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Chapter 25: The Wolf's Answer

June 29, 2010

Sasha peeked into Klaus's office while lightly knocking on his door and asks, "Can I come in?"

"Sasha!" Klaus exclaims as he looks up from his work, "Of course love."

Sasha smiles at him and enters. She saunters over to his desk and remarks, "We haven't been able to hang out with each other in a while, how are things?"

"Well enough," Klaus responds wily, "I've been busy training with the hybrids. I've noticed that you've been spending a lot of time with Rebekah in my absence."

"Yeah a bit," Sasha agrees, "But today Rebekah is meeting up with one of her new friends. So I'd thought I'd take this moment to ask you about something."

"What is it love?" Klaus questions as he leans back in his chair.

"Could you remove your compulsions you gave me?" Sasha asks carefully, "I don't think they're necessary anymore, do you?"

Klaus narrowed his eyes at her and remarks, "You do not have the smell of vervain lingering on you."

"I didn't take my tea today or last night so it'd be out of system." Sasha explains simply.

"You been planning to ask me this for a while?" Klaus assumes with a raised eyebrow.

"Honestly I'd put it out of my mind for a long time," Sasha responds, "Back when you first did it I didn't put up much a fuss because I knew the compulsion made you feel safer but it recently it's begun to bother me."

Klaus doesn't say anything for a time and just studies her before he says, "Alright love, come here."

Sasha steps around the desk until she's next to him and he stand up from his chair. He looks in her in the eyes and compels, "You will disregard the previous compulsions I placed on you."

Sasha feels like a huge weight has been lifting off her shoulders and she smiles widely at him and says, "Thank you, Klaus."

"No need to thank me," Klaus responds dismissively, "I should have done it earlier."

"Is that so?" Sasha asks in surprise.

"Hmm," Klaus answers noncommittally as he walks over to his office window and pulls back the curtain the reveal a vervain plant on the windowsill, he gestures towards it and says, "Here take some so you can go make your vervain tea. You'll still need it so you don't get compelled by the likes of Marcel and his men."

Sasha eyebrows shoot up and she asks, "I assume this is here for torture purposes?"

"Of course," Klaus responds with a smirk, "But I'll let you borrow some."

"I have my own vervain Klaus," Sasha states slowly but asks, "But if you insist?"

"I do," Klaus nods, "I wouldn't want something to happen to you when you leave my office."

"Is Marcel coming in more a meeting or something?" Sasha questions.

"Yes, he is." Klaus nods, "In half an hour exactly."

"Alright," She says and plucks one of the vervain herbs from the soil, "Thanks Klaus, I'll leave you to get ready for that meeting."

Klaus just nods and Sasha takes her leave.

Sasha leaves his office with the vervain plant in hand now completely free from her compulsions. She did not think Klaus would agree to do it that easily. He really does trust her more than she thought! Now they were on more equal footing. No one having more control over the other anymore.

She remembered Vanessa words, she may have been friend-zoned by Rebekah but she can still try to show Klaus how she feels and she needed to start simple. No professing her love yet.

What would the best thing to start with...wait she smirks and she realizes she knew just how to start.

"Hey Klaus." Sasha says casually when she sees him heading down the stairs a few hours later and she leaves the living room to meet him.

"Sasha," He acknowledges and then glances at the TV and asks, "Are you watching another movie?"

"Yeah," She responds with a smile, "You wanna watch it with me?"

"What's is it?" Klaus questions curiously.

"Titanic." She responds with a smirk.

Klaus quirks an eyebrow and says, "Haven't you mentioned that before...what is it you said...ah yes I needed a Rose to my Jack desperately?"

"Good recall," Sasha praises but then she says, "But just watch it with me, please?"

"If you insist," Klaus agrees with a shrug and they go over and sit on the couch together.

"Is it historically accurate at all?" Klaus asks disinterestedly.

"Some parts," Sasha confirms, "Mostly about the romance."

"Joy." Klaus remarks sarcastically.

"You know I think you'll like Jack's character he's an artist too." Sasha mentions.

"Is he based on a real life artist?" Klaus asks now more interested.

"I don't think so, but stop asking questions and just watch the movie!" Sasha says.

When the movie ended Sasha glanced at Klaus and asks, "What did you think?"

"When you said I needed a Jack to my Rose," Klaus starts with a flat look, "What exactly did you mean?"

"Oh you know." She states evasively.

"I need to find a woman who'd let me freeze to death in the Atlantic because she doesn't even attempt to share the driftwood with me?" Klaus asks with attitude.

Sasha lips twitch as she tries to suppress her smile and she casually says, "Oh you know I meant the hot car sex and maybe the naked drawing scene since that is part of your talent set."

Klaus gives her a widen eyed stare before he narrows his arms and challengingly asks, "Oh and just who would I do such things with?"

Sasha side-eyes him and says, "Oh I know a girl."

"Really, who?" Klaus asks with an intent look on his face.

"Let me tell you a story Klaus," Sasha says as she leans back into the couch and then continues saying, "See there is this girl, a girl who has this pompous friend who told her these grand stories about this immortal family and their promise of always and forever. Now this story, she love it. The characters she...grew to care for them very deeply and then she met them! The first character he was a gentlemen and their acquaintance was much too short but the next character he was an interesting guy. A bit murder-happy, a bit angry, a bit distrustful but he was also passionate, quick-witted, surprisingly sweet and she's really grown to care for him beyond just as a character. She...I like you."

Klaus seemed speechless.

Sasha wondered where these meaningful speeches she says come from. It just came to her in the moment, it seems she is incapable of keeping anything simple. She just laid it all out for him and it was his move.

His silence made her anxious though and started to turn away when Klaus reached out and grasp her wrist lightly and says, "Sasha..." His eyes beseeching her not to leave.

Sasha looks back at him contemplatively a sudden confidence surging her before gently pulling her wrist from his loose grip and then stepped in his space. She looked into his eyes briefly before lowering her eyes to his lips. She tilted her head to the side and then pressed her lips to his in a brief chaste kiss and she started to retreat but Klaus followed her and pulled her back and kissed her back deeper. Sasha's eyes fluttered closed as she responded back in kind.

"Klaus," Sasha breathed against his lips as she pulled back and opened her eyes and looked into his eye again, "I've been wanting to do that for a while."

He smirks smugly at her and asks, "Is that so? Well then how was I?"

Sasha hums playfully and says, "I think I may need another kiss to really know," So she pulls him down so his lips meet hers once more.

A/N: Okay so I'm a horribly cheesy person but guys they finally kissed! Hallelujah!