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Sigrid was getting prepared for her shift at the kindergarden and jawed loudly. She did it as a reflex, she hadn't been a vampire for a very long time so all her human features were still intact and that's the way she wanted it to be so she kept doing them to not forget. She didn't really have to work at the kindergarden, no her job as a fashion writer on one of Sweden's biggest fashion magazines gave her plenty of money to keep her satisfied, the kindergarden she did just for fun even though it was starting to wear her out. Many of her friends from high school had already had kids when Sigrid was turned into a vampire but the thought of having a child had never appealed to her when she was human and she had known that the idea would have to grow on her for another couple of human years before even considering it. A couple of months later she was turned by Elijah and the possibility of her ever being a mother was suddenly gone and it left her with an unfunny feeling in her guts. Working at the kindergarden helped her to deal with that in the best way she knew how and after a while the idea of not having kids didn't feel so bad. It was comforting and it had also helped her to control her blood thirst around humans since she knew that she would do anything in her power not to harm any of the kids she had come to like so much and much to her liking it had worked.
Sigrid took one glance at the watch and quickly dressed, she couldn't be late for her shift. She dressed in a long black maxi dress and a jeansvest and her long blonde hair was hanging loose over her shoulders and back. She put her walk in daylight ring on her middle finger and quickly got out of the apartment.
Outside the sun was shining and Sigrid felt pure bliss by just listening to her favorite song while feeling the warmth of the sun kissing her skin. Just as she rounded the corner of Hamngatan she bumped into someone, without having to look she knew who it was.
"Are you in a hurry love?" His eyes pierced hers as his hands got a steady grip around her arms.
"As a matter of fact I am! I'm really late for work so if you could just let go of my arms…" she trailed off while still looking into those ice blue eyes of his and found that he was even more handsome than she remembered from the night before.
"I will…if you agree to meet me after your shift at the kindergarten is done" The smile already on his lips broadened.
"If I say yes will you let me go?" She looked away not wanting to get smuttered by his smile.
"Yes, just one last thing before you go love." His grip around her arms wasn't as hard as it had been from the beginning and she turned to face him.
"What?" She searched his face for a clue of what he might ask but found it hard to concentrate on anything while his intense gaze was still on her.
"What's your name?" She was amazed, how was it even possible that he didn't know her name when he had been stalking her for over two weeks and surely Elijah would have told him, how else would he have known how to find her? It was really weird and she would have liked to stay and confront him about it but remembered that she had somewhere to be and that she was late, it really was time to get going. His grip around her arms had loosened and she saw her chance to make and exit.
"Sigrid, my name is Sigrid." She simply said and then she was gone.
Sigrid was her name. He had heard the kids at the kindergarden call her "Sig" and it all made sense now. And what a unusual and beautiful accent she had, he hadn't noticed the night before but now it was obvious. It wasn't a heavy one but it made her even more intriguing. Thinking about her Klaus almost felt sick to his stomach about what he might find out about her and Elijah at their little date later. What if she was nothing like he had imagined and even worse what if she had some kind of debt to Elijah to settle? He knew Elijah wasn't like that but he knew that whatever relationship Elijah and Sigrid had had Elijah surely wouldn't be happy about this little situation. Klaus was now trying to seduce one of his spawns, and not just any spawn, the one he had made vampire just because he wanted to be with her probably forever. Elijah wasn't the one to turn anyone unless it had some kind of purpose and if love had been the purpose of this one then he was in deep shit.
Klaus pushed the thought away. For once in his life he did something in purpose to feel something else than disappointment, revenge and anger. He did this simply to feel happy and that was definitely a first. Elijah would understand, at least Klaus hoped that he would.
The shift at the kindergarten felt like it wasn't ever going to end but at the same time Sigrid was creeped out by the though of her and Klaus chitchatting away over a cup of coffee even tough this was the most exciting thing that had happened to her in months maybe even years. A lot of questions were tangling into each other inside of her head. Was he here to settle the debt or did he really "fancy" her as he so nicely had put it, because really, why would he? She didn't at all seem like his type of girl, if he had a type that is. He was polished and looked handsome with his blonde hair and dazzling smile and she knew she looked good but not at all in the same way as he did. She was a fashionista with a very unique style and had nothing she thought would ever appeal to him.
Sigrid said goodbye to the remaining kids and she could feel Klaus gaze burning into her back the minute she closed the gate and went out into the parking lot.
"Hallå där!" she said and his eyebrows rose in an confused look, she ignored it. "Where do you want to take me? I'd love some coffee" She continued and kept up the good mood while the kindergarden was still visible behind them so that non of the kids would wonder about Klaus tomorrow. They ended up at a place in the old part of stockholm and it was absolutely beautiful. They sat on the opposite side from each other and she was determined to get to the point right away so they could wrap this whole thing up. If the debt was being collected she wanted to know right away.
"So…." She said and looked into her coffee cup.
"Why did Elijah turn you, sweetheart and when exactly did he do this?" Klaus face was blank showing no emotions as he took a sip of his coffee and awaited her answer.
