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Are you really that tragic and lonely?

Skylar blinked several times as she stared up at the ceiling, shaking her head to try and remove the thought from her mind. Her blue orbs gazed up at the ceiling which she had been looking at for longer than she could remember. It was something she had done for as long as she could remember if she couldn't get to sleep. It usually took her around an hour at the least to doze off, but it wasn't working for her that night.

Her mind wouldn't go to sleep; it wouldn't stop replaying what happened a few hours before. The room was dark apart from the bedside table lamp that was on a dim setting, illuminating the ceiling.

Are you really that tragic and lonely?

Skylar swallowed the lump in her throat as it continued to repeat in her mind.

Her brother had never been that rude to her, and she had never hit him.

What had their family become?

Sighing, she locked her ankles, smoothing down the pyjamas she'd, once again, borrowed from Rebekah. She had been using them for as long as she'd been residing in the Mikaelson home.

Skylar smiled as she remembered the siblings sticking up for her, it had made her feel good; she'd really bonded with them.

Skylar didn't feel alone anymore.

But, still, she couldn't sleep.

Releasing a long breath, Skylar turned onto her side, facing the hybrid next to her. Klaus was fast asleep, head on his pillow and sheets pooled just above his waist. He had stayed with her the entire time before he had fallen asleep, offering to send Kol to beat up Damon for her but she had refused though it was meant as light hearted. It had made her laugh when Kol had piped up from his room, seconding Klaus' offer.

She smiled softly as she remembered it.

If someone was willing to beat up a person for you, they really cared about you.

Skylar's smile faded as her eyes returned to Klaus' whose chest rose and fell every few seconds, different expressions playing out on his face as he dreamed. The Original hybrid looked peaceful and somewhat angelic, something people that feared the notorious hybrid to look like. He seemed to be dreaming happily due to the peaceful look on his face but she knew what devil-like things went on in his head because she had them too.

Skylar moved closer to Klaus from her side of the bed, resting her head on his pillow. They usually slept tangled together after their trysts but that night was the first time they'd been in bed together without their passionate fornication.

The female vampire was almost unsure of how to interact with Klaus if they weren't in a passionate embrace.

She didn't like him.

In fact, she had an intense dislike for him but, even though she'd never admit it, he had been her tower of strength during the confrontation with Damon. She would've broken apart if Klaus hadn't been there and this created a new bond between them. Their sexual bond for one another was strong, it was addictive, but this new bond was confusing, it was something emotional.

Skylar didn't know how to react to that because she still disliked him.

Skylar licked her lower lip before biting down on it as she slowly raised her hand and brushed a curl from Klaus' forehead. She had run her fingers through his hair many times, usually tugging on it but she had never touched his hair gently.

Skylar, after brushing back the lock of hair, let her finger trail down Klaus' face, to his cheek before it settled on his jawline. The brunette's fingers danced down his chest then back up until she began to trace the birds and a feather tattoo on his arm and chest, just below his shoulder.

"Pretty, pretty, pretty..."Skylar mumbled as she traced the birds that flew from the feather, fingers tracing the edge of his leather necklaces.

But, just as her fingers inched downwards, closer to his heart, a hand shot up and fingers locked around her wrist.

She didn't gasp as she looked up to see Klaus' green/blue orbs looking down at her. The grip wasn't tight or hurtful; he just held it firmly.

He wasn't angry; he wasn't irritated.

He just simply stared at her.

She offered him a tight smile before simply saying."I can't sleep."

Klaus stared at her for a long few moments, eyes narrowed, as if he were trying to figure out something behind her words.

Then he wrenched on her wrist, hauling her over to him.

His hand moved from her wrist, up her arm, finger tracing along her collarbone, making her heart race up. She heard him release a light sigh, amused at how quickly he could get her to respond to him. His finger traced along the skin of her throat, pausing above her pulse before his hand cupped her cheek.

She glanced at the hand on her cheek before she looked up at the hybrid.

He was still staring down at her, eyes telling her what he wouldn't dare say aloud. He understood the pain of family.

"Sleep, love,"Klaus whispered, fingers lightly drumming against her temple."If I sense anything less than content with you, I'll make it all go away, just like last time."

It was like magic.

Skylar, as Klaus continued to brush his fingers across her skin, let her eyes flutter shut.

She inhaled and exhaled silently as she leant forward, letting her head rest on his shoulder. She waited for the infamously harsh hybrid to push her away but he remained still, fingers still dancing up and down her arm.

Then, as she listened to Klaus' heartbeat, she found herself falling into a deep slumber.

"Six foot six he stood on the ground, he weighed two hundred and thirty-five pounds. But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love..."

"Kol, let go!"

Kol chuckled as he grabbed his sister by her hands, twirling her around in a quick circle before he pulled her into his arms, left hand settling on her hip and his other keeping claim on her right before he began to lead her around the kitchen. Rebekah rolled her eyes as he spun her around, her long blonde hair flying around as Kol sang along to another song he had become obsessed with recently.

"He was the kind of man that would gamble on luck, look you in the eye and never back up but I saw him crying like a little-whipped pup, because of love..."

She didn't try to hide her smile as he embraced his mood. While still cocky and mischievous, as a human Kol, before Henrik had died, was like how he was acting in that moment.

He showed more fondness to his family before he had felt like the outsider. It seemed that the more the family was more stable, Kol allowed this side to show in bits and pieces.

But he was still annoying; he was still Kol.

""I'm sure he's still intoxicated from last night, Rebekah."

Rebekah scrunched up her face as her brother moved closer as he rocked her."He's still wearing the same clothes and, yes, he stinks of booze."

