Chapter Four

It was two days later that I decided to brave the possibility of Klaus' wrath again. I needed to feed again and I also needed to find vervain. I hadn't had the chance since I last went to town—Klaus had been watching me like a hawk and while Elijah was kind, it was clear he was suspicious of me. Both of my sudden appearance and his brother's sudden friendliness towards me—both of us were surprised by that one.

Klaus had received news that Katherine's had been delayed by a few days due to the storm that they had gotten caught in. They had to stop and wait for it to pass before continuing to travel. Klaus wasn't as irritated by that as I thought he would be, simply saying that there was plenty of time before the full moon—even though she would arrive the day before—and he wasn't looking forward to "pretending to woo her" anyway. I'd snorted and thrown a cushion at him for his remark, startling and amusing both Mikaelson men.

I shook my head to clear my thoughts and I turned the doorknob to my room slowly, very aware that while I couldn't hear him, Klaus could hear me. It was night-time, which was the only time that both men weren't watching me so I figured it was the best time to sneak out. I closed the door almost all of the way—it would make it easier to sneak back in. Without wasting another moment I flashed to the front door, repeating the same movements before I was out.

I flashed to the woods and couldn't help the smile that formed on my face—I had always loved the night, before I was a vampire, now that love had grown. It was so peaceful, so serene. You felt like you had the whole world to yourself because almost everyone else was asleep. I inhaled the night air, enjoying how cold and crisp it felt in my lungs before forcing myself to focus. Food and vervain. That was all I needed. I nodded in agreement with myself and tucked my hair behind both ears, allowing me to hear my surroundings better. It didn't take long for me to pick up a heartbeat a few miles away and without another thought I flashed in that direction. I had already known it was human—their heartbeats tended to be slower than most animals—so when I reached him I didn't waste anytime. He was walking along the road, his feet scuffling against the gravel. After using my hearing one more time to make sure no one else was around I flashed in front of him.

'Excuse me, miss, I didn't see you there.' He apologised and I cursed—this would have been easier if he had been a dick over it.

'That's quite alright,' I stepped forward and compelled him, 'don't make a sound and don't move. This isn't going to hurt.'

I made sure my compulsion had actually taken effect before bringing my vampire face forward and gently biting into his neck, once again groaning at the taste. Before I had become a vampire, I was sure that nothing tasted better than chocolate, but I was wrong. The taste of blood was completely and utterly blissful. I forced myself to remain in control and concentrated on his heartbeat, repeating the same movements I had with the last man I had fed from. A few more minutes later he was healed and on his way without a memory or care in the world. I flashed back into the woods before he could spot me and started my search of vervain. Thankfully I knew what it looked like—I had helped both Stefan and Damon with collecting it on separate occasions. If I hadn't been able to identify it, the search could have taken a lot longer thanks to the various types of flowers littered throughout the woods. I had come back to my original spot—about a hundred yards from the Mikaelson house—when I saw it. It was planted in the ground in a perfect circle and reached up to my knees. I approached it slowly, preparing myself for possibly burning myself. But thankfully I had a brain wave and wrapped the cloth of my dress around my hand before plucking a couple of stems from the ground. I'd just slid them into my pocket when I heard something. Twigs breaking.

I frowned and focused harder, trying to determine the direction it had come from but I was met with silence. The lack of heartbeat meant it was a vampire. The big question was if it were friend or foe. I got my answer when Klaus stepped out from behind a nearby tree, scaring me half to bloody death.

'Jesus Christ,' I bought my hand to where my heart used to beat, 'you scared me!'

'Sorry, love.' He smirked, clearly not sorry at all, 'care to share why you were seeking out a flower that is toxic to our kind?'

'It's pretty?' I offered unconvincingly, fighting the urge to make a break for it—he could catch me, he'd proved that once before.

'Not planning on using it against me are you, Evangeline?' The sound of him saying my name made a small shiver run down my spine.

'No,' I shook my head, taking a step backwards, 'I just didn't fancy the possibility of being compelled again.'

'Really?' he stepped towards me.

'Yes. You need to start trusting me, Klaus.' I berated him and for a reason I couldn't explain, my eyes drifted to his lips for a split second before I looked away just as quickly.

'That works both ways, love.' He smirked, stepping even closer, I tried to move away but I was met with a tree trunk, 'you clearly don't trust me, or my brother.'

'That's because I know what you're both capable of. I know how unlikely it is for you to trust anyone outside of your family, so forgive me for being on guard against the false sense of security you're trying to lead me into.' I snapped, glaring at him and trying not to be affected by his scent. He smelled like the woods, rain and whiskey.

'That doesn't seem fair. You're judging us for crimes we have not yet committed.' He scolded me lightly, but I could see a genuine flash of sadness in his eyes before it fell away.

'The crimes you commit aren't what matters, it's why you commit them, that doesn't go away or change.' I said, biting my lip to stop myself from apologising—why did I feel bad for being cautious of him, knowing what I knew?

'I plan to earn your trust, love.' He told me confidently.

'Why?' I sounded bewildered, 'what's the point? Why do I need to trust you to do what I told you I would?'

