Pairing: Klaus/Erik (M/m) hand

Saturday Evening

Mikaelson Mansion

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 2010

One Month Later

Jeremy and Matt were just coming back from Alaric's and Jenna's. The twins were doing well, but seemed to have a bit of colic and cried a lot. They called the boy Gray and the baby girl Sommer. Jeremy had never really been around babies, but he liked them and often dragged Matt over to help. Alaric was grateful enough to half jokingly tell them that they both had automatic A's in history if they allowed him and Jenna to get a 45 minute nap. The new parents were not getting very much sleep at all.

Walking into the kitchen, the boys realized that they had almost missed dinner. Elijah warned them to be home by 6 pm. It was now 7 pm and everyone was gone upstairs, except Klaus and Elijah who were sitting at the table drinking wine.

Matt looked at Jeremy and mouthed, "Shit."

Elijah called from the dining room, "You're late, boys. Hurry up."

Jeremy spoke up first, "Sorry, Uncle Alaric promised us A's in history if we let him and Jenna sleep for a while. Totally forget."

Elijah relented, "It's okay. Just take off the foil. We left it out for you."

"Thanks, Uncle Elijah, Dad," Matt said in his good natured way.

"Of course, boys. We know you are only trying to help out family. I'm proud of you," Klaus said affectionately.

"Thanks," Jeremy said as Elijah cut him some lasagna. He was thinking I can never eat that giant piece.

"Hey, Camille is coming over for dinner on Wednesday so if you boys could pencil us in your calendar for around 6 that would be great," Klaus mentioned.

"Sure. Too bad she couldn't just move in here, then we wouldn't have to dress up so much when she came over," Matt laughed.

"Don't think your father isn't trying that. But her uncle is a priest, as is her brother, so maybe you'll have a step mother first?" Elijah said hopefully, smirking at Klaus.

"Me, married? Isn't the elder brother supposed to marry first. I know a lovely lady upstairs who is currently giving two naughty boys a bath now that deserves a big ring," Klaus countered.

"Naughty? What did they do now?" Jeremy groaned.

"They got Sadie all muddy, let her run in the house, jump on the couch. Then, this is the best part, they got into a fist fight on said couch and knocked over the lamp, smashing it," Elijah recalled.

"Ouch!" Matt exclaimed.

"Actually, I need to get up there because they are going right to bed after their bath. Can you guys handle cleaning up? Just put the lasagna in the fridge, cover it, plates in the dishwasher," Elijah called as he went upstairs.

"Just an early bedtime, if that was my Marcellus and he broke a lamp back in the day, I would have never heard the end of it if I didn't-," Klaus muttered.

"I heard that, Brother. Times change!" Elijah yelled down.

Klaus laughed and shook his head. Vanessa had been pushing for the boys to get more time outs and "breaks", Klaus thought they were acting up a little more, but it was clear she loved the boys. Elijah seemed to like that she was a protective mother to them, but that had been a lamp Klaus had really liked.

Klaus turned to Jeremy and Matt and said, "The other boys and Penny are out hunting now in our woods. They should be back soon if you want to watch a movie."

"Yeah, that sounds good. Have you heard from Marcel?" Jeremy asked.

"Yes, Rebekah said that Davina is back at school there. No progress with the wolves. They shall come back for Christmas, but until it is safe, they still need to hunt down all the Guerreras," Klaus exhaled.

"Sorry, Dad," Matt said. He knew how much Klaus missed them. Kol had been helping the new hybrids a lot, but he was not himself either. Kol was watching one of his sports games in the great room. He was drinking beer now, there was a whole lot more drinking going on in the mansion.

"That was epic! Did you see that?" they heard Tyler brag.

Matt rolled his eyes, and Klaus patted his hand. He could tell how much Tyler was getting on Matt's nerves with his bravado lately. Klaus got up to see to Penny and Erik in the kitchen.

"Look who finally made it home for dinner," Tyler said coming in the dining room and clamping his hands on Jeremy's shoulders.

"Hey, man," Jeremy said.

"What were you guys up to?" Matt asked, knowing the answer.

"We changed into our wolf forms to practice hunting. It was pretty awesome. You know, I think I might have more lasagna. My pulse is like racing and my metabolism is going crazy," Tyler said sitting down.

Connor came by, "Hey guys, how were the twins?"