Finn looked over at his brother from his place at the kitchen counter, tea in hand."Kol? Are you still drunk?"

"Hmmm?"Kol snapped out of his daze as he swayed with his sister, sappy expression telling them that he was still drunk."I met the loveliest woman last night. I was feeling lonely and, as I was passing this nice man he gave me a card. I telephoned the number on my new device and, just like that, I had a lovely woman come and meet me at the bar. We got friendly in the bathroom."

Elijah's head snapped up with worry and disgust."Did you have to pay her?"

"For her ride home. I am a gentleman, Elijah!"Kol replied with a hum."Funny, they're more expensive than I remember."

Elijah rolled his eyes as he sat down, picking up his toast.

"She was an escort."Rebekah sighed, pulling away from her brother."You're so lucky you don't get diseases, brother."

Kol sent her a questionable look but shrugged as Finn passed him a mug of tea.

They all looked up as Skylar entered the kitchen, pulling her hair up into a loose ponytail.

Kol smiled happily, jumping down from his stool before Finn could stop him.

Elijah and Rebekah both let out groans of annoyance.

"Sky!"

Skylar smiled at them, about to join them."Morn-Oh, my God!"

She let out a small squeal as Kol grabbed her by the arms, twirling her around like he did Rebekah, singing off-key once again.

"You can't see it with your eyes, hold it in your hands but like the wind, it covers our land. Strong enough to rule the heart of any man, this thing called love."

Skylar's shock died down when Kol's arm wound around her waist, and he thrust out their joined hands and arms before he dramatically began to lead her towards the other end of the kitchen. Then, he turned her around, literally picking her up before he set her down and then began to sway her back and forth.

Skylar mouthed over at the rest of the siblings."Is he drunk?"

They all nodded before returning to their breakfast.

She turned back just in time to catch Kol whispering."Have I mentioned that you're my favourite of Nik's girls?"

She raised her eyebrows, smiling."I am?"

"Yes."He whispered again, leaning closer so that he could whisper into her ear as if he were sharing a deep secret."You don't try to steal him from us, and I haven't seen him smile so much since...ever, actually."

Skylar, honestly touched by his words, returned his smile before she whispered to Kol.

"I like you, too, Kol and I haven't smiled in a long time, either."

His smile made her smile only widen.

Like Klaus, Kol hid behind a smirk, but this had been the first time she had seen Kol genuinely smile.

She let out a laugh as he suddenly dipped her, his singing returning as he picked her up and spun her around once more.

"It can lift you up never let you down, take your world and turn it around, ever since time nothing's ever been found that's stronger than love..."

Kol, at the request of Elijah, finally let her go with a huff.

Elijah patted the table, beckoning his brother over."Come and eat your breakfast!"

Kol, as he was when he was always under the influence, rolled his eyes and finally trailed back over to his breakfast, perching himself back onto the stool. Skylar hid her smile, knowing that Kol would probably return to the smug Mikaelson she was fond of because she was similar.

But the moment they'd shared had made her feel relieved because she had found a group of friends with the Mikaelson's and it was nice they accepted her.

The Salvatore sister, at the behest of Rebekah, sat next to the blonde, pouring herself some orange juice.

"Do you always have family breakfast when you're together?"

Rebekah, Kol, Finn and Elijah turned to her as if she asked if they'd met aliens.

Then, at the look from Elijah, the three siblings spoke in unison.

"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day."

Finn, who'd spent nine centuries in a coffin, spoke for the first time she'd ever heard him speak."It was like this a thousand years ago."

Skylar smiled as she listened to them

It was somewhat funny.

The Original family, notorious for their bloodshed and dysfunctional ways, were more stable than her own family.

She couldn't remember the last time she'd had breakfast with her brothers.

"Even if we all hated each other which, honestly, is half of the time, Elijah has always made us sit down and share breakfast."Rebekah said to Skylar, patting her shoulder."No blood, a proper human breakfast, we did it when we were human."

"...if father hadn't beaten Nik so bad he passed out the entire night."

Elijah, Rebekah and even Finn, looked down at Kol's words.

Skylar spoke up after processing Kol's words."No offence but your father sounds like my father. A real dick."

"That's one way to put it, love."

She turned her head to see Klaus sauntering in, already dressed just like the other men while Rebekah and herself were still wearing their pyjamas.

Kol raised his head from the table when Elijah nudged him."Morning, Nik!"

Klaus chuckled as Finn handed him tea, sitting down at the other head, Elijah at the other."Are you morning drunk, little brother?"

Kol, head on the table, sent his brother a thumbs up.

Klaus smirked, nodding."Fantastic!"

Rebekah looked over at Klaus, shaking her head."He had a liaison with an escort last night."

"She was lovely, Nik, she allowed me to-"

Kol was cut off when Rebekah stuffed some bacon into his mouth, wiping her hand on his shirt, the rest of his sentence coming out in muffles.

Rebekah rolled her eyes, saying to Skylar."It's somewhat cute at first, but he soon becomes annoying."

Skylar hid her smile as Kol attempted to protest but changed his mind and chewed on the bacon. As the female vampire grabbed her fork, her gaze met Klaus'.

The Original hybrid sent her his signature crooked grin, head tilting as he kept her gaze raising his eyebrows in amusement as he felt obviously heard her heart race up when his eyes flashed amber.

Skylar bit her lip, for some odd reason she enjoyed it when his eyes flashed amber.

But, not wanting to give him the pleasure of knowing that even though she knew he already did, Skylar simply rolled her eyes and focused on her food.

He was already far too egotistical.

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