"Oh, you don't know?" She was surprised by his question. He couldn't possibly settle a debt he didn't even know existed. A wave of relief rushed through her body and she exhaled deeply when she realized that he must be telling the truth about the fancy thing then. A warm feeling was beginning to spread inside her chest but she quickly regained her composure because she still would have to tell him what had happened.
"No, I haven't got a clue love. But I would like you to tell me. Right now." His face was still emotionless.
"He saved my life" She said shortly. "I thought you were here to settle the debt" She looked up at him and she could see a glimmer of surprise in his eyes.
"Elijah wouldn't want anything in return from you, especially not if it was an act of love." He said dryly not wanting to look her in the eye.
"No, Elijah is an honest man and that's exactly what he told me but you can't be careful enough around you originals, and he told me things about you that I am sure to be true so I thought maybe you were here to settle his debt for him without him knowing about it" Klaus looked up and her eyes were suddenly steady on his and it was obvious that he was offended by her statement.
"I promise you Sigrid, my intentions concerning you have nothing to do with my brother. You simply caught my eye and I have found that I am extremely intrigued by you and now that we have cleared your non-existing relationship with my brother I am going to try to seduce you in the best way I know how. But I would still very much like to know what happened. I don't want to step on any toes here, especially not the toes of my brother. " His eyes were serious and somehow she knew he was being sincere. She could feel her face turning into a smile and the smile seemed to surprise him.
"I can see why you'd want that, but it's really not that much to say about it." Sigrid straightened her back and took a sip of her coffee and she could see Klaus straightening up a bit too, his eyes never leaving hers.
"As you may know since you've been stalking me for over two weeks I am a fashion writer for a big magazine here in Sweden" She looked at him and saw his eyes widen by what she had just said.
"To judge by the look on your face you didn't know that but I am and have a pretty famous name around the fashion world. From time to time I do some modeling as well and last november I was in a fashion show at the New York fashion week. I was wearing a dress that was worth a ridiculous amount of money and at the same time there was this silly rumor going around saying that I dated Kanye West, which was weird really because I've only met him once. Anyway, there was a lot of haters involved and after the show I went out for a quick smoke when a gang of people that obviously didn't like me saw me and attacked me and they almost beat me to death trying to rip the dress off me in one piece saying that I should stay away from Kanye. Luckily for me Elijah had seen me at the runway and had gotten quite smitten by my appearance and when he found me there almost beaten to death he acted quickly and decided to turn me. At first I felt like I had to like him back since he saved my life but he noticed quite quickly that the feelings wasn't mutual and we parted as friends. He taught me all about the vampire life and I will always be grateful for what he did."
Klaus didn't say anything for a few minutes and they sat in silence for a moment before he opened his mouth.
"Well, Elijah has always been into fashion and has a very good taste in women. I can see why you caught his eye since you are both of the two combined" His eyes landed steady on hers. "But tell me love, if you know fashion that good and can make a living out of it why do you work at the kindergarden?"
"I never wanted kids when I was human but when I turned and realized that I never would have any I felt truly sad about it. The kids at the kindergarden makes it possible for me to feel content with my vampire life and the best part about it is that when they are old enough they begin school and I never have to see them grow old, and they never have to see me not grow old. They will always remain the same to me and it makes me feel good." She blushed and continued
"Does it sound silly?" He rose his eyebrows and looked at her for a moment before he answered.
"No, the silly part is that you almost got killed for a dress and Kanye West, does he know that by the way?" Sigrid laughed at what he had just said but Klaus was being dead serious.
"No, I've just met him once for a fashion report I was writing" She hadn't told anyone about this and it felt good to talk to somebody about it. Nobody except for Klaus and Elijah knew about her vampire life and even though she had chosen not to tell her family and friends it could get kind of lonely and here he was, asking her about it like it wasn't something out of the ordinary and it just felt so good. He was a very serious man, Klaus but she couldn't help feeling very at ease with him being around which was kind of weird since she knew that he probably was the last man she should feel at ease with. Sigrid was aware of every move he made, he may not be her typical choice of man but he sure looked handsome and ridiculously sexy when he smiled. It happened so rarely but when he did she noticed that her stomach went crazy with butterflies, but she wouldn't be that easy and naive, if he wanted to get to know her as he claimed that he wanted she would give him a proper chance but she definitely needed some time to think.
"It's time for me to go home, got a report on shoes to write" She looked up at him and found him smiling.
"Already love? I'll walk you home." He stood up and was just about to pull out her chair out for her when she protested:
"No, you're not. When I walk home I like to clear my head and if you are there then I can't. So in other words: I haven't been able to clear my head properly for over two week so this time my no really means no and I would really like if you respected that. That includes stalking." Anger flared in his eyes and there he was, The hybrid everybody feared and Sigrid herself actually felt her stomach turning by the look of his eyes that in just a second had turned from blue to sparkling gold. His knuckles turned white and just as she thought that he might snap he gathered himself, took a deep breath and simply said:
"Ok, that's fine. I'll give you all the space you'd like. Call me when you are ready to see me." and in a flash he was gone. All that was left was a number scribbled down on a piece of paper signed Klaus.