"Oh my god, it works!" I said jumping up and down. I ran into Kol's open arms. His arms envopled my waist and I cupped his face giving him a chased kiss. Finally, something was going right, maybe I won't be tracked down and killed!
"So, what I have to give up all my shirts to Kara?" Oh no! Everyone was quite for a bit. Elijah filled the air with what we were all thinking, he explanation, "I would assume Miss Eder would only have to wear something of Niklaus' for a couple of hours and that would suffice for a day or so, I would assume she would have to be around him as much as possible."
"I need some air" Kol let go of me and flashed out. I was left with my hands holding the air. "Lemme go with you…" I said my words drifting into whispers as I realized he was gone. I let my hands fall down to my sides balling my fists up in the sleeves of Klaus' shirt. I know he probably doesn't like the prospect of having his girlfriend wearing his brother's clothes and smelling like him but at least he'll have one.
"Don't worry sweetheart he's just frustrated that my scent works and his doesn't. He'll be back after he goes and cools off. How about we get you situated with things that smell like me in the mean time?" Klaus asked offering his arm to me. I looked at Elijah as if I wanted him to tell me what to do, "He'll be back right?".
"My brother just needs time to bandage his pride. He will be back soon I assure you Miss Eder" He nodded with his head to the stairs as if indicating I should go and that it'll be fine. I agreed as I took Klaus' arm and let him lead me to his room. All the way Klaus looked like the cat that caught the mouse, oh great.
"How are they supposed to smell like you if they're clean? Wouldn't the detergent just wash away your scent?" I asked as we reached his door. Opening it I was surprised wasn't as dark and broody as I thought it would be for someone of his temperament. The walls were a light gray, other than being bigger it is being exactly like Kol's.
"Don't just stand there, you'll want to check out the closet if you still want to stay alive" Klaus said he was leaning against his closet door. "That shit isn't a closet that's a whole 'nother room!" I exclaimed as I walked in. His closet was the size of my entire dorm room at NYU, shelves lined the entire walls, "You sure are organized".
"Maria does her job well" He said as he inspected his nails, seemingly uninterested.
"Who?" I could feel his eyes tracking me as I walked throughout.
"My maid"
"Oh" I walked around looking at what he had, it was either Henley's or suits. Guess I'll be wearing a lot of henleys…
I had made my way to the back of the closet and started my way back, my fingers dancing across the shirts hanging up. "Back to your question, I'll wear the shirts you get for a few hours then hand 'em over to you" spoke Klaus.
"They'll be all sweaty! I am so not wearing a shirt drenched in your sweat" He started to pull a few things from a drawer. "I would never expect you to prance around in soiled clothes Kara, I'll simply be sleeping in them they won't be sweaty" Klaus said handing me a pile of shirts. My hands barely made it in time to keep them all from flopping on the floor. I looked up from the heap of fabric in my hands and met Klaus' eyes, "Thanks, I know this must be weird" I said biting my inner cheek, this was so weird wearing my boyfriend's brother's clothes.
"Not as it is for me" I knew that voice, I moved so I could see around Klaus, Kol was standing in the door way. His hands propped out on the door frame, wow he looked good.
"I know and I really am sorry, I don't like it any more than you do." With shirts in hand I went to hug Kol.
"But I'm okay with it as long as it helps keep you safe" Kol said, he didn't sound as convincing as I might have liked him to but I figured we'd talk about it later without an audience.
"Thank you" I peppered his lips with kisses.
Back in Kol's room I set the pile down on the bed with a sigh. I was emotionally drained. Then I noticed my nose was running, wiping it with the back of my hand I was surprised to look down and see blood on my hand. Kol had gone to get blood bags for the mini fridge from the kitchen, and upon hearing footsteps coming up the stairs I rushed to bathroom.
Snatching some tissues, I dabbed my nose and wash my hand. Every time I wiped my nose more blood just kept coming out, seriously what was going on with me. I put those thoughts away, it's got to be just from a dry nose or something. Supernatural beings get dry noses, right?
I knew you shouldn't put your head back when your nose was bleeding but hell I'd rather have to swallow it than being questioned about what it means. Tilting my head back for a couple of seconds I prayed it would work. It seemed to.
Tossing the tissues, I went back to the bedroom, Kol was just walking in. "Hey babe, toss me one?" I asked as he crouched to put them in the mini fridge. "What type?" "Surprise me"
Without looking Kol tossed a bag over his shoulder, thankfully I caught it, "Ayye".
Sitting down on the floor back against the end of the bed I opened the blood bag, sipping it I internally debated whether to ask where Kol went when he flashed away earlier.
"Where'd you run off to earlier?" I asked as casually as I could, Kol had lied to me about his family and ever since we arrived in Mystic Falls he had been more flighty and moody. I guess family brings out the worst in people but something was up with Kol…
"Outside" Finishing putting away the blood Kol flopped up on the bed. Turning my head, "Are you sure you're okay with this? We can find another way if you're not" I said referring to the whole borrowing Klaus' shirts.
"I'm not, I'm not okay with it. You're mine, not my brothers and the fact that you're going to be parading yourself around in another man's clothes is fucked up" His tone was harsh and bit into me like a razor blade.
Silently I got up, scooped up the shirts and started for the door, "And where are you going?" Without glancing over my shoulder, I said "To give them back, I won't do it if you're uncomfortable with it" and with that I left before he had a chance to respond.
