When she returned from the woods with Elijah, she turned down his offer of spending the night in his bed, not the sofa.
She wanted the sofa...
It might stop her feeling guilty then.
Azalea was thankful that the sofa was comfy, or she never would have gotten to sleep, listening to the quiet nightlife around her.
Someone was awake in their bedroom, on their phone. She guessed it was either Bekah or Klaus.
Kol wouldn't know how to use it...
Finn wouldn't even know what a spoon was.
And he needed a haircut. Like, desperately.
Jeez it was going to be weird having those pair back in her life.
But she did eventually nod off, ignoring the dreams that threatened to swallow her up again, and when she woke up, she found someone had pulled their duvet covers downstairs and over her. From the deep dark purple, it was Kol.
And she recognized that hiss of annoyance in the kitchen, followed by a clatter.
Azalea got to her feet, then walked into the kitchen, poking her head around the door to see the man himself setting another mug down, staring at the kettle.
"Rebekah showed me how to work it last night... but I can't remember." He sighed heavily, and she chuckled, starting forwards and pulled a mug for herself out, going. "Tea or coffee?"
"Tea. Ta love." Kol sighed, then raised a hand to his hair, running a hand through it before saying. "I still can't believe you're alive. Klaus never told me before he killed me. He could have at least."
Azalea smiled lightly, then went. "We went through a bad patch at one time."
Kol paused, then Azalea went. "Get the milk." He opened the fridgefreezer, then bit his lip, looking around inside, wondering just what the hell Ben&Jerrys was. He spotted the milk, then pulled it out, giving it to his elder sister as she added sugar, knowing her brother had a sweet tooth.
When it was made, Azalea went. "You just fill the kettle up with water to that line, then put it back on the stand and press that button until it clicks off. Yes?"
"Thanks." He chuckled, then took the cup of tea, but just held it, going. "Why didn't you wake us up?"
Azalea sighed heavily, then muttered. "I suppose I just cared about Nik too much. I didn't want to betray him."
Kol knew very well that the bond Niklaus and Azalea had was strong, and didn't blame his sister. She'd do anything for that man, and as he spied the ring on her finger, he went. "You married him."
"I did." Azalea nodded, then groaned. "I'm so, so sorry Kol. I've been so bloody stupid..." Kol gazed at her for a moment, then set his cup down, earlier anger ebbing away as he remembered that he'd thought her dead for so many years. First Henrik, then Azalea, then his mother.
And now his father.
They, the Originals, the first vampires...
They weren't completely eternal.
All of them would die one day. He knew it.
He stepped forwards, Azalea the only one to make him actually want to hug someone, and hug her he did, sighing into her shoulder. "I thought you dead for nine hundred years. I can't find it in my heart to hate you."
Azalea couldn't say anything at that, and then he went. "You smell like Elijah."
"Um... that bad or good?"
"I know what you've been up to Lea." He told her with a heavy sigh, and she sighed too. "It won't happen again. I assure you."
Kol wanted to say that Elijah was so much better for her than Niklaus, but held his tongue.
Instead, he went-
"Could you... show me and Finn around? I think we have alot of catching up to do in history terms."
Azalea smiled, then nodded.
"Of course."
She did love her adorable, wild little brother.
"Azalea-!"
Great (!) She was a freaking maid now.
Azalea ran up the stairs to the bathroom where Rebekah was leaning in, smirking.
"What's going on?" Azalea asked, and Rebekah smirked, putting a finger to her lips, nodding to the man in the dressing gown, trying to open the press-and-slide shower door.
Azalea giggled, then took pity on the man after his failed attempts, going. "Press it. Then push to the left."
Finn tried it, then scowled at Rebekah, going. "You little liar Bekah. You said pull. I about ripped it off."
"Oh well." Rebekah smirked, then turned around and went back downstairs, leaving Azalea to explain to the man as simple as she could how to work a shower...
How to work a sink...
But it was his own fault for getting shampoo in his eyes.
-AtY-
After the morning drama, Azalea escaped the mansion with Rebekah who wanted to go shopping for a dress, Kol and Finn tagging along, both nervous and excited to meet their new world.
Azalea couldn't wait to take a pair of scissors to Finns now clean and shining hair. And get them into newer clothes.
"So where are we going exactly?" the same man asked, and Azalea grinned. "Shopping."
"Shopping-?"
"We're going to get new dresses." Rebekah explained, then went. "Nik wants to throw a ball. So you're both getting tuxs."
Kol raised an eyebrow, and then chuckled. "What the hell is a tux?"
The pair of girls gave up.
They were going to have to learn quickly.
They opted to sort their brothers out first, going to a shop and Azalea asked Kol.
"Do you still know how to dance?"
He grinned, then stepped forwards, taking her hand in his own, putting a hand on her waist while she did his shoulder and his hand, making Rebekah roll her eyes as he showed her the steps he remembered from the 1800s, making her giggle.
He'd always been her favorite little brother.
Finn sat down on the nearest chair and lounged, crossing his ankles, watching his brother and sister acting the fool.
Like they always did.
But as the man arrived to take the measurements, the pair stopped and Azalea took Finns now vacated seat, watching them both get fitted out in black tuxedos.
"I feel like a total fool." Finn just said, looking at his suit, almost bitterly- what the hell did people wear these days-?
Kol loved it.
Afterwards, the boys sat watching their sisters trying on ball gown after ball gown.
