I don't own ASOUE…that's such a funny word, don't you think? Heh. But I do own the book Klaus reads…don't go looking for it. Its my imaginary book… Therefore…don't go stealing it! I had to make this stuff up…its MINE! :P
A/N: I'm getting a lot of emails…and I'm almost at twenty reviews…I'm hoping I reach twenty while I'm writing this story. I'm eating sugar puffs, and I'm letting my fingers type away, no matter how much my...shoulder hurts. Oh, yes, and the Cari broke more than just her arm, she broke her leg, and she fractured a rib. I was just lazy. Sorry. Oh yes, I based it on what I know…so both. The Movie and the Books. With no more questions…lets continue with the STORY!
Chapter 6 The Walk By
"Klaus, take her upstairs to my room, she's staying in there." Violet set the keys in another one of her inventions and he nodded, closing the door with his left foot and started for the stairs.
"Am I hurting you?" Klaus asked, and Cari winced,
"It's…just a pinch."
"I'm sorry." He walked into Violet's room and set her on the separate bed that his sister set out already.
"It's ok…and thanks…Klaus." She smiled and yawned faintly.
"Go ahead and rest." Klaus said and he walked to the door and waved at her, but she was already asleep. He sighed happily and walked out of the room to be confronted with Ben.
"Oh, Ben. It's you." Klaus gasped and Ben slammed his fist on the wood behind him, barring Klaus to the wall.
"Who do you think you are?" he seethed and Klaus answered,
"What- Ben? What are you talking about?" and Ben hit the wall again and Klaus saw his arm shake with fury.
"Don't you dare hurt my sister…" He growled, and pushed his way into the room, "Cari…" Ben said gently, and Klaus ran down the stairs, not wanting to hear the rest.
"Violet!" Klaus panted, and Violet looked up, "I believe Ben has gone mad."
"You would be like that too if someone wanted to go out with Sunny."
"I don't…want to go out…with Cari. She is my friend." Klaus said with his eyes closed and his breathing was deep. Do I?
"Sure you don't." She said sarcastically, returning to her newspaper. Klaus shook his head and applied his glasses. He was going to read a book, and that book would make him feel better. Klaus went to his room, which had another bed in there.
"What the…" and Klaus looked around, Ben's shirt…Ben's shirt…his pants…Oh, God I'm not sharing. Klaus looked like he could cry of he could blow up on anyone.
"Mr. Klaus!" Bri was standing behind him; Klaus turned rigidly, staring at the little girl. Who…is she to walk…Klaus's face grew soft. She's so cute… and that's when he realized his mistake,
"RUGBY TACKLE!" And Klaus was knocked to the floor by two miniature kids and his spectacles skid on the floor under his bed, never to be found again.
"Son of a…" He laid his head on the floor as the girls hit him with their small hands.
"Kill the monster!" Sunny giggled, and Bri laughed. And just as he thought his life couldn't get any worse, Bri went and punched him in the –
"HOOOOLY FRUIT CAKES!" Klaus instantly rolled into fetal position on his side as tears threatened to fall.
"We killed him! Lets get Ben!" Sunny pulled Bri out of the room and Klaus just groaned inwardly. Just my luck…Klaus growled and attempted to stand, stumbling a bit,
"Ow, ow, ow…" he muttered, slipping on Ben's pants. Klaus came crashing on his chin and his right palm, helping release the stress on his jaw. With his left hand, he grabbed his glasses, applied them again and stood harshly. It has only been twenty minutes and he had already managed to get his blood boiling.
Klaus made his way to the private library, and after shutting the door; he stood by the wall, looking for a good book to read. His fingers lingered on the spines of the books as his eyes read for a title that seemed interesting. He silently pulled out three books and stacked them next to his couch, and he took his spot. Picking up the top one, he read the title,
The Walk By
He flicked through the pages then when back to the first page, the dedication page. To My Love, Helene Gaines? Klaus wondered slightly who this was, but not lingering on it like he usually would; Klaus turned the page and began reading out loud.
