Amelie
Summary:"You have loved and you have lost, all while I have succumbed to: the darkness, the light, to my wildest dreams and deepest fears. I have loved you while you have lived your life to its fullest, now I must live mine." Klaus kept his last love a secret for a lifetime but now it's time to reintroduce her to the world.
Chapter Twenty-One
Even though Alexander expressed his concerns about Jacques and told her about the worst thing he had done, Amelie felt like there was more to the story and she couldn't turn her back on her brother. Seeing Klaus and his family made the sense of familial bonds more important; she just hoped that Klaus would support her decision to know her older brother.
"Are you absolutely sure that this is what you want to do?" Klaus stared down at her with his hands on his hips. He couldn't hide how worried he was, he was usually good at hiding his emotions but something about Amelie drew them out of his cold exterior.
"I am," she met his eyes and placed her hand on her cheek, "I'm the only family he has and I can't turn my back on him even if he is planning on hurting me."
Klaus sat beside her and placed his arm around her dainty shoulders, pulling her close to his body. "Nobody is ever going to hurt you, I wouldn't allow it."
She smiled at him and placed her head on his shoulder. "Then I guess I'll start my relationship with my big brother. Never did I imagine that I would say that." She placed her hand on his knee and gave it a playful squeeze. "I guess being locked in a coffin worked out well for everyone."
"Do you believe in fate, Amelie?"
She got onto her feet and took a few steps towards her dresser, finding the necklace that her mother had given her, the necklace that once contained Jon's magic and played with the tiny amethyst that once meant the world to her. "I used to think fate was make believe, but now I can see how foolish I was to think that." She put the necklace into the palm of her hand and kept it hidden away in her fist. "I don't know what's in store for me but I know that my fate has always been to love you."
Klaus put his head down for a moment and waved her towards him once more. When she was close enough, he pulled her in between his legs and gazed up at her. "I was going to do this on Christmas Day but things got in the way. Now that your sire bond is broken, I'll know your true answer."
Amelie shook her head a little, confused by what was going on. "What are you doing?"
"Just let me speak and get all my feelings out," for the first time in a while, Klaus was bashful and fighting himself to get the words out, "I have loved you for a life time and although it didn't seem like it at first, you have always been the one I wanted to spend my eternity beside. I love everything about you, from the way your hair falls perfectly into place when you laugh at me to the way your toes curl up when you're embarrassed." He reached into his pocket and played with the velvet box.
"Is that what I think it is?" she whispered, her hands covering her mouth in disbelief.
"Amelie, will you please do me the honour and be my wife?" he opened the box that kept the tear drop diamond safe. As the light twinkled off the stone, Amelie slowly sat down on Klaus' lap, unable to take her eyes off the ring. "What do you say?"
When she was able to break her eyes away from the sparkler, her eyes were filled with emotion. "Yes, of course I'll be your wife."
He grinned and took the ring out of the box and took her hand, placing the ring onto her finger. In her other hand, she released the necklace onto the floor as she let go of who she once was; reflecting on how her life had changed, she wasn't the girl that bowed to everyone's will. In Klaus' care she had blossomed to a woman who was fair but didn't let people walk all over her. She was Klaus' queen, that's all she ever wanted to be.
"Did you ever think I was going to say no to your proposal?" she asked as she threw herself onto the bed, her hand in the air and her new diamond in her line of sight.
"I knew you would say yes, I just wanted you to say it without a sire bond." He crawled along the bed and took the space beside her, smiling brightly as she admired the ring. "How happy are you?"
"I don't think I've ever been this happy." She glanced at him and placed her hand over her chest. "I'm going to be Amelie Mikaelson, I don't think I've ever smiled so much at a possibility before."
"Don't forget that there's a wedding to prepare before the name change and an engagement party before all of that; that is, if you're wanting to announce that we're engaged."
She sat up a little, propping herself up on her elbows and tilted her head at Klaus. "I want everyone to know, I feel like standing on the rooftops and screaming it out." She smiled and bit her lip. "But if we are going to have a party, I want Jacques to be there."
"If that's what you want, then I will talk to Hayley and you can talk to him about not causing a scene. The party will be about us, any drama that's coming will have to wait."
"We'll tell everyone tomorrow, I just want to spend the rest of the day in bed with you."
Klaus smirked and brought Amelie's body closer to his. "I don't have a problem with that."
Jacques stepped into the empty forest, glancing up at the moon that threatened to break through the clouds. He hung his shirt up on a branch as the aches and pains of the all too familiar transition started to take effect; but instead of writhing in pain like all the other wolves, he was pain free. His transition was quicker than most, he was skilled enough to take the bad things away from the transition and it was quick. One second he was a man and the next, he was the beast that he loved being.
Like his sister, he was a white wolf with the piercing blue eyes; their bloodline was distinctive and rare. They were the only two from their family line that triggered the curse but being part of a pack wasn't something Jacques wanted. He was a lone wolf and that's how he liked it, but if he was going to conquer New Orleans as he had hoped, he was going to need his sister to embrace her wolf gene instead of hiding it away under her hybrid status. There was nothing more powerful than a member of the Oise Pack and with only two members tapped into the power, taking over New Orleans was going to be very simple for them; if Amelie could turn her back on the Mikaelsons.
The morning came swiftly and much to Jacques' dissatisfaction he was back in his human form. He traced his steps back to where he left his clothes and found Elijah waiting for him, shielding his eyes from the full-frontal view of his friend. He held out the dressy suit trousers that Jacques left for himself and with a teasing tone he said, "I would appreciate if you put these on as fast as you can."
