Chapter 25

Under your spell

"No, no, no, Klaus, stop!" Chloe cried out and got up as quickly as she could. Her lower body was bare; she was only wearing the t-shirt. Quickly she grabbed a cushion, trying to cover herself with it. "Please, stop! This was my fault!"

Klaus stared at her; at least he wasn't trying to attack Kol.

"What?" he asked.

Chloe's face was bright red, she felt embarrassed and ridiculous pressing the cushion against her waist.

"I… I took advantage of your brother. I'm really, really sorry."

Both Kol and Klaus stared at her for a long while before they burst into laughter.

"I'm sorry, love," Klaus chuckled. "I'm sorry."

"This isn't funny," she murmured angrily, feeling even more embarrassed.

"It kind of is," Kol argued. "Darling, you can't possibly believe that you took advantage of me."

"I did. I…"

She was mortified when she realized that her eyes were filling with tears. What was wrong with her? She had most certainly managed to startle Kol and Klaus.

"Hey…" Kol started.

"You," Klaus snarled. "You did this to her…"

"What is going on here…?" Elijah's voice said as he entered the room. He froze when he saw Chloe. "What have you done to her? Chloe?"

He zoomed in front of her and quickly removed his jacket.

"Here."

"Thanks," she murmured, struggling to pull herself together. "I can't really lift my hands right now."

He pressed his lips together and wrapped the jacket around her. She let out a pathetic sob and sat on the bed.

"I'm sorry…"

"No, please don't apologize," Elijah said and glared at his brothers. "What did you do?"

"They didn't do anything," Chloe cut in before Klaus and Kol managed to say anything. "I did. I…"

"No, you didn't," Kol said tensely. "I'm really sorry, darling; the last thing I wanted was to upset you."

Elijah frowned.

"What did you do?"

"Our sweet, innocent Chloe thinks that she took advantage of Kol," Klaus stated.

Elijah's eyes widened.

"What?"

"It's true," Chloe said quietly. "You don't really want me, none of you, I should have never…"

She didn't really know what she was trying to say, the whole situation was nothing but humiliating.

"You're only feeling what you're feeling because of the spell. It's like you're roofied or something, I never should have taken advantage of that."

For once, all three brothers were speechless. Kol was the one who spoke first; he sat on the bed next to Chloe.

"Chloe, please look at me," he asked.

She took a deep breath before she managed to lift her head.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I should have controlled myself better."

"No…"

"Yes," he cut in firmly. "Listen to me, I'm over a thousand years old, you're not the first woman I've wanted. You're the inexperienced one here, not me, so the responsibility was completely mine. You most certainly didn't force me into anything, if that's what worries you."

She wasn't sure what to think, she was very confused.

"The spell…"

"The spell isn't forcing any of us to do anything we don't want to do, love," Klaus assured and sat on her other side. "Can't you honestly see how gorgeous you are?"

She rolled her eyes.

"Right. Now I know you're under a spell…"

"He's telling the truth," Elijah said. "You are a very beautiful young woman."

"Come on," she murmured.

"I guess we'll have to show you then," Kol stated and stood up. "Get dressed, darling, we're going out."

Chloe's eyes widened.

"What?"

"I'm not sure if that's wise," Elijah said tensely. "Her safety…"

"I believe the three of us can guarantee that," Klaus cut in as he got to his feet and smiled at Chloe. "Get dressed, sweetheart, we'll wait in the living room."

"Where are we going?"

"Somewhere classy."

Classy? Chloe wasn't sure what to think when the Mikaelsons left the room. She headed to the bathroom and quickly washed herself before walking over to her closet. Despite of the situation, going out sounded nice. She wasn't really sure what classy place meant to them, so she wore a casual peach color dress and a sweater. High heels had never been her thing, she wanted her shoes to be comfortable, so she chose a pair of flats. All three Mikaelsons started to compliment her as soon as she entered the living room.

"Okay, enough," she murmured. "Where are we going?"

"Out," Kol replied smiling. "Come on."

They had the SUV ready in front of the compound, all three of them stayed close to her as they walked across the courtyard. She couldn't really understand the meaning of this, but anything was better than continuing the awkward conversation. Elijah was driving; he parked the car in front of a nice looking restaurant.

"Um, I don't think that you can park here," Chloe pointed out.

"We can," Klaus replied grinning.

"Okay…"

They entered the restaurant that really seemed to be a classy place.

"Good evening," a man in a tuxedo greeted them. "Do you have a reservation?"

Klaus looked into his eyes and smiled.

"Yes, we do. We're going to need a nice private table."

"Yes, sir, of course. I'm afraid that we have a dress code here…"

"And I think that our clothes are just fine."

"Yes, absolutely. This way please."

"What are we doing here?" Chloe whispered to Kol as they followed the butler.

"You'll see, darling," Kol whispered back and winked at her.

Chloe frowned.

"Here we are," the butler said and pulled out a chair for Chloe. "Madam."

"Thank you," she replied, feeling confused about the whole situation.

"Your waiter will be here shortly. Enjoy your evening."

"Thank you," Elijah said.

"Alright, what is this?" Chloe huffed. "And don't you dare say 'you'll see'…"

"Good evening," a polite male voice said. "My name is Jonah; I'll be your waiter this evening. Can I get you something to drink for starters?"

He was smiling politely at Elijah, Kol and Klaus, but then he looked at Chloe. His smile was immediately a lot friendlier.

"Good evening, miss."

"Good evening," Chloe replied a bit cautiously.

"What would you like to drink?"

"I don't know… Do you have ice tea?"

"Yes! Yes, absolutely. We have several flavors, raspberry, apple, lemon, mint, cherry, apricot…"

"Apricot sounds good."

"Yes, it is, one of my personal favorites. I'll bring it to you right away."

The waiter was just about to leave when Klaus cleared his throat. Clearly the young man had forgotten his other customers completely.

"Oh, I'm sorry," the waiter said quickly. "What would you gentlemen like to drink? Same than your sister?"

All three Mikaelsons frowned.

"She's not our sister," Kol stated coolly and moved closer to Chloe.

"Oh… Your cousin?"

"No," Klaus replied icily.

The waiter looked disappointed.

"I believe we'll take scotch," Elijah stated.

"Yes, sir."

"What's going on here?" Chloe asked after the waiter had left.

"Look around you," Kol sighed.

Chloe's eyebrows furrowed.

"What?"

"Just look, love," Klaus said, although he didn't sound very thrilled.

Chloe was confused, but she obeyed. Many men in the room were looking at her. They were smiling, one of them raised his glass.

"What…?"

"Here you are, miss," the waiter said smiling as he placed the ice tea in front of her. "That gentleman over there insisted of paying this. Also few other gentlemen wished to send you more drinks."

"Please tell those… gentlemen that the lady doesn't need any drinks from them," Elijah stated tensely.

"Yes, sir," the waiter replied.

"Okay, this isn't funny," Chloe murmured. "What's going on here?"

"You really can't see that?" Kol asked. "It's you, darling. They want you."

"Why?"

"Because they see you just the way we see you," Klaus replied smiling. "The way you really are. As a beautiful, sexy woman."

"That makes absolutely no sense," Chloe muttered. "It has to be because of the spell…"

"It is, but not the way you think," Freya's voice suddenly said.

"Hey," Chloe greeted her. "How did you know…?"

"They called me," Freya replied and sat next to Chloe. "I meant to talk to you about this in private, but it seems that my brothers should also hear this. They mentioned that many men paid attention to you, so I looked into it."

Chloe really wasn't sure if she wanted to hear this.

"And?" Klaus asked impatiently.

"Well… I think I found the answer."