CHAPTER 11 SKELETONS FROM THE DEEP
Rattle them bones at midnight
Shaking my bed, no sleep
I find fingers in my coat pocket
Skeletons from the deep
''You don't want to do that.'' Klaus' voice sounded threatening. Rebekah wasn't even little bit afraid, despite him being a dangerous killer. He was her brother and no matter how nasty their fights got sometimes, they would never end each other for good. Just temporarily, for a few centuries. She got upset again, remembering the fact he daggered her. But not only that, but the present moment as well upset her.
She went back to the place where she first woke up. Dark hallway of Klaus' basement. She wanted to explore, sneak around and find something on her big brother, but somehow he would always figure out what she's up to. They knew each other too well. ''You have no idea, what I want to do.'' She responded madly, trying to push him so he would stop blocking her way to the mysterious doors she so badly wanted to open.
''But I do, sister.'' Klaus smirked at her and her poor attempts to push him aside. He was much stronger, yet after all this centuries, she'd never admit that. She was a stubborn one, for sure.
''Ugh!'' Rebekah sighed in frustration. Pushing or fighting him wouldn't help, only way she could win is by surprise. Unfortunately for her, this time he surprised her and not the other way around. ''I hate you!'' She yelled.
''Now, Bekah...'' He tried to pat her hair, seeing she's truly bitter about something. They both knew it wasn't him, because that anger got out when she stabber his crush. He was hurt and that was her revenge.
''No!'' Blonde vampire pushed hybrid's hand away as tears started to form in her eyes. It was all too much. ''I hate you! I hate you for daggering me and then waking me up few centuries later! This is awful, Nik! Women dress like prostitutes, music sounds like a car crash, there's so much technology to figure out...'' She rambled. ''I hate this century!''
''You'll be fine.'' Klaus tried to comfort her. ''You can get everything you wanted now.'' He put his hands on her shoulders. ''Just let me keep my secrets, okay?'' He offered her a peaceful smile.
''What I wanted?'' She became ever more mad. She pushed him away not believing he was actually capable of saying such a thing. They used to understand each other better, though they always bickered. ''I want a life, Nik! A normal life, a family!'' Few tears stream down her face and her voice was weak. ''What do I have? Nothing!'' She screamed. ''Nothing!''
He never figured all of this bothered her so much. As a loving brother he was, deep underneath his shell, he wanted to make it all better for her. ''You can have a life now.'' He assured her. ''Some witch locked father away in some coffin God knows where.'' He told her. ''He can't find us, Bex. We're safe.''
The blonde looked him in the eyes before she rushed to hug him, trying to calm down. ''We're safe.'' Klaus said tightly hugging his only sister.
''Hard day?'' Ever so charming, Damon Salavtore asked a young female vampire who just sat across from him in half empty Mystic Grill.
Caroline's face said it all, but she still replayed. ''Hard year.''
''You'll get used to it.'' Damon replied shrugging his shoulders. Then he called a waiter over. Caroline looked at the male figure approuching them, it wasn't Matt and she was glad it wasn't. God knows what he'd think of her if he knew she's meeting with Damon Salvatore. Not ever she knew what she thinks about it just yet.
It was a necessity, Caroline reminded herself. Occupied with her thoughts, she barely noticed waiter and Damon interacting until undead man asked her. ''And you?''
She realized he is ordering drinks. ''Coffee please.'' Caroline said, waiter nodded and went away. She was a regular customer, local college student/waiter knew what kind of coffee she liked.
''Where's Elena? I expected you to be late, not her.'' Damon commented.
Caroline rolled her eyes, though comment shouldn't surprise her by now. Damon put Elena on a pedestal, everyone knew that. ''I don't know.'' Caroline shrugged her shoulders. ''She'll come when she comes. Now tell me what did you have in mind, I didn't get up this early for nothing.''
