When I woke next I was alone in the bedroom. I didn't feel any different after Klaus started the mating ritual. I felt as if I betrayed my people my family. The wolfs knew that a soul bond was a blessing and shouldn't fight. But to her it was a curse. I wasn't blind Klaus wanted power, power she had that he can grasp if he so choose.
Pulling my legs towards my chest I looked out the bedroom window. The small seat that I was currently sitting in. I could see the woods that was at the back of the house. I saw two males and one female. If they were created or one of the seven she didn't know. She kept to the small confines of the room buying her time to see a why back.
Part of me worried about Stefan but the way Elijah had said that he will soon wake made a small weight left from her shoulders. She always thought that love will come when she was ready that who ever she gave her heart to will give theirs back as well. Now she was in the beginning of a mating ritual that didn't hold any significant amount of love or longing.
My head turned at the sound of the door opening. A blonde woman walked and stood by her. Her blue eyes just like that of another and knew right away this was one of the seven. Her outfit was that of a black crop top with a small sweater over it with black leggings. She held an air of indifference but one could see the insecurities that she held if one knew where to look.
"Alright little lady Nik sent me to get you ready" hands on her hips as she spoke down to me. I haven't said a word and turned back to the window at hand. I heard her huff and walked towards the walk in closet that was not even five feet from me.
"We are going out. Now you can either mope around or I can force you to get ready which is it darling"
She turned but jumped back when she noticed I was behind her the whole time. For one of the seven she really didn't have higher hearing. My eyes darkened and my teeth bared.
"I will be going nowhere. I suggest you leave"
''Who the hell do you think you are?! You will get ready I will not be daggered because Nik's bitch of a mate refuses to complete the ritual"
She moved as if to shove into the closet but I twisted out of her reach and felt a rush of wind flow by and the woman was pushed out of the room the door slamming on it's own the last thing I saw was her blue eyes wide in shock. I looked down at my hands this was magic she didn't have the affinity for air that was more of Daniel's expertise.
I could mess with inanimate objects like when she messed with Stefan's car. See into anyone's mind and make them do anything they normally wouldn't do she was just normal that way. Or normal as far as she could be. Vampires born had different powers or none at all. Magic was one ability that none have seen since Vladimir.
Taking a deep breath and counted to ten I calmed. It must be something wrong with her. Sitting back by the windowsill she kept looking out. She didn't know when he came but she felt him. I knew he wasn't in the house he came by to tell her himself. I didn't want to know what he was doing but hoped it didn't involve those she made friends with.
Soon enough her door opened. Wearing a dark green jacket with a dark grey V neck. His blue eyes were fighting between that of blue and gold. He was upset she could not only tell but feel it as if it was she were the one who felt it first. I knew it was the mating bond a part of the ritual that he forced on me.
When he drank my blood and he made me drink his the link was formed. Whatever he was feeling she felt and I hated it. He knelt down so he was the same height as I was. Softly pulling my chin so I faced him. His eyes searching mine.
"Why continue to fight it love?"
"I rather die."
His eyes flashed an angry gold and his chest vibrated with an angry growl. His hand cupped my chin roughly keeping it in place when I tried to move away.
"You wish to be rid of me that easily? The ritual will continue you will have no choice. Your mind will succumb to nothing you will be a walking shell of the person you used to be. All this can be avoided if you just fell in to fate's desire."
I looked deep into his eyes and secretly went into his mind. Flashes of town after town and screams of the now deceased crossed her vision. His face with an evil smirk and blood dripping down his chin. My people slaughtered for not giving into to this man demands.
They knew that a soul bond was sacred that it was wrong to fight the ones fated to be together. Yet they never told where she was which was her family's home. One person a young wolf no older then eleven told him that even if he were told he couldn't enter for the protective barriers will not permit anyone with malicious.
He tore into her neck tell her body was nothing but an empty flesh bag. I held in a sob her people were royal they looked up and loved their family as their own. Their families will be given anything they could give to help ease their lost ones though no one should have died not for her.
The vision swarmed into what she could only think was the foyer of the house she was in. Caroline and Klaus were growling at one and other Caroline's eyes black from running mascara. When she heard that she should have ended me while I was in her reach made scoff with disbelief. She couldn't even if she tried for one she didn't stand a chance since at the time I didn't disguise myself as a human.
That and Stefan and Damon wouldn't have let her get far. But it was Klaus's eyes that caught me by surprise when he heard what Caroline had said his eyes shown worry and concern. If she dare think it she would say love. Pulling out of his memories I didn't bother to listen what he had been saying. This meant nothing he still killed innocents and that will not stand she will avenge her people this way even if it meant her life.
