Chapter 28: To new alliances
He watched Anna fiddle with her drink, she had the edge of the cup sitting on the table and was rolling the glass back and forth. Next to her Lexi was finishing her fries with a happy look on her face, Jeremy wondered if this was her first meal since she had been back. Damon had pushed his plate away and had downed most of the shots that had been brought to the table. Jeremy had one before he had started eating but hadn't touched any since.
"Anna?" He said finally ready to set his plan in motion. His friend looked at him, " Can you take Lexi to the Mikaelson's," He held up a hand before anyone could protest. Then he looked at Damon, " You need to talk to Elena and Stefan about this being a distraction. If you don't want to tell him about Lexi, you can at least warn him about Jenna and Anna." The vampire didn't look happy but nodded his head.
"Anna, Elijah will know you know so you can go and tell him. Tell him that you and Lexi can stay in my room until you guys want to be somewhere else." He looked at Lexi, "If you want to tell Damon to fuck off and go see Stefan, I would understand. But if you don't. Go with Anna. None of the Mikaelson's will hurt either of you." He said the words will full confidence, he knew that they would be safe there and that none of the brothers would hurt anyone he called a friend. He smiled a little at that.
"And you?" Damon asked, suspicious.
"I think I have a way to learn about the witches." Three shocked and slightly confused glares hit him. "I'm not sure. But I think I met one of the witches before. He tired to warn me about Tyler. I think he was really concerned about people getting hurt and not just Tyler was a horrible monster. Maybe I can get him to talk to me."
"Jer, "Anna spoke up, "Are you sure? Maybe one of us should go with you?"
Jeremy shock his head, "He knew what Tyler was just by being in the room. How do we know he won't know about you guys? I can't take that chance if I want him to talk to me." He could tell they wanted to argue but his point was made. And they all knew that he was right.
"Anna, will you tell the Mikaelson's I have my phone and that I will call them later?" she said yes. He knew that the brothers were going to be pissed at him. He was once again running off without someone to watch his back and this time he was heading for trouble knowingly. He just hopped that all they decided to do was yell at him. With that thought he slide out of his seat and wondered out of the Grill.
He had no idea where to find Will, but he was hoping if he asked around about a new kid in town someone else might have an idea where to look. He would have started at the Grill where he knew Will had been, but the others were still there and he didn't want them following him. So instead he headed for the school. Will looked around his age, so that meant his parents would have had to enroll him in classes if they wanted to stay under the radar. He ignored the front office and went straight for Ric's class room. Hopefully the teacher was here getting ready for the upcoming weeks classes.
Ric's class door was closed, Jeremy hesitated when he could hear voices on the other side. Hoping it was just another teacher, he knocked.
"Come in." Ric's voice echoed down the empty hallway.
Jeremy pushed open the door. His hope that it was a teacher died, when he saw Klaus standing next to the teacher's desk. 'Shit.' He thought. Why did it have to be the one Mikaelson he really wanted to avoid. He still wasn't sure how he felt about the whole Klaus killing Jenna things.
"Hey." He said as both men looked at him. His eyes looked on to Klaus's and the vampire smirked at him.
"Jeremy." Klaus's voice seemed to seep into his bones causing his whole body shuddered and it took a good amount of control for him not to show that. Jeremy had a brief thought, that his body was a traitor, he was supposed to be angry at the vampire, not excited or happy to see him.
"Hey Jer." Ric said ignore the growling tension in the air.
Pulling himself from the original's eyes he looked at Ric, "I was hoping you had a minute?" He asked letting his gaze drift to Klaus and then back to his teacher. Hoping the man got the hint.
He did, "Klaus, can we continue this later?" Jeremy felt hope flare that maybe this would be for once easy.
Unfortunately, Klaus never did things people wanted, instead the vampire sat down on Ric's desk and looked at Jeremy, "Where is the vampire Elijah said you were with?" Ric shrugged and gave him a look that said he was only a little bit sorry that vampire hadn't left. Apparently, Ric wasn't too happy he was alone either.
"She's on her way to your house." Jeremy said moving to sit on top of one of the student desks behind him. Sitting down kept him from moving closer to the vampire, which he really wanted to do for some reason. He wasn't sure if he wanted to hit or hug the original.
"Yet you are here?" The vampire pointed out.
"Well I was coming to meet Ric, so I didn't need a body guard." He tweaked the truth.
Klaus smiled, and Jeremy got an uneasy feeling, "But you didn't know for sure he was here?" Hit, yeah, he was sure now that he wanted to hit the vampire. Fuck, why did Klaus have to be smart.
"Well he is." He tried not to sound nervous as Klaus stood up and walked towards him. Jeremy felt his hand twitch, and he felt his nerves spike. He wasn't scared of the vampire, which was only mildly surprising now, he wasn't worried Klaus would hurt him or even worried that the vampire was truly angry. But he was unsure. He didn't know what Klaus would do and that had him fidgeting as the vampire came to stand in front of him.
With Klaus standing and him sitting, Jeremy had no choice but to look up at the vampire.
"Jeremy." The vampire sounded fond and a little annoyed, "How are we suppose to protect you when you keep wandering off on your own." Klaus moved closer, Jeremy shifted his legs so that the vampire could stand between them. He hadn't even realized he had done it until he felt Klaus slide in close and then the vampire placed his hands on his thighs and a thrill ran through him.
"Do you know how angry, Kol was last night when Elijah came home with out you? Or how worried Elijah was?" The vampire rubbed his fingers across the uneven material of the jean's Jeremy was wearing. This time when Jeremy shuddered, the vampire both saw and felt it.
Not wanting to look at the vampire's face, when he asked what he was about to ask, he lowered his head and let his forehead rest against Klaus chest. The vampires body stiffened seeming to since something was coming.
"How did I forgive you?" Jeremy asked. He heard a chair creak as Ric shifted from where he was still siting behind his desk. Jeremy noted that the man didn't leave. Maybe he wanted to hear the answers too.
Klaus's hand's left his thighs, one came to settle on his back and the other found his hair. There was no tugging, as Jeremy half expected. Klaus just ran his fingers through Jeremy's hair, the movement offering a little bit comfort to Jeremy.
Then after a moment of silence the original spoke, "I think it was easier for you to forgive me in the past, because that me had yet to become the vampire I am today. I hadn't yet brought my loneliness or angry into your life. Nor had I unleashed my anger or thirst for power upon your family. I believe you were able to forgive me because that me hadn't taken your Aunt from you." The fingers in his hair stilled for a second while Klaus talked but then they were moving again and Jeremy found himself leaning more into the touch.
"When you and Kol came back, and my memories returned. I thought about it and wondered if you still had forgiven me. When you kissed me in your living room, I knew you had." This time there was a soft tug on his hair and Jeremy left his head be pulled back, so that him and Klaus were looking at each other, "Your kiss held love and affection but not anger." Then Klaus was leaning in and Jeremy left the vampires lips press against his.
The vampire's lips where soft and gentle against his and Jeremy could remember the kiss before, how controlled and the force of which Klaus had kissed him. This one was different like the vampire was holding back. Jeremy slipped his tongue out between their mouths and ran it across Klaus's lip, the vampire made a sound deep in his throat and opened his mouth. Jeremy moaned as his tongue slide across Klaus's. Then the hands holding him tightened, the vampire seeming to understand that he didn't need to hold back. Then Klaus pressed against him, well as close as he could with Jeremy sitting on a desk. The vampire's tongue pushed against Jeremy's until the vampire was in control of the kiss causing Jeremy to moan again