"Today is the 5th of December. The snow covered the ground like powered wigs upon the head of judges. If one looked closely enough on the walk by, they could see the rabbits plow through the ice and slush, hurrying home to rest their large paws. But the reason I am out in this cold, yet beautiful weather is to find my love. The most extraordinary woman in the world. She wasn't the most beautiful…various woman I have been with were much more lovely to gaze at, but this woman was different. She was purity, the untainted form of a woman, the type of woman to love…not to bed and leave." Klaus raised his eyebrow and looked at that line again. He reread it out loud when he heard a voice.
"So now you're a romantic?" Klaus looked up from his book and was stunned and horrified by what he saw.
"Cari! Not without crutches! Why are you up!? You could've died!" He was rushing his way toward her and she giggled,
"No, I'm fine. Really, I am."
"Well, I'm not." Klaus picked her up gently and placed her on the couch to lie down. "How did you get to this wing, anyway?"
"I walked." She said bluntly and Klaus rolled his eyes,
"You walked?! Violet's room is on the east wing! This is the west wing!" Klaus kneeled next to her and checked her legs.
"Klaus, I'm fine. Seriously." She coughed lightly, and his face showed nothing but worry and heartache.
"You are trying to kill me with worry…" Klaus chuckled and Cari smiled,
"No…I just wanted to get away from Ben and his constant rambling." Cari sighed, "I didn't get any sleep when you left…because of him." Klaus looked at her hesitantly,
"You should go, your brother-"
"I just want you to read to me. My father did that for me when I was little." She looked to the side, and Klaus kept his eyes on her, searching for any lies.
"Ok. I'll read." Klaus sat on the edge of the couch and put a pillow on between his leg and her head so she could lean on it. He watched her hair fall off the side of the couch as she looked to the side. Klaus picked up the book that he dropped on the floor in his scramble to help out the injured girl who is currently next to him. He turned to the page and then opened his mouth,
"This woman…" he looked at Cari again and continued, "her name was Celeste. Celeste Forbes. I once met this woman in a church; I was there to confess my sins to the Father. I walked to the confession room not noticing the woman under her drapes and roses in the walk by. I told the Father I had just slain a man, the very same man who had slaughtered my brother, Augustus. Everything I had done, I had felt being lifted of my shoulders as he reassured me that the lord loved me. That I was one of his children, and believe me, I have heard this plenty a time. And I nodded, and gave my peace. Stepping out of the box, I looked into the seats and there she sat." Klaus licked his finger and turned the page, glancing at Cari, before starting again.
"In this walk by…I stopped. I was in awe of something, It might have been the bruise on her left cheek, or the way her lip with torn with such…such brutality. Who had done this to such a woman, I asked myself. Before I even knew what I was doing, and reached out for the woman and she let her hood drop. Her hair was a silky black, and it had lost it luster and only gave off a dull appearance, her nose was small but round, just like her rosy cheeks. Her face looked like it had been sculpted out of ice, and it amazed me that I was even giving her my time. 'Take my hand.' I said. 'I shall take you away from pain.' And she looked at me with her gray blue eyes, hesitant, like that of a squirrel in front of a chariot pulled by stallions." He turned the page once again and was he was confronted with a picture, which he passed without looking at it.
"Celeste looked away from me, everything else became interesting, and she sighed to herself. Her bosom rose with each heavy sigh and breath she made. I dropped my hand in embarrassment from rejection. She had rejected me…but then it was my time to be shocked, she held her hand to me, Celeste held out her hand. 'Come with me.' She said; her voice was laced with sincerity as I took her hand." Klaus stopped and looked at Cari as her eyes were closed. Something was wrong though, Klaus felt it. He looked closely and he saw the warm tears pouring out from under her closed eyelids.
