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Sanura Bey


Three years ago

"Do you even know how you're going to get Klaus to trust you?" Katherine asked me as we sat at a bar drinking and walking.

"That's where you're supposed come in. Teach me everything you know then we come up with a plan to set you free." I told her. "What are we doing here anyway?" I asked her.

"We're meeting a friend of mine. You know her." Katherine told me.

"What do you mean? Don't tell me you got my sister involved." I warned her.

"No. I wouldn't want her on this. But it is a family member of ours." She told me looking around the bar.

"Who? We don't have a lot of family." I reminded her taking another drink.

"Nicole Gilbert meet Isobel Fleming. Isobel meet your daughter." I turned and saw a woman who I hadn't seen since I was born.

"Hello Nicole."

"Hello Mother."


Present:

Elena knocked on the door to the Salvatore house while I played with my necklace.

"Are you okay?" Elena asked me.

"Of course I am." I told her putting my lockets down so they rested against my bare skin.

"Hello, Elena. Nicole." Damon greeted when he opened the door.

"Is Stefan here? He called. He said it was important." Elena told him.

"Right this way." He said moving aside for us. We walked into the house as Stefan walked into the entryway.

"Hey." He greeted us but all eyes were for Elena.

"What is this about?" She asked as Rose walked into view. "You." Elena looked at her shocked. We all walked into the living room and Elena plopped herself onto the couch.

"Okay, you have to understand I only know what I've picked up over the years and I don't know what's true and what's not true. It's the problem with all this vampire crap but Klaus, I know he's real." Rose told us.

"Who is he?" Elena asked.

"He's one of the originals, he's a legend." Damon told her.

"From the first generation of vampires." Stefan clarified for her.

"Like Elijah?" Elena asked us.

"No. When it comes to the chain of command Elijah is up there but Klaus is at the top. Hes the king, for lack of a better term." I told them pacing in front of the couch.

"Klaus is known to be the oldest vampire in existence." Stefan told her.

"Okay, so you're saying that the oldest vampire in the history of time is coming after me and Nicole?" Elena asked looking the the three vampires.

"Yes." Rose and I told her.

"No." Stefan corrected us.

"What they're saying is, I mean if what she's saying is true…" Damon said looking at Rose.

"Which it is." Rose told him.

"And you're not saying it so I don't kill you" Damon continued.

"Which I'm not" Rose told him.

"Then we're looking at a solid maybe." Damon said looking at me.

"Look, Elijah's dead, right? So no one else even knows that you exist." Stefan said looking between the tow of us.

"Not that you know of." I told him.

"That's not helping." Damon told me.

"Look, I've never even met anyone who's laid eyes on him. I mean, we're talking centuries of truth mixed with fiction. We don't know if he's real. For all we know he could just be some sort of stupid bed time story." Stefan told us.

"He's real, Stefan, and he doesn't give up. If he wants something, he gets it. If you're not afraid of Klaus, then you're an idiot. I met Klaus. I can tell you what's true and what isn't." I said pushing him back. The odd thing was he moved back quite a bit.

"Alright, we're shaking. You made your point." Damon said looking between me and his brother. After a moment Elena got off the couch.

"Where are you going?" Stefan asked her finally taking confused eyes off me.

"School. I'm late." She told him grabbing her bag.

"Let me grab my stuff, I'll go with you." He said moving from his spot in the living room.

"It's okay, I know where it is." She told him, leaving us all in the living room.


"So what was with that little stunt in the living room this morning?" Damon asked me as I sat on his couch. He offered me a glass of whiskey but I pushed him away. I was already forced to wear something of Jenna's just to hide my pregnancy; I didn't need to be a bad mother on top of that.

"What stunt?" I asked him feigning ignorance.

"C'mon, when you pushed Stefan. There was a little bit of extra strength in it." He told me. I looked away from him towards anywhere but him.

"Look I gotta go. I have a doctor's appointment today." I told him, lying through my teeth

"Yeah sure. Call me, tell me how it goes?" he asked me, giving me an expecting look.

"Sure, Damon. I'll tell you how it goes." I said smiling at him. I quickly left his house and drove off. I had to get somewhere private so I could make my phone call. As I drove I thought about what I was going to say or do. He wouldn't stop texting me, I had hundreds of missed calls. Did he know? How could he? How did he even find the doctor in the first place? How did he know I was alive? How could we have been so stupid to think we would get away with this? Katherine knew better than I did, even I knew better than this. "Damn it!" I hit my hand against the steering wheel. I parked my car alongside the forest and jumped out. I walked into the forest, making sure I still had phone signal as I walked. This would be a long conversation. I dialed the familiar number and waited for an answer.

"Yes?"

"Hello Nik."


A few months ago:

My phone rang off the hook that morning. I was in Nik's warm embrace and just wanted to forget the phone and the plan.

"Nikky, please turn it off." Nik begged me. I rolled out of his arms and grabbed my phone off the night stand.

"Hello?"

"Is this Nicole Gilbert?" a mans voice asked on the other line.

"Yes, who is this?" I asked sitting up. I covered myself up with the blanket.

"This is David with San Antonio Clinic. I'm calling about the receptionist position. Would you be able to come in for an interview today?" He asked me. This was it. Katherine's plan was going into effect now.

"Sure, tell me when you want me there."


Present:

"Nicole Gilbert. How long has it been since I heard from you?" Nik said, I could hear his pain as well as his smirk.

"Couple months or so. That was the plan, kinda backfired though." I told him

"How is this possible? How are you alive?" he asked me, pain leaking through in waves.

"Witch cast a little spell. Saved my ass." I told him looking around making sure I was alone.