In the first months of their friendship, if you could call it that, Caroline wasn't like this. Feisty, determined and not taking anyone's bullshit, especially not his. Damon fliched at this change in her behavior he didn't notice before. Truth was, he hardly had eyes for anyone but newest Petrova doppleganger. Her blue eyes were staring at him so he figured he better not suggest that they wait for Elena.
Memeber of Founder's Council opened his mouth to speak just as women in his thoughts showed up behind him. ''I talked to Stefan.'' She annouced.
''What?!'' Damon opposed as Elena sat down next to her blonde friend. ''I wanted his help.'' Elena defended.
''And, what did he say?'' Caroline was curious. Even when he was uncapable of emotions, she found herself trusting the younger Salvatore more. She knew he wasn't the same, but the good things he did in the past. She never forgot them and neither did her childhood friend, it seams.
Elena took a deep breathe. What she really wanted to do was lie, tell them if went the way she wished it did. Her offering they all work together, like before and then with time Stefan becoming his old self thanks to her patience and love. Dreamy image was sitting in her head and she wished so badly it came true. She wanted her boyfriend back, she missed him terribly. Instead of first step to their reunion she got cold and emotionless Stefan she disliked. Stefan that damn hybrid turned him into. A person she didn't know. It broke her heart over and over again.
All the sadness and rejection messed with her head, she gave in to the lowest of emotions and became jealous. He refused her help, spending time with her. He refused her, but he talked to Bonnie. He whispeared in her ear at the ball and he visited her in the hospital. Why did he do that if he didn't care? Elena wanted to cry.
''Uhm, Elena?'' Damon snapped his fingers infront of her, waking her up from her overthinking. She looked at them both realizing they're eager for answers. Somehow, she knew they wish for different things and sadly, Damon's wish was about to become true. ''He refused. He said he's a one man show now.'' Brunette shrugged her shoulders.
Caroline looked disappointed, so instead Elena focused on Damon. He stopped his smile by asking. ''Isn't Bonnie helping him?''
She didn't know did he intentionally rubbed it in or not, but she just looked down. ''Alright, two persons show then.'' She heard Caroline said. ''Drop it and tell us why did you call us over for?''
Happy the subject was changed, Elena looked up. Two pair of eyes were now focused on Damon Salvatore. ''Okay. So everyone's got a skeleton in the closet, right?'' Caroline nodded while Elena just kept listening. ''Everyone's got a weak side and what's most important,'' Damon took a dramatic pause. ''Everyone's got a parent.''
''I didn't come here for poetry night. Stop talking in riddles.'' Caroline complained.
Elena understood what he was so poetically saying. ''Klaus' parents are probably dead, Damon.'' She tilted her head. ''He's only what, thousand years old.''
Caroline said. ''Yeah.'' Agreeing with her friend's assumption hybrid's parents are deceased. ''But didn't we all recently learn, Klaus' mother, a witch, turned him into a vampire to protect him from wolves.''
They both nodded. ''If she turned her children, the people she cared about, she probably turned her husband too.''
This made sense. After a moment of putting all the pieces together Elena asked what they all wondered. ''How will we find him?''
''There's a legend.'' Damon said.
She hasn't been out if a day or two, the weather was nice so she was actually thankful to Stefan for proposing a walk around the hospital. Sun was shinning, nice cold wind was blowing in her hair, but Bonnie couldn't enjoy it for more than a few seconds. Soon the question will be asked, her stomach will drop and she'll have to make a decision. She'll have to share it with her partner, notorious Ripper. For a second she asked herself how exactly did she get here, but then she figured every choice she made in last couple of months lead her to this moment. "Are you with me on this?" Stefan asked.
His stare was serious, unbreakable and present. So present, she could feel it on her. She wanted avoid his eyes, but that seamed to make no difference at all. So she gave in and looked into his green eyes. "I feel like that plan will fail." She said honestly as she bit her lower lip. She didn't know was it her witchcraft or over-worrying, but she had to be honest with him. She didn't have much faith her decieveing Klaus will succed. "He guarded his heart for thousand years." She stated.