"This is getting boring now." Finn complained, and Azalea chuckled, spinning round in her elegant dark red dress embedded with black gems.
"That one makes your boobs look good." Kol offered, and Azalea raised an eyebrow, going. "Look at someone else's boobs. Pervert."
Finn snorted in laughter, then Kol pouted, sitting back and folding his arms.
Family.
Hell it was strange.
-AtY-
Azalea left her brothers with her sister, going back to the house, feeling almost morose.
In a space of 24 hours, her birthday... to this-
Pretty much betraying her husband who had it coming.
And speaking of him-
"Azalea?"
She stopped dead as she went to walk through the front door, then turned, sighing. "What Nik."
Klaus stood there, then went. "Forgive me. Please." He took her hands in his, and she sighed, pulling them out, replying. "Not yet. I'm sorry."
His eyes were hurt, then Azalea told him. "You hurt our family Nik. Badly... and now you're asking for forgiveness?"
"Mother forgave me." He muttered and she groaned, going. "Go away Nik. I can't be doing with your lies anymore."
Klaus frowned, then reached for her, but Azalea snarled. "Leave me alone-!"
He ignored her, but then a hand caught his wrist, a cold voice going.
"She said to leave her alone."
Klaus looked to his brother, then scoffed, yanking his hand away, going. "Who do you think you are Elijah?"
"A man who cares more for Azalea than you do at the moment." He told him, and Klaus' eyes narrowed. "What did you just say?"
Azalea knew where this was leading, and stepped between them, but not before Klaus chuckled. "Pathetic, Brother. Truly. Are you in love with my wife?"
Elijah nodded, admitting. "Yes. Yes I am."
Klaus smirked. "And what does Azalea think of this I wonder?" He looked to her, and she shrugged, going. "I'm fine with it Nik."
Something clicked in Klaus' head, the reason why both of them were out until so late...
And lost his temper.
"You bastard-!" He snarled, ramming into him hard, making him crash into the side of the house where he dodged, grabbing his brother and pushing him to the floor with a growl.
"Stop it now-!" Azalea hissed, grabbing Klaus and yanked him away, but he slipped round and caught his brother again, slamming him to the ground, and Azalea heard him snarl.
"Come on Elijah. Give me a reason to do it, and I swear I will."
Azalea saw her husbands hand in his brothers chest, where his heart was, pinning him down with the other hand.
She rammed him hard, and he went smashing backwards and into the grassy lawn where he lay, Azalea stalking over and as he went to get up, smashed him back to the floor, pinning him there by her foot, stiletto heel threatening to stab him in the chest as she yelled at him.
"Have you seen yourself lately-! You're a monster! Esther may forgive you, but now that you've done this, I never, ever will-!"
Klaus flinched as the stilleto pierced him, but then she was gone, back over to Elijah, making sure he was ok.
He couldn't believe it. His brother had had the cheek to sleep with his wife-?
And Azalea had let him...
They really were falling apart at the seams.
Azalea had tears in her eyes as she said to both of them, yelling. "You know what you're both doing? What this is-? It's just like with Tatia!"
The pair were silent at that, and she just went. "And Stefan and Damon. I'm not going to be the Elena, Katerina or Tatia stuck in the middle of two brothers who love the same girl. I won't let it happen."
She had never, ever expected to fall in love with Eijah...
But she had.
She'd fallen hard for the man.
Azalea sighed heavily, then Klaus went. "It's not history repeating Lea. You are not Tatia... you're my wife. I love you."
Elijah said nothing, and Klaus added. "Please... let me escort you to the ball. We can talk."
"Talk?" Elijah had finally spoken, almost bitter as he added. "I know your definition of 'talk,' Niklaus." He sighed. "Azalea, I'll escort you."
A silence.
"No." Azalea told them both, and Niklaus frowned, Elijah too, and she went. "I'm not choosing. I can't. Nik, a thousand years we've been together..." she didn't know what to say, then she looked to Elijah, the man who had loved her blindly for a thousand years also.
"I'll escort you."
The pair looked up as a figure rounded the corner, and Azalea met the young mans eyes, then nodded. "Yes."
Klaus scoffed, then said bitterly. "You won't go with your husband, but you'll go with Kol?"
Kol chuckled, then stepped forwards, a kind of dark pleasure going through him at Klaus' weariness-
His brother did frighten him, just a tad...
But enough.
Kol took Azaleas hand, then went. "She's right. This is just like Tatia. Can you both see yourselves-?" He scoffed, eyes cold as he looked at Klaus, then turned away, not letting Azaleas hand go the whole time.
Inside, she let him lead her to his room, locking to door behind them.
"Niklaus... and Elijah." Kol mused, looking to the girl who was climbing into his bed, and she sighed, closing her eyes and muttered. "I never asked for Elijah to fall for me."
Kol was quiet, then went-
"Elijah always loved you."
That got her attention. "You knew-?"
"Of course" He admitted, pulling his shoes off and got into the bed next to her, letting the woman snuggle closer, burying her head in his chest as he stroked her fire red hair back.
Azalea just closed her eyes against him now, feeling him pull the deep dark purple covers over them, hugging her tighter, closing his own-
This was what family was...
Moments like this.
SO! Here's the next before the next episode next week:) thanks for the lovely comments and reviews!:D next one should be 3x13, so let the fireworks, Klaus/Azalea/Elijah commence;D x Nic
Oh, and I want to huggle Kol so badly:3 that is all.