Chapter Twenty Five
Klaus' P.O.V
'Bekah if you could stop your incessant pacing that would be lovely,' I muttered my gaze not moving from the technically dead woman on my bed, the woman who I loved, the woman who was a part of this family just as much as she was a part of me.
'Why hasn't she woken up? She had your blood in her system and Elena woke up ages ago!' Bekah said, her voice laced with poorly concealed panic as she gestured over to Elena who was holding Kimberly's other hand.
I sighed; grasping the hand I was holding within my own tighter; that was a question I had forced myself to not think about. She was supposed to be awake by now; she did have my blood in her system; from the morning a few days ago and the extra that I had asked her to take to reassure both me and herself that she would come back should she come into any danger. So why wasn't she waking up?
'I don't know,' I answered her eventually, my voice low, as I rested my forehead on my own hands that had a firm grasp on her left hand.
I felt Elijah place a comforting hand on my shoulder as he sensed my concern; I felt helpless, which was not an emotion I dealt with well. A part of me wanted to scream and threaten the lives of those who could get me the answers I needed. But in that moment the wolf part of me was dominant and was insisting that I stay with my mate. She needed me and I needed her; the ways that all of the legends had described it were true, and yet not to the same extent; there weren't any words that could possibly describe how much Kimberly Gilbert meant to me. She made me whole; she filled the void in my life that I didn't even know needed filling until her, she'd only been gone for two days and I already felt myself slipping into darkness. At the moment it was simply there as a reminder, a reminder of what a life without her would be like; dark, deprived of the brightness, radiance and serenity she had bought into my life. For now the hope that she was going to wake up was the only thing that was keeping me sane, for whatever reason, I knew she was going to be alright; I knew that if she was really gone forever then the darkness would have consumed me the moment that the vampire hunter ripped out her heart.
'All everyone has been talking about is how powerful she will be once she has turned, perhaps it is taking longer for her because of that reason.' Finn suggested from where he was stood at the foot of the bed, with his arms crossed over his chest and his brow furrowed in concern.
'Perhaps,' Elijah agreed.
'She has to wake up, she has to be okay.' Elena murmured, almost too low for me to hear as she grasped Kimberly's right hand tighter, tears streaming down her face.
'She will be okay, darling; this is Kimberly we're talking about,' Kol assured her, placing a kiss on her forehead, which seemed to calm her a little, though his own worry for Kim was still evident from the creases on his forehead.
My mouth twitched into a hint of a smile as I witnessed the gesture, but only for a moment. I was happy that the deadliest of the five Originals had sound someone who could bring out the soft, caring side of him; a side none of us had seen since he had been human. Honestly, I never would have guessed that Elena Gilbert would be the one to bring back his humanity, but all of us agreed that it was nice to see. Though, admittedly, Kimberly had been the first to re-conjure it, from when she first met him, when he woke up from being daggered. He should have been furious with me, he should have been deadly; he was the Mikaelson with the deadliest temper and the one who revelled in revenge, though I came in a close second.
Yet when Finn had propelled that dagger through my hand and Kimberly had felt the wound as well, Kol had rushed to her side in concern. It was almost troubling at how quickly Kim and Kol had hit it off; they made each other laugh in a way that you would usually only see in friendships that had been alive for years, a side of Kol that we had watched Mikael break down piece by piece until it was replaced by a searing hatred for anyone and everyone. Kimberly bought that part of him back without even trying, as if it had never been gone; but I knew it was more than friendship; Kol saw her as a sister like Kimberly saw him as a brother. She was a member of our family and I knew that everyone else thought of her the same way, though we were all still a little cautious of Elena; we had a history with her after all.
'Come, we should all try and get some sleep. If she wakes up I'm sure Niklaus will inform us.' Elijah said, his voice calm and collected, but I could hear the concern that he was trying his hardest to mask.
'No, I-,' Elena protested, but Kol quieted her with a kiss to her temple.
'Come, darling you'd know that she would have our heads if we let you stay here twenty four seven without getting any rest.' Kol murmured to her, his voice soft in a way that only happened when he spoke to Bekah, Kim or Elena.
Elena sniffled, wiping the tears from her eyes as she leaned into Kol's arms that were firmly wrapped around her waist. I didn't look up from Kimberly's face, but I felt everyone silently leave the room after each of them placed a soft kiss to Kim's forehead. Once the door closed with a soft click I rested my forehead against hers, placing a soft kiss to her lips, one of my hands caressing the side of her face as my thumb moved back and forth comfortingly.
