Chapter Ten: Runaway

"Klaus and I are going away," Elijah murmured to Katherine as he gently ran a hand through Katherine's curls. Both of them were lying down on the bed, Elijah was fully dressed in his usual suit and Katherine was laying her head against his chest. Her chest was bare and they felt soft against Elijah's bare chest. She was wearing a pair of thin, pink panties with creamy white lace.

She had gotten used to the idea that while Elijah was around she was not going to be wearing any clothes except perhaps a pair of panties and even that was rare because Elijah like to play with her bare pussy.

Katherine raised her chin. "Where are you going?"

Elijah smiled lazily at her curiosity as he fiddled with her hair and hugged her slightly. Katherine seemed to be more relaxed around him when he wasn't being his usual domineering self. "Klaus and I like to travel." He cleared his throat. "We like to meet with the other vampires that are taking care of the smaller villages, the one's that aren't close to Cyra."

"Will you be gone for very long?" Katherine asked with was what hoping was a causal tone as she played with the ruby around her neck.

"Not too long, so don't worry about that my little kitten," Elijah said with a small smirk as he squeezed her left bottom cheek. "And I expect you to be a good girl until I return."

Katherine guessed that she and Caroline would have a few or more days to escape. Her mind was racing as she thought about possible escape plans. "I'm always a good girl."

Elijah laughed slightly as he toyed with her breasts and pressed a kiss against her bottom lip. "No, you're not, but I love you even when you're naughty."

Katherine shifted uncomfortably. "You love me?"

Elijah paused for a moment as he pressed a thumb against her bottom lip. "Well, yes I supposed to do. You've earned a special place in my heart you little minx."

A twitch of a smile appeared on her face. "Then you are very foolish to love and I quote a minx like me."

"Perhaps," Elijah said as he played with the ruby across her neck. "Now I need to go, my darling Katherine, but promise me that you will be a very good girl."

Katherine didn't say anything as she fluttered her eyelashes. "I swear."

"This is bad, this is bad," Caroline said for the tenth time that day sounding like a scared squirrel. It had been a day since Klaus and Elijah had left to god knows where, but it might as well had been a century. The time felt very long for Caroline especially with this stupid idea that Katherine had seemed to get stuck in her head.

It was before noon and Caroline was staring outside the window which showed them the gardens. "This is a bad idea, Katherine."

"Caroline!" Katherine snapped. "We might never get another chance. Listen, this will be the only chance to leave this place. To be free, to return back to our villages. Don't you want that?"

"Of course I do," Caroline whispered. "By running away, that's punishable by death. We could be killed or worse what if we're dragged back home by Klaus and Elijah. We'll be whipped for sure, I don't want to get spanked, Katherine!"

Katherine threw her a dirty look. "Is your freedom not worth a sore bottom? And besides we're not going to get caught."

Caroline bit her lip. "But how can you be so sure, Kat?"

Katherine sucked in her cheeks. "We have to try Care, before Klaus and Elijah come back and we're their fuck buddies for the rest of our lives. Is that what you want?" Caroline murmured something.

"I didn't think so." Katherine relaxed slightly when she saw that Caroline was slowly being convinced. "Did you bring your things." Caroline nodded as she pointed towards the small bag that held a first aid kit, some clothes, and some underwear.

"Let's go," Katherine said as she lead Caroline towards the door of the hallway. They peeked outside of the hall before opening the door forward in order to showcase the main part of their house, the servants seemed to be occupied in their takes making it easier for Caroline and Katherine to go through the main doors and towards the garden.

Caroline had noticed that in the garden there was a gate that lead them to "outside." It was always opened because the servants went to take out the trash.

"Hurry!" Katherine hissed as she and Caroline ran towards the gate. They saw a tall, willowy figure and they flinched. Hayley. To their surprise Hayley smiled.

"Don't be scared, I'm on your side and Cami and I are glad that you came to this decision."

"Then why are you here?" Katherine asked acidly.

Hayley ignored her tone as she pulled out a small pouch filled with gold and silver coins. "To give you this, this should help you plenty. Now hurry."

Caroline felt her whole body trembling as she pushed the gate open and she and Katherine fled.

"I'm displeased gentleman, very displeased," Elijah's lip curled as he and Klaus stood in front of the two vampires that were in charge of the lesser villages surrounding Cyra. "My brother and I expected this village to be run with more efficient care."

"It is run with efficient care!" one of the vampires protested.

Klaus glared. "Please save your protests for someone that won't hesitate to rip your tongue out."

"We don't ask for a lot gentleman," Elijah said as he uncurled his long body against the chair. "Just the fact that you are to treat these people decently and feed them once in a while."

"How is Cyra supposed to get new slaves if they're dying off?" Klaus quipped as a nervous looking young man entered the room. "Yes?"

"I have a message for Mr. Elijah."

"Well, bring it here." Elijah said impatiently as he grabbed the letter and read it. His jaw clench and obvious anger was spreading on his face. "It's from Sasha, Katherine's maid."

Klaus snorted. "Why would the maid be writing to you?"

"To tell me that our girls have escaped."

-End of Chapter Ten-

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