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I stopped pacing and a smirk appeared on my face "Well this is an interesting turn of events, hum, I am defiantly looking forward to meeting, Bethania, very beautiful name and different, I am very pleased Elijah, tomorrow will be a great 1024th birthday" I started to laugh, I was definitely happy.

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Chapter 4 Ups and Downs

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Klaus

I walked through the grounds, it was a beautiful day, the sun was out and the taste of blood on my lips from a willing virgin for breakfast.

It's been a great morning so far, and a excellent birthday in the making, my doppelgänger is coming over soon, I have a mystery to solve with a girl named Bethania, I shook as soon as I thought of that name, it made me feel strange, but also quiet impulsive to meet this girl, A very interesting day indeed

Never mind, the only bad thing is that the maids are setting up for my birthday party, and it's causing me a headache with all the talking and preparation's but mainly it's just annoying.

Just a few more hours now, and the beginning of my plans set off.

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Bethania

Today was very interesting, yet in some ways disappointing.

Chris gave me a tour around the estate and it was astonishing, I loved the garden's, they were full of bright flowers and there was a small lake near some trees. It was a perfect little paradise.

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Chris was giving me a tour of the gardens, they were remarkable, we ended up standing near the lake looking at the little island in the middle of it. I loved it, it was a breathtaking sight, to be seen.

"Why did you decide to come to England with your sister, Beth?"

I breathed in an unneeded breath "I came because I love my sister and hated the thought of her travelling to England on her own, and the idea of travelling is something I have always wanted to do". My breath got a little shaky "Sure I miss my family but I don't want to be trapped up in my home and wait for an offer of marriage. I want to explore, and me and my sister spend too much time together, it would be strange to not have her around me every day."

"Anyway I'm glad you came, I finally got to meet a family member that has something in common with me."

"And what is that Chris?"

"Well were both very smart and in a way your close to being as handsome as me."

Splash

"Hey! What the hell was that for?"

"I thought you needed a bath? No, maybe it's because you're not telling the truth, as I'm definitely better looking than you."

"That's not very nice. But again why push me into the lake?"

"You'll have to catch me to find out, giving me a 5 second head start, GO!"

"BUT YOU'RE FASTER THAN ME!"

"I KNOW! IT MAKES IT MORE OF A CHALLANGE AND MORE FUN!" I shouted back at Chris as he started to climb, himself out of the pond only to fall straight back in.

With this chance I decided to find a hiding place. I quickly ran through the rose filled gardens and cherry blossom trees, to find a strong oak tree, perfect FOR climbing and the leaves creating a perfect hiding spot.

Rushing up the tree I ended up scraping my legs a little, causing a small amount of stinging, but I stopped myself from letting out a squeak due to Christopher coming into view.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Chris made me laugh as he spoke in a strange voice, making my laughter fill the entire garden, and giving my spot away.

I decided to make a run for it, but as I looked down I saw I was quiet high up, but being the adventurous girl I am, I jumped down, I had a little pain in my foot but it was like pins and needles.

I ran and this led to foot steps behind me increasing in pace as I ran fast, I ran out near to the lake again, but couldn't hear anyone behind me.

That was strange, I'm sure Chris was behind me, I saw the shady tree from earlier and decided to sit down, it was a lovely day with sun high up making the shade perfect.

Heavy breathing filled my ears and I saw Chris looking for me again, whilst having his hands on his knees and bending over taking deep breaths.

"Chris, I'm over here!"

With my voice catching attention he stood up straight in seconds and being the macho man he is, ran over to me like he was just starting a race and not tired at all.

BANG

Chris was on the floor as he tripped over a root from the tree I was sitting against, It looked quite funny and I was about to laugh but then I heard an agonising moan. He was hurt, so I ran as fast as I could over to him.

"Chris, can you hear me? Are you ok? What hurts" my sentences all came out rushed, and I only received another series of moan from my companion.

It was then I noticed that his ankle was swelling up, he had sprained his ankle. I knew this as my brothers put together had done this to themselves at least 14 times.

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"I'm sorry I can't escort you to the party tonight, I really am."

"Would you stop going on about it, I'm to blame as well if I hadn't pushed you into the lake you wouldn't have chased me and then trip over, plus I don't really mind about the party, it's just a party and there will be plenty more but I've only got one of you."

"You really are beautiful inside and out, you care about other before yourself and don't give it a second thought. You really aren't like most women, are you?"

I started to get a bit nervous for Chris's health; he was saying things he didn't mean to say. Wasn't he? I got up across the room and fetched a water basin and flannel for his ankle.

"Christopher I think you hit your hard too hard, I'm not beautiful and I care about other people because it's the right thing to do and what do you mean, I'm not like other girls?"

"No that's not what i ment to say, I mean that you don't act as so self obsessed like some girl's and are much kinder and you are very beautiful and you know it, it's just your afraid to show it even though you radiate with kindness."

"Well, thanks for that, I'll leave you to rest and I'll come back later, I need to go help Katerina get ready, I promised her that. I will come back in a few hours and in that time I expect you to get some sleep."