"Good, man. Thanks for asking," Jeremy answered.

Erik just stomped by and Penny followed. Sadie raced ahead.

"What's with him?" Matt asked.

Connor shook his head. His brother had been a nightmare since they turned into hybrids. He was angry and volatile. Connor would have probably punched him out a couple of times, if Penny hadn't been around. Erik blamed him for not being able to save their mother. Connor tried to tell Erik what their mother had said, but he wouldn't listen.

Connor burst out, "He needs his ass beat."

Tyler nodded, "Erik is trying to be the alpha of our little pack. He's tough, but we're getting a little tired of the attitude. He's been a bad example for Penny, too."

"Guys, can't you just give him a break? He's like 14," Jeremy said pushing back in his chair.

Connor nodded, "We have been, but he's blaming me for everything. I can't take much more. He's never going to be able to go back to school at this rate. He's turned Penny against me. You saw her, she won't look at me."

Since they became hybrids, none of them had been back to school. Klaus wanted to make sure they could control their blood lust and tempers before they were back in public.

"Sorry, man. I wish I could help," Matt said.

"We were going to watch a movie or something," Jeremy responded.

"Yeah, I'm going to go shower and change," Connor said getting up.

Klaus got a little glass of blood for Penny to give to her. He tried to space out one blood bag but divide it throughout the day to the kids.

They also hunted animals in their wolf form, once or twice a week.

"Penelope, sweetheart, I brought you a drink," Klaus said.

"Come in," Penny replied.

"Are you going to come down and watch a movie with us? I have no idea what the boys will choose, I warn you," Klaus smiled, handing her the glass.

"No thanks, I'm just going to read, I think," Penny said accepting the blood.

"Are you still angry at Connor? It's been a month, you know, I wish-," Klaus started gently.

"I wish he hadn't killed my mother! But that ain't what happened so forget it," Penny snapped.

"You have a right to be angry, but not at him," Klaus said more firmly.

Penny downed her glass of blood and then threw it on the carpet. It fell to the ground harmlessly and did not break. Drops of blood dripped on the gray colored rug, staining it.

"Penny, please pick that up and get a wash cloth, right now," Klaus demanded.

Penny huffed and made a show of picking up the glass and putting it down.

"Are you happy?" she snipped.

"Now clean up the blood," Klaus said calmly. He knew she was trying to rile him. If he became upset, she won.

"Fine!" Penny got a bath towel and half heartedly rubbed at the blood.

"There," she spat after she dabbed most of the stain.

"What can I do to help you?" Klaus asked crouching down.

"Maybe Davina can come back?" Penny asked slowly.

"Sweetheart, she will. But right now, she is with her parents trying to keep all of us safe," Klaus explained.

"From my other family, the Guerrera's, right?" Penny pointed out.

"Penny, I know this is upsetting and I wish it were different, but yes, they are a threat to us. You have my vampire blood in you now, and their werewolf genes. You are stronger and more powerful than many creatures, but I know none of this is easy for you," Klaus reasoned.

"You can go now," Penny directed tossing back her shoulder length dark hair..

"I'll have Freya come up to help you get ready for bed. I've been giving you a lot of leeway because of your mother and you becoming a hybrid, but I think we're going to have a very serious discussion about your behavior soon," Klaus cautioned.

For the first time, Penny felt a sliver of apprehension.

"What do you mean?" Penny scoffed. Her blue eyes flashed with annoyance.

"I mean, you can express your emotions, but I want you to learn to do it more respectfully. And give Connor a break, no matter what happened, he's still your brother," Klaus said getting up.

"Would you forgive your brother if he killed your mother?" Penny yelled.

"I did kill my mother and my siblings did forgive me. I love you, Penny. I know you don't like to hear that, but I won't give up on you," Klaus said softly before he left.

Penny was stunned. He killed his mother? Maybe these Mikaelsons were even more screwed up than her family?

As Klaus passed the older boys' room, he heard Connor and Erik arguing.

"I told you to shut the fuck up about it, Connor. Are you fucking stupid?" Erik ranted.

"Erik, please, calm down, I'm-," Connor said quietly as he was getting dressed.

Klaus walked in, "Erik, what's going on?"

"Nothing, he just won't shut up. Can I move room? To that empty room? Or can he and Tyler and I could just stay here?" Erik spat.

