A/N Hey there Ladies and Gents, I know it's been about a month since I have updated and I am sorry for that I just got a little busy but good news is I have the next few chapters hand written. All I need to do is just type and edit them and they should be good to go. I also want to say thank you for all the love on the last chapter. It means a lot to me. So without feather ado I give to you the next chapter. I hope you enjoy and love it.
~Niki's pov~
Klaus had left me a little while ago, I have been just sitting here thinking about what has happened over the past few days. How had it come to this, my whole life boxed up and sitting to the side in a room that was bigger than my now old apartment, in one of the oldest plantation houses just outside the quarter. I started laughing to myself when a knock came at the door. Trying to sit up without hurting myself anymore I said come in. watching the door open I see Elijah walk in with a tray.
"I thought you may be a little famished." He said as he placed the tray down and he helped me sit up against the head board. He was right I was beyond starving seeing as how I have not eaten in three days. There was a bagel and coffee and an amazing looking bowl of fruit and glass of orange juice. Looking up at him I do my best to come off as thankful.
"Thank you for this, but you didn't have to." I said picking up a grape and eating it.
"Oh nonsense, someone here has to make you feel like this is not a prison, plus in your conduction I'm guessing the pain would be too much for you taking the stairs at the moment." He said as he sat in the chair across from my bed. Taking a sip of the orange juice I look up at him.
"So if not a prison, then why could I not stay in my own place?" I asked as I took a bite of the bagel.
"I am sorry for my brothers actions he is not one for asking before he acts on doing something, After all these years it's still do first and ask questions later." He said looking on. "You might want to eat up the doctor will be here soon to look you over." He said standing.
"So should I even ask if you asked him nicely or did you just compel him?" I said laughing as I took another bite of my bagel. Elijah just smiled and left closing the door behind him. After he left I polished off the food on the tray he had brought me. Now that I had some food in me I was starting to feel a bit better. The doctor had come in a little time later. I was going to be okay he even gave me some pills for the pain. I'm not a pill person so I won't be taking them. I was feeling good enough to get up and take a shower. I let out a satisfied sigh as the hot water washed over me. My place well old place never had hot water. Oh I was never going to leave this shower. I mean this shower was the shower women dreamed of. After I washed my hair and soaped down and rinsed off and I grabbed my towel and just wrapped it around me as the bathroom door flew open and in walked Klaus's sister looking pissed off.
"Just what kind of game do you think you are playing at with my family?" She said placing her hands on her hips as she just stood there.
"I am not playing any game trust me when I say I don't want to be here anymore then you want me here, so do me a favor and get the hell out, I am tired of you and your brother just storming in without knocking you would think with all your years on this earth that you would have learned some damn manners, now get the hell out." I screamed at her. Just then Klaus stormed in.
"Rebekah what the hell are you doing in here?" Klaus screamed at her.
"Nicklaus she is playing some kind of game, you may not be able to see it but I can, she is playing you. "She screamed at him just as Elijah walked in to the bathroom.
"Great now it's a party!" I say sarcastically as I pull my towel tighter around me. Elijah gave me a look of sympathy.
"Alright let's give her some privacy." Elijah said trying to move there fighting out of the bathroom. Closing the door as they walked out. Getting dressed in a pair of boy shorts and jeans, and a bra and tank top. Brushing out my hair and putting it up in a messy bun. After checking to make sure none of my cuts had opened up and hung up my towel and opened the door and walked out of the bathroom and in to the hard chest of Klaus. Slowly looking from his chest all the way up to a smirk then his eyes.
"Keep smirking and I might just slap that smirk right off your face." I say moving past him and in to the room. He laughed as I moved passed him in to the room. "Are you just going to stand there and watch me or are you going to leave?" I asked as I looked up at him.
"Well now love no need to be testy, just observing is all." he said as he leaned against the bathroom door frame still smirking.
