A/N: Hellooo! I didn't forget about you all and since I finished my exam early, I spent the rest of my exam time writing this chapter :P

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P.S. Blame my new obsession with "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At the Disco for this random chapter

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Chapter 49:

"You've been an awful lot quiet lately," Klaus said, taking a seat next to me at the bar. "Did something happen to you while you were there?"

I glanced at my now free husband and thought of how quiet the trip home had been. Not only was Jeremy dead, but Elena was convinced that he would wake up soon.

The moment we arrived in Mystic Falls, I headed straight to find Klaus and after making sure that he was okay, I spent the rest of the day and night at the Grill.

Doing what we vampires did best – drinking my sorrows away.

"Would it have anything to do with Jeremy dying?" Klaus asked when I didn't answer.

I nodded solemnly and took a swig of my fifth glass of bourbon today. The alcohol had managed to numb some of the guilt I felt, but the memories still haunted my mind.

"It's my fault, Nik. I shouldn't have told Katherine to come. I don't even know if she'll hold her part of the deal and give us the cure," I said. "I screwed up."

Klaus frowned and snatched the glass from me, then placed his index finger under my chin and leaned down to kiss me softly.

Even his kisses couldn't soothe the aching feeling inside me.

"It's not your fault, Evie. Katherine is very… unpredictable. Drinking all day and night won't make you feel better."

"Unless I turn it all off…" I remembered how carefree I felt the last time I turned my emotions off and missed that feeling.

Klaus growled quietly and cupped my face in his hands, forcing me to look into his eyes. "If you do that, then I'll compel you into turning it on again."

I narrowed my eyes at him and pulled away from him, feeling my whole world spin so much that I fell off the bar stool.

He sighed and picked me up from the floor by my arms, making sure to hold on tightly to them, so I wouldn't fall again.

His eyes had turned cold and dark, making him appear much more frightening. "You want to forget about the guilt? Be carefree and have fun?"

I nodded, too speechless to say a word.

This side of Klaus was making me feel a mixture of fear and arousal, but perhaps it was just the alcohol affecting me.

He took my hand and led me out of the Grill silently, taking me to a black motorcycle that was parked right outside the Grill.

"Since when did you get a badass motorcycle?" I asked, staring at it with wide eyes.

"Since now. It's not mine," Klaus answered and flashed me a mischievous smirk, dangling the keys to it that he'd without a doubt stolen from someone. "Hop on, love. We're going for a ride."

We both hopped on the motorcycle and I wrapped my arms tightly around Klaus to keep myself from falling off it.

Without giving me as much as a warning, he sped off quickly and headed out of town to the open roads outside Mystic Falls.

The thrill and excitement of riding so fast on the road made me feel butterflies in my stomach and I held on tighter to Klaus as I started feeling lightheaded.

"Scared?" Klaus asked teasingly.

"Of course not, but I am drunk!" I answered, blushing brightly.

Klaus chuckled and drove faster, turning so fast that I nearly fell off my seat, but I liked it. The adrenalin rush from being so close to getting hurt made me feel so alive and almost human.

I wanted to feel more of it, so as Klaus was speeding down the high road, I slowly let go of his body and opened my arms, feeling the wind against my face and my hair flutter wildly.

This sensation was unlike anything I'd felt in this century and I wanted to see how intense I could make it before I was actually in any real danger.

So I held on to Klaus' shoulders and calmly stepped up on the seat, trying my best to hold my balance on it.

Klaus glanced over his shoulder and noticed what I was doing, smiling happily and riding faster, which made me, let out a squeal of joy.

"Having fun?" he asked curiously.

"Very!" I laughed and dared closing my eyes.

I was scared, enthralled and somewhat aroused, because Klaus was in control of the motorcycle and my life suddenly depended on me trusting his riding skills.

"When I say jump, you jump as high as you can, got it?" Klaus said.

I nodded and opened an eye, noticing that we were riding straight towards a large oak tree. The collision wouldn't kill us, but it sure as hell would hurt.

Gulping nervously, I closed my eyes again and waited impatiently for him to speak up.

In a few seconds, we would be colliding with the tree and I was scared that Klaus would forget to tell me to jump.

However, then he did and I jumped as high as I could, feeling him catch me and flying towards another tree where we landed on a thick branch.

The motorcycle crashed and exploded because of the fast impact with the tree, sending pieces of metal flying everywhere.

My chest was heaving and I soon realized that I was clutching Klaus tightly, making my already red cheeks turn a shade redder.

"You're fucking crazy!" I panted and found myself laughing suddenly.

It was as if we'd just reached our climax and yet the deep carnal desire inside me wasn't fully satisfied.

