gabriella spoke, frustrated. "you should've told me" she went on before she could help herself. She immediately regretted it. She sat and waited for Klaus's temper to raise and for him to fly of the handle at her. But, to her surprise, he remained calm.

"I know" Klaus stated plainly taking Gabriella by surprise. She turned to him, confused by his answer.

"then why didn't you?" Gabriella questioned, her voice soft. She couldn't help herself. She couldn't deny that she felt something for Klaus. After what she had just seen, after all of the memories had come back, she couldn't deny it anymore. At first Klaus hesitated, but then eventually he spoke:

"I came here to tell you. Once I killed my father I came back for you but the second I saw how happy you were I couldn't do it Ella." Klaus stated, before gulping heavily and looking down at the floor. He hadn't opened up to anyone in 100 years, not since he left her.

"I hated you Nik" Gabriella started, her emotions were bubbling up onto the surface.

She thought back to how angry she was when she first learned that she was compelled. She thought how that must have had an effect on the man sat opposite her and she felt bad. She felt guilty for being so hateful. But then how could she trust the Originals? It suddenly occurred to her that hybrids were skilled in dream manipulation and control. Was this all real?

"how do I trust you?" she went on before Klaus had the opportunity to respond to the blow that Gabriella had just delivered. This time he wouldn't be so slow he thought. This was what he was afraid of. He had to prove himself to Gabriella, she had to believe him. He would never lie to her, she had to know that.

"because I know you Ella, I know you better than anyone. Better yet, I can prove it" he stated boldly looking Gabriella straight in the eyes with conviction. Gabby wondered as to how she should respond before deciding that she needed to hear this. Better yet, she deserved to hear it.

"you were born on July 22nd 1643 to a small household of 3 on Pudding Lane, London, England. Your parents were named Henry and Charlotte and you had an older brother named Matthew. It was because of him that you survived the outbreak of the fire in September 1666." Klaus paused to check Gabriella's reaction which she noticed and responded with a simple:

"please keep going" she spoke almost timidly, she was becoming a little more relaxed "I know it's ridiculous, but my head is still spinning and this is quite soothing" she added with a small playful smirk.

She had not thought about her past in a very long time, sometimes it was nice to relive it, it gave her a small sense of nostalgia. Klaus could not help but oblige. To him it felt like it had in the 20s. Like they were the only two people in the world, the reality was, he did not know how long it would stay like this. Sooner or later they would both have to face the music.

"so it was here in The Great Fire of London that you became a vampire. Your family perished in the fire, causing you to flee to find help elsewhere. At first you went back to Paris, where you met a small group of vampires who helped you through transition and had a daylight ring made for you. Then you travelled the world before arriving here… do you believe me yet?" Klaus smirked a little, welcoming a little bit of a lighter mood in the room.

"I suppose" Gabby smiled slightly. She decided to bite the bullet a little bit and put it straight out there with Klaus. They couldn't afford to be withholding things from each other in this situation:

"so what are we going to do about us?" She asked, tentatively, completely unsure of how he would react.

"I'll leave that to you sweetheart, I understand this whole thing must be difficult to process" he smiled sympathetically. Gabriella decided she liked this side of Klaus. His behaviour since the first time in Rousseau's suddenly made so much more sense now. She couldn't help but laugh at the memory a little as she spoke.

"I knew you were flirting with me" she raised her eyebrows suggestively, enjoying watching someone she had feared for so long be nothing but relaxed.

"subtlety is not always my best quality, I admit" he chuckled slightly, mesmerised by her smile. She still had the same effect on him that she had had all of those years ago. She looked up at him with a glimmer in her eye.

"I'm sorry Nik but I can't just go back to whatever we were, it's just too weird for me" Gabriella answered honestly. She knew that he would be disappointed, but she couldn't. Could she?

"I understand" he spoke gently. Gabriella couldn't help but be impressed by him. He was so much more than she thought he was. She really had not given him enough credit. This man loved her with all of his heart, he was even willing to erase himself from her memory for the sake of her happiness. "it's probably for the best" he continued.

"too many enemies right?" Gabriella smirked, quoting his words from her new found memories back to him.

"exactly" Klaus smirked back. His eyes had returned to their usual hard front. The side of Klaus that she had seen briefly appeared to have gone. She couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"but we should tell the others the truth" Gabriella added with a solemn tone. She had been thinking about it and they really did not have a choice. Klaus seemed to understand as he acknowledged her decision with a small nod. Gabriella waited for him to respond but he did not say anything, so she took it upon herself to speak

"do you think we'll ever be the same?" she blurted a little. She couldn't help herself. She had all of these feelings for Klaus surfacing and fighting with everything her head was telling her to do.

"I sincerely hope so Gabriella. Leaving you is the single biggest regret I have" he spoke gently but with conviction.

Gabriella believed every word that he said, she felt the way she had in the dream. She felt the way she used to, but she couldn't be foolish. She had to be realistic. But she felt those feelings again, she couldn't be realistic. Not with these feelings.

"I understand" she spoke softly "I just… I have all of these feelings" she uttered, not really knowing how to describe it. "but maybe you were right, maybe it's best that I stay away from all of this"

"if that's what you want" Klaus spoke softly. Gabriella was really hoping for a little more. She was confused at the best of times these days, she was hoping that he could provide some clarity.

"I don't know what I want" Gabriella was becoming more and more frustrated. She knew she had feelings for Klaus now. She just didn't know what to do with them.

"I'm afraid I can't help you then" Klaus was clearly becoming just as frustrated as she was. She still had all of her feelings and he definitely still had all of his, yet here they were. Bickering about what to do. He wished it could be as simple as it used to be.

"ok that's fine… I just…" Gabriella tried to calm herself down and get back to the point at hand "thank you for everything you did for me" she smiled a little. Without really thinking she lent forwards and kissed him on the cheek.

She would never abandon her manners. He had done things for her that nobody else would have ever considered, she wanted him to know how much she appreciated that. She had planned to continue talking but there was something about being this close to Klaus that completely paralysed her. Perhaps it was knowing that nobody else had been here, perhaps it was knowing that he didn't want anybody else.

Neither of them spoke a word. They stayed there, a breath apart, just being in each other's presence. Gabby shut her eyes and tried to clear her head. She could feel Klaus's breath on the side of her neck, the spot that he had kissed so lovingly in the past. She smiled at the memory, she had got what she wanted. She had her memory back, and with it, came a person who she didn't even know that she had.

Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by Klaus lifting her chin so that he could look her in the eyes whilst he spoke. His touch was just as gentle as she had remembered. It still caused the same butterflies in her stomach as it had on the day that they had first met.

"I would do anything for you Ella" he whispered almost inaudibly.

Then before she knew it. Her lips were on his, she was kissing him. He was kissing her back. Gabriella felt alive with emotion, something within her was being drawn to him and she just couldn't help herself. Whether it was clever or not remained to be seen. But there, in that moment, her lips moving in harmony with his, she did not have a care in the world. Just him.