"Honestly I think I have a right to be as you so nicely put it testy, my life has been up rooted because you deem me to be some kind of threat to you which I'm not by the way, all my stuff has been moved without me being asked if that what I wanted and now I can't even take a show without you or one of your siblings bursting in the door, So yeah I am a little more than testy." I said as picked up my laptop bag off the chair and pulled out my kindle out of the side pocket. Walking over and sitting back down on the bed.
Watching him push off the door frame and walk to the end of the bed and look up at me. "I need you to understand that when I come across someone or something that I have never seen nor heard of I am a bit hesitant about it or them, now you come along and my vampire powers cannot affect you, so you can see why I would rather have you close and not have you fall in to the wrong hands that could use you against me." he said as he watched me.
"Well next time you want something Klaus just try asking me instead of just doing it without me knowing about it, if you want to know something about me just ask, if you would like me to do something just ask, there is no need to man handle me like I am some kind of rag doll, I will be as helpful as I can be to you finding out what It is you want to know about me, all I am asking is you just show me a little kindness I promise I won't tell anyone." I said that last part with a smile.
"I understand and I will take these requests under advisement, I do admit I can sometimes be a bit impulsive at times but it is all with good cause." He said smirking. He walked over and picked up my kindle. "We have many first editions down stairs and you chose to use this?" he said placing it back down as he looked at me.
I just laughed as I looked up at him. "Well I am not really looking forward to the pain that would come with me trying to use the steps right now so this will just have to do." I said smiling as I watched him.
"Well what would do you like to read I could go select a few for you to read while you recover." He said looking down at me. Wow this was honestly a different side of him that I had not seen before.
"I like the great romances." I said smiling.
"Ah yes let me guess Romeo and Juliet." He said giving me a small laugh.
"Yes as a matter of fact I do, I pretty much love anything that Shakespeare has written." Before I could even finish what I was going to say he was gone and back that quick. He placed a couple of books down in front of me. Picking them up I read the titles. He had brought me Hamlet, A Winter's Tale, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream and even Romeo and Juliet. I just smiled I was seriously holding first editions in my hand. I could do nothing but smile. "Thank you I now have enough to keep me busy for a few hours at least." I said smiling up at him. Just as he was about to say something the moment was interrupted by Elijah walking in asking to speak to Klaus alone. He looked down at me. "It's okay go I have enough to keep me busy for a while." I said as he walked out of the room with Elijah.
~Klaus's pov~
Part of me did not want to leave her side. The way she looked at the books and handled them with such care had me wondering if anyone had ever done anything for her before. The way she fought back when I had been nothing but stuck in my ways bossing her around and being controlling. She honestly reminded me of Caroline in a way. Now there was a name I had not thought of in a while. Niki was a fighter inside, the way she would call me on my actions proved that. I was pulled out of my thoughts when Elijah spoke.
"Nicklaus just what are your intentions with having her here, or have your forgotten that there are withes and werewolves that are plotting against all the time, she could be used against us and that will make us weak." Elijah said moving in to the living room. He was right.
"Brother dear I understand where you are coming from with this but I must know why she cannot be affected by us, that is what I worry about when I think of her being used against us brother." I say walking over and pouring myself a drink.
"Just what are you going to do if Marcel finds out about her?" Elijah asked looking on at me.
"Well about that brother Marcel already kind of knows about her, he came asking questions the night I saved her from jumping of the bridge, he asked her if she knew anything about the six dead night walkers that our dear sister had taken care of." I said turning to look at him.
"Nicklaus this is not good at all." Elijah said as he paced back and forth.
"You think I don't know that brother, you think I have not been thinking about her protection, I will not have another Davina situation on our hands." I said as I drank down the drink I had poured. "I will have it handled brother fear not." I said as I set my glass down on the piano top and walked out. I'm not sure who I was trying to convince more Elijah or myself.
