Amelie

Summary:"You have loved and you have lost, all while I have succumbed to: the darkness, the light, to my wildest dreams and deepest fears. I have loved you while you have lived your life to its fullest, now I must live mine." Klaus kept his last love a secret for a lifetime but now it's time to reintroduce her to the world.

Chapter Fourteen

There was something so different about being like this, a wolf and never in her wildest dreams could she ever imagine being so free. Her problems with Jon and her ties to Klaus felt like they had been cut and she was as free as she could ever hope to be. The night was hers for the taking as all the drama from the past couple of months gave her the night off.

Time seemed to move differently for her or maybe she was just enjoying this new form but before she even realised, the sun started to creep up; it was already morning and as her eyes greeted the sun all she could wish for was the night to repeat over and over again. Her human body collapsed into a pile of damp leaves as her eyes closed over, she couldn't fight them open. Being human again made her emotions rush back to her and it all gave her the clarity she was looking for; she knew who she wanted to spend the rest of her days with.

When she woke up, she found herself in a tiny cabin with a fresh set of clothes on her. The musky smell of wood and the fresh air still covered her and her hair was matted together with the dirty rain water. She blinked a couple of times as she sat up and noticed Hayley sitting in front of her. She froze for a moment and pursed her lips a little.

"You're finally awake; Klaus has been calling all morning." Hayley reached over to the bedside table and held a cup of coffee in front of her. "I'm surprised you woke up so quick, after my first transformation I slept all day."

"Thanks," Amelie took the hot coffee and nursed it in her hands, "where are we?"

"They bayou, it's wolf territory so you're safe here."

Amelie nodded and took a sip from the mug as she looked around the cabin. "When you transformed, did you feel like,"

"Like you didn't want to be human again," Hayley finished with a small and sympathetic smile, "yeah, I did, it makes you forget about the pain that you're feeling. I can imagine that you just wanted to escape from the whole mess you're in."

Amelie raised her coffee slightly as if to give a toast and shook her head to herself. "I was heartbroken last night; Jon told me all about his life with Elizabeth and that he tracked me for his magic, or at least that's the only part that mattered."

"What matters now is that you look after yourself and mentally prepare yourself for the next full moon. It's not the most pleasant experience no matter how many times you go through it."

"No, what matters now is that I make my choice and enjoy the happiness that I want so badly." Amelie looked up at Hayley, a little more softly than before as her dislike for her seemed to fade. "I've spent the whole night as something else, I need to face reality head on," she got onto her feet a little shakily and finished the coffee, "take me to Klaus."

Alexander didn't realise that New Orleans was full of wolves in the forest, but with the full moon being the previous night, he had to see what vermin lurked in the moonlight. He didn't dare to hurt any of them, he couldn't risk his brother's future but when he returned home to his home turned upside down, he knew that Jon had no hope of a future with Amelie.

Plates were smashed, furniture was ruined and Jon was a drunken mess rambling about the Mikaelsons to himself. Alexander dropped his bag on the floor which made Jon jump and turn to him. His face was the face of a broken man, eyes bloodshot and hair wild.

"They told her about Elizabeth, she saw her… Amelie visited Elizabeth at the care home."

"Is that why our home is turned upside down?" Alexander took a step towards his brother but Jon put his hand up.

"Don't come any closer, I'm so furious that I'm not responsible for my actions." He stepped over to the fireplace and grabbed an empty bottle of vodka, examining it to see if any remained, but when he discovered there was none, he threw the bottle onto the ground.

"Why did you pick up the bottle in the first place, Jon? You know that it makes you irrational."

"It was the only thing that could heal me for a little while." Jon ran his fingers through his hair, gripping it hard at the roots. "Who do the Mikaelsons think that they are? They've ruined my life to better their own."

"I don't mean to be so harsh, but I told you so, brother. Amelie is no better than them and now that she had her first transition, she's only going to be closer to them."

"Then we need to get rid of the Mikaelsons as soon as we can. It's a few weeks to Christmas, I can lay low until then." The thought of revenge changed Jon's mood drastically. He was ready to carry out his plan and now he had no remorse for what he was going to do.

"And what about Amelie, what are we going to do about her?"

"I'm going to make a her a piece of jewellery, it'll supress her wolf genes like a daylight ring does for vampires. We can pretend that she's human."

To him, Jon sounded like he was losing his mind and it was all down to Amelie; she caused all this pain and destruction. Jon would be better off if she was out of the picture and if Alexander could convince Jon of that then he could move on from her and live his life again.

Being back at the compound felt as if she was home; the smell of Freya brewing her potions and the smell of Hope's little snacks gave Amelie the feeling of peace. She could just about hear Klaus pacing around in his room, waiting for her return and she couldn't bear another moment in this love triangle.

He turned around when he heard her running up the stairs but the worry wouldn't leave his frame until he heard from her lips that she was unharmed. He watched her stand in the doorway with a smile scrawled across her face and a new light in her eyes. She looked happier than she had been in a long time and his unrest eased slightly.

"Well?" he moved towards her and pulled her gently into his room. "How do you feel?"

"Like I've seen colour for the first time, I can't describe the weight that's been lifted off my heart." She placed her hands on her chest and took a deep breath.

"What does that mean?"

"What it means is, transforming into my other side gave me the ability to make my choice." Amelie took one of his hands, keeping her other hand on her chest as she looked him in the eye. "You're the one that I want to be with, throughout all of this you've made me happy; you may have had a bad start but you shared your secrets with me, you've been honest and that's all I've wanted."