Klaus saw the pain on Connor's face.

"That's fine. If that's what you guys want, I'll leave," Connor assured them as he walked out. Klaus patted him on the arm as he left. He'd catch up with him later. Klaus waited until he shut the door to speak to Erik.

Erik was not backing down, "Good!"

"Erik, that was uncalled for, you really hurt his feelings. I know you are in pain and it is amplified because of the vampirism, but you need to take a step back," Klaus beseeched.

"Didn't you keep your brother in a coffin for 900 years. Who the hell are you to judge me?" Erik dared.

Klaus had had enough, he crossed the floor to Erik and grabbed his upper arm.

"I don't know what you think you are doing, but you best march yourself to the corner right now and calm down," Klaus directed.

Erik felt Klaus' breath on him and squirmed to get away. He yanked his arm away and Klaus let him go with some effort.

"I'm not standing in the damn corner," Erik scoffed.

Klaus inhaled and said, "Take a deep breath. Come on, I'll help you."

Klaus led Erik by the arm, this time not hard, over to the corner and held him there a moment. Erik resisted for a brief second and then complied. Klaus rubbed his back and felt all the tension built up there. His hand was itching to smack this kid, but he reminded himself that he was grieving and had just turned.

From downstairs, he heard Jeremy calling him that they were about to start the movie.

"Erik, I love you and I hate to see you acting this way. I know you are hurting and I wish I could take it away, but I can't," Klaus said calmly, listening as Erik's heartbeat slowed somewhat.

"I'm going to go downstairs and watch the movie, do you think you can come?" Klaus said still rubbing his back.

Erik nodded. He didn't want to be alone.

"Can you make up with your brother? At least try," Klaus asked.

Erik admitted, "I honestly don't know. Am I in trouble?"

"You are well past three strikes. I've been overlooking a lot this month, but I think you earned a spanking before bed tonight," Klaus said, kissing him on the side of the head.

"I know," Erik confessed, nervously pushing his long blond hair behind his ear.

"Come on, let's go downstairs. We'll deal with that later," Klaus said putting his arm around him. In the great room, Klaus couldn't help but stare at the empty spot where his now broken lamp used to be. Since when was Elijah so soft? Things really did change.

Klaus made sure that Erik sat close to him.

Connor came down about half way through the movie. Connor seemed surprised to see him there.

Erik looked at him and muttered, "Sorry. I didn't mean it."

Connor nodded, "Okay."

By the end of the movie, almost everyone was sleeping, including Klaus. It was only 10:30 and the boys could stay up until 12 on weekends, but they all seemed ready to turn in. He stirred the boys and got them to go upstair and turned off the tv.

"Come on, to my room," Klaus said to Erik.

"Sorry about what I said, I didn't mean it," Erik admitted.

"Yeah, there seems to be a lot of that going around. Now, let's go until you want me to give you a preview out here," Klaus warned.

"No, no, that's okay," Erik balked.

"Go brush your teeth and put your pajamas on, then come to my room" Klaus ordered. Klaus realized that he hadn't done this since he swatted Matt and Tyler for lying about the car in the garage. It was probably long overdue. Erik's attitude was festering and that wasn't doing anyone any good.

Klaus got ready for bed myself. He was going to make this quick.

Erik knocked and came in sheepishly. He was pretty embarrassed as Tyler knew exactly what was going to happen. Connor was confused and Tyler indicated that he'd fill him in later. When Connor was in the bathroom, Tyler took Erik aside and said, "Look, you're going to get it, but don't make it worse. Just cooperate and don't fight Dad, okay?" Tyler had punched him on the arm and let him know it'd be okay. Now that Erik was here, his instinct was to flee.

Klaus went over to the other side of the bed and turned down the comforter. He said down and patted right beside him for Erik to hop up.

"I know it's not official yet, but I've come to think of you as my son. I want you to know that I'm not spanking you because I'm angry or mad at you, I'm not. Do you know why you getting your backside smacked tonight?" Klaus asked gently.

"I got more than three strikes for swearing, disrespect, yelling, and I guess, just being mean. Also, I didn't go in the corner when you told me to," Erik admitted.

"Yes, that is all true. You've been testing me to see if I would follow up with my promises to spank you if you didn't start behaving. I've been trying to get you extra time because I know you are grieving over your mother and you are newly turned, but that grace period is over now. This isn't the first talk we've had, is it?" Klaus asked.