"I should have known Katarina would have a witch with her." he said. "But you have a secret don't you? A secret that affects everything about my plans."

"It's not a secret if you know it." I told him.

"You misunderstand, love. Even compelled the doctor wouldn't tell me what your secret is." He told me.

"That's good to know, thanks for the tip."

"What is it?"


A few months ago:

I got up and went to the dresser after having written the false time and place of the interview. I got some of my clothes out of his dresser that I moved into his place a little while back.

"You don't have to go you know." He told me as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"And why's that?" I asked him.

"I'll take care of you. You'd never have to work just tell me what you want, and I'll get it for you." He told me and I smiled.

"Yes, but then what if you're busy? I want something to do during the day." I told him pulling on my pants with difficulty. He moved back and sat on the bed as I dressed.

"I could give you something to do during the day." he told me with a lust filled look.

"That can only be done so many times before one of us either tires or is in too much pain." I laughed at him.

"I think we could arrange something if that happened. Why do you want a job anyway?" he asked me.

"Like I said, it'd just be something to do during the day. It's an 8-5 position, no late nights nothing too early in the morning. It's perfect for me." I told him straddling his lap.

"Spend your days helping people then spend your nights helping me?" He asked me and I laughed.

"Something like that." I told him.

"Just be careful on the roads and in the office. Humans are idiots." he warned me.

"Yes, but what are we if not the same race? Humans's have such a short life that we have to be idiots." I told him.

"What if you could be something other than human?" he asked me. His expression was serious as a heart attack. I'd never imagined that he'd ask me this question.

"How can we not be human? What else could we be?"


Present:

"I'm waiting, Nicole." he told me

"I bet you are, Nik."


A few months ago:

"Let's talk about this later. Tonight at dinner." he told me and I raised an eyebrow at him.

"I wasn't aware we made plans." I told him.

"I made a reservations for us." he told me and my smile faltered before perking back up.

"Where at?" I asked him. If he kept the reservation then he would be dinning alone.

"It's a surprise." he told me pulling me closer to him.

"Tell me." I said trying to convince him.

"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise." He told me smiling. It wasn't often he smiled at someone, but when he did he looked almost angelic.

"Maybe I don't like surprises." I told him

"You and I both know better than that." he told me giving me a look.

"Oh, very well. Keep it a secret." I told him giving him a small kiss. "I have to go, or I'll be late." I told him trying to pull awau.

"Then be late. Don't get hired." He told me holding me tight enough to keep me in place without hurting me.

"I want this job, Nik. Please let me go to the interview?" I asked him giving him my best puppy dog look. He laughed at my face and released his grip.

"Okay, if this is what you want. I love you." He told me before I left the room.

"I love you to Nik. I'll see you later." I gave him a kiss and left.


Present:

"Tell me, what are you hiding from me?" he asked me keeping his voice as calm as possible.

"I'm pregnant, Nik." I finally told him

"So, not only did you kill yourself you cheated on me also." he said drawing his own situation.

"Nope, I didn't sleep with anyone but you. It's your baby Nik. You're going to be a father." I told him. He was silent on the other end for quite some time. "Say something, Nik."


A few months ago:

"I walked out to the car that Katherine had sent to me. The driver was compelled to do her part as I was prepared to do mine.

"Drive." the compelled woman drove to the false interview. If everything had gone to according to the plan we'd made three years ago, then these were my final moments. My phone started ringing and it was him. I took a deep calming breathe and answered it.

"I just left our place and now you're calling me again?" I asked him.

"Please tell me your not driving." he said on the other end.

"I'm not. A friend of mine had some shopping to do in the area so she's driving me to the interview and waiting until I get done. Then I'm doing some shopping for tonight. It is our anniversary, remember?" I asked him.

"Of course I remember." he said after a slight pause.

"Niklaus Mickalson. Did you forget our anniversary already? I reminded you last night as well." I said laughing lightly. I watched the lights turn from green to yellow to red then back to green. Soon.

"Why do you think I made the special reservation?" he asked me. I looked out the driver's window and watched as the 18-wheeler made its way to us, running the red light. It blew it's horn at us, signaling us it was here.

"Watch out!" I screamed for Nik to hear. Then the crash came. It wasn't quick like people say it is, it hurt like hell and the phone in my hand had Nik screaming my name. I knew he would try to get to me and I knew he would be too late. I felt my world go black as I whispered one last word.

"Nik..."

Everything went dark and silent.


Present:

"How could I be a father? I can't have children like this." he reminded me.

"And there aren't supposed to be twin doppelgangers, but here I am." I reminded him.

"How long have you known?" he asked me.

"Right before you started talking to me again." I told him.

"Vampires can't have children, Nikky." he said, trying to take it all in.

"I know, Nik. Maybe whatever out there decided to create two doppelgangers decided to give you a try at being a father." I told him

"I won't be a good one." he told me.

"How do you know until you give it a try? You have to wait for the child to be born before you can decide if you'll be a good father or not." I told him, trying to comfort him.

"What plan were you going to use on me?" he asked me. I bit my lip for a moment, thinking how to answer.

"I was to make you fall in love with me, then die, then take my twins place in the sacrifice." I told him and he was silent.

"Has our child changed your mind? Will you live for it?" He asked me. He sounded worried, like I was going to leave him all alone with the baby. I laughed a little

"I won't leave you alone with our baby Nik. I'm going to be the best mother I can be with the best man I could ask for a father for my baby." I told him. After a few more moments talking about what we'd been doing the past few months and the baby I hung up on him. It was like we'd never been separated. I drove back him to see Elena and Stefan hugging each other on the porch. I'll have to tell them, soon.