Klaus grinned and pulled her close to him, placing his hand on her face as delicately as he could. "And you're certain about this? I wouldn't be able to bear it if you changed your mind."

"I'm in love with you, Klaus. I'm not going to change my mind." She looked at him with sincerity and wrapped her arms around him, resting her head on his chest with a content sigh. "I was so blind before, Jon loved me for all the wrong reasons."

"I was hoping you'd be spending Christmas with us."

"Well this year, I thought I'd also try to celebrate Thanksgiving, seen as I'm going to be watching you celebrate it for the rest of my life."

"It would be an honour to have you at our table over the holidays."

"I'll only be at your table if you let me teach you a French Christmas carol." She pointed a finger up at him and gave him a smirk. "I have to stay loyal to my country."

"You can teach me whatever you want, I'll even learn the language properly if that makes you happy."

"You've an eternity for that, let's just enjoy this day while it lasts; I've a feeling that Jon's going to try and win me back."

"And if he does, I'll be ready for him. I'm not going to let you slip through my fingers again." He placed a kiss on her forehead and broke the embrace. "No more talk about him, Hope's been excited to see you.

"Then I shouldn't keep the little one waiting." Amelie smiled a little and stepped back towards the doorway, looking over her shoulder at Klaus with a tiny smile. "Tell Hayley I said thanks, for looking after me. She's not as bad as I thought."

"I'll make sure to pass that on."

Amelie stood in the doorway, watching the small child play with her toys. Hearing about every detail of her short life while she was spelled to sleep gave her a sort of Hope that Klaus' only child would accept her into her life. So far it seemed that they had a kind of friendship and having Hope ask for her made her happy. She stepped into the room and sat on a spot on the floor in front of the toys.

"Hello pretty girl." She cooed at Hope with a smile.

"Ama!" the child squealed in delight. "You're back."

"Did you miss me?" Amelie leaned over and fixed down a loose curl. "I missed you."

Hope nodded and played with one of her dolls, staring down at it. "Daddy was sad when you were away."

"I know, but I'm here now."

"Please don't leave again, I don't want to see my daddy hurt."

Amelie crossed her legs and sighed sympathetically as she watched the young girl brush the doll's hair. "I'm not going anywhere any time soon, you don't need to worry about your dad being sad again."

"Daddy sings when you're around," she glanced at Amelie through her eyelashes. "I like hearing him sing."

"Then I shall make him so happy that you can hear him all over the house." Amelie smiled a little and bit her lip. "I'm even going to be here for Christmas, I'm going to be here for everything."

"Will you be here for his birthday?"

She nodded slowly as she tried to remember when it was. "Of course, do you know what date it is?"

"It's next week silly, even though he doesn't like it…"

Amelie got onto her feet and patted the child on her head. "He will this year, he'll be singing in no time."

It wasn't easy sneaking out of the Mikaelson compound, Elijah had been put on high alert in case Jon dared to show his face; he had to have been smart enough to know that it was over between him and Amelie. But, she managed to get out, she wasn't sure if he let her out or if his mind was somewhere else.

The fresh air felt great against her face and with her emotions being back to normal, she could actually enjoy having a swarm of people around her, busily picking up the remainder of their Christmas shopping. She had spent so much time fretting over Jon and breaking her curse that she couldn't spare the time to enjoy Thanksgiving, but what did she care? She wasn't even American. She was going to be damned if she didn't devote her time to celebrating Klaus' birthday in style and enjoying the excitement of Christmas.

As she examined some of the decorations on the market stall, she felt a light tap on her shoulder. When she turned around to see Jon standing behind her, looking rough and sorry, her heart almost stopped and the blood rushed to her cheeks. She could smell the cheap booze off him and it was clear to her, he was starting to lose his mind.

"Bonjour, mon amour…" he bit his lip a little nervously as his eyes darted back and forth between her and the goods on the stall. "Are you doing a little bit of shopping?"

"What do you want, Jon?" she crossed her arms and raised a coy brow at him.

"Can we speak?"

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Then I'll speak and you listen, please?"

"You have two minutes and then I'm done with you, for good." She started to walk away from the stalls and when she glanced behind her, Jon was following her like a lost puppy.

"I know I should've told you all about Elizabeth the moment you got your memories back and I know I should've saved you from your curse, but my magic wasn't my top priority. You've always been my number one."

"It really seems like that when the first opportunity you had to be with me face to face, you took my necklace and restored yourself to your full potential. It's also funny how you moved on quite quickly when I disappeared."

"I'm not the only one who moved on, from what you shared with me, Klaus moved on as well."

"But he didn't keep any secrets."

Jon sighed and threw his hands by his side, almost frustrated that she wouldn't listen to his pleading. "I love you Amelie, I'm never going to stop loving you."

She stopped in her tracks and turned to him with a smirk. "Nothing you can say is going to change what you've done to me. Your love means nothing to me anymore. You tried to pull me under the water once before by distracting me from Klaus, but I held my breath and now I'm on the surface with my true love while you're still swimming with the bottom feeding sharks. Your two minutes is up. Have a nice life."

He watched her disappear into a crowd of people and he knew that she wouldn't stop for him. As he placed his hand into his coat pocket, he fiddled with the small amulet he created that would stop her from transitioning, but he was too angry at her to pass it over. The way he felt right now meant that he couldn't care any less about the pain she would have to go through every full moon.

The pain she would have to suffer was better than the pain he was feeling in his heart.

A:N Hope you all loved this chapter, I'm so happy to finally have Amelie and Klaus back together, it was only inevitable.