"Cari?" Klaus kneeled on the floor next to her, and he heard her breath hitch in her throat. With his thumb and index fingers, he gently turned her head to face him. "Cari, look at me."
Cari slowly opened her eyes and green met a mixture of brown, green, hints of blue.
"I miss him…" she sniffled, her eyes wavering as a more tears threatened to fall. Klaus's eyes blinked slowly.
"Your father…how did he die?" Klaus didn't want to know at all, and his stomach twisted as tears fell once again.
"A fire." Klaus closed his eyes, tears begging to fall. "Cari…" Klaus looked at her again and her eyes were blurred with tears. It was Olaf? Or was it…Cari? It's ok… Klaus said with his eyes and silence as she cried softly. Klaus looked at the doorway, which was still open, he had the feeling he was being watched, but not wanting to leave Cari, he didn't.
Klaus then moved his hand so it cupped her tear-stained cheek. Cari stared into his eyes again before she felt his lips against hers. A Moment…a moment…Cari thought as her eyes widened and closed as she pressed against his kiss.
I only want to help…to help…to be there for you…Klaus wanted nothing more than to hold out his hand and help her, to be the one to save her. Cari's hand brushed his defined cheek and slid into his curly locks, down to his neck.
"Klaus…" she broke away and his eyes were slightly closed still as he looked into her eyes,
"I-I'm sorry…I…" And Klaus looked down.
"Sit with me." She said, patting the couch side and he listened sitting by her as she attempted to sit up. He didn't want to touch her, he was afraid…afraid he might do that again, that he might anger her. Don't mess with something good…rang in his mind, and he closed his eyes violently. Cari settled with her back against his shoulder and chest and her wounded leg out on the couch. Klaus wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly, not as much to hurt her, but as much to let her know he's there.
"Cari?"
"Shh…stay with me…like this…" and she leaned her head to the side and Klaus rested his chin in the crook of her neck. He could feel her warmth, smell her scent…that of ripe cherries. Most of all, he could hear her heartbeat, that slow but steady rhythm. Cari's fingers trailed on his broad hands, drawing tiny circles as she listened to him breathe.
"Look at them." Violet whispered to Ben who wanted to smile, but knew not to.
"It looks true, doesn't it?" He whispered back and Violet leaned on the wall,
"Looks? That's true, my friend." And Ben looked at her with that protective brother look. "Don't give me that look." Violet swatted playfully at his chest and he peeked back in. Ben took a sip of his tea that seeming came out of nowhere like it usually does and looked at Violet.
"Want some?"
"Why not." She took his cup and sipped on the green tea, and sighed, savoring the flavor. Ben smiled at her,
"I meant from downstairs." And he took his cup back,
"Well you offered!" And she chuckled and Ben covered her mouth quickly. Klaus looked up from his nice spot and searched the room,
"Did you hear that?"
"Mmm? Hear what?" And Klaus looked at the door and replied,
"Nothing." But he kept looking at the door until Cari got his attention with a giggle,
"Trust me…and stay." And Klaus didn't object and leaned back, letting her lay against his broad chest. She was comfortable in his arms and he spoke, his voice making his chest vibrate,
"I trust you, Cari. I trust you." He sighed against her neck. Cari nodded and drew circles on his hands again.
What they didn't notice was on the book on the floor. The picture Klaus hadn't bothered to look at. It was a black and white picture of a doubtful man taking the hand of Celeste on walk by.
Celeste was the man's sanctuary, just like Cari is the temple of Klaus. Cari is my…sanctuary. My safe haven…and they fell asleep on the couch, with the two eldest watching in the walk by.
Ok, I hop you liked this one…it took a whole lot of Sugar Puffs…to get me all hyped up…now…I'm running out of IDEAS…I'm getting writers block and it isn't a pretty thing…believe me. I almost reached 20 in one day…but unfortunately…I only got 19, but I'm still HAPPY! At least I'm in the double digits! Review and I'll update! PEACE TO THE WORLD!