"Yes mother." We both started to laugh at this point, getting rid of any awkwardness from the previous conversation like air escaping into the sky.

"Ok, if I'm your mother then you need bed rest or else you won't be able to leave your bed for a week."

"Alright, you got me. I'll go straight to sleep and catch up on some rest, but then I get to have you all to myself. Deal?"

"Deal, see you later cousin."

"See you soon Bethania."

With that I closed the door that I had walked to the hallway to go to Katerina's and my room. I gave a little knock then walked in.

Katerina was sitting at her vanity table with three large mirrors surrounding her, showing all different angels of her face. She turned around on her stool.

"You still not coming to the party anymore? I would love to have you by my side whilst with a group of strangers. Please bethania; come to the party like you said you would." She started to pull puppy dog eyes at me, which made me laugh as she could never pull it off.

"Katerina I am sorry I can't go, but I have promised to be in someone else's company tonight, and you have an escort who will be with you whilst I would have been on my own. Also you love being in strangers company that way you seem 'mysterious' in your own words. And finally my dear sister you have never been able to do puppy dog eyes, so my answer is no, I'm not going"

Katerina got very sulky now" no need for a lecture"

I walked over to my brooding sister, and talked in my most sweet, innocent voice I could muster. "katerinaaa... would you like me to help you get ready for the part, I could even let you borrow my faaavourite earring's that I know you loooveee."

Katerina was trying to hold back a smile but failed and let her pearly white teeth showed, "fine, you really are very persuasive when you talk sometimes. It's like trying to say no to a little baby, something you would agree to anything so they are happy."

"Ok, I think that was a compliment, now let's get started on you"...

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I wiped little beads of sweat of my forehead and exhaustedly collapsed down on one of the chairs in the room. I had only just finished getting Katerina ready after hours of working on her to make her look perfect.

I think she looked like beautiful and carried her look well. I had put her hair into curlers a few hours ago to start with and left then for an hour whilst I worked on her face, applying a pale lip colour to her lips and darkening and lengthening her eyelashes and finally plucking her eyebrows to the perfect shape. I then took her curlers out leaving with bouncy chocolate curls, which I left down but, put some pieces into a golden clip behind her.

Finally we got to her dress and after the layers of corsets and underskirts we got to the masterpiece, which after putting on, (hard with avoiding her hair) she looked great. It was a burgundy dark reddish colour dress and it suited her. To finish off I let her borrow my diamond necklace and matching earrings that I got, when I turned of age when I was allowed to be courted.

Altogether she looked breathtaking and stunning. That's when there was a call from downstairs, telling us it was time for her to go.

"Thank you Beth, I will enjoy myself for you at the party."

"Goodbye, but have a good time and have fun but don't cause mischief." With that said my sister glided away, leaving me on my own.

I then decided that I would stay with my cousin for an hour, and then retire for the night.

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Katerina

I was so nervous, everything had gone well so far, Gabriel took me to the carriage, we had light but funny conversation and then we went to our own little worlds.

I really wanted my sister to come, curse you Chris. He's nothing but trouble, he the fault my sister isn't coming, and I wanted her to be with me as she's the only person I can really trust and talk to. Why did he hurt his ankle? He must be a clumsy boy, but still, my sister is too kind-hearted to leave him on his own and have a goodtime herself. I bet she's checking up on him now.

Of all the days to hurt himself, it had to be today!

"Ouch!"

I just banged my head on the window as the carriage just stopped.

"Are you alright Katerina?" Gabriel's voice echoed in the carriage whilst he moved closer to me and put a hand on my arm, which was very soft and warm. A very pleasant feeling.

"I'm fine; It was just a little bump. Least the carriage has windows unlike some others else I may have fallen straight through."

We both chuckled at this, but were interrupted with the carriage door opening. Gabriel quickly shuffled out and waited outside with his hand still inside waiting for me.

I grasped his still warm hand, and slowly made my way out of the carriage.

A gasp escaped my lips as I took in my surroundings. The mansion was beautiful it was double the size of Gabriel's house, but the house itself looked gloomy with it being a very dark brown colour and towering trees creating ghostly shadows, covering anyone in its way in a cloak of darkness. Candles also lit the way to the house.

It was beautiful. It was spooky. It was time.

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Me and Gabriel had been in the house for 10 minutes and were still waiting for the host to come to his birthday party.

So far the party seemed alright, if not a little boring. Gentle music was being played and people were talking in little groups or dancing. A few were eating at the little nibbles available or like me and Gabriel, women talking with their escorts whilst drinking.

"Hello Gabriel, it's good to see you showed up."

"Hello to you to Elijah, I hope you are well."

"Yes, I am fine. Hello Katerina, what a pleasure it is to see you again. hummm... where is your sister Katerina?" Elijah showed up with his long locks of brown wavy hair. He was still fairly tall and was wearing a brown long sleeved silky velvet top with dark brown leggings. He slowly picked up my hand and kissed It, leaving the touch of his warm lips.