"If after all the hatred and threats now say I'm in love with him, it won't be believeable." She stopped. She looked the vampire in the eyes and crossed her arms, she wanted to know what he has to say about her point of view on the situation.
"Of course." Stefan nodded his head. Bonnie took a deep breathe, maybe this will work out. Maybe they'll drop the idea of her seducing Klaus and weakining him in that way. She wanted that to happened, she wanted to abort that plan and focus on something else, anything else. Deep down she knew the reason why, it was because she feared she would actually, genuinely fell in love with Klaus. Romantic feelings already surfaced from both sides and she feared if she went on dates with him, kiss him one more time it would take her over. That thought was scary and exciting at the same time.
Not noticing her doubt at all, Stefan continued. "But you won't tell him you're in love." Maybe Bonnie hoped too early. "You'll let him seduce you." he told her "He's an old fashioned man, Bonnie. He likes to wear the pants in the relationship."
Bonnie frowned, but quickly covered her disappointment. If he noticed, he would wonder why she's sad they're going through with this plan and she couldn't allow that. Unpredictable Ripper probably wouldn't take the news his only companion in a war against Klaus was actually slightly in love with him well. Imagining the amount of killings and damage Stefan's rage could provoke, young witch said. "Sure." She shruged her shoulders. "I'll do it."
It only now accured to her she is, on some level, afraid of Stefan. Unaware of witch's inner dilemmas and struggles, Stefan smiled. "Great. Now, let's get you back to your room."
The duo turned around in a direction of hospital, but instead of ordinary walk they were in for a surprise. "Stefan!" Female voice they both knew, but had a different history with, yelled before she started running towards the vampire. Bonnie raised her eyebrow, but before Stefan could say anything Rebekah's lips crashed into his. Bonnie's face expression gave away she's very much surprised, especially when Stefan gently cuped Rebekah's face and continued their passionate kiss.
"Hello, love." She heard Klaus' voice into her ear and she flinched. She turned around and sees Klaus' smile. "God. I'll never get used to that."
Before hybrid replied, former lovers broke the kiss so Bonnie and Klaus turned to hear their conversation. "Do you think you'll ever love anyone like you loved that girl?" Rebekah asked.
Shock appeard on Bonnie's face. Lying to Originals suddenly seamed like mission impossible to her. Stefan didn't put himself into her future shoes, instead he was frank. "One day, maybe."
Bonnie bit her lip and unfolded her hands. Then suddenly she realized what she has done by doing that action, her and Klaus' hand accidently touched. Hybrid and witch made eye contanct again, but their faces had a different expression. Klaus was relaxed and smiling while Bonnie was uncertain and afraid. In the mean time, Rebekah and Stefan didn't move. Their glances showed the nostalgia and sadness only former lovers could understand.
Then blonde beauty pulled away. "I can always tell when you're lying, Stefan." She said.
"What? I'm not." Surprised by her words, Stefan tried to remain calm. He even touched her cheek again.
"Don't bother." Rebekah looked at him, annoyed. She moved further away from the vampire and stood next to her brother. "Your kiss already gave you away."
In the meantime, Damon Salvatore excused himself from two teenage girls he was spending the morning with and went to more lonely part of Grill. As waiter passed him by, assuring twice he's now alone Damon took his cellphone and dailed a number.
Author's note: Hello, beautiful people. I'm aware of the fact I take too long to update and I suck for that, I know. My busy life and writer's block all mixed and I didn't write. Then I offered you that hideousness that was previous chapter, so thank you very much for sticking with me and reading it. You're the best. Don't be afraid to give me verbal kick in the butt whenever you feel like I'm slacking, both with frequency of my updates and my writing. That anonymous guest really motivated me after my last disappearance. I love to know you guys are interested in this story.
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