"Oh, come on Elijah, we're grown-ups here; you've got what I've got." He snatched the trousers away from Elijah and placed them on his body. "How did you find me?"
"This is where Klaus took Amelie for her first full moon; I assumed you would follow her scent."
Jacques took his hanging shirt from the branch and slid it onto his slim frame, narrowing his eyes at his old friend. "You're too smart for your own good, you know that?"
"I know, but I'm not here to exchange pleasantries." Elijah placed his hands in the pockets of his blazer and lifted his head a little.
"Then why are you here?"
"Amelie has summoned the family together to share some news, since you are her only living family member you have been granted access to the compound for one time only." Elijah shrugged a little, "Hayley will allow your presence due to the special occasion."
He tucked his shirt into his waistband and flashed a smirk. "Very gracious of her, I take it that you are here to escort me."
"I thought it would be more welcoming for you to enter with a friend by your side."
"I'm touched by your thoughtfulness but I know that as long as Amelie has a heartbeat, I'll have a friendly face to welcome me."
Elijah pulled a face, it was as if Jacques threw his kind gesture back in his face. "You don't know her yet, just remember that her opinions on you haven't been cast; I suggest you treat her with respect and love, she's a remarkable young woman."
Jacques nodded and slipped his feet into his shoes. "I don't doubt that. But I guess that this family meeting awaits, we don't want to keep them waiting."
Amelie waited for Elijah's return with her brother excitedly as she kept the engagement ring hidden underneath her hand; she couldn't help but brush her hand over the ring every couple of seconds to check that it was still there. Being engaged to Klaus felt like a dream and part of her was waiting for her to wake up and realise that she was still in her coffin. She watched Klaus keep his daughter entertained while Freya and Hayley shared whispers on the other side of the room. Hayley had been walking on eggshells around Amelie since Jacques showed up at their home and now with the news of Klaus and Amelie's engagement about to be broke, she worried that a friendship with Hayley would be blew out of the water.
Elijah stepped into the family home first with Jacques a couple of steps behind him. As soon as Amelie set eyes on her dark-haired brother, her eyes lit up, it was like everything was starting to fall into place for her. After the bumpy road she endured to get where she is now, it felt like plain sailing to have a blood relation watching over her instead of Klaus' family.
She approached him nervously and held her hand out towards him, smiling up at his gaunt face. He took her hand eagerly and placed his other over the back of her hand while Klaus watched protectively from the side lines.
"It's so nice to see you again, now that you know who I really am." He spoke quietly, trying to keep his first interactions with his sister as private as they could be in a room full of people with super sensitive hearing.
"I'm pleased you came," Amelie spoke in her native language, realising that Jacques wanted the Mikaelson's understanding of their conversation to be limited, "thank you for helping me break my sire bond. It was appreciated greatly by myself and Klaus."
"You're my little sister, I would do anything for you." He spoke French with an American accent and Amelie could tell that speaking his native language was difficult for him, it made his history more intriguing for her.
She let go of his hand and brought him into the family circle. "I know this family meeting was a little unexpected but Klaus and I couldn't wait to share our news."
Klaus sat on the arm of the chair beside Amelie and took her hand into his as he felt her brother's gaze on him. "We wanted to tell you all that Amelie agreed to be my wife."
"Wow, that's fantastic news." Hayley said with a small smile. "Looks like you're going to be part of the family, officially."
"I knew you were just busting to propose to her, congratulations to the both of you." Freya added as she poured everyone a drink.
Jacques was very quiet, he looked pleased but in his mind, he was disappointed; it was going to be hard to make her betray Klaus if she was going to be married to him. "Félicitations, to the both of you. I'm glad you included me in sharing your news."
"You're her brother," Klaus glanced at him and raised his brows awkwardly, "she wanted you here."
"I also want you to come to the black and white party that we're going to be throwing tonight to celebrate. It'll be a good opportunity for you to fit into this new family of ours." Amelie couldn't keep the grin off her face as she spoke, it was very hard for Jacques to turn her down when he saw how happy she was.
"I will be there and I will show all of you that I'm not the man you presume me to be," Jacques turned to Hayley and Freya, his smile becoming a little falser, "especially to you two. I can sense you have your doubts about me."
Freya placed her hands on her lap and took in a deep breath. "You'll have your chance tonight to prove to us that you aren't an enemy to this family."
"I'm hardly an enemy to this family when soon enough we will all be related through my sister and your brother's nuptials. Tonight, will also give me the opportunity to strengthen my relationship with Amelie, if Klaus doesn't mind me stealing some of her attention."
Klaus scratched the back of his neck and looked down at Amelie; he could see how happy her brother's turnout made her and he wasn't going to stop her from being happy. "You two should have all the time you need to catch up tonight."
Jacques got onto his feet and fixed the tuck of his shirt. "Perfect, I shall see you all tonight." He stepped over to Amelie and placed a gentle kiss on her cheek and whispered in her ear, "I'm so very pleased for you, ma petite-sœur."
Amelie placed her hand on her cheek, where Jacques left his kiss and smiled to herself as she watched him step out of the compound. She was on cloud nine for the first time in a while; she wasn't going to let anything bring her down.
A:N Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, thank you all for the follows/favourites/reviews. I have big things planned for this part of the story so there is plenty more to come. Thank you for reading.