'I suppose you don't need to,' he admitted, looking down at my lips before he met my gaze again, 'but I want to.'

'I don't understand.' I shook my head.

'Neither do I, since you arrived I have wondered why I didn't kill you on the spot. Why you have captivated my thoughts for the past two days. Why I was so quick to trust you, even knowing your true intentions after I compelled you. Why I want that trust to be returned. You tell me, love because I want to know.' He said and I was taken aback by the sincerity in his voice and his eyes.

Before I could ponder his words, my attention was focused completely on Klaus as he moved even closer to me, his hands going to my waist and pulling my body flush against his. I was hopeless to stop the gasp that fell out of my mouth; both from the feel of his body against mine and the lustful look in his blue eyes. He was captivating me, I was a moth flying too close to the flame and for the life of me I couldn't think of a single reason why kissing him was a bad idea. So I moved my hands that had been resting on the tree trunk behind me and bought them to his shoulders, biting my lip as his hard muscles tensed underneath my touch. He rested his forehead against mine, the movement causing his lips to brush against mine ever so briefly. The electricity that arose from the action surprised me, and went straight to the growing desire in my centre. I blamed the fact that I hadn't been touched romantically by a man in a very long time for what I did next. I tilted my jaw and bought my lips to his, kissing him fully.

It took him a moment to respond, I assumed he was surprised, but when he did I couldn't help the moan that escaped my lips as his tongue entered my mouth and battled with mine. Neither of us were the submissive type, so the kiss was full of passion, lust and a fight for dominance that neither of us surrendered to. While we kissed my hands went to his curls, running though them and tugging gently at the strands, causing him to groan into my mouth as his own hands wondered. One hand went to my ass while the other travelled down my right thigh before pausing at my knee and hitching the leg around his hip. We both groaned at the jolt of pleasure created from the friction. His lips moved from my mouth and down to my neck where he placed open mouthed kisses and allowed his fangs to trace over the skin. I felt him smirk when I shuddered; when he didn't bite into the skin I found I was a little disappointed. I hadn't been fed on before—even as a human—a part of me had always wondered what it felt like, or what it could feel like. But those thoughts quickly left me as his other hand pulled down the fabric of my dress, allowing his sinful lips access to my chest. I moaned his name when he took one of my nipples into his mouth, his tongue swirling around while his teeth playfully grazed the flesh. He smirked again and deciding he needed to be teased too, I used our position to grind my hips against his, adding fuel to the desire that was burning in the both of us. He released a growl that made me shiver, when his eyes met mine I bit my lip at the hunger I saw in his blue orbs. No one had ever looked at me with such pure uncontained desire.

He bought his lips to mine again, but this kiss was rougher, more commanding and I found myself submitting to him instantly, secretly loving the approving growl that escaped him as he did. His hands moved to reach under my dress and I found myself practically twitching in anticipation. The need for him was too great, I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anything and I decided to question the implications of that later, when I was satisfied. He was just about to pull off my undergarments and I bought my lips to his as he started to move them down, moaning as his hands caressed my skin as he did—

'Lord Klaus?' A voice cut through the air, inevitably breaking the moment.

Klaus' hands dropped my skirt back down immediately, shielding me from whoever had joined us in the clearing. Klaus turned around and I gathered from the tone of his voice that he was a little pissed, personally I was glad to not be on the receiving end of his anger in that moment.

'Yes, Trevor?' he growled.

'We have received news that the destroyer is heading towards the Americas, my Lord.' He said nervously, and I couldn't blame him.

'Is that all?' Klaus asked, a little less annoyed but not much.

'Also Miss Katarina Petrova will be arriving a day earlier than expected. I made sure her driver continued travelling through the night in order to gain back the few days lost by the storm. She will be here three days before the moon, as planned.'

'Very well. You are dismissed.' Klaus sighed, running a hand through his hair and I sighed myself, the reminder of the doppelgänger he would soon be courting destroyed the mood beyond repair.

A part of me wanted to question him on "The Destroyer" but I sensed it wasn't the time, and if the tension in Klaus' shoulders were an indication, he didn't want me to ask. Once Trevor had left I moved out from behind Klaus and kissed his cheek, offering him a small smile when I pulled way.

'Goodnight, Lord Klaus,' I couldn't stop the teasing tone of my voice if I tried.

'Goodnight, Evangeline.' He returned, a small but genuine smile on his face; if my heart were still beating, it would have been going wild in that moment.

There's chapter four! They're getting closer and they almost slept together! I want a little bit more development between them before it goes that far, but so far so good, right? It's not for a while yet, but how do you think meeting Katherine is going to go? You'll have to wait and see ;)

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ALSO—what are people's thoughts over The Original's finale? Honestly I wish things would have gone differently—mainly that Elijah had been the only one to die and we got to see him reunited with Hayley in the afterlife. I would have liked to see Klaus being there for Hope, and getting his happy ending with Caroline. But the scene of Klaus and Elijah killing each other destroyed me, even though I do not think that is how it should have ended, I can't deny that them facing the afterlife together was beautiful in a way. Let me know how you feel about it?