"Hello to you to, Elijah. And believe me the pleasures all mine, meeting you again and in your lovely home, it's truly magnificent. Oh and Bethania couldn't come as her escort, Christopher, had sprained his ankle whilst playing with her in the gardens of Gabriel's family's estate but being the person she is, she refused to come to the party with someone else and look after him herself."

"Well that is a shame, it would have been nice to have conversation with her and yourself. But from what you have said about her just now shows she is a very caring person."

"Yes she is, but I wouldn't change her a bit after all she is a very loyal person and I know she would sacrifice everything she has, for the one she loves. She did that for me."

"And if I be so bold, what has she sacrificed, that's made her show how truly loyal she is to you and the ones she loves?"

"That's a simple question to ask, first as I've told you already she is staying at the Petrova estate instead of coming to a party, so she can look after her cousin, but also over the years all the little and big things she's ever done for me, including moving to live with our cousins."

"I think you may have proved your point on your sister, Katerina."

Gabriel soon interrupted my conversation with Elijah. "Katerina, would you mind me leaving you for a while, there are some friends I want to talk with and I know they will only boar you to listen to."

"It's fine Gabriel, really. Anyway I'm sure Elijah will keep me company."

"Of course I would Katerina, It would be an honour."

"Thank you Elijah, I truly owe you for looking after my cousin."

"Trust me, to be in Katerina's company seems too much of an award anyway, think nothing of it."

"With that I say goodbye for the moment, I will come back later Katerina, thank you again Elijah." Gabriel finally dissappered leaving me with Elijah.

"Well that was some very sweet things you said about me Elijah, I didn't know you thought I was good company."

"It's always good to be in the company of a lady, Katerina and you make interesting conversation."

Me and Elijah had started walking away now and approached a space in the room where we had plenty of room.

"Thank you" I gave a faint blush, and then talked excitedly "so... where is the mysterious host, I've heard so much about?

"Fashionably late... he likes to make an entrance" Elijah started to look around like he sensed someone important was coming, finally he settled on a staircase, and pointed his hand "here he is."

I turned around and saw the most handsome man to ever walk the planet. He had blond hair that came in gentle waves to his shoulders, and piercing blue eyes that you could see miles away, they were hypnotising.

He wore a blue formal shirt and navy leggings, which proudly brought out his slightly muscled arms and broad shoulders; he was also very tall towering over nearly everyone at the party.

People kept getting in the way though and gave him quick greetings, whilst I battled to keep him in my view which was very frustrating and so I turned to slightly cursing people under my breath. Piercing eyes found mine and the mysterious man glided over to me and Elijah. I'm sure I was catching flies with how wide my mouth was. I couldn't believe my luck he was walking over to us.

"Katerina, may I introduce to you... the lord Niklaus". Elijah had a smile on his face as he introduced the unmasked stranger. All I did in reply was do a short and polite curtsey. And all the lord Niklaus did was following my curtsey with his eyes.

Lord Niklaus then picked my hand up and kissed it, I felt like fainting. The air around him seemed so intimidating but alluring at the same time.

"Niklaus is the name my father gave me, please... call me Klaus." He voice was as hypnotic as his eyes and silky but a overpowering sound. He then lit my face up with a smile as he gave me a smirk.

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Klaus

"Hello Klaus, it's a pleasure to be at your birthday party."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Katerina. If you excuse me and Elijah for 1 minute I am getting a drink."

"Yes Klaus, it is fine."

"Elijah, I know I'm glad to see my doppelgänger, but I am disappointed."

"And how is that brother?"

"Well I was more interested in meeting Katerina's sister that you told me so much about."

"It seemed her escort hurt himself in her company, so she decided to help heal him whilst he is injured meaning her not coming to you party."

"Hum... that's brought some bad shadow over my party, never mind though, I have a plan to get to know both some more and I believe it's time to put this plan into action."

I slowly walked up to Katerina who was watching me the whole time, I gave her a smirk and she gave a smile back showing teeth. I was definitely thought she was pretty but she wasn't extravagant, she was the perfect to fuck and then sacrifice, which was still the plan in the long run.

"Katerina. Thank you for waiting."

"It was no problem Klaus"

I started to slowly walk in another direction with Katerina walking beside me.

"Now, Katerina, I heard that I am a couple people short at the guest list. Do you have any idea who these people could be?"

"Oh, yes, they are my younger sister, Bethania and her escort my cousin, Christopher Petrova. Christopher hurt his ankle so Bethania decided to stay and look after him."

"That's unfortunate on your sister part isn't it"

"Yes, well I told her to find another escort to come to your birthday but she refused." I was getting tired of Katerina now; she kept fluttering her eyes lashes at me. I hate women like that.

"Katerina, I have a proposition for you... because your sister had been unable to make it to my birthday, why don't you and your sister come over to my house tomorrow and I can hear more about you and give you a tour of my house that I have heard you complimenting about.

I started to grin as her eyes lit up, my plan was defiantly working.

"me and my sister would love to come over tomorrow Klaus. Yes."

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Sorry I haven't updated lately, I've been on holiday! Hopefully it's given me lots of inspiration for the story.

Also sorry that Bethania and Klaus haven't met yet. It will be soon!

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