~Niki's Pov~
It had been a few hours since Elijah had come to get Klaus and I had read a little bit before taking a nap. I sat up in bed and just listened, the house seemed really quite. Getting out of bed and fixing my messy bun that had fallen out while I slept I walked towards the door and slowly opened it. I still couldn't hear anyone. So I decided to try my luck at finding the kitchen because I was starving. Taking my time nice and slow down the steps without much pain I finally made it to the bottom step. Just as my bare foot touched the last step at the bottom the doorbell rang. I stood there waiting for what seemed like the longest minute of my life. No one came to answer it.
"I know someone is in there I can hear your heart beating on the other side of the door, please don't make me brake down the door." the person said on the other side. I slowly tip toed towards the door and placed my hand on the handle and turned. I opened the door reveling the man we had seen the other night. He smiled as he looked down on me through the little space I had opened the door.
"Can I help you?" I asked trying to sound stern.
"You may not remember me but we meant the other night, I'm Marcel I am looking for the man you were with that night, His name is Klaus. Does he stay here?" He asked stepping forward a bit.
"Listen I only meant him that night and all we did was talk, I haven't the slightest clue where he is and I am not feeling well at all, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to ask you to leave." I said standing up straight.
"Oh well I am sorry I did not mean to keep you from feeling better, but I have to ask do you live here?" He asked looking at me right in the eyes. It was the same look Klaus had when he tried to compel me to forget about him and what had happened in his living room. Looking him in the eyes I answered.
"Yes I do live here." I said as he continued to try and compel me.
"Do you know where Klaus or his brother Elijah is?" He asked
"No he is not here and I have never meant his brother Elijah." I said. He looked satisfied enough with my answers.
"Tell no one was here, let's just keep this between us, nod your head if you understand. He commanded. I nodded my head as he turned and walked down the steps and away from the house. I slowly closed the door and locked it. I leaned against the door and blew out the breath I was holding. I stood there and said a quick prayer that he had believed me. After standing there for a few minutes I walked down the hallway and found the kitchen. I walked over to the fridge and opened the door. It looked like someone had just been shopping. Nothing was open yet. I grabbed a can of ginger ale and some deli lunch meat and bread from the fridge. I turned around and set my items on the kitchen island. I started to look through the cabinet to find a glass and a small plate. I found what I was looking for in the third one I looked in. I took the plate and set it down on the island as I turned to fill my glass with ice. When I turned back around I almost screamed when I saw a guy with dark hair he kind of looked a little young.
"Who are you and how did you get in here?" I asked stepping back from the counter.
"Whoa it's okay I'm not going to hurt you." He said as he held his hands up.
"Yeah that's what every damn murderer in a movie says." I say looking at him.
"Listen Klaus sent me to check up on you, I'm Josh I promise I am not going to hurt you, because then Klaus would hurt me, and I have not been a vampire that long and I really don't want to die." He said as he walked up to the island and leaned on it looking at me.
"So why does Klaus think I need a baby sitter?" I said as I set my cup on the counter and opened my ginger ale and poured it. I looked up at him. "Umm can I get you something to drink or eat?" I said before I thought about it. "I'm sorry I did not think that through, do you eat normal food?" I asked looking at him. He just gave a little laugh.
"Yes with a healthy diet of blood I can eat normal food and it will be fine." He said as he sat down on one of the stools and watched me make my sandwich.
"So how bad did you mess up to have to get stuck babysitting me?" I asked as I finished making my sandwich. Just as he was about to answer me when Klaus walked in followed by Elijah not looking happy at all?
"Want to tell me who stopped by Niki?" Klaus asked walking up to me.
A/N Thank you ladies and gents for reading the next chapter. I honestly had no idea where this chapter was going to go but it turned out really well I think. I hope you enjoy it. Well go ahead and hit that little button and let me know what you think. I should have the next chapter done and up in a few days I'm hoping by Sunday night. If not it will be up sometime Monday. Now that I have my laptop working again I will be able to upload faster. So please hit that little button and let me know what you think, and if you have any ideas let me know I would be happy to add and try to work them in.