As I made my way to Klaus' room I fought internally with myself. I wanted to make myself undetectable to others, I was frustrated because this would keep me safe but I respected Kol's feelings. It just majorly sucked that he couldn't get over those feelings in order to see how this would keep me safe but Kol is my boyfriend and I needed to respect his feelings.
When I got to Klaus' room I opened the door without thinking and was met with a very shocking sight. Klaus was lip locked with a blonde in front of his bay window. The floor board creaked underneath me causing Klaus' eyes to fly open his lips pulled from the blonde's. The blonde moved down to his neck yet Klaus kept my gaze and I awkward as I am I dropped the pile of shirts. In a matter of seconds, the blonde whipped around to face me. She was pretty, and obviously upset that I had interrupted them.
"Who are you?" The blonde asked crossing her arms. She was pretty but looked like she wanted to kill me. "Just giving these back…" Quickly I stooped to pick up all the shirts. Klaus chuckled and we both turned to glare at him. "Um I guess uh here are these back…" I said holding them out assuming Niklaus would come forward and take them from me but noooooo, he decided to just stand there with a stupid look on his face.
"I asked who are you?" The blonde said with a head bob. Of all times for Niklaus to stay quite this was not the time. Unsure of how to answer I could feel myself start to sweat, I just stood there not answering the blonde. I moved to just place the pile of clothes on the dresser nearest me but was stopped when the blonde flashed to me. Great so a vampire!
She took a menacing step towards me and I took one back. For someone who was dressed in a floral skater dress she was scary, "Who is she Klaus?" the angry blonde said still glaring at me. I swallowed, all I wanted to do was return Niklaus' shirts not get in the middle of a hookup.
"Sweetheart, who she is isn't import-" cutting Niklaus off I finally found my voice, "Who the fuck are you?" My hand came up as I spoke getting in her face, just when I thought the city girl in me had been washed away my instincts finally kicked in.
"You know what? It doesn't matter just take these" Shoving the clothes into her chest and I turned and walked out. Just as I turned around I realized I was still wearing one of Niklaus' shirts, fuck. Turning back around, I took it off and added it to the pile in the blonde's hand and with that I more or less sprinted out of Klaus' room.
I sprinted all the way back to Kol's room to which I found no Kol in. Great so where'd he gone now? For a moment I was pissed he had left again until I realized I was having another nose bleed. I wiped my nose and threw my head back for a couple of seconds. Going to the fridge I grabbed another blood bag, went to the bathroom and locked the door. I put the water on and sat on the counter as I sipped the blood bag all while keeping my head back.
Taking out my phone I texted Kol, "I gave Klaus his shirts back" and waited for a reply. 5 minutes went by, no answer. 10 minutes. 15 minutes. 20 minutes went by and still no answer. Realizing he wasn't going to reply any time soon, I washed my face and started getting ready for bed.
Having just washed my face I met my own eyes in the mirror. I looked like hell, my eyes were red, under eye bags and a zombie glaze to my eyes finished off my dead look. What I wouldn't do for a night cap, drying my face I went back to the bedroom straight to the cabinet where Kol kept liquor.
Damn was the cabinet hard to open, after a couple of minutes I managed to force it open. Moving the bottles around I came across an unopened bottle of Jack Daniel's. Twisting the cap off I noticed Kol had no glasses, and took a swig right form the bottle. The liquor burned my throat but I kept pounding it down, I just wanted to be back in Manhattan. I wanted to go back to what it was before, Kol and I just living life in the city doing whatever we wanted, not hiding me from people.
Checking the time, it was nearly midnight, I wondered if the kitchen had any Swiss Rolls. Intending to fill my face with Swiss Rolls bottle in hand I started off for the kitchen. Half way down the stairs I heard people talking in the living room. Creeping down a few more stairs to get a better earful I was able to make out the voices, "Don't play this game little witch, I've fulfilled my part of the deal now it's up to you. I'm running out of patience, when is this going to happen?"
Was that Kol? Who was he talking to, what was this about a deal?
"We can't leave anything to chance so excuse me if I was to double check everything Kol! I plan on doing it at the Parade, don't act like I'm not sticking my neck out just as much as you are" The woman snarled at him.
"Just make it quick, I don't want her to suffer"
"What have you actually developed feelings for the girl?" a laugh left the girl's mouth, were they talking about me, what was going on?
"You know I haven't it's you I'm really after" Kol said. I could only imagine that they were kissing now, and even the thought had me clutching the bottle closer to me. I was no fool, I knew this was most likely what it sounded like. Kol had been using me for something that was going to go down at the Founder's Day Parade.
I couldn't see Kol or who he was talking to from my spot on the stairs but when I heard heeled footsteps heading towards the door I sprinted as fast as I could quietly back up the stairs and into the nearest room. Closing the door behind me I leaned against it bringing the bottle to my lips chugging the rest.
Finishing the bottle, I set it down on the floor in front of the door knowing if someone was to come in the door would knock it over notifying someone had come in. I looked at the room I was in. Another library, seriously how many did this house have?
Pulling my phone from my pocket I looked up the nearest hotel. Realizing I hadn't taken my wallet with me when I left the bedroom I cursed. I thought I was up the creek without a paddle until I remembered that I had stuffed a couple of bills in my bra earlier, I always liked to be prepared. I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and I held my breath, whatever was going on I knew I had to get out of this house. And something was seriously going on.
Holding my breath, I watched the door, praying that if it was Kol he would just go back to our room and not realize I was here.
The footsteps passed and I let out a breath. Picking up the bottle I tip toed out of the room and started down the stairs.
"Miss Eder?"