'Please wake soon, love. I need you to come back to me.' I whispered, too low for anyone else to hear should they be listening; my words weren't for them, they were for her, 'I- I love you.'
I lay my head on her stomach as I wrapped my hands around her waist, breathing in her scent as I closed my eyes and hoped for sleep to take me. Since she had been in transformation I hadn't slept a wink; it was the same whenever I tried to sleep without her. Clearly I needed her psychological presence as well as her physical presence to feel the calm that only she could bring to me. She had to wake up. I needed her to wake up.
Kim's P.O.V
I felt myself frowning as I tried to open my eyes; I had a pulling feeling in my heart and I somehow just knew that Nik needed me. But for whatever reason, my body wasn't letting me get to him, but I had a feeling that I was close. Which was confirmed when I some of my senses returned to me; I was coming back just slower than I would have liked. My hearing was the first thing to return, and yet it wasn't my hearing; I could hear things that I shouldn't be able to; the maids moving to different rooms downstairs as they cleaned, the tap dripping in the down stairs bathroom, Bekah's erratic breathing as she paced back and forth. That was when I realised I was in transition. It broke my heart to hear Elena crying and to feel the concern from every single person in the room and to not be able to do anything about it; I wasn't sure what would happen if I did, I was already weak and I didn't want to risk myself slipping away again.
Next I could feel, I could feel Elena grasping one of my hands as if it was a life raft, while Nik held my other gently between both of his own. I could feel the kisses that everyone placed on my forehead when they came in and again when they left. I could feel Nik holding me tightly as he struggled to sleep at night; I knew he was exhausted and he was worried and it was physically hurting me that I couldn't do anything about it. I noticed the way that my sense of touch was heightened; whenever someone touched me it was as almost as if I felt it with every nerve ending in my body, except with Nik; when he touched me my skin felt like it was on fire.
I was wondering how long it was going to take me to be able to come back to my family seeing as it had taken me two days to acquire only two senses, but then something happened. Everyone had been standing in my room as usual, their concern paining me, they each kissed my forehead before they left and then I felt Nik rest my forehead against his own before he placed a soft kiss on my lips that made my whole body internally spasm. He removed his lips from mine and caressed the side of my face, stroking back and forth with his thumb, igniting the growing fire further; it was reaching a point that I wondered if it was going to explode out of me.
'Please wake soon, love. I need you to come back to me.' he whispered, loud enough for me to hear but I had a feeling he had deliberately made it so that I would be the only one to hear his soft words, 'I- I love you.' He whispered in the same tone, his voice breaking from the emotion of what he was saying as he placed his head against my stomach, wound his hands around my waist and held me tightly.
His words made the fire explode within my body as if it was being reborn leaving behind my newly transformed DNA. I sat up suddenly, my hands winding in Klaus' hair as I gasped for breath, the air completely extinguishing any traces of the blaze that had scorched within me moments before, though Klaus' touch would always have the same effect on me. My chest rose and fell at a fast rate as my breathing became more erratic. My eyes snapped open and I squinted at the sudden brightness; the lights were overly bright and I was overwhelmed by the mounds of detail that I could suddenly see; the specs of dust flowing throughout the air, the flecks of loose thread on the cushions.
'Love?' A soft voice laced with disbelief and happiness suddenly broke through my concentration; my eyes snapped to the left side of me where Nik was kneeling beside the bed his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
Without another thought I leapt over to him, my arms going around his neck; we both fell backwards, hitting the floor with a loud bang. My head nuzzled into his neck as I inhaled his scent. He smelled like the mixture of smells he always did; whiskey, leather, soap, the woods and a few other things I couldn't quite identify. It comforted me as it usually did; the blanket of calm washing over me, quelling the panic that had arose because my senses had become overwhelmed. Nik chuckled quietly, a sound that was a mixture of amusement and relief as he wound one hand around my waist, the other going to the back of my head and stroking me softly. We both sighed in contentment, gripping each other tighter almost as if to assure ourselves that the other was okay. I pulled back a little so that I could meet his gaze, my hand caressing the side of his face, my thumb moving back and forth comfortingly.
'I love you too,' I whispered, my tone low like his had been before.