"No, sir, it ain't at all," Erik confessed.

"Okay, this time, I'm not going to use the cream that will stop or slow your healing. The next time you get a spanking, if there is one and I hope there's not, I will use that and it will be a much different experience. Now over," Klaus led him over his lap.

Klaus had sat back on the bed and Erik upper and lower body rested on the bed. He rested his hand over the seat of Erik's pants and patted his backside a few times.

"Ready?" Klaus asked. Erik would never be ready.

"Yes, sir," he responded.

Smack!

Smack!

Smack!

Klaus swatted Erik firmly as he was spanking through two layers of clothes. He didn't think the boy was feeling it and keep up the pace and severity until Erik started to feel the sting and burn created by the flat of his hand.

"Lift up," Klaus ordered slipping down his pajama pants to mid thigh.

Klaus patted Erik's cotton covered seat and began to pop him on the center of his behind. He spanked him continuously for two minutes until Erik was squirming and beginning to kick out his legs.

"Legs down. Lay flat," Klaus was starting to have to push him down. He gave Erik a few smacks on the bare area under the legs of his briefs.

"Argggg," Erik gasped. Klaus decided to just pull up Erik's briefs to reveal his bare cheeks and began to spank the center of each cheek hard. This got Erik bouncing and pushing up on Klaus' lap to his shame, but he couldn't stop himself. Klaus tugged up his briefs and held the fabric where they wedged up to hold Erik in place. Bam! Bam! Bam!

Erik's feet drummed into the bed and he pounded his fists as Klaus spanked harder. Erik began to wail and beg for the spanking to stop. Klaus walloped the pink cheeks in front of him until they turned red and the boy tired himself out.

"Are you going to forgive your brother?" Klaus asked still swatting down.

"Y-Yessss," Erik promised sobbing into his elbow.

"Are you going to start behaving?" Klaus inquired as he peppered the top of Erik's thighs with smacks. Erik seemed to just take it, but the sobs continued.

"Yesssss, s-sir, I'm s-sorry," Erik sobbed.

Klaus stopped right away and released the fabric of his briefs to lay flat. He smoothed down the material and rubbed Erik's rear a moment. Klaus pulled up the pajama bottoms.

Erik was still crying, but it was lessening. Klaus pulled him up into his lap and held him closely. He grabbed some tissues and wiped his face and had him blow his nose. Klaus whispered that he was okay and rubbed his back. Erik pressed his face into Klaus' chest. His backside throbbed and strung, but he could feel that it was healing. He started to realized that he was on someone's lap and began to push away.

"Shh, it's okay. Just stay with me another moment," Klaus said pushing back Erik's hair himself. The boy was a ferocious fight when he was in wolf form, but now, he was just a pup. Klaus rubbed circles on his back and felt that tension was gone.

"Okay," Erik mumbled.

"You know your brother loves you a great deal. He would have done anything to spare you pain, and he did Erik. If he hadn't sacrificed your mother, you, Tyler, Penelope, and Marcel would have died that night," Klaus murmured.

"But wasn't there a-another way?" Erik uttered.

"Yes, I'm sure there was, but we didn't have time to find it. So we did the best that we could. It wasn't perfect. Your mother died a hero, a warrior. A warrior fights for what they believe in. A warrior fights for their family. Don't sully her memory by ruining your relationship with your brother, please, Erik," Klaus consoled.

"I won't. I'll let it go," Erik said.

"It won't be easy. As you said, I'm in no position to judge. I've made 1000 years worth of mistakes that I hope you can learn from," Klaus said, still holding him.

"Sorry I said that, about your brother. I don't know where that came from," Connor apologized.

"No, it's true and I have to live with that, but I've been given a second chance with my brother. Now, do you want to stay here with me, or go back to your room and maybe talk to your brother?" Klaus asked.

"I guess I'll go back. I'll talk to him if he's awake," Erik promised.

"Good boy," Klaus said helping him stand up. Erik couldn't help but rub a little with his right hand.

"Good night, my young pup. Love you," Klaus said hugging him as he stood. The boy didn't pull away.

"Love you, too," Erik mumbled. Klaus felt a painful tug watching him walk away. He hoped the brothers would make up tonight, but if not tonight, they had time.

Hopefully forever.