"I will gladly welcome it." I hissed back and glared. "Many of my people's lives killed at your hand they didn't deserve what happened just like you and your mother. However what is to come will be what you deserve. I would never love someone who never will be able to love me as you are incapable of such feelings your memories have told me such"
Klaus was angry. More so then when he first arrived he pushed me back the small windowsill pressing my back. I could hear the glass cracking with the force that was being pressed by my body. He pinned my arms to my side and kissed me forcefully his fang bitting my lip and sucked the blood that came out.
I tried to fight him off but he refused to release his hold. His mouth moved to my neck and he kept bitting and nipping my flesh. My body betrayed me and I let out a soft moan. A warm tingling feeling filled my body and my eyes widen as my body accepted his thus completely competing the second step. She didn't have to voice her acceptation she could if she so wished but any type of acceptation be it sexual or verbal the bond will accept.
My body accepted that this man was the only one who will bed me. To fill his seed into my womb no matter if her grandfather spelled forbid his kind to have any children. In that acceptation my body trusted his own. That he will protect what was his. But I wasn't his I didn't want to be his. No matter what my body so desperately craved his own.
I felt his hands go under my shirt yes I did change into a baggy white shirt and found baggy sweat pants. Anything to keep him at bay. Not dressing up like he wanted so badly for me to. I moaned and hissed when he moved to the other side of my neck where his mark was left. I didn't even feel when he let go of my arms or that my arms were now around his shoulders.
Klaus picked me up and roughly put me on the bed never once breaking contact with my body. Our breath became heavy with need and want. I even dared to sink my own fangs into his neck hearing him moan made me continued. It felt like an outer body experience. It felt like I wasn't in control of what was happening. Was this what it felt like to be with one's soul mate?
"That's my girl give in" he whispered hotly in my ear. I felt whatever took hold of me break in two. The reality of what I have been doing hit me like the burning rays of the sun. I started to panic I was still pure and wasn't at all ready for any of this.
"NO! STOP"
"Do you really want me to sweetheart?" He didn't seemed phased in the slightest. He softly bit my earlobe and had to hold back yet another moan. Glaring at nothing in peculiar I tried to push him off.
"GET. OFF. ME!" It happened like everything was in slow motion. My hands glowed a white light and Klaus hissed in pain. With regain strength I haven't felt since arriving at this hellish place tossed him aside like he was nothing but a fly to smack away.
Using my vampire speed I ran out the room the door slamming as if to buy me more time. I almost ran into the blonde vampire I never knew the name of. Her eyes wide and realized that I was trying to escape. She tried to tackle me but I was quick to side step her and her body fell to a nearby table. From the sound of it it must have been glass. I never stopped to look and kept running.
I will no longer wait to buy myself more time. If anything I didn't have much time left to rely on anyone to help me this was my problem and I won't let anyone else get hurt. I could hear Klaus running to catch up to me. I didn't look back and kept my eyes forward. I had to get back to the boardinghouse.
As if my mind knew my hands glowed bright again and the surrounding trees have fallen with many thuds. I heard Klaus's yell profanities and knew he was slowed down for a sort time. I don't know what has happening and why I was able to do any of this. But that will have to wait.
The boardinghouse was slowly coming into view. It seemed like Klaus's home was not that far the side if the boardinghouse came into view first and knew I had to run for the front door. Pushing myself faster then I ever could go I continued but luck seemed to die on me. Klaus had caught up somehow and was no longer behind me but in front of me.
"You will stop this foolishness! You are my mate! Accept it let me prove to you I can be what you need!" He shouted. I had to stop myself from running the opposite way. He could surely catch me then.
I could see the desperate need in his eyes for me to go with him and I felt a pang of guilt flow through me. I flinched feeling his pain like it was my own. I shook my head slowly I felt my tears falling before I could stop them.
"You don't know what I need. You don't even know how to give it. And I am truly sorry but you cannot give me what I wish for and that is love can you love someone Klaus can you stop wanting the power you want from the mating with me?"
Klaus didn't answer and stepped forward I vamp sped towards him and it looked like he expected it and threw me over his shoulder. I gasped as I landed on my side. Still I got up quickly trying to make it inside.
"I WANT YOU! I COULD LOVE YOU IF YOU JUST GAVE THIS A CHANCE! NOW I SEE THAT I WILL HAVE TO GO THE HARD WITH YOU! YOU WILL COME TO LOVE ME EVEN IF YOU HATE ME FIRST!" He roared in angry lunging to catch him.