Nik's whole face softened while his lips turned up into a grin, highlighting his dimples. I grinned back before I moved down and captured his lips. The way our lips moved against each other's was gentle, tender and adoring; I poured my love for him into the kiss and he seemed to do the same. My hands went to his curls, tugging gently, earning a soft growl in response. I smiled against his lips before I moved to kiss along his jaw, my tongue and teeth licking and nipping as I went. He growled in full now, grabbing my waist and pulling me tighter against him; I smiled again, then I continued on my quest, reaching his earlobe and gently tugging with my teeth. I gasped when I felt myself being flashed over to the bed, landing gently on the soft sheets, we shared a grin before he moved down and kissed along my collarbone, nipping and sucking as he went. I could feel my hips squirming in anticipation as his mouth moved further down, one of his hands moving to one of my legs, moving it to hook around his hip, while the other moved up my shirt, his palm flat against my skin. I grinded my hips against his as my body shivered from the pleasure of his lips on the skin between my breasts. He didn't remove my shirt, but he did bunch it up just above my breasts, giving him access to the majority of my skin. I grinned when he ripped off my bra, throwing the discarded material somewhere behind him, he grinned back, a devilish glint in his eye before he moved down and captured one of my nipples in his mouth. My back arched from the pleasure of it and Nik placed a hand against my stomach to keep me in place, before he moved it to my hip, his thumb moving back and forth, caressing me softly. My hands went to his curls as I moved my other leg to join the other wound around his hips, I grinded against him and he growled once more; it was a sound of barely constrained desire.
'Nik, please.' I whispered, only loud enough for him to hear.
He smiled against my breast before he pulled away, placing a brief kiss where his mouth had been. His eyes met mine as we shared a soft look, both of our gazes containing unhindered desperation for one another, before he blinked and a devilish grin formed on his face as he moved down and tore away my jeans and panties. He went to move to remove his own but in a flash I had him with his back against the mattress, a shocked expression on his face for a moment before it melted into an amused grin, I returned it before I moved down and ripped away his jeans and underwear, tearing his shirt down the middle. He chuckled lightly at my actions and eagerness, his hands going to my hips, his thumbs moving back and forth. I went to connect my mouth with his when I was suddenly flipped onto my back once more, I giggled when my back hit the mattress, only to moan when he entered me in a swift moment. I heard him groan against my neck before his hips started to move against mine roughly, ferociously. My hands went to his shoulders, my nails digging into his skin, drawing blood as I dragged them down. He growled in approval, his hips moving even more urgently against mine, his hands gripping my waist digging his own nails into me, breaking the skin, making me moan in response. I dug the heels of my feet in to his ass as I silently urged him to move even faster, which he did. I vaguely registered the sound of the headboard banging against the wall as I fell over the edge, Nik swallowing my screams of pleasure as his mouth captured mine in a heated, passionate kiss, him following me moments after as he growled against my lips. He pulled back, resting his forehead against mine as we both breathed heavily, getting our breath back.
'Of course, she wakes up and the first thing they do is have sex. I don't even know why I'm surprised,' Bekah huffed from the hallway, making me laugh breathlessly.
'Bekah, darling you know they can't keep their hands off each other. She's been out for two days, they're just making up for lost time.' Kol said, amused.
'One downside of being a vampire so far; hearing my sister having sex with her mate.' Elena said, sounding slightly nauseous.
Bekah and Kol laughed loudly while Finn and Elijah chuckled lightly, I chuckled as well, though I could feel my face flush lightly. Nik nuzzled into my neck, inhaling my scent before he somewhat reluctantly sat up, pulling us both off the bed. I kissed his lips softly before we both dressed in a flash, throwing our now ruined clothes into the bin in the bathroom. I took Nik's hand within mine as we made our way to the door, I pulled him to a stop just before he opened it, he turned to face me without question, which made me smile brightly before I placed a kiss onto his cheek, my lips lingering for a moment before I pulled away. He gave me a soft smile, his eyes dancing with amusement and love for me, feelings that I'm sure he could see in my own eyes.
'You two better hurry up and get dressed or I'm-,' Bekah started but she was cut off when Nik opened the door.
'You'll what?' I asked, my brow quirked in amusement as I looked to her, waiting for her answer.
'Oh thank god, you just saved me from seeing things I could never un-see.' Bekah murmured with a fake shudder.
