Chapter 5 – Blood Donation

Niklaus led Elena down some halls to a room that was set up like a hospital room.

"How much are you going to take?" Elena asked in a small voice.

She hated the thought that Kol could probably hear her, she really didn't want to show weakness in front of him. Niklaus went over to a counter on the far wall and picked up a clipboard.

"Two or three bags." He replied as looked over the contents of the clipboard.

"One." Elena said. "I'll give you one a week. Willingly, but you have to let me be after that.
I'm still human Klaus, I'd like to remain so. So I'd rather you not take so much you have to use vampire blood to heal me."

Niklaus almost smiled, there was the Elena he knew, he had been starting to get worried. He hid his thoughts quickly, and stated in a matter of fact tone. "A side effect of the ritual was that you have accelerated healing. So two or three bags won't hurt you, and I don't want to do it every week, too much trouble. Especially when you go back to school."

Elena looked up at him in surprise, "You're going to let me go back to school? Why wound you do that?"

"Eventually." Niklaus replied gesturing to the chair. "Sit."

Elena complied. Niklaus smirked at her and said patronizingly, "There's a good doppelgänger."

Elena glared at him as he started to prepare to take her blood. "You...you..." She sputtered.

Niklaus smirked, "Yes love?"

"You're a jerk."

"Hmmm. I know."

"Why? Why are you such a jerk?" Elena asked, trying to sound concerned. Trying to throw him off his game.

"Many reasons, I suppose. The past. My father. Who knows?"

Elena frowned. "That's not an excuse."

"No it's not, but then I never said I was trying to excuse what I am." Niklaus said in a hard voice. "Now roll up your sleeve."

Elena fell silent and rolled up her sleeve for Niklaus as he grabbed a tourniquet off the counter. He tied it around her arm, and grabbed a small packet off the counter. He then opened the packet, pulled out a wipe and wiped her arm where he would insert the needle.

"Make a fist love."

Elena whimpered as she obeyed. "Are you sure, you know what you are doing?"

Niklaus inserted a needle in her arm and as the blood started to flow through the tube connected to the needle, he spoke. "Well if I don't, it's too late now." Elena whimpered again and Niklaus laughed. "Relax love. I've done this many times."

Elena looked away from the blood. "I hate blood," she stated.

Niklaus looked at her, "Distract yourself."

"With what?"

"How about I tell you some of my adventures over the years."

Elena looked up at him surprise, "You would do that?"

"Well, you are family now, so yes I will."

Elena gave him a small smile in response. Niklaus pulled up a chair on the opposite side of where he was drawing blood.

"Now, sit back, close your eyes, and relax." As Elena obeyed, Niklaus started telling her stories of his past, keeping an eye on the blood bag of course, so he could change it when it was full.