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The sound of her phone buzzing on the shelf above her head woke her up instantly and she tried to reach for it without having to leave the bed or open her eyes when she accidentally pushed it off the shelf down on the floor. She sighed heavily and threw the covers aside, stepped down on the floor and picked up the phone and went back to bed. Sigrid rubbed the sleep gently from her eyes, stretched out and jawned loudly before opening the text she had received, it was from Klaus.

"Everything if set for Milan, we will be leaving this sunday at dawn"

Sigrids eyes widened at the text as she remembered what had happened the night before. It was absurd that she had asked him to come with her, and even more so that he actually agreed to come and in the back of her mind she was very well aware of the fact that she should be wondering what the hell she was thinking when she asked him but in some odd way she didn't feel any of that, all she felt was excitement. She was going to be participating in a Vivienne fashion-show and she just knew that it would be fabulous, it had been one of her lifetime dreams ever since she was new in the business and now it was finally going to happen. If she made it through without getting staked of course, she shivered at the thought. She was really going to put her life on the line for some clothes, but oh what beautiful clothes they were and Klaus would be there, she would be safe. He had promised her that and if any other man would've told her she wouldn't have believed him but with Klaus she did, she had come to notice that when he was being sincere his words felt heavy as he spoke them and his last words to her from the night before had laid heavy upon her ever since. Sigrid smiled as she replied to his text.

"Perfect, thank you for setting it all in motion."

It felt like a great day and Sigrid couldn't remember the last time she had felt this care free as she did this morning. She got out of bed, pulled away the curtains and let the sun shine into the room and onto her skin and she could feel the warmth radiating off it. She turned on some of her favorite music and hopped into the shower, as she was in there scrubbing her body in strawberry shower gel she heard her phone buzz again, she knew it was him, she could feel it and hurried to get done and get out of the shower to see what Klaus had replied. She almost stumbled out of the bathroom and finally picked up the phone and opened the text from him.

"Breakfast?"

She smiled at her phone thinking about the big bad wolf that somehow made her feel this vibrant. It was ridiculous how at ease she was and felt the butterflies stir in her stomach as she typed in her reply.

"Would love some." It didn't take many second before his answer flashed on the screen and she smiled broadly as she opened it.

"Good, I'll be there in a few."

She realized that she wasn't dressed and that her hair was a big mess and she hurried into the bathroom and started combing it out. How much time did she have if he would be here in a few? Did time for Klaus pass in the same pace as it did for her or did it feel a bit slower? She would have to ask him, she had always wondered because wouldn't it be logical for time to feel slower if you had been alive for as long as he had? Sigrid felt confused by her own thoughts and decided to let it go and focus on finding something to wear that wouldn't only look good but also would be suitable for the warm weather. Sigrid decided to keep it simple and put on a gray long maxidress that hugged her body at the right places. She let her hair hang freely and put on some mascara.

"Voilá" she said to herself as she looked into the mirror and smiled. It wasn't anything spectacular but it would definitely have to due since she hadn't had much time to get ready. Before she left the bathroom she put on some bracelets and rings to top off the look. She went out into the kitchen and pulled a blood bag out of the fridge and started sipping on it gently, sure they were about to eat breakfast but Sigrid was pretty sure that blood wasn't what Klaus had had in mind and she really didn't want her eyes to become all crazy vampire if a human were to cross her path during the day.

Klaus hadn't slept anything since he left her apartment the night before, instead he had spent the whole night trying to wrap his head around this whole staking-mess that Sigrid had gotten herself into. He couldn't believe it that she hadn't told him sooner about the letter but yet he was glad that she even had, she had no obligations towards him, he knew that but he wanted her to. He wanted to be so involved with her that telling him stuff like this would come natural to her, by time they would, he was sure of it but he was , as always, lacking patience. He had done everything in his powers and all that he was capable of trying to figure the whole thing out by making a few phone calls and he had even googled her name and read every single article about her but had found nothing that indicated that someone knew what she was or was aggravated or provoked by her. All he found that provoked him was a few things written about her and her previous boyfriends that he wasn't very happy about reading and just the thought of Sigrid with any other man than himself made his blood boil, he had had to really muster all of his strengths not to do anything stupid. He knew that they were called ex-boyfriends for a reason and that he had no right snooping into it but couldn't help himself. All he could think about was how she always smelled of white musk and roses, the smoothness of her long blonde hair, her sapphire green eyes with little brown spots in them and the warmth she always carried in them as she looked at him. Usually warm looks turned cold when laid upon him but not hers and he couldn't remember the last time a woman looked at him the way that Sigrid did, it made all of his anger and disappointment that made him leave Mystic Falls months earlier go away in just seconds and he didn't think about it even once when he had Sigrid by his side.

The doorbell rang. She smiled broadly at the sound and hurried to the door to open. Klaus was standing there with a big bag in one hand and her mail in the other and looked up just as she swung the door open.

"Good morning, Sweetheart. You look lovely as always." He said and looked at her almost with a bit of wonder in his eyes. She smiled at him and stepped aside with a gesture for him to come inside.

"Aw, thank you! You brought my mail?" She took the magazines and letter off of his hands and started sorting it out on there counter in the kitchen.

"Ah yes, the whole mailbox was full, is it really just the mail that came today or is it yesterdays as well?"