I laughed brightly while Nik chuckled, his thumb rubbing my hipbone absentmindedly. I stumbled back a step into Nik's chest when a mass of blonde and brown hair suddenly leaped into my arms. Elena and Bekah hugged me tightly, making it a little difficult for me to breathe, but I didn't mind; I could feel how worried they had been so I hugged them back, amplifying the waves of comfort I was sending to them both.
'I'm fine. I promise, I was just in transition.' I assured them, giving them a reassuring smile when they pulled back.
'Well, you were out for nearly three days and Elena was out for twelve hours, forgive us if we were a little worried, bestie,' Kol said, his voice sarcastic as he stood next to Elena.
'What can I say, I have a flare for the dramatic,' I quipped, though in all honesty I had no idea why I had been out for so long.
'I'm glad you haven't lost your quick wit, darling,' Kol laughed.
'Never.' I assured him, before I found myself being pulled into his embrace. I was momentarily surprised due to the suddenness of the gesture, but I soon collected myself and returned the hug, amplifying the waves of comfort just as I had with Bekah and Elena. He pulled back, his smile now much more relaxed as his concern ebbed away.
'Good to have you back bestie.' Kol grinned, kissing my forehead before he moved back to Elena, placing his arm over her shoulders.
'Good to be back.' I grinned, looking to Elijah, as he was the next to step forward, pulling me into a tight hug before he released me without a word, Finn doing the same.
'So… did I miss anything?' I asked, leaning back against Nik's chest as he placed his head on my shoulder, with his hands on my hips, his thumbs moving over my hip bones comfortingly.
'Don't we have more… pressing matters?' Elijah asked, his voice hesitant.
'What do you mean?' I frowned, confused.
'Have you fed?' Finn asked, also confused.
That stumped me for a moment and as soon as he asked the question I could feel the burning in my throat, as well as my stomach; I felt like I hadn't eaten or drank in weeks.
'No, but now that you mention it I'm starving,' I muttered, my hands going over Nik's as I tried to calm myself down.
'You need to feed.' Nik murmured in my ear, worry lacing his tone.
I sent them all a reassuring wave as I took a deep breath, trying to subdue the hunger that had arisen, admittedly the soft kiss that Nik placed behind my ear helped considerably.
'Alright,' I said, my thumbs moving back and forth against the back of his hands.
'Will any blood do or will she need doppelgänger blood?' Bekah asked, crossing her arms over her chest before she continued, 'she's been turned by Nik, right? All of the hybrids he creates need doppelgänger blood to complete the transition.'
'Let's not take any chances,' Kol said, flashing away for a moment before he returned with a blood bag in one of his hands, 'here you go, darling. Drink up.'
He threw the blood bag over to me and I caught it, wrinkling my nose in distaste, even though the blood smelled good it was still my sister's blood.
'Kimmie, it's okay,' Elena assured me, sensing my hesitation.
I sighed in defeat and twisted the top of the bag to open it, bringing it up to my lips and taking a sip, swallowing it before my mind convinced me not to. The burning that I had felt just before I woke up returned, starting at my heart and propelling out to the rest of my body. I gasped at the sudden pain, dropping the blood bag out of my hand as I leaned forward, placing my hands on my knees, biting my lip to stop myself from crying out.
'Love?' Nik said, placing a hand on my back, rubbing up and down comfortingly.
I took his free hand in mine and squeezed it, but otherwise didn't respond as I focused on the fire blazing within me; it reached the tips of my toes and the top of my skull before it withdrew faster than before, back to my heart. It burned for a few more moments before it was gone completely, I sighed in relief looking up into Nik's eyes. He stared back, his own eyes flashing amber before we blinked in unison, his eyes returning to a heavenly blue.
'So I see you're part werewolf as well,' Finn commented, sounding surprised.
'What?' I asked, leaning back to my original position against Nik's chest.
'Your eyes glowed amber, just like mine, love.' Nik murmured into my ear as his head rested against my shoulder.
'I thought you had to be part werewolf for that to happen?' I frowned in confusion.
'Yes, but your mates; it makes sense that as well as sharing the power of an Original that you would share the werewolf power that also resides within Niklaus as well,' Elijah stated, sounding sure.
I thought about it for a moment and I knew that it was true; I was part werewolf as well because of the fact we were mates. I knew that I didn't have any werewolf genes within me before I had turned.
'Yeah that sounds right.' I nodded, agreeing with him.