Klaus climbed down from the tree first and then helped me down, making me sliding down his body purposely because he knew which effect it had on me.

"You don't have to kill or turn your emotions off to have fun, Evie. Not with me," he said, smirking mischievously. "But I'm afraid we'll have to walk now."

I giggled and shook my head of him, glancing around and wondering where the hell we were. It seemed that we were somewhere between a town and a large forest.

"Well, let's start walking then." I said, taking his hand in mine and intertwining our fingers.

Klaus smiled softly and pecked my cheek, leading me around the burning motorcycle, so we wouldn't get hurt.

I couldn't recall when I last went on a walk with Klaus outside without any hidden agendas that involved something supernatural.

Despite having nearly crashed into a tree, I felt completely calm with Klaus and as if nothing abnormal had just happened tonight.

"Can't you carry me? I'm not completely sober yet," I said, pouting cutely to make him say yes. "C'mon, Nik!"

Klaus groaned and first after glancing around to check that we were alone, did he let me crawl up on his back and carried me.

"What I don't do for you, love!" he said, smiling softly.

"Hmm, this is why I love you so much. You act all mean and scary, but deep inside you're a cuddly teddy bear with a heart of gold." I said.

Klaus stopped walking abruptly and suddenly dropped me on the ground, then turned to look down at me with an annoyed expression on his face.

"The next time you say that aloud, I'll compel you into walking around my mansion wearing nothing but a sexy French maid costume. Understand?"

I blinked several times, staring up at him and unable to decide whether or not that threat scared me or turned me on even more.

"But Klausy-bear! I love when you're all cuddly and mushy!" I said, giggling for no apparent reason.

"Okay, you are definitely still drunk. Let's get you sobered up properly."

Klaus picked me up and swung me over his shoulder like a caveman, carrying me the rest of the way to the nearest town.

This random evening with Klaus had made me forget completely about my worries and all I could think about was where we would be going next.

He carried me all the way into town and found the nearest diner where he ordered us two cups of strong black coffee while still having me hanging over his shoulder.

It was safe to say that we'd drawn quite a lot of attention from the other customers and workers of the diner…

"Nik set me down! People are staring!" I whispered, still feeling tipsy and overly happy.

"Hmm? They are?" he asked, faking ignorance as he turned around to look around.

He chuckled when he noticed the weird looks and heard the whispers from the people in the back, and then slowly and carefully let me down.

I giggled and followed him eagerly to our table after we'd gotten our coffee.

"You turn into one strange woman when you're drunk and full of adrenalin…" Klaus muttered and sipped his coffee.

"Actually, I might've had some tequila today too." I nodded many times even though it was unnecessary.

"Ah, that explains everything! You never were able to handle tequila well. Drink your coffee or you know what happens when we get home."

I smirked mischievously and tasted the coffee, hating it immediately because it was too strong for my taste.

"Yuck!" I put the cup back down and went to get a cup of tea instead even though it wouldn't sober me up much.

By the time, I returned to our table, Klaus was watching me with a smoldering look in his eyes that made me instinctively bite down into my bottom lip.

Klaus smirked darkly and his blazing blue eyes were beckoning me closer.

He was teasing me on purpose and probably wondered how much time would pass before I'd give in to the sweet temptation.

"You dirty little minx!" I said, pointing my finger accusingly at him.

He raised a questioning brow and licked his lips slowly, adding more wood to the burning desire within me.

"What are you talking about, my love? I'm not doing anything," he said innocently. "Sit down and finish your coffee. You'll get used to it eventually."

I grinned and sat down opposite him, slipping off one of my shoes and placing my foot between his legs, which made him tense up immediately and narrow his eyes at me.

Just to annoy him even more, I started rubbing my foot up and down his crotch, hearing a low and almost wolf-like growl escaping his lips.

"Careful now," he warned under his breath. "I might just take you in the restroom if you don't stop."

"Ohhh, I'm so scared!" I giggled and batted my eyelashes flirtatiously. "You're such a big bad wolf."

"Hmm, I am." Klaus suddenly stood up and before I could take a sip of my tea, he'd swung me over his shoulder again and dropped some money on the table.

He carried me through the dark streets until we reached a beautiful, but small B&B that was just about to close for the day.

Compelling his way to getting a room, he then took me upstairs and dropped me on the queen-size bed, a dark and malevolent look on his handsome face.

"I think it's time I punish you a bit for your drunken behavior…" he said slowly and peeled his shirt off in a tauntingly slowly pace.

"Finally! I was starting to wonder if you'd turned soft," I said, winking flirtatiously. "Feel free to punish me hard. I have been a very, very bad vampire after all…"

Klaus chuckled and smiled softly, looking pleased for some reason. "God, I have missed you a lot while you were away."

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