I almost saw him transform into his wolf form but out of nowhere Stefan came into view and snapped his neck. I gasped as I heard his neck snap flinching as I felt the pain. Stefan nodded towards the house. "Go!" I didn't want to leave Stefan but he picked up Klaus and vamp sped along with his body.
I used my own sped and ran into the front door. My body slamming into another. I was ready to fight and a pair of hands grabbed my arms.
"Let go of me!"
"Julie! It's me Danny!"
My eyes widen further and my eyes looked up to see my only brother worry clouding his eyes.
"Daniel?!"
Stefan didn't stop as he drove his car faster to New Orleans. He had to find Julie's brother. Knowing that time was running sort. He didn't know how to go about finding him besides the code word. New Orleans was a big city but from the sounds of it it won't be easy finding him.
When he got there he drove slowly trying to get a feel where this brother might be. He didn't know where to start looking so he thought of the first place his brother would go to which was a bar. Not looking at the name he walked in. Up by the counter was a lady with dark skin and brown hair.
She looked up as he walked in the ringing of the bell alerting her of his entry. Stefan walked up and sat at the bar stool. The woman moved so she was standing in front of him behind the counter. She was cleaning a shot glass when he came in.
"What can I get you?" She asked him eyeing him rather strangely. Stefan sighed and asked for a bourbon. The lady got his drink and set it on a napkin in front of him.
"Seems like your having a hard time." She told him Stefan looked at woman closely and felt that maybe she might be a clue to help find Julie's brother.
"Story of my life."
"Yeah? What to talk about it?"
Stefan had to word it carefully before answering. He thought of Julie and how she spoke think if he did what Julie might say he will get further. Looking around at the bar he noticed that not many people where in it. Though it was the afternoon. There was a couple who he can tell were tourist and a man his short hair covered by a cap. His light skin matched his dark green eyes.
He sat at a table by the window a single glass sat in front of him. Stefan could tell he was secretly watching him which he found rather odd. He looked back at the bar keep and decided to act.
"Just looking for a friends brother. Hard to find."
"And you think that person is in New Orleans?"
"What is your name?" He asked her. Taken a bit back the bar keep narrowed her eyes but answered him nonetheless.
"Sophie"
'Well Sophie I been told I was abe to find him here."
He quickly looked into her eyes to compel her. "What can you tell me about Nightingales?"
Sophie was quick and stabbed him with a kitchen knife on his hand. "Nice try vampire. Your powers don't work here" she hissed at him as she leaned closer to him.
"Sophie! Marcel will be very displeased when he hears how your treating guest" The man who was watching him came up towards them.
Sophie glared at him and yanked the knife and Stefan grunted as the knife left his hand. He turned towards the new comer who eyed him.
"Come with me"
Stefan felt like he had no choice he could have left and tried again but something told him it was best to follow him. So he did. They walked down the street both not speaking. He came to a house with a courtyard and it's pillars held an engraved M Stefan didn't want linger it's meaning.
Soon the man yelled for a another names Marcel. Walking down the side of the compound stairs was a man with dark skin and steel blue eyes. His eyes narrowed as he looked at Stefan.
"Percy what have you brought me?"
The man who was Percy nodded towards Stefan and looked back at Marcel. "This vampire tried to compel Sophie he asked about Nightingales and we were told if someone were to ask about them to inform you"
Marcel's eyes widen as he looked back to Stefan. He nodded his head and Percy had vamp sped away. Leaving the two vampires alone.
"Did my sister sent you?"
"Are you talking about Julie. Are you her brother or can you lead me to him?"
"Don't be mistaken created. Though we look different she is by all means my sister."
Stefan didn't know if it was true Julie was pale compared to him but he did look a bit like Julie's father.
"I was told her brother's was named Daniel you hold no such name."
Marcel smirked and let out a chuckle. "Undercover dude you better tell me what happened to my sister"
Stefan didn't have time to debate this Julie needed him. He eyed this person a bit more before he spoke.
"From what I gather you know what's happening at least I hope. She's in trouble her soulmate has and from what I hear your family doesn't want her near him"
He watched as his eyes darken leaving nothing but his steel irises to show. He growled as he slammed Stefan to the wall. "Klaus has her?!"
"How do you know his name?"
"He was once my adoptive father as a way to get closer to the seven! Take me to her now!"
Stefan was shocked it seemed there was more that needed to be explained he went after Daniel who called himself Marcel to hide to get Intel on Klaus's family it was all just confusing questions would need to be answered.
Until they got Julie back he was sure he will get them he just hoped they got back in time