We moved downstairs to the living room; I was handed a mug of blood that didn't come from Elena. The bag I had dropped had been caught, resealed and added to the rest that had been collected when Elena had been drained of her blood. That had been my idea for two reasons; it was a painless way to die and it meant that Nik would be placated by the fact that he would have ten pints of blood should he need to create anymore hybrids. The blood tasted good, but it wasn't as good as Nik's; as soon as the thought ran through my mind he chuckled and kissed my temple as if he had heard what I said. Then I remembered; when I transitioned we were supposed to be able to read each others minds as well as feel how each other feels. Of course that wasn't any different for me; the empath part of me assured that I could feel what anyone was feeling, though I did notice that Nik's feelings were stronger and heightened to me.
I handed the half finished mug to him as I nuzzled my head into his neck, sighing happily. He took it without complaint, his brow quirking in amusement as he sent me a half smirk.
Not hungry, love? Klaus asked through his thoughts.
Not really, no. I answered honestly, not opening my eyes as I inhaled and nuzzled further into his neck, far too comfortable to be hungry, Nik.
He chuckled, placing a kiss to my forehead and pulling me tighter against his chest.
'So if she's part werewolf, part vampire, part empath and part prophet, what does that make her?' Bekah asked, sounding vaguely curious.
I shrugged and grunted but otherwise didn't respond, as my eyes remained closed.
'Don't you care?' Elena asked, sounding confused.
'Not right now, no.' I muttered honestly; I felt too comfortable and relaxed in that moment to care about anything.
'She's a quadbrid. Very powerful and very rare.' Elijah said his voice as calm and collected as it always was.
I hummed in acknowledgement before I sighed in contentment, slipping further and further into sleep. I felt Nik kiss my hair softly again as he softly ran his hands through my hair before sleep claimed me.
Klaus' P.O.V
I heard her breathing even out as she completely melted into my arms, making me chuckle slightly. The effect I had on her never ceased to amaze me; the fact that she could forget about her hunger and her curiosity over what she was simply because I was holding her was incredible. Not only that but she had forgotten about her initial hunger when she had woken up because we had simply consumed each other.
'Is she asleep?' Bekah asked, sounding amused and baffled at the same time.
'She is,' I confirmed, kissing her forehead once more as I continued to run my hand trough her hair, enjoying the softness in between my fingers.
'Unbelievable. She's just been asleep for two bloody-,' Bekah starts complaining half-heartedly before Elena cuts her off.
'You know what she's like whenever Klaus is holding her,' Elena defended.
She was right; even I was fighting to stay awake in that moment, I knew I wouldn't be able to last much longer, especially since I hadn't slept the past two days.
'We'll have to wait until she's conscious to talk about moving then,' Finn said, his voice amused.
'Yes, we will. I think she'll be fine with it though.' Elena said, sounding confident as she leaned against Kol's chest, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her hair.
'Well, either way, we'll find out in the morning.' I said standing up and lifting Kim with me, she didn't even stir, she only nuzzled into my neck once more, inhaling and sighing happily as if she was satisfied with who was holding her from the scent she had picked up. I gave her a fond smile as I shook my head in amusement and carried her bridal style out of living room.
'Night Nik,' Bekah shouted after me.
'Night little sister,' I shouted back.
I flashed us up to my room, placing her gently onto the mattress. I went to pull away but she gripped onto my shoulders with strength I couldn't break out of. I managed to persuade her to release me before I lay down beside her and pulled her on top of me, her head resting against my chest as her hands wound tightly around my neck, my own going to her waist. She snuggled into my chest and sighed in contentment and I found myself doing the same as my eyes closed and I found myself joining her in sleep. We would discuss us moving to New Orleans tomorrow, but I had a feeling she would be fine with it.
That's chapter twenty five for you! I hope you enjoyed it- let me know what you think :)
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Lloryn: So now the question is… will Kim turn because she had Nik's blood… or did she drink the Elixir to stay mortal for now… hmm guess we'll find out with the next update, can't wait. I decided to turn her; I plan on moving them to New Orleans next and I wanted Kim to be turned for this next step. I hope you enjoyed it :)
AishaDream: heyyy I really love ur story. So I wanna ask u if Kim gonna have a baby with Nik? Thank you so much! I hope you're enjoying it :) I haven't decided yet, but I will really soon :)
XxSunnaxX: cliff hanger x 1000 XDD as always great work :) Thank you, lovely, I'm glad you liked it and I hope you enjoyed this chapter too :)