Sigrid didn't say anything and gave him an amused look, this was little compared to the amount that she was used of getting. Almost all magazines were sending her samples for her to try and write articles about. But she never did, it wasn't very fun to write those things and most of the stuff she got was rubbish anyway so she usually just threw all of her mail in the trash just outside. Klaus looked at her curiously as she was sorting the mail and just as she was about to throw it out one letter fell down on the floor right before her feet. It was small, a bit yellowish and her adress was written on the back of it in big red cursive letters. When she noticed it her whole body got stiff and she couldn't move, finally she swallowed hard before picking it up, looking at the letters infront of her. It looked exactly as the last one only this one was a bit smaller in size. Sigrid looked up from the letter and locked eyes with the hybrid standing on opposite end of the counter but didn't say anything. She could tell by the serious look he gave her that he knew what the letter meant and in a second he was beside her. Instead of stressing her to open it he turned so that they were facing each other, he then took her face into both of his hands, cupping her face and lowered his face towards Sigrids, not breaking their eye contact when he finally broke the silence between them.

"You are safe with me, love."

Sigrid nodded slowly, feeling his reassuring words sinking into her head for every nod as she began opening the letter. Before reading it she took one last look into Klaus eyes and yes, she believed him and his words, she was going to be alright as long as she was with him. She took a deep breath and began reading.

"I gave you a chance to back off but you didn't listen.
That was stupid, very stupid, but fun for me!
I hope you enjoy your last days of being alive before it's sayonara forever, bitch."

She looked up at Klaus with a confused look ans he waited for her to say something.

"I really don't understand, I haven't gotten any "chance to back off". Not that I would've accepted it anyway but hum…must've thrown the letter away without knowing it I guess."

She flipped the letter back and forth in her hands when she noticed that the letter had no stamp. Sigrids stomach felt like it was filled with ice and she dropped the letter down on the floor.

"Theres no stamp, whoever sent me this was here." she said quietly before meeting Klaus eyes.

His expression on his face changed from worried to showing no emotions and he simply stared at her. He was thinking about something, she could tell.

"Hum…" she said, feeling like it was his turn to say something about the whole thing. He was angry about something, that she was sure about but Sigrid wasn't sure if he was mad at her or the one threatening her. She knew that he didn't want her to go but surely she would, when she had set her mind to something she was about to do it even if she was threatened or not. She just hoped that he wouldn't have changed his mind now that the thing just became a bit bigger. When Klaus didn't say anything but just kept on staring at her she started making breakfast and took all of the things out on a tray in the garden. Klaus followed her and sat down on the chair opposite to her. She closed her eyes and turned her face towards the sun and tried to relax when he finally spoke.

"You can't think of anybody that know where you live who would be able to do something like this to you, love?" She didn't open her eyes but could feel his intense gaze upon her and waited for a second before answering.

"No, I haven't got any enemies. Not that I know of anyway."

"Any ex-boyfriends that it may have ended badly with?" He trailed off and she couldn't help herself from getting a bit annoyed with him. She had been threatened to death by some maniac and he was asking her about her ex-boyfriend like she would've been sitting here with him if she still felt something for any of them. She suddenly got angry and turned her attention away from the sun and faced him looking into them icy blue eyes of his daringly.

"I have a feeling that you already know the answer to that one. Been snooping have we?" She said teasingly and judging by the look on his face she was right but was sure he wouldn't admit it. She continued

"But to answer your question the way I think you may want it to be answered. No, all my previous relationships ended as good as they could've, because I wanted them to. They're over, I am a free woman with no strings attached to any man at all. You really got some nerve asking me that considering Elijah told me about some vampire barbie only 6 months ago that you were in over your head in love with. What happened to her, Klaus?"

He stood up aggressively and looked at her like he wanted to rip her throat out of her neck but Sigrid didn't let herself get frightened, she stood up in the same aggressive way that he had and continued, now a little bit louder and harsher than before:

"You know what, don't even bother, I know everything about it. I know that she had a boyfriend and that he was one of your hybrids, I know you killed the hybrids mother, I know you killed her best friends aunt and I know about everything else that you did and I'm sorry that you had to go through all that because I also know how it feels to like someone who doesn't feel like liking you back is worth it and how massively hurtful it is to hear something like that."

In a flash Sigrid was pinned to the wall by his strong hands and could feel a sting of pain hit her when he dug his fingers into her wrists. He stood real close and his angry face was just inches away from her own. He gritted his teeth at her and his eyes were like two balls of flaming fire as he almost spat out the words at her.

"She didn't hurt me. No one can hurt me, I am the most powerful creature on earth, sweetheart"

Sigrid stared back at him daringly and ignored what he just said and simply continued now a bit quieter.

"I know all of this Klaus and I have known it all along. I knew who you were when I first met you and despite all of it I am willing to give you a chance but it doesn't just work one way, you'll have to give me a chance as well and I'll tell you everything about me but it takes time and time we have, there is no need to rush it. I just don't want you reading things about me when not even half of it is true. All I really ask of you is for you to trust me the way that I've decided that I trust you."

His grip loosened up a bit as his expression changed. It was like he couldn't believe what she was telling him and she could see some doubt flickering through his eyes.

"You're telling me that you know of the people I've killed and hurt and you still want me to be here?"

"Yes"

"But that doesn't make any sense" He took a step back from her and searched her eyes for something that Sigrid hoped he would find even though she didn't know what he was looking for.

"It does to me." She said as she closed the space between them and put her arms around his neck. Her action seem to surprise him and he looked intensely into her eyes for some answers, after a while he put his arms around her delicate body and placed them on her lower back. His touch sent shivers down her spine and her stomach once again filled up with butterflies. She looked up at him and smiled shyly at his gesture and Klaus almost drove her crazy when he shyly smiled back at her and flashed those incredibly sexy dimples at her. Sigrid felt like they both had made some serious progress regarding whatever relationship they shared and progress was to be rewarded. Therefor she reached up and pressed a gentle kiss on his cold lips. He tasted divine but she tried not to get too caught up in the moment because she knew that she would do something stupid if they were to deepen the kiss, he was absolutely intoxicating and when she pulled away he smirked delightful at her.

"Time for some breakfast!" She almost shouted to ease the tension and get back down to earth.